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Dec 17, 20241 min read
Manufacturing facility blaze contained to paint room
On Tuesday, December 10, at approximately 4:30 p.m., the Wadena County dispatch received a fire alarm call from Noffsinger North...
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Dec 11, 20241 min read
Hunter airlifted after 15-foot fall from deer stand
On December 7, at 10:41 a.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a hunter who had fallen from a deer stand in...
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Nov 20, 20241 min read
Weekend crashes—one fatal, one alcohol-related
On Sunday, November 10, at approximately 3 a.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received an automated crash alert on County Road 139,...
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Nov 6, 20241 min read
Wadena driver taken to hospital after collision with semi
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on Wednesday, October 30, at 1:02 p.m., a Volvo semi truck, driven by Selim Dizdar, 67, of...
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Oct 9, 20241 min read
Twenty-five pounds of Methamphetamine, 3 pounds of Cocaine, and 2.5 pounds of Heroin lead to federal charges
As a result of a drug trafficking investigation conducted by the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the West Central...
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Sep 11, 20241 min read
Verndale man accused of stealing over $40,000 from Golden Gloves
According to court documents filed on April 18, a Verndale man is facing felony charges of theft from Upper Midwest Golden Gloves of over...
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Sep 11, 20241 min read
Two juveniles airlifted after serious motorcycle crash
On September 2, at approximately 5:04 p.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to an off-highway motorcycle crash in...
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Sep 11, 20241 min read
Shultz killed in motorcycle accident; Ekholm faces criminal charges
On Saturday, August 31, at approximately 9:38 p.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a crash near the...
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Sep 4, 20241 min read
Vehicles collide on Highway 10 in Verndale; minor injuries reported
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on Monday, August 26, at 5:38 p.m., a Dodge Ram 2500, driven by Bricen Allen Mayo, 25, of...
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Aug 20, 20241 min read
Good Samaritans and first responders save teen from drowning at Spirit Lake
On Sunday, August 11, the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a possible drowning on Spirit Lake near Menahga. The...
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