DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) -The Detroit Lakes unit of the Minnesota National Guard took to the streets to help the Becker County Food Pantry. With a mission to help end hunger, soldiers suited up in their camouflage uniforms and marched down Washington Avenue in Detroit Lakes, collecting food items for the Becker County Food Pantry. “They give us a variety…
Tina RetzMAPLETON, N.D. (KVRR) – A Detroit Lakes, Minnesota woman is jailed in Fargo in connection with a burglary at a rural building near Mapleton. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday, a deputy was patrolling west of Mapleton and observed suspicious activity on a property just off of County Road 10. Investigators say 34-year-old Tina…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) — The State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of a fire at Community Co-op Cenex in Mahnomen. The fire broke out Saturday afternoon and fire officials say it spread throughout the roof. Multiple fire departments responded to the store at the intersection of Highways 59 and 200 including Mahnomen, Waubun, Twin Lakes, Winger, Twin Valley, Ogema…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Detroit Lakes man pleads guilty to robbing a convenience store on the White Earth Indian Reservation. According to court documents, 33-year-old Levi Jerome entered the store last November with a rifle. Jerome pointed it at the store clerk and demanded she open the cash register. He got away with around $2,250 in cash from the register and…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR/KDLM) – Bear sightings are on the rise in Minnesota, and one of them was recently spotted walking through some areas of Detroit Lakes. Surveillance video captured a bear walking near the front door of a Dairy Queen. A bear was also seen walking along the McKinley Plaza and spotted in a tree along Lori Ave. The…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A fire that temporarily closed Washington Square Mall has been ruled accidental and unintentional by fire investigators. The Friday afternoon blaze broke out in an apartment connected to the mall. More than 300,000 gallons of water were used to put out the fire. Many of the mall’s businesses sustained smoke and water damage, but several…
UPDATE: A fire that broke out at Washington Square Mall in Detroit Lakes this afternoon has been contained. The Detroit Lakes Fire Department says the fire started at around 3:00 Friday afternoon in an apartment above Mattson’s Barber Shop. Detroit Lakes, Perham, Frazee, Audubon, Vergas and Callaway firefighters were able to contain the fire to the apartment around 5:30 p.m….
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Thousands of country music fans are now back home after attending the return of WE Fest in Detroit Lakes. Blake Shelton was the headliner Saturday night bringing his many hits to a large crowd. The three day music and camping festival is one of the largest in the entire country. Each night, WE Fest organizers announcing…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — WE Fest is back to fun in 2021 and better than ever. “WE Fest is a celebration of music,” said Matt Mithun. “Country’s largest camping and country music festival here in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.” Mark Bjerke said. WE Fest is anticipating thousands of people to pour into the gates this year and enjoy the sounds…
WE Fest is back after taking 2020 off. We talk to WE Fest General Manager Mark Bjerke about the excitement surrounding the return to the Soo Pass Ranch, and what fans will find different after the festival took a year off. Find out more about WE Fest and getting tickets for this year and next year by clicking here….
