Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

ADA, Minn. (KFGO KVRR) - Norman County is mourning the sudden loss of Sheriff Jeremy Thornton who died after a battle with pancreatic cancer at age 53. Norman County Chief Deputy Ben Fall said, "It wi...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The annual tradition of jumping into the ice cold waters of lake Detroit known as the Polar Fest Plunge will be celebrating their 27th year on February 25. The Polar Fest Plunge...

OTTERTAIL, Minn. (KFGO) - An Ottertail man has been identified as the person who drown over the weekend in Otter Tail Lake. 64-year-old Scott Simdorn died after he and two other people were pulled fro...

DETROIT LAKES, MN (KDLM) - Uni Fegley never thought she'd be the owner of a business in downtown Detroit Lakes but, after purchasing Lit Dcor and Gifts from Steve and Lauren Zima last November, here s...

PERHAM (KDLM) - Perham Health has earned the 2023 Women's Choice Award for 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience and Best Hospitals for Emergency Care in the U.S. Using data from the Hospital Cons...

ST. PAUL (KDLM) - Upstream Initiative, a Twin Cities based nonprofit has selected a Detroit Lakes resident as one of their 2023 Artist Fellows. Erika Gilsdorf was selected as one of 13 artists from a ...

FRAZEE (KDLM) - A structure fire destroyed a small outbuilding near Frazee, Friday. The fire was reported around 1:30 p.m., Friday north of Acorn Lake. Nobody was injured in the fire, the cause of the...

LEECH LAKE - A vehicle went through the ice on Leech Lake near Walker, Friday. The Cass County Sheriff's office said a pick-up with a plow was traveling on a plowed roadway on the lake when a large cr...

DENT, Minn. - A Dent man avoided injury when his pickup was hit by a train southeast of Dent Thursday afternoon. According to the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office, the 66-year-old man was crossing t...

OTTERTAIL (KFGO) - An Ottertail man has died after he and riders of two snowmobiles and an ATV fell into Otter Tail Lake Saturday evening. According to the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office, they res...