Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

ALEXANDRIA (KDLM) - An Alexandria man may have reinvented the S'more with a new product he calls the 'Marshmallow Mitt'. Jeff Roste developed the marshmallow roasting tool after his kids asked him to ...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A new Detroit Lakes Police Officer was sworn in, Tuesday during the Detroit Lakes City Council meeting. Officer Ryan Seeger will join the Detroit Lakes Police Department as part...

PELICAN RAPIDS (KDLM) - A man that is accused of shooting a Pelican Rapids woman has taken a plea deal. Phoutthasa Prathane was charged with second-degree attempted murder, three counts of first-degre...

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...

The Storm Prediction Center has Minnesota in line for another round of severe weather later this week. Forecasters say a well-organized system is expected to make its way through the state on Wednesda...

BRAINERD (KNSI) - A young woman was killed in a fiery crash near Brainerd. The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office says 18-year-old Alexis Laughton left the road and crashed into a tree at the intersect...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A nonprofit dental health clinic will be held in Detroit Lakes this week. Children's Dental Services, a nonprofit that provides a full range of dental services will be seeing ch...

(KNSI) - The average cost for a gallon of regular unleaded in Minnesota is now over $4.00. AAA says the state average hit $4.018 Monday morning, a jump of 12 cents in one week. Diesel hit $5.32 a gall...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Two people were seriously injured and trapped in their bed after a vehicle crashed into the motel they were staying in, in Detroit Lakes, Saturday. Emergency Services from multi...

DETRIOT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lake officially became ice-free on Friday, May 6. Ice-off has only occurred in May five times on the lake in the last 30 years, most recently May 12, 2013. This year's i...