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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 LEVEL 3 PREDATORY OFFENDER IS BEING RELEASED AND RELOCATED AND WILL BE RELOCATING IN THE CASS LAKE AREA ON APRIL 17TH.

ACCORDING TO A CASS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE PRESS RELEASE, 29-YEAR-OLD ANTHONY JAMES WITTNER WAS INCARCERATED FOR HOLDING AN UNKNOWN MAN AND WOMAN AGAINST THEIR WILL.

WITTNER ACCESSED THEM AS THEY ARRIVED AT HIS HOME HAVING BEEN LED THERE UNDER FALSE PRETENSES.

HE USED FORCE AND SEVERE BODILY HARM IN HIS EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN CONTROL WHEN HE IS RELEASED ON APRIL 17TH AUTHORITIES SAY WITTNER WILL HAVE SERVED THE SENTENCE IMPOSED ON HIM BY THE COURT AND WILL BE TRANSITIONING INTO THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT THIS NOTIFICATION IS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED.

>>> THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION ORGANIZES THE MONTH OF APRIL AND SPECIFIC DAYS AS DRUG TAKE BACK DAY, PROMOTING A SAFE AND SECURE WAY TO DROP OFF UNWANTED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.

CASS COUNTY HAS BEEN A PARTICIPANT IN A PROGRAM THAT DOES EXACTLY THAT, AND THE PROGRAM HAS GROWN IN POPULARITY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THE TAKE IT TO THE BOX PROGRAM IS A COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A SAFE, FREE, AND ANONYMOUS DISPOSAL OF UNNEEDED, UNUSED, OR EXPIRED PRESCRIPTION OR OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS.

>> TAKE IT TO THE BOX PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2011 REALLY TO LOOK AT PREVENTION WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO HOW DO WE HELP PREVENT ACCIDENTAL POISONING FROM KIDS GETTING INTO MEDICATIONS THAT THEY DON'T NEED ANYMORE AT HOME.

>> EVERYBODY SEEMS TO HAVE UNWANTED PRESCRIPTIONS SOMEWHERE.

IF A LOVED ONE WAS SICK AND THEY PASSED AWAY, WHAT DO I DO WITH THIS?

IT BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE SOME OF THE DRUGS ARE TARGETED BY PEOPLE THAT WANT TO USE THEM FOR NEFARIOUS PURPOSES.

WE HAVE A WAY TO GET RID OF THEM CLEANLY AND PROFESSIONALLY.

>> Reporter: CASS COUNTY HAS BEEN A PARTICIPANT IN THE PROGRAM FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS AND THESE BOXES ARE BEING USED MORE EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

LAST YEAR ALONE, THESE BOXES COLLECTED OVER 150 POUNDS OF UNWANTED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS.

>> WE FIRST STARTED IN 2011 AND WE HAD ONE LOCATION.

IT'S NOW EXPANDED SINCE 2012.

SINCE 2012, WE HAD 280 POUNDS FIRST RECORDED.

THAT'S WHEN WE FIRST STARTED KEEPING TRACK.

LAST YEAR, WE HAD 1,057 POUNDS THAT WE HAD RECORDED.

EVEN FROM 2024, JUST ALMOST 801 POUNDS.

IT WAS LIKE A 255-POUND INCREASE IN ONE YEAR.

>> Reporter: SOME WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT THE TAKE IT TO THE BOX LOCATIONS.

>> WE WANT THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.

WE DO NOT WANT CHEMOTHERAPY DRUGS, WE DO NOT WANT SYRINGES THAT HAVE BEEN USED.

IF THERE ARE MEDICATIONS THAT HAVE A NEEDLE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN USED, WE COULD TAKE THAT, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, WE DO NOT WANT NEEDLES.

ON OUR CASS COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PAGE, THEY HAVE THE APPROPRIATE WAY TO DISPOSE OF USED NEEDLES.

>> Reporter: SINCE 2011, THE TAKE IT TO THE BOX PROGRAM EXPANDED FROM 1 TO 4 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT CASS COUNTY.

REPORTING FROM WALKER, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE DROP BOXES FOR THE TAKE IT TO THE BOX PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTERS IN THE CITIES OF WALKER, CASS LAKE, PINE RIVER, AND LAKE SHORE.

YOU CAN DROP OFF YOUR MEDICATIONS ANONYMOUSLY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS.

>>> THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT BEMIDJI STATE'S ANNUAL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT CONFERENCE LAST WEEK SPOKE ABOUT HOW HE WENT FROM THE SMALL-TOWN UNIVERSITY TO WASHINGTON, D.C, TO JOIN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK SPOKE TO DOCTOR CHRISTOPHER WALLER ABOUT HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT CERTAIN COLLEGE PROFESSORS MADE ON HIS LIFE JOURNEY.

>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM IS A CENTRAL BANK OF THE UNITED STATES AND CONDUCTS THE NATION'S MONETARY POLICY, A 7-MEMBER BOARD OF GOVERNORS IS APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND ECONOMISTS DR.

CHRISTOPHER WALLER JOINED THE BOARD IN 2020.

PRIOR TO THAT, HE WAS A PROFESSOR AND WORKED IN UNIVERSITIES FOR 30 YEARS.

>> AT A CERTAIN AGE, IT'S BEST IF I LET THE YOUNGER GENERATION OF PROFESSORS STEP IN, WHERE THEY ARE CLOSER IN AGE, THEY HAVE A CLOSER LIFE EXPERIENCE.

I JUST GET TO WATCH.

>> Reporter: EVEN NOW BEING SEVERAL DECADES REMOVED FROM GRADUATING COLLEGE, HE POINTS BACK TO ONE PROFESSOR THAT CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY OF HIS CAREER AND LIFE.

>> IT WAS MY UNDERGRADUATE ADVISER WHO IN ONE HOUR, HE LAID OUT A PLAN FOR MY LIFE, WHICH I FOLLOWED FOR 30 YEARS.

SO, WHEN I LOOK BACK, THAT WAS THE MOST AMAZING THING, THAT SOMEBODY COULD SIT DOWN AND SAY THAT IF YOU TAKE ALL THESE CLASSES, YOU DO THIS, GO TO GRAD SCHOOL, AND BECOME AN ACADEMIC AND I DID IT.

>> Reporter: THE SAME FACTOR IS TRUE FOR TODAY'S COLLEGE STUDENTS, THAT ADVISERS AND PROFESSORS CAN HAVE PROFOUND IMPACTS PAST REGULAR CLASSROOM LEARNING.

>> SOME LECTURERS JUST FEED YOU INFORMATION AND THEN THEY SPIT IT BACK UP ON TESTS.

WITH KELLY, YOU'RE APPLYING IT AND LEARNING.

HE DOES NOT ALLOW YOU NOT TO LEARN AND WE HAVE TO SPEND MORE TIME STRATEGIZING IT AND REALLY APPLYING IT TO SOMETHING THAT CAN BE USED.

IT'S A LOT OF DEDICATION AND HAVING A PROFESSOR THAT REALLY CHALLENGES YOU TO LEARN AND PUSH THAT TO MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL AFTER YOU GRADUATE, THAT'S ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES I HAVE EVER HAD.

>> Reporter: SOME TEACHERS HAD THE ABILITY TO BRING CLASSROOM LEARNING TO REAL WORLD SITUATIONS, AND HAVE THEIR STUDENTS REMEMBER THEM FOR A LIFETIME.

>> I GOT TREATED THAT WAY WHEN I WAS HERE AT BEMIDJI.

I SPENT A LARGE PART OF MY LIFE SAYING I OWE THESE STUDENTS WHAT I GOT.

THE SAME TREATMENT, MENTORING, I OWE THAT TO MY STUDENTS AND I DID THAT FOR 30 YEARS.

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

>> IN HIS PRESENTATION, DOCTOR WALLER ALSO SPOKE ABOUT HOW HE NEVER WENT TO COLLEGE WITH THE INTENTION OF BEING AN ECONOMIST, BUT CHANGED HIS DEGREE PATH ONCE HE GOT INTO THE SUBJECT.

WITHOUT PROFESSORS ADVISING WALLER THAT THIS COULD BE A GOOD CAREER FOR HIM, HE SAYS HIS LIFE WOULD HAVE TAKEN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PATH.

>>> A FOREST PRODUCTS FACILITY LOCATED JUST WEST OF BEMIDJI HAS BEEN FINED FOR AIR PERMIT VIOLATIONS.

THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY HAS FINED WEST FRASER FOREST PRODUCTS $24,750 FOR EXCEEDING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS ALLOWED BY THE AIR PERMIT FOR THE COMPANY'S SOLWAY FACILITY FROM JANUARY 2024 TO JANUARY 2025.

IN ADDITION TO THE FINE, THE MPCA IS REQUIRING THE COMPANY SUBMIT A PERMIT APPLICATION WITH A HIGHER LIMIT FOR TOTAL HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS.

THE COMPANY MUST ALSO SUBMIT A PLAN TO STAY AT THE CURRENT PERMIT LIMIT UNTIL A NEW PERMIT IS ISSUED.

>>> AN ESCALATING SPAT BETWEEN TWO OF THE MOST POWERFUL MEN IN THE WORLD: POPE LEO AND U.S.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.

CNN VATICAN CORRESPONDENT CHRIS LAMB HAS THIS REPORT ON HOW IT ALL STARTED.

>> Reporter: A U.S.

PRESIDENT AND THE U.S.

POPE IN A VERY PUBLIC WAR OF WORDS.

>> WELCOME ABOARD.

>> Reporter: LEO THE XIV RESPONDING, SPEAKING ON THE PLANE TO JOURNALISTS COVERING AN 11-CITY VISIT TO AFRICA, HE MADE IT CLEAR HE WON'T BE INTIMIDATED.

>> I DON'T HAVE FEAR OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

>> Reporter: THE PONTIFF INSISTING THAT THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH IS TO BUILD BRIDGES, NOT ENGAGE IN POLITICS.

>> WE'RE NOT POLITICIANS.

>> Reporter: LEO HAS REPEATEDLY SPOKEN OUT AGAINST TRUMP'S ACTIONS IN IRAN.

PRESIDENT TRUMP FIRED BACK ON SUNDAY NIGHT, LASHING OUT AT THE POPE OVER HIS CRITICISM OF THE U.S.

AND ISRAEL'S WAR INVOLVING IRAN.

>> WE DON'T LIKE IT.

WE DON'T LIKE A POPE THAT IS GOING TO SAY IT'S OKAY TO HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON.

WE DON'T WANT A POPE THAT SAYS CRIME IS OKAY IN OUR CITY.

I DON'T LIKE IT.

I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF POPE LEO.

>> Reporter: ON TRUTH SOCIAL, TRUMP CALLED THE PONTIFF WEAK ON CRIME AND TERRIBLE FOR FOREIGN POLICY, SAYING HE PREFERRED THE POPE'S BROTHER WHO HAS SHOWN SUPPORT FOR MAGA, UPPING THE ANTE TRUMP ALSO POSTED AN AI IMAGE DEPICTING HIMSELF AS A CHRIST-LIKE FIGURE, HEALING A SICK PERSON.

THE IMAGE WAS LATER DELETED.

>> I DID POST IT AND I THOUGHT OF ME AS A DOCTOR AND IT HAD TO DO WITH THE RED CROSS, A RED CROSS WORKER THERE, WHICH WE SUPPORT.

ONLY THE FAKE NEWS COULD COME UP WITH THAT ONE.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ME AS A DOCTOR, MAKING PEOPLE BETTER.

>> Reporter: TRUMP ALSO CLAIMED THE POPE WAS ONLY ELECTED LAST YEAR BECAUSE HE IS AMERICAN, SUGGESTING THAT THE CHURCH CHOSE HIM TO BETTER DEAL WITH HIS PRESIDENCY.

POPE LEO HAS REPEATEDLY CONDEMNED THE USE OF RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE TO FRAME THE MILITARY OPERATION IN IRAN.

A VATICAN OFFICIAL, FATHER ANTONIO SAYS TRUMP IS ATTACKING WHAT HE CANNOT CONTROL, A MORAL VOICE ON THE GLOBAL STAGE.

TRUMP DOES NOT ARGUE WITH LEO.

HE IMPLORES HIM TO RETURN HIM TO A LANGUAGE THAT HE CAN CONTROL, BUT THE POPE SPEAKS ANOTHER LANGUAGE.

>> WINONA-ROCHESTER CATHOLIC BISHOP ROBERT BARRON WAS AMONG THOSE CALLING ON THE PRESIDENT TO APOLOGIZE TO THE POPE.

BARRON CALLED TRUMP'S COMMENTS AGAINST THE POPE ENTIRELY INAPPROPRIATE AND DISRESPECTFUL AND THAT IS, IS IT IS THE POPE'S PREROGATIVE TO ARTICULATE CATHOLIC DOCTRINE AND THE PRINCIPLES THAT GOVERN THE MORAL LIFE.

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

>> Stacy: WE HAVE A CHANCE OF RAIN AND MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE SUNNY AND MILD CONDITIONS RETURN ON WEDNESDAY.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK IN THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, THERE IS A COMPANY THAT HAS BEEN SERVICING CENTRAL MINNESOTA'S CUSTOM DOORS A [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> WELL, IF YOU'RE INTO ATVS, HIGH-PERFORMANCE SIDE-BY-SIDES, OR RUGGED BACKWOODS EXPLORATION, THE NORTHERN OFF-ROAD EXPO SHOW IS FOR YOU.

THE EVENT OFFERS ACCESS TO CUTTING-EDGE PRODUCTS AND EXCLUSIVE SHOW DEALS.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY WAS AT THE SHOW EXPLORING THE NEW EVENT.

>> Reporter: THE NORTHERN OFF ROAD EXPO IS THE START OF THE RIDING SEASON.

HELD AT THE NORTHERN PACIFIC CENTER IN BRAINERD, THIS EXPO BRINGS TOGETHER TOP MANUFACTURERS, BRANDS, AND LOCAL VENDORS TO SHOWCASE THE LATEST GEARS, MACHINES, AND INNOVATIONS IN OFF-ROAD ADVENTURE.

>> WE HAVE BRAND NEW MACHINES, WE HAVE DIRT BIKES, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.

WE HOPE TO GROW THE EVENT EVERY YEAR AND BRING IN NEW VENDORS, NEW PRODUCTS, KEEP EVERYBODY UP TO TUNE WITH THE LATEST AND GREATEST AND THE TECH THAT IS CHANGING ALL THE TIME AND GET EVERYBODY EXCITED TO RIDE.

>> Reporter: FAMILY FRIENDLY AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED, THE EXPO FEATURES LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, PRIZE GIVEAWAYS, FOOD TRUCKS, AND DIRT-FUELED EXCITEMENT.

THE EVENT HAS SOME OF THE TOP OFF ROAD VENDORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BRINGING MORE THAN 50 VENDORS FROM OVER 10 DIFFERENT STATES RIGHT HERE TO THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

>> IT'S A GOOD CHANCE YOU GET OUT AND MEET OTHER PEOPLE, SHOW OFF WHAT WE'RE DOING, SHOW OFF OUR CABIN, THE PRODUCTS WE MADE.

IT'S A GOOD ENVIRONMENT, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNGER PEOPLE TO GET INTO THE SPORT.

I THINK THAT IS WHAT ATTRACTS PEOPLE IN.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY CAN PARTICIPATE IN WITH LOW BUDGET TO HIGH BUDGET.

SO IT'S OVERALL GOOD.

>> Reporter: AS SPRING COMES AROUND AND THE TRAILS START TO OPEN, THE NORTHERN OFF ROAD EXPO SHOW IS SETTING THE TONE FOR THE UPCOMING RIDING SEASON.

IN BRAINERD, THIS IS MORE THAN JUST AN EVENT, IT'S SOMETHING FOR THE COMMUNITY TO CONNECT, EXPLORE, AND GET READY FOR THE ADVENTURES COMING AROUND THE BEND.

>> WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN OUR AREA.

IT'S GOOD TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING THAT IS NEW.

I LOVE TO SEE IT GROW.

THIS IS HOME FOR US, SO WE WOULD LIKE TO ENJOY IT HERE.

THEY HAVE BEEN GOOD AT SUPPORTING ALL PARTS OF THE OFF ROAD, TRAILS, ROCK, MUD, IT'S ALL HERE.

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

>> Dennis: TIME FOR WEATHER NOW AND STACY JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING TO BE A ROLLER COASTER WEEK TEMPERATURE-WISE.

>> Stacy: YES, IT'S CHILLIER TODAY.

WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING A WARM UP AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK.

HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 60s, CLOSE TO 70, WITH SUNSHINE ON ENDS WITH, BUT WE HAVE MORE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND WE HAVE SEEN A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION, SOME LIGHT RAIN THIS EVENING IN PARTS OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE CHANCES OF SHOWERS, MAYBE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS THAT COULD DEVELOP IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, WE'LL START TO SEE THE CLOUDS BREAKING UP AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL HAVE SUNSHINE AND MILDER TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 38 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

A LIGHT EAST WIND AT OUR STUDIO.

THE DEW POINT IS 38 AND HUMIDITY IS AT 97%.

IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY CLOUDY, 54.

41 IS OUR DEW POINT.

PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE EAST AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE DO HAVE QUITE A BIT OF CLOUD COVER ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WITHIN THAT, THERE ARE A FEW EMBEDDED RAIN SHOWERS AND SPRINKLES IN THERE.

THEY'RE NOT QUITE SHOWING UP ON OUR RADAR PICTURE.

OVERNIGHT, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS, AND THEN PARTS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA BY TOMORROW MORNING, WE COULD SEE A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW MIXED IN WITH THAT, A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THAT, BUT IF THAT SNOW DEVELOPS IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER FROM LAKE OF THE WOODS, TOWARDS GRAND FORKS, WE COULD SEE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL THAT COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAYBE AN INCH TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION.

THE SNOW WILL MOVE OUT, THE RAIN WILL MOVE OUT, BY THE AFTERNOON, WE WILL SEE SOME QUIETER WEATHER AROUND MIDWEEK.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF A COUPLE BUSY SQUIRRELS IN MENAHGA.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF LAYERS OF CLOUDS OVER LOWER RED LAKE.

ANGELA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE GATHERING CLOUDS RIGHT BEFORE THE RAIN SHOWERS IN CASS LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 40 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SOME FOG, SOME CLOUDS, AND SOME SUNSHINE TODAY.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS.

WE HAD A HIGH OF 55.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS EVENING, OTHERWISE THE HIGH WAS 51.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD REPORTING PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 60.

ON OUR ALMANAC, IN BRAINERD TODAY, 61 WAS THE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

WE'RE SEEING MILD TEMPERATURES IN BRAINERD.

OUR AVERAGE IS 53.

45 IS THE LOW, SUNSET AT 8:02.

A LITTLE BIT COOLER IN BEMIDJI.

WE TOPPED OUT AT 44.

SO WE WERE A LITTLE BELOW THAT AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

36 WAS OUR LOW TEMPERATURE, AND SUNSET AT 8:06.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A CHANCE OF MAINLY RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA, BUT AS I MENTIONED, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THERE COULD BE SNOW SHOWERS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

BY THE AFTERNOON, WE'LL START TO SEE THE CLOUDS BREAKING UP.

AS FAR AS OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES, WE'RE LOOKING AT MID-40s ACROSS THE FAR NORTH, SOME LOW TO MID-50s ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA, AND THEN HEADED INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE SHOULD SEE HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50s TO LOW 60s.

SOME OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.

LOWS NEAR 37.

WE WILL BE SEEING VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW, BUT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA, AND EVEN THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE NORTHWEST, HIGHS NEAR 54.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, AND 66 ON WEDNESDAY, COULD SEE SOME LOCATIONS NEARING 70.

71 ON THURSDAY, WE'LL START TO SEE SOME ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES IN WITH SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES ARE COOL ON SATURDAY, A CHANCE OF SNOW, HIGHS NEAR 38, SUNNY AND 47 ON SUNDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS.

SOME OF THE TEAMS IN OUR SOUTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA GOTTEN OUTSIDE.

THIS IS A WEEK FOR THE NORTHERN HALF.

>> Charlie: WE'RE HOPING TO GET OUTSIDE FOR A LITTLE BIT AS WELL.

WE DO HAVE SOME SCORES FROM AROUND THE AREA, BUT TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH THE MINNESOTA LYNX.

THEY HAD THE SECOND PICK IN THE WNBA DRAFT AND WE'LL TELL YOU WHO THEY GOT AND WHY THEY [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> WITH THE SECOND PICK IN THE 2026 WNBA DRAFT, OLIVIA MILES, TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY.

>> Dennis: THAT WAS EARLIER TONIGHT FROM THE SHED AT HUDSON YARDS IN NEW YORK CITY WHERE THEY ARE HOLDING THE WNBA DRAFT.

MINNESOTA WITH THE 2ND PICK AND USING ON 5'10" GUARD OLIVIA MILES OUT OF TCU, AFTER A-Z FUDD WAS TAKEN NUMBER ONE OVERALL BY THE DALLAS WINGS.

MILES JOINS VETERAN GUARD COURTNEY WILLIAMS IN A DEPLETED LYNX BACKCOURT, BUT IS MORE OF A TRADITIONAL POINT GUARD THAT LOOKS TO DISTRIBUTE THE BALL FIRST AND IN CREATIVE WAYS.

SCOUTS SAY HER COURT VISION AND PASSING SKILLS ARE ALREADY AT AN ELITE LEVEL, EXCELLING IN THE TRANSITION GAME.

THAT'S NOT TO SAY MILES CAN'T SCORE AS WELL, AVERAGING NEARLY 20-POINTS A GAME WITH THE HORNED FROGS LAST SEASON WHILE SHOOTING OVER 48-PERCENT FROM THE FIELD AND 35-PERCENT FROM THREE.

SHE JOINS A LYNX SQUAD THAT FINISHED WITH THE BEST RECORD IN THE WNBA LAST YEAR, BUT THAT WILL BE WITHOUT INJURED STAR NAPHEESA COLLIER FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2026.

MINNESOTA ALSO HAD THE FINAL PICK IN THE DRAFT AND WITH IT, SELECTED LANI (LONNY) WHITE, A 5-11 SHOOTING GUARD OUT OF UTAH, SHE'S MORE OF A PURE SHOOTER AVERAGING JUST UNDER 16-POINTS PER GAME AT A CLIP OF OVER 40-PERCENT FROM DOWNTOWN.

>>> JUST 2-DAYS REMOVED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER WINNING THEIR RECORD 11TH NATIONAL TITLE AND THE SEASON COMING TO AN END, THE TRANSFER PERIOD HAS OPENED FOR MEN'S HOCKEY, WITH OVER 200 PLAYERS JUMPING IN.

IT'S THE MOST EVER IN A SINGLE DAY IN THE TRANSFER PORTAL ERA AND BEMIDJI STATE WAS NOT IMMUNE FROM THE ANNUAL REVOLVING DOOR, WITH FOUR BEAVERS ENTERING TODAY.

JUNIOR FORWARD KASPER MAGNUSSEN WAS ONE OF THE NAMES ON THE LIST AND HIS DEPARTURE WILL ARGUABLY HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT.

LAST SEASON HE HAD 31-POINTS ON 10-GOALS AND 21-ASSISTS, WITH 24-GOALS AND 34-ASSISTS OVER HIS 3-YEAR CAREER AT BSU.

HE ALSO PLAYED FOR NORWAY AT THE WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AS A FRESHMAN.

JOINING HIM IN THE TRANSFER PORTER ARE TWO OTHER JUNIOR FORWARDS, NOAH QUINN AND VINCENT LABELLE, AS WELL AS SOPHOMORE DEFENSEMAN RYAN HENDERSON.

QUINN SPENT THREE YEARS AT BEMIDJI STATE BATTLING FOR ICE TIME WHILE LABELLE TRANSFERRED TO BSU THIS SEASON SCORING 3-GOALS WITH 7-ASSISTS IN 30-GAMES.

HENDERSON ONLY SAW ACTION IN 18-GAMES OVER TWO SEASONS.

>>> IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED AND JUDGING BY THE ATTENDANCE YOU HAVEN'T, THE TWINS ARE TIED FOR THE BEST RECORD IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE AND THEY'RE HOSTING THE RED SOX.

THIS IS GOING TO BE THREE PITCHES LONG.

RYAN ON THE FIRST PITCH HERE, BASE HIT, 5-0.

THEN THE NEXT PITCH, JOSH ROCKETS ONE TO THE WALL, THAT IS GOING TO SCORE TWO MORE, SO THREE RUNS ON TWO PITCHES, HERE'S THE THIRD, BATTING PRACTICE FOR VICTOR.

CLEARS THE BASES FOR THREE MORE RUNS, TWINS SCORED 11 IN THE FIRST TWO INNINGS.

THEY ARE NOW 7-1 IN THEIR LAST 8.

>>> THE WILD DESPITE HAVING AN EARLY 2-0 LEAD, THEY FALL TO THE BLUES.

HERE'S SOME OF THE LOCAL SCORES, PEQUOT LAKES BEATS MESABI EAST.

NEVIS TOPS BAGLEY.

CROSS BY IRON TON GETS THE WIN AS WELL.

STAPLES MOTLEY DOES THE SAME WITH PARK RAPIDS.

ON THE SOFTBALL SIDE OF THINGS, GRAND RAPIDS WINS.

CROSBY-IRONTON GETTING A WIN AS WELL, A HIGH SCORING AFFAIR.

NEVIS TOPS BAGLEY ONCE AGAIN IN SOFTBALL, LAPORTE GETTING THE WIN OVER WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY.

AITKIN AND PIERZ BOTH FALL IN THEIR MATCH.

PARK RAPIDS SWEEPING THEIR DOUBLE HEADER AND THEN WE HAD THREE BSU WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETES FINISH IN THE TOP FIVE AT THE SPRING CLASSIC OVER THE WEEKEND.

ALISON FROM REAL CLOSE HERE.

CLEARBROOK-GONVICK WAS THE STATE CHAMPION LAST YEAR.

>> Dennis: OH VERY GOOD.

THANKS CHARLIE.

THERE IS A COMPANY THAT HAS BEEN SERVICING CENTRAL MINNESOTA'S CUSTOM DOORS AND WOODWORKING NEEDS FOR OVER A CENTURY.

IN THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, REPORTER MILES WALKER STOPPED BY KAMPMANN'S SASH & DOOR TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MILLWORK MANUFACTURER.

>> Reporter: IN A WORLD FILLED WITH LOW QUALITY AND MASS PRODUCED GOODS, KAMPMANN SEES THEMSELVES AS A TRADITION.

>> I LEARNED FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER, WHO LEARNED FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER, WHO LEARNED FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND WE GO HAND IN FOOT WITH THAT.

WE HAD A CONTRACTOR COME IN TWO MONTHS AGO AND JUST REALIZED WHERE HE WAS GETTING HIS DOORS.

THEY WERE COMING FROM A CONTAINER FROM CHINA.

THEY GET THE IMPRESSION THAT THESE DOORS ARE BUILT HERE IN AMERICA AND THEY'RE NOT.

JUST KEEPING EVERYBODY HAPPY.

>> Reporter: FOUND IN 1917, THEY VALUE SUPERIOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, THE RESULT OF SKILLS AND REVERENCE.

>> THEIR OAK AND PINE, JUST BOARDS, AND WATCHING IT GO FROM BOARDS TO WHATEVER YOU ARE BUILDING, A WINDOW, A DOOR, FLOORING, PANELING.

>> Reporter: THEY COME PINE WOOD, GLASS ARTISTRY, CARVING TECHNIQUES, AND VARIABLE PANEL AND TRIM AND MOLDING OPTIONS.

>> WOOD IS A LIVING THING.

SO YOU WILL NEVER HAVE TWO DOORS THAT ARE EXACTLY THE SAME.

YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE IT BY THE EYE, BUT EACH DOOR WILL BE DIFFERENT AND EACH DOOR HAS CHARACTER.

THAT CHARACTER IS WHAT I THINK PEOPLE LIKE AND STRIVE FOR WHEN THEY'RE BUILDING A HOME OR ADDING ON OR REPLACING A DOOR.

>> Reporter: ITS PRODUCTS REACH ALL CORNERS OF THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING ONE DOOR WELCOMING PEOPLE INTO A NEW YORK CITY RESTAURANT ON TIME SQUARE.

>> WE HAVE TWO DOORS I'M WORKING ON, ONE IS GOING DOWN TO FLORIDA, THE OTHER IS GOING DOWN TO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.

SO IT'S NOT JUST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THAT WE WORK WITH, WE'RE ALL OVER CALIFORNIA, CANADA, COLORADO, TEXAS, AND THEN ALL UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> KAMPMANN'S IS OPEN FROM 8:00 A.M.

TO 5:00 P.M.

MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND FROM 8:00 A.M.

TO NOON ON FRIDAY.

>> Dennis: BACK TO STACY FOR MORE ON THE WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE CHANCES OF RAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

OTHERWISE WE WILL BE SEEING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOWS DOWN TO 37.

HEADING INTO TOMORROW MORNING, WE HAVE A CHANCE OF RAIN AND THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW SHOWERS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, BUT BY THE AFTERNOON, THEY CLEAR OUT.

WE HAVE VARIABLE CLOUDS WITH HIGHS NEAR 54, A NICE DAY ON WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS NEAR 66 AND SUNNY SKIES.

WE COULD SEE HIGHS NEAR 71 ON THURSDAY, AND THEN COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF SNOW BY THE WEEKEND.

>> Charlie: THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP OVER THE WEEKEND.

>> Dennis: NATIONAL CHAMPION.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

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

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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