>> LAKELAND PBS IS PROUD TO PRESENT LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> A CURB, MAN HAS DIED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH IN MORRISON COUNTY.

ON JULY 17TH AT 3:07 P.M. THEIR OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT OF A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ABOUT 3 MILES WEST OF THE CITY OF RANDALL AND PARKER TOWNSHIP.

THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROADWAY.

AFTER EFFORTS TO SAVE WALLS, EFFORTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

THE CASE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE EXTENDS ITS DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO FRIENDS OF BRIAN WALLS.

>> A 1997GMC CAB PICK UP WAS FOUND WITH DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH THE ROLLOVER.

FIVE INDIVIDUALS WERE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH ALL HAD BEEN OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED.

3 OF THE 5 HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE DURING THE CRASH AND TWO EXITED ON THEIR OWN AFTER THE CRASH.

IT WAS LEARNED THAT FOUR OF THE OCCUPANTS WERE JUVENILE MALES AND ONE WAS AN ADULT MALE.

THEY DESCRIBED THE INJURIES AS MINOR FOR SOME AND CRITICAL FOR OTHERS.

ONE AMBULANCE WAS BROUGHT IN TO TRANSPORT FOUR OF THE OCCUPANTS FROM THE SCENE.

ONE WAS TRANSPORTED BY HIS PARENTS.

HE IS BELIEVED TO BE A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH.

NO ALCOHOL SEEMS TO BE INVOLVED.

NO NAMES ARE BEING RELEASED AS THE CRASH IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

THE CONDITION IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

>>> THE CITY OF BRAINERD AND THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD NUMBER 41 UNION THAT REPRESENTS BRAINERD PUBLIC UTILITY WORKERS HAVE TENTATIVELY AGREED TO ENTER A BY -- A BY TRIGS.

SAMMY HOLLADAY DISCUSSED HOW THIS AFFECTS THE CITIZENS OF BRAINERD.

>> Reporter: AT A MEDIATION SESSION LAST FRIDAY BETWEEN THE CITY OF BRAINERD AND LOCAL 31, THE UNION PROPOSED AN IDEA OF TAKING THE ONGOING LABOR DISPUTE TO ARBITRATION.

THAT IDEA WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE BRAINERD CITY COUNCIL IN A CLOSED SESSION ON MONDAY AND WAS AGREED UPON.

>> SO WE'LL AGREE ON THE TYPE OF ARBITRATION.

WE WILL AGREE ON THE SUMMARY OF ISSUES AND THEN WE WILL HAND OVER THE ARBITRATOR AND BOTH SIDES WILL PRESENT THEIR CASES FOR LIVE ARBITRATION.

THEY CAN USE LEGAL TEAMS TO DO THAT.

THE ARBITRATOR WILL MAKE A DECISION AND THAT'S THE END OF IT.

>> Reporter: WITH THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT, THE UNION AGREED TO POSTPONE A POTENTIAL STRIKE DURING THIS PROCESS.

>> THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE STRIKE IS ON HOLD AND IT WILL REMAIN ON HOLD UNTIL ARBITRATION IS COMPLETE.

THEN THEY WILL ISSUE THEIR FINDINGS AND WE'LL BE BACK IN BUSINESS AND WE'LL HAVE THOSE FINDINGS ROLLED INTO ANOTHER THREE YEAR CONTRACT.

THEN WE WILL JUST CONDUCT BUSINESS AS USUAL.

SO THERE SHOULD BE NO INTERRUPTIONS AT ALL FOR THE CITIZENS BECAUSE THE STRIKE IS ON HOLD NOW.

>> Reporter: IN MOST CASES, YOU CANNOT APPEAL ON ARBITRATION RULINGS, BUT IT LIMITS HOSTILITIES.

ANOTHER THAT CAN BE VIEWED AS RISKY IS BOTH SIDES GIVE UP CONTROL.

>> PEOPLE'S OPINIONS VARY ACROSS THE BOARD, MAYBE ON HOW STRONG YOU THINK YOUR POSITION IS.

THAT'S THE BIGGEST RISK WITH ARBITRATION, YOU GIVE UP COMPLETE CONTROL.

I MEAN YOU ARE TELLING AN OUTSIDE THIRD PARTY IF YOU ARE MARRIED, YOU DECIDE WHATEVER THEY DECIDE GOES.

YOU GIVE UP COMPLETE CONTROL BUT IT DOES PREVENT THE STRIKE.

THAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITIZENS.

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

>> Matthew: THERE IS NO TIMETABLE ON HOW LONG THIS COULD TAKE BUT NICK BROIL SAID HE EXPECTS IT TO BE SETTLED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

>>> THERE IS A NEW CELL PHONE POLICY LOOMING FOR BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL BUT IT'S NOT EXPECTED TO GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL AFTER WINTER BREAK.

THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AGREED TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO ENFORCE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CURRENT CELL PHONE POLICY AND BUY THE BOARD MORE TIME TO IRON THE NEW DETAILS.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE BRAINERD SCHOOL BOARD WANTED TO DEBUT A NEW CELL PHONE POLICY TO START THE INCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, BUT NOT IF THAT MEANT CUTTING CORNERS.

>> ONCE WE PUT IT OUT, IT HAS TO BE TRIED, READY TO GO, AND CONSISTENTLY APPLIED BY OUR STAFF.

THE SECOND THING WE WANTED TO AVOID WAS COMING INTO CONFLICT WITH HOW IT'S WRITTEN VERSUS HOW IT CAN BE DEPLOYED OR ENFORCED IN THE BUILDING.

>> Reporter: THE SCHOOL BOARD BELIEVES SINCE RETURNING FROM THE COVID PANDEMIC, STUDENTS HAVE EXHIBITED ELEVATED MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, DISCIPLINARY ISSUES, AND FEEL CELL PHONE USE PLAYS A ROLL IN THAT.

>> THERE IS RESEARCH STARTING TO EMERGE FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, FROM DISTRICTS THAT HAVE EMPLOYED DIFFERENT TYPES OF BANS ON CELL PHONES.

THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES BANNED CELL PHONES RECENTLY.

THERE IS DATA THAT SHOWS WHAT IT DOES TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

>> ON THE FLIP SIDE, STUDENTS AND PARENTS HAVE TO ADJUST TO NO LONGER HAVING THAT OPEN LINE OF COMMUNICATION.

BRAINERD CITY MAYOR WHO HAS A KID OF HIS OWN AT THE HIGH SCHOOL SUGGESTED A POTENTIAL MIDDLE GROUND.

>> AS A PARENT, IT MAKES YOU A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE AND HOW YOU ARE CONTACTING YOUR CHILD.

THE ONLY THING I WOULD ASK FOR IS THAT THERE IS SOME MOMENT THROUGHOUT THE DAY WHERE THESE KIDS CAN SEND A TEXT OUT TO THEIR PARENTS, LETTING THEM KNOW HOW THINGS WILL LOOK LIKE AFTER SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: HE FEELS THAT INSTILLING AN UPDATED POLICY ON CELL PHONES COULD PROVE TO BE BENEFICIAL FROM A PERFORMANCE AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE.

>> GETTING THESE KIDS FACING EACH OTHER AGAIN AND TALKING AND COMMUNICATING, ONE OF THE THINGS YOU SEE WITH THE SOCIAL SKILLS BECAUSE OF THEIR CONNECTIONS TO THESE DEVICES, IT'S DIMINISHED AS WELL.

>> Reporter: THE SCHOOL BOARD IS HOPEFUL IT WILL CREATE A MORE PRODUCTIVE AND SAFER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

>> WITHOUT QUESTION, ONE OF THE LARGEST PARENT CONCERN AS IT RELATES TO OUR SCHOOL IS STUDENT SAFETY AND STUDENT BEHAVIOR WHILE CELL PHONES CAN PLAY A ROLE IN ENHANCING STUDENT SAFETY, IT CAN PLAY A ROLE IN DIMINISHING IT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Matthew: SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS HOPE TO HAVE THE NEW POLICY READY FOR THEIR MEETING ON OCTOBER 21st AND ENFORCED BY THE TIME STUDENTS AND STAFF RETURN FROM WINTER BREAK.

>>> IF YOU LIVE AROUND BEMIDJI, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN A UNICYCLIST ROLLING AROUND THE STREETS.

YOU MAY HAVE THOUGHT TO YOURSELF, HOW DO THOSE PEOPLE RIDE THOSE THINGS?

IF YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW, YOU ARE IN LUCK.

EVERY DAY THAT UNICON IS IN TOWN, UNICYCLES ARE PROVIDED BUT THERE ARE A LIMITED NUMBER AVAILABLE SO IF YOU HAVE ONE, IT'S ADVISED THAT YOU BRING ONE AND ANY PROTECTION GEAR YOU FEEL YOU MAY NEED AS THEY ARE NOT PROVIDED.

VOLUNTEERS ARE THERE TO HELP FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS HELP AND PARTICIPANTS THAT JUST WANT TO HELP THOSE INTERESTED IN LEARNING.

>> I DECIDED TO HELP OUT BECAUSE I WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO LEARN HOW TO RIDE UNICYCLES AND IT'S NOT DIFFICULT ONCE YOU HAVE HELP AND PRACTICE.

THIS IS AMAZING.

THIS IS AN EVENT I WAS WAITING FOR.

I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS MANY UNICYCLES IN ONE PLACE, EVER.

>> IF YOU WISH TO LEARN HOW TO RIDE A UNICYCLE AND WANT TO HELP LEARNING HOW LESSONS START AT 1:00 P.M. OUTSIDE THE SANFORD CENTER.

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

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE SUNSHINE AND WARM TEMPERATURES BUT CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN BEGINNING TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, IT'S SUMMERTIME AND THAT MEANS TURTLE RACING TIME AS NISSWA HOSTS THEIR 61st ANNUAL >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY CTC.

CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY ONLINE AT GOCTC.COM.

>> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

>>> WHEN YOU HEAR THE TERM RACING, YOU MAY THINK OF CARS AT A SPEEDWAY.

RUNNERS ON A TRACK OR MAYBE THE KENTUCKY DERBY BUT WHEN THE PEOPLE OF NISSWA HEAR THE TERM DERBY, THEY MAY THINK OF SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

WE MADE THE TRIP DOWN TO NISSWA FOR TURTLE RACING.

>> Reporter: WHILE THIS SERIES OF WORDS SHOULD BE FAMILIAR TO YOU, YOU MAY NOT NORMALLY ATTRIBUTE THEM TO TURTLES.

THE NISSWA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS BEEN RUNNING THIS FOR 61 YEARS AND THIS YEAR WAS DEFINITELY A SUCCESS.

>> TODAY WE HAD 577.

>> WOW, THAT'S AWESOME.

>> YES, AND WE GO THROUGH THAT MANY RACERS IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS, JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF.

>> WITH 20 TURTLES PER RACE AND BETWEEN 25 AND 30, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ALL THEIR VOLUNTEERS HAVE THE SYSTEM DOWN TO A SCIENCE.

>> I HAD PROBABLY 90 HERE TODAY.

I LEFT A FEW AT HOME.

MOST OF THESE TURTLES CAME OUT OF A LAKE, JUST A LITTLE BIT NORTH OF HERE AT A RESORT ON MIDDLE COLLIN LAKE.

>> Reporter: THE THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP HAVE A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS KNOWN AS TURTLE WRANGLERS WHO GO OUT IN THE WILD TO CATCH THE TURTLES AND HELP RUN THE EVENT.

>> THE TURTLE WRANGLERS KEEP THE TURTLES FOR THE RACES ALL SUMMER LONG.

WHEN WE'RE HERE ON RACE DAY, THE YOUTH VOLUNTEERS HELP WITH FILLING THE WATER AND THE PAILS FOR THE TURTLES AND THEN THEY ROTATE TURTLES IN AND OUT TO KEEP FRESH TURTLES ON THE TRACK AT ALL TIMES.

>> Reporter: THEY LET GO OF THEIR TURTLES AND CHEER THEM ON WITH WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, HOPING THEY WILL CROSS THE FINISH LINE FIRST.

THE REGISTRATION FEE IS $5 PER RACE AND A PROMISE OF A FUN DAY FOR ALL AGES.

>> WE HAD SO MUCH FUN.

IT WAS AMAZING.

>> DID YOU GUYS RACE THEM?

>> YEAH.

>> SO, HOW DID THE RACES GO TODAY?

HE MAY NOT BE TALKATIVE BUT I HAVE BIGGER TURTLES THAT ARE.

>> SO THE COSTUMES MY BROTHER BOUGHT THEM FOUR YEARS AGO AND ONCE HE STARTED BUYING THEM, WE STARTED WINNING MORE.

>> Reporter: THERE IS MORE TO IT THAN JUST A RIBBON.

>> IT'S SUCH A HUGE EVENT.

AS YOU NOTICE, PEOPLE COME BACK EVERY YEAR TO DO THIS.

THERE ARE GENERATIONS OF RACERS.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT FAMILIES LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

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

>> THE RACES SPAN THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND OCCUR EVERY WEDNESDAY FOR TWO WEEKS.

THEN THE RACERS ARE RETIRED AND GET RELEASED BACK INTO THE WILD.

>>> THE LAKELAND PBS GIVE AWAY IS BACK THIS SUMMER.

WE'RE GIVING AWAY A THREE NIGHTS STAY AT CRAGUN'S NEAR BRAINERD.

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

THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY TO QUALIFY.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE 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 THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER.

>>> WELL STACY, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN TELL US THAT THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE THE SAME.

>> Stacy:OVER -- OVERALL, IT LOOKS NICE.

IT MAY BE WARMER AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND.

WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING TO THE >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ACCESS MINNESOTA.

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>> 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 ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY IN OUR STRETCH OF GORGEOUS WEATHER ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

IT DOES LOOK LIKE WE WILL BE KEEPING SOME SUNSHINE.

WE WILL HAVE WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND.

WE DO HAVE SOME CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING BEGINNING TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND PRETTY MUCH DAILY AS WE HEAD INTO THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 68 DEGREES.

AT THE AIRPORT AT THE STUDIO WE HAVE A LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS, DEW POINT IS 54 AND HUMIDITY IS AT 60%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES, 63 DEGREES, 56 IS OUR DEW POINT, PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY, AND WINDS ARE OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 3 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, IT HAS BEEN ANOTHER QUIET DAY ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE QUIET WEATHER OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

LOOK FOR CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW.

HOWEVER, AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, WE DO HAVE SOME CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING ANYWHERE FROM A 20% TO 50% CHANCE IN OUR VIEWING AREA AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE WARMER AS WELL WITH MANY OF US SEEING HIGHS IN THE 80s.

TAKING A LOOK AT SOME OF THE PHOTOS SENT TO US BY OUR EAGLE EYES TONIGHT.

DYLAN SENDING US THIS PICTURE OF THE BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE.

JOAN IN LAPORTE CAPTURING A BEAR ON THE CAMERA THIS MORNING.

ARLENE WITH A PHOTO OF THE FLOWERS IN BLOOM IN MENAHGA.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES WITH US THIS EVENING.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, ARLENE REPORTING 78 AND SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON, 72 THIS EVENING.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 81.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, 77 WAS OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUN WITH A SOUTH BREEZE, TOPPING OUT AT 77.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, PARTLY SUNNY WITH A NICE GENTLE BREEZE TODAY, THE HIGH WAS 79.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REACHING A HIGH OF 79.

SO IT'S A NICE TEMPERATURE, A FEW DEGREES BELOW THE AVERAGE HOWEVER.

48 WAS OUR LOW, A COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURE OVERNIGHT LAST NIGHT, SUNSET AT 9:03.

IN BEMIDJI, 77 WAS OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE, SO AGAIN WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO THAT AVERAGE, JUST A LITTLE BIT COOLER THAN THAT.

WE DID START OUT WITH A LOW OF 46 AND SUNRISE THIS MORNING AT 5:42.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ONCE AGAIN, HOWEVER AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, WE HAVE A SMALL CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA, ANYWHERE FROM A 20 TO 50 PERCENT CHANCE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE HIGH TO LOW 80s.

HEADING INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, BUT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON.

HIGH TEMPERATURES AGAIN ABOUT 82 OR 83 OR MID-80s.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT, 56 IS OUR LOW, SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES ONCE AGAIN BUT WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 83.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

THEY WILL BE MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

83 AGAIN ON SATURDAY, STILL 82 ON SUNDAY, WE'LL BE SEEING MORE OF THAT ACTIVITY, THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA ON SUNDAY.

AGAIN, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH THE SMALL CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, HIGH TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE 80s, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT COOLER ON TUESDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH STACY.

WE HAVE CHARLIE YAEGER WITH US AND HE HAS SOME NEWS ON THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> Charlie: YES, WE HEAD ACROSS THE POND FOR THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, THAT IS GOLF IF YOU WERE WONDERING.

WE CHECK IN ON A COUPLE OF THE CHAMPIONS TO SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING AFTER ROUND ONE AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE STARTING ROUND TWO PRETTY QUICKLY.

WE'LL GIVE YOU THE ROUND ONE HIGHLIGHTS COMIN >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS; BRINGING NORTHERN MINNESOTA THE GIGAZONE.

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>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORT WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> THE SCOTTISH HAVE A SAYING, "IF THERE'S NAE WIND AND NAE RAIN, THERE'S NAE GOLF.” WELL, THERE WAS DEFINITELY GOLF TODAY.

AT THE ROYAL TROON GOLF CLUB IN SCOTLAND FOR THE FIRST ROUND OF THE 152ND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.

WE HEAD OUT TO THE FIRST HOLE.

THIS WAS THE SHOT OF THE DAY BY THE SPANISH AMATEUR JAIME MONTOJO.

IT'S AN EAGLE, STRONG START FOR HIM.

HE'D FINISH THE ROUND PLUS THREE.

WORLD NUMBER ONE SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER, FAVORITE TO WIN THE TOURNAMENT, GETS THE BIRDIE HERE ON THREE TO GET EVEN.

HE'D FINISH 1-UNDER, TIED FOR 11TH.

OVER AT THE PAR 3-FIFTH, BROOKS KOEPKA ALMOST HAS A HOLE IN ONE.

HE'D GET EVEN THERE AND ALSO FINISH 1-UNDER, TIED FOR 11TH.

JUSTIN THOMAS FINISHED TOP 8 AT THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP BUT MISSED THE CUT IN THE OTHER TWO MAJORS, GETS THE BIRDIE AT 18 TO GO 3-UNDER, THE LEADER AT THE TIME, BUT SHANE LOWRY PLAYING IN THE LATER GROUPS ABLE TO MAKE BIRDIE AT 11 TO TAKE THE LEAD.

HE'D FINISH 5-UNDER ON THE DAY.

HOWEVER, DANIEL BROWN IN HIS FIRST MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP START WAS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT VERY SAME FEAT NO MORE THAN AN HOUR LATER.

HE BIRDIED 4-HOLES ON THE BACK NINE TO GET TO 6-UNDER AND HE IS THE LEADER IN THE CLUBHOUSE AFTER THE FIRST ROUND OF PLAY.

NOW IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHO DANIEL BROWN IS, THAT'S OKAY.

THE 29-YEAR-OLD HAS SEEMINGLY COME OUT OF NOWHERE.

HE'S THE 273RD RANKED PLAYER IN THE WORLD AND THE ONLY PLAYER IN THE LAST THREE DECADES TO SHOOT A BOGEY-FREE 65 IN THEIR FIRST MAJOR APPEARANCE.

>>> WELL EARLIER TODAY, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL RELEASED THE FULL SCHEDULE FOR THE 2025 SEASON AND ONCE AGAIN THE TWINS WILL OPEN ON THE ROAD.

THIS TIME ON MARCH 27TH AGAINST THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS.

IT IS THE EARLIEST THE TWINS HAVE EVER PLAYED A REGULAR SEASON GAME.

AFTER A 6-GAME ROAD TRIP, MINNESOTA WILL HOLD THEIR HOME OPENER AT TARGET FIELD ON APRIL 3RD AGAINST THE HOUSTON ASTROS.

THE TWINS BEAT THE ASTROS 3-2 IN TEN INNINGS IN THEIR 2023 HOME OPENER.

>>> A WEEK AFTER ANNOUNCING THE THEY'D BE PLAYING AT HOCKEY DAY MINNESOTA, THE BEMIDJI STATE WOMEN'S HOCKEY TEAM ANNOUNCED THEY WILL RING IN THE NEW YEAR BY PLAYING IN ANOTHER MARQUEE GAME.

THE U.S. HOCKEY HALL OF FAME MUSEUM WOMEN'S FACE OFF CLASSIC.

THE ANNUAL GAME IS HELPS TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE U.S. HOCKEY HALL OF FAME IN 11TH MINNESOTA WHILE SHOWCASING WOMEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY.

IT WILL MARK THE 8TH TIME THE BEAVERS HAVE PLAYED IN THE FACE-OFF CLASSIC AND FIRST SINCE 2018.

LIKE HOCKEY DAY, THE GAME WILL ALSO BE AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BUT WILL BE CONSIDERED A NON-CONFERENCE MATCH-UP.

THE GAME WILL TAKE PLACE JANUARY 1ST AT LAKEVILLE HASSE ARENA.

>>> WELL, FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THE BEMIDJI STATE VOLLEYBALL TEAM WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN VOLLEYBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.

THIS SEASON THE BEAVERS FINISHED IN THE TOP 20 PERCENT OF DIVISION TWO PROGRAMS IN TEAM G.P.A., EARNING THEM THE AVCA TEAM ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL AWARD, ONE OF ONLY FIVE TEAMS IN THE NSIC TO EARN THAT DISTINCTION.

THE SQUAD LED ALL 15 BSU ATHLETIC PROGRAMS LAST YEAR IN TEAM G.P.A.

WITH A 3.72.

>> Matthew: THAT IS VERY IMPRESSIVE.

ATHLETICS AND THE BRAINS.

THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> FOR THIS WEEK'S EDITION OF FISHING TIPS, RAY AND MANDY TEACH US ABOUT BASIC BAIT AND THE RECENT CHANGES IN BAITS BEING USED.

>> HELLO AGAIN EVERYBODY, I'M RAY GILDOW FOR FISHING TIPS.

WE ARE GOING TO TALK TONIGHT ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES THAT WE'RE DOING AND SEEING IN BAITS THAT IS BEING USED TO CATCH FISH.

IN THE OLD DAYS WE USED NIGHT CRAWLERS, LEECHES, MINNOWS, SALAMANDERS, FROGS.

WE GOTTEN AWAY FROM SALAMANDERS AND FROGS BECAUSE IT'S HARDER ON THE POPULATION.

THE THING THAT IS AMAZING IS THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPING AROUND THE NEW KINDS OF BAITS FROM COMPANIES.

JUST TO SHOW YOU A FEW EXAMPLES, THESE ARE -- WE CAN CALL THEM PADDLE TAILS BUT THEY HAVE SMELL, THEY HAVE VIBRATIONS IN THE WATER THAT IS HARD FOR FISH TO IGNORE, AND THEY COME IN A VARIETY OF SIZES AND A VARIETY OF COLORS.

YOU CAN SEE THE BIG EYEBALL ON THESE LITTLE GUYS.

THEY CAN BE USED WITH A LITTLE JIG, OR A BIGGER JIG, AND THAT SORT OF THING.

THIS IS ANOTHER, A LITTLE PADDLE TAIL, BUT FOR MAKING THESE PRODUCTS, THEY'RE SO EFFECTIVE IN THE WATER, SHALLOW WATER, DEEP WATER, LAST YEAR FOR THE FISHING OPENER ON WALLEYES, WE WERE CATCHING WALLEYES WITH THESE IN 3 FEET OF WATER.

THEY ARE JUST SO LIFE-LIKE.

IF YOU WANT TO MOVE AWAY FROM SOME OF THE LIVE BAIT AND THE LIVE BAIT COSTS, YOU MAY WANT TO LOOK AT SOME OF THESE SYNTHETICS BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY AMAZING.

MANDY HAS ONE THAT IS BECOMING VERY POPULAR.

>> GREAT, NOW IF YOU WATCH ANY PROFESSIONAL BASS FISHING OR WALLEYE FISHING SHOWS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PROS USING FORWARD FACING SONAR, THIS BAIT HERE FOR MULTIPLE SPECIES IS A GAME CHANGER.

SO WITH THAT FORWARD FACING SONAR, YOU CAN SET THE LENGTH THAT YOU WANT TO SEE.

SO THEY ARE STAYING BACK 40 TO 60 FEET FROM THE SCHOOLS OF FISH AND CASTING THIS BAIT IN THERE AND EITHER RETRIEVING IT OR THEY CALL IT MOPPING IT, SO LETTING IT DIVE AND JIGGING IT UP, AND LETTING IT DIVE, AND SWIMMING IT A LITTLE.

SO HERE, FAKE BAIT, THE WAY TO GO.

>> FOR OUR LAKELAND PUBLIC TELEVISION, I'M RAY GILDOW.

>> AND I'M MANDY UHRICH.

>> Matthew: NOW WE'RE GOING TO HEAD BACK TO STACY FOR MORE WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE SUNSHINE AND WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

TONIGHT, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOWS DROPPING TO 56, SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, BUT WE DO HAVE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, HIGHS NEAR 83, SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10, AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WE WILL BE SEEING PLENTY OF SUNSHINE BUT THERE ARE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRETTY MUCH EVERYDAY.

AS FAR AS OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES GO, WE WILL SEE THE HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-80s.

>> Charlie: STARTING TOMORROW, WE WILL START OUR BIRCHMONT COVERAGE ON THE SPORTS END OF IT.

WE HAVE THE 100 BIRCHMONT SO WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT AND THEN NEXT WEEK WE WILL HAVE BIRCHMONT COVERAGE ALL WEEK UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONDAY.

>> Matthew: FOR THE 100th ANNIVERSARY, YOU HAVE TO GO BIG OR GO HOME.

WE'LL HAVE ALL OF THAT NEXT WEEK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN TOMORROW AND HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD REST OF YOUR NIGHT.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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