Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

The Minnesota Flyers Gymnastics and Fitness facility has reached a major milestone in its Movement Matters Capital Campaign, raising $2 million-nearly 50% of its $4 million goal. This progress allows ...

Two Fergus Falls men have been arrested and charged with 2nd-degree assault following a gunfire incident near a camper on Sunday, January 19th. According to court documents, police responded to report...

Between January and October 2024, authorities in Minnesota found 199 pounds of illegal cannabis flower being sold in stores, with an estimated value of $607,000, according to a report from MPR News. T...

Representative Jim Joy has introduced House File 5, a legislative proposal aimed at easing financial burdens for Minnesotans by delivering meaningful tax relief and cutting costs for families, retiree...

A 19-year-old man from Crow Wing County was arrested on January 23rd after causing a disturbance at Lake Region Hospital and making threats of violence, including announcing plans to commit a mass mur...

Roger Zima, a professional truck driver for Foltz Trucking of Detroit Lakes, has been named the 2024 Minnesota Driver of the Year by the Minnesota Trucking Association (MTA). Zima, 69, of Ogema, has d...

A 21-year-old Fargo man sustained non-life-threatening injuries in a rollover crash on Highway 34 in Becker County on Saturday, January 25, 2025. According to the State Patrol, Calvin Dewitt Alford Hi...

Becker County is rolling out a new organics recycling program to help residents and businesses reduce food waste and turn it into compost. The initiative, funded by a $178,000 grant from the Minnesota...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will open a request for proposals (RFP) in early February for $20 million in restoration and recreation projects...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) invites community members to learn about the Highway 78 corridor study and provide feedback during a public meeting on Monday, February 3rd, from 5 t...