Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Lakeshirts Affiliated Company Purchases Jail Building in Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The minimum security jail building in Detroit Lakes has been sold to a Lakeshirts entity known as Jailhouse Properties LLC. Recovery Community Resources had planned to buy the b...
May 10, 2021
Senator Tina Smith Visits Lakes Area Promoting Rural Economic Development, Health Care and Broadband
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Sen. Tina Smith visited Detroit Lakes and Perham on Saturday as part of a two-day tour of rural Minnesota. Smith toured the Boys and Girls Club and businesses in downtown Detroi...
May 09, 2021
Former Alexandria Police Chief Investigated for Unauthorized Purchases
ALEXANDRIA (VOICE OF ALEXANDRIA) - In late fall of 2020 staff from the Alexandria Police Department learned of several questionable items that were purchased with funds from the Police Department's bu...
May 09, 2021
One-Year-Old Dies in Northern Minnesota Duplex Fire
WALKER, Minn. (KFGO) - A one-year-old boy has died in a duplex fire near Remer in northern Minnesota. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says deputies arrived shortly before 2 a.m. Fri. to find the dupl...
May 09, 2021
Midco Crews to Begin Installing Fiber Internet Lines Throughout Detroit Lakes this Summer
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A new internet, phone and TV provider is coming to Detroit Lakes and the Lakes Area this summer. Midco has made a $22 million privately funded investment to bring their array of...
May 07, 2021
Detroit Lakes Economic Development Summit: Business and the Community Springing Back to Life
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce and community leaders from Detroit Lakes provided community members with a community wide economic update at the Detroit Lakes Eco...
May 07, 2021
Suspect in Custody after Hours Long Hostage Situation in St. Cloud
UPDATE: 10:30 p.m. (KNSI) - The hostage situation at Wells Fargo Bank in St. Cloud, which had been going on for over eight and a half hours is over. The suspect was taken out of the building shortly b...
May 06, 2021
Climbing and Hanging Off Paul Bunyan's Arm Cause of Break in Iconic Statue in Bemidji
BEMIDJI (KDLM) - Bemidji's iconic statue of Paul Bunyan suffered a major separation in his right arm on Monday and now local police know why. The cause of the failure appears to have been caused by se...
May 06, 2021
College pitcher and Hawley native's prosthetic arm stolen in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KFGO) - A tough start to the week turned into a very positive one for Hawley, Minnesota native Parker Hanson. The 24-year-old is in his second year at Augustana University in Sioux ...
May 06, 2021
Walz Announces Timeline for reduction of State COVID Restrictions
ST. PAUL (KDLM) -Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will announce a three-step timeline Thursday at 12pm to end most state COVID-19 restrictions by May 28 and end the statewide mask requirement by July 1, or...
May 06, 2021