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>> THE WEATHER IS SPONSORED IN PART BY WIDSETH; ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS, LAND SURVEYORS, SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.
>> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF THE GIGAZONE, THE ALL FIBEROPTIC NETWORK THAT HAS TRANSFORMED HOW WE LIVE AND WORK.
>> LAKELAND PBS IS PROUD TO PRESENT LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.
WE ARE HERE FOR YOU WITH LOCAL NEWS FROM BEMIDJI, BRAINERD, AND ALL OF THE LAKES COUNTRY.
DENNIS WEIMANN WITH THE NEWS, STACY CHRISTENSON WITH THE WEATHER AND CHARLIE YAEGER WITH YOUR SPORTS.
[♪♪♪] >> Dennis: HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.
>>> BELTRAMI COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR CHRIS MULLER SAYS THE A PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT HAS CONFIRMED THE COUNTY HAS EXCEEDED THE THRESHOLD TO QUALIFY FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE.
BELTRAMI COUNTY IS IN THE PROCESS OF REQUESTING A DISASTER DECLARATION TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DEBRIS REMOVAL.
CURRENTLY, BELTRAMI COUNTY IS ONLY COLLECTING DATA ON PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGES.
PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY.
TOWNSHIPS AND CITIES THAT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE OR DEBRIS REMOVAL FROM THE JUNE 21ST STORM SHOULD CONTACT MULLER BY EMAIL OR PHONE.
>>> AFTER JUST OVER A WEEK OF BEING CLOSED OFF ENTIRELY DUE TO DAMAGES RECEIVED FROM THE JUNE 21ST STORM, LAKE BEMIDJI STATE PARK HAS REOPENED ALONG WITH MANY OF THE TRAILS INSIDE.
BUT THE EAST SIDE OF THE PARK SUSTAINED VERY HEAVY DAMAGE, AND MANY TRAILS ON THAT SIDE OF THE PARK WILL REMAIN CLOSED INDEFINITELY.
STATE PARK AND D.N.R.
OFFICIALS ARE WORKING AS FAST AS THEY CAN TO RE-OPEN THESE TRAILS BUT OFFICIALS SAY THAT COULD TAKE SOME TIME.
>> WE HAVE A COUPLE TRAIL SEGMENTS HERE AND THERE THAT ARE CLOSED.
THE MAIN ONE WILL BE THE CONNECTER TRAIL THROUGH THE PARK HERE, AND THAT'S CLOSED.
IT WILL BE CLOSED INDEFINITELY.
WE DO HAVE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
THERE IS A COUNTY TRAIL THAT PROVIDES AN ALTERNATE ROUTE THAT PEOPLE CAN GO TOWARDS PAUL BUNYAN STATE TRAIL.
SO THEY CAN USE THE ALTERNATE ROUTE INSTEAD OF COMING THROUGH THE PARK.
>> THERE WILL BE SOME TRAILS THAT WILL STAY CLOSED UNTIL WE CAN GET SOME LOGGING EQUIPMENT IN THERE.
WE HAVE SOME VERY BAD POCKETS AND PROBABLY ABOUT 100 ACRES OF PRETTY BADLY IMPACTED BLOW DOWN WHERE THERE IS NOT MUCH LEFT STANDING AND WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
>> TO KEEP UP TO DATE ON WHAT TRAILS ARE OPEN AND CLOSED IN THE FUTURE, STATE PARK OFFICIALS ARE ASKING VISITORS TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE STATE PARK OFFICIAL WEBSITE OR FACEBOOK PAGE.
>>> A MAN WAS FOUND DEAD ON A TOWER 240 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND TODAY.
THE WADENA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ISSUED AN ALERT EARLIER LOOKING FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN FINDING 30-YEAR-OLD SAMUEL WALN.
THEY WERE CONCERNED OF HIS SAFE.
A VEHICLE MATCHING THE ONE HE WAS LAST SEEN DRIVING WAS LOCATED IN BETWEEN WADENA AND SEBEKA.
DEPUTIES CONDUCTED A SEARCH OF THE AREA AND LOCATED THE VICTIM ON THE TOWER.
DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF THE TOWER AND URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM WAS CALLED IN TO BRING THE MAN'S BODY DOWN FROM THE TOWER.
THE WADENA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE BELIEVES THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND THERE IS NO DANGER TO THE PUBLIC AND ALSO NO FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
>>> THE DEFENSE LAWYER FOR A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING THE TOP DEMOCRATIC LEADER IN THE MINNESOTA HOUSE AND HER HUSBAND, AND WOUNDING ANOTHER LAWMAKER AND HIS WIFE, SAYS HE PLANS TO PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
VANCE BOELTER WAS ARRESTED NEAR HIS HOME IN GREEN ISLE AFTER A 40 HOUR MAN HUNT.
PROSECUTORS SAY BOELTER WAS DISGUISED AS A POLICE OFFICER WHEN HE CARRIED OUT THE JUNE 14TH SHOOTINGS.
HE ALLEGEDLY KILLED FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER MELISSA HORTMAN AND HER HUSBAND AND INJURED SENATOR JOHN HOFFMAN AND HIS WIFE.
AUTHORITIES CALL HORTMAN'S DEATH A POLITICAL ASSASSINATION.
BOELTER WAS INDICTED TUESDAY ON FEDERAL CHARGES THAT COULD LEAD TO THE DEATH PENALTY.
HIS ARRAIGNMENT IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 12TH.
>>> EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE ORGANIZATION U.S.
TERM LIMITS ANNOUNCED THAT BEMIDJI'S REED OLSON WILL BE STEPPING IN AS A MINNESOTA STATE CO-CHAIR.
U.S.
TERM LIMITS, OR USTL, IS A GRASSROOTS TERM LIMITS ADVOCACY GROUP THAT IS CURRENTLY TRYING TO ADD TERM LIMITS TO THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE U.S. SENATE THROUGH A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
SINCE MINNESOTA IS A VERY DIVERSE POLITICAL STATE, BOTH A D.F.L.
AND A REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE ARE BEING BROUGHT ON AS STATE CO-CHAIRS FOR USTL.
OLSON IS REPRESENTING THE D.F.L.
SIDE OF THINGS.
HE SERVED FOUR YEARS ON THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL AND SIX YEARS ON THE BELTRAMI COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
IN 2024, HE WAS ALSO A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR THE MINNESOTA STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND IS NOW LOOKING TO FURTHER HIS POLITICAL CAREER WITH USTL.
>> IF THEY KNOW THEY WILL ONLY BE THERE FOR A WHILE, THEY MIGHT ACTUALLY TRY TO PRIORITIZE THE LEGISLATION AND MAKE THE MARK THEY SAID THEY WANTED TO MAKE.
OUR FOUNDING FATHERS DID NOT WANT POWER TO BUILD UP IN INDIVIDUALS OR IN SMALL GROUPS.
YOU KNOW, THEY WERE REALLY WEARY OF THE TWO PARTY SYSTEM, THEY'RE WEARY OF PEOPLE BEING IN OFFICE FOR TOO LONG AND I DEFINITELY SHARE THOSE CONCERNS.
WE SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE THIS CONSOLIDATION OF POWER.
WE NEED TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO STOP THAT CONSOLIDATION OF POWER AND THIS IS ONE STEP TO DO THAT.
>> USTL CALLS FOR A LIMIT OF THREE, TWO-YEAR TERMS IN THE HOUSE AND TWO, SIX-YEAR TERMS IN THE SENATE.
>>> THE BRAINERD FAMILY YMCA'S SUMMER YOUTH MEAL PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY ON TRACK TO SERVE 5,000 MEALS TO LOCAL CHILDREN AND TEENS.
REPORTER MILES WALKER STOPPED BY THE Y TO LEARN MORE AS IT APPROACHES THE MILESTONE.
>> Reporter: FOR THE BRAINERD FAMILY YMCA, APPROACHING THE 5,000 MEAL MARK REFLECTS THE STRONG COMMUNITY NEED FOR ACCESSIBLE NUTRITION, AS WELL AS THE Y'S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING LOCAL FAMILIES.
>> IT'S MORE THAN JUST FOOD, RIGHT?
IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY OWN, IT'S AGENCY FOR THEM, BECAUSE THEY COME IN, THEY WITH HELP MAY ASK FOR IT.
THEY SAY THANK YOU, I SAY YOU'RE WELCOME.
IT'S AN INTERACTION AND BEING PART OF COMMUNITY WITH EACH OTHER.
>> Reporter: IT IS ADMINISTERED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE INITIATIVE HOPE EASES THE BURDEN FOR WORKING FAMILIES DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN SCHOOL MEALS ISN'T AVAILABLE.
>> WE KNOW IT COULD BE HARD FOR FAMILIES.
SOMETIMES THEY HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN PAYING A BILL AND GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE.
YOU CAN TELL WITH THE KIDS IN OUR SUMMER CAMPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IF THEY HAVEN'T EATEN VERY MUCH ALL WEEKEND, THEIR ENERGY LEVELS ARE LOWER, SOMETIMES THEY HAVE MORE BEHAVIORAL THINGS GOING ON.
>> Reporter: THE Y'S SUMMER YOUTH MEAL PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE SHELF MADE MEALS FOR THOSE 18 AND UNDER AND CONSIDERING 1 IN 5 CHILDREN SUFFER FROM FOOD INSECURITY ACCORDING TO FEEDING AMERICA, THE VOLUNTEERS TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE CAUSE.
>> YOU WORK AT THE Y TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND THIS IS A WONDERFUL WAY FOR US TO DO THAT.
SO ALL OF OUR STAFF COME TOGETHER AND PUT THEIR TIME IN.
IT'S NOT REQUIRED FOR THEM TO BE HERE.
WE JUST THROW IT OUT AND ASK THEM IF THEY WANT TO COME AND THEY ARE HERE TO DO THAT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO GIVE BACK TO EVERYONE HERE.
>> Reporter: THEIR MISSION IS TO ENHANCE ALL LIVES IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA, CONNECTING FAMILIES WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD A HEALTHY MIND, SPIRIT, AND BODY.
THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM MEANS THE WHOLE TO ALL THOSE INVOLVED.
>> EVEN IF IT'S ONE TIME THAT A FAMILY COMES TO GET A MEAL, THAT'S ONE WEEK WHERE THEY HAVE MEALS, FIVE MEALS FOR THE WEEK THAT THEY JUST DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT.
IT'S A REALLY MOTIVATING SENSATION.
IT KEEPS ME GOING.
>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.
>> THE BRAINERD YMCA'S SUMMER YOUTH MEAL PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO SURPASS THE 5,000 MEAL MARK BY NEXT WEEK.
[♪♪♪] >> STILL TO COME ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.
>> Stacy: SKIES WILL CLEAR OUT TONIGHT AND WE'LL HAVE SUNSHINE TOMORROW WITH SOME NICE TEMPERATURES BUT CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE BACK ON FRIDAY.
I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.
>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, PEQUOT LAKES KICKED OFF THE 87th EDITION [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.
[♪♪♪] >>> RESIDENTS IN PEQUOT LAKES TODAY KICKED OFF THE LATEST ITERATION OF ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE TRADITIONS AND FESTIVALS THAT YOU'LL FIND ANYWHERE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: BEANS BEANS, THEY'RE GOOD FOR YOUR HEART, THE MORE YOU EAT, THE MORE YOU PARTY?
PEQUOT LAKES KICKED OFF THE 87th EDITION OF BEAN HOLE DAYS.
>> BEAN HOLE DAYS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 1938.
IT WAS A WAY OF OUR COMMUNITY SAYING THANK YOU TO OUR FARMERS FOR JUST ALL OF THE WORK AND IT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING EVENT THAT STARTED WITH 500 PEOPLE AND NOW WE SERVE 3,500 PEOPLE EVERY YEAR.
>> Reporter: THE BEANS ARE BURIED UNDER THE PLYWOOD AS THEY WERE PREPARED FOR OVER 3,500 PEQUOT LAKES RESIDENTS.
>> IT'S A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER AND ENJOY A FREE MEAL AND SOCIALIZE AND MEET OTHER PEOPLE AND ENJOY TIME TOGETHER AND IN A PARK IN PEQUOT LAKES.
SO YOU GET THE BEST OF EVERYTHING.
>> Reporter: THE COMMUNITY SHOWS UP TO SUPPORT THE EVENT, AND SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES ARE NOT ONLY DONATING THEIR MONEY AND RESOURCES, BUT THEIR TIME AS WELL.
>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR COMMUNITY TO US.
IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT WE'RE PRESENT AND WE ARE INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITY IS PART OF US.
>> Reporter: BEYOND THE BEANS, THERE IS A CRAFT FAIR, VENDORS, AND THE CROWNING OF KING AND QUEEN BEAN.
[CHEERING].
>> SO I WORK FOR A LOCAL FIBER COMPANY.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM FOR 25 YEARS.
I'VE BEEN A VOLUNTEER AT THIS EVENT FOR ANYWHERE BETWEEN 15 TO 20 YEARS.
IT'S GREAT.
>> Reporter: THE LADY OF LAGOON HAS ONE MESSAGE TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE ENJOYING YOUR TIME.
>> STAY HYDRATED.
SALTY, AMAZING, SPICY BEANS, STAY HYDRATED.
>> Reporter: REPORTING IN PEQUOT LAKES, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.
>> BEAN HOLE DAYS WILL RETURN FOR ITS 88TH YEAR ON JULY 14TH AND 15TH OF 2026 AT PEQUOT LAKES CITY PARK.
>>> A PIECE OF PAUL BUNYAN'S LEGEND HAS OFFICIALLY RESURFACED, LITERALLY, AT THE TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER IN BEMIDJI.
NOW THE TALE GOES, WHEN THE SEVERE STORM HIT ON JUNE 21ST, STRONG WAVES UNEARTHED A MASSIVE OBJECT NEAR ONE OF PAUL'S FAVORITE FISHING SPOTS, PAUL BUNYAN PARK.
LOCALS DISCOVERED THE OBJECT WAS A GIANT CELL PHONE, AND BROUGHT IT TO THE TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER.
THEY THEN CALLED PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS TO GET THE PHONE WORKING AGAIN, WHO BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE CENTER SO THE PUBLIC CAN INTERACT WITH IT.
>> PAUL HAS A LOT OF ARTIFACTS IN HERE AND THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE MODERN AND MORE INTERACTIVE FOR THE GUESTS VISITING GOING FORWARD.
AT PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, WE'RE SUPER EXCITED.
PAUL BUNYAN IS THE NAMESAKE OF OUR COOPERATIVE SO IT'S FITTING THAT THE SMARTPHONE IS HERE AT THE TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER.
YOU WILL SEE IT EVERY DAY, JUST LIKE A REGULAR SMARTPHONE, THERE IS A CALENDAR OF EVENTS.
YOU HAVE THE DIGITAL SIGN IN BOOK, WHERE GUESTS CAN SIGN IN.
THERE ARE MAPS.
YOU CAN TAKE A PHOTO, LEAVE A PHOTO, EVERYTHING IS HERE FOR GUESTS TO INTERACT WITH AND REALLY A CHANCE TO SHOWCASE ALL ELEMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER.
>> ACCORDING TO VISIT BEMIDJI OFFICIALS, ONLY TWO PHONES OF THIS CALIBER EXIST IN THE U.S., IN BEMIDJI, AND WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT IN FLORIDA.
>> Dennis: STACY IS HERE -- ACTUALLY FIRST WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR THE LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY IS BACK AGAIN THIS SUMMER.
THIS YEAR ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE GIVING AWAY A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT CRAGUNS RESORT NEAR BRAINERD.
AND HERE ARE TONIGHTS FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.
IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME, CALL THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN BEFORE THE END OF THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AND YOU WILL HAVE A SHOT AT BEING OUR 2025 CRAGUNS VACATION GRAND PRIZE WINNER, WHICH WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING IN A LIVE DRAWING ON THE MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH NEWSCAST.
>>> NOW WE BRING IN STACY.
I GUESS I DIDN'T REALIZE PAUL BUNYAN HAD A CELL PHONE, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS.
>> Stacy: YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN TO INTERACT WITH THAT.
WE HAD SOME NICE WEATHER IN STORE FOR US TOMORROW.
WE HAD THE RAINY WEATHER TODAY, THE GLOOMY WEATHER, AND THEN TOMORROW WE SHOULD SEE SUNSHINE, AND COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURES, HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-70s.
WE HAVE MORE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.
[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: GLOOMY WEATHER TODAY AND FEW SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE CLEARING SKIES OVERNIGHT AND SUNSHINE TOMORROW.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-70s.
WE DO HAVE SHOWERS LIKELY AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY, BUT AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, IT LOOKS LIKE QUIETER WEATHER SHOULD RETURN WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ON SATURDAY AND MORE SUNSHINE ON SUNDAY.
MORE ON YOUR FORECAST IN A SECOND.
HERE ARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS.
IT'S 59 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT IN BEMIDJI.
AT THE STUDIO, WINDS ARE EAST AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.
THE DEW POINT IS 47 AND HUMIDITY IS AT 64%.
IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, 59.
53 IS OUR DEW POINT.
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY.
NOW ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR PICTURE, WE CAN SEE THAT IT WAS VERY CLOUDY ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING.
WE HAD A FEW SPRINKLES, MAYBE SOME LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WITHIN THAT.
THIS IS ALL MOVING OUT TO THE EAST AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE CLOUDS ARE STARTING TO CLEAR OUT TO OUR WEST.
WE WILL HAVE CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW.
TEMPERATURE-WISE, A LITTLE BELOW AVERAGE, BUT IT WILL BE COMFORTABLE WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-70s, IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY.
>>> SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU, BEAUTIFUL COLOR OF THE MORNING SKY.
JOAN WITH AN INDIGO BIRD ON THE FEEDER.
AND THERE ARE THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS SPOTTED TODAY FROM GARY, AND ARLENE WITH A DEER IN THE YARD.
ALICIA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE EVENING SKIES.
A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET OVER LOWER RED LAKE FROM SAMROSE.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TONIGHT.
FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, 1.25 INCHES OF RAIN LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING.
BOB IN BLUFFTON, 0.4-INCH OF RAIN SINCE YESTERDAY.
ARLENE IN LONGVILLE REPORTING 0.2-INCH OF RAIN.
JOAN IN LAPORTE, MOSTLY CLOUDY AND 64.
ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLOUDY AND WINDY TODAY.
ALICIA REPORTING 58 THIS EVENING.
ON OUR ALMANAC, THE HIGH TODAY IN BRAINERD WAS 63, THAT'S 20 DEGREES BELOW OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THIS DATE.
9:04 WAS OUR SUNSET.
COOL IN BEMIDJI, TOPPING OUT AT 65.
OUR LOW THIS MORNING WAS 54.
OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF SUNSHINE, A LOT OF CLEAR SKIES IN THE MORNING, MAYBE A FEW AREAS OF CLOUD COVER BUT THROUGHOUT THE DAY, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE, A FEW PASSING CLOUDS.
TEMPERATURE-WISE, IT WILL BE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH HIGHS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA IN THE LOW 70s AND IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, ALSO LOW TO MAYBE SOME MID-70s.
SO OUR FORECAST, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 47, VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 15 MILES PER HOUR.
SUNSHINE TOMORROW, 72 FOR OUR HIGH, WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE, UP TO 10.
LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, WE DO HAVE A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING SOME SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY WITH HIGHS NEAR 68.
THEN AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, IT LOOKS LIKE MORE SUNSHINE WILL RETURN AND TEMPERATURES WILL WARM, WE WILL BE SEEING MID TO UPPER 70s THIS WEEKEND, CLOSE TO 80 ON MONDAY, WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
BACK TO YOU.
>> Dennis: LOOKS GOOD.
CHARLIE IS HERE NOW.
BIG RENOVATION AT THE GOLF COURSE AT CRAGUN'S IS COMPLETE.
>> Charlie: YEAH, THEY HAVE QUITE A FEW HOLES AND THEY GOT THEM FINISHED UP, THE DUTCH, RED, AND I HAD A CHANCE TO PLAY IT YESTERDAY AND HEAR FROM THE ARCHITECT.
THAT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.
[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.
[♪♪♪] >>> BEMIDJI LEGION BASEBALL HAS CONTINUED TO PLAY WELL DEEP INTO THE SUMMER, GOING 5-0-1 THIS PAST WEEKEND AT THE GOPHER CLASSIC TOURNAMENT BEFORE FALLING 4-3 YESTERDAY IN THE SEMIFINALS TO PAPILLION SOUTH FROM NEBRASKA.
TODAY, BEMIDJI IS HOSTING MOORHEAD IN A DOUBLE HEADER FOR THEIR FINAL TWO GAMES OF THE REGULAR SEASON.
BOTTOM OF THE THIRD, THE BASES LOADED, DROPS IN A BASE HIT THAT TIES THE GAME.
NEXT BATTER, GOING TO GIVE THEM THE LEAD ON A 6-4 FIELDERS CHOICE.
BEMIDJI PLAYS FOUR IN THE INNING AND THEY LED 5-3.
AFTER SURRENDERING 8 RUNS, BEMIDJI FOUND THEMSELVES DOWN 11-5.
IT STARTED WITH THIS 2 R.B.I.
DOUBLE AND LATER, THEY PULLED WITHIN 1, BASES LOADED, HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES?
IT GIVES BEMIDJI THE 13-11 LEAD.
THEY WIN BY THAT EXACT SCORE.
THEY WOULD SPLIT THE DAY WITH MOORHEAD FALLING 5-1 IN GAME 2.
THE CENTAURS STILL EARN THE 2-SEED WHERE THEY WILL PLAY 7-SEED DETROIT LAKES.
>>> TIMBERWOLVES ARE ON A 3-0 IN THE NBA SUMMER LEAGUE.
THEY TRAILED EARLY.
WE PICK UP IN THE THIRD QUARTER, TIED GAME, UCLA CONNECTION.
HE WAS 3-6 FROM DOWNTOWN.
ROB TRYING TO TAKE OVER, MINNESOTA DOWN, DRIVES IT HOME.
HE HAD 23.7 ASSISTS, A BIG NIGHT FOR HIM.
A FREE THROW TO TAKE THE LEAD, HE HAD A DOUBLE-DOUBLE, A BIG NIGHT FOR THE BIG MAN.
THEN TRISTAN NEWTON, WHERE DID HE COME FROM?
HE HITS THE THREE LATE IN THE GAME TO PUT MINNESOTA UP.
THE TIMBERWOLVES BEAT THE PHOENIX SUN AND THEY IMPROVE TO 4-0 IN THIS NBA SUMMER LEAGUE IN LAS VEGAS.
>>> WELL, BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY HEAD MEN'S GOLF COACH EKREN MILLER HAS RESIGNED AFTER 16 YEARS AT THE HELM AND HAS ACCEPTED THE HEAD COACHING JOB AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY.
BSU WAS MILLER'S FIRST COACHING JOB AND WHILE THERE TWICE LED THE BEAVERS TO THE NCAA D-2 REGIONAL TOURNAMENT.
THE BSU ALUM COACHED THE BEAVERS TO THREE TOP FIVE FINISHES IN THE NSIC, INCLUDING A TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2023, EARNING HIM CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR HONORS.
HE SAW TWO BEAVER MEN'S GOLFERS WIN INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE TITLES AS WELL.
MILLER WILL BE REPLACING CURRENT BIZON COACH STEVE KENNEDY FOLLOWING HIS DECISION TO RETIRE AFTER 12-SEASONS AT NDSU.
>>> WELL, ALL 45 HOLES AT THE CRAGUN'S LEGACY COURSES ARE FINALLY READY FOR PLAY AFTER A MULTI-YEAR RENOVATION.
THE RESORT HELD AN UNVEILING FOR THE FINAL 9-HOLES KNOWN AS THE DUTCH RED COURSE.
WITH A CEREMONY LED BY COURSE ARCHITECT AND PROFESSIONAL GOLFER TOM LEHMAN.
THE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE DUTCH COURSES WERE REDESIGNED TO IMPROVE PLAYABILITY AND ENJOYMENT FOR GOLFERS OF ALL SKILL LEVELS, AND WHILE THE 1996 OPEN CHAMPION HAS NOW HAD HIS HAND IN RE-SHAPING THE DUTCH-27 AND THE LEHMAN LEGACY-18 AT CRAGUN'S, HE JUST HOPES GOLFERS WON'T NOTICE IT WAS HIS HAND.
>> THIS MAY SOUND CRAZY, IN SOME WAYS, I DON'T WANT THEM TO KNOW.
YOU KNOW, I WANT THEM TO APPRECIATE THE LAND AND THE GOLF COURSE FOR WHAT THEY ARE.
I'VE ALWAYS FELT THAT WAY.
I NEVER WANTED TO PUT MY STYLE ON IT.
I FELT LIKE EVERY PIECE OF LAND HAS ITS OWN PERSONALITY, ITS OWN SPIRIT AND SOUL.
I WANTED TO COMPLETE THAT AND MAKE IT AS GOOD AS I CAN.
I DON'T THINK I EVER WANTED THERE TO BE A SIGNATURE LOOK.
YOU KNOW, I WANT THE GOLF COURSE TO BE THE HERO.
>> THE COURSE'S NEW LOOK WILL BE PUT TO THE TEST BY PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS ON AUGUST 28TH WHEN CRAGUN'S HOSTS THE CRMC CHAMPIONSHIP, ONE OF THE TOURNAMENT STOPS ON THE CANADIAN TOUR.
I CAN TELL YOU, I PUT THE COURSE TO TEST YESTERDAY.
I'M NOT A GOOD GOLFER BUT IT'S A TOUGH COURSE.
IT LOOKS REALLY NICE.
WELL DONE.
>> Dennis: GOOD TO HEAR.
THANKS CHARLIE.
IT'S GRILLING SEASON BUT AS YOU THROW THAT MEAT OR SOME VEGGIES ON THE GRILL SAFETY EXPERTS ARE URGING YOU TO BE CAREFUL.
GRILLING CAN QUICKLY TURN DANGEROUS CAUSING MORE INJURIES THAN YOU MAY THINK.
IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER EXPLAINS WHY GRILLING SAFETY IS A MUST.
>> Reporter: IT'S POPULAR, ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR.
GRILLING IS A GREAT WAY TO COOK A VARIETY OF FOODS BUT IT CAN ALSO BE DANGEROUS.
IN 2022, AN ESTIMATED 5,400 PEOPLE WERE SENT TO EMERGENCY ROOMS FOR GAS OR CHARCOAL GRILL RELATED INJURIES.
IT CAN ALSO POSE A RISK OF FIRE AND CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AND CAUSES 13 AVERAGE YEARLY DEATHS, ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION.
>> GRILLS ARE ONE OF THE MOST COMMON ACCIDENTS WE SEE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
>> Reporter: DR. ANNA WITH THE BURN CENTER SAYS THAT JULY IS THE PEAK MONTH FOR GRILLING RELATED INJURIES.
SHE SAYS SHE SEES EVERYTHING FROM MINOR BURNS TO MAJOR ONES.
>> PEOPLE ARE MISHANDLING THE PROPANE TANK OR POURING GASOLINE OR LIGHTER FLUID DIRECTLY INTO THE GRILL.
THEY HAVE THIS BACK-FORTH OF FLAMES AND FIRES.
>> Reporter: SAFETY EXPERTS SAY ONLY USE GRILLS OUTSIDE IN WELL VENTILATED AREAS AND NEVER USE THEM INDOORS IN A GARAGE, BREATHE WAY, PORCH, OR UNDER A SURFACE THAT CAN BURN AND CHECK THE GRILL AND THE GAS HOSES BEFORE USE, SEARCHING FOR CRACKING, BRITTLENESS, HOLES, AND LEAKS AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY AND NEVER LEAVE A HOT GRILL UNATTENDED.
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY.
SHE HAS HAD TO TREAT LITTLE ONES TOO.
>> SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST PUT THEIR HANDS-ON THE GRILL, BURN THEIR HANDS, DIFFERENT BODY PARTS.
>> Reporter: FINALLY, CLEAN YOUR GRILL TO PREVENT GREASE BUILD UP THAT CAN BE A FIRE HAZARD AS WELL.
FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.
>> THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION SAYS TO ALSO CHECK THEIR WEBSITE TO SEE IF YOUR GRILL HAS BEEN RECALLED.
IF IT'S ON THEIR RECALL LIST, STOP USING IT UNTIL IT'S REPAIRED OR REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER.
>>> WELL, STACY SOME GRILLING WEATHER THIS WEEKEND IT LOOKS LIKE.
>> Stacy:Y, IT'S SHAPING UP TO BE A PRETTY NICE WEEKEND.
FOR TONIGHT, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOWS DOWN TO 47, VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 15.
SUNNY SIES TOMORROW.
WINDS ARE STILL VARIABLE BUT UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.
THEN AS WE LOOK AHEAD, SHOWERS ARE LIKELY WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY, BUT NICE WEATHER RETURNS FOR THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS BACK IN THE 70s.
>> Dennis: AND THAT'S GOING TO DO IT FOR US, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.
WE WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
GOOD NIGHT.
>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.
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