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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.

>>> THE BRAINERD SCHOOL DISTRICT DISCUSSED ITS PLAN OF ACTION GOING INTO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR FOLLOWING THE DEATHS OF TWO FORESTVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO DIED BY SUICIDE RECENTLY AFTER BEING BULLIED.

THE MEETING CONSISTED OF SEVERAL SCHOOL, COMMUNITY AND FAITH LEADERS JOINING IN SUPPORT.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY WAS AT THE MEETING AND HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> WHAT WE DID, HAD OUR FIRST INITIAL CRISIS MEETING A WEEK AND A HALF AGO TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WE REGROUPED.

OUR STUDENTS HAVE A CELEBRATION LIKE THIS ON FRIDAY AND THE COMMUNITY AGREES, TO MAKE SURE AS RESPONSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

>> Reporter: NEW POLICIES TO STOP STUDENT SUICIDES AND COUNTERACT HOW SOCIAL MEDIA CAN IMPACT MENTAL HEALTH.

>> THERE ARE CHANGES COMING AND THERE WILL BE ACCOUNTABILITY.

WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT DEVICES, WE NEED THIS PARTNERSHIP.

THIS IS NOT A SCHOOL PROBLEM.

WE ARE IN AN EPIDEMIC.

THERE IS A HEIGHTENED RISK FOR A 40% INCREASE IN MENTAL HEALTH.

IT'S THE ROLE THAT TECHNOLOGY PLAYS IN OUR LIVES.

>> Reporter: THEY WANT KIDS AND THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT NO ONE IS ALONE AND IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW NEEDS HELP, TO REACH OUT.

>> FIRST OF ALL, THEY CAN CALL 9-8-8, WHICH IS THE SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE.

THEY CAN REACH OUT TO NORTHERN PINE.

THEY CAN ASK A TRUSTED ADULT IN THEIR LIFE.

SCHOOLS ARE ALSO A GREAT PLACE TO REACH OUT TO FOR RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: THE WORK WON'T END WITH THIS WEEK'S MEETING.

SCHOOL LEADERS ARE REVIEWING STAFFING, TRAINING, AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES AHEAD OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

>> WE ARE INCREASING OUR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES STARTING WITH THE 2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR.

WE ARE PUTTING SOME POSITIVE PROACTIVE PROGRAMS IN PLACE THAT WILL HOPEFULLY REACH OUT TO STUDENTS ON A REAL PERSONAL LEVEL, TO HELP THEM FEEL SAFE, VALUED, AND PART OF OUR GREATER COMMUNITY.

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

>> THE CRISIS TEAMS PRIORITY LIST INCLUDES MAKING SURE STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE SAFE AND SUPPORTED DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES, AND FINDING THE RIGHT PROTOCOLS AND MEASURES TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS SUICIDE EPIDEMIC DOES NOT CONTINUE.

>>> STATE LAWMAKERS FROM DISTRICT TWO GATHERED AT THE BELTRAMI COUNTY REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS IN BEMIDJI YESTERDAY TO SPEAK TO LOCALS ABOUT THE RECENT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK WAS IN ATTENDANCE TO LEARN ABOUT NEW LAWS, AND WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

>> Reporter: TUESDAY'S TOWN HALL MEETING HAD BACK AND FORTH CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN LEGISLATORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM DISTRICT 2.

ONE MAJOR TOPIC OF CONVERSATION WAS MINNESOTA PAID FAMILY LEAVE, WHICH ALLOWS UP TO 12 WEEKS OFF A YEAR FOR PERSONAL CARE AND 12 MORE FOR FAMILY CARE, WITH A MAXIMUM OF 20 COMBINED WEEKS OFF ANNUALLY.

>> WE PUT INTO STATUTE THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE 1.1% WAS GOING TO BE THE MAX.

IF THEY'RE RUNNING THIS FAR BEHIND RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BRING THAT UP AND THEN THEY WILL HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE LEGISLATURE FOR AN INCREASE IN THAT.

SO THAT'S GOING TO GROW.

>> THE BUSINESSES ARE GOING TO HAVE TO ABSORB THIS COST.

WE WILL HAVE TO RAISE TAXES ON PEOPLE AGAIN TO COVER THAT MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.

>> I COME FROM A PLACE WHERE YOU HAVE TO PAY YOUR DEBTS, RIGHT?

AT THE END OF THE DAY, ALL THAT MONEY HAS TO BE PAID BACK, IT HAS TO BE PAID BACK OVER YEARS.

MY KIDS AND GRANDKIDS ARE PAYING BACK FOR THE PROJECTS WE'RE PUTTING IN NOW.

>> Reporter: ONE REASON FOR THE MEETING WAS TO SEE HOW THINGS LIKE THE PAID FAMILY LEAVE WITH 75,000 PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, IS EFFECTING THE AVERAGE MINNESOTAN.

>> WE HAVE A HUGE PORTION OF THE POPULATION THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR THESE CAREERS, THAT ARE LEAVING THE STATE BECAUSE OF ALL THE MANDATES AND ALL THE REGULATIONS AND TAXES AND EVERYTHING THAT IS COMING THROUGH.

SO WE'RE DOING MORE DETRIMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT THE STATE IS DOING.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE JOBS?

WHAT ABOUT THE LABOR?

WHAT ABOUT THE EMPLOYEES PICKING UP THE SLACK FOR ALL THESE PEOPLE.

NOW YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT TAKING THIS, BUT WATCHING OTHER PEOPLE, AND WATCHING THEIR MONEY GO TO THESE PEOPLE TAKE TIME OFF, AND USUALLY THEY'RE ABUSING IT.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER TOPIC DURING THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE STATE WAS THINGS TO CHANGE TO IMPROVE VOTER INTEGRITY.

MINNESOTA DOES NOT REQUIRE PROOF OF U.S.

CITIZEN SHIP TO VOTE.

>> WE'RE ONE OF THREE STATES TO GET A WAIVER BECAUSE WE WERE ALLOWING SAME DAY REGISTRATION ALREADY.

WE NEED TO GET RID OF THAT AND GO TO PROVISIONAL BALLOTS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PROVIDE AN ADDRESS ANYMORE, JUST PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF WHERE YOU LIVE.

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

>> THE NEXT MINNESOTA LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS SLATED TO BEGIN ON JANUARY 12TH, 2027, AND RUN THROUGH MAY 17TH.

>>> DUE TO WILDFIRES, U.S.

FORESTRY OFFICIALS SAY A BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS CLOSURE ORDER IS IN PLACE TO PROTECT PUBLIC AND FIREFIGHTER HEALTH AND SAFETY UNTIL OCTOBER FIRST OR UNTIL RESCINDED OR UPDATED.

THE FOREST SERVICE SAYS SOME AREAS OF THE WILDERNESS COULD BE REOPENED TO PERMIT HOLDERS AS FIRE ACTIVITY, WEATHER AND RESOURCES ALLOWS.

BWCAW PERMITS ARE CURRENTLY CANCELLED THROUGH JULY 24TH.

FIRE RESTRICTIONS IN THE SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST REMAIN IN EFFECT AS FIRE CREWS CONTINUE TO BATTLE THE WILDFIRES THAT HAVE AFFECTED AROUND 63,000 ACRES IN MINNESOTA AND ANOTHER 8,000 ACRES ACROSS THE BORDER IN CANADA.

FIREFIGHTERS ARE MAKING PROGRESS CONTAINING THE FIRES BUT FIRE BEHAVIOR IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB AND WINDS REMAIN STEADY.

>>> BRAINERD LAKES AREA NATIVE MAREN MARTIN WAS RECENTLY CROWNED AS THE 2026 MRS MINNESOTA WINNER.

ON AUGUST 25TH, MARTIN WILL REPRESENT ALL OF MINNESOTA AND COMPETE AT THE 50TH MRS.

AMERICA PAGEANT IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.

MARTIN IS A BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE AND HOLDS MANY HATS.

SHE WORKS MULTIPLE JOBS, ADVOCATES FOR LOCAL FOUNDATIONS, AND IS A CAREGIVER FOR HER MOTHER WHO HAS BATTLED WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE FOR 20 YEARS.

MARTIN SAYS THAT PARTICIPATING AND WINNING THE PAGEANT HAS HELPED HER FIND A NEW SENSE OF PEACE IN HER LIFE.

>> MY MOM IS MY INSPIRATION BEHIND WHAT I DO.

DURING THIS JOURNEY, I FELT LIKE I LOST MYSELF AT TIMES.

I WAS FOCUSED ON DAILY LIFE, TAKING CARE OF HER, ALL OF THESE JOBS THAT I DO, BUT I WASN'T TAKING CARE OF MYSELF.

SO, PAGEANTRY, PREPARING TO BE MRS.

MINNESOTA REALLY HELPED ME TAKE A STEP BACK, DO SOMETHING I LOVED, AND TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.

>> MARTIN IS AN ADVOCATE FOR MULTIPLE PARKINSON'S DISEASE INITIATIVES.

SHE HAS FUNDRAISED FOR THE MICHAEL.

J FOX FOUNDATION, AND IS A COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR THE AMERICAN PARKINSON'S DISEASE ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL OPTIMISM WALK.

>>> THE MOUNTED EAGLES THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP PROGRAM WILL BE HOSTING A HORSE SHOW FOR THOSE WHO ARE DISABLED THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

THE JACK PINE STABLES OF AKELEY WILL ALSO BE IN ATTENDANCE AS ALL THOSE PARTICIPATING WILL COMPETE IN SHOWMANSHIP, EQUITATION, AND OBSTACLE COURSE EVENTS FOR THE SHOW.

REPORTER MILES WALKER STOPPED BY THE MOUNTED EAGLES FACILITY FOR THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: MOUNTED EAGLES IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT EVOLVED INTO A COMMUNITY THAT FOSTERS GROWTH, RESILIENCE, AND JOY.

THOSE POINTS ARE PRIORITIZED EVERY DAY DURING THERAPEUTIC RIDING SESSIONS.

>> WE MAKE SURE OUR RIDERS ARE ALSO ENJOYING THEIR TIME ON THEIR HORSE.

WE ALSO HAVE TO TEACH THEM HOW TO RIDE THEIR HORSE BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THE JOY COMES FROM, THE RIDERS BEING ON THEIR HORSE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT FROM THEM.

>> Reporter: THERAPEUTIC RIDING IS SOMETHING THAT ORIGINATED OVER 50 YEARS AGO IN EUROPE, AND HARNESSES THE RHYTHMIC MOVEMENT OF HORSES TO ENHANCE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND MENTAL WELLBEING.

>> THE MOVEMENT OF THE HORSE VERY MUCH MIMICS THE MOVEMENT OF OUR PELVIS WHEN WE WALK.

IT ASSISTS IN STRENGTHING FLEXIBILITY.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE COMPETITION IS A HIGHLIGHT FOR MANY MOUNTED EAGLE RIDERS, DEDICATION TO CONSISTENCY IS WHERE THE REAL BENEFITS LIE.

>> IT'S NOT ONLY THE RIDERS COMING EVERY WEEK OR EVERY OTHER WEEK WHATEVER THEY DO, IT'S THE VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE HERE CONSISTENTLY, SO THEY KNOW WHAT HORSE THEY ARE GETTING WHEN THEY COME HERE, THEY KNOW WHAT PEOPLE THEY ARE SEEING, AND THEY KNOW THE SAME TIME EACH DAY.

THAT IS IMPORTANT TO A LOT OF OUR RIDERS.

>> Reporter: AS CONSISTENCY CONTINUES TO BE ESTABLISHED, CONFIDENCE GROWS OVERTIME FOR THE RIDERS, FOR EXAMPLE SOME HAVE BEEN WITH MOUNTED EAGLES FOR -- >> 30 YEARS, RIGHT JEN?

YEP, 30 YEARS.

SHE JUST, THE THING ABOUT HER, SHE JUST NEVER QUITS SMILING.

SHE GETS ON THE HORSE AND NO MATTER WHAT.

SHE SMILES.

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

>> BARRING WEATHER, THE MOUNTED EAGLES HORSE SHOW WILL GO UNDERWAY ON JULY 25TH FROM 9:00 A.M.

TO 3:00 P.M.

AT THE THREE CROWNS RANCH.

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

>> Stacy: IT'S GOING TO BE SUNNY AND WARMER TOMORROW BUT WE MAY SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING BACK INTO THE AREA BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, A LOCAL BEMIDJI RESIDENT PUBLISHES A LEADERSHIP BOOK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> A LOCAL BEMIDJI RESIDENT IS TAKING LESSONS HE'S LEARNED THROUGH SERVICE, FATHERHOOD, AND LIFE.

AND PUTTING THEM INTO A NEW BOOK, THE HATS OF LEADERSHIP.

FROM BEING BORN IN MEXICO CITY TO THE MILITARY, AND NOW THE CLASSROOM.

JORGE MENDOZA HAS WORN MANY HATS THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE.

AS A RETIRED ARMY OFFICER, PROFESSOR, AND FATHER, HE SAYS THOSE EXPERIENCES HELPED SHAPE THE LEADERSHIP HE NOW SHARES IN HIS BOOK.

>> THE MESSAGE IS THE LEADERSHIP IS IN EVERYONE.

LEADERSHIP IS IN HOW WE, FOR THE MOST PART, HOW WE TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE AND HOW WE TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES.

THAT IS THE MAJOR MESSAGE.

>> MENDOZA'S BOOK IS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.

AND HE'LL ALSO BE AT AN AUTHOR MEET AND GREET ON AUGUST 12TH AT THE BEMIDJI PUBLIC LIBRARY.

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

THE GRAND PRIZE THIS YEAR IS A FOUR-NIGHT STAY AT CHASE ON THE LAKE IN WALKER AND A $200 RESORT GIFT CARD.

HERE ARE TONIGHTS FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.

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

THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY.

WE ANNOUNCED FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS EVERY WEEKNIGHT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

TO REGISTER FOR THE DRAWING, 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 WE WILL SELECT THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER OUT OF ALL THE QUALIFIERS DURING A LIVE DRAWING ON OUR MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST NEWSCAST.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE NOW.

AFTER ALL THE HEAT WE HAD IN RECENT WEEKS, IT'S BEEN A NICE REPRIEVE HERE.

SUNNY SKIES, NOT TOO HOT TODAY.

>> Stacy: NO, IT'S VERY BEAUTIFUL.

IT WAS A NICE EVENING.

WE ARE GOING TO SEE SUNSHINE CONTINUE, TEMPERATURES START TO WARM UP TOMORROW.

WE WILL BE SEEING HIGHS IN THE 80s IN OUR VIEWING AREA.

AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY, THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, ESPECIALLY LATE AND OVERNIGHT AND THEN THE HEAT CONTINUES TO RISE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEK [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, IT WAS JUST A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUT THERE TODAY.

WE ENJOYED THE NICE SUNSHINE.

WE HAD SOME NICE, VERY COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND NOT A LOT OF WIND THIS TIME AROUND.

NOW AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, WE KEEP THE SUNSHINE.

IT DOES LOOK LIKE WE'RE GOING TO SEE TEMPERATURES WARMING.

IT WILL BE IN THE 80s TOMORROW, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE WARMING TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE DO HAVE SOME CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, ESPECIALLY LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 67 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE A LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND AND 62% HUMIDITY.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 63 DEGREES, 53 IS OUR DEW POINT, HUMIDITY IS AT 70%, AND WINDS ARE SOUTH AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.

ALL IS QUIET ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, AND WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WARMER THAN WE HAD EARLY THIS MORNING, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE CLEAR SKIES AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW AND TEMPERATURES WILL START TO RISE.

HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 80s TOMORROW, WE CAN EXPECT A LOT OF 80s AND SOME 90s AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, A GORGEOUS SUNRISE FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA AND SAMROSE OVER LOWER RED LAKE.

WE HAVE A BUNNY IN THE YARD IN LONGVILLE, ARLENE WITH THAT PICTURE, AND A BEAR MAKING A VISIT IN LAPORTE, JOAN SENDING US THAT ONE.

THE WILDFLOWERS AND THE OTHER FLOWERS ARE IN BLOOM IN DEERWOOD, CHRISSY AND GARY WITH THOSE PHOTOS.

THEN WE HAVE THE SUNSET TONIGHT FROM BILL AND JUDY OVER UPPER RED LAKE AND ANGELA SPOTTING A LITTLE BIT OF A MOON IN THE SKY OVER AGENCY BAY.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 44 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNNY AND 72.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD WITH A HIGH OF 78.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SOUTHWEST BREEZE.

AND ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 77.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 73 IN BRAINERD.

IT IS NEARLY 10 DEGREES BELOW THE AVERAGE, SO JUST A NICE COMFORTABLE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

47 WAS OUR LOW THIS MORNING, AND WE HAD SUNSET AT 1 MINUTE BEFORE 9:00 TONIGHT.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 74, 6 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE, 45 FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE, AND SUNSET AT 9:06.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, IT'S GOING TO BE QUIET OUT THERE.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, IT IS GOING TO START TO WARM UP.

WE ARE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE MID-80s, SOME LOW TO MID-80s IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA AND HEADING INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE WILL SEE THE TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE MIDDLE 80s.

SO OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, 56 FOR THE LOW, SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES FOR US TOMORROW, 83 FOR THE HIGH, AND SOUTHWEST WINDS, PICKING UP A LITTLE BIT AT 5 TO 20.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, WE'LL HAVE SUNSHINE ON FRIDAY BUT BEGINNING ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, WE WILL START TO SEE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND THEY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT.

THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

HIGHS ON FRIDAY, 85, WE CLIMB TO 90 DEGREES THIS WEEKEND, STILL A LOT OF SUNSHINE, JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTH ON SUNDAY.

MORE SUNSHINE IS IN STORE FOR MONDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

BIG LEGION BASEBALL TOURNAMENT IN BEMIDJI.

>> Charlie: YES, THE SENIOR D1 LEGION.

BRAINERD IS ALSO PLAYING AS WELL, FOUR GAMES IN TOTAL TODAY.

THE BRACKET CONTINUES TOMORROW, BUT WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM TODAY, WHO WON, WHO LOST, AND WHO IS PLAYING WHO, ALL THAT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> THE SUBSTATE 12 LEGION BASEBALL TOURNAMENT FINALLY COMES TO BEMIDJI AFTER A COACHING CHANGE TWO YEARS AGO, AND THE JUNE 21ST STORM LAST SUMMER, FORCED THEM TO PUSH BACK HOSTING DUTIES.

IT'S FITTING SINCE BEMIDJI IS THE TOP-SEED HEADING TO THIS YEAR'S TOURNEY, THEY'RE TAKING ON 8-SEED DETROIT LAKES IN THE FIRST ROUND.

BOTTOM OF THE 2nd, NO SCORE, BASES LOADED FOR COBY BROWN.

THIS IS A GROUND BALL WITH EYES.

IT SCORES AND IT WAS 2-0 CENTAURS.

AND NOW DL TRIES TO GET IT AT HOME, AND COBY BROWN COMES ALL THE WAY AROUND FROM 2nd TO SCORE.

IT'S 4-0.

NEXT BATTER, LET'S TRADE PLACES, DOUBLE DOWN THE LINE, A 5-0 LEAD.

AFTER HIM, SOMEBODY PUT A QUARTER IN THE MERRY-GO-ROUND, ZACH TRIPLES TO THE WALL.

ALL TOLD, BEMIDJI SCORED 14 RUNS, THEY WOULD PLAY 18 IN THE SECOND AND GO ON TO WIN 20-0.

THEY ARE MOVING ON AND WILL PLAY MOORHEAD TOMORROW AT 6:30 P.M.

>>> EARLIER IN THE DAY, 6-SEED BRAINERD TAKING ON 3-SEED ALEXANDRIA.

WE PICK UP, TOP OF THE 6TH, BRAINERD TRAILING 3-2, KASHIUS CAUGHEY LEADS THINGS OFF WITH A DOUBLE, THEN, TWO BATTERS LATER, TIES THE GAME ON PASS BALL.

BUT IN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE INNING, BASES LOADED FOR ALEX, MICHAEL HAGALIE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE JAM, GETS SOME HELP FROM HIS THIRD BASEMAN, WHAT A CATCH BY TYDEN GUIDA TO END THE INNING.

TOP 7, GUS LUND WITH A MAN ON SECOND DELIVERS A CLUTCH BASE HIT TO GIVE BRAINERD THE LEAD.

THEN THE NEXT BATTER, LIAM BECKER, DROPS ONE DOWN THE LINE, THAT SCORES LUND.

AND THE BOYS IN BLUE, GET THE UPSET WIN OVER ALEXANDRIA 5-3, THEY MOVE ON AND WILL FACE PERHAM WHO UPSET 2-SEED FERGUS FALLS IN THEIR FIRST ROUND MATCH-UP.

THEN YOU CAN ALSO SEE THERE MOORHEAD GOT THE WIN.

SO 3 UPSETS TODAY IN THAT SUB STATE TOURNAMENT.

>>> THE LYNX HAVE PLAYED ALL SEASON WITHOUT STAR FORWARD NAPHEESA COLLIER, AND YET, JUST ONE GAME SHY OF THE ALLSTAR BREAK, MINNESOTA HAS MANAGED TO PUT TOGETHER THE BEST RECORD IN THE WNBA.

GIVEN THAT KNOWLEDGE, IT MAKES ONE WONDER JUST HOW GOOD THEY'D BE WITH HER IN THE LINE-UP.

WELL, WE FOUND OUT TODAY, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 301-DAYS, COLLIER TOOK THE COURT FOR THE LYNX, THEY'RE ON THE ROAD PLAYING THE SEATTLE STORM.

IT TOOK JUST OVER 7-AND-A-HALF MINUTES, BUT IN THE 1ST QUARTER, COLLIER WITH THE WELCOME BACK BUCKET, LYNX WITHIN ONE.

IN THE 2-ND, COLLIER SHOWING OFF SOME THAT FANCY FOOTWORK OF HERS, SHE HAD 11-POINTS IN THE 1ST HALF, BUT THE LYNX TRAILED BY ONE.

THIRD QUARTER, COURTNEY WILLIAMS FINDS A WIDE-OPEN PHEE, TREY FOR LEAD, SHE'D ONLY PLAYED 16 MINUTES THUS FAR, BUT HAD 17-POINTS.

THEN, LATE IN THE 4TH, GAME STILL IN DOUBT, THE QUEEN, COMES UP CLUTCH, COLLIER PUT THE REST OF THE LEAGUE ON NOTICE TODAY.

PUTS UP A DOUBLE-DOUBLE IN HER RETURN, A TEAM HIGH 24-POINTS WITH 10-REBOUNDS TO LIFT THE LYNX OVER THE STORM, 86-76, TWINS.

>>> MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, TWINS GET A WIN, SNAP A 4-GAME LOSING STREAK.

THEN AT THE STATE AM, THEY FINISHED UP TODAY, BRYCE ENDS UP WINNING, BUT TWO OF OUR AREA PLAYERS, CARTER WHITE, HE FINISHED TIED FOR 16th AND AIDEN FROM BRAINERD TIED FOR 38th.

>>> THEN A LOCAL GOLFER JACKSON BROWN FROM CASS LAKE WAS DOWN IN NEW MEXICO PLAYING IN THE NATIVE YOUTH GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP, AND HE TOOK 2nd SHOOTING A 2 DAY PLUS 6.

IT SECURED HIM A SPOT AT THE 2027NB3PKPGT NEXT JANUARY IN PALM SPRINGS.

ALSO PLAYING WITH BROWN IS HIS SOON TEAMMATE AT CASS LAKE-BENA.

HE FINISHED 7th OVERALL.

YOU CAN SEE THAT IS FAIRBANKS ON THE LEFT THERE AND BROWN ON THE RIGHT IN THAT PICTURE.

SO, A LOT OF GOOD GOLFERS DOING GOOD THINGS.

>> Dennis: JACKSON BROWN NOT RUNNING ON EMPTY THERE.

>> Charlie: I WAS WORRIED WHEN I GOOGLED HIM.

>> Dennis: YEAH, THAT LEGION TEAM TOURNAMENT, THAT IS SINGLE ELIMINATION?

>> Charlie: DOUBLE ELIMINATION.

SO IF BEMIDJI OR BRAINERD LOSES TOMORROW, THEY WILL PLAY FRIDAY.

THAT GOES THROUGH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY IF NEEDED, IF THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME GOES AN EXTRA DAY.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

IT'S WORLD BRAIN DAY, A TIME TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF NEUROLOGICAL HEALTH, AND RIGHT NOW A STUDY IS UNDERWAY IN THE U.S.

AIMED AT FINDING WAYS TO DETECT NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE BEFORE SYMPTOMS APPEAR AND LASTING DAMAGE IS DONE.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON THE RESEARCH AND THE HOPE THAT'S EMERGING FROM IT.

>> Reporter: IT'S THE MOST COMPLEX PART OF A HUMAN BODY, THIS 3-POUND ORGAN HELPS YOU THINK, INTERPRET SENSES, INITIATE MOVEMENT, AND CONTROL BEHAVIOR, BUT THERE IS STILL SO MUCH TO LEARN ABOUT THE BRAIN AND THE DISORDERS THAT AFFECT IT.

>> BRAIN DISEASE IS A MASSIVE HIDDEN EPIDEMIC.

>> Reporter: IN THE U.S., THERE ARE MORE THAN 600 NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES AND DISORDERS BEING RESEARCHED, INCLUDING ALZHEIMER DISEASE, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, STROKE, EPILEPSY.

>> THE SYMPTOMS, THE MANIFESTATIONS OF THE DISEASE, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO STOP THE DISEASE.

>> Reporter: THAT'S WHY THE CLEVELAND CLINIC BRAIN STUDY WAS LAUNCHED IN 2022.

HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS WILL BE EXAMINED IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS, RESEARCHERS ARE ANALYZING BLOOD SAMPLES, MRIs, AND RETINA SCANS.

>> SO WE CAN START TO UNDERSTAND WHY AND IDENTIFY TARGETS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF THESE DISEASES.

>> Reporter: THE GOAL IS TO DISCOVER WHO IS AT RISK, WHY SOME BRAINS BECOME DISEASED AND OTHERS STAY HEALTHY, PAVING THE WAY FOR EARLY INTERVENTION, BETTER TREATMENT, AND ULTIMATELY PREVENTION.

>> NURSING HOMES COMFORT PEOPLE AFTER BRAIN DISEASE OR INVEST IN THE RESEARCH TO PREVENT AND CURE THESE DISEASES.

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

>> AROUND 5,000 HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL OVER THE U.S.

ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE CLEVELAND CLINIC BRAIN STUDY.

>>> WE'RE OUT OF TIME FOR TONIGHT.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYONE.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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