Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

ST. PAUL (KDLM) - The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety (DPS-OTS) is announcing an extra speed enforcement and awareness campaign, in collaboration with the Minnesota depa...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes School District is welcoming students back to in-person learning full-time today. The School District began in-person learning for elementary students on Janua...

AUDUBON (KDLM) - The Becker County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect in a burglary. The Sheriff's Office says the burglary occurred in Audubon in the early m...

OTTER TAIL (KDLM) - The victim of a fatal accident involving a pickup truck and a train on Thursday, Feb. 4 has been identified. Joseph Mack, 60 of rural Ottertail City was driving a pickup truck and ...

Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM)- In a board meeting on Thursday, February 4th, the Minnesota State High School League Board of Directors has approved plans for winter sports state tournaments. State competit...

(KNSI) - Minnesota health officials are discouraging people from gathering for Super Bowl parties this weekend. Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm says even though the state's COV...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The National Weather Service is warning residents to be cautious venturing outside this weekend as very cold conditions are expected for a lengthy period of time starting this w...

OTTER TAIL (KDLM) - Officers responded to a fatal accident involving a pickup truck and a train on Thursday, Feb. 4. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's office says a pickup truck was struck by a northbou...

ST. PAUL (KDLM) - Today, a bipartisan group of legislators announced new efforts to deliver assistance to Minnesota's 22,000 firefighters. The Hometown Heroes Act, authored by Rep. Cheryl Yoaukim (DFL...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Lakes Area residents are being reminded to be on the look out for stimulus scams. The Federal Trade Commission has received 340,668 reports of fraud relating to Coronavirus, cos...