Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Mobile Dental Health Clinic Coming to Detroit Lakes This Week, Permanent Solution Still Needed
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A nonprofit dental health clinic will be held in Detroit Lakes this week. Children's Dental Services, a nonprofit that provides a full range of dental services will be seeing ch...
Dec 14, 2021

Comedian Charlie Berens To Play Fargo Theatre on March 12th
FARGO, ND (KDLM) - If you live in the midwest, there's a pretty good chance you've been tagged in or seen an all-too-relatable Charlie Berens video on social media. Now you can see the award-winning s...
Zeke Fuhrman Dec 13, 2021

Group of Lakes Area Women Surprise Detroit Lakes Server with $1,500 Tip
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A group of Lakes Area women surprised a Detroit Lakes server with a tip of more than $1,500. 18 women pitched in to surprise, Darla Walker, a server at the Holiday Inn in Detroi...
Dec 13, 2021 A group of Lakes Area women surprise Darla, a server at Holiday Inn Detroit Lakes (teal Sweater) with a tip of more than $1,500. (Photo courtesy Beth Pridday Facebook)

Lakes Area's Most Wanted: Dec. 13, 2021
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM/LAKES TV3) - The Becker County Sheriff's Department and Detroit Lakes Police share their most wanted. Check back each week to see if the most wanted person has been located!
Dec 13, 2021

Detroit Lakes High School Band Director will March in Tournament of Roses Parade
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes High School's band director, Tim Siewert will be marching in the 2022 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. Siewert will be playing the trumpet as pa...
Dec 13, 2021

Detroit Lakes ALDI Plans to Open this Weekend
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The ALDI grocery store is scheduled to open in Detroit Lakes on Saturday. The new store, located off of highway 10 in front of the Boys & Girls Club Thrift Store plans to op...
Dec 13, 2021

Wadena Man Arrested After Fleeing Police in Grand Forks
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO) - A man was arrested after crashing his vehicle and fleeing from Grand Forks Police. Police say the SUV, driven by Kyle Taggert of Wadena, lost control, ran up a snowbank, hit...
Dec 13, 2021

Driver Flees Crash Near Lake Melissa
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A crash Friday, resulted in one driver fleeing the scene near Lake Melissa. The State Patrol says a Toyota Tundra struck a Chevy Silvarado as the Chevy attempted to cross Highwa...
Dec 12, 2021

980 Pounds of Food Collected During Operation Hunger Resolve in Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Soldiers with the Minnesota Army National Guard marched down Washington Avenue in Detroit Lakes, Saturday collecting non-perishable food items for the Becker County Food Pantry....
Dec 12, 2021

Juvenile Loon Stuck on Icy Lake Near Nevis Creates Buzz on Social Media
NEVIS (KDLM) - A loon stuck and surrounded by ice on a lake in Nevis has caught the world's attention as resident Debbie Center has been documenting the loon on Facebook since Dec. 4, 2021 with many e...
Dec 10, 2021 A loon named Gilligan stuck on a lake near Nevis, MN (Photo via Debbie Center on Facebook)