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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.
>>> THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED A BRIEF UPDATE LAST NIGHT ON THE CITY'S RESPONSE TO STORM RECOVERY EFFORTS, AND A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE STATES PEACETIME EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOR BELTRAMI COUNTY.
OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN ATTENDED THE MEETING, AND HAS MORE DETAILS.
>> Reporter: BEMIDJI CITY OFFICIALS BELIEVE THEY HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB SO FAR FOLLOWING THE STORM THAT SWEPT THROUGH BELTRAMI COUNTY BUT SAYS THERE IS STILL A LOT MORE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
>> I DON'T THINK WE COULD ASK FOR A LOT MORE IF PEOPLE ARE FOCUSED ON THIS IS MY JOB, THIS IS MY TASK, LET'S GET THE STREETS OPENED AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE TAKEN CARE OF.
>> Reporter: THE DECLARATION WILL GIVE THE CITY ACCESS TO RESOURCES, INCLUDING 75% REIMBURSTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE RELATED TO THE STORMS.
>> WE GET A 75% REIMBURSEMENT FOR THAT AND 25% IS OURS.
>> Reporter: THE PEACETIME EMERGENCY DOES NOT COVER THE COSTS OF THE PARKS IN THE INDUSTRY.
>> TREES THAT DIDN'T AFFECT INFRASTRUCTURE OR RIGHT OF WAY, WE'RE ON THE HOOK AT WHATEVER COST AT THIS POINT IN TIME, UNLESS SOMETHING CHANGES FOR PAYING FOR SOME OF THOSE.
>> Reporter: SOME COUNCILLORS SPOKE ABOUT USING EMERGENCY FUNDS TO PAY FOR DAMAGES TO THE CITY'S PARKS.
MULTIPLE COUNCILLORS SPOKE IN FAVOR OF USING WHAT'S IN THE REVOLVING LOAN FUND AND OLDER HOUSING DOLLARS TO HELP RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS.
>> 100% IN FAVOR OF TRYING TO UTILIZE THOSE AS WE CAN.
I THINK THAT WILL BE A GREAT USE FOR THOSE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING AS HELPFUL TO RESIDENTS AS POSSIBLE DURING THIS CHALLENGING TIME.
>> THEY ARE IN A SPOT BECAUSE TENANTS DON'T HAVE RENTERS INSURANCE FOR INSTANCE, SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WITH INSURANCE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE INSURANCE, INCLUDING HOMEOWNERS.
>> Reporter: WHEN ASKED IF THE COLLECTED TREES COULD BE REUSED FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES, SAM ANDERSON SAYS THAT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE.
>> WHAT I'M TOLD AND I'M NOT A TREE GUY, BECAUSE OF THE NATURE THE WAY TREES CAME DOWN, IT'S NOT THAT GOOD FOR DIMENSIONAL LUMBAR USE.
WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND.
AT SOME POINT, IF WE GET OUR HEAD ABOVE WATER, WE GET A SENSE OF WHEN THE COMPLETION MAY BE AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING LEFTOVER AND IF WE ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO USE IT.
>> Reporter: THEY HOPE TO HAVE A TIMETABLE LATER THIS MONTH.
THE CHALLENGE HAS BEEN HOW THE CITY WOULD NAVIGATE HARDER HIT AREAS AND COLLECTING DEBRIS FROM PRIVATE ROADS.
>> WE'RE WORKING THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD OR DEVELOPMENT THAT MAY HAVE A PRIVATE STREET BECAUSE WE HAVE A LIABILITY CONCERN TO GO DOWN THERE AND GRAB IT.
WE'RE WORKING THROUGH HOW WE CAN DO THAT AND WHAT WE WILL PROBABLY DO WITH THOSE GROUPS IF WE CAN'T ASSIST THEM, WHATEVER PAPERWORK OR WHATEVER WE NEED TO LEGALLY DO THAT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PROTECTED AND COORDINATE THE SCHEDULE SO WE HAVE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF RISK AS POSSIBLE.
>> Reporter: THEY WANT TO URGE RESIDENTS TO USE THE LICENSE TREE SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT HAVE BEEN VETTED BY THE CITY.
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE A SYSTEMIC PRICE LIST THAT YOU KNOW, A 60 FOOT PINE SHOULD COST X, BUT WE'RE ENCOURAGING FOLKS TO GET MULTIPLE BIDS, USE THIS LIST WE HAVE BECAUSE WE HAVE VETTED THEM TO SOME DEGREE AND THEN MAKE SURE YOU KNOW, TYPICAL THINGS, DON'T PAY ANYBODY UP FRONT, DO YOUR HOMEWORK, THAT SORT OF THING.
>> Reporter: THE COUNCIL EXTENDED THE LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION UNTIL JULY 22ND.
REPORTING IN BEMIDJI, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.
>> CITY ENGINEER, SAM ANDERSON SAYS HE BELIEVES THE CITY HAS BEEN PAYING ROUGHLY $100,000 A WEEK FOR CLEANUP EFFORTS SO FAR WITHIN THE CITY OF BEMIDJI.
>>> GOVERNOR TIM WALZ ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TODAY THAT AUTHORIZES THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO ACTIVATE THE STATE SOLDIERS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAM.
THIS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL HELP VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES RECOVER FROM THE RECENT SEVERE STORMS IMPACTING BELTRAMI COUNTY.
THE ORDER PROVIDES DIRECT FINANCIAL RELIEF TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES FACING UNEXPECTED HARDSHIPS DUE TO NATURAL DISASTERS.
ASSISTANCE MAY INCLUDE HELP WITH HOUSING, UTILITIES, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL NEEDS.
>>> BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE APPROVED A RESOLUTION REINSTATING THE EMPLOYMENT OF A FORMER FIREFIGHTER WHO WAS FIRED IN MAY OF 2023.
THE RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL AND WILL PAY LONGTIME FIREFIGHTER BILL BATCHELDER $80,000 AND CHANGE HIS STATUS OF EMPLOYMENT FROM MAY 17TH OF 2023 TO JANUARY 1ST OF 2025 AS ON LEAVE.
BATCHELDER WHO SERVED AS A BEMIDJI FIREFIGHER FOR ALMOST FORTY YEARS VOLUNTARILY RETIRED FROM HIS POSITION AS OF JANUARY FIRST OF THIS YEAR.
BATCHELDER HAD BEEN FIRED FOR ALLEGED MISCONDUCT AND WAS APPEALING THAT DECISION BUT THE APPEAL PROCESS HAD BEEN DELAYED.
THE CITY RESOLUTION SAID THAT, BASED ON FURTHER REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION OF THE TOTALITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES RELATED TO THE APPEAL, THE CITY DETERMINED THAT PROCEEDING FURTHER WITH THE APPEAL IS NOT WARRANTED, AND THAT CITY AND WILLIAM BATCHELDER MUTUALLY FEEL THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF EACH PARTY TO AVOID THE TIME, EXPENSE, EFFORT AND RISK OF PROCEEDING WITH THE APPEAL.
WE SPOKE TO BATCHELDER TODAY AND GOT HIS REACTION TO THE SETTLEMENT.
>> TOTAL RELIEF THAT I HAVE BEEN REINSTATED TO THE BEMIDJI FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES FOR WHO I AM AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND HOW MUCH I CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND MY FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN THE SINGLE MOST INCREDIBLE PART OF MY ADULT LIFE.
BEING A MEMBER OF THE PAID ON CALL VOLUNTEER STAFF FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS, THE WORK THAT I HAD DONE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THE TEAM WAS -- IT HAS BEEN THE GREATEST JOY AND APPRECIATION FOR EVERYBODY WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY.
>> BATCHELDER SAYS HE WILL CONTINUE SERVING AS THE SECRETARY-TREASURER OF NORTHERN REGION FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATION THAT REPRESENTS OVER 50 FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
ONE OTHER NOTE FROM THE RESOULTION, IT STATES NOTHING IN THE AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO BE AN ADMISSION BY EITHER THE CITY OR BATCHELDER OF ANY LIABILITY, VIOLATION OR WRONG DOING.
WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO CITY MANAGER RICHARD SPIZKA FOR FURTHER COMMENT BUT HE HAS NOT RESPONDED TO AN EMAIL WE SENT.
>>> AFTER TWO YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION, THE ASTERA HEALTH CENTRA CARE COBORN CANCER CENTER HAS FINALLY ARRIVED IN WADENA.
REPORTER MILES WALKER IN ATTENDANCE THIS AFTERNOON, FOR THE LONG-AWAITED RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY.
>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH PLANS FOR THE NEW ASTERA CANCER CENTER WAS THEORIZED AMIDST THE COVID OUTBREAK, THEY NEEDED THE FACILITY FOR DECADES.
>> WE ARE ADDING RADIATION ONCOLOGY.
THOSE TREATMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE REGION.
FOLKS HAVE TO TRAVEL TO FARGO, TO BEMIDJI, WE STARTED TO THINK WHAT CAN WE DO FOR THAT PORTION OF THE STATE WHERE THERE IS A BIG HOLE IN THAT SERVICE.
>> Reporter: THE FACILITY WILL OFFER PLENTY FOR THOSE IN NEED, FROM INFUSION BASED, TO RADIATION ONCOLOGY, TO SUPPORTIVE CARE.
>> CANCER IMPACTS EVERYBODY, EITHER YOU KNOW SOMEBODY THAT HAS HAD CANCER, YOU HAD CANCER, AND CANCER IS NOT LIKE HAVING A BAD TOOTH ACHE.
IT'S SOMETHING YOU LIVE WITH, FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
SO HOW WE SUPPORT FAMILIES AND PATIENTS THROUGH THE CANCER JOURNEY IS MORE THAN A SINGLE EPISODE.
>> Reporter: FOLLOWING THE RIBBON CUTTING, MANY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE EVERY INCH OF THE BRAND NEW FACILITY.
>> THE TANGIBLE EFFECT OF THE BUILDING AND TO MEET SOME OF OUR FOLKS WHO WILL BE DELIVERING CARE.
IN THE END, THE BUILDING IS A TOOL AND IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND I'M BLESSED WITH DOZENS OF PEOPLE THAT WILL BE DELIVERING THE CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS AND FAMILY.
>> Reporter: FOR ASTERA HEALTH, FINDING NEW WAYS TO SERVE THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS FOR THE COMMUNITY IS ALL THEY CAN ASK FOR.
>> IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE COLLABORATION WHERE WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE SHARE THE SAME GEOGRAPHY, ROADS, RIVERS, LAKES, IT'S WHO WE ARE.
WE SHARE THE SAME COMMUNITIES, IT'S WHO WE ARE.
>> I ASK OVER THE YEARS, CAN WE DO MORE TOGETHER, CAN WE DO SOME CREATIVE THINGS.
I USED THE PHRASE TO MAKE SOME MAGIC AND I WOULD SAY THIS IS DOING THAT.
>> Reporter: MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.
>> THE ASTERA HEALTH CENTRA CARE COBORN CANCER CENTER WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC NEXT MONDAY.
>>> THE BODY OF A MISSING 64-YEAR-OLD MAN HAS BEEN LOCATED NORTH OF AITKIN.
AITKIN COUNTY SHERIFF DAN GUIDA SAYS AFTER AN EXTENSIVE FOOT AND AIR SEARCH, THE AITKIN COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE VOLUNTEERS LOCATED DANIEL LATTERELL'S BODY YESTERDAY IN A WET, DENSE BRUSH AREA.
GUIDA SAYS DURING FOURTEEN FLIGHT HOURS, UNMANNED DRONES COLLECTED OVER 11,000 IMAGES THAT WERE KEY IN LOCATING LATTERELL WHOSE BODY WAS MOSTLY HIDDEN IN 5 FOOT TALL WILLOW BRUSH.
THE BODY WAS SENT TO THE RAMSEY COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE FOR FURTHER DETERMINATION OF CAUSE OF DEATH.
LATTERELL AND HIS SIGNIFICANT OTHER 62-YEAR-OLD JANE KORPELA WERE REPORTED MISSING ON MAY 28TH.
THEY WERE LAST SEEN AT A GAS STATION NEAR MCGREGOR AND AUTHORITIES SAID THEY WERE MISSING VULNERABLE ADULTS AND THAT THERE WAS CONCERN FOR THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY.
ON JUNE 29TH, THE VEHICLE THEY WERE DRIVING WAS LOCATED IN A REMOTE FARMING AND WOODED AREA NORTH OF AITKIN.
INVESTIGATORS FOUND KORPELA DEAD NEAR THE VEHICLE BUT LATTERELL WAS NOT LOCATED AT THE TIME AND AUTHORITIES SAID THEY DID NOT SUSPECT FOUL PLAY.
LATTERELL'S BODY WAS ABOUT 1,000 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS FOUND YESTERDAY.
>> STILL TO COME ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.
>> Stacy: WE'LL ENJOY SUNSHINE TOMORROW AND AT LEAST TO START THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO RETURN BEGINNING IN WESTERN MINNESOTA THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.
>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE CLUB OFFERS FREE SWIMMING LESSONS [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.
[♪♪♪] >>> IN RECENT WEEKS, THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE HAS CELEBRATED THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER, KICKING OFF THE SEASON WITH THEIR ANNUAL CONTEST POWWOW IN CASS LAKE.
OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK ATTENDED DAY ONE OF THE THREE-DAY WEEKEND, THAT WAS CREATED TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND HEAL.
[♪♪♪] >> Reporter: THE LEECH LAKE MEMORIAL GROUNDS COME TO LIFE TO MARK THE START OF EVERY SUMMER WITH THEIR ANNUAL SINGING AND DANCING CONTEST POWWOW.
>> WE HAVE BEEN SO BOTTLED UP FOR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS WITH COVID AND ALL THESE SICKNESSES AND DISEASE, SO WE DANCE OUR TROUBLE AWAY.
>> Reporter: THE WEEKEND IS FULL OF DANCING AND SINGING COMPETITION AND PRIZE WINNING, BUT IT'S ALSO FOCUSED ON HEALING.
>> CELEBRATING BASICALLY THAT WE'RE STILL HERE, THAT WE'RE STILL HERE AS A PEOPLE.
>> ASKING FOR LIFE, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REALLY DOING.
WE WANT TO KEEP ON LIVING, WE WANT TO KEEP ON SURVIVING.
>> Reporter: EVERY YEAR, THE THREE DAY POWWOW SEES MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE GATHERING TOGETHER BUT THERE IS A LOT MORE TO IT THAN JUST THOSE NUMBERS.
>> THE SIZE OF THE EVENT IS NOT WHAT MATTERS, IT'S THE IMPACT IT HAS ON PEOPLE.
LARGER EVENTS ARE IN GENERAL, THEY CARRY A LITTLE BIT MORE WEIGHT TO THEM.
THEY ARE NOT MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE SMALLER EVENTS.
>> WE HONOR OUR TRADITIONS HERE.
WE HONOR OUR TRADITIONS IN CANADA, OUR RELATIVES UP THERE, WE DON'T HAVE NO BORDER OR LINE.
THOSE ARE OUR RELATIVES UP THERE.
>> Reporter: WHILE THE PERFORMANCES ARE JUDGED, THE WINNERS OF THE CONTEST ARE COMPENSATED IN OTHER WAYS THAN JUST MONEY.
>> ALL OF US HERE COULD BE OUT DOING SOMETHING TO GET IN TROUBLE OR YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT.
WE'RE HERE CELEBRATING OUR CULTURE.
THE SATISFACTION THAT IT GIVES MY SOUL AND THE HEALING THAT IT BRINGS TO ME AND FEELING THAT CONNECTION TO MY ANCESTORS IS REALLY AWESOME.
>> Reporter: FROM GRASS DANCERS TO FANCY SHAWL, TO WOODEN STICK LACROSSE GAMES, THE POWWOW'S GOAL IS TO GATHER PEOPLE TOGETHER.
>> SINGING IS A FLYING ART, IT'S REALLY A SCIENCE AND IT REALLY TAKES A LIFETIME TO GET THIS FAR.
>> YOU'LL SEE KIDS RUNNING AROUND IN DIAPERS OUT THERE DANCING AND WHEN THEY GET OLDER, THOSE ARE GOING TO BE THE BEST DANCERS.
THOSE KIDS THAT CAN'T REALLY TALK BUT KNOW HOW TO SING WILL BE THE BEST SINGERS.
YOU DON'T WANT TO FORCE THEM BUT IT'S JUST LIKE SPORTS.
YOU START THEM YOUNG.
>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM CASS LAKE, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.
>> THERE WERE ALSO OTHER ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE CAMPGROUND SUCH AS A SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT AND OTHER GAMES TO BRING FAMILY AND FRIENDS TOGETHER, FOR SOME OTHER FRIENDLY COMPETITION.
>>> 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.
>>> STACY IS HERE NOW WITH OUR WEATHER.
HOW IS THE FORECAST LOOKING?
>> Stacy: OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, IT LOOKS PRETTY QUIET.
WE WILL BE SEEING A LOT OF SUNSHINE, SOME WARM TEMPERATURES, HIGHS IN THE MID-80s TOMORROW, MAYBE UPPER 80s IN OUR VIEWING AREA.
AS WE HEAD INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT, CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN.
IT LOOKS LIKE AN ACTIVE WEATHER [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.
[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAD SUNSHINE RETURNING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND IT LOOKS LIKE MORE SUNSHINE IN STORE FOR US TOMORROW.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE BIT WARMER, MOST OF US WILL HAVE HIGHS IN THE MID-80s, BUT THERE COULD BE SOME A LITTLE WARMER THAN THAT.
THEN AS WE HEAD INTO THURSDAY, WE HAVE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE IN THE FORECAST AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGIN TO RETURN, STARTING IN WESTERN MINNESOTA AND THEN SPREADING THROUGHOUT THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY.
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THAT SYSTEM.
RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT IS 69 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.
WINDS OUT OF OUR STUDIO ARE CALM WITH A DEW POINT OF 58 AND HUMIDITY AT 68%.
IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 73 DEGREES, DEW POINT IS 59, PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY, AND WINDS ARE CALM IN BRAINERD.
ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, NOT A LOT IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION, WE HAD SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS SHOW UP IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, THOSE ARE COMING TO AN END.
WE HAD SOME PATCHY CLOUD COVER, AND EVEN A LITTLE BIT OF HIGH LEVEL SMOKE.
OVERNIGHT, WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, SOME AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING AND THAT WILL LINGER INTO TOMORROW MORNING, BUT ONCE THE FOG LIFTS, WE'RE LOOKING AT SUNNY SKIES WITH THE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80s.
SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, SOME PINK AND PURPLE SKIES FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA THIS MORNING.
SONYA SAYING SHE COULD HEAR THE POLLINATORS, BUT THEY ARE CAMERA SHY, SO WE HAVE PICTURES OF THE FLOWERS IN BLOOM.
WEEDS ARE BLOOMING AS WELL IN OUR AREA.
LAURIE SPOTTING A FAWN IN HER BACKYARD.
BILL AND JUDY WITH A PICTURE OF THE SUNSET, AND ANGELA WITH THE BEAUTIFUL SKIES OVER THE BEACH THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TONIGHT.
FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 61 AND CALM THIS MORNING.
BOB IN BLUFFTON, PARTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 73.
SONYA NEAR TURTLE RIVER LAKE ENJOYING 73 DEGREES THIS EVENING.
ARLENE IN LONGVILLE WITH A HIGH OF 75.
ON OUR ALMANAC, 79 IN BRAINERD FOR OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE, VERY SEASONAL HIGH TEMPERATURE, JUST A COUPLE DEGREES COOLER THAN AVERAGE.
WE HAD A LOW OF 59, 9:10 WAS OUR SUNSET.
BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 76, SO BELOW THE AVERAGE, LOW TEMPERATURE OF 56, AND SUNRISE AT 5:33.
AS WE LOOK AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, THERE MAY BE SOME CLOUD COVER IN EASTERN MINNESOTA, AS WELL AS SOME AREAS OF FOG.
AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE DAY, WE WILL BE SEEING A LOT OF SUNSHINE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WARM TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN, HIGHS IN THE 80s.
WE'RE LOOKING AT LOW 80s IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT COOLER IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, AND AGAIN RIGHT AROUND THAT 80 DEGREE MARK IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE.
SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, COULD SEE SOME AREAS OF FOG WITH LOWS DROPPING TO 54.
FOR TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY, SOME AREAS OF FOG STILL IN THE MORNING, 79 FOR THE HIGH, SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.
LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, STILL SOME SUNSHINE ON THURSDAY, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING TO WESTERN MINNESOTA BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON, HIGHS SHOULD REACH 86.
NOW AS WE LOOK AT FRIDAY, SHOWERS ARE LIKELY WITH SOME SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR HEAVY RAINFALL.
AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, MORE SCATTERED OR ISOLATED ACTIVITY ACROSS THE AREA, 73 FOR OUR HIGH ON SATURDAY, BACK TO 82 ON SUNDAY.
BACK TO YOU.
>> Dennis: OKAY, AND CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH OUR SPORTS.
A NICE NIGHT FOR SOME BASEBALL.
>> Charlie: YEAH, IT WAS A COOLER DAY TODAY.
THERE WERE A COUPLE CLOUDS AS STACY WAS LETTING US KNOW.
YOU CAN SEE HERE, PERFECT OUT OF THE PARK FOR LITTLE AMATEUR BASEBALL.
WE HAD LITTLE LEGION SOFTBALL AS WELL.
WE HAVE THE SCORES AND THE HIGHLIGHTS COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.
[♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.
[♪♪♪] >>> PHILADELPHIA 76-ER JOEL EMBIID ONCE SAID OF THEIR RIVALRY WITH THE CELTICS, THIS IS NOT A RIVALRY BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS KICK OUR YOU-KNOW-WHATS.
THE SAME COULD BE SAID OF TOWN BALL IN BEMIDJI.
LAST YEAR THE BLUE OX WENT 4-0 AGAINST THE NEWLY CREATED BUCKS, KICKING THEIR YOU-KNOW-WHATS IN THE PROCESS,  BUT IN THEIR FIRST MEETING OF 2025, THE BUCKS MANAGED TO EDGE THE OX AND GET THEIR FIRST WIN IN THE RIVALRY.
TONIGHT WAS THEIR SECOND MEETING, THE FIRST SINCE THE JUNE 21ST STORM PUT THE BSU BASEBALL FIELD OUT OF COMMISSION, SO ALL THE FANS BROUGHT THEIR CHAIRS TO NORTH COUNTY PARK INSTEAD.
TOP OF THE 5TH, BUCKS UP 3-0 ALREADY, TWO ON FOR BEN CORRADI, GROUND BALL FINDS OUTFIELD GRASS, SINGLE BRINGS IN ANOTHER RUN, BUT THEY ARENT DONE YET.
NEXT BATTER, TY LUNDEEN, GOOD PIECE OF HITTING, POKES ONE INTO RIGHT, SCORES TWO MORE AND THE BUCKS TAKE A COMMANDING 6-0 LEAD.
BOTTOM HALF THE INNING, OX TRYING TO ANSWER, MITCH HENDRICKS BACK UP THE MIDDLE, CALEB MANECKE COMES IN TO PUT EM ON THE BOARD.
THE BLUE OX MANAGED TO SCORE TWO MORE, BUT WERE UNABLE TO OVERCOME THE WHOLE DEFECIT AS THEY FALL TO THE BUCKS 6-3.
BUCKS HAVE WON TWO STRAIGHT BETWEEN THE RIVALS BUT STILL TRAIL IN THE ALL TIME SERIES 4-2.
>>> SOME LEGION SOFTBALL, THE TITANS HOSTING THE EAGLES.
LEAH WAS SHOVING FOR BEMIDJI, JUST PICKING THEM UP AND PUTTING THEM DOWN.
TITANS HAD THEIR STRUGGLES AT THE PLATE BUT IN THE 6th, ANDERSON WITH THE LEAD OFF TRIPLE, THEY EVENTUALLY LOAD THE BASES, BUT THE EAGLES WAS ALSO PITCHING WELL.
SHE WAS CLIPPING THE TITANS, GETTING OUT OF THE JAM HERE, AND STILL TIED AT 0.
THEN ONE ON, KAYLA PARKS ONE OVER THE FENCE TO BREAK THE TIE, RED LAKE FALLS TOOK A 2-0 LEAD.
THEY HELD ON TO THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE INNING.
THE TITANS WOULD WIN GAME TWO OF THE DOUBLE HEADER, 3-2.
>>> TWINS IN ACTION TONIGHT, THEY GET A WIN OVER THE CUBS WITH A BIG 6th INNING FUELED BY THREE HOME RUNS.
>>> BSU WOMEN'S SOCCER WILL MARK ITS 30TH YEAR AS A PROGRAM THIS FALL AND TO CELEBRATE THE MILESTONE, THE BEAVERS HAVE CREATED A 30TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM.
THE TEAM IS COMPRISED OF 39 FORMER AND CURRENT STUDENT-ATHLETES THAT HAD THE GREATEST IMPACT ON THE PROGRAM OVER THE PAST THREE DECADES AND THAT ALSO GRADUATED WITH A DEGREE FROM BEMIDJI STATE.
THE MEMBERS OF THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM WERE VOTED ON BY ALUMNI AND VETTED BY THE COACHING STAFF.
BEGINNING THIS FRIDAY, JULY 11TH, THE BEAVERS WILL REVEAL ONE PLAYER EVERYDAY LEADING UP TO THEIR OPENING KICKOFF ON AUGUST 20TH, WITH THE SELECTIONS BEING REVEALED ON THE BSU WOMEN'S SOCCER X AND INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS.
YOU CAN SEE THEM THERE.
THE ENTIRE ANNIVERSARY TEAM WILL BE RECOGNIZED DURING HALFTIME THEIR ALUMNI WEEKEND GAME ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, THEY WILL ALSO BE WEARING A SPECIAL LOGO YOU SEE HERE TO COMMEMORATE WOMEN'S SOCCERS 30TH SEASON.
PRETTY COOL FOR THEM.
THEY HAVE THAT GOING ON THIS YEAR.
>> Dennis: I WILL BE CURIOUS TO SEE WHO WILL BE ON THE TEAM.
>> Charlie: WE WILL BE WATCHING THIS FRIDAY.
>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.
>>> ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IT CAN TAKE AS LITTLE AS 20 SECONDS FOR A STRUGGLING SWIMMER TO BECOME FULLY SUBMERGED UNDERWATER AND IT TAKES JUST A FEW MINUTES FOR THAT SWIMMER TO LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS.
REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL CAUGHT UP WITH A WATER SAFETY CLASS IN CROSSLAKE THAT'S GETTING KIDS READY TO SWIM IN SOME OF MINNESOTA'S TEN THOUSAND LAKES.
HERE HE IS WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE.
>> Reporter: OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN ABOUT 40 NON-BOATING RELATED DROWNINGS ANNUALLY IN MINNESOTA AND 2024, 17% OF NON-BOATING RELATED DROWNINGS WERE CHILDREN AGES 13 AND YOUNGER BUT THE YACHT CLUB IS TRYING TO MOVE THOSE NUMBERS TOWARDS 0 BY OFFERING SWIMMING CLASSES TO THE CROSSLAKE COMMUNITY.
>> THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT DISPOSABLE INCOME IS NOT FREE AND EASY.
WE DO IT FREE.
WE HAVE PEOPLE SAYING THEY COULDN'T POSSIBLY HAVE THEIR KIDS COME TAKE SWIMMING LESSONS IF THEY HAD TO PAY FOR THEM.
OUR MISSION AS A CLUB IS BOATING AND WATER SAFETY.
SO, KEEPING PEOPLE INFORMED ABOUT SWIMMING AND TRAINING BOATERS CENTRAL CORE TO OUR MISSION.
>> Reporter: THE YACHT CLUB OFFERED THE LESSONS FOR OVER 50 YEARS, WITH GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES BRINGING THEIR KIDS TO THE SHORES OF CROSS LAKE TO LEARN HOW TO SWIM.
>> WE HAVE BEEN COMING TO THE SWIMMING LESSONS FOR MANY YEARS, MANY GENERATIONS,.
MY HUSBAND GREW UP HERE AND HE TOOK SWIMMING LESSONS FROM THE SAME TEACHER OVER 50 YEARS AGO AND MY KIDS TOOK SWIMMING LESSONS, AND NOW THEIR KIDS ARE HAVING SWIMMING LESSONS AS WELL.
>> Reporter: THE PROGRAM GIVES THEM A PEACE OF MIND WHEN THEY'RE SPENDING THEIR SUMMER DAYS ON THE WATER.
>> WE LOVE TO DO BOATING IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND NOT HAVING MY KIDS HAVE AS MUCH TRAINING FOR SWIMMING AS CERTAINLY I DID AT THEIR AGE HAS BEEN ONE OF THOSE THINGS I DON'T FEEL GREAT ABOUT.
KNOWING AND BEING MORE CONFIDENT FOR ME AND FOR THEM THAT IF THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN THE WATER, THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO.
THAT'S A GOOD FEELING.
>> Reporter: AND FOR THE KIDS, THE CLASSES AREN'T JUST INSTRUCTIONAL, THEY'RE HAVING A GREAT TIME TOO.
>> WE'RE LEARNING HOW TO SWIM AT THE CROSS LAKE SWIMMING LESSONS AND I THINK IT'S REALLY FUN AND ENJOYABLE.
>> I REALLY DO LIKE THIS.
THIS IS LIKE MY HIGHLIGHT OF THE SUMMER, IT'S JUST REALLY FUN.
I REALLY LIKE IT.
>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM CROSS LAKE FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.
>> REGISTRATION IS FULL FOR THIS WEEK'S SWIMMING SCHOOL, BUT THE YACHT CLUB WILL HOLD TWO MORE SESSIONS, THE FIRST STARTING ON JULY 14TH AND THE SECOND ON JULY 21ST.
>>> NOW BACK TO STACY FOR MORE ON OUR WE COULD.
>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, AND SOME AREAS OF FOG WITH LOWS IN THE MID-50s.
TOMORROW, FOG COULD LINGER IN THE MORNING, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, HIGH SHOULD REACH 79, SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 20.
CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS RETURN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOMING WIDESPREAD ON FRIDAY.
>> Charlie: THE STORMS ENDED UP HAVING AN EFFECT AND WE'LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT IT TOMORROW.
>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
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