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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.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Matthew: HEY EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.

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

>>> ONE TEENAGE GIRL HAS BEEN KILLED AND ANOTHER SUFFERED INJURIES AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A CAR IN ITASCA COUNTY.

THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL REPORTS THAT A CHEVY MONTE CARLO, DRIVEN BY 18-YEAR-OLD MATTHEW TOMBECK OF MARBLE, WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 169 IN COLERAINE WHEN IT STRUCK TWO TEENAGERS WALKING IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANE.

BOTH PEDESTRIANS LANDED IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF THE HIGHWAY.

ONE PEDESTRIAN, 14-YEAR-OLD DAKOTA JONES DIED DUE TO INJURIES IN THE CRASH.

THE OTHER 13-YEAR-OLD, WAS AIRLIFTED TO ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL IN DULUTH WITH NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.

THE ITASCA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE BELIEVES NO ALCOHOL WAS INVOLVED AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.

>>> AFTER REPORTING A COAL ASH WASTEWATER SPILL FROM THEIR BOSWELL ENERGY CENTER IN COHASSET LAST WEEK, MINNESOTA POWER NOW SAYS THE VOLUME OF WASTEWATER RELEASED IS MUCH HIGHER THAN ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED.

THE SPILL WAS DISCOVERED LAST TUESDAY, WHERE MINNESOTA POWER ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED THAT 1 MILLION GALLONS OF WASTEWATER WERE RELEASED.

ON FRIDAY, THE COMPANY REVISED ITS ESTIMATE AND NOW SAYS UP TO 5.5 MILLION GALLONS WERE RELEASED.

THE SPILL ORIGINATED FROM A PIPELINE CARRYING WASTEWATER FROM AN ONSITE STORAGE POND TO THE BOSWELL ENERGY CENTER AND FIRST ENTERED UPLAND SOILS, WITH A PORTION SUBSEQUENTLY FLOWING OVERLAND TO BLACKWATER CREEK.

IN A PRESS RELEASE, THE COMPANY ADDS THAT THE UPDATED SPILL VOLUME DOES NOT CHANGE SPILL MITIGATION AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES UNDERWAY AT THE SITE, AND THAT IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO REGULATORS.

ACCORDING TO THE RELEASE, MONITORING AND SAMPLING RESULTS INDICATE INCREASED LEVELS OF SULFATE AND BORON IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA WHERE THE WASTEWATER ENTERED BLACKWATER CREEK.

SULFATE LEVELS ARE SAID TO BE BELOW THE FEDERAL DRINKING WATER STANDARD BUT ABOVE MINNESOTA'S WILD RICE-BASED STANDARD.

INITIAL SAMPLING RESULTS FROM THE MOST IMPACTED AREA OF BLACKWATER CREEK DID NOT DETECT ANY MERCURY, ARSENIC, OR SELENIUM, SAYS MINNESOTA POWER.

IN ADDITION, NO IMMEDIATE IMPACTS TO FISH OR AQUATIC PLANTS HAVE BEEN SEEN.

THE COMPANY SAYS MITIGATION EFFORTS WILL CONTINUE, AND THAT THEY ARE COORDINATING WITH THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY, THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE, AND THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO REMOVE CONTAMINANTS BY EXCAVATING AFFECTED UPLAND SOILS NEAR THE SPILL SITE.

>>> IMPERSONATION SCAM CALLS HAVE RESUMED TARGETING BELTRAMI COUNTY AREA RESIDENTS ACCORDING TO THE BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

THESE SCAM CALLS ARE REPRESENTING THEMSELVES, BY NAME, AS MEMBERS OF THE BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

THEY ARE TELLING PEOPLE THEY HAVE A WARRANT AND WILL BE ARRESTED IF THEY DO NOT MAKE A PAYMENT.

THESE SCAMMERS ARE USING LEGITIMATE RECOGNIZABLE NAMES OF BELTRAMI COUNTY DEPUTIES.

THESE SCAMMERS ALSO HAVE USED A TACTIC KNOWN AS SPOOFING, WHERE THE CALLER I.D.

IS MANIPULATED TO DISPLAY A DIFFERENT NUMBER.

IN PREVIOUS IMPERSONATION SCAMS, THEY HAVE PROGRAMMED THE CALLED I.D.

TO DISPLAY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER'S PHONE NUMBER.

THE CENTER'S PHONE NUMBER DOES NOT DISPLAY ON CALLER I.D.

AS IT IS PART OF THE COUNTY'S MULTI-LINE PHONE SYSTEM.

IF YOU RECEIVE A CALL OF THIS NATURE, TERMINATE THE CALL IMMEDIATELY AND DO NOT PROVIDE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION.

THE LONGER YOU STAY ON THE PHONE, THE MORE OPPORTUNITY THEY HAVE TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON YOU.

THE BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO COLLECT BAIL MONEY OVER THE PHONE AND DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY GIFT CARDS AS A FORM OF PAYMENT.

>>> MINNESOTA AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM FINISHED THEIR SUMMER TEACHER TOURS TODAY AS THEY TRAVELED TO SEVERAL LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT BELTRAMI COUNTY.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK WENT WITH THEM ALONG WITH 30 TEACHERS FROM AROUND THE STATE AS THEY LEARNED ABOUT THE VERSATILITY OF AGRICULTURAL LEARNING.

>> Reporter: THE MINNESOTA AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASS ROOM FOUNDATION HELD ONE IN SOUTHERN, CENTRAL, AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

>> OUR GOAL IS TO GET EDUCATORS OUT ON FARMS TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE SOME OF THOSE FIRSTHAND OPPORTUNITIES IN AGRICULTURE SO THEY CAN BRING THEM BACK AND SHARE THOSE EXPERIENCES WITH THEIR STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM.

>> Reporter: THE TOUR TODAY STARTED AT WELLS TECHNOLOGY IN BEMIDJI.

>> WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT LIVING AND SERVING WITH PURPOSE AND IF WE'RE DOING THAT, THAT'S WHEN YOU ARE REALLY MAKING THOSE PERSONAL LIFELONG CONNECTIONS AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS WITH YOUR STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM AND THEN FROM THERE WE WENT TO TABLES FOR SEVEN AND HAD A FANTASTIC LUNCH AND LEARNED ABOUT THE FARM TO TABLE OPPORTUNITIES.

>> THEN THEY LEARNED ABILITY DIFFERENT MACHINES AND OLD TECHNOLOGY ENDING IN BLACKDUCK, THE GROUP OF 30 TEACHERS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ELEMENTS OF DIFFERENT AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES.

THE TEACHERS GOT TO HAVE PLENTY OF HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE.

THE PARTICIPANTS MAY NOT BE EXACTLY WHO YOU WOULD EXPECT.

>> NONE OF THESE WERE AGRICULTURE TEACHERS TODAY.

OUR FOCUS IS TO INCREASE AGRICULTURE LITERACY THROUGH K12 EDUCATION.

OUR FOCUS IS NOT ON AGRICULTURE TEACHERS BECAUSE THEY'RE REQUIRED TO TEACH AGRICULTURE IN THEIR CLASSROOM.

WE WANT TO CONNECT WITH THOSE OTHER CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO SHOW THEM HOW EASY IT IS TO MEET THE ACADEMIC STANDARDS USING AGRICULTURE TO DO JUST THAT.

>> Reporter: MINNESOTA AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM HOSTS THESE SUMMER TOURS FOR A VERY PARTICULAR REASON.

>> THE MISSION IS TO INCREASE AGRICULTURE LITERACY THROUGH K12 EDUCATION.

THE VISION OF MINNESOTA AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM IS THAT AGRICULTURE IS VALUED BY ALL.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BELTRAMI COUNTY, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> BOTH MEMBERS OF THE MINNESOTA AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM FOUNDATION SAID THAT THEIR FAVORITE PART OF THESE TOURS IS SEEING THE TEACHERS ENJOY LEARNING NEW THINGS AND SEEING THEM CONNECT WITH OTHERS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE WHO SHARE THE SAME PASSION FOR SPREADING KNOWLEDGE.

>>> FIFTEEN STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM CENTRAL LAKE COLLEGE'S MINNESOTA PEACE OFFICER SKILLS PROGRAM.

THE STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED TWO YEARS OF GENERAL EDUCATION AND PEACE OFFICER STUDIES AND NOW HAVE UNDERGONE AN INTENSE EIGHT-WEEK-LONG TRAINING PROGRAM.

FIRST ADDED IN 2013, THE PROGRAM ALLOWS STUDENTS TO GET IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF NEW, STATE-OF-THE-ART SQUAD CARS THAT HAVE THE SAME SOFTWARE OFFICERS USE ON THE STREET TODAY.

EVERY STUDENT ALSO TAKES A RACIAL AND ETHNIC AWARENESS CLASS.

>> WE MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS UNDERSTAND ALL CULTURES.

SO THAT'S BEEN VERY POSITIVE AT OUR SCHOOL.

DEESCALATION TACTICS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BOTH ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION WILL HELP THEM IN THEIR LONG-TERM GOAL AS BEING A PEACE OFFICER.

>> THE CADETS WERE ALSO TRAINED IN FIREARMS, DEFENSE TACTICS, USING A TASER, CHEMICAL AEROSOL, RADAR, AND MORE.

>>> DEMOCRATS ARE QUICKLY RALLYING AROUND VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AS THEIR LIKELY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE AFTER PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S GROUND-SHAKING DECISION TO BOW OUT OF THE 2024 RACE.

THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION RULES COMMITTEE IS SET TO MEET WEDNESDAY TO DISCUSS THE NEXT STEPS IN THE NOMINATION PROCESS.

THE COMMITTEE'S CO-CHAIRS, MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ AND DEMOCRATIC OFFICIAL LEAH DAUGHTRY, ANNOUNCED SUNDAY THAT THEY WILL WORK ON A, "OPEN, TRANSPARENT, FAIR AND ORDERLY" PLAN.

>> WE HAVE AN OPEN PROCESS.

ON WEDNESDAY, THE RULES COMMITTEE WILL GET TOGETHER AND STARTING AFTER THAT, WE WILL HAVE THREE DAYS FOR ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED TO GET IN.

YOU WILL HAVE YOUR OPPORTUNITY.

YOU NEED TO GET 300 DELEGATES, NO MORE THAN 50 FROM EACH STATE.

THEN YOU CAN MAKE YOUR PITCH AND AFTER THE 1st OF AUGUST WE WILL VOTE.

IT'S A CONVENTION, IT'S OPEN, ANYONE IS OPEN.

THE DELEGATES WILL CAST THEIR VOTES AS THEY SEE FIT AND WE WILL COME OUT WITH A NOMINEE IN TIME TO GET ON THE BALLOTS.

>> MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ, STATE SENATORS AMY KLOBUCHAR, TINA SMITH, AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVE BETTY MCCOLLUM HAVE ALL SAID THEY ARE WILLING TO BACK HARRIS WITH MCCOLLUM FAVORING WALZ AS A RUNNING MATE.

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

>> Stacy: IT SHOULD BE COOLER AND LESS HUMID TOMORROW, BUT WE WILL SEE WARMING TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK ON THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, A LOOK INTO THE CURATED CLOSET IN BAXTER.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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C.T.C; CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY ONLINE AT GOCTC.COM.

>> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> THE CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WILL BE SHOWING THE MUSICAL THE PROM FROM TOMORROW THROUGH AUGUST 1st.

DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY AMY BORASH WITH VOCAL DIRECTION FROM KOREANN MARTIN, THE STORY FOLLOWS FOUR ODD BROADWAY STARS N DESPERATE NEED OF A NEW STAGE.

WHEN THEY LEARN ABOUT A SMALL-TOWN PROM FACING CONTROVERSY, THEY SEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

THE TOWN WANTS TO KEEP THE HIGH SCHOOL DANCE TRADITIONAL BUT ONE STUDENT JUST WANTS TO BRING HER GIRLFRIEND TO PROM, RESULTING IN QUITE THE LESSON IN LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE.

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>> IT'S REALLY JUST SHOWING THE HUMAN SIDE OF THOSE CONNECTIONS THAT PEOPLE MAKE WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND HOW WE, AS A SOCIETY AND AS A COLLECTIVE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER FOR SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS JUST LOVING WHO YOU LOVE.

M M >> THE SHOW WILL RUN AT THE CHALBERG THEATRE FROM JULY 23RD THROUGH THE 25TH AND JULY 30TH THROUGH AUGUST 1ST AT 7:00 P.M. WITH A 2:00 P.M. MATINEE ON JULY 28TH.

>>> 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.

>>> WELL STACY, I HAD THE FORTUNE OF GETTING UP AT 4:30 THIS MORNING, BUT I HAVE THE BEST VIEW OF THE MINNESOTA FOG AND THE SUNLIGHT, SO HOPEFULLY WE GET MORE WEATHER LIKE THAT THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK.

>> Stacy: WELL, WE WILL SEE MAINLY QUIET WEATHER, A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN PARTS OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

OTHER THAN THAT, IT LOOKS SUNNY.

WE WILL BE SEEING WARMER TEMPERATURES AND BY THE WEEKEND, WE COULD SEE HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80s, MAYBE CLOSE >> 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, WE DID HAVE A MIX OF SOME CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE TODAY, BUT A WEAK COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA, TRIGGERING A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND SOME OF US COULD SEE THAT TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

THE GENERAL TREND IS GOING TO BE FOR SOME QUIETER WEATHER.

WE HAVE SOME COOLER AND MORE COMFORTABLE AIR IN STORE FOR US TOMORROW, BUT EXPECT TO SEE WARMING TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 68 AT THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE A LIGHT EAST WIND WITH A DEW POINT AT 64 AND HUMIDITY AT 88%.

IN BRAINERD, PARTLY CLOUDY AND 70 WITH A DEW POINT OF 63.

PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY AND WINDS ARE NORTHEAST AT 3 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, WE CAN SEE SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY HAVE BEEN MOVING IN FROM THE NORTH AND AGAIN SOME OF IT IS NOT REACHING THE GROUND BUT WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A FEW AREAS OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

FOR MOST OF US, THESE WILL TAPER OFF IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS BUT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SEEING A FEW OF THOSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LINGERING, MAINLY IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE VIEWING AREA AND THAT WILL BE THE CASE TOMORROW, JUST A SMALL CHANCE IN EASTERN MINNESOTA, SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, OTHERWISE EXPECT TO SEE VARIABLE CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, ANGELA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE FULL MOON LAST NIGHT, SENDING THIS ONE FROM CASS LAKE.

SAMROSE SENDING US A PHOTO OF THE SUNSHINE OVER LOWER RED LAKE AND KAREN AT LONG LAKE SAYING IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL MORNING FOR PADDLE BOARDING.

DIANE SENDING US THIS PICTURE OF A BIG BEAR.

WE HAVE BABY TURKEYS IN LAPORTE.

WE HAVE THIS PHOTO OF THE SUN IN WALKER, WITH THE SMOKEY HAZE IN THE AIR.

IT'S CREATING A PRETTY SUNSET.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PHOTOS.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 78 AND BREEZY.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, OVERCAST SKIES, TOPPING OUT AT 82.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, PARTLY SUNNY, PICKING UP QUITE A BIT OF RAIN LAST EVENING.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLOUDY WITH SOME FOG AND SMOKE IN THE AIR.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, FOGGY THIS MORNING, OTHERWISE PARTLY SUNNY SKIES.

IN BRAINERD, WE TOPPED OUT AT 82, THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY.

WE'RE ON TARGET FOR THAT BUT IT WAS WARM OVERNIGHT LAST NIGHT, A LOW OF 63, AND SUNSET AT 8:59.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE WILL BE SEEING A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE AREA, BUT THERE IS THE CHANCE, A SMALL CHANCE OF SEEING SOME SHOWERS AND MAYBE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EASTERN PART OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

OTHERWISE, AGAIN, WE WILL BE SEEING THE HIGH TEMPERATURES, A LITTLE COOLER THAN TODAY, LOW TO MID-70s ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE'RE LOOKING AT MAINLY MID-70s, BUT THE MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS, MAYBE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS, LOOKS LIKE THE BEST CHANCE WILL BE IN EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, COULD STILL SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN EASTERN MINNESOTA ALONG WITH PATCHY FOG AND AREAS OF SMOKE.

LOWS NEAR 61, AND FOR TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN MINNESOTA AND HIGHS NEAR 73.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND WARMING TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK.

WE SHOULD SEE HIGHS IN THE 80s BY THURSDAY AND AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA THIS WEEKEND, BUT HIGHS WILL BE NEAR 87 ON SATURDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH STACY.

WE HAVE CHARLIE YAEGER WITH US AND I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS, IT'S BIRCHMONT TIME.

>> Charlie: IT'S NOT ONLY THE BIRCHMONT, BUT IT'S THE 100th BIRCHMONT.

YEP, IT STARTED TODAY AND WE HAVE ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

MEN'S QUALIFYING ROUND, WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> 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.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> THE 100TH EDITION OF THE BIRCHMONT GOLF TOURNAMENT KICKED OFF THIS MORNING WITH THE FIRST ROUND OF MEN'S QUALIFYING.

96 TEE'D OFF IN THE MEN CHAMPIONS DIVISION, ALL VYING FOR ONE OF THE 31 MATCH-PLAY POSITIONS UP FOR GRABS WITH LAST YEAR'S CHAMPION NICK SCHAEFER ALREADY GUARANTEED THE TOP QUALIFYING SPOT.

YOU CAN CERTAINLY HELP YOURSELF -- EXCUSE ME, YOU CAN CERTAINLY HELP YOURSELF BY PUTTING THE BALL CLOSE TO THE HOLE.

BSU MEN'S GOLFER AND BIRCHMONT CHAMP WOULD BIRDIE AFTER A SHOT.

OVER ON THE PAR 4, THE 130 GROUPING, FIRST IT WAS GRIFFIN, HE LEAVES HIMSELF A 4-FOOTER.

THEN JACK SAYS I'LL DO YOU ONE BETTER.

THE BSU GOLFER WILL KNOCK IT DOWN FOR ONE OF FIVE BIRDIES ON THE DAY.

HE FINISHED ROUND ONE IN A TIE FOR FOURTH.

THEN ANOTHER BEAVER WITH AN EVEN LONGER BIRDIE ATTEMPT.

HE PUT THE PUTTER AWAY.

YOU DON'T NEED IT.

FIRST OF THREE BIRDIES ON THE BACK, NOW HE IS TIED FOR 22nd.

OVER ON THE 13th, IT'S ONE OF THE TOUGHEST HOLES OUT THERE.

FORMER BEMIDJI LUMBERJACK MAKING IT LOOK EASY.

HE WILL LEAVE A DECENT SIZED BIRDIE PUTT HERE.

MATTHEW ALSO ON 13, SINKS THIS BIRDIE.

THE BSU ALUM ENTERS AT SECOND.

UP AHEAD ON THE 16th, NATE, THE FORMER JUNIOR BIRCHMONT CHAMPION, HE IS PLAYING WITH FORMER BEAVER BRANDON NELSON.

IT'S ALSO HITTING FROM THE FAIR WAY.

HE WILL COZY ON UP.

THEY'RE BRINGING OUT THE BEST OF EACH OTHER.

HE FINISHES THE DAY 3 UNDER TIED FOR 7th.

THEN LATER, ALSO AT THE 16th, 2023 BIRCHMONT RUNNER UP, JACOB LEAVES HIMSELF A TOUGH DOWNHILL BIRDIE PUTT.

HE HEEDED THE WARNING ABOUT THE FAST GREENS ON THE DAY AS A LITTLE TAP GOES A LONG WAY.

COUNT IT.

HE HAD FIVE BIRDIES, NO BOGEYS, AND SITS AT THIRD PLACE.

HERE'S WHAT THE TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW, PLUS WHAT LOOKS LIKE THE CUT OFF IS GOING TO BE, THE PLUS 1 WILL QUALIFY FOR MATCH PLAY.

TOMORROW, WOMEN'S QUALIFYING WILL BEGIN.

>>> OUT AT BEMIDJI SPEEDWAY IT WAS WOMEN IN MOTORSPORTS NIGHT HONORING ALL THE WOMEN WHO RACE OUT AT THE TRACK.

HERE ARE THE RESULTS FROM SUNDAY.

JOEY LAVALLEY IN THE 11L WON THE MIDWEST MODS FEATURE.

HE ALSO WON THE HEAT AS WELL.

IT'S HIS FIRST FEATURE WIN OF THE SUMMER.

IN THE T26 SUPERS STOCK, NIC LEWIS TOOK HOME TOP PRIZE.

IT'S HIS SECOND FEATURE WIN OF THE SEASON.

CONRAD SCHWINN HAD HIMSELF A NIGHT, FIRST IN THE BEMIDJI MINI STOCKS WHERE HE TOOK THE CHECKERED FLAG FOR SECOND TIME THIS YEAR.

THEN FOLLOWED IT UP BY ALSO WINNING THE MOD-FOUR FEATURE, HIS FIRST WIN OF THE SUMMER IN THAT CLASS.

PROPS TO THE NUMBER SIX.

IN THE WISSOTA MODIFIEDS IT WAS THE CANADIAN TANNER WILLIAMSON IN THE NUMBER 88 WHO LED POLE TO POLE, SNAGGED HIS FIRST WIN AT BEMIDJI THIS SEASON.

AUSTIN CARLSON PICKED UP HIS SECOND FEATURE WIN THIS YEAR IN HIS NUMBER 57 PURE-STOCK.

IT'S ALSO HIS 12TH TOP 5 FINISH AND ON THE SAME NIGHT THEY CELEBRATE WOMEN IN MOTORSPORTS.

MEGAN VERNLUND IN THE NUMBER 77 HORNET, MAKES IT TO VICTORY LANE FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS SUMMER.

CONGRATS TO ALL OF THIS WEEK'S WINNERS.

NEXT SUNDAY IS HALL OF FAME NIGHT AT BEMIDJI SPEEDWAY WITH SIX BEING INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME DURING INTERMISSION.

ALL SEVEN CLASSES ARE EXPECTED TO RACE.

HEATS START AT THE USUAL 5:00 P.M. >>> RIGHT NOW THE MINNESOTA TWINS, UP ON THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES SO A CHANCE TO GET A WIN.

>> Matthew: THE TWINS ARE UP?

WHAT A SHOCKER.

THEY'RE ONE OF THE WORST AND BEST.

THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THE CURATED CLOSET WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2019 AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN TO HELP LOCALS IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA FEEL GOOD IN THEIR CLOTHES.

LAST WEEK, THE CURATED CLOSET HELD ITS GRAND OPENING OF ITS NEW LOCATION IN BAXTER.

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

>> Reporter: THERE ARE MANY FAMOUS TRIOS, THE THREE MUSKETEERS, THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT TO NAME A FEW.

FOR JESSICA AT THE CURATED CLOSET IN BAXTER, THEY FOLLOW ANOTHER TRINITY TO HELP THEIR CLIENTS.

>> SO WHEN YOU WORK WITH A PERSONAL STYLIST, THE GOAL FOR ME AS YOUR STYLIST IS REALLY TO PROVIDE CONVENIENCE, FIT, AND STYLE.

SO FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT REACH OUT, THEY JUST DON'T HAVE TIME TO SHOP OR THEY DON'T ENJOY SHOPPING, OR THEY HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME FINDING THE RIGHT FIT.

THEN ALSO THE PERSONAL STYLE ASPECT, SOME PEOPLE NEED A LITTLE BIT OF HELP KNOWING WHAT TO PAIR WITH WHAT, OR WHAT TO WEAR FOR A CERTAIN OCCASION, SO REALLY JUST PROVIDING THAT GUIDANCE ON ALL FRONTS.

>> Reporter: DEALING PRIMARILY IN MEN'S FASHION, THEY HELP MEN FIND GARMENTS TO GO IN THEIR WARDROBE.

THERE IS ONE PIECE THAT IS A MUST HAVE ACCORDING TO RAQUEL.

>> I THINK EVERY MAN SHOULD HAVE A GREAT FITTING SUIT IN THEIR CLOSET.

SO IT'S A WEDDING OR A FUNERAL, BUT I WILL TEACH HIM TO BREAK THAT SUIT APART, HOW DO YOU USE THE CASUAL BOTTOMS, THE TROUSER WITH A NICE TOP, SKIP THE JACK, SO REALLY LEVERAGING YOUR INVESTMENT THAT WAY.

>> Reporter: AT THE CURATED CLOSET, HAVING ONE-ON-ONE TIME LEARNING ABOUT CLIENTS IS HOW THEY CAN PROVIDE THE MOST COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE POSSIBLE.

>> I REALLY GET TO KNOW MY CLIENTS, WHAT THEIR DAY-TO-DAY LOOKS LIKE.

I LEARN ABOUT THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR LIFESTYLES, THEIR HOBBIES.

SO REALLY WHEN I'M HELPING THEM SELECT GARMENTS, IT FITS WHO THEY ARE AS A PERSON AND THEIR LIFESTYLE.

>> Reporter: CONFIDENCE IS KEY IN FASHION AND PROVIDING CLIENTS THE EXTRA PEP IN THEIR STEP IS THE MOST REWARDING PART OF THE JOB.

>> THEY COME OUT OF THE CHANGING ROOM AND THEY STAND UP TALLER.

YOU CAN SEE THEY FEEL GOOD IN WHAT THEY'RE WEARING AND THEY ARE OFTEN ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M SURPRISED BUT IT FITS SO WELL.

I SAY IT WAS MADE FOR YOU BECAUSE IT WAS.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BAXTER WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

WE WILL BE BACK TOMORROW AT 10:00.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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