Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Boys & Girls Club of Detroit Lakes to be Recognized at Midwest Leadership Conference
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Boys and Girls Club of Detroit Lakes will be recognized at this year's Boy's and Girls Club Midwest Leadership Conference. Executive Director Pat Petermann has been invited ...
Sep 08, 2022
13th Annual Ole's Ride Raises more than $30,000 for Hospice of the Red River Valley
VERGAS (KDLM) - The 13th Annual Ole's Ride, a motorcycle ride throughout the Lakes Area benefiting Hospice of the Red River Valley raised $30,319. The event, held Aug. 27, now in its 13th year, has ra...
Sep 07, 2022
Enrollment Numbers at Perham-Dent Public Schools Higher than Expected
PERHAM (KDLM) - Enrollment numbers at Perham-Dent Public Schools are higher than expected. With the first day of school in the books, staff at Heart of the Lakes Elementary, Prairie Wind Middle School...
Sep 06, 2022
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