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>> 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.

>>> THE BRIDGE ON 7TH OVERNIGHT SHELTER IN BRAINERD WAS OPEN FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SUMMER AFTER BEING APPROVED BY THE BRAINERD CITY COUNCIL EARLIER THIS YEAR TO OPERATE YEAR-ROUND.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: OVER THE SHELTER'S FIRST SUMMER OF OPERATION, THE SHELTER SAW OVER 100 GUESTS WITH 86 OF THEM LEAVING THE SHELTER'S PROGRAM AND 25 STILL CURRENTLY BEING ENROLLED.

>> ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS ABOUT OUR SHELTER, AS MUCH AS WE'RE HERE TO HELP, IT'S NOT A PLACE TO LIVE.

IT'S A BUMP IN THE ROAD, SO WE'RE REALLY, REALLY FOCUSING ON HOW WE CAN HELP PEOPLE GET OUT OF THE SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, INTO PLACES WHERE THEY NEED TO GO, WHETHER THAT IS A TREATMENT, THEIR OWN HOUSE, GETTING RECONNECTED WITH THEIR FAMILY, FRIENDS, THAT KIND OF THING.

>> Reporter: GUESTS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A PATHWAY PLAN THAT KEEPS THEM CONNECTED WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

>> ONE OF THE BIGGEST AREAS I REALIZED THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON FOR OUR SHELTER IS HELPING OUR GUESTS FEEL CONNECTED TO OUR COMMUNITY, WITH US BEING AN OVERNIGHT SHELTER ONLY, IT'S VERY HARD FOR US TO GET THEM IN TOUCH WITH RESOURCES WHILE THEY'RE HERE AND WHEN WE FOCUS ON THEIR MENTAL WELLBEING AND THEY ARE CONNECTED, THEY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.

>> Reporter: ONE THING THAT STAFF MONITORED WAS WHETHER THE YEAR-ROUND OPERATION WOULD LEAD TO LONGER STAYS AT THE SHELTER.

OF THE 111 GUESTS THAT STAYED AT THE SHELTER, 51 STAYED FOR A WEEK OR LESS, WITH THE REST RANGING FROM 1 WEEK, TO 2 MONTHS.

CROW WING COUNTY SAW THE BIGGEST AMOUNT OF GUESTS STAYING AT THE SHELTER WITH AN ESTIMATED 63%.

>> I THINK IT'S REALLY SHOWING THAT YOU KNOW, WE ARE JUST KIND OF A TEMPORARY STOP FOR A LOT OF GUESTS, GIVING THEM A SAFE AND WARM PLACE TO SLEEP, WHERE THEY CAN GET CONNECTED TO OTHER RESOURCES AND ON TO A PATH OF STABILITY.

WE WILL HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH A LOT OF COMMUNITIES AND REALLY FOCUSING ON SOLIDIFYING THOSE PARTNERSHIPS SO WE CAN HAVE A BETTER IMPACT AND HELP OUR GUESTS AT THE SHELTER.

>> Reporter: THE SHELTER WANTS TO THANK THE COMMUNITY AND ITS PARTNERS FOR HELPING THEM SUPPORT OVER 500-PLUS INDIVIDUALS SINCE THE FOUNDING OF THE SHELTER IN 2021.

REPORTING IN BRAINERD, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE SHELTER WAS ABLE TO OPERATE YEAR-ROUND THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS LIKE SHARING BREAD SOUP KITCHEN, LIGHTHOUSE BEGINNINGS, AND THE MY NEIGHBOR TO LOVE COALITION.

>>> A CEDAR RAPIDS WOMAN SUFFERED LIFE THREATENING INJURIES IN A TWO VEHICLE CRASH NEAR BEMIDJI TODAY.

THE STATE PATROL SAYS A MINIVAN DRIVEN BY 60-YEAR OLD STEVEN HELLER WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON COUNTY ROAD 50.

WHILE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY TWO THE MINVAN STRUCK AN SUV THAT WAS PARKED.

THE DRIVER OF THE SUV, ELAINE BANGS OF CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA SUFFERED LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER IN FARGO.

A PASSENGER IN THE SUV, 39-YEAR OLD KRISTA BANGS SUFFERED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO SANFORD BEMIDJI.

THE CRASH HAPPENED AROUND 8:10 THIS MORNING.

>>> MOTORISTS WILL EXPERIENCE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC CHANGES AROUND THE HIGHWAY 197 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN BEMIDJI BEGINNING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, AS CREWS PREPARE FOR THE FINAL STAGE OF 2026 CONSTRUCTION.

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS SAY CREWS WILL CONSTRUCT TWO TEMPORARY COMPACT ROUNDABOUTS ALONG THE UPCOMING DETOUR ROUTE.

THE ROUNDABOUTS WILL BE LOCATED ON HANNAH AVENUE AT 30TH STREET AND HANNAH AVENUE AT ANNE STREET.

THEY ARE BEING INSTALLED TO HELP TRAFFIC MOVE THROUGH THE INTERSECTIONS DURING THE HIGHWAY 71 DETOUR.

DURING THE DETOUR, MOTORISTS WILL USE HANNAH AVENUE AND ANNE STREET.

THE DETOUR IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS WHILE CREWS COMPLETE THE FINAL STAGE OF 2026 CONSTRUCTION.

THE DETOUR FOR HIGHWAY 71 BETWEEN HIGHWAY 197 AND ANNE STREET WILL BEGIN MID-MORNING ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH.

AFTER THE START OF THE SCHOOL DAY.

BECAUSE IT IS ALSO THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, CREWS ARE WAITING UNTIL AFTER MORNING SCHOOL TRAFFIC HAS CLEARED BEFORE PUTTING THE DETOUR INTO PLACE.

>>> THE MAN FEDERALLY CONVICTED OF SHOOTING MINNESOTA STATE LEGISLATORS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES LAST JUNE HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO STATE CHARGES.

VANCE BOELTER, ENTERED THE PLEA ON WEDNESDAY AND ASKED FOR A SPEEDY TRIAL.

THE TRIAL IS SET FOR NOVEMBER 2ND.

BOELTER ALSO REQUESTED TO HAVE HIS BAIL REDUCED FROM $5 MILLION TO 0 BUT THAT REQUEST WAS DENIED.

IN JUNE BOELTER PLEADED GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO THE ASSASSINATION OF MELISSA HORTMAN AND HER HUSBAND, MARK, AND THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF SENATOR JOHN HOFFMAN, HIS WIFE, YVETTE, AND THEIR DAUGHTER, HOPE.

HE WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON.

>>> WELL, IT DOESN'T GET THE SAME HEADLINES AS THE STOCK MARKET, BUT THE BOND MARKET HAS A GREATER IMPACT ON THE OVERALL U.S.

ECONOMY.

LATELY THE BOND MARKET HAS BEEN FLASHING SOME SERIOUS WARNING SIGNS.

KARIN CAIFA IS IN WASHINGTON WITH A LOOK AT WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOUR HOUSEHOLD.

>> Reporter: THE SUMMER SELL OFF IN THE BOND MARKET IS PUTTING THE SQUEEZE ON HOUSEHOLD BORROWERS.

>> NOT EVERYBODY IS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRYING TO BUY A HOUSE OR TRYING TO BUY A CAR, BUT IF YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE, THEN EFFECTIVELY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TREASURY RATES GO UP IS THAT YOUR LIFE BECOMES MORE EXPENSIVE.

>> Reporter: THE U.S.

NATIONAL DEBT JUST TOPPED A RECORD $40 TRILLION.

THE STAGNANT SITUATION AROUND THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ HAS KEPT OIL PRICES HIGH AND U.S.

INFLATION REMAINS STUBBORN.

INVESTORS' CONFIDENCE IN THE ECONOMY HAS SLIPPED AND THEY'RE DEMANDING HIGHER YIELDS FROM THE GOVERNMENT BECAUSE FEDERAL DEBT SEEMS MORE RISKY.

>> HERE'S THE SIMPLE STORY, WE HAVE TOO MUCH DEBT.

PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, MOST INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WANT TO BUY LESS U.S.

DEBT.

>> Reporter: WHEN IT BECOMES MORE COSTLY FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO BORROW, IT BECOMES MORE COSTLY FOR CONSUMERS TO BORROW, BECAUSE BANKS USE THOSE YIELDS AS A BENCHMARK FOR SETTING INTEREST RATE FROM EVERYTHING FROM MORTGAGES TO AUTO LOANS.

>> IF YOU'RE STRUGGLING WITH OTHER KINDS OF PAYMENTS ON GROCERIES, ON GAS FOR YOUR CAR, AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND INTEREST RATES ARE GOING UP, WELL YOUR LIFE JUST GOT A WHOLE LOT MORE EXPENSIVE.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, I'M KARIN CAIFA.

>> Dennis: IN RECENT WEEKS, THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT SAID THEY WOULD BUY BACK MORE OF THEIR DEBT TO TAMP DOWN THE RISE IN YIELDS.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL START OUT WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, BUT WE HAVE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND WE COULD SEE SOME STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS WITH THAT SYSTEM.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE UNITED WAY OF BEMIDJI AREA IS DOING FUNDRAISING FOR THEIR IMAGINATION LIBRARY IN THE WAKE OF DOLLY PARTON'S PASSING.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> COUNTRY MUSIC LOST ONE OF THE ALL-TIME GREATS LAST WEEK WITH THE PASSING OF DOLLY PARTON, BUT MORE THAN JUST SINGING AND PLAYING GUITAR, SHE WAS ALSO DEEPLY INVESTED IN CHARITY AND GIVING BACK.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK HAS MORE ON THE LOCAL BRANCH OF DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY WHICH IS CONTINUING ITS IMPACT ON NORTHERN MINNESOTA CHILDREN.

>> Reporter: SO DOLLY PARTON STARTED THE IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAM BECAUSE HER DAD COULDN'T READ OR WRITE.

SHE KNEW THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING BOOKS IN KIDS' HANDS.

THERE ARE A LOT OF DATA AND STATISTICS ABOUT WHEN A KID OWNS A BOOK, WHEN A CHILD OWNS A BOOK, THEIR LOVE FOR READING CAN GROW.

>> Reporter: THE IMAGINATION LIBRARY SENDS ONE BOOK EVERY MONTH TO CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM AGE 0 TO 5.

THE BOOKS ARE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE CHILDREN'S HOUSE AND HAS THE CHILD'S NAME ON EACH ONE.

THE UNITED WAY OF BEMIDJI AREA SPONSORS KIDS IN BELTRAMI, HUBBARD, AND CLEAR WATER COUNTIES.

THE FOUR PINES BOOKSTORE IN BEMIDJI IS DOING A FUNDRAISER FOR THE UNITED WAY OF BEMIDJI'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY, WITH A PORTION OF ALL SALES FROM THE FOUR PINES, EITHER ONLINE OR IN PERSON GOING TOWARDS THE LOCAL IMAGINATION LIBRARY AND SENDING BOOKS TO THE KIDS.

>> I THINK IT'S SUCH AN IMPACTFUL THING TO KNOW THAT MAYBE KIDS WHO WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO OWN A BOOK, CAN, AND EVEN IF THEIR FAMILIES COULD AFFORD IT, IT DOESN'T MATTER TO DOLLY OR US EITHER.

>> FOR KIDS, IT'S A GREAT WAY TO START WRITING AND LEARNING HOW TO READ AND STUFF LIKE THAT AND STORYTELLING IS A WONDERFUL THING.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE BEEN RUNNING THE LOCAL IMAGINATION LIBRARY SINCE 2019 AND HAS GIVEN OUT OVER 46,000 BOOKS.

THERE ARE CURRENTLY 705 LOCAL KIDS ENROLLED TO GET THE BOOKS EVERY MONTH.

>> THE IMAGINATION LIBRARY PICKS THE BOOKS FOR THE YEAR SO BASED ON YOUR AGE, YOU WILL GET AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOKS AS KIDS SIGN UP, AS LONG AS WE DON'T HAVE A WAIT LIST.

THEY GET INTO THE PROGRAM AND THOSE BOOKS START COMING THROUGH THAT WAY.

SO, THE COST IS ABOUT $30 A KID, BUT THAT IS NOT SOMETHING WE ASK FOR AS YOU SIGN UP FOR THE CHILD.

WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR YOU TO DONATE.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU TO SIGN UP YOUR KIDS.

>> Reporter: FAMILIES CAN SIGN UP THEIR KIDS TO RECEIVE BOOKS THROUGH THE UNITED WAY BEMIDJI WEBSITE.

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

>> THE FUNDRAISER THROUGH FOUR PINES BOOK STORE IS RUNNING NOW THROUGH THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH.

>>> TWO ENDANGERED FEMALE WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLAS NOW HAVE A NEW HOME IN MINNESOTA.

THE COMO PARK ZOO AND CONSERVATORY IN SAINT PAUL RECENTLY WELCOMED KAMBA AND NORA.

THE PAIR ARRIVED FROM BROOKFIELD ZOO IN CHICAGO WHERE THEY WERE BORN AND RAISED.

TUESDAY MARKED THE FIRST TIME KAMBA AND NORA HAD ACCESS TO THE OUTDOOR YARD.

THEY'LL BE USING THE SPACE SEPARATELY FROM THE ZOO'S ESTABLISHED GORILLA TROOP FOR NOW.

ZOO OFFICIALS SAY KAMBA AND NORA HAVE MET INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY BUT GROUP INTRODUCTIONS ARE A CAREFUL PROCESS.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT THAT ALL INVOLVES.

WEATHER-WISE, ANOTHER NICE DAY TODAY IN THE NORTHLAND.

>> Stacy: VERY NICE OUT THERE.

WE HAVE SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES AND WE WILL SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE MOVE AHEAD.

WE DO HAVE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING TO THE FORECAST, ESPECIALLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON, TOMORROW NIGHT, AND THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG OR SEVERE ST [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE HAD JUST A PLEASANT DAY ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH SOME SUNSHINE AND SOME NICE TEMPERATURES TO GO WITH THAT.

WE WILL START OUT WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW MORNING, AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN TO THE AREA AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SOME STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW EVENING AND TOMORROW NIGHT.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 65 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, WINDS ARE CALM, DEW POINT IS 57, AND HUMIDITY IS AT 76%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 67 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 63, PRESSURE IS RISING, AND WINDS ARE NORTHEAST AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.

ON THE SATELLITE AND RADAR, ALL HAS BEEN QUIET IN OUR VIEWING AREA THIS EVENING.

WE ANTICIPATE QUIET WEATHER OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, THERE COULD BE SOME INCREASE IN CLOUDS IN PARTS OF THE AREA.

WE'RE LOOKING AT VARIABLE CLOUDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

WE START OUT WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, BUT AS I MENTIONED, HEADING INTO THE AFTERNOON, CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN.

THAT CONTINUES TOMORROW NIGHT WITH THAT SHOT AT SOME STRONG OR SEVERE WEATHER.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, IT WAS A LITTLE BIT FOGGY THIS MORNING FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA AND SAMROSE CAPTURING THE BEAUTIFUL COLORS AT SUNRISE OVER LOWER RED LAKE.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD WITH SOME OF THE FLOWERS IN BLOOM IN THE AREA.

LAURIE WITH THREE LOONS ON LITTLE TURTLE LAKE.

THE WISPY CLOUDS FROM GARY IN DEERWOOD.

A GORGEOUS SUNSET AND PRETTY COLORS THIS EVENING FROM BILL AND JUDY.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 56 AND CALM WITH SOME FOG THIS MORNING.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD, THE HIGH WAS 82.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 82.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNNY SKIES, HIGH IS 79.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, 81 FOR THE HIGH, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, AND STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD REPORTING A HIGH OF 81.

TAKING A LOOK AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD DID TOP OUT TODAY AT 81 DEGREES.

SO WE ARE ABOVE AVERAGE.

OUR AVERAGE IS IN THE MID-70s.

57 IS THE LOW TEMPERATURE AND SUNSET TONIGHT AT 7:53.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 78, 4 DEGREES ABOVE THAT AVERAGE.

49 IS THE LOW, SO A LITTLE BIT COOL THIS MORNING, COOLER THAN OUR 52 DEGREE AVERAGE, AND SUNRISE WAS AT 6:40.

SO AS WE LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE WILL HAVE SOME SUNSHINE EARLY ON, CLOUDS WILL INCREASE, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.

I WILL PROBABLY SEE THOSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGIN TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.

AS YOU CAN SEE, SOME OF THOSE COULD BE A LITTLE BIT ON THE STRONG SIDE, WITH A POTENTIAL FOR SOME SEVERE WEATHER, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD MORE INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

AS FAR AS TEMPERATURES GO, WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70s ACROSS THE FAR NORTH, BUT A LOT OF LOW TO MID-80s IN THErd -- NORTHERN MINNESOTA WITH TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT IN THE MIDDLE 80s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, VARIABLE CLOUDS, LOWS NEAR 57, EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, AND HIGHS NEAR 82.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT, SHOULD CLEAR OUT ON FRIDAY, LEAVING US PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, AND HIGHS NEAR 83.

A LITTLE BIT UNSETTLED AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE HEY BOAR DAY -- LABOR DAY WEEKEND, HIGHS IN THE 80s ON SUNDAY, BUT MONDAY IT SHOULD BE COOLER WITH HIGHS NEAR 72.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE WITH SPORTS SOME OF THE FALL SPORTS, THEY GET AN OF THEIR SEASON BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS.

IT MAKES SENSE.

>> Charlie: YES, TENNIS IS THE FIRST ONE TO GET THEIR SECTION TOURNAMENT STARTED.

THAT WILL BE IN OCTOBER, WHICH IS AT THIS POINT, ONLY A MONTH AWAY.

I HAD A CHANCE TO CATCH SOME TENNIS THIS MORNING.

THEY WERE UP AT 9:00 A.M.

ON THE COURT.

I'LL HAVE MORE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> WHO NEEDS SLEEP WHEN YOU GOT TENNIS?

THE BEMIDJI GIRLS MADE THE LONG TREK BACK AFTER A WIN AT ROCORI LAST NIGHT, ONLY TO GET AN EARLY WAKE UP CALL FOR A 9 A.M.

MATCH THIS MORNING.

MEANWHILE, STAPLES-MOTLEY CAME INTO TODAY'S MATCH WELL RESTED, HAVING NOT PLAYED SINCE FRIDAY, BUT TRYING TO SNAG THEIR FIRST WIN AS A TEAM SINCE SWEEPING THEIR SEASON OPENING TRIANGULAR.

LUMBERJACKS COME IN 4-3 HOSTING THE 2-5 CARDINALS.

OVER AT ONE DOUBLES, ZOE MCNALLEN WITH THE SERVICE AND MILLIE KNOTT WITH THE REFLEXES OF A CAT, SURVIVAL INSTINCTS TAKING OVER, THEY'D WIN THE 1ST SET.

LATER, NATALIE HANSON, SHE'S GOT AN ACE UP HER SLEEVE, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH FOR HER AND MADISON PERIUS AS THEY FALL IN STRAIGHT SETS.

OVER AT TWO SINGLES, BEMIDJI'S LILLY CARON WAS RIDING THE LINES AGAINST S-M'S KAYLIE PERIUS, WORKED OUT IN THE LONG RUN AS CARON WON HER MATCH, 6-1, 6-O.

AND AT ONE SINGLES, THE CARD'S RONNIE NOSKA WITH A CHANCE TO PUT AWAY THE JACK'S LIZ PETERSON, NOSKA WITH THE SOFT TOUCH ON MATCH POINT, 6-4, 6-2 THE FINAL THERE.

BUT IT WOULD BE STAPLES-MOTLEY ONLY MATCH WIN, BEMIDJI COMES OUT ON TOP TODAY, 6-1.

A FEW MORE SCORES FOR YOU.

RIGHT NOW, THE MINNESOTA TWINS JUST TIED IT AFTER GIVING UP A RUN AT THE TOP OF THE INNING, 6-6 THERE.

WE'LL UPDATE YOU AS THE SCORE HAPPENS.

>>> TODAY THE MINNESOTA WILD ANNOUNCED A MULTI-YEAR LOCAL STREAMING DEAL WITH PRIME VIDEO TO BE THE EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR IN THE WILD'S BROADCAST TERRITORY, STREAMING ALL OF THEIR NON-NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAMES.

NOW, GAMES WILL STILL BE BROADCAST ON CABLE, SATELLITE, AND OVER THE AIR TELEVISION AS PART OF THE NEW, TEAM-OWNED, MULTIMEDIA NETWORK CALLED WILD-PLUS, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO SUBSCRIBE TO PRIME IF YOU HAVE CABLE OR SATELLITE.

BUT IF YOU GO THE STREAMING ROUTE, THE SUBSCRIPTION FOR WILD GAMES WILL COST $19.99 PER MONTH OR $99 FOR THE WHOLE YEAR, AND EVEN IF YOU'RE ALREADY A PRIME MEMBER, YOU'D STILL NEED TO SUBSCRIBE.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS REGARDING AVAILABILITY AND CHANNEL LOCATIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE REGULAR SEASON.

>>> WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY FOOTBALL KICKS OFF THEIR SEASON WITH PERENNIAL POWERHOUSE MAHNOMEN-WAUBUN.

BUT THE THUNDERBIRDS AREN'T THE BIRDS GIVING THE WOLVES A HEADACHE AHEAD OF THEIR HOME OPENER TOMORROW EVENING.

>> THERE IS A MIGRATORY BIRD CAUSING MIGRAINES.

THE PAIR OF OSPREY BUILT THEIR NEST, AND SINCE THE BIRD IS FEDERALLY PROTECTED UNDER THE MIGRATORY BIRD TREE ACT, THE LIGHTS OF THE STADIUM CANNOT BE TURNED ON UNTIL THE BIRDS AND THEIR YOUNG VACATE THEIR SUMMER HOME, WHICH MEANS NO NIGHT GAMES FOR THE WOLVES.

>> IT'S A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING.

EVERY KID LIVES FOR FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS.

PLAYING AT 5:00 IS NOT IDEAL, BUT IT'S ANOTHER GAME AT ANOTHER TIME.

IT DOESN'T CHANGE MUCH FOR US.

>> Reporter: THE ADDED ADVERSITY IS SMALL COMPARED TO THE FACT THAT THE WOLVES GRADUATED HALF OF THEIR STARTING LINE UP A YEAR AGO.

>> I THINK IT'S OKAY.

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT WORK, EVEN IF IT'S ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

WE DON'T NEED THE LIGHTS TO PERFORM.

IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT EITHER WAY.

>> Reporter: THE TEAM IS FILLED WITH UNDER CLASSMEN BUT WHAT THEY LACK IN AGE THEY MAKE UP FOR IN OTHER WAY.

>> THEY HAVE A TON OF HEART AND THEY'RE AGGRESSIVE, BUT WE CAN GET BETTER AT EXECUTION AND TECHNIQUE.

I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE A GOOD GROUP.

THEY JUST NEED MORE TIME.

>> WE WORRY ABOUT BEING PHYSICAL, BUT WE PROVED WE'RE A PHYSICAL TEAM.

WE DON'T HAVE THE SIZE BUT WE HAVE THE SPEED.

>> Reporter: THE WOLVES WILL PUT IT TO THE TEST AGAINST MAHNOMEN WAUBUN.

>> REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME, YOU WILL BE A BETTER TEAM.

YOU HAVE TO PLAY AT THAT LEVEL.

>> WE'RE GOING TO PLAY SMART, PLAY LOW, AND SHOOTING THE BALL.

>> THEY'RE GOING TO BE TOUGH.

I CAN'T LIE ABOUT THAT.

I LIKE OUR GROUP.

I LIKE WHERE WE'RE STANDING RIGHT NOW.

>> Charlie: AND ONCE AGAIN, THERE IS THE NEW KICK OFF TIME, 5:00 P.M., A CHANGE FROM THE 7:00 P.M.

START, AND OF COURSE THE OSPREY WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR THAT AS WELL.

>> Dennis: OF COURSE THEY WILL.

THANKS CHARLIE.

IT'S A WAY OF CONSUMING RECREATIONAL DRUGS, LIKE MARIJUANA, THAT CONTINUES TO RISE IN POPULARITY.

EDIBLE GUMMIES ARE WIDELY AVAILABLE FOR U.S.

ADULTS BUT A NEW STUDY REVEALS THESE CANDY-LOOKING PRODUCTS ARE ALSO LEADING TO A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN UNINTENTIONAL INGESTIONS AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS A LOOK AT THE DATA AND GOES OVER HOW EXPERTS SAY EVERYONE CAN KEEP KIDS SAFE.

>> Reporter: IN THE LAST QUARTER CENTURY, DRUG INFUSED FOOD PRODUCTS HAVE BECOME MORE COMMON AND MORE AVAILABLE TO UNKNOWING YOUNG CHILDREN.

>> THE MAGNITUDE OF THE INCREASE IN THE STUDY IS STRIKING.

>> Reporter: DR.

HANNAH HAYES WITH NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS COAUTHOR OF THIS STUDY, WHICH ANALYZE CALLS TO U.S.

POISON CENTERS FROM 2000 TO 2024.

SHE AND RESEARCHERS DISCOVERED MORE THAN 41,000 REPORTED UNINTENTIONAL INGESTION INVOLVING RECREATIONAL DRUGS AMONG CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 6.

AT THAT TIME, THEY SAW A MORE THAN 3,300% INCREASE IN THE RECREATIONAL DRUG INGESTION RATE PER 100,000 U.S.

CHILDREN.

>> THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN DRUG EXPOSURE IN YOUNG CHILDREN WAS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY CANNABIS EDIBLE EXPOSURES.

THEY ARE ENORMOUSLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF HOW FREQUENTLY KIDS ARE GETTING INTO THEM.

>> Reporter: WHILE MORE THAN HALF OF THE CHILDREN EXPOSED HAD LITTLE OR NO MEDICAL EFFECTS, ABOUT 5% OF THEM HAD SYMPTOMS THAT WERE LIFE-THREATENING OR RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT DISABILITY OR DISFIGUREMENT.

THERE WERE ALSO 6 DEATHS IN THE TIME PERIOD STUDIED, ALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 3.

SINCE MOST OF THE INGESTIONS HAPPENED AT HOME, HAYES SAYS EDIBLES SHOULD BE STORED OUT OF SIGHT AND REACH.

SHE SAYS NOT TO PUT THEM IN PLACES LIKE A BACKPACK, PURSE, OR PANTRY NEAR FOOD.

DON'T USE THE PRODUCTS AROUND CHILDREN.

THEY OFTEN IMITATE WHAT THEY SEE.

>> THE SAFEST OPTION IS TO NOT HAVE THESE PRODUCTS ACCESSIBLE IN THE HOME WITH YOUNG CHILDREN.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>> IF YOU BELIEVE A CHILD HAS COME INTO CONTACT WITH ANY POISON.

DOCTOR HAYS SAYS TO NOT MAKE THEM THROW UP.

INSTEAD CALL THE POISON HELPLINE FOR FREE CONFIDENTIAL ADVICE THAT'S AVAILABLE 24-HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

THAT NUMBER IS ON THE SCREEN THERE.

WE'RE OUT OF TIME TONIGHT.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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