Articles written by Steve Schulz

Steve Schulz, Wadena Pioneer|Aug 23, 2011

A vehicle was ripped in half and a man was left in critical condition by a three-vehicle crash north of Wadena Sunday night. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, seven people were involved in the crash around 6 p.m. on U.S. Highway 71, about two miles north of Wadena. A 1992 Dodge Spirit driven by Stacaia M. Murdock, 36, of Brainerd, was slowing and signaling for a left turn when a 2002 Dodge Caravan driven by Jessica Rae Beaulieu, 25, of Cass Lake, Minn., struck her from behind. The impact forced Murdock’s vehicle into the southbound l...