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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.

>>> A MAN WIELDING A KNIFE WAS SHOT THIS EVENING.

THE MAN WAS REPORTED TO BE INSIDE THE DOLLAR GENERAL STORE.

ACCORDING TO POLICE RADIO TRAFFIC, LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM NUMEROUS AGENCIES RESPONDED AND AS THE MAN FLED NORTHBOUND ACROSS MINNESOTA AVENUE, HE WAS SHOT THROUGH THE ARM BY ONE OF THE OFFICERS AT THE SCENE.

THE MAN THEN DROPPED THE KNIFE AND WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.

WALKER POLICE CHIEF PETER TELLS THE MINNESOTA STAR TRIBUNE THAT THE WOUNDS DID NOT APPEAR TO BE LIFE-THREATENING.

WE'LL UPDATE THIS STORY AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

>>> A 57-YEAR-OLD HILLMAN MAN HAS DIED AFTER FALLING FROM A TREE IN MORRISON COUNTY.

THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS DANIEL DICKMAN HAD BEEN WORKING APPROXIMATELY 37 FEET UP IN A TREE ABOUT FOUR MILES EAST OF HARDING MINNESOTA.

DICKMAN WAS CUTTING THE TREE DOWN IN SECTIONS.

DURING THE PROCESS, ONE OF THE CUT SECTIONS SWUNG UNEXPECTEDLY AND STRUCK THE TREE TRUNK CAUSING IT TO BREAK.

DICKMAN FELL TO THE GROUND, AND A PORTION OF THE TREE LANDED ON HIM.

WHEN EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ARRIVED THEY IMMEDIATELY PERFORMED LIFE SAVING EFFORTS ON HIM BUT DICKMAN WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

>>> THE INITIATIVE FOUNDATION IS RECOGNIZING EIGHT CENTRAL MINNESOTAN ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING HAPPY DANCING TURTLE IN PINE RIVER, AND CROW WING COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES, FOR COMPLETING THE 2025 CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: LAUNCHED IN 2021, THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM HELPS NON-PROFIT AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS TAKE A STRATEGIC LOOK AT THEIR OPERATIONS TO HELP BOOST THEIR OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS, SOMETHING THAT CROW WING COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES IS THANKFUL TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN.

>> THE COUNTY HAS BEEN DOING CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT WORK FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS OR BETTER AND WE HAVE OVER 20 PEOPLE TRAINED OVER OUR ORGANIZATION.

>> WE SAW A PROJECT THAT WE SAW A NEED IN DETERMINING SOME TIMELINES AND EXPEDIING THE PROCESS.

>> Reporter: TO BETTER SUPPORT CLIENTS TRANSITIONING BETWEEN SERVICE SYSTEMS AS THEY AGE, HELPING ASSURE CONTINUITY AND QUALITY CARE, FOLLOWING ITS MISSION TO WORK TOGETHER TO STRENGTHEN ITS COMMUNITY.

>> WE RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR AN IMPROVEMENT IN THIS AREA.

THIS TRAINING WAS THE PERFECT SITUATION TO REALLY FOCUS IN ON THIS PROCESS ON HOW CAN WE IMPROVE THIS, HOW CAN WE MAKE THIS A SEAMLESS PROCESS FOR THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE SERVE.

>> Reporter: WHILE HAPPY DANCING TURTLE IN PINE RIVER IS BEING CELEBRATED FOR ORGANIZING AND STREAMLINING DIGITAL FILE SYSTEMS TO REDUCE E-MAIL CLUTTER, IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, AND ADVANCE THEIR OWN MISSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY.

>> E-MAIL AND OTHER DATA HAS A PHYSICAL STORAGE LOCATION.

THAT STORAGE LOCATION IS CONSUMING POWER.

USING RESOURCES THAT WE WOULD FAR PREFER TO USE IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

THEY REMAIN AS FOREST OR FARM OR RECREATION.

>> Reporter: BASED IN LITTLE FALLS AND ST.

CLOUD, THE INITIATIVE FOUNDATION WORKS DAILY TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO BUILD A THRIVING ECONOMY, VIBRANT COMMUNITY, AND LASTING CULTURE OF GENEROSITY, VALUE THAT THOSE WHO TOOK PART IN THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM HOPE TO CONTINUE EMBODYING.

>> WE HOPE FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES.

THE MORE WE CAN BE STEWARDS AT HOME AND IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE BETTER THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SUPPORT US AND INTO THE FUTURE.

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

>> OTHER PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS BEING RECOGNIZED IN THE LAKELAND VIEWING AREA ARE PINE RIVER GROUP HOME, THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND LIGHTHOUSE BEGINNINGS IN BAXTER.

>>> A LEECH LAKE BAND MEMBER HAS TAKEN OVER AS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY'S MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS RELATIVES OFFICE.

GUADALUPE LOPEZ BRINGS MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE IN ADDRESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, TRAFFICKING AND THE EPIDEMIC OF MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS RELATIVES TO THE MMIR OFFICE.

LOPEZ HELPED LAUNCH THE FIRST MMIR MARCH IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AND HAS WORKED WITH DOZENS OF TRIBAL NATIONS TO IMPROVE VICTIM SERVICES AND ADVANCE JUSTICE.

THE MMIR OFFICE WAS CREATED IN 2021 TO ADDRESS AND PREVENT THE DISPROPORTIONATE RATES OF VIOLENCE, DISAPPEARANCE AND MURDER IMPACTING INDIGENOUS RELATIVES IN MINNESOTA.

IT IS THE FIRST OFFICE OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTRY.

>>> WE-ARE ADVOCATES FOR REPRODUCTIVE EDUCATION IN BRAINERD HAS ANNOUNCED JENNA WEISS AS ITS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, A FORMER U.S. BANK HUB MANAGER AND BUSINESS BANKING RELATIONSHIP MANAGER, WEISS WILL BRINGING EXPERIENCE IN STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP, FINANCE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND MORE TO THE ORGANIZATION.

THE WE-ARE HEALTH CLINIC HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA SINCE 2016 AND SAYS ITS COMMITTED TO BOTH PROMOTING AND PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE REPRODUCTIVE EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS, AND UNDERSERVED.

WEISS IS LOOKING FORWARD TO HELPING CONTRIBUTE TO THAT MISSION.

>> ACCESS TO INCLUSIVE AND SCIENCE-BASED REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE IS NOT A GIVEN.

MY GUIDING LIGHT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT I WANT TO LIVE IN SUCH A WAY THAT IS RESPECTFUL TO THE PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENT AROUND ME AND INCLUSIVITY IS A BIG PART OF THAT.

>> WE-ARE IS HOSTING A SWEET SUMMER SOCIAL ON AUGUST 21ST.

>>> THE HIGHWAY 87 EASTERN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT NEAR HIGHWAY 64 WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK.

THE PROJECT INCLUDES HIGHWAY 87 FROM HIGHWAY 64 TO HUBBARD COUNTY ROAD 13 AND INVOLVES RESURFACING AND REPLACING CULVERTS.

HIGHWAY 87 BETWEEN HIGHWAY 64 AND HUBBARD COUNTY ROAD 13 WILL BE DETOURED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS DURING CONSTRUCTION, BUT RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THEIR PROPERTIES.

BEGINNING ON AUGUST 11TH, MOTORISTS WILL DETOUR USING HIGHWAYS 64, 34, AND 71.

THRU TRAFFIC WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENSURE SAFETY OF THE WORKERS.

WHILE THE DETOUR IS EXPECTED TO BE LIFTED IN LATE AUGUST.

THE PROJECT WON'T BE COMPLETED UNTIL MID-SEPTEMBER, WEATHER PERMITTING.

>>> THIS LAST WEEK, BEMIDJI HAS BEEN THE HOST FOR A REUNION OF A PEACE CORPS GROUP THAT SERVED IN URUGUAY FROM 1965 TO 1967.

THIS WAS THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY FOR THE GROUP FOR WHEN THEY FIRST ENTERED THE PEACE CORPS AND THE FOURTH REUNION THAT THE CITY OF BEMIDJI HAS HOSTED SINCE 2005.

JOHN AND KATHY EGGERS OF BEMIDJI MET IN THE PEACE CORPS WHEN THEY WERE SENT TO URUGUAY, THEN LATER MARRIED UPON THEIR RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES.

THIS REUNION IN PARTICULAR, COULD BE THE LAST ONE FOR SOME MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.

>> WE WERE IN URUGUAY FOR TWO YEARS, WE HAD TWO RESPONSIBILITIES.

ONE WAS THE SPORTS PROGRAM, SO I WORKED IN THE SPORTS PROGRAM IN THE CAPITAL CITY AND MY WIFE, WE WERE MARRIED AT THE TIME, SHE WORKED IN THE COUNTRY NEAR PROGRAMS SIMILAR TO OUR 4H PROGRAMS.

WE'RE NOT SURE IF WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER REUNION OR NOT, BUT WE'RE STILL VIBRANT AND ENERGETIC.

WHO KNOWS WHAT THE FUTURE MAY HOLD.

>> KATHY EGGERS, WIFE OF JOHN, WAS VISITING A FRIEND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ON OCTOBER 14TH, 1960 AND WAS PRESENT FOR PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY'S FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE IDEA OF THE PEACE CORPS.

>>> THE EMPLOYEES AT THE NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE HOSTED A BRAT PICNIC FUNDRAISER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BEMIDJI UNITED WAY YESTERDAY.

AROUND 400 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE EVENT THROUGHOUT THE DAY AT BOTH LOCATIONS.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE BANK WAS OUTSIDE THE DOWNTOWN LOCATION GRILLING HUNDREDS OF BRATS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO ENJOY AND SAYS HE IS THANKFUL SO MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY CAME TO DONATE.

>> THE RIVER WOOD TEAM WAS INSPIRATIONAL AND THEY HAVE SOME KEY PEOPLE THAT ARE SPEARHEADING IT TO MAKE SURE THEY GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND WE WERE ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO DO IT A FEW WEEKS BACK BUT WITH THE STORM, WE BUMPED IT UP.

SO WE SAW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COME THROUGH, COMMUNITY RESIDENTS STOPPED BY, YOU CAN SEE THEM DRIVING BY AND THEN THEY STOP AND PARK THEIR CARS.

IT'S EXCITING TO SEE PEOPLE GIVE BACK TO THE UNITED WAY.

>> THE UNITED WAY ESTIMATES THE EVENT RAISED CLOSE TO $3,000.

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

>> WE COULD SEE SOME STRONG OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN PARTS OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS OUT FOR MOST OF THE AREA.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE CROSS LAKE ART CLUB IS PUTTING ON THE 40th EDITION OF THEIR ANNUAL ART SHOW.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> A FAMILY-OWNED FARM IN MINNESOTA ISN'T JUST GROWING CORN, THEY MAY HAVE PLANTED A NEW WORLD RECORD FOR THE LARGEST STANDING CORN MAZE.

KEVIN WALLEVAND TAKES A WANDER THROUGH THE 121 ACRES.

>> FLYING JUST INCHES ABOVE THE SILKY TASSELS, YOU BEGIN TO SEE IT.

NOT JUST A CORNFIELD, BUT A CAREFULLY DESIGNED HIGH-TECH CORN MAZE.

JUST OUTSIDE EAST GRAND FORKS.

THE COUGAR AND PYLON FAMILIES INCLUDING LITTLE BROOK AND TYLER.

>> BROOKKY.

>> HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR WEEKS.

>> THAT'S WHEN THIS WHOLE DREAM SORT OF CAME INTO PLAY.

>> DESIGNING AND PLANTING WHAT COULD BE THE LARGEST CORN MAZE IN THE WORLD.

>> IT HAS GROWN, HUGE.

>> Reporter: 121 ACRES.

>> THE LARGEST RECORDED ONE IS 110 SO WE'RE LIKE ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S DO ENOUGH OF A BIG ENOUGH GAP THAT IT'S LIKE, THAT WE STILL ARE ABLE TO CLAIM THAT WORLD LARGEST CORN MAZE.

>> Reporter: IN THE PAST, THE FAMILY WOULD MOW A PATTERN INTO THE CORNFIELD.

TECHNOLOGY HAS IMPROVED SO MUCH THAT THIS YEAR, THE FAMILY SIMPLY PROGRAMED THE CORN PLANNER.

>> IT'S BEEN A LOT NICER TO RELAX AND NOT SPEND DAYS ON END HAVING TO MOW THE MAZE OUT THIS YEAR.

>> MY DAD, I'M BORN AND RAISED IN INDIANA.

MY DAD, A CORN FARMER, HE WOULD BE AMAZED WITH THE TECHNOLOGY PART OF IT.

THAT WOULD PRETTY MUCH BLOW HIM AWAY.

>> Reporter: THE OWNERS OF THE CORN MAZE SAY GETTING GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS TO COME OUT HERE AND SEE THE CORN MAZE WOULD COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, BUT STILL, THE FAMILY IS HAPPY AND CONTENT KNOWING THAT THEIR LIKELY WORLD RECORD CORN MAZE IS JUST DAYS AWAY FROM OPENING, WELCOMING FAMILIES TO THE MAZE, WITH A SERIES OF GAMES, EVENTS, AND PUMPKINS.

>> SINCE WE DON'T GET MANY MONTHS OF NICE WEATHER, IT'S NICE TO SEE FAMILIES COME OUT YEAR AFTER YEAR.

IT'S REALLY GREAT.

>> Reporter: BECAUSE THE CORN PLANTER KNEW EXACTLY WHERE TO DROP EACH CORN SEED, THE FIELD IS FLAWLESS, DETAILS LIKE WORDS AND THE DESIGNS STAND OUT.

91 FOOTBALL FIELDS WORTH OF CORN AND CORNERS, A CHANCE TO GET LOST IN THE STOCKS AND CORN COBS OF LATE SUMMER, BEFORE THE HARVEST WIPES IT CLEAN.

>> THE CORN MAZE OPENS TO THE PUBLIC LATER THIS MONTH.

>>> WE ARE INTO AUGUST NOW SO THAT MEANS WE'RE NEARING THE END STRETCH OF OUR LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY CONTEST, WHERE THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER GETS A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT CRAGUNS RESORT NEAR BRAINERD.

EACH NEWSCAST WE DRAW FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS FOR A GRAND DRAWING THAT WILL HAPPEN ON OUR MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH NEWSCAST.

AND 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 LATER THIS MONTH.

STACY IS HERE.

>>> YOU MENTIONED THAT SEVERE STORM WATCH.

THAT JUST CAME OUT, RIGHT?

>> Stacy: THIS WAS ISSUED IN THE LAST HALF OUR OR 45 MINUTES OR SO.

IT'S PRETTY NEW.

WE ARE ANTICIPATING A GOOD CHANCE OF SOME SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AND SOME OF THOSE STORMS COULD BE STRONG OR SEVERE, LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, A FEW TORNADOS POSSIBLE AS THEY FIRE UP OVERNIGHT AND MOST OF OUR VIEWING AREA IS INCLUDED UNDER THAT WATCH.

SO WE'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS ON [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY EARLY TODAY.

WE HAVE A FEW MORE NOW, STARTING TO MAKE THEIR WAY INTO OUR VIEWING AREA.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER OVERNIGHT TONIGHT SO WE DO HAVE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUT UNTIL 4:00 A.M. WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT, SOME OF THOSE COULD LINGER IN EASTERN MINNESOTA TOMORROW MORNING, OTHERWISE WE SHOULD HAVE QUIETER WEATHER AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 71 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE A LIGHT NORTHWEST WIND AT OUR STUDIO.

THE DEW POINT IS 71, AND WE PICKED UP ABOUT 0.3-INCH OF RAINFALL TODAY.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, THE DEW POINT UP TO 73, MUGGY OUT TONIGHT.

PRESSURE IS ON THE RISE, WINDS ARE CALM.

MOST OF OUR VIEWING AREA IS UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 4:00 A.M. ON SATURDAY.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE MAIN THREATS ARE GOING TO BE STRONG WINDS, LARGE HAIL, AND EVEN THE POSSIBILITY OF A TORNADO OR TWO WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS.

AGAIN, THIS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4:00 A.M. ON SATURDAY.

SO FAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOPING, SOME THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TO MAKE THEIR WAY INTO PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

ALL OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTH AND THE EAST AND THAT IS WHAT BRINGS THAT POTENTIAL FOR THE SEVERE WEATHER, OF COURSE IT'S VERY MUGGY OUT THERE AND TEMPERATURES ARE HOT AGAIN TODAY.

NORTHWEST MINNESOTA MAY ESCAPE THE SEVERE WEATHER OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN MINNESOTA TOMORROW, BUT OTHERWISE IT LOOKS LIKE CONDITIONS WILL BE QUIETER AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, WE HAD A REDDISH TINT TO THE SKIES THIS MORNING.

SAMROSE SENDING US THAT PHOTO.

WE HAVE HEAVY RAINFALL FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA.

THE BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE ON A MUGGY DAY FROM DEBRA ON LAKE ADA.

AND YOLANDA HAS THE CLOUDS OVER PONEMAH.

WE ALSO HAVE JOAN WITH A PICTURE OF A HUMMINGBIRD MOTH ON THE FLOWERS THERE, LAURIE WITH SOME LOONS AT LITTLE TURTLE LAKE, GARY SPOTTING A BEAUTIFUL WILDFLOWER IN THE EVENING SKIES, VERY PRETTY TONIGHT.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

EAGLE EYES REPORTS, DEBRA IN PINE RIVER, 71 THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLOUDY AND HUMID TODAY, PICKED UP 0.5-INCH OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, 0.4-INCH OF RAIN OVERNIGHT, OTHERWISE SPRINKLES TODAY.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY WITH JUST UNDER 0.1-INCH OF RAIN.

REAL QUICK LOOK AT OUR ALMANAC, 82 WAS THE HIGH IN BRAINERD, A LOW OF 68, SUNRISE AT 6:08.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 81, 65 WAS OUR LOW, AND 8:41 WAS THE SUNSET.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT A FEW OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD LINGER IN EASTERN MINNESOTA, SOME MORE CLOUD COVER IN THE MORNING.

THAT WILL BE CLEARING OUT, WE SHOULD HAVE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW.

THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA TOMORROW EVENING AND TOMORROW NIGHT.

AS WE LOOK AT OUR TEMPERATURES, WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT HIGHS RIGHT AROUND 80 IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, HIGH TEMPS IN THE LOW 80s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

SO HERE'S THE FORECAST, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT, COULD TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT, LOWS NEAR 64.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LINGERING SHOWERS IN EASTERN MINNESOTA AND HIGHS NEAR 81.

THE REST OF THE WEEKEND FORECAST, OVERALL, PRETTY QUIET.

SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN PARTS OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA, HIGHS IN THE 70s, AND AS WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, TEMPERATURES TOP OUT IN THE 80s.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW AND YOU NEED A GOOD OFFENSIVE LINE TO HAVE A GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM AND BSU HAS THE MAKES OF ONE.

>> Charlie: YES, THEY ABSOLUTELY HAVE THE MAKES OF ONE.

NOT ONLY AN OFFENSIVE LINE BUT THEY HAVE GREAT LEADERS ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE AS WELL INDICATED BY THE FACT THAT THEY GOT THREE GUYS ON THE O-LINE THAT ARE CAPTAINS THIS YEAR, SOMETHING KIND OF UNIQUE.

I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO THEM TODAY.

WE'LL HEAR FROM THEM AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: AFTER TRADING AWAY HALF THE ROSTER, THE TWINS SNAPPED OUT OF IT, TAKING THEIR LAST SERIES AGAINST DETROIT, FINISHING THE ROAD TRIP WITH A 500 RECORD.

THEY CONTINUED DIVISION PLAY TODAY AGAINST THEIR AL CENTRAL RIVAL, THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS.

BOTTOM 1, TIED AT 1-1.

LUKE HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE DOG, 8 R.B.I.s THROUGH THEIR FIRST NINE GAMES.

THEY PICK UP ANOTHER TONIGHT.

AND JEFFERS WITH 2 RIB BYES.

THEN CODY BREAKS THE GAME WIDE OPEN WITH A MAN ON, PARKS IT IN THE CHIEF'S SEAT.

THE TWINS HAD 4 R.B.I.s TONIGHT, AND THE TWINS WIN 9-4.

THEY NOW WON 3 STRAIGHT BUT ARE STILL IN FOURTH PLACE IN DIVISION, 11 GAMES BACK OF DETROIT.

SMITH SCORES 25 TONIGHT AS THE LYNX BEAT THE MYSTICS.

THEY HAVE A 5.5 GAME LEAD FOR THE BEST RECORD IN THE NBA, WHICH IS 13 GAMES LEFT IN THE SEASON.

>>> IN FOOTBALL BEING SELECTED AS A CAPTAIN IS A RECOGNITION OF ONE'S LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND MANY TIMES TIED TO THEIR IMPACT ON THE FIELD.

THAT'S WHY YOU'LL TYPICALLY SEE A QUARTERBACK OR A MAYBE LINEBACKER PICKED TO WEAR THE “C”.

SO WHEN THIS SEASONS BSU PLAYERS VOTED FOR THEIR 6-CAPTAINS.

THEY SENT AN UNUSUAL BUT CLEAR MESSAGE ABOUT THE TYPE OF LEADERSHIP THEY WANT FOR THE BEAVERS IN 2025.

>> Reporter: DURING FOOTBALL PRACTICE AT CHET ANDERSON STADIUM, BSU'S OFFENSIVE LINE RUN THEIR DRILLS IN THE BACK BUT THEY LEAD FROM THE FRONT, THAT'S WHY THREE OF THEM WERE ELECTED AS CAPTAINS.

>> I MEAN IT REALLY MEANS A LOT.

TO KNOW THAT OUR GROUP, OUR LEADERSHIP IS SPREADING THROUGHOUT THE TEAM AND PEOPLE SEE THAT.

IT'S BEING RECOGNIZED.

SO THAT'S REALLY COOL.

>> Reporter: IN FOOTBALL, EACH CAPTAIN IS USUALLY FROM A DIFFERENT POSITION, SO TO HAVE THREE FROM THE SAME GROUP, LET ALONE OFFENSIVE LINEMEN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE O-LINE COACH HAS NEVER SEEN.

>> I HAVE NOT, YOU KNOW, SO THAT IS A VERY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AND IT'S VERY COOL TO HAVE THAT.

NOT ONLY DO THEY HOLD THEM TO A HIGH STANDARD, THEY'RE THE VOICE, THEY'RE THE HEARTBEAT OF THIS TEAM, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE OFFENSIVE GROUP.

>> Reporter: CONNOR, ZACH, AND ISAAC SHARED NEARLY 15 YEARS OF PLAYING EXPERIENCE AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL.

THEY KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND THEY PRIDE THEMSELVES ON THEIR STYLE OF PLAY.

>> BLUE COLLAR MENTALITY.

WE'RE GOING TO HIT YOU IN THE NOSE RIGHT OUT THE GATE AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IT GOING.

IT'S A HIGH EFFORT, HIGH INTENSITY.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE HIGH EFFORT OR INTENSITY, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ON THE FIELD.

>> Reporter: THEIR LEADERSHIP QUALITIES WERE ON FULL DISPLAY WHEN THEY SPENT FREE TIME BONDING WITH THE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN.

>> PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO KNOW YOURSELF ON AND OFF THE FIELD, SO YOU KNOW HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER AND ACT AROUND EACH OTHER AND YOU HAVE A RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER.

>> Reporter: LAST YEAR, BEMIDJI STATE AVERAGED 180 YARDS RUSHING PER GAME, RANKING 17th FOR TACKLES ALLOWED PER GAME AND 29 IN SACKS ALLOWED PER GAME.

IT'S NOT BAD, BUT THEY HAVE A PLAN TO IMPROVE WHEN THEY TAKE THE FIELD THIS SEASON.

>> JUST REFINING CERTAIN TECHNIQUES, JUST LOCKING IN ON CERTAIN THINGS WE HAVE TO DO BETTER THAT INDIVIDUALLY WE CAN ALL DO BETTER AND JUST WORKING ON OUR COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OTHER AND GETTING READY TO GO TO BATTLE EVERY DAY.

>> WE'RE NOT A GROUP THAT HAS A CRAP TON OF DRILLS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

WE HUNKER DOWN AND IT CAN GET TO GROUNDHOG DAY QUICK BUT YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING UP FRONT.

>> Charlie: AND HERE'S THE FULL LIST OF THE SIX CAPTAINS FOR THE BEAVERS FOOTBALL TEAM AND SOMETHING ALSO INTERESTING, THEY HAVE FIVE OFFENSIVE CAPTAINS, JUST ONE DEFENSIVE CAPTAIN THIS YEAR.

>> Dennis: VERY INTERESTING.

THANKS CHARLIE.

THE CROSSLAKE ART CLUB IS HOLDING THEIR 40TH ANNUAL ART SHOW THIS WEEKEND, WELCOMING MORE ARTISTS THAN THEY EVER HAVE BEFORE.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL HAS MORE WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS.

>> Reporter: AT THE CROSS LAKE ARTS SHOW, PEOPLE CAN FIND ART FROM MANY DIFFERENT MEDIUMS, FROM PAINTING, TO POTTERY, AND EVEN WOODWORKING, ALL HANDMADE BY LOCAL ARTISTS.

>> TODAY IS OUR 40th ANNUAL ART SHOW.

THIS IS KIND OF A BIG DEAL THAT EVERYBODY WORKS TOWARDS DURING THE WHOLE YEAR.

IT'S A CLUB.

SO, WE'RE MEETING MONTHLY AND LOTS OF TIMES THEY'RE DOING MORE BUT WHEN IT GETS TO THE SUMMER, WE GET FOCUSED ON HOW TO PULL OFF A REALLY GOOD ARTS SHOW.

>> THE SHOW IS HOSTED BY THE CROSS LAKE ARTS CLUB WHO WELCOME ARTISTS OF ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS.

>> WE CAN FIND EACH OTHER, WE CAN TALK LIKE ARTISTS TOGETHER, IT COULD BE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO COME AND JUST BE AROUND ART AND GET SLOWLY INTRODUCED TO CREATING THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: FOR MEMBERS OF THE CLUB, HAVING THEIR ART ON DISPLAY AND UP FOR SALE GIVES THEM THE GRATIFICATION TO CONTINUE PURSUING THEIR PASSIONS.

>> I'M WORKING WITH A YOUNG WOMAN WHOSE FIRST TIME IN THE ART SHOW AND IT'S NICE TO SEE THE FIRST TIME SHE SOLD SOMETHING.

IT'S GREAT FOR THAT REASON, BUT ALSO FOR THE REST OF US ARTISTS WHO HAVE PAINTED FOR A WHILE AND STILL KNOW THAT PEOPLE APPRECIATE OUR WORK.

>> Reporter: THE CLUB PROVIDES ARTISTS TO SHOW OFF THEIR ART AND BUILD A COMMUNITY AS WELL.

>> MANY ARTISTS, THEY'RE NOT WORKING WITH OTHER ARTISTS.

SOMETIMES THEY GET TOGETHER AND PAINT TOGETHER, BUT IN REALITY, YOU'RE BY YOURSELF.

TO HAVE THAT OUTLET OF OTHER ARTISTS, IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU JUST DON'T GET FROM YOUR OTHER FRIENDS.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN CROSS LAKE WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: TOMORROW IS THE FINAL DAY TO CATCH THE ART SHOW IN CROSS LAKE.

IT'S AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER THERE FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M. AND STACY, WE'LL SECURE ONE MORE UPDATE ON WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUT FOR MOST OF THE VIEWING AREA.

THIS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4:00 A.M., WE COULD SEE LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, AND A TORNADO OR TWO.

>> Dennis: THANKS FOR WATCHING EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU BACK ON MONDAY NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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