Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
One Injured in Tuesday Rear-End Crash on Highway 10
PINE LAKE TOWNSHIP, Minn. - A Wadena woman was injured Tuesday afternoon after her car rear-ended a truck on Highway 10 in Otter Tail County, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The crash happene...
Oct 09, 2025
M State Celebrates 40 Years of Concurrent Enrollment
Fergus Falls, MN - M State marks the 40th anniversary of its Concurrent Enrollment Program this month. The college commemorated the occasion on October 1 with a celebration at the Fergus Falls campus,...
Oct 09, 2025 M State’s celebration of the milestone, held on the Fergus Falls campus last week. Pictured in the group photo are, from left: M State Associate Registrar Krista Price, Associate Director of Dual Enrollment Erin Warren, and Director of Dual Enrollment and K12 Partnerships Megan Adamcyzk. (M State)
Advocate Appointed to Lead Minnesota's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office
(Undated) -- Guadalupe Lopez, a dedicated advocate for Indigenous communities, has been named director of Minnesota's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) Office. Her appointment marks a c...
Oct 09, 2025
M State Celebrates 40 Years of Concurrent Enrollment for High School Students
M State's celebration of the milestone, held on the Fergus Falls campus last week. Pictured in the group photo are, from left: M State Associate Registrar Krista Price, Associate Director of Dual Enro...
Oct 09, 2025
Identity of Pedestrian Killed in New York Mills Accident Released
New York Mills, MN - The identity of the pedestrian that was struck and killed by a passing pickup truck in rural New York Mills last week has been released. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office say...
Oct 07, 2025
Home Sweet Bakehouse Brings Sweet Success to Frazee
FERGUS FALLS, MINN-What started as a simple passion for macarons has grown into one of Frazee's sweetest success stories. Home Sweet Bakehouse, owned by Karey Smagacz, is quickly becoming a local favo...
Oct 07, 2025 Karey & Chad Smagacz at the ribbon cutting ceremony for Home Sweet Bakehouse's grand opening.
Police Say No Threat to School After Lincoln School Goes Into “Secure!” Protocol
Fergus Falls, MN – The Fergus Falls Police Department says there was no threat to Lincoln Elementary School after the building went into its “Secure!” protocol Tuesday morning. Paren...
Oct 07, 2025
Frazee Man Airlifted to Fargo Hospital
On Friday October 3rd just after noon, the Becker County Sheriff's Office received a report of a vehicle colliding with a motorcycle on Highway 10. 61-year-old Kevin Gray, from Frazee, was westbound o...
Oct 06, 2025 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com
Good Samaritan Helps Stranded Boater on Otter Tail Lake
Battle Lake, MN - A Good Samaritan helped rescue a boater stranded on Otter Tail Lake. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office says that on Saturday afternoon, deputies responded to a catamaran style s...
Oct 06, 2025
Otter Tail Deputies Quickly Finds Missing Watercraft Operator
Battle Lake, MN - The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office searched for and found a missing watercraft operator on Otter Tail Lake this weekend. Deputies say that around 5 p.m. Saturday, the Minnesota D...
Oct 06, 2025