Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Willie Nelson To Play Bluestem Ampitheatre In May
MOORHEAD, MN (KDLM) - Jade Presents has announced that Willie Nelson & Family will play at Bluestem Amphitheater in Moorhead on May 22nd. With a seven-decade career, Willie Nelson has earned every...
Zeke Fuhrman Feb 28, 2023

MnDOT awards $725,000 in Safe Routes to School grants
(KDLM) - Twenty-three communities around Minnesota will benefit from $725,000 from this year's planning and programming grants that support the Safe Routes to School program, the Minnesota Department ...
Zeke Fuhrman Feb 28, 2023

Final SNAP Emergency Food benefits go out in March
(KDLM) - After almost three years, temporary emergency benefits that helped Minnesotans with low incomes buy food during the COVID-19 pandemic are ending. Most clients will receive their final emergen...
Zeke Fuhrman Feb 28, 2023

Turkey hunting licenses go on sale March 1
(KDLM) - Turkey hunters can buy their licenses for the spring 2023 season starting Wednesday, March 1. Licenses may be purchased online (mndnr.gov/buyalicense), by telephone 888-665-4236 or in person ...
Zeke Fuhrman Feb 28, 2023

LISTEN: Minnesota Senator Rob Kupec joins KDLM Hodge Podge to discuss Paid Medical Leave Insurance bill
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - It will be a big week for the Minnesota legislature with a number of new law being signed this week. One of the big bills being discussed on the floor right now is the Paid ...
Zeke Fuhrman Feb 27, 2023

Lake Park Audubon Student Awarded Prestigious National Honor Society Scholarship
LAKE PARK, MN - On Wednesday, February 22nd, the National Honor Society (NHS) announced that Samuel Bestge, a Lake Park Audubon (MN) high school senior and member of the LPA chapter of NHS, has been s...
Zeke Fuhrman Feb 27, 2023

Homicide suspect who skipped end of trial found dead
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A homicide suspect has been found dead in Minneapolis after he skipped out on the end of his murder trial, sparking a manhunt. The body of 58-year-old Ralph Apmann, of Windom, was t...
Zeke Fuhrman Feb 26, 2023

North Dakota country duo hits #1 on UK Country Charts
(KDLM) - The success of North Dakota country duo Tigirlily Gold's lastest single, "Shoot Tequilla" continues after hitting #1 on the UK Country Charts. Krista and Kendra Slaughbaugh, the sister duo fr...
Zeke Fuhrman Feb 23, 2023

Well sampling planned in Otter Tail County for Groundwater Atlas
OTTERTAIL COUNTY, MN (KDLM) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will collect water samples from about 180 wells in Otter Tail County for use in developing the county's Groundwater Atlas. S...
Zeke Fuhrman Feb 23, 2023

City of Detroit Lakes Declares Snow Emergency; No Parking On City Streets Overnight
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - The City of Detroit Lakes has declared a snow emergency, which will go into effect at 12:01 am on Friday, February 24th. During the snow emergency, there is no parking on an...
Zeke Fuhrman Feb 23, 2023