Wadena County Sheriff's Department

Aug 201 min read

Head-on collision on McGivern Drive involves seven, no serious injuries reported

On Monday, August 13, just after 8 p.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a motor vehicle crash with injuries in...

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Aug 9, 20231 min read

Three arrested for thefts and drugs

The Staples Police Department reported on August 2, while investigating several recent thefts and property crimes in the city of Staples,...

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Aug 9, 20231 min read

Training at Verndale School on August 10

The Wadena County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a training at the Verndale School on Thursday, August 10, from 12-5 p.m. Extra law...

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Jul 25, 20231 min read

Frost and Trigger are the new K9 team

Frost, a nine-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, and Trigger, a three-year-old German Shepherd, have completed training and have hit...

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Jun 7, 20231 min read

Multiple departments respond to wildfire

On Tuesday, May 30, at approximately 12:50 p.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a fire in the ditch located in...

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Mar 21, 20231 min read

Accident with injuries

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on March 11, at 11:01 a.m., a Ford F150 driven by Brian Russell Lueck, 42, of Laporte, was...

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Feb 7, 20231 min read

Highway 71 accident

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Jan 17, 20231 min read

Home destroyed by fire

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Jan 3, 20231 min read

Fondurulia charged with seven felonies

On December 20, the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office, the Wadena Police Department, and undercover agents from the West Central Drug and...

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Nov 8, 20223 min read

Dusting off the Archives

News from Verndale's Past 75 Years Ago, November 6, 1947 •At the regular meeting of the Verndale Village Council on Monday evening of...

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