Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Over 300 Crashes and Spinouts Reported Due To Snowstorm
(KNSI) - The Minnesota State Patrol says it has responded to more than 300 crashes and spinouts since Sunday afternoon. According to a tweet from State Patrol Sergeant Jesse Grabow, troopers responded...
Dec 27, 2021 AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt
Two Children Killed in Early Morning House Fire Near Bemidji
BEMIDJI, MN (KDLM) - Two children who died in a house fire two days before Christmas have been identified as sisters who were staying the night at their grandmother's so their mother could wrap their ...
Dec 26, 2021
Winter Storm Warning Remains In Effect Until 6 pm on Monday
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for the northern half of the state until 6:00 tonight. The winter storm system moved across Minnesota and western Wisconsin last nig...
Dec 26, 2021
Moorhead Family of Seven Died from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
MOORHEAD (KFGO) - Seven members of a Moorhead family whose bodies were found inside their home last weekend died of carbon monoxide poisoning. The victims were discovered Saturday night in the south M...
Dec 22, 2021
Minnesota recovers $334,000 in Back Wages for Construction Employees Working on Detroit Lakes project
ST. PAUL, MINN. - "Significant by any measure," say officials about the state recovering over 334-thousand dollars in back wages for construction workers who weren't paid prevailing wage or overtime o...
Dec 22, 2021
DNR Warning Anglers About Uneven Ice Conditions
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Minnesota DNR is reminding anglers that ice formation on many lakes remains uneven and potentially dangerous. Weather during the month of December has included rain, snow an...
Dec 22, 2021
One Confirmed Dead in House Fire in Rochert
ROCHERT (KDLM) - One person was killed in a house fire in Rochert, MN Tuesday. The Becker County Sheriff's Office received a call of a house fire shortly after 2 a.m., Tuesday. Upon arrival, the struc...
Dec 22, 2021
Train Hits Vehicle and Injures Two in Perham
PERHAM (KDLM) - Two people were hurt when a train collided with a vehicle near Perham, Tuesday. The crash occurred around 4 p.m. at the railroad crossing on Pikewood Ln and County Hwy. 80. Jonathan Sc...
Dec 22, 2021
Ecumen Detroit Lakes Receives a "Best Nursing Home" Rating for Emmanuel Nursing Home
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. - Ecumen Detroit Lakes has received a "Best Nursing Home" rating for its Emmanuel Nursing Home by U.S. News & World Report magazine. The magazine evaluated more than 15,000 fa...
Dec 22, 2021
Lakeshirts will Pay $1 Million for Naming Rights of New Detroit Lakes High School Gymnasium, 'Lakeshirts Fieldhouse'
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Lakeshirts has agreed to pay $1 million for the naming rights of the new Detroit Lakes High School gymnasium. The new gym, will be known as the Lakeshirts Fieldhouse. Lakeshirts...
Dec 21, 2021 A photo of Detroit Lakes High School's new gym under construction in September, 2021