Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A lack of firefighters in Detroit Lakes is forcing the Fire Department to turn to other communities for aid when fighting fires within the city. The Detroit Lakes Fire Departmen...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Lakes Area residents may want to spend some time looking at the moon this week. A Strawberry Moon, a name that comes from the Algonquin Native American tribe in the northeastern...

ALEXANDRIA, MN (KDLM) - The annual Minnesota State High School Clay Target League's 2022 Trap Shooting State Championships began Monday at the Alexandria Shooting Park. Over the course of the nine-day...

FERGUS FALLS (KDLM) - A man who shot the mother of his children in Pelican Rapids in April has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Phoutthasa Prathane, 36, was given the sentence after pleading guil...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lake's residents are being asked to move vehicles, trailers and other items in the streets as crews move a house, Tuesday. The city of Detroit Lakes says streets will no...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The city of Detroit Lakes has cited a Detroit Lakes property owner and their tenant for violating the city's sign and nuisance ordinances. Hand-painted signs are displayed on pr...

NEW YORK MILLS (KDLM) - The victim of a deadly crash near New York Mills, Friday has been identified. Tracy Frost, 47, of New Yorks Mills collided with another car. Frost died at the scene. The second...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes Public Utilities (DLPU) is warning Lakes Area customers of the potential for electric service interruptions this summer. Projections of energy shortages during the...

(KNSI) - Inflation caught fire again in May, rising by 8.6 percent compared to a year ago, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. The figure is the highest rate in over 40 years. S...

NEW YORK MILLS (KDLM) - One person has died following a crash south of New York Mills. A 47-year-old died in the crash on County Road 67, Friday after life-saving measures were provided at the scene. ...