Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Local youth are invited to a free ice fishing mentorship event on Sunday, Jan. 12, at Long Bridge in Detroit Lakes. The "Winter Ice Fishing Mentor Adventure" is hosted by Friends of Tamarac National W...

Lake Region Electric Cooperative CEO Tim Thompson will step down from his role in February to lead Crow Wing Power in Brainerd. Thompson, who has been with LREC since 2007 and served as CEO for 17 yea...

The USDA has issued a public health alert regarding frozen, raw ground beef products that could be potentially contaminated with hard plastic and metal. The alert concerns one-pound vacuum-sealed pack...

State Senator Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury is scheduled to stand trial in Becker County later this month on a first-degree burglary charge. The charge stems from an incident in April 2024, where Mitche...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is looking to fill 200 paid summer internships, providing students a chance to explore careers in natural resources while benefiting communities across th...

Police in Grand Forks are investigating a shooting that sent two people to the hospital late Friday night. Officers responded to the Ramada Hotel just before 11 p.m. after gunfire was reported in the ...

Teams might have to deal with extra travel and cost and get more creative if the weather doesn't cooperate.

Several new laws will take effect in Minnesota on January 1, 2025, impacting public safety, consumer protection, employment, and health services. In public safety, a ban on firearms equipped with bina...

Students at Detroit Lakes High School recently hit the lanes for a Unified Bowling event sponsored by Special Olympics Minnesota. The event brought together 25 Unified PE students and Lakers Unite Clu...

Winter load increases for unrestricted highways in the Central frost zone begin Monday, December 23rd, at 12:01 a.m., according to MnDOT. During this period, vehicles can operate up to 10 percent over...