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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.

>>> WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS FROM BELTRAMI COUNTY.

CHRIS MULLER ANNOUNCED AN HOUR AGO THAT THE COUNTY HAS COME UP A LITTLE SHORT TO BE ELIGIBLE TO REQUEST FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.

THEY FELL ABOUT $800,000 SHORT OF THE INDICATOR TO REQUEST.

MULLER SAID IN HIS EXPERIENCE, DISASTERS ALWAYS GET MORE EXPENSIVE AS YOU GO.

DUE TO THE SHORT TIMEFRAME TO REQUEST FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AND THE MONUMENTAL CLEAN UP EFFORTS, THAT WINDOW HAS CLOSED EVEN IF THEY CLOSE THE GAP.

HE SAID THAT THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE MINNESOTA STATE PROGRAM WILL BE ABLE TO ASSIST IN THE FINANCIAL RECOVERY, BUT IT WILL BE 75% REIMBURSEMENT VERSUS 100%.

>>> 176 CITIES ACROSS THE STATE ALREADY RUN MUNICIPAL LIQUOR STORES AND NOW THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS IS ONE OF 13 CITIES IN THE STATE LOOKING AT OPENING A MUNICIPAL CANNABIS STORE.

GRAND RAPIDS IS THE ONLY CITY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA CONSIDERING THAT OPTION.

ONE DIFFERENCE COMPARED TO CITY MUNICIPAL LIQUOR STORES IS A CITY WITH MUNI LIQUOR DOESN'T NEED TO ALLOW PRIVATE LIQUOR STORES WITHIN ITS LIMITS.

BUT IT CAN'T MONOPOLIZE CANNABIS IN THE SAME WAY.

THE MINNESOTA CANNABIS LAW REQUIRES CITIES TO HAVE ONE RETAIL CANNABIS BUSINESS PER EVERY 12,500 RESIDENTS AND MUNICIPAL CANNABIS STORES DON'T COUNT TOWARD THE TOTAL.

RECREATIONAL CANNABIS WAS LEGALIZED IN MINNESOTA IN 2023 BUT THE FIRST LICENSES WERE ONLY ISSUED EARLIER THIS SUMMER AND IT MAY STILL BE WEEKS OR MONTHS BEFORE THE FIRST NON-NATIVE AMERICAN RECREATIONAL CANNABIS STORES OPEN UP.

>>> A LEVEL 3 PREDATORY OFFENDER HAS MOVED TO A LOCATION IN THE CITY OF CASS LAKE.

THE CASS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTS THAT 49-YEAR-OLD LEROY JOSEPH RICHARDSON MOVED TO THE 300 BLOCK OF SPRUCE AVENUE ON JULY 24TH.

ACCORDING TO INFORMATION FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, RICHARDSON'S OFFENSE HAPPENED IN 1997 WHEN HE USED EXTREME VIOLENCE WHICH RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT BODILY HARM WHILE SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A WOMAN HE DID NOT KNOW WHO WAS WALKING TOWARDS HER CAR.

RICHARDSON WAS RELEASED FROM INCARCERATION IN NOVEMBER OF 2023 AND IS NOW CHANGING THE LOCATION OF WHERE HE LIVES.

AUTHORITIES SAY RICHARDSON IS NOT WANTED BY POLICE, BUT THE RELEASE OF THE INFORMATION REGARDING HIS MOVE TO THE AREA IS MEANT TO KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED.

>>> IN MINNEAPOLIS, A MAN WAS SENTENCED TO NEARLY THREE DECADES BEHIND BARS FOR HIS ROLE IN A MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR SCAM THAT TARGETED A PANDEMIC-ERA PROGRAM INTENDED TO HELP HUNGRY CHILDREN.

ABDIAZIZ FARAH RECEIVED 28 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON IN THE $300 MILLION FEEDING OUR FUTURE SCAM.

PROSECUTORS SAY HE CLAIMED HE SERVED 18 MILLION MEALS TO KIDS BUT DELIVERED LITTLE TO NO FOOD, RAKING IN A STAGGERING $49 MILLION IN TAXPAYER FUNDS.

THE JUDGE CALLED IT PURE UNMITIGATED GREED, NOTING FARAH EXPLOITED PROGRAMS THAT ONCE HELPED HIM.

HE ALSO TRIED TO FLEE TO KENYA, SENT MILLIONS OVERSEAS, AND ADMITTED THAT HE PLOTTED TO BRIBE A JUROR.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE STOLEN MONEY FUNDED LUXURY CARS, REAL ESTATE, AND LAND FOR A MANSION.

FARAH STILL FACES ADDITIONAL PRISON TIME FOR THE ATTEMPTED JUROR BRIBE.

IT'S UNCLEAR IF A SENTENCING DATE HAS BEEN SET.

>>> THE GRAND RAPIDS POLICE DEPARTMENT IS WARNING OF A COYOTE WITH CONCERNING BEHAVIOR IN THE CITY.

MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE CITY FIRST REPORTED THE AGGRESSIVE ACTIONS AND ODD BEHAVIORS OF THE COYOTE IN LATE JULY.

SINCE THEN, ADDITIONAL SIGHTINGS WERE REPORTED BY MULTIPLE RESIDENTS AND THE GRAND RAPIDS POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT IS NOW PARTNERING WITH THE USDA AND MINNESOTA D.N.R.

TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

WITH CONCERNS OF ILLNESS, USDA EFFORTS WILL FOCUS ON CAPTURING THE COYOTE FROM THE AREAS WHERE MOST OF THE INITIAL REPORTS HAVE ORIGINATED.

OFFICIALS ARE ASKING RESIDENTS TO AVOID THE TRAIL SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN THIS PICTURE.

ALSO, PET OWNERS ARE STRONGLY REMINDED TO KEEP ALL PETS ON A SHORT LEASH.

>>> NON-GAME BIOLOGISTS IN SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA ARE TRYING TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR ONE OF THE STATE'S THREATENED SPECIES, THE TIMBER RATTLER.

AND WHILE IN THE FIELD CONDUCTING SURVEYS FOR THE SNAKES THEY FOUND QUITE THE DEN.

TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

ALTHOUGH THEY ARE A VENOMOUS SNAKE, TIMBER RATTLESNAKES ARE GENERALLY DOCILE, THEIR FIRST REACTION WHEN FACED WITH A THREAT IS TO FLEE OR HIDE.

IF THAT IS NOT AN OPTION, THEY WILL RATTLE THEIR TAIL AS A WARNING TO BACK OFF, AS SEEN IN THIS VIDEO.

BITES ARE EXCEPTIONALLY RARE.

TIMBER RATTLERS ARE A THREATENED SPECIES IN MINNESOTA, LARGELY DUE TO HABITAT LOSS WHICH HAS REDUCED THEIR NUMBERS.

TIMBER RATTLESNAKES ARE ONLY FOUND IN THE DRIFTLESS AREA OF SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA D.N.R.

OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE MONITORING THE TIMBER RATTLESNAKE POPULATION AND HABITAT TO DEVELOP A CONSERVATION PLAN.

THEIR GOAL IS TO SURVEY MORE THAN 300 BLUFF SITES BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR TO DEVELOP AN ACCURATE DISTRIBUTION RECORD OF TIMBER RATTLESNAKES IN MINNESOTA.

>>> THE BELTRAMI COUNTY FAIR OFFICIALLY KICKED OFF EARLIER TODAY, AND WILL HAVE EVENTS RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK UNTIL SUNDAY, AUGUST 10TH.

TRADITIONAL EVENTS LIKE THE MANY DIFFERENT ANIMAL SHOWS, WOJO'S RODEOS, AND THE BARNYARD OLYMPICS WILL RETURN, ALONG WITH A VARIETY OF NEW VENDORS, LIVE MUSIC, AND DEMONSTRATIONS THAT FAIRGOERS CAN LOOK FORWARD TO THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

>> WE MADE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE FAIR GOER WON'T REALLY SEE, LIKE A NEW GROOMING BUILDING.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO FIND OUT THAT THE CATTLE BARN IS NEATER.

AND BUCKY BEAVER IS GOING TO BE RIDING A DIRT BIKE IN THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR MOTOCROSS.

SO WE HAVE SOME REAL CELEBRITIES THIS YEAR.

>> COUNTY FAIR OFFICIALS SAY THE FAIRGROUNDS RECEIVED MINIMAL DAMAGE FROM THE JUNE 21ST WIND STORM.

CLOSE TO 100 VOLUNTEERS SPENT THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS CLEANING TO GET THE FAIRGROUNDS AND FACILITIES READY FOR THE MANY DIFFERENT LIVESTOCK, AS WELL AS THE HUNDREDS OF FAIRGOERS WHO ATTEND EVERY YEAR.

>> HAVING A PANIC ATTACK WHEN ALL THE REGISTRATION CAME IN.

I NEVER HAD THIS MANY FOR 4H.

BELTRAMI RANKS NUMBER 3 FOR THE NUMBER OF KIDS ENROLLED IN POULTRY.

WE ALSO HAVE TABLES IN MOST OF THE BARNS SO PEOPLE CAN TALK WITH PEOPLE, PET THE ANIMALS.

WE AREN'T JUST LOOKING AT ANIMALS IN STALLS, WE WANT INTERACTION.

PEOPLE SHOULD COME, YOU WILL SEE A WIDE SELECTION.

>> Dennis: THAT IS HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS THAT WILL ATTEND THE FAIR.

THEY RECOMMEND PRE-ORDERING TICKETS TO CERTAIN SHOWS THAT TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

MANY OF THE SHOWS DO SELL OUT.

YOU CAN VISIT THEIR WEBSITE TO SEE WHERE THE TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED.

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

>> Stacy: TEMPERATURES WILL BE HEATING UP AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEKEND.

WE DO HAVE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SOME OF THOSE COULD BE SEVERE.

WE WILL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE NISSWA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS RAISING MONEY IN A UNIQUE TRADITION IN ALL OF THE B [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA FEATURES MANY UNIQUE TRADITIONS AND FESTIVALS LIKE PEQUOT LAKES' BEAN HOLE DAYS OR THE PINE RIVER PICKLE FEST.

TODAY REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL CAUGHT ONE OF THESE UNIQUE FESTIVALS THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE STREETS OF NISSWA.

HERE HE IS WITH MORE.

>> Reporter: NEXT WEEK, THOUSANDS OF RACING FANS WILL FILL THE BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY FOR THE 43rd ANNUAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION RACING SERIES WHERE PARTICIPANTS WILL REACH SPEEDS UP TO 330 MILES PER HOUR.

RACING FANS GOT THEIR FIX A FEW MILES UP THE ROAD, WITH RACES OF A DIFFERENT SPEED.

>> ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GO.

>> IT'S TURTLE RACE DAY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE BEST DAYS IN NISSWA.

IT'S THE BEST DAY OF THE WEEK, FOR SURE.

FOR 62 YEARS NOW ON WEDNESDAY, AS EVERYONE COMES TO TOWN AND WE HAVE GOOD OLD FASHION FUN.

>> Reporter: THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOLDS WEEKLY TURTLE RACES IN THE STREETS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COME OUT TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE RACING REPTILES.

>> EARLIER THIS SUMMER, WE HAD A FAMILY OF FOUR GENERATIONS HERE AND THE GRANDMA HAD STARTED RACING IN 1963 IN NISSWA.

SO THAT WAS REALLY COOL.

THEY COME TOGETHER EVERY YEAR TO THE TURTLE RACES.

SO TO SEE SO MANY AGES ALL COMING AND ENJOYING SOMETHING TOGETHER IS REALLY FUN.

>> Reporter: PARTICIPANTS PAY $5 TO GET ASSIGNED A TURTLE, WITH THE PROCEEDS GOING TO CARE FOR THE TURTLES AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

>> THE NON-PROFIT WE PARTNERED WITH, WE OBVIOUSLY COMPENSATE THEM ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND IT GOES BACK TO THE CHAMBER FOR US TO PROMOTE NISSWA AND TO HAVE TURTLE RACES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: THE TOWN HAS ADOPTED THE TRADITION WITH OPEN ARMS, ANOINTING THE AREA WITH THE NICKNAME TURTLE TOWN, APPOINTING A MAYOR OF THE MAKE BELIEVE MUNICIPALITY.

>> IT'S FUN BEING AROUND LITTLE PEOPLE AND THE GRANDPARENTS AND THE ADULTS AND THE BROTHERS AND THE SISTERS AND THE EXCITEMENT THAT'S OVER A TURTLE RACE.

IT'S FUN.

IT'S JUST HONEST FUN.

I THOROUGHLY ENJOY THAT.

>> Reporter: AS HE LOOKS ON OVER THE RACES, THE MAYOR HAS ONE MESSAGE FOR ANYONE WHO ATTENDS THE EVENT.

>> AS MAYOR OF TURTLE TOWN, I ORDER YOU ALL TO HAVE FUN AND SMILE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN NISSWA, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS: >> THE SEASON'S FINAL TURTLE RACE WILL HAPPEN NEXT WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13TH BEHIND THE NISSWA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

REGISTRATION OPENS AT ONE WITH THE RACING ACTION KICKING OFF AT 2:00.

>>> NOW WE ARE INTO AUGUST NOW AND WE'RE NEARING THE END STRETCH OF OUR LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY CONTEST, WHERE THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER GETS A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT CRAGUN'S RESORT NEAR BRAINERD.

EACH NEWSCAST WE DRAW FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS FOR A GRAND DRAWING THAT WILL HAPPEN ON OUR MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH NEWSCAST.

AND HERE ARE TONIGHT'S POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.

TO BE AN OFFICIAL QUALIFIER, IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME, CALL THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN BEFORE THE END OF THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AND YOU WILL BE IN THAT GRAND DRAWING SLATED FOR LATER THIS MONTH.

>>> HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT IN PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA CAUSED FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREA'S INCLUDING FARGO.

POLICE OFFICIALS THERE ASKED MOTORISTS TO STAY OFF THE ROADS AND NOT TO TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY DUE TO FLOODING ON MANY STREETS ACROSS THE CITY.

WEST FARGO ALSO REPORTED FLOODING AND HEAVY RAIN FORCED THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF I-94 NEAR BARNESVILLE DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROAD.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE.

WE SAW RAIN THROUGHOUT THE AREA LAST NIGHT AS WELL.

>> Stacy: WE DID, NOT LIKE THAT, BUT WE DID HAVE SOME RAIN.

WE HAD RAIN THIS MORNING.

IT'S BEEN A LITTLE QUIETER FOR MUCH OF THE DAY.

WE HAVE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM TONIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM AND WE'RE WATCHING FOR THE POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES WITH [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE AREA LAST NIGHT AND EVEN INTO THIS MORNING.

IT'S BEEN FAIRLY QUIET TODAY.

WE HAVE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN THIS EVENING.

THOSE WILL BE MOVING OUT OF THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING QUIETER WEATHER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

A LOT OF SUNSHINE, VERY HOT TOMORROW, HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80s.

TOMORROW NIGHT, MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANOTHER ROUND ANTICIPATED FOR FRIDAY.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT IS 73 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE A LIGHT SOUTH WIND OUT OF THE STUDIO, DEW POINT IS 69, AND HUMIDITY IS AT 88%.

IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, THE TEMPERATURE IS 73, THAT DEW POINT IS 67, VERY MUGGY OUT THERE.

RISING BAROMETRIC PRESSURE, WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 3 MILES PER HOUR.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR PICTURE, WE HAVE SEEN SOME CLOUD COVER, AND YOU CAN SEE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN FIRING UP THIS EVENING AS WELL.

THOSE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THEIR WAY ACROSS THE AREA AND SHOULD BE EXITING BY ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

WE WILL HAVE QUIETER WEATHER OVERNIGHT, WITH SUNNY SKIES EXPECTED TOMORROW.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE A WARM UP AS HIGHS CLIMB UP INTO THE 80s, MANY OF US GOING TO SEE HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80s.

GORGEOUS SKIES THIS MORNING FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA AND DEBRA OVER LAKE ADA.

LAURIE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF A FAMILY OF SWANS.

GARY SPOTTING A MILITARY PLANE.

LINDA WITH SOME INTERESTING CLOUD FORMATIONS OVER WALKER.

WE HAVE THE SUN SHINING BEHIND THE CLOUDS FROM ANGELA IN CASS LAKE, JIM OVER UPPER RED LAKE, WHO DOES WANT TO POINT OUT IT'S NOT SMOKEY OUT THERE.

SARAH SENDING US THIS PHOTO TONIGHT, SUNSET OVER LAKE EDWARD.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE TODAY.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, 0.4-INCH OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, SUNNY WITH 0.6-INCH OF RAIN.

ON OUR ALMANAC IN BRAINERD, WE REACHED A HIGH OF 79, THAT'S A COUPLE DEGREES COOLER THAN AVERAGE.

SUNSET AT 8:38.

BEMIDJI, 6:06 A.M. WAS THE SUNRISE.

WE WILL SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS WE HEAD INTO LATE TOMORROW, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA.

WE ARE WATCHING FOR POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER WITH THAT.

HIGH TEMPERATURES TOMORROW SHOULD BE IN THE MID-60s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

IT LOOKS LIKE MID-80s AS WELL IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, SO VERY HOT OUT THERE.

WE COULD SEE UPPER 80s WITH POSSIBLY WARMER TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, VARIABLE CLOUDS TONIGHT, 63 FOR THE LOW, SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 15, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, HIGHS AROUND 86 WITH SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

WE COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW NIGHT AND THEN AGAIN ON FRIDAY AND THAT IS WHERE WE ARE WATCHING FOR THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA.

MOST OF THOSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR LATE TOMORROW, EXCUSE ME, LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

LINGERING SHOWERS ON SATURDAY, EVEN INTO SUNDAY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, AND AGAIN HIGH TEMPERATURES EARLY NEXT WEEK, SHOULD BE BACK IN THE UPPER 70s.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, CHARLIE IS HERE NOW.

VIKINGS ARE STARTING TO GET CLOSER TO THEIR FIRST EXHIBITION GAME THIS WEEKEND.

>> Charlie: YES, THEY HAVE THE PRE-SEASON COMING UP AND WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON JORDAN.

WE GOT TO HEAR FROM COACH O'CONNELL, AND SOME OTHER FOOTBALL GOING ON IN THE AREA.

PEQUOT LAKES HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ARE RUNNING A CAMP WITH SOME OF THE KIDS THAT ARE GOING TO GROW UP TO BE PATRIOTS SOME DAY.

WE HAVE MORE ON THAT A [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> YESTERDAY THE NFL SUSPENDED MINNESOTA VIKINGS NUMBER TWO WIDE RECEIVER JORDAN ADDISON FOR THE FIRST 3-GAMES OF THE REGULAR SEASON FOR VIOLATING THE LEAGUE'S SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY.

THE 3RD YEAR WIDEOUT'S SUSPENSION STEMS FROM A 2024 D.U.I.

CITATION WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED FOR DRUNKEN DRIVING IN LOS ANGELES.

HE PLEAD NO CONTEST ON JULY 17TH TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, ACKNOWLEDGING THE USE OF ALCOHOL IN A DRIVING INCIDENT WHICH SUBJECTED HIM TO DISCIPLINE BY THE NFL.

ADDISON WILL MISS THE VIKINGS OPENER IN CHICAGO VERSUS THE BEARS AS WELL AS THE TEAM'S FIRST TWO HOME GAMES AGAINST THE ATLANTA FALCONS AND CINCINNATI BENGALS.

>> WE KIND OF BEEN AWARE THAT THIS IS A POSSIBILITY.

WE HAD A COMPETITIVE CAMP IN PLACE FOR THE REST OF THE DEPTH OF THAT ROOM.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE DEPTH IN THAT ROOM AND HAVING LIVED 2.5 GAMES TO START LAST YEAR WITHOUT JORDAN AND T.J. AT THE SAME TIME, INEVITABLY WE WERE ABLE TO WIN THREE GAMES TO START OUT THE SEASON.

MY ANTICIPATION IS THAT THESE GUYS WILL BUILD ON THE CAMP THEY HAVE AND WE WILL SEE HOW THAT LOOKS LIKE AS WE SHAPE THIS ROSTER.

>> ADDISON ACCOUNTED FOR 875 OF THE VIKINGS RECEIVING YARDS AND NINE TOUCHDOWNS LAST SEASON.

JALEN NAILOR IS CURRENTLY THE TEAMS WIDE RECIEVER THREE BUT AFTER THAT LUCKY JACKSON, TAI FELTON, RONDALE MOORE AND TIM JONES LOOK TO BE THE GUYS BATTLING IT OUT FOR THE ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

>>> IN THE MEANTIME, ADDISON CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE REST OF TRAINING CAMP AND ALL PRE-SEASON GAMES.

HE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED AT THE PRACTICE FACILITY FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF THE SEASON, HOWEVER HE CAN BE IN THE BUILDING AND AROUND THE TEAM FOR WEEKS TWO AND THREE DURING HIS SUSPENSION.

HIS FIRST GAME BACK WILL BE AGAINST THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS IN DUBLIN.

>>> TWINS TAKING ON THE TIGERS IN THE RUBBER GAME OF THEIR SERIES IN DETROIT AND MUCH LIKE THEIR WIN YESTERDAY, MINNESOTA GOT OUT TO AN EARLY LEAD.

LUKE KEASCHALL BATTING .391 THIS SEASON, CONTINUES TO MASH, DOUBLE WITH TWO ON IN THE TOP OF THE FIRST SCORES TWO.

TWINS LED 3-0 AFTER ONE.

IN THE 4TH THOUGH, DOWN 4-3 NOW.

BRYCE LEE SENDS ONE HIGH AND DEEP FOR HIS 11TH HOME RUN OF THE SEASON, SOLO SHOT KNOTS THE GAME AT FOUR.

THEN IN THE 5TH, RYAN JEFFERS BARRELS ONE INTO THE ALLEY FOR HIS 22ND DOUBLE OF THE YEAR AND THAT PUTS MINNESOTA BACK IN FRONT 5-4.

A FEW BATTERS LATER, IT'S KEASCHALL AGAIN, THIS TIME TO RIGHT FIELD, GROUND RULE DOUBLE HIS SECOND DOUBLE OF THE DAY.

HE'S ONLY HAD 5 ALL SEASON BUT TWO HERE IN THIS ONE, MAKES IT 6-4.

TWINS GO ON TO BEAT THE TIGERS 9-4.

IT'S THEIR FIRST SERIES WIN SINCE THE ALLSTAR BREAK AND THEY GO.500 ON THE ROAD TRIP.

>>> WELL, FOOTBALL SEASON IS QUICKLY APPROACHING FOR PEQUOT LAKES HIGH SCHOOL, HOWEVER BEFORE THE PATRIOTS SET OUT TO DEFEND THEIR SECTION 7-3A TITLE.

THE STAFF'S TUNING UP THE NEXT GENERATION WITH A FOOTBALL CAMP FOR KINDERGARTENS TO EIGHTH GRADERS.

SPORTS REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: IN PEQUOT LAKES, IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO TURN TOMORROW'S PATRIOTS INTO STUDENTS OF THE GAME.

>> JUST GETTING THE KIDS EXCITED, STARTING THEM EARLY SO THEY CAN HAVE A LOVE FOR THE GAME AND BUILD THAT PASSION FOR IT THROUGHOUT THEIR WHOLE ELEMENTARY, INTO THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL CAREERS.

>> Reporter: THE 3-DAY FOOTBALL CAMP IS COVERING ALL AREAS WHEN IT COMES TO LIFE ON THE GRIDIRON.

HOWEVER, THE LESSONS THE COACHING STAFF IS TRYING TO IMPART SPAN FAR BEYOND THAT.

>> KEEP RUNNING.

>> WE WANT TO RAISE GREAT MONEY.

WE WANT TO RAISE MEN THAT WHEN THEY'RE GONE, 10 YEARS OUT OF OUR PROGRAM, THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE, WHATEVER SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE FOR THEM.

WE'RE NOT ALWAYS PERFECT, BUT THAT'S PART OF BEING A MAN TOO, HEY, I MADE A MISTAKE.

THAT'S A BIG THING WITH PATRIOT FOOTBALL.

>> Reporter: IT'S NOT JUST KIDS FROM PEQUOT LAKES AS ALL ARE WELCOME TO LEARN ABOUT THE GAME OF FOOTBALL.

[CHEERING].

>> IT'S COOL TO SEE KIDS THAT ARE HERE FROM OTHER SCHOOLS AND THEY HAPPEN TO COME HERE.

>> I LOVED PLAYING FOOTBALL AS A KID, I LOVE PLAYING FOOTBALL.

IT TAKES 11 GUYS DOING THEIR JOB TO MAKE SURE THE TEAM IS SUCCESSFUL.

HOPEFULLY THEY HAVE FUN DOING IT, THEY WORK HARD, AND SEE SUCCESS AS WELL.

>> Reporter: THE PATRIOTS ARE FRESH OFF A 2024 CAMPAIGN THAT CULMINATED IN A CLASS 3-A STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE, THE FIRST SINCE 2017.

AFTER GRADUATING 25 PATRIOTS FROM LAST YEAR'S ROSTER, THEY'RE EAGER TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT MAN CAN DO.

>> I SEE THE KIDS AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET INVOLVED.

THESE KIDS ARE BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE AND THEY'RE SEEING WHAT OUR KIDS ARE DOING AND THEY'RE STRIVING FOR THAT TO BE AT THAT LEVEL OR EVEN BETTER.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN PEQUOT LAKES, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Charlie: THERE WERE 180 KIDS IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE FOOTBALL CAMP WHICH WILL RUN THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING.

>> Dennis: THOSE ARE GOOD NUMBERS FOR THE FUTURE PLAYERS.

>> Charlie: EXACTLY.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

FOR SOME STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL MEANS BACK TO BORING BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES AND IF YOUR CHILD GETS SICK OF THE SAME CEREAL IN THE MORNING AND TURKEY SANDWICH IN THE AFTERNOON THEY'RE NOT ALONE!

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS SIX HEALTHY AND EASY MEAL IDEAS THAT CAN SPICE UP ANY SCHOOL DAY.

>> Reporter: IN THE CLASSROOM, YOU WANT YOUR CHILD TO DO THEIR BEST.

SO SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS BEFORE THEY EVEN HEAD TO SCHOOL.

>> WE WANT OUR KIDS TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS AND TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEIR BELLIES HAVE SOMETHING IN THEM.

>> Reporter: CATHERINE WITH CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE OF ATLANTIS SAYS HEALTHY MEALS SHOULD HAVE PROTEIN, HEALTHY FATS, FIBER, AND CARBOHYDRATES.

MAKE WHOLE WHEAT TOAST MORE EXCITING BY ADDING NUT OR SEED BUTTER AND SOME SLICED FRUIT LIKE BANANAS OR STRAWBERRIES.

YOU CAN MAKE A BREAKFAST BURRITO, ADD EGGS, VEGGIES, AVOCADO, OR A SIDE OF SALSA.

MAKE EGG MUST HAVE FITS, PAIRED WITH FRUIT.

>> YOU CAN MAKE MULTIPLES OF THESE AHEAD OF TIME.

WE CAN PUT THEM IN A FREEZER BAG AND WE GRAB ONE EACH MORNING AND POP IT IN THE MICROWAVE.

>> YOU CAN SPICE UP LUNCH BOXES TOO, MAKING YOUR OWN LUNCHABLE CAN MAKE IT MORE NUTRITIOUS.

ROLL UP SOME LOW SODIUM LUNCH MEAT AND CHEESE, WHOLE WHEAT CRACKERS, VEGGIES, OR SLICED FRUIT, LEFTOVER PASTA, VEGGIES, HUMMUS, FRUIT, AND CHICKEN SALAD IS A HEALTHY LUNCH ALTERATIVE, WHOLE WHEAT CRACK KERS.

FINALLY HAVE THEM WASH THESE MEALS DOWN WITH WATER.

>> LEAVE THOSE SUGARY BEVERAGES AT HOME.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO WATER FOR HYDRATION.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY UHRICH, THE BASS N' BIOLOGIST -- >> Stacy: OUR LOWS WILL DROP TO 63, THINGS ARE HEATING UP TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15.

WE COULD SEE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO END THE WEEK.

>> Dennis: THAT'S IT FOR US TONIGHT, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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