Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Lakes Area Morning News for July 6, 2023
Becker County Board conducts heated debate over county administrator performance review Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM) - Figurative fireworks seemed to carryover from the 4th of July to the B...
Michael Achterling Jul 06, 2023

Hodgepodge: Becky Mitchell talks Becker County Museum summer programs and the grand opening of the new exhibit hall Friday evening
Becky Mitchell, executive director of the Becker County Historical Society and Museum, gives a summer programming update and previews the grand opening of the new exhibit hall on Friday evening.  ...
Michael Achterling Jul 05, 2023

Lakes Area Morning News for July 5, 2023
Two Otter Tail County sheriff's deputies suffer knife wounds during arrest of Underwood woman Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - An Underwood woman stabbed two Otter Tail County sheriff's dep...
Michael Achterling Jul 05, 2023

Sonstegard retires from Becker Pet and Garden in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - After 13 years of serving the lakes area pets and keeping kids happy with candy, Scott Sonstegard has sold Becker Pet and Garden and will be retiring. Sonstegard bought t...
Michael Achterling Jul 05, 2023

Two Otter Tail County sheriff's deputies suffer knife wounds during arrest of Underwood woman
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - An Underwood woman stabbed two Otter Tail County sheriff's deputies as they attempted to arrest her at a residence for a felony drug arrest warrant. According to the Otte...
Michael Achterling Jul 04, 2023

Hodgepodge: Brandon Johnson recaps the first half of the DL Ligers season; townball shindig July 7-8 in Detroit Lakes
Brandon Johnson, player/manager for the Detroit Lakes Ligers amateur baseball club, recaps the first half of the Liger's season and promotes the city's townball shindig running July 7-8 at Washington ...
Michael Achterling Jul 03, 2023

MN DEED and Career Force launch nursing, residential and home care recruitment push for more workers
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development and the state human services department are launching a new career initiative called, "Follow Your Heart t...
Michael Achterling Jul 03, 2023

E-bike retailer opens in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - An e-bike and hunting blind retailer has opened its doors on Highway 10, east of Detroit Lakes. On June 30, members of the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce and ...
Michael Achterling Jul 03, 2023 Owners of Minnesota E-Bike Outlet in Detroit Lakes cut the ribbon on their new Highway 10 showroom with members of the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce on June 30, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)

LB Video Productions release aquatic invasive species PSAs for Greater MN counties
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - LB Video Productions, a Detroit Lakes-based video content division of Leighton Broadcasting, released a series of public service announcements aimed at curbing the spread...
Michael Achterling Jul 03, 2023 photo courtesy Pelican River Watershed District

Tour Da Lakes kicks off July 8; Fuhrman to ride for Health Resources
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The inaugural Tour Da Lakes bike ride will get underway July 8 from City Park in Detroit Lakes. The bike ride is replacing the Mid-Summer Bike Tour, which was a typical f...
Michael Achterling Jul 03, 2023 Trail map for the 40-mile, Tour Da Lakes bike ride. 2023. (Screenshot / Tour Da Lakes)