Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Two Protesters Pulled from Pipeline with only Minutes of Oxygen Left in Respirators
AITKIN, Minn. - Authorities in Aitkin County are considering charges against two protesters who climbed inside the Enbridge Energy pipeline Sunday near the Willow River. Officials say the pipe was cap...
Jul 27, 2021

UPDATE: Red Lake Police Officer Dies In Line Of Duty
RED LAKE, MN (KDLM) - UPDATED 10:32 pm July 27 The Red Lake Police Department has identified the officer killed on Tuesday morning as Ryan Bialke, age 37. Officer Bialke, a six-year veteran with the R...
Zeke Fuhrman Jul 27, 2021

Moorhead Police Searching For Armed Suspect
Moorhead, MN (KDLM) - The Moorhead Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding an "armed and dangerous" man suspected of a fatal shooting in North Dakota. Law enforcement is looking f...
Zeke Fuhrman Jul 27, 2021

"Let the People Decide" Clean Car Rules says Senator Kent Eken
ST. PAUL (KDLM) - Minnesota officially adopted the "clean car" rules on Monday, but a majority of the controversial rules will be decided on by voters in 2024. The new rules will require manufacturers...
Jul 27, 2021

Becker County Fair Ready for 127th Year
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Becker County Fair is back after being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year. In its 127th year the fair is planning for four days of family fun and entertainment...
Jul 27, 2021

Prepaid Child Tax Credits To Cause Smaller Tax Returns, Some Will Owe IRS
(KNSI) - Thousands of parents in Central Minnesota started getting monthly payments from an early child tax credit but what will that mean when families file their 2021 taxes? The Child Tax Credit was...
Jul 26, 2021

Extreme Heat, Severe Storms on Tap This Week
(KNSI) - The hottest temperatures of the summer could be headed toward central Minnesota this week. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch effective from Tuesday afternoon thr...
Jul 26, 2021

Wadena Man Killed in ATV Accident Identified
WADENA (KDLM) - A Wadena man killed in an ATV accident has been identified. Brian Christopher Goeden was found unresponsive just after 6:30 p.m. in rural Wadena. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office...
Jul 26, 2021

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings will Now be Sent to Smartphones
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Beginning July 28, the National Weather Service will better convey the severity and potential impacts from thunderstorm winds and hail by adding a "damage threat" tag to Severe ...
Jul 26, 2021

Zebra Mussels Confirmed on Clitherall, Eagle & Turtle Lake
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed zebra mussels in Clitherall Lake, near the city of Clitherall in Otter Tail County; Eagle Lake, near Frazee in Becker...
Jul 23, 2021 photo courtesy of MN DNR