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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 GRAND RAPIDS MAN WHO WORKED AS AN ATTORNEY IN BRAINERD IS FACING MULTIPLE FELONY CHARGES FOR STALKING AND THREATS OF VIOLENCE.

33-YEAR-OLD ALLEN J. PETERSON WAS CHARGED IN CROW WING COUNTY COURT TODAY.

>> ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT IN THE CASE, PETERSON WORKED AT EDGE SHAW LAW AND THREATENED TWO COWORKERS IN THE OFFICE WITH PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AND CHOKED BOTH OF THEM SEVERAL TIMES.

COURT DOCUMENTS SAY PETERSON THREATENED NUMEROUS TIMES TO KILL A FEMALE ATTORNEY AT ANOTHER OFFICE AND THAT HE SENT VIDEOS SHOWING HIM SHOOTING AT A TARGET AND ASKED FOR DONATIONS OF LONG DARK HAIR TO MAKE PIGTAILS FOR IT.

WITNESSES SAY HE TALKED EVERY DAY ABOUT KILLING THAT ATTORNEY.

THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT SAID THAT PETERSON THREATENED TO KILL HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND AND HER NEW BOYFRIEND.

EVERYONE EXPRESSED CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY.

PETERSON WAS ARRESTED AT HIS OFFICE IN BRAINERD.

SEARCH WARRANTS WERE EXECUTED AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SEIZED 25 FIREARMS, INCLUDING A RIFLE, ROUNDS AND MAGAZINE.

A 12-GAUGE SHOTGUN, 2 PISTOLS WITH HUNDREDS OF ROUNDS, AND BODY ARMOR.

THEY FOUND BOOKS ABOUT THE COLUMBINE MURDERS AND AN AD FOR A STEEL UTILITY CART, CAPABLE OF HAULING 1,200 POUNDS.

PETERSON IS CHARGED WITH TWO FELONY COUNTS OF STALKING AND TWO FELONY COUNTS OF THREATS OF VIOLENCE.

HE IS HELD ON A $500,000 NON-CASH BOND WITH CONDITIONS, $100,000 CASH BAIL WITH NO CONDITIONS, AND $50,000 CASH BAIL WITH CONDITIONS.

>>> A 21-YEAR-OLD DETROIT LAKES MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 35 YEARS IN PRISON FOR MURDERING A BEMIDJI MAN.

IN MARCH, DANIEL KEEZER PLEADED GUILTY TO SECOND DEGREE MURDER, WITH INTENT NOT PREMEDITATED.

TODAY HE WAS SENTENCED BY BELTRAMI COUNTY JUDGE MATTI ADAM.

THE 35 YEARS IS AN UPWARD DEPARTURE FROM THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES.

KEEZER ADMITTED IN COURT THAT HE AND TWO OTHERS WERE TRYING TO ROB 18-YEAR-OLD ANDREW FISHER AND THAT HE STABBED FISHER MULTIPLE TIMES, CAUSING HIS DEATH.

THE MURDER HAPPENED IN JUNE OF 2023 NEAR J.W.

SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BEMIDJI.

IN MARCH, THE OTHER TWO MEN INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT, ROBERT KEEZER AND JAMES BURNETTE WERE SENTENCED FOR FIRST-DEGREE AGGRAVATED ROBBERY.

BOTH MEN TOOK PLEA AGREEMENTS.

ROBERT KEEZER WAS SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON AND BURNETTE TO OVER 14.5 YEARS IN PRISON.

>>> A BRAINERD MAN IS FACING FELONY DRUG CHARGES FOLLOWING A DRUG BUST ON THURSDAY.

THE LAKES AREA DRUG INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT IN BRAINERD AS PART OF AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO THE SALE, DISTRIBUTION, AND TRAFFICKING OF METHAMPHETAMINE IN THE CROW WING COUNTY AREA.

AS A RESULT OF THIS INVESTIGATION, 8.2 POUNDS OF SUSPECTED METHAMPHETAMINE WITH AN APPROXIMATE STREET VALUE OF $30,000 WAS LOCATED AND SEIZED.

40-YEAR-OLD SCOTT EDWARD HEYER WAS ARRESTED AND HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE FELONY-LEVEL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE CRIMES INCLUDING AGGRAVATED CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE CRIME, FIRST DEGREE AND TWO AGGRAVATING FACTORS.

DRUGS, FIRST DEGREE SALE, 17 GRAMS OR MORE OF COCAINE OR METHAMPHETAMINE WITHIN A 90-DAY PERIOD.

DRUGS, FIRST DEGREE POSSESS 50 GRAMS OR MORE OF COCAINE OR METHAMPHETAMINE AND ILLEGAL CANNABIS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TAXATION ALL ARE FELONIES.

HEYER MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE IN CROW WING COUNTY COURT TODAY WHERE BAIL OR BOND WITH NO CONDITIONS WAS SET AT $250,000 OR $125,000 WITH CONDITIONS.

AS OF LATE THIS AFTERNOON HEYER REMAINED IN CUSTODY IN THE CROW WING COUNTY JAIL.

>>> LAST WEEK, NORTHERN TOWNSHIP ISSUED A NOTICE OF INTENT TO INCORPORATE TO BECOME A CITY.

THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL RESPONDED TO THAT NOTICE BY APPROVING A RESOLUTION PREPARING THE COUNCIL TO FILE A PETITION FOR ANNEXATION IF NORTHERN TOWNSHIP CONTINUES THEIR PATH OF INCORPORATION.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE DETAILS ON WHY THE CITY OF BEMIDJI CAME TO THIS DECISION.

>> Reporter: THE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM NORTHERN TOWNSHIP WAS CERTAINLY SURPRISING TO THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL.

>> I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A REFERENDUM OF CITIZENS OF NORTHERN TOWNSHIP PRIOR TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENING.

THAT WASN'T THE CASE.

>> Reporter: THE CITY OF BEMIDJI UNANIMOUSLY PASSED A RESOLUTION, ASKING THEM TO RESCIND THE NOTICE OF INTENT TO BECOME A CITY.

THEY WILL RE-ENTER NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT CENTER THAT THEY HAVE BEEN PLANNING TO BUILD FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

>> WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME TEAM WITH REGARDS TO WHAT IS BEST FOR LAKE BEMIDJI.

WE RECOGNIZE IT'S OUR NUMBER ONE NATURAL ASSET IN OUR REGION, WE WANT TO PROTECT IT AND DO RIGHT BY IT.

YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT WHAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE AND IF YOU THINK OF HAVING TWO PLANTS IN THE SAME REGION, PERFORMING THE SAME FUNCTION, THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

>> Reporter: HE STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ENVIRONMENTALLY PRESENT FOR THE FACILITY.

>> YOU DOUBLE THE ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE AND YOU ARE LOOKING AT FEDERAL DOLLARS USED TO BUILD THE OTHER PLANT AND THERE IS A BONDING REQUEST, WHICH IS ADDITIONAL TAXPAYER MONEY TO FUND IT TO DO SOMETHING WE ALREADY HAVE.

>> Reporter: THE FACILITY IS ONLY OPERATING AT 60 ERS -- PERCENT OF ITS CAPACITY.

>> IF WE PUT PIPES IN THE GROUND, WE CAN DO WHAT THEY ARE PROPOSING TO DO IN SEVERAL YEARS WITH THE RESOURCES THAT EXIST.

WHEN I THINK OF WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE IT'S NOT THE CITY OF BEMIDJI PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES.

>> Reporter: HE HOPES THE RESOLUTION WOULD LEAD TO MORE CONVERSATIONS ON THE BEST WAY TO PROCEED GOING FORWARD.

>> NOT ON BEHALF OF THE TOWNSHIP, NOT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, BUT ON BEHALF OF THE OVERALL COMMUNITY AT-LARGE.

IT WAS DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF THE CITY AND BOUNDARY ASSESSMENT TYPES OF HEARING, BUT ULTIMATELY WHAT WE REALLY WANT IS TO GET PEOPLE AROUND THE TABLE TO SEE IF WE CAN SOLVE THIS.

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

>> NORTHERN TOWNSHIP AND THE CITY OF BEMIDJI HAVE NEGOTIATED THIS TOPIC SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT.

>>> TENS OF MILLIONS OF NEW MEASLES CASES ARE PREDICTED IN THE FUTURE IF VACCINATION RATES CONTINUE TO DECLINE IN THE UNITED STATES.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY PUBLISHED THURSDAY IN THE JOURNAL JAMA.

RESEARCHERS LOOKED AT THE POTENTIAL SPREAD OF THE DISEASE IN THE U.S. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DECADES.

THEIR MODEL WAS BASED ON DIFFERENT VACCINATION LEVELS CALCULATED USING DATA OVER TWO DECADES, FROM 2004 THROUGH 2023.

THE STUDY FOUND THAT AT CURRENT VACCINATION RATES, THE DISEASE COULD BECOME ENDEMIC IN THE U.S.

WITHIN 25 YEARS, WITH UP TO 51 MILLION NEW CASES.

MEASLES WAS CONSIDERED ELIMINATED IN THE U.S.

IN 2000 DUE TO VACCINATION EFFORTS WITH THE HIGHLY-EFFECTIVE VACCINE.

SO FAR THIS YEAR, NEARLY 900 MEASLES CASES HAVE BEEN RECORDED IN THE U.S. >>> THE NORTH CENTRAL SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER AT CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE HOSTED ITS SECOND ANNUAL RAIDER CUP PITCH COMPETITION EARLIER THIS WEEK, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS TO SHOWCASE THEIR INNOVATIVE IDEAS.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: FOR THE CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE, THE RAIDER CUP COMPETITION IS ALL ABOUT GIVING STUDENTS THE PLATFORM THEY DESERVE.

>> WE'RE REALLY BIG BELIEVERS AND GOOD IDEAS CAN COME FROM ANYWHERE AND THEY SHOULD COME FROM EVERYWHERE.

WE REALLY WANTED TO ELEVATE OUR STUDENTS, PROVIDE THEM THE EXPERT GUIDANCE THAT WE DO THROUGH THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER, TO REALLY POLISH UP THOSE IDEAS, HAVE THEM BE A LITTLE BIT MORE REAL WORLD AND CONCRETE.

>> Reporter: THE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE RAIDER CUP EACH SUBMITTED A PRERECORDED PITCH, TO EVALUATE THE MATERIAL BASED ON PROBLEM AND SOLUTION, MARKET POSITION, AND THE BUSINESS MODEL.

>> WE DECIDED TO GO WITH PRE-FILMED PITCHES.

WE WANTED TO GIVE THE STUDENTS SOMETHING CONCRETE THEY COULD WALK AWAY WITH AND PUBLIC SPEAKING IS NOT EVERYONE'S PASSION.

WE DIDN'T WANT GOOD IDEAS TO BE HIDDEN, JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE WAS NOT COMFORTABLE SPEAKING FOR 10 MINUTES IN FRONT OF A CROWD.

>> Reporter: THE THEME FOR THE RAIDER CUT COMPETITION WAS COMMUNITY AND TECHNOLOGY AND THE STUDENTS UNDERSTOOD THE ASSIGNMENT, PRESENTING IDEAS FROM COMMUNITY CALENDARS.

>> I WAS PROUD OF EVERY STUDENT.

EVERY IDEA WAS UNIQUE AND REALLY JUST PART OF THE COMMUNITY, PUTTING OUT IDEAS THAT WE NEED IN BRAINERD AND THIS AREA.

>> Reporter: WHILE THEY SHOT FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND PLACE PRIZES OF $500 AND $250, THE COMPETITION WAS ABOUT MORE THAN THAT AS IT GAVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH FELLOW PEERS BUT TO LEARN FROM AND CONNECT WITH PROFESSIONALS WITH PLENTY OF KNOWLEDGE ON THE BUSINESS LANDSCAPE.

>> HAVING BRIAN McDONALD HERE WAS A WAY FOR US TO SHOWCASE THAT THE SBA, THE SPDC, WE COLLABORATE WITH STUDENTS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES.

>> I HOPE THEY REALIZE THAT THEIR IDEAS HAVE VALUE AND THAT THEY CONTINUE TO PURSUE THEM.

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

>> AND CONGRATULATIONS TO SKYLER STARRY, WHO TOOK HOME FIRST PLACE FOR HER BUSINESS IDEA, AUNTIE'S PLAY PLACE.

ERIC HEBERT WON SECOND PLACE FOR HIS BRAINERD LAKES AREA JAZZ CLUB IDEA.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE HAVE BEEN SEEING THESE TEMPERATURES GETTING WARMER AND WARMER AND THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE AS WE ARE GOING TO BE UP IN THE 60s THIS WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE OUTREACH PROGRAM OF BRAINERD LAKES CONDUCTED A REMOTE MEAL PACKING EVENT AT BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL LAST WEEK.

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>>> THE BEMIDJI CHORALE IS ONCE AGAIN TAKING THE STAGE THIS WEEKEND FOR THEIR SPRING CONCERT.

THEIR BROADWAY MUSICAL REVIEW “SONG AND STAGE” WILL MAKE ITS DEBUT ON SUNDAY IN A DIFFERENT KIND OF FASHION THAN THE CHORALE IS USED TO.

REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OFFERED TO THE AUDIENCE IN A NEWER, SIT-DOWN ATMOSPHERE AND A LITTLE BIT LONGER SET LIST.

THE SPRING CONCERT'S FOCUS IS ON BROADWAY CLASSICS AND WILL HAVE SOME OLDER SONGS, SOME FROM WEST SIDE STORY, CAMELOT, AND MANY OTHER FAMILIAR SHOW TUNES.

>> JUST TONS AND TONS OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO LAUGH AT PEOPLE.

I THINK IT WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND ENJOY IT.

EVERYBODY SHOULD FIND SOMETHING THEY LIKE.

BESIDES THAT WE HAVE DESSERTS, AND WE HAVE SOME BEVERAGES, SOME COFFEES, TEAS, AND FREE DESSERTS.

IT WILL BE DIFFERENT THAN OUR USUAL CONCERT WHERE WE WILL BE AT TABLES AND SET UP AND HAVE A RELAXING FUN CONCERT.

>> THE CONCERT WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT THE SANFORD CENTER IN BEMIDJI AT 5:00 P.M.

THIS SUNDAY, APRIL 27TH.

>>> THE OUTREACH PROGRAM OF BRAINERD LAKES STOPPED BY BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL TO CONDUCT A REMOTE MEAL PACKING EVENT RECENTLY.

THE OUTREACH PROGRAM'S FACILITY IN NISSWA ALLOWS FOR UP TO ROUGHLY 50 VOLUNTEERS, REMOTE OPPORTUNITIES ALLOW FOR UPWARDS OF 200 TO 300 VOLUNTEERS.

OUTREACH PROGRAM OF BRAINERD LAKES HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 13 YEARS AND ITS REMOTE MEAL PACKING EVENTS ALSO GIVE THE NONPROFIT A CHANCE TO BRING MEALS DIRECTLY TO THE AREAS OF THOSE IN NEED AS THE OUTREACH PROGRAM CONTINUES DOING ITS PART TO HELP COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY.

>> FOOD INSECURITY IS AN ISSUE ALL OVER THE WORLD, RIGHT?

WE PACKED OVER 5 MILLION MEALS AT OUR FACILITY AND REMOTE.

WHEN PEOPLE COME TOGETHER AND THEY REALIZE IT'S FOR THE COMMON GOODS, THEY DON'T REALIZE HOW FAST THEY ARE PACKING AND HOW MUCH THEY GET DONE.

WHEN WE SAY YOU DID 32,000 MEALS, EVERYONE WAS SHOCKED.

THEY WEREN'T FOCUSED ON THAT.

THEY WERE FOCUSED ON DOING SOMETHING GOOD.

>> THE OUTREACH PROGRAM OF BRAINERD LAKES ALREADY HAS SEVEN REMOTE MEAL PACKING EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR THIS UPCOMING SUMMER.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, SYDNEY DICK IS IN FOR STACY.

SPEAKING ABOUT SUMMER, WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO THAT WEATHER.

>> Sydney: IT WILL BE SUNNY THIS WEEKEND, AS WELL AS WARM, BUT I HAVE SOME BAD NEWS COMING UP ON SUNDAY AND THEN INTO MONDAY, WE WILL BE SEEING SOME RAIN, SOME THUNDER SH >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS OF MINNESOTA.

>> AND BY SANFORD HEALTH WITH PRIMARY CARE LOCATIONS IN BEMIDJI AND ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST.

SANFORD HEALTH IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING CARE CLOSE TO HOME.

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>> THE WEATHER IS SPONSORED IN PART BY WIDSETH; ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS, LAND SURVEYORS SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.

>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Sydney: WELL, IT WAS GORGEOUS WEATHER OUT THERE TODAY.

WE SAW SUNNY SKIES, WE SAW WARM WEATHER, THAT WILL CONTINUE AS WE GO THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

WE'LL SEE SOME CLOUDS COMING IN, SOME RAIN COMING IN AS WE GET THROUGH SUNDAY AND MONDAY, BUT THE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE WARM.

RIGHT NOW AT OUR STATION HERE IN BEMIDJI, WE HAVE 47 DEGREES IS THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE, IT'S NOT WINDY, AND WE HAVE ABOUT 31% HUMIDITY.

WE HAD A PEAK WIND OF 4 MILES PER HOUR TODAY, IT WAS PRETTY CALM THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

RIGHT NOW IN BRAINERD, IT IS 50 DEGREES, A 26 DEGREE DEW POINT, WE'RE SITTING AT 39% HUMIDITY, AND NORTH WINDS OF 5 MILES PER HOUR.

TODAY WAS PRETTY CALM AS WE SEE THROUGHOUT THE RADAR.

IT WAS PRETTY CALM, BUT WE'LL SEE SOME CLOUDS COMING THROUGH AS WE GET INTO THE NIGHT, BUT -- IT WILL BE PRETTY CALM AS WE GO THROUGH.

NOW WE HAVE SOME PICTURES SENT IN.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA SHOWING US THE SUNRISE THIS MORNING.

SANDY WITH SOME CALM WATER OVER BLACKDUCK.

JOAN SHOWING US THESE FLOWERS IN LAPORTE.

THANK YOU FOR SENDING THOSE IN.

NOW FOR OUR WEATHER WATCHER GROUP, ARLENE IN MENAHGA REPORTS 39 DEGREES AND CALM WITH SOME CLOUDS.

JOAN IN LAPORTE SAID A HIGH OF 59 TODAY, PARTLY SUNNY, PARTLY BREEZY.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, A MIXTURE OF SUN AND CLOUDS AND LOW OF 39 DEGREES.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE REPORTED IT WAS MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 58 DEGREES TODAY.

THEN WE HAVE ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, REPORTS A LOW OF 38 DEGREES AND SUNNY SKIES, SANDY OVER IN BLACKDUCK HAD A LIGHT BREEZE AND A FEW CLOUDS WITH A HIGH OF 59.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD REPORTED SOME SCATTERED LIGHT CLOUDS GOING THROUGH AND A HIGH OF 61 DEGREES.

FOR OUR ALMANAC, TODAY BRAINERD HAD A HIGH OF 61 DEGREES, A LITTLE BIT ABOVE THE AVERAGE, BUT WE'RE PRETTY MUCH STICKING IN THERE AND A LOW OF 34.

SUNRISE TODAY WAS AT 6:10 A.M. AND HERE IN BEMIDJI, WE HAD A HIGH OF 61, SO WE ARE SEEING THOSE WARMER TEMPERATURES COMING THROUGH AND A LOW OF 31.

SO WE'RE STILL MIXING IT UP A LITTLE BIT.

THE SUNSET WAS AT 8:24 P.M. TONIGHT.

COMING THROUGH OUR FORECAST, SATURDAY MORNING IS GOING TO BE CLEAR, BUT WE'LL SEE THE CLOUDS STARTING TO COME IN AS WE GET INTO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

WE'LL SEE SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE AREA, WHICH WILL TURN INTO THAT RAIN ON MONDAY.

FIRST, WE WILL HAVE SOME SUN, SO ALL DAY TOMORROW, WE'LL HAVE SUN ACROSS THE STATE, WE WILL BE GOING THROUGH THE 60 DEGREES AS WE GET TO THE WARMER WEATHER.

WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO SUMMER BUT NOT QUITE THERE YET.

I AM HOPEFUL.

TONIGHT WE SEE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LOW OF 33 DEGREES, VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

TOMORROW WE WILL SEE THE SUN, HIGH OF 62 DEGREES, A LITTLE BIT MORE WIND, SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MILES PER HOUR.

AS WE MOVE ON TO OUR WEEKEND, SATURDAY, TOMORROW, WE HAVE A HIGH OF 62 DEGREES, SUNDAY IT WILL STILL BE 60, BUT WE'LL SEE A 20 TO 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THOSE WILL CLEAR UP, BUT THEY WILL COME RIGHT BACK AS WE GET INTO A 90 NEAR 100% CHANCE OF SOME THUNDER SHOWERS ON MONDAY, LOW OF 45.

TUESDAY, THE RAIN WILL GO AWAY IT WILL COME BACK A LITTLE BIT FOR MONDAY, LOWS IN THE 30s.

BACK TO YOU GUYS.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH SYDNEY.

CHARLIE IS HERE.

>> Charlie: THE LIGHTS IN HERE AREN'T BRIGHT BUT IT WAS BRIGHT OUTSIDE.

I GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A SUNBURN OUT AT THE GOLF COURSE.

BEMIDJI GIRLS WERE PLAYING TODAY.

I HAD A CHANCE TO STOP BY BEMIDJI SOFTBALL PRACTICE, SO A LOT OF OUTSIDE ACTIVITY TODAY.

WE HAVE THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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[♪♪♪] >>> BEMIDJI GIRLS GOLF HAS BEEN MAKING THEIR ROUNDS ON A FEW OF THE MORE SOUTHERN GOLF COURSES IN THE EARLY PART OF THE SEASON BUT WITH BEMIDJI TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB FINALLY OPENING UP THIS WEEK.

THEY WERE ABLE TO HOST THEIR ANNUAL INVITE.

AND WHAT A PERFECT MORNING IT WAS AT BTCC FOR A LITTLE GOLF, LOTS OF AREA SCHOOLS MAKING THE TREK TO PLAY AS WELL.

WE'LL START OFF AT THE 13TH WHERE BRYNN MEYER IS MAKING HER APPROACH.

YOU WANT TO LEAVE YOURSELF AN UPHILL PUTT ON THIS GREEN AND SHE DOES.

ONE OF HER THREE PARS ON THE DAY.

SHE FINISHED 20TH OVERALL AND SECOND AMONG HER LUMBERJACKS TEAMMATES.

THE TOP GOLFER FOR THE JACKS TODAY WAS TAYLOR SHULKE, DROPS THIS 10-FOOTER TO SAVE PAR ON 16.

SHE SHOT A TEAM LOW 88 TO FINISH 10TH OVERALL.

SOME OTHER AREA SCHOOLS WERE PLAYING AS WELL.

BRIANNA DEKICH THE TOP FINISHER FOR GRAND RAPIDS, ON THE DANCE FLOOR HERE AT THE PAR-3 11TH, ONE OF HER 8-PARS ON THE DAY.

SHE CRADED AN 85 TO PLACE 7TH OVERALL.

OVER AT TEN, KIANNA JOHNSON FROM WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY WITH THE BIRDIE.

SHE HAD THREE TODAY ON HER WAY TO 78, EARNED HER SECOND PLACE OVERALL AND TODAY'S INDIVIDUAL WINNER, PEQUOT LAKE'S GENEVIEVE.

BIRKELAND ONLY HAD 3-BOGEYS AND ONE DOUBLE, DROPPED THREE BIRDIES INCLUDING THIS ONE ON NINE.

GOOD ENOUGH FOR A PLUS-TWO 74.

ALSO GOOD ENOUGH TO HELP THE PATRIOTS TO A SECOND PLACE FINISH.

BEMIDJI AND GRAND RAPIDS ROUND OUT THE TOP FIVE TEAM FINISHERS.

IN BOYS GOLF, BRAINERD WINS THE 2025 CARDINAL-WILDCAT INVITE.

IT WAS A TWO DAY TOURNAMENT.

SOPHOMORE ALEX IMGRUND, FRESHMAN BRADY OSELAND, AND SENIOR TYLER LEHMANN FINISHED 4-5-6 RESPECTIVELY, ALL SHOOTING AT LEAST ONE ROUND OF EVEN OR UNDER.

>>> A COUPLE MORE SCORES IN BOYS TENNIS.

SARTELL EDGES BEMIDJI AND ELK RIVER BEATS BRAINERD.

IN BASEBALL, LITTLE FALLS DROPS ONE TO ANOVER, WADENA DEER CREEK GETS A WIN OVER STAPLES MOTLEY.

WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY WON OVER LAPORTE.

ON THE SOFTBALL SIDE OF THINGS, MAHNOMEN PICKING UP A WIN.

AND PEQUOT LAKE CAME UP AGAINST ST.

CLOUD CATHEDRAL, ONE OF THE BEST TEAMS OUT THERE AS OF NOW.

IN THE NBA, THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS LEAD THE TIMBERWOLVES BY 4.

>>> BSU'S SOPHIE GROEN WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE NSIC OUTSTANDING SENIOR OF THE YEAR FOR WOMEN'S TENNIS.

THE AWARD IS GIVEN TO A STUDENT-ATHLETE WHO PARTICIPATES AT THEIR INSTITUTION FOR FOUR YEARS AND MAINTAINS A HIGH ACADEMIC STANDING WHILE MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR TEAM AND UNIVERSITY.

THE NETHERLANDS NATIVE IS THE NUMBER ONE SINGLES PLAYER FOR THE BEAVERS BUT OFF THE COURT SERVES ON THE STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND HAS VOLUNTEERED HER TIME WITH SEVERAL AREA CHARITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND HOLDS A 3.48 G.P.A.

SHE IS THE FIRST BEMIDJI STATE TENNIS PLAYER TO RECEIVE THE AWARD AND JUST THE THIRD BEAVER TO EARN IT ACROSS ALL SPORTS.

>>> BEMIDJI SOFTBALL STARTED THE SEASON 3-0 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2018 AND DESPITE FALLING IN THEIR NEXT TWO GAMES, RALLIED YESTERDAY TO WIN A TIGHTLY CONTESTED GAME WITH SECTION FOE SAUK RAPIDS-RICE AND END THE SKID, BRINGING THEIR RECORD TO 4-2.

ACCORDING TO THE PLAYERS, YESTERDAY'S WIN AND THE OTHER'S BEFORE IT ARE A TESTAMENT TO THE LUMBERJACKS WORK ETHIC THIS OFF-SEASON, AS WELL AS A NEW FOUND CONFIDENCE IN THEMSELVES AND THEIR ABILITY ON THE DIAMOND.

>> WE GIVE A LOT MORE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM TO EACH OTHER I THINK, AND WE'RE MORE WILLING TO ACCEPT IT, AND TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION WHAT WE'RE DOING, RATHER THAN DISREGARDING WHAT HAS BEEN SAID BEFORE.

I THINK THAT HELPED A LOT.

IT HELPED US IMPROVE AND REALIZE THAT WE CAN TRUST EACH OTHER IN OUR ABILITIES.

>> WE WANT TO WIN AND WE KNOW WE CAN.

I THINK THAT'S OUR MAIN THING, WE KNOW WE CAN BEAT THESE TEAMS THAT WE'RE BEATING, SO WHETHER WE'RE DOWN, UP, OR TIED, WE KNOW THAT WE CAN BEAT THEM, SO THAT'S WHAT WE END UP FINISHING IT OFF BECAUSE WE KNOW WE CAN AND WE DON'T WANT TO STRIVE FOR LESS.

>> EVEN WITH THE HOT START, THE LUMBERJACKS ARE STILL AWARE THERE IS PLENTY TO WORK ON FROM NOW UNTIL SECTION TOURNAMENT TIME, NAMELY THEIR BATTING AND HOW THEY APPROACH EACH PLATE APPEARANCE.

>> HER BATTING HAS BEEN GOOD, BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE SWINGING AT PITCHES IN OUR STRIKE ZONE.

LAST YEAR, IT WAS LIKE 10 TO 12 STRIKEOUTS A GAME.

THIS YEAR IT'S BEEN NO MORE THAN 3.

>> OUR MENTAL, CLOSING OUR MIND OFF BEFORE WE SWING AT A BALL BECAUSE WE THINK TOO MUCH WHERE WE OVERSWING OR DON'T LOOK AT THE BALL.

I THINK KEEPING OUR MIND AT PEACE AND JUST BEING CONFIDENT AT THE BATTER'S BOX.

>> Charlie: THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO CONTINUE THAT CONFIDENCE TOMORROW, THEY ARE PLAYING AT CLOQUET AND THAT GAME STARTS AT NOON.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> SHE LEADS INTERNATIONAL IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT AIMS TO INSPIRE, UPLIFT, AND EMPOWER WOMEN.

THIS MORNING THEY HELD THEIR ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL HAS MORE WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS.

>> Reporter: THE FOURTH ANNUAL SHE LEADS CONFERENCE WAS HOSTED ON FRIDAY.

WOMEN FROM AROUND THE STATE CAME TOGETHER TO SHARE IDEAS, NETWORK, AND LEARN FROM PROFESSIONALS IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES.

>> OFTEN YOU WILL SEE CONFERENCES THAT IS WOMEN IN BANKING, WOMEN IN FAITH, WOMEN IN BUSINESS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND IT NICHES US DOWN.

WOMEN ARE WHOLE PEOPLE AND WE LEAD IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.

SO SHE LEADS CONFERENCE IS MEANT TO BE THAT COMPREHENSIVE, COME HERE AND SHOW UP IN WHATEVER SPACE YOU WANT TO BE IN AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO DEFINE YOU.

YOU GET TO DEFINE YOURSELF.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE MAIN GOALS OF THE EVENT IS TO HELP WOMEN BUILD A COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY.

>> WE OFTEN ARE ASKED THE QUESTION, HOW ARE YOU?

WE SO QUICKLY SAY I'M FINE.

HOW IS THIS GOING?

IT'S GREAT.

WITH OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS, THEY'RE LIKE OH THESE PEOPLE AREN'T PAYING THEIR INVOICES, WHATEVER.

HAVING A CONFERENCE LIKE THIS WHERE YOU CAN BE IN A SPACE WHERE YOU CAN GO BEYOND THE I'M FINE AND REALLY TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON, IT'S JUST REALLY GOOD TO HAVE THAT COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE NEED EACH OTHER.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WAS THE BREAKOUT SESSION THAT INCLUDED TOPICS RANGING FROM MENTAL HEALTH TO GROWING YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

>> BY HAVING ALL THE BREAKOUT SESSIONS, OF COURSE, IT CREATES THESE DIFFERENT POCKETS OF PEOPLE THAT THEY CAN GO OH, I RELATE TO THAT.

EVEN OUR NAME TAGS HAVE QUESTIONS ON THEM.

LIKE, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT OR SOMETHING I'M THINKING ABOUT OR A CHALLENGE I HAVE.

IT JUST AUTOMATICALLY GIVES YOU THAT IN, TO NOT AWKWARDLY STAND AROUND AND SAY WHAT AM I DOING?

>> Reporter: FOR ATTENDEES, IT SERVES AS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR LEARNING AND TEAM BUILDING.

>> FOR ME, IT'S ABOUT BEING HERE WITH OUR WHOLE TEAM.

IT'S A DAY TO BE OUT OF THE OFFICE, TO GET OUT OF THE DAILY GRIND, AND JUST SHARE NEW IDEAS TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: AS THE EVENT ORGANIZER, SHE HOPES THE WOMEN ATTENDING THE EVENT WILL WALK AWAY WITH A SENSE OF UNITY.

>> I WANT WOMEN TO TAKE AWAY THAT WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER.

THAT WHEN WE LEAD TOGETHER, WHEN WE BUILD EACH OTHER UP, WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER, WE'RE ALL STRONGER.

EVERYBODY DOES BETTER.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT THEM TO WALK AWAY WITH, THE LET'S BUILD A COMMUNITY AND CHAMPION EACH OTHER AND THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A COMPETITION.

WE'RE IN IT TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN EAST GULL LAKE, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SHE LEADS AND THE WORK THEY DO OUTSIDE OF THE CONFERENCE, YOU CAN HEAD TO SHELEADSINTERNATIONAL.COM.

>>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR WEATHER, WE GO BACK OVER TO SYDNEY.

>> Sydney: FOR THAT EXTENDED FORECAST, LET'S TAKE ONE MORE LOOK AT THAT.

IT WILL BE PRETTY CALM THROUGH TOMORROW BUT THEN WE WILL BE PICKING IT UP.

SUNDAY WE WILL SEE SOME WINDS, WE WILL SEE SOME GUSTS UP TO 25 MILES PER HOUR IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT WILL BE PRETTY CALM.

BACK TO YOU GUYS.

>> Charlie: AND FOR THE FINAL PICK OF THE THIRD ROUND, VIKINGS TOOK TY, THE WIDE RECEIVER FROM MARYLAND.

HE IS PRETTY FAST.

>> Dennis: YES, GOOD FOR A WIDE RECEIVER.

WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND, WE'LL SEE YOU MONDAY.

>> Charlie: BYE.

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