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

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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.

[♪♪♪] >> Sydney: HI EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR WATCHING TONIGHT, I'M SYDNEY DICK IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> A BRAINERD MAN DIED FOLLOWING A COLLISION BETWEEN THE MOTORCYCLE HE WAS ON AND A PICKUP TRUCK ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN CROW WING COUNTY.

THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL REPORTS THE CRASH HAPPENED JUST AFTER 3:00 P.M.

ON JUNE 30TH AT COUNTY ROAD 13 ON HIGHWAY 371 IN NISSWA.

THE PICKUP WAS REPORTEDLY TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 371 WHEN A MOTORCYCLE MADE CONTACT WITH THE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND.

33-YEAR-OLD TYLER DOKKE-BAKKEN WAS DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE, AND DIED FROM HIS INJURIES AT THE SCENE.

DOKKE-BAKKEN WAS WEARING A HELMET AND ALCOHOL IS NOT BELIEVED TO BE A FACTOR IN THE CRASH.

THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK, 42-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL MORGAN OF NISSWA, WAS NOT INJURED.

>>> ONE PERSON WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL EARLY THIS MORNING AFTER A DEER COLLIDED WITH HIS MOTORCYCLE IN MORRISON COUNTY.

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN RIPLEY TOWNSHIP, LOCATED ABOUT FIVE MILES NORTH OF LITTLE FALLS.

THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTS THAT JUST AFTER 4:00 A.M, 59-YEAR-OLD DEAN GANGL OF RICHMOND WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON 165TH AVENUE, WHEN A DEER RAN OUT AND STRUCK HIS MOTORCYCLE.

GANGL WAS TRANSPORTED TO SAINT GABRIEL'S HOSPITAL IN LITTLE FALLS WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES.

GANGL WAS THE SOLE VICTIM IN THE ACCIDENT.

>>> OPERATION DRY WATER, A NATIONWIDE PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPAIGN, AIMS TO DETER BOATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH BOATING TRAFFIC EVENTS, SUCH AS THE FOURTH OF JULY, THIS WEEKEND.

THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.

ANNOUNCED PUTTING MORE OFFICERS ON AND AROUND THE WATER, IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF BOATING WHILE INTOXICATED RELATED ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

OPERATION DRY WATER WILL BE TAKING PLACE FROM JULY 3RD THROUGH JULY 5TH TO FOCUS ON PREVENTING B.W.I.

'S, WHICH ARE THE LEADING CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO BOATING FATALITIES.

>> THERE IS NOTHING MORE HEARTBREAKING FOR OFFICERS THAN HAVING TO TELL SOMEONE THAT THEIR LOVED ONE IS NOT COMING HOME.

WE KNOW THAT PAIN DOESN'T COMPARE TO WHAT THE FAMILIES FEEL.

THAT'S WHY OPERATION DRY WATER EXISTS.

THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO KEEP WATERWAYS SAFE.

FROM JULY 3RD THROUGH JULY 5TH, WE'RE STEPPING UP PATROLS ON LAKES, RIVERS, AND ROADS, MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE BEING SAFE AND MAKING SMART CHOICES.

IF YOU ARE IMPAIRED AND OPERATING A BOAT OR A VEHICLE, WE WILL FIND YOU.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU A WARNING OR SECOND CHANCE.

YOU WILL BE ARRESTED.

YOU WILL GO TO JAIL.

YOU WILL FACE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES.

DRUNK BOATING DRUNK DRIVING.

TO EVERYONE HEADING OUT THIS WEEKEND, WE HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT TIME ENJOYING SOME OF MINNESOTA'S BEST RESOURCES, CELEBRATE WITH YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, BUT PLEASE DO IT SAFELY AND MAKE GOOD DECISIONS.

>> THE LEGAL BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT LIMIT FOR CONSUMING ALCOHOL AND OPERATING ANY SORT OF MACHINERY, INCLUDING BOATS, IS 0.08.

>>> WHITE EARTH NATION ENTERED INTO A MULTI-YEAR FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S.

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE REGARDING THE TAMARAC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, WHICH INCLUDES LANDS WITHIN THE WHITE EARTH RESERVATION.

THEY WERE ABLE TO GAIN THIS NEW PARTNERSHIP TO THROUGH THE INDIAN SELF DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1975.

WHITE EARTH TRIBAL LEADERS AND USFWS REPRESENTATIVES GATHERED ON JUNE 30TH TO MAKE THE ARRANGEMENT OFFICIAL.

THE CHANGES TAKE EFFECT AS OF TODAY, JULY 1ST, AND ALLOTS $400,000 TO THE TRIBE TO HELP TAKE CARE OF WATER RESOURCES, WILD RICE MANAGEMENT, FORESTRY, AND VISITOR SERVICES.

THE AGREEMENT WAS REQUESTED BY WHITE EARTH IN NOVEMBER OF 2025 AND HAS BEEN IN NEGOTIATIONS SINCE.

DUTIES TO MAINTAIN THE LAND WILL NOW BE SPLIT BETWEEN WHITE EARTH NATION AND TAMARAC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE STAFF, BUT THE REFUGE WILL CONTINUE TO BE MANAGED UNDER EXISTING LAWS, POLICIES, AND REGULATIONS.

PUBLIC ACCESS IS STILL ALLOWED.

TAMARAC WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1938 AS A REFUGE AND BREEDING GROUNDS FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS, AND COVERS 43,000 ACRES OF LAND.

21,000 OF THOSE ACRES EXIST WITHIN THE WHITE EARTH RESERVATION.

>>> CONSTRUCTION IN WADENA WILL BE TAKING A SHORT PAUSE OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, AS THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PLANS TO OPEN HIGHWAY 10 BETWEEN WADENA AND VERNDALE FOR A FEW DAYS.

THE CURRENT DETOUR WILL LIFT BY THE AFTERNOON OF THURSDAY, JULY 2ND, SHIFTING TRAFFIC TO NEW TEMPORARY LANES.

AFTER THE INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND, CONSTRUCTION WILL CONTINUE ON BOTH ENDS OF THE HIGHWAY 10 PROJECT AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 29.

AFTER THE DETOUR IS BACK IN PLACE NEXT WEEK, MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY TO BETWEEN WADENA AND VERNDALE SHOULD EXPECT HEAD-TO-HEAD TRAFFIC, LANE SHIFTS, AND NARROW SHOULDERS AS WORK CONTINUES.

>>> YESTERDAY, THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA PLAYED HOST TO THE FIRST EVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA RECOVERY SUMMIT.

HELD AT THE GICHI-ZIIBI CENTER, THE FULL DAY EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY, THEIR LOVED ONES, HEALTH CARE OFFICIALS, AND THE COMMUNITY.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THE SUMMIT IS HOSTED BY THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA DRUG EDUCATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH LIGHTHOUSE BEGINNINGS, MINNESOTA PREVENTION AND RECOVERY ALLIANCE, AND BROKEN TO BLISS TO BREAK THE STIGMA AROUND SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

>> ALL THREE OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS COME TO THE TABLE THROUGH OUR BRAINERD LAKES DRUG EDUCATION COALITION.

THAT'S BEEN THE PILLAR AND THE BEGINNING OF OUR WORK.

I THINK CREATING A SPACE WHERE WE ARE STARTING MORE CONVERSATIONS AND BRINGING UP MORE EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE WORKING IN THE FIELDS EVERY DAY IS GOING TO CREATE MORE OF A UNITY.

>> Reporter: THE EVENT INCLUDED MORNING AND AFTER KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AND LEARNING SESSIONS.

RANDY ANDERSON, ONE OF THE MORNING SPEAKERS AND FOUNDER AND PRINCIPAL OF BO NORTH RECOVERY IS A LONG-TERM RECOVERY PERSON.

HE HAS WON LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY AWARDS AND HAVE BEEN INVITED TO THE WHITE HOUSE FOR HIS LIFE ALTERING TESTIMONY.

>> PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE IN RECOVERY, THAT SOMEHOW I CHOSE THIS.

I WANTED TO BE ADDICTED.

THE BIGGEST THING THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN DO TO HELP PEOPLE RECOVERING IS TO UNDERSTAND THEY'RE A PERSON AND SOMETHING INSIDE OF THEM SWITCHED, UNLIKE THE REST OF THE POPULATION, 10% OF PEOPLE HAVE AN ADDICTION AND SOMETHING ACTIVATED IT.

>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS BELIEVE THIS IS A GREAT FIRST STEP TO THE CONVERSATION AROUND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HOPE TO CONTINUE THE SUMMIT FOR YEARS TO COME.

>> ALL OF OUR THERAPY, COUNSELLORS, THINGS THAT ARE HERE TODAY ARE ALSO GOING TO BE ALONGSIDE PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCES.

SO JUST BRINGING THEM TOGETHER, PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE NOT ALONE AND WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING CLOSE TO THIS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

SO, I AM JUST EXCITED THAT THIS WILL BE NOT ONLY A ONE TIME EVENT BUT THIS WILL BE THE FIRST OF MANY.

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

>> ORGANIZERS SAID THEY SAW A STRONG SHOWING AT THE SUMMIT.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW, BUT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN TOMORROW NIGHT AND WE COULD BE SEEING A NUMBER OF THOSE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, VETERANS WITHIN MORRISON COUNTY AND BEYOND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FLY AGAIN IN A [♪♪♪] >> NOW, LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >>> VETERANS AND RESIDENTS OF MORRISON COUNTY RECENTLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET UP IN THE AIR FOR DREAMS FLIGHTS AT SAINT OTTO'S CARE CENTER IN LITTLE FALLS.

REPORTER MILES WALKER WAS IN ATTENDANCE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW DREAM FLIGHTS PAYS HOMAGE TO THOSE WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: FOR 15 MINUTES, DREAM FLIGHTS TURN VETERANS INTO DREAM FLIERS AS THEY EXPERIENCE THE FREEDOM AND EXHILARATION OF SOARING 1,000 FEET IN AN OPEN COCKPIT PLANE, ONE USED TO TRAIN AVIATORS DURING WORLD WAR II.

>> THERE IS SO MUCH SENSORY OVERLOAD BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE WIND, YOU HAVE THE NOISE, YOU HAVE THE VIBRATION, YOU HAVE THE SMELL, YOU HAVE INCREDIBLE VISIBILITY.

YOU ARE HIT WITH THIS BIG WOW.

THAT'S WHAT WE SEE ALSO FROM THE VETERANS WE FLY.

>> Reporter: SINCE 2011, DREAM FLIGHTS HAS HELPED MORE THAN 800 VETERANS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

DARRELL AND HIS WIFE CAROL FOUNDED THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION TO GIVE VETERANS AN EXPERIENCE THAT WOULD STAY WITH THEM FOREVER.

>> WHEN WE GET IN, THEY'RE HESITANT BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CLIMB UP THERE.

THEN THEY REALIZE, I DID IT.

IT WASN'T THAT BIG OF A DEAL.

THEN WE GO FLYING AND WE COME BACK.

IT'S A FEW MINUTES OF REALIZATION THERE THAT THEY NEVER THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS AGAIN.

>> Reporter: DREAM FLIGHTS HAVE HONORED VETERANS THAT HAVE SERVED ABROAD AND STATE SIDE DURING WORLD WAR II, KOREA, AND THE VIETNAM WARS, AND DURING THEIR 61-DAY OPERATION FREEDOM TOUR IN 2021, 891 MEMBERS WERE HONORED.

>> SOMETIMES THEIR KIDS WILL BE AT THE AIRPLANE ALSO WHEN I COME BACK AND THE PARENTS HAVE ALL THESE MEMORIES.

THEY WOULD SAY DAD, I NEVER HEARD THAT STORY BEFORE.

YOU KNOW THEY WILL BE GOING BACK AND SITTING AROUND THE DINNER TABLE AND SAYING, WOW, TELL US MORE DAD.

YOU KNOW.

>> Reporter: DREAM FLIGHT UTILIZES VARIOUS BIPLANES FOR THEIR JOURNEY.

EACH ONE HAS BEEN USE IN A WAR AND HOLD AS MANY MEMORIES AS THE MINUTE -- MEN AND WOMEN THEY CARRY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

>> ONE GENTLEMAN HAD ALZHEIMER, HE STOPPED EATING, AND HE WAS A STEER MAN IN WORLD WAR II.

HE SAID THANK YOU FOR TAKING ME BACK TO HEAVEN, AS CLEAR AS A BELL.

SOUNDED PRETTY SPECIAL AND HIS DAUGHTER STARTED CRYING.

SO, WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN LITTLE FALLS, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> THE LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY IS BACK AGAIN THIS SUMMER.

THIS YEAR WE ARE GIVING AWAY A FOUR-NIGHT STAY AT CHASE ON THE LAKE IN WALKER ALONG WITH A $200 RESORT GIFT CARD.

TO REGISTER SEND US A POSTCARD WITH YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER ON IT AND THEN WATCH LAKELAND NEWS TO SEE IF YOUR NAME IS DRAWN.

HERE ARE TONIGHTS FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.

IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME YOU CAN QUALIFY BY CALLING US ON THE VACATION GIVEAWAY HOTLINE NUMBER BEFORE 5:00 P.M.

THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY.

EVERY WEEKNIGHT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, RIGHT HERE ON LAKELAND NEWS, WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS FOR THE 2026 LAKELAND PBS VACATION CONTEST.

WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER IN A LIVE DRAWING ON OUR MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST NEWSCAST.

>>> NOW WE HAVE WEATHER COMING UP, STACY, I AM JUST EXCITED TO SEE THE SUNSHINE POKING THROUGH THE CLOUDS AGAIN.

>> Stacy: YES, A LOT OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW, MOST OF US WILL HAVE HIGHS IN THE 80s.

AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW NIGHT, WE START TO SEE OFF AND ON CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE DID GET TO ENJOY SOME SUNSHINE TODAY, A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED IN PARTS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

OVERNIGHT, IT LOOKS QUIET, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES.

WE WILL HAVE SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW.

MOST OF US WILL ONCE AGAIN SEE HIGHS IN THE 80s, AND THEN STARTING TOMORROW NIGHT, WE WILL HAVE A SERIES OF OFF AND ON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, CONTINUING THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK, RIGHT ON THROUGH THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 74 DEGREES, A LIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND AT OUR STUDIO.

HUMIDITY IS 63%.

IN BRAINERD, 73 DEGREES, A DEW POINT UP TO 65, PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY, AND WINDS ARE SOUTH AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, AGAIN WE DID HAVE A LOT OF SUNSHINE IN THE AREA, BUT THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING, WE DID HAVE A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN NORTH-CENTRAL AND NOW MOVING INTO NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

THOSE WILL BE MOVING OUT OF OUR AREA VERY QUICKLY.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW, SOME HIGHS IN THE 70s IN THE FAR NORTHWEST, BUT MOST OF US WILL SEE HIGHS IN THE 80s AND THEN TOMORROW NIGHT, WE WILL START TO SEE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING TO OUR FORECAST.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, VIBRANT COLORS IN THE SKY.

THIS MORNING OVER MENAHGA, ARLENE SENDING US THAT PHOTO.

ANGELA WITH A BALD EAGLE STOPPING TO TAKE A REST ON THE ROAD IN CASS LAKE.

SAMROSE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE STORM CLOUDS THAT PASSED OVER LOWER RED LAKE TODAY.

SONYA WITH A PICTURE OF SOME OF THE LADY SLIPPERS IN BLOOM NEAR LITTLE TURTLE LAKE.

THE SUNSET WAS SO PRETTY OUT THERE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 61 AND BREEZY.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, A HIGH OF 81.

SONYA AT TURTLE RIVER LAKE, 78 AND WINDY THIS EVENING.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE WITH A HIGH OF 82.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, REPORTING A LOW OF 61.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 87.

IN BRAINERD, WE TOPPED OUT AT 81, OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE, A SEASONAL DAY.

OUR LOW WAS A FEW DEGREES ABOVE -- BELOW THE AVERAGE AT 60.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 81, A FEW DEGREES ABOVE THE AVERAGE, 62 WAS OUR LOW, AND SUNSET AT 9:20.

SO LOOKING AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, THERE MAY BE A FEW CLOUDS THAT HANG ON INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

THOSE WILL BE CLEARING OUT AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE MORNING.

A LOT OF SUNSHINE IN STORE FOR US TOMORROW, BUT AGAIN SOME CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING LATE TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT.

OTHER THAN THAT, IT LOOKS LIKE A WARM DAY, 70s IN THE FAR NORTHWEST, BUT A LOT OF 80s, MID TO UPPER 80s IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80s, CLOSE TO 90 DEGREES IN LITTLE FALLS, SO IT IS GOING TO BE VERY WARM OUT THERE FOR US TOMORROW.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES FOR TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 60, WEST WINDS 5 TO 15.

MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, WE'LL SEE HIGHS NEAR 86.

AND HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR HOLIDAY WEEKEND FORECAST, CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OFF AND ON THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A WASHOUT, BUT WE WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER.

HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID-80s THROUGH SATURDAY, WARMER ON SUNDAY, BACK TO 86, AND THEN 88 ON MONDAY, SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Sydney: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU STACY.

CHARLIE YAEGER IS JOINING US FOR SPORTS NOW.

LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE SOME FIFA WORLD CUP NEWS.

>> Charlie: I AM WEARING THE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE FOR THE U.S.A.

THEY'RE TAKING ON BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA IN SAN FRANCISCO.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> THE UNITED STATES MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM HAS ONLY ONCE EVER WON A KNOCKOUT ROUND GAME IN THE WORLD CUP, THAT WAS IN SOUTH KOREA IN 2002 WHEN THEY UPSET ARCH-RIVAL MEXICO 2-0, A GAME LATER DUBBED DOS A CERO.

TONIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO, THE U.S.

IS FAVORED IN FOR ONLY THE SECOND TIME EVER IN A KNOCKOUT MATCH, AS THEY TAKE ON BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA IN THE ROUND OF 32.

STILL NO SCORE, LOOK WHAT I FOUND.

FOR HIS THIRD GOAL OF THE WORLD CUP, AND HE HITS THE LeBRON, IT'S 1-0 U.S.A.

NOW GOING FOR THE BALL, ENDS UP CATCHING THE DEFENDER WITH HIS CLEAT.

THEY WOULD REVIEW THE PLAY AND ISSUE A RED.

SO HE HAS TO LEAVE THE GAME AND THE U.S.

HAS TO PLAY WITH 10 THE REST OF THE WAY.

THE 82nd MINUTE, STARS AND STRIPE WITH THE FREE CLICK, SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT.

HIS FIRST GOAL OF THE TOURNAMENT AND YOU CAN CUE UP COUNTRY ROAD TAKE ME HOME BECAUSE THE UNITED STATES IS MOVING ON TO THE ROUND OF 16, BUT THEY WILL BE WITHOUT BALLAGAN BECAUSE OF THE RED CARD.

A GREAT DAY FOR TEAM U.S.A.

AND THEY WILL PLAY MONDAY IN SEATTLE AGAINST BELGIUM, WHO HAD THAT COME FROM BEHIND WIN TODAY AGAINST SENEGAL.

THEY SCORED 2 GOALS IN THE FINAL 4 MINUTES TO FORCE EXTRA TIME.

THEY WERE ABLE TO NET THE GAME WINNER ON A PENALTY KICK THERE.

ENGLAND IS ALSO MOVING ON.

>>> IN BASEBALL RIGHT NOW, BOTTOM OF THE 9th, LOOKS LIKE THE TWINS WILL WIN THE SERIES AGAINST THE ASTROS, 8-3 IS THEIR LEAD RIGHT NOW.

>>> TODAY BSU BEGAN THEIR TURF RENOVATION PROJECT AT CHET ANDERSON STADIUM.

BEMIDJI STATE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MAMMOTH CONSTRUCTION, PLANS TO HAVE THE NEW SYNTHETIC TURF FIELD INSTALLED BY THE END OF JULY, IN TIME FOR BEAVER FOOTBALL AND SOCCER, AS WELL AS HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS THAT UTILIZE THE FIELD.

THE NEW FIELD WILL FEATURE A DESIGN UNIQUE TO BSU AND EMBRACES THE NORTH WOODS IDENTITY, LIKE ENDZONE ART THAT INCLUDES THE SILHOUETTES OF TREES.

THE TURF IS ALSO A NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE APPROVED SYSTEM AND WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST OF ITS KIND AT THE D-2 LEVEL.

>>> SOME MORE BSU NEWS.

HAHNEE JOHNSON WAS APPOINTED THE INTERIM HEAD COACH OF BSU WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL FOR THE UPCOMING 2026 SEASON AFTER THE RECENT DEPARTURE OF HEAD COACH ERIKA BUTE.

JOHNSON JOINED THE BEAVERS AS AN ASSISTANT COACH IN 2025, AND PRIOR TO THAT SERVED AS A GRADUATE ASSISTANT FOR THE COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY BEACH VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM, AFTER PLAYING BOTH INDOOR AND BEACH VOLLEYBALL THERE AS AN UNDERGRAD.

>>> AND TOMORROW NIGHT IS THE 6TH ANNUAL BEMIDJI BLUE OX FAMILY NIGHT AT THE BSU BASEBALL FIELD, WHERE THE OX WILL BE TAKING ON THEIR IN-TOWN RIVALS, THE BEMIDJI BUCKS.

THE EVENT WILL INCLUDE GAMES, RAFFLES, A BOUNCY HOUSE, AND A FREE HOT DOG MEAL PROVIDED BY THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

BUT WILL ALSO INCLUDE A SHOWCASE OF THE BASEBALL TALENT THAT CAME FROM BEMIDJI.

>> WHEN I LOOK AT THE LEGION TEAMS AND AMATEUR BALL, YOU KNOW, THE YOUTH PROGRAMS ARE FULL.

THERE ARE REALLY A LOT OF KIDS PLAYING BASEBALL UP HERE.

I THINK THIS HELPS KEEP THAT FEEDER HEALTHY.

A GAME ON SATURDAY NIGHT IS A FAMILY AFFAIR.

THEY ARE ALL THERE.

THEY GET TOGETHER FOR DINNER.

THEY HEAD TO THE BALLPARK.

THEY SPEND TIME TOGETHER AS A FAMILY, WATCHING AMATEUR BASEBALL.

LOTS OF PLAYERS THEY KNOW OR GREW UP WITH OR THAT'S MY NEIGHBOR'S KID OUT THERE.

IT HAS A GALVANIZING EFFECT ON THE FAMILY WHEN WE CAN GET IT PROMULGATED IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> THE GATES FOR FAMILY NIGHT WILL OPEN AT 5:00 P.M.

WITH FIRST PITCH AT 6:30 P.M, AND WILL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT GAME TOMORROW NIGHT ON SPORTS.

YOU CAN WATCH IT RIGHT HERE.

>> Sydney: EXCITING STUFF, I CAN'T WAIT.

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST COMMON NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AMONG YOUNG ADULTS, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS CAN IMPACT MOBILITY, MOOD, AND COGNITION.

WHILE THERE'S NO CURE YET, TREATMENTS CAN BRING SYMPTOM RELIEF AND EVEN DELAY THE DISEASE'S PROGRESSION, BUT THERE MUST FIRST BE A DIAGNOSIS.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER EXPLAINS HOW RESEARCHERS SAY A CHANGE IN THE WAY MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IS DIAGNOSED, IS ALLOWING CASES TO BE CAUGHT EARLIER.

OH, -- >> Reporter: THERE IS NO SPECIFIC TEST THAT CAN DIAGNOSE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.

THEY USE A SET OF GUIDELINES THAT CAN HELP RULE OUT OR CONFIRM THE DISEASE.

>> THE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IS A CONDITION THAT IS VERY TREATABLE.

>> Reporter: DR.

DANIEL ONTANEDA SAYS THERE ARE THERE ARE MEDICATIONS THAT CAN LIMIT DISABILITY, BUT THE DISEASE STARTS YEARS BEFORE THE FIRST ATTACK AND THE EARLIER PATIENTS START THIS TREATMENT, THE BETTER THEY RESPOND.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON IS MAKING SURE WE GET THE DIAGNOSIS DONE EARLY AND ACCURATELY.

>> Reporter: IN AN EFFORT TO DO THAT, THE CRITERIA WAS UPDATE IN 2024, ALLOWING DOCTORS TO GIVE AN M.S.

DIAGNOSIS BY USING M.S.

SPECIFIC BIOMARKERS AND M.R.I.s TO FIND EARLY EVIDENCE OF THE DISEASE.

>> WE CAN BE PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT A PERSON HAS M.S., EVEN IF THEY HAVEN'T YET DEVELOPED CLASSICAL OR TYPICAL SYMPTOMS OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.

>> Reporter: IN THIS STUDY, THEY FOUND THAT ONE IN FIVE PEOPLE THEY STUDIED IN THE U.S.

WHO WOULDN'T HAVE MET CRITERIA FOR M.S.

WITH THE OLD GUIDELINES WERE ABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED ACCURATELY AND EARLY UNDER THE UPDATED CRITERIA, ALLOWING FOR TREATMENT SOONER.

>> IT COMPLETELY CHANGES THE PANORAMA OF WHAT THAT INDIVIDUAL'S LIFE WILL LOOK LIKE.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>> DOCTOR ONTANEDA SAYS IN ORDER TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS UNDER THE OLD CRITERIA, A PATIENT WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE AN ATTACK OR EVIDENCE OF DISEASE PROGRESSION BEFORE TREATMENT COULD BE STARTED.

THAT WILL BE CHANGING UNDER THE NEW RULES.

THAT IS ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR TONIGHT.

WE WILL BE BACK TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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