Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes firefighters will now have the ability to help family pets during fire calls thanks to a local girl scout troop. Girl Scouts from Troop 993 used proceeds from thei...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes High School students will return to in-person learning beginning Tuesday, February 16. During the Detroit Lakes School Board meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 8, Superinten...

PERHAM (KDLM) - The following is a weekly crime report from the Perham Police Department from February 1-7, 2021. 1-Feb 10:15 AM Harassment/Stalking Perham resident reported harassment via mobile devi...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Amid a slowdown in the spread of COVID-19 across the region, Essentia Health is updating its visitor policy. Beginning Tuesday, Feb. 9, one adult visitor per patient per day wil...

ST. PAUL (KDLM) - A Lake Park-Audubon teacher has been nominated for Minnesota's Teacher of the Year. Kristen Frank, who teaches Third Grade at LPA was among 75 teachers nominated across the state. Th...

HATTIE TOWNSHIP (KDLM) - A man nearly drowned when his logging equipment fell through the ice and he was trapped inside near Hattie Township. The Hubbard County Sheriff received reports of the acciden...

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 ...