Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
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
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...
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 ...
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...
Jul 31, 2023