Area news

MOORHEAD - After getting an acceptance letter for the 2013 fall semester, more than 200 applicants to Minnesota State University Moorhead recently were notified they actually didn't get in and likely won't be accepted to the university. University spokesman David Wahlberg said just...

BEMIDJI -- While warmer weather was welcomed by most area residents Wednesday, it also resulted in the closing of two businesses following a gas leak in downtown Bemidji. Runoff from ice melting on the roof of Iverson Corner Drug came into contact with a gas meter already covered...

BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. - Four men are in custody after police here said the victim reported them trying to kick down the door of his home in the 400 block of 9th Street South early Tuesday in order to break in. The victim said he was able to fend them off with a Taser, Breckenridge...

FARGO - Employees of a Fargo day care center shepherded 260 children out of the building in less than three minutes after a fire broke out on a stove in the kitchen this morning, according to the Fargo Fire Department. No one was injured. Crews responded at 10:35 a.m. to fire alarms...

The Detroit Lakes Development Authority will be participating in a housing study, even though most, if not all, the information in the study will come from the city itself. Sharing the cost of the $14,000 study with the Becker County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, the DLDA...

On March 9 at 6 p.m., the White Earth Land Recovery Project is hosting a Slow Food Feast at the Historic Holmes Theatre Ballroom in Detroit Lakes to directly benefit community-based programs. "We're having a grand dinner to celebrate some of our traditional foods," said WELRP founding...

KKWE 89.9 FM, Niijii Broadcasting is excited to announce the First Annual Music and Arts Gala is coming to Detroit Lakes on Friday and Saturday, April 26-27. KKWE strives to support local musicians and artists of all genres. The Gala will be a two-day festival featuring local musicians,...

At a rally with volunteers from across Minnesota in the Capitol Rotunda, Lieutenant Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon announced that six local service organizations are receiving over $700,000 in new grants to support volunteer opportunities for nearly 4,000 older Minnesotans. The...