(UPDATE) Minnesota State Patrol has identified the man killed in a head-on crash on Monday morning in Wadena County. They say 87-year-old Jerome Miller of Sebeka, Minnesota crossed the center line on Highway 71 and crashed into a vehicle driven by 60-year-old Benjamin Swain of Hewitt, Minnesota. Miller was killed in the crash while Swain is being treated at Astera…
UPDATE: The man who died last Thursday afternoon when a tree fell on him northeast of Menahga has been identified as 41-year-old Ryan McNeil of rural Park Rapids. BLUEBERRY TOWNSHIP, MN (KVRR) – A tree removal service worker died after a tree he was trying to cut down ended up falling on him. According to the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office,…
WADENA CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Wadena County has dropped the last remaining misdemeanor charge against activist Winona LaDuke. She was charged for her role in the protest against the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline in the county in July 2021. Charges against six co-defendants were dismissed last year. Last month, LaDuke had two counts of criminal trespass dismissed in Aitkin County….
WADENA COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Several goats die in a barn fire in Wadena County. The sheriff’s office says the fire happened after 7 p.m. Saturday. The barn is located in Orton Township, north of Nimrod, Minnesota. When crews arrived on scene, the barn was fully engulfed. The barn owned by Akiing 8th Fire Solar is a total loss and all…
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…
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…
WADENA CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Wadena County Sheriff’s Office says two volunteer firemen out hunting came across a crashed UTV along County Road 139 early Sunday evening. The driver was identified as 34-year-old Shawna Holmquist of Nimrod. She was taken to Tri-County Healthcare and later moved due to serious injuries. A juvenile passenger in the front of the UTV was…
WADENA CO., Minn. — The names of two people killed in a fire at a home in rural Wadena, Minnesota are released. 46-year-old Michael Black and 42-year-old Paula Black died in the fire that was reported just before 4 a.m. Sunday. Wadena County Sheriff’s Office says first responders found a 13-year-old with minor burns outside of the home, that juvenile…
WADENA CO., Minn. — A tragic fire in Wadena County, Minnesota claims the lives of two adults and injures a child. The sheriff’s office was notified of the house fire in Section 32 of Wadena Township around 3:50 Sunday morning. Emergency crews arrived to find a juvenile outside with minor burns. They got two adults out of the house but…
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…
