Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

FARGO (KFGO) - Services have been set for Fargo businessman and avid golfer Russ Newman who died after a fall outside his Fargo home over the weekend. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday followed...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Becker County Commissioners have approved adding an additional full-time dispatcher after a group of Fire Chiefs in Becker County voiced concerns last month about the staffi...

CORMORANT (KDLM) - The Turf Wars drag races return to Cormorant on Saturday. The drag racing event, in its fourth year will feature drivers racing down a 500-foot, turf track in Cormorant. Organizers ...

CORMORANT (KDLM) - A stolen gumball machine owned by two kids has been returned. The gumball machine which sits inside the Roadhouse was stolen sometime over the Memorial Day holiday. A patron who had...

(KNSI) - Minnesota's Governor doesn't buy claims from business owners that enhanced and extended unemployment benefits keep workers from getting back to work. During a press conference last week, Gove...

BERTHA (KDLM) - A Bertha-Hewitt graduate broke both legs during a graduation ceremony, Friday. During the graduation, Senior, Julie Ellis fell and broke both her legs prior to reaching the stage. "Ell...

JAMESTOWN, ND (KFGO) - It was a first for the North Dakota Highway Patrol. A trooper made a traffic stop for speeding on I-94 near Jamestown and cited a woman for going 90 in a 75 MPH zone. The woman ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen is backing a court action to stop COVID-19 vaccinations for 12-to-16-year-olds that, among other things, compares the inocul...

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (KFGO KVRR) - Family, friends and law enforcement officers were in Grand Rapids Friday to attend the funeral for Minnesota Conservation Officer Sarah Grell. Grell died in a crash n...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Becker County Museum broke ground on their new facility, Thursday. The museum has been raising funds for several years to build a new 30,000 square foot building with a cost...