Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

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...

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 ...

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...

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....