Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
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)
Lakes Area Morning News for Aug. 14, 2023
Heart Walk held in Detroit Lakes to promote healthy lifestyles and heart disease research Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Walkers started at the Pavilion in Detroit Lakes and then particip...
Aug 14, 2023
Otter Tail Power Company connects Hoot Lake Solar to energy market for distribution across country
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Otter Tail Power Company's first large-scale investment into solar power is fully operational in Fergus Falls after the Hoot Lake Solar project was connected to the Midco...
Aug 11, 2023 Aerial photo of Hoot Lake Solar in Fergus Falls. (Screenshot)
Minneapolis man sentenced to 17 years for running drugs while incarcerated at Grand Forks County Jail
GRAND FORKS (KNOX) - A Minneapolis man who directed a drug conspiracy from the Grand Forks County Jail has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison. According to the U-S Attorney's Office, 57-year...
Aug 11, 2023