
June 22, 2026 - Lakeland News Full Episode
Season 2026 Episode 122 | 30m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
Bringing North Central Minnesota local news, weather, and sports 5 days a week.
Lakeland News brings you local news, weather, and sports 5 days a week. Hosted by News Director Dennis Weimann, Weather Anchor Stacy Christenson, and Sports Director Charlie Yaeger. The Lakeland News Team serves Minnesota communities from as far south as Little Falls, as far north as the Canadian border, as far west as Fosston and east to Bovey and every community in between.
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June 22, 2026 - Lakeland News Full Episode
Season 2026 Episode 122 | 30m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
Lakeland News brings you local news, weather, and sports 5 days a week. Hosted by News Director Dennis Weimann, Weather Anchor Stacy Christenson, and Sports Director Charlie Yaeger. The Lakeland News Team serves Minnesota communities from as far south as Little Falls, as far north as the Canadian border, as far west as Fosston and east to Bovey and every community in between.
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>> THE WEATHER IS SPONSORED IN PART BY WIDSETH; ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS, LAND SURVEYORS, SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.
>> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, PROVIDING ALL FIBEROPTIC INTERNET SPEEDS UP TO 10 GIGS WITH NO DATA CAPS AND NO SPEED THROTTLING.
>> 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.
>>> WE HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU ON THE 11-YEAR-OLD CASS LAKE BOY WHO SUFFERED LIFE THREATENING INJURIES IN AN A.T.V.
CRASH IN CASS LAKE ON JUNE 14TH.
THE STATE PATROL SAYS THE BOY WAS ON AN A.T.V.
TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON GOLF COURSE ROAD WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH AN SUV TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 371.
FAMILIES MEMBERS IDENTIFY THE BOY AS NINDE PAQUETTE AND SAY HE HAS SUFFERED PARALYSIS AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO WALK AGAIN.
A GOFUNDME PAGE SAYS HE UNDERWENT A 13-HOUR SURGERY TO STABALIZE HIM AND NOW THE FAMILY IS FACING OVERWHELMING MEDICAL EXPENSES, LOST WAGES AND COSTS FOR HOME MODIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT.
WE HAVE ATTACHED A LINK TO THE GOFUNDME PAGE ALONG WITH THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE IF YOU'D LIKE TO HELP THE FAMILY.
>>> A PEDESTRIAN HAS DIED AFTER BEING HIT BY A VEHICLE JUST WEST OF BEMIDJI YESTERDAY.
THE BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS 65-YEAR-OLD FLOYD CLOUD OF BEMIDJI SUFFERED MULTIPLE INJURIES AND DIED ON SCENE.
THE COLLISION WAS REPORTED AROUND 10:45 P.M.
ON DIVISION STREET NORTHWEST.
BEMIDJI POLICE OFFICERS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL RESPONDED AND BEGAN PROVIDING LIFESAVING EFFORTS BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.
THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS IDENTIFIED AS 56-YEAR-OLD ROBERT ORTEZ OF BEMIDJI.
ORTEZ REMAINED ON SCENE AFTER THE CRASH AND FULLY COOPERATED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.
AUTHORITIES SAY THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF IMPAIRMENT FROM ORTEZ.
THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL RESPONDED AND WILL BE ASSISTING WITH THE CRASH RECONSTRUCTION.
>>> AUTHORITIES HAVE RELEASED THE NAME OF THE 53-YEAR-OLD BAXTER MAN WHO DIED AFTER THE MOTORCYCLE HE WAS DRIVING COLLIDED WITH A PICKUP TRUCK NORTH OF BAXTER ON JUNE 18TH.
ACCORDING TO THE INCIDENT REPORT, DENNIS HYATT WAS DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE NORTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 371 AND WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO PINE BEACH ROAD.
THE PICKUP WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 371 IN THE RIGHT LANE.
THE VEHICLES MADE CONTACT IN THE INTERSECTION.
THE DRIVER OF THE PICKUP, 56-YEAR-OLD TODD DANIEL GRIMSLEY OF BAXTER WAS NOT INJURED.
>>> A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS THROWN-OUT JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUBPOENAS OF MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ AND OTHER DEMOCRATS, CALLING THEM UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
THE D.O.J.
SUBPOENAS WENT OUT IN JANUARY, FOLLOWING ICE RAIDS IN MINNEAPOLIS AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
THE SUBPOENAS SOUGHT RECORDS ON WHETHER DEMOCRATIC OFFICIALS HAD OBSTRUCTED THOSE RAIDS.
IN A 30-PAGE RULING, JUDGE PATRICK SCHILTZ SAID MONDAY IT WAS UNLAWFUL FOR THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO COERCE MINNESOTA OFFICIALS INTO ASSISTING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH ENFORCING CIVIL IMMIGRATION LAWS.
THE JUDGE CALLED IT AN UNLAWFUL EFFORT TO HARASS AND RETALIATE AGAINST THEM WHEN THEY FAILED TO DO SO.
THE RULING VOIDS SUBPOENAS SENT TO THE OFFICES OF WALZ, ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON AND MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR JACOB FREY, AMONG OTHERS.
JUDGE SCHILTZ, APPOINTED BY GEORGE W. BUSH, SAID USING GRAND JURIES TO PRESSURE POLITICAL OPPONENTS IS UNLAWFUL AND UNETHICAL.
HE ADDED THE D.O.J.
FAILED TO IDENTIFY JUSTIFICATION FOR THE SUBPOENAS.
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED FOR COMMENT.
WALZ CALLS THE RULING A VICTORY FOR THE RULE OF LAW AND OUR DEMOCRACY.
>>> U.S.
VICE PRESIDENT J.D.
VANCE TOUTED A QUOTE VERY, VERY GOOD DAY OF NEGOTIATIONS SUNDAY BETWEEN THE U.S.
AND IRAN.
HE ALSO DENIED THAT BOMBASTIC STATEMENTS FROM PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP UPENDED NEGOTIATIONS.
IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING THE ONGOING CONFLICT IN LEBANON.
>> Reporter: VICE PRESIDENT J.D.
ADVANCE SOUNDING OPTIMISTIC OVER THE STATUS OF NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE U.S.
AND IRAN, TOUTING FOUR MAJOR PRIORITIES DURING REMARKS MONDAY.
>> FIRST, WE WANTED TO BUILD A MECHANISM FOR KEEPING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ OPEN.
IT IS OPEN.
NUMBER TWO, WE WANTED TO BUILD A MECHANISM, A SIMILAR MECHANISM FOR DECONFLICTION FOR THE REGIONAL CEASEFIRE.
IF HEZBOLLAH FIRES AT ISRAEL OR ISRAEL RESPONDS.
NUMBER THREE, THIS IS PROBABLY WHAT WE'RE MOST EXCITED ABOUT, THE IRANIANS AGREED TO INVITE INSPECTORS BACK INTO THEIR COUNTRY.
>> Reporter: VANCE SAID NEGOTIATORS WERE ABLE TO SET UP A PROCESS FOR TECHNICAL NEGOTIATIONS TO CONTINUE, YET SOME DEMOCRATS ARE RAISING CONCERNS.
>> WE'RE HAVING TO GIVE AWAY MASSIVE CONCESSIONS JUST TO GET BACK TO GROUND ZERO, WHERE WE WERE THE DAY BEFORE THE WAR BEGAN.
>> Reporter: AMID CLASHES BETWEEN IRAN-BACKED HEZBOLLAH, VANCE SAID THE TALKS WERE A WORK IN PROGRESS.
AN ISRAELI SOURCE SAYS ISRAEL IS CONSIDERING SYMBOLIC WITHDRAWS IN MINOR AREAS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON.
>> ONE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY ASPECTS IS THE U.S.
RECOGNITION, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, THAT IRAN HAS A MAJOR ROLE TO PLAY IN LEBANON.
>> Reporter: AS FOR WHAT'S NEXT, MARCO RUBIO WILL TRAVEL TO THE MIDDLE EAST THIS WEEK, MARKING THE FIRST CABINET OFFICIAL TO VISIT THE REGION FOLLOWING THE SIGNING OF THE U.S.-IRAN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.
>> THE INTERIM DEAL TO END THE FIGHTING IN IRAN, SIGNED LAST WEEK BY THE LEADERS OF THE U.S.
AND IRAN, SETS A 60-DAY PERIOD FOR NEGOTIATIONS ON KEY ISSUES, INCLUDING THE FUTURE OF TEHRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM AMID CONCERNS THAT IRAN WANTS TO USE IT FOR MILITARY PURPOSES, A CLAIM THE COUNTRY DENIES.
>>> CROW WING COUNTY HELD THE LAST OF EIGHT COMPLETED ELECTION JUDGE TRAINING SESSIONS TONIGHT.
IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA ELECTION JUDGES ARE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE TRAINING BEFORE SERVING.
TRAINING STANDARDS ARE ESTABLISHED UNDER MINNESOTA LAW AND SUPPORTED BY THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE.
TRAINING COURSES INCLUDE ELECTION DAY OPERATIONS, ELECTION SECURITY, PROBLEM-SOLVING SITUATIONS, AND ABSENTEE BALLOT PROCESSING.
ELECTION JUDGES ARE SPECIFICALLY TRAINED TO HANDLE ALL ASPECTS OF VOTING AT POLLING PLACES.
>> MOST VOTERS ONLY SEE THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY BUT OUR ELECTION JUDGES SPEND MANY HOURS TRAINING BEFORE AN ELECTION EVER BEGINS.
IN CROW WING COUNTY, NEARLY 400 TRAINED INDIVIDUALS WILL HELP ADMINISTER OUR ELECTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY.
ELECTION JUDGES ARRIVE AT THE POLLING PLACES EARLY TO OPEN THEM AND STAY AFTER TO CLOSE AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES SET FORTH BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE IN MINNESOTA.
>> ABSENTEE VOTING BEGINS THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 26TH, FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION.
MINNESOTA CONSISTENTLY RANKS AMONG THE HIGHEST STATES IN VOTER TURNOUT IN THE NATION.
>>> THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.
HAS ADDED FIVE COUNTIES TO A DEER FEEDING AND ATTRACTANT BAN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE SPREAD, FOLLOWING DETECTIONS OF C.W.D.
IN WILD DEER IN NEW AREAS OF THE STATE LAST YEAR.
COUNTIES ADDED TO THE FEEDING AND ATTRACTANT BAN ARE BECKER, CLEARWATER, GRANT, MCLEOD AND MEEKER.
THE BAN NOW INCLUDES 37 MINNESOTA COUNTIES IN ALL D.N.R.
OFFICIALS SAY WHERE PEOPLE PLACE FOOD OR ATTRACTANTS OUT FOR DEER, HIGHER NUMBERS OF DEER TEND TO CONGREGATE IN ONE PLACE, AND THAT THE FEEDING AND ATTRACTANT BAN IS ONE TOOL TO REDUCE THE UNNATURAL CONGREGATING OF DEER AND LOWER THE RISK OF C.W.D.
SPREAD.
EVEN IN AREAS OUTSIDE THE BAN, THE MINNESOTA DNR DISCOURAGES PEOPLE FROM FEEDING DEER.
[♪♪♪] >> STILL TO COME ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.
[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: IT WAS FAIRLY CALM WEATHER THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE AREA TODAY, SOME CLOUDY SKIES, SOME SUNNY SKIES, UP IN THE 70s, THE WARM WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW, BUT SOME RAIN WILL BE COMING IN THE MORNING.
I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN JUST A MINUTE.
>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE CUYUNA AREA HOSTED A MIDWEST MOUNTAIN BIKEFEST.
[♪ [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.
[♪♪♪] >>> THE CUYUNA LAKES AREA WELCOMED RIDERS, FAMILIES AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS FROM ACROSS THE MIDWEST FOR THE MIDWEST MOUNTAIN BIKE FEST, HIGHLIGHTING THE OVER 70 MILES OF MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS IN THE CUYUNA RANGE.
OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS THE DETAILS.
>> Reporter: THE MIDWEST MOUNTAIN BIKE FEST IS A NON-COMPETITIVE COMMUNITY CELEBRATION OF MOUNTAIN BIKE CULTURE IN CUYUNA, BUILT AROUND RIDING TOGETHER, TRYING NEAR GEAR, SKILLS PROGRESSION, AND A WEEKEND THAT WAS MADE TO EXPERIENCE A SUMMER CAMP LIKE ADVENTURE FOR MOUNTAIN BIKERS.
>> SO 4TH OF JULY IS WHERE THE REAL TOURISM KICKS OFF.
WE WANTED TO SCHEDULE OUR EVENT SO THAT WE COULD HELP LOCAL BUSINESSES MAKE MONEY, THE AirBNBs, THE HOTELS, THE RESTAURANTS, GIVING THEM ONE MORE BUSY SEASON IN THE SUMMER.
>> WE WANT TO GET NEW PEOPLE UP HERE TO EXPERIENCE WHAT WE HAVE.
>> Reporter: A LARGE EXPO AND DEMO EXPERIENCE ANCHORS THE WEEKEND WITH GUIDED RIDE OPTIONS, SKILLS CLINICS, AND SOCIAL EVENTS THAT MAKE IT EASY TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND RECONNECT WITH OLD ONES.
>> TO SEE THAT COLLECTIVE JOY HERE, IT JUST REMINDS YOU WHY WE DO THIS.
SEEING EVERYONE SMILING ON THEIR BIKES AND SEEING FRIENDS THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN FOREVER, IT MAKES YOU TAKE A STEP BACK FROM ALL THE DAILY AND TO SEE OUR EXTENDED COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER.
THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO BRING PEOPLE AND GET THEM OUT HERE TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING THAT WAS RIGHT IN THEIR BACKYARD THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT.
>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS SAY THE FESTIVAL IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST MOUNTAIN BIKING.
IT'S A WAY TO SHOWCASE CUYUNA'S TRAIL SYSTEM, SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND CELEBRATE VOLUNTEERS WHO KEEP THESE TRAILS RIDE-READY.
>> WITHOUT THE VOLUNTEERS, THIS SIMPLY WOULDN'T EXIST.
WE SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS AND MAKE IT EASIER SO THEY CONTINUE TO COME BACK.
WE ALL WORK SO HARD TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THIS PLACE KEEPS PEOPLE COMING BACK YEAR AFTER YEAR AND WITHOUT ONE, THERE IS NOT THE OTHER.
I HOPE THEY FEEL A SENSE OF COMMUNITY HERE AND THEY CAN COME BACK AND FALL RIGHT INTO IT.
>> Reporter: REPORTING IN IRON TON, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.
>> THE MOUNTAIN BIKE FEST ALSO INCLUDED THE TRAIL BUILDER'S BASH, WHERE ALL THE BIKERS GATHERED FOR A FUNDRAISER FOR THE CUYUNA TRAILS TO SUPPORT TRAIL MAINTENANCE, VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS, AND FUTURE TRAIL DEVELOPMENTS.
>>> THE LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY IS BACK AGAIN THIS SUMMER.
THIS YEAR WE ARE 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.
HERE ARE TONIGHTS FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.
IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME YOU CAN QUALIFY BY CALLING US ON THE VACATION GIVEAWAY HOTLINE NUMBER BEFORE 5:00 P.M.
THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY.
EVERY WEEKNIGHT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, RIGHT HERE ON LAKELAND NEWS, WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS FOR THE 2026 LAKELAND PBS VACATION CONTEST.
WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER IN A LIVE DRAWING ON OUR MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST NEWSCAST.
>>> WELL STACY HAS THIS WEEK OFF AND SYDNEY DICK IS IN HERE NOW WITH OUR WEATHER.
WE HAD A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND.
>> Sydney: WE DID HAVE A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND.
IT WAS NICE OUT TODAY TOO, IT WAS FAIRLY DRY FOR MOST OF THE STATE.
THAT WILL BE CHANGING AS WE GET INTO TOMORROW.
WE HAVE A RAINY WEEK AHEAD OF US.
IT WILL BE RAINING PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY.
[♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.
>> Sydney: IT'S BEEN A FAIRLY DRY START TO THE SPRING AND START TO THE SUMMER HERE IN MINNESOTA, BUT WE'LL HAVE SOME RAIN COMING IN ALMOST AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION IN SOME AREAS OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
IT WAS FAIRLY CALM TONIGHT, IT WILL BE CALM THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT TONIGHT, STAYING DRY BUT IT WILL BE CLOUDY.
IT IS CURRENTLY 65 DEGREES AT OUR STUDIO, DEW POINT OF 45, A STEADY PRESSURE AND PEAK WIND WAS 4 MILES PER HOUR TODAY.
IN BRAINERD, IT IS MOSTLY SUNNY, A 68 DEGREES RIGHT NOW, 50% HUMIDITY, AND CALM WINDS OVER AS WELL.
UP ON THE PRECIPITATION FORECAST THROUGH TOMORROW AND THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
UP IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE, THERE WILL BE 0.3-INCH TO 0.5-INCH OF RAIN.
SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, GARY IN DEERWOOD SHOWING US THESE BEAUTIFUL LADY SLIPPERS OUT IN THE WILD.
DEBRA IN LAKE ADA, SOME CALM SKIES, CALM WATER.
ARLENE SHOWING US A BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE IN MENAHGA THIS MORNING.
THERE ARE SOME WILD PLUMS.
UPPER RED LAKE, A NICE SUNSET TONIGHT.
CHRISSY IS SHOWING THE CALM SKIES AND A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUD COVER OVER IN DEERWOOD.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR SENDING THOSE IN TONIGHT.
FOR OUR EAGLE EYE WEATHER WATCHERS, BOB IN BLUFFTON SAYS THERE WAS A HIGH OF 75, PARTLY CLOUDY AND CALM, ARLENE IN LONGVILLE A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS AND LOW OF 46 DEGREES, ANGELA IN CASS LAKE, MUCH OF THE SAME, HIGH OF 73, AND A LOW OF 52.
ON OUR ALMANAC FOR BRAINERD, IT WAS A HIGH OF 76 TODAY, RIGHT BELOW THE AVERAGE, BUT IT WAS FAIRLY WARM, LOW OF 53, SUNSET AT 9:12 TONIGHT.
IN BEMIDJI, IT WAS MUCH OF THE SAME, WE'RE ABOUT HITTING THE AVERAGE HIGHS AND LOWS, WE EXACTLY HIT THAT AVERAGE HIGH AT 76 DEGREES, AND JUST A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE AT 52.
SUNRISE IS AT 5:22 A.M.
THIS MORNING.
THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE DAY TODAY, IT WAS CALM, WE HAD SOME CLOUD COVER COMING IN, BUT NOT TOO MUCH RAIN.
AS WE MOVE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT TONIGHT, WE WILL REALLY BE SEEING THE CLOUDS COMING IN.
WE HAVE A SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE WEST THAT WILL BRING US SOME MORNING SHOWERS AND SOME AFTERNOON THUNDER SHOWERS TOMORROW.
MOST OF THE DAY WILL BE JUST SOME RAIN, BUT THE THUNDER SHOWERS WILL BE MOVING IN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
IT WILL BE UP INTO THE 70s FOR MOST OF OUR VIEWING AREA.
TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND FAIRLY CALM WINDS, LIGHT AND VARIABLE, 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR, IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT CHILLY WITH THE LOW OF 48 DEGREES.
TOMORROW, A 70 TO 90% CHANCE OF THE AFTERNOON THUNDER SHOWERS, AND THAT WILL BE FOR MOST OF THE STATE.
A HIGH OF 72 IS PREDICTED, IT WILL BE PRETTY GUSTY WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MILES PER HOUR.
FOR OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, WE WILL BE SEEING SOME THUNDER SHOWERS THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE WEEK, THURSDAY WILL BE FAIRLY CALM, SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AS WE GET INTO THE WEEKEND.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE UP IN THE 70s IN THE DAY.
LATER ON IN THE WEEKEND, THE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDER SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE, HIGHS IN THE MID-70s.
BACK TO YOU GUYS.
>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS SYDNEY.
AT LEAST WE'RE TIMING OUT SOME OF THE RAIN DURING THE WORKWEEK.
IT WAS BETTER THAN THE WEEKEND.
MILES IS HERE TONIGHT, CHARLIE HAS TONIGHT OFF AS WELL.
>> Miles: WE HAVE SOME WORDS WITH CLOUD BEFORE SHE GOES TO COLLEGE.
WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT STORY RIGHT AFTER THE B [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.
>>> BRAINERD ALUM AND TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE, THE TWO TIME HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPION.
AFTER FULLY TEARING HER ACL AND PARTIALLY TEARING HER MCL DURING A BASKETBALL GAME IN 2025, SHE BECAME FACED WITH A NEW CHALLENGE AND THE ROAD BACK TO FLYING HIGH REPRESENTED MORE THAN JUST A COMEBACK.
>> Reporter: FOR CORA, THE EXTENT OF HER INJURY REMAINED A MYSTERY AT FIRST.
>> RIGHT WHEN IT HAPPENED, I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS AN ACL TEAR.
IT WAS SOMETHING YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT.
I WAS IN SHOCK BECAUSE WHEN THEY BROUGHT ME TO THE TRAINER'S ROOM, I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING THAT HAPPENED.
>> Reporter: THEN MILLER IMMEDIATELY HAD AN IDEA ON THE INJURY'S SEVERITY.
>> I REMEMBER TALKING TO HER DAD AND MOM AND WE KNEW IT WAS SOMETHING PRETTY SERIOUS.
WE WERE HOPING THAT IT'S SOMETHING SHE WOULD COME BACK FROM QUICKLY BUT OBVIOUSLY IT WAS A MAJOR INJURY.
>> Reporter: THE ROAD TO RECOVERY HAD MANY TWISTS AND TURNS PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY.
>> MY PARENTS KEPT PUSHING ME, I PROBABLY HATED THEM AT THE TIME BECAUSE I WANTED TO LAY IN BED.
IT WENT DOWNHILL SO FAST AND COMING TO TRACK IS HARDER BECAUSE THIS IS MY THING.
SEEING EVERYBODY AND MY SECTION, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ME.
>> Reporter: HER FIRST TRACK MEET CAME AT A FAMILIAR PLACE AS WELL, THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA WHERE SHE IMMEDIATELY REDISCOVERED HER WINNING WAYS, LEAPING 5 FEET AND 2 INCHES TO SECURE FIRST PLACE.
>> I WAS NERVOUS.
I KNEW I WAS THE SAME.
I MISSED 5 FEET TWICE, AND I MADE BOTH OF THEM DURING THE LAST ATTEMPT.
5'2" IS NOT BAD FOR MY FIRST MEET.
>> Reporter: SHE HAD TO WAIT AND SEE IF OTHER JUMPERS COULD CLEAR 5 FEET AND 6 INCHES BEFORE CLAIMING HER CROWN.
SHE BOUNCED BACK, SURPASSING THAT MARK BEFORE BECOMING THE SOLE JUMPER TO CLEAR 5 FEET AND 6 INCHES IN CLASS 3A AND A TWO TIME STATE CHAMPION.
>> THAT'S THE THING, SHE IS A FIERCE COMPETITOR, REALLY DETERMINED.
SO EVEN THE ONE MISS, IT DIDN'T RATTLE HER, SHE SAID I KNOW I GOT THE NEXT ONE.
>> Reporter: AS SHE PREPARES FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER, SHE BELIEVES HER JOURNEY BACK FROM INJURY TAUGHT HER MORE ABOUT WHO SHE IS.
>> I AM MORE THAN JUST AN ATHLETE.
I THOUGHT OF THE WHAT IFS AND IT CLICKED TO ME, I STOP WORRIED ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN.
HAVING AN INJURY LIKE THAT, I FEEL LIKE I'M MENTALLY STRONG AND I CAN HANDLE ANYTHING AT THIS POINT.
>> Miles: SHE SAYS HER NEXT GOAL IS TO CLEAR 5 FEET AND 8 INCHES AND THEN SO ON.
OVER ON THE DIAMOND, THE TWINS ARE HOSTING THE DODGERS FOR A THREE GAME SET.
FIRST AT BAT, SHOHEI OHTANI DOING WHAT HE DOES, A BLAST TO RIGHT FIELD, GIVING THE DODGERS A 1-0 LEAD.
BOTTOM OF THE FIRST, BYRON, KNOT THINGS UP FOR MINNESOTA, TIES THINGS AT 1-1.
FAST FORWARD TO THE TOP OF THE 6th INNING NOW, FIRST AT-BAT FOR THE DODGERS, FREDDY GOING UP AND TEEING OFF, HOME RUN FOR HIM, STRAIGHT TO CENTER FIELD, ENOUGH FOR THE DODGERS AS THEY WOULD TAKE DOWN THE MINNESOTA TWINS IN A 2-1 VICTORY.
>>> NOW MOVING TO THE FIFA WORLD CUP, FIRST IN GROUP J, MESSI HISTORIC DAY.
FRANCE GOT THE WIN AS THEY TAKE DOWN IRAQ 3-0.
NORWAY GETS THE WIN OVER SENEGAL.
>>> OVER TO THE NBA, THE TWINS GOT ACTIVE BEFORE THE DRAFT TOMORROW.
ACCORDING TO ESPN, MINNESOTA IS SENDING THREE TIME ALL-STAR POWER FORWARD JULIUS RANDALL, ALONG WITH THE DRAFT PICK THIS YEAR TO THE BROOKLYN NETS IN A THREE TEAM TRADE.
THEY WILL BE RECEIVING THE 33rd OVERALL PICK.
>> Dennis: VERY INTERESTING.
I HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT THAT ONE YET.
>> Miles: LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE TRYING TO FREE UP SPACE.
>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, SOUNDS GOOD.
THANKS MILES.
CARIBBEAN BEACH TANNING AND WELLNESS SALON HAS BEEN SERVING THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA FOR OVER TWO DECADES.
CBTS AIMS TO HELP THOSE INTERESTED ACHIEVE THEIR TANNING GOALS.
REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE LATEST IN THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS.
>> Reporter: ANYONE WHO WALKS THROUGH CARIBBEAN BEACH TANNING AND WELLNESS SALON STORES WILL HAVE FIVE DIFFERENT TANNING BEDS TO CHOOSE FROM.
>> IT'S A PHENOMENAL BED FOR THE VITAMIN D PURPOSES.
MINNESOTANS HAVE TO BE READY FOR MEXICO SUN WHEN THEY GO ON VACATION.
THE BAHAMA LEVEL GIVE AS DIFFERENT LEVEL OF BRONZE.
IT ALSO HAS THE FACIAL.
THE PARADISE LEVEL IS FANTASTIC FOR THE QUICK TAN.
>> Reporter: THOSE AT CBTS ALSO OFFER THE HYDRO MASSAGE, WHICH THEY SAY CAN HELP INCREASE BLOOD FLOW.
>> IF YOU WALK ALL DAY AT WORK, IT'S AN EASY WAY TO RELIEVE THE SORE MUSCLES.
>> IT'S A GOOD OPTION TO HAVE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE A MASSAGE THERAPIST, CHOOSE THE PRESSURE AND WHERE IT IS ON YOUR BODY.
SPEEDING UP THE BLOOD FLOW HELPS THE TANNING PROCESS.
>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO TANNING BEDS, THEY SAY THAT FULL BODY RED LIGHT THERAPY BEDS CAN HELP ALLEVIATE JOINT DISCOMFORT.
>> SO MANY PEOPLE ARE IN PAIN, WHICH IS SAD, BUT WE WOULD LOVE TO BE PART OF THE RELIEF.
IT'S FULL BODY, 10 MINUTE.
IT HAS A VIBRATION PLATE IN THERE TO DETOX.
WE HAVE A PAM -- PANEL AND FULL BODY BED.
>> Reporter: CARIBBEAN BEACH TANNING IS COMMITTED TO BEING THE PREMIER TANNING SALON IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.
THE TEAM IS SMART TAN CERTIFIED, RED LIGHT THERAPY CERTIFIED, EYE WEAR CERTIFIED, AND BELIEVE THEY ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ON HOW TO KEEP ALL CLIENTS SAFE AND LET THEM ACHIEVE A GREAT TAN.
>> THE CUSTOMERS MAKE OUR WORKDAY A LOT EASIER.
YOU HAD A BAD DAY, YOU WILL LEAVE HAPPY.
THERE ARE REASONS WHY PEOPLE TAN, WE'RE HELPFUL IN WHATEVER THE GOAL IS.
>> REPORTING IN BRAINERD WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.
>> CARIBBEAN BEACH TANNING IS OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
NOW WE GO TO WEATHER.
>> Sydney: LIGHT WINDS, VARIABLE, 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.
THEY WILL PICK UP TOMORROW, GUSTS UP TO 25.
AS THE THUNDER SHOWERS WILL COME IN TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
>> Dennis: OKAY, THAT'S GOING TO WRAP UP OUR SHOW.
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
>> Miles: GOOD NIGHT.
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