>> Sydney: HI EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR WATCHING TONIGHT, I'M SYDNEY DICK IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> A BRAINERD COMPANY REACHED A $115,000 SETTLEMENT WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST A WORKER WITH A DISABILITY.

GLACIER ICE HOUSE IN BRAINERD.

WHO BUILDS ICE FISHING HOUSES, WAS FOUND BY THE MNDHR TO HAVE VIOLATED THE MINNESOTA HUMAN RIGHTS ACT.

IN 2023 AN EMPLOYEE TOOK DISABILITY LEAVE TO RECEIVE CANCER TREATMENT, AND GLACIER REPORTEDLY ENDED THE EMPLOYEES CONTRACT DURING WIDESPREAD COMPANY LAYOFFS.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOUND THAT OTHER WORKERS WITHOUT DISABILITIES WERE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSITION INTO OTHER OPEN JOB POSITIONS, BUT THE EMPLOYEE ON LEAVE WAS NOT OFFERED THE SAME.

COMPANY LEADERS ALLEGEDLY MENTIONED SAID EMPLOYEE'S MEDICAL CONDITION AS A FACTOR IN THE TERMINATION DECISION.

THE $115,000 SETTLEMENT WILL GO TO THE EMPLOYEE WHO EXPERIENCED THE DISCRIMINATORY ACTS.

AS A PART OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, GLACIER ICE HOUSE WILL ALSO HAVE TO STRENGTHEN ITS POLICIES AND TRAINING RELATED TO EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES.

>>> THE CASS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS REMINDING RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS, FOLLOWING AN INCREASE IN BEAR ACTIVITY AND HUMAN-BEAR INTERACTIONS THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

REPORTER MILES WALKER SPOKE WITH THE CASS COUNTY SHERIFF AS WELL AS IMPACTED FAMILIES IN THE AREA FOR THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: IN RECENT MONTHS, THE CASS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE RESPONDED TO A NUMBER OF INCIDENTS INVOLVING BEARS, INCLUDING ONE ENTERING A CAMPGROUND, A MOTORCYCLIST CRASHING INTO A BEAR, AND BEARS DAMAGING VEHICLES.

>> THE 11th OF AUGUST, WE HAD A REPORT OF AN 84-YEAR-OLD WOMAN REPORTING THAT A BEAR HAD GOTTEN TO HER RESIDENCE.

SHE WAS IN HER KITCHEN.

THE DEPUTIES GOT THERE AND THEY DID FIND THE BEAR.

THEY WERE ABLE TO CHASE IT OUT.

AFTER THAT CALL, I STARTED LOOKING AT OUR RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO SEE HOW MANY BEAR INTERACTIONS HAVE WE HAD.

I FOUND THAT THERE WAS THREE INCIDENTS WITH THAT ONE INCLUDED.

>> Reporter: HE HAS BEEN WITH THE CASS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SINCE 1997 WHEN HE STARTED AS A DISPATCHER.

BEAR ACTIVITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN PREVALENT IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, BUT THE STATE HAS RECENTLY BEEN SEEING A DIFFERENT TREND IN ACTIVITY.

>> I CERTAINLY HAVE SEEN AN UPTICK ON BEAR SIGHTINGS.

I HAVE SEEN THEM AT TIMES IN THE DAY WALKING THROUGH THE CITY OF WALKER, TIMES THAT YOU DON'T USUALLY HAVE INTERACTIONS WITH BEARS.

SO CERTAINLY THERE ARE MORE BEARS AROUND.

>> Reporter: BEARS ARE KNOWN TO CROSS OVER INTO PEOPLE'S NEIGHBORHOODS, TYPICALLY LOOKING FOR FOOD, WHETHER IN GARBAGE CANS, BIRD FEEDERS, OR IN VEHICLES.

THOSE PRECAUTIONS ARE SOMETHING THAT THE SHERIFF AND CASS COUNTY ATTORNEY HAVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH.

>> THE BEAR WAS STANDING BY MY CHICKEN COOP, LEANING UP ON IT.

>> IT WAS DEFINITELY A SURPRISE.

OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF BEARS, OR MAYBE IT'S THE SAME BEAR ROAMING BACK AND FORTH.

IT WILL GET INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S GARBAGE.

THAT WAS THE MOST STARTLING TO LOOK UP AND BE THAT CLOSE TO A BEAR.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA D.N.R., ANYWHERE FROM 12,000 TO 20,000 BLACK BEARS INHABIT THE STATE, HOWEVER THERE HAS YET TO BE ONE FATAL BEAR ATTACK REPORTED IN MINNESOTA.

IF FACED WITH A BEAR ENCOUNTER, THE CASS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HOPE RESIDENTS UTILIZE THEIR ADVICE.

>> I LIVED UP HERE MY WHOLE LIFE AND I WAS TAUGHT TO MAKE YOURSELF LOOK BIGGER WITH BLACK BEARS.

THEY'RE MORE AFRAID OF US THAN WE ARE OF THEM.

WE'RE SEEING MORE COMFORT WITH THE BEARS AROUND HUMANS THAN WE HAVE BEFORE.

CERTAINLY DON'T PUT YOURSELF IN THE POSITION, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS A CUB.

A MAMA BEAR WILL WANT TO PROTECT HER YOUNG.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN WALKER, I'M MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE CASS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS URGING RESIDENTS TO NOT LEAVE BIRD FEEDERS, GARBAGE CANS, COOLERS, OR ANYTHING WITH FOOD OUT DURING THIS PERIOD OF INCREASED BEAR ACTIVITY.

>>> FORMER MYPILLOW C.E.O.

MIKE LINDELL, WHO LOST THE RECENT PRIMARY ELECTION FOR MINNESOTA GOVERNOR, HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE WILL BE PRIVATELY FUNDING A STATEWIDE RE-COUNT AND AUDIT OF EVERY PAPER BALLOT CAST ON AUGUST 11TH.

THIS EFFORT WILL BE THE LARGEST PRIVATELY FUNDED STATEWIDE PAPER BALLOT RECOUNT IN UNITED STATES HISTORY.

ACCORDING TO UNOFFICIAL RESULTS FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE, LINDELL FELL TO MINNESOTA HOUSE SPEAKER LISA DEMUTH WHO HAD 43 PERCENT, OR 179,683 VOTES, AND LINDELL ENDED WITH 134,282 VOTES, OR 32 PERCENT.

IN A STATEMENT, LINDELL SAID THAT EVEN IF THE RECOUNT AND AUDIT DOES NOT CHANGE THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION, HE BELIEVES THIS IS THE GATEWAY TO GETTING RID OF ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES.

LINDELL THEN NOTED THAT CONCERN ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC MACHINES COMES FROM BOTH CANDIDATE PARTIES, CITING A QUOTE FROM U.S.

SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR, WHO IS A DEMOCRAT, ALSO RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MACHINE SECURITY.

>>> OPENING ARGUMENTS KICKED OFF YESTERDAY IN WHAT COULD BE META'S MOST CONSEQUENTIAL LEGAL FIGHT YET OVER YOUTH SAFETY AND ADDICTION.

THE CASE WAS BROUGHT IN 2023 BY A GROUP OF 29 STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL WHO ALLEGE THAT META INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED ITS PLATFORMS TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE ADDICTED, BOOSTING ITS BUSINESS AND HARMING MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND TEENS IN THEIR STATES.

COLIN JEFFREY HAS MORE.

>> OPENING STATEMENTS BEGAN ON TUESDAY IN A TRIAL THAT COULD RESHAPE HOW SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS INTERACT WITH STUDENTS.

THEY SAID META HARMED THE MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AS THEY BOOSTED THEIR PROFITS.

THE STATES ARE REPRESENTING THE BIPARTISAN COALITION IN FEDERAL COURT AND THEY'RE SEEKING AS MUCH AS $1.4 TRILLION IN DAMAGES.

>> WHAT SETS THIS CASE APART IS THIS IS ACTUALLY THESE STATES ASKING THE FEDERAL JUDGE TO REACH INTO THE COMPANY AND MAKE CHANGES, NOT JUST HIT THEM WITH FINES, BUT MAKE FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES.

>> Reporter: THE STATES CLAIM THAT META DESIGNED RECOMMENDATION ALGORITHMS, INFINITELY SCROLLING FEEDS, AND LIKES TO BE ADDICTIVE.

>> THEY KNEW THEIR PRODUCT WAS DANGEROUS AND THEY LIED TO THE PUBLIC.

THEY LIED TO CONGRESS.

THEY TOLD THE PUBLIC, THEY TOLD THE WORLD THAT THEIR PRODUCT WAS SAFE, THAT IT WASN'T DANGEROUS.

>> WE CAN'T SAY DEFINITIVELY THAT SOMETHING WILL CHANGE BUT THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON IN META.

>> META DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS AND THE AG OFFERS NO PROOF THAT ANYONE IS MISLID.

THE TRIAL IS SCHEDULED TO LAST AT LEAST 6 WEEKS WITH TESTIMONY EXPECTED FROM TOP EXECUTIVES, INCLUDING FOUNDER TOM ZUCKERBERG.

>> MINNESOTA WAS ALSO A PART OF THE LAWSUIT, WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON SAYING THAT HE WAS PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE COALITION HOLDING META ACCOUNTABLE FOR, "DISGRACEFUL, PREDATORY, AND ILLEGAL" BEHAVIOR.

THE LAWSUIT FURTHER ALLEGES META ILLEGALLY COLLECTED PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN UNDER 13 WITHOUT THEIR PARENTS' CONSENT, IN VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT.

>>> FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS, THE BRAINERD LAKES COMMUNITY HAS COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THE WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES EVENT.

THIS YEAR AT THE NORTHLAND ARBORETUM IN BAXTER, THE EVENT ADDED A NEW ELEMENT TO THE ALREADY MEANINGFUL DAY.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: ORIGINALLY STARTED IN 2001, THE WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES EVENT IS A COMMUNITY DRIVEN WALK FOCUSED ON RAISING AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

>> WAY BACK, IT USE TO BE A MEN'S MARCH TO SUPPORT WOMEN WHO HAD BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AND NOW IT'S FOR EVERYBODY BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, A MAJORITY OF WOMEN ARE FEMALES ARE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED.

IT'S COMING OUT TO SUPPORT THE SURVIVORS.

>> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE WALK, THIS YEAR'S EVENT WAS KICKED OFF BY THE STILETTOS AND STRIDES 5K RUN.

>> ME AND MY FRIEND GOT REALLY INTO 5K'S.

HER SISTER HELPED OUT WITH THE ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS RUNS THIS.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO SHOW MY SUPPORT TO OTHER WOMEN THAT WENT THROUGH THIS AND IT'S REALLY FUN TO DO IT.

>> IT'S A GREAT CAUSE.

IT'S GOOD TO BE OUT HERE.

IT'S FOR THE WOMEN AND OTHER SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS AND JUST TO SHOW THAT THEY HAVE COMMUNITY AND WE'RE HERE FOR THEM.

>> A LOT OF HILLS.

A LOT OF HILLS, VERY TREACHEROUS, BUT IT WAS A GREAT RUN.

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL VIEW, NICE BREEZE TODAY, IT WAS A GREAT RUN.

>> Reporter: PARTICIPANTS ARE WALKING, RUNNING, AND STEPPING INTO HIGH HEELS, ALL TO SUPPORT AWARENESS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND HELP THE WORK BEING DONE FOR SURVIVORS.

>> SEXUAL ASSAULT IS A SILENT CRIME.

PEOPLE DON'T SPEAK OUT.

IT'S REALLY HARD FOR PEOPLE TO COME FORWARD BECAUSE THEY'RE VICTIM BLAMING.

WE WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT THEM, THOSE WHO ARE SURVIVORS, THOSE WHO NEED TO COME FORWARD, AND THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ON THEIR HEALING JOURNEY FOREVER.

WE JUST WANT THEM TO KNOW THEY'RE SUPPORTED.

>> Reporter: THE EFFORTS FOR THE COMMUNITY IS TO SHOW VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE THAT YOU ARE SEEN, YOU ARE BELIEVED, AND YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET OUT HERE AND LIKE, SHOW THAT PEOPLE NOTICE WHAT IS HAPPENING, THAT IT'S WRONG, AND WE NEED TO STOP AND CHANGE IT.

PEOPLE WILL NOTICE WHAT IS HAPPENING AND IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEED HELP, PEOPLE WILL SUPPORT YOU AND YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BAXTER, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> LINDGREN PLACED FIRST IN THE MEN'S 15 TO 19 GROUP, WITH SEXTON ALSO PLACING FIRST IN THE WOMEN'S 20 TO 29 AGE GROUP AND CRAWFORD COMING IN THIRD.

[♪♪♪] >> STILL TO COME ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

>> Stacy: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND EVEN INTO TOMORROW.

WE SHOULD HAVE SUNSHINE BACK FOR THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, STUDENTS AT THE EXPEDITION SCHOOL ARE TURNING DEBRIS INTO ART AT [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >>> STUDENTS FROM VOYAGEURS EXPEDITIONARY SCHOOL IN BEMIDJI ARE BRINGING NEW LIFE TO NORTH COUNTRY PARK THROUGH ART.

REPORTER RYAN FLEMING STOPPED BY TO SEE THE PROJECT ON DISPLAY.

>> Reporter: AT NORTH COUNTRY PARK, TREE STUMPS LEFT BEHIND BY LAST YEAR'S JUNE STORM ARE GETTING A SECOND LIFE THROUGH A STUDENT-LED ART PROJECT.

>> WE HAVE A MISSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND PRACTICE AND WE ALSO LIKE TO TAKE EXPEDITIONS.

SO, WE HAVE KIDS EXPLORE ON FIELD TRIPS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

THE EXPLORATION CAN ALSO BRANCH OUT INTO THE CLASSROOM AS EVIDENCED BY THE ART HERE.

WE JUST GIVE THEM A LITTLE FREEDOM TO EXPRESS THEIR CREATIVITY.

>> Reporter: THE DESIGNS WEREN'T ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL.

STUDENTS WERE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE EACH PIECE THEIR OWN, PULLING INSPIRATION FROM NATURE, CULTURE, AND THE ANIMALS THAT STOOD OUT TO THEM.

>> STUDENTS BRING MORE COLOR TO THE NORTH COUNTRY PARK USING THEIR ARTWORK TO TRANSFORM THIS SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> WE LOOKED UP SOME WOODLANDS-STYLE ART AND WE LET THE KIDS PICK OUT THEIR FAVORITE ONES, WHAT THEIR FAVORITE ANIMALS WERE, AND DO A COMBINATION OR DRAW FROM WHAT THEY LIKE SEEING.

>> Reporter: THE PROJECT THE BACKED BY A THREE-YEAR AFTER SCHOOL LEARNING GRANT.

WHILE THE IDEA ITSELF START WITH A SIMPLE WALK.

>> I WAS WALKING THROUGH CAMERON PARK ONE DAY AND I SAW THESE TREE STUMPS.

IT WAS LIKE BOOM, I THINK WE NEED TO PUT SOME ART IN THE PARK WITH THESE TREE STUMPS AND SO I TALKED TO BRETT AND HE WAS ALL ONBOARD AND HE IS THE CREATIVE ASPECT, I'M LOGISTICS.

>> Reporter: WITH NO TWO PIECES LOOKING THE SAME, THE PARK IS REFLECTING THE PERSONALITY OF THE STUDENTS BEHIND THE WORK, FROM BOLD DESIGNS, TO UNEXPECTED CARVINGS TAKING SHAPE.

>> SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT STUDENTS HAVE ARE SUPER FUN.

I WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THEM MYSELF.

WE HAVE SOME PRETTY UNIQUE CARVINGS HERE, JUST BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE STUDENTS LIKE.

>> Reporter: AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING, WITH MORE STUDENT-CREATED PIECES EXPECTED TO BE ADDED TO THE PARK THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.

REPORTING IN BEMIDJI, I'M RYAN FLEMING, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE PROJECT WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUPPORT FROM THE CITY OF BEMIDJI ARTS COMMISSION AND BEMIDJI PARKS AND TRAILS.

>>> THERE'S JUST UNDER TWO WEEKS LEFT TO QUALIFY FOR THIS SUMMER'S LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY.

THE GRAND PRIZE THIS YEAR IS A FOUR-NIGHT STAY AT CHASE ON THE LAKE IN WALKER AND A $200 RESORT GIFT CARD.

HERE ARE TONIGHTS FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.

IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME TONIGHT, OR ANY NIGHT ON LAKELAND NEWS YOU CAN QUALIFY BY CALLING OUR VACATION GIVEAWAY HOTLINE NUMBER BEFORE 5:00 P.M.

THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY.

THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER WE ANNOUNCE FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS EVERY WEEKNIGHT HERE ON LAKELAND NEWS THERE IS STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE DRAWING.

YOU CAN DO THAT BY SENDING US A POSTCARD WITH YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER ON IT.

THEN WATCH LAKELAND NEWS TO SEE IF YOUR NAME IS DRAWN.

THOSE WHO CALL IN AND QUALIFY AFTER THEIR NAMES APPEAR GO IN TO THE POOL OF QUALIFIERS FOR THE GRAND DRAWING WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE DURING A LIVE DRAWING ON OUR MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST NEWSCAST.

>>> STACY IS IN STUDIO FOR OUR WEATHER FORECAST.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE SEEING SOME RAIN TONIGHT.

>> Stacy: RIGHT, WE WILL SEE AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

IN THE MORNING, A FEW COULD REDEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNNY S [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE DID HAVE SOME SUNSHINE EARLIER TODAY BUT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO MAKE THEIR WAY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WE DO HAVE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING WITH SOME POSSIBLE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ONCE AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.

IT LOOKS LIKE THINGS QUIET DOWN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 66 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE A LIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND AT THE STUDIO, AND HUMIDITY IS AT 61%.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 63 DEGREES, OUR DEW POINT IS 53, AND PRESSURE IS RISING, AND WINDS ARE CALM.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE HAVE STARTED TO SEE CLOUDS INCREASE THIS EVENING AND WE CAN SEE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAKING THEIR WAY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TONIGHT.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING, WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF THAT ACTIVITY, MORE SO IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY TOMORROW MORNING.

THAT WILL MOVE OUT, STILL SOME CHANCES IN THE AFTERNOON OF A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, BUT WE SHOULD SEE VARIABLE CLOUDS, SO A LOT OF US WILL SEE SOME SUNSHINE AGAIN TOMORROW, AND IT DOES LOOK LIKE A LOT OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, IT WAS A GORGEOUS MORNING OUT THERE AND OUR EAGLE EYES WERE OUT THERE -- CAPTURING THE PICTURES FOR US.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA, AND SANDY WITH THE FOG IN RABIDEAU LAKE.

CHRISSY WITH SOME GORGEOUS SKIES THIS EVENING.

BEAUTIFUL SUNSET FROM ANGELA.

BILL AND JUDY WITH THE EVENING SKIES OVER UPPER RED LAKE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, DEBRA IN PINE RIVER 48 THIS MORNING.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA, CALM THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNSHINE AND 74.

SANDY AT BLACKDUCK REPORTING CLEAR SKIES WITH SOME FOG THIS MORNING.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 80.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR WITH SMOKE HAZE, A LOW OF 46.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 78.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, 78 WAS THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN BRAINERD TODAY, VERY SEASONAL, 1 DEGREE OFF OF THE AVERAGE HIGH.

44, A LITTLE BIT CHILLY THIS MORNING, SUNRISE AT 6:21.

IN BEMIDJI, 74 WAS OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE, SO AGAIN VERY CLOSE TO OUR AVERAGE.

WE DID DROP TO 44 THIS MORNING, AND SUNSET TONIGHT AT 8:24.

LOOKING AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, WHICH WILL BE WORKING ITS WAY ACROSS THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE MORNING.

THAT WILL EXIT, WE STILL MAY SEE A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, WE WILL BE SEEING HIGHS IN THE LOW 70s ACROSS THE NORTH, BUT A LOT OF MID TO UPPER 70s, EVEN LOW 80s ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA, WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE 80s AS WE HEAD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

SO OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE AREA, WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND LOWS NEAR 55.

WE WILL HAVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING HOURS TOMORROW, OTHERWISE VARIABLE CLOUDS AND HIGHS NEAR 78.

LOOKING AT THE WEEKEND FORECAST, WE WILL SEE SUNSHINE RETURN, SATURDAY PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY ON SUNDAY, HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70s AND LOW 80s.

WE DO HAVE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ON MONDAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 81.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Sydney: THANK YOU STACY.

NOW WE HAVE CHARLIE JOINING US IN STUDIO FOR OUR SPORTS.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A TWIN GAME FOR THE AFTERNOON.

>> Charlie: WE HAD THE TWINS AND THE LYNX PLAYING TONIGHT.

A COUPLE BIG GAMES FOR BOTH TEAMS ACTUALLY, THE TWINS ARE TRYING TO GRAB THAT FINAL WILDCARD SPOT HERE LATE IN THE SEASON.

THE LYNX ARE TAKING ON THE NUMBER TWO TEAM IN THE WNBA.

THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> WHEN WE LAST LEFT THE TWINS, THEY WERE A HALF-GAME OUT OF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE'S FINAL WILD-CARD SPOT AFTER A 4-1 WIN OVER THE ATLANTA BRAVES LAST NIGHT.

A WIN THIS AFTERNOON WOULD NOT ONLY KEEP THEM IN THE HUNT FOR THE PLAYOFFS.

BUT WOULD ALSO MEAN A SWEEP OF THE BRAVES.

BOTTOM OF THE 5TH, LEADING 2-1, CODY CLEMENS WITH THE BASES LOADED, PUTS A DENT IN THE WALL AT TARGET, SCORES TWO TO GIVE THE TWINS A 4-1 LEAD.

TOP OF THE 6TH, LANE THOMAS STARTS A BRAVES' RALLY WITH AN R.B.I.

SINGLE, ATLANTA WOULD SCORE 3 IN THE INNING TO TIE THE GAME AT FOUR.

BOTTOM 7, STILL TIED, CLEMENS DROPS ONE IN FOR HIS 3RD RIBBIE OF THE GAME TO PUT THE TWINS BACK IN FRONT.

A FEW BATTERS LATER, BROOKS LEE WITH A 2-OUT SINGLE TO SCORE CLEMENS FROM 2ND AND GIVE MINNESOTA A 2-RUN CUSHION.

AND THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH TO TOP THE BRAVES, 6-4 THE FINAL, IT'S THE TWINS 4TH SWEEP THIS SEASON, 1ST SINCE SWEEPING.

THE TEXAS RANGERS IN MID-JUNE.

THIS IS WHERE THINGS STAND IN THE AL WILD CARD RACE, MINNESOTA CURRENTLY IN THE THIRD SPOT FOR THE THIRD WILDCARD.

YANKEES AND THE RED SOX IN THE FIRST TWO.

RANGERS IN A HALF GAME BACK.

GUARDIANS ARE A GAME AND A HALF BACK AND THEY ARE TIED WITH DETROIT AND BALTIMORE.

STILL A LOT OF TEAMS IN PLAY THERE, A LOT OF SEASON LEFT TO PLAY.

>>> TOP TWO TEAMS IN THE WNBA GOING AT IT TONIGHT.

THE MINNESOTA LYNX AGAINST THE GOLDEN STATE VALKYRIES.

MILES IS WHO YOU WANT LEADING, ENDING WITH A BUCKET.

SHE LED SCORERS WITH 12 AT THE HALF.

KAURT ANY -- COURTNEY WILLIAMS, ANYONE WANTS TO BLOCK ME?

NO.

NOW KAYLA FROM DEEP, THAT SETS A RECORD FOR THREE'S, BREAKS HER RECORD FROM 2024.

THEY LED 41-26 AT THE HALF.

RIGHT NOW THEY'RE UP BY 20 IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

IF THEY CAN HOLD ON TO WIN IT, IT WOULD BE THEIR FIFTH IN A ROW AND THEIR 30th VICTORY OF THE SEASON.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY WAS PICKED TO FINISH 11TH IN THE NSIC PRESEASON COACHES POLL.

JUNIOR SOPHIE RYLANCE WAS TABBED AS THE BEAVERS ATHLETE TO WATCH.

BSU RETURNS ONLY THREE RUNNERS FROM LAST SEASON AND WILL HAVE 5 FRESHMAN, BUT HEAD COACH BENJAMIN BAIRD SAID, IT IS ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED TEAMS THEY'VE EVER HAD COMING INTO THE CROSS COUNTRY SEASON, AND COULD ONE OF THE BEST TO COME THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY.

THAT WILL BE SOMETHING TO WATCH IN THE FALL.

>> Sydney: AWESOME.

THANK YOU CHARLIE.

TRANSITIONS TO NEW SCHOOLS AND GRADE LEVELS, UNFAMILIAR ROUTINES, NEW TEACHERS AND CLASSMATES.

ALL OF THESE THINGS AND MORE CAN PACK PRESSURE ONTO STUDENTS, BUT THE SIGNS OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS MAY LOOK DIFFERENT IN CHILDREN AND TEENS THAN IT DOES IN ADULTS.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS THE RED FLAGS TO WATCH OUT FOR.

>> Reporter: STRESS IS A PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE AND FOR STUDENTS, SCHOOL CAN FEEL OVERWHELMING.

EXPERTS SAY CHILDREN MAY NOT YET HAVE THE WORDS TO EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON.

>> IT REALLY IS UP TO US TO GIVE THEM THE LANGUAGE THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WHAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING AND ALSO TEACHING THEM THE COPING SKILLS TO GO ALONG WITH THAT.

>> Reporter: JODY WITH CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE OF ATLANTA SAYS SIGNS OF STRESS CAN BE DIFFERENT IN CHILDREN THAN ADULTS.

THINK OF THEIR BEHAVIOR AS COMMUNICATION, THAT MAY INCLUDE CHANGES IN SLEEP HABITS, EITHER SNOOZING TOO MUCH OR NOT WELL ENOUGH, DIET, MAYBE THEY ARE EATING MORE, OR THEY DON'T HAVE AN APPETITE.

THERE MAY BE PERSISTENT STOMACH ACHES AND HEADACHES WITH NO CLEAR MEDICAL CAUSE.

SHE SAYS THAT THEY MAY WITHDRAW FROM FRIENDS AND ACTIVITIES THEY ONCE LOVED OR SIMPLY NOT TALK AS MUCH.

THERE MAY BE MOOD SHIFTS THAT DON'T FIT WITH THEIR USUAL BEHAVIOR.

>> SO IT MIGHT ON THE SURFACE PRESENT AS ANGER.

THEY'RE LASHING OUT A LOT.

OFTEN THAT CAN BE SECONDARY AND WHAT IS PRIMARY MIGHT BE THE REAL ROOT OF IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING LIKE OVERWHELM OR FEELING GUILTY ABOUT SOMETHING.

>> Reporter: INSTEAD OF REACTING TO THE BEHAVIOR, SHE RECOMMENDS PARENTS DELVE DEEPER INTO THE CAUSE OF IT WITHOUT JUDGMENT OR INTERPRETATION, ASK OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS, AND VALIDATE WHAT THEY'RE FEELING.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE WITH IT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO KNOW WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE TO VALIDATE.

YOU CAN SAY IT MAKES SENSE.

IT'S NORMAL AND OKAY FOR YOU TO FEEL THAT WAY.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>> Sydney: AND WE HAVE TIME FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR WEATHER FROM STACY.

>> Stacy: WE WILL SEE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOWS IN THE MID-50s.

TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, BUT WE HAVE THE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING, HIGHS WILL BE NEAR 78.

IT LOOKS LIKE QUIET WEATHER IS BACK FOR THE WEEKEND AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE IN THE UPPER 70s.

>> AND ONE OF BSU'S COACHES WENT TO WORK CAMP WITH THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS.

HE'S BACK WITH BSU.

WE'LL HEAR FROM HIM TOMORROW.

>> Sydney: THANK YOU CHARLIE AND THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.

WE WILL BE BACK TOMORROW AT 10:00.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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