Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

A Moorhead veteran has been reunited with his American flag, thanks to the sharp eyes-and kind heart-of a stranger. Scott Sims, who served 21 years in the military, lost his flag on March 17 when stro...

Frustrations continue in Vergas over extended train blockages at a key crossing in town. Local officials say delays at the Main Street/Frazee Avenue rail crossing are more than just an inconvenience-t...

(U of M) Minneapolis, MN – University of Minnesota administrators say they are deeply concerned about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agents detaining a graduate student. U of M P...

(HSEM) Otter Tail County, MN – Are you prepared for severe weather? Severe Weather Awareness Week, observed from April 7th to 11th, is an annual event sponsored by Minnesota Homeland Security an...

A 16-year-old girl and two passengers were injured Thursday morning after their vehicle collided with a Verndale School District bus in Wadena Township. The Wadena County Sheriff's Office reports that...

No charges will be filed in the death of a 3-year-old boy who suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a home in rural Wadena late last year. According to the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office, eme...

The death of a 63-year-old Moorhead man found in the Red River last week is still under investigation, and authorities have ordered an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death. According to ...

Derek Sidian recaps this week's biggest local news stories. The Weekly News Recap is brought to you by Fergus Falls Monument, online at foreverstonememorials.com, Memorials That Matter. FOLLOW US FOR ...

A sixth-grade teacher at Underwood Public School has been charged with malicious punishment of a child after allegedly stepping on a student during a school lockdown drill. According to court document...

A Fergus Falls woman is pushing for tougher drug laws after losing her mother in a crash involving a suspected drug-impaired driver. Ilona Tervola says her mother, Gisela Tervola, would have turned 84...