Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Two Lakes Area Businesses Partner in Unique Way
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Two Lakes Area businesses have come together in a unique way. Dynamic Homes has collected several years' worth of scrap wood from their custom home building business and partner...
Nov 29, 2021 Scrap wood from Dynamic Homes will be burned in boilers by Bergen's Greenhouses to warm their greenhouses during the winter. (photo courtesy: Bergen.s Greenhouses)
Winter Won't Stop AIS Prevention Work in Minnesota
CASS LAKE, Minn. - Minnesota boat owners have stored their watercraft for the winter. But in the coming weeks, some lakes will be getting new cleaning equipment, so when the ice thaws next spring, mor...
Nov 29, 2021
Damien Mitten Trees Return to Lakes Area
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Damien Mitten Tree Project which began more than 50 years ago will continue this year. More than 50 years ago a local school bus driver had noticed that several kids were ge...
Nov 29, 2021
Kathy Goodwin Resigns from White Earth Reservation Committee
WHITE EARTH (KDLM) - District II Representative Kathy Goodwin has resigned from her position on the White Earth Reservation Committee. The resignation was effective, Nov. 19. Goodwin was elected to th...
Nov 29, 2021
Colorado Man Killed in Crash Near Osage
BECKER COUNTY, MINN. (KFGO) - A fatal crash over the weekend in Becker County. The Highway Patrol says a car driven by a Colorado man drove off Highway 34 near Osage, entered a ditch, vaulted on an ap...
Nov 29, 2021
Young Life Raising Funds Through Christmas Tree Sales in Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - It may be harder to get your hands on real Christmas trees this year, but an organization in Detroit Lakes will have some available on Black Friday. Young Life, a Christian mini...
Nov 24, 2021
Despite Staffing Shortages, Detroit Mountain will Open for Winter Season this Weekend
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Mountain is planning on opening for the winter season, Saturday. The Mountain, in its 8th season will plan to keep some of the changes that were implemented last season ...
Nov 24, 2021
Employees Won't Miss a Paycheck While Pump 24 C-Store in Mahnomen is Rebuilt after Fire
MAHNOMEN (KDLM) - Community Co-op plans to rebuild the Pump 24 C-Store in Mahnomen after it sustained heavy damage from a fire, Saturday, Nov. 20. The damage to the store was significant and will requ...
Nov 24, 2021
Detroit Lakes Debuts New LED Snowflake Decorations
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes' city streets are lined with new holiday decorations. The city asked local businesses and community members to help sponsor the new snowflake decorations last summ...
Nov 23, 2021
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation in Part of Frazee
FRAZEE (KDLM) - A natural gas leak forced an evacuation in Frazee, Tuesday. Around 1 p.m., Becker County Dispatch received a call reporting that a natural gas line had been struck in an ally by the Fr...
Nov 23, 2021