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On October 14, at approximately 3:56 p.m., the Wadena County Emergency Communications Center was advised of a crash involving a school bus in the area of 220th Street and 205th Avenue in Wadena County. Upon arrival, deputies located a car with significant front end and front passenger side damage. A Sebeka School bus had disabling front end damage. It was determined that the car, being driven by a juvenile female, was traveling west on 220th Street in the center of the road

A Hewitt woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Sunday evening, October 4, on Highway 29 in Compton Township, Otter Tail County. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the crash was reported at approximately 6:56 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 29 and County Highway 75. A 2007 Volvo semi was traveling eastbound on Highway 29 while a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling westbound when the vehicles collided... Subscribe to get the rest of the story...

The Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call about a house fire on Monday, September 7, at approximately 5 a.m. The location of the fire was reported in Section 28 of North Germany Township in Wadena County. Deputies and fire department personnel arrived on scene and found a mobile home completely engulfed in flames and collapsed. One adult and four family pets, three dogs and a parrot, are believed to have died in the fire. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com Mass shootings have become a constant fear, from Columbine to Uvalde, and even in our own backyard at Annunciation Catholic School. Many studies have looked at why these events happen, how to prevent them, and how to handle the situation when things like this happen. A meeting through the Sourcewell Emergency Management Network, which includes several counties—Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, and Wadena—revealed a gap in how to quick

Adam Charles McCoy, 43, of Pine River, is charged with four felony counts of criminal sexual conduct. The charges include two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving persons under 13 and two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving fear of great bodily harm. Each charge carries a sentence of at least 144 months and up to 30 years in prison, as well as a potential fine of $40,000. According to the criminal complaint, the Wadena County Sheriff’

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

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 12, a 2024 Toyota Venza driven by Donald Gerald Jablonsky, 84, of Bismarck, North Dakota, was traveling eastbound on Highway 10 in Verndale. A 2015 Dodge Dart driven by Benjamin John Sellnow, 23, of Wadena, was traveling northbound on Brown Street when the vehicles collided at the intersection after one driver failed to see the other. Jablonsky and his passenger, Margie Ann Jablonsky, 79, of Bismarck, wer

On May 16, around 11:37 p.m., a Todd County Sheriff’s Office deputy was on routine patrol in the city of Staples when he observed a vehicle committing a traffic violation. The deputy conducted a traffic stop and contacted the driver. During the traffic stop, the deputy observed signs of criminal activity. The deputy requested the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office K9 Nitro and his handler respond to the scene for assistance. Ultimately, K9 Nitro indicated the odor of narcotic

The Wadena County Sheriff’s Office announced the deployment of a new Mobile Alert System in partnership with RAVE Mobile Safety to enhance emergency communication with residents. Residents of Wadena County are encouraged to sign up for emergency alerts through Smart911 by visiting: https://www.smart911.com/smart911/ref/login.action?pa=wadenaalerts. You can also search “Smart911/Wadena County” on any internet search engine. This new system will be used to deliver important

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at 6:34 a.m. on Sunday, a 2009 Buick LaCrosse, driven by Andrew Ronald Riedel, 36, of Alexandria, was traveling southbound on US Highway 71. Meanwhile, a 2015 Chevrolet Suburban, driven by April Ann Brown, 44, of Browerville, was heading northbound on the same highway. The two vehicles collided at County Road 9 in Rockwood Township, causing the Suburban to roll off the roadway and come to a stop in the east ditch... Subscribe to get t