Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

(KNSI) - The new mandate for face masks on public transportation now makes it a federal violation to not wear a cloth or fabric mask on a bus or inside a Metro Bus facility. The Centers for Disease Co...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Becker County has approved more than $200,000 in business relief grant funding with more likely. The grants are available to businesses that have experienced a financial hardshi...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A Fergus Falls man has donated more than 1,200 bike helmets to children in Detroit Lakes since 1996. Mike Heikes, who suffered a brain injury after a car accident in 1982 and sp...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Lakes Area health organizations are encouraging Becker County residents to fill out a Community Health Assessment survey. The survey is confidential and will collect information...

PERHAM (KDLM) - The victim of a deadly train vs car crash in Perham has been identified. Natausha Rae Moen, 27, of Perham died following a train collision around 3:30pm, Sunday, January 24, 2021 on 2n...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Becker County Commissioner, Ben Grimsley has asked the County to consider a request to declare Becker County a Second Amendment Sanctuary county. A number of counties in Minneso...

PERHAM (KDLM) - More than $11,000 has been raised for a Perham woman who has been diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease. Mikaela Waldon says in 2013 she began to experience debilitating joint and muscle...

BATTLE LAKE (KBRF) - Around 4:19 early Sunday morning, the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office received a report that the Corner Store located at 28045 Co Hwy 145 in Battle Lake, MN (next to Ottertail ...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) -Blowing snow and dangerously low temperatures are expected to impact the Lakes Area this week and into the weekend. The National Weather Service says a winter system will move in...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM/LAKES TV3) - The final episode of Inside Out, a 10-part collaborative video series on mental health features a virtual panel discussion from mental health professionals from around...