Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Perham Weekly Crime Report: January 25-31
PERHAM (KDLM) - The following is a weekly crime report from the Perham Police Department from January 25 - 31, 2021. 25-Jan 7:45 AM Theft/Fraud Perham resident reported theft of personal property 25-J...
Feb 02, 2021

Otter Tail County Offering Free Webinar Series About Trash
Otter Tail County (KDLM) - Otter Tail County Solid Waste is teaming up with local libraries to offer an educational webinar series on waste and waste reduction to area residents. The four free webinar...
Feb 02, 2021 public waste sort line - otter tail county

MnDOT Announces Name of Name a Snowplow Contest
ST. PAUL (KDLM) - MnDOT has announced the names of their Name a Snowplow contest. The Minnesota Department of Transportation received thousands of submissions for the contest, which gave people the ch...
Feb 02, 2021

Feed My Starving Children Event in Perham Cancelled
PERHAM (KDLM) - Local organizers of the Feed My Starving Children Mobile Pack Event in Perham have been forced to cancel the April "PACK at the PACC". The Minnesota based Feed My Starving Children has...
Feb 01, 2021

Frazee Man Surprised as Scheels/American Hero Outdoors Hometown Hero
FRAZEE (KDLM) - A Frazee man has been named the Scheels Hometown Hero for February. Adam Walker, a volunteer fire fighter for the Frazee Fire Department and soldier set to be deployed to Kuwait next m...
Feb 01, 2021

Information Sought after Multiple Animals Shot With Darts in Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud wildlife rehab organization is asking for the public's help to find out who is firing darts at animals. Central Minnesota Wildlife Rehabilitation posted on its Facebook page Sunda...
Feb 01, 2021

USDA's Suspension of Dept Collection a Welcome Short-Term Fix says Fischbach
(KNSI) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week suspended past due debt collections and foreclosures for distressed borrowers under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and the Direct Farm Loan progra...
Feb 01, 2021 Michelle Fischbach

Tri-County Health Cancels Wellebrate Event
WADENA (KDLM) - Due to the continued prevalence of COVID-19, Tri-County Health Care has canceled the Wellebrate event. The free family event which is held each year usually features more than 60 healt...
Feb 01, 2021

COVID Restrictions, Taxes and Education, Hot Topics During District 4 Virtual Town Hall
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Senator Kent Eken, Representative Paul Marquart and Heather Keeler hosted a virtual town hall on Sunday. Residents submitted questions to address a series of issues including on...
Feb 01, 2021

More Than 15,000 Becker and Otter Tail County Residents have Filed for Unemployment Since Pandemic Began
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - More than 15,000 residents of Becker and Otter Tail County have filed for unemployment benefits since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March, 2020. The high unemployment rate has ...
Feb 01, 2021