Wadena News

Wadena-Deer Creek will host a “Parade of Graduates” for the Class of 2020.

Wadena-Deer Creek’s graduation ceremony is scheduled for this Friday evening at 7:00pm and it will air on KWAD.

The Central Minnesota CEO Program swung through on Friday for a short tour and question/answer session on Friday.

The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office has received multiple calls of a scam going around the area.

A lot of kids say that want to be a firefighter when they grow up.

Authorities are investigating the shooting of a horse in Wadena County last week.

After a little more than a day, it looks like Ryan Petro was apprehended in Wadena Tuesday night after escaping custody during transition into court at the Wadena County Courthouse Monday afternoon.

UDPATE (10/29/19 7:00 pm): The suspect has been apprehended.  ORIGINAL STORY: According to the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office, an inmate is on the loose in Wadena after escaping custody when being transported to a court appearance.

Motorists who travel both directions of Highway 10 on the east side of Wadena should plan for delays as the road closes and detours for two months between Wadena County Road 4/Sunny Brook Road and Harry Rich Drive beginning Monday, Aug. 19.

The road preservation projects that were scheduled to begin Monday, August 12 on Highway 10 and Highway 59 in Otter Tail County were postponed due to scheduling conflicts.