Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Feed The 5,000 ready with free meals for all in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM) - Feed the 5,000 officially kicked off at Christian Fellowship Church in Detroit Lakes yesterday. The week-long event hosted at the church will provide anyone who stops by th...
Jun 27, 2023 Ronnie Royer, of Frazee, flips hamburgers during the Feed The 5,000 event at Christian Fellowship Church in Detroit Lakes on June 26, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM Radio)
Lake Park-Audubon fishing team receives $5,000 Scheels shopping spree from one of their boat captains
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Lake Park-Audubon fishing team received an unexpected $5,000 donation from one of their boat captains after he won a Heart of the Lakes Fishing League raffle. 55-year...
Jun 27, 2023 Paul Hogenson holds up a pair of fish. (Screenshot / Facebook)
Minnesota State University Moorhead student wins Miss Minnesota; will compete in 2024 Miss America competition
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A Minnesota State University Moorhead student was crowned Miss Minnesota on Friday after she beat out 26 contestants to receive Minnesota's highest pageant honor. 22-year...
Jun 27, 2023 Photo collage by Hiropix Photography
Assault leaves 1 dead of multiple stab wounds in Bemidji; multiple arrests made
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - One man was killed in a stabbing that occurred in Bemidji early Saturday morning. According to the Bemidji Police Department, on June 24 at 3:30 a.m., emergency dispatche...
Jun 26, 2023
One dead of gunshot wound in Pine Point village in Becker County; suspicious vehicle sought
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A man was found dead in a vehicle of a gunshot wound near the village of Pine Point in Becker County on Sunday evening. According to the Becker County Sheriff's Office, o...
Jun 26, 2023
Hodgepodge: Sen. Rob Kupec discusses a railway safety bill, grain elevator indemnity fund and right to repair electronics; all bills passed this session by the MN Leg
Sen. Rob Kupec, DFL-Moorhead, talks about a railway safety bill, grain elevator indemnity fund and right to repair electronics; all bills passed by the Minnesota Legislature during this year's session...
Jun 26, 2023
Lakes Area Morning News for June 26, 2023
North Central Camp Cherith camper killed in boat strike on Lake Six in Otter Tail County Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A North Central Camp Cherith camper was struck and killed by a boat...
Jun 26, 2023
Sen. Rob Kupec and Rep. Jim Joy discuss issues at joint town hall in Detroit Lakes on June 22
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Lakes area legislators, Sen. Rob Kupec, DFL-Moorhead, and Rep. Jim Joy, R-Hawley, held a joint town hall attended by dozens on Thursday at La Burista in Detroit Lakes. Th...
Jun 26, 2023 Sen. Rob Kupec, DFL-Moorhead, left, and and Rep. Jim Joy, R-Hawley, hold a joint town hall at La Burista in Detroit Lakes on June 22, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Thielen Foundation Holds Highly-Anticipated Youth Football Camp in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, Minn (KDLM) - The Thielen Foundation brought its highly-anticipated youth football camp to Detroit Lakes on Saturday, the first time that the camp has been held in Detroit Lakes. When r...
Jun 24, 2023 Adam Thielen talks to the campers at the first session of the Thielen Foundation Youth Football Camp in Detroit Lakes on June 24, 2023 (Photo: Zeke Fuhrman / KDLM News)
Victim and witness identified in fatal boat strike at North Central Camp Cherith on Lake Six in Otter Tail County
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - A North Central Camp Cherith camper was struck and killed by a boat while tubing on Lake Six in northern Otter Tail County on Thursday evening. According to an Otter Tail Co...
Jun 24, 2023 Camp Cherith Logo