Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Lakes Area Morning News for Aug. 1, 2023
One dead, one arrested in vehicle-pedestrian crash in Sauk Rapids Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM) - One person is dead, and a man is in jail after a crash Friday night in Sauk Rapids. Police w...
Michael Achterling Aug 01, 2023

Barrel races and tractors: Becker County Fair comes to a close on Saturday
Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM) - The 2023 Becker County Fair came to a close on Saturday, but not before attendees were treated to cooler temperatures, nearly 80 tractors parading into the fairgrounds and ...
Michael Achterling Jul 31, 2023 A pickup races through the Becker County Fair barrel races course on July 28, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)

Man killed in pedestrian-vehicle crash in Sauk Rapids
St. Cloud, Minn. (KNSI) - One person is dead, and a man is in jail after a crash Friday night in Sauk Rapids. Police were called to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash just before 11:00 p.m. near Benton...
Michael Achterling Jul 31, 2023

Hodgepodge: Marilee Ottoson talks Lake Eunice Free Evangelical Church vacation bible school; Alisyn Keil talks Breakfast on the Farm in Perham on Aug. 5
Marilee Ottoson talks Lake Eunice Free Evangelical Church vacation bible school running from Aug. 6-10; Alisyn Keil talks Breakfast on the Farm in Perham on Aug. 5.
Michael Achterling Jul 31, 2023

Portion of Lake Avenue closed in Detroit Lakes for sewer main repairs; maintenance expected to be complete Aug. 5
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A portion of Lake Avenue, from Forest Street to West Lake Drive in Detroit Lakes, will be closed beginning Monday, July 31 through Saturday, Aug. 5. According to a news r...
Michael Achterling Jul 31, 2023 Map of Lake Avenue road closure for sewer main repair. (Contributed / City of Detroit Lakes)

139 pounds of cocaine seized at Canada-North Dakota border crossing
Grand Forks, N.D. (KNOX) - Authorities with the Canada Border Services Agency are reporting their largest narcotics seizure at any Manitoba port of entry in the last five years. On July 14, agency off...
Michael Achterling Jul 31, 2023 Stock Catalog / CC

White Earth Tribal Council approves recreational cannabis sales; expected to start in August
ST. PAUL (MPR) - Following a White Earth Tribal Council vote on Friday afternoon, the White Earth Nation will begin selling legalized adult-use recreational cannabis sometime in the first half of Augu...
Michael Achterling Jul 31, 2023 Don Goofy / CC

Moorhead man arrested on arson charges
Moorhead, Minn. (KFGO) - Police say a Moorhead man has been arrested on arson charges. Moorhead firefighters were called at around 7:10 p.m. Thursday, July 27, to a fire in an apartment building on th...
Michael Achterling Jul 31, 2023

Lakes Area Morning News for July 31, 2023
Becker County Fair comes to a close with tractor parade, barrel races and demo derby Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The 2023 Becker County Fair came to a close on Saturday, but not before...
Michael Achterling Jul 31, 2023

Hodgepodge: Barry Schoder talks 24 hours of Worship in City Park on July 29-30; Jason Bristlin talks upgrades at the VFW and upcoming events that will support veterans
Barry Schoder talks about the 24 Hours of Worship in City Park on July 29-30; Jason Bristlin gives a Detroit Lakes VFW update and highlights upcoming veterans events.
Michael Achterling Jul 28, 2023