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    April 9, 2012
    A charred can rests on the blackened grass where the fire burned.
    1,400 acres burn south of Nimrod, Minn.; fire danger still high
    Strong northwest winds pushed a wildfire across more than 1,400 acres late Sunday afternoon six miles south of Nimrod. As of Monday morning...
    April 9, 2012 - 12:36pm
    March 24, 2012
    Barn, garage burn in Huntersville Township
    On Saturday, March 16, the Wadena County Sheriff's Office responded to a structure fire at 27177 360th Street in Huntersville Township. The homeowners were awakened by their dogs barking and upon investigating found their barn on fire, according to the sheriff's office. The fire...
    March 24, 2012 - 5:17pm
    Photo by Cara Newberry. Smoke pours out of the attic of Jeane Zosel's residence as Wadena firefighters work to put out the fire.
    Zosel home on Bryant catches fire
    A fire started in the attic of a home on Bryant Avenue Southwest in Wadena Sunday, but no one was harmed in the blaze at 215 Bryant Ave. SW,...
    March 24, 2012 - 4:30pm
    March 19, 2012
    Photo by Cara Newberry. Smoke pours out of the attic of Jeane Zosel's residence as Wadena firefighters hustle to set up a ladder to reach the source of the fire.
    Zosel home on Bryant catches fire Sunday
    A fire started in the attic of a home on Bryant Avenue Southwest in Wadena Sunday, but no one was harmed in the blaze. At approximately 3:50...
    March 19, 2012 - 1:49pm
    March 17, 2012
    Photo by Rachelle Klemme A westbound Chevrolet Silverado rolled into the median on U.S. Highway 10 between Wadena and Bluffton on Thursday, March 8.
    Rollover occurs on Highway 10
    A crash occurred three miles west of Wadena on U.S. Highway 10 Thursday, March 8 in icy conditions and facing the sun at about 5 p.m. According...
    March 17, 2012 - 3:19pm
    Deer Creek man involved in three-vehicle accident
    Isaac Lustila, 19, of Deer Creek was involved in a three-vehicle accident Monday morning in Hubbard County that left a Mound, Minn. man in critical condition, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Mark Heath, 53, was stopped on U.S. Highway 71 signaling a left turn onto 150th...
    March 17, 2012 - 2:54pm
    March 16, 2012
    Photo by Rachelle Klemme. Firefighter Brent Johnson shows the cutting component of the Jaws of Life equipment.
    Firefighters working to buy new Jaws
    The Wadena Fire Department Relief Association is raising funds to purchase new Jaws of Life equipment which firefighters said is crucial to carry...
    March 16, 2012 - 3:34pm
    March 10, 2012
    Police Scanner
    Feb. 25 • Police responded to a report of a customer assaulting a clerk in a convenience store when the customer tried to exchange one brand of cigarettes for another brand, and the store clerk refused, citing a no-return policy on tobacco products. Feb. 28 • The sheriff's office...
    March 10, 2012 - 2:52pm
    February 25, 2012
    Pedestrian walks away after being hit by car in Sebeka
    An 18-year-old man walked away OK after he was hit by a car in Sebeka. According to the Wadena County Sheriff's Office, 18-year-old Shaun Peterson of Wadena ran into traffic on First Street Northwest, near the Sebeka school. He collided with a 2007 Chevrolet Impala driven by Kayla...
    February 25, 2012 - 3:38pm
    Wadena men survive cold plunge into Buchanan Lake
    It was 9 p.m. on Feb. 12 when Dave Line and his friend, Derek Olson, were forced to take a cold plunge into Buchanan Lake. The two Wadena men...
    February 25, 2012 - 3:38pm
    Dogs die in Wadena County fire
    Three buildings and four to six dogs were lost in a fire in Wadena County Feb. 18. According to Wadena County Sheriff Mike Carr, Camp Canine had three outbuildings fully engulfed in flames by the time firefighters were summoned. Camp Canine is at 23457 130th Street. One of the three...
    Business/environmentFebruary 25, 2012 - 3:28pm
    February 20, 2012
    Wadena man involved in crash near Baudette
    A Wadena was involved in a one-vehicle accident Tuesday morning when his semi left the road to avoid a deer on Minnesota Highway 11, east of Baudette. A report by the Minnesota State Patrol said Brent A. McManigle, 33, was traveling west at 7:32 a.m.
    outdoorsFebruary 20, 2012 - 3:00pm
    February 11, 2012
    Sauk Centre woman injured in crash
    Two people from Sauk Centre, Minn. were injured in a crash Thursday, Feb. 2 that temporarily shut down traffic on U.S. Highway 10 west of Wadena. A 2008 Ford vehicle was stopped on U.S. Highway 10 in dense fog around 5:20 p.m., waiting to make a turn onto Otter Tail County Road 75,...
    February 11, 2012 - 12:43pm
    February 4, 2012
    Photo by Brian Hansel. A firefighter directed traffic at the junction of Highway 10 and Highway 75 northwest of Wadena Thursday night after a collision involving at least two vehicles took place in foggy driving conditions.
    Sauk Centre woman critically injured in crash
    Two people from Sauk Centre, Minn. were injured in a crash Thursday night that temporarily shut down traffic on U.S. Highway 10 west of Wadena. A...
    February 4, 2012 - 3:27pm
    January 21, 2012
    First 10 road deaths of 2012 -- 8 not wearing seat belts; Three of the unbelted victims were teens
    Eight of Minnesota's first 10 motorist deaths in 2012 were not buckled up, according to preliminary reports from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic Safety. DPS also reports a poor belt use period in December 2011. Preliminary reports from last month...
    January 21, 2012 - 11:38am
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