FOX 21 News, KQDS-DT

INTERNATIONAL FALLS - A trial is now set for a man accused of killing his wife with a totem pole in Koochiching County.

Fifty year old Carl Muggli will stand trial on January 14th for first–degree murder.

He claims his 61–year–old wife Linda was crushed after a totem pole the couple was carving fell on her.

However, he was arrested in Texas where he's alleged to have been carrying on a relationship with another woman since before his wife's death.