Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Efforts Made to Enhance Roundabout Safety in Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Roundabouts continue to be a point of contention and confusion in Detroit Lakes. Two new roundabouts were constructed in the summer of 2020 at Willow and Washington Ave as well ...
Apr 13, 2021

WATCH: 'The Walk: Why I Believe' Kate Busker
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM/LAKES TV3) - A new video series is highlighting Lakes Area residents' personal faith journey. 'The Walk: Why I Believe', produced by Rayna Zima of LAKES TV3 showcases a number of c...
Apr 13, 2021

Detroit Lakes Public Utilities Earns Award for Reliable Electric Service
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes Public Utilities has earned an award from the American Public Power Association for their reliable electric service. Detroit Lakes Public Utilities says the organi...
Apr 13, 2021

Detroit Lakes Woman Starring in New Film
A Detroit Lakes woman is starring in a new film bringing awareness to drug addiction. Melissa Paakh told KVLY TV in Fargo that the film dives into the realities of addiction which she has seen first-h...
Apr 13, 2021

Dogs Tased and Shot by Deputy Near Park Rapids
PARK RAPIDS (KDLM) - A Hubbard County Deputy Sheriff was forced to tase and then shoot a dog at a home near Park Rapids after being bitten, recently. The Deputy, exited his squad car and was in the dr...
Apr 13, 2021

Essentia Health to pause Johnson & Johnson vaccines
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Following a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Food and Drug Administration, Essentia Health will pause administration of t...
Apr 13, 2021

Lakes Area's Most Wanted: April 12, 2021
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM/LAKES TV3) - The Becker County Sheriff's Department and Detroit Lakes Police share their most wanted. Check back each week to see if the most wanted person has been located!
Apr 12, 2021

Senator Kent Eken would like to Strip Governor's Power to Suspend Evictions
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Senator Kent Eken would like to remove the Governor's power to not allow landlords to evict residents. Governor Walz issued executive order 20-14 in March of 2020 that suspended...
Apr 12, 2021

New Memory Blocks to be Added to Perham's Angel of Hope Memorial Park
PERHAM (KDLM) - New memory blocks will be added to the Perham Area Angel of Hope Memorial Park this spring. The park, located on the corner of 3rd Ave & 6th Ave in Perham began in 2004 as a way fo...
Apr 12, 2021

Violence Erupts After Deadly Officer Involved Shooting Sunday in Brooklyn Center
(KNSI) - Police, escorted by the Minnesota National Guard members, arrived in Brooklyn Center Sunday as the mayor declared a curfew late Sunday night after a 20-year-old man was shot and killed by pol...
Apr 12, 2021