Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A 20-year-old man has died after falling off a pontoon on Big Detroit Lake. The man was on a pontoon with others and fell overboard around 5:40 p.m., he was quickly recovered by...

(KNSI) - A teacher at Princeton Primary School was captured on surveillance video throwing a hockey stick at a student's face. On March 28th, students picked up hockey sticks at the end of gym class a...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Plans to renovate the Washington Ballpark in Detroit Lakes are on-hold unless a Special Session is called in the State Legislature and a Bonding Bill is passed. The City had bee...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The West Lake Drive-Phase 2 project was approved, Tuesday by the Detroit Lakes City Council with virtually no push-back from residents despite the project costs rising by nearly...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Spitfire Bar & Grill in Detroit Lakes has announced their closure. The business which opened in November 2018 after purchasing and remodeling The Speakeasy announced on Face...

ST. PAUL (KDLM/MNN) - Wednesday, June 8 is the opening date and Minnesota's front-line workers then have 45 days to apply for COVID bonuses approved by the legislature following nearly a year of polit...

MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KDLM / KFGO) - A Fargo man has died in a car-semi collision in Mahnomen County. The state patrol says the car driven by Joshua James Kraft, 37, crossed Hwy. 59 shortly after 7:30 a.m....

FERGUS FALLS (KDLM) - Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) held its 85th annual meeting last Thursday, June 2. Approximately 950 members attended the event in-person, with an additional 278 watchin...

PERHAM (KDLM) - The city of Perham is reminding residents and business owners that 'on-street' parking in Perham is public parking. Summer construction projects, specifically in downtown Perham are ma...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Crews will begin the Twin Lakes Creek bridge replacement on Highway 200 this week. MnDOT says the roadway will be impassable at the bridge to all traffic beginning this Thursday...