Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Junk & Disorderly in Detroit Lakes Announces Closure
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Junk & Disorderly in Detroit Lakes has announced they plan to close this month. The Detroit Lakes business, a collaboration of vendors offering antiques, crafts, collectible...
Jun 12, 2022

Deadline Extended for Program that Helps Homeowners Struggling to Pay Mortgage
(KNSI) - Minnesota Housing is extending the application period for HomeHelpMN. HomeHelpMN provides $109 million in federal assistance for homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage or other h...
Jun 12, 2022

Drought Relief Applications Available Soon
(KNSI) - Minnesota livestock farmers should begin collecting necessary documentation now for an upcoming application period. Operators in every central Minnesota county are eligible for up to $7,500 p...
Jun 12, 2022 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

Three Injured in Head-on Collision on Highway 34 Near Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Three people were injured in a head-on collision on Highway 34 east of Detroit Lakes, Thursday morning just after 9 a.m. A Buick Enclave collided with a 2019 Ford Explorer about...
Jun 10, 2022

Business Remains Open After Structure Fire at Country Fields Greenhouse in Detroit Lakes
UPDATED: 11:45 a.m. DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Fire crews from Detroit Lakes, Audubon and Frazee battled a structure fire at Country Fields Greenhouse along Richwood Road in Detroit Lakes, Friday. The fir...
Jun 10, 2022

Officers Respond to 'Boat Rage' Incident on Toad Lake
TOAD LAKE (KDLM) - Officers were called to Toad Lake on Tuesday for a 'boat rage' incident. Just before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, a person spraying for aquatic invasive vegetation with the Minnesota DNR was ...
Jun 09, 2022

Pelican Rapids High School Alumni Come Together to Raise Money for Child Fighting Cancer
PELICAN RAPIDS (KDLM) - A fundraiser will be held, Friday in Pelican Rapids for a 12 year-old who is fighting Stage IV Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Emma Melby, whose family is from Pelican Rapids was diagn...
Jun 09, 2022

WATCH: MAHUBE-OTWA Community Needs Assessment: Child Care Costs in Northern Minnesota
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - MAHUBE-OTWA, a Community Action Agency that provides services and resources to help residents fight poverty in the area has created a series of videos to help highlight findings...
Jun 09, 2022

Fergus Falls Man Identified as Victim of Drowning on Big Detroit Lake
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A 20-year-old Fergus Falls man has been identified as the victim of a drowning on Big Detroit Lake after he jumped from from a pontoon, Wednesday. Jette Frandson was located in ...
Jun 09, 2022

Two New Principals Announced in Perham-Dent School District
PERHAM (KDLM) - The Perham-Dent School District has announced the hiring of two new principals. The school district has named James Kennedy as the new Prairie Wind Middle School (PWMS) Principal. Kenn...
Jun 09, 2022 Michael Kunza (pictured left) & James Kennedy (pictured right)