Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Sanford Medical Supply and Equipment Store to Open in Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Sanford Health has announced they'll open a medical supply store in Detroit Lakes. The business offers bath aids, hospital beds, breast pumps, CPAP products, lift chairs and a v...
Jan 24, 2022
Area Woman Captures 3rd Place in World Changmookwan Taekwondo Championship
HANKINSON (KBRF/KDLM) - The 75th anniversary of the World Changmookwan Taekwondo Championships featured more than 800 competitors from 19 counties and KrisCinda Erickson of Hankinson captured a third-...
Jan 24, 2022
Detroit Lakes Man Charged with Felony for Fire Near Washington Square Mall this Summer
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A Detroit Lakes man has been charged with a felony negligence after sparks from a fire bowl on his apartment balcony allegedly caused a fire near the Washington Square Mall in D...
Jan 24, 2022
Enbridge Fixes Pierced Aquifer Near Oil Pipeline
MINNEAPOLIS - Enbridge Energy says it has fixed an aquifer that was pierced over a year ago when workers were installing the Line 3 oil pipeline in Northern Minnesota. The accident near Enbridge's ter...
Jan 21, 2022
Summer Internships Available at MN DNR
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has posted over 200 summer internships. The summer interns cover several positions in the DNR, including fisheries, forestry, parks and trails, a...
Jan 21, 2022
Minnesota Comedian, Actor Louie Anderson Dies At 68
(KDLM) - Comedian and Minnesota native Louie Anderson has died. Anderson arrived on the scene thanks to a spot on The Tonight Show in 1984. He starred in several comedy specials and had acting roles i...
Jan 21, 2022
Police Investigating Unruly Fan Accused of Grabbing Referee at Lake Park-Audubon Basketball Game
AUDUBON (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Police are investigating a report of a spectator becoming unruly with a high school referee in Lake Park. A call to the Police Department indicated that a 45-year-ol...
Jan 20, 2022
Frazee-Vergas School District Cancels In-Person Learning Due to Staffing Shortage from COVID-19
FRAZEE (KDLM) - The Frazee-Vergas School District has cancelled in-person learning through Monday, January 24. The District said in a statement that due to a combination of staff shortages from COVID-...
Jan 20, 2022
Lake Region Electric Donates More than $44,000 to Local Organizations
PELICAN RAPIDS (KDLM) - Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) has awarded more than $44,000 in funding to 109 local organizations. This quarter, organizations receiving funds through LREC's Operatio...
Jan 20, 2022
MAHUBE-OTWA Asking Residents to Help Count Homeless in Lakes Area
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - MAHUBE-OTWA is encouraging Lakes Area residents within its 5 county service area to participate in an Annual Point in Time Homeless Count. The nonprofit is asking residents who ...
Jan 20, 2022