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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.

[♪♪♪] >> Josh: GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, I'M JOSH PETERSON IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN.

THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

>>> A RED LAKE MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 72 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR RECEIVING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY BACK IN 2023 AND 2024.

COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW THAT JUSTYCE EDWARD LUSSIER SOLICITED AND RECEIVED PORNOGRAPHIC IMAGES OF A MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF 16, AND ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS, HE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PRODUCTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY DANIEL ROSEN SAID "THE SENTENCE CANNOT UNDO THE HARM THE DEFENDANT CAUSED, BUT IT DELIVERED JUSTICE.

MY OFFICE WILL SPARE NO RESOURCES TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND PROSECUTE THOSE WHO PREY ON THEM."

THE CASE WAS A RESULT OF AN INVESTIGATION BY THE F.B.I., HEADWATERS SAFE TRAILS TASK FORCE, THE RED LAKE TRIBAL POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS.

>>> WONDERTREK CHILDRENS MUSEUM HOSTED A TOUR OF ITS OUTDOOR ADVENTURE SITE EARLIER THIS WEEK TO GIVE PEOPLE IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA A CHANCE TO SEE HOW CONSTRUCTION HAS PROGRESSED.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: BUSINESS OWNERS, LONGTIME RESIDENTS, AND THE NEXT GENERATION ALL GATHERED FOR THE SECOND IN-PROGRESS SITE TOUR.

>> SINCE OUR FIRST SITE TOURNAMENT IN APRIL, WE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS.

THE ROAD EXTENSION HAS GONE IN.

NEW UTILITIES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED.

THE OUTFITTER STUDIO, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE OPERATING OUT OF IS ALL FRAMED UP, AND THERE IS MORE WORK TO COME.

>> Reporter: THEIR MISSION IS TO BRING THE REGION'S CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TOGETHER AND SHARED EXPERIENCES THAT ARE GROUNDED LOCALLY AND OPEN TO THE WIDER WORLD.

THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT DYNAMIC MATERIAL RICH ENVIRONMENTS AND PROGRAMS IS WHAT ENGAGE CHILDREN IN THE JOY OF PLAY AND WONDER OF LEARNING.

>> CHILDHOOD HAS BEEN CHANGING A LOT AND WE WANT TO RETURN PLAY TO CHILDHOOD, GIVE CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECT THEIR OWN LEARNING THROUGH PLAY AND EXPLORATION.

THAT MEANS A LOT OF LOOSE PARTS, A LOT OF TIME OUTSIDE, MAKING THEIR OWN DECISIONS, HAVING FUN WITH YOUR FRIENDS.

>> Reporter: THE MUSEUM WILL FEATURE A LITANY OF OPTIONS, INCLUDING A 2,500 SQUARE FOOT CENTER FOR PLAY AND INTERACTIVE LEARNING, PROVIDING RESOURCES TO PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, TEACHERS, AND HOMESCHOOL FAMILIES.

>> WE PROVIDE RESOURCES.

NOT ONLY ARE WE BRINGING IT TO SCHOOLS, WE'RE INVITING SCHOOLS TO BRING FIELD TRIPS TO WONDERTREK AND BRING THE JOY OF LEARNING AND EXPLORATION INTO THE CLASSROOM.

>> Reporter: IT'S A VIBRANT AND CONNECTED REGION BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT ALL CHILDREN ENJOY THE SUPPORT OF RELATIONSHIPS, EXPANDING OPPORTUNITYING, AND WELLBEING THEY NEED TO THRIVE.

ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN THE MUSEUM IS LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING THAT VISION A REALITY.

>> AT THIS TIME IN OUR REGION, IN THE WORLD, WE JUST NEED TO COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT CHILDREN, THEIR LEARNING THROUGH PLAY, BRING BACK THIS SORT OF EVERY DAY PLAY OF CHILDHOOD WHERE CHILDREN CAN WORK OUT THE STRESSES OF THEIR DAILY LIFE.

WE NEED TO DO THAT AS A COMMUNITY AND THAT IS A BIG REASON WHY WONDERTREK IS HERE.

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

>> WONDERTREK HOPES TO HOLD A SOFT OPENING IN OCTOBER.

>>> AS THE SUMMER ROLLS ON, SO DO THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

IN BEMIDJI, THE HIGHWAY 197 CORRIDOR RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS REACHING ANOTHER NEW STAGE.

CREWS CONTINUE TO POUR CONCRETE IN THE DRIVING LANES ON HIGHWAY 197 AND ON THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY 71-197 INTERSECTION WHICH IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE NEXT WEEK.

THE HIGHWAY 71 LANES SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION REMAIN CLOSED AT THIS TIME.

WEATHER PERMITTING, PAVING AT THE INTERSECTION WILL BE COMPLETE PRIOR TO THE BELTRAMI COUNTY FAIR WHICH BEGINS AUGUST 11TH.

THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ASKS MOTORISTS TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH CAUTION AND PAY CLOSE ATTENTION WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION AREA.

>>> THE CUYUNA RANGE FOOD SHELF IN CROSBY HAS SOME NEW ADDITIONS TO ITS FACILITIES.

LAST THURSDAY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CROW WING MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY WAS HELD TO UNVEIL THEIR NEW GARDEN BEDS.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY WAS IN ATTENDANCE FOR MORE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THE CUYUNA FOOD SHELF HAS NUTRITIOUS VEGETABLES THANKS TO THE CROW WING MASTER GARDNER VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE].

>> I CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF BUILDING RAISED BEDS THAT ALL THE PRODUCE GOES DIRECTLY TO THE FOOD SHELF.

WE CALL THEM GIVING GARDENING AND IT'S A PORTION OF THE MASTER GARDNER VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BEEN GOING ON IN CROW WING COUNTY SINCE 2020.

SINCE THEN, WE DONATED OVER 20,000 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE THROUGHOUT CROW WING COUNTY.

>> Reporter: IT INCLUDES TOMATOES, GREEN BEANS, RADISHES, AND CUCUMBERS, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER VEGETABLES.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE FOOD SHELF LACKS OFF SEASON IS FRESH VEGETABLES.

YOU CAN GET THE BEST NUTRITIONAL VALUE AND BECAUSE IT'S GROWN HERE, IT'S A PRIDE THING FOR PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATE IN IT AND IT'S HELPING IN A VITAL AREA OF NEED IN THIS COMMUNITY AND THE NATION AS A WHOLE.

>> Reporter: FOOD INSECURITY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES NOT JUST IN THE AREA BUT ACROSS THE STATE.

ACCORDING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, FOOD INSECURITY HAS RISEN BY 40% SINCE 2020.

>> FOOD INSECURITY IS THE INVISIBLE PLIGHT ON OUR SOCIETY TODAY AND IT'S WIDESPREAD.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU'RE WALKING DOWN THE STREET OR WHEN YOU ARE IN A GROCERY STORE, OR WHO YOU PASS.

THEY MAY VERY WELL BE REALLY STRUGGLING TO FEED THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

SO, ANY WAY IN WHICH WHATEVER RESOURCES WE HAVE AVAILABLE, WE CAN BRIDGE THAT GAP, WE NEED TO BE DOING IT.

>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT TO ELIMINATE FOOD INSECURITY IN THE COMMUNITY AND PLAN ON GROWING A NEW BIGGER GARDEN SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

REPORTING IN CROSS B -- CROSBY, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> YOU CAN VISIT THE CUYUNA RANGE FOOD SHELF EVERY SECOND AND THIRD WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH.

>>> SNARKY LOON BREWING IN JENKINS RECENTLY RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION VIA AMERICANS BEST RESTAURANTS.

THE A.B.R.

CREW TRAVELS THE COUNTRY HIGHLIGHTING INDEPENDENT, LOCALLY-OWNED RESTAURANTS THAT MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR COMMUNITIES.

REPORTER MILES WALKER STOPPED BY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SNARKY LOON.

>> Reporter: FOR THE SNARKY LOON CO OWNERS, THE NATIONAL RECOGNITION IS A WELCOME SIGHT FOR THE RESTAURANT.

>> IT'S REALLY KIND OF AN HONOR TO BE RECOGNIZED.

WE NEVER WOULD HAVE EXPECTED IT AT ALL.

IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE GETTING THE RECOGNITION FOR JUST THE MODEST THING WE DO.

WE MAKE BEER, FOOD, AND HAVE A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER.

>> Reporter: THE IDEA FOR SNARKY LOON SPARKED IN JOE AND MELISSA'S KITCHEN.

THEY ENVISION ADD BREWERY WHERE NEW FRIENDS BECOME FAMILY, BECOMING A WELCOMING DESTINATION FOR LAKE GOERS.

>> WE WERE FRIENDS, WE BECAME FRIENDS, AND THEN WE GOT MARRIED.

NOW WHAT DO WE DO FROM THERE?

YOU WANT TO HANG OUT WITH SOMEBODY, MAYBE THE BAR IS NOT ALWAYS A GREAT PLACE TO MEET PEOPLE, BUT SOMETIMES YOU ARE SITTING NEXT TO SOMEBODY AND YOU START TALKING AND WE HAVE MORE THINGS IN COMMON THAN WE KNOW.

>> Reporter: THE VISION IS TO BREW DELICIOUS BEER AND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, WITH MANY OF THE RESTAURANTS' BEERS INSPIRED BY LONGSTANDING GERMAN AND BELGIUM TRADITIONS.

>> I LIVE IN GERMANY FOR THREE YEARS WHEN I WAS IN THE MILITARY.

I USED TO GET IT DELIVERED TO MY DOOR.

WE RUN FROM A LIGHTER BEER TO A DARK.

WE TRY TO GET THEM ALL IN BETWEEN.

YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT TASTES THAT PEOPLE HAVE AND TRY TO HIT THE DIFFERENT TASTES.

WHEN WE DO OKTOBERFEST, WE HAVE 11 OR 12 GERMAN BEERS ON TAP.

>> Reporter: THEY KEEP THEIR DEDICATION SURROUNDED BY COMMUNITY.

>> COMMUNITY IS THE BASIS OF EVERYTHING.

WE WOULDN'T BE HERE IF IT WASN'T FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THEY SUPPORT US 100%.

>> WE WATCHED THEIR CHILDREN GROW OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND IT'S JUST KIND OF AN IMPORTANT THING FOR US.

TO TREAT EVERYBODY THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE FRIENDS.

THEY ARE OUR FAMILY.

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

>> SNARKY LOON BREWING ALSO HAS A SECOND LOCATION CALLED SNARKYS HIDEOUT IN PEQUOT LAKES.

>>> THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY THEATER HAS BEEN REHEARSING THIS WEEK FOR THEIR PLAY, THE COVER OF LIFE.

REPORTER RYAN FLEMING STOPPED IN TO PREVIEW THE SHOW, AS DIRECTORS TRY TO TAKE US BACK IN TIME.

>> Reporter: SET IN 1943, RURAL LOUISIANA, THE COVER OF LIFE FOLLOWS THREE YOUNG BRIDES SEARCHING FOR STRENGTH WHILE THEIR HUSBANDS SERVE OVERSEAS.

AT REHEARSAL, THE CAST COMPLETED THEIR FIRST FULL RUN AHEAD OF OPENING NIGHT.

>> TONIGHT, WE ARE DOING A FULL RUN OF THE SHOW FOR THE FIRST TIME.

SO, WE'RE JUST REALLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR DUCKS ARE IN A ROW, THE SHOW IS WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE BY OPENING NIGHT.

>> Reporter: DURING REHEARSAL, THEY SHARPENED EACH SCENE FROM THE EMOTIONS BEHIND EVERY LINE AND THEY'RE READY TO TRANSPORT AUDIENCES TO ANOTHER ERA.

THEY'RE STEPPING IN TO THE 1940s, BRINGING WAR, FRIENDSHIP, AND COURAGE TO THE BEMIDJI STAGE.

>> IT'S HISTORICAL FICTION AND IT GIVES YOU BOTH THE FEEL GOOD OF SISTERHOOD, AS WELL AS SOME TEARS.

YOU ARE GOING TO CRY, YOU'RE GOING TO LAUGH, YOU'RE GOING TO GO UP, YOU'RE GOING TO GO DOWN, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE A STRONGER PERSON IN OUR SOCIETY BY SEEING IT.

THERE ARE TOYS FROM THE 1940s, THERE ARE MUSIC ELEMENTS, THERE ARE KITCHEN ELEMENTS, THERE ARE FASHION ELEMENTS, ALL DOCUMENTED WITH HISTORY AND HOW IT TIED TO WORLD WAR II.

>> Reporter: IT EXTENDS BEYOND THE STAGE WITH THE MUSEUM FEATURING MILITARY UNIFORMS, VINTAGE CLOTHING, AND OTHER ARTIFACTS CONNECTED TO THE TIME PERIOD.

>> THIS MUSEUM HAS AN AREA FOR THE MILITARY UNIFORMS AND THINGS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED.

THERE IS A BIG STATION FOR LIFE MAGAZINES OVER THE YEARS FROM THE 30s TO THE 50s.

>> Reporter: WITH THE FIRST FLOOR REHEARSAL NOW COMPLETE, THE CAST WILL SPEND THE COMING DAYS SHAPING EACH SCENE BEFORE OPENING NIGHT.

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

>> THE PLAY OPENS NEXT FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH AND WILL RUN FRIDAYS TO SUNDAYS THROUGH THE 16TH.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW AND ON SUNDAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE PRETTY SEASONAL.

WE HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY LATE ON MONDAY.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, THE GREATER LAKES AREA PERFORMING ARTS PUT ON A [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE BEMIDJI WATERFRONT WAS PACKED THIS EVENING FOR THE 20TH ANNUAL LAKE BEMIDJI DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL PARADE OF TEAMS.

THIS YEAR, 34 TEAMS WERE INVITED TO SHOW THEIR PADDLING PRIDE WITH BANNERS.

TOSSING GOODIES, AND GETTING READY FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY.

THE COMMUNITY GATHERED TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE DRAGON BOAT TEAMS AS THEY READY FOR SOME COMPETITIVE PADDLING.

[CHEERING].

>> IT'S A GREAT CROWD HERE TONIGHT.

YOU CAN KIND OF FEEL THE ENERGY OF THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE RACING HERE IN THE NEXT FEW MINUTES.

MY SON IS 20 NOW AND HE WASN'T BORN BACK THEN.

IT'S EVOLVED.

BEFORE WE HAD RACING ON SATURDAY.

THE CROWDS HAVE GOTTEN BIGGER AND EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT THE DRAGON BOAT NOW.

IT'S REALLY A LOT OF FUN.

>> AFTER THE OPENING CEREMONY WHICH CELEBRATED THE FIRST EVER TEAM TO WIN THE DRAGON BOAT RACES IN BEMIDJI, 16 TEAMS TOOK TO THE WATER IN THE 13TH ANNUAL DONDELINGER SPRINT CUP RACES, INCLUDING OUR VERY OWN PBS PADDLERS.

IN THE LAST HEAT OF THE NIGHT, AFTER HAVING A TIGHT RACE ALL THE WAY THROUGH, WISCONSIN'S ISLAND CITY DRAGON BOAT CLUB PULLED AWAY FOR THE BEST TIME OF THE NIGHT WITH 1 MINUTE AND 4.11 SECONDS.

>> WE CAME HERE HOPING THAT WE WOULD REPEAT AND GOT INTO SOME PRETTY STIFF COMPETITION FOR THE FIRST HEAT THAT WE WERE IN.

WE HAD TO REGROUP A LITTLE BIT.

YEAH, IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD.

>> THE SPRINT CUP WILL BE JOINED DURING RACE DAY AS THE FIRST RACE WILL KICK OFF AT 9:30 A.M.

>>> THE LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY IS BACK THIS SUMMER.

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 P.M.

THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY.

WE ANNOUNCE FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS EVERY WEEKNIGHT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

TO REGISTER FOR THE DRAWING, SEND US A POSTCARD WITH YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER ON IT AND THEN WATCH LAKELAND NEWS TO SEE IF YOUR NAME IS DRAWN WE WILL SELECT THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER OUT OF ALL THE QUALIFIERS DURING A LIVE DRAWING ON OUR MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST NEWSCAST.

>>> STACY JOINS US NOW AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE FORECAST WILL BE GREAT FOR GETTING OUT ON THE LAKE BEMIDJI DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL WATERS.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING A LOT OF SUNSHINE, SOME NICE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA, UPPER 70s INTO THE MID-80s FOR OUR HIGHS, COULD BE A LITTLE BREEZY ON SUNDAY.

THEN AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY, THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS BACK AND WE DO HAVE PRETTY GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, ESPECIALLY LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY OVE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE HAD A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE IN THE AREA TODAY AND THERE WERE A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS HERE AND THERE.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT, IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL SEE CLEARING SKIES ACROSS THE AREA, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE IN STORE FOR US TOMORROW, AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY, AND IT LOOKS LIKE OUR TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE SEASONAL THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND, MAYBE SEEING THE WINDS PICKING UP ON SUNDAY AND MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER SET TO RETURN LATER ON IN THE DAY ON MONDAY AND OVERNIGHT ON MONDAY.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT IS 70 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE A VARIABLE WIND AT 4 MILES PER HOUR AT OUR STUDIO, THE DEW POINT IS 60, AND SINCE LAST NIGHT, WE PICKED UP 0.04-INCH OF RAINFALL.

IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY CLOUDY, 74 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 64, PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY, WINDS ARE NORTH AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE HAD THE CLOUDS HANGING ON IN CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, CLEARER SKIES IN THE NORTHWEST.

THESE CLOUDS WILL BE CONTINUING TO PUSH OUT AND SKIES SHOULD BECOME CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW, WITH TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT IN THE UPPER 70s TO MIDDLE 80s.

TAKING A LOOK AT OUR WEATHER SHOTS TONIGHT, SAMROSE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF LOWER RED LAKE.

BILL AND JUDY SENDING US A PHOTO OF A BEAR.

WE HAVE GORGEOUS MONARCH BUTTERFLIES FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA.

WE HAVE CHRISSY SENDING US THIS PHOTO FROM DEERWOOD AND STORM CLOUDS FROM GARY IN DEERWOOD AS WELL.

VERY PRETTY OUT THERE, LAURIE WITH THIS PICTURE FROM LITTLE TURTLE LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, BOB IN BLUFFTON, MOSTLY CLOUDY.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD, 0.5-INCH OF RAIN WITH A HIGH OF 75.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, 0.6-INCH OF RAIN, TOPPING OUT AT 76.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, ONE-EIGHTH INCH OF RAINFALL, ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLOUDY AND 79.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, SOME OFF AND ON SPRINKLES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 76.

TEMPERATURES ARE A LITTLE BIT COOL TODAY, WE WERE 5 DEGREES BELOW THAT AVERAGE.

WE HAD SUNSET AT 8:48.

BEMIDJI TODAY TOPPING OUT AT 79 AND THAT IS OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

66 IS THE LOW, AND SUNRISE AT 5:56.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE SHOULD BE EXPERIENCING MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND ACTUALLY PUT THIS IN MOTION.

WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE MAINLY CLEAR SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, A LOT OF SUNSHINE EXPECTED, HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 70s TO SOME LOW 80s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA AND IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, MOST OF US SHOULD SEE THE HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE 80s.

SO OUR FORECAST, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 58, AND NORTH WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES, A HIGH OF 81, AND WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH AT 5 TO 15.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE REST OF OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, SUNNY SKIES CONTINUE ON MONDAY, ALTHOUGH WINDS MAY PICK UP A LITTLE BIT, ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN MINNESOTA, HIGHS NEAR 82.

STILL 82 ON MONDAY, WE WILL START TO SEE CLOUDS INCREASE, WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST LATER ON, ON MONDAY AND ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY NIGHT.

IT IS COOLER AS WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, 72 FOR TUESDAY, 77 ON WEDNESDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Josh: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH STACY.

NOW LET'S TEE OFF INTO THE BIRCHMONT.

>> Charlie: WE HAD MORE BIRCHMONT COVERAGE TODAY, THE MEN'S QUARTER FINALS TEEING OFF AND THE WOMEN'S SEMIFINALS WERE ALSO [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >> THERE WERE NO SHORTAGE OF STORYLINES TODAY AS MATCH PLAY CONTINUED AT THE 102ND BIRCHMONT.

IN THE MEN'S QUARTERFINALS WE HAD A REMATCH OF THE 2023 CHAMPIONSHIP BETWEEN NICK SCHAEFER AND JACOB SKARPERUD, THE 32-SEED LANDON MILLER TRYING TO CONTINUE A CINDERELLA RUN, A YOUNG UP AND COMER, BRODY JOHNSON TRYING TO KNOCK OFF QUALIFYING MEDALIST CARSON SKARPERUD, AND LAST YEAR'S RUNNER-UP RYLIN PETRY TRYING TO NAVIGATE HIS WAY BACK TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.

GOT ALL THAT?

WELL, WE HEAD OUT TO BEMIDJI TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB FOR THE MEN'S QUARTER FINALS.

THE MAN, RYAN TRYING TO BUILD HIS LEAD HERE AT 6.

FANTASTIC APPROACH.

HE GOES 1-UP ON RYAN.

THEN ANOTHER LOOK AT BIRDIE, FINDS THE CUP, HE WINS 4-STRAIGHT HOLES BEFORE HE WINS HIS MATCH 5-4.

BRODY FROM GRAND FORKS GOES 2-UP ON CARSON.

THEN AT 15, A CHANCE TO GO 3-UP, YES, SIR.

JOHNSON WOULD PUNCH HIS TICKETS TO THE SEMIS 4-2.

>>> AND BISON AND FIGHTING HAWKS ARE GOING AT IT.

MILLER WOULD FIGHT BACK DOWN JUST 1 NOW AT 14.

GREAT CHIP, SETS UP A PAR SAVE, AND HE KNOCKS IT DOWN TO EVEN THE MATCH HEADING TO 15.

THERE, AT THE GREEN, WHITE CHIPPING ON, ALMOST GETS IT TO DROP.

HE JUST NEEDED TO GET CLOSE TO WIN THE HOLE.

HE ALSO WINS 16 TO TAKE THE MATCH 2-1.

THE REMATCH FROM 2023, HE WAS DOWN AGAINST NICK AND ALMOST JARS IT HERE ON 16, PULLED WITHIN 1.

AT 17, WITH ALL EYES ON HIM, SCHAEFER CAN WIN THE MATCH WITH THIS PUTT.

YEP, HE WON THEIR MEETING IN 23 FOR THE TITLE, HE WIN IT IS REMATCH AND NOW HEADS TO HIS THIRD SEMIFINALS IN FOUR YEARS.

HERE ARE THE MEN'S QUARTER FINALS RESULTS.

ONE MORE TIME, WHITE WILL PLAY NDSU TEAMMATE IN THE SEMIS, WHILE THREE TIME BIRCH CHAMP SCHAEFER WILL TAKE ON JOHNSON.

THE SEMIFINAL MATCHES TEE OFF AT 7:50 A.M.

TOMORROW MORNING WITH THE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PLAY STARTING ROUGHLY 30 MINUTES AFTER THEIR CONCLUSION.

>>> THE WOMEN HAD THEIR SEMIFINAL MATCHES TODAY.

WE START OFF WITH QUALIFYING MEDALISTS.

A BIRDIE, JUST MISSES THE CUP, TAPS IN TO WIN THE HOLE AND GOES 5-UP, A COMMANDING LEAD.

LATER AT 14, HAS A CHANCE TO CLOSE THINGS OUT, IT LANDS SOFTLY, AND WHEN YOU PLAY, AS WELL AS SHE HAS, YOU MAKE YOUR OWN LUCK.

SHE TAKES THE MATCH 5-4.

IN THE OTHER SEMIFINALS, EMILY ON THE RIGHT AND LINDSAY ON THE LEFT.

SHE IS ONE UP, STICKS IT ON THE GREEN FOR A GREAT BIRDIE LOOK AND THEN ABLE TO FINISH THE JOB.

NOW 3-UP WITH 4 HOLES LEFT TO PLAY.

AHEAD TO 15, LOOKING IN BAD SHAPE, SHE IS CHIPPING FROM BEHIND THE 16th BOX, HAD TO CARRY THE SWAMP, GETS TO THE GREEN, BUT LEAVES HERSELF THIS LONG PUTT.

GOT TO HAVE IT.

SHE WANTS TO AVOID GOING DORMY OR LOSE THE MATCH.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

THAT'S ABOUT AS NICE A ROLL AS YOU WILL SEE.

SHE IS BACK DOWN 2.

NOW SHOWING WHY SHE IS A 6-TIME CHAMP, CLOSING THE DOOR WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY IS THERE, THIS APPROACH SETS HER UP TO WIN THE HOLE AND THE MATCH, 3-2.

THE HALL OF FAMER IS BACK IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH, TECHNICALLY BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES IN DEFENDING HER 2025 TITLE BECAUSE SHE TOOK LAST YEAR'S TOURNAMENT OFF TO BECOME A MOTHER.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT MATCH BETWEEN HER AND GIGI, WHICH TEES OFF TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

>>> AND THE TWINS ARE CURRENTLY DOWN 3-2 TO THE SEATTLE MARINERS OUT WEST.

THAT GAME IS IN THE TOP OF THE 5th.

>> Josh: A BIG WEEKEND TO WRAP UP THE DRAGON BOAT AND THE BIRCHMONT.

>> Charlie: I WISH I COULD BE AT BOTH BUT WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY THERE.

>> Josh: THANKS CHARLIE.

LAST WEEK, THE GREATER LAKES AREA PERFORMING ARTS FINISHED ITS RUN OF THE WELL-KNOWN MUSICAL INTO THE WOODS AT PEQUOT LAKES COMMUNITY THEATRE.

THE MUSICAL INTERTWINES THE PLOTS OF SEVERAL BROTHERS GRIMM FAIRY TALES, EXPLORING THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE CHARACTER'S WISHES AND QUESTS.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS THE STORY FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-FOCUS.

[♪♪♪] >> Reporter: FROM CINDERELLA TO JACK IN THE BEANSTALK, INTO THE WOODS BRINGS BELOVED FAIRYTALE CHARACTERS INTO ONE STORY.

THEY'RE BRINGING THE TIMELESS MUSICAL TO AUDENCES IN THE PEQUOT LAKES AREA.

>> THIS SHOW HAS TWO STRUCTURES, THE FIRST ONE IS THE FAIRYTALES AS YOU KNOW THEM, HAPPILY EVER AFTER.

ACT TWO IS HOW THE STORY REALLY GOES, MORE OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF LIFE'S CHOICES AND SOME OF THE DARKER ASPECTS CAN COME FROM THAT, BUT THAT ALSO MAKES IT MORE MEANINGFUL AND ENHANCES THE FEELING OF IT A GREAT DEAL.

>> Reporter: JUST LIKE IN CINDERELLA, THIS MUSICAL IS A FAMILY AFFAIR.

CINDERELLA'S STEP SISTERS AND FATHER IS PLAYED BY THE DAUGHTER AND HUSBAND OF THE DIRECTOR JENNIFER ANDERSON.

>> I LOVE IT.

OPENING NIGHT WAS DIFFICULT BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE ALL RIGHT, YOU ARE MY DIRECTOR AND YOU HAVE TO GIVE ME ALL THESE NOTES, SO I NEED TO TAKE THAT PROFESSIONALLY, BUT YOU'RE ALSO MY MOM.

WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR 17 YEARS, SO WE HAVE THE HANG OF IT.

THEY'RE YOUR PARENTS AND THEY HAVE TO BE YOUR COWORKER OR YOUR BOSS.

WE LOVE IT AND WE HAVE FUN WITH IT.

>> Reporter: THEY WANT THE COMMUNITY TO LEAVE THE THEATER ENTERTAINED, EXCITED, AND WITH A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE AND ITS CHOICES.

>> THIS, IT ALL COMES TOGETHER AND THEY HAVE TO BATTLE SOME THINGS TOGETHER AND COLLABORATE AND SO IT'S KIND OF FUN TO WATCH THE CHARACTERS INTERTWINE WITH EACH OTHER IN A WAY THAT YOU WOULDN'T SEE THEM.

THEIR HOPE IS THAT THEY LEAVE, THEY HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS, AND I THINK AT THE END OF IT, IT'S REALLY ABOUT COMMUNITY AND FAMILY AND REALLY LOVING AND APPRECIATING THOSE IN YOUR LIFE.

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

[♪♪♪] [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE].

>> Josh: THAT'S A GREAT SHOW.

LET'S TAKE ANOTHER QUICK LOOK AT WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING SKIES BECOMING CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, 58 FOR THE LOW, NORTH WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

LOOK FOR A LOT OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW, NICE TEMPERATURES, HIGHS NEAR 81, WITH NORTH WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

STILL PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND 82 ON SUNDAY, WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY.

>> Josh: THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT AND WE'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE ON MONDAY NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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