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Bus Driver And Kids Checked Out After Crashing With Pickup Near Wheaton

The pickup driver was airlifted to Fargo and his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening

May 23, 2019

TJ Nelson,

WHEATON, MN — A school bus rolled after colliding with a pickup this morning near Wheaton. The Traverse County Sheriff’s Office says there were seven children on the bus, between the ages of 5 and 15. The children and bus driver were all checked at Sanford in Wheaton. No one was seriously hurt. The pickup driver was airlifted to Fargo and…

Wheaton MN Man Sentenced In Crash That Killed 16 Year Old

Thirty-six-year-old Jason Vadner was sentenced in Otter Tail County District Court late last week.

August 29, 2018

Site Staff,

Fergus Falls, MN (KBRF/KFGO) – A Wheaton, Minnesota semi driver was sentenced to just over four years in prison for hitting a 16-year-old Vining boy’s vehicle head-on and killing him a little over a year ago. Thirty-six-year-old Jason Vadner was sentenced in Otter Tail County District Court late last week. Vadner was previously found guilty of criminal vehicular homicide and…

Metal Fabrication Business Lost In Fire

Crews From Three Department's Battled The Tuesday Night Blaze

February 8, 2018

TJ Nelson,

WHEATON, Minn. — A metal fabrication business in Wheaton, Minnesota has been destroyed by fire. The blaze at Mud Lake Metals was reported shortly before 7:30 Tuesday night. The Wheaton Fire Department got help from fire crews from Dumont and Herman. Nearby businesses were evacuated along with people living in an apartment. No other buildings were damaged. The state fire…

Construction Worker Falls to His Death at Wheaton Dumont Co-op Elevator in Tenney

They say he worked for Gateway Building Systems out of Fergus Falls

October 5, 2017

TJ Nelson,

TENNEY, Minn. — A construction worker is dead after falling 150 feet from a platform at Wheaton Dumont Co-op Elevator in Tenney. Authorities said the man was with two other men who were working on the platform that was about 150 feet in the air. They were working on adjusting another platform connected to the one they were on…

Man Charged In Crash That Killed A High School Sophomore

Prosecutors Say Jason Vadner Was Driving Too Fast For The Conditions

July 20, 2017

TJ Nelson,

Jacob QuamOTTER TAIL CO., Minn. — A truck driver from Wheaton has been charged for causing a collision that killed a 16-year-old boy. Otter Tail County prosecutors have charged 35-year-old Jason Vadner with criminal vehicular homicide. They say he was driving his semi too fast in dense fog on April 13 when he crossed the centerline of State Highway 210…