Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Spring Snowstorm Likely in Lakes Area
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A spring snowstorm is likely to hit the Lakes Area over the next several days. The National Weather Service says a weather system is expected to bring a combination of rain and ...
Mar 21, 2022
Becker County Seasonal Road Restrictions in Effect, Monday
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - 2022 Seasonal Road Restrictions go into effect on all Becker County Highways at 12:01 a.m. Monday, March 21, 2022. Roads with weight restriction will signed and patrolled to hel...
Mar 18, 2022
Boys & Girls Clubs of the White Earth Nation Receive $1.25 million Gift from MacKenzie Scott
WHITE EARTH (KDLM) - The Boys & Girls Clubs of the White Earth Nation has announced a gift of $1.25 million from MacKenzie Scott. Scott is an American novelist and philanthropist. She is known for...
Mar 18, 2022
West Central Initiative Accepting Resiliency Fund Grant Applications
FERGUS FALLS (KDLM) - West Central Initiative has begun accepting applications for Resiliency Fund Grants. The grants will focus on organizations working to create a more sustainable and equitable reg...
Mar 18, 2022
Several Area Manufacturing Plants Honored by EPA
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Several area manufacturing plants have been honored by the Environmental Protection Agency. Plants in Park Rapids and Fergus Falls were among the plants that have earned the age...
Mar 18, 2022
Concert Ticket Scam Hits Lakes Area Before Elton John Concert
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A concert ticket scam has hit the Lakes Area. A Detroit Lakes resident indicated they used Venmo to pay a third-party for concert tickets, but the tickets were fake and the Venm...
Mar 18, 2022
MnDOT Warns of Surface Flooding Along Highway 200
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is warning travelers to be on the lookout for surface flooding along Highway 200. The affected area is between US 59 and Count...
Mar 18, 2022
Detroit Lakes Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Armed Robbery of White Earth Convenience Store
MINNEAPOLIS (KDLM) - A Detroit Lakes man has been sentenced to 84 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for an armed robbery of a convenience store on the White Earth Indian R...
Mar 18, 2022
Hairball and Eddie Montgomery to Headline this Summer's Bash on the Beach
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A sure sign that summer is fast approaching, the Detroit Lakes Jaycees have announced the artists performing at this year's Bash on the Beach. Hairball with special guest Fabulo...
Mar 18, 2022
Bomb Threat Reported at Detroit Lakes High School
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes High School initiated a code yellow after a bomb threat was received, Thursday afternoon. At 1:31 p.m., Thursday the Detroit Lakes Police Department received a...
Mar 17, 2022