Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

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. ...

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...

(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...

(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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...