Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Lake Region Electric Cooperative holds its 85th annual meeting
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...
Jun 07, 2022 CEO Tim Thompson delivers his address during the LREC 85th Annual Meeting on June 2, 2022 in Fergus Falls.
City of Perham Asks Businesses to Remove 'Business Only' Parking Signs
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...
Jun 07, 2022
Bridge Work on Highway 200 near Mahnomen Begins Thursday
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...
Jun 07, 2022
Take a Kid Fishing Weekend is this Friday through Sunday
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - This weekend is Take a Kid Fishing Weekend in Minnesota. Friday, June 10 through Sunday, June 12, Minnesota residents can fish without licenses if they take children 15 or young...
Jun 07, 2022
Lakes Area's Most Wanted: June 6, 2022
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM/LAKES TV3) - The Becker County Sheriff's Department and Detroit Lakes Police share their most wanted. Check back each week to see if the most wanted person has been located!
Jun 06, 2022
New Veteran's Memorial Park in Vergas to be Dedicated Saturday
VERGAS (KDLM) - The new Veteran's Memorial Park in Vergas will be dedicated this Saturday. The memorial which had been planned for a number of years has been built next to the Vergas ballfield and inc...
Jun 06, 2022
Brothers Ethan and Mason Carrier Receive Offers To Play Football For PJ Fleck's Gophers
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes High School's Ethan and Mason Carrier had an unforgettable weekend. On Saturday, the brothers were competing in the Section 8AA Track and Field finals, where t...
Jun 06, 2022 Ethan (left) and Mason Carrier at the Gophers Junior Day Invite on April 2nd. (Submitted photo)
Antique Car and Camper Destroyed in Shed Fire at Wadena Flea Market
WADENA (KDLM) - A camper and antique car were destroyed, Sunday in a fire at the Wadena Flea Market. Just before 11:45 a.m., the Wadena Fire Department was dispatched to the Wadena Flea Market for a s...
Jun 06, 2022 Photo via Wadena Fire Department
Brainerd Man Injured in Motorcycle Crash
FOSSTON, Minn. (KFGO) - A Brainerd man crashed his motorcycle in Polk County around Saturday evening. Michael Halverson, 60, was traveling southbound on Polk County Road 4 when he entered the ditch an...
Jun 06, 2022
Multiple Injuries in Crash Near Park Rapids
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (KFGO) - There were multiple injuries in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 71 south of Park Rapids Sunday afternoon. A car headed south was waiting to make a left turn when it was st...
Jun 06, 2022