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>> THE WEATHER IS SPONSORED IN PART BY WIDSETH; ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS, LAND SURVEYORS, SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.

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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.

>>> ANOTHER PERSON HAS BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH A FATAL TWO VEHICLE COLLISION IN GRAND RAPIDS THAT HAPPENED LAST SATURDAY.

38-YEAR OLD KERRI HART MADE HER FIRST APPEARANCE IN ITASCA COUNTY COURT TODAY AND IS CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL VEHICULAR HOMICIDE, OPERATE MOTOR VEHICLE IN GROSSLY NEGLIGENT MANNER.

ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT, HART AND HER BOYFRIEND JACK DRUMBEATER HAD STOPPED WITH A PICKUP TRUCK FOR GAS AT A GAS STATION IN GRAND RAPIDS.

HART THEN LOCKED DRUMBEATER OUT OF THE TRUCK AND TRIED TO DRIVE OFF IN THE VEHICLE.

BUT DRUMBEATER JUMPED INTO THE BOX OF THE TRUCK, AND SMASHED IN THE WINDOW IN THE BACK OF THE CAB.

WITNESSES SAY HE WAS CRAWLING THROUGH THE WINDOW WHEN THE TRUCK SWERVED INTO THE ONCOMING LANE ON HIGHWAY TWO AND STRUCK A CAR HEAD-ON.

THE DRIVER OF THE CAR, 42-YEAR OLD JANELLE SWENSON OF COHASSET, DIED AT THE SCENE.

HART WAS HOSPITALIZED IN DULUTH FOLLOWING THE CRASH.

SHE MADE HER FIRST COURT APPEARANCE BY ZOOM TODAY WHERE BOND OR BAIL WAS SET AT $150,000 WITH NO CONDITIONS AND $75,000 WITH CONDITIONS.

HER NEXT COURT APPEARANCE IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 21ST.

DRUMBEATER WAS CHARGED EARLIER THIS WEEK WITH FOUR FELONIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE FATAL CRASH.

>>> CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES TO RESHAPE HIGHWAY 197 IN BEMIDJI, AND ANOTHER MAJOR CHANGE IS COMING FOR DRIVERS.

REPORTER RYAN FLEMING HAS AN UPDATE ON THE PROJECT AND WHAT MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT NEXT.

>> Reporter: AT THE HIGHWAY 197 AND HIGHWAY 71 INTERSECTIONS, THE NEW PAVEMENT, TURN LANES, AND ROUNDABOUTS ARE TAKING SHAPE, GIVING DRIVERS THEIR FIRST LOOK AT HOW THIS WILL FUNCTION ONCE TRAFFIC SHIFTS OVER.

>> ON THIS PROJECT, BASICALLY REMOVED BOTH, I GUESS, SIGNALS SOME 71 AND 197 IS GOING TO GET A NEW SIGNAL SYSTEM THAT IS NOT QUITE READY TO BE PUT IN RIGHT NOW.

THE SIGNAL SYSTEM IS GONE AND IT'S REPLACED WITH A ROUNDABOUT.

>> EVEN WITH A NEW CONSTRUCTION OF ROUNDABOUT ALMOST COMPLETED, THEY'RE WORKING AROUND STEADY TRAFFIC EVERY DAY AND KEEPING THE TRAFFIC MOVING HAS BEEN A BIG PART OF THE JOB FROM THE START.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND LUCKILY THEY HAVE ALL BEEN VERY GOOD.

WE HAVE A HECK OF A TEAM OUT HERE, YOU KNOW, THE TEAM HAS BEEN GREAT.

IT'S A CHALLENGE.

IT'S A BUSY CORRIDOR AND THERE IS A LOT OF TRAFFIC.

THE BYPASS WORKED WELL.

>> Reporter: MONDAY'S SWITCH WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE SIGNS OF PROGRESS YET BUT IT WON'T MARK THE END OF THE WORK.

CREWS HAVE MORE TO FINISH THIS FALL AND ANOTHER PHASE WAITING DOWN THE ROAD NEXT YEAR.

DRIVERS HAVE BEEN NAVIGATING TEMPORARY LANES HERE FOR MONTHS BUT STANDARDIZING MONDAY, TRAFFIC WILL SHIFT TO THE NEW HIGHWAY 197 PAVEMENT AND THROUGH THE NEW ROUNDABOUT RIGHT HERE.

>> WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER, WE'LL HAVE THE PROJECT WRAPPED UP FOR THIS YEAR AND THEN OBVIOUSLY NEXT YEAR IT WILL START BACK UP AGAIN FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL, OR FROM 71 INTERSECTION OUT TO HANNAH.

>> Reporter: EVEN AFTER MONDAY'S TRAFFIC SHIFT, THE PROJECT STILL HAS SOME IMPORTANT PIECES LEFT TO FINISH.

SEPTEMBER WILL BRING THE NEXT MAJOR CHANGES WITH CREWS MOVING INTO ANOTHER STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION.

>> SO WE WILL BE CLOSING 71 NORTH TO FINISH THAT SECTION OUT AND WE WILL ALSO BE BUILDING GILLETTE AVENUE THAT RUNS ALONG THE AIRPORT.

>> Reporter: FOR NOW, DRIVERS ARE BEING ASKED TO STAY ALERT AND TAKE IT SLOW BECAUSE WHILE THE NEW ROADWAY IS TAKING SHAPE, THE PROJECT STILL HAS A LITTLE MORE GROUND TO COVER.

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

>> BY MONDAY, MOTORISTS WILL GET THEIR FIRST REAL FEEL FOR THE REBUILT STRETCH AS TRAFFIC MOVES ONTO THE NEW PAVEMENT AND ROUNDABOUT.

MNDOT IS ASKING DRIVERS TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND REMAIN PATIENT WHILE EVERYONE ADJUSTS TO THE NEW SETUP.

>>> MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON HAS APPROVED SANFORD HEALTHS MERGER WITH NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH.

ELLISON ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THAT HIS OFFICE HAS SIGNED A 10-YEAR OVERSIGHT AGREEMENT WITH THE TWO HEALTH CARE OPERATIONS THAT CLEARS THE WAY FOR THEIR MERGER WHICH IS SET TO CLOSE ON SEPTEMBER 1ST.

SANFORD HEALTH, BASED OUT OF SIOUX FALLS, HAS AROUND 55,000 EMPLOYEES.

SANFORD OWNS TEN HOSPITALS IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA, INCLUDING ONE IN BEMIDJI AS WELL AS NUMEROUS CLINICS.

NORTH MEMORIAL, BASED IN THE TWIN CITIES, HAS AROUND 6,000 EMPLOYEES.

ELLISON SAYS THE DEAL INCLUDES A $600 MILLION INVESTMENT TO ENSURE A COMMITMENT TO MAINTAIN CORE SERVICES AT NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH HOSPITAL IN ROBBINSDALE, AS WELL AS AT ITS MAPLE GROVE HOSPITALS.

SANFORD HAS ALSO AGREED TO A $15 MILLION INVESTMENT IN SUPPORTING SMALL AND INDEPENDENT RURAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS IN MINNESOTA.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED THAT PRELIMINARY ENROLLMENT NUMBERS ARE UP AHEAD OF THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH BEGAN ON MONDAY.

AND THEY SAID NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN BEMIDJI HAS SEEN THE HIGHEST YEAR-OVER-YEAR INCREASE OUT OF ALL MINNESOTA STATE INSTITUTIONS, FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.

THERE ARE SEVERAL NEW ACADEMIC EXPANSIONS COMING TO THE SCHOOLS, INCLUDING N-T-C'S NEW CARDIAC SONOGRAPHY PROGRAM, THE ADDITION OF STATISTICS AND DATA SCIENCE AT B-S-U, AND CONTINUING YEAR TWO OF THE FORESTRY DEGREE.

STUDENTS MOVED INTO DORMS LAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, AND CLASSES STARTED THIS WEEK.

>> WE GOT SOME EXCITING WORK THAT IS LEADING UP TOWARDS ADDING A PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAM, NOT THIS YEAR BUT WITH A LITTLE LUCK MAYBE WE WILL GET THAT KICKED OFF BY NEXT YEAR.

WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK ON A REDUCED BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM TO HELP STUDENTS STREAMLINE THEIR PATHWAY FROM A 2-YEAR DEGREE IN TRADE OR OTHER FIELDS INTO WHAT MIGHT BE A 3-YEAR BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM.

>> PRESIDENT HOFFMAN ALSO NOTED THE ADDITION OF SEVERAL FACULTY WHO WILL BE JOINING BEMIDJI STATE THIS YEAR.

>>> THE CROSS-BORDER FEUD BETWEEN THE U.S.

AND CANADA OVER TRADE, HIT A FEVER PITCH THIS WEEK.

AS TENSIONS FLARE WITH THE U.S.

'S SECOND LARGEST TRADING PARTNER, CONSUMERS, AND BUSINESSES, ON BOTH SIDES STAND TO TAKE HITS.

AND WITH NEITHER COUNTRY PREPARED TO BACK DOWN, MORE PAIN COULD STILL BE ON THE HORIZON.

MADDIE GANNON IS IN WASHINGTON WITH THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: RELATIONS BETWEEN THE U.S.

AND CANADA ARE GROWING FROSTIER BY THE DAY.

>> WE'RE GOING TO BE CHANGING THE NAME OF LAKE ONTARIO.

>> Reporter: AND FOR NOW, CRITICAL TRADE TALKS SEEM TO BE ON ICE.

>> I WOULD SAY WE DON'T HAVE OPEN CHANNELS RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: CANADA THIS WEEK UNVEILED RETALIATORY TARIFFS SET TO TAKE EFFECT ON SEPTEMBER 8TH.

THE DUTIES RANGE FROM 15% TO 50% AND TARGET OVER 700 GOODS IMPORTED FROM THE U.S.

>> HE IS HURTING BOTH OF OUR COUNTRIES.

>> Reporter: AMONG THE U.S.

EXPORTS HIT WITH NEW TARIFFS, STEEL, ALUMINUM, HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, AND MORE.

WHILE CANADIAN IMPORTERS AND CONSUMERS WILL BEAR THAT TAX BURDEN, THE EFFECTS COULD STILL BE FELT IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMY THROUGH DECREASED DEMAND.

>> THAT COULD COST US FACTORY JOBS AND POTENTIALLY EFFECT STOCK PRICES OF COMPANIES THAT EXPORT THINGS TO CANADA.

>> Reporter: UNDER THE NEW U.S.

TARIFFS, AMERICAN CONSUMERS WILL LIKELY NOTICE AN UPTICK IN PRICES IMPORTED FROM CANADA LIKE STEEL, LUMBER, MILK, HONEY, ALCOHOL, HOCKEY STICKS.

>> THIS TRADE WAR AND PARTICULARLY NEW U.S.

TARIFFS THAT MAKE THINGS MORE EXPENSIVE FOR AMERICANS, THAT COULD REALLY WORSEN THE PROBLEM OF RISING COSTS OF LIVING.

>> Reporter: CONSUMERS MAY MAKE DIFFERENT CHOICES AT CHECKOUTS BUT SOME ITEMS CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED.

IT COULD RAISE VEHICLE PRICES AND THREATEN JOBS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE U.S.-CANADA BORDER.

>> THERE IS A LOT WE COULD LOSE WHEN IT COMES TO THE CAR TRADE WITH CANADA FROM HERE.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, I'M MADDIE GANNON.

>> THE TARIFFS WILL TAKE EFFECT SEPTEMBER 8TH AT RATES OF 15-PERCENT, 25-PERCENT AND 50-PERCENT, WITH CANADA MATCHING THE CORRESPONDING U.S.

TARIFF RATE ON MORE THAN 700 PRODUCTS.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Sydney: WE DID SEE SOME EVENING SHOWERS AND POTENTIAL THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT SOME OF THE AREA AND THOSE WILL PICK UP AS WE GET THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT, PICKING UP AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

I'LL HAVE THE FULL FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE HOSTED MUSICIANS IF -- FROM [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> THE ORGANIZATION HAPPY DANCING TURTLE WHICH IS A NON-PROFIT FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABILITY, ALONG WITH THE INITIATIVE FOUNDATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA CLIMATE ADAPTATION PARTNERSHIP ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO HOST THE COMMUNITY CLIMATE LEADERS PROGRAM.

THE PROGRAM'S GOAL IS HELP PEOPLE FIND WAYS TO TAKE ACTION AND HELP COMMUNITIES PREPARE FOR THE CLIMATE POTENTIALLY CHANGING AND INTENSIFYING OVER THE COMING YEARS.

THE PROGRAM INCLUDES FIVE ONLINE MODULES COVERING CLIMATE CHANGING BASICS, WHAT A CHANGING CLIMATE LOOKS LIKE IN MINNESOTA, ACCESSIBLE CLIMATE ACTIONS ONE CAN TAKE, AND MORE.

HAPPY DANCING TURTLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR QUINN SWANSON HOPES TO SEE THE COMMUNITY GET INVOLVED.

>> WE HEAR ALL THE TIME FOLKS TALKING ABOUT DROUGHT AND DIFFERENT, WHETHER IT'S AIR QUALITY, THE CHANGES IN THE WAY WE'RE LIVING IN MINNESOTA.

I THINK HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS AND THEN HOW WE CAN ADDRESS IT AS A COMMUNITY, LET ALONE INDIVIDUALS, IS REALLY ENCOURAGING.

>> THE ONLINE COURSE FOR THE PROGRAM WILL BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER 14TH.

>>> WELL THIS IS IT, THE LAST NIGHT 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.

ALL SUMMER LONG WE ANNOUNCE FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS EVERY WEEKNIGHT HERE ON LAKELAND NEWS.

THOSE ARE THE LAST FIVE, LIKE I SAID.

THOSE WHO CALL IN AND STILL CAN CALL IN, THOSE NAMES GO INTO A POOL OF FINAL QUALIFIERS FOR A GRAND DRAWING WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE LIVE ON OUR NEWSCAST NEXT MONDAY NIGHT.

VERY EXCITING.

>>> RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE WEATHER FOR YOU WITH SYDNEY.

>> Sydney: WE DO HAVE A LOT OF STORMS COMING THROUGH MOST OF THE AREA TONIGHT, SOME CLOUD COVER COMING IN THROUGH TOMORROW.

WE WILL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE, BUT THERE WILL BE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

>> Sydney: TEMPERATURES FOR MOST OF THE AREA DROPPED DOWN INTO THE MID-40s LAST NIGHT, BUT WILL WARM UP TO THE UPPER 70s THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY.

THEY WILL REMAIN WARMER TONIGHT THAN LAST NIGHT WITH LOWS GOING DOWN TO THE UPPER 50s, INTO THE LOW 60s TONIGHT.

CURRENTLY, IT IS 68 AT OUR STUDIO, SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 6 MILES PER HOUR, FALLING PRESSURE, AND THE PEAK WIND TODAY WAS ABOUT 6 MILES PER HOUR, SO NOT TOO CRAZY OUT THERE TODAY.

AGAIN, THE WINDS ARE AT 6 MILES PER HOUR IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY, CURRENTLY 68 DEGREES, AND 73% HUMIDITY.

THROUGHOUT THE EVENING TODAY, WE HAD LOTS OF CLOUD COVER COVERING THE AREA AND WE DID SEE SOME SHOWERS AND SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH, NOTHING TOO HEAVY.

IT DID CLEAR UP AS WE MOVED FURTHER INTO THE EVENING, BUT THOSE CLOUDS DID REMAIN.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU, THERE WAS A LUNAR ECLIPSE LAST NIGHT.

WE HAD STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD SENDING US SOME PICTURES.

THIS CRAZY RED MOON OVER LOWER RED LAKE AND THE FUZZY MOON AND SOME LIGHT COMING OFF THERE.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA SHOWING THE AFTEREFFECTS OF THAT WITH A HAZY SUNRISE THIS MORNING.

ANGELA IN CASS LAKE SHOWING THE CLOUDS THAT PROBABLY BROUGHT RAIN OVER THERE.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE SHOWING US SOME TURKEYS.

A BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY ON THE FLOWER, AND SAMROSE WITH A GORGEOUS SUNSET THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US.

SOME EAGLE EYE WEATHER REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA REPORTS 45 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

RALPH IN JENKINS, 45 DEGREES OVERNIGHT.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, LOW OF 42, HIGH OF 78.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD REPORTS A HIGH OF 75.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A LOW OF 62 TODAY.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, HIGH OF 77.

A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, A HIGH OF 77.

ON OUR BRAINERD ALMANAC TODAY, TEMPERATURES ARE TOPPING OUT AT ABOUT 80, SO VERY SEASONAL AS WE GET INTO THE END OF AUGUST, LOWS WERE AROUND 64, AND SUNSET WAS AT 8:03 P.M.

THIS EVENING.

IN BEMIDJI, TEMPERATURES ALSO STAYING SEASONAL, TOPPING OUT AT 77 TODAY, LOWS AT 61, A LITTLE BIT WARMER THAN OUR AVERAGE TEMPERATURES, AND SUNRISE AT 6:33 A.M.

FOR OUR FORECAST, AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE MORNING TOMORROW, THERE WILL BE LOTS OF CLOUD COVER AND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH PRIMARILY THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.

THEY WILL CLEAR OUT AS WE GET TO THE AFTERNOON.

BY THAT TIME, THERE WILL BE SOME SUN POKING THROUGH AND SOME CLOUDS.

AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE UP INTO THE UPPER 80s, AND THEN DOWN IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, DOWN TOWARDS BRAINERD, THERE WILL BE THOSE THUNDER SHOWERS AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE TOPPING OUT CLOSER TO 80.

TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 20% TO 50% CHANCE OF THUNDER SHOWERS AND SOME RAIN SHOWERS.

THOSE WILL BE MOVING BACK IN AFTER MIDNIGHT, LOW OF 60 DEGREES, AND TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, THOSE MORNING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE MOVING THROUGH.

HIGH OF 80 AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MILES PER HOUR.

AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WE WILL BE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF SUN, A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUDS, TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 80s.

THAT WILL CONTINUE AS WE GET INTO NEXT WEEK.

MONDAY AND TUESDAY, SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME OVERNIGHT SHOWERS PEEKING IN THROUGH THE MORNING AND OTHER THAN THAT, FAIRLY CALM.

BACK TO YOU GUYS.

>> Dennis: CHARLIE IS HERE WITH OUR SPORTS.

SOME SOCCER TONIGHT.

>> Charlie: YES, SOME SOCCER ACTION TO KICK OFF A DIFFERENT TYPE OF FOOTBALL.

WE HAD SOME LOCAL TENNIS GOING ON AND A LITTLE BIT OF GOLF DOWN IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

SO WE HAVE ALL THAT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> B-S-U AND MISSOURI WESTERN HAVE OPENED THEIR SEASONS AGAINST ONE ANOTHER EACH OF THE PAST 3-SEASONS.

BEMIDJI STATE IS 0-2-1 IN THOSE GAMES, BUT EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS BEEN TIGHT, DECIDED BY TWO GOALS OR LESS.

TONIGHT WAS NO DIFFERENT AS THE BEAVERS HOSTED THE GRIFFONS TO KICK OFF THE 2026 SEASON.

FIRST FROM GRAY AND MEREDITH WITH A CHANCE, BUT THE BEST LOOK MAY BE BRENNAN FROM CLOSE RANGE.

MORGAN ABLE TO STYMIE EVERY ONE OF THEM.

NOW CLIMBING THE LADDER TO GET THE BALL IN THE SET PIECE.

NOW READY TO MAKE A STOP ON A BOUNCING BALL, THOSE CAN BE TOUGH.

THEY FINISH WITH 3 SAVES EACH, NO ONE SCORED, 0-0 THE FINAL.

SO BSU, TECHNICALLY UNDEFEATED TO START THE SEASON.

THEY HAVE A TEST ON SUNDAY WHEN THEY HOST NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE.

>>> BSU WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL BEGIN THEIR GAME WITH A SWEEP.

ELLA HAD 21 KILLS IN THE MATCH WITH U-MARY.

>>> AFTER FINISHING 28TH WITH A 16-UNDER A YEAR AGO AT THE CRMC CHAMPIONSHIP, STAPLES NATIVE ANDREW ISRAELSON WENT OUT AND CARDED A 5-UNDER 65 IN THE 1ST ROUND OF THIS YEAR'S TOURNAMENT, PUTTING HIM IN A TIE FOR 3RD WITH SIX OTHERS.

TODAY, IN THE 2ND ROUND OF THE CRMC AT THE CRAGUN'S LEGACY COURSES, ISRAELSON TRYING TO MAKE THE CUT IN BACK-TO-BACK YEARS.

AT THE FIRST, ISRAELSON, HELPING HIMSELF OUT, BEAUTIFUL APPROACH ON TO THE GREEN BUT DOUBLE BOGEY.

OVER ON HOLE TWO, ISRAELSON, PLANTS ONE FROM WAY DOWNTOWN, FORTUNATE ROLL GETS HIM CLOSER TO PAY DIRT AS WELL, AND SETS HIMSELF UP FOR PAR.

MOVING ON TO HOLE THREE, ISRAELSON, LOOKING TO CARD PAR ONCE AGAIN, BUT JUST A LITTLE WIDE RIGHT, SETTLES FOR BOGEY, ISRAELSON WOULD GO BOGEY FREE THE REST OF THE WAY THOUGH.

IN FACT HE'D FINISH WITH 4 BIRDIES AND AN EAGLE TO CARD A 3-UNDER 67, PUTTING HIM AT 8-UNDER FOR THE TOURNEY, TIED FOR 14TH WITH 8-OTHERS.

AND HE IS CURRENTLY 6 STROKES BACK OF THE LEAD, BUT ONLY TWO BACK FROM THAT BIG TIE FOR SECOND.

>>> MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, THE WHITE SOX BEAT THE TWINS IN A COME FROM BEHIND FASHION.

THE BRONCOS ARE BEATING THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS, 20-6 IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

THAT'S THE PRESEASON GAME, NO J.J.

McCARTHY EITHER.

>>> BEMIDJI GIRLS' TENNIS HOSTING HIBBING AFTER GOING 1-2 AT YESTERDAY'S QUAD IN ALEXANDRIA.

AT NUMBER TWO SINGLES, BAILEY ROOP, ALREADY UP A SET, GETTING A LITTLE LOVE FROM THE NET, SHE ONLY DROPPED ONE GAME TO TAKE HER MATCH IN STRAIGHT SETS.

OVER AT TWO DOUBLES, KELLI CARLSON ON THE SERVE, ZOE MCNALLEN, HIT IT WHERE THEY AIN'T, THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD STRATEGY, THEY TAKE THEIR MATCH 6-0, 6-1.

AND NEXT DOOR AT ONE DOUBLES, LILLY CARON AND MILLIE KNOTT, THE JACKETS KNOTT HIT IT PAST MILLIE AT THE NET, THEY WIN THEIR MATCH 6-1, 6-4.

BEMIDJI SWEEPS DOUBLES AND TAKES 3-OF-4 IN SINGLES TO BEAT HIBBING 6-1, JACKS IMPROVE TO 4-4 THROUGH THEIR FIRST WEEK OF PLAY.

>>> A FEW MORE HIGH SCHOOL SCORES FOR YOU.

BRAINERD OPENED THEIR SEASON UP AND FELL TO MONTICELLO.

OVER IN THE GIRL'S SIDE OF THING, GRAND RAPIDS GETTING A WIN, LITTLE FALLS HANDLED SAUK RAPIDS RICE.

MOOSE LAKE WILLOW RIVER IN FIVE SETS OVER CROSBY-IRONTON.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE BRAINERD CAMPUS IS OFFERING NINE PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLES, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL MUSICIANS FROM BEGINNING PERFORMERS TO ADVANCED COLLEGIATE ARTISTS.

AUDITIONS WERE HELD AT THE CAMPUS THIS PAST WEEK, AND OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY WAS IN ATTENDANCE AND HAS MORE FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-FOCUS.

>> Reporter: WHETHER YOUR PASSION FOR MUSIC IS JAZZ, CHOIR, OR WIND SYMPHONY, CLC IS LOOKING FOR ALL SORTS OF MUSICIANS FOR THEIR OPEN ENSEMBLE SLOT.

[♪♪♪] >> OUR GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO GROW IN BOTH EXCELLENCE AND NUMBERS.

I FEEL LIKE COLLEGE IS THE TIME SOMEONE'S LIFE TO BE ABLE TO TRY SOMETHING NEW.

WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN BEING A STUDENT FIRST PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM.

WE BELIEVE THAT THE ART COMES FROM THE PERSON, NOT THAT THE ART IS THERE BY ITSELF.

>> Reporter: CLC'S JAZZ, ORCHESTRA, AND WIND SYMPHONY ALLOWS STUDENTS AND ADVANCED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PERFORM WITH HIGH EXPERIENCED ARTISTS IN THE AREA.

[♪♪♪] >> I LOVE MAKING MUSIC.

I HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR 12 YEARS ON PIANO.

I HAVE BEEN PART OF THE WIND SYMPHONY BEFORE BUT I WANTED TO TRY OUT JAZZ ORCHESTRA.

YOU CAN BOUNCE IDEAS OFF OF EACH OTHER, PLAY HITS WITH EACH OTHER, IT'S FUN TO DO.

AUDITIONS ARE GREAT FOR ANYONE TRYING TO GET INTO MUSIC, IT GIVES YOU THE NERVOUSNESS TO PERFORM BETTER.

>> Reporter: THEY BELIEVE AUDITIONING CAN BENEFIT STUDENTS IN THEIR MUSICAL JOURNEY.

>> WE'RE LOOKING FOR COUNTING, TONE, CONFIDENCE, YOU NEED SOME MOTIVATING FACTOR.

AUDITIONS AT THIS CAPACITY, NO ONE WANTS TO DO IT BUT IT'S GOOD FOR YOU TO DO IT BECAUSE IT'S PART OF THE PROCESS TO MAKE YOU A STRONGER INDIVIDUAL AND IN THIS CASE, A STRONGER MUSICIAN AS WELL.

>> Reporter: NO ONE ARTIST OR PERFORMANCE IS THE SAME AND THAT IT'S ALL ABOUT ORIGINALITY.

[♪♪♪] >> ONE THING I TEACH IN MY MUSIC ED COURSE IS LOOK AT THE THUMB PRINT.

NO ONE HAS HAD IT BEFORE.

EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT AND NO ONE WILL HAVE IT AGAIN.

YOU MUST BE REALLY BOARD OF HEARING THIS TRUMPET BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN TEACHING IT FOR 25 YEARS OR HEARING IT THIS SCALE.

I ONLY HEARD IT TWICE, ME PLAY IT AND THEN EACH INDIVIDUAL STUDENT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

[♪♪♪] >> EVERY MEMBER SELECTED TO THE ENSEMBLES WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN CLC'S INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL TOUR TO ENGLAND, SPAIN, AND PORTUGAL NEXT SUMMER.

>>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO SYDNEY FOR A LAST CHECK ON OUR WEATHER.

>> Sydney: WE WILL BE SEEING MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND MOST OF THEM WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE DROPPING DOWN TO 60.

MOST OF THOSE SHOWERS WILL BE IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE.

TEMPERATURES TOMORROW WILL BE BACK UP TO 80.

>> Charlie: WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY SOCCER ON TUESDAY AND THEIR FOOTBALL GAME ON THURSDAY WERE MOVED FROM 7:00 P.M.

TO 5:00 P.M.

BECAUSE THEY HAVE OSPREYS NESTING IN THE LIGHT SO THEY HAD TO MAKE A MOVE THERE FOR WILDLIFE.

>> Dennis: GOOD MOVE.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU MONDAY.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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