Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Detroit Lakes' Rob Nielsen To Be Inducted Into Minnesota Football Coaches Hall of Fame
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - The Minnesota Football Coaches Association has announced that Detroit Lakes Activities Director Rob Nielsen will be one of six inductees into the Coaches Hall of Fame on Sat...
Feb 28, 2022
Detroit Lakes Public Utilities Accepting Applications for Student Scholarship
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes Public Utilities has opened applications for its student scholarship. The Detroit Lakes Public Utility Scholarship is open until April 1, Detroit Lakes High School...
Feb 28, 2022
State Patrol Recognizes Detroit Lakes Resident for Exceptional Service
ST. PAUL (KDLM) - The Minnesota State Patrol has recognized a number of individuals for heroic acts including one from Detroit Lakes. Heidi Ostlie was recognized, Friday with several others in a virtu...
Feb 28, 2022
Teenager Killed in Otter Tail County Crash
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN. (KFGO) - One person was killed in a crash involving 10 people in Otter Tail County shortly after 12:30 a.m. Sunday. The State Patrol says a car traveling west and a box truck ...
Feb 28, 2022
Polar Fest Plunge Raises More than $57,000 for Boys & Girls Club of Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Boys & Girls Club of Detroit Lakes raised more than $57,000 during their 26th Annual Polar Fest Plunge on Little Detroit Lake, Saturday. Large crowds gathered to watch a...
Feb 27, 2022
One Person Dead in Pickup/Semi Crash on I-94 Near Dalton
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KFGO) - A pickup-semi crash in Otter Tail County has killed one person. It happened around 7:30 p.m. Thursday near Dalton. The state patrol says a 53-year-old pickup driver h...
Feb 25, 2022
New Details Emerge in Unsolved Murder of Pine River Woman
ST. PAUL (KDLM) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and the Cass County Sheriff's Office have released new details as part of their ongoing investigation of the 2001 murder of Rachel...
Feb 25, 2022
Minnesota Hunting and Fishing Licenses Expire Monday
(KNSI) - Minnesota hunters and anglers will need new licenses next week. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will require 2022 hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses starting Tuesday, March...
Feb 25, 2022
Final Weekend of Polar Fest in Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - This weekend marks the final weekend of Polar Fest in Detroit Lakes. The two week festival will conclude Saturday with the 26th Annual Polar Fest Plunge on Little Detroit Lake a...
Feb 25, 2022 Crowds gather to watch the grand lighting of the ice palace along the Detroit Lakes City Beach.
President Biden to Deliver Remarks on Russia's attack on Ukraine
WASHINGTON D.C. (KDLM) - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will speak on Russia's invasion of Ukraine today. Officials say Biden will outline new sanctions against Russia. You can watch a live stream o...
Feb 24, 2022