Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Adults Fishing with Kids can Fish Without a License in Minnesota this Weekend
(KNSI) - This weekend is Take a Kid Fishing Weekend in Minnesota. Children 15 and younger don't need a license to fish in Minnesota, but from Friday to Sunday, adults without a license can fish as lon...
Jun 10, 2021

28th Annual Great American Think-Off in New York Mills this Weekend
NEW YORK MILLS (KDLM) - The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center will host their 28th annual Great American Think-Off weekend this weekend. The weekend kicks off on Friday June 11 with a NYM walkin...
Jun 10, 2021

Emergency Purchase of Used Ladder Truck for Detroit Lakes Fire Department will Cost More than Half a Million Dollars
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The city of Detroit Lakes will pay up to $550,000 for a used ladder truck for the Detroit Lakes Fire department. The City Council approved the emergency purchase on Tuesday afte...
Jun 10, 2021

Detroit Lakes Residents Asked to Conserve Energy, City Under Extreme Heat Power Use Alert
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes is under an Extreme Heat Power Use Alert. With the extremely high temperatures, Detroit Lakes Public Utilities is asking customers to conserve energy throughout th...
Jun 10, 2021

GoFundMe Created for Detroit Lakes Couple who Lost Home in Fire
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A GoFundMe has been created to help a Detroit Lakes couple who lost their home to fire after a lightning strike late Monday evening. Lightning struck a tree near Tim and Heidi S...
Jun 09, 2021

During Heatwave City of Detroit Lakes Planning for Winter Decorations
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The city of Detroit Lakes is asking businesses to help sponsor new winter snowflake decorations. Lighted decorations line the city streets each winter from thanksgiving through ...
Jun 09, 2021

Two Killed in Crash Tuesday at Same Intersection DNR Officer was Killed
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. - Two people are dead after a dump truck collided with an ambulance in Itasca County. The crash occurred Tuesday morning. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the ambulance was...
Jun 09, 2021

Frazee Rest Area on Highway 10 Temporarily Closed
FRAZEE (KDLM) - The Frazee Rest Area on Highway 10 near Frazee will temporarily closed through Thursday, June 10. During the closure there will be no running water in the building while crews chlorina...
Jun 09, 2021

Mahnomen City Administrator Resigning
MAHNOMEN (KDLM) - Dr. Berg, Manhomen's City Adminstrator has announced his resignation after serving as the City Administrator from 2007 to 2009 and again from 2015 to 2021. Berg has accepted a positi...
Jun 09, 2021

Detroit Lakes Man Identified in Fatal Crash in Wadena County
BULLARDS TOWNSHIP (KDLM) - A Detroit Lakes resident has been identified in a fatal crash Monday in Wadena County. Justin Mayberry, 42, died after his vehicle rolled near County Road 26 and 160th Stree...
Jun 09, 2021