Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

No Wake Advisory Issued for Spitzer Lake
OTTER TAIL COUNTY (KDLM) - A no wake advisory has gone into effect on Spitzer Lake in Leaf Mountain Township. The advisory was issued, Tuesday due to high water levels. The no-wake restriction advisor...
Aug 24, 2022

Pro-life Groups blast Attorney General Ellison for "Consumer Alert" on Crisis Pregnancy Centers
ST. PAUL (KDLM/MNN) - Pro-life advocates are hammering Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for issuing a "consumer alert" on crisis pregnancy centers. Ellison says many claim to offer comprehensi...
Aug 24, 2022 MN Attorney General Keith Ellison

Bemidji Man Fundraising to Replace Rally Racing Rescue Truck for Volunteer
BEMIDJI (KDLM) - A Bemidji man is turning to the community to help a first responder in the rally racing community. Paul Ahles has provided vital rescue rolls and EMS help for rally racing in Minnesot...
Aug 24, 2022

West-Central Minnesota Woman Dies in fall from River Gorge in Oregon
PORTLAND, ORE. (KFGO) - A west-central Minnesota woman has fallen 100 feet to her death while hiking in Oregon. 62-year-old Jessica Warejoncas of Carlos was killed in the fall last Friday on the Colum...
Aug 24, 2022

Parents Reminded to Register Kids for School Transportation Ahead of School Year
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes Public Schools is reminding parents to register their children for transportation ahead of the new school year. Jason Kuehn the Districts Director of Finance and O...
Aug 24, 2022

Youth Golfers Complete 100 Holes For Growth of the Game Foundation
Zeke Fuhrman Aug 23, 2022

Level 3 Predatory Offender Changes Plans will not Relocate to Rural Vergas
VERGAS (KDLM) - A Level 3 Predatory Offender, who had been planning to relocate to rural Vergas this Friday has changed his plans. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office says they have received inform...
Aug 23, 2022

Waterfowl Hunting Closed on Wild Rice Waters During Harvest on White Earth
WHITE EARTH (KDLM) - The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and the White Earth Nation have closed all wild rice waters within the boundaries of their respective reservations to all over-water waterfowl huntin...
Aug 23, 2022

Uptick in Scams as Students Head back to School
(KDLM/MNN) - As college students head back to campus, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is reminding Minnesotans to be on guard for some common scams including fake credit cards. "It's tempting to appl...
Aug 23, 2022

Lakeshirts Receives $450,000 State Grant to hire 78 New Employees
ST. PAUL (KDLM/KNSI) - A Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) grant is helping Lakeshirts hire 78 new employees at their Little Falls screen printing facility. DEED utili...
Aug 22, 2022