Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Dent, MN - A bicyclist is hurt after a crash with a pickup in rural Dent Friday morning (October 10). State troopers say the pickup was heading west on Highway 108 at around 11 a.m. when it collided w...

Detroit Lakes, MN - Enrollment at M State continues its upward trajectory this fall, with especially strong gains in high-demand healthcare fields. New student enrollment in M State's health sciences ...

Renovation begins on the NYM Regional Cultural Center. (NYMRCC) New York Mills, MN – The 140-year-old iconic New York Mills Regional Cultural Center building is receiving some much-needed brickw...

Photo of students in the M State Medical Laboratory Technician program. (M State) Fergus Falls, MN – Enrollment at M State continues its upward trajectory this fall, with especially strong gains...

(Willmar, MN) -- The Minnesota Board of Animal Health is confirming highly pathogenic avian influenza in Kandiyohi County for the first time this fall. The virus was detected in a commercial turkey op...

The Fergus Falls Police Department, in cooperation with the Otter Tail County and Becker County Sheriff's Offices, is continuing its investigation into a missing person case involving 45-year-old Josh...

Derek Sidian recaps this week’s biggest local news stories. The Weekly News Recap is brought to you by Fergus Falls Monument, online at foreverstonememorials.com, Memorials That Matter. FOLLOW U...

The state sent a letter to the administration on Friday declining to give a "substantive response" to a federal Title IX investigation amid uncertainty over timing and the government shutdown.

Menahga, MN - A man was killed in rural Menahga after a tree fell on top of him. The Wadena County Sheriff's Office says deputies received a 911 call at around 2:45 p.m. Thursday, October 9, reporting...

(Ortonville, MN) -- Hunters from across Minnesota are flocking to Ortonville this weekend for the 2025 Governor's Pheasant Hunting Opener. The annual event kicks off the season with two days of festiv...