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Thanks to folks who helped us fill in a blank: Whose money was it?

And thanks to the KVAL News community for chasing that down. They don't call it "breaking news" for nothing ...

@Guads: Any further edits you'd suggest?

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We had the advance stories posted as a video with a space set aside for the story until about 10:50 p.m. Wednesday, then that video was removed to make remove for the 11 p.m. package. There might have been a gap between the videos late Wednesday and early Thursday morning. The package is better built out now. Sorry for any inconvenience.

If you spot a typo on KVAL.com, don't hesitate to contact the newsroom at kvalnews@kval.com with the URL for the page so we can get it fixed stat.

If you spot a typo on KVAL.com, don't hesitate to contact the newsroom at kvalnews@kval.com with the URL for the page so we can get it fixed stat.

Question: Do these photos need captions - or do they speak for themselves?