Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Christopher & Banks is joining the long list of retailers filing for bankruptcy and disappearing from America's malls. The womenswear company filed for Chapter 11 on Thursda...

BACKUS, MINN (KDLM) - Protesters of the Enbridge Energy Line 3 pipeline locked themselves together inside a segment of pipe halting construction at an Enbridge worksite, Thursday. The group Giniw Coll...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A small ice harvest on Little Detroit Lake may happen after-all. In early January the MN Sn'ICE Ice Harvest Committee feared recent State COVID guidelines and warm weather would...

(KNSI) - Two men from Canada are both jailed and charged after police say they discovered guns in their pickup during a traffic stop in Fergus Falls. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Dayne Sit...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Public Utilities Commission has agreed to provide operational support to the Detroit Lakes Community and Cultural Center (DLCCC). The COVID-19 pandemic has lef...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Roundabouts aren't new to Detroit Lakes, but an increase in roundabouts in the city has created some confusion for drivers not accustomed to them. Two new roundabouts were recen...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Tim Walz has extended Minnesota's peacetime state of emergency by another 30 days so he can continue to use executive orders to direct the state's response to the coronavirus pa...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Freezing rain and snow will make travel difficult in the Lakes Area through Friday. Light to moderate snow is forecast to develop into northwestern and west central Minnesota Th...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Lakes Area Kinship has been named the 2020 Leighton Broadcasting Gratitude on Repeat winner for Detroit Lakes. Since the launch of our Gratitude on Repeat Campaign, Leighton Bro...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Mayor Matt Brenk delivered his State of the City address, Tuesday at the Detroit Lakes City Council meeting. The Mayor said 2020 was a busy and challenging year in terms of mana...