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In northwestern Minnesota, an investigation is underway in Thief River Falls to determine if a City Council member really did swing a chair at another member during an apparently heated discussion about a splash pad project.

No media was apparently present in the room when the apparent third-rail of politics in Thief River Falls allegedly escalated.

Officials aren't talking, citing an "active investigation," according to the 

Josh Hagen, a council member who favors using funds for a swimming pool to build a splash pad instead, tells the Herald that his colleague, Curt Howe, threatened to take him outside.

Lost in all of this is the question of what the heck could be so contentious when talking about swimming pools and splash pads to spark a physical altercation?

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An investigation is underway in Thief River Falls to determine if a City Council member really did swing a chair at another member during an apparently heated discussion about a splash pad project.

Splash pad debate sparks physical fight in Thief River Falls council meeting

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