Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Senator Jordan Rasmusson Statement on Guilty Verdict In Felony Burglary Trial of Sen. Nicole Mitchell
Senator Jordan Rasmusson Statement on Guilty Verdict In Felony Burglary Trial of Sen. Nicole Mitchell After a Becker County jury found Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty on both counts of first degree burgla...
Dave Bishop Jul 18, 2025

Mitchell Found Guilty
(Detroit Lakes, MN) - A Becker County jury has found DFL State Senator Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury guilty of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools. The case stems from an incident in ...
Dave Bishop Jul 18, 2025

Missing Man Found Deceased 240 Feet Up a Tower
On Wednesday, (July 16th) the Wadena County Sheriff's Office received a report that a vehicle matching a description of a Jeep referenced in a missing person investigation had been located. Upon arriv...
Dave Bishop Jul 17, 2025

Becker County Seeks Public Input on Heartland Trail Extension
Detroit Lakes, MN - Becker County is inviting the public to help shape the future of the Heartland Trail as part of a newly launched routing study. The study focuses on extending the trail from Dunton...
Dave Bishop Jul 16, 2025

Chase Leads Impaired Driver into Ottertail River
On Monday July 14, 2025, Frazee Police were made aware of a potentially impaired driver in the city of Frazee. A Frazee Police Officer located the vehicle and made contact with the driver. The officer...
Dave Bishop Jul 15, 2025

Opening Statements Tuesday in Senator Mitchell's Burglary Trial
(Detroit Lakes, MN) -- Opening statements are scheduled to begin this morning (Tues 9am) in the Becker County burglary trial of state Senator Nicolle Mitchell. The jury of ten men and five women was s...
Dave Bishop Jul 15, 2025 Senator Nicole Mitchell following her arrest. (Becker County Jail)

Moorhead Standoff Comes to an End
(KFGO) A man who led a Clay County Deputy on a brief pursuit this morning and entered a house on 40th avenue south in Moorhead was taken to a Fargo hospital by ambulance after a more than three-hour s...
Dave Bishop Jul 14, 2025

Large Police Presence Near Moorhead Soccer Complex
(Moorhead, MN) -- There is a large police presence in Moorhead. KFGO News director Paul Jurgens is at the scene and says officers with the Clay County Sheriff's Office, Moorhead Police, the State Patr...
Dave Bishop Jul 14, 2025

Fire Destroys Ottertail Outbuilding
(Ottertail, MN) - Just after 10 p.m. Friday, Otter Tail County Dispatch received a report of a large fire. Crews arrived to find an abandoned outbuilding fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters from th...
Dave Bishop Jul 14, 2025

Community Turned Out in Force for Successful “Shop, Move ‘n Groove” Event in Fergus Falls
Community Turns Out in Force for Successful "Shop, Move 'n Groove" Event in Fergus Falls Downtown Fergus Falls was alive with activity on Thursday, July 10th, as the community gathered at Spies...
Zakk Daniels Jul 14, 2025