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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 CHRISTENSON WITH THE WEATHER AND CHARLIE YAEGER WITH YOUR SPORTS.

[♪♪♪] >> Dennis: HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

>>> A 24-YEAR-OLD BRAINERD MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 42-YEARS IN PRISON ON FOUR FELONY COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS.

RUTGER RAYMOND ROEHNER PLEADED GUILTY TO ALL FOUR COUNTS BACK IN APRIL.

ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT IN THE CASE, ROEHNER ESTIMATED HE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED FOUR VICTIMS 20 TIMES AND THAT THE ASSAULTS HAPPENED WHEN HE WAS BETWEEN 15-AND-17 YEARS OLD.

ROEHNER WAS SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON ON THREE OF THE COUNTS AND THOSE SENTENCES WILL RUN CONCURRENTLY.

HE WAS ALSO SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN PRISON ON THE 4TH WHICH WILL RUN CONSECUTIVELY TO THE OTHER THREE COUNTS.

>>> AUTHORITIES HAVE RELEASED THE NAME OF THE WOMAN WHO WAS PULLED FROM THE WATER OF A BEMIDJI AREA LAKE AND DIED MONDAY.

THE BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS 26-YEAR-OLD DANIELLE RUSHMAN OF CASS LAKE WAS REPORTEDLY SWIMMING IN AN AREA COMMONLY USED AS A SWIMMING BEACH ON LAKE ANDRUSIA NEAR THE MISSION ROAD BRIDGE.

RUSHMAN BECAME UNRESPONSIVE WHILE SWIMMING AROUND 4:00 P.M.

THAT DAY AND WAS REMOVED FROM THE WATER BY A BYSTANDER AND A LEECH LAKE TRIBAL OFFICER, DESPITE LIFE SAVING EFFORTS THE RUSHMAN DIED.

AN AUTOPSY WILL DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE DEATH.

>>> LOCAL ORGANIZERS AND SPONSORS WITH THE HIGHWAY 210 PROJECT IN BRAINERD GAVE AN UPDATE ON THE TIMELINE OF THE PROJECT AND DIFFERENT WAYS TO HELP LOCAL BUSINESSES WITH THE DRIVE 210 CAMPAIGN.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF BRAINERD, CROW WING POWER, MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND THE BRAINERD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, IT FOCUSED ON GIVING COMMUNITY MEMBERS UPDATE ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAY 210 AND THE DETAILS OF THE DRIVE 210 CAMPAIGN.

>> A LOT OF THE UNDERGROUND IS IN PLACE BUT OUR STORM SEWER IS EXTENSIVE.

WE'RE WORKING ON CURB AND GUTTER.

SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET IT OPENED UP AND START SWAPPING THE DETOUR IN MID-AUGUST HERE.

ONCE WE DO THAT, THEY WILL START SEEING PEOPLE ROLL WESTBOUND FROM 5th AVENUE WEST, WE'RE GOING TO TACKLE ALL THAT.

WE WILL LOOK AT SANITARY AND STORM SEWER, AND THEN REBUILDING THE ROAD.

>> Reporter: THEY WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY BY THE E.T.A.

TO LOOK AT THE FA -- FACADE GRANTS TO LOCAL BUSINESSES.

>> IT'S DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, SO THE FACADE GRANT IS A $5,000 MATCHING GRANT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE E.D.A., THOSE ARE STILL AVAILABLE.

THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY NICE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES TO HELP THEM HOPEFULLY MITIGATE SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION CRUNCH THAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS ENCOURAGE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAY 210.

>> THE MAIN GOAL OF THE CAMPAIGN IS TO GET INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT DETOURS AND HOW TO NAVIGATE THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND SPREAD THE POSITIVE MESSAGE ABOUT THE TRANSFORMATION THAT IS HAPPENING.

WE'RE ALSO ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES ALONG THE WAY.

IT ONLY LITERALLY TAKES AN EXTRA MINUTE OR TWO TO GET TO THE BUSINESSES ON THE EAST SIDE OF BRAINERD.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> LOCAL BUSINESSES CAN GO TO THE DRIVE TWO TEN WEBSITE, WHERE THE CHAMBER IS OFFERING PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS, WEB, AND ALSO PRINTED GRAPHICS.

WITH THE OPTION TO GET EXTRA MARKETING ATTENTION BY RESERVING AN APPEARANCE FROM BABE THE BLUE OX.

>>> THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND FARM EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER, JOHN DEERE, HAVE REACHED A SETTLEMENT IN AN ANTITRUST LAWSUIT.

THE F.T.C., MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON AND ATTORNEYS GENERAL HAD ACCUSED JOHN DEERE OF MAINTAINING MONOPOLY POWER FOR REPAIR SERVICES FOR ITS DEERE EQUIPMENT.

BASICALLY, THE COMPANY HAD FORCED FARMERS TO GET THEIR DEERE EQUIPMENT REPAIRS DONE ONLY AT AUTHORIZED DEALERS.

NOW, FARMERS WILL HAVE MORE OPTIONS TO REPAIR THEIR OWN JOHN DEERE TRACTORS AND FARM EQUIPMENT.

UNDER THE AGREEMENT, JOHN DEERE WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES, INCLUDING SOFTWARE TO READ AND RESET CODES TO THIRD-PARTY REPAIR SHOPS FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS AND IT WILL BE MONITORED BY THE F.T.C.

>>> THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.

HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF THE INVASIVE ALGAE, STARRY STONEWORT, IN, A LAKE NEAR NEVIS, IN HUBBARD COUNTY.

A CONTRACTOR CONDUCTING EARLY DETECTION SURVEYS CONTACTED THE D.N.R.

AFTER FINDING WHAT THEY BELIEVED TO BE STARRY STONEWORT IN SPIDER LAKE.

D.N.R.

STAFF CONFIRMED IT WAS STARRY STONEWORT AND IS PLANNING FURTHER SURVEYS TO ASSESS THE DISTRIBUTION AND DENSITY OF THE INVASIVE ALGAE.

SINCE IT WAS FIRST FOUND IN MINNESOTA IN 2015, STARRY STONEWORT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN 39 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.

THE ALGAE PRIMARILY SPREADS WHEN FRAGMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN PROPERLY CLEANED FROM WATER-RELATED EQUIPMENT.

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.

>>> CONCORDIA LANGUAGE VILLAGES IN BEMIDJI RECENTLY BROKE GROUND ON A NEW SPACE THAT WILL BE BUILT IN THEIR KOREAN LANGUAGE VILLAGE.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK ATTENDED THE CEREMONY AND HAS MORE ON WHAT THE PLANS FOR THE NEW OUTDOOR LEARNING FACILITY ARE.

>> Reporter: THE GROVE WILL SOON BE A MAJOR PART IN THE KOREAN LANGUAGE VILLAGE AT CONCORDIA LANGUAGE VILLAGES WITH A FOCUS ON OUTDOOR CULTURAL LEARNING FOR STUDENTS.

FIT LAN -- PHILANTHROPIST SPOKE ABOUT HIS HARDSHIPS GROWING UP IN SOUTH KOREA AND WHY HE DECIDED TO FUND THIS NEW OPERATION.

>> AS I UNDERSTAND THE STORY, WHILE THEY WERE ESSENTIALLY REFUGEES FLEEING THE ONCOMING NORTH KOREAN FORCES, HE RECEIVED ALL KINDS OF HELP FROM NAMELESS STRANGERS, MANY OF WHOM ARE EDUCATORS, TEACHERS.

>> EVERYTHING I GOT IS NOT MINE.

I HAVE TO RETURN EVERYTHING I RECEIVED.

THEREFORE, I INVEST A LOT OF MONEY FOR EDUCATION.

>> Reporter: IT WAS START IN 2024 AND HAS SEVERAL ESTABLISHED BUILDINGS, BUT THE NEW GROVE WILL FOCUS ON CREATING A CENTRAL PLACE FOR THE STUDENTS.

>> THE SOUTH KOREAN FLAG NEXT TO THE CIRCLE WITH THE YING AND YANG COMPONENTS.

THERE WILL BE AN OUTDOOR PROGRAMING SPACES, IN THE SHADE WHERE YOU CAN HAVE SMALL GROUP LANGUAGE LEARNING OR DIFFERENT KINDS OF LESSONS AND SO ON.

>> THE ONLY WAY REALLY TO CONTINUE THRIVING AND MAINTAIN PEACE AND PROSPERITY FOR EVERYONE IS TO BRIDGE CULTURES, BUILD UNDERSTANDING, AND THAT IS WHAT THE KOREAN LANGUAGE VILLAGE AND CONCORDIA LANGUAGE VILLAGE IS ALL ABOUT.

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH THE GROVE HAS NOT YET BEEN BUILT, THE LESSON THAT EDUCATORS HOPE TO TEACH TO STUDENTS ARE ALREADY BEING PUT INTO PLACE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE IMPORTANCE OF SHARING AND LEARNING NEW CULTURES.

>> CHALLENGING, ANYTHING YOU WANT IS A CHALLENGE.

DON'T BE AFRAID TO FAIL.

FAIL GIVE YOU THE BASE OF SUCCESS.

LIKE, ANYTHING IN THE END HAS A BEGINNING.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE GROVE ALSO COMMEMORATES THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SOUTH KOREA AND THE UNITED STATES MORE THAN SEVEN DECADES AGO, AND HONORS THE ROLE THAT MINNESOTANS PLAYED DURING THE KOREAN WAR.

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

>> Stacy: WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME HOT TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND AND AN EXTREME HEAT WATCH IS OUT FOR A PART OF OUR VIEWING AREA FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THUNDERSTORMS LEFT BEHIND DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA AND BEYOND THIS WEEK.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Dennis: THUNDERSTORMS LEFT BEHIND SOME DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA OVER THE PAST WEEK.

THE THUNDERSTORMS LED TO TREES BEING DISPLACED AND BLOCKING ROADWAYS IN SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT BRAINERD.

REPORTS CAME IN REGARDING MULTIPLE POWER OUTAGES THROUGHOUT CROW WING COUNTY ON MONDAY EVENING.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR CLAYTON BARG SAYS HIGHWAY CREWS HAVE HELPED HANDLE DEBRIS CLEANUP WHILE CROW WING POWER HELPED RESOLVE THE POWER OUTAGES.

CROW WING COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN AN OFFICIAL STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY AS OF TUESDAY THIS WEEK.

>> WE HAD A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE PAST 7 TO 8 DAYS, THE FIRST THUNDERSTORMS HITTING THE AREA NEAR NORTH SHORE DRIVE.

OUR HIGHWAY CREWS, OUR TOWNSHIP CREWS ARE CLEARING THE ROADWAYS, TRYING TO GET THEM OPEN AND ENSURING THAT THE EMERGENCY SERVICES CAN GET IN THERE.

>> CROW WING COUNTY RECEIVED BETWEEN TWO INCHES AND FIVE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST WEEK.

>>> HEAVY RAIN TRIGGERED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA ON WEDNESDAY, FORCING THE CLOSURE OF A STRETCH OF INTERSTATE 90.

OFFICIALS SAID WATER COVERED SOME ROADWAYS BY NEARLY A FOOT.

THE FLOODED SECTION OF I-90 REOPENED HOURS LATER BUT AUTHORITIES WARNED THAT DRIVERS SHOULD STILL PROCEED WITH CAUTION.

HEAVY RAINS FLOODED STREETS AND BASEMENTS ALL THE WAY FROM NORTH IOWA TO MOWER COUNTY.

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, AUSTIN HAS BEEN HIT PARTICULARLY HARD.

MOWER COUNTY SHERIFF STEVE SANDVIK SAYS SEVERAL PEOPLE NEEDED TO BE RESCUED FROM THEIR HOMES WEDNESDAY AS FLOOD WATERS TOOK OVER.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS IT RECEIVED MULTIPLE CALLS FROM RESIDENTS TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES IN ADAMS AND LEROY.

ALL PEOPLE AND PETS WERE HELPED TO SAFETY UNHARMED.

>>> THE LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY THIS SUMMER.

WE'RE GIVING AWAY A FOUR-NIGHT STAY AT CHASE ON THE LAKE IN WALKER ALONG WITH A $200 RESORT GIFT CARD.

TO REGISTER 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, LIKE TONIGHTS FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.

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

THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY.

WE ARE ANNOUNCING FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS EVERY WEEKNIGHT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, RIGHT HERE ON LAKELAND NEWS.

AND WE'LL ANNOUNCE THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER IN A LIVE DRAWING ON OUR MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST NEWSCAST.

WE HAVE A LOT OF SUMMER BEFORE THEN STACY, AND IT WILL FEEL LIKE SUMMER THIS WEEKEND, RIGHT?

>> Stacy: IT IS GOING TO BE HOT OUT THERE.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE HIGHS GENERALLY SPEAKING ANYWHERE FROM THE UPPER 80s INTO THE LOW TO MID-90s, BUT IT'S ALSO GOING DATE OF BIRTH -- ALSO GOING TO BE HUMID.

WE DO HAVE AN EXTREME HEAT WATCH OUT FOR A PART OF OUR VIEWING AREA FOR SUNDA AND MONDAY.

I'LL HAVE THE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: IT WAS A SUNNY DAY AND TEMPERATURES ARE SEASONAL FOR A JULY DAY OUT THERE TODAY.

WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING A WARM UP AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

NOW TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, THERE ARE SOME CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH, EXPECT HIGHS IN THE 80s TOMORROW.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, WE WILL BE SEEING UPPER 80s TO LOW TO MID-90s AND CONDITIONS WILL BE HUMID.

SO, IT MAY FEEL LIKE TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE 100.

NOW RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT IS 73 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE STUDIO, WINDS ARE CALM, A DEW POINT OF 53, AND HUMIDITY AT 48%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES, 71 DEGREES, WITH A DEW POINT OF 63, PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY, AND WINDS ARE CALM.

AN EXTREME HEAT WATCH IS OUT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

THIS IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

WE WILL BE SEEING THE HEAT AND THE HUMIDITY COMBINED TO BRING THE HEAT INDEX VALUES TO ABOUT 105 DEGREES WITHIN THAT WATCH AREA.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR TONIGHT, WE HAVE SEEN SUNSHINE TODAY.

THIS EVENING, SOME CLOUDS AND A LITTLE BIT OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MOVING TO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

A LOT OF THESE WILL BE WEAKENING AS WE NOW HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT WITH THE LOSS OF THE DAYTIME HEATING.

WE DO HAVE A CHANCE OF SEEING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT.

HEADING INTO TOMORROW, THERE ARE SOME MORE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH, HIGHS IN THE 80s TOMORROW, BUT LOOK FOR WARMER TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL MORNING.

THE SUN IN THE SKY IN MENAHGA FROM ARLENE AND OVER LOWER RED LAKE FROM SAMROSE.

CHRISSY WITH A SHOT FROM DEERWOOD.

SONYA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF A WATER LITTLE.

ARLENE WITH A VISITOR TO THE YARD IN LONGVILLE.

BILL AND JUDY SPOTTING A MONARCH CATERPILLAR TODAY.

LAURIE WITH A FAMILY OF LOONS ON LITTLE TURTLE LAKE.

GARY WITH A HUNGRY BEAR IN THE YARD IN DEERWOOD.

AND THIS IS A STUNNING EVENING SKY OVER CASS LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES, SONYA AT TURTLE RIVER LAKE, SUNSHINE AND 76 LATE THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY TODAY WITH A HIGH OF 79.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUN AND 82.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, ALSO SEEING A HIGH OF 82.

ON OUR ALMANAC, WE TOPPED OUT AT 81 IN BRAINERD, JUST A DEGREE SHY OF THE AVERAGE, SO A VERY SEASONAL HIGH TEMPERATURE IN BRAINERD, 55 FOR THE LOW, 9:10 THE SUNSET.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 81, SO CLOSE TO OUR AVERAGE HIGH.

50 DEGREES IS OUR LOW, AND SUNSET TONIGHT AT 9:17.

SO LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE DO HAVE A CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA, WE COULD SEE ONE ROUND MOVING THROUGH EARLIER IN THE DAY.

THEN AS WE HEAD MORE INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, THERE MAY BE A FEW MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, WHICH FIRE UP AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE MAINLY IN THE LOW TO MID-80s, AGAIN, ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE WILL ALSO BE SEEING HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-80s.

SO OUR FORECAST TONIGHT, VARIABLE CLOUDS, A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

LOWS NEAR 59.

TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, BUT WE DO HAVE THAT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ROAMING THROUGH THE AREA.

NOW AS WE LOOK AT THE WEEKEND FORECAST, TEMPERATURES JUMP UP PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND, 89 ON SATURDAY, 93 ON SUNDAY, WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, AND HUMID CONDITIONS.

WE CONTINUE TO HAVE WARM TEMPERATURES EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES MONDA AND TUESDAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 90.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW.

A BIG HOCKEY EVENT IN BRAINERD.

>> Charlie: NEXT WEEK.

WE DO HAVE A BIG EVENT COMING UP IN THE BRAINERD AREA FOR HOCKEY, A LOT OF PROFESSIONALS MAKING THEIR WAY TO THE ESSENTIA SPORTS CENTER AND THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE A CHARITY ALL-STAR GAME GOING ON.

THERE IS GOING TO BE, LIKE I SAID, NHL [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> MINNESOTA WILD STAR MATT BOLDY ALONG WITH OTHER NHL, AHL, AND PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY PLAYERS WILL BE TAKING THE ICE IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA FOR THE BE NEXT CHARITY ALL-STAR GAME.

BRAINERD WARRIOR ALUM MITCH MCLAIN FOUNDED THE BE NEXT MCLAIN FAMILY FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT YOUTH ATHLETICS.

SCHOLARSHIPS, AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

MCLAINS GOAL IS TO BRING HIGH-LEVEL HOCKEY TO THE LAKES AREA AND HOPES THE GAMES' IMPACT WILL BE FELT IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES THROUGH FUNDS RAISED.

>> I THINK IT'S REALLY EXCITING FOR HOCKEY IN GENERAL.

THESE PLAYERS ARE SOME OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

THEY'RE THE BLUEPRINT IF YOU WANT TO BE A HOCKEY PLAYER, HOW TO GET THERE.

OUR GOAL IS TO HELP KIDS GET INVOLVED IN SPORTS.

IT'S A COOL OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE SOMETHING THAT I HAVE BEEN DOING OUTSIDE OF THIS COMMUNITY, BUT WE CAN ALWAYS COME HOME AND BRAINERD IS A SPECIAL PLACE TO ALL OF US.

>> IN ADDITION TO BOLDY, THE BE NEXT ALL-STAR GAME IS EXPECTED TO FEATURE BRAINERD ALUMS ERIC POHLKAMP, WHO SIGNED WITH THE SAN JOSE SHARKS THIS OFF-SEASON, AS WELL AS COLE SMITH, WHO JUST INKED A 3-YEAR DEAL WITH THE BLACKHAWKS.

ALSO, BIG HOCKEY DAY ANNOUNCEMENT AFTER THE GAME WHERE THEY WILL ANNOUNCE THE TEAMS COMPETING IN THIS YEARS HOCKEY DAY.

WE'LL HAVE COVERAGE OF THAT WHEN IT HAPPENS.

>>> THERE'S BEEN PLENTY OF CHATTER ABOUT HOW GOOD YOHAN BERINGER COULD BE.

LAST SEASON THE TIMBERWOLVES SAW SPURTS OF WHAT THE 6'11" FRENCHMAN COULD DO FOR THEIR FRONTCOURT, BUT BY DEALING FORWARDS JULIUS RANDLE AND NAZ REID, THEY ARE GOING ALL IN 2ND YEAR CENTER TO ANCHOR THE FRONTCOURT.

THE NBA SUMMER LEAGUE TIPPED OFF IN LAS VEGAS TODAY, A CHANCE FOR THE FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK TO SHOW HOW MUCH HE'S PROGRESSED AS MINNESOTA TAKES ON THE PELICANS.

FIRST QUARTER, CAN I INTEREST YOU IN AN ALLEY-OOP, HO HO HO, BIG MAN WITH THE FLUSH, WOLVES TRAILED BY ONE AFTER ONE.

IN THE SECOND, BERINGER, VIVA LA FRANCE, AND HE SAVES THE BALL, BIG MAN HAD 4-BLOCKS ON THE DAY.

AHEAD TO THE 4TH, THE MAN WANTED TO PLAY SOCCER GROWING UP, MAYBE THAT'S WHERE THE FOOTWORK COMES FROM, GETS THE AND ONE, 6'11" GUYS JUST DON'T DO THAT.

BERINGER FINISHED WITH A DOUBLE-DOUBLE, 18-POINTS, 12-REBOUNDS, AND THE TIMBERWOLVES COME OUT ON TOP 105-92.

VERY IMPRESSIVE BY HIM.

>>> SPEAKING OF FRANCE AND SOCCER, LES BLEUS, TAKING ON MOROCCO IN THE QUARTERFINALS.

HERE, EARLY IN THE MATCH, KILLIAN MBAPPE STRIKES ONE JUST WIDE OF THE NET.

LATER IN THE HALF, MBAPPE WITH A PENALTY, BUT YASSINE BONO WITH THE SAVE, IT'S WAS 0-0 AT THE BREAK.

60TH MINUTE, STILL SCORELESS, MBAPPE, IMPOSSIBLE, HIS 20TH CAREER WORLD CUP GOAL GIVES FRANCE THE 1-0 LEAD.

JUST 6-MINUTES LATER, OUSMANE DEMBELLAY, WITH THE KNOCKOUT PUNCH, BLOWING GOODBYE KISSES.

AS LES BLEUS, ELIMINATE MOROCCO 2-0 AND ADVANCE TO THE SEMI-FINALS FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT WORLD CUP.

>>> ALSO TONIGHT, MINNESOTA TWINS FALL TO THE GUARDIANS 5-2.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

HERE IN MINNESOTA, FISH ARE ONE OF OUR GREATEST NATURAL RESOURCES.

THATS WHY FOR WEEKS EDITION OF FISHING TIPS, RAY AND MANDY TEACH US HOW TO PROPERLY CATCH AND RELEASE A FISH WITHOUT HURTING IT.

>> HI -- I THINK MANDY AND I BOTH THINK THAT FISH ARE PRECIOUS ANIMALS AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE CARE OF THEM AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO LEARN HOW TO RELEASE THEM SAFELY SO THEY CAN LIVE LONGER.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE EARLY BASS SEASON.

THEY CAN'T KEEP THEM, BUT THEY CAN CATCH BASS, AND THEY ARE LOADED WITH EGGS.

IT'S JUST VERY IMPORTANT TO HANDLE THEM VERY GENTLY.

SO MANDY IS GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO SAFELY RELEASE A BASS.

>> NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT MANDY.

NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.

GOOD JOB.

>> SOME OF THE BEST PARTS OF BEING ON THE WATER IS SHARING THOSE MEMORIES, RIGHT?

THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN CATCHING THAT BIG FISH AND GETTING THE PERFECT PICTURE WITH IT.

WE WANT TO THINK OF A FEW THINGS WHILE WE'RE DOING THIS, RIGHT?

IF YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO FISH AND YOU HAVE THE POSSIBILITY, I ALWAYS HAVE IT READY.

THERE IS WATER JUST IN CASE I GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO CATCH A ONCE IN A LIFETIME.

GRAB THE CAMERA, MAKE SURE YOUR CAMERA GUY IS FULLY READY FOR YOU TO PULL THE FISH OUT, RIGHT?

SO SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT IS AS YOU'RE GETTING THE PERFECT PICTURE, THAT FISH IS OUT OF THE WATER AND IT CANNOT BREATHE.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THAT PICTURE QUICKLY AND THEN REALLY QUICKLY GET IT INTO THE WATER.

SO RAY, ARE WE READY FOR THE PERFECT PICTURE?

>> WE ARE.

>> ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

OUR FISH IS SAFELY IN HERE, WE'RE GOING TO PRETEND THAT HE IS A REALLY BIG BASS.

HE IS READY TO GO, RAY IS READY.

WE'RE GOING TO GET HIM OUT.

SMILE.

READY TO GO.

OFF HE GOES BACK.

HERE AGAIN, GENTLY RELEASE THIS FISH.

DO NOT FOOTBALL SPIKE IT.

GET IT IN THE WATER, AND OFF HE GOES.

>> AS YOU CAN SEE, MANDY HAS HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE RELEASING FISH AND HER TIPS ARE REALLY GOOD.

I'M RAY GILDOW.

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

>> Dennis: AND WE ARE OUT OF TIME.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT