Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

(KNSI) - The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for Thursday, May 6th. Forecasters say Temperatures will rise into the low to mid-60s this afternoon, and relative humidity values w...

(KNSI) - Minnesotans could soon get the news they've been waiting for since the start of the pandemic. Governor Tim Walz is making plans to wind down COVID-19 restrictions and get Minnesota back to bu...

Lincoln, NE (KDLM)- It's been an exciting couple of weeks for former Detroit Lakes Laker golfer Kate Smith. Five weeks ago, she was golfing in the second-ever Augusta Women's National Am (a tournament...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A groundbreaking for the new South Shore Park has been set. The City of Detroit Lakes plans to add new amenities in the 5.5 acre park including a picnic shelter, playground and ...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - After a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Let's Go Fishing Detroit Lakes is preparing to be back on the water and build their volunteer base. Let's Go Fishing returns the o...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Essentia Health St Mary's Detroit Lakes has received a four-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The overall rating is based on how well a ho...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Nearly 50 Lakes Area businesses will participate in a Community Job Fair on Thursday. The event, which will be held in the M State parking lot from 2-5:30pm is free to attend an...

(KNSI) - Minnesota is the fifth-best state in the country for working mothers, according to a report from Wallethub. After Massachusetts, the District of Columbia, Connecticut and Vermont, Minnesota r...

WALKER (KDLM) - A one-year-old girl was killed after being hit by a vehicle near Walker, MN, Sunday. The Cass County Sheriff's Department says girl was hit in the driveway of a home and the vehicle in...

ALEXANDRIA, MINN. (KFGO) - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has identified the man who drowned on Lake Ida, north of Alexandria as 59-year old Danny Haak, of Alexandria. Saturday afternoon, the she...