Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Horse racing returns to Fargo on July 22-23 and July 29-30
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - North Dakota Horse Park in Fargo will host live horse racing over the next two weekends on July 22-23 and July 29-30. In a news release, the horse park stated that $1 fro...
Jul 21, 2023 Tsutomu Takasu / CC
Detroit Lakes firefighters reclaim Northwest Water Carnival water fights title
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - When the last sprinkles from the hoses finally settled at City Park on Wednesday night, the Detroit Lakes Fire Department reclaimed, what they considered, their rightful ...
Jul 21, 2023 Teams battle a tether ball during the 2023 water fights in Detroit Lakes on July 19, 2023, part of the 87th annual Northwest Water Carnival. (screenshot / Zach Erickson / Facebook)
Lakes Area Morning News for July 21, 2023
DL Jaycees host Water Carnival blood drive on Thursday Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Northwest Water Carnival continued Thursday with an American Red Cross blood drive at Grace Luthe...
Jul 21, 2023
Hodgepodge: Kelly Blackledge and intern Mataya Larson talk about summer programing and upcoming events at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
Kelly Blackledge, visitor services director for Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge, and summer intern Mataya Larson talked about summer programming and upcoming events at Tamarac.
Jul 21, 2023
Elizabeth man dies in motorcycle crash involving a semi-tractor trailer, north of Fergus Falls
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - An Elizabeth man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Highway 59 involving a semi-tractor trailer on Wednesday evening. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on July 19...
Jul 20, 2023
Hodgepodge: Logan Riedel talks nitrate testing at the Becker County Fair; Rick Michaelson talks aquatic invasive species and upcoming events
Logan Riedel, resource technician for the Becker County Soil and Water Conservation District, talks about upcoming nitrate testing for rural residents at the Becker County Fair. Rick Michaelson, of th...
Jul 20, 2023 photo courtesy Pelican River Watershed District
Thief River Falls man charged with murder in Digi-Key Corporation killing
Grand Forks, N.D. (KNOX) - An omnibus hearing has been set for October 2nd for a Thief River Falls man charged in the beating death of another man outside the Digi-Key Corporation on May 9th. A grand ...
Jul 20, 2023
Fergus Falls passes moratorium on new cannabis sales
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A temporary halt to the sales or licensing of THC and other marijuana products has been implemented by the Fergus Falls City Council in response to the impending August 1...
Jul 20, 2023 Don Goofy / CC
Lakes Area Morning News for July 20, 2023
Fergus Falls passes moratorium on new cannabis product sales Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A temporary halt to the sales or licensing of THC and other marijuana products has been impleme...
Jul 20, 2023
Fargo police officer justified in killing shooter on July 14; assailant had 1,800 rounds, seven firearms, and multiple explosive devices in vehicle
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley announced the killing of 37-year-old Mohamad Barakat by Fargo Police Officer Zach Robinson was justified, and ultimately necess...
Jul 19, 2023 Drew Wrigley, North Dakota Attorney General