Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Hodgepodge: Erika Gilsdorf talks about TV3's '6 Over 60' series; John Wiedemann talks Fireman's Dance kicking-off live Aug. 18
Erika Gilsdorf talks about TV3's "6 Over 60" series. John Wiedemann talks about the Fireman's Dance kicking-off Aug. 18 on West Lake Drive.
Aug 15, 2023
Stella repeats as wiener dog racing champion at Looney Days
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - 53 wiener dogs participated in the 12th annual Wiener Dog races in Vergas on Saturday morning. The Looney Days staple-event brought in dogs and their owners from as far a...
Aug 15, 2023 Stella, the wiener dog from Little Falls, and her owners Ashley Hastings and Tayler Murphy, smile for a photograph after repeating as race champions on Aug. 12, 2023.
Lakes area utilities host electric vehicle event in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Lakes area utility providers hosted an electric vehicle event at First Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes on Saturday. Event attendees were able check out and ask questions...
Aug 15, 2023 Detroit Lakes residents check out the electric vehicles and the Lakes Area Utiltilites EV event in Detroit Lakes on Aug. 12, 2023.
Lakes Area Morning News for Aug. 15, 2023
Lakes area EV event brings vehicles into hands of curious residents Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Lakes area utility providers hosted an electric vehicle event at First Lutheran Church i...
Aug 15, 2023
Hodgepodge: Sandy and Anita highlight new Faith Christian High School classes in Detroit Lakes; Odegard talks Cormorant Daze on Aug. 19
Sandy Wagner and Anita Thorson talk about new high school classes being offered by Faith Christian School in Detroit Lakes for the 2023-24 school year. Tammy Odegard talks Cormorant Daze kicking off A...
Aug 14, 2023
Remains of WWII POW returns to Ulen for burial
FARGO (KFGO) - After eight decades, a local decorated World War II hero finally came home. The Army returned the remains of Private First Class John Opgrand to Ulen, Minnesota for military burial hono...
Aug 14, 2023 John Opgrand
Vergas Post Office renamed for longtime mail carrier Jon Glawe
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The post office in Vergas was rededicated in the memory of longtime Vergas mail carrier Jon Glawe on Friday as part of the 2023 Looney Days festival. Glawe delivered mail...
Aug 14, 2023 Members of the Glawe family smile for a group photo after the Vergas Post Office is renamed for longtime a mail carrier, Jon Glawe, during Looney Days on Aug. 11, 2023. (Rayna Zima / TV3)
MN State Patrol seeks information on fatal pedestrian strike at Highway 10 crash scene near Sauk Rapids
St. Cloud, Minn. (KNSI) - The Minnesota State Patrol is seeking the public's help following a fatal crash in Benton County on Friday morning. The Minnesota State Patrol said a 2019 Nissan Pathfinder S...
Aug 14, 2023
Walker man charged in Ponsford stabbing, nearby resident charged with aiding suspect
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A man from Walker, Minnesota has been charged with felony second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon in Becker County District Court stemming from June stabbing that o...
Aug 14, 2023
Detroit Lakes Heart Walk raises more than $18,000 for heart disease research
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Walkers started at the Pavilion in Detroit Lakes and then participated in an American Heart Association Heart Walk on Thursday evening. The event was geared toward raisin...
Aug 14, 2023 Members of SJE in Detroit Lakes smile for a group photo during the 2023 American Heart Association Heart Walk in Detroit Lakes on Aug. 11, 2023. (screenshot)