Otter Tail County Public Health Shares Tips for Swimmer’s Itch
June 24, 2025– Otter Tail County, Minn. — With summer in full swing and families heading to the lakes, Otter Tail County Public Health is reminding swimmers to be aware of…
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FILL THE TRUCK: BEMIDJI RELIEF RALLY
FILL THE TRUCK: BEMIDJI RELIEF RALLY Presented by Hubbard Radio Wadena & the Hubbard North Radio Family Wadena’s Local Support: Super One Foods, Hunke’s Transfer. This past weekend’s devastating storm…
Minnesota Heat Wave: Identifying Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke
WADENA, MINN (KWAD) – With hot and humid weather settling into Minnesota this weekend and temperatures climbing into the 90s, health officials are warning residents to take the dangers of…
Full Event Schedule for 2025 Wadena County Fair
WADENA, Minn (KWAD). — The Wadena County Fair is back and bigger than ever, inviting everyone to “Make Some Memories at the Fair” from Tuesday, June 17 through Sunday, June…
Fifteen Years Later: Wadena Reflects on Devastating 2010 Tornado
On June 17, 2010, an EF4 tornado carved a destructive path through the heart of Wadena, transforming familiar neighborhoods into scenes of devastation in less than a minute with peak…
TORANDO WARNING ISSUED FOR WADENA COUNTY, JUNE 16
June 16, 2025 | Issued: 2025-06-16 5:11 PM Areas Affected: Aitkin, MN; Crow Wing, MN At 509 PM CDT, a large and extremely dangerous tornado was located over Cuyuna Country State…
Semi Crash Near I-94 Sends Truck Plummeting Onto Underpass in Otter Tail County
ELIZABETH, MINN (KWAD) – A dramatic crash between two semi-trucks on Interstate 94 in west-central Minnesota sent one rig careening off the freeway and onto the County Road 10 underpass…
Recent New York Mills graduate killed in motor vehicle accident
UPDATE, 11:46am Wednesday, May 28th: A fatal crash in Bluffton Township has left one man dead and another in custody at the Otter Tail County Jail. According to a report…
Free Music and Entertainment Lineup Announced for 2025 Minnesota State Fair
The 2025 Minnesota State Fair is set to bring the beat—and it’s all free. With over 900 performances scheduled across the 12-day celebration known as the “Great Minnesota Get-Together,” fairgoers…
Farm Aid coming to Minneapolis in September at Huntington Bank Stadium
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN (KWAD) – Farm Aid, the long-running benefit concert supporting family farmers across the United States, is making its Minneapolis debut this fall. Organizers announced early Tuesday morning that…