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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.

>> Matthew: HEY EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING, MY NAME IS MATTHEW FREEMAN FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE AS VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS HAS SELECTED MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ AS HER RUNNING MATE.

THE SELECTION CAPS THE MIDWESTERN DEMOCRAT'S SHORT BUT SWIFT ASCENT FROM BEING RELATIVELY UNKNOWN NATIONALLY TO BEING A POTENTIAL MAJOR PARTY FIGURE.

OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JULIA BENBROOK HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS SELECTING MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ AS HER RUNNING MATE.

>> IN 91 DAYS -- [CHEERING] >> -- THEY WILL KNOW WALZ BY ANOTHER NAME, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: THE TWO MADE A JOINT APPEARANCE HOURS AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT DURING A RALLY IN PHILADELPHIA TUESDAY EVENING.

>> THANK YOU MADAM VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE TRUST YOU PUT IN ME BUT MAYBE MORE SO, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING BACK THE JOY.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] >> Reporter: THE 60-YEAR-OLD EMERGED AS A FAVORITE FOR SOME HIGH PROFILE DEMOCRATS AND LABOR UNIONS.

A SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCESS SAID THAT HARRIS WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE GOVERNOR'S AUTHENTICITY.

>> THE JOY YOU ARE BRINGING BACK TO THE COUNTRY, THE ENTHUSIASM OUT THERE, IT WILL BE A PRIVILEGE TO TAKE THIS WITH YOU ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: WALZ IS A VETERAN AND FORMER CONGRESSMAN THAT REPRESENTED A CONSERVATIVE LEANING RURAL DISTRICT.

HE WAS A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH AND TEACHER.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF EVERY HIGH SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY TEACHER EXPECTS TO BE IN THIS POSITION AT SOME POINT BUT IT IS VERY STRANGE TO BE RUNNING ON MY TREADMILL AND HAVING PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THERE.

>> Reporter: HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO REFER TO THE TOP OF THE G.O.P.

TICKET AS WEIRD, A TALKING POINT THAT HAS GAINED TRACTION IN RECENT WEEKS.

>> THESE GUYS ARE JUST WEIRD.

DON'T GIVE THEM THE POWER.

>> Reporter: WITH LESS THAN 100 DAYS TO GO, HARRIS AND WALZ WILL HIT THE GROUND RUNNING, MAKING SEVERAL STOPS IN BATTLEGROUND STATES THIS WEEK.

REPORTING IN WASHINGTON, I'M JULIA BENBROOK.

>> WALZ CURRENTLY SERVES AS CO-CHAIR OF THE BIPARTISAN COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS, ADVISING THE PRESIDENT AND THE CABINET ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND NATIONAL DEFENSE ISSUES.

HE WAS FIRST APPOINTED TO THE POSITION BY TRUMP, THEN LATER REAPPOINTED BY BIDEN.

>>> THE NORTHWOODS GROCERY AND CAFÉ, A STORE LOCATED IN NEVIS THAT HAS BEEN A PART OF THE COMMUNITY FOR AT LEAST 100 YEARS, HAS BURNED DOWN DUE TO A MAJOR FIRE EARLIER THIS MORNING.

A VIEWER IN THE AREA TOLD LAKELAND NEWS THAT THE NEVIS FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A CALL AT AROUND 5:45 A.M. SEVERAL BLOCKS SURROUNDING THE STORE ON BUNYAN TRAILS ROAD WERE EVACUATED FOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

THE SPECULATION RIGHT NOW IS THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE BASEMENT, AND THAT IT IS A TOTAL LOSS.

AS THIS IS STILL AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION.

NONE OF THE INFORMATION IS 100 PERCENT CONFIRMED.

AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM THE HUBBARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WILL BE RELEASED TOMORROW MORNING WITH OFFICIAL INFORMATION.

WE WILL UPDATE YOU WITH THAT INFORMATION ONCE THAT IS RELEASED.

>>> THE BRAINERD CITY COUNCIL PASSED AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING CAMPING WITHIN CITY LIMITS.

THE ORDINANCE BANS CAMPING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY EXCEPT WHERE IT IS EXPRESSLY ALLOWED.

MANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC VOICED THEIR OPINIONS OF THE ORDINANCE AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: A TOTAL OF 15 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SPOKE AT THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ORDINANCE PROHIBITING CAMPING IN BRAINERD.

THE CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION WILL BE A MISDEMEANOR UNDER MENZ STAFF -- MINNESOTA STATUTE.

JOHN DAVIS STATED THAT FINES WILL NOT BE THAT HIGH, STATING THAT A FINE WOULD REACH A TOTAL OF $135.

DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING, ED SHAW, A LOCAL ATTORNEY, POINTED OUT THAT A MISDEMEANOR CONVICTION WOULD MAKE PEOPLE REQUIRED TO CHECK A BOX ON APPLICATIONS THAT READ HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME.

>> YOU'RE NOT SLEEPING IN THE PARK IF YOU'RE DOING WELL.

YOU'RE ON THE EDGE OF SOCIETY, YOU'RE DOING VERY BADLY AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET A HOUSE OR DRIVE.

YOU ARE A CRIMINAL, YOU'RE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST.

>> Reporter: THE SHELTER MANAGER FOR THE BRIDGE ON 7th, WHICH OPERATES SEPTEMBER THROUGH APRIL, HAD CONCERNS THAT THE ORDINANCE COULD DRIVE THE UNHOUSED TO COMMUNITIES UNEQUIPPED TO HANDLE THEM.

>> SUCH AS NISSWA, PEQUOT LAKES, PINE RIVER, COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DEAL WITH THIS.

BRAINERD IS THE COUNTY SEAT, THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE NEED TO COME TO GET RESOURCES.

WE'RE AFRAID THOSE PEOPLE WILL FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS.

>> Reporter: TED JOHNSON SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE, SAYING IT WAS TIME TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT REGARDING THE HOMELESS ISSUE AND THE ORDINANCE WOULD HELP GET THE HOMELESS POPULATION OUT OF UNSAFE LIVING ENVIRONMENTS.

>> WE NEED TO LOOK OUT FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY, THE MOST.

THAT'S OUR DUTY AS CITIZENS.

TO BE COMPASSIONATE IS TO, IS TO CRACK DOWN ON UNSANITARY LIVING CONDITIONS.

>> WE'VE TRIED THE CURRENT POLICY FOR YEARS AND THE PROVINCE IS GETTING WORSE.

THAT IN ITSELF SAYS IT'S TIME TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

>> Reporter: COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED NO ON PASSING THE ORDINANCE.

TARRY SAID IT WOULD BE BETTER TO PUSH IT BACK UNTIL THE OVERNIGHT SHELTER IN BRAINERD OPENS SO THE UNHOUSED WOULD HAVE A PLACE TO GO.

SHE MENTIONED THAT THE CITY SHOULD LOOK AT ISSUING ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS RATHER THAN MISDEMEANORS.

THEY HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE WHERE THERE ARE NUISANCE ISSUES.

>> TICKETS AND ARRESTS DO NOT WORK.

IT SEEMS THAT WE DO ADOPT THE IDEA OF NOT CRIMINALIZING SOME THINGS IN OUR CITY.

I WOULD PROPOSE WE DO THE SAME FOR THIS ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS UNTIL WE CAN PROVIDE EVIDENCE BASED SOLUTIONS WE KNOW THAT WORK.

>> Reporter: COUNCIL MEMBER JEFF, AS HE SID IN THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING SAID THIS ORDINANCE IS INTENDED TO HELP PEOPLE.

HE DISAGREED WITH THE TERM CRIMINALIZATION OF THE HOMELESS AND THE ORDINANCE WOULD GIVE POLICE OFFICERS THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE.

>> IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THIS STORM TROOPER CORRALLING EVERYBODY UP AND SEND THEM DOWN TO THE JAIL.

IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

IT'S A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING, TO SAY THE LEAST, THAT I SIT HERE AND I FEEL LIKE I'M SUFFERING FROM THE DISEASE OF BEING VIRTUE SIGNALED.

WE'RE NOT TRYING TO CRIMINALIZE PEOPLE, WE'RE TRYING TO HELP OUR POLICE TO DO THE JOB THAT THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO DO WITHOUT THIS ORDINANCE.

CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT, CALL IT CRIMINALIZING PEOPLE, IT'S NOT GOING TO DO THAT.

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

>> THE ORDINANCE WILL GO INTO EFFECT ONE WEEK AFTER PUBLICATION IN THE BRAINERD DISPATCH, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE THIS SATURDAY.

>>> THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL HAS OFFICIALLY DECLARED THE WEEK OF AUGUST 12TH TO THE 16TH AS JAYCEE WEEK IN HONOR OF THE GROUP'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY.

SINCE 1937, THE BEMIDJI JAYCEES HAS BEEN DEVELOPING YOUNG LEADERS AND INSPIRING THEM TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH EVENTS LIKE THIS YEARS 80TH ANNUAL WATER CARNIVAL AND THE 20TH ANNUAL BRRR-MIDJI PLUNGE WITH PROCEEDS FROM THOSE EVENTS BEING DONATED RIGHT BACK TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY.

>> THE JAYCEES WATER CARNIVAL WAS DECLARED A CELEBRATION OF ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL BENEFIT TO THE BEMIDJI AREA AND WHEREAS THE BEMIDJI JAYCEES WORK HARD TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY, DONATING MORE THAN $12,000 BACK TO LOCAL NON-PROFITS IN 2023 FROM EVENT PROCEEDS, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED I GEORGE PRINCE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEMIDJI, PROCLAIM AUGUST 12TH TO THE 16, 2024 AS JAYCEES WEEK.

>> AS A PART OF THE CELEBRATION, THE 2024 NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE JUNIOR CHAMBER INTERNATIONAL, VANESSA BIRCHLER, WILL BE STOPPING BY BEMIDJI ON AUGUST 16TH.

THE J.C.I.

IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE.

THE BEMIDJI JAYCEES IS A CHAPTER WITHIN THIS ORGANIZATION.

>>> ALSO, DURING THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD A FINAL READING ON A CANNABIS INTERIM ORDINANCE, AS WELL AS SETTING A DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE STATE HIGHWAY 197 PROJECT.

FIRST, THE COUNCIL READ THE INTERIM ORDINANCE FOR A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM OR PROHIBITION TO BE PLACED ON CANNABIS BUSINESSES UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2025.

THE ORDINANCE WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER THE PUBLICATION.

THE COUNCIL THEN APPROVED TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEPTEMBER 16TH FOR THE STATE HIGHWAY 197 PROJECT.

SINCE THE ROAD IS A STATE HIGHWAY WITHIN THE CITY, THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REQUIRES MUNICIPAL CONSENT FOR WORK ON THE ROAD TO HAPPEN, INCLUDING HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING TO REVIEW THE PLANS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE HOW MUCH THE PROJECT WILL COST.

THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ROUNDABOUT AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF MENARD'S, MIDDLE SCHOOL DRIVE NORTHWEST, AND HANNAH AVENUE NORTHWEST, AS WELL AS IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE L AND M FLEET INTERSECTION, JUST EAST OF HANNAH AVENUE.

FOLLOWING THE HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 16TH.

THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE 90 DAYS TO DECIDE ON GOING THROUGH WITH THE PROJECT.

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

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Stacy: SHOWERS AND EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE AREA TOMORROW AND IT LOOKS LIKE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN A LITTLE BIT COOL AS WE HEAD THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, HACKENSACK'S ANNUAL CHILDREN'S FISHING CONTEST HAS MADE ITS WAY HERE FOR THE 27th YEAR FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERI >> 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 LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> ONE OF BELTRAMI COUNTY'S MOST ANTICIPATED ANNUAL EVENTS IS OFFICIALLY HERE AS THE BELTRAMI COUNTY'S FAIR BEGINS TOMORROW AUGUST 7TH.

THE BELTRAMI COUNTY FAIR WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED IN 1904 AND NOW CELEBRATES OVER 120 YEARS AS ONE OF THE COMMUNITIES' FAVORITE ANNUAL EVENTS.

AS ALWAYS, THE COUNTY FAIR WILL HAVE PLENTY OF OPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO RIDES, MANY DIFFERENT ANIMALS FOR VISITORS SPEND TIME WITH.

AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF FOOD OPTIONS, PERFORMANCES AND COMPETITIONS.

THIS YEAR, HOWEVER, THE COUNTY FAIR BOARD WANTED TO BRING MORE OPTIONS FOR KIDS WHO ATTEND THE FAIR.

>> WE GOT A LOT MORE THINGS GOING ON FOR KIDS.

WE HAVE A NEW PLAY SET IN THE FARM YARD, OUR RED BARN IS FULL OF ALL KINDS OF ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE THAT WILL HELP KIDS RELATE TO AGRICULTURE AND HOW THEY USE THESE.

WE'LL HAVE SIX OR SEVEN DIFFERENT GRAINS THAT KIDS CAN TOUCH AND FEEL.

THEN WE HAVE POSTERS SHOWING PRODUCTS THAT THE KIDS USE.

FOR EXAMPLE, CORN GIVES US CORN FLAKES, THINGS THAT KIDS CAN IDENTIFY.

THEY CAN TOUCH AND FEEL THIS GRAIN AND LOOK UP AND SAY HEY, I EAT THAT AT HOME.

>> THE COUNTY FAIR BEGINS TOMORROW AT 9:00 A.M. WITH A HORSE SHOW AT THE BELTRAMI COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS AND WILL END ON AUGUST 11TH AT 4:00 P.M. >>> 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.

>>> STACY, THE WEATHER IS GETTING COOLER.

I COME BACK FROM FLORIDA, FROM 120 AND NOW IT'S GETTING COOLER HERE.

>> Stacy: TODAY WAS VERY NICE, HIGHS IN THE 70s ACROSS THE VIEWING AREA WITH THE SUNSHINE OUT THERE, REALLY MAKING FOR A NICE DAY.

SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS RETURN TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND IT LOOKS LIKE TEMPERATURES WILL STAY COOL AS >> 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, WE HAD JUST A PICTURE PERFECT DAY ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH THE SUNSHINE.

WE HAD PLEASANT TEMPERATURES, NOT MUCH WIND, BUT WE ARE SEEING AGAIN THAT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN.

WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA, MAINLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW EVENING, THAT'S THE BEST CHANCE.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO SEE SOME COOLER TEMPERATURES THAT ARE GOING TO BE STICKING AROUND THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 66 AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, WINDS ARE SOUTHEAST AT 3 MILES PER HOUR.

THE DEW POINT IS 54, HUMIDITY IS AT 65%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES, 64 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 59, PRESSURE IS FALLING AND WINDS ARE CALM.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, IT HAS BEEN A GORGEOUS DAY, A GORGEOUS EVENING OUT THERE.

WE WILL BE SEEING THAT BEGINNING OF THE CHANGE IN WEATHER PATTERN AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT.

WE WILL SEE VARIABLE CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE AREA AND THERE IS A CHANCE IN NORTHWEST, NORTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA WE COULD SEE THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN FROM THE DAKOTAS, INTO THE AREA.

THEY WILL START TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW.

WHILE THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS, MAYBE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, MAINLY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, THOSE WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD.

MAINLY SHOWERS, BUT A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THERE.

THEN WE WILL START TO SEE SOME COOLER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS, A LOT OF US SEEING THE HIGHS IN THE 60s.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU.

SAMROSE FROM OVER LOWER RED LAKE, A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF THE SUNRISE THIS MORNING.

ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE FLOWERS IN BLOOM IN MENAHGA.

A GORGEOUS TIME OF YEAR.

A BEAUTIFUL DAY, PERFECT DAY FOR A BIKE RIDE ON THE PAUL BUNYAN TRAIL.

SARAH SENDING US THIS PICTURE OF THE SUNSET TONIGHT OVER LAKE EDWARD.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, TINA IN BEMIDJI, REPORTING 51 THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY TODAY WITH A HIGH OF 73.

JOAN IN LAPORTE PICKED UP 0.7-INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, A FEW CLOUDS, AND A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN, 0.5-INCH OVERNIGHT.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE REPORTING SUNNY SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 76.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD WITH A HIGH OF 77.

THAT'S COOLER THAN AVERAGE, A PLEASANT TEMPERATURE OUT THERE.

50 DEGREES FOR THE LOW AND SUNRISE AT 6:05.

BEMIDJI, COOLER THAN AVERAGE.

44, A LITTLE CHILLY THIS MORNING, THAT WAS OUR LOW.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN THE AREA, WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS, WHICH COULD BE MAKING THEIR WAY OR WILL BE MAKING THEIR WAY INTO THE AREA, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

HIGH TEMPERATURES, UPPER 60s IN THE FAR NORTHWEST, MOST OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA IN THE LOW 70s, AND IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, WE ARE LOOKING AT LOW 70s, WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, VARIABLE CLOUDS TONIGHT, WE HAVE THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WITH LOWS NEAR 55.

PAROL -- PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TOMORROW, HIGHS NEAR 71.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LINGERING ON THURSDAY, MAYBE EVEN IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA ON FRIDAY.

OTHERWISE, WE WILL BE SEEING COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60s.

AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND, IT WILL BE QUIETER AND IT WILL START TO WARM UP, HIGHS COULD BE IN THE MID-70s BY SUNDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH STACY.

WE HAVE CHARLIE WITH US AND YOUR FAVORITE SEASON OF SPORTS IS COMING UP.

IT'S FOOTBALL SEASON.

>> Charlie: YEAH, I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO BEMIDJI STATE FOOTBALL YESTERDAY.

ALL FIVE OF THEIR CAPTAINS WERE OUT THERE LETTING US KNOW HOW THE FIRST DAY WENT AND WHAT WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO THIS UPCOMING CAMP AND INTO THE SEASON.

WE HAVE THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> 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.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> THE FIRST GAME OF THE BEMIDJI STATE FOOTBALL SEASON IS STILL 24 DAYS AWAY BUT PRACTICE HAS ALREADY BEGUN FOR THE 2024 BEAVERS.

AFTER FINISHING THEIR SEASON IN SIMILAR FASHION THE PAST THREE YEARS WITH A LOSS IN THE 2ND ROUND OF THE NCAA PLAYOFFS, THE BOYS ARE READY TO START THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN AND SHAKE OFF A LITTLE BIT OF THE RUST.

>> IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK OUT HERE WITH ALL THE FELLAS, ALL TOGETHER.

WE'RE ABLE TO PRACTICE TOGETHER MOST OF THE SUMMER BUT GETTING EVERYONE BACK UP HERE AND THE FRESHMEN, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE EVERYONE HERE.

>> JUST GETTING BACK, IT'S THE FIRST DAY.

THERE WILL BE SOME CATCHES HERE BUT ON BOTH SIDES, IT'S PRETTY CLEAN FOR THE FIRST DAY.

WE'RE MORE MOTIVATED THAN EVER.

>> EVERYONE IS GOING TO MAKE MISTAKES ON DAY ONE.

IT'S JUST WATCHING THE FILM, MAKING SURE WE'RE GETTING THINGS RIGHT AND A LOT OF YOUNG GUYS HERE, TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE LOCKED IN DURING THE MEETING AND OLDER GUYS LEARN FROM THEIR MISTAKES.

>> THIS YEAR'S TEAM WILL LOOK SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.

ON DEFENSE THE BEAVERS RETURN THEIR STARTING D-LINE WHICH INCLUDES DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR MARCUS HANSEN, WHILE ALSO FILLING IN A FEW SPOTS IN THE SECONDARY BUT THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCES WILL COME ON THE OFFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL, WHERE THEY LOST STARTING LEFT TACKLE AND ALL-AMERICAN TY COBB AND THE ONE TWO PUNCH OF QUARTERBACK BRANDON ALT AND WIDE RECEIVER DEL DUNCAN-BUSBY.

THE PLAYERS HOWEVER, ARE CONFIDENT THAT THIS YEAR'S GROUP WILL STEP UP.

>> I THINK IT WAS A BLESSING HAVING THOSE TWO GUYS TO LEARN FROM.

SAM, OVER ALL THE YEARS AND ME LEARNING FROM DEL, WE'RE A YOUNG SQUAD BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF GUYS THAT WILL STEP UP.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF GUYS THAT HAVE PLAYED MULTIPLE GAMES FOR US AND PLAYOFF GAMES, NOT JUST REGULAR SEASON GAMES.

SO I'M FEELING GOOD.

THERE IS A LOT OF COMPETITION, YOUNG GUYS THAT ARE HUNGRY, OLDER GUYS THAT WANT TO CONTINUE TO STRIVE TOWARDS HIGHER ACCOLADES LIKE ALL REGION AND AMERICAN.

I'M FEELING GOOD.

>> BSU FOOTBALL KICKS OFF THE SEASON WITH THEIR TYPICAL THURSDAY NIGHT HOME GAME, UNTYPICAL BY RECENT STANDARDS AT LEAST IS THAT THEY WILL BE PLAYING A NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENT MICHIGAN TECH, A FAMILIAR FOE IN HOCKEY BUT NOT SO MUCH IN FOOTBALL.

>>> THE CIVIL DEFAMATION LAWSUIT THAT WAS FILED BY LONGTIME WARROAD GIRL'S HOCKEY COACH DAVID MARVIN HAS BEEN DISMISSED AS PART OF AN OUT-OF-COURT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ACCORDING TO DOCUMENTS FILED THIS WEEK AT THE ROSEAU COUNTY DISTRICT COURT.

MARVIN FILED THE SUIT AGAINST SIX INDIVIDUALS FOR WHAT HE SAID WERE “BASELESS ALLEGATIONS, WILD FABRICATIONS, AND FALSE STATEMENTS” STEMMING FROM THEIR ALLEGATIONS ACCUSING HIM OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AND OTHER WRONGFUL CONDUCT IN REGARDS TO HIS COACHING AND TREATMENT OF PLAYERS.

THE DOCUMENTS SHOW ALL SIX OF THE INDIVIDUALS SETTLED BY GIVING WRITTEN STATEMENTS APOLOGIZING FOR THE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST THEY MADE TOWARD THE COACH.

IN ADDITION, IT SHOWS TWO OF THE INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE A $5,000 DONATION IN THE NAME OF COACH DAVID MARVIN TO SOPHIE'S SQUAD, A MINNESOTA BASED CHARITY AIMED AT IMPROVING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF ATHLETES.

>>> IN OTHER SPORTING NEWS, CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE HAS APPOINTED WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH KRYSTAL BRODEEN TO ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.

BRODEEN SERVED AS THE INTERIM A.D.

IN THE SPRING OF 2023 AND AS THE ASSISTANT A.D.

THIS PAST YEAR FOR THE RAIDERS.

SHE TAKES OVER FOR GREG MEDECK WHO ALSO RETIRED AS THE CLC HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AFTER THE 2023 SEASON.

>>> AND THE TWINS FIVE GAME WINNING STREAK COMES TO AN END AS THEY FALL THE CUBS.

PABLO SURRENDERS 3.

>> Matthew: WHAT DID I SAY?

I COME BACK AND ONCE AGAIN.

>> Charlie: THE PROBLEM, YOU JUST HAVE TO STAY AWAY.

>> Matthew: IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT I MIGHT BE HERE THE REST OF THE WEEK.

>> Charlie: A BAD WEEK FOR THE TWINS.

>> Matthew: MAYBE FOR THEM.

THANK YOU CHARLIE.

>>> MINNESOTA IS KNOWN AS THE LAND OF 10,000 LAKES, AND IN THESE LAKES ARE FISH.

BIRCH LAKE IN HACKENSACK IS ONE OF THOSE LAKES THAT IS CHOCK FULL OF FISH, AND EVERY SUMMER THEY HOST A CHILDREN'S FISHING CONTEST.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK HAS MORE FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: SUMMER WEATHER ON THE LAKE, FISHING RODS AND FREE HOT DOGS.

WHERE CAN YOU GO WRONG?

HACKENSACK IS HOLDING THEIR CHILDREN'S FISHING CONTEST.

>> WE STARTED IN 1997 BY MY DAD, ROBERT KENNEDY AND A BUNCH OF HIS BUDDIES.

THEY WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT WAS GOOD FOR THE KIDS IN TOWN, SO THEY CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA OF A FISHING CONTEST.

IT STARTED IN THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK AND IT HAS GROWN AND GROWN TO WHAT IT IS TODAY.

>> THE KIDS WERE BROKEN UP INTO THREE DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS AND THERE WERE MANY DIFFERENT PRIZES TO BE WON.

>> IN EACH AGE GROUP, THEY COMPETE FOR A FIRST FISH, A MOST FISH, A SMALLEST FISH, AND A LARGEST FISH.

>> Reporter: THERE IS ALSO A MINNOW RACE AND CAPTAIN CONTEST WHERE MORE PRIZES CAN BE WON.

THERE IS A LOT MORE TO THE EVENT THAN JUST WINNING A TACKLE BOX.

>> MY FAVORITE PART IS JUST WATCHING THE KIDS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER CAUGHT A FISH BEFORE, THE SMILES, THE ENJOYMENT, THE EXCITEMENT WHEN THEY COME RUNNING UP TO THE REGISTRATION TABLE AND SAY I GOT A FISH.

YOU KNOW, THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN THAT, TO WATCH THE KIDS HAVE A GREAT TIME.

>> WATCHING THE KIDS GROW UP, I HAVE SEEN THEM GROW FROM TINY BABIES TO MOTHERS WHO HAVE TINY BABIES OF THEIR OWN.

>> Reporter: MANY OF THE KIDS COME BACK SUMMER AFTER SUMMER FOR THE FREE FISHING EVENT.

>> IT VARIES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

THIS YEAR WE HAD A HEIGHT OF 177 KIDS ON JULY 2ND AND TODAY, FOR EXAMPLE, WAS 68 KIDS.

>> Reporter: THE CONTEST IS SPONSORED BY DIFFERENT LOCAL BUSINESSES BUT EVERYTHING IS ONLY LIGHTLY ADVERTISED.

THE WHOLE POINT IS TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND CREATE A FUN EVENT FOR FAMILIES.

>> IT'S CASUAL.

ONE THING I ALWAYS LIKE TO POINT OUT, 1.5 HOURS IS A LONG TIME, GO TO THE PARK, GO GET ICE CREAM, JUST COME BACK AT 12:30 AND EVERYBODY IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE GRAND PRIZE, EVEN IF THEY CAUGHT A FISH OR NOT.

WE WANT THEM TO HAVE A FAMILY FUN EXPERIENCE WITH NO PRESSURE, LIGHT ADVERTISING, WE JUST DON'T -- THE POINT IS TO HAVE FUN.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM HACKENSACK WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHLAND EXPERIENCE, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> HACKENSACK HOSTS THESE CONTESTS FOR TEN TUESDAYS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, AND NEXT WEEK IS THE VERY LAST ONE OF THE SEASON.

ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 15 CAN PARTICIPATE, AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF SUN FISH AND SMALL BASS TO GO AROUND.

>>> WE HAVE SOME EXTRA TIME SO WE WILL GO TO STACY WITH MORE INFORMATION ON THE WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING VARIABLE CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN PARTS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

LOWS SHOULD FALL IN THE MID-50s.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

HIGHS NEAR 71 WITH SOUTH WINDS.

A FEW SHOWERS LINGERING INTO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, BUT COOLER TEMPERATURES BOTH DAYS WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60s.

A NICE WEEKEND IS SHAPING UP, YOU SHOULD SEE DRY WEATHER, A LOT OF SUNSHINE, AND HIGHS IN THE 70s.

>> Charlie: I KNOW THAT NORMALLY THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION IS NOT A SPORTS THING BUT TIM WALZ WAS A FORMER COACH.

HE WON A STATE TITLE IN 1999.

>> Matthew: THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.

I WONDER HOW IT WOULD HAVE FAIRED FOR HIM IF HE STAY IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD.

>> Charlie: I DON'T KNOW, I BELIEVE HE IS THE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT SINCE GERALD FORD TO BE A FOOTBALL COACH.

>> Matthew: THAT'S PRETTY COOL.

THANK YOU CHARLIE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK HERE TOMORROW NIGHT AT 10:00 P.M. >> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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