Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Get ready for an evening of creativity, community, and comfort food as Project 412 hosts its HOTdish Microgranting Dinner on February 24 at Bucks Mill Brewing. The event will feature four finalists pi...

The Detroit Lakes City Council took action on several local projects at its recent meeting, including moving forward with plans to replace the Detroit Lakes Pavilion and setting dates for public input...

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) has released a second draft of updated child care licensing standards and is inviting parents, providers, and community members to give feedback. The r...

A Lake Park man has been sentenced in Becker County District Court for felony domestic assault and felony property damage, following two separate violent incidents in 2024. Treyton Jorge Edwards, 20, ...

A group of doctoral students at North Dakota State University is working to change the way caregivers of Alzheimer's patients find support and information. Their project, ADQueryAid, is an AI-powered ...

A Twin Valley woman is warning others after suffering third-degree burns from an electric blanket she purchased last year. Leslie Scott says she went to bed with the heated blanket on the night of Dec...

A Lake Park man has been sentenced in Becker County District Court for felony domestic assault and felony property damage, following two separate violent incidents in 2024. Treyton Jorge Edwards, 20, ...

Two major initiatives took center stage at last night's Detroit Lakes City Council meeting. First, the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) received a $25,000 check from the City Council to support their ...

In a separate case, a Ponsford man has been sentenced for hitting an 11-year-old family member after the child and his aunt went out to gather porcupine quills. William Lawrence Butcher II, 38, pleade...

A 27-year-old rural Detroit Lakes woman, Alexandria Rose Burley, is facing felony child endangerment charges after her 3-year-old son was found with severe bruising and a fractured skull. Detroit Lake...