Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

'Lift Up Bobby': Detroit Lakes High School Students Raising Money for Staff Member in Need
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes High School students and staff are coming together to help one of their own. Mary Kvebak, an English teacher at the High School recently noticed that Bobby Heimark...
Mar 07, 2022

Becker County Courthouse Evacuated
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Becker County Courthouse was evacuated early Monday due to a gas leak. Detroit Lakes Fire Chief Ryan Swanson says the building was evacuated as a precaution as the Fire Depa...
Mar 07, 2022

Gas Jumps More Than 25 Cents a Gallon in One Week
(KNSI) - The national average for the price of regular unleaded has jumped more than 25 cents a gallon in the last week. According to Triple-A, a week ago, drivers were paying an average of $3.57 a ga...
Mar 07, 2022

Fish House Removal Deadline Impacts Lakes Area Anglers
ST. PAUL (KDLM) - Heavy snowfall across parts of Minnesota prompted many anglers to haul their fish houses off the ice in late February. People who haven't yet removed their shelters should keep in mi...
Mar 07, 2022

Lakes Area's Most Wanted: March 7, 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!
Mar 07, 2022

Potent Winter Storm Likely in Lakes Area this Weekend
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The National Weather Service continues to warn of a potent winter storm system that will cover much of the region this weekend. The storm is likely to bring freezing rain or dri...
Mar 03, 2022

Lakes Area Residents Asked to Check Home's Water Temperature to Avoid Frozen Pipes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes Public Utilities (DLPU) is asking residents to check their home's current water temperature. DLPU says the frost depth in the Lakes Area has increased over the las...
Mar 03, 2022

Four Lakes Area Residents Honored with Outstanding Achievement Awards Using Life Saving Measures
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Becker County Sheriff Todd Glander honored a county snowplow driver and three county correctional officers this week who were involved in saving lives. Bill Osterman of the Beck...
Mar 03, 2022

Two Detroit Lakes Boys to Compete In US Ski and Snowboard Junior Championships
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - Carson Simison and Tristan Bristlin, both of Detroit Lakes, recently attended the Men's USSA Central Junior Championship qualifier which was held Feb 25th thru 27th at India...
Zeke Fuhrman Mar 03, 2022 Tristan Bristlin (submitted photo)

More than 900 Becker County Residents Applied for Permit to Carry in 2021
ST. PAUL (KDLM) - Becker County had more than 900 residents last year apply for a Permit to Carry. In a newly released report from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension the state set a record ...
Mar 02, 2022