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>> 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.

>>> RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF WALKER WANT A SAY IN THE MATTER.

AFTER THE WALKER CITY COUNCIL DECIDED TO SELL THE MUNICIPAL LIQUOR STORE IN LATE JULY TO MINER'S INCORPORATED, A FAMILY-OWNED CHAIN OF ABOUT 30 STORES ACROSS PARTS OF THE MIDWEST.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, SPOKE WITH RESIDENTS AND CITY OFFICIALS AND HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: SOME RESIDENTS OF WALKER ARE FEELING IGNORED AFTER GATHERING OVER 200 SIGNATURES FOR A PETITION, SO THEY CAN HAVE A VOTE ON THE MUNICIPAL LIQUOR STORE TO MINERS INCORPORATED.

>> FOR THE CITY TO SAY THESE VOICES DON'T MATTER, IT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.

PEOPLE WENT TO THE MEETING, SAID DON'T DO IT.

THEY'RE DOING IT ANY WAY.

IT JUST SEEMS STRANGE THAT THEY ARE JUST WILLING TO IGNORE EVERYBODY.

>> Reporter: NOW THE PETITION NEEDS 169 SIGNATURES OF REGISTERED VOTERS LIVING IN THE CITY TO BE CONSIDERED.

THEY SECURED 220 SIGNIFICANT -- SIGNATURES BUT NONE OF THE SIGNATURES COULD BE VERIFIED.

>> HALF THE NAMES WE COULDN'T READ.

THEIR ADDRESSES WEREN'T LISTED.

YOU NEED YOUR NAME, BIRTH DATE, CURRENT ADDRESS, AND SHOW THAT YOU ARE A LEGAL RESIDENT.

THAT PETITION DIDN'T HAVE THAT SO WE COULDN'T VERIFY THE SIGNATURES.

>> Reporter: THEY DECIDED TO SELL IT BACK IN JULY, CLAIMING THE SALE WILL INCREASE THE TAX BASE AND BRING IN MORE JOBS AND COMPUTATION TO THE AREA.

>> THEY'RE LOOKING TO HIRE 10 TO 13 EMPLOYEES.

CURRENTLY WE STAFFED 2 TO 4 EMPLOYEES.

THEIR SALES PITCH WAS TO OFFER THE JOB TO OUR EMPLOYEES, SO THERE WAS NO WE'RE LETTING PEOPLE GO, THEY CAN TRANSITION AND STILL HAVE A JOB.

>> WILL THEY PAY A LIVING WAGE?

THE ANSWER IS NO.

YOU LOOK AT SOME OF WHAT THEY OFFER AND IT'S LOW.

>> Reporter: THE MAYOR SAYS THAT MINERS INCORPORATED PROMISED MUCH HIGHER SALES AS WELL.

>> THEY'RE SAYING $3 MILLION TO $5 MILLION ANNUALLY.

WE'RE BREAKING $80,000, SOMETIMES $100,000, BUT IT'S RARE.

>> Reporter: THE OFFER WAS TOO HIGH TO IGNORE, BUT RESIDENTS ARE SCARED IT WILL TAKE MONEY AWAY THAT COULD GO INTO THE COMMUNITY.

>> THEY HAVE A MONOPOLY ON FOOD AND MEDICINE.

THEY DON'T NEED TO TAKE AWAY OUR MONEY GENERATING OPTIONS, AND ALSO ATTACK THE SMALL BUSINESS ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN.

>> Reporter: THE MAYOR IS NOT SURE WHAT CAN BE DONE FROM THIS POINT, GIVEN THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS VOTED YES ON THE SALE.

>> WE CAN'T REWRITE HISTORY.

THE VOTE WAS YES.

WE REALLY CAN'T PUT IT OUT TO VOTE.

IT'S BEEN DONE.

IT'S COMPLETE.

I DON'T KNOW THE LEGALITIES OF IT, BUT WE CAN'T.

WE CAN'T REWRITE HISTORY.

>> DO THEY REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY OR SUPER ONE BECAUSE IF THIS MANY PEOPLE ARE AGAINST SOMETHING, IT'S A VERY STRANGE THAT IT'S HAPPENING.

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

>> MAYOR WORTH ADDED THAT MANY RESIDENTS HAVE APPROACHED THE COUNCIL ABOUT MUNICIPAL DISPENSARIES AND SAYS THEY ARE CONSIDERING REPLACING THE MUNICIPAL LIQUOR STORE WITH A MUNICIPAL DISPENSARY ONCE THE MERGER WITH SUPER 1 LIQUOR IS COMPLETE.

>>> THE RED LAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SEARCHING FOR A SUSPECT IN A STABBING THAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING IN RED LAKE.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, A MAN REPORTED BEING STABBED IN THE NEW BACK OF TOWN AREA IN RED LAKE AROUND 8:30 A.M.

HE SUFFERED A MINOR INJURY AND REPORTED HIS MEDICATION AND WALLET WERE STOLEN.

THE SUSPECT FLED NORTH THROUGH THE WOODS FROM THE NEW BACK OF TOWN AREA.

THE RED LAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT AFTER LENGTHY INVESTIGATION AND SEARCH OF THE RED LAKE AREA THE SUSPECT WAS NOT LOCATED TODAY.

THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS BEING 5'8" TALL WITH A SLIM BUILD AND A SHAVED HEAD.

THE SUSPECT WAS WEARING A GRAY HOODIE AND BLACK PANTS.

THAT IS ALL THE INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN RELEASED.

ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THE SUSPECT IS ASKED TO CONTACT RED LAKE POLICE.

>>> THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.

HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF THE INVASIVE ALGAE STARRY STONEWORT IN THREE MORE AREA LAKES.

THE LAKES INCLUDE GARFIELD LAKE NEAR LAPORTE IN HUBBARD COUNTY GULL LAKE ONE MILE WEST OF TENSTRIKE IN BELTRAMI COUNTY AND THREE ISLAND LAKE NEAR TURTLE RIVER IN BELTRAMI COUNTY.

STARRY STONEWORT WAS FOUND IN THESE LAKES DURING THE RECENT STARRY TREK EVENT IN EARLY AUGUST, IN WHICH COUNTY AND STATE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS SEARCHED LAKES FOR STARRY STONEWORT AND OTHER AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES.

STARRY TREK IS AN ANNUAL STATEWIDE VOLUNTEER EVENT COORDINATED BY THE MINNESOTA AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES RESEARCH CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.

AT ALL LOCATIONS, DNR AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES SPECIALISTS WILL CONDUCT ADDITIONAL SURVEYS TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF STARRY STONEWORT AND WILL WORK WITH LOCAL ENTITIES AT ALL LAKES TO ASSESS POTENTIAL MANAGEMENT OPTIONS.

SINCE IT WAS FIRST FOUND IN MINNESOTA IN 2015, STARRY STONEWORT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN 35 WATER BODIES IN THE STATE.

STARRY STONEWORT CAN FORM DENSE MATS, WHICH CAN INTERFERE WITH RECREATIONAL USES OF A LAKE AND COMPETE WITH NATIVE PLANTS.

STARRY STONEWORT IS USUALLY IDENTIFIED BY THE STAR-SHAPED WHITE BULB-LIKE STRUCTURES ON THE PLANT FOR WHICH IT IS NAMED.

THESE BULBILS TYPICALLY BECOME VISIBLE IN LATE SUMMER.

STARRY STONEWORT HAS NEVER BEEN ERADICATED FROM ANY U.S. LAKE OR RIVER, BUT TREATMENT OR CAREFUL REMOVAL FROM WATER BODIES CAN HELP REDUCE THE RISK OF SPREAD AND RELIEVE ASSOCIATED NUISANCE IMPACTS, EARLY DETECTION IS KEY TO EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY IS WELCOMING STUDENTS BACK TO CAMPUS AS ALL FRESHMAN AND OTHER NEW CAMPUS RESIDENTS MOVED INTO THE DORMS EARLIER TODAY.

EVERY YEAR TOWARDS THE END OF SUMMER, HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES MAKE THE TREK ACROSS CAMPUS TO THEIR DORM ROOMS.

EACH DORM BUILDING HAS ROOM FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED STUDENTS TO MAKE THEIR PLACE THEIR OWN.

ALONG WITH PARENTS AND FRIENDS HELPING STUDENTS MOVE IN, BSU ATHLETIC TEAMS ALSO TAKE TIME TO HELP OUT CARRYING BOXES AND PUSHING CARTS.

>> STUDENTS ARE COMING BACK ON CAMPUS.

WE HAVE A TON OF STUDENT ATHLETES, GRABBING BOXES, STUDENTS ARE GETTING MOVED IN FASTER THAN EVER.

IT'S MIDDAY AND WE ALREADY HAVE MOST OF OUR STUDENTS IN ON CAMPUS.

>> NEW STUDENTS, AS THEY ARRIVE, WE GET THEM INTO THE HALLS AND WE HAVE A SET OF ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE WEEKEND, TO HELP THEM MEET ONE ANOTHER, MEET THE FACULTY, AND MAKE A HOME HERE AT BEMIDJI STATE.

>> PRESIDENT HOFFMAN SAYS THIS YEAR'S ENROLLMENT IS ON PAR WITH WHERE THEY WERE LAST YEAR.

EACH MOVE-IN DAY SEES NEW STUDENTS STRAIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND TRANSFER STUDENTS FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND A MIX OF STUDENTS WHO COME FROM SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF BSU ALUMNI, TO THOSE WHO ARE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO ATTEND COLLEGE.

>> WE GOT A BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS.

IT WAS A TOUGH YEAR WITH THE STORM.

OUR FACILITIES TEAM HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB IN GETTING CAMPUS READY FOR OUR FOLKS, SO THERE IS SO MUCH BEAUTY IN OUR FACILITY AND OUR SPACE, BUT THE LIFE IS IN THE STUDENTS WHEN THEY ARRIVE.

SO, YEAH, IT'S FUN TO SEE THEM.

>> DESPITE THE JUNE 21ST WIND STORM CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE BSU CAMPUS, PRESIDENT HOFFMAN SAID THAT EVERYTHING HAS BEEN REPAIRED ENOUGH THAT ALL CLASSES WILL BE STARTING ON TIME.

THE OFFICIAL SCHOOL YEAR AND CLASSES BEGIN NEXT MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH, AND OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK WILL HAVE MORE COVERAGE ON THAT NEXT WEEK.

>>> RESIDENTS IN THE WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL VOTE ON A TWO QUESTION REFERENDUM THIS COMING NOVEMBER.

QUESTION ONE ASKS VOTERS TO CONSIDER APPROVING 15.9 MILLION FOR UPDATES TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS HVAC SYSTEMS, ROOFING, ADA ACCESSIBILITY AND SECURE BUILDING ENTRANCES.

QUESTION TWO PROPOSES AN ADDITIONAL $3 MILLION TO ADD ADDITIONAL PARKING AND BUILD A NEW BUS GARAGE THAT CAN SUPPORT THE MAINTENANCE OF BUSES AND OTHER DISTRICT VEHICLES.

TO INFORM VOTERS ABOUT THE REFERENDUM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS SET UP A WEBSITE CALLED WOLFPACK PLAN AT THE WOLFPACKPLAN.ORG.

WE'RE INCLUDING A LINK TO THAT WEBSITE ALONG WITH THIS STORY.

ON THAT WEBSITE VOTERS CAN LEARN ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF THE REFERENDUM AND ITS TAX IMPACTS AS WELL.

>>> BICYCLING AROUND MINNESOTA IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT WELCOMES HUNDREDS OF BIKERS TO EXPLORE WHAT MINNESOTA'S RURAL AREAS HAS TO OFFER.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL CAUGHT UP WITH THE GROUP THIS MORNING BEFORE THEY KICKED OFF THE FIRST LEG OF THEIR 2025 RIDE, AND HERE HE IS WITH MORE.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THAT THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM, BUT WITH BICYCLING AROUND MINNESOTA, THE EARLY BIKERS GET THE ROAD.

OVER 200 CYCLISTS CAMPED OUT IN PEQUOT LAKES LAST NIGHT TO GET READY FOR THE FIRST LEG OF THEIR 230 BIKE RIDE ACROSS THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

>> WE HAVE A FOUR DAY FUN RIDE.

WE'RE DOING 230 MILES PEQUOT LAKES TO AITKIN, WE HAVE OVER 200 RIDERS FROM 19 DIFFERENT STATES AND CANADA.

>> Reporter: THE PARTICIPANTS AREN'T SPENDING THE ENTIRE TIME ON THE ROAD.

ORGANIZERS PLAN STOPS ALONG THE WAY TO EXPLORE WHAT THE AREA HAS TO OFFER.

>> I THINK OF IT AS A BUSS TOUR ON BIKES.

WE'RE DOING A TOUR, BUT INSTEAD OF DOING A BUS, WE'RE ON OUR BIKES.

OUR ROAD IS REALLY PEQUOT LAKES TO PINE RIVER, BUT THAT'S A PRETTY SHORT DISTANCE.

WE'RE DOING A 63-MILE RIDE.

WE'RE TRYING TO CAPTURE INTERESTING THINGS TO DO ALONG THE WAY AND SHOW CASE WHAT MAKES THIS AREA SO GREAT.

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH THEY MAY BE PEDDLING THEIR BIKES ALONE, THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COMRADERY AND THE EXPERIENCES.

>> WE LOVE TO DO ALL KINDS OF THINGS TOGETHER.

IT'S LIKE ANOTHER ADVENTURE TO DO AND THEN YOU HAVE YOUR SLEEPING BUDDY AT NIGHT, SO THAT'S AN EXTRA BONUS.

BESIDES JUST GIVING REPORTS, OH WE WENT TO A MINING MUSEUM, OR I CAUGHT A FISH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, IT'S LIKE WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT TOGETHER.

SO IT MAKES IT EVEN MORE FUN.

>> THE THING THAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT IS SEEING AND HEARING FROM PEOPLE.

WE HAVE LOCAL HOSTS ALL ALONG THE PATH AND THEN WE HEAR THEIR STORIES AND SOMETIMES IT'S FAMILY STORIES ABOUT WHAT THEY DONE IN THAT AREA AND SOMETIMES IT'S ABOUT THE INDUSTRY, THE SCENERY, AND I REALLY LIKE THAT PART OF THE LEARNING TOO.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN PEQUOT LAKES, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE RIDE WILL TAKE FOUR DAYS AND WILL CONCLUDE WITH THE GROUP ENDING BACK UP IN PEQUOT LAKES.

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

>> Stacy: WE COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT, COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA.

IN FACT, HIGHS WILL ONLY BE IN THE 60s THIS WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, CAMP CONFIDENCE LEARNING CENTER HELD THEIR [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE CONFIDENCE LEARNING CENTER IN EAST GULL LAKE BROUGHT KIDS AND PARENTS TOGETHER FOR ITS SUMMER BEACH BASH EARLIER THIS WEEK.

HOSTED THROUGH CAMP CONFIDENCE'S PROGRAM CONFIDENT KIDS, THOSE IN ATTENDANCE HAD THE CHANCE TO PLAY IN THE SAND, GO TUBING, USE A WATER BICYCLE AND MORE.

CAMP CONFIDENCE IS A NONPROFIT CHARITY ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES, FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH COGNITIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, TAKING AIM AT PROMOTING SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SELF ESTEEM.

AND THOSE WITH CAMP CONFIDENCE, ARE EXCITED TO SEE HOW THE CAMPERS ARE RESPONDING TO ITS PROGRAM.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE COME AND THEY THINK THAT THEY CAN'T DO IT.

THEY CAN'T INTERACT WITH OUR ZIP LINE OR ANYTHING THAT WE DO HERE, BUT WHEN THEY COME HERE, IT'S OUR GOAL TO REWRITE THOSE PATHS AND THINK, OH, MAYBE THEY CAN DO IT.

THEY CAN JUST DO IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

OUR WHOLE GOAL IS TO INSPIRE AND KEEP IT GOING BEYOND CAMP.

>> CAMP CONFIDENCE WILL BE HOSTING ITS FISHING HAS NO BOUNDARIES EVENT TOMORROW AND THIS UPCOMING SATURDAY.

>>> IN LESS THAN ONE WEEK WE WILL FIND OUT WHO IS THE WINNER OF OUR LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY CONTEST, THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER GETS A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT CRAGUN"S RESORT NEAR BRAINERD.

ALL SUMMER LONG DURING EACH NEWSCAST WE DRAW FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS FOR A GRAND DRAWING THAT WILL HAPPEN ON OUR MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH NEWSCAST, AND THAT IS NEXT MONDAY.

THE LAST DAY TO QUALIFY IS THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND, SO JUST A COUPLE MORE CHANCES TO QUALIFY.

HERE ARE TONIGHTS POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.

TO BE AN OFFICIAL QUALIFIER, IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME, CALL THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN BEFORE THE END OF THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, AND YOU WILL BE IN THAT GRAND DRAWING SLATED FOR NEXT WEEK.

>>> STACY IS HERE.

DEW POINTS HAD TO BE UP TODAY, BUT A COOLING TREND COMING, RIGHT?

>> Stacy: YEAH, WE ARE GOING TO SEE COOLER TEMPERATURES.

WE HAD SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA, AND THE COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH.

TEMPS WILL BE A LITTLE BIT COOLER TOMORROW, BUT EXPECT A BIG COOL DOWN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AND HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE IN THE LOW [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, IT WAS A HOT AND MUGGY DAY OUT THERE TODAY, AND WE DID SEE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA ALREADY TODAY.

WE COULD SEE A FEW MORE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY EVEN INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

OTHER THAN A FEW POP-UP SHOWERS ON FRIDAY, IT LOOKS LIKE MAINLY QUIET WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

TEMPS WILL BE COOLER TOMORROW, BUT AS WE HIT THE WEEKEND, IT WILL BE COLDER WITH HIGHS IN THE 60s ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 76 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE A LIGHT NORTH WIND AT OUR STUDIO.

THE DEW POINT IS 72, AGAIN, VERY MUGGY OUT THERE, HUMIDITY IS 85%.

IN BRAINERD, PARTLY CLOUDY AND 77, A DEW POINT OF 66.

PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY AND WE HAVE A NORTH WIND AT 6 MILES PER HOUR.

NOW LOOKING AT OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR PICTURE, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA ALREADY THIS EVENING.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT, WE'LL SEE MORE OF THAT ACTIVITY, ESPECIALLY NOW AS WE MOVE MORE INTO EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA, A LITTLE SMALLER CHANCE THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TO THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE STATE.

SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD LINGER IN EASTERN MINNESOTA TOMORROW MORNING.

IT LOOKS QUIET, A LITTLE BIT COOLER TOMORROW, BUT THEN AGAIN THAT COOL DOWN EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, BEAUTIFUL SUNRISES FROM DEBRA AT LAKE ADA AND MARK OVER LAKE.

AND CHRIS WITH SOME CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON OVER RED LAKE.

ERIN SPOTTING A RAINBOW IN THE SKY SOUTH OF BEMIDJI.

SONYA WITH A PICTURE OF THE EVENING CLOUDS OVER TURTLE RIVER LAKE.

JOAN IN LAPORTE WITH SOME BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS IN BLOOM RIGHT NOW.

THE SUNSET WAS GORGEOUS TONIGHT, ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, BILL AND JUDY, AND ARLENE WITH THOSE PHOTOS.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 61 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

DEBRA AT PINE RIVER, 62 THIS MORNING.

SONYA AT LITTLE TURTLE LAKE, CLOUDY AND HUMID TODAY, 78 THIS EVENING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNSHINE, AGAIN HUMID, THE HIGH IS 81.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLOUDY, PICKING UP 0.2-INCH OF RAIN.

BILL AND JUDY REPORTING TWO ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING THROUGH AND JOAN IN LAPORTE, MOSTLY SUNNY AND A FEW SPRINKLES THIS EVENING.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 84 WAS THE HIGH IN BRAINERD.

WE'RE SEEING WARM TEMPERATURES.

OUR AVERAGE IS 79.

WE HAD A LOW TODAY OF 61.

BEMIDJI ALSO REACHING A HIGH OF 84, SO WE'RE A BIT ABOVE THE AVERAGE HIGH EVERYWHERE, 8:18 WAS THE SUNSET.

WE MAY SEE A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA TOMORROW MORNING, OTHERWISE A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE AROUND 7:00.

HEADING INTO THE DAY AND INTO THE AFTERNOON, A FEW POP-UP SHOWERS COULD DEVELOP IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

OVERALL, IT LOOKS FAIRLY QUIET FOR MOST OF THE DAY, A FEW EVENING POP-UP SHOWERS IN THE NORTH.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, WE SHOULD SEE HIGHS ANYWHERE FROM 75, 80 IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA, WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70s TO AROUND 80 IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, VARIABLE CLOUDS TONIGHT, A CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS NEAR 61.

VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW, STILL LOOKING AT SOME POTENTIAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE'LL SEE HIGHS NEAR 78.

A WEEKEND FORECAST FEATURING COOLER TEMPERATURES, SOME SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS, MAINLY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID-60s, AND WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 60s INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE MONDAY AND TUESDAY, OVERNIGHT LOWS TUESDAY MORNING COULD DROP TO 42.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, WELL CLASSES DON'T START FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS UNTIL AFTER LABOR DAY AT LEAST, BUT THE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTING SEASON IS WELL UNDERWAY NOW.

>> Charlie: YEAH, IT IS.

WE HAD A COUPLE TEAMS TAKE TO THE COURTS THE LAST FEW DAYS IN TERMS OF TENNIS COURTS IS WHAT I MEAN.

NOW WE HAVE SOME FIELD SPORTS AND SOME VOLLEYBALL TONIGHT TOO.

WE HAVE ALL THE HIGHLIGHT FROM AROUND THE AREA COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THE GOAL OF ANY SPORTS SEASON IS TO HOIST A TROPHY AT THE END OF IT.

BUT TO REACH THAT GOAL, YOU HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE, AND FOR MANY MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES, THAT JOURNEY BEGINS TODAY.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL AND BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER ALL GETTING INTO COMPETITION THIS AFTERNOON.

WE START OFF IN BEMIDJI WITH GIRLS SOCCER.

HOSTING BUFFALO, FIRST HALF NO SCORE, LIV WITH A BREAK AWAY, HOUNDED, NO CALL.

SCORE REMAINED TIED AT 0-0.

SOPHIE ON THE FLY, GIVES BUFFALO THE 1-0 LEAD.

THOMPSON AGAIN TRYING TO BREAK AWAY, THIS TIME GETS THE CALL, AND TAKES THE FREE KICK, KNOCKED AWAY BY BSU COMMIT.

JACKS DROP THEIR SEASON OPENER, 1-0 TO BUFFALO.

>>> BRAINERD GIRLS SOCCER HOSTING ROGERS TO KICK OFF THEIR SEASON, ROYALS WON LAST YEAR'S MATCH-UP 5-0.

SECOND MINUTE OF THE FIRST HALF, ASHLYN O'MALLEY, SENDS A ROCKET HOME, ROGERS UP 1-0 EARLY.

WARRIORS HAD THE THEIR CHANCES IN THE FIRST HALF, JUST COULD NOT FIND NYLON, EMMA BLANCHARD A BIG REASON, BLOCKS LILY DEROSIORS ATTEMPT HERE, WARRIORS TRAILED 3-0 AT THE BREAK.

IN THE SECOND HALF THOUGH, BRAINERD FINALLY ABLE TO BREAK THROUGH, MACY CASTLE, IN THE 47TH MINUTE, HELPS THE WARRIORS AVOID THE SHUTOUT.

IT WAS JUST NOT THEIR DAY, THEY DROP THEIR SEASON OPENER TO ROGERS, 6-1.

LITTLE FALLS GET A WIN IN GIRLS SOCCER, 4-0 OVER DETROIT LAKES.

>>> EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON BRAINERD BOYS SOCCER OPENING THEIR SEASON, ALSO HOSTING ROGERS.

FIRST HALF, 0-0, ROGERS FIND AN OPPORTUNITY, BUT ODIN SJOBERG SNATCHES IT UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL, KEEPS THINGS TIED.

BUT THE ROYALS WERE JUST TOO MUCH, CYRUS SHRESTHRA SENDS IT TOP SHELF, OPENS THE SCORING FOR THE ROYALS.

THE ROYALTIES DIDN'T STOP SCORING, THEY SCORE 2 MORE.

WARRIORS NEXT CHANCE TO SNAG THE FIRST WIN WILL BE THIS SATURDAY WHEN THEY HOST HOPKINS.

>>> A COUPLE MORE BOYS SCORES FOR YOU.

GRAND RAPIDS FALLS TO PELICAN RAPIDS 3-1.

LITTLE FALLS IN BOYS SOCCER, THEY GET A WIN OVER DETROIT LAKES.

PRINCETON BEATS LONG PRAIRIE GREY EAGLE.

>>> IN GIRLS VOLLEYBALL, THE LUMBERJACKS TRAILING A SET, TIED AT 24 HERE IN GAME 2.

CAITLIN ON THE SERVICE, THE JACKS WOULD TAKE SET 2, 27-25.

BEMIDJI BEHIND, JACOBSON COMES WITH THE HAMMER, HOPING TO CLOSE THE GAP TO 5.

JACKS GO RIGHT SIDE AGAIN TO CASEY, SHE GETS THE KILL TO BRING THEM WITHIN 4.

BUFFALO WOULD ANSWER BACK, KENDRA HARRIS COMING OFF THE LEFT SIDE WITH AUTHORITY, STOPS THE BLEEDING, STARTS AN 8-1 RUN, ENDS IN A 25-13 WIN IN SET 3 TO WIN SET 4 AS WELL.

>>> A COUPLE MORE SCORES FOR YOU.

CLOQUET BEATS AITKIN, DEER RIVER FALLS TO HIBBING.

GIRLS TENNIS, BRAINERD SWEEPS TODAY.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, TWINS GET SWEPT BY THE ATHLETICS.

IN THE WNBA, THE LYNX LOSE THEIR SECOND GAME IN A ROW FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

FOR WEEK'S EDITION OF FISHING TIPS, RAY AND MANDY TEACH US ABOUT SWIM BAITS, AND HOW THEY CAN TAKE YOUR ANGLING TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

>> TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SWIM BAITS.

SWIM BAITS ARE BECOMING REALLY POPULAR AND PLASTIC IS BECOMING POPULAR.

THEY'RE MAKING PLASTIC MUCH MORE REALISTIC.

THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT SCENT NOW AND DIFFERENT ACTIONS.

THE ONES I HAVE HERE ARE PADDLE TAILS.

THEY COME IN A VARIETY OF COLORS AND SHAPE.

THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THOSE PADDLE TAILS THAT REALLY TURN ON THE FISH.

THEY DON'T WORK ALL THE TIME.

THERE ARE TIMES I WENT OUT AND WE CAUGHT FISH WITH NATURAL JIGS AND MINNOWS, AND THEN I THROUGH THESE, AND THEY DIDN'T WORK AT ALL.

THERE ARE SOME DAYS THEY JUST ANNIHILATE THEM.

THIS IS A WHITE SWIM JIG, AND THE SWIM JIG, THE KEY TO THE SWIM JIG TO ME IS TO KEEP IT MOVING.

YOU CAN DROP IT ON THE BOTTOM AND PICK IT UP AND JUMP IT AROUND.

A LOT OF TIMES THEY GO AFTER THEM WHEN THEY'RE SWIMMING IN DISCUSS STRESS.

YOU PICK A COLOR OUT.

THIS IS A COLOR I USE A LOT.

I HAD REALLY GOOD LUCK WITH BOTH OF THESE.

MANDY HAS SOME THAT SHE WILL TALK ABOUT TOO.

>> LIKE RAY MENTIONED, SWIM BAITS COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.

FROM SUPER MICRO, THAT YOU CAN USE FOR CRAPPY AND SUNFISH, ALL THE WAY UP FOR BIG ONES YOU CAN USE FOR MUSKIES AND FOR PIKE.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE THAT RAY WAS MENTIONING, YOU CAN LOOK IT UP, IT'S CALLED TO MOLT.

IT'S LIKE WORKING THAT SWIM BAIT AS A JERK BAIT.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A LET IT FALL, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, COUPLE REELS, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, AND THEN LET IT FALL.

IT'S LIKE MIMICKING A DEAD OR DYING BAIT FISH TO ATTRACT THAT PREDATOR FISH.

>> GIVE IT A TRY.

THEY ARE VERY EFFECTIVE ON SOME DAYS.

I'M RAY GILDOW.

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

>> Dennis: AND OUR WEATHER PATTERN WILL BE CHANGING.

STACY IS HERE WITH ONE MORE LOOK AT THAT.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

OTHERWISE, VARIABLE CLOUDS, LOWS NEAR 61.

SOME OF THE SHOWERS COULD LINGER IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA TOMORROW.

VARIABLE CLOUDS, A LITTLE BIT COOLER, HIGHS NEAR 78, BUT A COOL DOWN EXPECTED AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID-60s, MAYBE A FEW SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA ON SATURDAY.

>> Dennis: OKAY, WE ARE OUT OF TIME.

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

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