Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Lakes Area Morning News for Aug. 7, 2023
WE Fest ends on high note with Brad Paisley and Kane Brown Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - After a patience-testing start for many concert goers including long lines on the roadways and in...
Aug 07, 2023
We Fest ends on high note with Kane Brown and Brad Paisley
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - After a patience-testing start for many concert goers including long lines on the roadways and inside the concert grounds, WE Fest concluded its 40th country music festiv...
Aug 07, 2023 Fans smile for a group photo near the WE Fest main stage on Aug. 3, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
LISTEN: The Detroit Lakes High School Band Plays National Anthem Before Twins/Diamondbacks Game
Minneapolis, Minn (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes High School Band performed that National Anthem at Target Field before the Minnesota Twins faced the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, August 4th. Band direc...
Aug 06, 2023 The Detroit Lakes High School Band performs the National Anthem at the Minnesota Twins game on August, 4th, 2023 (submitted photo)
Becker County Sheriff's Office logs 659 emergency calls-for-service during WE Fest between Aug. 2-5
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Sheriff's Office logged 659 emergency calls-for-service between Aug.2-5 during WE Fest, located south of Detroit Lakes. The total was nearly triple the ...
Aug 06, 2023
Woman injured in rollover crash on Highway 34 Sunday morning
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A woman was injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash early Sunday morning on Highway 34, west of Snellman, Minnesota. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on Aug. 6...
Aug 06, 2023
Two juveniles injured in Otter Tail County ATV rollover
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Two juveniles were injured in a single-ATV rollover crash in Otter Tail County on Saturday. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on Aug. 5 at 4:54 p.m., emergency dis...
Aug 06, 2023
BNSF cargo train derails west of Perham on Highway 10 late Wednesday
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A Burlington Northern-Santa Fe cargo train derailed west of Perham late Wednesday along Highway 10. On Aug. 2 at 11:59 p.m., the derailment was reported and forced the cl...
Aug 04, 2023 A BNSF cargo train sits derailed along Highway 10, west of Perham, on Aug. 4, 2023. (Contributed)
United Way of Otter Tail and Wadena Counties raises money and supplies for students in need
Fergus Falls, Minn. (KBRF) - As the back-to-school season approaches, the United Way of Otter Tail & Wadena Counties launched its annual "Stuff the Bus" school supply which provided much-needed su...
Aug 04, 2023
MN Supreme Court rules against MN Pollution Control Agency in northeastern MN copper-nickle mine dispute
FARGO (KFGO) - The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the state's Pollution Control Agency improperly granted permits to a fiercely contested copper-nickel mine and concealed environmenta...
Aug 04, 2023
White Earth Band opens medical and recreational cannabis dispensary in Mahnomen
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The White Earth Nation began selling recreational cannabis in Mahnomen on Thursday morning with the opening of Waabigwan Mashkiki LLC. In a White Earth Reservation Busine...
Aug 04, 2023 Don Goofy / CC