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Authorities are asking for your help as they search for a missing Paynesville man.

A man has been arrested for allegedly intentionally starting a fire at a Paynesville apartment complex. Police say witnesses saw a man in his late 20s enter his apartment with a gas can early Tuesday morning.

Authorities are still looking for Ryan Clover, after he managed to escape capture last week in western Stearns County. Paynesville Police Chief Paul Wegner says it's gone to more of an investigative search now, instead of an active search. Wegner says he's most likely left the Paynesville area.