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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.

>>> FOUR PEOPLE FROM BLACKDUCK DIED IN A FIVE VEHICLE CHAIN REACTION COLLISION INVOLVING A SEMI-TRUCK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

THE CRASH HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY TWO, SOUTHEAST OF FLOODWOOD WHEN THE SEMI, WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DROVE INTO A STRING OF VEHICLES THAT WERE STOPPED FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION.

ACCORDING TO THE STATE PATROL, 65-YEAR-OLD VINCENT DOW OF BLACKDUCK WAS DRIVING AN SUV THAT WAS STOPPED WHEN THE CRASH HAPPENED.

HE DIED FOLLOWING THE COLLISION ALONG WITH THREE PASSENGERS IN HIS VEHICLE.

66-YEAR-OLD BONNIE DOW, 9-YEAR-OLD HOPE OAKGROVE, AND 9-YEAR-OLD CHARLOTTE WHITE.

A PASSENGER IN A DIFFERENT SUV, 84-YEAR-OLD SHARON BURT SUFFERED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AS DID 45-YEAR-OLD ALDO HIDALGO.

HILDAGO WAS THE DRIVER OF ANOTHER SEMI THAT WAS STOPPED.

THE DRIVER OF THE SEMI THAT SLAMMED INTO THE VEHICLES.

63-YEAR-OLD GREGORY ANWILER OF GRAND RAPIDS ALSO SUFFERED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

THE STATE PATROL IS CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE THE CRASH.

ANWILER WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN ANOTHER FATAL COLLISION NEAER HILL CITY IN DECEMBER OF 2020.

ACCORDING TO THE STATE PATROL REPORT IN THAT CRASH MICHAEL BRANDT OF DEERWOOD DIED WHEN HIS VEHICLE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LOGGING TRUCK ANWILER WAS DRIVING.

FOLLOWING THE CRASH ANWILER WAS CONVICTED FOR MISEDEMEANOR FOR HIS VEHICLE EXCEEDING ITS PERMITTED WEIGHT BY 13,920 POUNDS.

>>> A NUMBER OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS WILL SEE A SIGNIFICANT PRICE DECREASE THANKS TO LEGISLATION SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR AUTHORED THAT ENDS A NEARLY 20-YEAR PROHIBITION ON MEDICARE NEGOTIATING LOWER DRUG PRICES.

KLOUBOHAR COMMENTED TODAY ON THE RESULTS OF THE FIRST ROUND OF MEDICARE PRICE NEGOTIATIONS.

SHE SAYS MEDICARE WILL SAVE $6 BILLION IN THE FIRST YEAR ALONE.

PROVISIONS OF KLOBUCHAR'S BILL TO END THE BAN ON NEGOTIATING LOWER PRESCRIPTION PRICES, THE EMPOWERING MEDICARE SENIORS TO NEGOTIATE DRUG PRICES ACT, BECAME A PART OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT SIGNED INTO LAW IN 2022.

OUT OF 10 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS THAT WERE ANNOUNCED TO HAVE A PRICE REDUCTION, 9 OF THEM HAVE OVER A 50-PERCENT DECREASE, AND SEVEN OF THEM, OVER 60-PERCENT.

THE NEGOTIATED PRICES WILL TAKE EFFECT IN 2026.

>> SENIORS ARE GOING TO SAVE WELL OVER $1.5 BILLION JUST FROM THESE FIRST 10 DRUGS.

THEY ARE DRUGS LIKE ELOQUIST, THEY ARE BLOCKBUSTER DRUGS THAT 8.8 MILLION SENIORS USE EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

THAT IS WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.

IN MINNESOTA ALONE, IT'S 120,000.

>> THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES WILL PUBLISH ITS LIST OF THE NEXT 15 DRUGS THAT WILL BE SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATION BY FEBRUARY 1, 2025.

>>> WOODLAND CORNERS IS A PROPOSED HOUSING PROJECT IN HACKENSACK THAT COULD SEE A 30-UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX CONSTRUCTED.

THE PROJECT IS LOOKING TO SECURE A TWO-FOR-ONE MATCHING GRANT FROM MINNESOTA HOUSING FOR SMALL CITIES TO CONSTRUCT WORKFORCE HOUSING.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY SPOKE WITH A MEMBER OF THE RESILIENT HOUSING TEAM TO LEARN MORE.

>> Reporter: THE RESILIENT HOUSING TEAM IS A PART OF THE HACKENSACK GAME CHANGERS.

THEY HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO A PROJECT TO HELP THE HOUSING PROBLEM IN HACKENSACK FOR THREE YEARS, AFTER BEING ADVISED TO CONDUCT A HOUSING STUDY, THEY RECEIVED A GRANT TO CONDUCT ONE.

>> THAT HOUSING STUDY GAVE US THE BASIS TO START APPLYING FOR GRANTS.

EACH ONE OF THE GRANTS, YOU NEED TO APPROVE THE NEED.

WITH THAT STUDY IN HAND SHOWING AN ACUTE NEED, WE WERE ABLE TO START WORKING TOWARDS GETTING THE GRANT GOING.

>> Reporter: HACKENSACK HAS A SHORTAGE OF HOUSING FOR FAMILIES.

THE POPULATION AROUND 300 IS SMALL, BUT THERE ARE ONLY 100 HOUSEHOLDS.

THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE INCLUDING A LACK OF LAND FOR PEOPLE TO BUILD THEIR OWN HOUSES.

>> EVEN IF PEOPLE WERE WILLING TO BUILD A HOUSE, THERE IS NOT A LOT FOR PEOPLE TO BUY TO BUILD A HOUSE.

SO, A LOT OF OUR LOCALS ARE USE TO WANTING TO BE ON THE LAKE, RIGHT?

THE PRICES ON THE LAKE HAS GONE UP SO FAR THAT CERTAINLY THE WORKING FAMILIES CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE ON THE LAKES.

>> Reporter: THE 30 UNITS WOULD NOT SOLVE ALL THE PROBLEMS, BUT IT WOULD PROVIDE A MUCH NEEDED RELIEF, ESPECIALLY FOR THE WORKFORCE THAT WORK FOR MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN THE AREA.

>> THE NUMBER THAT THE STUDY CAME UP WITH WAS 60% OF THE PEOPLE LIVE AT LEAST 40 MILES AWAY.

THEY ARE TRAVELING 40 MILES OR MORE TO GET TO WORK EVERYDAY.

THERE ARE MORE THAN 30 PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THAT.

SO, WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF SENIOR CITIZENS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THE BUILDING.

WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE ALREADY WORKING IN TOWN THAT, YOU KNOW, LIVE IN MOM AND DAD'S BASEMENT, IN AN UNCLE'S GARAGE, PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN CAMPERS TO WORK IN TOWN.

SO, IT'S ONLY GOING TO BE A DROP IN THE BUCKET, BUT WE HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE.

>> Reporter: THE WOODLAND CORNERS PROJECT IS NOT THE ONLY PROJECT LOOKING FOR GRANT DOLLARS.

THERE ARE THREE TIMES THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS THAN GRANTS AVAILABLE BUT THE HOPE IS THAT IT'S ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT THE GOVERNMENT CHOOSES TO FUND.

>> MAYBE THEY WILL TAKE MERCY ON OUR SCRAPPY LITTLE TOWN.

WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF PUBLICITY.

WE HAVE BEEN PUT ON THE MAP BY A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, SO PEOPLE DO KNOW WHERE HACKENSACK IS.

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

>> THE NEXT STEP FOR THE PROJECT IS TO WAIT.

THE PROJECT GROUP EXPECTS TO FIND OUT BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER IF THEY WILL RECEIVE FUNDS.

>>> THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC TO COME FORWARD WITH INFORMATION REGARDING SHOOTING INCIDENTS IN THE COUNTY.

SHERIFF SHAWN LARSEN SAYS DEPUTIES RESPONDED YESTERDAY TO THE HARDING AREA NORTH OF PIERZ AFTER A DEER POACHING COMPLAINT AND SEVERAL REPORTS OF STREET SIGNS, MAILBOXES AND ELECTRICAL BOXES BEING SHOT AT.

A DEAD DEER WAS LOCATED WITH A 12-GAUGUE SHOTGUN WOUND AND SEVERAL MAILBOXES, STREET SIGNS AND TWO SEPARATE ELECTRICAL BOXES WERE SHOT.

AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THE DEER WAS SHOT FROM THE ROADWAY.

SPENT CASINGS WERE LOCATED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS WITHIN PLATTE AND PULASKI TOWNSHIP.

THE ONLY DETAIL AVAILABLE ABOUT THE SUSPECT VEHICLE IS THAT IT WAS AN OLDER TRUCK AND NOTABLY LOUD.

INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE INCIDENTS ARE RELATED AND HAPPENED DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON AUGUST 13TH BETWEEN 12:30 AND 1:00 A.M. AND AGAIN ON THE 14TH AT AROUND 4:00 A.M.

IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS INCIDENT OR THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION, YOU ARE ASKED TO CONTACT THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

>>> BRAINERD CITY MAYOR DAVE BADEAUX IS KNOWN FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO HIS HOMETOWN, BUT HE IS ALSO EXPANDING HIS REACH BEYOND HIS FRIENDLY CONFINES.

AS BADEAUX HAS QUITE THE INTERESTING SIDE ACTIVITY, MANNING HIS OWN PODCAST CALLED I-KNOW-BADEAUX EVERY WEEK.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE ON THE OTHER SIDE TO THE BRAINERD CITY MAYOR.

>> EVERYBODY WELCOME TO THE I KNOW BADEAUX.

>> Reporter: HE STARTED HIS PODCAST IN 2014 AFTER HAS FINALLY SETTLED ON A RELIABLE SPOT, A STUDIO SPACE IN THE FRANKLIN ARTS CENTER.

>> THIS IS THE GRAND VISION OF WHERE WE'RE GOING.

WE CREATED A SMALL FILM STUDIO IN HERE.

WE STARTED IN A TINY BOX THAT WE COULD HARDLY GET FOUR PEOPLE INTO THE ROOM.

>> WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS GROW IT INTO SOMETHING WHERE MORE PEOPLE CAN COME USE THE SPACE AND FIGURE OUT HOW THEY CAN HAVE SOME FUN IN THIS TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT.

>> Reporter: THE PODCAST FEATURES THREE REOCCURRING MEMBERS, AS WELL AS A DIFFERENT GUEST ONCE A MONTH.

ONE OF THE MEMBERS HAPPENS TO BE HIS BROTHER SCOTT.

>> I DONE STAND UP COMEDY AND IF HE LAUGHED, I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING THERE.

AS YOU GET OLDER, YOU LOSE THE CONNECTION WITH YOUR FAMILY.

YOU DON'T HAVE THE TIME.

THIS IS AN HOUR OF OUR LIVES IN WHICH WE CAN SIT DOWN, HANG OUT FOR A LITTLE BIT, AND THEN GO BACK TO THE STRESS OF OUR LIVES.

>> Reporter: BUT THE PODCAST HAS GONE THROUGH ITS VALLEYS AS BADEAUX TOOK A THREE YEAR HIATUS AFTER BEING ELECTED MAYOR IN 2016, SOMETHING THAT PODCAST AND BRAINERD CITY COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON COULD UNDERSTAND.

>> WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING A BRAND OF PODCAST, A LIGHT HUMOROUS PODCAST AND THEN RUNNING AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL FOR A CITY AND TAKING ON THE SERIOUS BUSINESS FOR A CITY, IT WOULD BE TOUGH TO BUILD BOTH BRANDS AND STAY FOCUSED ON BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.

>> Reporter: WHETHER HE IS HELPING THE CITY AS MAYOR, BRAINERD COMMUNITY ACTION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OR GETTING IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA FOR AN HOUR, THERE IS ONE THING ABOUT BADEAUX THAT NEVER CHANGES.

>> DAVE IS SERIOUS AND HE TAKES HIS JOB SERIOUSLY, WHETHER IT'S CREATING A LIGHT FUN PODCAST OR WHETHER IT'S DOING A SERIOUS BUSINESS OF THE CITY.

HE DOES A GREAT JOB WITH HIS WORK.

>> Reporter: DAVE DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO GROW HIS PODCAST AND IS MAKING GOOD ON THE COMMITMENT, APPROACHING 4,000 SUBSCRIBERS AND HAVING MULTIPLE VIDEOS EXCEED 50,000 VIEWS, AND IT'S HE'S DOING IT ALL BY JUST BEING HIMSELF.

>> EVENTUALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU REALIZE, I'M ME.

I THINK AT FIRST WE WERE NERVOUS ABOUT IT AND AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS I REALIZED, I THINK THE PUBLIC HAS A GOOD VIEW OF WHO I AM.

I CAN STAND ON WHAT I DONE FOR MY CITY.

IF EVERY WEEK I GET TOGETHER AND SAY INAPPROPRIATE THINGS ABOUT SOME OLD MOVIE, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE OKAY.

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

>> YOU CAN TUNE INTO MAYOR BADEAUX'S PODCAST ON HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL I-KNOW-BADEAUX FOR NEW EPISODES EVERY THURSDAY.

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

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Stacy: SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO TOMORROW, BUT WE SHOULD HAVE DRY, SUNNY, AND WARMER WEATHER THIS WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, UNITED WAY HAS THEIR 22nd ANNUAL BEER AND WINE TASTING SOCIAL.

[ >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

; INTERNET, PHONE, AND T.V.

C.T.C; CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY ONLINE AT GOCTC.COM.

>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> EVERY SUMMER THE UNITED WAY OF THE BEMIDJI AREA HOLDS A WINE AND BEER TASTING SOCIAL AS ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST FUNDRAISERS OF THE YEAR.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK WENT OVER TO THE SANFORD CENTER EARLIER TONIGHT TO SEE THE EVENT.

>> Reporter: FOOD AND DRINK TASTINGS, LIVE MUSIC, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO WIN COOL PRIZES, AS IF ALL OF THAT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH ON ITS OWN, ALL OF THE FUNDS RAISED TONIGHT ARE GOING TO CHARITY.

THE HOST OF THE 22nd ANNUAL WINE AND BEER TASTING SOCIAL WAS THE UNITED WAY, WHO WAS RAISING FUNDS AS A PART OF THEIR CAMPAIGN FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> CAMPAIGN FOR THE COMMUNITY HAPPENS NOW THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR AND WE'RE RAISING FUNDS FOR OTHER LOCAL NON-PROFITS IN OUR AREA THAT ARE DOING WORK IN BASIC NEEDS LIKE FOOD AND SHELTER, HEALTH AND EDUCATION, AND UNITED WAY BELIEVES THAT PEOPLE HAVE THOSE ELEMENTS IN THEIR LIFE.

THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE.

>> Reporter: TICKETS TO TONIGHT'S EVENT WERE SOLD FOR $25 EACH AND GAVE ATTENDEES ACCESS TO DIFFERENT FOOD AND BEV ADVANTAGE -- BEVERAGE VENDORS.

>> ALL THE VENDORS ARE DONATING THEIR TIME AND BEVERAGES AND FOOD.

>> Reporter: LOCAL BUSINESSES LIKE BAR 209, THE TAVERN, LUEKEN'S FOOD, AND MORE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR PRODUCTS OUT TO THE PUBLIC.

THE SOCIAL IS ONE OF THE UNITED WAY'S BIGGEST FUNDRAISERS OF THE YEAR, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 150 TO 200 PEOPLE.

THE GOAL OF TONIGHT WAS TO RAISE $15,000 FOR THE NON-PROFIT.

ALONG WITH ALL OF THE FOOD AND DRINK TASTINGS, ATTENDEES COULD PARTICIPATE IN A SILENT AUCTION.

>> IT'S BEEN ONLINE THIS WEEK AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE THINGS ON THERE.

YOU GET A BSU MEMBERSHIP, YOU GET THE PICKLEBALL GEAR, SOME YETIs AND THEY'RE ALL DONATED.

>> IT'S A FUN WAY TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND SUPPORT A GOOD CAUSE.

I LOVE THE LIVE MUSIC AND AGAIN, REALLY GRATEFUL TO THE SANFORD CENTER FOR DONATING THIS PLACE AND SPONSORING THE EVENT.

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

>> AT THE END OF THE YEAR, UNITED WAY WILL TAKE ALL OF THE FUNDS RAISED THROUGHOUT THEIR DIFFERENT CAMPAIGN TO THE COMMUNITY EFFORTS AND DISTRIBUTE THEM AMONG LOCAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES.

>>> 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.

THEN WATCH LAKELAND NEWS AND IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME LISTED AS A POTENTIAL QUALIFIER.

CALL US BY 5:00 P.M.

THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY TO QUALIFY.

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.

WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER LATER IN AUGUST.

IT'S REALLY NOT THAT FAR OFF.

A WEEK FROM MONDAY IS WHEN WE WILL DO THE GRAND DRAWING.

>> Stacy: YES, THE SUMMER HAS GONE SO FAR.

WE HAVE SEEN SOME STORMS, THEY WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE FOR THE WEEKEND WE WILL SEE SUNSHINE AN >> 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.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, IT HAS BEEN MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY AND WE DID HAVE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA AND THOSE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT US OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO TOMORROW, IT SHOULD START TO TAPER OFF AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST.

IT DOES LOOK LIKE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, WE WILL BE SEEING MORE SUNSHINE IN THE FORECAST AND WE WILL ALSO BE SEEING MORE WARMER TEMPERATURES.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT IS 68.

AT THE AIRPORT, WE HAVE A DEW POINT OF 65.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 71 DEGREES, 64 IS OUR DEW POINT, PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY, AND WINDS ARE SOUTH AT 9 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, WE DO HAVE AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING US THROUGH THE STATE TONIGHT.

WE ARE SEEING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ROTATING AROUND THAT, SO AS THAT CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE EAST, WE WILL SEE MORE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WRAPPING AROUND THE AREA.

EXPECT TO SEE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS, CONTINUING INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE AFTERNOON, WE'LL START TO SEE THE LOW MOVING FURTHER TO THE EAST AND SOME OF THE SHOWER ACTIVITY COULD TAPER OFF IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, SHOULD COME TO AN END AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY, WITH QUIET WEATHER, A LOT OF SUNSHINE, AND A WARM UP FOR THE WEEKEND.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU, SAMROSE SENDING US A PHOTO OF THE RAIN MOVING THROUGH OVER LOWER RED LAKE AND THE RAIN LEADING TO RAINBOWS IN THE AREA.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF THE RAINBOWS.

AND RICH WITH A FUNGUS IN HACKENSACK AND LINDA, FINDING SOME FALL COLORS IN THE TREES.

WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO FALL, CERTAINLY THE TIME IS GOING FAST.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PHOTOS TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, JOAN IN LAPORTE, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 0.5-INCH OF RAIN.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, 0.6-INCH OF RAINFALL.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, PICKING UP 0.5-INCH OF RAIN AND ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY SKIES WITH 0.21-INCH OF RAIN TODAY.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 77 WAS THE HIGH IN BRAINERD.

IT WAS CLOSE TO OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE, A FEW DEGREES SHY OF THAT.

64 FOR THE LOW TEMP, SUNSET AT 8:25.

BEMIDJI WITH A HIGH OF 76, SO CLOSE TO THAT AVERAGE HIGH TEMP, 63 WAS OUR LOW, AND WE HAD SUNSET TONIGHT AT 8:30.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST.

TOMORROW, IT WILL BE CLOUDY.

WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

THOSE SHOULD TAPER OFF AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE AFTERNOON, BEGINNING IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

HIGHS TOMORROW SHOULD BE IN THE UPPER 60s TO LOW 70s AROUND NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

HEADING INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, WE'RE LOOKING AT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, STARTING TO TAPER OFF IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE, AND HIGH TEMPERATURES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA SHOULD BE IN THE LOW TO MID-70s.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

WE'LL ALSO SEE SOME PATCHY FOG WITH LOWS NEAR 62.

TOMORROW, MOSTLY CLOUDY ONCE AGAIN, WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, PATCHY FOG CONTINUES WITH HIGHS NEAR 71.

LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE WEEKEND FORECAST, IT SHOULD DRY OUT AND WE WILL SEE A RETURN TO SUNNY SKIES, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SATURDAY.

AND TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP WITH HIGHS AROUND 80 DEGREES THIS WEEKEND.

STILL LOOKING AT UPPER 70s EARLY NEXT WEEK, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ON TUESDAY, BUT A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: CHARLIE IS HERE NOW AND A BIG WEEKEND IN DRAG RACING THIS WEEK.

>> Charlie: WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO ONE OF THE DRIVERS TODAY.

BRITTANY, SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF JOHN, ONE OF THE LEGENDARY DRAG RACERS AND BOY, THOSE THINGS ARE LOUD.

IT'S A LOT OF FUN OUT THERE.

WE HAVE SOMETHING FROM HER AND WE ALSO CHECK OUT THE TWINS TONIGHT.

>> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, BRINGING NORTHERN MINNESOTA THE GIGAZONE.

INTERNET SPEEDS UP TO 10 GIGABITS PER SECONDS, BOTH UPLOAD AND DOWNLOAD.

IT'S THE GIGAZONE FROM PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS AND IT'S RIGHT HERE.

>> FISHING TIPS, SPONSORED IN PART BY CROW WING POWER.

MORE AT CWPOWER.COM.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> THE FASTEST SHOW ON EARTH RETURNS TO THE BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY FOR THE 42ND ANNUAL LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS THIS WEEKEND.

THE DRAG RACING QUALIFYING SESSIONS BEGIN TOMORROW AND ONE RACER, 2-TIME TOP FUEL WORLD CHAMPION BRITTANY FORCE WILL BE THERE TRYING TO GET HER FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON.

BRITTANY IS THE DAUGHTER OF LEGENDARY DRAGSTER JOHN FORCE BUT SHE HAS WASTED NO TIME MAKING A NAME FOR HERSELF ON THE CIRCUIT, OWNING MORE THAN 15 TRACK RECORDS.

SHE IS ALSO THE CURRENT HOLDER OF THE TOP FUEL WORLD SPEED RECORD, EARNING BRITTANY THE NICKNAME ”WORLD'S FASTEST FEMALE”.

HER LAST WIN IN BRAINERD CAME IN 2017 AND SHE'S HOPING TO CHANGE THAT THIS WEEKEND, WHILE ALSO ENJOYING THE ATMOSPHERE THAT IS UNIQUE TO THE RACEWAY.

>> THERE IS NO RACETRACK LIKE BIR.

I LOVE COMING UP HERE.

IT'S THE FANS THAT THEY PULL INTO THIS PLACE LIKE NO OTHER TRACK ON THE CIRCUIT.

THEY HAVE THE ZOO FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO CAMP AND JUST LIVE HERE ALL WEEKEND AND FROM MORNING TO NIGHT.

THERE IS NOTHING LIKE IT.

WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO TO THE COUNTDOWN.

SO TO DO WELL HERE, IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE PUSHING FOR.

LUCKILY WE GET FOUR QUALIFYING ROUNDS HERE, IT'S OUTSTANDING.

WE HAD A TOUGH YEAR GETTING TO THIS POINT BUT WE'RE FINALLY MAKING PROGRESS.

WE'RE STARTING TO TURN THINGS AROUND AND WE'RE STARTING TO SEE OUR PERFORMANCE ON RACE DAY.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING TO THE WINNER CIRCLE.

WE'RE CAPABLE OF IT, WE'RE RIGHT THERE, WE'RE SO CLOSE AND I WOULD LOVE TO DO IT HERE IN BRAINERD.

>> HERE IS THE SCHEDULE FOR WHAT LOOKS TO BE A GREAT WEEKEND OF DRAG RACING.

TOMORROW WILL BE THE QUALIFYING SESSIONS.

SATURDAY WILL CONTINUE QUALIFYING AS THE RACERS SIMULTANEOUSLY EARN POINTS FOR THE MISSION #2FAST2TASTY CHALLENGE AND SUNDAY WILL WRAP THINGS UP WITH THE ELIMINATION RACES.

>>> WELL SOME LOCAL GOLFERS WERE CROWNED STATE CHAMPIONS CROWNED THIS WEEK.

THE NORTHERN LIGHTS JUNIOR PGA GOLF TEAM, BASED OUT OF THE BEMIDJI TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB, WON THE MINNESOTA STATE 13-U SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP AT TPC TWIN CITIES IN BLAINE MINNESOTA.

THE TEAM IS COMPRISED OF PARKER CHRISTIANSON, JACKSON FOGELSON, CADEN AND BRAYSON BOSCHEE, JAXON BROWN, ISABELLA MARTIN, AXEL BURLINGAME, AND DREW VALLEY.

THEY SHOT A TOTAL TEAM SCORE OF 1-97, EDGING FARGO-MOORHEAD FOR THE TITLE BY JUST THREE STROKES.

>>> AND THE DAY BEFORE NORTHERN LIGHTS TEAMMATES JACKSON FOGELSON AND PARKER CHRISTENSON TOOK HOME SOME HARDWARE AT THE BOYS 10-TO-12 MINNESOTA PREP TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE LAFAYETTE CLUB IN MINNETONKA BEACH, FOGELSON, WHO IS FROM BEMIDJI, WON THE TOURNAMENT AND CHRISTENSON, WHO HAILS FROM DETROIT LAKES FINISHED THIRD.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM.

>>> WELL, THE TWINS ARE IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS, TAKING ON THE RANGERS COMING OFF A SERIES WIN AGAINST THE ROYALS.

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST, GARCIA WITH TWO ON SINGLES, RANGERS TAKE ON ANOTHER TO MAKE IT 2-0.

NOW IT'S 2-1.

NEXT BATTER WAS KYLE FARMER AND HE HITS A HOME RUN.

THE BALL TAKES A FUNNY BOUNCE.

IT IS A TRIPLE AND ERROR, THE GAME IS TIED AT 2-2.

THEN CARLOS WITH ONE OUT, AND SCORE MATT.

AND THE TWINS BEAT THE RANGERS 3-2.

GUARDIANS HAD THE NIGHT OFF SO MINNESOTA MAKES UP A HALF GAME ON THEM.

MINNESOTA LYNX RETURN TO ACTION AFTER THE OLYMPIC BREAK.

THEY GET A WIN, AND THEY WILL PLAY SATURDAY.

>> Dennis: YOU SAID GUARDIANS HAVE THE BEST RECORD IN THE MAJORS.

>> Charlie: YEAH, THEY ARE TIED WITH 72 WINS BETWEEN THEM AND THE YANKEES.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> FOR WEEK'S EDITION OF FISHING TIPS, RAY AND MANDY TEACH US ABOUT SOME OF THE MORE UNIQUE BAITS YOU CAN USE WHILE OUT ON THE LAKE THIS SUMMER.

>> HELLO, I'M RAY FOR FISHING TIPS ON LAKELAND NEWS.

TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT UNIQUE BAITS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T USE.

I SUPPOSE IF YOU'RE NOT FISHING FOR CERTAIN THINGS, BUT I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOMETHING CALLED WHOPPER PLOPPER.

IT'S A TOP WATER BAIT, AS YOU CAN SEE.

IT HAS A TAIL BACK HERE.

THIS IS A VERY, VERY EFFECTIVE BAIT FOR FISHING WALLEYES.

YOU CAN MAKE THEM DIVE, YOU CAN MAKE THEM POP-UP AND DOWN.

THEY GOT TO BE VERY POPULAR ABOUT 4 OR 5 YEARS AGO I SUPPOSE.

WITH A LOT OF BAITS, THEY GET HOT.

PEOPLE USE THEM FOR A WHILE AND THEN THEY PUT THEM AWAY AND DON'T USE THEM ANYMORE.

THESE ARE VERY EFFECTIVE, THEY DIVE, THEY POP-UP, AND THEY'RE CALLED WHOPPER PLOPPERS.

THEY COME IN A VARIETY OF COLORS.

THIS IS TRANSPARENT ON THE BOTTOM AND GREEN ON TOP.

THEY ARE PRETTY, PRETTY UNIQUE.

THEY DO PRODUCE FISH.

MANDY WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FROGS.

>> I'M GOING TO SEGUE BACK HERE.

SO WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE WHOPPER PLOPPER AND THE APPLICATION FOR WALLEYE, HANDS DOWN, I ABSOLUTELY SLAUGHTERED THE BASS ON THAT WHOPPER PLOPPER BY WALKING IT AND KEEPING IT ON THE TOP OF THE WATER.

WHAT IS AN EXCELLENT FAST BAIT, FROGS.

THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN SEEING A 4-POUND BASS BUSTING OUT OF THE WATER ON A FROG AS YOU'RE WALKING ACROSS THE TOP.

IT'S A FUN WAY TO CATCH FISH.

NORMALLY WITH BASS SPECIFICALLY, THE WARMER THE WATER, THE BETTER THE BITE IS GOING TO BE FOR TOP WATER.

THEY DON'T NORMALLY FISH TOP WATER UNTIL THE WATER TEMP HAS REACHED 70 DEGREES.

THAT MEANS WITH BASS, SPECIFICALLY, THE WARMER THE WATER, THE BETTER AND THE HIGHER THEIR METABOLISM RATE, SO THEY ARE EXTRA HUNGRY AND THEY LOVE THESE THINGS.

>> I'M RAY GILDOW FOR LAKELAND NEWS.

>> AND I'M MANDY UHRICH.

>> Dennis: IT'S LOOKING LIKE A GOOD WEEKEND TO GET OUT ON THE LAKE AND NICE TEMPERATURES AND SUN AS WELL.

GOOD LUCK FISHING FOR EVERYBODY.

THAT WILL WRAP IT UP FOR US TONIGHT.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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