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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.

>>> THE BEMIDJI SCHOOL BOARD MADE SEVERAL DECISIONS AT THEIR MONTHLY MEETING YESTERDAY, INCLUDING OFFICIALLY SETTLING ON NEW TEACHER CONTRACTS, SHORTENING THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND SEVERAL POSITION REDUCTIONS WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: ONE ANNUAL PROCESS THAT THE BEMIDJI SCHOOL BOARD GOES THROUGH IS VOTING ON REDUCTIONS AND ADDITIONS OF PROGRAMS AND POSITIONS IN THE DISTRICT.

THEY MADE THIS YEAR'S VOTE AT THEIR APRIL 20TH MEETING.

>> ONE F.T.

IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION, ONE IN MATHEMATICS, ONE IN ENGLISH, ONE IN SCIENCE, AND SEVEN F.T.E.

REFERS TO FULL TIME EQUIVALENT, SO 7 ELEMENTARY EDUCATION POSITIONS, 3F.T.E.s OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND 1.8 OF K-8 SPECIALISTS.

THOSE ARE THE TOTAL POSITIONS BEING ELIMINATED.

WHERE WE TRIED TO WORK IS WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE TARGETED THIS TO POSITIONS THAT WERE MOSTLY VACANT, POSITIONS WHERE PEOPLE HAD EITHER RESIGNED OR RETIRED BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO LESSEN OUR IMPACT ON OUR STAFF.

AS FAR AS THE REDUCTIONS, HOW WE ACHIEVE THE $1.6 MILLION IN REDUCTIONS, THESE ARE THE POSITIONS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

>> Reporter: THE REDUCTIONS WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AND ONE F.T.E.

WAS ADDED IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

THE BOARD ALSO REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE BEMIDJI EDUCATION ASSOCIATION FOR TEACHER CONTRACTS THROUGH THE 2027 SCHOOL YEAR.

SOME CHANGES WERE MADE TO HEALTH INSURANCE, SICK LEAVE, TEACHER DAYS OFF, AND THE LENGTH OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

>> WHAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING AT THIS POINT IS THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL BECOMES MAY 29th.

THE LAST DAY FOR TEACHERS HAS MOVED TO JUNE 1ST, IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT HAPPENED AT NEGOTIATIONS AND AT THE BOARD TABLE.

>> Reporter: THE NEW SCHOOL CALENDAR WILL LOWER THE NUMBER OF CONTRACT DAYS FROM 182 TO 178 FOR THIS YEAR 2025-26 AND 179 DAYS FOR THE 2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR.

THE CALENDAR CHANGES WERE ALSO A PART OF TEACHER CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, WHICH WERE ALSO UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD.

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

>> THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED THE OPENING OF AN ONLINE SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS IN THE AREA TO HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION OPTION.

WE WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS ON THAT PROGRAM AT A LATER DATE.

>>> EVERBRIDGE HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE NEW EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR BELTRAMI COUNTY.

THE SERVICE IS FREE, BUT RESIDENTS MUST ENROLL THEIR PHONE AND CONTACT INFORMATION.

EVERBRIDGE WILL SEND EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS THROUGH TEXT, PHONE CALLS, EMAIL, SMART DEVICE APPS, AND FEMA'S INTEGRATED PUBLIC ALERT AND WARNING SYSTEM.

EMERGENCIES CAN INCLUDE AMONG OTHER THINGS, WILDFIRE EVACUATIONS, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RELEASES, ACTIVE THREATS.

AND TORNADO WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

>> WHAT EVERBRIDGE DOES IS ALLOWS THE BELTRAMI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE TO SEND NOTIFICATIONS TO THOSE ENROLLED IN THE SYSTEM, NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS SUCH AS AMBER ALERTS AND TORNADO WARNINGS.

WE CAN ALSO SEND OUT THOSE ALERTS, BUT THE EVERBRIDGE SYSTEM ALLOWS US TO GIVE IMPACTFUL EVENTS THAT DON'T MEET THE LIFE SAFETY THRESHOLD FOR THE WIRELESS ALERTS.

>> BELTRAMI COUNTY DECOMMISSIONED THECODE RED SYSTEM LATE IN 2025.

IF YOU WERE PREVIOUSLY ENROLLED IN THAT SYSTEM, YOUR INFORMATION WILL NOT CARRY OVER TO EVERBRIDGE.

YOU CAN ENROLL ON THE BELTRAMI COUNTY WEBSITE, WHICH WE WILL PROVIDE WITH THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> ONE DAY AFTER A SMALL FIRE AT DUNMIRES BAR AND GRILL IN BRAINERD THE BUSINESS RE-OPENED TODAY.

NO ONE WAS HURT IN THAT FIRE.

ASSISTANT BRAINERD FIRE CHIEF DAVE COX SAYS THAT WHEN FIRE CREWS ENTERED THE BUILDING MONDAY MORNING THEY LOCATED A GROUP OF CLEANING RAGS IN A STORAGE AREA THAT WERE STILL ON FIRE.

DUNMIRES OWNER CHRIS DUNMIRE SAID ON SOCIAL MEDIA TODAY THE CLEANUP WENT WELL AND THEY WERE ABLE TO OPEN AS NORMAL TODAY AND WITH SOME MINOR PAINTING WORK STILL TO BE DONE.

>>> MINNESOTA'S GRADUATION RATES SET ANOTHER RECORD YEAR FOR THE STATE.

OF THE STUDENTS WHO ENTERED HIGH SCHOOL IN THE FALL OF 2021.

84.9 PERCENT OF THOSE STUDENTS WENT ON TO GRADUATE FOUR YEARS LATER.

WHILE THAT IS ONLY A SLIGHT INCREASE FROM THE 84.2-PERCENT IN 2024, GRADUATION RATES HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING A CONSISTENT TREND OF SLIGHTLY INCREASING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE VIEWING ARE, LIKE BEMIDJI, PARK RAPIDS, CASS LAKE-BENA, AND MENAGHA, ALL SAW A DECENT INCREASE IN THEIR GRADUATION RATES.

THE NEVIS SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD ONE OF THE HIGHEST GRADUATION RATES IN THE STATE AT 98-PERCENT.

>> WELL, ANY TIME WE SEE MORE KIDS GRADUATE THAN YEARS BEFORE, IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD SIGN.

I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE STUDENTS THAT DIDN'T GRADUATE.

WE NEED TO HAVE A MINDSET TO GRADUATE AND WE DO IT BY RELENTLESSLY HELPING KIDS SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF GRADUATION.

IT'S NOT JUST RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PRINCIPAL AND SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT BUT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL THE TEACHERS.

PARTICIPATES CAN DO A BETTER JOB OF RELENTLESSLY HELPING OUR STUDENTS GET TO SCHOOL, MAKING SURE THEY GET THEIR WORK DONE, WORKING WITH TEACHERS, BUT THEY HAVE TO DO THAT RELENTLESSLY.

>> GRADUATION RATES HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN WIDELY DIFFERENT ACROSS RACIAL GROUPS, BUT ALL RACIAL CATEGORIES SAW INCREASES IN 2025.

THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE COMES FROM NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS.

WHO JUMPED FROM 63-PERCENT IN 2024, TO 67.4-PERCENT THIS YEAR.

>> WE NEED TO CLOSE THAT GAP BETWEEN THE WHITE STUDENTS AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS AND THE NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS, AND THE HISPANIC STUDENTS.

IT'S JUST TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE THAT WE HAVE THAT GAP.

IN BELTRAMI COUNTY, THE GRADUATION RATE FOR NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS IS 70%.

THEY MAY GET THEIR G.E.D.

AND SO ON, WHICH IS PERFECTLY FINE, BUT THAT GAP IS THERE AND WE NEED TO CLOSE THAT GAP.

>> WHILE GRADUATION RATES INCREASED, FEWER THAN HALF OF MINNESOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS MET GRADE-LEVEL EXPECTATIONS ON STANDARDIZED TESTS.

ONLY 43-PERCENT OF STUDENTS DID SO IN MATH, AND 48-PERCENT DID IN READING.

>>> THE U.S.

CEASEFIRE WITH IRAN HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL A PERMANENT END TO THE CONFLICT IS REACHED, ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.

THE CEASEFIRE HAD BEEN SLATED TO END WEDNESDAY EVENING WASHINGTON TIME.

SHERRELL HUBBARD HAS THE LATEST ON A POTENTIAL SECOND ROUND OF PEACE TALKS.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE HAS EXTENDED THE CEASEFIRE WITH IRAN UNTIL TEHRAN SUBMIT AS PROPOSAL FOR A PERMANENT END TO THE CONFLICT.

>> I THINK IN MY PERFECT WORLD, WE WOULD HAVE ENDED THE CEASEFIRE AND WE HAD THE THREAT OF MILITARY FORCE NEVER TO INCREASE LEVERAGE, WHICH COULD BE USED TO ACHIEVE OUR POLITICAL MILITARY AIMS, AND BRING THE 6 AMERICANS HELD BY THE IRANIANS HOME TO THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: TRUMP ANNOUNCED WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO HOLD OUR ATTACK ON THE COUNTRY OF IRAN UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT THEIR LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES CAN COME UP WITH A UNIFIED PROPOSAL, A STARK CHANGE FROM THE PRESIDENT'S PREVIOUS MESSAGING THAT HE EXPECTED "TO BE BOMBING IF A PEACE DEAL WASN'T REACHED BY THE WINDS CEASEFIRE DEADLINE".

>> IRAN LEARNED SOME LESSONS.

AMERICAN MUNITION STOCKPILES ARE DIMINISHED, AMERICA'S RELATIONS WITH ITS ALLIES IN EUROPE AND ASIA ARE STRAINED.

>> Reporter: A U.S.

DELEGATION LED BY J.D.

VANCE AND OTHER TOP OFFICIALS WERE EXPECTED TO TRAVEL TO PAKISTAN FOR A SECOND ROUND OF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS AIMED AT ENDING THE WAR BUT THEIR TRAVEL WAS PUT ON HOLD.

IRAN NEVER CONFIRMED ITS ATTENDANCE AT THE DISCUSSIONS.

I AM SHERRELL HUBBARD REPORTING.

>> THE U.S.

NAVAL BLOCKADE OF IRANIAN PORTS WILL CONTINUE, ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT.

IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER HAD SAID THE U.S.

ACTION AMOUNTS TO AN ACT OF WAR AND VIOLATES THE CEASEFIRE.

AN ADVISER TO IRAN'S PARLIAMENT SPEAKER DISMISSED TRUMP'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF A CEASEFIRE EXTENSION, SAYING IT MEANS NOTHING AND THAT TEHRAN SHOULD RESPOND MILITARILY.

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

>> Stacy: TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER BUT IT WILL ALSO BE BREEZY AND DRY OUT THERE AND WE DO HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER ACROSS PART OF THE AREA FOR MUCH OF THE DAY TOMORROW.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK IN THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, CROW WING COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COLLABORATE WITH MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> IT'S AN EXCITING WEEK FOR THE BRAINERD PUBLIC LIBRARY AND LIBRARIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

APRIL 19TH MARKED THE START OF NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, AND BRAINERD PUBLIC LIBRARY IS JOINING IN ON THE FUN.

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK IS AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION HIGHLIGHTING THE VALUABLE ROLE LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS PLAY IN TRANSFORMING LIVES AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWER OF READING.

THIS WEEK, BRAINERD PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL BE HOSTING EVENTS TO HELP KIDS AND ADULTS GET BACK OUT TO THE LIBRARY.

>> REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH US.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ACFE, EARLY CHILDHOOD FAMILY EDUCATION HERE AND THEY DO A PROGRAM EVERY WEDNESDAY.

ON THURSDAYS, WE HAVE FAMILY STORY TIME WE DO AT 11:00, THAT'S FOR ANY AGE GROUP, TAILORED FOR 2-YEAR-OLDS TO 8-YEAR-OLDS.

ANYONE IS WELCOME.

THIS IS A GREAT WEEK TO COME IN AND SEE US.

>> NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK RUNS THROUGH APRIL 25TH.

THIS YEAR'S THEME IS FIND YOUR JOY, HIGHLIGHTING THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE FOR CREATIVITY, CURIOSITY, AND CONNECTION.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE.

ANOTHER MIDWEEK WARM UP.

>> Stacy: YES, WE'RE GOING TO SEE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES TOMORROW, HIGHS IN THE 70s AND 80s.

IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE A LITTLE BREEZY.

WE HAVE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, SO WE HAVE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WHAT A GORGEOUS DAY OUT THERE TODAY WITH THE VERY NICE COMFORTABLE CONDITIONS, WARM TEMPERATURES, WE HAD A NICE SUNSHINE OUT THERE, AND WE WILL CONTINUE HAVE A LOT OF SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW.

WE COULD START TO SEE SOME CLOUDS INCREASING AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION TO THE WARM TEMPERATURES, WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING SOME VERY DRY CONDITIONS OUT THERE, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND BREEZY OUT THERE.

SO WE COULD SEE DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS IN PARTS OF THE AREA.

WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT IN A SECOND.

HERE ARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS IN BEMIDJI.

IT'S 51 AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE STUDIO, WE HAVE A LIGHT SOUTH WIND, 23 IS OUR DEW POINT, HUMIDITY AT 33%.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 20 IS THE DEW POINT, WINDS ARE CALM.

WE HAVE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR A GOOD PORTION OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

THIS WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

SOUTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT, WILL CREATE THOSE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

ANY FIRE THAT IGNITES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

ANY BURNING OF COURSE IS NOT RIMMEDED -- RECOMMENDED FOR TOMORROW.

IT'S MAINLY CLEAR AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE MAINLY CLEAR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

WE START OUT WITH SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW, COULD START TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF INCREASE IN CLOUDS AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, BUT AGAIN VERY WARM TEMPERATURES, HIGHS IN THE 70s AND 80s, BUT VERY DRY AND AGAIN JUST A LITTLE BIT ON THE BREEZY SIDE.

DAVE SENDING US THIS VIDEO OF A COUPLE OF DEER SPOTTED IN THE YARD IN BEMIDJI.

THANK YOU DAVE FOR SHARING THAT WITH US.

IT WAS A GORGEOUS EVENING OVER LAKE BEMIDJI.

JOAN WITH A PICTURE OF THE CREEK AND SOME BLUE SKIES FROM RALPH IN JENKINS.

CHRISSY SPOTTING A WILDFIRE IN BLOOM IN DEERWOOD.

THE MALLARD IS BACK IN DEERWOOD, GARY WITH THAT PICTURE, ANGELA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE GORGEOUS SUNSET IN CASS LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, JOAN IN LAPORTE, SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT BREEZE.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY AND 67.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD, SLIGHTLY BREEZY, TOPPING OUT AT 69.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNNY AND 66.

RALPH IN JENKINS WITH A HIGH OF 66, CLEAR SKIES FROM BRAINERD, STEPHANIE WITH THAT REPORT.

THE HIGHWAY -- HIGH WAS 68.

ON OUR ALMANAC IN BRAINERD, WE TOPPED OUT AT 68.

WE'RE MORE THAN 10 DEGREES ABOVE THE AVERAGE AND OUR LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 33, 8:13 WAS OUR SUNSET.

SO JUST A LITTLE ABOVE 10 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE.

OUR LOW TODAY WAS 28.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, CLEAR SKIES TO START THE DAY, 7:00 A.M., AND AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY INTO THE AFTERNOON, WE COULD START TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS.

IT WILL BE BREEZY AND AGAIN VERY DRY WITH MILD TEMPERATURES POSSIBLY IN THE 60s IN NORTHERN, NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA, BUT A LOT OF 70s ACROSS THE NORTH WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70s AND LOW 80s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

OUR FORECAST TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, LOWS NEAR 40, SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15.

PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY TOMORROW, HIGHS NEAR 77, SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20.

LOOKING AT THE EXTENDED FORECAST, A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY, THAT COULD BRING US A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SOME SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS, HIGHS NEAR 70, BUT THEN THE COOL DOWN ARRIVES AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

IT SHOULD STAY WHERE WE ARE LOOKING AT SCATTERED RAINFALL ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, HIGHS IN THE 50s.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: CHARLIE IS HERE WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS.

WE GET A LOOK AT THE BEMIDJI BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM.

>> Charlie: YES, EVERYBODY IS TRYING TO GET THEIR GAMES IN WHERE THEY CAN BETWEEN SOME OF THIS WEATHER AND BEMIDJI, THEY TAKEN ON THIEF RIVER FALLS TODAY.

WE HAVE THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >> WELL, TWICE BEMIDJI BOYS BASKETBALL HAD PO POSTPONE THEIR HOME OPENER DUE TO BAD WEATHER AND MORE GAMES ON THE ROAD FOR THE SAME REASON.

IT SHOULD COME TO NO SURPRISE WHEN I TELL YOU THAT TODAY'S HOME OPENER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THIEF RIVER FALLS BUT WAS MOVED TO BEMIDJI DUE TO POOR FIELD CONDITIONS BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, GO FIGURE.

DESPITE THE DIZZYING NUMBER OF SCHEDULE CHANGES, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE WON.

THEY ARE TRYING TO WIN THEIR THIRD AGAINST THE PROWLERS.

LEADING 2-0, BASES LOADED, AND HE IS GOING TO CLEAR THEM.

DOUBLE TO THE WALL, HE WENT 3 FOR 4 WITH 4 R.B.I.s.

NOW AUSTIN, I'LL HAVE WHAT HE IS HAVING, OVER THE HEAD OF THE LEFT FIELDER, MAKING IT 6-0.

ONE BATTER LATER, REESE DECIDES TO GIVE RIGHT FIELD A GO, AND HE SCORES FROM SECOND.

JACKS WOULD SCORE 6 TOTAL IN THE INNING.

THEY GO ON TO WIN 10-0 IN 6 INNINGS.

>>> SOME MORE BASEBALL SCORES FOR YOU.

WILLMAR TOPS BRAINERD 3-2.

LITTLE FALLS GETS A WIN IN BOTH OF THEIR GAMES TODAY.

PEQUOT LAKES, THEY GET THE WIN OVER GREEN WAY.

PILLAGER AND SEBEKA BOTH COLLECTING WINS IN BASEBALL.

NEW YORK MILLS AND FRASE.

NORTHOME-KELLIHER AND LAPORTE BOTH GETTING WINS TODAY.

CLEARBROOK-GONVICK OVER PINE RIVER-BACKUS.

PIERZ BEATS ALBANY.

STAPLES MOTLEY IN THEIR DOUBLE HEADER WINS BOTH GAMES.

PARK RAPIDS, THEY BEAT PELICAN RAPIDS IN BOTH OF THEY'RE GAMES.

STAPLES MOTLEY LOST THEIR SECOND GAME.

THEY SPLIT THAT.

ROSEAU AND CROOKSTON, OR ROSEAU WON BOTH OF THOSE GAMES AS WELL.

ON THE SOFTBALL SIDE OF THINGS, BEMIDJI FALLS TO ROCK RIDGE.

NORTHOME-KELLIHER AND AITKIN BOTH GETTING WINS TODAY IN SOFTBALL.

CLEARBROOK-GONVICK DROPS THEIR GAME.

MOVING TO CROSBY-IRONTON AND LAKE OF THE WOODS, BOTH COMING AWAY WITH WINS AS WELL.

PINE RIVER-BACKUS OVER McGREGOR AND PARK RAPIDS OVER PELICAN RAPIDS.

PEQUOT LAKES DOUBLES UP ON LITTLE FALLS.

SEBEKA, THEY SWEEP THEIR SOFTBALL DOUBLE HEADER.

ROSEAU SWEEPING AS WELL ON THE GIRL'S SIDE OF THINGS.

>>> IN BOYS TENNIS, BRAINERD TRYING TO SNAP A TWO-MATCH LOSING STREAK, THEY'RE HOSTING FERGUS FALLS.

AT NUMBER ONE SINGLES, OWEN ROBERTSON, DOWN 2-GAMES TO NONE IN THE FIRST SET, FRONT COURT CRUSHING, HE WOULD NOT LOSE A GAME AFTER THAT WINNING THE MATCH 6-2, 6-0.

IN NUMBER TWO SINGLES, NICK MORGAN, LEADING THE FIRST SET, COVERING ALL CORNERS OF THE COURT, HE TAKES HIS MATCH 6-1, 6-2.

AND IN NUMBER ONE DOUBLES, SHAWN MARCUSSEN AND JACE ANDERSON, TRAILING EARLY, ANDERSON TAKING BACK CONTROL, THE DUO WOULD GO ON TO WIN IN STRAIGHT SETS.

AS BRAINERD GOES ON TO WIN ALL THEIR MATCHES, IN FACT, THEY DIDN'T DROP A SINGLE SET IN THEIR WIN 7-0 OVER FERGUS FALLS.

BEMIDJI SWEPT THEIR TRIANGULAR.

THEY IMPROVE TO 11-1 FOR THE SEASON.

>>> IN TRACK AND FIELD, BRAINERD HOSTING A SEMI-QUAD MEET WITH BEMIDJI AND CROSBY-IRONTON THERE AS WELL.

WE'LL START WITH THE GIRLS, IN THE 100-METER HURDLES, NATALIE SMITH, TAKES FIRST PLACE FOR THE EVENT IN 15.66 SECONDS.

THEN OVER TO THE HIGH JUMP, AFTER MISSING LAST SEASON WITH AN A.C.L.

TEAR, 2024 STATE CHAMP CORA CLOUGH IS BACK, SHE SNAGGED FIRST AT 5'2".

FOR THE BOYS, OVER IN THE LONG JUMP PIT, BEMIDJI'S REESE SNIEDE, LEAPS 19' 10", FINISHED FIFTH PLACE IN THE EVENT.

FIRST PLACE BELONGED TO WARRIORS WYATT BROWN, CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF, HE SOARS 20'11" THROUGH THE AIR.

THEY DID NOT ACTUALLY KEEP TEAM SCORES FOR THAT EVENT TODAY, BUT THEY DID KEEP SCORE IN THE LACROSSE GAME.

BRAINERD WON 9-5.

ALSO GOLF IN GRAND RAPIDS, BRAINERD FINISHES FIRST.

ON THE INDIVIDUAL LOOK THERE, BRADY FROM BRAINERD GETS THE WIN OVERALL.

A COUPLE OF BEMIDJI FOLKS IN THERE AS WELL.

ON THE GIRL'S SIDE OF THINGS, BEMIDJI FINISHES SECOND, GRAND RAPIDS FOURTH.

STELLA FINISHES THIRD FOR BEMIDJI.

TAYLOR IS IN THE TOP FIVE AS WELL.

THE MINNESOTA TWINS, THEY SNAP A FOUR GAME LOSING STREAK AND ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT THE ONES THAT HELP END THE METS' 12-GAME LOSING STREAK.

YOU DON'T WANT TO BE THAT TEAM.

>> Dennis: YOU DON'T.

THANKS CHARLIE.

CROW WING COUNTY'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT COLLABORATED WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND LOCAL AGENCIES TO INFORM, REMIND AND PREPARE RESIDENTS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS OF THE UPCOMING SEVERE WEATHER SEASON.

FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOOD'S EXPERIENCE, REPORTER MILES WALKER SAT DOWN WITH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT TO SEE HOW THE ORGANIZATIONS APPROACHED SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK.

>> Reporter: SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN MINNESOTA BRINGS A FOCUSED REMINDER THAT SPRING AND SUMMER STORMS CAN ESCALATE QUICKLY AND PREPARING MAKES A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN SAFETY AND CONFIDENCE.

STATE AGENCIES HIGHLIGHTED A DIFFERENT TOPIC EACH DAY TO HELP RESIDENTS BUILD A WELL-ROUNDED UNDERSTANDING OF SEASONAL HAZARDS.

>> IT'S FOCUSING ON ALERTS AND WARNINGS.

ON TUESDAY, IT'S OUR SEVERE STORMS AND LIGHTNING AND HAIL.

ON WEDNESDAY, IT'S FLASH FLOODS.

THURSDAY IS OUR FOCUS ON TORNADOS.

FRIDAY IS AGAIN HEAT ADVISORY.

>> Reporter: FOR TORNADO SAFETY DAY, TWO SEPARATE SCENARIOS, ONE AIMED AT SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PRACTICE SHELTERING PROCEDURES DURING THE WORKDAY AND OTHERS DESIGNED FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS AT HOME TO WALK THROUGH THEIR EMERGENCY PLANS.

>> ONCE A YEAR WE HAVE SOMETHING IN CROW WING COUNTY OR JUST OUTSIDE OF CROW WING COUNTY.

IT AFFECTS US QUITE OFTEN.

WE'RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT IT'S HAPPENING IN RURAL AREAS AND IT'S NOT EFFECTING THE CITIES.

WHO KNOWS WHERE THE NEXT ONE COULD HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: MINNESOTA EXPERIENCES DOZENS OF TORNADOS EACH YEAR WITH THE MOST ACTIVE PERIOD IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING, WITH THE PEAK FOR SEVERE WEATHER BACK, PROPER PREPARATION IS BEING EMPHASIZED.

>> JUST MAKE SURE YOU'RE TALKING THROUGH PLANS WITH YOUR FAMILY, IF YOU HAVE A BBASEMENT, MAKE SURE YOUR KIDS KNOW TO GO TO THE BASEMENT.

IDENTIFY A ROOM THAT IS AN INTERIOR ROOM WITH NO WINDOWS.

I THINK HAVING THE PLAN IDENTIFIED AHEAD OF TIME COULD LESSEN THE STRESS IN THE STRESSFUL EVENT THAT COULD HELP IT GO SMOOTHER.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO CROW WING COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, A GOOD EMERGENCY PLAN INCLUDES IDENTIFYING YOUR SAFETY SHELTER LOCATION, KEEPING ESSENTIAL ITEMS SUCH AS A FLASHLIGHT AND STURDY SHOES, ENSURING ALL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS CAN COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER, ALSO KNOWING WHERE TO MEET IF SEPARATED.

>> WE ASK FOLKS IF THEY HAVE ENOUGH SUPPLIES FOR 72 TO 96 HOURS DURING SEVERE STORMS.

IF YOU HAVE EXTERNAL BATTERY PACKS OR CHARGING CABLES TO ENSURE YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHARGE YOUR PHONE AS WELL.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHLAND EXPERIENCE, I'M MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE CROW WING COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS PARTNERED WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR FREE SKY-WARN WEATHER SPOTTER CLASSES.

THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON MAY 13TH AT 3:00 P.M.

AND 6:00 P.M.

AT THE LAND SERVICES BUILDING.

>> Dennis: WELL, WE'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR CURRENT WEATHER.

WE WILL GO TO STACY.

>> Stacy: IT'S GOING TO BE A DRY DAY FOR US TOMORROW.

WE COULD BE SEEING SOME NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING, DUE TO THE BREEZY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

OTHERWISE TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, LOWS NEAR 40.

>> Dennis: THAT'S GOING TO WRAP THINGS UP FOR US.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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