Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The annual Detroit Lakes Fireman's Street Dance will be held, Friday outside Hub 41. Gates open at 7 p.m. with live music from Tripwire beginning at 8 p.m. In its 5th year, the ...

Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - Farmington high school senior Kyler Schwamb won medalist honors at the 90th annual Pine to Palm Golf Tournament on Wednesday, shooting a 67/66/133 -9 under over the two days...

FERGUS FALLS (KDLM) - The United Way of Otter Tail & Wadena Counties have hired Summer Hammond as their new Executive Director. Hammond most recently served as the Perham & Wadena Area Coordin...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes has been named to the Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list, recognizing the facility as one of the top performing hospitals in the Un...

VERGAS (KDLM) - Looney Days returns to Vergas this weekend. The community festival, which runs through Sunday features a 5K run/walk, street fair, wiener dog races, loon calling contest and a parade. ...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Wild Rice harvest season opens up across the state of Minnesota on August 15. The DNR is reminding harvesters that rice stands must also ripe before they may be legally harv...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Dan Bohmer will represent the GOP in November's General Election after winning the state's primary race for Minnesota's Senate District 4. Bohmer secured more than 70% of the vo...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Tuesday's Minnesota Primary has set the stage for the Becker County Board races in November's General Election. Craig Hall and Erica Jepson will be on the ballot in November com...

Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - Day Two of the 90th Annual Pine to Palm Golf Tournament is in the books. Ian Simonich, the 2020 Pine to Palm champion, paced the field at the Detroit Country Club on Tuesday...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Historic Holmes Theatre has a new Executive Director. Rustin Lippencott will become the Theatre's third Executive Director after Amy Stearns announced in April she was stepp...