detroit lakes

Community members are invited to attend two upcoming performances of Mixed Blood Theatre's "Daughters of Africa" this month on the Detroit Lakes and Wadena campuses of Minnesota State Community and Technical College. The Minneapolis-based multicultural theater group will perform...

A Wadena man was sentenced Wednesday in Becker County District Court for felony third degree sale and possession of drugs. James Thomas Brandon, 56, of 1509 11th St.

A Detroit Lakes woman was killed Tuesday morning by a train at the Washington Avenue crossing. A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train struck Shannon Marie Bugge, 35, of 1318 Lori Avenue in Detroit Lakes, when she was attempting to cross the railroad tracks. The Becker County Sheriff...

A 10-week course to introduce attendees to entrepreneurship will be held in three communities, including Wadena. This FastTrac Planning the Entrepreneurial Venture curriculum is designed to guide participants through the steps of business planning, developing entrepreneur skills...

Daniel Scott Leslie, 21, of 510 Birch St., Frazee, has been charged in Becker County District Court with felony escape from custody. According to court records: On Oct. 26 he was booked into the Becker County minimum security jail to serve a 150-day sentence on a Wadena County conviction...

A 24-year-old Fargo man camping with his family at WE Fest has died, the Becker County Sheriff's Office said Thursday morning. The man, who lives in Fargo and previously lived in Fosston was found unresponsive in a motor home by family members shortly before 7 a.m., according to...

A Detroit Lakes man and a White Earth woman were among three people injured in a T-bone accident on Highway 71 in Wadena County. According to the State Patrol, the crash occurred about 10:15 p.m. Saturday after a 2001 Buick LeSabre that was on the southbound shoulder made a U-turn...