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FIVE." WE START TONIGHT WITH BREAKING NEWS. WHAT STARTED OUT AS A CONTROL BURN TURNED INTO A BIGGER PROBLEM. CREWS HAVE BEEN BATTLING THE BLAZE THIS AFTERNOON WHICH IS IS EAST OF HIGHWAY 9 NEAR BUFFALO RIVER STATE PARK. VALLEY NEWS TEAMS JOVANA SIMIC IS ON SCENE IN GLYNDON WITH THE LASTEST. JOVANA? STARTED AT 1:51 NATURE CONSERVANCY DOING A CONTROL BURN... CALLED IT IN WHEN IT STARTED TO GET OUT OF CONTROL. OVER 300 ACRES OF LAND WERE BURNED WENT FROM SOUTH FROM 17TH AVE TO THE NORTH GLYDON AND HAWLEY FIRE DEPARTMENTS CAME OUT AND MINNESOTA DNR CAME TO ASSIST CONCENTRATING ON THE HOUSE REPORTING LIVE GLYNDON, JOVANA SIMIC, VALLEY NEWS LIVE THANKS JOVANA. ONTINUE TO STICK WITH US FOR UPDATES ON THIS STORY ONLINE AND ON VALLEY NEWS LIVE. AN ENDERLIN MAN, FACING A CHARGE OF *** AND RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT, PLEADED NOT GUILTY TODAY. 28-YEAR-OLD PAUL MILLER IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING BILLY HOLLDAY WHILE HOLLADAY WAS DROPPING OF HIS YOUNG NEPHEW. TODAY'S COURT HEARING WAS FILLED WITH TENSION. HOLLADAY'S FAMILY SAYS THEY'RE SHOCKED THAT MILLER PLED NOT GUILTY. ONE FAMILY MEMBER SAID AFTER: "WHY DID HE TURN HIMSELF IN THEN?" MILLER'S ATTORNEY SAID HIS CLIENT HAS NOTHING TO SAY AT THIS TIME. THE INVESTIGATION REPORTS ARE STILL COMING IN TO THE LAWYERS, SO A TRIAL DATE HAS NOT BEEN SET YET. NEIGHBORS ARE SHAKEN UP AFTER A STRANGER WAS FOUND LURKING IN SOMEONE'S KITCHEN EARLY THIS MORNING. A HOMEOWNER IN SOUTH MOORHEAD CALLED 9-1-1 AROUND 3:30 A.M. THAT MAN.. WHO LIVES IN A NEIGHBORHOOD JUST EAST OF MOORHEAD HIGH SCHOOL... CONFRONTED THE BURGLAR. HE TOOK OFF... ONLY TO GO RUMMAGING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORS TRUCK. THAT NEIGHBOR SAYS THE POLICE WOKE HER UP A SHORT TIME LATER... LETTING HER KNOW WHAT HAPPENED... AND ASKING HER TO IDENTIFY SOME STOLEN PROPERTY. GRACE CUMMINGS- PAS/MOORHEAD, "SURE ENOUGH MY CONSOLE WAS OPEN, IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE WAS GOING THROUGH MY CDS, AND MY GARMIN WAS MISSING. THEY SAID HE HAD COME TO MY NEIGHBORS HOUSE, HE HAD GOTTEN INSIDE THE HOUSE." GRACE GOT ALL OF HER STUFF BACK. SHE SAYS, NOW THE NEIGHBORS ARE TALKING ABOUT INSTALLING SECURITY LIGHTS. MOORHEAD POLICE FOUND MICHAEL LASS HIDING BEHIND THE TRUCK. HE RAN, BUT WAS ARRESTED BY OFFICERS. HE'S IN THE CLAY COUNTY JAIL FACING SEVERAL CHARGES. IN TONIGHT'S SCHEMES AND RIPOFFS.... A WARNING FROM POLICE: DON'T FALL FOR SCAMMERS POSING AS XCEL ENERGY. THEY SAY THAT PEOPLE CLAIMING TO WORK FOR XCEL CALL CUSTOMERS TO TELL THEM THEIR ACCOUNTS ARE PAST DUE. THEY'RE TOLD THE POWER WILL BE SHUT OFF UNLESS THEIR BILLS ARE IMMEDIATELY PAID. BUT HERE'S THE KICKER: XCEL ENERGY WILL ONLY CALL WITH AN AUTOMATED MESSAGE... AND SOMETIMES IF YOU HAVE A PAPERLESS ACCOUNT YOU WON'T GET A PHONE CALL, BUT INSTEAD SENT AN EMAIL POLICE SAY IF YOU GET A CALL LIKE THIS... DO NOT SEND THEM MONEY. INSTEAD CALL XCEL ENERGY AND CHECK YOUR ACCOUNT. A BREACH OF THEIR RENTAL AGREEMENT... AND POSSIBLY A BREACH OF HIS OWN PERSONAL INFORMATION... ARE WHY A FARGO MAN REACHED OUT TO OUR WHISTLEBLOWER HOTLINE. JUSTIN KITTELSON SAYS VALLEY RENTAL NEVER NOTIFIED HIM THAT A CONTRACTOR WOULD BE COMING TO FIX A PIPE LEAKING THROUGH THE CEILING OF HIS BATHROOM... EVEN THOUGH IT'S STATED IN THE CONTRACT THAT NOTIFICATION MUST BE GIVEN. KITTELSON SAYS ALL KINDS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WAS LAYING OUT IN THE OPEN. AND HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR LEASE BEFORE LETTING THESE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES QUOTE PUSH YOU AROUND. "I'VE ALWAYS REQUESTED FOR US TO BE HERE BECAUSE UNLESS IN THIS DAY AND AGE, IF YOU CAN'T PICK SOMEONE UP AND THROW THEM YOU CAN'T TRUST THEM" VALLEY RENTAL SAID NO COMMENT BECAUSE NOTHING WAS WRONG... BUT THEN SAID THE CONTRACTOR DID IN FACT CALL KITTELSON PRIOR TO ARRIVING TO FIX THE ISSUE... A CALL KITTELSON SAYS NEVER HAPPENED. CONCERNED ABOUT HIS RIGHTS AND PRIVACY... THIS MAN CALLED OUR WHISTLEBLOWER HOTLINE. IF YOU NEED HELP IN YOUR COMMUNITY, CALL 701-237-6576 AND LEAVE YOUR TIP. A MEMBER OF OUR INVESTIGATIVE TEAM WILL GET ON THE CASE... AND GO TO WORK TO EXPOSE THE TRUTH. YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED... IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON VOTING IN THE NORTH DAKOTA PRIMARY ELECTION ON JUNE 14. AND "BEING PREPARED" MEANS MORE THAN KNOWING THE CANDIDATES AND THE ISSUES. STATE LAW CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2013... REQUIRING WHAT IT CALLS... "A VALID ID". THE LAW WAS MODIFIED LAST YEAR... AFTER SOME VOTERS WERE TURNED AWAY FROM THE POLLS. THE NORTH DAKOTA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE RUNNING ADS RIGHT NOW AIMED AT MAKING SURE YOU UNDERSTAND HOW VOTING WORKS. AND TODAY IN FARGO... THEY ARE UNDERLINING THE MESSAGE IN THAT CAMPAIGN. SO HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: YOUR I-D MUST HAVE YOUR NAME, YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS... THAT IS WHERE YOU LIVE, NOW... AND YOUR BIRTH-DATE. AND HERE IS WHAT IS CONSIDERED A VALID FORM OF I- D... SO YOU CAN VOTE: A CURRENT DRIVER'S LICENSE. IF YOU DON'T DRIVE... YOU'LL NEED A NON- DRIVERS I-D CARD. FOR TRIBAL MEMBERS, A TRIBAL- GOVERNMENT ISSUED I-D CARD. AND IF YOU'RE IN A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY... LIKE A NURSING HOME... YOU'LL NEED A CERTIFICATE STATING THAT. YOU'LL GET THAT FROM THE PLACE YOU'RE LIVING. WHAT'S NEXT FOR DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOLS? THAT'S THE QUESTION BEING ASKED AFTER ITS MOST RECENT SCHOOL REFERENDUM FAILED BY A 65-35 PERCENT MARGIN. PEOPLE FOR AND AGAINST THE REFENDUM REALIZE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS FACING MANY PROBLEMS. AGING BUILDINGS, OVERCROWDING. IN THE FACE OF THIS DEFEAT, THOSE WHO HOPED FOR THE YES VOTE TO COME OUT ON TOP, ARE NOW HOPING FOR THIS. "WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND COME UP WITH A COMPROMISE TO FIX THESE ISSUES. IT'S NEED TO HAPPEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OUR ISSUES ARE ONLY GETTING WORSE." ON VALLEY NEWS LIVE AT 6, WE'LL HEAR FROM SOMEONE WHO VOTED NO. SHE SAYS HER NO VOTE, ALONG WITH OTHERS, ACTUALLY HELPED THEIR COMMUNITY. AT ONE-POINT- TWO-MILLION DOLLARS, A NORTHERN VALLEY REALTOR CALLS THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY... A STEAL. THAT'S PART OF OUR LOOK TONIGHT AT NEW COMMERCIAL AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN CROOKSTON. AS VALLEY NEWS TEAMS NEIL CARLSON SHOWS US, CITY LEADERS HAVE SOME DEALS ON HAND, IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT STARTING A NEW ENTERPRISE. THIS IS THE FORMER SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH RESIDENCE, AND MOST RECENTLY THE GLENMORE TREATMENT CENTER. NOW IT'S FOR SALE WITH AN ASKING PRICE OF 1.2-MILLION DOLLARS. THIS FACILITY INCLUDES 54,000 SQUARE FEET, SMALL APARTMENTS, TONS OF GARAGE SPACE, KITCHENS, 2 ELEVATORS, AND MEETING ROOMS ALL OVER THE BUILDING, LARGE AND SMALL. REPORTER: "THIS PLACE AT 1.2-MILLION DOLLARS IS A STEAL?" SHIRLEY IVERSON, GREENBERG REALTY: "IT IS AN ABSOLUTE STEAL. YOU GET 156 ACRES OF WONDERFUL FARMLAND AND RIVER FRONT, AND YOU GET THIS MAGNIFICENT BUILDING." IVERSON SAYS SOME POSSIBLE IDEAS FOR THE FACILITY ARE TURNING INTO A HOME FOR VETERANS OR TREATMENT CENTER FOR DRUGS, INCLUDING OUR CURRENT OPIOID CRISIS. DOWNTOWN, THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL HISTORIC BUILDINGS LIKE THIS ONE FOR RENT OR SALE. PLUS, THERE'S GRANT MONEY AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU TURN IT INTO YOUR DREAM. CRAIG HOISETH, CROOKSTON HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: "WE DO COUPLE IT WITH SOME INVESTMENT OF THE PROPERTY OWNER. SO, THEY CAN IMPROVE THEIR STORE FRONT, PUT IN NEW WINDOWS, A NEW ROOF, WHATEVER IS NEEDED TO REVITALIZE THAT DOWNTOWN. WE LIKE TO SEE IT BE USED FOR LIVING RESIDENCES THAT THAT INCREASES THE DENSITY OF FOLKS DOWNTOWN." AND ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO SOON GET UNDERWAY ON PROJECTS ALONG FISHER AVENUE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN. HERE AT THE INTERSECTION OF BROADWAY A CASEY'S GENERAL STORE, LIKE THIS ONE, IS PLANNED FOR THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STREET, AND AS MANY AS 30 TOWNHOMES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STREET IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AND NEAR THE SPORTS CENTER, JUST BEHIND DRAFTS BAR AND GRILL A NEW, 41-UNIT, 4.2- MILLION-DOLLAR APARTMENT COMPLEX WILL BE BUILT THIS SUMMER. AND AS DOWNTOWN PROMOTERS SAY, THERE ARE OTHER BUILDINGS HERE, FULL OF OPPORTUNITY. IN CROOKSTON, NEIL CARLSON, VALLEY NEWS LIVE. IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOUSING OR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE IT FOR YOU ONLINE. JUST GO TO VALLEY NEWS LIVE-DOT-COM AND CLICK ON THIS STORY. MORE OF THE SAME AS FAR AS THE WEATHER IS CONCERNED-- SUNNY AND QUIET TODAY. LET'S GO TO HUTCH JOHNSON FOR A PEAK AT TONIGHT'S FORECAST. HUTCH...? YOUR VALLEY NEWS LIVE STORM TEAM FORECAST: LOOKING AHEAD: WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE GREAT WEATHER, AND WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES RISE EVEN FURTHER AS WE APPROACH AND THEN START THE WEEKEND. MOST OF SUNDAY LOOKS GOOD, BUT AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, AND SOME COULD BE ON THE STRONG SIDE. WE KEEP THE CHANCE FOR T-STORMS TO START THE NEXT WEEK, AS TEMPS COOL A LITTLE. THURSDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. LOW: 51. HIGH: 76. WINDS SE 15-25 MPH. FRIDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW: 54. HIGH: 77. WINDS SSE 15-25 MPH. BABY DUCKS AND GEESE ARE POPPING UP AROUND THE METRO.. AND UP AND DOWN THE RED RIVER VALLEY. THEY ARE CUTE, BUT REMEMBER, MOTHER GOOSE IS VERY PROTECTIVE. IT SERVES AS A REMINDER FOR WELL- INTENTIONED PEOPLE TO JUST LET THEM BE. DOUG LEIER WITH NORTH DAKOTA GAME AND FISH SAYS IT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR... PEOPLE WANT TO HELP BABY ROBINS, GEESE, AND RABBITS. BUT THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR SAFETY... AND FOR THEIR HEALTH, IS TO JUST LEAVE THEM BE IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT. "WE AS HUMANS SEEING BABY DUCKS, BABY GEESE, BABY BUFFALO AND THINKING THAT WE NEED TO HELP THEM THEY NEED OUR HELP. WILD ANIMALS BELONG IN THE WILD. THEIR BEST ODDS OF SURVIVAL ARE IN THE WILD" A STORY OUT OF YELLOWSTONE REGARDING THIS TOPIC HAS GENERATED A LOT OF BUZZ. A BABY BUFFALO WAS EUTHANIZED... AFTER TOURISTS BROUGHT IT INTO THEIR S-U-V TO KEEP IT WARM. BUSY SCHEDULES FILLED WITH WORK, KIDS AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES SOMETIMES LEAVE LITTLE TIME FOR COOKING ... LET ALONE EATING HEALTHY. IT'S BEEN ONE MONTH SINCE WE LAST TOLD YOU ABOUT THE GRAND OPENING OF POWER PLATE MEALS... WHOSE GOAL IS TO HELP FAMILIES. PREPARED MEALS CAN BE STORED IN EITHER THE FRIDGE OR FREEZER.. AND ARE ALL PORTIONED OUT TO BE HEALTHY. THE FOUNDERS SAY BUSINESS HAS BEEN BOOMING WITH THOSE LOOKING FOR A QUICK MEAL. "WE HAVE TONS OF PEOPLE STOP IN ONCE A WEEK WHO ARE JUST TOO BUSY AND DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THE DRIVE THRU, THEY JUST GRAB ONE MEAL AND THEY GET RIGHT BACK ON THEIR WAY." POWER PLATE MEALS IS OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 7 A-M TO 6 P-M.