MN DNR

Drowning rescue on Little Detroit Lakes

UPDATE: Authorities have identified the victim as Sterling Buchholz, 24, of Fargo. His condition is still unknown.   DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) – The Becker County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch received a report on Saturday at 3:26 PM that a 24-year-old man had been swimming from shore and had gone under the water in the area of Zorbaz, or the 400…

MN DNR offering paid internship opportunities

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications to fill 200 paid internships this summer

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications to fill 200 paid internships this summer. The DNR says opportunities throughout the state are in fisheries, forestry, park operations, watercraft inspections, communications, and other areas. DNR interns work 20 to 40 hours per week between May and June, and are paid $19 per hour. For…

Man’s Body Recovered From Lake of the Woods

UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 78-year-old John Frey of Prairie Du Sac, Wisconsin.   BAUDETTE, Minn. (KFGO) – Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s Office in northern Minnesota says a man’s body has been recovered from Lake of the Woods. Deputies were first notified of a potential drowning at the Northwest Angle near Flag Island shortly after 8…

LIVE: Boat Safety

KVRR's Jackie Kelly Learns Some Boat Safety Tips

KVRR’s Jackie Kelly talks with Angela Warren of the Minnesota DNR and she tell her some boat safety tips to remember this year out on the lake.   Categories: Morning – Features, Morning – In The Community Tags: boat safety, Detroit Lakes, MN DNR