Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Ottertail couple charged with 24 tax-related felonies
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - An Ottertail couple was charged with 24 tax-related felonies and six additional gross misdemeanors stemming from a Minnesota Department of Revenue investigation. Accordin...
May 12, 2023
Lakes Chic Street Fashion show hits the Bucks Mill Brewery runway on May 13
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The second annual Lakes Chic Street Fashion Show will be this Saturday at Bucks Mill Brewery in Detroit Lakes. Eleven different regional boutique owners will each be pres...
May 12, 2023
Detroit Lakes Chamber holds annual meeting at Soo Pass Ranch; promoting more than 3,000 events in 2023
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Dozens of area businesses and nonprofits met at the Soo Pass Ranch, south of Detroit Lakes, for the annual meeting of the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce on Ma...
May 12, 2023 Carrie Johnston, president of the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce, speaks during the group's annual meeting at Soo Pass Ranch on May 11, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
3 arrested in connection with 28 burglaries near Fergus Falls; investigators expect more arrests in coming days
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of two men and a juvenile in connection to a series of burglaries and thefts that occurred near Fergus Falls, ...
May 11, 2023
Hodgepodge: Eliza Gores talks DL Public Library summer programs and reading challenge; Kelly Blackledge talks Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge and previews the Festival of Birds
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Eliza Gores, director of youth services and the Detroit Lakes Public Library, talks summer programs and reading challenge; Kelly Blackledge, visitor's services manager at...
May 11, 2023
West Central Initiative receives $3.4 million in Main Street Revitalization grants; applications for Highway 10 businesses due June 26
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - West Central Initiative received about $3.4 million from the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development's Main Street Economic Revitalization Program. ...
May 11, 2023
Custodian charged with gross misdemeanor after secretly recording employees changing at Alexandria health clinic
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A custodian at an Alexandria community health clinic was charged with a gross misdemeanor after making video recordings of others, without their consent, in an employee l...
May 11, 2023
Neighborhood commercial zoning move forward at DL City Council; final approval expected June 15
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Neighborhood commercial zoning is one step closer to becoming a reality in Detroit Lakes. The Detroit Lakes city council approved the first reading of the new zoning cate...
May 11, 2023 Residents attend a Detroit Lakes City Council meeting on May 9, 2023 at the Becker County Courthouse. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Detroit Lakes road projects diverging from special assessment policy; formal changes expected in coming months
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes City Council approved special assessments for upcoming road projects on Campbell Avenue, Linden Lane and Summit Avenue during their meeting on Tuesday. ...
May 11, 2023 Jon Pratt, city engineer for Detroit Lakes, gives a road project presentation during a city council meeting on May 9, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Walz defeats Hendrickson, wins Detroit Lakes school board seat
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Ethan Walz won a seat on the Detroit Lakes school board on May 9 following a special election for the seat vacated by Courtney Henderson. Walz defeated challenger Nerissa...
May 10, 2023