Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

MINNEAPOLIS (KDLM) - A Hawley native will suit up for the Minnesota Vikings this year. The Minnesota Vikings claimed tight end Ben Ellefson off waivers from Jacksonville, Wednesday. Ellefson, a native...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - After being postponed due to rain, the Lakes Area Women's Expo Presented by Essentia Health will happen today at the Boys & Girls Club of Detroit Lakes. The event will be he...

(KNSI) - Calling it bittersweet, Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka says he is stepping down from his leadership role. In an email, Gazelka said outside of his faith and family life, servin...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Water levels on area lakes are so low that some are coming up with unique ways to pull their boats out of the water. A photo posted to social media this week showed a tractor he...

(KNSI) - Minnesota National Guard troops have left Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. The 1,100 soldiers from St. Cloud-based Task Force 1-194, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, ...

MAHNOMEN (KDLM) - A crash in Mahnomen County has left one dead and others seriously injured. Around 8:30 p.m., Monday five juveniles were involved in a crash northeast of Naytahwaush. A vehicle with 5...

ERHARD (KDLM) - An Erhard man has died after being attacked by bees. Just after 2 p.m., Monday, the Otter Tail County Dispatch received a report a medical emergency at a residence northeast of Erhard....

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota reached 300 traffic deaths before Labor Day for the first time in more than a decade, due in large part to excessive speeds on the roads. The Minnesota Department of Public...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - After being postponed due to rain, the Lakes Area Women's Expo Presented by Essentia Health will be moved indoors to the Boys & Girls Club of Detroit Lakes. The event, which...

(KNSI) - More than 1,000 people have gotten vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Minnesota State Fair. A community vaccine clinic is set up at the North End Event Center at the fairgrounds, and in its f...