Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

PERHAM (KDLM) - The funeral for Abby Anderson, the Perham woman who was hit twice in a fatal hit-and-run accident in the Twin Cities will take place, Tuesday in Minneapolis. Around 7 pm on Saturday, A...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Local heroes were honored, Thursday during the United Way of Becker County's Celebration of Heroes event at the Holmes Ballroom. After cancelling 2020s event due to the COVID-19...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Minnesota State Patrol had every trooper on patrol throughout the Lakes Area, Thursday. Northern Maroon Day, meant to help educate motorists on dangerous driving behaviors utili...

MINNEAPOLIS - A new study shows American kids are returning to school an average of four to five months behind in their learning, and it's worse for low-income students and students of color. A nonpro...

WASHINGTON D.C. (KDLM) - The United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has opened disaster relief funding for farmers in Becker and Otter Tail Counties as well as 16 other Minnesota counties. Se...

WAUBUN, Minn. (KVRR) - Enbridge Energy, the Canadian company that owns the controversial Line 3 pipeline replacement project in northern Minnesota, has donated $366,000 to the Waubun-Ogema-White Earth...

ROCHERT (KDLM) - River levels on the Otter Tail River near Rochert have gotten so low that you might not even know a river exists. The Becker Soil and Water Conservation District posted a photo, Wedne...

LAKE GEORGE (KDLM) - A 5-year-old was airlifted to a Fargo Hospital after suffering a serious head injury in a head on collision near Lake George, MN. The accident occurred around 8:30 p.m. on Saturda...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KWNO) - The Minnesota State Fair will not require attendees to wear masks or provide proof of vaccination. State fair organizers strongly urged patrons to mask and get vaccinated in a...

WADENA (KDLM) - Lakes Area seniors are being reminded to be on alert for phone scammers trying to convince elderly residents that their loved ones are in trouble. The Wadena County Sheriff's Office sa...