Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Bull Gets Loose in Downtown Park Rapids
PARK RAPIDS (KDLM) - A bull took a stroll through downtown Park Rapids, Thursday. A handling mishap led to the bull getting loose. "I was just at work. Heard the 'moo' and looked out the window. There...
Jul 21, 2022 A bull loose in Park Rapids, July 21, 2022. Photo via Hanna Buggert Markert fb
County Soybean Growers Donate 50 Pair of Skechers Shoes to Detroit Lakes Front Line Workers
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Becker/Mahnomen County Corn and Soybean Growers donated 50 pair of soy based shoes to Sanford workers in Detroit Lakes, Thursday. In 2020, Skechers released its GO line of f...
Jul 21, 2022 Sanford employees in Detroit Lakes receive 50 pair of Skechers donated by county soybean growers, July 21, 2022. Soybean oil is used in the shoes' rubber tread.
New bike route between Moorhead and St. Cloud named 'Prairie Lakes Bicycle Route'
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) - Minnesota's new 188-mile bike route connecting Moorhead to St. Cloud via Pelican Rapids now has a name. "Prairie Lakes Bicycle Route" received 34% of the 3,655 votes cast in r...
Jul 21, 2022
West Otter Tail SWCD Awarded Noxious Weed Grant
ST. PAUL (KDLM) - The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has awarded $120,000 to combat noxious weeds across Minnesota. Twenty-seven projects are being funded though the 2022 Noxious Weed and I...
Jul 21, 2022
Verndale Man Run Over by Hay Baler Dies from Injuries
WING RIVER TOWNSHIP (KDLM) - A Verndale man was run over by a hay baler and died from his injuries, Tuesday The Wadena County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call around 11:30 a.m. of a man run ov...
Jul 20, 2022
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Creating Hazy Conditions in Lakes Area
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - After a hazy day Wednesday in the Lakes Area, the National Weather Service says Thursday should be much improved. Smoke from Canadian wildfires moved into the region Wednesday m...
Jul 20, 2022
Try These Money Saving Tips to Fight Inflation
(KNSI) - The latest figures show the U.S. inflation rate is at 9.1% - the worst in 40 years, and that may be forcing many to rethink how and where they spend their money. The AARP is offering up its t...
Jul 20, 2022
Nominations for 2022 Detroit Lakes Splash Awards Requested
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce is asking the community to nominate deserving individuals and businesses in the community for the 2022 Splash Awards. The Splash A...
Jul 20, 2022
Reward Offered for Information Leading to Arrest of Detroit Country Club Vandals
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Detroit Country Club is asking the public to help identify the person or persons responsible for a vandalism incident at the course. The club says on Saturday, July 16 it wa...
Jul 20, 2022 11th hole at Detroit Country Club damaged by vandals, July 16, 2022
Park Rapids Man Arrested After Striking Teenager and Driving Off
HENRIETTA TOWNSHIP (KDLM) - A Park Rapids man has been arrested after striking a teenager with his vehicle and then driving away. The Hubbard County Sheriff's Office says Robert Mackay Jr. Of Park Rap...
Jul 20, 2022