Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Essentia Health is relaxing visitor restrictions as COVID-19 declines across the Lakes Area. Essentia Health announced Tuesday that they were returning to pre-pandemic patient v...

FERGUS FALLS - There has been a GoFundMe page set up for James "Jimmy" Noplos of Fergus Falls, who passed away from injuries he received, from allegedly being assaulted last week, while traveling to I...

(KNSI) - A man was killed in a drive-by shooting in Cass Lake. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says the 34-year-old was at a house party around 2:45 a.m. on Monday when he was shot. Investigators say...

ST. PAUL - Foresters and landowners are concerned that a disease that kills oak trees is spreading farther north in Minnesota. The mighty oak is one of the most abundant trees in Minnesota. Oak wilt w...

OLIVIA, Minn. - Friends and family have identified the man who was fatally shot by a police officer over the weekend in western Minnesota. A cousin, Jessica Laro, identified him as 32-year-old Ricardo...

FARGO (KVRR) - A Barnesville, Minn. woman is accused of vandalizing a statue of Jesus outside St. Mary's Cathedral in downtown Fargo. The Fargo City Prosecutor's Office says 28-year-old Blair Whitten ...

MOORHEAD (KFGO) - A Moorhead man, motivational speaker and known for performing the National Anthem at major sporting events around the country and at University of North Dakota hockey games is runnin...

WADENA (KDLM) - Wadena State Bank and The Jack & Alvida Browne Family Foundation have made a large donation to the Tri-County Health Care capital campaign. Wadena State Bank donated $250,000 to th...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes Youth Baseball will hold a pancake feed Saturday to help raise funds for the program. The current team and alumni will be on hand at the Detroit Lakes American Leg...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Police Department will have additional patrols on duty over the 4th of July holiday to help ensure a fun and safe holiday weekend in the Lakes Area. Across the...