Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

ST. PAUL (KDLM) - Republicans say tight numbers in the latest poll show candidate for governor Scott Jensen and Attorney General candidate Jim Schultz are poised to win in November. Carleton College p...

WASHINGTON D.C. (KDLM) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill this week to rename the post office in Vergas in honor of Jon Glawe. H.R. 5952, a bill that honors the life of Jon Glawe, a Ver...

WASHINGTON D.C. (KDLM) - Lowell Elementary School in Brainerd has been named a national Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. The recognition is based on a school's ove...

FARGO (KFGO) - Arthur Kollie has been found guilty of murdering 14-year-old Jupiter Paulsen. After a short deliberation Thursday afternoon, the jury found Kollie guilty of murder, aggravated assault, ...

(KNSI) - Two recent catastrophic injuries under the Friday night lights have some parents wondering if playing sports is safe for kids. A freshman football player at Bloomington Jefferson High School ...

(KNSI) - Minnesota's labor market took a step back in August. The state lost over 3,000 jobs, which was foreshadowed in July as an increasing number of people said they had given up looking for work. ...

(KDLM) - Amtrak has announced that it will be restoring all long-distance trains after canceling them in anticipation of the railroad labor strike. "Amtrak is working to quickly restore canceled train...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The city of Detroit Lakes approved the preliminary 2023 budget and tax levy, Tuesday. The proposed levy includes an increase of 9.86%, or just over $650,000 for 2023. Heidi Tumb...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Around 1,000 racers turned out for the 26th Annual Dick Beardsley Half-Marathon in Detroit Lakes, Saturday. Racers departed from the Kent Freeman Arena on a cool Saturday mornin...