Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Deadline for DLPU Student Scholarship, Friday
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The deadline for scholarship applications for Detroit Lakes Public Utilities student scholarship is Friday. Detroit Lakes High School Seniors can submit an essay of 500 to 750 w...
Mar 25, 2021

More than 200 Businesses Helped Through Becker County Grant Programs
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - More than 200 businesses were helped in Becker County through the county's COVID relief grants. An average grant of $10,000 was given to businesses through the county's Block Gr...
Mar 25, 2021

MnDOT Hosting Community Open House for Reconstruction Project of Highways 59 and 108 in Pelican Rapids
PELICAN RAPIDS (KDLM) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation will be hosting an open house to help prepare residents in Pelican Rapids and the surrounding area for the reconstruction project of ...
Mar 24, 2021

Community Conversation on Gender Equity, Thursday
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The next Community Conversation, part of a series that launched in Detroit Lakes in January will be held on Thursday at 7pm. The series is a partnership with Detroit Lakes Publi...
Mar 24, 2021

Some Lakes Area Townships Could Experience Power Outages, Thursday
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Wild Rice Electric members may experience an interruption in their electrical service on Thursday. Minnkota Power Cooperative crews will be working on upgrading substation equip...
Mar 24, 2021

Sailboat Regatta Planned to Reveal 150 Sailboat Sculptures in Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A Sailboat Regatta is planned to debut 150 sailboat sculptures in celebration of Detroit Lakes' 150th Anniversary. Businesses have partnered with the City of Detroit Lakes to di...
Mar 24, 2021 Artist, Lorena Larson's Water Nymph themed sailboat

New Ortons Audubon Cenex Now Open
AUDUBON (KDLM) - The new Ortons Audubon Cenex store is now open along Highway 10 in Audubon. The old convenience store was torn down in September with a temporary store remaining open during the const...
Mar 23, 2021

Fire in Wadena Destroys Barn and Chickens
WADENA (KDLM) - A fire in Wadena destroyed a small barn and damaged a garage, Saturday. Just after 11am on Saturday, The Wadena County Sheriff's Office received a report of a multi-structure fire. The...
Mar 23, 2021

Lakes Area’s Most Wanted: March 22, 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!
Mar 23, 2021

Thousands of Vulnerable Museum Items Moved to Becker County Sheriff's Office
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A furnace failure in February and water damage at the Becker County Museum has forced staff to move the museums most fragile paper and textile items. On Saturday, March 20 volun...
Mar 23, 2021