Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Two drug overdoses reported in Becker County over Memorial Day weekend
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Two drug overdoses were reported in Becker County over the Memorial Day weekend. On May 26 at 6:20 a.m., emergency dispatchers received a report of a possible drug overdo...
May 31, 2023
Minnesota DNR, tribal nations and U.S. Fish and Wildlife complete 2023 lake sturgeon egg harvest
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The lake sturgeon population took another step toward future sustainability. According to a Minnesota DNR news release, the state agency, along with the U.S. Fish and Wil...
May 31, 2023 (Screenshot / MN DNR / Facebook)
Rural Audubon barn deemed 'total loss' following May 26 fire
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Two people were treated on-scene by EMS personnel following a structure fire in rural Audubon on Friday morning. According to the Becker County Sheriff's Office, on May 2...
May 31, 2023
Minneapolis woman on the mend following bear attack near Nisswa
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A 65-year-old Minneapolis woman was released from a Brainerd area hospital and is on the mend after being attack by a black bear at a cabin on Gull Lake, near Nisswa, on ...
May 31, 2023 Photograph of a Minneapolis woman's injuries sustained in a bear attack on Gull Lake, near Nisswa, on May 26, 2023. (Screenshot / Cass County Sheriff's Office / Facebook)
Hodgepodge: Partnership 4 Health's Patrick Holister and Karen Nitzkorski give an area bike trail update and talk summer food programs at area schools
Patrick Holister and Karen Nitzkorski, both with Partnership 4 Health, give an update on lakes area bike trails and summer food programs offered through lakes area schools.
May 30, 2023
22-year-old injured in Highway 113 motorcycle crash in Becker County
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A 22-year-old Crookston man was injured in a motorcycle crash on Memorial Day on Highway 113 in northern Becker County. On May 29 at 1:24 p.m., emergency dispatchers rece...
May 30, 2023
Highway 34 road work begins June 5 between Detroit Lakes and Osage
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Starting on Monday, June 5, road work will begin on Highway 34 between County Road 29, east of Detroit Lakes, and Highway 47, west of Osage. According to a Minnesota Depa...
May 30, 2023 Nate Grigg / CC
One injured in Highway 59 crash on May 26
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - One person was injured in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 59 in Otter Tail County on Friday night. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on May 26 at 11:33 p.m., emerge...
May 30, 2023
Memorial Day honored in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM) - Members of the Lake Region Color Guard, area veterans organizations, law enforcement and some classic cars paraded down Washington Avenue in Detroit Lakes on the Memorial D...
May 30, 2023 Lake Region Color Guard parade flags down Washington Avenue in Detroit Lakes as part of their Memorial Day celebration on May 29, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Pavilion and Washington Ballpark renovation projects stalled following council meeting and conclusion of legislative session
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Two Detroit Lakes renovation projects have stalled temporarily following the conclusion of a special city council meeting and state legislative session last week. On May ...
May 26, 2023 Rendering of Washington Ballpark renovation