Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Motorists Reminded to be Mindful around School Buses
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Many Lakes Area students return to class this week and motorists are being reminded to be on the lookout for children and buses. "We really need to be conscious of and aware of ...
Sep 06, 2022
13-Year-Old from Motley Killed in Boating Accident
HACKENSACK (KDLM) - A 13-year-old girl from Motley was killed Sunday night in a boating accident near Hackensack. A 50-year-old Horace, N.D. man was driving a boat when it "possibly struck something o...
Sep 06, 2022
Labor Day Fire causes Significant Damage to Wadena House
WADENA (KDLM) - A house and garage received significant damage in Wadena Monday afternoon. The Wadena County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a house and garage fire, Monday, Sept. 5 around 4:14 p.m...
Sep 06, 2022
15,000 Minnesota Nurses Set Strike Dates That Will Affect 15 Hospitals
(MNN/KDLM) - Union leaders gave notice Thursday morning that 15 thousand members of the Minnesota Nurses Association plan to go on strike September 12th through the 15th, at 15 hospitals in the Twin C...
Sep 01, 2022
Two Perham Students Receive National Rural and Small Town Award
PERHAM (KDLM) - Two Perham High School students have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. Perham High Schools' Aspen Thiel and Jackson Brown received the Nation...
Sep 01, 2022 Aspen Thiel and Jackson Brown of Perham High School have been awarded the National Rural and Small Town Award.
Bena Woman Linked to Trailer Fire that Left one Dead, Arrested
BELTRAMI COUNTY, MINN. (KFGO) - The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office says a person has been arrested in connection with a suspicious fire that left one person dead Tuesday night near Bemidji. First re...
Sep 01, 2022
Hockeyland Debuts in Theaters Next Week
(KNSI) - An award-winning documentary on Minnesota's favorite sport hits theaters on September 9th. Hockeyland is a story of four seniors playing on rival teams, the Eveleth-Gilbert Golden Bears and t...
Sep 01, 2022
Bird Flu Returns to Central Minnesota
ST. PAUL (KDLM) - State officials are urging poultry producers to review and observe biosecurity measures, after HPAI bird flu re-emerged in Minnesota, in a commercial turkey flock of 130,000 birds in...
Sep 01, 2022
Polaris issues "stop riding, stop selling" order on some snowmobile models
MEDINA, MINN. - Minnesota-based Polaris issued a "stop riding and stop selling" order affecting over a quarter-million of its snowmobiles. Officials say they're cooperating with federal officials on a...
Aug 31, 2022
Final Bricks Laid in new Tri-County Health Care Facility in Wadena
WADENA (KDLM) - Tri-County Health Care (Astera Health) in conjunction with Mortenson Construction hosted a final brick laying ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 24. Tri-County Health Care selected four staff...
Aug 30, 2022