Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Phone Scam Targeting Seniors
ST. CLOUD (KNSI/KDLM) - Area Law Enforcement agencies are warning the public about a phone scam that is targeting seniors. Authorities say they have heard multiple reports of a scam caller who tells t...
Jan 11, 2021
WE Fest Headliners Announced
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - WE Fest will return to Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes in 2021 and this summer's musical acts include Blake Shelton, Dierks Bentley and Florida Georgia Line. The three-day count...
Jan 11, 2021
Street Faire at the Lakes Returns this Summer but with New Dates
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Event organizers for Street Faire at the Lakes are planning for their 21st event this summer in Detroit Lakes. The annual festival of art, craft and food in downtown Detroit Lak...
Jan 11, 2021
COVID Variant Discovered in Minnesota
ST. PAUL (KFGO/KDLM) - Minnesota health officials have confirmed five cases of a more contagious variant of the coronavirus in the Twin Cities area. The variant, which was first detected late last yea...
Jan 10, 2021
Detroit Lakes School District Plans Learning Model Change
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes School District plans to change learning models again to bring more students back into buildings for face to face learning. Superintendent Mark Jenson said in ...
Jan 09, 2021
WE Fest to Announce Acts Monday
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - WE Fest will return to Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes in 2021 and this summer's musical acts will be announced at 10am on Monday, January 11. The three-day country music festiv...
Jan 09, 2021
Fundraiser Created for Family Whose Son was Killed by Family Dog
BATTLE LAKE (KDLM) - A GoFundMe fundraiser has been started for the rural Battle Lake teen who was killed by his family dog, Dec. 10, 2020. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office responded to a welfar...
Jan 08, 2021
More than 800 Minnesotans have Received Mystery Seeds since July
ST. PAUL (KDLM) - The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has released their conclusion after mystery seeds began arriving in the mail throughout the country beginning in late July, 2020. The MD...
Jan 08, 2021
Wadena Firefighter Retires After more than 26 Years Serving Community
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - After 26 years and 9 months, a Wadena Firefighter is calling it a career. Dean Uselman's last day with the Wadena Fire Department was Thursday; he joined the department in 1984....
Jan 08, 2021
Becker County Sheriff's Office Renovation Complete
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - After being temporarily relocated to the Becker County Jail, the Becker County Sheriff's Office has moved back to 925 Lake Avenue in Detroit Lakes. The Sheriff's Office was reno...
Jan 08, 2021 The Sheriff's Office was renovated using more than $33,000 in CARES funds.