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Propane Tank Leak at Solar Gas Yard near Mentor, MN

MENTOR, Minn. (KVRR) — A propane leak late Monday night forced a home to be evacuated and Highway 2 to be closed for awhile in Mentor, Minnesota. The leak was reported before 11 p.m. at Solar Gas Yard. Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Mentor Fire Department determined that a 6,000 gallon propane tank was leaking. The tank was left to…

Fargo Liquor Control Board holds Special Session to Discuss Liquor License Violations

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Liquor Control Board held a special session to discuss potential liquor license violations committed by Old Broadway and The Windbreak. The violations against Old Broadway were brought forward after video surfaced of a doorman assaulting a customer. The board says the doorman is under 21 and hasn’t completed his server training. The Windbreak’s violation…

Pisek Man To Undergo Mental Evaluation After Shooting At House With People Inside

WALSH CO., N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) —  A psychological evaluation is ordered for a 75-year-old Pisek, North Dakota man charged with three counts of reckless endangerment. Walsh County Sheriff’s Office says George Tibert fired multiple rounds at a rural Lankin home with a woman and two kids inside around 7:30 Saturday night. One person was within a foot of a bullet that…

Man found dead in Thief River Falls house fire

No foul play is suspected

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — A Thief River Falls man is dead after a house fire Monday night. First responders were sent to 504 Knight Avenue North just before 6 p.m. The body of 37-year-old Mark Beito was found inside the house as crews were putting out the fire. The cause of the fire remains under investigation and the…

LIVE: A Ghoul Morning With A Strange Scavenger

These Halloween birdies will haunt you with how helpful they are.

FARGO — With his eerie, skull-like face, huge nostrils that let you see clear through one side of his face to the other, and strange, featherless head, you’d think Steve the turkey vulture would send schoolkids screaming out the door every time he drops by an area classroom. Instead, says Chahinkapa Zoo curator Tom Schmaltz, the kids love him. “They’re…