Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Air Quality Alert Issued Due to Wild Fire Smoke
ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert most of Minnesota. The alert remains in effect through 3 p.m. Friday, July 30. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is expected...
Jul 29, 2021 A smoky haze over the Lakes Area July 12, 2021.
Becker Included in Counties Added to Burning Restrictions Across State
ST. PAUL (KDLM) - More counties have been added to a growing number that are currently under burning restrictions due to drought conditions across the state. Effective this week, areas within state ju...
Jul 29, 2021
Minnesota Department of Health Recommending Masks in K-12 Schools
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KWNO)-The Minnesota Department of Health is recommending K-12 schools follow the CDC's recently updated guidelines for in-person learning this fall. The CDC guidelines, announced on T...
Jul 28, 2021
Second Flowering Rush Treatment on Lakes Area Lakes Postponed
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - High wind conditions have forced the Pelican River Watershed District to postpone a second Flowering Rush treatment. Flowering rush is a reed-like wetland plant with pink flower...
Jul 28, 2021 photo courtesy Pelican River Watershed District
Outbreak of Covid-19 Cases Investigated at Youth Camp near Pelican Rapids
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO KVRR) - The Minnesota Dept. of Health is investigating a COVID-19 outbreak at a camp for teenagers in Otter Tail County. Communications specialist Erin McHenry says state health ...
Jul 28, 2021
Two Teens Nearly Drown After Being Sucked into Dam Bypass on Otter Tail Lake
OTTER TAIL (KDLM) - A Lidgerwood, ND man is being credited with rescuing a teen from drowning on Otter Tail Lake. Police were called to a near drowning on Sunday, July 25 near the Highway 72 dam. A 14...
Jul 28, 2021
July is Hire a Vet Month in Minnesota
(KNSI) - To help raise awareness about the many benefits of employing current and former U.S. military members, Governor Tim Walz proclaimed July 2021 as Hire a Veteran Month. The Minnesota Department...
Jul 28, 2021
Officials Identify Red Lake Nation Police Officer Killed in the Line of Duty Tuesday
(KNSI) - The Red Lake Police Department has identified the officer who was killed Tuesday morning. Officials say 37-year-old Ryan Bialke, a native of Buffalo, Minnesota, was shot to death by a suspect...
Jul 28, 2021
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...
Jul 27, 2021