MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- There is one county in Minnesota with the highest number of opioid prescriptions in the state. Nearly one-and-a-half prescriptions are written for every person living in Wadena ...

A man found dead on a tower in Wadena County was located near the Jeep of a missing man, the sheriff's office said. An arson suspect in central Minnesota dragged authorities into a standoff Saturday ...

Occupation: Self-employed carpenter from 1997-2016. Public office experience: Menahga School Board, six years. Blueberry Township clerk, five years. I was also appointed to the Wadena County Planning ...

WADENA, Minn. — Ryan Paul Petro, an inmate who escaped during transition into court at the Wadena County Courthouse on Monday, Oct. 28, was apprehended Tuesday evening in the city of Wadena. Wadena ...

WADENA, Minn. — There was once a Wadena County inmate who had no job, no housing, no valid driver's license for nearly 20 years, had a bad relationship with alcohol and was regularly in and out of ...

WADENA COUNTY, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Nearly a dozen chickens were killed after a fire in Wadena County this weekend. The Wadena County Sheriff’s Office says the fire happened on Saturday, March ...

WADENA, Minn. -- Verndale resident Ralph Miller made a comparison Tuesday, Feb. 18, before a crowd of Second Amendment supporters at the Wadena County Courthouse. He explained how his rights to smoke ...

David and Shannon Savela of Sebeka have been named two men killed in a shootout between a deputy and police officer Saturday, Feb. 27. A Wadena County Sheriff's deputy, Sebeka police officer and two ...

WADENA, Minn. — Officials say two people are dead and a minor is injured after an overnight house fire. The Wadena County Sheriff's Office said the report of the fire came in at about 3:50 a.m. Sunday ...

WADENA — Wadena County Sheriff Michael D. Carr Jr., a 28-year veteran in law enforcement, announced Thursday, May 5, he will be seeking reelection in November. Since becoming sheriff 15 years ago, ...

Two suspects were fatally shot and an officer wounded following a traffic stop in Wadena County this weekend, the third fatal shooting involving law enforcement in Minnesota in the past week. A ...

MENAHGA, Minn. — A 25-year-old man from Marshall, Mich., was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident Thursday, July 8. The accident was east of Menahga in Wadena County near the intersection of ...