Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Record $17.6 Billion Budget Surplus Projected for State of Minnesota
(KNSI) - The Office of Minnesota Management and Budget is projecting the state's budget surplus has soared to an estimated whopping $17.6 billion. The MMB said, "Strong collections and lower-than-proj...
Dec 06, 2022
MnDOT Name a Snowplow Contest Back for Third Year
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Back by popular demand, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is once again inviting the public to help name another round of eight snowplows - one for each MnDOT district ...
Dec 06, 2022
Adam Thielen Nominated For NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year
(KDLM) - Minnesota Vikings wide receiver and Detroit Lakes native Adam Thielen has been nominated for the prestigious Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award. Thielen has also been named the 2022 Minn...
Dec 06, 2022
Shania Twain Adds FARGODOME Show To 2023 Tour
FARGO, ND (KDLM) -Five-time Grammy Award-winning music star Shania Twain has announced that she will be adding more dates to the fall leg of her 2023 Queen of Me Tour, which includes a stop at the Far...
Dec 06, 2022
Lack of Bus Drivers Forcing Lake Park Audubon School District to Cancel Routes and Extracurricular Activities
LAKE PARK (KDLM) - The Lake Park Audubon School District says they're in drastic need of bus drivers. Lake Park Audubon has had to cancel routes and extracurricular activities due to lack of bus drive...
Dec 05, 2022
Brainerd High School Football Player Injured in Game, to go Home after Months in Rehab
ROCHESTER, Minn. - A Brainerd high school football player injured in a game in Moorhead in September is finally going home.The family of Conner Erickson wrote on CaringBridge that he has spent the las...
Dec 05, 2022
Another Round of Winter Weather Expected Tuesday into Wednesday
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Another round of winter weather is expected across the region, Tuesday into Wednesday. The National Weather Service says an upper level system will move east through the area Tu...
Dec 05, 2022
Informational Meeting to be held in Detroit Lakes on Growing Hemp this Week
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Hemp and Fava Bean growers as well as those interested in growing the crops will meet this week in Detroit Lakes. HPS Food & Ingredients, the largest privately owned Canadia...
Dec 04, 2022 Indoor Hemp Production facility via Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Terry Haus to Serve as United Way of Becker County's new Executive Director
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The United Way of Becker County has announced the hiring of Terry Haus to serve as the organization's Executive Director. Current Executive Director, LuAnn Porter announced her ...
Dec 04, 2022
Becky Butenhoff Named 2022-23 Perham Education Association Teacher of the Year
PERHAM (KDLM) - Perham High School's Becky Butenhoff has been named the 2022-23 Teacher of the Year by the Perham Education Association. During her 30 years with Independent School District 549, Buten...
Dec 02, 2022