Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Orton's in Audubon Robbed
AUDUBON (KDLM) - The Becker County Sheriff's Office is investigating a robbery at the Orton's Cenex Convenience Store in Audubon. The store was robbed just before 1 a.m. on Tuesday, May 25. A man desc...
May 25, 2021

Ground Breaking for Becker County Museum This Week
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A groundbreaking for the Becker County Museum is scheduled for Thursday, May 27 at 11am. The museum has been raising funds for several years to build a new 30,000 square foot bu...
May 25, 2021

Lakes Area Lakes to be Treated for Curly-Leaf Pondweed, Wednesday
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Pelican River Watershed District will be chemically treating a number of lakes for Curly-leaf pondweed, Wednesday. Curly-leaf pondweed is a submersed aquatic plant native to...
May 25, 2021

Minnesota DNR Officer Dies in Crash Near Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS (KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says one of its conservation officers died in the line of duty Monday morning. According to a press release from the DNR, The office...
May 24, 2021

Adapted Home Being Built for Perham Man who Lost Leg in Iraq
PERHAM (KDLM) - Money is being raised to help build an adapted home for a Perham man who lost his leg while on patrol in Iraq with the Minnesota Army National Guard. On July 25, 2006, Lucas Schmitz wa...
May 24, 2021

Workforce Shortage Leads Otter Tail County to Create Job Portal for Businesses in County
Otter Tail County (KDLM) - Otter Tail County and Otter Tail Lakes Country Association (OTLCA) have launched a new countywide job portal. The job portal connects jobseekers and people looking to move t...
May 24, 2021

Tri-County Health Care Breaks Ground on New Hospital in Wadena
WADENA (KDLM) - Tri-County Health Care broke ground on their new hospital and clinic in Wadena, Friday. The new facility will have large exam rooms, a rehabilitation center on site, and an air filtrat...
May 24, 2021

Federal Jury Convicts Man for Vehicular Assault on White Earth Reservation
ST. PAUL (KDLM) - A Federal Jury last week convicted an Itasca County man for Vehicular Assault on the White Earth Reservation. The Federal jury convicted Kevin Doerr on one count of assault with a da...
May 24, 2021

Extra Seat Belt Patrols in Minnesota this Week
ST. PAUL (KDLM) - Extra seat belt patrols across Minnesota will begin this week. The Minnesota State Patrol is hoping to stop a growing loss of life as unbuckled deaths have surpassed 2020s deaths. Un...
May 24, 2021

Team Balcer Win 16th Annual Reel Country Classic Fishing Tournament
OTTER TAIL LAKE (KDLM) - The team of Balcer & Balcer had a great day Friday with a bag of 17.71 lbs and a decent day on Saturday with a bag of 14.02 lbs to claim the overall title of the Reel Coun...
May 22, 2021