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🌱 How a trusted Detroit Lakes school aide ended up convicted of theft
Hey there, Detroit Lakes! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a trusted Detroit Lakes school aide ended up convicted of theft
- Detroit Lakes man accused after cocaine found in bag and car
- How looming Medicaid cuts could hit health care across Minnesota
Also on today's calendar: 360 All-Stars.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Becoming windier and colder, with a high of 37 and low of 22 degrees.
- Saturday: Cloudy, windy and cold, temps: high: 39, low: 20.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and chilly, with a high of 44 and low of 25 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Former Detroit Lakes Schools assistant sentenced for stealing over $12,000 in sports and activities money (dl-online.com) — A former Detroit Lakes Public Schools administrative assistant has been sentenced for stealing thousands of dollars from high school sports and activities accounts, with jail time, restitution, and five years of supervised probation. The case, uncovered after coaches noticed missing funds, involved multiple athletics and prom accounts between 2022 and 2024 and led to a stayed prison sentence contingent on strict conditions. 
• Detroit Lakes Man Facing Felony Drug Charge (lakesarearadio.net) — Detroit Lakes residents may notice a local drug case moving through Becker County District Court, where a 71-year-old Detroit Lakes man faces a third-degree controlled substance charge. Prosecutors allege he possessed more than 11 grams of cocaine across two incidents at a local Holiday Inn and during a January traffic stop, with lab tests confirming the drugs.
• Despite progress with the feds, significant Medicaid cuts loom in Minnesota (dl-online.com) — Detroit Lakes readers are being warned that Minnesota could lose up to $3.1 billion a year in federal Medicaid funding, threatening health care access statewide, especially in rural areas. State Medicaid director John Connolly says federal officials are still withholding $260 million per quarter despite approving Minnesota’s corrective action plan, while the state races to tighten fraud controls and revalidate thousands of providers.
📸 Around Detroit Lakes
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360 ALLSTARS
Historic Holmes Theatre, 806 Summit Ave, Detroit Lakes
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Sunday April 19
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360 All-Stars
Historic Holmes Theatre , 806 Summit Ave , Detroit Lakes
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Spring Track - 4th-6th Grade, Boys and Girls - Detroit Lakes, MN 2026
Detroit Lakes High School , 1301 Roosevelt Ave , Detroit Lakes
4:00 pm
Sunday April 19
Monday April 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Game Social
Detroit Lakes Public Library , 1000 Washington Ave , Detroit Lakes
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East Polk vs Lake Park-Audubon
Lake Park Audubon High School , 611 Vigen Ln , Lake Park
9:30 am -
Tuesday Afternoon Book Club
Detroit Lakes Public Library , 1000 Washington Ave , Detroit Lakes
3:00 pm -
Barnesville vs Frazee
FRAZEE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
4:00 pm -
Never Forgotten: Col. William Colvill, MN's Civil War Hero
Detroit Lakes Public Library , 1000 Washington Ave , Detroit Lakes
6:00 pm -
Lake Park-Audubon vs Clearbrook-Gonvick
Lake Park Audubon High School , 611 Vigen Ln , Lake Park
4:00 pm -
Healing From The Inside Out
Best Western Premier The Lodge on Lake Detroit , 1200 E Shore Dr , Detroit Lakes
10:00 am -
Design A Bookend
Detroit Lakes Public Library , 1000 Washington Ave , Detroit Lakes
3:00 pm -
Smokey Hills Chapter Banquet
Frazee Event Center , 114 Lake St N , Frazee
5:00 pm
Friday April 17
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
Thursday April 23
Friday April 24
Saturday April 25
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🗞 Nearby News
Perham
- Perham High School Knowledge Bowl team returns from state with top 5 finish (perhamfocus.com)
- New York Mills man injured in semi-pickup truck collision on Hwy 10 near Perham (dl-online.com)
- Anthony Edwards' appeal for All-NBA consideration denied (perhamfocus.com)
Hawley
- Senate Clears Path for Mining in Minnesota (newsmax.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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