PINE CITY (AP) - Sheriff's officials say a Pine County man accused of skipping a custody hearing and taking his two minor children without permission has been arrested in Kansas.

The 44-year-old father was pulled over in Kansas Wednesday morning for a minor traffic violation. He was arrested after an officer ran his license and discovered he's wanted in Minnesota.

The man's 12-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter were in the vehicle as well as two of his adult children. Pine County Sheriff Robin Cole says the younger children thought they were on vacation and didn't know authorities were looking for them.

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