Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

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...
Michael Achterling 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...
Michael Achterling 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.
Michael Achterling 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...
Michael Achterling 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...
Michael Achterling 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...
Michael Achterling Jun 28, 2023 Michael Dwayne Croud, 40, of Ogema, Minn.

Hodgepodge: Patrick Hollister talks free summer meals at area schools, the future of the Moorhead mall, and ever expanding bike trails in the lakes area
Patrick Hollister, of PartnerShip 4 Health, talks about the free summer meals program for area students, lakes area bike trail expansion and the future of the Moorhead mall.
Michael Achterling Jun 27, 2023

Wentz receiving criticism over black bear hunt in Alaska
(KFGO/KDLM) - Former NFL and NDSU quarterback Carson Wentz is getting some backlash on social media over a hunting post. Wentz shared a picture to his Instagram page and one called wentz-bros-outdoors...
Zeke Fuhrman Jun 27, 2023 (Photo: Carson Wentz, Instagram)

Lakes Area Morning News for June 27, 2023
One found dead in vehicle of gun shot wound in Pine Point Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A man was found dead in a vehicle of a gunshot wound near the village of Pine Point in Becker Coun...
Michael Achterling Jun 27, 2023

Roosevelt Avenue in Detroit Lakes closed until June 30 for water main repairs
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Roosevelt Avenue, from Central Street to 8th Street, in Detroit Lakes will be closed at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, June 27 to 5 p.m. on Friday, June 30, for continuing water main...
Michael Achterling Jun 27, 2023 Detroit Lakes Public Works map of Roosevelt Avenue and planned detour.