Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

The investigation comes on the heels of controversy over a metro-area high school softball player whose team competed in the state tournament this spring.

Detroit Lakes Public Schools is proud to announce Jill Walter as the new principal of Detroit Lakes High School. Principal Walter has most recently served as the Middle School Principal for East Grand...

Dunvilla, MN - Two people are hurt after one of them fell asleep while driving and crashed into the other near Dunvilla Wednesday afternoon (June 25th). State troopers say that at around 2:45 p.m. two...

Bemidji, MN - The Fergus Falls Fire Department and other area firefighters sent assistance to Bemidji following a destructive thunderstorm early Saturday (June 21st) that left a ten-mile swath of dama...

Otter Tail County, MN - An Otter Tail County workforce development program is changing lives. The Empowered Worker Program, an initiative supported by funding from the county and the Minnesota Departm...

Fergus Falls firefighters provided mutual aid following Saturday’s devastating storm in Bemidji. (FFFD) Bemidji, MN – The Fergus Falls Fire Department and other area firefighters sent assi...

Rita went from unemployed, single mother to nursing assistant. (OTC) Otter Tail County, MN – An Otter Tail County workforce development program is changing lives. The Empowered Worker Program, a...

Otter Tail County, MN - A Frazee man has been charged with assault following an incident last weekend. On Sunday (June 22nd), 62-year-old Craig William Blonigan was arrested at his home for assaulting...

Ottertail, MN - Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), a small beetle from East Asia, has been discovered in Otter Tail and Wadena counties and is causing big problems for ash trees across Minnesota. This invasive ...

The City of Detroit Lakes is warning the public that there has been a scam going out via email where residents are receiving fake permit billing notices. The City of Detroit Lakes does not send Permit...