Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Sanford Health to Require Employees to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
SIOUX FALLS (KDLM) - Sanford Health will require all employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccination by Nov. 1 including employees in the Lakes Area. "This is the right thing to do for our patients and re...
Jul 22, 2021
Second Flowering Rush Treatment Scheduled for Lakes Area Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A second Flowering rush chemical treatment of the summer will occur on Lakes Area Lakes next week. Flowering rush is a reed-like wetland plant with pink flowers. The plant grows...
Jul 22, 2021 photo courtesy Pelican River Watershed District
Lutheran Social Service Seeking Volunteers in Becker County
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Lutheran Social Service is seeking volunteers in Becker County. Volunteers are needed to offer breaks to family caregivers by spending a few hours each week with the individuals...
Jul 22, 2021
Turkey Days Begins in Frazee
FRAZEE (KDLM) - The 67th annual Turkey Days festival begins in Frazee today. The event which runs through the weekend features history walks, a variety show and parking lot parties as well as a golf s...
Jul 22, 2021
Burgum calls extension of US border restrictions 'preposterous'
(KNOX, GRAND FORKS) - North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is unhappy with Wednesday's announcement that the US government is extending the closure of land borders with Canada and Mexico until at least Aug. ...
Jul 22, 2021
Wadena Man Killed in ATV Accident
WADENA (KDLM) - A Wadena man was killed in an apparent ATV accident, Wednesday. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office was called to rural Compton Township around 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 21 where t...
Jul 22, 2021
State to Spend $1 Million on Boat Cleaning Stations to Combat Spread of Starry Stonewort
(KNSI) - The state's latest budget allocated $1 million to combat the spread of a particular aquatic invasive species. Starry stonewort is a grass-like form of algae that can interfere with recreation...
Jul 21, 2021
East Battle Lake Drowning Victim Identified
CLITHERAL (KDLM) - The man who is believed to have drowned on East Battle Lake, Saturday has been identified. 35-year-old, Bradley Clymer of Johnson, Nebraska was located unconscious in East Battle La...
Jul 21, 2021
Smoky Air Reducing Visibilities; Air Quality Alert Issued
(KNSI) - Smoke from Canadian wildfires is not just affecting air quality but also reducing visibility. The National Weather Service says around central Minnesota; visibilities are reduced to between o...
Jul 21, 2021 A smoky haze over the Lakes Area July 12, 2021.
Lakes Area Residents Asked to Lock Vehicles After String of Break-ins
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Lakes Area residents are being asked to lock their vehicles after a string of break ins. Since Thursday, July 15, five reports of stolen items from unlocked vehicles have been r...
Jul 21, 2021