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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.

>>> THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE IS CELEBRATING THE REACQUISITION OF CLOSE TO 12,000 ACRES OF LAND.

THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE HAS SIGNED A DECISION MEMO BETWEEN THE LEECH LAKE BAND AND THE CHIPPEWA NATIONAL FOREST, TRANSFERRING CLOSE TO 12,000 ACRES OF THE NATIONAL FOREST TO THE BAND.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE FROM THE CEREMONY.

>> Reporter: MOST OF THE LAND IS NOT OWNED BY THE BAND OF OJIBWA.

THEY HAVE WORKED TO RECLAIM THEIR ANCESTRAL LANDS, 345 RESTORATION PARCELS, ON THE NATIONAL CHIPPEWA FOREST WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE RESERVATION.

>> THE RESTORATION ACT IS A CULMINATION OF GENERATIONS OF WORK TO RESTORE A SMALL PORTION OF OUR RESERVATION THAT WAS ILLEGALLY TRANSFERRED TODAY, MORE THAN 75 YEARS AGO, BUT IT IS BEING RETURNED TODAY.

THAT'S WHY WE CELEBRATE.

>> Reporter: THE LOSS OF THESE LANDS HAD LASTING EFFECTS, INCLUDING RESENTMENT TOWARDS FEDERAL AGENCY AND HOMELESSNESS AND OVERCROWDING.

5% OF THE GUARANTEED LANDS REMAINS WITH THE BAND.

>> THIS IS A FUTURE WHERE PEOPLE IN THE NATION HAVE DECENT SAFE PLACES TO LIVE BECAUSE THESE LANDS THAT BELONGED TO YOUR RELATIVES ARE IN THE NATION.

IT IS CELEBRATING THE HARD WORK AT LEECH LAKE EVERY SINGLE DAY, ADDRESSING ISSUES OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND THE RETURN OF NATIVE HEALING IN THIS COUNTRY.

>> ALL THIS LAND THAT IS BEING RETURNED, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE AVAILABLE LAND TO BUILD HOMES FOR OUR MEMBERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TODAY.

THAT IS A PRIORITY FOR THE COUNCIL.

>> Reporter: THERE WAS ONE WORD REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE CEREMONY, ACKNOWLEDGE.

>> WE CANNOT CHANGE THE PAST, BUT WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT, TO KNOW OUR HISTORY, AND TO BE ABLE TO RIGHT THE WRONGS AND CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND DO THE NEXT GOOD THING THAT IS IN FRONT OF US, THAT IS ALL THAT IS ASKED OF US.

>> Reporter: SPEAKERS AT THE CEREMONY WANTED TO STRESS THIS IS ABOUT GETTING LAND AND WATER BACK AND NOT TAKING IT AWAY FROM ANYONE ELSE.

>> IT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE COMING FOR THE PROPERTY OF NON-NATIVES.

IT'S LANGUAGES, PLANTS, MEDICINE, CEREMONIAL PRACTICES, OUR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.

IT'S THE STORIES ASSOCIATED WITH OUR GREAT GRANDPARENTS, WHERE THEY WALKED, PLAYED, PRAYED.

THE TRIBAL NATIONS WILL BE ABLE TO MANAGE ALL THESE RESOURCES I JUST NAMED, ALL THESE LANDS ONCE AGAIN.

>> Reporter: HE FEELS A DEEPER CONNECTION TO THE LAND.

>> IT'S LIKE AN ACRE OF LAND, TO ME, IT FEELS LIKE A RELATIVE.

IT'S A RELATIVE OF OURS.

THAT'S PART OF OUR FAMILY.

IT HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN ALL OF OUR HEARTS.

>> Reporter: CENTER SMITH HAD A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE THE CEREMONY CONCLUDED.

>> THE DEPARTMENT OF SURVEYORS DISCOVERED APPROXIMATELY 4,000 ACRES THAT HAD BEEN TAKEN AND HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL BILL.

I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD.

WE HAVE A NEW BILL TO RESTORE THOSE 4,000 ACRES AND I WILL NOT REST UNTIL THAT PIECE OF THE WORK IS DONE.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] >> Reporter: I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> ABOUT 1.75 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL LAND WITHIN THE CHIPPEWA NATIONAL FOREST WILL BE TRANSFERRED UNDER THE ACT, LEAVING OVER 660,000 ACRES FOR PUBLIC RECREATION.

>>> THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY IS INVESTIGATING THE REPORT OF A LARGE WASTEWATER SPILL FROM THE MINNESOTA POWER BOSWELL ENERGY CENTER.

IN COHASSET NEAR BLACK WATER LAKE, MPCA AND U.S. E.P.A.

STAFF ARRIVED AT THE SITE TUESDAY EVENING AND MET WITH THE COMPANY AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACTOR, BAY WEST.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE MPCA, THE LEAK LIKELY BEGAN FROM AN UNDERGROUND PIPE AND SURFACED WHERE THE PIPE EXTENDS ABOVE GROUND.

THE WASTEWATER FLOWED TO BLACK WATER CREEK AND INTO BLACK WATER LAKE.

THE COMPANY REPORTED THE INCIDENT AT 11:30 TUESDAY MORNING TO THE MINNESOTA DUTY OFFICER.

THE REPORT SAID A SPILL OF ASH WASTEWATER WAS DISCOVERED AT 11:15 A.M.

BUT THE SPILL WAS NO LONGER ACTIVE.

THE COMPANY ESTIMATED THE VOLUME TO BE 1 MILLION GALLONS RELEASED INTO THE SOIL AND THE ADJACENT BLACK WATER LAKE.

THE COMPANY REPORTED THE CAUSE OF THE SPILL WAS A LOSS OF PUMP PRESSURE.

ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE SPILL DID NOT AFFECT SEWERS.

MPCA STAFF CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE AND WORK WITH THE COMPANY.

THE U.S. E.P.A.

AND CLEANUP CONTRACTORS TO ASSESS THE SITUATION AND DETERMINE STRATEGIES TO MINIMIZE IMPACTS TO THE CREEK AND LAKE.

>>> A FORMER NEVIS SCHOOL BUS DRIVER AND FORMER HUBBARD COUNTY COMMISSIONER HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF FOUR FELONIES IN CONNECTION WITH SEXUAL CONDUCT INVOLVING TWO DIFFERENT MINORS.

IN A PLEA DEAL 59-YEAR-OLD DANIEL JOSEPH STACEY OF AKELEY PLEADED GUILTY TO TWO COUNTS OF SECOND-DEGREE CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A VICTIM UNDER 16 AND TWO COUNTS OF SOLICIT CHILD TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL CONDUCT ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS FOR PLEADING GUILTY TO TO THOSE FOUR FELONIES, THE STATE AGREED TO DROP SEVEN OTHER FELONY CHARGES.

SENTENCING IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 13TH.

STACEY WAS ELECTED AS HUBBARD COUNTY COMMISSIONER IN 2012 AND BEGAN SERVING IN 2013 UNTIL HIS RESIGNATION ON FEBRUARY 1ST OF 2023.

STACEY ALSO HAS A HISTORY AS A D.A.R.E.

OFFICER AND HAS BEEN A VOLUNTEER WITH A BOY SCOUT TROOP.

>>> MOTORISTS WHO TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 18 ALONG NORTH MILLE LACS LAKE SHOULD PREPARE FOR DELAYS AS THE ROAD CLOSES AND DETOURS LATER THIS MONTH.

THE $5.1 MILLION PROJECT WILL RESURFACE AND IMPROVE 13 MILES OF HIGHWAY 18 FROM HIGHWAY 169 EAST OF GARRISON TO HIGHWAY 47 IN MALMO.

ON JULY 22ND, HIGHWAY 18 WILL CLOSE FROM HIGHWAY 169, EAST OF GARRISON, TO HIGHWAY 47 IN MALMO.

MOTORISTS WILL FOLLOW A SIGNED DETOUR ALONG HIGHWAY 169, AITKIN COUNTY ROAD 28, COUNTY ROAD 12, HIGHWAY 47, AND BACK TO HIGHWAY 18.

THE DETOUR ADDS A TOTAL OF 24 MILES TO THE TRIP.

HIGHWAY 18 WILL REMAIN OPEN TO THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK OR VISIT THOSE ALONG THE WORK ZONE BUT YOU SHOULD EXPECT CHANGES AND USE OF ALTERNATE ACCESSES.

HARD CLOSURES WILL OCCUR TO REPLACE FOUR DRAINAGE PIPES.

FOLLOW SIGNS AND ENTER/EXIT THE NEAREST TO YOUR DESTINATION TO AVOID DELAYS.

THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAYS THAT WHEN COMPLETE IN LATE OCTOBER, TRAVELERS WILL BENEFIT FROM A SMOOTHER ROAD SURFACE, IMPROVED DRAINAGE, AND IMPROVED SAFETY FOR MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS.

>>> THE EARLIEST KNOWN CULTIVATION OF THE COMMON BEAN CAN BE TRACED BACK APPROXIMATELY 8,000 YEARS AGO IN PERU.

BEANS HAVE BEEN A STAPLE IN CUISINES WORLDWIDE EVER SINCE.

TODAY, PEQUOT LAKES CELEBRATED ITS ANNUAL BEAN HOLE DAYS, A TRADITION THAT GOES BACK 86 YEARS.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: A TRADITION UNLIKE ANY OTHER, NOT ONLY APPLIES TO THE FIRST FULL WEEK IN APRIL AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL, BUT TO BEAN HOLE DAYS IN PEQUOT LAKES.

>> IT STARTED IN 1938.

THE LOCALS WANTED TO FEED THE FARMERS AND THANK THEM FOR THE WORK THEY DID FOR OUR LOCAL PEOPLE.

IT'S A TRADITION WE CARRIED ON ALL THIS TIME AND THAT'S WHY IT'S STILL SO IMPORTANT TO CARRY ON THAT TRADITION.

>> Reporter: THOUSANDS ATTEND THE FESTIVAL NOT ONLY FOR THE FREE BEANS, BUT TO SPEND TIME WITH LOVED ONES.

THIS VOLT OF VISITORS BOOSTS THE PEQUOT LAKES'S ECONOMY.

>> I HEARD THAT FAMILY WERE HAVING THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY FLY IN FOR THIS EVENT.

THEY ARE STAYING WITH THEM, GOING TO OUR RESTAURANTS AND SHOPPING AT OUR STORES.

IT BRINGS PEOPLE FROM OUT-OF-STATE.

>> Reporter: THE BEANS CANNOT BE SERVED UNTIL THEY ARE APPROVED BY THE KING AND QUEEN BEAN.

THIS YEAR, LIKE ALL YEARS BEFORE, WERE EASY TO GET THE SEAL OF APPROVAL.

>> I WOULD SAY THEY ARE JUICY, FLAVORFUL, AND TASTE DELICIOUS.

>> YEAH, A LITTLE SWEETNESS TO THEM, YOU CAN TASTE SOME SMOKED FLAVOR.

THEY'RE DELICIOUS.

>> Reporter: THE PRESTIGIOUS HONOR OF BEING CROWNED QUEEN AND KING BEAN IS GIVEN TO A SELECT FEW.

THAT HONOR, SOME SAY, IS THE HIGHEST TO RECEIVE IN LIFE.

>> WE OPERATE TWO BUSINESSES IN TOWN.

WE LIKE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> YEAH, I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE QUIRKIEST FESTIVALS THERE IS IN MINNESOTA AND IT'S A PRETTY BIG HONOR TO BE NAMED KING AND QUEEN.

>> Reporter: THE KING AND QUEEN WILL NOW BE LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT NEW POLICIES IN PEQUOT LAKES REGARDING THE MUSICAL FRUIT.

>> SEE HOW EVERYBODY DOES IT AND BRING BACK DIFFERENT IDEAS.

AS ME, I THINK OUR TOWN DOES AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH THIS.

>> I THINK WE NEED TO FIND MORE BEAN RECIPES TO PUT ON MENUS IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN PEQUOT LAKES, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> OVER 3,000 PEOPLE WERE ESTIMATED TO HAVE RECEIVED FREE BEANS.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER AND THERE ARE SMALL CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

I'LL HAVE MORE ON YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, A DOWNTOWN ARTS FESTIVAL FILLED WITH LOTS OF VENDORS, FOOD, AND >> 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 MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> EVERY SUMMER, THE MACROSTIE ART CENTER HOSTS AN ARTS FAIR IN DOWNTOWN PARK RAPIDS FOR LOCAL ARTISTS TO SHOW OFF AND SELL THEIR WORKS.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK WENT TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THEIR DIFFERENT EVENTS.

>> Reporter: TENTS FROM -- HAVE TAKEN OVER DOWNTOWN IN THEIR 13th ANNUAL ARTS FAIR.

THERE WERE ARTISTS SET UP TO SHOWCASE THEIR HARD WORK.

>> IT'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO COME DOWNTOWN AND SEE SOME OF OUR LOCAL ARTISTS AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL ARTISTS TO MEET WITH THE PUBLIC.

WE JUST PUT IT TOGETHER LIKE A FESTIVAL FOR THE COMMUNITY, A CELEBRATION OF ART AND CREATIVITY AND IT'S A FUN EVENT AND IT'S SOMETHING WE LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY SUMMER.

>> Reporter: THE EVENT IS FREE FOR THE PUBLIC AND THEY CAN SHOP, EAT, AND ENJOY LIVE MUSIC.

VENDORS HAVE TO BUY THEIR SPOT IN THE FAIR AND KEPT ALL THE COMMISSION THEY MADE.

THE MONEY MADE FROM THE VENDOR FEE AND RAFFLE ITEMS WENT BACK TO THE MACROSTIE ART CENTER.

>> WE HAVE BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR ALMOST 60 YEARS AND WE DO EXHIBITS, CLASSES, SELL WORKS BY LOCAL ARTISTS, AND SUPPORT THE ARTS COMMUNITY IN THE REGION.

>> Reporter: THERE WAS A LOT MORE TO DO THAN TO LOOK AT OTHERS' ART.

THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FESTIVAL, THERE IS PLENTY OF ARTWORK FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE AND EVERYTHING IS TOTALLY FREE.

>> WE HAVE LIVE MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

WE HAVE SOME ART ACTIVITIES, HANDS ON ART MAKING FOR KIDS UNDER THE TENT, ACTUALLY FOR ALL AGES.

WE DON'T KICK PEOPLE OUT.

THEN WE HAVE FOOD VENDORS, JUST MAKING IT A NICE FESTIVAL ATMOSPHERE.

>> Reporter: THERE WERE ALSO MANY LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS AND TEACHINGS AMONGST DIFFERENT TENTS.

>> I AM TYING FLIES, SOME PEOPLE CALL THEM TROUT FLIES, SOME CALL THEM FISHING FLIES.

THEY ARE USED TO CATCH FISH, HOPEFULLY, ON A GOOD DAY.

>> Reporter: THESE INTERACTIONS ARE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH PARTIES AS ART MAKING IS A SOLITARY ACTIVITY.

>> IT'S FUN FOR THE ARTIST TO MEET WITH THE PUBLIC AND HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND THE PUBLIC MEET WITH THE MAKERS THEMSELVES FACE-TO-FACE.

YEAH, IT'S GREAT.

I LOVE SEEING THE TURNOUT AND REALLY HAPPY THAT EVERYONE HAS COME DOWN.

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

>> ALTHOUGH THE ARTS FESTIVAL IS OVER, THE MACROSTIE ART CENTER HOSTS MANY DIFFERENT EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO SHOWCASE LOCAL ARTISTS AS WELL AS RAISE FUNDS FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

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

THIS YEAR ONCE AGAIN.

WE ARE GIVING AWAY A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT CRAGUN'S RESORT NEAR BRAINERD.

TO ENTER THE DRAWING YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE OR MAIL US A POSTCARD WITH YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER.

THEN YOU JUST NEED TO WATCH LAKELAND NEWS AND CALL US BY 5:00 P.M.

THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY TO QUALIFY.

HERE'S A LOOK AT TONIGHT'S FIVE 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.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY JOINS US NOW.

BOY, IT'S BEEN A NICE SUNNY WEEK THIS WEEK.

>> Stacy: IT HAS BEEN.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME NICE SUNSHINE.

TEMPERATURES WILL START CREEPING UP.

WE SHOULD BE SEEING HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70s TOMORROW AND 80s AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE'LL ALSO SEE AT LEAST A FEW CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BUT OVERALL, IT LOOKS LIKE >> 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 HAVE SEEN SOME VERY PLEASANT SUMMERTIME WEATHER OVER THE LAST WEEK AND THAT PLEASANT WEATHER ACTUALLY IS GOING TO CONTINUE AS WE HEAD INTO THE REST OF THE WEEK.

EXPECT TO SEE SOME NICE SUNSHINE CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

WE WILL SEE THE TEMPERATURES CREEPING UP AND THERE ARE SOME SMALL CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEGINNING ON FRIDAY.

AGAIN, OTHER THAN THAT, IT LOOKS LIKE SOME GREAT WEATHER TO GET OUTSIDE AND ENJOY THE OUTDOORS.

RIGHT NOW, IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 57 AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE STUDIO, WE HAVE A LIGHT WEST WIND, HUMIDITY IS AT 82%.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 60 DEGREES, 54 IS OUR DEW POINT, PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE CALM.

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ON THE RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING THE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN.

IT PROVIDED US WITH SUNSHINE TODAY.

WE WILL SEE CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT AND HIGH PRESSURE IS STILL IN PLACE TOMORROW.

EXPECT TO SEE SUNNY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE AREA TOMORROW.

TEMPERATURES ARE MAYBE A LITTLE WARMER, HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, WE WILL SEE THE TEMPERATURES CONTINUING TO CREEP UP, STILL LOOKING AT SUNSHINE, BUT THERE WILL BE A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING TO THE AREA.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS SENT TO US FROM OUR EAGLE EYE.

JASON SAYING IT WAS ALMOST NOT A GOOD TIME, BECAUSE THERE IS A COYOTE HIDING IN THE WOODS.

SOME WILDFLOWERS AND THE SUNSET OVER UPPER RED LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 50 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

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

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, TOPPING OUT AT 72.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE AND 74 FOR THE HIGH.

JULIE AT MERRIFIELD REPORTING A BREEZE THIS EVENING.

56 WAS OUR LOW TODAY, 9:03 WAS THE SUNSET.

BEMIDJI HAD A HIGH OF 71.

IT IS A LITTLE COOL FOR WHAT WE EXPECT THIS TIME OF YEAR.

A LOW THIS MORNING OF 46 WITH SUNSET AT 9:10.

TOMORROW, IT WILL BE A SUNNY DAY ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA, BUT TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE JUST A LITTLE BIT WARMER.

WE ARE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

IN FACT, PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, SUNNY SKIES AND TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70s.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST, TONIGHT, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 51 FOR THE LOW, VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES, WINDS WEST TO SOUTHWEST, AT 10.

FOR OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, WE WILL SEE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME SMALL CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA.

THERE IS A LITTLE BIT BETTER CHANCE ON SATURDAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN EASTERN MINNESOTA.

HIGHS SHOULD REACH THE LOW TO MID-80s.

THAT'S WHERE WE WILL STAY, A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY, OTHERWISE LOOK FOR THE SUNNY SKIES.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: LOOKS LIKE MID-JULY.

CHARLIE IS HERE WITH OUR SPORTS.

>> Charlie: MINNESOTA LYNX WERE PLAYING THE DREAM TONIGHT.

THEY WERE SITTING IN FIFTH PLACE IN THE WNBA HEADING INTO THE GAME.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS, COULD THEY FINISH STRONG HEADED INTO >> 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.

>> HEALTH MINUTE IS SPONSORED IN PART BY EMPLOYEE-OWNED LUEKEN'S VILLAGE FOODS, FEATURING THE AREA'S LARGEST SELECTION OF SEAFOOD AND HIGHEST QUALITY MEATS.

MORE INFO AT LUEKENS.COM.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> AFTER STARTING THE SEASON 13-3, THE MINNESOTA LYNX HAVE LOST 5 OF THEIR LAST 8 GAMES, MAKING MATTERS WORSE IS THE INJURY TO THE TEAM'S LEADING SCORER NAPHEESA COLLIER, WHO IS PLAYING NEARLY 35 MINUTES A GAME AND AVERAGING DOUBLE-DOUBLE THIS SEASON, AFTER DROPPING THEIR LAST TWO GAMES THOUGH, THE LYNX HAVE A CHANCE TO GET BACK ON TRACK IN THEIR FINAL CONTEST BEFORE THE ALL-STAR AND OLYMPIC BREAK.

THEY'RE AT HOME TAKING ON THE ATLANTA DREAM, LOSERS OF 6 STRAIGHT GAMES, MINNESOTA WON BOTH MEETINGS EARLIER THIS SEASON, SECOND QUARTER, TRYING TO KEEP THINGS CLOSE, PICKING UP THE SLACK, TIES THE GAME BUT THE LYNX WILL TRAIL AT THE HALF.

THIRD QUARTER WE GO TO McBRIDE, MORE LIKE McBUCKET, SHE LED ALL SCORERS WITH 30 POINTS BUT SHE NEEDED HELP IN THE FOURTH.

IT WILL COME FROM HIDEMAN.

SHE HAD 18 TOTAL OFF THE BENCH, HITTING ALL KINDS OF BIG SHOTS DOWN THE STRETCH, AND THIS ONE PART OF AN 11-2 RUN FOR THE LYNX AS THEY HOLD OFF THE DREAM, 86-79 AND HEAD INTO THE BREAK ON A HIGH NOTE.

THE WIN KEEPS MINNESOTA IN THIRD PLACE IN THE WNBA, STANDINGS WITH SEATTLES, WITH WHOM THEY HOLD THE HEAD-TO-HEAD TIE-BREAKER.

>>> WELL, BEMIDJI STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ADDED ANOTHER PLAYER TO NEXT SEASONS ROSTER, ABBIE CAPESIUS FROM BISHOP GARRIGAN IN IOWA.

THE 5'8" GUARD AVERAGED A DOUBLE-DOUBLE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND IS A TWO-TIME IOWA STATE CHAMPION IN BASKETBALL, SHE IS ALSO 17-TIME LETTER WINNER ACROSS BASKETBALL, CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK AND FIELD, AND SOFTBALL.

THE ADDITION OF CAPESIUS IS THE SECOND THIS SUMMER, AFTER THE BEAVERS ADDED GRAD TRANSFER JANETTE HANNI IN LATE JUNE.

HANNI IS A 5-8 GUARD FROM OULU, FINLAND THAT SPENT HER JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS PLAYING AT MARS HILL UNIVERSITY IN NORTH CAROLINA, BEFORE THAT SHE PLAYED AT EASTERN WYOMING, >>> BSU GOLFER LOGAN SCHOEPP BECAME THE FIRST STUDENT-ATHLETE ON THE MEN'S TEAM TO BE NAMED A COLLEGE SPORTS COMMUNICATOR ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN, EARNING AT-LARGE THIRD TEAM HONORS, THE SOPHOMORE IS ONE OF 50-STUDENT ATHLETES IN DIVISION TWO ACROSS FIVE SPORTS TO BE HONORED, AND DID SO BY ACHIEVING A PERFECT 4.0 G.P.A.

OVER HIS FIRST TWO YEARS AS A BEAVER.

SCHOEPP WAS SECOND ON THE TEAM WITH A 75-SCORING AVERAGE THROUGH 24-ROUNDS WHILE POSTING TWO TOP 10 INDIVIDUAL FINISHES INCLUDING WINNING THE BSU INVITATIONAL LAST FALL, HE WAS AN ALL NSIC SECOND TEAM SELECTION THIS SEASON, >>> THE CLASSIC BASS CHAMPIONS TOUR HELD THEIR SECOND TOURNAMENT OF THE 2024 SEASON ON GULL LAKE YESTERDAY, AND IT WAS MINNESOTA FISHING LEGEND DEAN CAPRA THAT TOOK HOME THE $13,000 TOP PRIZE.

THE CHAMPIONS TOUR VETERAN CAUGHT 57 BASS WITH A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 121 POUNDS, 4 OUNCES USING A TEXAS-RIG IN, AND AROUND THE VEGETATION ON GULL LAKE, A TOTAL OF 6 ANGLERS CAUGHT OVER A 100 POUNDS WORTH OF BASS, BUT DON'T WORRY, THE CHAMPIONS TOUR CATCHES, WEIGHS, AND RELEASES FISH ALL ON THE WATER.

THEY DON'T PUT ANYTHING IN THE WELLS, SO THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF FISH IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO HIT GULL LAKE THIS WEEKEND.

>> Dennis: YEAH, SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD WEEKEND TO GET OUT.

THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE CUPS OF COFFEE A DAY, THAT'S GENERALLY HOW MUCH CAFFEINE THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SAYS IS SAFE FOR A HEALTHY ADULT.

BUT SOME ARE MORE SENSITIVE TO THE DRUG THAN OTHERS.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON HOW CAFFEINE AFFECTS THE BODY.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN FIND IT IN CHOCOLATE, SODA, TEA, AND COFFEE.

CAFFEINE HAS BECOME A PART OF LIFE FOR MANY AND IN FACT, IT'S CONSUMED DAILILY 80% OF ADULTS WORLDWIDE.

>> CAFFEINE CERTAINLY GIVES YOU THAT FEELING OF ALERTNESS.

IT REDUCES YOUR FEELING OF FATIGUE OR TIREDNESS.

>> Reporter: DIETITIAN SAYS THAT IT WORKS BY BLOCKING RECEPTORS IN YOUR BRAIN THAT SLOW DOWN NERVE ACTIVITY, WHICH MAKE US FEEL TIRED.

IT HELPS EXPLAIN THE AFTERNOON CRASH SOME MAY FEEL WHEN THE EFFECTS OF THEIR MORNING COFFEE WEAR OFF.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND YOUR THRESHOLD, HOW YOU REACT TO CAFFEINE, HOW MUCH YOU ARE HAVING AND HOW YOU ARE DOSING IT THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

>> Reporter: FOR MOST PEOPLE, THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SAYS MODERATE CAFFEINE CAN BE PART OF A HEALTHY DIET BY OVERUSE CAN LEAD TO INSOMNIA, JITTERS, UPSET STOMACH, NAUSEA, HEADACHES, AND A FEELING OF UNHAPPINESS.

IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE SOURCE OF YOUR CAFFEINE.

>> IF IT'S IN A SUGARY BEVERAGE OR COFFEE DRINK THAT IS CONTAINING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SUGAR, CALORIES, OR FAT.

WE'RE NOT GAINING THE BENEFIT.

>> Reporter: SINCE CAFFEINE AFFECTS EVERYONE DIFFERENTLY, MEASURE HOW MUCH YOU CAN HANDLE WITHOUT HAVING ANY NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS.

>> I USUALLY SAY START LOW, START SMALL AND THEN ADD GRADUALLY.

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

>> THE F.D.A.

SAYS THAT IF YOU'D LIKE TO CUT DOWN ON CAFFEINE INTAKE DO SO GRADUALLY.

THE AGENCY SAYS STOPPING ABRUPTLY CAN CAUSE SYMPTOMS LIKE HEADACHES, ANXIETY, AND NERVOUSNESS.

>>> BACK TO STACY WE GO FOR MORE ON OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME QUIET WEATHER IN THE FORECAST AND CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

TONIGHT, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOWS NEAR 51, VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, WARMER OF 78 FOR THE HIGH, WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10.

THEN AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND, WE WILL SEE SOME SUNSHINE.

THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE AGAIN A LITTLE BIT WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-80s.

>> Charlie: SUMMERTIME, SPORTS WIND DOWN A LITTLE BIT BUT NEXT WEEK IT WILL RAMP BACK UP.

WE HAVE THE 100 BIRCHMONT COMING UP.

I'VE BEEN TALKING TO A COUPLE OF GUYS, RICK AT THE GOLF COURSE AND SOME OF THE OTHER FOLKS ARE EXCITED FOR THAT.

>> Dennis: WELL, THAT'S IT FOR US.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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