Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Pelican Rapids, MN - A Pelican Rapids woman has been sentenced to twelve and a half years in prison for the murder of her 3-year-old daughter. 29-year-old Suad Mohammed Ali was arrested on July 10th, ...

PromesaStudio / Depositphotos.com St. Paul, MN – Governor Tim Walz says he directed the Minnesota Department of Public of Safety to be on heightened alert following President Trump’s decis...

Fergus Falls, MN – Sunday morning’s thunderstorm brought significant winds and knocked out power for a few thousand in Otter Tail County. According to Otter Tail Power Company’s outa...

A twenty-six-year-old man from Waubun is now facing multiple vehicular homicide charges after a motorcycle crash on County Road 56, east of County Road 117, near Toad Lake. On May 26th at around 8:20 ...

Severe storms leave over 2,600 without power Saturday night. (LREC) Pelican Rapids, MN – Early Saturday morning (June 21st), Lake Region Electric Cooperative reported that over 2,600 members wer...

Saturday’s extreme heat warning. (NWS) Chanhassen, MN – Much of Minnesota will be under an extreme heat warning this weekend, with temperatures soaring into the 90s and dangerous humidity ...

Hail reported near Hankinson, ND. (KFGO) Hankinson, ND (KFGO) – The National Weather Service is reporting high winds and up to 1.5-inch hail in Richland County Thursday night. Hankinson saw 65 m...

Derek Sidian recaps this week’s biggest local news stories. The Weekly News Recap is brought to you by Fergus Falls Monument, online at foreverstonememorials.com, Memorials That Matter. FOLLOW U...

Julian (center) is making strides towards becoming an EMT. (OTC) Otter Tail County, MN – An Otter Tail County workforce development program is changing lives. The Empowered Worker Program, an in...

St. Paul, MN - On Wednesday, June 18th, the Minnesota State Board of Trustees approved the largest tuition increase in nearly two decades, with increases ranging from 4% to 8% across the 33 schools. T...