He rescued a kidnapped Minnesota girl. Here's what he did with the $7K reward

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Earl Melchert wasn’t supposed to be home that Tuesday afternoon.

Melchert, an employee of Elbow Lake Co-op Grain, had been working near his home near Barrett and made a last-minute decision to pick something up from his house.

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