Category Archives: Politics
Hawley School District Voters Approve $53 Million Middle School Project
HAWLEY (KDLM) - Hawley School District voters have voted narrowly to approve a $53 million middle school project, but declined to spend an additional $3 million in renovations to the existing gyms and...
Nov 08, 2022
Detroit Lakes Elects Four New Council Members
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes City Council will have four new council members beginning in 2023. Shaun Carlson ran unopposed in Ward 1, as did Michael Stearns in Ward 2. In a surprise, incu...
Nov 08, 2022
2022 Lakes Area Election Coverage
2022 State & Local Election Coverage KDLM News & Lakes Area Radio wants you to be informed before, during, and after the 2022 State & Local elections on Nov. 8, 2022. Listen to KDLM on 134...
Nov 08, 2022
Lakes Area Residents Reminded to Double Check Polling Locations
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Lakes Area residents will hit the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots. In Becker County, all registered voters received a White postcard with updated polling locations and distr...
Nov 07, 2022
Minnesota GOP Senate Candidate Dan Bohmer says Recent Media Reports Untrue
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Dan Bohmer, candidate for Minnesota Senate District 4 is calling out what he calls "slanderous reporting" by local media. Bohmer says that recent reports that law enforcement wa...
Nov 07, 2022
Police Called after Dispute Between Senate Candidate Dan Bohmer and Ex-Wife
MOORHEAD (KDLM) - Republican state Senate candidate Dan Bohmer is in a political firestorm after the Senate DFL Caucus bought ads alleging details of his divorce, and Moorhead police went to his home ...
Nov 04, 2022
Minnesota GOP Senate Candidate Dan Bohmer says 'C-word' Attack Ad is 'full of lies'
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - A Republican Minnesota Senate candidate says an attack ad by the DFL Senate Caucus is full of lies. "Bohmer recorded his son while he showered. He called his own wife a 'c***,...
Nov 02, 2022
Tribal Colleges Hope Voters Show Support at the Polls
WHITE EARTH (KDLM) - Minnesota is home to three tribal colleges. Higher education leaders for Indigenous populations say they hope to see strong turnout for the midterms, as it could help them elevate...
Nov 01, 2022
Meyer and Grimsley Both Take Jabs in Becker County Candidate Forum
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Becker County Commissioner Ben Grimsley and challenger David Meyer spoke during the League of Women Voter's Candidate Forum, Monday at the Detroit Lakes Police Department. Both ...
Sep 29, 2022
Glander and Peterson, Candidates for Becker County Sheriff Participate in Candidate Forum in Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Becker County's two candidates for Sheriff were able to engage with the community, Monday during the first of two candidate forums held by the Detroit Lakes Area League of Women...
Sep 27, 2022 Candidates for Becker County Sheriff, Chad Peterson and Sheriff Todd Glander participate in a candidate forum Sept. 26, 2022 in Detroit Lakes