Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

FARGO, ND (KDLM/KFGO) - Anthony Reese, the Moorhead man who pleaded guilty to shooting and killing two co-workers and an unborn child in November of 2021, was sentenced Monday to life in prison withou...

CHANHASSEN, MN (KDLM) - A bill that would designate a 7-mile stretch of Highway 5 in Chanhassen as the "Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway" is headed to the Minnesota Senate floor. It cleared a key...

(KDLM/KXRA) - A 12-year-old Paynesville girl is continuing to recover after suffering a traumatic head injury while skiing last week. Jo Weis was skiing at Powder Ridge near Kimball on February 1st wh...

VINING, MN (KDLM) - Fire crews are on the scene of a structure fire in rural Otter Tail County. First responders received a call about a shed fire near Vining around 10:00 am on Tuesday. When crews ar...

CASS COUNTY, MN (KDLM) - Two snowmobile crashes were reported in Minnesota over the weekend, resulting in serious injuries and one driver being pronounced dead at the scene. The first accident was rep...

PARK RAPIDS, MN (KDLM) - 293 fishermen were entered in the 24th Annual American Legion Fishing Derby on Fish Hook Lake in Park Rapids on Saturday. Ken Hopen of Walker was the big winner, catching a 6....

(KNSI) - The White House announced Friday that Vice President Kamala Harris would visit St. Cloud next week. Harris will be coming on February 9th, on the heels of President Joe Biden's State of the U...

Ottertail, MN (KDLM) - Special Olympics Minnesota held its fourth-annual Polar Plunge on Otter Tail Lake on Saturday afternoon. 175 plungers raised $75,100, meeting the plunge's lofty $75,000 goal. 20...

SEBEKA, Minn. (KFGO/KDLM) - A 50-year-old Menahga man suffered serious injuries in a snowmobile crash in central Minnesota Friday afternoon. According to the Wadena County Sheriff's Office, the crash ...

Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Public Library will be hosting a 'Lights Out At The Library' event on Tuesday, February 7th from 5-7 pm. Kids can choose a book to read independently or wi...