Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Frazee Man Appears In Court For Threatening To Shoot Up Local Business
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - A Frazee man appeared in Becker County District Court on Wednesday, accused of threatening to shoot a Lakeshirts employee and her co-workers. Court records state that police...
Zeke Fuhrman Jan 19, 2023

Minnesota DNR Recruiting Paid Summer Interns
(KDLM/KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is looking for 200 interns to receive paid on-the-job training this summer. The DNR says it wants passionate and dedicated students interest...
Zeke Fuhrman Jan 19, 2023

House Judiciary Committee Approves Recreational Cannabis Bill
ST. PAUL, MN (MNN/KDLM) - Two House committees down and 12 to go for a bill legalizing recreational marijuana in Minnesota. The House Judiciary Committee approved the measure Thursday morning. The bil...
Zeke Fuhrman Jan 19, 2023

WATCH: Detroit Lakes Seventh-Grader Goes Viral For Improbable Game-Winning Play
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - In Game One of the 1995 Eastern Conference Finals, Reggie Miller and the Indiana Pacers trailed the New York Knicks 105-99 with 20 seconds left in the game. Miller made a qu...
Zeke Fuhrman Jan 19, 2023

Detroit Lakes High School Offering Free Student-Led Preschool This Spring
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes High School is offering free morning preschool to a limited number of 4 and 5-year-olds in March. The Little Laker Preschool will be a teaching opportunity for...
Zeke Fuhrman Jan 18, 2023

Wadena boy hospitalized after overnight house fire
WADENA, MN (KDLM) - A boy was hospitalized early Wednesday morning after a fire in Wadena. Officials say they were notified of the fire around 1 a.m. Wednesday. Law enforcement arrived at the residenc...
Zeke Fuhrman Jan 18, 2023

Stepped Up DWI Enforcement Campaign Nets Over 2,200 Arrests
(KNSI) - The Minnesota State Patrol says they, along with their law enforcement partners across the state, arrested more than 2,200 impaired drivers during a stepped-up DWI enforcement campaign over t...
Zeke Fuhrman Jan 17, 2023

North Dakota country duo Tigirliliy Gold Releases First Single of 2023 "Shoot Tequila"
NASHVILLE, TN (KDLM) - North Dakota country duo Tigirliliy Gold released their first single of 2023 last week, and it's rising up the charts. Krista and Kendra Slaughbaugh, the sister duo from Hazen, ...
Zeke Fuhrman Jan 17, 2023

Gas Prices Spike Overnight
(KNSI) - Gas prices shot up overnight, continuing the trend drivers have seen in the last month. A gallon of regular unleaded Monday in Minnesota cost around $3.13. Today, it's at $3.21, an increase o...
Zeke Fuhrman Jan 17, 2023

Victim ID'd After Wahpeton Shooting Outside Ice Arena; Suspect Still At Large
WAHPETON, ND (KDLM) - A man has died following a shooting outside the Ella Stern & Harry Stern Sports Arena last night while a youth hockey game was taking place inside the arena. Wahpeton Police ...
Zeke Fuhrman Jan 17, 2023