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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.

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

>>> THE MINNESOTA B.C.A.

HAS IDENTIFIED THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN A SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS ON WEDNESDAY IN WHICH THE SUSPECTED GUNMAN AND TWO OTHER PEOPLE DIED, AND SEVERAL OTHERS, INCLUDING THREE POLICE OFFICERS, WERE INJURED.

THE SUSPECTED SHOOTER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 35-YEAR-OLD CARLTON NEAL JOHNSON THE SECOND.

JOHNSON DIED OF MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS.

AUTHORITIES SAY JOHNSON WAS FIGHTING EVICTION FROM THE APARTMENT COMPLEX WHERE THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AND IN JUNE WAS ACCUSED OF THREATENED SOMEONE WHO LIVED IN THE BUILDING AND BRANDISHED A FIREARM.

HENNEPIN COUNTY ATTORNEY MARY MORIARTY SAID TODAY HE WAS NOT CHARGED BECAUSE THERE WAS LIKELY INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO PROVE A CHARGE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT, THE TWO CIVILIANS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS.

63-YEAR-OLD DALE HENRY SPRY AND 61-YEAR-OLD MUSE AFRAH BOTH ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS OF THE APARTMENT COMPLEX.

TWO MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS WERE INJURED BY GUNFIRE DURING THE INCIDENT.

OFFICER JOSEPH MICHNOWSKI, WHO HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT SINCE 2021 AND OFFICER YAHYE AHMED, WHO HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT SINCE NOVEMBER 2024 BOTH REMAINED HOSPITALIZED THURSDAY IN STABLE CONDITION.

>>> A NEW SHELTER IN BENA IS NEARLY READY TO BEGIN SERVING FAMILIES FACING HOMELESSNESS.

REPORTER RYAN FLEMING SHOWS US WHAT THE NEW FACILITY WILL OFFER.

>> Reporter: TWO SISTERS LODGE FROM THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWA IS A FAMILY FOCUSED SPACE, OFFERING STABILITY FOR THOSE GOING THROUGH A DIFFICULT TIME.

>> EVERYTHING IN HERE WAS NICE WHITEHALL WAYS, BIG LIVING ROOM SPACES, BIGGER BEDROOMS, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING FROM WHERE THE OUTLETS ARE LOCATED.

IT WAS ALL DESIGNED TO MAKE IT EASIER, AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO COME HERE AND RELIEVE THE STRESSES OF EVERYTHING THAT COMES WITH BEING HOMELESS.

>> Reporter: WHEN FAMILIES FIRST ARRIVED, THE PRIORITY IS NOT IMMEDIATELY HANDING THEM A LONG LIST OF PRESSURING THINGS TO DO.

THE FIRST STEP IS GIVING THEM TIME TO SETTLE IN, CATCH THEIR BREATH, AND BEGIN FIGURING OUT WHAT COMES NEXT.

>> SET SOME GOALS, YOU KNOW.

WHEN NECESSARY, DON'T EXPECT THEM TO REALLY START WORKING THEIR CASE PLAN FOR THE FIRST COUPLE WEEKS.

WE OFFER THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET ACCLIMATED TO THE SPACE, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, TO RELEASE SOME OF THE ENERGY THEY HAVE BEEN CARRYING.

>> Reporter: THE DEMAND IS CLEAR.

THE LEECH LAKE BAND'S EXISTING HOMELESS SHELTER IN BENA IS STRETCHED TO THE LIMIT AND THIS IS EXPECTED TO GIVE THEM FAR MORE ROOM AND SUPPORT.

THIS HAS 62 BEDS, ALMOST ALL RESERVED FOR FAMILIES.

IT'S A PATH TOWARDS PERMANENT HOUSING.

>> OUR CURRENT SHELTER IS AT ITS CAPACITY, 34 BEDS ARE FULL IN OUR CURRENT SHELTER.

MOST FAMILIES WILL MOVE IN AT THE END OF NEXT WEEK, SO THAT WILL PUT US AT HALF CAPACITY.

>> Reporter: SUCCESS WON'T BE MEASURED BY HOW MANY FAMILIES COME THROUGH THE DOORS, BUT WHETHER THE SUPPORT INSIDE HELPS THEM REGAIN STABILITY AND EVENTUALLY SECURE A PLACE OF THEIR OWN.

>> THE SUCCESSFUL PART, YOU KNOW, THIS BUILDING WILL BE FULL OF CHILDREN'S LAUGHTER.

THAT WOULD MEAN A GREAT DEAL TO US.

FAMILIES ARE COMING AND GOING, WE'RE PROVIDING THEM THE SERVICES THAT WE DO AND THEY'RE GETTING HOUSED.

>> Reporter: THE FINISHING TOUCHES ARE STILL COMING TOGETHER, INCLUDING THE EMACULATE KITCHEN WHERE APPLIANCES ARE NOW IN PLACE AS THE SHELTER GETS CLOSER TO BEING READY TO HOUSE FAMILIES.

REPORTING IN BENA, I'M RYAN FLEMING, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> FAMILIES ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN MOVING INTO THE HOUSING UNIT BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK, ONCE THE BUILDING IS FULLY FURNISHED.

>>> STARTING SEPTEMBER 8th, THE TUESDAY AFTER LABOR DAY, THE HIGHWAY 169 INTERSECTION AT HIGHWAY 18 AND MONROE STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ROUNDABOUT IN GARRISON.

THE CONTRACTOR WILL HAVE 17 CONSECUTIVE DAYS TO WORK ON THE ROUNDABOUT, ROAD SURFACE, PERMANENT ROAD MARKINGS, SIGNAGE, AND THE REMOVAL OF THE TEMPORARY ROUNDABOUT.

BETWEEN CENTRAL STREET IN GARRISON AND COUNTY ROAD 26, CREWS WILL CONTINUE CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING UPDATING THE HISTORIC SAINT ALBAN'S BAY CULVERT.

ACCESS INTO GARRISON REMAINS OPEN, BUT THE INTERSECTION WILL BE CLOSED.

>> FROM COUNTY ROAD 26, IT'S CLOSED THERE.

THAT'S WHERE THE DETORE GOES, BUT YOU CAN COME INTO TOWN ALL THE WAY TO CENTRAL STREET OR THE CONCOURSE TO GET INTO THE OTHER PART OF GARRISON.

JUST TIE IN THE LEGS OF THE ROUNDABOUT, AND GET THE PAVING DONE AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON IT WHILE WE'RE DOWN THERE.

>> WE'RE TRYING TO TIE THIS ALL IN AND FINISH UP THE PROJECT AND GET GARRISON BACK OPEN.

>> IN LATE SEPTEMBER, HIGHWAY 169 WILL RE-OPEN IN GARRISON BUT CLOSE FROM THE SOUTH LIMITS OF GARRISON TO COUNTY ROAD 26.

>>> THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA COMMUNITY GOT TOGETHER TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THOSE HELPING INDIVIDUALS WORK TOWARDS RECOVERY AND IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH.

REPORTER MILES WALKER STOPPED BY THE BLUE WATER RETREAT AND HIVE HOUSE COMMUNITY APPRECIATION COOKOUT FOR THE STORY.

>> Reporter: FIRST RESPONDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND MORE ALL RECEIVED THEIR FLOWERS VIA THE BLUE WATER RETREAT IN THE COMMUNITY APPRECIATION COOKOUT.

>> WHAT STARTED OUT AS A SECLUDED INVITATION, JAIL, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNCIL, THEN WE REALIZED THERE ARE SO MANY MORE PIECES TO THE PUZZLE FOR PEOPLE'S RECOVERY.

WITH THAT, PEOPLE REACHED OUT WANTING TO HELP AND WANTING TO BE PART OF IT.

>> Reporter: BOTH OF THEM PRIMARILY SERVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ACTIVE RECOVERY.

THEY HELP MEN FIND SOBER HOMES AND WOMEN FIND SOBER LIVING QUARTERS.

>> I ALWAYS HAD A JOB WHERE I COULD GO HOME AT THE END OF THE NIGHT AND TURN MY PHONE OFF.

THIS JOB IS NOT THAT WAY.

I GO HOME AND I GET CALLS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, WHETHER IT'S PERTAINING TO RELAPSES THAT A CLIENT IS HAVING, OR PLUMBING ISSUES, THIS TAKES UP A LOT OF MY LIFE.

>> Reporter: AND IT'S THE RESIDENTS THAT RECEIVE SERVICES FROM THOSE WORKING IN RECOVERY THAT IDENTIFY THE MANY PEOPLE IN THE AREA MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES AND LOOK FOR WAYS TO SAY THANK YOU.

>> THAT TELLS YOU THERE IS A LOT OF GROWTH.

COMING OUT OF RECOVERY, YOU HAVE NO WANTS TO ASSOCIATE WITH ANYBODY.

FOR THESE GUYS TO WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND COME TOGETHER AND WANT TO DO THIS, LIKE IT'S AMAZING.

>> Reporter: THE BLUE WATER RETREAT AND THE HIVE RECOVERY HOUSE SHARE SIMILAR MISSIONS AS BOTH ORGANIZATIONS AIM TO HELP INDIVIDUALS BUILD FOUNDATIONS.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF ASPECTS TO SOMEONE'S RECOVERY.

SO WHEN YOU SEE THAT AND YOU ARE A PIECE OF IT, IT'S GREAT.

EVEN WHEN YOU SEE IT AND YOU WEREN'T A PIECE OF IT, BUT YOU SEEN THAT PERSON FIVE MONTHS AGO AND THEY WERE AT ROCK BOTTOM.

COLLABORATION IS KEY TO SUCCESS IN THIS AND THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATES REALLY WELL.

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

>> ROUGHLY 70 COMMUNITY MEMBERS STOPPED BY THE COOKOUT.

>>> THE WAVE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORK IS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 39.

IT RECENTLY HOSTED A PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT EVENT IN CROSSLAKE, BLENDING LEADERSHIP, CONNECTION, AND A LITTLE COMPETITION.

THE PICKLEBALL EVENT IS ONE OF THE MANY WAYS THE WAVE ORGANIZATION TRIES TO CONNECT EACH MONTH.

THE ACTIVITIES AND NETWORKING EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE SET UP TO HELP BOND THE GROUP AND ACCOMPLISH THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL OF BUILDING LASTING RELATIONSHIPS AND ELEVATING EACH OTHER'S SKILLS AND ADVANCING IN THEIR CAREERS.

>> AN EVENT LIKE THIS HELPS US ALL GET TOGETHER NOT ONLY PROFESSIONALLY TO TALK ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK, BUT THEN ALSO TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN BECAUSE WE ARE YOUNG.

I THINK THAT BY US DOING THIS, IT SHOWS EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT IT'S OKAY TO GO OUT THERE AND MAYBE BE, LIKE PLAY PICKLEBALL OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE.

THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE AND THAT IS THE MAIN REASON WHY I JOINED, TO GET TO KNOW PEOPLE.

>> THE WAVE'S NEXT EVENT WILL BE A SPEED NETWORKING SHOWCASE ON SEPTEMBER FIFTEENTH AT THE VENUE IN BAXTER.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF CLEAR WATER, HUBBARD, AND MAHNOMEN COUNTY, AND WE HAVE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR A GOOD PORTION OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

I'LL HAVE THE LATEST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, A BEMIDJI STATE ALUMNI TEAMED UP WITH THE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT TO CREATE A BEER FOR THE UNIVERSITY.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS HAS CREATED A NEW WAY TO SUPPORT BEAVER ATHLETES, WITH THE CREATION OF THE BEAVER BREW BEER THAT IS FOR SALE AROUND THE AREA.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK SPOKE TO THE ALUMNI WHO CREATED THE BREW, AND LEARNED JUST HOW THE BEER IS FUNDRAISING FOR THE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT.

>> Reporter: ALONGSIDE THE AVERAGE BLUE MOON AND BUD LIGHT, THERE IS THE BEAVER'S FACE, AS THEY CREATED THEIR BEAVER BREW.

>> IT'S HERE TO STAY.

WE'RE IN 14 LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND BARS, AS WE SPEAK, WE'RE IN 6 LIQUOR STORES AS WELL AND KEEP IN MIND, FOR EVERY BEER THAT IS DRINKEN, WE ARE GIVING $1 BACK TO BEMIDJI STATE ATHLETICS.

SO THE MORE, THE MERRY FOR EVERYONE.

>> Reporter: ALONG WITH LOCAL BARS AND LIQUOR STORES, IT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE SANFORD CENTER FOR ALL OF THE BEMIDJI STATE HOCKEY GAMES AND AT CHET ANDERSON STADIUM FOR ALL OF THE FOOTBALL GAMES.

>> AND ANYTHING THAT IS SOLD IN THE COMMUNITY GOES BACK TO BSU ATHLETICS AS A WHOLE.

SO THAT CAN BE ANYTHING FROM FACILITY UPDATES, TO OPERATIONAL NEEDS, STUDENT ATHLETES SCHOLARSHIPS, REALLY IT'S A CATCH ALL TO UTILIZE AND BUILD A BASE TO HELP PROPEL US INTO THE NEXT FIVE TO TEN YEARS.

>> Reporter: THE BEVERAGE WAS CREATED BY THE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH DAVID WHO OWNS SOUTHERN FRESH FARM CO AND DESCRIBES THE FLAVOR AS A UNIQUE MIDDLE GROUND BETWEEN A KONA BIG WAVE AND A LIGHT BEER.

THE BSU BEER IS BREWED BY JACK PINE BREWERY IN BAXTER TO KEEP IT LOCAL.

>> I THINK THE KEY TO BEING AND STAYING RELEVANT IN COLLEGE ATHLETICS IS FINDING PARTNERSHIPS IN PLACES YOU WOULDN'T NORMALLY LOOK.

THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF BEING ABLE TO TAKE THE TIME, THE TALENT, THE TREASURE OF OUR ALUMNI BASE AND SAY WHAT CAN WE DO WITH THAT?

WHAT FEELS MEANINGFUL.

>> I WOULD BE LYING IF I DIDN'T SAY THAT IT WAS SUPER FUN, BUT IT'S ALSO HUMBLING AS WELL.

THIS HAS BEEN, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS OVERNIGHT.

WHEN YOU GO BACK TO THE CORE OF IT, IT'S GOING TO SUPPORT WHAT HAS HELPED ME GET TO WHERE I AM TODAY.

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

>> BEAVER BREW CAN BE FOUND ON TAP AT SEVERAL BARS AND RESTAURANTS AROUND BEMIDJI, OR IT CAN ALSO BE PURCHASED OFF-SALE AT BEMIDJI AREA LIQUOR STORES.

THE FULL LIST OF WHERE IT IS AVAILABLE IS ON THE BEMIDJI STATE ALUMNI AND FOUNDATION WEBSITE.

>>> STACY JOINS US NOW.

WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BIG RAIN RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI.

WE CAN HEAR IT COMING OVER THE ROOF RIGHT HERE.

>> Stacy: RIGHT, AND IT'S VERY LOUD ON OUR ROOF HERE, THE HEAVY RAIN.

WE ALSO HAVE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS IN EFFECT, ONE FOR CLEAR WATER COUNTY, WHICH IS EXPIRING RIGHT ABOUT NOW, IN A MINUTE OR SO, BUT ALSO FOR MAHNOMEN COUNTY AND NORTHERN HUBBARD COUNTIES.

WE DO HAVE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR A GOOD PORTION OF OUR VIEWIN [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAD SOME SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPING IN THE AREA THIS EVENING AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ACTIVE WARNINGS IN THE VIEWING AREA.

I WANTED TO GET TO THAT REAL QUICKLY.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR CURRENT CONDITIONS IN BEMIDJI.

IT'S 65 AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE AIRPORT.

SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 11 MILES PER HOUR.

IN BRAINERD, IT'S PARTLY CLOUDY AND 70 WITH A DEW POINT OF 64 AND EAST WINDS AT 10 MILES PER HOUR.

NOW AS I MENTIONED, A COUPLE OF ACTIVE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS IN OUR VIEWING AREA.

ONE OF THEM IS FOR MAHNOMEN COUNTY.

THIS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10:45, WE COULD SEE GOLF BALL-SIZED HAIL OUT OF THAT SYSTEM.

WE ALSO HAVE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN HUBBARD COUNTY UNTIL 11:00 TONIGHT WITH HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL POSSIBLE.

WE HAVE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT INCLUDE AS GOOD PORTION OF NORTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

THIS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT, WITH THE MAIN THREAT FOR THESE STORMS BEING THE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

NOW ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE CAN SEE THE SYSTEMS, THAT FIRST ROUND THAT MOVED THROUGH EARLIER TODAY, ROUND TWO JUST BEHIND IT IS IMPACTING OUR AREA.

EARLIER TODAY, WE DID HAVE REPORTS OF ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 2.5-INCH HAIL, AS WELL AS SOME THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE REPORTED JUST IN THE WESTERN PARTS OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

WE WILL HAVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAKING THEIR WAY ACROSS THE AREA.

AFTER MIDNIGHT, IT WILL BE IN EASTERN MINNESOTA AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO SEE QUIETER WEATHER RETURNING TOMORROW.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, BEAUTIFUL MORNING SKIES FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA, LAURIE AT LITTLE TURTLE LAKE, AND SAMROSE.

SOME CLOUDY SKIES OUT THERE FROM ANGELA IN CASS LAKE, SANDY ALSO WITH THE CLOUDS IN BLACKDUCK.

SONYA IS SAYING THE TURTLE RIVER IS HAVING A HARD TIME MAKING IT TO TURTLE RIVER LAKE.

AND BILL AND JUDY SENDING US THIS PICTURE OF THE SUNSET.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 63 AND BREEZY THIS MORNING.

CHRISSY AT DEERWOOD, MUGGY TODAY AND A HIGH OF 84.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUN AND 81.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, 83 WITH OVERCAST SKIES.

SANDY AT BLACKDUCK, ALMOST 2 INCHES OF RAIN REPORTED OUT OF THE FIRST ROUND OF STORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A HIGH OF 83.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 84, THE LOW IS 65, SUNSET AT 7:52.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 83, 10 DEGREES ABOVE THE AVERAGE, AND OUR LOW TEMP WAS 55.

SO LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME RAIN SHOWERS IN THE FAR NORTHEASTERN PART OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

OTHERWISE, IT LOOKS QUIET.

WE WILL BE SEEING VARIABLE CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

THE CLOUDS ARE MOVING IN AND OUT THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID-70s ACROSS THE FAR NORTH, BUT A LOT OF TEMPS IN THE UPPER 70s TO LOW 80s IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, CENTRAL MINNESOTA SHOULD SEE OUR TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE LOW TO MID-80s, POSSIBLY UP TO 88 IN LITTLE FALLS.

SO OUR FORECAST TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH AGAIN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING MAINLY IN EASTERN MINNESOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT, LOWS NEAR 61.

THEN VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW, A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE FAR NORTHEASTERN PART OF LAKELAND COUNTRY, HIGH NEAR 81.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, OUR LABOR DAY WEEKEND FORECAST, COULD BE SEEING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AND LIKELY SEEING THOSE ON LABOR DAY, MONDAY.

HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 80s THROUGH SUNDAY, BUT THEN A LITTLE BIT COOLER THERE ON LABOR DAY, MONDAY, 79 WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS STACY.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ACTION FOR US.

>> Charlie: YES, DESPITE THE RAIN, THEY WERE ABLE TO GET MOST OF THE GAMES IN.

I WAS ABLE TO STEP OUT FOR RED LAKE AND CASS LAKE-BENA AND WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY.

THEY HAD AN EARLY GAME TONIGHT.

WE GOT THAT AND THE SCORE FROM THE FIRST NIGHT OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HERE IN MINNESOTA.

[♪♪♪] >> NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> RED LAKE FOOTBALL HAS LOST 150-STRAIGHT GAMES, THEIR LAST WIN COMING IN 1999.

CASS LAKE-BENA COULDN'T FINISH THEIR 2025 SCHEDULE DUE TO INJURIES.

BOTH WITH PLENTY TO PROVE TONIGHT.

AS THE PANTHERS AND THE WARRIORS, KNOWN FOR THEIR RIVALRY ON THE HARDWOOD, MET ON THE GRIDIRON IN CASS LAKE.

THEY BEGAN THEIR SEASON.

FIRST DRIVE OF THE GAME, CLB HAD SOMETHING GOING BUT THE RED LAKE DEFENSE FORCES A FUMBLE HERE.

THEY RECOVER.

UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH IT.

STILL IN THE FIRST, NO SCORE.

PANTHERS WITH A THIRD AND LONG, PARKER GOES OVER THE MIDDLE AND DOUGIE CLOUD, LIKE HE IS GOING UP TO GET A REBOUND IN BASKETBALL, COMES DOWN WITH IT.

A FEW PLAYS LATER, ADRIAN BROWN, ON A 4-YARD SCAMPER, IT'S R IT WAS 8-0 PANTHERS.

THEN CASS LAKE IN THE RED ZONE AGAIN AND AGAIN.

THEY GO ADRIAN BROWN, HE GETS HELP FROM HIS O-LINE, CREATES THE SECOND SCORE OF THE GAME.

IN THE THIRD, NUMBER 6, SCOTTY PLAYS THE RIGHT TIME, GOT THE BALL BEFORE ANYONE KNEW WHAT HAPPENED.

THAT'S THE DEFENSIVE T.D.

FOR CASS LAKE-BENA, WHO WOULD FIND THE END ZONE.

50-0 THE FINAL OVER RED LAKE.

WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY OPENED FOOTBALL SEASON.

THE OSPREY IS STILL HANGING OUT AT THE STADIUM.

A GREAT VIEW OF THIS PLAY.

FIRST QUARTER, NO SCORE.

PEYTON, THIRD DOWN, KEEPS HIS FEET AND HE'S OFF.

THAT WILL MOVE THE CHAINS FOR THE WOLVES AS THEY GET ACROSS TO THE 50.

A FEW PLAYS LATER, 4th AND 6th, MATTHEW COOK TRIES TO TAKE IT HIMSELF, BUT HE IS STOPPED SHORT BY THE T-BIRDS, AND THEY TAKE OVER ON DOWN.

THEN IMMEDIATELY, A BIG PLAY.

ZACHARY QUARTERBACK AND HE HAS BLOCKERS, SHEDDING DEFENDERS, HE IS FINALLY GOING TO GET PUSHED OUT IN WOLVES TERRITORY.

THE DRIVE WOULD CONTINUE INTO THE SECOND QUARTER, THEY GIVE IT TO NUMBER 8.

HE PLOWS IT IN FOR THE FIRST SCORE OF THE GAME.

LATER, THUNDERBIRDS ON THE DEFENSE AGAIN.

HE RECOVERS, THE T-BIRDS LED 16-0 AT THE HALF.

AFTER THE BREAK, THEY DON'T DO THIS A LOT.

HE HAS A MAN BEHIND THE DEFENSE.

ROBERT COMES DOWN WITH IT, THEY SCORE ON THE NEXT PLAY, MAKING IT 22-0.

MAHNOMEN-WAUBUN WINS.

ELK RIVER WINS TODAY.

BRAINERD GETS THE WIN AT BUFFALO.

BLACKDUCK GETS THE WIN OVER BERTHA-HEWITT.

PILLAGER STARTS THEIR SEASON OFF WITH A WIN OVER WARROAD.

ROSEAU FALLS.

STAPLE MOTLEY FALLS.

PEQUOT LAKES GETS BEAT BY ESKO.

MENAHGA GETS THE WIN OVER MAPLE LAKE.

BAGLEY GETTING A WIN.

FOSSTON AND SEBEKA COMING AWAY VICTORIOUS TONIGHT.

LOOKING AT GIRLS VOLLEYBALL, THE DETROIT LAKE SQUEEZES BEMIDJI.

PEQUOT LAKES HANDLES PIERZ.

ROSEAU OVER THIEF RIVER FALLS.

ALBANY TOPS LITTLE FALLS.

IN GIRLS TENNIS, BEMIDJI AT A TRIANGULAR AT PARK RAPIDS.

THEY SWEEP THAT ONE.

THEN IN GIRLS SOCCER, THEY GET THE WIN OVER SAUK RAPIDS RICE.

>> Dennis: VERY GOOD.

THANKS CHARLIE.

FOR WEEKS EDITION OF FISHING TIPS, RAY AND MANDY GIVE US A BREAKDOWN OF TWO OF THEIR FAVORITE SPECIES TO FISH IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, THE PERCH AND THE BASS.

>> TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT FISHING CERTAIN SPECIES.

WHAT I AM GOING TO TALK ABOUT ARE PERCH.

I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT FISH PERCH.

I FIND THEM TO BE ONE OF MY FAVORITE FISH, NOT ONLY TO CATCH BUT TO EAT.

THE BEST TIME FOR ME IN FISHING FOR PERCH IS IN THE SPRING AND THEN IN THE FALL.

THE REASON THAT IS BECAUSE IN THE SUMMERTIME, THEY MIGRATE INTO BIG VEGETATION PATCHES AND THEY'RE HARD TO CATCH.

YOU CAN CATCH THEM, BUT THEY'RE VERY, VERY HARD TO CATCH.

WHAT I USE, I USE MOSTLY ARTIFICIAL.

I HAVE A VERY SMALL HOOK AND I HAVE SMALL PLASTICS THAT LOOK LIKE PERCH THEMSELVES.

IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I ENJOY VERY, VERY MUCH.

IN THE SPRING, I HAD A REALLY GOOD SPRING THIS YEAR.

WE WERE CATCHING OUR PERCH IN 6 FEET OF WATER.

IN THE FALL, WHEN THE PERCH ARE LOOKING AROUND IN THESE SHALLOW AREAS FOR MINNOWS AND BAITS, I CATCH THEM IN 4 FEET OF WATER.

I DO NOT USE A BOBBER.

I JUST CAST OUT WITH A LITTLE JIG AND LITTLE MINNOW AND TO ME, THERE IS NOT A BETTER EATING FISH IN MINNESOTA THAN A PERCH.

>> MY FAVORITE FISH, OBVIOUSLY IS THE BASS.

I AM GOING TO TALK ABOUT LARGE MOUTH BASS.

NOW I DO NOT PERSONALLY EAT THEM.

I LIKE TO CATCH AND RELEASE THEM, NOT TO SAY THAT THEY'RE NOT EDIBLE.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF YEAR, RIGHT?

OR TIMES OF YEAR, IN THE SPRING, THE WATER WARMS UP, THE FISH WILL MOVE TO THE SHALLOWS.

THEY WILL MOVE TO THE SHALLOWS TO FEED AND SPAWN.

AS SUMMER ARISES, THE WATER TEMP BEGINS TO RISE, THEY WILL BE DEEPER INTO THE WEED LINE EDGES AND THEN MOVE BACK UP AGAIN INTO THE FALL.

BIG BITES, RIGHT?

BIG BITES, JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE SPRING.

I LIKE TO FISH THEM IN THE FALL.

THERE IS A WINDOW THERE WHERE YOU CAN THROW ALMOST EVERYTHING AT THEM EXCEPT FOR THE KITCHEN SINK AND THEY'RE GOING TO EAT THEM AND THEY'RE AGGRESSIVE.

SO THE WARMER THE WATER GET, THE MORE AGGRESSIVE THEY GET.

THE LURES ARE ENDLESS.

IN COLD WATER SITUATIONS, I WOULD START WITH SMALLER BAIT OR REACTION BAITS, AND IN THE SUMMER WHEN THEY MOVE OUT DEEPER, YOU CAN MOVE TO JIGS AND BIGGER BAITS.

THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN CATCHING BASS ON TOP WATER.

>> I HAVE TO CLARIFY MY PERCH.

I USUALLY CATCH THEM FROM THE 9 TO 14-INCH RANGE, 13 USUALLY.

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE LITTLE GUYS, I'M TALKING ABOUT AN EDIBLE PERCH THAT IS BIGGER.

I'M RAY GILDOW.

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

>> Dennis: AND THAT WILL WRAP UP OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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