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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.

>>> A 20-YEAR-OLD BEMIDJI MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH TWO FELONIES IN CONNECTION WITH A SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED IN BEMIDJI SUNDAY NIGHT.

TERRANCE LEE JONES JUNIOR WAS CHARGED IN BELTRAMI COUNTY COURT TODAY WITH SECOND DEGREE ASSAULT WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON AND FELON CONVICTED OF CRIME OF VIOLENCE-FIREARM VIOLATION.

ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT IN THE CASE.

INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE JONES JUNIOR WAS INVOLVED IN A SHOOTING INCIDENT IN THE PARKING LOT OF KESTREL PINES.

JONES JUNIOR TOLD POLICE THAT THREE MALES WHO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH HIM APPROACHED HIM AND ONE BRANDISHED AN AK STYLE PISTOL AT HIM.

JONES SAID HE FEARED FOR THE SAFETY OF HIMSELF AND HIS FAMILY AND FIRED TWO ROUNDS FROM A HANDGUN AT THE MALES AFTER ONE OF THEM FIRED AT HIM.

POLICE RECOVERED THE HANDGUN JONES USED AS WELL AS WELL AS FOUR SPENT 22-ROUNDS.

NO ONE ELSE HAS BEEN CHARGED IN THE INCIDENT AT THIS PONT.

JONES JUNIOR MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE TODAY.

HE IS NEXT SCHEDULED TO BE IN COURT FOR A RULE 8 HEARING ON AUGUST 3RD.

BAIL WAS SET TODAY AT $1 MILLION WITH NO CONDITION OR $500,000 WITH CONDITIONS.

>>> WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION TONIGHT ON THE ICE RAID IN BEMIDJI LAST WEEK.

IT HAPPENED ON JULY 16TH WHEN ICE AGENTS APPROACHED CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WHO WERE WORKING AT THE SOUTHSHORE HOTEL.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FROM ICE, AGENTS ARRESTED SEVEN INDIVIDUALS IN BEMIDJI WHO THEY SAY WERE IN THE COUNTRY ILLEGAL.

THE PRESS RELEASE SAID IT WAS A TARGETED OPERATION.

ONE OF THE MEN ARRESTED ENTERED LAKE BEMIDJI AND SWAM 40-TO-100 YARDS BEFORE ICE OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO SAFELY REMOVE HIM FROM THE WATER AND TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY.

ICE SAID THAT MAN HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BENJAMIN RODRIGUEZ MEDINA.

THEY SAY MEDINA IS FROM MEXICO AND HAS BEEN RETURNED TO HIS COUNTRY SIX PREVIOUS TIMES AND ILLEGALLY RE-ENTERED THE COUNTRY IN 2022 FOR THE SEVENTH TIME.

ICE ALSO DETAILED IN THE PRESS RELEASE THE HISTORY OF THE OTHERS WHO WERE ARRESTED.

THE PRESS RELEASE SAY ALL SEVEN INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY IN ICE CUSTODY PENDING FURTHER IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS.

DAVID HANSON, THE OWNER OF THE SOUTHSHORE HOTEL RELEASED A STATEMENT LAST WEEK SAYING THE ARRESTS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE PROPERTY OF THE HOTEL, AND THAT HE HAD BEEN ASSURED BY THE CONTRACTOR WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION THAT ALL ITS WORKERS AND SUBCONTRACTORS HAS LEGAL EMPLOYMENT STATUS.

THE CONTRACTOR IS IN THE PROCESS OF AGAIN VETTING ALL OF ITS EMPLOYEES AND SUBCONTRACTORS.

>>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT'S DEFERRING OVER $1 BILLION IN MEDICAID PAYMENTS TO MINNESOTA AND CALIFORNIA BECAUSE OF SUSPECTED FRAUD AND NONCOMPLIANCE.

HEALTH SECRETARY ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.

SAID TUESDAY THE MOVE AIMS TO PREVENT FRAUD BEFORE IT OCCURS, RATHER THAN RECOVERING MONEY AFTER PROSECUTION.

>> THAT INCLUDES MORE THAN $867 MILLION FOR CALIFORNIA AND OVER $200 MILLION FOR MINNESOTA.

IF THOSE STATES WANT THAT MONEY, THEY NEED TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION THAT THESE PAYMENTS ARE LEGITIMATE.

WE USE TRADITIONAL FINANCIAL VERIFICATION.

WE USE AI, ADVANCED ANALYTICS AND OTHER CUTTING AGE TOOLS TO IDENTIFY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AND POTENTIAL FRAUD.

>> THE MOVE IS PART OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S STRATEGY TO CRACK DOWN ON FRAUD AMID RISING HEALTHCARE COSTS.

MINNESOTA'S STATE MEDICAID DIRECTOR SAID FEDERAL OFFICIALS HADN'T EXPLAINED THE BASIS OF THE DEFERRAL AMOUNT TO THE STATE.

HE ACCUSED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF LEADING A WAR ON MEDICAID.

>>> THE ALIVE-ER FOUNDATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF BRAINERD DEDICATED AN OUTDOOR A-E-D SYSTEM IN HONOR OF FORMER NHL GOALIE CHICO RESCH AT A COMMUNITY EVENT RECENTLY.

THE EVENT FEATURED CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES, OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET FIRST RESPONDERS AND A SETTING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT C-P-R DEMONSTRATIONS AND A-E-D EQUIPMENT.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: FOUNDED IN JANUARY OF 2024 AFTER FOUNDER PAUL SERVED A CARDIAC ARREST, THEY RAISED AWARENESS AND FUNDS TO PLACE A.E.D.

EQUIPMENT IN RECREATION SPACES, AND PROVIDING CRUCIAL RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES.

>> I HAD CARDIAC ARREST ON JUNE 25, 2021, AND THERE WAS NO A.E.D.

SO MY FRIEND DID C.P.R.

FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE PARAMEDICS ARRIVED.

SO I STARTED THE ALIVE-ER FOUNDATION IN 2024.

I THOUGHT IF I COULD GO RIGHT TO THE MUNICIPALITIES AND THE COUNTIES, I COULD CUT THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT RED TAPE AND GET THESE A.E.D.s OUT INTO THE PARKS QUICKER.

>> Reporter: HERE AT THE PARK, THIS BRIGHT YELLOW BOX COULD ONE DAY SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE.

ORGANIZERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, ALONG WITH CHICO ARE HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING AN A.E.D.

SYSTEM READY IN SITUATIONS WHERE EVERY SECOND COUNTS.

>> JILL IS A DRIVING FORCE, SO THAT WAS VERY THOUGHTFUL OF JILL TO DO THAT.

SO, THAT'S QUITE AN HONOR AND THIS DEVICE, IT'S A GAME CHANGER.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT JILL CONVINCED ME OF.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE USED OFTEN, BUT WHEN IT IS, IT COULD BE LIFE-CHANGING.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE STATED THEY HOPE THAT THE EQUIPMENT IS NEVER USED BUT ARE VERY HAPPY AND GRATEFUL THAT IT IS THERE JUST IN CASE.

>> I HOPE THAT IT'S NEVER USED.

I HOPE IT WEARS OUT IN ABOUT 30 YEARS AND THEY SAID JEEZ, WE NEVER USED IT, WE HAVE TO GET A NEW ONE.

THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING FOR.

ESPECIALLY FOR THE PARENTS, I THINK IT GIVES THEM CONFIDENCE TO KNOW REGARDLESS WHAT HAPPENS, THEY'RE IN GOOD HANDS.

IT COULD SAVE A LIFE.

>> Reporter: THE FOUNDATION THAT PLACED NEARLY 160A.E.D.

BUNDLES IN PUBLIC SPACES AND ARE WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN 12 DIFFERENT STATES.

REPORTING IN BRAINERD, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> EACH OUTDOOR A-E-D EQUIPMENT BUNDLE THE ALIVE-ER FOUNDATION PLACES, COSTS $2,500.

>>> SANFORD HEALTH BEMIDJI IS EXPANDING ACCESS TO BREAST CANCER SCREENING AROUND THE REGION WITH ITS MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK SPOKE TO PROVIDERS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF THE TRAVELING TRUCK, AND HOW EARLY DETECTION CAN SAVE LIVES.

>> WHEN BREAST CANCER IS FOUND EARLY, IT CAN BE MORE TREATABLE AND CURABLE, SO EARLY DETECTION IS VERY IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: STATISTICS FROM THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY STATES THAT 1 IN 8 WOMEN WILL DEVELOP BREAST CANCER IN THEIR LIFETIME AND IT'S THE SECOND MOST COMMON CANCER AMONG WOMEN.

SANFORD HEALTH BEMIDJI IS WORKING TO CREATE BETTER ACCESS TO BREAST CANCER SCREENING WITH THEIR MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT.

>> PATIENTS ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE.

SOME PATIENTS HAVEN'T RECEIVED A MAMMOGRAM IN 5-PLUS YEARS BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TRAVEL TO BEMIDJI.

THIS WAY THEY CAN RECEIVE THE CARE CLOSE TO HOME.

>> Reporter: THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN USE SINCE OCTOBER OF 2025 AND NOW IN 2026, IT IS SERVICING FOUR LOCATIONS.

THE TRUCK ITSELF WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH FUNDRAISING THROUGH THE SANFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION.

>> THE TECHNICIANS BRING YOU OUT TO THE MOBILE TRUCK.

YOU HAVE A PRIVATE CHANGING ROOM.

YOUR PRIVACY IS MAINTAINED IN THIS SETTING AS WELL.

THE MAMMOGRAM IS DONE IN A PRIVATE ROOM AS WELL.

THE MACHINE IS A 3-D MAMMOGRAPHY MACHINE, IDENTICAL TO WHAT WE USE IN OUR CLINICS.

IT'S INCREDIBLE TO SEE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND ALL THE REGIONAL LOCATIONS, SO THAT CARE IS BROUGHT RIGHT TO THEM VERSUS HAVING TO TRAVEL FURTHER DISTANCES FOR THAT CARE.

>> Reporter: SANFORD RECOMMENDS THAT WOMEN START ANNUALLY SCREENING AT 40 YEARS OLD, UNLESS THEY ARE AT PRIOR RISK, IN WHICH SCREENING CAN START EARLIER.

THE UNIT TRAVELS TO SANFORD CLINICS AND LOCATIONS IN WALKER, PARK RAPIDS, BLACKDUCK, AND BAGLEY.

>> PATIENTS DO NOT NEED A REFERRAL FOR THIS.

THEY CAN DO A SELF REFERRAL.

YOU CAN GO TO MY CHART AND SELECT FOR A SELF REFERRAL FOR A MAMMOGRAM.

YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR THE MOBILE OR THE CLINIC.

YOU CAN ALSO CALL 2-1-8-333-4624 TO SCHEDULE A MAMMOGRAM.

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

>> THE UNIT TRAVELS TO BAGLEY ON TUESDAYS, BLACKDUCK AND PARK RAPIDS ON ALTERNATING WEDNESDAYS, AND WALKER ON THURSDAYS.

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

>> Stacy: IT WILL BE SUNNY TOMORROW AND HIGHS IN THE 70s, BUT WE WILL SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK AND CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, THE BEST CHANCE ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK IN THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, THE 29th ANNUAL HACKENSACK CHILDREN'S FISHING CONTEST IS BACK UP AND RUNNING THIS SUMMER.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> MUSICIANS ARE COMING TOGETHER TO PRACTICE THIS WEEK AT HEADWATERS MUSIC AND ARTS IN BEMIDJI FOR IT'S ANNUAL SUMMER FIDDLE CAMP.

OUR NEWEST REPORTER, RYAN FLEMING SPOKE TO PARTICIPANTS ABOUT WHAT MAKES THEM COME BACK EVERY YEAR.

>> Reporter: THE SOUND OF STRING INSTRUMENTS IS FILLING THE HALLS AT THE SUMMER FIDDLE CAMP IN BEMIDJI AS PARTICIPANTS SHARPEN THEIR SKILLS, FIND NEW TUNES, AND THEIR RHYTHM TOGETHER.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF STRINGS AND NON-STRINGED INSTRUMENTS HERE.

IT'S FOR ALL AGES, ALL SKILL LEVELS.

PEOPLE COME AND LEARN MUSIC TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE CO-DIRECTORS WAS BORN HERE IN BEMIDJI, ALTHOUGH NOW HE LIVES IN ST.

PAUL, HE STAYS CONNECTED AND TO BE PART OF THE MUSIC.

>> I GREW UP IN BEMIDJI.

I LIVE IN ST.

PAUL, BUT I GOT INTO FIDDLE MUSIC AS A TEENAGER, IN THIS BUILDING PARTIALLY BECAUSE I USED TO GO TO OPEN MIC NIGHTS IN THE 90s.

>> Reporter: THAT CONNECTION STARTED YEARS AGO, HE FIRST CAME TO FIDDLE CAMP AS A PRE-SCHOOLER AND DEVELOPED A SPECIAL BOND WITH THE MUSIC AND PEOPLE THAT HELPED HIM LEARN.

>> MY FIRST YEAR HERE I WAS 5.

IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR I STARTED PLAYING VIOLIN.

I WAS TAKING LESSONS AND I WASN'T HAVING THE GREATEST OF TIME.

IT WASN'T FOR ME AND MY GRANDMA PAID FOR ME TO GO TO THIS CAMP.

I MET AN INSTRUCTOR HERE AND WE REALLY KIND OF CLICKED AND HIT IT OFF.

I TOOK LESSONS WITH THEM AND I HAVE BEEN COMING TO THE CAMP SINCE.

THIS IS MY 14th YEAR.

>> Reporter: CAMPERS ARE LEARNING TRADITIONAL TUNES FROM MINNESOTA FIDDLER HILLARY, AS THEY PREPARE FOR THEIR CONCERT THIS WEEK.

>> WE'RE LEARNING THE LAST COUPLE TUNES THAT WILL BE OUR LARGE GROUP TUNES.

EVERYBODY IS GOING TO KNOW THREE TUNES BY THE END OF THE WEEK THAT WE CAN PLAY TOGETHER AND THEN WE BREAK OFF INTO SMALLER GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND WE HAVE SPECIAL TUNES THAT WE LEARN IN THE SMALL GROUPS.

WE DO THREE BIG ONES AND THEN A CONCERT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BEMIDJI, I'M RYAN FLEMING, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SHOWCASE EVERYTHING THEY'VE LEARNED WITH A CONCERT THIS FRIDAY, JULY 24TH AT 4:00 P.M.

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

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, LIKE TONIGHTS FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.

IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME TONIGHT, OR ANY NIGHT ON LAKELAND NEWS YOU CAN QUALIFY BY CALLING US ON THE VACATION GIVEAWAY HOTLINE NUMBER BEFORE 5:00 P.M.

THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY.

WE'LL SELECT THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER ON OUR AUGUST 31ST NEWSCAST.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE.

IT'S MUCH COOLER TODAY LIKE YOU PROMISED.

>> Stacy: YES, YOU FELT IT WHEN YOU WENT OUTSIDE, THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COOLER.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE HIGHS IN THE 70s TOMORROW.

IT'S GOING TO BE COMFORTABLE, A LOT OF SUNSHINE, PROBABLY NOT QUITE AS BREEZY.

THEN AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK, WE START TO SEE WARMER TEMPS.

WE HAVE A FEW CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, AND THE BEST CHANCE ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE DID HAVE SUNSHINE TODAY BUT TEMPERATURES WERE MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE 70s ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA, A FEW UPPER 60s.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE COOLER AIR TOMORROW, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 70s AND WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF SUNSHINE.

AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK, EXPECT TO SEE A WARM UP, HIGHS IN THE 90s AS WE HIT THE WEEKEND, AND WE HAVE SOME CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 59.

AT THE STUDIO, WINDS ARE FROM THE EAST AT 4 MILES PER HOUR.

HUMIDITY IS AT 65%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 65 DEGREES, WITH A DEW POINT OF 51, PRESSURE IS RISING, AND WINDS ARE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 9 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME CLOUD COVER THIS EVENING, BUT AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT, EXPECT SKIES TO BE MOSTLY CLEAR.

IT DOES LOOK LIKE WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE CLEAR SKIES TOMORROW, ETC.

SPECIALING -- EXPECT A LOT OF SUNSHINE.

HIGHS ARE IN THE 70s, SO COOLER THAN THE RECEIPT TEMPERATURES WE HAVE SEEN, WINDS NOT AS STRONG.

WE WILL BE SEEING A WARM UP THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, IT WAS A GORGEOUS MORNING FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA, AND CHRISSY WITH THE CLOUDS THIS MORNING IN DEERWOOD.

WE HAVE THE FLOWERS IN BLOOM, TUN -- SUNFLOWERS FROM RYAN.

LOVELY SUNSETS TONIGHT FROM BILL AND JUDY OVER UPPER RED LAKE AND ANGELA IN CASS LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA REPORTING 60 AND WINDY THIS MORNING, BOB IN BLUFFTON, A HIGH OF 74.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS SUNSHINE, BUT WINDY TODAY.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD, BREEZY AND 75.

ANGELA IN CASS LAKE, 72 WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, BREEZY AS WELL, THE HIGH WAS 69.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 76, IT'S BELOW AVERAGE, BUT A STILL COMFORTABLE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

64 WAS OUR LOW, WE HAD SUNSET AT 9:00 TONIGHT.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 70, 10 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE, 58 FOR THE LOW, AND SUNSET TONIGHT AT 7 MINUTES AFTER 9:00.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

WE SHOULD SEE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, OTHER THAN A FEW PASSING CLOUDS, MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE COOLER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES, BUT VERY COMFORTABLE, HIGHS IN THE 70s, SOME UPPER 70s, MID TO UPPER 70s IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, AND THEN HEADING INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, LOOK FOR HIGHS AGAIN IN THE UPPER 70s.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, MOSTLY CLEAR TONIGHT.

48 IS THE LOW WITH VARIABLE WINDS, UP TO 15 MILES PER HOUR.

SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, 77 THE HIGH, AND WINDS WILL BE WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, FOR THE MOST PART, WE WILL BE SEEING A LOT OF SUNSHINE, BUT WE HAVE A FEW CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH MAINLY NORTHERN MINNESOTA LATER ON THIS WEEK.

THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT, AND YOU CAN SEE TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING UP.

WE'RE IN THE MID-80s ON FRIDAY, COULD SEE SOME LOW 90s ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH A LOOK AT OUR SPORTS.

>> Charlie: YEAH, WE HAVE A FEW CHANGES IF YOU'RE A MINNESOTA WILD FAN, YOU'RE WONDERING WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO WATCH THE WILD NEXT SEASON.

I HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU.

THERE IS A NEW HOME FOR THE WILD AND I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO SOMEONE WHO IS ABOUT TO BE A HALL OF FAMER IN BEMIDJI.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> IT'S OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW FOR THE MINNESOTA WILD, BUT IN THIS CASE IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PLAYERS OR PERSONNEL.

NO, THE WILD ANNOUNCED TODAY THEY WILL BE LAUNCHING AN EXCLUSIVE MULTIMEDIA TELEVISION NETWORK THIS SEASON TO AIR ALL GAMES THAT ARE NOT NATIONALLY TELEVISED BY NHL EXCLUSIVE BROADCAST PARTNERS.

THEY SAY FANS WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH GAMES VIA CABLE, SATELLITE, STREAMING SERVICES, AND OVER-THE-AIR, BUT THAT DETAILS ON AVAILABILITY, CHANNEL LOCATIONS AND STREAMING PRICING WILL BE ANNOUNCED PRIOR TO THE REGULAR SEASON.

THE WILD'S TELEVISION BROADCAST TEAM WILL REMAIN THE SAME FOR THE 2026-27 SEASON.

BUT THIS CHANGE WILL ALSO CHANGE WHERE TO WATCH THE BROADCAST FOR HOCKEY DAY MINNESOTA, SINCE THE WILD ARE NO LONGER PARTNERED WITH THE FANDUEL SPORTS NETWORK, WE WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ON WHERE THOSE GAMES WILL AIR AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.

>>> MINNESOTA TWINS ARE ON THE ROAD TRYING TO BOUNCE BACK FROM A LOSS YESTERDAY.

AND NOW HIS 9th HOMER OF THE SEASON GIVING THE TWINS A 1-0 LEAD.

TO THE TOP OF THE 4th, A JAM SHOT, OLAY, AND THEN THE BEAR HAND THROW NOT HELPING EITHER.

NOW WE ARE TIED AT 2-2.

BOTTOM OF THE 6th, BASES LOADED.

NOT QUITE THE DISTANCE FOR A GRAND SLAM BUT FAR ENOUGH FOR A SAC FLY AND THE LEAD.

TWINS WOULD SURRENDER ANOTHER IN THE 6th AND ANOTHER IN THE 7th.

THEY FALL.

MINNESOTA LOST 4 STRAIGHT AND FALLEN TO 5 GAMES BACK IN THE CENTRAL DIVISION.

>>> BSU FOOTBALL SENIOR DEFENSIVE BACK HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE 2026 ALL STATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM, WHICH RECOGNIZES COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP OFF THE FIELD.

TAYLOR, WHO IS ONE OF 162 NOMINEES HAS EXEMPLIFIED THIS IN HIS VOLUNTEER WORK WITH SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND UNIFIED SPORTS IN BEMIDJI.

SO THE NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM, AND MULTIPLE MISSION TRIPS TO MEXICO.

>>> BEMIDJI'S BRUCE DAHLIN IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO GROWING YOUTH BASEBALL BY BEING INDUCTED INTO THE MIDWEST PLAINS BABE RUTH BASEBALL HALL OF FAME.

DAHLIN, WHO IS ALREADY A MEMBER OF THE MINNESOTA STATE BABE RUTH HALL OF FAME, BEGAN BY COACHING HIS KIDS IN BEMIDJI, BUT IT WAS IN 2000 THAT FRIEND AND SOON TO BE FELLOW HALL OF FAMER, MOE WEBB URGED HIM TO DO MORE.

OVER THE NEXT DECADE AND A HALF, DAHLIN WOULD TAKE ON ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIP ROLES THAT INCLUDED LEAGUE OFFICER, LOCAL AND STATE COMMISSIONER, AND MIDWEST PLAINS ASSISTANT REGIONAL COMMISSIONER.

AND TO THIS DAY, STILL CONTINUES TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT THE BEMIDJI LEAGUE.

>> IT'S VERY HUMBLING AND AN HONOR TO ME BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT YOU ARE AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO DO THINGS FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND I THINK THAT I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT THE CITY OF BEMIDJI AND THE WHOLE COMMUNITY OF BEMIDJI SUPPORTED US IN WHAT WE DID AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL COMPLEX HERE.

PEOPLE LOVE TO COME HERE AND PLAY BASEBALL.

WE CREATED A POWERHOUSE OF BASEBALL AND IT CONTINUES TODAY.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I AM MOST PROUD OF IS THE NUMBER OF KIDS THAT HAVE ACTUALLY COME THROUGH HERE AND STILL CALL ME COACH, STILL CALL ME, STILL TALK TO ME, STILL HAVE MY OPINION AND WANT MY OPINION, AND THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING THAT THEY STILL CALL YOU YOUR FRIEND.

>> DAHLIN WILL BE INDUCTED THIS THURSDAY IN SIOUX FALLS DURING THE CANARIES MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GAME, WHICH IS HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MIDWEST PLAINS REGIONAL TOURNAMENT.

YOU CAN ALSO SEE BRUCE ON THE SIDELINES ON SATURDAY AT BSU.

>> Dennis: WELL, NO ONE HAS DONE MORE THAN BEMIDJI YOUTH BASEBALL THAN BRUCE.

MUCH DESERVED.

THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THE 29TH ANNUAL HACKENSACK CHILDREN'S FISHING CONTEST IS BACK UP AND RUNNING THIS SUMMER.

THE EVENT IS BROKEN DOWN INTO BOTH MINNOW RACES AND CASTING CONTESTS, AND IS DESIGNED TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT HEALTHY FOR KIDS EMBARKING ON THEIR FIRST FISHING EXPERIENCES.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE STORY FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOOD'S EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: IT IS NO SECRET THAT FISHING IS CONSIDERED ONE OF AMERICA'S FAVORITE PASTIMES, AND FOR THE CITY OF HACKENSACK, CREATING THE CHILDREN'S FISHING CONTEST SERVED AS A WAY TO GET THE COMMUNITY ENGAGED, WHETHER ON THEIR OWN OR THROUGH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

>> THE INTENTION OF THE FISHING CONTEST STARTED WITH MY DAD AND A BUNCH OF HIS BUDDIES SITTING AROUND THE LEGION BAR AND DECIDED THEY WANTED TO START SOMETHING THAT WAS GOOD FOR THE YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY.

WHEN HE PASSED AWAY 15 YEARS AGO, I TOOK UP THE MANTLE.

I GREW UP AS A YOUNG ADULT AND MY KIDS GREW UP IN THIS CONTEST.

>> Reporter: IT TAKES PLACE AT THE CITY FISHING PIER ON BIRCH LAKE.

IT'S EVEN THOSE OUT-OF-STATE LIKE IOWA OR OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY.

>> WE AVERAGE ABOUT 900 TO 1,000 KIDS EVERY SUMMER.

FAMILIES COME BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN.

NOW WE HAVE CHILDREN THAT BECOME ADULTS WITH CHILDREN.

WE HAD WINNERS FROM OSAKA, JAPAN THAT WERE HERE ON VACATION.

>> Reporter: BIRCH LAKE IS MOST POPULAR FOR LARGE MOUTH BASS, NORTHERN PIKE, AND CRAPPY.

FISH ARE RANGING ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 26 OUNCES HAVE BEEN CAUGHT DURING THIS YEAR'S CONTEST.

>> WE HAVE THE PERCH, WE HAVE CRAPPY, BLUE GILL, THOSE ARE THE MOST COMMON WE PULL UP, AND THEN WE HAVE LARGE MOUTH BASS, AND LATER IN THE SEASON, WE GET BULL HEADS.

THEY RANGE FROM SIZES OF 2 INCHES TO 2 POUNDS.

>> Reporter: THE CITY OF HACKEN SANG -- HACKENSACK, OVER 80,000 FISH HAVE BEEN CAUGHT AND RELEASED DURING THE CONTEST AND THEY HOPE IT EXPANDS AND CONTINUES TO CREATE LONG LASTING MEMORIES FOR FAMILIES.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S A POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE FOR EVERYONE WHO COMES OUT, HAVE FUN, FISH.

WE HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES.

WE'RE FRIENDLY.

YOU CAN COME AND GO.

JUST BE BACK AT 12:30 WHEN WE DO PRIZES BECAUSE ANYBODY CAN BE THE GRAND CHAMPION.

YOU HAVE TO BE HERE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, I'M MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE HACKENSACK CHILDREN'S FISHING CONTEST WILL CONTINUE GOING UNDERWAY EVERY TUESDAY THIS SUMMER THROUGH AUGUST 11TH.

>>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: SKIES HAVE BECOME CLEAR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, LOWS DOWN TO 48, WINDS VARIABLE UP TO 15 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES, IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT COOLER THAN AVERAGE ONCE AGAIN, HIGHS IN THE 70s, WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

WE HAVE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS STACY AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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