Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Sheriff's Office logged 659 emergency calls-for-service between Aug.2-5 during WE Fest, located south of Detroit Lakes. The total was nearly triple the ...

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A woman was injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash early Sunday morning on Highway 34, west of Snellman, Minnesota. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on Aug. 6...

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Two juveniles were injured in a single-ATV rollover crash in Otter Tail County on Saturday. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on Aug. 5 at 4:54 p.m., emergency dis...

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A Burlington Northern-Santa Fe cargo train derailed west of Perham late Wednesday along Highway 10. On Aug. 2 at 11:59 p.m., the derailment was reported and forced the cl...

Fergus Falls, Minn. (KBRF) - As the back-to-school season approaches, the United Way of Otter Tail & Wadena Counties launched its annual "Stuff the Bus" school supply which provided much-needed su...

FARGO (KFGO) - The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the state's Pollution Control Agency improperly granted permits to a fiercely contested copper-nickel mine and concealed environmenta...

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The White Earth Nation began selling recreational cannabis in Mahnomen on Thursday morning with the opening of Waabigwan Mashkiki LLC. In a White Earth Reservation Busine...

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.    

    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...

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...