Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Gunderson wins state high jump title; Laker Track and Field advances to four final events on Saturday
ST. MICHAEL, MINN (KDLM) - Junior Grace Gunderson won the state high jump title at Day One of the Class AA Individual State Track and Field Meet at St. Michael-Albertville High School on Friday. Gunde...
Jun 09, 2023 Grace Gunderson competes in the 2023 Class AA State High Jump competition on June 9th, 2023. Gunderson won the championship with a jump of 5-05. (submitted photo)
Hodgepodge: Crystal Dibley talks acreage certification and Farm Services Agency programs and benefits for Becker County farmers
Crystal Dibley, executive director for the Farm Services Agency of Becker County, talked about the importance of acreage certification and other programs the FSA offers to help area farmers on June 9....
Jun 09, 2023
Emergency dispatchers sought across Minnesota; initiative started to promote recruitment and retention
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is launching a new awareness initiative and hiring push to combat the decline of 911 emergency dispatchers across the state. In ...
Jun 09, 2023
Becker County seeks public input for hazard mitigation plan
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Becker County is going to be updating its hazard mitigation plan and is seeking comments from community leaders, businesses and residents to share how severe weather impa...
Jun 09, 2023
Two Ponsford residents injured in Detroit Lakes car crash on Wednesday.
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Two Ponsford residents were injured in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 10 and Highway 59 in Detroit Lakes on Wednesday. According to the Minnesota Stat...
Jun 08, 2023
Hodgepodge: Eliza Gores talks Detroit Lakes Public Library summer programs and her favorite children's books
Eliza Gores, youth services director for the Detroit Lakes Public Library, talks about the library's summer programs, upcoming events and books she loved to read growing up when she stopped by Hodgepo...
Jun 08, 2023
Send off for the Detroit Lakes track and field team starts at 1:15 p.m. in the high school parking lot
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Members of the Detroit Lakes High School track and field team will be departing the high school at 1:15 p.m. on June 8. In a social media post, Detroit Lakes public schoo...
Jun 08, 2023 Ethan Carrier and Jake Pavek compete in the 100m at the Snow-B-Gone Invite in Fergus Falls on April 18th, 2023 (Zeke Fuhrman / KDLM News)
Leighton Broadcasting celebrates 60 years in Detroit Lakes; ribbon cut on new Randolph Road broadcast facility
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Leighton Broadcasting, the parent company of KDLM and other lakes area radio stations, hosted its corporate members from across the Midwest region to celebrate 60 years o...
Jun 08, 2023 The control board sits in the new KDLM studio off Randolph Road in Detroit Lakes on June 7, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM Radio)
Seven artists chosen for Detroit Lakes utility box art wraps
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The artwork of seven artists have been chosen to adorn seven different public utilities box in Detroit Lakes. The public art project push is one of the first initiatives ...
Jun 08, 2023 A painting by Kent Estey will be printed onto a vinyl wrap and attached to a utility box in Detroit Lakes.
Take A Kid Fishing weekend in Minnesota June 9-11
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - This weekend is Take A Kid Fishing weekend in Minnesota, which runs from June 9-11 throughout the state. Adults do not need fishing licenses to fish this weekend if they ...
Jun 08, 2023