Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Lakes Area Residents Should Prepare for First Winter Weather Event of the Season
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Lakes Area residents are gearing up for the first winter weather event of the season. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for much of the Lakes Area from 6 p.m., Thursday ...
Nov 10, 2021
Hershey to acquire Fargo Based Dot's Pretzels and Pretzels Inc. for $1.2 billion
FARGO (KVRR) - The Hershey Company says it has entered into an agreement to acquire Fargo-based Dot's Pretzels. Dot's Pretzels started more than a decade ago. It was originally a homemade snack that s...
Nov 10, 2021
New York Mills Looking For Musicians To Fill Pep Band Rolls For State Football Game
NEW YORK MILLS, MN (KDLM) - The New York Mills Eagles football team is headed to the state tournament for the first time since 2006 and will play Deer River in Brainerd in the first round of the tourn...
Nov 10, 2021
Minnesota Ranked Among Most Charitable States
(KNSI) - A new survey shows Minnesota is among the most giving states. WalletHub determined the most charitable of the 50 states by comparing them across 19 key indicators of charitable behavior. The ...
Nov 10, 2021
Don't Rake All Your Leaves Before the Snow Flies
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - As the fall season comes to an end this week and many Lakes Area residents are scrambling to finish up their yard work before the snow flies, experts are encouraging residents t...
Nov 09, 2021
Veterans Day Celebrations Around the Lakes Area
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Lakes Area residents will join the nation, Thursday, Nov. 11 to honor all military veterans during Veterans Day. The holiday, observed annually on November 11, originally known ...
Nov 09, 2021
Moorhead man sentenced for participating in Jan. 6 attack at U.S Capitol
WASHINGTON (KVRR) - A federal judge has sentenced a Moorhead man to two years' probation after pleading guilty to charges connected to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In a plea agreement ...
Nov 09, 2021
Detroit Lakes 'Women's EDGE' Series to Wrap up For Year, Wednesday
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce's Women's EDGE series will wrap up for the year, Wednesday. The EDGE series, which stands for 'Engage, Develop, Grow, Empower' fea...
Nov 09, 2021
Lakes Area Residents Reminded to Protect Septic Systems from Freezing
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Lakes Area residents and property owners are being reminded to protect their septic systems from freezing. "It's important to think about your septic system and maintain certain...
Nov 09, 2021
305 Streams and Lakes Added to Minnesota's List of Polluted Waterways
ST. PAUL (KDLM) - Minnesota regulators have added 305 streams and lakes to the state's list of polluted waterways. For the first time, the MPCA listed waters in Greater Minnesota with PFAS contaminati...
Nov 09, 2021