Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Ottertail couple injured in single-vehicle crash off Highway 108
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - An Ottertail couple suffered non-life threatening injuries during a single-vehicle crash that struck a home off Highway 108 on Sunday. According to the Minnesota State Pa...
May 22, 2023
Hodgepodge: Sen. Rob Kupec highlights and reviews an action-packed legislative session
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Sen. Rob Kupec, DFL-Moorhead, highlights the end of an action packed legislative session.
May 22, 2023
Three injured in two-vehicle crash near Henning on May 21
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 210 near Henning on Sunday morning. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on May 21 at 10:08 a.m., a Jeep C...
May 22, 2023
Lake Region Electric Cooperative Energy Forum draws nearly 100 to Ottertail
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Nearly 100 people attended Lake Region Electric Cooperative Energy Forum at Thumper Pond Resort in Ottertail on May 18. The Otter Tail County electric cooperative and oth...
May 22, 2023
Public hearing for Willow Springs road project on May 24
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes City Council will be holding a public hearing during their special meeting on Wednesday, May 24 concerning road improvements in the Willow Springs neigh...
May 22, 2023 Residents attend a Detroit Lakes City Council meeting on May 9, 2023 at the Becker County Courthouse. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
More than 75 fishing teams competed in the Reel Country Classic walleye tournament on Otter Tail Lake on May 19-20
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - More than 75 teams of fishing pairs competed in the Reel Country Classic Walleye fishing tournament on Otter Tail Lake on May 19-20 to have a chance at more than $10,000 ...
May 22, 2023 Participants competing in the Reel Country Classic walleye tournament on Otter Tail Lake on May 19-20 bring their bags of fish to the weigh station on May 20, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office adds second K-9 unit
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office is adding a second K-9 unit to the department's roster. In a May 19 social media post, the office announced they will be adding the...
May 22, 2023 Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office K-9, Mojo, sits next his awards. (Contributed / Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office)
Detroit Lakes High School graduates seniors; 204 students in Class of 2023 receive diplomas
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Two-hundred-and-four Detroit Lakes High School seniors received their diplomas on May 21 as students, faculty, family and friends filled Lakeshirts Fieldhouse to capacity...
May 22, 2023 Members of the Detroit Lakes High School Class of 2023 throw their mortarboards following their graduation ceremony on May 21, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Motorcyclist killed in crash with vehicle in Stearns County on Sunday
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A motorcyclist was killed and the condition of their passenger is unknown following a crash with another vehicle near mile marker 107 on Highway 55 in Stearns County on S...
May 21, 2023
Laker Girls Track and Field Finishes in Fourth Place at True Team State Meet
STILLWATER, MINN (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes girls track and field team finished in fourth place at the True Team State Meet in Stillwater on Saturday. The Lakers scored 469 points for a fourth-place f...
May 21, 2023 Photo courtesy of Detroit Lakes High School via Twitter