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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.

>>> TWO MEN ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY WHEN A SMALL FLOAT PLANE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON LAKE BEMIDJI THAT RESULTED IN THE PLANE FLIPPING AND BECOMING PARTIALLY SUBMERGED.

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT THE NORTH END OF LAKE BEMIDJI AROUND 4:15 THIS AFTERNOON.

THE TWO MEN WERE HELPED TO SHORE BY BOATERS IN THE AREA.

THE PLANE WAS ALSO TOWED TO SHORE AND THE OWNER WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVING IT FROM THE LAKE.

THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH WILL BE CONCLUDED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AND THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD, BUT THE LANDING GEAR WAS ENGAGED AND EXPOSED WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT ARRIVED.

>>> A PICKUP HIT A PEDESTRIAN IN BEMIDJI THIS MORNING AND THE WOMAN WHO WAS HIT SUFFERED LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL SAYS 31-YEAR-OLD LARISSA SAILOR WAS STRUCK BY A PICKUP HEADED NORTHBOUND ON BEMIDJI AVENUE NEAR 10TH STREET.

SAILOR WAS TAKEN TO BEMIDJI SANFORD.

THE DRIVER OF THE PICKUP, 32-YEAR-OLD CHRISTINE EASTON OF MINNEAPOLIS WAS NOT INJURED.

THE STATE PATROL HAS NOT RELEASED ANY ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

>>> A 33-YEAR-OLD PENNSYLVANIA MAN IS CHARGED WITH TWO FELONY COUNTS OF CRIMINAL VEHICULAR HOMICIDE AFTER THE DEATH OF A MOTORCYCLIST ON HIGHWAY 371 NEAR WALKER.

WITNESSES SAY TIMOTHY HALL OF ELENTON PENNSYLVANIA WAS DRIVING A SEMI TRUCK YESTERDAY AROUND 4 P.M.

WHEN A MOTORCYCLE DRIVEN BY 30-YEAR-OLD ROY BERGER OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS TRIED TO PASS.

WITNESSES SAY HALL MADE A QUICK MANEUVER TO THE LEFT WITH HIS SEMI TO PREVENT THE MOTORCYCLE FROM PASSING.

THEN WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE TRIED TO PASS ON THE RIGHT WITNESSES SAY HALL MADE ANOTHER QUICK MOO -- MANEUVER TOWARDS THE SHOULDER AND PUSHED THE MOTORCYCLE INTO A CABLE BARRIER, CAUSING THE CRASH.

BERGER DIED AT THE SCENE DASH CAM VIDEO FROM THE SEMI CONFIRMED THE QUICK MANUVERS TO THE LEFT AND THEN THE RIGHT AND ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT IN THE CASE THE ROADWAY WAS CLEAR OF DEBRIS AND THERE WAS NO HAZARD ON THE ROAD THAT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED THE SWERVING SEEN IN THE VIDEO.

HALL DID NOT STOP HIS SEMI AFTER THE MOTORCYCLE CRASHED BUT HE WAS LATER STOPPED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DENIED BEING IN A CRASH.

DAMAGE WAS LOCATED ON THE SEMI CONSISTENT WITH THE CRASH.

HALL MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN CASS COUNTY COURT TODAY WHERE BAIL OR BOND WITH NO CONDITIONS WAS SET AT $500,000 OR $250,000 WITH CONDITIONS.

HALLS NEXT COURT APPEARANCE IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 31ST.

>>> THE CROW WING COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS REQUESTING THE PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE LOCATING A MISSING 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL.

ZARIAH PETERSON LEFT HER RESIDENCE IN BRAINERD ON AUGUST 12 WEARING A CAMOUFLAGE TOP, DARK JEANS, AND BLACK JORDAN SHOES AND SHE MAY BE WEARING A LIGHT BLONDE WIG OR A RED WIG, AS PICTURED ON THE ATTACHED ALERT.

ZARIAH IS BELIEVED TO BE IN THE METRO AREA AND THERE IS CONCERN FOR HER WELL-BEING.

IF YOU HAVE SEEN OR KNOW THE WHEREABOUTS OF ZARIAH PETERSON, PLEASE CONTACT THE CROW WING COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AT 218-829-4749 OR CALL 911.

>>> THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING AN E-BIKE CRASH THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY ABOUT SEVEN MILES SOUTH OF MOTLEY.

ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, 34 YEAR OLD HEATHER BAUER OF LITTLE FALLS, WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON SCANDIA DRIVE.

BAUER ENDED UP CRASHING THE E-BIKE IN A DITCH, AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE.

SHE WAS AIRLIFTED BY LIFELINK TO ST.

CLOUD HOSPITAL WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES.

THE CRASH HAPPENED JUST 5:00 P.M.

>>> THE UNITED STATES HAS CROSSED A NEW AND SOBERING COMBL >>> THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OPENED THE NEW TWIN HIGHWAY 210 ROUNDABOUTS AT CROW WING COUNTY ROAD THREE AND C STREET SLASH HIGHWAY 25 TO ONE-LANE TRAFFIC YESTERDAY MORNING.

HIGHWAY 210 WILL REMAIN ONE LANE EACH WAY THROUGH EAST BRAINERD.

THE EASTBOUND DETOUR WILL RUN THROUGH SOUTH SIXTH STREET, OAK STREET, AND HIGHWAY 25, WHILE THE WESTBOUND DETOUR WILL GO THROUGH HIGHWAY 25, OAK STREET AND SOUTH EIGHTH STREET.

PROJECT MANAGER ISAIAH ESCOBEDO SHARED MORE INFORMATION ON THE DETOURS.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE TWO ROUNDABOUTS ON OAK STREET AT 8th AND 13th.

DRIVERS SHOULD BE SLOWING DOWN AND BEING AWARE OF PEDESTRIANS AND ANYONE COMING, ESPECIALLY WITH SCHOOLS STARTING SOON.

THE TWO ROUNDABOUTS WE'RE OPENING ON 210 WILL BE SINGLE LANE, SO THEY WILL BE DUAL LANE AT THE END OF THE SEASON BUT THEY'RE SINGLE LANE FOR NOW.

>> MINN-DOT EXPECTS TO CONTINUE WORKING ON PROJECT'S RAIL YARD SEGMENT THROUGH MID-OCTOBER.

>>> IN PILLAGER A LOCAL FAMILY IS WORKING WITH CASS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO TRY AND FIND A QUICKER, EASIER WAY FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRST RESPONDERS TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER LIFE CHALLENGES.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: MEET JOHN, A 47-YEAR-OLD BRAINERD LAKES AREA RESIDENT LIVING WITH CEREBRAL PALSY.

HE DOESN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO WALK AND SPEAK IN THE CONVENTIONAL WAY BUT THAT DOESN'T STOP HIM FROM BEING HIMSELF.

>> I SWITCHED THE VOICE BECAUSE THE VOICE I USE ON MY COMPUTER FOR THE STUFF I DO ONLINE SOUNDS BETTER.

>> Reporter: TO COMMUNICATE, JOHN USES A SPEECH CONVERTER PROGRAM WHICH HE CONTROLS BY USING HIS EYES.

>> I AM TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO TEXT THE POLICE IN AN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

THEY DON'T HAVE A WAY FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME TO TEXT THEM.

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW, JOHN IS UNABLE TO CONTACT 9-1-1 IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY AND HE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM.

>> IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TO FIND TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL ALLOW HIM TO DO IT HIMSELF INSTEAD OF CONTACTING SOMEONE A LONG WAYS AWAY TEXTING.

IF HE COULD CONNECT TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

IT WOULD SAVE TIME IN AN EVENT THAT SOMETHING NEEDED TO BE DONE RIGHT AWAY.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE MAIN ISSUES IS BEING IN A RURAL AREA WHERE RESPONSE TIMES ARE LONGER AND COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE IN SAVING LIVES.

>> I WAS ACTUALLY REALLY EXCITED THEY REACHED OUT WITH AN E-MAIL AND EXPLAINED THEIR SITUATION HERE AND HOW IT INTEGRATES WITH OUR 9-1-1 SYSTEM.

SOMETIMES WITH ALL OF THE BACK AND FORTH THAT THEY HAVE TO DO, IT COULD BE AN HOUR BY THE TIME THEY GET SOMEONE HERE.

RURAL COUNTIES LIKE CASS COUNTY, TIME IS OUR ENEMY.

WE HAVE TO LIMIT AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

>> Reporter: JOHN AND MARK ARE GRATEFUL THEY HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRST RESPONDERS THAT ARE BEING PROACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> IT'S FOR THE BETTER.

IT MEANS A LOT.

>> I'M THANKFUL THAT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN CASS COUNTY AND OTHERS ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING JOHN SO HE CAN HAVE THAT AVAILABILITY AT HIS ACCESS IF HE NEEDED TO CONTACT SOMEONE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

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

>> NEARBY LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND UPDATE THE SITUATION UNTIL THEY FIND A WAY FOR JOHN AND MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH DISABILITIES TO CONTACT FIRST RESPONDERS.

>>> THE UNITED STATES HAS CROSSED A NEW FINAL MILESTONE.

$40 TRILLION IN FEDERAL DEBT.

THAT NUMBER CAN FEEL HARD TO GRASP BUT ECONOMISTS WARN THAT THE COST OF CARRYING THAT DEBT CAN PUT UPWARD PRESSURE ON BORROWING RATES AND LEAVE WASHINGTON WITH LESS MONEY FOR OTHER PRIORITIES.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ EXPLAINS HOW IT GREW SO LARGE AND WHY DOES IT MATTER TO YOUR BOTTOM-LINE.

>> $40 TRILLION, THE U.S.

NATIONAL DEBT CROSSING THAT MARK, ADDING THAT THE LAST TRILLION DOLLARS IN LESS THAN 5 MONTHS ACCORDING TO TREASURE DEPARTMENT DATA.

>> WE HAVE TO GROW OUR WAY OUT OF THIS.

>> Reporter: IT REFLECTS DECADES OF TAX CUTS AND SPENDING UNDER BOTH PARTIES, RISING SOCIAL SECURITY, AND INTEREST COSTS.

>> THIS IS A BAD REPORT CARD FOR MONEY MANAGEMENT ON THE PART OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

IT SIGNIFIES THAT THE U.S.

OWES MORE AND MORE BECAUSE IT IS NOT TAKING ENOUGH MONEY IN TAX REVENUES TO PAY FOR ONGOING NEEDS.

>> Reporter: WITH A HIGHER DEBT LOAD, THE INTEREST PAYMENTS ARE EXPLODING, NOW BECOMING THE NATION'S SECOND BIGGEST EXPENDITURE AFTER SOCIAL SECURITY.

>> INTEREST PAYMENTS ON THE DEBT IS BECOMING LARGER AND LARGER, SURPASSING 1.2 TRILLION DOLLARS, CREATING A SNOWBALL EFFECT.

>> Reporter: MEANING HIGHER MORTGAGE AND CAR LOAN RATES AND MAKING IT HARDER FOR BUSINESSES TO INVEST AND GROW.

THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY'RE DOUBLING BUY BACK ON LONG-TERM BONDS TO BRING INTEREST RATES DOWN.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CALLED ON THE FEDERAL RESERVE TO FURTHER LOWER RATES TO MAKE THE DEBT EASIER TO SERVICE.

>> THEY SHOULD DROP INTEREST RATES.

WE HAVE THE BEST CREDIT AND WE PAY OFF THE DEBT VERY EASILY AND QUICKLY.

>> Reporter: ECONOMIC ANALYSTS SAY THAT IS NOT LIKELY.

>> THE LOWER INTEREST RATE MEANS THE COST OF DEBT GOES LOWER.

THAT'S NOT A SOLUTION THAT THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS INTERESTED IN SATISFYING.

>> Reporter: I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

>> BOND YIELDS FELL AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT BUT THE MOVE DOES NOT SHRINK THE DEBT OR ERASE THE TOUGH CHOICES AHEAD.

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

>> Stacy: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIT THE AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AND WE SHOULD SEE SOME SUNSHINE FOR THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, SANFORD HEALTH IN BEMIDJI HELD THEIR ANNUAL POWWOW.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> U.S.

HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY A FOOD-POISONING OUTBREAK LINKED TO ALFALFA SPROUTS HAS SICKENED PEOPLE IN 15 STATES INCLUDING MINNESOTA.

THE U.S.

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION SAYS 55 CASES HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED, INCLUDING FOUR HOSPITALIZATIONS.

THE OUTBREAK INVOLVES SALMONELLA AND DIFFERENT STRAINS OF E. COLI.

OFFICIALS SAY THE CASES ARE LINKED TO ALFALFA SPROUTS FROM EVERYTHING SPROUTS, A MINNESOTA GROWER.

THE SPROUTS WERE SOLD UNDER THE CALCO AND EVERYTHING SPROUTS BRANDS.

LAST YEAR, THE F.D.A.

WARNED EVERYTHING SPROUTS ABOUT SEVERAL CONCERNS, INCLUDING A LEAKING ROOF.

>>> THE BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION IS CONGRATULATING SUPERINTENDENT CHIP RANKIN ON HIS SELECTION AS THE MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD'S ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL ARMY.

RANKIN ASSUMED THE ROLE AS A BRIGADIER GENERAL ON AUGUST 14.

THE APPOINTMENT MARKS ANOTHER CHAPTER IN RANKIN'S MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE MINNESOTA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, ALONGSIDE HIS CAREER SERVING STUDENTS AN COMMUNITIES THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION.

RANKIN'S NEW MILITARY APPOINTMENT DOES NOT CHANGE HIS ROLE OR RESPONSIBILITIES AS SUPERINTENDENT OF BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

>>> THERE'S JUST A LITTLE MORE THAN WEEK LEFT TO QUALIFY FOR THIS SUMMER'S LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY.

THE GRAND PRIZE THIS YEAR IS A FOUR-NIGHT STAY AT CHASE ON THE LAKE IN WALKER AND A $200 RESORT GIFT CARD.

HERE ARE TONIGHTS FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.

IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME TONIGHT, OR ANY NIGHT ON LAKELAND NEWS YOU CAN QUALIFY BY CALLING OUR VACATION GIVEAWAY HOTLINE NUMBER BEFORE 5 P.M.

THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY.

ALL SUMMER LONG WE ANNOUNCE FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS EVERY WEEKNIGHT HERE ON LAKELAND NEWS THOSE WHO CALL IN AND QUALIFY AFTER THEIR NAMES APPEAR GO IN TO THE POOL OF FINAL QUALIFIERS FOR THE GRAND DRAWING WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE LIVE ON NEWSCAST ON MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST.

>> Dennis: TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY JOINS US NOW.

WE SAW SOME HEAVY RAIN PERIODS THROUGH THE AREA TODAY.

>> Stacy: YES, WE HAD MORE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TODAY.

THOSE ARE MOVING OUT AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE SEEING A QUIET WEEKEND, WITH A LOT OF SUNSHINE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

WE COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BACK IN THE FORECAST EARLY NEXT WEE [♪♪♪] >> NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE HAD SOME SUNSHINE EARLIER TODAY, BUT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AND THEY HAVE BEEN MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THEY SHOULD BE MOVING OUT OF OUR VIEWING AREA THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS, LEAVING US WITH QUIET WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND.

WE COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 61 AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, THE WINDS ARE CALM, DEW POINT IS 61, HUMIDITY AT 99%, PICKING UP 1/100 INCH OF RAIN TODAY.

IN BRAINERD, SOME THUNDERSTORMS WITH AREAS OF FOG.

IT IS 64 DEGREES, 62 IS OUR DEW POINT, PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE NORTHEAST AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE CAN SEE SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND FOR THIS EVERYONING -- EVENING, MOST OF THOSE ARE IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, SOUTH OF THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

NOW ALL OF THIS CONTINUES TO MOVE OUT.

WE SHOULD SEE QUIET WEATHER RETURN TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AND THAT IS GOING TO SET US UP FOR A PRETTY NICE WEEKEND.

WE SHOULD SEE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES AND A LOT OF SUNSHINE BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, SAMROSE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE FOG THIS MORNING OVER LOWER RED LAKE.

ARLENE SPOTTING A SPIDER AT WORK IN MENAHGA.

STEPHANIE WITH A DRAGON FLY IN BRAINERD.

WE HAVE THE STORM CLOUDS TONIGHT FROM SANDY AT BLACKDUCK, GARY IN DEERWOOD, AND JOAN IN LAPORTE.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD ALSO SENDING US SOME PICTURES OF THE CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON.

LINDA WITH THE CLOUDS RIGHT BEFORE THE SOME MORE MOVED IN ONAMIA.

WE HAVE THE RAINBOW AFTER THE STORMS MOVED THROUGH IN CASS LAKE.

WE HAVE SUNSET PICTURES TONIGHT.

DEAN OVER LOWER RED LAKE, BILL AND JUDY OVER UPPER RED LAKE, AND SARAH AT LAKE EDWARD FOR THOSE PHOTOS.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, 1.5 INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUN AND 78 TODAY.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, PICKING UP 0.01-INCH OF RAIN WITH A HIGH OF 78.

SANDY AT BLACKDUCK, CLEAR FOR MOST OF THE DAY BUT LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD, AN INCH AND A QUARTER OF RAIN LAST NIGHT, OTHERWISE SOME EVENING THUNDER AND RAIN TODAY.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, SOME SPRINKLES THIS EVENING, HIGH WAS 80.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A HIGH OF 77.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 80 TODAY, A SEASONAL HIGH TEMPERATURE, 1 DEGREE ABOVE THE AVERAGE.

60 IS THE LOW, WE HAD SUNSET AT 8:16.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 77, WHICH IS RIGHT ON TARGET.

THAT IS THE AVERAGE.

60 DEGREES FOR THE LOW, 6:24 WAS OUR SUNRISE.

TOMORROW'S FORECAST, VERY UNEVENTFUL.

WE WILL BE SEEING A LOT OF CLEAR SKIES, A LOT OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA.

TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN WILL BE VERY NICE.

WE WILL BE SEEING THE HIGHS IN THE MAINLY MID TO UPPER 70s IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, COULD BE COOLER IN PARTS OF NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA, AND IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, HIGHS SHOULD REACH THE MID TO UPPER 70s.

SO OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY, LOWS NEAR 51.

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15.

SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, HIGHS NEAR 74, AND AGAIN NORTH WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, OR THE REST OF OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, MORE SUNSHINE AND 77 ON SUNDAY, WE COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING TO THE AREA LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

THEN WE CONTINUE TO HAVE CHANCES AS WE HEAD TOWARDS MIDWEEK, HIGHS NEAR 81 ON TUESDAY, AND UPPER 70s ON WEDNESDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW.

BIG DRAG RACING WEEKEND IN BRAINERD.

>> Charlie: YES, THEY HAVE THE BRAINERD NATIONALS AND ABSOLUTELY LOVE GOING TO CHECK THOSE THINGS OUT.

THEY'RE LOUD, THEY GO FAST, WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR.

WE GOT TO TALK TO ONE OF THE DRIVERS TODAY.

WE HAVE THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> DRAG RACING IS BACK AT THE BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY FOR THE 44TH NHRA NATIONALS.

WITH THE B.I.R.

SERVING AS THE PENULTIMATE RACE BEFORE THE COUNTDOWN TO THE NHRA CHAMPIONSHIPS, RACERS ARE BUSY LOOKING TO IMPROVE POSITIONING, OR SECURE ONE OF THE TEN SPOTS AVAILABLE.

ONE MAN LOOKING TO JUMP A SPOT IN THE STANDINGS IS FUNNY CAR DRIVER JACK BECKMAN, CURRENTLY SITTING IN SECOND PLACE FOR THE SEASON BEHIND SEVEN-TIME B.I.R.

NATIONALS WINNER RON CAPPS.

BECKMAN HAS ALSO FOUND SUCCESS ON THE B.I.R.

TRACK, WINNING THE FUNNY CAR EVENT BACK IN 2018, AND HOPES TO DO SO ONCE AGAIN.

>> MY JOB IS TO GET MY SECOND CAREER WIN.

I HAVE BEEN IN THE FINALS MANY TIMES.

I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE TRACK.

OUR CHEVY IS ONE OF THE TOP CARS.

WE'RE SECOND IN POINTS, LESS THAN TWO ROUNDS OUT OF FIRST, AND I HAVE DONE THE MATH IN MY HEAD.

IF WE WIN HERE AND WE WIN INDY, NO ONE CATCHES US.

>> BECKMAN HAS 40 CAREER WINS AND HAS WON THE NHRA FUNNY CAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ONCE BACK IN 2012.

HE IS CURRENTLY IN 2ND IN QUALIFYING AFTER TODAY'S TWO RUNS.

DOUG KALITTA AND MATT LATINO TOP THE QUALIFYING FOR TOP FUEL AND PRO STOCK RESPECTIVELY.

WELL, WE OVER ME.

THAT WAS THE MESSAGE NEW HEAD COACH LEEANNE DE LA HUNT HAD FOR THE BEMIDJI GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL TEAM WHEN THEY REPORTED FOR PRACTICES ON MONDAY.

THE LUMBERJACKS ARE COMING OFF ONE OF THE TOUGHEST SEASONS IN RECENT MEMORY, ONE IN WHICH THEY ONLY GARNERED A SINGLE VICTORY.

BUT AS DIFFICULT AS IT WAS TO ENDURE, THE GIRLS' LEARNED PLENTY FROM THE EXPERIENCE.

>> WE ARE GIVING IT OUR ALL BUT WE WEREN'T FINISHING HOW WE COULD.

IT WAS HARD.

I THINK WE'LL LEARN THAT WE CAN'T DO IT OURSELVES AND WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER AND FOCUSING ON OUR POSITIONS INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING.

EVERYONE IS A TEAM, WE'RE NOT SEPARATE.

>> LAST YEAR WE STAYED POSITIVE, ALTHOUGH WE WERE LOSING, WE WERE ALWAYS UPLIFTING AND UPBEAT.

WE WENT INTO THE GAME NOT THINKING ABOUT THE LAST GAME.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO COME INTO THIS SEASON THINKING IT'S THE SAME AS LAST SEASON.

>> ONE THING THAT WILL BE DIFFERENT IS THE NUMBER OF SENIORS ON THE ROSTER.

LAST YEAR THE JACKS ONLY HAD 3, THIS YEAR THEY WILL HAVE 6, MANY OF WHOM SAW PLAY TIME IN 2025, AND THEY'RE HOPING THAT MATURITY WILL PLAY A ROLE IN IMPROVING THEIR RECORD THIS GO AROUND.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO COME ON TO THAT BIG COURT AND TRY TO SHOW WHO YOU ARE.

I THINK THIS YEAR IT WILL BE A LOT BETTER BECAUSE IT'S A LOT MORE LIKE, SENIORS AND A LOT MORE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ON VARSITY SINCE LAST YEAR.

WE DO HAVE A FEW NEW PEOPLE, WHICH I THINK IS A REALLY GOOD MIX AND WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW INCOMING FRESHMEN THAT ARE REALLY GOOD TOO.

>> WE DO HAVE A LOT OF YOUNG ONES AND I WANT TO GET MORE OF OUR YOUTH INVOLVED FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WELL, SO WE CAN SEE WHAT THEY COULD BE AND I THINK THAT WILL BE PART OF OUR SUCCESS FOR THE PROGRAM.

>> LUMBERJACKS BEGIN THEIR SEASON NEXT THURSDAY ON THE ROAD AT BUFFALO, THEIR FIRST HOME GAME WILL BE TWO DAYS LATER ON SATURDAY WHEN THEY TAKE ON ELK RIVER.

>>> LYNX IN D.C.

TAKING ON THE MYSTICS.

NO NAPHEESA COLLIER TONIGHT, BUT NOT TO WORRY, OLIVIA MILES HAS GOTCHU, TIES IT AT 5.

THEN, I'LL TAKE THAT, EASY DEUCE FOR THE LEAD, NEXT TIME DOWN THE COURT, SPLASH CITY, 7-POINTS IN JUST OVER 30-SECONDS, ROOKIE MAKING IT LOOK EASY.

2ND QUARTER, MILES, SHOWING OFF THAT PASSING PROWESS, SHE FINISHED WITH 6-ASSISTS, LYNX LED 49-42 AT THE HALF.

IN THE 4TH, ONE POINT GAME, MILES, BUCKETS, SHE HAD 24-POINTS, NATASHA HOWARD QUIETLY ADDED 21.

KAYLA MCBRIDE HAD 18 AND THE LYNX GET THEIR 6TH DUB IN A ROW, 94-84 THE FINAL, THEY NOW HAVE A 4-GAME LEAD FOR THE TOP SEED IN THE PLAYOFFS WITH JUST 6-GAMES LEFT IN THE REGULAR SEASON AND THE TWINS ARE OUT ON THE WEST COAST FOR A SERIES WITH THE PADRES.

THEY ARE TRAILING 6-2 IN THE TOP OF THE 7th INNING.

>> Dennis: WHEN YOU WERE GONE ON VACATION, MILES WAS HERE AND THE LYNX LOST A GAME.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS THEIR LAST LOSS OF THE YEAR.

I DON'T THINK THEY LOST AGAIN.

>> Charlie: 6-GAME WIN STREAK.

THEY ARE COOKING THIS SEASON.

>> Dennis: YEP.

OKAY, THANKS CHARLIE.

MOST TRADITIONAL POWWOWS LAST FOR SEVERAL DAYS, BUT THE ANNUAL HEALER CELEBRATION AT SANFORD HEALTH IN BEMIDJI GATHERS AS MUCH MUSIC, DANCING, AND THANKS AS THEY CAN, IN ONLY ONE DAY.

FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK STOPPED BY THE POWWOW, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MARRIAGE OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE WITH OJIBWE HERITAGE.

[♪♪♪] >> CERTAIN SONGS AND DANCES THROUGHOUT THE DAY WERE DEDICATED TO BOTH HOLISTIC AND TRADITIONAL HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND TO CELEBRATE JOINING TRADITIONAL AND MODERN MEDICINE.

>> IT'S A GREAT WAY TO COME OUT TOGETHER AND SHOW THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING TOGETHER TO HELP PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING AND WORK TOGETHER IN OUR OUTCOMES FOR OUR PEOPLE AND OUR COMMUNITY.

>> ONE GOAL OF THE POWWOW IS TO DRAW ATTENTION TO SOME OF THE HEALTH DISPARITIES IN THE AREA AND NOT ONLY DOES IT DO THAT BY GATHERING HEALTH RESOURCES FROM ALL AND INTO ONE PLACE FOR PEOPLE, BUT IT ALSO DOES SO BY COMBINING CULTURE, DANCE, AND MUSIC.

>> THERE ARE MANY THINGS ABOUT HEALING THAT AREN'T JUST IN THE PILL OR A SHOT.

IT'S ABOUT WHAT WE DO HERE IS THE DRUMS.

IT'S THE SINGING.

IT'S THE SPENDING TIME TOGETHER, BEING SOCIAL, GETTING TO KNOW NEW PEOPLE AND I GUESS JUST BEING TOGETHER.

SO, THAT IS WHAT I BELIEVE IN, IN MY SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH, THAT COMING TOGETHER AND SHARING IS THE BEST WAY AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS.

IT'S THE BEST WAY TO BE RID OF THOSE THINGS, WHAT CAUSED THE PREJUDICES AND DISCRIMINATION IN OUR WORLD.

>> Reporter: RED LAKE AND CASS LAKE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES, AS WELL AS OTHER NATIVE HEALTH CARE REPRESENTATIVES WERE IN ATTENDANCE TO CREATE A PLACE TO MEET WITH THE PUBLIC.

THE POWWOW HAS BEEN HELD ON THE SANFORD GROUNDS FOR TWO DECADES AND WAS STARTED BY A NATIVE ADVOCATE IN THE EARLY 2000s.

>> AND THEY DECIDED TO DO A LITTLE CELEBRATION TO HONOR THE HEALERS, WHICH MEANS THE DOCTORS, THE NURSES, ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE HOSPITAL, THE HEALING.

SO THEY HAD A SMALL ONE AND THEY HAD A SMALL TENT AND A SMALL CELEBRATION.

THEN OF COURSE NOW, HERE WE ARE.

IT HAS GROWN.

WE AVERAGE PROBABLY ABOUT 800 PEOPLE EVERY YEAR.

I GOT WORD THAT WE HAVE 156 DANCERS.

SO THAT IS REALLY GREAT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BEMIDJI WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: NOW LET'S CHECK BACK IN WITH STACY FOR MORE ON OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE GREAT WEEKEND WEATHER COMING UP.

WE WILL BE SEEING CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN THE AREA TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 51, NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW, HIGHS IN THE MID-70s, MORE OF THE SAME ON SUNDAY WITH A HIGH OF 77, AND THEN SOME MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNS AS WE HEAD TO THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.

>> Dennis: OKAY, THAT WILL WRAP IT UP FOR US.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND EVERYBODY.

WE'LL BAA BACK ON -- WE WILL BE BACK ON MONDAY NIGHT, WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US THEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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