Otter Tail County Sheriff's Department

Two Teens Sustain Life-Threatening Injuries in Collision

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at 5:14 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, a 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier and a 2015 Ram 1500 collided at the intersection of Highway 29 and County Road 77 in Compton Township, Otter Tail County. The Cavalier, driven by Tanner Mathew Schulke, 18, of Verndale, was entering southbound Highway 29 from 610th Avenue when it collided with the northbound Ram driven by Chester Junior Disselbrett, 66, of Wadena. Schulke and his passenger, Jadyn Brittany W

Jun 161 min read

One Fatality in House Fire

A man who died in a house fire early Monday morning in Otter Tail County has been identified. According to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, the fire was reported before 4 a.m., March 9, along County Highway 75, northwest of Wadena. Multiple emergency crews responded to the scene, including firefighters from the Bluffton, Wadena, Sebeka and New York Mills fire departments, along with Astera Ambulance... Subscribe to get the rest of the story...

Mar 171 min read

Fatal House Fire in Rural Wadena

The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a structure fire at approximately 7:40 p.m. at a residence in Compton Township, west of Wadena. Fire crews from Wadena, Bluffton, Deer Creek, and Henning responded and worked to extinguish the fire. Emergency responders located a man unresponsive inside the home. Life-saving measures were attempted at the scene before he was transported to Astera Hospital, where he later died from his injuries... Subscribe to get th

Feb 31 min read