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WE ARE HERE FOR YOU WITH LOCAL NEWS FROM BEMIDJI, BRAINERD AND ALL OF THE LAKES COUNTRY.

DENNIS WEIMANN WITH THE NEWS.

STACY CHRISTENSEN WITH THE WEATHER AND CHARLIE YAEGER WITH YOUR SPORTS.

HI, EVERYONE, AND THANKS FOR WATCHING.

TONIGHT, MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ HAS DECLARED A PEACETIME EMERGENCY AND HAS MOBILIZED THE NATIONAL GUARD TO ASSIST WITH WILDFIRE RESPONSE IN THE STATE SINCE JULY 10TH.

MULTIPLE FIRES HAVE IGNITED IN PORTIONS OF KOOCHICHING, LAKE AND SAINT LOUIS COUNTIES, POTENTIALLY THREATENING LIVES, PROPERTY AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE CLOSED 225,000 ACRES OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS ON JULY 11TH, BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE WILDFIRES AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS.

THE FOREST SERVICE CLOSE IS CLOSING ALL BWCAW ENTRY POINTS BEGINNING AT 12:01 A.M.

TUESDAY.

THE U.S.

FOREST SERVICE REPORTS THAT 17 WILDFIRES HAVE STARTED IN AND AROUND THE BWCAW IN THE LAST WEEK, WHICH HAVE ESCALATE IN EVACUATIONS AND THE CLOSURE OF MULTIPLE TRAILS AND ENTRY POINTS.

IN ADDITION, THE MINNESOTA DNR IS LEADING A RESPONSE ON FIVE OTHER FIRES IN THE SAME AREA.

FOREST SERVICE OFFICIALS SAY THE THREE LARGEST FIRES HAVE BURNED 9000 ACRES BETWEEN THEM.

TODAY THE CAMP FIRE HAS PICKED UP IN ACTIVITY AND JUMPED ITS CONTAINMENT LINES.

THIS FIRE IS LOCATED EIGHT MILES NORTHEAST OF THE CLOQUET LINE NEAR ELY.

FOREST SERVICE OFFICIAL SAY THE BOUNDARY WATERS CLOSURE WILL REMAIN IN EFFEC UNTIL THE FIRES ARE CONTAINED, AND THE RISK TO THE PUBLIC HAS DECREASED.

A FORMER BIGFORK MAN HAS PLEADE GUILTY TO WRONGFULLY OBTAINING MORE THAN $35,000 OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AS PART OF THE PLEA AGREEMENT.

MICHAEL JOHN MARICK, WHO NOW LIVES A CHAMPLIN ADDRESS, ADMITTED HE IS DEFINITELY GUILTY O WRONGFULLY OBTAINING ASSISTANCE.

IN APRIL 2014, MARICK APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THROUGH ITASCA COUNTY, WHICH HE RECEIVED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2023.

OVER NINE AND A HALF YEARS, MARICK COLLECTED OVER $100,000 IN STOLEN BENEFITS.

MARICK, WHO OPERATED TWO BUSINESSES AT THE TIME, INTENTIONALLY MISREPRESENTED HIS EMPLOYMENT STATUS AND MONTHLY INCOME TO FRAUDULENTLY MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, THE PARTIES AGREED TO A STAY OF IMPOSITION OF SENTENCE FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS AND ALSO THE DISMISSAL OF A SECOND COUNT OF WRONGFULLY OBTAINING ASSISTANCE.

MINNESOTA PROSECUTORS HAVE OBTAINED KEY EVIDENCE IN THEIR INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE FATAL SHOOTINGS OF RENEE GOOD AND ALEX PRETTI.

THE KILLINGS HAPPENED DURING PROTESTS AGAINST A FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT CRACKDOWN EARLIER THIS YEAR.

HENNEPIN COUNTY ATTORNE MARY MORIARTY ANNOUNCED MONDAY THAT HER OFFICE NOW HAS HARD DRIVES WITH STATEMENTS, POLICE BODY CAMERA, VIDEO AND OTHER EVIDENCE PREVIOUSL WITHHELD BY FEDERAL OFFICIALS.

INVESTIGATORS ALSO HAVE GOODS DAMAGED CAR.

MORIARTY EXPRESSED RELIEF AT HAVING ALL THE EVIDENCE INVESTIGATORS ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING, AND THEY ARE REVIEWING HARD DRIVES, VIDEO FOOTAG AND THE PHYSICAL CAR INVOLVED.

MINNESOTA BCA SUPERINTENDENT DREW EVANS ALSO RELEASED A STATEMENT TODAY SAYING HE CANNOT COMMENT ON SPECIFIC EVIDENCE AS THE INVESTIGATIONS REMAIN ACTIVE AND ONGOING.

BUT HE SAYS GREAT STRIDES HAVE BEEN MADE IN ENSURING BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HAVE ACCESS TO PERTINEN INFORMATION TO ENSURE THOROUGH AND COMPLETE REVIEW OF THESE INCIDENTS.

THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY HAS FINED AMERICAN PEAT TECHNOLOGY MORE THAN $12,000.

THE AGENCY SAYS THE COMPANY'S FACILITY IN AITKIN FAILED TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN AND INSPECT EQUIPMENT MEANT TO CONTROL PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS.

ON JUNE 26TH OF 2025, THE MPC CONDUCTED AN AIR COMPLIANCE INSPECTION AT THE FACILITY.

INSPECTORS DISCOVERE THAT FACILITY STAFF HAD FAILED TO KEEP INVENTORY OF REQUIRED SPARE EQUIPMENT PARTS.

AMERICAN PEAT TECHNOLOG WORKERS ALSO FAILED TO CONDUCT REQUIRED ANNUAL, QUARTERLY AND MONTHLY INSPECTIONS.

IN ADDITION TO PAYING THE FINE, THE COMPANY AGREED TO IMMEDIATELY BEGIN REQUIRED INSPECTIONS OF ITS EQUIPMENT.

IT ALSO SUBMITTED AN UPDATE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PLAN TO ENSURE THAT IT INSPECTS AND CALIBRATES ITS EQUIPMENT CORRECTLY IN THE FUTURE.

WHILE THE AMERICAN RE CROSS IS DECLARING AN EMERGENCY BLOOD SHORTAGE AS A BLOOD SUPPLY FELL NEARLY 25% IN JUNE.

AMERICAN RED CROSS OFFICIALS SAY BLOOD DONORS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED TO GIVE NO TO HELP ENSURE PATIENTS RECEIVE LIFESAVING MEDICAL CARE WITHOUT DELAY.

THE SHORTAGE I ESPECIALLY SERIOUS FOR PLATELETS AND TYP O POSITIVE AND B NEGATIVE BLOOD.

BUSY SCHEDULES AND THE SEASONAL LOSS OF SCHOOL BLOOD DRIVES ARE BEING ATTRIBUTE FOR THE DECLINE, WHICH COULD PUT PATIENT CARE AT RISK IF NOT REVERSED.

RED CROSS OFFICIALS SA THE MOST IMPORTANT WAY TO HELP THE BLOOD SHORTAGE IS TO BOO AN APPOINTMENT TO GIVE BLOOD NOW BY USING THE BLOOD DONO APP, VISITING REDCROSSBLOOD.ORG OR CALLING ONE 800 RED CROSS.

THE DEATH OF REPUBLICAN SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM HAS UPENDED THE SENATE, AHEAD OF WHA COULD BE A PIVOTAL FEW MONTHS.

FROM HIGH STAKES LEGISLATIVE BATTLES TO JUDICIAL AND CABINET CONFIRMATIONS.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA HAS MORE O THE SHIFTING POLITICAL LANDSCAPE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR GETTIN THINGS PASSED THROUGH CONGRESS.

SHAKEUP I THE SENATE FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF REPUBLICAN SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM?

WE HAVE LOST A STATESMAN THAT WOULD BRING BOTH SIDES TOGETHER, AS HE DID THROUGH THE LEGISLATION.

BUT HE ALSO BUILT A BRIDGE FO THE SENATE TO THE WHITE HOUSE.

WHILE GRAHAM'S DEAT KICKS OFF A POLITICAL SCRAMBLE TO REPLACE HIM ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.

FOR THE TIME BEING, IT WON'T CHANGE.

SENATE REPUBLICANS NARROW MAJORITY.

AS SOUTH CAROLINA'S REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR IS APPOINTING A TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT.

STILL, THE GOP IS LOSING AN INFLUENTIAL VOICE AND A VETERAN DEALMAKER.

HIS VOICE IS GOING TO BE REALLY, REALLY MISSED IN TERMS OF THE RELATIONSHIP THAT SENATE REPUBLICANS HAVE WITH THE PRESIDENT, HIS TEAM.

BECAUSE HE WAS SO GOOD AND SO EFFECTIVE AT TALKING TO THE PRESIDENT, AND HE WAS SO RESPECTED BY THE PRESIDENT.

GRAHAM WAS A KEY PLAYE IN SEVERAL ONGOING AND UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE BATTLES, INCLUDING ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL TODD.

HIS CONFIRMATION PROCESS.

HE ALSO CHAIRED THE SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE, WHICH IS TRYING TO MUSCLE THROUGH PARTS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S VOTER ID BILL.

ALSO, AMID A WHITE HOUSE PUSH, GRAHAM ADVOCATED FOR MORE DEFENSE FUNDING FOR THE IRAN WAR, WHICH FACES A DIFFICULT PATH IN CONGRESS.

AND HE WAS A VOCAL SUPPORTER OF UKRAINE JUST DAYS BEFORE HIS DEATH, CELEBRATING A MAJOR VICTORY FOR HIS BIPARTISAN PUSH TO IMPOSE CRIPPLING TARIFFS ON COUNTRIES THAT IMPORT RUSSIAN OIL AND ENERGY SOURCES.

IT'S CLEARLY A LOSS FOR UKRAINE, PRIMARILY BECAUSE LINDSEY GRAHAM IS A REPUBLICAN WHO BOTH STRONGLY SUPPORTED UKRAINE AND HAD DONALD TRUMP'S YEAR IN WASHINGTON.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA AND SOUT CAROLINA GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER HAS NAMED DARLENE GRAHAM NORDEN AS HER LATE BROTHER.

LINDSEY GRAHAM'S TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT IN THE U.S.

SENATE, NORDEN WILL SERVE THE REMAINING MONTHS OF HIS TERM, WHICH ENDS IN JANUARY AND IS EXPECTED TO BE SWORN IN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

MEANWHILE, A SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 11TH, WHEN THE RUNOFF ON AUGUST 25TH IF NEEDED.

THE GENERAL ELECTIO WILL TAKE PLACE ON NOVEMBER 3RD.

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

>> OUR HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE AND WE DO HAVE EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS OUT FOR THE AREA.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, THE THIRD YEAR OPENING IN BEMIDJI AND THE FAMILY IS SOON OPENING ANOTHER BUSINESS.

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

[♪♪♪] >> A LOCAL GIRL SCOUT TROOP RAISED MONEY TO HELP THE WOMEN OF TODAY CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

OUR REPORTER XAIF XAIF HAS THE DETAILS.

>> TROOP 819, WHICH IS GRADES 2 AND 3 DONATED $2,000 TO THE WOMEN OF TODAY, CONTINUING THEIR PARTNERSHIP AND PROVIDING A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEONE IN THE AREA.

>> SO THESE FUNDS ARE GOING TO BE USED TO BUILD THAT SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE WOMEN OF TODAY AND THE GIRL SCOUTS, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT TO A BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AND EVERY SCHOOL YEAR AFTER THAT, THEY WILL GET $250.

IT WILL ALWAYS BE IN THE WOMEN OF TODAY'S NAME, WHETHER WE'RE A CHAPTER OR NOT, SO IT WILL BE A LEGACY THROUGHOUT THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

>> THE TROOP DECIDED THEY WANTED TO PROVIDE A LASTING IMPACT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> MOST OF THE MONEY HAS COME FROM THE MONEY WE RAISED EVERY YEAR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE COOKIES SEASON, WE TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THE MONEY AND A THIRD OF IT GOES TO THE COMMUNITY.

WE SELECT SOMETHING FUN TO DO, WE SELECT SOMETHING TO GIVE TO THE COMMUNITY, AND THEN WE LOOK AT OUR LEARNING AND THE GIRLS VOTED TO DONATE TO THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THIS MONEY WAS EARNED THROUGH HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF THE TROOPS AND THAT THEY ARE HAPPY TO DONATE IT TO THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA WOMEN OF TODAY SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR YEARS TO COME.

>> WE JUST REALLY WANTED TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN A MEANINGFUL WAY AND KNOWING THIS IS A SELF SUSTAINING SCHOLARSHIP WAS REALLY IMPORTANT AND THE GIRLS HAVE REALLY LEARNED A LOT ABOUT EDUCATION THIS YEAR AND ACHIEVING GOALS, SO IT SEEMS LIKE DOING SOMETHING TO FURTHER EDUCATION WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THEM.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: ON THE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION, ONE OF THE MAIN QUESTIONS IS HOW DID YOU MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, WHICH WAS WRITTEN BY THE SCOUTS.

THE BROWNIES WILL DECIDE WHO WILL RECEIVE THE SCHOLARSHIP THIS UPCOMING JANUARY WHEN APPLICATIONS ARE OFFICIALLY RECEIVED.

>>> LPTV PBS VACATION GIVE AWAY IS BACK THIS SUMMER.

WE'RE GIVING AWAY A FOUR NIGHT STAY, ALONG WITH A $200 RESORT GIFT CARD.

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IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME TONIGHT OR ON ANY NIGHT ON LAKELAND NEWS, YOU CAN QUALIFY BY CALLING US ON THE VACATION GIVE AWAY HOTLINE NUMBER BEFORE 5 P.M.

THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY.

WE'RE ANNOUNCING FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS EVERY WEEKNIGHT RIGHT HERE ON LAKELAND NEWS.

WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER ON OUR MONDAY AUGUST 31st NEWSCAST.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE.

THE WARM WEATHER HAS NOT SUBSIDED YET.

>> Stacy: NO, IT'S NOT GOING TO.

WE CONTINUE TO EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS OUT FOR THE AREA, AT LEAST INTO MOST OF TONIGHT.

A LOT OF THESE WILL CONTINUE INTO TOMORROW.

WE WILL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: IT'S A HOT AND MUGGY DAY OUT THERE, WE HAVE MORE TO COME IN THE AREA WITH HIGHS IN THE 90s FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WE WILL BE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK, HIGHS IN THE 80s BY THEN.

THEN WE HAVE AT LEAST A FEW CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 82 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT, WINDS ARE VARIABLE AT OUR STUDIO AT 3 MILES PER HOUR, THE DEW POINT IS AT 69, HUMIDITY IS 63%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES, 82, AND THAT DEW POINT IS AT THE STICKY 69.

WE HAVE STEADY BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AND WINDS ARE SOUTHWEST AT 12 MILES PER HOUR.

NOW OUR ENTIRE VIEWING AREA IS RIGHT NOW UNDER AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING.

IT WILL EXPIRE AT 1:00 A.M.

IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, INCLUDING THE BEMIDJI AREA.

FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA, THIS WARNING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 7:00 P.M.

ON TUESDAY FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL 9:00 P.M.

-- EXCUSE ME, ON 10:00 P.M.

TUESDAY, AND FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA INCLUDING TODD MORRISON, AND MILLE LACS COUNTY, IT CONTINUES UNTIL 9:00 P.M.

ON THURSDAY.

WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE HOT TEMPERATURES AND HUMID CONDITIONS, SO WE COULD SEE HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 97 AND 107.

FOR OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, IT'S BEEN QUITE OUT THERE, WE HAVE HAD A BREEZE AND SKIES ARE SUNNY.

WE WILL HAVE CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT, SUNSHINE IS BACK TOMORROW.

IT'S GOING TO BE A HOT AND HUMID DAY OUT THERE WITH MANY OF US, MOST OF US SEEING HIGHS REACH THE 90s.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, WE GOT A GORGEOUS VIEW OF THE SKY, JUST BEFORE SUNRISE IN BREEZY POINT FROM DYLAN.

WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WISPY CLOUDS IN THE BLUE SKIES.

JOAN SAYING THE BLUEBERRIES ARE RIPENING IN LAPORTE.

IT WAS A GORGEOUS EVENING FOR FISHING ON RED LAKE, AND ANGELA SENDING US THIS PHOTO.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 71 AND BREEZY THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, WINDY WITH A HIGH OF 90.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, SUNSHINE TODAY, TOPPING OUT AT 96.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, SUNNY AND HUMID TODAY, 95 THE HIGH.

CHRISSY IN DEER WOOD, THE HIGH IS 93.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 93 TODAY, SO WE'RE MORE THAN 10 DEGREES ABOVE THE AVERAGE, NOT CLOSE TO THAT RECORD HIGH OF 102.

72 WAS OUR LOW, WE HAD 9:07 FOR THE SUNSET.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 92.

IT'S NOT BREAKING ANY RECORD HIGHS.

WE HAD A LOW OF 74 AND SUNSET AT 9:14.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, EXPECT TO SEE CLEAR SKIES ONCE AGAIN, A LOT OF SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY.

IT IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID DAY OUT THERE.

HIGH TEMPERATURES, MAYBE UPPER 80s IN FAR NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, BUT WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF MID-90s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE ARE ALSO EXPECTING TO SEE HIGHS REACHING THE MIDDLE 90s.

SO OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, LOWS NEAR 71, AND VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 20.

MOSTLY SUNNY TOMORROW, 93 IS OUR HIGH, WINDS VARIABLE AT 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, WE WILL SEE VARIABLE CLOUDS ON WEDNESDAY, HIGHS NEAR 88, BUT WE'RE BACK INTO THE 90s ON THURSDAY.

HEADING INTO THE END OF THE WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WE DO HAVE SOME SMALL CHANCES OF SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND A LITTLE BIT OF RELIEF FROM THE HEAT.

HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND SHOULD BE IN THE LOW TO MID-80s.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AT THE ALL-STAR BREAK.

>> Charlie: YES, THEY HAVE THE HOME RUN DERBY TONIGHT BUT WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON THE MINNESOTA LYNX, WHO HAD A BIG GAME AGAINST THE PHOENIX MERCURY, AND OLIVIA BACK IN THE LINE UP.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS ON THAT [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: AFTER DROPPING BACK TO BACK GAMES TO THE NEW YORK LIBERTY AND CONNECTICUT SUN, THE MINNESOTA LYNX IMMEDIATELY WON BACK TO BACK GAMES AGAINST THE LIBERTY AND THE SUN.

HOWEVER, THEIR GRIP ON THE BEST RECORD IN THE WNBA HAS SLIPPED TO JUST HALF A GAME.

TONIGHT, THEY'RE AT HOME HOSTING THE PHOENIX MERCURY.

OLIVIA MILES IS BACK IN THE LINEUP FOR THE LYNX.

WE'RE GOING TO PICK UP IN THE SECOND QUARTER, TRAILING BY 6.

OLIVIA MILES, DOESN'T LOOK HURT TO ME, NAILS THE THREE.

LATER IN THE QUARTER, KAYLA AND ONE FROM DOWNTOWN, AND THAT GAVE THE LYNX THE LEAD THEY WERE UP BY 1 AT THE HALF.

YOU CAN'T LEAVE HER OPEN, MILES, 33 POINTS TONIGHT, GIVING THE LYNX THE LEAD.

AND BEHIND, McBRIDE HERE, AS SHE GIVES THEM A THREE POINT LEAD.

SHE HAD 37 POINTS COMBINED, THEY HAD 70 POINTS OF THE LYNX'S 104.

THEY GO ON TO WIN 104-100 OVER THE MERCURY, THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT WIN.

>>> RIGHT NOW THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES, THEIR GAME WAS SUPPOSED TO START BUT THE SUMMER LEAGUE IS RUNNING LONG.

THEIR GAME AGAINST THE TRAILBLAZERS, PROBABLY STARTING AFTER THE SHOW TONIGHT.

>>> NOT QUITE HOCKEY SEASON JUST YET, THE BEMIDJI MEN'S HOCKEY 2026-27 SEASON TICKETS WENT ON SALE TODAY.

ALL SEASON TICKET HOLDERS WILL RECEIVED A MISSION TO THE BSU WOMEN'S HOCKEY GAME AS WELL.

THE GREEN AND WHITE ARE SLATED TO PLAY 16 HOME GAMES, 12 VERSUS CCHA OPPONENTS, THE OTHER 4 AGAINST NON-CONFERENCE RIVALS.

MINNESOTA DULUTH AND ST.

THOMAS, FOR MORE INFO, YOU CAN VISIT THE SANFORD CENTER'S WEBSITE.

>>> AND THE TRAP TEAM FINISHED THEIR 2026 SEASON THIS PAST WEEKEND AT THE CLAY TARGET LEAGUE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AS THE TEAM THE JACKS QUALIFIED FOR THE SHOOT ON SUNDAY WHERE THEY SHOT A 463 AND FINISHED 56th OVERALL OUT OF 240 TEAMS, AND SENIOR AVERY, THE SECOND FROM THE LEFT THERE IN THAT PHOTO, QUALIFIED FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOOT ON SUNDAY.

SHE FINISHED 26 OVERALL AMONG FEMALE SHOOTERS WITH A 93.

>>> THE BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY SAW FAST, LOUD, MOTORED VEHICLES.

THEY WILL HOST A RACE THAT IS SLOWER AND QUIETER.

IT'S CALLED THE FORMULA SUN GRAND PRIX, A MULTITRACK COMPETITION, WHERE TEAMS DESIGN, BUILD, AND RACE SOLAR POWERED VEHICLES.

IT'S PUT ON BY THE INNOVATORS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, AND THEY WILL USE THE 3.1 MILE ROAD COURSE TO SEE WHO CAN DO THE MOST LAPS USING THE POWER OF THE SUN.

IT WILL BE DIFFERENT THAN MOST RACEWAY GOERS ARE USE TO, BUT THAT'S WHAT OPERATIONS ENJOYS MOST.

>> THEY ARE INTERESTED IN THIS THING.

OTHER CARS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY OUT THERE, SO SEEING WHAT THESE YOUNG ENGINEERS, THESE STUDENTS HAVE BUILT WILL HAVE THE FULL GAMUT FROM TEAMS THAT ARE VERY VETERAN IN THE SPORT AND WELL OILED MACHINES, AND THEN YOU HAVE OTHER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT ARE JUST GETTING STARTED FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR.

THE DIFFERENT KIND OF SPORT AND DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR THESE FUTURE ENGINEERS AND INNOVATORS.

>> Reporter: IT WILL RUN THE 21st THROUGH 23rd.

ALL SPECTATORS ARE WELCOMED AND YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE TEAMS AND TECHNOLOGY.

>>> ALSO, GEORGE WALKER WON IN THE DERBY TONIGHT.

>> Dennis: GOOD TO KNOW.

THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> NOW FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, SID SID STOPPED BY AND SPOKE TO THE OWNER ABOUT WHAT THE MILESTONE MEANS TO HER, HOW THE STORY HAS GROWN, AND WHAT THE NEXT BUSINESS VENTURE IS.

>> Reporter: THEY STARTED THEIR MINNESOTA JOURNEY IN DOWNTOWN BEMIDJI IN 2020.

THREE YEARS AGO, THEY TRANSITIONED TO CREATING A SMALL ASIAN GROCERY STORE, WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN A DREAM OF HERS.

NOW IT HAS BECOME A FAMILY AFFAIR.

>> I HAVE MY HUSBAND HERE, MY SISTER, AND MY DAUGHTER WORK HERE.

WE'RE ALL FAMILY AND THE CAFE, MY SISTER TAKES CARE OF OVER THERE.

IN THE SPRING AND SUMMERTIME, WE APPLY STUDENTS FROM THAILAND TO WORK HERE AND LEARN THE CULTURE AND WORK ALSO.

>> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST YEAR THAT THEY WERE OPEN, SHE WAS OPERATING AND ONE YEAR IN, SHE BECAME THE OWNER.

NOW SHE HAS OWNED IT FOR TWO YEARS AND IT EXPANDED TO BOBA AND POKE AT THIS LOCATION.

>> I AM A PARTNER IN DOWNTOWN, THE ONE NEAR THE SCIENCE MUSEUM.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE NEW MATCHA CAFE UNDER THE BLUE OYSTER, SO MAYBE THIS MONTH OR NEXT MONTH WE HOPE BECAUSE WE JUST GOT THE PERMIT FROM THE HEALTH INSPECTOR.

>> Reporter: THE UPCOMING BEMIDJI DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE ALL THE LOCATIONS WORKING TOGETHER AND MENU ITEM FROM THE CAFE WILL MAKE THEIR FIRST PUBLIC DEBUT.

>> WE WILL HAVE MAYBE FIVE MENUS FROM THE CAFE AND SOME FROM THE POKE AND PHO ALSO.

>> Reporter: ONE OTHER WAY THAT THE FAMILY SPREADS THEIR CULTURE AND FOOD IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA IS BY POSTING RECIPE IDEAS ONLINE AND HAVING THE INGREDIENTS READY IN THE MARKET, HELPING PEOPLE LEARN ASIAN RECIPES AT HOME.

REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Stacy: OUR EXTREME HEAT WILL CONTINUE IN THE AREA.

FOR MOST OF US TOMORROW, THE EXTREME HEAT WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH TOMORROW, IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL THURSDAY, WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 97 TO 107.

>> Dennis: THAT'S GOING TO BE IT FOR US TONIGHT.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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