DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – Despite the hot weather, summer is coming to a close in Lakes Country. What a summer it has been according to some of these local businesses, who make a living off of the thousands of people who flocked to the region. “It’s been a great summer. I can’t complain,” said Mike Denardo of the J…
BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Frazee man has been charged in Becker County District Court with felony illegal possession of a firearm and receiving stolen property. Twenty-two-year-old Allen King was arrested after emergency dispatchers received a report of a man with a gun in the Jimmy John’s parking lot in Detroit Lakes. Shortly afterward, an employee at Masterpiece Alternatives…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — Three days and nights of country music and camping comes to an end at Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes. WE Fest’s final headliner, Kane Brown, hit the stage around 11 Saturday night due to a rain delay. Organizers issued a shelter in place around 8:30 due to the threat of weather. But the show…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — People heading to WE Fest’s 40th anniversary in Detroit Lakes encountered jam packed traffic, stopped at times according to social media posts, and filled lots on day one. The three day country music festival features headliners Morgan Wallen, Kane Brown and Brad Paisley and so many other artists. Not only is there live music but…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — Thousands of people head to the fairgrounds at the junction of Rossman Avenue and West Lake Drive for the 129th annual Becker County Fair. “This year is the first year they did a cookie contest. That was huge. There’s beef showings, sheep, chickens, rabbits, amusement park rides, flowers, horses. They had a volleyball competition last…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — The Red River Valley celebrates Mark Knutson’s legacy this weekend. “I’ve lived here for ten years. He just moved here. But, seeing him on the lake, on his boat, in his element, just happy up at Detroit Mountain. He was doing so many good things for this community. He did a wonderful job with Fargo,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Private and public services are planned for Mark Knutson. The executive director of the Fargo Marathon died Sunday in Detroit Lakes after he lost control of his bicycle and fell into the path of an oncoming pickup pulling a boat. He was just 53. A private family service will be held on Friday. A public Memorial…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — We are learning new details in the deadly crash that claimed the life of Fargo Marathon Executive Director Mark Knutson. Detroit Lakes Police Chief Steve Todd says home security surveillance video captured the accident on South Shore Drive Sunday around 7 a.m. It showed Knutson lose control of his bicycle and fall into the path…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — A crash on South Shore Drive in Detroit Lakes has killed 53-year-old Mark Knutson. Knutson was riding his bike just after 7 a.m. when he was hit by a pickup towing a boat. Life saving measures were performed on Knutson at the scene. He was flown by helicopter to Sanford Medical Center in Fargo where…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – Detroit Lakes is preparing for a busy Fourth of July weekend as thousands of people will make their way to the lakes area. “We always love the 4th of July,” said Carrie Johnston, the president of the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. “Summer in Detroit Lakes is what people kind of live for. That’s…
