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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: HI EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.

MY NAME IS MATTHEW FREEMAN, FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> FIRST NATIONAL BANK BEMIDJI ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK THAT IT WOULD BE CLOSING THE EXPRESS LOCATION IN DOWNTOWN BEMIDJI AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

WE WERE ABLE TO GET A WORD WITH THE PRESIDENT OF FIRST NATIONAL BANK BEMIDJI, RYAN WELLE, TO SEE WHAT LED TO CLOSURE AND WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE COMPANY MOVING FORWARD.

>> IT IS WITH A VERY HEAVY HEART WE HAVE TO DO THIS.

I THINK I SAID IT A NUMBER OF TIMES.

IT WAS A DECISION THAT WE DIDN'T NECESSARILY WANT TO MAKE.

IT'S A DECISION WE FELT IT WAS TIME AND WE HAD TO MAKE.

>> Reporter: FIRST NATIONAL BANK BEMIDJI HAS BEEN PART OF THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1987 AND ALWAYS MAINTAINED A PRESENCE IN DOWNTOWN BEMIDJI.

THEY DECIDED TO BUILD THE DOWNTOWN LOCATION TO HANDLE THE CUSTOMER BASE.

HOWEVER, BY THE END OF THE YEAR, THE LOCATION WILL NO LONGER BE OPERATIONAL.

>> IT'S A DECISION THAT WE HAD BEEN STRUGGLING WITH FOR A DECADE.

THERE IS A VARIETY OF FACTORS THAT PLAYED INTO THE REASONING FOR IT AND A LOT HAS TO DO WITH THE CHANGING COMMANDS WITHIN THE CONSUMER AND THE CONSUMER PREFERENCES, COUPLED WITH SOME OLDER BUILDINGS AND UPDATES.

IT'S A COMBINATION OF THAT, LEADING TO THE TIME WAS NECESSARY.

>> Reporter: HE WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS DECISION WAS NOT FINANCIALLY DRIVEN, BUT UPGRADES IN ONLINE BANKING HAS BEEN AMPLIFIED SINCE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC LED TO THE CLOSURE.

>> THERE'S BEEN A LONG TREND LINE IN THE WAY THAT PEOPLE UTILIZE BANKS.

I MEAN IT'S NOT AS CASH HEAVY OF A WORLD AS IT ONCE WAS.

WITH DIRECT DEPOSITS, MOBILE BANKING, GENERAL DAY-TO-DAY FOOT TRAFFIC HAS BEEN A TREND THAT HAD BEEN GRADUALLY DECLINING FOR A LONG TIME.

THOSE TRENDS REALLY INTENSIFY DURING THE COVID ERA FOR OBVIOUS REASONS.

AS PEOPLE ARE REALLY REALIZING THEY DIDN'T NEED TO COME TO THE BANK AS OFTEN, THOSE ARE JUST TRANSITS, THEY DON'T COME BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS.

>> Reporter: HE WANTS HIS EMPLOYEES TO FEEL LIKE THEY'RE PART OF A BIG FAMILY, PART OF THE REASON WHY ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE EXPRESS BRANCH WILL BE RELOCATED.

>> IT'S A DEDICATED GROUP OF PEOPLE AND WE CARE ABOUT THEM AND WE ARE A SMALL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION.

WE'RE ALL FAMILY.

SO THEY'RE ALL STAYING AND YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF THE CHOICES THAT ARE THERE IN FRONT OF THEM, THEY HAVE TWO LOCATIONS STILL.

WE HAVE OUR SOUTH LOCATION AND THE MAIN BANK AND IT'S BEEN AN OPPORTUNITY OF SOMETHING ELSE WITHIN THE BANK THAT IS OF INTEREST.

YOU WANT TO EXPLORE.

NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO DO THAT.

YOU HAVE THE TWO LOCATIONS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN.

OUR BRANCH MANAGER TODD AND OUR ASSISTANT BRANCH MANAGER TOMMY, THEY'RE BOTH GOING TO THE SOUTH LOCATION.

I WILL BE ASSUMING THE SAME ROLE IN THAT END.

>> CUSTOMERS OF FIRST NATIONAL BANK BEMIDJI CAN STILL ACCESS THEIR BANKING NEEDS AT THE EXPRESS BRANCH UNTIL THE END OF 2024.

HOWEVER, THEY WILL NEED TO SWITCH TO THE SOUTH BRANCH LOCATED ON WASHINGTON AVENUE SOUTH OR THE MAIN BANK LOCATION ON PAUL BUNYAN DRIVE NORTHWEST.

>>> EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE WHITE EARTH NATION HELD THEIR INAUGURATION CEREMONY TO SWEAR IN THEIR NEW DISTRICT THREE REPRESENTATIVE, LAURA LEE ERICKSON, AS WELL AS TRIBAL CHAIRMAN MICHAEL FAIRBANKS TAKING AN OATH OF OFFICE FOR HIS SECOND FOUR-YEAR TERM.

FAIRBANKS SPOKE BEFORE A LARGE CROWD AT THE SHOOTING STAR CASINO IN MAHNOMEN AND TALKED ABOUT THE SUCCESSES OF THE TRIBE'S NEW CANNABIS BUSINESS THAT RECENTLY OPENED UP, CREATING OVER 50 NEW JOBS FOR THE TRIBE, AS WELL AS THE PROGRESS MADE WITH THE WHITE EARTH FOREST LAND TRANSFER AND THE TAMARAC NATIONAL REFUGE.

FAIRBANKS WANTED TO MAKE A POINT THAT HE WANTS ALL MEMBERS OF WHITE EARTH TO HAVE A VOICE IN THE MATTER.

>> I WANT TO HEAR FROM ALL OF YOU.

I CAN'T MAKE THAT DECISION.

EVERY TIME I GO, THEY ASK ME IF I'M A YES OR NO.

I SAY NO, I HAVE TO HEAR FROM MY PEOPLE BEFORE I MAKE THE DECISION.

THAT'S IN MY BOOK THAT I KNOW THAT EVERY VOICE IN THIS ROOM CALLS.

I WANT YOU TO HAVE THE INFORMATION TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.

SO PLEASE REACH OUT TO OUR DELEGATIONS.

>> AS ERICKSON TOOK THE STAGE TO BE SWORN IN AND ADDRESS THE CROWD, SHE DISCUSSED WANTING TO STRENGTHEN EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS WHILE IMPROVING THEIR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND BATTLING THE OPIOID CRISIS.

BUT OVER EVERYTHING, SHE SAID SHE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE DIFFERENT TRIBAL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.

>> YOU KNOW, IT'S EASY TO IDENTIFY WHAT IS WRONG BUT WE HAVE TO REMAIN POSITIVE AS WELL SO WE CAN KEEP DOING WHAT'S RIGHT AND WORK TOGETHER AND FIND SOLUTIONS ON WHAT ISN'T WORKING.

WE'RE RESILIENT AND TOGETHER WE CAN OVERCOME ANY CHALLENGE.

>> CHAIRMAN FAIRBANKS ALSO EXPRESSED EXCITEMENT FOR LT.

GOVERNOR PEGGY FLANAGAN, WHO IS A WHITE EARTH MEMBER AND WOULD BECOME THE FIRST FEMALE INDIGENOUS GOVERNOR IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY SHOULD GOVERNOR TIM WALZ BECOME VICE PRESIDENT.

FLANAGAN BECAME THE HIGHEST RANKING NATIVE AMERICAN STATEWIDE OFFICIAL IN THE COUNTRY WHEN SHE WAS ELECTED TO OFFICE IN 2018 AND SHE HAS HELPED SHAPE WALZ'S ADMINISTRATION AS ONE FOCUSED ON IMPROVING TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY ACROSS MINNESOTA.

SHE IS ONE OF SEVERAL INDIGENOUS WOMEN WHO HAVE TAKEN SEATS OF POWER IN THE U.S. OVER THE LAST DECADE AND MANY IN INDIAN COUNTRY SEE HER RISE TO POWER AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INCREASED INDIGENOUS RIGHTS AND VISIBILITY.

FLANAGAN'S FATHER, THE LATE WHITE EARTH ACTIVIST MARVIN MANYPENNY, SPENT MANY YEARS AGITATING FOR NATIVE LAND RIGHTS, INCLUDING BY HOLDING HIS OWN TRIBE'S GOVERNMENT TO TASK.

HE OFTEN SAID NATIVE PEOPLE HAVE THE INHERENT RIGHT TO GOVERN THEMSELVES, AND SHE INCORPORATES THAT INTO MUCH OF THE WORK SHE DOES TODAY.

>>> A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT ON FRIDAY SIDED WITH STATES TO BLOCK FURTHER IMPLEMENTATION OF A STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PLAN.

KNOWN AS SAVING ON A VALUABLE EDUCATION OR SAVE, THE PLAN LOWERS MONTHLY PAYMENTS ON STUDENT DEBT.

THE FATE OF PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S PLAN IS TIED UP IN TWO LEGAL CHALLENGES FROM REPUBLICAN-LED STATES.

THREE JUDGES SAID THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CAN'T MOVE FORWARD UNTIL THE LARGER LEGAL CHALLENGE IS RESOLVED.

THE COURT FURTHER SAID THE STATES SUING HAVE THE BETTER LEGAL ARGUMENT.

THE ONLY THING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION CAN DO IS ASK THE SUPREME COURT TO LIFT THE LOWER COURT'S ORDER.

FOR NOW, THE 8 MILLION BORROWERS ENROLLED IN SAVE ARE STILL NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS.

SAVE IS NOT FULL STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS.

THE SUPREME COURT KILLED THAT LAST SUMMER.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION THEN LAUNCHED SAVE SOON AFTER.

>>> AT LEAST 61 PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER A PASSENGER PLANE CRASHED FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

THE PLANE TOOK OFF FROM THE CITY OF CASCAVEL, IN THE BRAZILIAN STATE OF PARANA AND WENT DOWN ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF SÃO PAULO.

AIRLINE OFFICIALS SAY THE DEATH TOLL INCLUDES 57 PASSENGERS AND FOUR CREW MEMBERS.

SHERRELL HUBBARD HAS THE LATEST ON WHAT WE KNOW.

>> DRAMATIC VIDEO OF AIRLINE 2283 FALLING FROM THE SKY.

FLIGHT TRACKING DATA SHOWED THE PLANE STARTED LOSING ALTITUDE 1.5 MINUTES BEFORE CRASHING.

>> I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE VERY CLOSE TO ME.

I THOUGHT IT WAS A DRONE.

I LOOKED UP TO THE SKY AND SAW THE PLANE SPINNING.

>> Reporter: SHE COULDN'T MAKE SENSE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING JUST BEFORE THE PLANE WENT DOWN IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, JUST OUTSIDE OF SÃO PAULO.

>> IN MY HEAD, IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT IT WAS NOT THE NORMAL MOVEMENT OF A PLANE.

I JUST HAD TIME TO DUCK.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO BRAZILIAN REGISTRATION DATA, THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2010 AND PURCHASED BY THE AIRLINE IN SEPTEMBER 2022.

THE PLANE HAD BEEN IN THE AIR FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR, CRUISING AT 17,000 FEET WHEN IT STARTED TO LOSE ALTITUDE, FALLING 17,000 FEET IN JUST 1 MINUTE.

THE LAST DATA TRANSMISSION FROM THE PLANE WAS AT 1:22 P.M. LOCAL TIME.

>> WHEN I LOOKED AT THE SKY, I KNEW IT WAS CLOSE TO ME.

I KNEW THERE WAS NO TIME TO RUN.

SO WHEN I REALIZED THAT IT PASSED, I WENT TO THE BALCONY AND I SAW BLACK SMOKE RISING.

>> Reporter: BRAZIL'S CIVIL DEFENSE SAYS THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO MULTIPLE HOUSES BUT CITY OFFICIALS SAY NO ONE WAS KILLED IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREA.

I'M SHERRELL HUBBARD REPORTING.

>> CRASHES INVOLVING VARIOUS MODELS OF THE A.T.R.

72 HAVE RESULTED IN 470 DEATHS GOING BACK TO THE 1990'S ACCORDING TO A DATABASE OF THE AVIATION SAFETY NETWORK.

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

>> Stacy: SUNNY SKIES WILL BE BACK FOR THE WEEKEND AND WE SHOULD SEE SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS IN THE 70s AND MID TO UPPER 70s AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK ON THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, THE 39th ANNUAL CROSS LAKE ART >> 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.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> EVERY SUMMER, SANFORD HEALTH IN BEMIDJI HOSTS A HEALING POWWOW ALONG WITH RED LAKE AND CASS LAKE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK JOINED THEM ALONG WITH LOTS OF TRADITIONAL DANCES, SONGS, AND MORE.

>> Reporter: FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS, THERE'S BEEN AN ANNUAL POWWOW HELD AT THE SANFORD HEALTH CENTER IN BEMIDJI.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF POWWOWS HELD ALL OVER.

THIS SPECIFIC ONE MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED TRADITIONAL.

>> IT'S USUALLY A THREE DAY EVENT, SOMETIMES LONGER, SOMETIMES SHORTER.

THIS IS WHAT WE CALL A REAL POWWOW BUT WE'RE DANCING AND WE'RE HAVING SONGS, SINGING, SO WE MAKE IT A POWWOW HERE.

>> Reporter: POWWOWS HAPPEN TO CELEBRATE SOMETHING SPECIFIC SUCH AS A HOLIDAY OR OTHER TYPE OF SPECIAL EVENT.

>> THIS PARTICULAR POWWOW WAS CREATED ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND TO CELEBRATE THE HEALERS IN OUR HOSPITALS IN THE AREA THAT WOULD BE SANFORD HEALTH HERE AND THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE HOSPITAL IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND RESERVATIONS.

IN COLLABORATION, WE DO THIS TO HONOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT PROVIDE HEALING 7 DAY A WEEK, 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR.

>> Reporter: THE EVENT STARTED AS A SMALL GESTURE OF APPRECIATION TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS BUT OVER THE YEARS, HAS GROWN INTO WHAT IT IS TODAY.

ON AVERAGE, THIS YEARLY POWWOW BRINGS IN ABOUT 800 PEOPLE.

YESTERDAY HAD WIND AND CHILLY WEATHER, BUT THEY WERE STILL A FEW HUNDRED PEOPLE JOINING IN THE FESTIVITIES.

THROUGHOUT THE POWWOWS THERE ARE TRADITIONAL DANCES DONE, SUCH AS THE ONE GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

THE TRADITIONAL REGALIA WAS WORN DURING THE TRADITIONAL SINGING AND DANCING.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, EVERYONE GOT TOGETHER FOR A WILD RICE FEAST.

>> WE END THE CELEBRATIONS WITH A FEAST.

EVERYBODY IS INVITED HERE AS WITH ALL POWWOWS.

I SAY THAT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ASKED THAT BEFORE.

WHO CAN COME TO POWWOWS?

ANYBODY CAN.

IT'S A WAY TO CELEBRATE, CELEBRATE EACH OTHER, AND EVEN ON A DAY LIKE TODAY WHICH WAS CHILLY, WE'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> ALONG WITH ALL OF THE FESTIVITIES, THE POWWOW ALSO HAD INFORMATIONAL BOOTHS TO INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT DIFFERENT HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES IN THE AREA.

>>> 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, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN BEMIDJI AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL TELL US THE WEEKEND WILL BE THE SAME.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING A LOT OF SUNSHINE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

WE SHOULD SEE THE TEMPERATURE AROUND 70 TOMORROW, AND WARMER TEMPERATURES SUNDAY, AND WE SHOULD SEE HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s, MAYBE SOME LOW >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ACCESS MINNESOTA.

>> AND BY SANFORD HEALTH; HERE FOR ALL, HERE FOR GOOD.

DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SERVICES IN THE BEMIDJI AREA IS AVAILABLE AT SANFORDHEALTH.ORG.

>> THE WEATHER IS SPONSORED BY WIDSETH; ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.

>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY AND A BIT CHILLY ACROSS THE AREA TODAY, BUT WE WILL BE SEEING SOME WARMER WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

A LOT OF SUNSHINE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, HIGHS AROUND 70, TOMORROW SHOULD BE WARMER FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s, MAYBE SOME LOW 80s NEXT WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT IS 55 AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE STUDIO, WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT 4 MILES PER HOUR, THE DEW POINT IS 45, WITH THE HUMIDITY AT 70%.

IN BRAINERD MOSTLY CLOUDY AND 60 DEGREES, 46 IS OUR DEW POINT, WE HAVE A STEADY BAROMETRIC PRESSURE.

ON THE RADAR, IT IS QUIET IN OUR VIEWING AREA.

WE HAVE SEEN A FEW SHOWERS AND SPRINKLES IN FAR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, BUT FOR US, IT LOOKS QUIET.

WE WILL HAVE VARIABLE CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, BUT THE CLOUD COVER WILL BE BREAKING UP AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW.

EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD START TO CREEP UP A LITTLE BIT.

WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60s TO LOW 70s ACROSS OUR AREA TOMORROW.

IT SHOULD BE EVEN WARMER AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, GORGEOUS SKIES THIS MORNING FROM CAREY IN WALKER.

LAURIE WITH A PHOTO OF SOME OF THE DUCKS IN HER YARD.

ARLENE WITH A PICTURE OF AN ORIOLE SHE SPOTTED IN LONGVILLE.

LINDA SEEING THOSE SUNFLOWERS NEAR MILLE LACS LAKE.

WE HAVE THE CLOUDS FROM ROBIN AND JEFF, BOTH IN BEMIDJI AND THE SKIES THIS EVENING WERE GORGEOUS AS WELL, ANGELA IN CASS LAKE WITH THOSE PHOTOS.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE PICTURES TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, A FEW CLOUDS TONIGHT, HIGH OF 66.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, BREEZY TODAY, TOPPING OUT AT 62.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD, A BIT BREEZY.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY SKIES, HIGH OF 64.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 65.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD WITH A HIGH OF 68 TODAY.

A LITTLE BIT CHILLY.

OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE IS 80.

WE HAD 53 FOR THE LOW THIS MORNING AND SUNSET AT 8:35.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT TODAY AT 65, SO AGAIN WE ARE SEEING VERY COOL TEMPERATURES IN BOTH BEMIDJI AND BRAINERD TODAY, 45 WAS OUR LOW THIS MORNING AND SUNRISE AT 6:09.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, A LOT OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA.

OUR TEMPERATURES ARE STARTING TO CREEP UP A LITTLE BIT.

WE SHOULD HAVE HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60s TO LOW 70s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE VIEWING AREA.

VERY SIMILAR CONDITIONS IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, RIGHT AROUND THE 70 DEGREE MARK FOR OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES, BUT PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW, MORE SUNSHINE IN STORE FOR US ON SUNDAY WHEN TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE WARMER.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, VARIABLE CLOUDS FOR TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 48 WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, 70 DEGREES IS THE HIGH, WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AT THE REST OF OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, MORE SUNSHINE BUT WARMER TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WITH HIGHS NEAR 76.

PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES MONDAY AND TUESDAY, WITH THE HIGHS CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 70s.

ON WEDNESDAY, WE WILL HAVE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES BUT THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

TEMPERATURES ARE STILL VERY NICE WITH HIGHS NEAR 77 AND A LOW OF 58.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANKS SO MUCH STACY.

WE HAVE CHARLIE YAEGER WITH US.

EARLIER THIS WEEK WE TALKED ABOUT COLLEGE FOOTBALL, YESTERDAY WE TALKED ABOUT NFL, AND NOW HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS.

>> Charlie: YES STARTING MONDAY IS FOOTBALL, BUT THAT ALSO MEANS BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS START WE HAVE THE LUMBERJACK SCRAMBLE, THE FUNDRAISER FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES HERE IN BEMIDJI.

WE STOPPED BY THERE TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON.

WE HAVE MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

>> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS; NORTHERN MINNESOTA'S CERTIFIED APPLE SERVICE CENTER, OFFERING REPAIR SERVICES ON APPLE PRODUCTS AND P.C.S.

PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS IN BEMIDJI AND GRAND RAPIDS, IT'S RIGHT HERE.

>>> IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SEASON TO BEGIN, WHICH ALSO MEANS IT'S TIME FOR THE ANNUAL LUMBERJACK SCRAMBLE GOLF FUNDRAISER AT THE BEMIDJI TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB.

THE LUMBERJACK SCRAMBLE IS NOW IN ITS 30TH YEAR AND HAS CERTAINLY BEEN A SUCCESS ON THE FUNDRAISING FRONT, BRINGING IN NEARLY A MILLION DOLLARS FOR BEMIDJI MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.

BUT THE EVENT HAS ALSO BEEN A SUCCESS FOR THE LUMBERJACK COMMUNITY, BRINGING TOGETHER COACHES, FACULTY, FAMILIES, AND MORE FOR A GREAT DAY OF GOLF IN SUPPORT OF THOSE WHO ULTIMATELY BENEFIT THE MOST, THE STUDENTS.

>> THE FAMILY AND BANK HAVE DONE A SUPERB JOB IN PUTTING TOGETHER A HIGH QUALITY EVENT THAT PEOPLE KEEP COMING BACK FOR.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF OUR ALUMNI AND FAMILIES PLAN THEIR SUMMER GET-TOGETHERS AROUND.

IT WITHSTOOD THE TEST OF TIME AND IT KEEPS GROWING.

PEOPLE WANT TO GET IN.

IT FILLS UP FAST.

IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND THE BEAR FAMILY AND BANK.

>> LAST YEAR THE TOURNAMENT RAISED JUST UNDER $65,000 AND IF THEY HIT THEIR GOAL OF BEATING THAT MARK TODAY.

THEN THE FUND WILL HAVE OFFICIALLY RAISED OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN 30 YEARS.

>>> A MOTHER'S LAWSUIT AGAINST THE WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS BEEN THROWN OUT BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA COURT OF APPEALS.

THE PERSONAL INJURY SUIT ORIGINALLY FILED IN THE CASS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT BY KYTHRYN KENDRICK IN 2023 SAYS HER DAUGHTER GOT A PERMANENT BUMP ON HER FOREHEAD AFTER BEING HIT BY A BAT AT A SCHOOL SOFTBALL PRACTICE BACK IN 2017 WHEN SHE WAS 9 YEARS OLD.

IT ALLEGES THE INJURY WAS A DIRECT CAUSE OF NEGLIGENCE BY THE COACHES SUPERVISING THE PRACTICE AND SOUGHT DAMAGES IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ARGUED BOTH THE DISTRICT AND COACHES ARE ENTITLED TO OFFICIAL IMMUNITY BECAUSE THE COACH SUPERVISING PRACTICE EXERCISED PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT AND DISCRETION BY DETERMINING A LEVEL OF ADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE SOFTBALL PRACTICE.

A CASS COUNTY DISTRICT JUDGE ORIGINALLY DENIED THE SUMMARY JUDGMENT BUT THE THREE-JUDGE PANEL IN THE APPELLATE COURT OVERTURNED THE DECISION, STATING IN THEIR OPINION.

THE VERY NATURE OF SPORTS PRACTICES REQUIRES A NEAR-CONSTANT EXERCISE OF "SIGNIFICANT, INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT, AND DISCRETION” AND THAT FAILING TO GIVE OFFICIAL IMMUNITY WOULD PLACE “STIFLING ATTENTION” ON THE ROLE OF COACHES AND DISINCENTIVIZE FROM PERSONS HOLDING THOSE POSITIONS.

>>> WOMEN'S HEAD SOCCER COACH JIM STONE ANNOUNCED WHO WILL BE LEADING THE TEAM ONTO THE PITCH THIS FALL.

SENIOR MARIA STOCKE AND JUNIOR KATRINA BARTHELT HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO CAPTAIN THE 2024 BEAVERS WHO ARE LOOKING TO QUALIFY FOR THEIR THIRD CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT.

STOCKE CAPTAINED FOR BSU LAST SEASON, EARNING ALL-REGION AND ALL-NSIC FIRST TEAM ACCOLADES, WHILE BARTHELT WILL BE CAPTAINING FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER LEADING THE TEAM IN GOALS AND THE CONFERENCE IN GAME WINNERS.

>>> AND THE BSU WOMEN'S CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM HAS ANNOUNCED THEIR 2024 SCHEDULE.

THE BEAVERS HAVE FOUR REGULAR SEASON MEETS PLANNED ACROSS SEPTEMBER AND EARLY OCTOBER BEFORE THE NSIC CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA ON OCTOBER 26TH, FOLLOWED BY THE NCAA REGIONALS ON NOVEMBER 9TH IN JOPLIN, MISSOURI.

>>> FORMER UMD WOMEN'S HOCKEY PLAYER AND ASSISTANT COACH MICHELLE MACKUHTEER HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE NEWEST COMMISSIONER OF THE WCHA.

MACKUHTEER SPENT THE LAST 14-YEARS AS THE HEAD COACH OF THE AUGSBURG WOMEN'S HOCKEY PROGRAM, WHILE ALSO ASSISTING WITH THE SCHOOLS ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES INCLUDING ASSISTANT NCAA COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR AND SERVING ON MULTIPLE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP AND RULES COMMITTEES.

WHILE AT MINNESOTA-DULUTH MACKUHTEER WON THREE NATIONAL TITLES AS A PLAYER FROM 2001-2003 AND HELPED LEAD THE BULLDOGS TO ANOTHER IN 2010 AS AN ASSISTANT COACH.

>>> THE TWINS WITH A DOUBLE HEADER AGAINST THE GUARDIANS.

MINNESOTA WON THE FIRST GAME 4-2 SO WE PICK UP IN THE SECOND GAME.

NO SCORE, NOW STEALING SECOND, HE THROWS DOWN.

WELL, THAT WAS JUST A RUSE.

NOW IT'S 1-0.

TOP OF THE 5th, GUARDIANS WERE TRAILING 2-0.

JOSH NOW A 3-RUN BLAST, BUT BOTTOM HALF OF THE INNING, IT'S DEJA VU.

350 FEET ON HIS 7th HOMER OF THE SEASON, TAKES THE LEAD BACK.

THEY WIN 6-3 AND TAKE TWO GAMES FROM THE GUARDIANS TODAY.

THEY WERE TWO BIG WINS.

THAT BRINGS MINNESOTA WITHIN A GAME AND A HALF OF THE CLEVELAND GUARDIANS.

>> Matthew: I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOOD OR IF I DISLIKE IT.

THANK YOU CHARLIE.

>>> THE CROSSLAKE ART CLUB IS HOSTING ITS 39TH ANNUAL ART SHOW.

THE THREE-DAY EVENT ATTRACTS ART LOVERS AND COLLECTORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT FUND THE ART CLUB AND A SCHOLARSHIP THAT THE ART CLUB GRANTS TO GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO CHOOSE TO MAJOR IN ART.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS.

>> Reporter: FOR NEARLY FOUR DECADES, THE CROSS LAKE ART SHOW HAS BEEN CONNECTING PEOPLE THROUGH A MUTUAL PASSION FOR BEAUTIFUL ART.

OVER 1,000 ART LOVERS VISIT THE SHOW, OBSERVING OR PURCHASING SOME OF THEIR FAVORITE PIECES.

>> WELL, SOME OF THE TIMES I'M HERE BECAUSE I VOLUNTEER AT THE CASHIER'S DESK.

I'M INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE.

THEY LOVE TO MEET THE ARTISTS.

SOME OF THEM COME BACK EVERY YEAR JUST TO COLLECT A SPECIFIC ARTIST.

THEY HAVE A BIG COLLECTION OF THAT ARTIST AND THEY ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY, THIS IS LIKE MY FOURTH OR FIFTH OR MAYBE THEIR TENTH ITEM THEY BOUGHT FROM THAT PARTICULAR ARTIST.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO THE MAIN PIECES FOR SALE, EACH MEMBER PAINTS A 5 BY 7 PICTURE THAT IS SOLD FOR $10 TO BE ADDED TO THE CLUB'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND.

YOU CAN SPEND HOURS INTENTLY STUDYING EVERY PIECE AT THE SHOW, GETTING PEOPLE TO LOOK FOR THAT BEAUTY THAT THE PIECES AND PAINTINGS HOLD IS THE INTENT OF THE SHOW.

>> WE WANT TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO LOOK AT, LOOK FOR BEAUTY EVERYDAY.

THIS IS A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN COME AND ENJOY AND EVEN IF YOU DON'T PURCHASE ART, WHICH IS NOT EVERYONE'S THING, BUT THEY CAN JUST SEE THINGS THAT ARE BEAUTIFUL.

>> Reporter: EVERYONE VIEWS ART DIFFERENTLY AND WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF ART HERE AT THE ART SHOW, THERE IS REALLY SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

>> THE VARIETY YOU GET HERE IS REALLY SOMETHING.

EVERY ARTIST IS DIFFERENT IN THE WAY THEY PORTRAY THEIR ART.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT IS SO NICE ABOUT BEING AT THE ART SHOW.

YOU DON'T GO DOWN A ROW OF ART AND SAY IT'S ALL THE SAME.

>> Reporter: THE ART SHOW INSPIRES PEOPLE THAT NEED THAT NUDGE TO GET FULLY IMMERSED IN ART.

THE CROSS LAKE ART CLUB WELCOMES ANYONE TO JOIN THE CLUB TO CONTINUE LEARNING ABOUT ART THROUGH THEIR MONTHLY MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS.

>> IF YOU ARE JUST LOOKING FOR YOUR TRIBE TO HANG OUT AND IMPROVE YOUR OWN SKILL SET, THIS IS A WONDERFUL PART OF THE COMMUNITY TO BELONG TO.

YOU CAN DO THAT WITH US AND THERE IS NO PRESSURE, NO JUDGMENT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN CROSS LAKE WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE ART SHOW WILL BE OPEN FOR ITS THIRD AND FINAL DAY TOMORROW AT THE CROSSLAKE COMMUNITY CENTER FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M.

ADMISSION TO THE ART SHOW IS FREE.

>>> WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIME SO WE WILL HEAD TO STACY FOR MORE WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE QUIET WEATHER AND WARMER WEATHER ON THE WAY.

VARIABLE CLOUDS TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 48 WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, HIGHS NEAR 70 WITH NORTHWEST WINDS STILL AT 5 TO 15.

WE WARM UP EVEN MORE FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND WITH MORE SUNSHINE.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.

I HOPE YOU HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEKEND.

WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK ON MONDAY AT 10:00.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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