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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 59-YEAR OLD WARROAD MAN HAS DIED AFTER A COLLISION BETWEEN A DUMP TRUCK AND A GRAIN TRUCK IN ROSEAU COUNTY.

THE STATE PATROL SAYS RICHARD HASBROUCK WAS THE DRIVER OF THE DUMP TRUCK AND DIED FOLLOWING THE CRASH WHICH HAPPENED TUESDAY NIGHT ABOUT SEVEN MILES SOUTHEAST OF WARROAD.

ACCORDING TO THE INCIDENT REPORT, THE GRAVEL TRUCK WAS EASTBOUND ON COUNTY ROAD 12 AND THE GRAIN TRUCK WAS SOUTHBOUND ON 530TH AVENUE WHEN THEY COLLIDED AT THE INTERSECTION.

THE REPORT DOES NOT SAY WHO HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY BUT GOOGLE MAPS SHOWS A STOP SIGN FOR TRAFFIC TRAVELING ON 530TH AVENUE AND NO STOP SIGN FOR TRAFFIC ON COUNTY ROAD 12.

THE DRIVER OF THE GRAIN TRUCK, 39-YEAR-OLD TYSON LOVEJOY SUFFERED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES IN THE CRASH.

AN 11-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO WAS A PASSENGER IN THE GRAIN TRUCK ALSO SUFFERED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

>>> THE DEVELOPERS OF A LONG-DELAYED COPPER-NICKEL MINING PROJECT IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA HAVE ANNOUNCED PLANS FOR A SERIES OF STUDIES OVER THE NEXT YEAR ON POTENTIAL WAYS TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS AND MAKE THE MINE MORE COST AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT.

THE STUDIES COULD LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE PROJECT BUT OFFICIALS STRESS THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DECIDED YET.

THE PLAN IS FOR A $1 BILLION OPEN-PIT MINE NEAR BABBITT AND PROCESSING PLANT NEAR HOYT LAKES THAT WOULD BE MINNESOTA'S FIRST COPPER-NICKEL MINE AND PRODUCE MINERALS NECESSARY FOR THE CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY.

THE PROJECT WAS RENAMED NEWRANGE COPPER NICKEL LAST YEAR BUT IT IS STILL WIDELY KNOWN BY ITS OLD NAME, POLYMET.

THE PROJECT HAS BEEN STALLED FOR SEVERAL YEARS BY COURT AND REGULATORY SETBACKS, BUT COMPANY OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE STILL MOVING AHEAD WITH PREPARATIONS AT THE SITE.

ANY MAJOR CHANGES LIKELY WOULD BE SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS AND NEW PERMITTING PROCESSES, WHICH NEWRANGE OFFICIALS SAID WOULD INCLUDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SAY THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS TANTAMOUNT TO AN ADMISSION THAT THE CURRENT PLAN IS FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED.

>>> THE BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE AND FREE STORE ARE OPEN FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.

THE FREE STORE IS A PLACE FOR STUDENTS TO GET MANY NECESSARY COLLEGE-LIFE THINGS, RECYCLED FROM PREVIOUS STUDENTS.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING CAN BE A HASSLE FOR EVERYONE.

HAVING TO GO TO DIFFERENT STORES, SPENDING MONEY, AND CREATING A LOT OF ONE YEAR USE ITEMS THAT HAVE NO HOME BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE IS LOOKING TO CHANGE ALL OF THIS.

>> SO, IT'S A STUDENT RESOURCE THAT HOUSES A VARIETY OF ITEMS THAT AS ITS NAME SUGGESTS, IS FREE TO STUDENTS.

ANY CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENT CAN WALK INTO THE FREE STORE AND CLAIM ANYTHING THEY FIND, FREE OF CHARGE.

>> Reporter: ANYONE WHO TAKES OUT ITEMS FROM THE STORE REMAINS ANONYMOUS.

THE GOAL OF THE STORE IS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF ITEMS THAT WOULD NORMALLY GO INTO LANDFILLS ONCE THE SCHOOL YEAR IS OVER.

ONE INITIATIVE THAT TAKES PLACE EVERY SEMESTER IS CALLED DONATE, DON'T DUMPSTER.

>> DONATE, DON'T DUMPSTER IS THE END OF SEMESTER MOVE OUT DONATION PROGRAM AROUND THE UNITED STATES, IT'S BEEN RESEARCHED AND SHOWN THAT ESPECIALLY DURING MOVE OUT SEASON, WASTE SPIKES A LOT.

SO DONATE IS OUR PROGRAM TO MITIGATE AND REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF WASTE WE'RE CREATING.

AFTER LAST SPRING, THEY RECEIVED NEARLY 3 TONS OF DONATIONS, SO THAT WAS A TON OF WORK THIS SUMMER AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE PEOPLE IN THE SPACE.

>> Reporter: BSU IS AIMING TO REDUCE THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT, A VARIETY OF ITEMS CAN BE FOUND AT THE STORE.

BETWEEN DORM ROOM ESSENTIALS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND ALL OF THESE CLOTHES, STUDENTS CAN DONATE PRETTY MUCH WHAT THEY WANT TO, TO THE FREE STORE BUT THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN MAKE DONATIONS.

>> WE WANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE WELCOME TO DONATE TO THE FREE STORE.

LIGHTLY, GENTLY USED ITEMS TO A GOOD CAUSE, BUT THE FREE STORE IS ONE OF THOSE LOCATIONS.

AGAIN, THE FREE STORE IS A SPACE FUNDED BY STUDENTS, SO WE DO MAINTAIN THE SPACE ONLY FOR CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTS.

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

>> EVERY SEMESTER, ALL BSU STUDENTS PAY A $9 “GREEN FEE” ALONG WITH THEIR NORMAL PAYMENTS THAT FUND THE FREE STORE AND ITS 8:00 TO 10:00 STUDENT WORKERS.

AS WELL AS BSU'S OTHER SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS.

THE FREE STORE IS CURRENTLY AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY AND AWAITING STUDENT SHOPPERS.

>>> THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED 12 ORGANIZATIONS A COMBINED $350,000 IN GRANT FUNDING THROUGH THE OTTO BREMER TRUST COMMUNITY RESPONSIVE FUND.

THE FUNDING WILL GO TO SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS ADDRESSING CRUCIAL NEEDS IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE LAKELAND VIEWING AREA RECEIVED FUNDING INCLUDING THE RED LAKE HOMELESS SHELTER THE NORTHWOODS BATTERED WOMEN'S SHELTER IN BEMIDJI THE CLEARBROOK-LEONARD SENIOR CENTER BIO GIRLS, INC WHICH SERVES SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT OUR AREA INCLUDING BEMIDJI, LITTLE FALLS AND CROSBY.

“YOUTH EMERGENCY SHELTER AND SUPPORT” IN PARK RAPIDS, $25,000 BEMIDJI COMMUNITY TABLE FAMILY SAFETY NETWORK IN WALKER COMMUNITY RESOURCE CONNECTIONS IN BEMIDJI AND SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL IN BEMIDJI.

>>> THIS WEEKEND THOUSANDS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO STEP BACK IN TIME DURING THE ANNUAL LAKE ITASCA REGION PIONEER FARMERS SHOW.

THIS YEAR HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE A NEW ADDITION TO ONE OF THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS FOR THE WEEKEND AT LLOYD HOLY'S FARM TOYS MUSEUM.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN SPOKE WITH LLOYD ABOUT THE NEW SPEC-TRACTOR-LUR ATTRACTION.

>> Reporter: EVERY YEAR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TRAVEL FROM ALL OVER THE LAKES COUNTRY TO THE PIONEER FARMERS SHOW FOR A CHANCE TO FEEL LIKE THEY STEPPED INTO A TIME MACHINE, LEARNED ABOUT HISTORY IN A PLACE WITH NO CELL RECEPTION AND SIMPLY ENJOY LIFE.

>> THAT'S WHEN ALL OF THE BUILDINGS ARE GOING TO BE OPEN FOR VIEWING, ALONG WITH GREAT FOOD, POTATO PICKING, SAWMILL, AND A LOT OF FRIENDSHIP HERE.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS FOR THE WEEKEND IS THE FARM TOYS MUSEUM THAT WAS ORIGINALLY BROUGHT TO THE SHOW FOUR YEARS AGO.

LLOYD JUST WANTED TO DONATE HIS COLLECTION TO THE SHOW AT FIRST BUT WHEN ORGANIZERS REALIZED HOW MUCH HE HAD, THEY DECIDED TO MAKE HIS OWN BUILDING TO STORE HIS COLLECTION.

>> I WAS IN THE FARM EQUIPMENT BUSINESS ALL MY LIFE.

FIRST WITH THE JOHN DEERE COMPANY AND THEN AS A DEALER.

TOYS WERE A BIG ITEM ON OUR SHELVES.

WE STARTED COLLECTING AND COLLECTING AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW, I HAVE EXACTLY 901 TOYS IN THIS BUILDING RIGHT NOW.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD WAY TO DOWNSIZE THE WHOLE THING.

UP IN MY AGE, I'M NOT IN MY 20s ANYMORE.

>> Reporter: THESE TRACTORS COME IN DIFFERENT SHAPE, SIZES, AND MATERIALS.

>> THIS ONE WAS IN THE SAND BOX FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

IT DOESN'T HAVE THE NEW LOOK ON IT, SO TO SPEAK.

THERE ARE SOME OTHER ONES THAT ARE WOODEN TRACTORS, AND THERE IS ONE THAT IS A LEAD TRACTOR IN THIS COLLECTION.

>> Reporter: THE NEWEST AND MOIST -- MOST IMPRESSIVE IS A REFURBISHED TRACTOR THAT IS BEHIND ME.

>> MY GOAL WAS TO ADD SOMETHING NEW EACH YEAR.

LAST YEAR, IT WAS THESE PEDAL TRACTORS AND THIS YEAR I BOUGHT THAT DILAPIDATED TRACTOR AND IT TOOK ME A MONTH TO GET IT IN SHAPE.

WE FIRST HAD TO DISASSEMBLE IT TO GET IT READY FOR A PAINTER AND THEN WE HAD TO BRING IT IN HERE IN PIECES BECAUSE WE CAN'T GET IT THROUGH THE DOOR.

I JUST FINISHED UP THE LAST OF THE MOUNTING PIECES TODAY.

I THINK MORE PEOPLE CAN ENJOY IT HERE.

IT'S GOOD FOR THE PIONEER FARMERS TOO.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM ITASCA STATE PARK, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE PIONEER FARMERS SHOW AT ITASCA STATE PARK STARTS ON FRIDAY AT 7:00 A.M., WHICH INCLUDES THE CORONATION OF THE PIONEER FARM KING AND QUEEN AND CONCLUDES ON SUNDAY WITH THE TRACTOR PULL.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

IT LOOKS LIKE QUIETER WEATHER SHOULD RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND.

WE'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE ONE TREK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM HELD AN EVENT AT THE BRAINERD PUBL >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> THE WONDERTREK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM BROUGHT ITS MOBILE MUSEUM PROGRAM TO THE BRAINERD PUBLIC LIBRARY.

THE PROGRAM USES LOOSE PARTS WHICH ALLOWS CHILDREN WHO ATTEND TO USE THEIR IMAGINATION AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE LOOSE PARTS PROGRAM FOR THE WONDERTREK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IS EXACTLY HOW IT SOUNDS.

CHILDREN ARE NOT GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS, THEY SIMPLY LET THEIR MINDS RUN FREE.

>> THE GOAL FOR THE CHILDREN WHEN THEY COME IN IS DEFINITELY TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH ALL THE LOOSE PARTS, SEE WHERE THEIR IMAGINATION TAKES THEM.

GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROBLEM SOLVE AND CREATE NEW THINGS AND USE THEIR IMAGINATION IS WHAT WONDERTREK IS ALL ABOUT.

>> Reporter: THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IS ALL ABOUT KIDS USING THEIR IMAGINATION.

WITH EACH SESSION COMES A DIFFERENT PROJECT THEY BUILD, MAKING FOR A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE EACH TIME.

>> IT'S AN INVITATION FOR ALL CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES TO BE ABLE TO PLAY WITH THE MATERIALS AND CREATE WHAT THEY WANT.

YES, YOU WILL HAVE SOME KIDS WHO ARE JUST JUMPING ALL OVER.

THEN YOU HAVE OTHER KIDS CREATING STRUCTURES.

>> Reporter: WITH SO MANY CHILDREN TODAY FOCUSED ON SCREENS, WONDERTREK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IS AN OLD FASHION APPROACH TO PLAY TIME, ONE THAT ALSO DEVELOPS RELATIONSHIP BUILDING SKILLS.

>> THIS PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS, BUILD THE RELATIONSHIPS, IN SUCH AN ORGANIC NATURAL WAY, THE WAY WE ARE INTENDED TO AS KIDS, TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY TOGETHER.

WHAT WE WOULD DO AS CHILDREN IS GO TO A PARK AND PLAY AND USE OUR IMAGINATION WITH THE THINGS AVAILABLE AND THIS IS BRINGING THE KIDS BACK TO THAT.

>> Reporter: WONDERTREK IS SET TO BREAK GROUND ON A PLAY LAB AND 5 ACRES OF OUTDOOR EXHIBITS FOR RECREATION NEXT SPRING.

THE PROJECT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR A FEW YEARS AND HAS PEOPLE INVOLVED BUZZING.

>> I THINK EVERYONE IS EXCITED BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.

IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS.

THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS FOR REGION 5 AND OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR KIDS.

IT'S EXCITING AND IT IS REALLY MOTIVATIONAL TO SEE THE COMMUNITY BACKING WONDERTREK AND THEN JUST OUR TEAM AND ALL OF THE WORK THEY ARE PUTTING IN TO GET THIS OPEN FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> IN ADDITION TO THE OUTDOOR EXHIBITS AND 2,500 SQUARE FOOT PLAY LAB SET TO BREAK GROUND NEXT SPRING, WONDERTREK IS PLANNING TO BUILD A 30,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY ON THE SAME COMPLEX.

THE WONDERTREK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM SERVES REGION FIVE IN MINNESOTA WHICH INCLUDES CASS, CROW WING, MORRISON, TODD, AND WADENA COUNTIES.

>>> ALL SUMMER LONG PEOPLE HAVE BEEN QUALIFYING IN THE LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY.

THE WINNER OF OUR GRAND DRAWING WILL GET A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT CRAGUN'S RESORT NEAR BRAINERD.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO ENTER THE DRAWING YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE OR MAIL US A POSTCARD WITH YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER.

HERE'S A LOOK AT TONIGHT'S POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.

IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME, CALL THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN BEFORE THE END OF THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AND YOU WILL HAVE A SHOT AT BEING OUR 2024 CRAGUN'S VACATION GRAND PRIZE WINNER.

IT'S COMING UP IN A WEEK AND A HALF NOW AND WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER AT THAT TIME.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, A VERY NICE START TO THE WORKWEEK.

WE HAVE SOME MUCH NEEDED RAIN.

>> Stacy: IT'S NOT A BAD THING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN RIGHT NOW.

WE WILL HAVE MORE RAIN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

SHOWERS WILL BE WIDESPREAD AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THAT.

IT LOOKS LIKE QUIETER WEATHER LISTEN BACK BEFORE WE HEAD TO THE WEEKEND.

YOU >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ACCESS MINNESOTA.

>> AND BY SANFORD HEALTH; HERE FOR ALL, HERE FOR GOOD.

DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SERVICES IN THE BEMIDJI AREA IS AVAILABLE AT SANFORDHEALTH.ORG.

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

>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

IS [♪♪♪♪♪] [♪♪♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE MORE ON THE WAY.

SHOWERS, AGAIN, A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW.

MOST OF IT SHOULD BE COMING TO AN END BY FRIDAY AND IT LEAVES US DRIER WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT EXPECT THE HIGHS IN THE 70s, CLOSE TO 80 AS WE HEAD INTO AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, 67 AT THE AIRPORT.

WINDS OUT OF THE STUDIO FROM THE EAST AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.

66 IS OUR DEW POINT.

WE HAVE PICKED UP SO FAR 0.03-INCH OF RAINFALL.

IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 71, THE DEW POINT IS 61, PRESSURE IS FALLING.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, WE CAN SEE ALL THE WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA THIS EVENING.

WE HAVE AGAIN WIDESPREAD RAIN THERE, MAYBE A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER OUT THERE, HERE AND THERE.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE SHOWERS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, SO SHOWERS ARE LIKELY.

THERE MAY BE A FEW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MIX.

TEMPERATURES ARE DROPPING ONLY INTO PROBABLY ABOUT THE 60 TO 65 DEGREE RANGE.

IT'S NOT GOING TO WARM UP TOO MUCH TOMORROW.

WE'RE LOOKING AT MID-60s TO MID-70s FOR HIGHS, BUT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE SHOWERS LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA.

THERE MAY BE A FEW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THAT.

SO AGAIN, ACTIVE WEATHER DAY TOMORROW.

IT LOOKS LIKE AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY, MOST OF THAT WILL COME TO AN END AND WE SHOULD HAVE QUIET WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER SHOTS, A GORGEOUS SUNRISE FROM CAREY.

WE HAVE MORNING SKIES ACROSS THE AREA.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA.

SARAH SPOTTING A LOON IN LAKE EDWARD.

WE HAVE A BEAR MAKING A VISIT TO JOAN'S YARD IN LAPORTE.

WE HAD SOME CLOUDS AND SPRINKLES OVER LOWER RED LAKE, YOLANDA SENDING US THAT PHOTO.

AND A LITTLE BIT OF A CLOUD SWIRL OVER CASS LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, KAREN IN BEMIDJI REPORTING 60 DEGREES, WITH SOME CLOUD COVER THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLOUDY, RAIN STARTING AT 4:00 THIS AFTERNOON.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, HIGH OF 76.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, CLOUDY WITH A FEW SPRINKLES.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY SKIES, HIGH OF 77.

YOLANDA OVER LOWER RED LAKE, CALM, CLOUDY, AND SPRINKLING, 66 DEGREES.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, 79 IS THE HIGH IN BRAINERD.

WE'RE SEASONAL FOR OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE.

60 DEGREES FOR THE LOW, 6:15 IS OUR SUNRISE.

BEMIDJI TODAY, TOPPING OUT AT 75, SO AGAIN NOT TOO FAR OFF OF THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE AND A LOW OF 58.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER, VERY GOOD CHANCE WE WILL LIKELY SEE SOME RAIN SHOWERS AND MAYBE A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

HIGH TEMPERATURES, UPPER 60s, CLOSE TO 70 DEGREES IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 70 TO 75 FOR OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES.

AGAIN, CLOUD COVER WITH THE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST, LOWS NEAR 62.

THEN AGAIN TOMORROW, SHOWERS ARE LIKELY AND THERE MAY BE SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL.

MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH HIGHS NEAR 70.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, LINGERING MORNING SHOWERS IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA ON FRIDAY, OTHERWISE QUIET WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AND WE WILL START TO SEE A WARM UP WITH HIGHS IN THE 80s AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

77, STILL QUIET ON MONDAY.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY, CHARLIE IS HERE NOW.

BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.

WE HAD A GOOD YEAR LAST YEAR, LOOKING TO BUILD ON IT THIS YEAR.

>> Charlie: YES, THEY'RE LOOKING TO BUILD ON THAT AND WE HAD A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM THEM AHEAD OF THEIR GAME.

WE ALSO HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU IN TERMS OF THE VIKINGS FOOTBALL AND J.J. McCARTHY, ALSO ANOTHER INJURY LOOMING FOR ANOTHER PLAYER THERE.

WE HAVE THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS; NORTHERN MINNESOTA'S CERTIFIED APPLE SERVICE CENTER, OFFERING REPAIR SERVICES ON APPLE PRODUCTS AND P.C.S.

PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS IN BEMIDJI AND GRAND RAPIDS, IT'S RIGHT HERE.

>> HEALTH MINUTE IS SPONSORED IN PART BY EMPLOYEE-OWNED LUEKEN'S VILLAGE FOODS, FEATURING THE AREA'S LARGEST SELECTION OF SEAFOOD AND HIGHEST QUALITY MEATS.

MORE INFO AT LUEKENS.COM.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> IT'S WAS MORE BAD NEWS TODAY FROM THE VIKINGS INJURY DEPARTMENT.

HEAD COACH KEVIN O'CONNELL ANNOUNCED IN A PRESS CONFERENCE THAT ROOKIE QUARTERBACK J.J. MCCARTHY WILL BE OUT THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON AFTER UNDERGOING SURGERY THIS MORNING TO REPAIR A TORN MENISCUS IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.

SAM DARNOLD, WHO WAS BROUGHT IN ON A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT TO POTENTIALLY BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN KIRK COUSINS AND MCCARTHY, WILL REMAIN THE NUMBER ONE QUARTERBACK ON THE DEPTH CHART.

NICK MULLENS, WHO WENT 0-3 WITH 7 TOUCHDOWNS AND 8 INTERCEPTIONS AS A STARTER LAST YEAR, WILL MOVE TO THE NUMBER TWO SPOT AND IS PLANNED TO START THIS SATURDAY'S PRESEASON GAME, WHILE SECOND YEAR Q.B.

JAREN HALL WILL BUMP UP TO THIRD STRING.

>> OUR FAN BASE AND EVERYONE SHOULD JUST BE, YOU KNOW, EXCITED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE GOT OUR YOUNG FRANCHISE QUARTERBACK, I BELIEVE IN THE BUILDING.

AND NOW IT'S ABOUT THE UNIQUE ASPECT OF CONTINUING A VERY CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR HIM, WHERE MAYBE THE PHYSICAL REPS ARE NOT GOING TO BE THERE IN THE SHORT-TERM.

THIS IS A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD.

OTHER QUARTERBACKS IN THE LEAGUE HAVE GONE THROUGH SIMILAR THINGS EARLY ON IN THEIR JOURNEY AND CAME BACK STRONGER AND BETTER THAN EVER.

THAT'S NOT ONLY MY EXPECTATION.

I KNOW IT WILL HAPPEN FOR J.J. >>> MORE INJURY NEWS CAME LATER IN THE DAY FOR THE VIKINGS WHEN RECEIVER JORDAN ADDISON SUFFERED AN ANKLE INJURY DURING THE TEAMS JOINT PRACTICE WITH THE CLEVELAND BROWNS.

KEVIN O'CONNELL SAID THE INJURY IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE SERIOUS BUT THAT IT IS LIKELY ADDISON WILL NOT PRACTICE TOMORROW.

>>> THE TWO-TIME DEFENDING NSIC TOURNAMENT CHAMPION BSU WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM WAS PICKED TO FINISH THIRD IN THE CONFERENCE IN THE PRE-SEASON COACHES POLL.

THE BEAVERS FINISHED THE REGULAR SEASON 4TH IN THE NSIC IN 2023 AND SECOND IN 2022 BUT RALLIED TO WIN THE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT AND AUTOMATIC BID TO THE NCAA TOURNEY BOTH YEARS.

INDIVIDUAL PRESEASON ACCOLADES WERE ALSO RELEASED WITH SENIOR MARIA STOCKEE SELECTED AS THE BEAVER'S OFFENSIVE PLAYER TO WATCH FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT SEASON, WHILE EMMA HILL-SNITZ WAS TABBED BSU'S DEFENSIVE PLAYER TO WATCH.

>>> HERE ARE THE POLL RESULTS.

MINNESOTA STATE WAS PICKED TO FINISH FIRST FOR THE 7TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR.

THE PRIOR SIX TIMES THEY HAVE FINISHED THE REGULAR SEASON AS THE TOP TEAM JUST TWICE.

THE SAME NUMBER AS BEMIDJI STATE IN THAT SAME TIME FRAME.

>>> ALSO, TWINS FALL TO THE ROYALS 4-1.

THEY ARE NOW 4.5 GAMES BACK OF THE GUARDIANS IN THE DIVISION BUT IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER, CLEVELAND CURRENTLY HAS THE BEST RECORD IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.

>>> BRAINERD FINISHED WITH AN 8-2 RECORD CAPPED BY THE SECTION 8-5A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

SPORTS REPORTER MILES WALKER STOPPED BY PRACTICE TO SEE HOW THEY BUILD ON LAST YEAR'S SUCCESS.

>> Reporter: BRAINERD FOOTBALL IS STARTING TRAINING CAMP AT SQUARE ONE AND FOCUSING ON THE LITTLE THINGS.

>> WITH AS MUCH AS WE HAVE FOR NEW FACES, YOU HAVE TO CALM THINGS DOWN.

WHEN YOU HAVE AN EXPERIENCED TEAM, YOU CAN GO FASTER.

WHEN YOU HAVE A TEAM WHERE GUYS ARE LEARNING, YOU HAVE TO SLOW THINGS DOWN.

I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR US.

>> Reporter: THE BOYS PREPARED FOR WHAT ROAD LIES AHEAD, TAKING TIME IN THE SUMMER FOR CONDITIONING, SPEED WORK, AND FIELDWORK, TO ENSURE THEY COLLECTIVELY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING THIS YEAR.

>> IT'S NICE TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING YOU PREPARED FOR IN THE OFF SEASON IS PAYING OFF AND ALL THE GUYS PUTTING IN THE WORK, HOW IT'S PAYING OFF FOR THEM.

IT'S NICE TO SEE THE TEAM COME TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: AND THE MOTIVATION WILL COME IN HANDY AS THE WARRIORS LOOK TO FILL THE GAPS AFTER LOSING 7 ALL AREA TEAM PLAYERS.

>> JORDAN DAVIS GOT SOME REPS LAST YEAR AND JAMES GOT SOME LAST YEAR AS A SOPHOMORE.

WE HAD MATT WORK REALLY HARD THIS OFF SEASON.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT KIDS STEP UP IN THE DIFFERENT ROLES.

OBVIOUSLY IT WILL BE PUT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

>> Reporter: AND ANOTHER CHANGE IS THE QUARTERBACK, AS TY IS SWITCHING FROM TIGHT END TO TAKE OVER THE REIGNS AND FIELD GENERAL, GOOD ADVICE FROM LAST YEAR'S Q.B.

WILL HELP HIM SETTLE INTO THE NEW ROLE.

>> I ALWAYS HUNG OUT WITH THE QUARTERBACKS AND ELI WAS A GREAT QUARTERBACK TO WATCH AND LEARN FROM.

I THINK WE WILL BE IN A GOOD PLACE THIS YEAR, LEARNING FROM ELI AND ALL THE EXPERIENCE I HAVE.

HE PLAYED WITH A CHIP ON HIS SHOULDER AND THAT'S SOMETHING I NEED TO TAKE FROM HIM.

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

>> THE WARRIORS BEAT THE ZEPHYRS TO WIN.

IT'S COMING UP, I CAN'T WAIT.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> IT'S A MAJOR CAUSE OF DEATH AND DISABILITY IN THE U.S. ABOUT 2.5 MILLION PEOPLE GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES EVERY YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE BRAIN TRAUMA FOUNDATION.

EXPERTS SAY EVERY SECOND COUNTS WHEN IT COMES TO TREATMENT AND A NEW NON-INVASIVE TEST IS HELPING DOCTORS CHECK BRAIN HEALTH MORE QUICKLY.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON HOW THE TEST WORKS AND WHY ONE DOCTOR IS CALLING IT A GAME CHANGER.

>> Reporter: CONTACT SPORTS, TO CAR ACCIDENTS, THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS A PERSON CAN HURT THEIR BRAIN, EVEN MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES CAN LEAVE LASTING EFFECTS.

>> IN ABOUT 30% OF CASES, THESE PATIENTS END UP WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES, PROBLEMS CONCENTRATING, DIFFICULTY SLEEPING, MEMORY PROBLEMS, SOME PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BALANCE, AND THEY GO FROM BEING COMPLETELY FUNCTIONAL TO DYSFUNCTIONAL.

>> Reporter: DR. LINDA WITH ORLANDO HEALTH SAYS TRADITIONALLY PATIENTS WHO HAVE COME IN WITH SUSPECTED TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY WOULD BE EVALUATED BY A DOCTOR TO DETERMINE IF THEY NEED A C.A.T.

SCAN.

THAT CAN LEAD TO MISDIAGNOSES AND TAKES TIME WHEN EVERY SECOND COUNTS.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO IDENTIFY EARLY SO YOU CAN GET PATIENTS THE TREATMENT THEY NEED.

SO FOR EXAMPLE IN SOME CASES, PARTIALITIES HAVE BRAIN BLEEDING AND BRUISING AFTER AN INJURY.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO DETECT THAT EARLY SO YOU CAN ADMINISTER LIFESAVING THERAPY.

>> Reporter: BEGINNING TUESDAY, ORLANDO HEALTH WILL BE USING A RAPID BLOOD TEST, WHICH MEASURES SPECIFIC PROTEINS ASSOCIATED WITH A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

THE PROTEIN LEVELS ARE HIGH, THEN A DOCTOR CAN TAKE ACTION VERY QUICKLY AND IF THE LEVELS ARE LOW, A C.A.T.

SCAN MAY BE UNNECESSARY.

THE BEST PART, THE TEST PROVIDES RESULTS IN 15 MINUTES.

>> IT GIVES US INFORMATION THAT WE NEVER HAD BEFORE AND I THINK THIS IS REALLY GOING TO REVOLUTIONIZE CARE.

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

>> CURRENTLY THE TEST IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR USE IN ADULTS BUT RESEARCH IS UNDERWAY TO STUDY THIS BLOOD TEST IN CHILDREN.

THE DOCTOR SAYS THEY'RE HOPEFUL IT WILL BE USED IN PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOMS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.

>>> NOW FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT WEATHER, WE GO TO STACY.

>> Stacy: MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOWS NEAR 62.

SHOWERS CONTINUE TOMORROW, ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE, STILL LOOKING AT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH HIGHS NEAR 70, QUIETER WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

>> Charlie: THE NHRA COMES TO BEMIDJI SPEEDWAY THIS WEEKEND.

EXCUSE ME, BRAINERD SPEEDWAY THIS WEEKEND FOR THE LUCAS OIL NATIONALS.

WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM BRITTANY TOMORROW.

SHE'S ONE OF THE DRIVERS.

>> Dennis: THAT'S IT FOR US TONIGHT.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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