Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Hodgepodge: Becky Mitchell talks about the Da Vinci exhibit coming to the Becker County Museum on Sept. 17; updates on museum summer camps
Becky Mitchell, executive director for the Becker County Historical Society and Museum, talks about the Da Vinci exhibit coming to Detroit Lakes on Sept. 17. She also gave an update on museum summer c...
Aug 02, 2023
MN DNR releases deer hunting regulations for 2023
St. Cloud, Minn. (KNSI) - Deer hunters can start planning for the season after the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources released its rules and regulations on Tuesday. DNR big game program leader ...
Aug 02, 2023 Charlie Marshall / CC
Detroit Lakes begins budget meetings for 2024
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Members of the Detroit Lakes City Council met with city staff on Tuesday morning to begin discussing the 2024 city budget and corresponding tax levy. The first day of mee...
Aug 02, 2023
Lakes Area Morning News for Aug. 2, 2023
Becker County Board to hold public hearing for proposed cannabis-use ordinance on Aug. 15 Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearin...
Aug 02, 2023
Becker County schedules public hearing for proposed cannabis-use ordinance on Aug. 15
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the county's new cannabis public-use ordinance during their next meeting on Aug. 15. Possession of ...
Aug 02, 2023 Don Goofy / CC
Brainerd man suffers life-threatening injuries during rollover crash on Highway 210
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A Brainerd man suffered life-threatening injuries during a single vehicle rollover in Otter Tail County on Monday. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on July 31 at ...
Aug 01, 2023
Craig Morgan reenlists in U.S. Army Reserves during Saturday night concert in Tennessee
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Craig Morgan reenlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves during a live show at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn. On Saturday. The 59-year-old Morgan was the Saturday night ...
Aug 01, 2023 Craig Morgan reenlists in the U.S. Army Reserves during concert in Tennessee on July 29, 2023. (Screenshot / Grand Ole Opry)
Man arrested after stand-off stemming from Becker amber alert Saturday
St. Cloud, Minn. (KNSI) - The Becker Police Department is releasing more information about an abduction that led to an Amber Alert being issued late Saturday night. According to a news release, office...
Aug 01, 2023
WE Fest campgrounds open to early-entry attendees; shuttle from Becker County Fairgrounds running Aug. 3-5
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - WE Fest VIP early arrival campers began setting up their campsites on over the weekend, but the campgrounds will officially open to all early-entry ticket holders on Tues...
Aug 01, 2023
Hodgepodge: Patrick Petermann looks to recruit volunteers for the Boys and Girls Club during WE Fest, playground update,
Patrick Petermann, executive director of the Boys and Girl's Club in Detroit Lakes, looks to recruit volunteers to work for the organization during WE Fest. He also gave a playground construction upda...
Aug 01, 2023