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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.

>>> YESTERDAY WE REPORTED THAT THE CITY OF BRAINERD AND THE IBEW LOCAL 31 PUBLIC UTILITY UNION WILL BE GOING TO ARBITRATION TO SETTLE BOTH PARTIES' ONGOING LABOR DISPUTE.

TODAY REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY SAT DOWN WITH BRAINERD CITY ADMINISTRATOR NICK BROYLES TO GET THE CITY'S REACTION.

>> Reporter: WITH THE CITY AND THE IBEW LOCAL 31 PUBLIC UTILITY UNION AGREEING TO GO TO ARBITRATION, IT HAS BEEN AVOIDED.

AVOIDING A STRIKE WAS AT THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE.

>> MY BIGGEST TAKEAWAY, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE BEST.

THEY WON'T EXPERIENCE AN INTERRUPTION IN THEIR SERVICE.

FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, ABSOLUTELY THIS IS A GOOD COURSE OF ACTION FOR BOTH PARTIES TO TAKE.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR, TO SERVE THE CITIZENS AND I THINK THIS SERVES THEM BEST.

>> Reporter: DURING THE PROCESS, THE BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES WILL PROVIDE THE NAMES OF 7 ARBITRATORS WHO COULD WORK ON THE CASE.

BOTH PARTIES WILL HAVE INPUT ON THE CHOSEN ARBITRATOR.

>> FROM THOSE 7, IT GOES BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND THEY EACH GET TO SCRATCH A NAME.

I WILL WORK WITH OUR ATTORNEYS AND THEY WILL WORK WITH THEIR ATTORNEYS BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH CERTAIN ARBITRATORS AND THEY HAVE A TENDENCY TO MAKE CERTAIN RULINGS.

IT'S LIKE A JURY SELECTION.

WE GO BACK AND FORTH AND SCRATCH ONE AT A TIME UNTIL ONE IS LEFT.

THEN IT'S OFF TO THE RACES.

>> Reporter: WITH A PROCESS THAT REQUIRES SOME WAITING, THERE IS A FEELING OF ANGST, BUT WITH THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT IS STILL TO BE DONE, IT IS STILL ALL HANDS ON DECK.

>> ANGST IS NOT THE WORD.

A LOT OF WORK HAS TO HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.

BOTH THE CITY AND THE UNION PRESUMABLY WILL BE PUTTING TOGETHER THEIR PACKAGE THAT THEY WANT TO SUBMIT TO THE ARBITRATOR.

IF EVERYTHING GOES WELL, WE SHOULD BE DONE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

NO ANGST, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH BUSINESS AS USUAL.

>> Reporter: THE NEGOTIATION HAS BEEN GOING ON BEFORE BROILS BECAME THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR.

THERE IS COMFORT IN KNOWING THAT THE FINISH LINE IS IN SIGHT.

>> ARBITRATION IS NOT A PERFECT SCENARIO.

GOING ON STRIKE IS NOT A PERFECT SCENARIO, BUT WE HAVE A PATH FORWARD SO I TAKE COMFORT IN THAT.

AGAIN, I'M BEATING A DEAD HORSE, BUT THE CITIZENS, THERE IS DELIVERY OF SERVICES THAT WON'T BE INTERRUPTED.

THAT'S A WIN IN MY BOOK.

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

>> WE ALSO CONTACTED IBEW LOCAL 31 LEADERSHIP, BUT UNDER THE ADVICE OF THEIR ATTORNEY, THEY DECLINED AN INTERVIEW.

>>> A RECOUNT IS SET FOR NEXT WEEK FOR THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL WARD FIVE RACE.

IN THE UNOFFICIAL RESULTS LYNN EATON FINISHED IN FIRST 20 POINTS AHEAD OF BILL BATCHELDER WHO TOPPED MICHAEL MEEHLHAUSE BY SEVEN VOTES.

MEEHLHAUSE REQUESTED A RECOUNT AND UNDER STATE LAW THE RECOUNT MUST BE GRANTED WITH NO COST TO THE CANDIDATES.

BOTH MEEHLHAUSE AND BATCHELDER RELEASED STATEMENTS TODAY REGARDING THE RECOUNT.

IN HIS STATEMENT MEEHLHAUSE SAYS HE HAS COMPLETE FAITH IN THE CITY AND COUNTY ELECTORAL SYSTEM AND WHILE HE DOESN'T ANTICIPATE A CHANGE IN THE RESULTS HIS REQUEST IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE BALLOTS CAST FOR WERE COUNTED ACCURATELY AND THAT THE CORRECT TWO CANDIDATES WILL MOVE ONTO THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.

BATCHELDER SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT HE IS THANKFUL THAT CANDIDATES ARE GUARANTEED A VOICE AT ALL LEVELS IN OUR FREE, OPEN AND TRANSPARENT ELECTIONS AND ABLE TO QUESTION IF THINGS DON'T LOOK JUST RIGHT.

HE THANKED MEEHLHAUSE AND LYNN EATON WHO FINISHED FIRST IN THE PRIMARY FOR CONDUCTING A CLEAN AND VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN AND SAID THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF EVERY VOTE COUNTS.

THE RECOUNT WILL BE CONDUCTED BY BELTRAMI COUNTY AUDITOR JODEE TREAT AND IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 28TH AT 12:30 P.M.

IN THE COUNTY BOARD ROOM OF THE BELTRAMI COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

THE RECOUNT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND CANDIDATES.

>>> BELTRAMI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE CERTIFIED AND DECLARED A COUNTY EMERGENCY DECLARATION THAT COULD RESULT IN THE COUNTY RECEIVING STATE DISASTER REIMBURSEMENT ASSISTANCE FOR DAMAGE FROM A JULY 31ST STORM IN THE BEMIDJI AREA.

THE WIND STORM DOWNED SEVERAL TREES IN THE BEMIDJI AREA AND PARTICULARLY IMPACTED THE DIAMOND POINT PARK AREA NEAR BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY.

BELTRAMI COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR CHRIS MULLER TOLD THE BOARD THAT PRELIMINARY NUMBERS FROM THE CITY, THE COUNTY AND THE ELECTRICAL COOPERATIVE SHOW DAMAGES ARE WITHIN 5 PERCENT OF THE THRESHOLD NEEDED FOR STATE AID.

>> IN OUR EXPERIENCE, WHEN WE GO AFTER THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, THEY ALWAYS COME IN MORE THAN WE ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED.

SO IT BEHOOVES US TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY, SEE IF WE GET DECLARED, GET 75% REIMBURSEMENT.

IF WE FALL SHORT, NO HARM, WE THROW THE PAPER OUT AND MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR LIVES.

>> THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO PASS THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION AT THAT MEETING ON TUESDAY.

>>> AN 8-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN THE LEG NEAR FOSSTON BY ANOTHER JUVENILE TODAY.

THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE ON 420TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST IN RURAL FOSSTON AROUND ONE THIS AFTERNOON.

A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THE 8-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS AIRLIFTED TO A FARGO HOSPITAL WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

THE OTHER JUVENILE WHO SHOT THE BOY WAS 11 YEARS OLD BUT NO GENDER WAS SPECIFIED A 22-CALIBER HANDGUN WAS RECOVERED AT THE SCENE.

>>> DURING THEIR REGULAR MONDAY MEETING, THE BEMIDJI AREA SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION CREATED AN ADDENDUM TO ITS SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT WITH BEMIDJI BUS LINES.

OVER THE PAST FEW SCHOOL YEARS THERE HAS BEEN A BUS DRIVER SHORTAGE, CAUSING MANY ROUTE CANCELLATIONS.

DUE TO THE STRUGGLE TO FIND DRIVERS, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FACED AN AVERAGE OF SEVEN OPEN ROUTES PER DAY.

THAT IS AROUND 14 PERCENT OF ITS TOTAL ROUTES.

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY PASSED AN ADDENDUM TO ADD THREE MORE ROUTES THAN LAST YEAR INTO THEIR CONTRACT.

>> AN EFFORT TO MITIGATE THE UNFILLED ROUTES ATTACHED, YOU WILL FIND AN ADDENDUM TO OUR SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT FOR A ONE YEAR TERM FOR BUS SERVICES FOR SIX ADDITIONAL REGULAR ROUTES.

>> WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT THAT THE TRANSPORTATION HAS ON FAMILIES AND THE IMPACT OF THOSE ROUTE CANCELATIONS.

I WANT TO ASSURE EVERYONE THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN POSSIBLE TO AVOID A SITUATION LIKE THAT, WHICH THIS IS ONE OF THE STEPS THAT THE BOARD HAS TAKEN TO TRY TO AVOID A SITUATION WHERE WE WOULD HAVE TO CANCEL ROUTES.

>> THE TOTAL COST FOR THE NEW CONTRACT IS ESTIMATED AT JUST OVER $344,000.

THIS IS THE BIGGEST STEP THAT THE BOARD HAS TAKEN THUS FAR TO TRY AND MINIMIZE ROUTE CANCELLATIONS FOR THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

WHEN THE ONE YEAR CONTRACT IS UP, THEY WILL BE RE-EVALUATING THE SITUATION.

>>> THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION HAS APPROVED NEW COVID-19 VACCINES FROM PFIZER-BIONTECH AND MODERNA.

BOTH DRUG-MAKERS SAY THEIR UPDATED SHOTS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN CLINICS AND PHARMACIES WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

THE APPROVAL COMES AS THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION SAYS THERE'S BEEN A SUMMER WAVE OF THE VIRUS, ALTHOUGH INFECTION RATES ARE BELOW THE LEVELS SEEN OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

C.D.C OFFICIALS ADVISE EVERYONE OVER 6 MONTHS OLD TO GET BOTH THE UPDATED COVID-19 VACCINE AND A FLU SHOT BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

THE C.D.C.

SAYS THE LATEST STRAIN OF COVID-19 IS CALLED KP.3.1.1.

IT ACCOUNTS FOR NEARLY 40 PERCENT OF THE U.S. CASES OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

>>> THE BELTRAMI COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE IS APPLYING FOR THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMPETITIVE GRANT TO PURCHASE A MOBILE CLAIMS VEHICLE AND TRAILER.

VETERAN SERVICE OFFICERS TOLD MEMBERS OF THE BELTRAMI COUNTY BOARD DURING TUESDAYS MEETING THAT THE MOBILE UNIT ITSELF WOULD BE COMPRISED OF A FOUR-BY-FOUR TRUCK AND AN ALL-SEASON TRAILER, SIMILAR TO AN ICE-HOUSE TRAILER.

THE MAIN GOAL IS TO REACH VETERANS THAT ARE UNDERSERVED AND UNABLE TO GET TO BEMIDJI BASED ON SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES.

THE MOBILE UNIT PLANS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN PLACES LIKE RED LAKE, KELLIHER, AND BLACKDUCK.

289 VETERANS IN BELTRAMI COUNTY ARE STILL UNENROLLED IN THE V.A.

MEDICAL SERVICES.

>> WE ARE GOING TO SEEK THAT GRANT WITH THE BOARD'S APPROVAL, SEEKING $180,000 FOR A MOBILE CLAIMS UNIT AND A MOBILE CLAIMS UNIT WILL ALLOW US TO GO ONSITE, HELP VETERANS IN OUR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, OUR TRIBAL AREAS AS WELL, TO REACH OUR VETERANS THAT JUST AREN'T GETTING TO BEMIDJI TO WORK WITH THE OFFICER AND OUR OFFICE FOR VETERANS CLAIMS AND BENEFITS.

>> THE GRANT WOULD COVER TWO YEARS OF OPERATIONAL COSTS AND THE COUNTY EXPECTS TO SUBMIT THE GRANT BY AUGUST 30TH.

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

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Stacy: A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD LINGER IN PARTS OF THE AREA TONIGHT BUT SUNSHINE, HEAT, AND HUMIDITY WILL BE BACK THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY THEATER IS PERFORMING HATS OFF TO BROADWAY, A MUSICAL REV >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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

>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> MORTGAGE RATES EDGED LOWER THIS WEEK TO THE LOWEST LEVEL IN MORE THAN A YEAR.

MORTGAGE FINANCING GIANT FREDDIE MAC REPORTS THE STANDARD, 30-YEAR FIXED-RATE MORTGAGE AVERAGED 6.46 PERCENT THIS WEEK.

THAT'S DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM LAST WEEK'S AVERAGE OF 6.49 PERCENT BUT THE LOWEST LEVEL SINCE MAY 2023.

THIS WEEK'S AVERAGE IS SLIGHTLY BELOW WHERE IT WAS WHEN MORTGAGE RATES FELL STEEPLY EARLIER IN THE MONTH.

FED CHAIR JEROME POWELL HAS SIGNALED IN RECENT RATES THAT THE CENTRAL BANK IS READY TO START CUTTING RATES IN SEPTEMBER.

POWELL MAY PROVIDE MORE DETAIL DURING THE FED'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN WYOMING FRIDAY.

>>> THE GREAT MINNESOTA GET-TOGETHER IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY IN ST. PAUL.

THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR IS UNDERWAY IN ST. PAUL WHERE IT HAS BEEN HELD SINCE 1885.

LAST YEAR MORE THAN $1.8 MILLION PEOPLE ATTENDED THE EVENT.

THE STATE FAIR WILL RUN FOR 12 DAYS ONCE AGAIN AND CONCLUDE ON LABOR DAY.

GATES OPEN EACH DAY AT 7:00 A.M. >>> IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, YOU USUALLY HEAR ABOUT A SMALL PRODUCTION MAKING IT ONTO THE BIG STAGE, NOT A BIG PRODUCTION MAKING IT ONTO A SMALLER STAGE.

IN THIS CASE, BROADWAY HAS MADE ITS WAY TO THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY THEATER AS THEY PERFORM THEIR “HATS OFF TO BROADWAY” MUSICAL REVUE.

THE MEDLEY OF SONGS MADE POPULAR BY BROADWAY MUSICALS WILL BE PERFORMED IN THREE ACTS THIS WEEKEND.

THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY THEATER PARTNERED WITH "FIRST CITY AND FUSION DANCE STUDIOS" TO COMBINE MUSICAL THEATER, SONGS, AND CHOREOGRAPHY INTO ONE ENTERTAINING PERFORMANCE AND THE DANCE COLLABORATIONS ARE NOT THE ONLY THINGS THAT ARE SPECIAL ABOUT THIS SHOW.

>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE TRIED A MUSICAL REVIEW.

WE HAVE DONE SHOWS, MUSICALS, DRAMAS, COMEDIES.

BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT, IT'S A SHOW THAT MOST PEOPLE, OR OLDER PEOPLE WOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH THE SONGS AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT AGAIN.

SO I THINK THEY WILL ENJOY IT.

>> OPENING NIGHT OF “HATS OFF TO BROADWAY” IS FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7:30 P.M. TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE AT MCKENZIE PLACE AND MY BEMIDJI DOWNTOWN OR AT THE DOOR WHILE THERE IS STILL SEATING AVAILABLE.

>>> JUST A FEW MORE NIGHTS LEFT TO QUALIFY IN THE LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY.

NEXT MONDAY WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER OF OUR GRAND DRAWING WHICH IS A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT CRAGUN'S RESORT NEAR BRAINERD.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO ENTER THE DRAWING YOU STILL HAVE A LITTLE TIME.

YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE OR -- I WOULD NOT SUGGEST MAILING A POSTCARD, BUT YOU CAN HAND DELIVER IT.

THEN WATCH LAKELAND NEWS TOMORROW NIGHT AND SEE IF YOUR NAME IS LISTED AS A POTENTIAL QUALIFIER.

IF IT IS, CALL US BY 5:00 P.M. MONDAY AND YOU WILL BE IN THE GRAND DRAWING FOR MONDAY NIGHT.

TONIGHT'S POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS ARE ON THE BOARD.

CALL US BY 5:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY TO GET IN THE GRAND DRAWING AND HAVE A SHOT OF BEING OUR 2024 CRAGUN'S VACATION GRAND PRIZE WINNER.

>>> NOW STACY, SOME NICE SUNNY WEATHER IS HEADED FOR THE WEEKEND?

>> Stacy: WE SHOULD SEE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING AWAY LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.

WE WILL SEE THE HUMIDITY LEVEL CR >> 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: WE HAD A MOSTLY CLOUDY DAY ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND WE DID HAVE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE AREA.

SOME OF THOSE COULD LINGER OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN MINNESOTA BUT BY TOMORROW, IN LARGE THEY WILL BE MOVING OUT.

SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY TOMORROW.

WE WILL SEE A RETURN OF THE HEAT, WE WILL SEE A RETURN OF HUMID CONDITIONS AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND HIGHS COULD BE IN THE UPPER 80s ON SUNDAY.

BEMIDJI IS 66 AT THE AIRPORT, AT THE STUDIO WE HAVE A SOUTHEAST WIND.

THE DEW POINT IS 64.

SO FAR, WE HAVE RECEIVED 0.08-INCH OF RAINFALL.

IN BRAINERD CLOUDY SKIES, 67 DEGREES, DEW POINT IS 59.

WE HAVE A STEADY BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AND WINDS ARE SOUTHEAST AT 6 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, WE DO HAVE A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS, MAYBE A THUNDERSTORM IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TONIGHT.

BY AND LARGE, WE WILL SEE MOST OF THAT COME TO AN END.

IN THE OVERNIGHT, THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR A THUNDERSTORM IN EASTERN MINNESOTA, BUT OTHERWISE EXPECT TO SEE CLEARING SKIES AS WE HEAD THROUGH TONIGHT.

WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING MORE SUNSHINE IN THE AREA TOMORROW AND AGAIN THAT HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL BE BACK.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE MORNING SKIES IN MENAHGA.

JOAN CAPTURING A SMELLY LITTLE VISITOR TO THE YARD IN LAPORTE TODAY.

LAURIE WITH A PHOTO OF THE LOON ON TURTLE LAKE.

WE HAVE COLOR IN THE EVENING SKY FROM ANGELA AT CASS LAKE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING YOUR PHOTOS WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 63 AND WINDY THIS MORNING.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD REPORTING OVERCAST SKIES AND 0.75-INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, MOSTLY CLOUDY, HIGH OF 65.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLOUDY WITH 0.3-INCH OF RAIN.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLOUDY WITH A STORM ROLLING THROUGH THIS MORNING, PICKING UP 0.15-INCH OF RAIN, THE HIGH WAS 70.

IN BRAINERD, WE TOPPED OUT AT 72.

THE DRIZZLE MADE IT BELOW THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

61 WAS THE LOW THIS MORNING, SUNSET AT 8:13.

BEMIDJI WITH A HIGH OF 70, SO WE ARE AGAIN 6 DEGREES BELOW THAT AVERAGE HIGH, 61 WAS OUR LOW, AND SUNRISE THIS MORNING AT 6:26.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

WE WILL START TO SEE THOSE CLOUDS BREAKING UP.

SO WE START OUT WITH VARIABLE CLOUDS BUT AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, WE WILL SEE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ACROSS THE AREA.

TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING UP, HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-80s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

AGAIN, VARIABLE CLOUDS TO START THE DAY, BUT CLOUDS BECOMING PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY.

HIGH TEMPERATURE IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA SHOULD BE IN THE LOW 80s.

SO HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN MINNESOTA.

62 IS OUR LOW AND TOMORROW, SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA IN THE MORNING, HIGHS NEAR 82.

LOOKING AT THE REST OF OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, A LOT OF SUNSHINE, HEAT, AND HUMIDITY, OTHER THAN SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA ON SUNDAY, IT LOOKS QUIET THIS WEEKEND.

HIGHS ON SUNDAY NEAR 87.

THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ROLL THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY, BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH HIGHS AROUND 80.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW AND AUGUST 22ND, AND HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL IS UNDERWAY.

>> Charlie: SO IS SOCCER.

WE DIDN'T GET OUT TO SOCCER GAMES TODAY BUT WE DID FOR VOLLEYBALL.

CROSBY-IRONTON HAS THEIR SEASON UNDERWAY.

WE HAVE THE SCORES FOR SOME OTHER GAMES >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, BRINGING NORTHERN MINNESOTA THE GIGAZONE.

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>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> NEVIS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE SECTION 5A CHAMPIONSHIP LAST YEAR BEFORE FALLING SHORT OF THEIR ULTIMATE GOAL OF MAKING THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

PARK RAPIDS FINISHED LAST YEAR 12-17, THEIR BEST SEASON SINCE COVID AND IN THAT SAME TIME, THEY HAVE YET TO BEAT NEVIS.

FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT SEASON THE TIGERS AND PANTHERS OPEN THE SEASON PLAYING ONE ANOTHER, NEVIS THE HOST.

THEY WERE BEHIND EARLY IN SET NUMBER ONE, BUT THEY HAVE RALLIED BACK HERE.

AVA, ONE OF THE CAPTAINS TIES THE SET AT 15-15.

PANTHERS ARE RELENTLESS.

RYAN TAKES EVERYONE BY SURPRISE, AND PARK RAPIDS HANGS ON TO WIN THE SET.

NOW NEVIS JUMPS OUT TO THE EARLY LEAD.

THEY LOCK IN MAGGIE AT THE NET, LEADING BY AS MANY AS 5, BUT MYER WOULD COME ALIVE AFTER THAT.

SHE TAKES THE SET AND HAMMERS IT HOME.

PANTHERS RALLY TO WIN SET 2 AND THEY TAKE THE MATCH 3-0 OVER NEVIS.

THEY SNAP A 3-GAME WIN STREAK.

MORE IN VOLLEYBALL, CROSBY-IRONTON HOSTING.

VERONICA MILLSOP PLUGS IN THE MESABI EAST.

LATER IN THE SET, C.I.

TRAILING 20-13.

MARTA FORSLINE RIPS IT DOWN THE LINE.

MESABI EAST EXTENDS THE LEAD.

LATER THE GIANTS ARE LOOKING TO SLAM THE DOOR SHUT AND MESABI EAST TAKES THE FIRST SET 25-16.

RANGERS ARE ABLE TO WIN ONE SET TONIGHT BUT THEY FALL IN THEIR SEASON OPENER.

>>> SOME MORE SCORES.

BEMIDJI GOT A WIN, 31 ASSISTS BY MARJORIE ANDERSON.

BEMIDJI FALLS TO BUFFALO.

IN GIRLS SOCCER, LITTLE FALLS THANKS TO THE HAT-TRICK, THEY WIN 4-0.

IN BOYS SOCCER, ROGERS BEATS BRAINERD.

LITTLE FALLS GETS THE WIN OVER DETROIT LAKES.

JAKE WITH TWO GOALS, AND DEAN GETS THE LONE GOAL FOR GRAND RAPIDS AS THEY TIE MOORHEAD.

>>> THE BEMIDJI STATE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM RETURNS TO THE COURT THIS FALL COMING OFF THEIR MOST SUCCESSFUL SEASON IN 15-YEARS THANKS TO A 6-6 START THROUGH THEIR FIRST 12 GAMES.

THEY PLAN TO BUILD ON THAT SUCCESS IN 2024 WITH THE GOAL OF BEING THE FIRST BEAVERS SQUAD TO MAKE THE NSIC TOURNAMENT SINCE 2005.

BSU COMES IN TO THIS YEAR WITH AN EVEN MIX OF RETURNERS AND FRESHMAN AT NINE APIECE AND WHILE SOME ON THE OUTSIDE MIGHT STILL TAB THE TEAM AS RE-BUILDING.

THE BEAVS ARE READY TO BUCK THAT LABEL.

>> IT'S REALLY EXCITING.

I MEAN OUR GOAL HERE IS JUST TO TRY TO CARRY OVER A LOT OF OUR TENDENCIES, WORK ETHICS, AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.

WE HAVE REALLY DEDICATED FRESHMEN, SO WE'RE GOING TO PUSH THOSE CLOSE GAMES WE HAD INTO WINS.

IT'S A LOT OF LEARNING FOR SURE BUT IN MY TIME SO FAR, THIS BY FAR HAS BEEN THE MOST CONNECTED GROUP, KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING, READY TO WORK.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

LAST YEAR, WE SAID WE'RE GOING TO COME OUT AND PLAY AS HARD AS WE CAN AND WE STARTED OFF REALLY HOT AND TRY TO CONTINUE THAT.

WE WILL TAKE A LOT OF STUFF THAT WE LEARNED LAST YEAR AND THE GAMES WE LOST, TRY TO TAKE WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THOSE GAMES AND PRACTICE A LOT OF WHAT WENT WRONG LAST YEAR AND TRY TO BUILD OFF OF THAT AND WIN MORE GAMES.

>> BSU BEGINS THEIR SEASON IN PARADISE, TRAVELLING TO HILO ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII TO COMPETE IN THE DE LUZ CHEVROLET HAWAII FALL VOLLEYBALL CHALLENGE.

THEY'RE SLATED TO PLAY U.H.

HILO IN THE FIRST MATCH ON SEPTEMBER 5TH AT 6:00 P.M. >> Dennis: I'VE BEEN THERE.

IT WOULD BE NICE TO GO ON A COLLEGE ROAD TRIP TO HILO.

>> Charlie: I HAVE BEEN TO KONA.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

VERY NICE.

>> Dennis: OKAY, THANKS CHARLIE.

>> Charlie: YEAH.

>> Dennis: FOR THIS WEEK'S EDITION OF FISHING TIPS, RAY AND MANDY TEACH US ABOUT HARNESSES AND HOW TO USE THEM EFFECTIVELY WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF BAIT.

>> HELLO EVERYBODY, I'M RAY GILDOW.

WELCOME TO FISHING TIPS.

TONIGHT WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT CRAWLER HARNESSES, MINNOW HARNESSES, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT HARNESSES FOR HORSES BUT HARNESSES THAT CAN BE USED TO PULL LIVE BAIT OVER AND TEMPT THOSE WALLEYES.

A COMMON ONE IS A CRAWLER HARNESS.

IT HAS THREE HOOKS.

THERE IS THREE HOOKS ON THIS ONE.

THIS IS A STANDARD ONE.

THE THREE HOOKS ARE USED TO HOOK THE SAME WORM, SO THAT THE WORM HAS A LITTLE BIT OF MOTION BUT IS RUNNING PRETTY STRAIGHT.

YOU CAN BUY A HARNESS THAT IS SMALLER WITH LONGER HOOKS IN IT AND SOME OF THESE NIGHT CRAWLERS GET PRETTY LONG.

THIS IS ANOTHER THING.

YOU PUT SOME WEIGHTS ON THE FRONT OF IT AND YOU RUN THOSE CRAWLER HARNESSES AS DEEP AS YOU WANT THEM TO GO.

THE OTHER THING I REALLY LIKE IS A HARNESS THAT YOU CAN USE FOR CRAWLERS, BUT YOU CAN ALSO USE THEM FOR MINNOWS.

YOU CAN PUT ON A GOOD SIZED CHUB AND THESE HAVE BIG BLADES, BIG GOLD BLADES.

GOLD IS A GOOD COLOR FOR WALLEYES, AND YOU CAN PUT THAT BEHIND YOUR BOAT.

PUT A LITTLE WEIGHT IN FRONT OF THAT AND RUN IT AT WHATEVER DEPTH YOU WANT.

IT'S EFFECTIVE FOR CATCHING FISH.

>> ONE OF MY FAVORITE, IT'S A SPINNER BAIT.

IT HAS TWO FLOATS HERE.

IT ACTUALLY GIVES AN ACTION OF THE WORM COMING UP BEHIND IT LIKE THIS AS IT TRAVELS THROUGH THE WATER.

ANOTHER LITTLE KEY TIP IS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT BUT YOU CAN ACTUALLY INFLATE YOUR NIGHT CRAWLERS.

YES, I KNOW IT SOUNDS ODD, BUT YOU CAN TAKE -- THEY ACTUALLY MAKE WORM SYRINGES, THIS IS NOT.

YOU CAN INSERT IT INTO THE NIGHT CRAWLER AND BLOW THEM UP WITH AIR SO IT MAKES THEM MORE BUOYANT.

>> AND THE ONES AT THE STORE, YOU SQUEEZE THEM, PUT A LAYER IN THEM.

THIS IS FROM AN OLD HOSPITAL SO THAT'S WHY IT LOOKS LIKE A HOSPITAL DRUG.

IT'S NOT.

THIS IS VERY EFFECTIVE TO GET AIR INTO THE WORMS.

FOR LAKELAND NEWS, I'M RAY GILDOW.

>> AND I'M MANDY UHRICH.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, TWO MORE SEGMENTS OF FISHING TIPS.

SUMMER IS GOING QUICKLY HERE.

WE GO BACK TO STACY FOR SUMMER-LIKE WEATHER THIS WEEKEND.

>> Stacy: WE WILL SEE THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY RETURN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN MINNESOTA, LOW TEMPERATURES NEAR 62.

NOW A FEW OF THOSE COULD LINGER TOMORROW MORNING, OTHERWISE SKIES WILL BE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, HIGHS NEAR 82, WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR AND IT GETS HOTTER AS WE GET THROUGH THE WEEKEND, 87 ON SUNDAY, AND COOLER AS WE START THE WORKWEEK.

>> Charlie: THE BOYS OF SUMMER, THE BLUE HAWKS MADE IT TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT AND THEY WON LAST WEEK.

WE GET A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM THEM TOMORROW BEFORE THEY HEAD TO THE ROUND OF 32 THIS WEEKEND.

>> Dennis: HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU AT 10:00 TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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