FRAZEE, Minn. (KWAD) — Two people are in custody as authorities continue to investigate a fatal shooting that left a 19-year-old man dead early Saturday morning in Frazee. Arthur Deshun Campbell, 21, of New York Mills, is being held in the Becker County Jail, and a 16-year-old male is being held in juvenile detention, according…
BRAINERD, Minn (KWAD) — The Detroit Lakes varsity dance team turned in one of its strongest performances of the season Friday night at the Central Lakes Conference Championship, competing against top programs from across the league at Brainerd. The Lakers placed fifth in Jazz and sixth in High Kick, finishing tied for fifth overall in…
MAHNOMEN, Minn (KWAD) — The White Earth Tribal Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred Saturday evening outside Kings Corner Bar in Mahnomen. According to a department statement, officers and emergency medical personnel responded to a report of a stabbing during the evening hours of Dec. 13. Despite life-saving efforts, a 24-year-old man was…
SAUK RAPIDS, Minn (KWAD) — The 2025–26 competitive dance season is officially underway, and Detroit Lakes made its presence felt in both Jazz and High Kick at Thursday’s Sauk Rapids-Rice season opener. The meet featured eight varsity programs — Brainerd, Sartell, Sauk Rapids-Rice, St. Cloud, ROCORI, Detroit Lakes, Alexandria, and Willmar — and delivered a competitive…
STAPLES, Minn. (KWAD) — A late-night fire at the Staples Hi Rise Apartments sent one victim to the hospital and displaced several residents on Wednesday, November 19. According to a release from the Staples Fire Department, crews were dispatched at 9:27 p.m. after an activated smoke detector and general fire alarm sounded inside the 60-unit…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn (KWAD) — The Detroit Lakes Laker dance team enters the 2025 season with a powerful mix of experience, energy, and artistry under the direction of longtime head coach Britton Ramsey, who is entering her 15th season at the helm and 16th overall in the program. This year’s squad is loaded with returning…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn (KWAD) — Experience, leadership, and balance headline the 2025–26 Detroit Lakes Lakers boys hockey team as they prepare to hit the ice under head coach Ben Noah, who enters his seventh season leading the program. Noah and his long-tenured staff — Tanner Lane and Mike Miller (both in their seventh seasons), Cody…
WADENA, Minn (KWAD) — A new era begins for the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines dance team, as first-year head coach Danica Pederson, a a 2025 WDC grad who steps into the role after six years as a dancer in the program herself. With a strong returning group and a wave of young talent, the Wolverines are…
The lights were bright, the pool was fast and the lakes area made its presence felt at the 2025 MSHSL Class A Girls Swim and Dive Championships at the University of Minnesota’s Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. While Monticello captured the team state title behind a record-setting performance from junior standout Adalynn Biegler, it was…
The road to U.S. Bank Stadium continues this week as Minnesota high school football powers collide in the State Semifinals across all classes as teams battle for spots in next weekend’s Prep Bowl 43. 9-Player Semifinals Fertile-Beltrami 14, Hills-Beaver Creek 30 One of the best matchups in the state semis comes up right away on…