Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Highway 59 road work to begin June 26; expect delays
Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM) - Drivers should expect delays on Highway 59 beginning on June 26, from Highway 34 to the Buffalo River, south of Ogema. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportati...
Jun 23, 2023
Detroit Lakes Area Pride draws hundreds to City Park for inaugural Pride event
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Members of Detroit Lakes Area Pride held their inaugural Pride Picnic at City Park on Wednesday evening, not knowing whether anyone would show up to the introductory soci...
Jun 23, 2023 Members of Detroit Lakes Area Pride hold their first Pride Picnic in City Park in Detroit Lakes on June 21, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Detroit Lakes Food Truck Craze Doesn't Shock Celebrity Chef Tyler Florence
(KDLM) - Food trucks have captured the hearts and taste buds of people around the world by offering unique, convenient, and flavorful culinary experiences, coupled with a sense of community and entrep...
Jun 22, 2023
Hodgepodge: Pastor Tim Rice talks about Feeding the 5,000, a fellowship event of free meals offered at Christian Fellowship Church in Detroit Lakes
Pastor Tim Rice, of Christian Fellowship Church in Detroit Lakes, talks about their Feed the 5,000 food and fellowship program that runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on June 26-30. Free meals will be given ...
Jun 22, 2023
Nevis man to attempt 1-year, 11,000 mile bike trip for cancer and schizophrenia awareness
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Scott Freitag, the former Park Rapids postmaster and stage 4 prostate cancer patient, is about to embark on the journey of a lifetime as he begins a 1-year, 11,000 mile b...
Jun 22, 2023 Scott Freitag smiles from his bike as he prepares to embark on a 1-year, 11,000 mile bike trip around the exterior of the United State to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer and schizophrenia. (Contributed)
Detroit Lakes city council discusses new 5-year plan and changes to the special assessment policy
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Members of the Detroit Lakes city council held a work session Tuesday to review the city's 5-year capital improvement plan, which lays out major projects to be completed ...
Jun 22, 2023 Members of the Detroit Lakes city council and city staff hold a work session to discuss the city's five-year plan and special assessment policy on June 20, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Lakes Area Morning News for June 22, 2023
DL city council discusses 5-year plan and special assessment policy Members of the Detroit Lakes city council held a work session Tuesday to review the city's 5-year capital improvement ...
Jun 22, 2023 Scott Freitag smiles from his bike as he prepares to embark on a 1-year, 11,000 mile bike trip around the exterior of the United State to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer and schizophrenia. (Contributed)
Two injured in multi-vehicle crash near Alexandria
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Two people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 94 Wednesday morning, west of Alexandria. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on June 21 at 6:21 a.m.,...
Jun 22, 2023
Hodgepodge: Sandy Gunderson talks recycling and other services available at the Becker County Transfer Station
Sandy Gunderson, regional household waste coordinator at the Becker County Transfer Station, talks about all the recycling and other services at the county sorting facility.
Jun 21, 2023
Lakes Area Morning News for June 21, 2023
Detroit Lakes Area Pride to host inaugural Pride Picnic at City Park in Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes Area Pride is hosting its inaugural Pride Picnic in City Park, near the bandshell, on ...
Jun 21, 2023