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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.

>>> A YMCA FACILITY IS OFFICIALLY COMING TO BEMIDJI, AFTER THE YMCA OF THE NORTHERN SKY BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED PLANS FOR THE FACILITY EARLIER THIS MONTH.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, HAS MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE AMENITIES INSIDE THE NEW FACILITY, AND HOW CITY LEADERS BELIEVE THIS WILL HELP REVITALIZE THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

>> Reporter: AN OVER 12 YEAR DREAM WILL SOON COME TO FRUITION FOR DAVE AS A 65,000 SQUARE FOOT YMCA FACILITY IS OFFICIALLY BEING BUILT IN THE HEART OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT A WELLNESS CENTER IN BEMIDJI FOR DECADES.

WE HAD FALSE STARTS 7 OR 8 TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND FINALLY WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS, IN PART BECAUSE THE TWO CAME TOGETHER.

>> IT WENT FROM A PLACE WHERE WE MANAGED PEOPLE TO BECOMING A YMCA INSTEAD OF JUST THE WELLNESS CENTER.

>> Reporter: THE BEMIDJI YMCA WILL INCLUDE A CARDIO FITNESS SPACE, AN INDOOR PLAYGROUND, AND AQUATIC CENTER.

THEY HOPE TO ADD A BIRTH TO CHILDCARE PROGRAM, BUT THAT IS DEPENDENT ON THE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS.

>> WE RAISED $25 MILLION SO FAR TO DATE.

WE WANT TO RAISE IN THE 35 TO 40 MILLION RANGE.

WE'RE DOING OTHER FUNDRAISING WORK.

BEING PART OF THE Y, IT OPENS UP DOLLARS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT MAY COME TO BEMIDJI TO INVEST IN A YMCA THAT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE BY THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: THEY AGREE THAT THE Y COMING TO BEMIDJI, COMBINED WITH THE RAIL CORRIDOR PROJECT WILL REVITALIZE THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND SIGNIFICANTLY RAISE THE TAX BASE.

>> YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A THOUSAND CARS THROUGH OUR PARKING LOT A DAY.

ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE GOING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND SPENDING THEIR DOLLARS, PAYING THE SALES TAX, AND THEY MAY NEVER COME TO DOWNTOWN BEMIDJI TO DO.

>> YOU LOOK AT THE HOTEL, YOU LOOK AT THE RESTAURANT THAT IS PROPOSED, YOU LOOK AT THE HOUSING THAT IS COMMITTED TO THE SITE.

YOU ARE ADDING JUST SHORT OF $35 MILLION OF TAX BASE.

THAT IS EQUIVALENT TO 300 HOMES AND PROPERTY TAXES.

SO, AS YOU THINK ABOUT IT AS A CITY, WHICH IS WHERE THE TAX BASE IS CRITICAL TO PAY FOR THE SERVICES WE NEED, THIS IS ABOUT THE BEST PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP I HAVE EVER SEEN.

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

>> GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE YMCA IN BEMIDJI IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE THIS SPRING, BUT NO DATE HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED.

>>> AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN SOUTHEAST CROW WING COUNTY.

SHERIFF ERIC KLANG SAYS DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A REPORT AROUND 9:00 P.M.

OF SHOTS FIRED IN THE AREA OF COUNTY ROAD TWO.

AN INDIVIDUAL TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON COUNTY ROAD TWO REPORTED THAT THEIR VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY GUNFIRE, RESULTING IN THE REAR WINDOW BEING SHATTERED.

DURING THE RESPONSE, MILLE LACS TRIBAL POLICE OFFICERS WERE ON SCENE WITH A SEPARATE VEHICLE IN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL HAD SUSTAINED A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE LEG.

THE INJURED INDIVIDUAL WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO ONAMIA HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

SHERIFF KLANG SAY THIS INCIDENT REMAINS AN ACTIVE AND ONGOING INVESTIGATION AND AUTHORITIES ARE CONTINUING TO GATHER INFORMATION AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY AMONG AGENCIES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS WILL BE RELEASED AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.

KLANG SAYS AT THIS TIME, THERE IS NO THREAT TO THE PUBLIC.

>>> A 24-YEAR-OLD BRAINERD MAN HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO FOUR FELONY COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS.

RUTGER RAYMOND ROEHNER ENTERED A PLEA OF GUILTY ON THE FOUR COUNTS IN CROW WING COUNTY COURT ON TUESDAY.

PRIOR TO THE PLEA, HE WAS CHARGED WITH SEVEN COUNTS OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT.

ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT IN THE CASE, ROEHNER ESTIMATED HE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED FOUR VICTIMS 20 TIMES AND THAT THE ASSAULTS HAPPENED WHEN HE WAS BETWEEN 15-AND-17 YEARS OLD.

SENTENCING FOR ROEHNER IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 8TH.

BOND OR BAIL WITH NO CONDITIONS WAS SET AT $500,000.

>>> THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF RECEIVED ITS CERTIFICATION OF OCCUPANCY FOR A NEW BAXTER LOCATION, THEIR SECOND LOCATION IN CROW-WING COUNTY.

AND ON TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST, DOORS WERE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY WAS AT THE FOOD SHELF AND HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF HAS BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 40 YEARS, WITH THEIR MAIN BASE BEING IN PEQUOT LAKES.

THE NEW FACILITY WILL OPERATE TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS FROM 9:00 A.M.

TO 2:00 P.M.

AND WEDNESDAYS FROM 1:00 TO 6:00 P.M., WITH THE MISSION OF MAKING SURE NO FAMILY IN THE AREA GOES HUNGRY.

>> THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE HAS BEEN EXCELLENT, VERY, VERY WELL RECEIVED.

MANY SHOPPERS THAT ARE IN THE BRAINERD AND BAXTER AREA HAVE BEEN DRIVING UP TO PEQUOT LAKES FOR THEIR FOOD, BUT THE REALITY IS THAT SO MANY OF THE FOOD RESCUE IS HERE.

ALL OF THE GROCERY STORES AND CONVENIENCE STORES, AND BIG BOX STORES THAT ARE ALONG WASHINGTON AND 371, SO IT JUST MADE SENSE TO BRING THE FOOD TO THE PEOPLE THAT NEEDED IT.

>> Reporter: THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF HERE IN BAXTER IS EXPANDING ACCESS FOR FAMILIES IN NEED, WITH MORE SPACE, FLEXIBLE HOURS, AND A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN EFFORT TO FIGHT FOOD INSECURITY AND SOUTHERN CROW WING COUNTY.

>> THIS IS A BIGGER FACILITY, IT'S ABOUT 6,000 SQUARE FOOT.

THE FACILITY IN PEQUOT IS JUST OVER 4.

WE'RE WORKING ON PARKING SO WE CAN HAVE EFFICIENT PARKING FOR EVERYBODY.

WE'RE WORKING WITH CHURCHES, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE WILL LOOK FOR THEM ALSO FOR OPERATING COSTS, TO BUY FOOD AND COVER THE COST TO RUN A FOOD SHELF 12 MONTHS A YEAR.

>> Reporter: THEY'RE THANKFUL TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED THEM START THIS NEW JOURNEY BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME GOALS THAT THEY HAVE NOT REACHED THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN HELP THEM ACHIEVE.

>> WE'RE SHORT 25 TO 30 VOLUNTEERS RIGHT NOW.

SO WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS, FOLKS THAT HAVE DONE FOOD DRIVES, FOLKS THAT HELPED US MONETARILY.

WE ARE GRATEFUL THE COMMUNITY HAS SUPPORTED US SINCE DAY ONE.

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

>> THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF WILL HOST AN OPEN HOUSE FROM 4:00 TO 6:00 P.M.

THURSDAY, MAY SEVENTH.

ALONG WITH THE OPEN HOUSE, THERE WILL BE A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY SUPPORTED BY THE BRAINERD LAKES CHAMBER RIGHT BEFORE THE OPEN HOUSE AT 3:30 P.M.

>>> HISTORY CAME TO LIFE IN SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA WHEN A 65-YEAR-OLD TIME CAPSULE WAS OPENED.

DEMOLITION CREWS DISCOVERED THE CAPSULE AT THE SITE OF A FORMER BANK IN ZUMBROTA.

CITY LEADERS OPENED IT UP DURING A GROUNDBREAKING EVENT FOR SOME APARTMENTS ON TUESDAY.

MOST OF THE ITEMS WERE RELATED TO THE BANK'S OPENING YEAR.

THEY INCLUDED A LETTER FROM THE ARCHITECT, AN OLD PHONE DIRECTORY BOOK, THE BANK'S FIRST DEPOSIT AND A 1925 SILVER DOLLAR.

THE CAPSULE WILL NOW GO TO THE CITY'S HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO BE PUT ON DISPLAY FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW.

>>> PEOPLE IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA, AND THE CITY OF STAPLES RECENTLY HAD THE CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE'S EMPOWERED '26: CONNECTIONS EVENT.

REPORTER MILES WALKER WAS IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: COMMUNITY MEMBERS, STUDENTS, AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS ALL TOOK THE TIME TO COME TOGETHER FOR A COLLABORATIVE EXPERIENCE, REVOLVING AROUND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CONFIDENCE BUILDING, MEANINGFUL CONNECTION, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.

>> WE HAVE FOUR GENERATIONS WORKING SIDE BY SIDE IN THE WORKPLACE THAT DON'T KNOW HOW TO COMMUNICATE, DON'T KNOW HOW TO CONNECT.

WE'RE CONNECTING PEOPLE ACROSS ANY BACKGROUND, DIVIDE, OR AGE.

WE WANT PEOPLE ENTERING THE WORKFORCE TO TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES.

>> Reporter: WHILE EMPOWER 26 IS CENTERED ON SUPPORTING WOMEN IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THE EVENT WAS OPEN TO ALL AS THEY BELIEVE STUDENT SUCCESS IS STRENGTHENED WHEN COMMUNITY, EMPLOYERS, AND EDUCATORS GATHER.

>> THERE ARE DEGREES IN ROBOTICS THAT FEMALES TYPICALLY YOU DON'T USUALLY SEE THEM.

WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE FEMALES IN HEALTH CARE-TYPE PROGRAMS, BUT KNOWING THERE IS A COMMUNITY SUPPORT, THAT NEWS WILL SPREAD.

>> Reporter: IT WAS DESIGNED TO SPARK CONVERSATION AND BROADEN PERSPECTIVES, OFFERING ATTENDEES THE CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES AND CONNECT ACROSS PATHWAYS.

>> WE GET SILOED BY OUR INTERESTS AND CAREER.

IF YOU ARE IN THE TECHNICAL FIELD, YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW TO COMMUNICATE AND CONNECT.

WE WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE PERSPECTIVES THAT ARE MUCH BROADER THAN WHAT THEY ARE STUDYING BECAUSE IT WILL SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS.

>> Reporter: THOSE AT EMPOWER 26 HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH AND LEARN FROM C.E.O.

LISA WHO HAS WORK WITH THE ORGANIZATION FOR OVER 17 YEARS, AS WELL AS PATEL, WHO WHAT BEEN IN THE PRODUCTION INDUSTRY FOR OVER TWO DECADES, TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE FOUND EMPOWERMENT IN THEIR RESPECTIVE LIVES AT WORK.

>> MOST OF THE THINGS I HAVE DONE I NEVER PLANNED FOR.

I THINK TRUE EMPOWERMENT COMES FROM GETTING AS MANY PERSPECTIVES AS POSSIBLE.

>> IT'S NOT NECESSARILY CLARITY ON WHAT THE PATH MAY BE IN FRONT OF YOU BUT BELIEVING IN YOURSELF AND HAVING THE CONFIDENCE TO SAY YES TO THAT OPPORTUNITY.

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

>> JUST FOR KIX EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BRAINERD WARRIOR DANCE TEAM HEAD COACH CINDY CLOUGH ALSO PRESENTED AT THE EMPOWERED SESSION IN BRAINERD.

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

>> Stacy: TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 20s ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT AND IT'S ANOTHER CHILLY DAY FOR US TOMORROW, BUT WE SHOULD HAVE A WARM UP THIS WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, FOUR PINES BOOKSTORE EMPHASIZE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> FOUR PINES BOOKSTORE IN DOWNTOWN BEMIDJI JOINED THOUSANDS OF OTHER SHOPS THIS WEEKEND TO CELEBRATE INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK STOPPED BY TO SEE HOW THE EVENT CAN ENCOURAGE READING AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN SMALL BUSINESSES.

>> Reporter: INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY WAS CREATED BY THE AMERICAN BOOK SELLERS ASSOCIATION TO HIGHLIGHT STAND ALONE BOOK SELLERS AND INDEPENDENT AUTHORS.

>> WE HAVE A PLETHORA OF THEM HERE LOCALLY IN BEMIDJI AND THROUGHOUT OUR STATE.

WE ARE NUMBER TWO BEHIND NEW YORK STATE.

WITH THE WRITING AND ILLUSTRATIONS OF BOOKS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WRITE BOOKS AND WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THEM.

>> Reporter: THE ANNUAL EVENT ALSO HELPS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SHOP LOCAL.

ON TOP OF INDEPENDENT BOOK SELLERS DAY, IT GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO TALK TO THE COMMUNITY, MEET TO PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR PASSIONS.

>> THIS IS MY CHRISTMAS OR MY SPECIAL HOLIDAY OF THE YEAR.

SO IT'S CENTERED AND US AT THE BOOKSTORE AND WE LOVE SHARING WHAT WE CURRENTLY READ IN BOOK CLUB OR WE ARE EXCITED FOR NEW BOOKS COMING OUT.

IT'S JUST A COMMUNITY, SHARING WHAT WE LOVE.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT OF INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 13 YEARS AND MORE THAN 2,000 SHOPS PARTICIPATED TO ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO FLIP THE PAGE.

FOUR PINES BOOKSTORE ALSO HOLDS AN EMPHASIS ON READING AT A YOUNG AGE.

>> I LOVE TO READ MYSELF.

I LOVE TO HIGHLIGHT KIDS BOOKS MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BUT THIS DAY, WE JUST WANT TO GET BOOKS IN KIDS' HANDS SO THEY CAN BE LIFELONG READERS.

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

>> INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY ALWAYS TAKES PLACE ON THE LAST SATURDAY IN APRIL.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE.

ANOTHER COLD NIGHT OVERNIGHT.

>> Stacy: YES, WEATHER SEE -- WE'LL SEE THE TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 20s.

VERY COLD TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WILL BE A CHILLY DAY, A LOT LIKE TODAY WITH A CHANCE OF SOME RAIN, SPRINKLES, AND SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN PARTS OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND.

[♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, IT WAS A CHILLY LATE APRIL DAY.

WE DID HAVE A MIX OF SOME CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE TODAY AND EVEN A FEW REPORTED SNOWFLAKES AND IT LOOKS LIKE TEMPERATURES AGAIN TONIGHT WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 20s, SO ANOTHER COLD NIGHT TONIGHT.

TOMORROW, WE'LL HAVE A REPEAT OF WHAT WE HAD TODAY WITH A POTENTIAL OF A LITTLE BIT OF PRECIPITATION AND YES, SOME OF THAT COULD BE IN THE FORM OF SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK AND FOR THE WEEKEND.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 34 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE STUDIO, WINDS ARE NORTH.

HUMIDITY IS AT 63%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES.

IT'S 41 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 23.

WINDS ARE NORTH AT 9 MILES PER HOUR WITH GUSTS UP TO 18.

ON THE SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING CLEARER SKIES TO THE WEST AND IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, A BIT MORE CLOUD COVER IN THE NORTHEAST, AND WE DID HAVE A LITTLE PRECIPITATION, SOME REPORTS OF A FEW SNOWFLAKES IN THE AREA.

MOST OF THAT WILL BE MOVING OUT AND WE SHOULD SEE A LOT OF THE CLOUD COVER BREAKING UP, WITH CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN THE VIEWING AREA.

VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW, BUT AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, WE COULD HAVE A FEW RAIN SHOWERS, SOME SPRINKLES, OR POSSIBLY SOME SNOW SHOWERS ESPECIALLY IN THE EASTERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS, A GORGEOUS MORNING IN MENAHGA.

CHRISSY SAYING IT WAS A LOVELY DAY IN DEERWOOD.

SAMROSE WITH SOME OF THE CLOUDS OVER UPPER RED LAKE AND SHE REPORTED A FEW SNOWFLAKES IN THE AIR TODAY.

WENDY SENDING US THIS PHOTO FROM BEMIDJI, SOME PRETTY SKIES THERE.

WE HAVE SIGNS OF SPRING OUT THERE, JOAN WITH SOME FLOWERS IN LAPORTE, GARY SPOTTING SOME SMALL BLACK ANTS IN DEERWOOD, AND THE BEAUTIFUL EVENING SKIES TONIGHT IN CASS LAKE.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SHARING YOUR PHOTOS TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, JOAN IN LAPORTE, CLOUDY WITH SOME LATE SUN AND A FEW SNOWFLAKES IN THE AIR.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD, BREEZY WITH A HIGH OF 51.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, A FEW SCATTERED CLOUDS, SEEING A LOW OF 30.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY AND 28 FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN, BUT IT WAS BREEZY AND ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, PARTLY CLOUDY, MINOR SNOWFALL, AND THE HIGH WAS 44.

ON OUR ALMANAC, WE TOPPED OUT AT 49 IN BRAINERD.

IT WAS A COOL DAY.

AN AVERAGE HIGH OF TODAY IS 61.

31 WAS OUR LOW AND WE HAD SUNSET AT 8:23.

BEMIDJI TODAY TOPPING OUT AT 41, WELL BELOW OUR 58 DEGREE AVERAGE.

24 WAS OUR LOW THIS MORNING AND WE HAD SUNSET AT 8:29.

SO OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE WILL BE SEEING MAINLY CLEAR SKIES IN THE MORNING AND AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY, WE WILL SEE A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN ONCE AGAIN.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL, ESPECIALLY IN THE EASTERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA OF LATE RAIN SHOWERS AND SPRINKLES, AND SOME SNOW SHOWERS.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, JUST ANOTHER COOL DAY, HIGHS WILL BE FROM 43 IN WARROAD TO 47 IN PARK RAPIDS.

THEN AS WE HEAD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE SHOULD SEE THE HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40s TO RIGHT AROUND 50.

SO OUR FORECAST, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT, 27 FOR THE LOW, NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW, A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON RAIN, SNOW, OR SPRINKLES IN THE EASTERN PART OF OUR VIEWING AREA AND HIGHS WILL REACH 47.

LOOKING AT THE WEEKEND FORECAST, SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE IN STORE FOR US WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE LATE THIS WEEK, HIGHS SHOULD BE NEAR 62 ON SATURDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME RAIN SHOWERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.

HIGHS ON SUNDAY NEAR 58, 54 ON MONDAY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EAST.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: CHARLIE IS HERE WITH OUR SPORTS.

BRAINERD BOYS GOLF TEAM, PREVIEW THEM TONIGHT.

>> Charlie: THEY'RE HAVING A GOOD YEAR SO FAR, A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUAL WINS, AND TEAM WINS, SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THEM AND TWO BIG GAME 6'S TOMORROW, TIMBERWOLVES AND THE WILD.

WE HAVE THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> THE TIMBERWOLVES ARE A WIN AWAY FROM MOVING ON TO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE NBA PLAYOFFS FOR THE 3RD STRAIGHT YEAR.

THEY ENTERED MONDAY'S GAME FIVE IN DENVER WITH A 3-1 SERIES LEAD BUT WERE STYMIED BY THE NUGGETS.

OF COURSE IT WAS THE T-WOLVES FIRST FULL GAME OF THE POSTSEASON WITHOUT STARTERS ANTHONY EDWARDS AND DANTE DIVINCENZO, BUT EDWARDS WON'T RETURN THIS SERIES AND DIVINCENZO IS DONE FOR THE YEAR.

THE WOLVES ARE NOW 0-AND-2 VERSUS THE NUGGETS THIS SEASON WHEN EDWARDS DOESN'T PLAY, AND THEY'VE ONLY GOT TWO GAME TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET A W WITHOUT HIM.

>> 30 POINTS TOWARDS, YOU CAN'T JUST REPLICATE THAT OVERNIGHT OR ONE PERSON CAN'T REALLY DO THAT.

IT'S ALL ABOUT COMING TOGETHER AND EVERYBODY ELSE SETTING UP.

>> GAME 5 IS SOMETHING ELSE, SERVED AS A GOOD WAY TO LOOK AT A FEW THINGS, DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS, AND ALSO GET SOME OF THOSE GUYS, LIKE JALIN AND THE D.J., AND KYLE GETTING MORE COMFORTABLE WITH GAME EXECUTION.

>> FOR THE MOST PART THE TIMBERWOLVES DIDN'T SHOW TOO MUCH DROP-OFF WITHOUT EDWARDS THIS SEASON, THEY'LL BE AT HOME TOMORROW FOR GAME SIX WHERE THEY ARE 6-AND-6 THIS WITHOUT THEIR SUPERSTAR.

>>> THE WILD ALSO HAVE A CHANCE TO CLOSE OUT THEIR FIRST ROUND SERIES TOMORROW NIGHT AT HOME.

THEY TOOK A 3-2 SERIES LEAD LAST NIGHT WITH A GUTTY 4-2 WIN OVER THE STARS IN DALLAS, BUT MINNESOTA ISN'T BUYING THE RIDING MOMENTUM SCHTICK HEADING INTO GAME SIX.

THEY'RE MORE FOCUSED ON THE KEEPING THE ROUTINE THAT AFFORDED THEM THE OPPORTUNITY IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>> YOU TAKE EACH GAME FOR WHAT IT IS.

I MEAN EACH GAME HAS BEEN HIGHLY COMPETITIVE, HIGHLY CONTESTED.

TOMORROW NIGHT IS NOT GOING TO BE ANY DIFFERENT.

SO IT'S NOT ABOUT CONTROLLING WHAT WE CAN'T CONTROL, IT'S WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE FOCUSED ON WHAT WE CAN CONTROL.

EVEN AFTER LAST NIGHT, TODAY IS A REST AND RECOVERY DAY, THE COACHES DO WORK, WE PREPARE, AND TOMORROW WE GET READY TO PLAY GAME 6.

TO US, AS I ALWAYS SAID, WE HAVE TO BE A BETTER TEAM IN GAME 6 THAN GAME 5.

THAT'S WHAT OUR FOCUS IS.

>> WILD ARE 4-1 IN POTENTIAL SERIES CLINCHING GAMES, THEY'VE ONLY PLAYED ONE AT HOME AT THAT WAS IN 2015 AGAINST THE SAINT LOUIS BLUES, AND THEY WON THAT GAME HANDILY.

>>> BRAINERD BOYS GOLF IS APPROACHING THE THREE-WEEK MARK IN THE REGULAR SEASON AND HAS ALREADY SHOWCASED TOP-END PERFORMANCES.

SPORTS REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE ON HOW THE WARRIORS, PLAN TO ELEVATE IN SECTION 8-AAA.

>> Reporter: GOLF CAN BE AN UNFORGIVING SPORT, MOMENTUM SHIFT FROM ONE STROKE AND PLENTY MORE CAN COME INTO PLAY.

FOR BRAINERD BOYS GOLF, PREPARATION STARTS BETWEEN THE EARS.

>> I THINK WE CAN COMPETE WITH ANY TEAM WITH THE SKILL WE HAVE BUT THE MENTAL GAME IS A HUGE PART OF GOLF.

I THINK THAT WILL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOSING SECTIONS AND WINNING SECTIONS THIS YEAR.

>> WE GO THROUGH EVERY HOLE.

WHETHER IT'S A DRIVING IRON, A DRIVER, WE HAVE TO STICK TO THOSE PLANS AND RESPECT OUR COURSE STRAD.

>> Charlie: >> Reporter: A BIG PIECE TO THE STRUGGLE INVOLVES THE SHORT GAME AND THE WARRIORS HAVE SHOWN IMPROVEMENT THERE.

>> WE WORK ON SHORT GAME EVERY SINGLE DAY.

THAT'S WHERE YOU GAIN THE MOST STROKES AND YOU HAVE A GOOD SHORT GAME, YOU WILL SCORE WELL.

>> YOU CAN HIT THE BALL 300 YARDS, BUT IF YOU CAN'T GET UP AND DOWN, THERE IS NO POINT.

>> Reporter: RETURNING STATE ENTRANCE BRADY LEAD THE WAY WITH DREW BACK IN THE LINE UP AFTER MISSING THE 2025 SEASON, ALREADY RECORDING AN INDIVIDUAL MEET WIN AS WELL.

>> IT'S GOOD TO KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ALL.

IF YOU'RE HAVING A ROUGH DAY, YOUR TEAMMATES HAVE YOUR BACK.

THEY CAN BE THE BEST PLAYERS THAT DAY.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE 6 STROKES SHORT OF ALEXANDRIA AND THEIR FIRST SECTION TITLE LAST YEAR.

CLEARING THE HURDLE CANNOT HAPPEN IN ONE DAY.

THEY'RE KEEPING THEIR SWINGS READY.

>> WE WANT TO BEAT THEM BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER UNTIL SECTIONS.

WE LOST BY 10 STROKES.

THEY PLAYED FANTASTIC.

THEY'RE ON THEIR HOME COURSE, SO THAT GIVES THEM AN ADVANTAGE.

IT DOESN'T MATTER UNTIL WE GO TO HEADWATERS.

WE HAVE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE DO AND KNOW THAT WE CAN BEAT THEM EVEN IF WE HAVEN'T DONE IT YET THIS YEAR.

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

>> Charlie: BRAINERD BOYS GOLF WILL BE PLAYING AT FERGUS FALL AS PART OF THE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

AN ESTIMATED 8-PERCENT OF THE U.S.

POPULATION IS LIVING WITH AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE THAT'S WHEN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM MISTAKENLY ATTACKS HEALTHY CELLS, TISSUES OR ORGANS, CAUSING LONG-TERM INFLAMMATION AND DAMAGE.

WHILE THERE'S NO KNOWN CURE FOR MANY OF THEM, RESEARCHERS ARE LOOKING INTO WHETHER A BREAKTHROUGH CANCER THERAPY, IS THE MISSING PIECE THAT COULD SOLVE THAT PROBLEM.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER TALKS TO A RESEARCHER ABOUT HER TEAM'S MISSION THAT'S TARGETING SOME OF THE MOST COMMON AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES.

>> Reporter: THE EXACT NUMBER OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES IS STILL UNCLEAR.

THEY ARE DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE, THERE IS NO TEST TO CONFIRM YOU HAVE ONE, AND SYMPTOMS FREQUENTLY OVERLAP WITH OTHER DISEASES.

RESEARCHERS BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE BETWEEN 80 TO 150 AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES, MANY ARE CHRONIC, DEBILITATING, AND REQUIRE ONE OR MORE DAILY MEDICATIONS.

>> THESE CAN BE PILLS, THESE CAN BE INFUSIONS OR INJECTIONS, MOST OF WHICH ARE TARGETED AT DAMPENING THE IMMUNE RESPONSE.

THEY ARE IMMUNO SUPPRESSIVE TO SOME DEGREE.

THEY HAVE SIDE EFFECTS TO SOME DEGREE.

>> Reporter: DR.

ALICIA IS CURRENTLY LEADING RESEARCH INTO WHETHER A BREAKTHROUGH CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY, WHICH GENETICALLY ENGINEERS A DONOR'S T-CELLS TO ATTACK CANCER CELLS CAN DO THE SAME FOR AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES.

IT'S STILL EARLY IN CLINICAL TRIALS, SHE SAYS IT'S SHOWING PROMISE.

>> PATIENTS WITH SEVERE LUPUS AND EVEN OTHER NEUROLOGIC SYMPTOMS SUCH AS M.S., PATIENTS THAT HAVE UNDERGONE THE TREATMENT HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR SYMPTOMS, IF NOT REVERSAL.

>> Reporter: THE GOAL OF THE RESEARCH IS TO HAVE A ONE AND DONE TREATMENT THAT CAN TRAIN A PATIENT'S BODY TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE DISEASE.

>> THIS WOULD BE AN IMMUNE RESET, REALLY DISRUPT THE AUTOIMMUNE PROCESS THAT IS SET UP IN THE TISSUE, AND THE HOPE IS THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT NEED TREATMENT LONG-TERM.

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

>> Dennis: OKAY, WE HAVE TIME FOR A LAST CHECK OF OUR WEATHER.

WE GO BACK TO STACY.

>> Stacy: CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE COLD AGAIN, LOWS NEAR 27, NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

TOMORROW, WE'RE LOOKING AT VARIABLE CLOUDS, THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME SNOW, RAIN, OR SPRINKLES MAINLY IN EASTERN MINNESOTA IN THE AFTERNOON, WITH HIGHS NEAR 47.

WE'LL START TO SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES LATE THIS WEEK, A LOT OF SUNSHINE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, HIGHS NEAR 62.

>> Charlie: THE TWINS TOOK A ONE RUN LEAD IN THE 9th INNING BUT THEY LOST TO THE MARINERS 5-3.

>> Dennis: WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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