Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

POLK COUNTY (KFGO) - Firefighters are making progress in containing the massive Oxcart Fire in Polk County, Minnesota, the largest wildfire so far this spring in the state. Leanne Langeberg with the M...

GRAND FORKS (KFGO) - Critical fire weather conditions persist again across all of North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. A Red Flag Warning is in effect until 10 p.m. Thurs. The National Weather Ser...

(KDLM) - The 2021 MLB season begins today for the Minnesota Twins. The Twins will visit Milwaukee for a border battle with the Brewers. Kenta Maeda will take the mound against Brandon Woodruff with th...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes High School is planning to host an outdoor graduation for Seniors this spring. Superintendent Mark Jenson is hopeful that spectators will be allowed at the graduat...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - American Legion National Commander James W. "Bill" Oxford is coming to Becker County and will speak on issues of importance to Minnesota veterans on April 9. Among the topics Ox...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Rep. Paul Marquart isn't sure if Minnesota residents will need to show a vaccination card to attend events or shop in businesses in the future. Talk of a universal vaccination c...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Recovery Community Resources, a nonprofit based in Detroit Lakes believes there is a greater need than most people know for their new women's treatment center The organization i...

(KNSI) - Minnesota has the sixth-highest tax burden in the U.S. A report by WalletHub shows each state's tax burden, defined as "the proportion of total personal income that residents pay toward state...

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...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Essentia Health is celebrating their 100,000th vaccine dose. "We have been presented with many numbers in the past year: cases, tests and, unfortunately, deaths from COVID-19," ...