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>> 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.

>>> DRAG RACING FANS ARE IN BRAINERD THIS WEEK FOR THE 44TH ANNUAL NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION NATIONALS.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE ON THE EVENT'S IMPACT ON THE AREA.

>> Reporter: WHETHER IT'S YOUR FIRST OR 20th TIME VISITING, THAT SHARP, ALMOST CACKLING NOISE EMITTING FROM THE DRAG RACING STAGE IS ALWAYS AT THE TOP OF THE MAIN ATTRACTION LIST FOR NATIONALS.

>> IT'S THE ATMOSPHERE, THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE ARE HERE FOR.

OBVIOUSLY THE DRAG RACING IS A BIG PART OF IT, THE NOISE, IT HAPPENS ONCE A YEAR.

>> I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WAIT FOR THIS ALL YEAR LONG, MYSELF INCLUDED.

IT'S JUST -- IT'S AN EVENT LIKE NO OTHER.

IT REALLY IS.

>> Reporter: THEY STOPPED AT THE B.I.R., IT'S NOT JUST ANOTHER EVENT IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

OVER 50,000 FANS HAVE FILLED THE SITE IN PREVIOUS YEARS, CREATING MORE TRAFFIC AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE TOWN.

>> STARTING ON THURSDAY, WE MOVE OUR INVENTORY INTO THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY AND WE SET THIS UP FOR A MASS PARKING EVENT.

WE'RE GLAD TO DO IT.

WE HAVE FUN EVERY YEAR.

IT'S A BLAST.

WE USUALLY HAVE THIS PARK PACKED BY LUNCHTIME, EARLY AFTERNOON WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO PUT A SIGN OUT AND SAY WE'RE NOT TAKING ANYMORE.

>> Reporter: AND THE B.I.R.

DOES WHAT THEY CAN TO BOLSTER THE SPECTATOR EXPERIENCE, OFFERING A ONE STOP SHOP AT THE ENTRANCE OR A ZOO AT THE CAMPGROUND, WHICH IS WELL-KNOWN FOR THEIR RACE WEEK CULTURE.

>> THE ZOO IS THE ZOO.

YOU THINK OF THE WILDEST PARTY YOU HAVE BEEN TO, TIMES TEN.

I'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR 20 YEARS AND TO BE PART OF IT, IT'S HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS HOW MUCH FUN IT REALLY IS.

>> Reporter: B.I.R.

'S HISTORY DATES BACK TO WHEN THE TRACK WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED THE DONNYBROOKS SPEEDWAY BEFORE THEY PURCHASED THE TRACK BEFORE EVENTUALLY RENAMING IT.

THE PROGRESS MADE FROM THEN UNTIL TODAY, THE 44th ANNUAL NATIONALS RAGES ON.

>> IT'S REALLY BIG FOR THE COMMUNITY.

THIS AREA OF BAXTER BRAINERD IS AN ABSOLUTE ZOO.

PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY FOR THIS EVENT.

>> IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT GETS BUSIER AND BUSIER EVERY YEAR.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> RACES ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS AT B.I.R.

WITH QUALIFYING SESSIONS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND ELIMINATIONS TAKING PLACE ON SUNDAY.

>>> THE FORMER MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER CONVICTED OF MURDERING GEORGE FLOYD IN 2020 IS TRYING TO GET THAT CONVICTION VACATED.

DEREK CHAUVINS LAWYER THIS WEEK FILED A THIRD PETITION FOR POSTCONVICTION RELIEF.

THE FIRST TWO PETITIONS FAILED.

THIS PETITION CLAIMS WHEN GOVERNOR TIM WALZ REASSIGNED THE PROSECUTION OF HIS CASE TO MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON THAT PURPORTED CONVEYANCE OF AUTHORITY WAS UNLAWFUL.

THE PETITION REQUESTS AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING IF THE COURT DOES NOT SEE FIT TO GRANT THE RELIEF SOUGHT IN THE PETITION.

>>> MINNESOTA HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WARNING AGAINST EATING CERTAIN ALFALFA SPROUTS LINKED TO A RARE OUTBREAK INVOLVING MULTIPLE BACTERIA.

OFFICIALS REPORT 23 PEOPLE IN MINNESOTA HAVE FALLEN ILL WITH E-COLI OR SALMONELLA, WITH TWO HOSPITALIZED.

ONE PERSON HAD BOTH BACTERIA.

AND THREE DIFFERENT STRAINS OF E-COLI ARE INVOLVED.

THE SPROUTS, PRODUCED BY EVERYTHING SPROUTS, ARE SOLD UNDER THE CALCO AND EVERYTHING SPROUTS BRANDS.

WISCONSIN INVESTIGATORS HAVE IDENTIFIED 18 ADDITIONAL CASES CONNECTED TO THE SPROUTS AND OFFICIALS ARE WORKING TO IDENTIFY THE CONTAMINATION SOURCE.

>>> THE NORTHERN MINNESOTA ROBOTICS CONFERENCE RECENTLY HELD A RIBBON CUTTING EVENT TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF THE NEW NORTH STAR CENTER ON THE BELTRAMI COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK STOPPED BY THE OPEN HOUSE, TO LEARN WHAT RESOURCES THE CENTER WILL BRING TO ROBOTICS TEAMS AROUND THE AREA.

>> Reporter: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AUTOMATION, AND ROBOTICS.

THE NORTH STAR CENTER IS NOW OPEN AND THE BELTRAMI COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS FOR THE CONFERENCE TEAMS TO COME AND HAVE A PLACE TO PRACTICE.

>> YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING IN A SMALL CLASSROOM THAT WHAT YOU NEED FOR OUT HERE IN THIS FIELD.

SO BEING ABLE TO COME HERE, TEST THE ROBOT ON ALMOST ONE TO ONE SCALE FIELD OF WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE, HOW THEY OPERATE ON THE FIELD, TEST IT.

>> THE FULL FEEL -- FIELD IS THE SIZE OF A VOLLEYBALL COURT.

SO A LOT OF SCHOOLS DON'T HAVE THAT SPACE.

>> Reporter: THE MMRC IS MADE UP OF 37 TEAMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE AND A FEW TEAM FROM EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA, ALL REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS ARE WELCOME TO PRACTICE AT THE CENTER AND UNIFIED AND LEGO ROBOTICS TEAMS.

THE FACILITY HAD A SOFT OPENING IN OCTOBER.

>> SOMETIMES WE HAVE THREE OR FOUR TEAMS PRACTICING TOGETHER BUT YOU SEE THREE STUDENTS SITTING AROUND THE SAME COMPUTER AND WORKING ON CODE TOGETHER AND COLLABORATING ON HOW TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.

THAT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN GET WHEN YOU'RE ISOLATED IN YOUR OWN SCHOOL.

YOU'RE NOT COLLABORATING WITH OTHER TEAMS.

>> IT'S HAVING THAT NON-COMPETITIVE ATMOSPHERE AND CHATTING WITH THE TEAMS AND SEE WHAT THEIR ROBOTIC STORY IS, HOW THEIR TEAM IS OPERATING, AND HOW THEY APPROACH THAT IDEA.

IT'S FUN TO DO HERE.

>> Reporter: THE CENTER RESIDES AT THE BELTRAMI COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS AND HAS BECOME A HOME FOR ROBOTICS LOVERS.

>> IT'S NOT JUST WE BUILD A ROBOT.

THERE IS A LOT YOU CAN GET OUT OF IT.

IT'S BEEN A HUGE PART OF MY LIFE.

I MEAN I AM GOING INTO COLLEGE FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND STEM, AND IT'S BEEN A HUGE FACTOR IN DETERMINING WHERE I WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE AND WHAT I WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE FOR.

>> HAVING THE COMMUNITY BE PART OF THIS, WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT, THIS WOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPEN.

ROBOTICS IS SOMETHING YOU THINK YOU UNDERSTAND IT UNTIL YOU SEE IT.

IT'S GOOD FOR THEM TO SEE IT FIRSTHAND AND SEE WHERE THEIR SUPPORT WENT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> MANY TEAMS HAVE ALREADY PRACTICED THEIR ROBOTS AT THE NORTH STAR CENTER.

>>> NORTHWOODS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CELEBRATED IT'S WORK AND TWO MAJOR HOMEOWNER MILESTONES AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING TUESDAY.

REPORTER RYAN FLEMING HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: FOR HOMEOWNERS, VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS, THE NIGHT WAS A CHANCE TO RECONNECT, ENJOY FOOD AND GAMES, AND LOOK AT WHERE HABITAT STANDS OUT AND WHERE IT'S HEADED NEXT.

>> WE VISIT, WE PLAY GAMES, WE HANG OUT AND HAVE A GOOD TIME, RECONNECT WITH EACH OTHER OVER THE YEAR, AND THEN THERE IS AN ANNUAL MEETING WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE STATE OF HABITAT AND WHERE IT'S AT AND WHERE IT'S GOING.

>> Reporter: FOR HABITAT FAMILIES, GETTING INTO A HOME IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.

THE ROAD TO FULLY OWNING IT CAN STRETCH ACROSS DECADES BUT GETTING THE KEYS IS A MAJOR MILESTONE.

THE RELATIONSHIP DOESN'T STOP THERE.

>> YOU KNOW, IT'S NORMALLY A 25 TO 30 YEAR PROCESS FROM APPLICATION TO BEING SELECTED TO BUILDING THE HOUSE TO MAKING ALL THOSE PAYMENTS FOR ALL THOSE YEARS AND YOU KNOW, EVENTUALLY PAYING THAT HOUSE OFF.

OFTENTIMES THOSE FAMILIES CONTINUE TO VOLUNTEER ON OUR COMMITTEES.

>> Reporter: FOR MANY FAMILIES IT'S NOT WANTING A HOME BUT FINDING ONE THEY CAN REALISTICALLY AFFORD.

RISING COSTS IN A TIGHT HOUSING MARKET IS PUTTING HOME OWNERSHIP FARTHER OUT OF REACH, EVEN WITH HOUSEHOLDS WITH STEADY INCOMES.

>> AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO BEGIN WITH ANYWHERE, EVEN FAMILIES WITH TWO INCOME EARNINGS ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND A DOWN PAYMENT AND BE ABLE TO PAY THE HIGH INTEREST RATES.

>> Reporter: FOR SOME HABITAT FAMILIES, THAT FINISH LINE IS COMING INTO VIEW.

YEARS AFTER RECEIVING THE KEYS, THE GOAL SHIFTS FROM GETTING INTO A HOME TO OWNING IT OUTRIGHT, AN ACHIEVEMENT THAT CAN MAKE THE JOURNEY COME FULL CIRCLE.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IS KNOWN FOR HELPING FAMILIES BUILD TOWARDS HOME OWNERSHIP.

TWO LOCAL FAMILIES ARE REACHING THE OTHER END OF THAT JOURNEY.

>> WE ARE, WE ARE, I BELIEVE WITHIN A YEAR, MAYBE TWO AWAY FROM OUR FINAL MORTGAGE PAYMENT ON OUR HOUSE.

THE REALITY OF THAT IS STILL, IT SEEMS LIKE WE WERE JUST SITTING DOWN AND SIGNING THE PAPERWORK TO SIGN FOR THE HOUSE.

>> Reporter: TWO HABITAT FAMILIES GOT TO EXPERIENCE THAT JOURNEY FINALLY COME TO AN END ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

AFTER MAKING THEIR FINAL PAYMENT, THEY PLACED THEIR MORTGAGE PAPERWORK ON THE GRILL AND WATCHED IT GO UP IN FLAMES, MARKING THE MOMENTS WHEN THEIR HOMES BECAME COMPLETELY THEIR OWN.

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

>> THE ORGANIZATION SAYS IT WILL CONTINUE WORKING WITH FAMILIES ACROSS BELTRAMI COUNTY AND CLEARWATER COUNTY TO MAKE HOME OWNERSHIP MORE AFFORDABLE, WITH VOLUNTEERS PLAYING A MAJOR ROLE IN FUTURE BUILDS.

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

>> Stacy: WE HAVE SEEN SEVERE WEATHER ALREADY TONIGHT AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR A PART OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, BREATH OF LIFE CELEBRA [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> BREATH OF LIFE ADULT DAY SERVICE IN BRAINERD IS CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF HELPING FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY.

BREATH OF LIFE IS A CHRISTIAN-BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE CARE TO DEPENDENT ADULTS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY OFFERING RELIEF FOR THEIR CAREGIVERS.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY WAS AT THE OPEN HOUSE CELEBRATION AND HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: FOR A QUARTER OF A CENTURY, BREATH OF LIFE HAS PROVIDED A PLACE FOR DEPENDENT ADULTS TO SOCIALIZE WITH THEIR PEERS IN A HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY.

>> IT HAS BEEN A DREAM COME TRUE REALLY.

THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE CARE FOR SENIOR ADULTS IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA OVER ALL THOSE YEARS.

PROBABLY IF YOU WERE TO SAY HOW MUCH WE REACHED OUT THERE, IT'S THOUSANDS.

FOLKS COME HERE WITH ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF NEEDS AND SOME IS A NEED FOR SOCIALIZATION.

>> Reporter: A TYPICAL DAY AT BREATH OF LIFE INCLUDES MORNING COFFEE, CARD GAMES, FIELD TRIPS, THERAPY DOG VISITS, LIVE MUSIC AND SO MUCH MORE.

>> LIKE EIGHT TIME AS MONTH WE HAVE LIVE MUSIC.

THEY HAVE SNACKS, WE DO ACTIVITIES, THEY EAT LUNCH HERE, AND THEN WE HAVE A QUIET TIME, THEN WE DO ACTIVITIES AGAIN AND 2:30 OR 3:00, WE WRAP UP AND TAKE PEOPLE HOME.

THE ORIGINAL REASON WE STARTED BREATH OF LIFE IS TO GIVE BACK TO THE PEOPLE THAT FIRST CARED FOR US.

WE CONTINUE THAT 25 YEARS LATER.

>> Reporter: BREATH OF LIFE PRESENTED A PLAQUE TO GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY FOR THEIR WORK AND HELPING THEM IN A PARTNERSHIP THAT HAS LASTED OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS.

>> WE HAVE BEEN HERE NOW FOR 25 YEARS.

IT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THEM.

I'M THANKFUL TO HAVE THE PARTNERSHIP.

IT HAS HELPED OUR COMMUNITY.

WE UTILIZE THEM AS PRESIDENTS IN OUR NURSING HOME, RESIDENTS IN OUR ASSISTED LIVING CAN USE THEIR SERVICES AND RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S BEEN GREAT.

>> HE IS THANKFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR HELPING THE ORGANIZATION REACH THIS MILESTONE AND LOOKS FORWARD TO ANOTHER 25 YEARS.

REPORTING IN BRAINERD, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> BREATH OF LIFE IS OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 8:00 A.M.

TO 3:30 P.M.

AND THEY DO HAVE A TRANSPORTATION SERVICE THAT PICKS UP AND DROPS OFF WITHIN A 25 MILE RADIUS OF THEIR FACILITY.

>>> 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 ANOUNCE FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS EVERY WEEKNIGHT HERE ON LAKELAND NEWS THERE IS STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE DRAWING.

THERE IS STILL TO -- SOMETIME TO QUALIFY 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.

>>> IF YOU NEED TO GET YOUR POSTCARDS IN, DO IT QUICKLY BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO AUGUST 31ST.

>> Stacy: YES, SUMMER IS QUICKLY DRAWING TO AN END.

IT IS COMING FAST.

WE HAD SOME SEVERE WEATHER IN THE AREA TODAY, ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR A PART OF OUR VIEWING AREA UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

BEYOND THAT, WE SHOULD SEE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN PARTS OF OUR AREA TOMORROW.

OTHERWISE, IT'S CLEAR SAILING AS WE HEAD INT [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE START OUT WITH SOME RAIN THIS MORNING AND SOME SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING, WITH SOME REACHING SEVERE LEVELS IN MINNESOTA.

AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT, WE WILL SEE THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COME TO AN END.

THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR SOME REDEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON IN PARTS OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

LOOK FOR SOME SUNSHINE TO RETURN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 68 DEGREES.

WE PICKED UP 0.08-INCH OF RAINFALL.

IN BRAINERD, SOME THUNDER THIS EVENING, IT IS 73 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 68, WINDS ARE SOUTH AT 9 MILES PER HOUR.

NOW WE HAVE THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

IT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND DOES INCLUDE PORTIONS OF OUR VIEWING AREA, INCLUDING THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE IS LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN SOME OF THAT TONIGHT WITH THE SHOWERS AND STORMS THAT HAVE ROLLED THROUGH.

WE CAN SEE SOME OF THOSE RIGHT HERE IN THE BRAINERD AREA, MOVING INTO PARTS OF MORRISON COUNTY THIS EVENING.

NO CURRENT WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT RIGHT NOW BUT THE WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

ALL OF THIS IS MOVING OUT OF THE AREA.

SO AS WE HEAD PAST MIDNIGHT, WE SHOULD SEE QUIETER W RETURN.

THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TOMORROW, BUT OTHERWISE SUNSHINE IS BACK AND WE SHOULD HAVE SUNNY SKIES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

NOW WE SEE THIS PHOTO FROM 50 LAKES, NEAR TENNIS BALL SIZED HAIL.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.

OTHER EAGLE EYE PICTURES, GORGEOUS SKIES FROM SAMROSE, AND ARLENE IN MENAHGA.

CLOUD COVER IN THE SKY FROM CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD AND STORM CLOUDS BUT NO RAIN FROM JOAN IN LAPORTE.

GARY SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE BEAUTIFUL SKIES OVER DEERWOOD AND TONIGHT, AGAIN, THE SKIES ARE NOT DISAPPOINTING EITHER.

RALPH IN JENKINS, CHRIS OVER LOWER RED LAKE, AND BILL AND JUDY OVER UPPER RED LAKE WITH THOSE PICTURES.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, ARLENE IN MENAHGA REPORTING 0.5-INCH OF RAIN.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, A HALF AN INCH OF RAIN, HIGH OF 78.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD, HALF INCH OF RAIN THIS MORNING.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING WITH HAIL AND WIND.

JENNIFER SAYING IN 50 LAKES, THEY PICKED UP 1.14 INCHES OF RAIN ALONG WITH THE LARGE HAIL.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, MOSTLY SUNNY, NEARLY AN INCH OF RAIN.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, 0.5-INCH OF RAIN.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE REPORTING FOG ROLLING IN WITH A HIGH OF 80 TODAY.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REACHING 79, RIGHT ON TARGET, 1 DEGREE ABOVE THE AVERAGE.

56 IS THE LOW.

WE HAD SUNSET AT 8:17.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 81, JUST A BIT ABOVE AVERAGE.

61 IS THE LOW AND 8:22 WAS OUR SUNSET.

SO OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, MAYBE A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS OUT THERE IN THE MORNING.

THOSE MOVE OUT AND AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, WE DO HAVE AT LEAST A SMALL CHANCE OF SEEING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

HIGHS IN THE NORTH SHOULD BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s, MAYBE UP TO 81 IN PARK RAPIDS, AND IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOW 80s.

OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PATCHY FOG, LOWS NEAR 56.

TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, BUT WE MAY SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA, WITH HIGHS NEAR 79.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE REST OF THE WEEKEND FORECAST.

WE SHOULD BE SEEING SOME SUNSHINE OUT THERE WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s.

THEN EARLY NEXT WEEK, WE DO HAVE AT LEAST SOME SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE WITH OUR SPORTS.

BSU IS HOME THIS YEAR, RIGHT?

THEY'RE NOT TOO FAR AWAY.

>> Charlie: EXACTLY A WEEK FROM TONIGHT.

I'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT.

IT'S ALSO THE 100th SEASON OF BEMIDJI FOOTBALL AND THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING SPECIAL THAT WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE N [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> FOR ANYTHING TO LAST A CENTURY IS PRETTY REMARKABLE, SO FOR THAT VERY REASON, BSU FOOTBALL IS CELEBRATING ITS 100TH YEAR WITH A CENTENNIAL SEASON TEAM, COMPRISED OF 100 OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL BEAVERS SPANNING FROM 1926 TO PRESENT.

THE TEAM IS BROKEN DOWN BY QUARTER CENTURY BEGINNING WITH THE FOUNDATION YEARS AND FINISHING WITH THE MODERN ERA.

A FEW MEMBERS OF THE CURRENT FOOTBALL STAFF ARE ON THE LIST INCLUDING HEAD COACH BRENT BOLTE AND FORMER QUARTERBACK TURNED OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR JORDAN HEIN.

QB AND WIDE RECEIVER TANDEM BRANDON ALT AND BRENDAN BEAULIEU MADE THE TOP 100, AS WELL AS DEFENSIVE BACK GUNNER OLSZEWSKI WHO CURRENTLY PLAYS IN THE NFL, AND RECEIVER DHEL DUNCAN BUSBY WHO PLAYS IN THE CFL.

THE FULL LIST OF PLAYERS TO MAKE THE CENTENNIAL SEASON TEAM CAN BE FOUND ON BEMIDJI STATE ATHLETICS WEBSITE AT BSUBEAVERS.COM.

>>> WHEN OPPORTUNITY COMES KNOCKING, WE'D ALL LIKE TO OPEN THE DOOR, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S NOT AN IDEAL TIME TO REACH FOR THE HANDLE.

BSU FOOTBALL CO-DEFENSIVE AND SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR SHEVIN SMITH JUNIOR WAS FACED WITH A SIMILAR PROSPECT, THAT WOULD FORCE HIM TO MISS THE START OF FALL CAMP.

BUT THIS OPPORTUNITY WAS TOO BIG FOR HIM TO LET IT PASS BY.

>> READY, GO.

>> Reporter: BSU FOOTBALL IS 17 PRACTICES INTO FALL CAMP.

>> GOOD, EVERYBODY SEE THAT?

>> Reporter: HE HAS ONLY BEEN PRESENT AT FOUR OF THEM.

>> I CAN'T JUST ASSUME IT'S PASSED.

>> THE HARD ETS -- HARDEST PART IS MISSING THE GUYS.

YOU WEREN'T THERE TO CONGRATULATE THEM ON DOING A GOOD JOB.

THAT WAS THE BIGGEST THING.

>> Reporter: INSTEAD HE WAS WITH THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS LEARNING FROM NFL COACHES.

>> IT WAS VERY INCLUSIVE.

IT WASN'T LIKE I WAS A GUEST OR ANYTHING, I WAS RUNNING DRILLS AND ALL THAT.

IT WAS VERY MUCH INVOLVED.

I WAS DOING STUFF DURING THE GAME, ALL KINDS OF STUFF.

IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE AN NFL COACH AND SEEING THE DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES.

>> Reporter: SMITH WAS ONE OF 25 COACHES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY INVITED TO THE BUCS MINI-CAMP AS PART OF THE NATIONAL COACHING ACADEMY AND 1 OUT OF 5 VOTED BACK FOR THE TRAINING CAMP.

>> HE IS A GREAT COACH AND HE DESERVES THE OPPORTUNITY.

WE DID SOME THINGS DIFFERENTLY AND LEARNED FROM WHAT HE WAS BRINGING BACK TO US.

>> Reporter: WHILE WITH THE BUCS, HE WAS SCHOOLED ON PRACTICE STRUCTURE, DRILLS, COOPERATIVE COACHING, AND SCHEMING.

>> JUST THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS THEY DO.

A HUGE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR, THAT IS STUFF I CAN BRING HERE.

>> WE'RE GETTING YOU RIGHT NICKO.

>> Reporter: AND HE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN IMPARTING HIS KNOWLEDGE WITH THE PLAYERS.

>> I GOT TO SEE IF I HAVE TO GO LIKE THIS.

>> IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE EFFORT, THAT'S REALLY WHAT HE'S SAYING, HOW THEY ARE EMPHASIZING THE LITTLE THINGS MORE.

NOTHING ELSE IS REALLY DIFFERENT, BUT ONCE THEY FOCUS ON THOSE OTHER THINGS.

>> GOOD FINISH.

>> Reporter: SMITH, WHO IS ALSO THE CO-DEFENSIVE AND SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR, SAID HE LEARNED A LOT IN TAMPA BUT PERHAPS MORE FROM HIS COACHING ROLES AT BSU.

>> IT'S MY FOURTH YEAR OF COACHING, SO IT'S A LOT FOR THOSE STARTING OUT WITH COACHING.

IT'S AWESOME BECAUSE YOU SEE THE GAME MORE HOLISTICALLY THAN I DID BEFORE.

I JUST REALLY LIKE FOOTBALL.

I LOVE THE GUYS.

SO IT'S NOT REALLY WORK TO ME.

I LIKE THE ADDED STUFF.

IT'S SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE.

>> Charlie: YOU CAN SEE THE WHOLE TEAM A WEEK FROM TODAY.

A QUICK STORY ABOUT HIM, HE WAS COACHING WITH THE BUCCANEERS, PLAYING AGAINST THE JETS ON FRIDAY, FLEW HOME THAT NIGHT, GOT BACK TO TAMPA AT 3:30, GOT ON A PLANE, AND FLEW BACK TO BEMIDJI, AND THEY HAD 3:00 PICTURES.

THAT IS COMMITMENT MY FRIEND.

>> Dennis: VERY DEDICATED.

GOOD TO HEAR.

THANKS CHARLIE.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BOAT FOR FISHING, DON'T WORRY, BECAUSE FOR THIS WEEKS EDITION OF FISHING TIPS, RAY AND MANDY TELL US ABOUT ALL THE GREAT PLACES TO CAST-OFF FROM THE SHORELINE TO HELP YOU LAND THAT NEXT BIG CATCH.

>> Reporter: TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SPECIAL PLACES TO FISH IF YOU'RE FISHING FROM A SHORE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A BOAT, THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO A BOAT, ESPECIALLY YOUNGER PEOPLE.

SO, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT FOUR PRIMARY AREAS WHERE YOU CAN PROBABLY FIND FISH IF YOU GIVE IT A TRY.

ONE AREA IS CULVERTS.

I KNOW IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA, I THINK I KNOW FOUR LAKES OR FIVE LAKES THAT HAVE CULVERTS IN THEM AND IF YOU CAN GET PERMISSION TO GO ON THE PROPERTY, YOU CAN GO AND FISH THEM.

ONE OF THEM IS A CULVERT.

CULVERTS IS AN AREA WHERE THERE IS A LOT OF FORAGE, OR FOOD SUPPLY FOR FISH.

PEOPLE DON'T THINK ABOUT THAT BUT YOU HAVE THE CURRENT THAT COMES OUT AND YOU CAN FISH OFF THAT CULVERT, PROBABLY WITH A BOBBER.

THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO APPROACH THAT.

A LOT OF TIMES IT'S SHALLOW AND THEN DROPS OFF INTO DEEPER WATER.

THEN THE OTHER AREA, RIP RAP, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

IT'S STONES ALONG THE SHORELINE AND YOU SEE LANDOWNERS THAT PUT THE ROCKS ALONG THE SHORE SO THAT THE SHORE DOESN'T GO INTO THE LAKE.

RIP RAP IS ANOTHER AREA THAT ATTRACTS A LOT OF THINGS THAT FISH EAT.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN GO OUT TO THE EDGE OF THEM, YOU DON'T FISH RIGHT ON THE RIP RAP BUT YOU FISH OFF THE EDGES OF IT AND THERE ARE A LOT OF FISH THAT GO THERE.

IF YOU CAN GET ON THE SHORE, CAST OUT OVER THE EDGE OF IT, THAT IS A GOOD AREA TO FIND FISH.

>> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A FEW OF MY FAVORITE SHORT FISHING OPPORTUNITIES.

BRIDGES, EVERYONE THINKS PREDOMINANTLY FISHING OFF OF THE BRIDGES, RIGHT?

I WANT TO SAY, IF POSSIBLE, AND IT'S ALLOWED, GO DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE.

IF YOU ARE ABLE TO CAST UNDER THAT BRIDGE AND AROUND THOSE PYLONS, THE PYLONS, THE BRIDGE ITSELF PROVIDES STRUCTURE, IT PROVIDES CURRENT, AND IT PROVIDES SHADE.

EVERY SPECIES OF FISH WILL BE RIGHT THERE, EVERYTHING THEY NEED.

SECOND ONE, THERE ARE A TON OF OPPORTUNITIES, IF YOU CAN GO ONLINE THEY WILL SHOW YOU, A LOT OF PUBLIC WATERS HAVE FISHING PIERS NOW.

IF YOU GO ONLINE, LOOK AT WHATEVER LAKE YOU WANT TO GO TO AND SEE IF THEY HAVE A PUBLIC FISHING PIER.

THEY ARE SET UP IN GREAT LOCATIONS FOR MULTIPLE SPECIES.

>> THESE ARE FOUR IDEAS YOU MIGHT NOT HEAR OF NORMALLY BUT IF YOU'RE FISHING FROM SHORE, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DO VERY WELL FISHING FROM SHORE AND CATCH VERY NICE FISH.

I'M RAY GILDOW FOR LAKELAND NEWS.

>> AND I'M MANDY UHRICH, THE BASS N' BIOLOGIST.

>> Dennis: AND NOW LET'S GO TO STACY FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT WITH THE STORMS.

FOR TONIGHT, WE WILL BE SEEING THOSE MOVING OUT AFTER MIDNIGHT, SOME PATCHY FOG MAY DEVELOP, LOWS NEAR 56.

TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY, WE WILL BE SEEING THE SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA WITH HIGHS NEAR 79.

>> Dennis: THAT'S IT FOR US TONIGHT.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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