Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Respiratory Illnesses on the Rise in Lakes Area
WADENA (KDLM) - Respiratory illnesses are on the rise throughout the Lakes Area. Tri-County Health Care says they're observing an increase in the positivity rate of respiratory illnesses across the st...
Dec 27, 2022
Minnesota Regulators Warn of High Heating Costs, Assistance Available
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is warning residents of much higher heating costs this winter. Utility companies are paying 50 to 100 percent more for natural gas righ...
Dec 27, 2022
Lakes Area's Most Wanted: Dec. 27, 2022
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM/LAKES TV3) - The Becker County Sheriff's Department and Detroit Lakes Police share their most wanted. Check back each week to see if the most wanted person has been located!
Dec 27, 2022
Detroit Lakes Public Utilities Asking Customers to Reduce Power Use
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes Public Utilities (DLPU) is asking customers to conserve energy to help reduce demand on the power grid. The request comes from the Midcontinent Independent System ...
Dec 23, 2022
Lake Park Audubon Students Finalists for Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Competition
LAKE PARK (KDLM) - Students from Lake Park Audubon school have been named one of 7 Minnesota State Finalists and are among just 300 finalists across the nation in the 13th annual Samsung Solve for Tom...
Dec 22, 2022
Bill Honoring Fallen Perham Minnesota National Guardsman on its Way to the White House for Signing
(KNSI) - A bill to name post offices in Minnesota after three national guardsmen killed in a helicopter crash near St. Cloud has now made it through both houses of Congress. The Senate passed a bill t...
Dec 22, 2022
Otter Tail County puts one-year pause on THC-infused products
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO) - After receiving feedback from the public, the Otter Tail County Commission has put a one-year moratorium on sales of THC products within the county. In a unanimous vote, t...
Dec 22, 2022
Paul Marquart Appointed Minnesota Commissioner of Revenue for Minnesota
ST. PAUL - A local outgoing member of the Minnesota House of Representatives has been appointed Commissioner of Revenue. Gov. Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan have picked Paul Marquart ...
Dec 22, 2022
Ethan Carrier Officially Signs To Play Football For Gophers As Part of 2023 Recruiting Class
Carrier, a 6'1 175 defensive back, is one of the 33-member recruiting class for PJ Fleck's Gophers for the Class of 2023. "Ethan had an elite senior season at Detroit Lakes," Fleck said in his Signing...
Dec 21, 2022
MnDOT Reminds Residents its Illegal to Push Now into Public Streets and Highways
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - As we prepare for another round of snow, MnDOT is reminding property owners it's illegal to push snow from their driveway onto a public street or highway including ditches and t...
Dec 21, 2022