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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.

>>> CASS COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING IN CASS LAKE THAT HOSPITALIZED A MAN EARLY THIS MORNING.

AT 2:45 A.M.

THE CASS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECEIVED REPORTS OF SHOTS BEING HEARD IN THE TRACT 33 HOUSING AREA IN PIKE BAY TOWNSHIP IN RURAL CASS LAKE.

ADDITIONAL REPORTS WERE RECEIVED THAT A 39-YEAR-OLD MAN ARRIVED AT CASS LAKE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND.

DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO THE AREA AND STARTED INVESTIGATING A VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT WAS IDENTIFIED AND SECURED.

SEARCH WARRANTS WERE EXECUTED AND RESIDENCES IN THE AREA OF THE INCIDENT WERE SEARCHED.

THE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED FROM THE CASS LAKE HOSPITAL TO ANOTHER HEALTH CARE FACILITY WITH UNKNOWN EXTENT OF INJURIES AT THIS TIME.

>>> A LONGVILLE MAN SUFFERED LIFE THREATENING INJURIES IN A ONE VEHICLE CRASH EAST OF WALKER TODAY.

THE STATE PATROL SAYS 24-YEAR-OLD JACOB MCKEIG WAS DRIVING AN S-U-V WESTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 200 IN TURTLE LAKE TOWNSHIP WHEN HE HIT A DEER WHILE TRAVELING AT A FAST SPEED.

THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AFTER THE IMPACT AND WENT OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT, WHERE IT HIT A ROAD APPROACH AND BECAME AIRBORNE.

THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST IN THE DITCH AND DID NOT ROLL.

THE CRASH HAPPENED JUST A FEW MINUTES AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THE PATROL SAYS MCKEIG WAS NOT WEARING A SEATBELT AND WAS TAKEN TO SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER WITH LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

>>> WITH THE WARMER WEATHER NOW UPON US, THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.

HAS BEGUN TEMPORARILY CLOSING SOME D.N.R.

MANAGED ROADS AND MOTORIZED TRAILS.

THE DURATION OF THE TEMPORARY CLOSURES IN STATE FORESTS.

STATE PARKS, RECREATION AREAS, AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS, DEPENDS ON LOCAL WEATHER AND SURFACE CONDITIONS, WHICH CAN SHIFT RAPIDLY.

THE REASON FOR THE CLOSURE IS DUE TO SEASONAL MELTING, WHICH MAKES THE ROADS AND TRAILS TOO SOFT TO SUPPORT VEHICLE TRAFFIC WITHOUT CAUSING DAMAGE.

>> SOIL IS VERY SOFT AND WET FROM THE SNOW MELT AND SPRING RAINS, AS WELL AS THE FROST DEEP UNDERNEATH THE GROUND.

THIS CAUSES A LOT OF MAINTENANCE ISSUES, IF O.H.V.s WERE TO USE THE TRAILS.

SO BY CLOSING THEM FOR A FEW WEEKS IN THE SPRINGTIME, WE'RE ABLE TO KEEP THEM OPEN THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, WITH LESS MAINTENANCE.

>> IN THE SPRING, THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD IS SUCH THAT DEPENDING ON WHAT ROAD YOU ARE ON, IT MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLES WITHOUT DOING PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ROAD NETWORK.

WE TRY TO PROVIDE AS MUCH ACCESS WE CAN YEAR-ROUND BUT IN THE SPRING, WE MAY CLOSE INDIVIDUAL ROADS OR PUT WEIGHT LIMITS ON ROADS TO PROTECT THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

>> THE D.N.R.

POSTS SIGNS AT ENTRY POINTS AND PARKING LOTS WHERE TEMPORARY CLOSURES ARE IN EFFECT.

ROADS THAT CAN HANDLE VEHICLE TRAFFIC DURING THIS TIME WILL REMAIN OPEN, BUT MIGHT HAVE VEHICLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS.

>>> EARTH DAY IS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY ON APRIL 22ND, TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT POLLUTION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EFFORTS.

SANFORD HEALTH IN BEMIDJI HOSTED ITS ANNUAL EARTH DAY EVENT.

WHERE STAFF MEMBERS AT THE HOSPITAL GOT TO LEARN ABOUT LOCAL SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: FOUNDED BY U.S.

SENATOR IN 1970, IT HAS GROWN FROM A NATIONAL TEACH IN ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION TO A GLOBAL EVENT INVOLVING OVER 1 BILLION PEOPLE IN NEARLY EVERY COUNTRY.

>> EARTH DAY IS JUST A GREAT CHANCE TO REFOCUS ON SOME OF THE REALITIES OF GLOBAL WARMING AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE.

EVEN IF YOU DON'T ALWAYS AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT IS PUT FORWARD, NO ONE WANTS MORE POLLUTION.

NO ONE WANTS MORE WASTE.

NO ONE WANTS MORE STUFF IN THE LANDFILLS OR THE INCINERATORS.

SO THERE IS A LOT OF COMMON GROUND TO BUILD ON AS FAR AS ALL OF THIS GOES.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, IN THE U.S.

ALONE, HOSPITALS CREATE AN ESTIMATED 5 MILLION TONS OF EXCESS NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE EVERY YEAR.

THAT'S ONLY PART OF THE REASON THAT SANFORD BEMIDJI LAUNCHED ITS GO GREEN COMMITTEE.

>> WE ARE CONSTANTLY REVIEWING PROCESSES AND THE WAY WE DO THINGS TO MAXIMIZE RECYCLING, MINIMIZE WASTE, COST SAVINGS OF COURSE, AND TO JUST MINIMIZE IMPACT TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> Reporter: THEY CREATED IT IN 2016 AS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS REDUCING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT CREATED BY THE ORGANIZATION.

DURING THE PRESENTATION TO SANFORD BEMIDJI STAFF MEMBERS, HE DISCUSSED MULTIPLE WAYS THAT THE HOSPITAL HAS MINIMIZED ITS USE OF WASTE MATERIAL.

ONE PROJECT IN THE OPERATING ROOM IS BEING EXPANDED INTO ALL SANFORD HOSPITALS DUE TO ITS SUCCESS.

>> IT'S WRAPPED IN BLUE WRAP.

THIS BLUE WRAP IS HARD TO RECYCLE, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.

IT'S EXPENSIVE.

IT CAN GET TORN.

IF YOU MAKE THE INITIAL INVESTMENT TO BUY REUSABLE STEERING WHEEL -- STERILE CONTAINERS INSTEAD, THERE IS MORE COST UP FRONT BUT IT PAYS FOR ITSELF IN A YEAR AND YOU DON'T HAVE ALL THIS BLUE WRAP.

>> Reporter: PROGRAMS LIKE THIS IS WHY 7.7 MILLION POUNDS OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES WERE REPURPOSE IN 2025.

>> HOSPITALS USE A LOT OF STUFF.

IF YOU MAKE SMALL CHANGES AND SAVE A LITTLE BIT OVER TIME, THAT ACCUMULATES TO A LOT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BEMIDJI, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> LEADERS FROM BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY, THE NEILSON SPEARHEAD NATURE PRESERVE, AND NORTHERN ENERGY AUDITS, ALSO SPOKE DURING THE EVENT.

>>> THE 100-PLUS WOMEN WHO CARE MOVEMENT MADE ITS WAY TO THE BEMIDJI AREA IN EARLY 2024, AND OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR EVENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE RAISED $60,700 FOR AREA NONPROFITS.

ORGANIZERS HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT IF THE EVENT SURPASSES $20,000 RAISED, THEY WILL SPLIT IT AND CHOOSE TWO NONPROFITS TO DONATE TO.

THE COLLECTIVE GIVING STYLE FUNDRAISER GATHERS A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE PITCHING IN SMALL AMOUNTS TO PUT TOGETHER ONE LARGE SUM OF MONEY TO GIVE TO A BEMIDJI NONPROFIT.

A $100 MINIMUM DONATION GIVES EACH WOMEN A TICKET TO VOTE ON WHICH ORGANIZATION WILL RECEIVE THE FUNDS.

THE FUNDRAISER LASTS FOR EXACTLY ONE HOUR AND THE WINNER IS ANNOUNCED AT THE END OF THE NIGHT.

>> I GO TO A LOT OF FUNDRAISING FUNCTIONS AND IT'S THE MOST JOY FILLED HOUR I THINK I HAVE EVER GONE TO.

WHILE IT SOUNDS EXCLUSIVE TO SAY IT'S 100 WOMEN, THAT'S HOW IT WAS DESIGNED.

WE STAY WITH THAT MODEL AND IT HAS WORKED REALLY WELL.

THE NETWORKING THAT HAPPENS BETWEEN WOMEN SEEMS TO BE ONE OF THE REASONS THAT PEOPLE ARE IN SUCH A GIDDY MOOD THAT NIGHT.

>> IF I BRING $100 INTO AN ORGANIZATION, IT DOESN'T FEEL IMPACTFUL.

WHEN WE CAN HAVE CLOSE TO 200 PEOPLE ALL POOL THEIR $100 TO CREATE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE CLOSE TO $20,000 HOPEFULLY AT THE NEXT EVENT, THAT'S VERY IMPACTFUL.

WE CAN DO A LOT OF GOOD WITH THAT.

>> THE FIRST 100-PLUS WOMEN EVENT OF 2026 WILL BE TAKING PLACE NEXT THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH, AT BEMIDJI'S SOUTH SHORE HOTEL.

COCKTAILS AND A SOCIAL HOUR START AT 5:00 P.M, AND THE GIVING AND VOTING PROCESS IS SET TO GO FROM 6:00 TO 7:00.

>>> THE WOMAN WHO CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AND STUDENT AFFAIRS AT CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE HAS BEEN NAMED PRESIDENT OF RIDGEWATER COLLEGE.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TODAY NAMED CHERYL NORMAN TO SERVE IN THAT ROLE NORMAN HAS BEEN IN HER CURRENT ROLE AT C.L.C.

SINCE 2023 AND PROVIDES STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP FOR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, STUDENT SERVICES, ACCREDITATION, WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIPS, AND INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING.

RIDGEWATER COLLEGE IS A PUBLIC, TWO-YEAR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN MINNESOTA WITH CAMPUSES IN WILLMAR AND HUTCHINSON, AND SERVES OVER 5,500 STUDENTS NORMANS APPOINTMENT BECOMES EFFECTIVE ON JULY 1ST.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

STILL MILD TOMORROW BUT EXPECT SOME COOLER TEMPERATURES BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE WOMEN LEADING THE WAY EVENT IS BACK FOR ITS SECOND YEAR.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> THE WOMEN LEADING THE WAY EVENT IS BACK FOR ITS SECOND YEAR.

THE FUNCTION WAS HELD AT THE 40 CLUB CONVENTION CENTER IN AITKIN, FOCUSING ON WOMEN BETTERING THEMSELVES THROUGH SELF-CARE, AWARENESS, AND AFFIRMATION.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: LAST YEAR, THE WOMEN LEADING THE WAY EVENT HELD OVER 150 GUESTS IN ITS FIRST YEAR.

THIS YEAR, IT SOLD OUT WITH OVER 250-PLUS ATTENDEES OF ALL AGES, TRYING TO CONNECT WITH THE SHARED BOND OVER EMPOWERING WOMEN.

THE EVENT WAS CREATED IN THE TWIN CITIES AND NOTICED THAT THE LOCAL AREAS NEEDED ONE TOO.

>> IT'S AN IDEA COME TO LIFE, THE BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD.

INVEST IN YOURSELF, TO ALL THE WOMEN OUT THERE, YOU BELONG IN ROOMS LIKE THIS.

WE ALL BELONG IN ROOMS LIKE THIS.

JUST HAVING IT WHERE ALL THE OTHER WOMEN OUT THERE ARE FEELING THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR A CONNECTION, WE'RE WANTING TO BE HEARD, FEEL VALUE AN APPRECIATED AND THAT'S WHY WOMEN LEADING THE WAY IS CREATED.

>> Reporter: CONFIDENCE IS KEY AND FOR CHRISTY, HAVING THAT GO-GETTER MENTALITY IS WHAT LED HER HERE TODAY, SPEAKING IN FRONT OF THE PEOPLE OF NOT JUST AITKIN, BUT ALL OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

>> I'M INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT CONFIDENCE.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WOMEN CAN KNOW IS IF THEY ARE DRIFTING IN THEIR CONFIDENCE, HOW TO GET BACK.

SO TODAY, TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THIS WITH THIS GROUP WILL BE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND MEANINGFUL FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

>> Reporter: WOMEN LEADING THE WAY'S INITIATIVE IS TO EMPOWER WOMEN THROUGH NETWORKING, MENTORSHIP, AND HIGHLIGHTING LEADERSHIP JOURNEYS.

EVERYONE AT THE EVENT IS WORKING FOR A MORE CONNECTED COMMUNITY.

>> IT LIGHTS THE FIRE IN YOUR BELLY AND GIVES YOU ALL THE FEELS, THE SPEAKERS, THE PANELISTS, EVERYTHING.

IT'S NICE TO CONNECT WITH OTHER WOMEN IN THE AREA THAT HAVE THE SAME FEELING AND CHEER EACH OTHER ON.

>> I JUST LIKE COMING FOR MY OWN PERSONAL SELF AND BEING A PART OF IT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY, REALLY NICE.

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

>> ALL OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE WOMEN LEADING THE WAY EVENT GO TO BIOGIRLS, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION HELPING TEACH SELF-ESTEEM TO ADOLESCENT GIRLS.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE.

VERY NICE AND PLEASANT DAY TODAY.

THE WINDS WERE UP CAUSING THE FIRE DANGER IN THE STATE.

>> Stacy: RIGHT, A LITTLE BIT ON THE WINDY SIDE BUT VERY WARM TEMPERATURES.

70s AND 80s FOR THE HIGHS ACROSS THE VIEWING AREA.

WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME FAIRLY MILD TEMPERATURES, NOT QUITE WHAT WE HAD TODAY.

WE WILL HAVE A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA, AND THAT COULD TRIGGER SOME THUNDERSTORMS AND WE WILL SEE CO [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE DID GET TO ENJOY A LOT OF SUNSHINE TODAY, VERY MILD TEMPERATURES, HIGHS IN THE 70s AND 80s IN OUR VIEWING AREA.

IT WAS A LITTLE BIT BREEZY AND WITH THE DRY CONDITIONS, THAT LED TO INCREASED FIRE DANGER.

ALL THE RED FLAG WARNING HAVE EXPIRED ACROSS THE AREA AND WE SHOULD BE SEEING CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE AREA.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, WE SHOULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS A COLD FRONT ACROSSES THE AREA, WE'RE GOING TO SEE MILD TEMPERATURES, BUT EXPECT HIGHS IN THE 50s.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 70.

WE ARE SEEING GUSTS UP TO 22.

IN BRAINERD, IT'S 72 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 43, PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY, AND WINDS ARE SOUTHEAST AT 12 MILES PER HOUR.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING CLOUDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING, AND THERE HAS BEEN SPOTTY PRECIPITATION OUT THERE.

WE DO STILL HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEEING SOME SHOWERS IN FAR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, IT'S GOING TO BE DRY.

WE ARE STILL GOING TO BE LOOKING AT PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER.

NOW AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.

WE HAVE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.

WE WILL HAVE VARIABLE CLOUDS, SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS.

SO AGAIN, SOME OF US COULD ENJOY A LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

BEAUTIFUL SKIES FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA AND DEBRA AT LAKE ADA.

NICE BLUE WATERS THERE FROM CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD AND SANDY REPORTING A SMALL AMOUNT OF ICE ON THE LAKE.

AGAIN, A NICE DAY FOR A WALK ON THE TRAIL, WE HAVE THE DUCKS FROM LINDA IN ONAMIA.

SAMROSE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE ICE ON LOWER RED LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 46 AND WINDY THIS MORNING.

DEBRA AT PINE RIVER, 47 THIS MORNING.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, REPORTING A HIGH OF 82.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, THE HIGH WAS 80 TODAY.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD, 77.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, 78.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, 80 FOR THE HIGH.

ANGELA IN CASS LAKE, 79.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 82 WAS OUR HIGH TODAY IN BRAINERD.

AGAIN, IT'S VERY WARM TEMPERATURES.

THE AVERAGE HIGH FOR THIS DATE, 58.

38 WAS OUR LOW TEMP.

WE HAD SUNSET AT 8:14.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 79, JUST A COUPLE DEGREES SHY OF THE HIGH TEMP FOR TODAY.

SUNRISE IS AT 6:18.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE DO START OUT WITH A PLOT OF CLOUD COVER.

WE MAY SEE SOME SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

YOU CAN SEE THEM FORMING AND DISSIPATING.

THE BEST CHANCE WILL BE IN EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WE WILL SEE BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEADS INTO THE AFTERNOON.

LOOKING AT THE HIGH TEMPERATURES, STILL MILD WITH UPPER 60s TO LOW 70s.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, THE HIGHS SHOULD BE AROUND 70 TO 75.

SO OUR FORECAST, MOSTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT, THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, STILL BREEZY WITH LOWS NEAR 60, AND TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, SHOWERS AN THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY IN EAST MINNESOTA, AND THERE ARE CHANCES SEEING IT ELSEWHERE.

HIGHS ARE NEAR 71.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, PRETTY DRY.

WE WILL SEE SOME COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS IN THE 50s LATE THIS WEEK, A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN ON SUNDAY, AND 61.

51 FOR THE HIGH ON MONDAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF SEEING RAINFALL.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, CHARLIE IS HERE NOW.

>> Charlie: YEAH, A LITTLE ALL OVER THE PLACE.

WAS IT AT BSU OR BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL?

I GOT BACK JUST IN TIME TO WATCH THE FIRST TWO PERIODS OF THE MINNESOTA WILD VERSUS THE DALLAS STARS.

I HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR YOU COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

>>> AFTER A DOMINATE PERFORMANCE IN GAME ONE IN DALLAS, THE WILD WERE STYMIED BY THE STARS AND THE PLAY OF THEIR GOALIE, AND LAKEVILLE NATIVE, JAKE OETTINGER, IN GAME TWO.

NOW THE SERIES, EVEN AT ONE GAME APIECE, SHIFTS TO MINNESOTA FOR GAMES 3 AND 4.

IT'S ESSENTIALLY A BEST OF 5-SCENARIO AT THIS POINT, WILD HOSTING THE STARS IN GAME THREE.

PICKING UP IN THE FIRST PERIOD, DALLAS GOT OUT TO THE EARLY LEAD.

ON THE POWER PLAY, HIS FIRST GOAL OF THE SERIES.

THEN MIDWAY THROUGH THE PERIOD, JASON ROBERTSON FOR HIS THIRD GOAL OF THE SERIES.

HE MADE IT 2-0.

BEFORE THE END OF THE PERIOD, MARCUS JOHANSON FROM THE TOP OF THE SLOT, CUTS THE LEAD IN HALF.

THEN FIVE MINUTES INTO THE SECOND, I'M NOT SURE WHAT IS MORE IMPRESSIVE, THE PASS OR THE X GOAL, THIS TIES THE GAME AT 2-2.

THAT IS CURRENTLY WHERE THE SCORE IS LATE INTO THE SECOND PERIOD IN THIS ALL IMPORTANT GAME NUMBER 3.

>>> WELL, IN BASEBALL, THE METS SNAPPED THEIR LOSING STREAK TODAY.

THEY BEAT THE TWINS 3-2.

>>> IN COLLEGE BALL, BEMIDJI STATE HOSTING MINNESOTA CROOKSTON FOR A DOUBLE HEADER.

WE PICK UP IN GAME ONE.

BEAVERS UP 5-1.

BO GETTING THE SWINGING CAPE, ROUTE NUMBER TWO.

THEN A POP-UP TO GET OUT OF THE JAM.

NO RUN SCORED, YOU GO 5 INNINGS WITH 7 STRIKEOUTS, BUT HE HAD TO COME OUT IN THE TOP OF THE 6th.

ANOTHER BASES LOADED.

HE IS ABLE TO FORCE A DOUBLE PLAY, THE RUN SCORES, BUT THAT'S ALL THE BEAVERS WOULD ALLOW TO KEEP IT 5-2.

THEN MAP SOLO SHOT, GIVING THEM SOME BREATHING ROOM.

THEY TAKE GAME 1, AND THEN THEY DROP GAME 2 AFTER SURRENDERING A RUN IN THE TOP OF THE 8th AND 4 IN THE TOP OF THE 9th.

>>> PIERZ BEATS LITTLE FALLS.

DULUTH DENFELD ALSO BEATS GRAND RAPIDS, FOLEY BEATS LITTLE FALLS.

WADENA DEER CREEK WINNING BOTH GAMES IN SOFTBALL.

ALSO IN SOFTBALL, PEQUOT LAKES GETTING THE SWEEP IN THEIR DOUBLE HEADER.

IN GIRLS GOLF, TAYLOR LEADS BEMIDJI TO THIRD PLACE IN THE SOC INVITE.

>>> THE COMMITMENT, THEY KEEP COMING AS BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL HAD 10 STUDENT ATHLETES ANNOUNCE TO COMPETE NEXT YEAR.

SOME CHOSE TO STAY CLOSE TO HOME WHILE OTHERS WILL VENTURE OUT-OF-STATE AS FAR AS MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

ALL 10 STUDENT ATHLETES ARE ATTENDING DIFFERENT SCHOOLS ACROSS 6 DIFFERENT SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES.

ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE IS KATIE, WHO JOINS THE CHEER TEAM FOR NORTH DAKOTA HOCKEY NEXT WINTER.

>> IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR.

FOR A WHILE, I KNEW I DIDN'T WANT TO BE DONE SKATING, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW I WOULD CONTINUE THAT INTO COLLEGE.

THE FACT THAT I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE IT, AS WELL AS MY CHEERLEADING IS AMAZING.

>> I AM DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD MOST TO THE ATMOSPHERE.

I MISS CHEERING.

HOCKEY SEASON ENDED IN MARCH AND I MISS IT ALREADY, THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE RINK.

I HAVE WORKING HARD AND PRACTICING MY SKILLS, AND BEING ABLE TO SHOWCASE THAT HERE SOON WILL BE GREAT.

>> Charlie: HERE'S A LIST OF ALL THE LUMBERJACK ATHLETES.

THERE WERE FOUR MOVING ON TO COLLEGE, THREE BOYS AND ONE GIRL.

THERE ARE STILL A FEW MORE ATHLETES THAT HAVE YET TO DECIDE WHERE THEY'RE GOING, BUT WE'LL UPDATE YOU WHEN IT HAPPENS.

ON MAY 13th, BRAINERD WILL HAVE THEIR SIGNING DAY AS WELL.

SO WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHO THOSE ATHLETES ARE GOING TO COLLEGE NEXT YEAR AS WELL.

>> Dennis: IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR.

>> Charlie: GREAT TIME OF THE YEAR.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

THE 2026 TICK SEASON IS JUST GETTING UNDERWAY, BUT THE C.D.C.

SAYS TICK-RELATED HOSPITAL VISITS ARE ALREADY RISING THIS MONTH AND BY FAR, THE MOST COMMON TICKBORNE ILLNESS IS LYME DISEASE.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS THE LATEST DATA AND EXPLAINS WHERE THE U.S.

STANDS WHEN IT COMES TO A POTENTIAL VACCINE TO PREVENT THE ILLNESS.

>> Reporter: THE 2026 TICK SEASON IS FAR FROM OVER BUT ALREADY IN THE U.S., THERE HAS BEEN ABOUT A 25% INCREASE IN THE RATE OF EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS FOR TICK-BITES, COMPARED TO APRIL LAST YEAR.

SO FAR THIS MONTH, DATA SHOWS 85 OUT OF EVERY 100,000 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS ARE TICK-RELATED.

>> TICKS ARE DEFINITELY BOOING RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: THOMAS HART WITH THE BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS A RISE IN TICK BITES CAN BE TRACED TO CLIMATE AND LAND USE, ALLOWING TICKETS TO -- TICKS TO SPREAD AND COME IN CONTACT WITH PEOPLE.

THE MOST COMMON IS LYME DISEASE, A BACTERIAL INFECTION TRANSFERRED TO HUMANS THROUGH THE BITE OF A RECENT TICK.

ESTIMATES SUGGEST 476,000 PEOPLE MAY BE DIAGNOSED AND TREATED FOR THIS ILLNESS IN THE U.S.

EVERY YEAR.

>> THERE USE TO BE A LYME DISEASE VACCINE IN THE LATE '90s AND EARLY 2000s.

THIS WAS PULLED OUT OF THE MARK DUE TO LOW SALES.

>> Reporter: A SIMILAR VACCINE IS IN ITS FINAL ROUND OF CLINICAL TRIAL BEFORE IT HEADS TO THE F.D.A.

FOR POTENTIAL APPROVAL.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO PREVENT TICK BITES FROM HAPPENING.

>> AS SOMEONE WHO WORKS WITH LYME DISEASE, I DON'T WANT TO GET LYME DISEASE.

I WILL HAVE MY PATS TUCKED INTO MY SOCKS, I HAVE LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING, I'M SHOWERING WHEN I GET INSIDE.

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

>> HART SAYS LYME DISEASE IS TREATABLE BUT EARLY INTERVENTION IS IMPORTANT IN ORDER TO AVOID LATER STAGE SYMPTOMS THAT ARE MORE SERIOUS LIKE ARTHRITIS AS WELL AS HEART AND NERVOUS SYSTEM PROBLEMS.

>>> NOW LET'S GET ANOTHER CHECK OF OUR WEATHER WITH STACY.

>> Stacy: BREEZY OUT THERE, LOWS NEAR 60.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY IN EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA BUT WE MAY SEE SOME ELSEWHERE.

HIGHS ARE NEAR 71 WITH SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 25.

ONCE THAT COLD FRONT ACROSSES, WE WILL BE SEEING COOLER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK WITH HIGHS IN THE 50s ON SATURDAY, 61 ON SUNDAY, AND 51 ON MONDAY.

>> Charlie: WE MENTIONED BEMIDJI STATE BEAT MINNESOTA CROOKSTON IN BASEBALL.

21-GAME DROUGHT, SINCE THE BEAVERS LAST TOPPED THE EAGLES.

>> Dennis: WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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