Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Roadways throughout the Lakes Area have become snow and ice covered making travel difficult, Thursday morning. A winter storm warning remains in effect until 10 a.m., Thursday. ...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The City of Detroit Lakes adopted their 2022 budget and Tax Levy, Tuesday. The amount of the new tax levy increase was set at 8.22%, when factored with an additional HRA levy th...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A surge of threats to area schools has some parents wondering what's going on. Recent threats have been made to schools in Detroit Lakes, Lake Park, a number of schools in the F...

(KNSI) - Some Christmas mailing deadlines are this week for those special packages. If customers plan to mail using retail ground service, the deadline is Wednesday, December 15th. For first class mai...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Becker County Food Pantry is exploring the possibilities of relocating and asking the city of Detroit Lakes, area townships and Becker County to help pay for the building pr...

RED LAKE, MINN. (KFGO) - Two people were rescued after they became trapped on drifting ice on the Red Lake Reservation in northwest Minnesota. Red Lake Police, conservation offices, and Red Lake Fire ...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Area residents are being warned about recent gift card scams that have resulted in some people out thousands of dollars. Multiple reports over the last several weeks indicate vi...

NIMROD (KDLM) - A Staples man has been arrested after a chase that reaches speeds of 100 miles per hour. Just before 11 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 11 the Wadena County Sheriff's Office was requested to assi...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Lakes Area could receive up to 4 inches of snow Wednesday evening into Thursday morning. The National Weather Service says a low pressure system will track from east central...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Becker County commissioners ratified an agreement, Tuesday to hire a new County Administrator. Former Mille Lacs County Administrator Pat Oman will become Becker County's new Co...