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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.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Sydney: HI EVERYONE, I AM SYDNEY DICK FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN TONIGHT.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

>>> MARKETPLACE FOODS ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT IT IS CLOSING ITS BEMIDJI STORE LATER THIS MONTH ON AUGUST 21ST.

A PRESS RELEASE SAYS THE “INCREASINGLY COMPETITIVE GROCERY AND RETAIL ENVIRONMENT” HAS BEEN CHALLENGING AND THAT IS IN THE COMPANY'S BEST INTEREST TO CLOSE THE BEMIDJI LOCATION.

LUEKEN'S VILLAGE FOODS IS PURCHASING EQUIPMENT FROM MARKETPLACE FOR USE AT THEIR OTHER STORES AND WILL BE LEASING THE ATTACHED SHELL FUEL STATION.

THE COMPANY PLANS TO REBRAND THE CONVENIENCE STORE AS LUEKEN'S FOOD AND FUEL AND WILL CONTINUE TO WELCOME THRIFTY WHITE DRUG CUSTOMERS THERE.

THEY ALSO SAY THEY WILL TRY TO HELP MARKETPLACE EMPLOYEES FIND JOBS AT THEIR BEMIDJI STORES.

MARKETPLACE WILL STILL OPERATE THE WESTRIDGE SHOPPING CENTER AND COMMERCE BUILDING AND KEEP ITS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN BEMIDJI.

THE COMPANY ALSO OWNS OTHER STORES IN NORTH DAKOTA, MINNESOTA, AND WISCONSIN.

THE JOHANNESONS, THE OWNERS OF MARKETPLACE FOODS, HAVE HAD A PRESENCE IN BEMIDJI SINCE THE 1950S, WHERE THEY PREVIOUSLY OPERATED STORES UNDER THE NAMES SUPER JOHN'S AND FOOD 4 LESS.

>>> AN AKELEY MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED AFTER REPORTEDLY SHOOTING ANOTHER MAN WHO ATTACKED HIM.

THE HUBBARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTS THAT IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THIS MORNING, 26-YEAR-OLD JONATHON SMITH OF AKELEY TOLD DISPATCHERS THAT HE SHOT A PERSON BY THE NAME OF RYDER SCHLAGEL IN THE LEG AFTER SCHLAGEL REPORTEDLY ASSAULTED HIM.

UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE, OFFICERS LOCATED 25-YEAR-OLD SCHLAGEL, SEVERELY BLEEDING FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND TO HIS LEG.

OFFICERS PROVIDED MEDICAL ATTENTION TO THE VICTIM UNTIL NORTH MEMORIAL AMBULANCE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE.

THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT AN ALTERCATION STARTED EARLIER IN THE EVENING INVOLVING THREATENING TEXT MESSAGES BEING MADE BY SCHLAGEL TO JONATHON SMITH.

SCHLAGEL AND ANOTHER PARTY ARRIVED AT SMITH'S RESIDENCE, AND WHEN SMITH OPENED HIS DOOR, A FIGHT ENSUED.

SMITH WAS CARRYING A LOADED 9MM HANDGUN IN HIS WAISTBAND, FROM WHICH HE FIRED ONE SHOT, STRIKING SCHLAGEL IN THE LEG.

SMITH WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR 2ND DEGREE ASSAULT AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HUBBARD COUNTY JAIL.

THE INCIDENT IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE HUBBARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

>>> FASTLANE 94, THE WEST CENTRAL REGIONAL PARTNER OF THE LAUNCH MINNESOTA NETWORK ORGANIZED A UNIQUE CONFERENCE AT ROUNDHOUSE BREWERY IN NISSWA.

BAR CAMP ALLOWED PEOPLE FROM ALL TYPES OF BUSINESS BACKGROUNDS TO SPEAK IN AN OPEN FORUM STYLE.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: A UNIQUE TAKE ON A BUSINESS CONFERENCE, FAST LANE 94 BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER TO LEARN ABOUT ENTREPRENEURS THROUGHOUT THEIR COMMUNITY.

A FEW ORGANIZATIONS COLLABORATED TO ORGANIZE THE EVENT, INCLUDING THE GREATER ST.

CLOUD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELPED ORGANIZE THE EVENT ARE PART OF THE LAUNCH MINNESOTA NETWORK.

>> THIS IS REALLY AN OPEN ENDED FORMAT WHERE WE GOT A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT TOPICS, SOMETIMES BUSINESS RELATED, SOMETIMES NOT.

MAYBE IT'S YOUR HOBBY OR AN EXPERTISE, SOMETHING YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT.

IT REALLY GIVES PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY, EVERYDAY PEOPLE TO CONNECT WE MERGING ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESS OWNERS AND THE RESOURCE PROVIDERS THAT HELP SUPPORT THEM.

>> Reporter: MANY PEOPLE CAN HAVE A GOOD IDEA FOR STARTING A BUSINESS.

THE PROBLEM THAT SOME ENTREPRENEURS CAN RUN INTO IS FINDING THE CAPITAL TO GET THE IDEA OFF THE GROUND.

WHAT THE ORGANIZATIONS AIM TO DO IS FIND PEOPLE TO HELP GET THESE BUSINESSES GET STARTED.

>> SOMETHING NEW WE'RE LOOKING AT IS DEVELOPING LOCALIZED POCKETS OF ANGEL INVESTORS FROM LOCAL PHILANTHROPISTS THAT WANT TO BUILD UP CAPACITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES THAT FOSTER INNOVATORS.

>> Reporter: IT'S KEY TO GROWING COMMUNITIES LIKE THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA AND WITH MORE PEOPLE MOVING TO THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA, ORGANIZATIONS WORK TOWARDS ENSURING PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES AS THEY DO IN MORE POPULATED AREAS.

>> WE DON'T WANT TO FALL BEHIND THAT.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO DIVERSIFY OUR WORKFORCE.

WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO DIVERSIFY OUR PRODUCTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US AND OUR OFFERINGS.

IF WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THAT, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE LOOK AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT?

IT REALLY IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK.

WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES HERE LOCALLY.

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

>> EVENT ORGANIZERS HOPE TO MAKE THE BAR CAMP AN ANNUAL EVENT IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

>>> THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INVITES THE TRAVELING PUBLIC, AREA RESIDENTS, AND BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE IN A SURVEY AS PART OF AN ONGOING HIGHWAY 371 STUDY BETWEEN NISSWA AND BAXTER.

MINN-DOT IS EVALUATING POTENTIAL TRAVEL AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AREA THAT WILL HELP GUIDE FUTURE CONSTRUCTION.

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY IS TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF TRANSPORTATION NEEDS, IDENTIFY POTENTIAL FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS, AND DETERMINE HOW AND WHEN THESE IMPROVEMENTS SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED.

THE STUDY IS FOCUSED ON TRAFFIC, SAFETY, LAND USE, AND DEMOGRAPHICS.

THE SURVEY IS AVAILABLE ON MINN-DOT'S WEBSITE AND WE'LL INCLUDE A LINK ALONG WITH THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL.

YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 9TH.

>>> MINNESOTA LEGALIZED RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AGO BUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SELL LEGALLY IN MINNESOTA IS STILL NOT IN PLACE BUT NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES CAN GROW AND SELL MARIJUANA LEGALLY ALREADY AND THE WHITE EARTH NATION HAS BEEN DOING SO SINCE AUGUST OF 2023.

TONIGHT, KAOMI LEE FROM THE TWIN CITIES PBS SHOW "ALMANAC" TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WHITE EARTH NATIONS MARIJUANA OPERATION.

>> Reporter: THIS IS SAID TO BE SOME OF THE BEST, HIGHEST QUALITY CANNABIS GROWN ANYWHERE.

IT'S CULTIVATED RIGHT HERE IN MINNESOTA, IN THIS 45,000 SQUARE FOOT CONVERTED POTATO CHIP FACTORY AND IT'S TRIBAL-MADE.

>> WE'RE LOOKING AT CONSISTENCY, IT WILL BE DEPENDENT, BUT SOME WILL SHOW RED OR PURPLE WITHIN THAT.

>> Reporter: JACOB HANSON IS DIRECTOR OF CULTIVATION.

ITS WHITE EARTH CANNABIS OPERATIONS IN MAHNOMEN.

IT'S ONE OF THE DISPENSARY BUSINESS IN THE STATE, WITH MORE COMING ONLINE.

COMMERCIALLY GROWN CANNABIS IS A SCIENCE OF ITS OWN FROM THE NUTRIENT FED TO THE PLANT TO CLONING AND GENETICS.

>> WE'RE STRIVING FOR QUALITY.

THAT WAS OUR BIGGEST PUSH COMING IN HERE, TO ENSURE WE'RE GETTING THESE GENETICS THAT ARE HIGH PERFORMERS, THAT IS WHAT THE CONSUMERS WANT.

>> Reporter: HE IS PART OF THE TEAM BROUGHT IN BY WHITE EARTH LAST FALL AND THEY'RE SETTING THE BAR HIGH FOR A CANNABIS PROGRAM HERE.

ZACH WILSON IS THE C.E.O.

THIS IS HIS FIRST TRIBAL ENTERPRISE.

>> EVERY MARKET THAT I HAVE EVER BEEN IN FOR CANNABIS, IT IS FRESH, IT'S ALWAYS NEW.

THERE IS A TON OF EXCITEMENT.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE INVESTED MORE THAN $50 MILLION IN THE VENTURE.

SEVERAL OTHER TRIBES ARE ALSO OPEN FOR BUSINESS ON RESERVATION LAND, WELL AHEAD OF STATE LICENSING OF THE OPEN MARKET.

WHILE NOT REGULATED BY THE STATE, WHITE EARTH HAS THEIR OWN CANNABIS COMMISSION.

>> A LOT OF OUR RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE TIGHTER THAN THE STATE'S, WHICH I'M PROUD OF, RIGHT?

IT ALLOWS US TO REALLY PROVE AND SHOW THAT WE DO HAVE A HIGH QUALITY STANDARD IN OUR PRODUCTION.

>> Reporter: THE DISPENSARY CAN SEAT UP TO 200 CUSTOMERS A DAY, NEARLY 125 POUNDS OF PRODUCT GOING OUT THE DOOR EACH MONTH.

WHILE THE BUSINESS HAS ABOUT 50 EMPLOYEES, IT'S NOT STOPPING THERE.

>> WE'RE ACTUALLY IN THE BEVERAGE SPACE AS WELL ALREADY.

WE HAVE A BRAND CALLED MENOBI.

>> Reporter: A SECOND LOCATION IN BAGLEY WILL OPEN SOON AND ANOTHER IN MOORHEAD IS POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON THE STATE COMPACT AGREEMENT NOW IN NEGOTIATION.

>> WE HAVE BEEN AT IT SINCE 2020, OUR CANNABIS AND LOOKING BACK AT THIS ROAD THAT I WAS ON WITH THIS AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, EXCITED.

>> Reporter: MICHAEL FAIRBANKS IS IN HIS THIRD TERM AS CHAIRMAN OF WHITE EARTH NATION.

HE SAYS MEDICINAL CANNABIS HAS BEEN BENEFICIAL FOR MEMBERS, NOW GOING BIG INTO RECREATIONAL CANNABIS, WHITE EARTH WAS THE FIRST MINNESOTA BAND TO SELL TO OTHER TRIBES, FIRST TO LEECH LAKE AND NOW PRAIRIE ISLAND INDIAN COMMUNITY.

>> WE'RE ANISHINAABE PEOPLE, WE'RE THE ONES THAT HELP EVERYONE.

I ALWAYS HAD THAT MENTALITY OF REACHING OUT MY HANDS AND ASKING OTHER TRIBAL LEADERS TO HELP US.

I THINK THIS IS WHERE THE HISTORY TAKES PART OF US AND BEING HOW OUR HISTORY PLAYED OUT IS THAT WE HAVE TO STAY TOGETHER AND STAY STRONG AS A PEOPLE.

YOU KNOW, REGARDLESS IF WE'RE ANISHINAABE OR DAKOTA.

>> Reporter: FAIRBANKS SAYS WHITE EARTH SHARED THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN FIGHTING THE OPIOID AND FENTANYL CRISIS.

FLOWER MEDICINE, AND FAIR BANKS HOPES THIS FLOWER WILL HEAL HIS COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS.

>> IF WHITE EARTH GET ITS COMPACT DONE WITH THE STATE, ONE OF THE OFF-RESERVATION SITES THEY ARE LOOKING AT OPENING A DISPENSARY IS IN BEMIDJI.

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

>> Stacy: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW, BRINGING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMSFUL I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK IN THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, THE LAKES AREA MUSIC FESTIVAL IS HOLDING THEIR 12th ANNUAL SUMMER >> 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.

>>> IT'S TIME FOR THE ANNUAL LAKE BEMIDJI DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL.

TONIGHT WAS THE FIRST NIGHT OF COMPETITION, WITH THE SPRINT CUP RACES BUT BEFORE THOSE COULD START, THE TEAM PARADE TOOK OVER THE WATERFRONT.

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE GATHERED ALONG THE WATERFRONT TO CHEER ON THE DRAGON BOAT TEAMS AS THEY MADE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE ADORING FANS.

THERE WERE OVER 20 TEAMS THERE TONIGHT, EACH BRINGING SOMETHING SPECIAL.

THERE WERE COSTUMES, MUSIC, AND CANDY AND GIFTS TO HAND OUT ALONG THE WAY.

THE PARADE MADE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE BIG TENT AND WERE ANNOUNCED BEFORE THE OPENING CEREMONY, WHICH INCLUDED THE SYMBOLIC LIGHTING OF THE DRAGON HEAD.

>> SO EVERYBODY GETS TO BE INVOLVED, LOTS OF PEOPLE BENEFIT FROM IT, AND IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR THE TOWN.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE WATERFRONT IS FULL.

I THINK WE'RE GOOD STEWARDS OF WHERE WE ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY AND DOING THINGS AND HAVING FUN WITH OUR WATERFRONT AND OUR PEOPLE, OUR COMMUNITY, AND RAISING REVENUE FOR OUR NON-PROFITS.

>> THE PARADE AND OPENING CEREMONY WAS THE START OF THE DRAGON BOAT RACES THEMSELVES, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE ALL DAY TOMORROW.

>>> THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF OTHER FESTIVITIES DOWN AT THE WATERFRONT FOR ALL AGES TO ENJOY AS WELL.

LATER ON IN SPORTS, WE'LL HAVE HIGHLIGHTS FROM TONIGHT'S SPRINT CUP RACES.

>>> AND AS PART OF THIS YEAR'S DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL, THE 12TH ANNUAL RELAY FOR LIFE CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY.

THE TENT AT THE BEMIDJI WATERFRONT WAS PACKED AS 64 TEAMS MET UP TO COMPETE FOR THE NUMBER ONE SPOT.

THE $40 BUY-IN FEE GETS COMPETITORS A SPOT IN THE TOURNAMENT, TWO DRINK TOKENS, AND PUTS THEM INTO DRAWINGS FOR DOOR PRIZES.

IT IS A SINGLE-ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT WITH RANDOMLY-CHOSEN OPPONENTS.

EVERY BOARD AS WELL AS THE DOOR PRIZES WERE ALL SPONSORED BY LOCAL BUSINESSES.

ALL OF THE MONEY RAISED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT WENT TO RELAY FOR LIFE.

>> WE HAD SOME WONDERFUL SPONSORS THAT HAD GIVEN MUGS, THAT GIVEN GIFT CERTIFICATES TO LUEKEN'S, THE JAVA SHACK, T-SHIRTS, BACKPACKS, ALL TYPES OF THINGS, AIR PODS AND THE GRAND PRIZE TONIGHT IS A SET OF CORNHOLE BOARDS MADE BY ISAIAH'S WOODWORKING.

WE'RE RAISING MONEY FOR THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY.

THEY USE IT FOR SERVICES, FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY.

>> FROM THE TEAM BUY-INS ALONE, THE TOURNAMENT RAISES OVER $2,500.

THE RELAY FOR LIFE VOLUNTEERS SAID THAT YESTERDAY WAS A GREAT SUCCESS.

>>> 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.

>>> NOW IT'S TIME FOR STACY AND WEATHER.

STACY, IT WAS GORGEOUS OUT THERE TODAY.

>> Stacy: IT SURE IS NICE TO SEE THE SUNSHINE.

WE SHOULD ENJOY THE SUMMER WEATHER WHILE WE HAVE IT.

WINTER CAN SEEM PRETTY LONG.

WE WILL BE SEEING RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY NEXT WEEK, A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TOMORROW, BRINGING US SOME SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS, A >> 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 WAS ANOTHER SUNNY DAY TODAY AND HIGHS WERE AGAIN IN THE 80s, BUT WE ARE ABOUT TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE IN OUR WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH AND THAT COULD TRIGGER SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG STORMS OR SEVERE WEATHER.

AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK, OVERALL LOOKING QUIET, BUT IT WILL BE COOLER.

HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 70s STARTING ON SUNDAY.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S STILL 69 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT, WE HAVE A LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND OUT OF OUR STUDIO WITH A DEW POINT OF 60 AND HUMIDITY AT 72%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES AND 73 DEGREES.

62 IS OUR DEW POINT, PRESSURE IS RISING, AND WINDS ARE CALM.

IT IS QUIET ON THE RADAR THIS EVENING.

WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SUNNY SKIES SO FAR TODAY, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT NORTHWEST MINNESOTA COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT LATER ON TONIGHT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE MOST OF IT WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL TOMORROW AND FOR SOME OF US, EVEN INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

WE'RE LOOKING AT PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, BUT THERE IS A CHANCE OF SEEING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

YOU CAN SEE THIS YELLOW STRIPED AREA HERE, THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SEVERE WEATHER, THE BETTER CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER, WE COULD SEE SEVERE STORMS OUTSIDE OF THAT.

IT LOOKS LIKE THAT IS THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING THAT.

THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

BEAUTIFUL SKIES THIS MORNING FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA AND SAMROSE OVER LOWER RED LAKE.

LAURIE CAPTURING A FEW OF THE SWANS ENJOYING A SWIM ON LITTLE TURTLE LAKE.

JOAN SENDING US A PHOTO OF BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS IN LAPORTE.

SARAH AT LAKE EDWARD WITH SHOTS OF THE GORGEOUS SUNSET TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PHOTOS WITH US.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 64, CALM, WITH SOME FOG THIS MORNING.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUN, A BIT HUMID, 85 FOR THE HIGH.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR TODAY, BUT HAVING THE SMOKEY HAZE, TOPPING OUT AT 87.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY WITH A HIGH OF 84.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, 83 FOR THE HIGH, ALSO REPORTING SUNNY SKIES.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REACHING A HIGH OF 87, SO WE ARE AGAIN WELL ABOVE OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

62 WAS OUR LOW, WE HAD SUNRISE AT 6:00 THIS MORNING, AND BEMIDJI WITH A HIGH OF 82.

SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOVE THAT AVERAGE.

62 FOR THE LOW AND 8:51 IS THE SUNSET.

OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, BUT WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SEEING SHOWERINGS -- SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA, A 40% CHANCE ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

WE WILL SEE COOLER TEMPERATURES AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH, SO HIGHS IN THE 70s IN THE NORTH, MOST OF MINNESOTA SHOULD SEE HIES IN -- HIGHS IN THE 80s.

WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG STORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER, ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT, A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FAR NORTHWEST, LOWS NEAR 59.

FOR TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, 83 FOR OUR HIGH TEMP.

LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE WEEKEND FORECAST, COOLER WEATHER IS ON THE WAY.

78 WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE ON SUNDAY, ANOTHER CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS ON MONDAY, WITH HIGHS NEAR 72.

THEN WE CONTINUE TO SEE THE HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-70s TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AND MAYBE ANOTHER SHOT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AROUND MIDWEEK.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Sydney: THANK YOU STACY.

NOW WE'RE JOINED BY CHARLIE YAEGER FOR SPORTS.

CHARLIE, WE HAD SOME SPRINT CUPS GOING ON.

>> Charlie: WE DID, REPRESENT LAKELAND PBS.

SHOUT-OUT TO JORDAN FOR GETTING THE JERSEYS RIGHT.

IT WAS A RECORD BREAKING DAY OUT AT THE SPIRIT -- SPRINT CUP.

LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CATCH SOME OF THE FOOTAGE FOR YOU.

I'LL TELL YOU WHO WON AND >> 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.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORT WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> A COMBINATION OF THE BEMIDJI BOYS AND GIRLS NORDIC SKI TEAMS, THE NORDIC WHITECAPS HAVE DOMINATED THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL SPRINT CUP RACES.

LAST YEAR THE CAPS COMPLETED THE COVETED THREE-PEAT, BUILDING A SPRINT CUP DYNASTY IN THE PROCESS, BUT THE NEED FOR GIGA-SPEED.

THE 2022 DRAGON BOAT CHAMPIONS AND LAST YEAR'S SPRINT CUP RUNNER UP WAS HOT ON THEIR HEELS.

WE HEAD OUT TO LAKE BEMIDJI TO SEE IF GIGA-SPEED OR REALLY ANYONE COULD KNOCK OFF THE THREE-TIME REIGNING CHAMPIONS.

IT LOOKS LIKE THAT MIGHT BE THE CASE.

IN THE BRIGHT GREEN JERSEY, RECORDING THE FASTEST TIME IN SPRINT CUP HISTORY.

FIRST EVER SUB-ONE MINUTE PERFORMANCE.

THE PREVIOUS MARK WAS HELD BY THE RIVER CITY DRAGON IN 2014 WITH 1 MINUTE AND 08 SECONDS.

LAKELAND PBS DIDN'T WIN BUT WE HAD FUN.

AFTER THEIR FIRST RACE, THE WHITE CAPS FOUND THEMSELVES IN FIFTH PLACE.

THEY NEED TO DIG DEEP HERE AND DO MORE THAN JUST WIN.

THEY POSTED A TEAM BEST 101.67 BUT IT WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH.

IN THE FINAL RACE OF THE NIGHT, THE CULTURAL SOCIETY OF FILIPINO AMERICANS MINNESOTA PUT ON AN ABSOLUTE CLINIC, BEATING THE NEW BEST TIME CREATED BY WAKE MY DAY.

THEY REWRITE THE RECORD BOOK FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE SAME SPRINT CUP AS THEY TAKE HOME THE TROPHY IN THEIR FIRST TIME EVER COMPETING AT THE BEMIDJI DRAGON BOAT RACES.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE FINAL RESULTS.

THREE TEAMS, INCLUDING THE NEED FOR GIGA SPEED BROKE THE PREVIOUS HELD RECORD.

FUN FACT, ALL TOP SIX TEAMS WOULD HAVE WON LAST YEAR, WHICH THE NORDIC WHITE CAPS WON IN ONE MINUTE AND 2 SECONDS, WHAT A NIGHT AT THE RACES.

>>> ALSO TONIGHT, TWINS WERE IN ACTION.

THEY WON TWO IN A ROW.

>>> BEMIDJI GIRLS HOCKEY STANDOUT BAILEY RUPP WILL ONCE AGAIN BE ATTENDING A DEVELOPMENT CAMP OVER THE SUMMER.

THE RISING SOPHOMORE WAS ONE OF 76 AMERICANS INVITED TO THE UNDER-18 SELECT PLAYER DEVELOPMENTAL CAMP IN LAKE PLACID NEXT WEEK.

BUT UNLIKE LAST YEAR'S GIRLS, 15 NATIONAL PLAYER CAMP SHE ATTENDED IN OHIO.

THIS TRIP COMES WITH THE CHANCE TO MAKE THE TEAM U.S.A. U-18 ROSTER AND POTENTIALLY MAKE THE WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM.

IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY THE 15-YEAR-OLD WAS SURPRISED TO GET.

>> THIS YEAR, LIKE YOU COULD EITHER MAKE THE 16 OR 17 CAMP FOR U-18.

I WAS EXPECTING I HAD A SHOT AT 16 OR 17, BUT I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I FOUND THAT I WENT STRAIGHT TO U-18.

PLAYING FOR U.S.A., TRYING TO MAKE THE TEAM.

IT'S A HUGE HONOR JUST TO BE AT THE CAMP AND BE SURROUNDED BY ALL THESE GREAT PLAYERS AND PLAYING FOR THE COUNTRY.

>> Charlie: LAST SEASON IN 27 GAMES AS A FRESHMAN FOR THE LUMBERJACKS, ROOP LED THE TEAM WITH 35 GOALS AND 24 ASSISTS.

SHE FINISHED 13TH IN THE STATE IN POINTS AND 8TH IN GOALS, WHILE LEADING ALL FRESHMAN IN THE STATE IN SCORING AND THE CAMP IS A CHANCE TO SEE HOW SHE STACKS UP NATIONALLY.

>> I AM EXCITED TO SEE HOW FAST THE HOCKEY IS GOING TO BE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF GREAT PLAYERS THERE SO THE PACE OF PLAY WILL BE REALLY HIGH.

IT'S GOING TO BE FUN TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND ALL THE COACHES THERE AND ALL THE RESOURCES.

I KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO TEACH US A TON OF SKILLS THAT YOU DON'T THINK OF EVERYDAY, SO I AM GOING TO TRY TO LEARN ALL THAT AND BRING IT BACK TO MY TEAMMATES, SO WE CAN MAKE OUR TEAM THE BEST WE CAN BE.

I'M EXCITED FOR ALL THAT.

>> Charlie: YES, SHE IS A REALLY GREAT PLAYER FOR THE BEMIDJI LUMBERJACKS AND GREAT YOUNG LADY.

I HAD A CHANCE TO CATCH UP WITH HER AND SHE IS A TENNIS PLAYER TOO.

>> Sydney: THAT'S AWESOME.

WE LOVE TO SEE IT.

THANK YOU CHARLIE FOR JOINING US.

>>> KIDS IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT MUSIC THIS WEEK AT THE LAKES AREA MUSIC FESTIVAL'S SUMMER CAMP.

THE LAMF'S TEAM OF TEACHING ARTISTS IS SHARING ITS EXPERTISE IN PERCUSSION, IMPROVISATION, VOCAL STUDIES, AND MORE BEFORE CONCLUDING WITH A FINAL SYMPHONY PERFORMANCE CALLED THRILLS AND SUPERHEROES FOR THE KIDS AND THEIR PARENTS TO ENJOY.

REPORTER MILES WALKER STOPPED BY THE GICHI-ZIIBI CENTER FOR MORE IN THIS WEEK'S IN-FOCUS.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Reporter: THE LAKES AREA MUSIC FESTIVAL HELD ITS EXPLORE MUSIC SUMMER CAMP FOR 12 YEARS NOW AND IS DEDICATED TO PASSING ON ITS COLLECTIVE MUSIC KNOWLEDGE TO THE NEXT GENERATION.

>> I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO BE IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT VALUED MUSIC.

I HAD MUSIC FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12th GRADE, STARTING WITH MY TA AND TE AND DANCING AND CHOIR.

I KNEW I WANTED TO BE AN EDUCATOR AND MY LOVE OF MUSIC DICTATED I FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY.

>> Reporter: THE LAMF STAFF IS SHARING THEIR LOVE FOR MUSIC WITH THE KIDS BY EXPOSING THEM TO MANY AREAS OF THE ART FROM PERCUSSIONS, TO STRINGS, TO BRASS, ALLOWING THE KIDS TO FIND THEIR OWN INTERPRETATION FOR MUSIC.

>> IT IS A VISCERAL FEELING THAT WASHES OVER YOUR BODY.

THOSE MOMENTS WHEN THE HAIRS RISE UP ON YOUR NECK OR YOUR ARMS AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT YOU START TO TEAR UP OR WELT UP, THOSE ARE THE EMOTIONS THAT WORDS AREN'T FIT FOR.

>> Reporter: WHAT THE TEACHING INSTRUCTORS HOPE THE KIDS WILL FIND IS HOW MUSIC CAN CONNECT PEOPLE TO ONE ANOTHER IN THEIR OWN UNIQUE WAY, THAT EVEN SPANS BEYOND MUSIC.

>> I DO THINK THAT MUSIC IS THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE.

I THINK EVERYONE CAN FIND SOMETHING IN MUSIC THAT INSPIRES THEM OR BRINGS THEM HOPE OR TOUCHES A PART OF THEM THAT CONNECTS THEM TO THE WORLD AROUND THEM OR TO THE PEOPLE AROUND THEM.

>> Reporter: THE ASPECTS TO MUSIC IS ONE OF THE REASONS THE STAFF LOVE THE ART AND WHY THEY BELIEVE IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT KIDS ARE INTRODUCED TO MUSIC AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

>> MUSIC IS AN OUTLET WHERE THEY CAN FEEL AT HOME, THEY CAN FEEL SUCCESS, THEY CAN GET OUT THE WIGGLES THEY CAN'T DO WHEN THEY'RE DOING A COMPLICATED MATH PROBLEM OR WRITING.

THE EARLIER WE PUT MUSIC IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS, THE MORE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIND SOMETHING TO GRAB ON TO AND TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES WITH AND FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE SUCCESS IN SO MANY ASPECTS.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> IN ADDITION TO THE CAMP, LAMF WILL HOST A MUSIC EXPLORATION WITH A SOUND GARDEN AT THE NORTHLAND ARBORETUM THIS SATURDAY.

>>> THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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