Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - More police departments are establishing what they call "Safe Exchange Zones" for people who sell or buy items online. In Detroit Lakes, the Police Department has made available...

ST. CLOUD (KNSI) - A Minnesota National Guard unit from Detroit Lakes is helping evacuate Americans and their allies from Afghanistan. According to the National Guard, Task Force 1-194 mobilized from ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minnesota Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by opponents trying to shut down Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil pipeline. The court's order issued Tuesday basically affirms a ...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Redistricting in Minnesota will likely affect those living in the Lakes Area. The House committee has started reviewing Census data that shows that Minnesota has grown by over 4...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Lakes Area Women's Expo Presented by Essentia Health has been postponed due to the likelihood of significant amounts of rain. The event, which was schedule for Thursday at t...

ERHARD (KDLM) - A rural mail carrier has been awarded Letter of Commendation after saving a man from an overturned lawn mower. Justin Tellinghuisen, rushed to the aid of a 70-year-old rural Erhard man...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Otter Tail River Watershed is looking for input from the public to help guide future efforts aimed at water quality. The Otter Tail River Watershed spans from Mahnomen Count...

(KNSI) - When asked how much stress Minnesota's worst drought since 1988 is putting on the state's trees, Katie Drewitz says "the short answer is: a lot." Drewitz is the University of Minnesota local ...

Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Football team is selling 2021 Laker Football Gold cards. The cards are $25 each and all proceeds go to support Laker football. Cards expire on August 31, 2...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Nurse Practitioner Susan Ross has joined Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes as a hospitalist as well as a family medicine provider in urgent care. As part of the hospitali...