Category Archives: Politics
Hodgepodge: Detroit Lakes Mayor Matt Brenk recaps city council meeting on Oct. 10
Detroit Lakes Mayor Matt Brenk recaps the city council meeting on Oct. 10. Talks Coalition of Greater MN Cities, new pickleball courts in People's Park and provided a facilities update, among other it...
Oct 11, 2023
Lakes Area Morning News for Oct. 4, 2023
Becker County wage study implementation in jeopardy after 3 county commissioners voice disapproval during meeting; discussion expected to continue at Oct. 17 meeting Detroit Lakes, Minn....
Oct 04, 2023
Kensington man challenging Fischbach in 2024 GOP primary for MN CD7
FARGO (KFGO) - A rural Kensington, Minnesota man announced he is running in the Republican primary for the District 7 U.S. House seat held by Rep. Michelle Fischbach. Steve Boyd, who brands himself a ...
Oct 04, 2023
ND state senator honored by colleagues following plane crash Sunday in Utah
FARGO (KFGO) - North Dakota lawmakers on Tuesday remembered a late Senate colleague, who died in a plane crash Sunday, along with his wife and two children, for his service to others and love of hosti...
Oct 04, 2023
Government shutdown averted; MN congressional delegation votes in support of continuing resolution
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A government shut down was averted on Saturday when members of the House and Senate voted with overwhelming bipartisan majorities on a continuing resolution to keep the g...
Oct 02, 2023 patrick thibodeau / CC
Perham approves preliminary 6% tax levy for 2024
Perham, Minn. (KPRW) - The Perham City Council approved a 6% preliminary tax levy for 2024 during their meeting on Wednesday. Jonathan Smith, city manager for Perham, said the city anticipates the tax...
Sep 29, 2023
Becker County approves 5.96% preliminary tax levy for 2024
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Board of Commissioners approved a preliminary 5.96% tax levy increase for 2024 Part of that levy increase will cover the costs of an additional assistan...
Sep 21, 2023
Lakes Area Morning News for Sept. 21, 2023
Perham woman injured in ATV crash near Big Pine Lake in Otter Tail County Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A Perham woman was seriously injured in a single-ATV rollover crash near Big Pine ...
Sep 21, 2023
Becker County Board approves South Shore Drive gas station permit on 3-2 vote
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - After about an hour of public comments from Detroit Lakes residents, members of the Becker County Board approved a conditional-use permit on a 3-2 vote for a gas station/...
Sep 20, 2023 Residents fill the Becker County Board Chambers to voice their concerns over plans for a gas station near South Shore Drive and 270th Avenue in Detroit Lakes. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)
Detroit Lakes approves 11.22% maximum preliminary tax levy for 2024; public hearing Dec. 12
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes city council approved an 11.22% maximum property tax levy increase for 2024 on Tuesday evening. The preliminary levy passed by the council may be decrea...
Sep 14, 2023 Members of the Detroit Lakes city council and city staff hold a budget work session at the Detroit Lakes Police Station on Sept. 7, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)