Wadena

Wadena city and business leaders had been waiting on word for a proposed rail spur project, and after the grant approval was announced on Sept. 14, they expressed optimism and explained how the spur would benefit the area. Wadena Development Authority director Dean Uselman said...

Wadena police are looking into a pair of large-scale copper thefts in the area. On Sept. 20, a foreman of an electrical contractor reported the theft of two pallets of copper wiring. The value of the missing wire was determined to be around $1,000. The second theft was even worse. On...

Wadena city and business leaders had been waiting on word for a proposed rail spur project, and after the grant approval was announced on Sept. 14, they expressed optimism and explained how the spur would benefit the area. Wadena Development Authority director Dean Uselman said the...

An 18-year-old Wadena man faces five felony possession of child pornography charges. When police searched his computers, Adam Levi Schultz allegedly had an image of two young boys as his screen saver, among other images on the hard drive. In all, Wadena police found 169 pornographic...

A woman was sleeping on a couch at a Wadena residence when she awoke to see a man in a black ski mask standing above her and trying to touch her, the woman told police. In the early morning hours Sunday, June 19, the woman woke up to a man dressed in all black clothing, including...

A 34-year-old man from Staples was charged June 3 in Wadena County District Court with harassment -- violation of a restraining order for an alleged Facebook friend request. According to court documents, a man showed authorities a friend request from Benjamin Albert Dukowitz on Feb....

A chemical dependency counselor with Wadena County Human Services faces seven criminal charges amid accusations he provided alcohol and drugs to a client in his care and also had sexual contact with one of the boys. The story started with the drug and alcohol assessor, Todd Michael...

A pregnant Wadena woman was charged May 13 for drunken assaults on two police officers and domestic assault on a former acquaintance after a bloody incident in a restaurant parking lot on May 11. Bail was set at $1,000 with court conditions (or $40,000 bond with no conditions) for...