Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Swatting Calls Sent to Multiple Minnesota Schools Linked to Phone Number in Ethiopia
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KFGO) - Alexandria Police Chief Scott Kent said he believes the 'swatting' calls made to schools in Alexandria, Fergus Falls, and St. Paul last Wednesday came from a phone number IP...
Sep 29, 2022
Volunteers from Minnesota Mobilizing to Help those Impacted by Hurricane Ian in Florida
(KDLM/MNN) - Volunteers from Minnesota and around the country are mobilizing help to people in areas impacted by Hurricane Ian in Florida. More than 50 volunteers from the Minnesota and the Dakotas ar...
Sep 29, 2022
Meyer and Grimsley Both Take Jabs in Becker County Candidate Forum
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Becker County Commissioner Ben Grimsley and challenger David Meyer spoke during the League of Women Voter's Candidate Forum, Monday at the Detroit Lakes Police Department. Both ...
Sep 29, 2022
Two Found Dead Near Detroit Lakes Ruled Murder-Suicide
LAKE VIEW TOWNSHIP (KDLM) - The Becker County Sheriff's Office has indicated that the two individuals found deceased in a home near Detroit Lakes, Tuesday has been ruled a murder-suicide. The individu...
Sep 28, 2022
Wadena Woman Calls Police 11 Times for Squirrel in Her Home
WADENA (KDLM) - An incident in Wadena has gained nationwide attention after a woman called 911 11 times to report a squirrel in her home. The first call came on September 11th when a caller said she h...
Sep 28, 2022
Cold Overnight Temperatures Not A Concern For Crops
(KNSI/KDLM) - A hard frost over the last several nights in the Lakes Area had temperatures dip into the low 30s, but University of Minnesota Extension Educator Nathan Drewitz says the cold is not a pr...
Sep 28, 2022
Home Prices See Historic Deceleration In Gains
(KNSI) - The release of Tuesday's S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices July figures marked what is being coined as a "historic deceleration" in housing price appreciation. Managing Director Craig La...
Sep 28, 2022
Bird Flu Cases on the Rise Again in Minnesota
(KNSI) - Instances of highly pathogenic avian influenza are popping up again around Minnesota. The state Board of Animal Health says two new cases were reported in Stearns County in September. Both we...
Sep 28, 2022
Glander and Peterson, Candidates for Becker County Sheriff Participate in Candidate Forum in Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Becker County's two candidates for Sheriff were able to engage with the community, Monday during the first of two candidate forums held by the Detroit Lakes Area League of Women...
Sep 27, 2022 Candidates for Becker County Sheriff, Chad Peterson and Sheriff Todd Glander participate in a candidate forum Sept. 26, 2022 in Detroit Lakes
Two Found Dead in Home near Detroit Lakes, Tuesday
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Two bodies were discovered in a home in Lakeview Township, Tuesday. The Becker County Sheriff's Office responded to a call at 9:09 a.m. on Tuesday, at a home along County Hwy 6 ...
Sep 27, 2022