Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Hodgepodge: Zach Erickson talks DL Breakfast Rotary and their upcoming peach sale on Aug. 11
Zach Erickson, president of the Detroit Lakes Breakfast Rotary, talks about how Rotarians help a community and promotes the group's upcoming peach sale on Aug. 11.
Michael Achterling Aug 04, 2023

Lakes Area Morning News for Aug. 4, 2023
WE Fest opens to record crowds for Morgan Wallen Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Last night, it was Morgan Wallen. The country music star headlined the first day of WE Fest in Detroit Lake...
Michael Achterling Aug 04, 2023

WE Fest kicks-off with record crowds for Morgan Wallen
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Last night, it was Morgan Wallen. The country music star headlined the first day of WE Fest in Detroit Lakes on Thursday night to one of the largest crowds the festival h...
Michael Achterling Aug 04, 2023 Chase Rice performs during WE Fest 2023 at Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes on Aug. 3, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)

Hodgepodge: Kim Bettcher and Elle LaMere talk WE Fest, DLCCC summer and fall programing, and the new 2023-24 season at the Holmes Theatre
Kim Bettcher, marketing director for the Detroit Lakes Community and Cultural Center, and Elle LaMere, marketing director for the Historic Holmes Theatre, talk WE Fest, summer and fall programming and...
Michael Achterling Aug 03, 2023

St. Cloud woman pleads guilty to murder of her 3-month-old child
St. Cloud, Minn. (KNSI) - A woman pled guilty to killing her three-month-old child in a Stearns County courtroom on Wednesday. 28-year-old Fardoussa Omar Abdillahi of St. Cloud pled guilty to one coun...
Michael Achterling Aug 03, 2023

Fargo shooter had 2 interactions with law enforcement since 2021 concerning weapons, ammo and propane tanks
FARGO (KFGO) - The gunman who killed a Fargo police officer, wounded two other officers and a civilian reportedly admitted to owning nearly a dozen guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition in a 2022...
Michael Achterling Aug 03, 2023 Mohamad Barakat

West Fargo firefighters battle blaze at landfill
FARGO (KFGO) - Firefighters in West Fargo will spend several days managing a controlled burn after equipment and brush caught fire at the city's inert landfill. West Fargo Fire crews were called to th...
Michael Achterling Aug 03, 2023

Becker County Board approves $100,000 for new comprehensive land-use plan
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Board approved up to $100,000 to create a new comprehensive land-use plan for the county that will also include suggestions for corresponding zoning and...
Michael Achterling Aug 03, 2023

Camper catches fire in Frazee Wednesday night
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A camper parked at a residence in Frazee caught fire Wednesday night. According to the Becker County Sheriff's Office, on Aug. 2 at 11:15 p.m., Frazee Police and Frazee F...
Michael Achterling Aug 03, 2023

Lakes Area Morning News for Aug. 3, 2023
Becker County Board approves $100,000 for new comprehensive land-use plan Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Board approved up to $100,000 to create a new comprehensive land...
Michael Achterling Aug 03, 2023