Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Minnesota man detained following disorderly behavior on Alaska Airlines flight
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A Minnesota man was jailed in Alaska after allegedly becoming combative with a flight crew during a flight from Minneapolis to Anchorage on June 25. According to court do...
Jun 29, 2023
Yamaha to cease snowmobile operations in 2025
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Yamaha Motors will be leaving the snowmobile market in the U.S. by 2025. In a news release posted the social media, the powersports company said the company has concluded...
Jun 29, 2023
Lakes Area Morning News for June 29, 2023
Becker County murder suspect remains at-large as search continues Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A manhunt is still underway for a shooting suspect involved in a homicide in Pine Point on...
Jun 29, 2023
Pelican Pete finds new perch along Pelican Rapids waterfront
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Pelican Pete, Pelican Rapids' most famous riverfront landmark, was placed atop his new perch on Wednesday after a dam along the Pelican River was removed and replaced wit...
Jun 28, 2023 Pelican Pete, a 15-foot-tall sculpture along the Pelican River in Pelican Rapids, sits atop his new home following a dam replacement project on the river. (Screenshot / Pelican Rapids City Page / Facebook)
Pilot killed in small-engine plane crash near Crookston
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM)- A pilot was found dead following a small-engine plane crash Tuesday night, south of Crookston. According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, first responders were dispatc...
Jun 28, 2023
Three arrested in connection to Otter Tail County burglaries; total value of stolen items estimated at $200,000
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office arrested three people in connection to a string of recent burglaries in Perham, New York Mills and the Pelican Rapids area. Accordi...
Jun 28, 2023
Hodgepodge: Kelly Blackledge and summer intern JJ Yarley talk about programs and the sights at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
Kelly Blackledge, visitor services manager at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge, and summer intern JJ Yarley talk about the sights and different programs offered at the wilderness area.
Jun 28, 2023
Lakes Area Morning News for June 28, 2023
Minneapolis man sentenced to 26 months, $16,000 restitution in Ogema convenience store burglary A Minneapolis man was sentenced in Becker County District Court to 26 months in prison ste...
Jun 28, 2023
J&K Marine to install watercraft display near City Beach during 2023 Northwest Water Carnival
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - J&K Marine will be showcasing more than a dozen different watercraft near their pier on City Beach during the 2023 Northwest Water Carnival in Detroit Lakes. The wate...
Jun 28, 2023 Aerial photo of J&K Marine in Detroit Lakes
Manhunt for murder suspect continues in Becker County
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A manhunt is still underway for a shooting suspect involved in a homicide in Pine Point on Sunday. Law enforcement is searching for 40-year-old Michael Dwayne Croud, of O...
Jun 28, 2023 Michael Dwayne Croud, 40, of Ogema, Minn.