Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Vintage snowmobiles will take over the Detroit Lakes City Beach this weekend. The 18th annual Detroit Lakes Vintage Snowmobile Rally & Swap Meet is Saturday. Antique snowmob...

OTTER TAIL COUNTY (KDLM) - Otter Tail County's Big Build initiative saw success in year one. The goal of The Big Build, launched in 2020 is to build new, preserve, or rehabilitate 5,000 housing units ...

ST. PAUL (KDLM) - Senator Kent Eken spoke on the Senate Floor this week on the importance of having Local Government Aid in rural Minnesota. The bill, which passed the state Senate Monday would take l...

ST. PAUL (KDLM) - The State of Minnesota has adjusted how married couples can buy hunting and fishing licenses. The DNR will now require both spouses to be present at the sales location to provide and...

INDIANAPOLIS (KDLM) - Former NDSU quarterback Carson Wentz has been reportedly traded from the Philadelphia Eagles to the Indianapolis Colts. League sources report that Philadelphia agreed to the trad...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The City of Detroit Lakes has announced that there are only 30 small sailboats remaining for their 150 Sails Up Project. The City of Detroit Lakes will celebrate their 150th Ann...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce has announced their 2020 Splash Award winners. The Splash Awards created in 2019 are designed to celebrate the impact and involvem...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes City Park will remain lit up through February. A "Royal Tree" and three additional trees were decorated with thousands of lights as part of Polar Fest. Additio...

MINNEAPOLIS (KDLM) - Republican Doug Wardlow is again running for Minnesota attorney general. Wardlow lost the 2018 race to Democrat Keith Ellison by about 4 percentage points. Wardlow issued a statem...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Becker County Board of Commission reluctantly approved two of the One Watershed One Plan, Tuesday. The Becker County Commission, which initially opposed the new plan relucta...