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Woman Hurt After Crashing With Horse-Drawn Buggy in Wadena County

September 11, 2023

TJ Nelson,

Courtesy: Justin GenoskyWADENA CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A crash between a van and a buggy in Wadena, County sends one person to the hospital. It happened Sunday night around 10:30 on Highway 10 near Aldrich, just southeast of Wadena. Minnesota State Patrol says the van and horse-drawn buggy collided at Central Avenue South. The driver of the van, 26-year-old Brittany…

Crews Get House Fire Out in Wadena County Before It’s A Total Loss

January 17, 2023

TJ Nelson,

WADENA CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Fire at an unoccupied house in Bullard Township in Wadena County is put out before it’s deemed a total loss. Crews responded around 7:30 Friday morning and arrived to find the house partially engulfed in flames. The homeowner’s vehicle was not there when emergency personnel arrived on scene. Fire departments from Staples, Verndale and Sebeka…

Man Run Over By Baler While Working On Tractor In Wadena County

July 20, 2022

TJ Nelson,

WADENA CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Verndale, Minnesota man is dead after being run over by a tractor and baler he was working on. Wadena County Sheriff’s Office says 63-year-old Raphael Kern was between the tractor and baler Tuesday morning around 11:30. It had broken down the day before and was left in gear. While working on the tractor, it…

H.S. FB Roundup: Wheaton-H-N, West Central Area-Ashby, New York Mills, Barnesville Win Section Titles

Four teams clinch spots in state tournament

November 5, 2021

Site Staff,

Four more spots for the State Tournament were clinched tonight in the FargoDome. West Central Area Ashby: 19 Osakis: 14 Wheaton-Herman-Norcross: 14 Verndale: 12 Breckenridge:0 New York Mills:32 Barnseville: 36 Pelican Rapids:16 Categories: High School, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Barnseville Trojans, Minnesota High School Football, MSHSL, NEW YORK MILLS, OSAKIS, Pelican Rapids Vikings, Verndale, West Central-Ashby…

1-Year-Old Flown To Minneapolis After House Fire in Verndale

April 8, 2021

TJ Nelson,

VERNDALE, Minn. — A mother in Verndale, Minnesota tries to save her one-year-old girl during a house fire, but can’t find her. Fire crews from Verndale and Wadena arrived just before 10 p.m. Wednesday and entered through an upstairs window and found the girl. She was taken, along with her mother, to Tri-County Hospital before the girl was flown to…

Fire Engulfs Mobile Home In Wadena County During Strong Winds

March 30, 2021

TJ Nelson,

WADENA CO., Minn. — A mobile home burns after high winds take down a tree which brought down power lines in Wadena County. The fire was reported around 2:30 Tuesday morning in section 24 of Lyons Township. Deputies arrived to find several power lines down and a mobile home fully engulfed in flames along with three acres of grass and…

Snow Totals From March 10th and 11th, 2021

March 11, 2021

Max Mueller,

These are snow totals from the National Weather Service. LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE PROVIDER VERNDALE 9.0 IN 0632 AM 03/11 PUBLIC WALCOTT 9.0 IN 0912 AM 03/11 BROADCAST MEDIA FORMAN 8.0 IN 0553 AM 03/11 CO-OP OBSERVER DEER CREEK MN 2.0 WSW 7.4 IN 0700 AM 03/11 COCORAHS LAKE PARK MN 6.0 S 7.2 IN 0700 AM 03/11 COCORAHS BROWNS VALLEY,…