Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum releases presidential-style campaign ad on June 5
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum released a suspiciously presidential campaign-style ad to YouTube on Monday morning. Burgum has been linked to a possible run for president ...
Jun 06, 2023
Detroit Lakes parking lots to close June 8-9 for crack sealing
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Public parking lots along Veterans Memorial Parkway, Lakes Liquor and the multi-use parking lot behind the old police department will be getting crack sealing treatments ...
Jun 06, 2023 Map of parking lots under parking restrictions in Detroit Lakes on June 8-9. (Contributed / City of Detroit Lakes)
West Central Initiative seeking board members; application deadline June 23
Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM) - West Central Initiative is seeking candidates for its Board of Directors. In a June 2 news release, the nonprofit community foundation and economic development organization...
Jun 06, 2023
Phelps Mill reopens ahead of festival July 8-9
Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM) - Phelps Mill is finally back open after a lengthy restoration project that included laying an entirely new foundation for the nearly 135-year-old historic mill. The Otter Ta...
Jun 06, 2023 Attendees check out the renovated Phelps Mill, north of Battle Lake, ahead of Phelps Mill Festival on July 8-9. (Screenshot / Otter Tail County / Facebook)
Highway 10 buckles near airport in Detroit Lakes due to heat
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation needed to make emergency repairs to a section of Highway 10, near Airport Road in Detroit Lakes, on Sunday because the pavement...
Jun 06, 2023 Pavement buckles under high heat along Highway 10 in Detroit Lakes on June 4, 2023. (Screenshot / MnDOT / Facebook)
Hodgepodge: Jenny Ziegler and Ashley Pepin talk DL Lakers Fishing Team and their walleye tournament coming to Detroit Lake on June 10
Jenny Ziegler and Ashley Pepin talk about the Detroit Lakes Lakers Fishing Team and their walleye tournament on Detroit Lake, which kicks-off on June 10 at 7 a.m.
Jun 05, 2023
More than 75 competitors drag race recreational vehicles at the Becker County Fairgrounds for Turf Wars Racing event on June 3
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - More than 75 recreational vehicle racers hit their throttles as Turf Wars drag racing took over the Becker County Fairgrounds on June 3. Luke Eggebraaten, one of the even...
Jun 05, 2023 A dirt bike and side-by-side ATV race down a 300-foot drag strip at the Becker County Fairgrounds as part of a Turf Wars Racing event in Detroit Lakes on June 3, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Martial arts competitors demonstrate forms and weapons at Detroit Lakes invitational; break boards and bricks during breaking challenge
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Nearly 100 competitors from as far away as Montana and Nebraska, made their way to Detroit Lakes High School on Saturday for the Detroit Lakes Martial Arts Invitational. ...
Jun 05, 2023 A competitor at the Detroit Lakes Martial Arts Invitational breaks seven concrete bricks during a breaking competition on June 3, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Street Faire at the Lakes draws thousands to downtown Detroit Lakes over the weekend
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Street Faire at the Lakes seemed to be one of the weekend's main attractions along a four-block stretch of Washington Avenue in downtown Detroit Lakes on June 2-3. With m...
Jun 05, 2023 Jerry Doyea, left, of Detroit Lakes, checks out spinning metal signage at the Metalcraft By K vendor stand at Street Faire of the Lakes in Detroit Lakes on June 2, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Highway 34 road work postponed until June 15
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Roadwork that was scheduled to begin today on Highway 34 between Detroit Lakes and Osage has been postponed until June 15. According to Minnesota Department of Transporta...
Jun 05, 2023 Nate Grigg / CC