Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Sanford and Essentia Health to Offer COVID Vaccine to Children this Week
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Sanford Health and Essentia Health will start offering the COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11 years-old this week. Tuesday, the CDC authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vacci...
Nov 03, 2021
Monster Jam Returning to Fargo After 2 Year Hiatus
FARGO (KDLM) - MONSTER JAM will return to the Fargodome for the first time in two years. The event announced this week is scheduled for Saturday, February 5, 2022 and will be held at full capacity mar...
Nov 03, 2021 photo via MONSTER JAM
Detroit Lakes Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery of White Earth Convenience Store
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A Detroit Lakes man has pleaded guilty to robbing a convenience store on the White Earth Indian Reservation. On Nov. 11, 2020, Levi Brandin Jerome entered the store with a rifle...
Nov 03, 2021
Highway Signs Altered with "Lets Go Brandon" in Brandon, Minnesota
BRANDON. Minn. (KVRR) - City officials in Brandon aren't amused with whoever defaced the west-central Minnesota city's welcome signs on the edge of town. Brandon City Clerk Deb Grommesh says someone a...
Nov 03, 2021
Lake Park-Audubon Voters Approve $23 Million School Construction Project
LAKE PARK (KDLM) - Lake Park-Audubon School District voters approved both bond referendums for a proposed $23 million school construction project, Tuesday. Unofficial vote totals came in at 546 yes vo...
Nov 03, 2021
Threat of Violence at "DL" High School Likely Linked to Detroit Lakes Student
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - There was an increased police presence at Detroit Lakes High School after an anonymous threat was called into a news tipline, Tuesday. At the time, law enforcement was unsure if...
Nov 02, 2021
Sanford, Essentia employees dismissed over vaccine mandates
FARGO, N.D. - (KFGO/KVRR) - Sanford Health says out of approximately 9,800 employees who work in the Fargo region, 31 employees have left as a result of the company's vaccine mandate. Vice-President a...
Nov 02, 2021
Some Seniors Feeling Overwhelmed with Medicare Open Enrollment
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - With more than 24,000 different plans available nationwide, Medicare open enrollment is leaving some seniors feeling overwhelmed. About 54 million U.S. adults use Medicare for t...
Nov 02, 2021
Homeownership Groups Warning of Economic Fallout from Increase in House Foreclosures
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Homeownership groups are warning of economic fallout from house foreclosures. State and national programs that allowed struggling homeowners to pause monthly payments during the...
Nov 02, 2021
Extra Security At Detroit Lakes High School This Morning After Anonymous Threat
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - There is an increased police presence at Detroit Lakes High School after an anonymous threat was called in this morning. High School principal Josh Omang e-mailed parents of...
Nov 02, 2021