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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.

[♪♪♪] >> Josh: GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, I'M JOSH PETERSON IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

>>> AS WE COME ON THE AIR, WE HAVE SEVERE WEATHER ROLLING THROUGH OUR VIEWING AREA.

STACY JOINS US WITH THE LATEST DETAILS.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

I WANTED TO KEEP YOU UP TO DATE ON A COUPLE OF ACTIVE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS IN OUR AREA.

THE FIRST IS FOR EASTERN RED LAKE, SOUTHWESTERN BELTRAMI, EASTERN PEMINGTON.

WE HAVE A WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BELTRAMI AND CENTRAL CLEAR WATER COUNTY UNTIL 10:45.

THIS COULD BRING 60 MILES PER HOUR WINDS GUSTS, AS WELL AS QUARTER-SIZED HAIL.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Josh: THANK YOU STACY.

WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT COMING UP IN WEATHER.

>>> MAJOR NEWS FOR THE BEMIDJI SUMMER SEASON CAME EARLIER TODAY, WITH THE MINNESOTA CRAFT BREWERS GUILD ANNOUNCING THAT THE ALL PINTS NORTH SUMMER BREW FEST WILL BE MOVING TO SHORE OF LAKE BEMIDJI NEXT SUMMER, BRINGING TOGETHER CRAFT BEER BREWERS, GAMES, LIVE MUSIC, AND MORE.

THE ANNUAL EVENT HAS GATHERED 3,000 TO 4,000 CRAFT BEER LOVERS IN DULUTH FOR 14 YEARS, BUT WILL MAKE ITS BEMIDJI DEBUT IN 2027.

AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF PLANNING, IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD BETWEEN PAUL BUNYAN AND LIBRARY PARK ON JULY 31ST NEXT YEAR.

>> I MEAN, THAT IS IN PARTICULAR ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS, BRINGING DIFFERENT BEERS AND DIFFERENT PRODUCERS TO AN AREA THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY SELLING OR WHOLESALING IN.

I THINK IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO NOT JUST CONNECT THE PRODUCER WITH THE CONSUMER, BUT THE CONSUMER WITH THE PRODUCER AS WELL.

AGAIN, CRAFT BEER, DEPENDING ON THE MODEL OF THE CRAFT BREWER, THERE ARE BUSINESSES THAT ARE GROWING AND WANT TO REACH A NEW AREA.

ONCE YOU SEE THE PEOPLE START COMING THROUGH THE GATES, IT FILLS YOUR HEART WITH A LITTLE BIT OF PRIDE, BUT THEN IT ALSO AGAIN KIND OF, I THINK RECONNECTS NOT JUST US, BUT ALSO OUR MEMBERS, AND THE COMMUNITY AT-LARGE.

WITH THAT KIND OF COMMUNITY SPIRIT OF WHAT CRAFT BEER IS ALL ABOUT.

>> LAKELAND NEWS ALSO SPOKE TO SEVERAL COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT THIS EVENT COULD HAVE ON THE BEMIDJI ECONOMY AND DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS NEXT WEEK.

>>> OVER A SPAN OF 48 HOURS, 20 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED DURING A LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTION TARGETING VIOLENT OFFENDERS IN THE BEMIDJI AND SURROUNDING AREAS EARLIER THIS WEEK.

ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA BUREAU OF CRIMINAL APPREHENSION, MULTIPLE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES RESPONDED TO THE EFFORT WHICH TOOK PLACE JULY 22ND AND 23RD, AND FOCUSED ON OFFENDERS WANTED FOR FIREARMS VIOLATIONS, SHOOTINGS, AND NARCOTICS OFFENSES.

SOME PEOPLE WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY ON OUTSTANDING WARRANTS.

DURING THE OPERATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT ALSO RECOVERED FOUR ILLEGAL FIREARMS, ONE GUN SILENCER, AMMUNITION, AND SMALL AMOUNTS OF ILLICIT NARCOTICS.

ALL OF THOSE ARRESTED WERE BOOKED INTO EITHER THE CASS AND HUBBARD COUNTY JAILS OR THE RED LAKE DETENTION CENTER PENDING FORMAL CHARGES.

>>> A MINNESOTA WOMAN HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF TRAFFICKING HUNDREDS OF GRAMS OF FENTANYL ACROSS THE STATE INCLUDING BEMIDJI.

IN A RELEASE FROM THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, A FEDERAL GRAND JURY FOUND NEW HOPE RESIDENT, MICHAELA MCKINNEY GUILTY ON THREE COUNTS FOR HER ROLE IN FENTANYL TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY OPERATING BETWEEN THE TWIN CITIES AND GREATER MINNESOTA.

THE INVESTIGATION INTO MCKINNEY BEGAN WHEN AN UNDERCOVER OFFICER INFILTRATED THE NETWORK OF LA'VEAL ALLEN, WHO MCKINNEY WAS HELPING WITH MULTIPLE DRUG DISTRIBUTION TRIPS BACK IN JUNE AND JULY OF 2024.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT ALLEN SOLD NEARLY 500 FENTANYL PILLS, 82 GRAMS OF POWDER FENTANYL AND METHAMPHETAMINE TO AN UNDERCOVER OFFICER WHILE MCKINNEY WAITED IN THE DRIVERS SEAT.

THE PAIR WAS IMMEDIATELY ARRESTED AND THAT'S WHEN OFFICERS NOTICED MCKINNEY'S 6 YEAR OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT AND A LOADED HANDGUN IN THE CENTER CONSOLE.

MCKINNEY FACES A MINIMUM OF TEN YEARS IN PRISON AND BOTH MCKINNEY AND ALLEN ARE NOW AWAITING SENTENCING.

>>> THE EFFECTS OF MINNESOTA'S PROLONGED HEATWAVE ARE HAVING AN IMPACT ON AREA LAKES AND RIVERS WITH SEVERAL REPORTS OF FISH KILLS.

THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ANNOUNCED EARLIER TODAY THAT THERE HAVE BEEN, 212 FISH MORTALITY REPORTS THIS YEAR WHICH SPAN 102 BODIES OF WATER STATEWIDE.

MANY OF THE FISH KILLS WERE REPORTED DURING LAST WEEKS HEAT WAVE.

PUBLIC UTILITIES AND FISHERIES HAVE RECORDED SURFACE WATER TEMPERATURES OF 86 DEGREES AND HIGHER IN SEVERAL MINNESOTA LAKES AND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

COLD WATER FISH CAN BECOME STRESSED WHEN WATER TEMPERATURES EXCEED 75 DEGREES AND COOL WATER SPECIES LIKE NORTHERN PIKE CAN HANDLE TEMPS UP TO 84 DEGREES.

IF YOU HAPPEN TO DISCOVER A FISH KILL, YOU ARE ASKED TO REPORT IT TO THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AT MNDNR.GOV/FISHKILLS.

>>> A LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER IS HELPING BRING A LITTLE OF THE OUTDOORS INSIDE AN ESSENTIA HEALTH CLINIC IN PARK RAPIDS.

RYAN FLEMING HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: THE WALLS INSIDE THE ESSENTIA HEALTH'S PARK RAPIDS CLINIC IS SHOWING FAMILIAR SCENES.

THE FAMILIAR IMAGES WERE CAPTURED ON THE LAND BEFORE HAVING THEM FRAMED FOR THE CLINIC.

>> JANE, MY WIFE AND I WERE WAITING TO SEE OUR DOCTOR.

WE WERE LOOKING AT THESE PRINTS ON THE WALL THAT WERE BLEACHED BY THE SUN.

SO, I APPROACHED THE ESSENTIA FOUNDATION AND SAID WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN A SHOW.

>> Reporter: HE DONATED THE ENTIRE COLLECTION, VALUED AT $60,000, HOPING THE PHOTOGRAPHS WOULD OFFER PATIENTS AND EMPLOYEES SOMETHING PEACEFUL TO LOOK AT DURING WHAT CAN SOMETIMES BE A DIFFICULT OR STRESSFUL DAY.

WAYNE FOUND STILLNESS ALONG A DIRT ROAD NEAR HIS CABIN.

NOW THOSE QUIET MOMENTS ARE ON DISPLAY RIGHT HERE AT THE ESSENTIA HEALTH CLINIC IN PARK RAPIDS.

>> WE'RE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE THIS ARTWORK DONATED.

I THINK ARTWORK IS CALMING AND IT IS A PLACE TO JUST REFLECT AND WE ARE SO PLEASED TO HAVE THESE PIECES HANGING IN OUR WAITING AREAS.

I THINK IT JUST ADDS A LOT OF COMFORT AND RELAXATION FOR OUR PATIENTS.

>> Reporter: COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES GATHERED TO RECOGNIZE HIS GENEROSITY AND CELEBRATED THE UPDATED SPACE WITH A RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE UPCOMING GENERATION.

GUDMUNSON HOPES TO MAKE PATIENTS FEEL AT EASE.

>> IF THEY HAVE A QUIET MOMENT TO CONSIDER THAT, CALMS THEM DOWN A BIT, IT'S WORTH IT.

IT'S NOT THE CAMERA, IT'S THE EXPERIENCE OF DOING IT THAT FILLS ME.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN PARK RAPIDS, RYAN FLEMING, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> GUDMUNSON WORKED WITH THE NEMETH ART CENTER WHICH IS ALSO LOCATED IN PARK RAPIDS.

>>> THE CROSSWOODS GOLF COURSE IN CROSSLAKE STARTED ITS SERIES OF LADIES, SIP AND SWING EVENTS, WHERE WOMEN FROM THE AREA PARTICIPATE IN A FUN NO-PRESSURE GOLFING ENVIRONMENT THAT IS ALL ABOUT BRINGING WOMEN TO THE GAME OF GOLF.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: AT CROSS WOODS GOLF COURSE, THE LADIES ARE HERE FOR A GOOD TIME AND A LONG TIME.

WOMEN OF THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA POPPED OUT FOR A 9-HOLE, 4-PERSON SCRAMBLE, SHOWCASING WOMEN IN GOLF.

>> OH, LOOK AT THAT.

>> WE'RE A SMALL COMMUNITY UP HERE IN CROSS LAKE WITH A LOT OF SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT GOLF COURSES.

THIS EVENT STARTED BY SAVANNAH AT CROSS WOODS WAS PUT ON SO WE COULD ALL GET TOGETHER ON AN INFORMAL BASIS, HAVE A FUN SCRAMBLE, SIP AND SWING, AND BE OUT WITH THE WOMEN.

>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS STATED THAT THERE WAS A HIGH DEMAND BY WOMEN TO HAVE AN EVENT OF THEIR OWN.

>> THERE IS A LOT OF MEN'S EVENTS, SO CREATING A SAFE PLACE FOR WOMEN TO COME AND PLAY, WHETHER THEY'RE GETTING INTO IT FOR THE FIRST TIME OR THEY ARE EXPERIENCED GOLFERS, WE HAD A DEMAND FROM SOME OF OUR MEMBERS HERE THAT REALLY WANTED TO HAVE AN EVENING EVENT LIKE THIS, SOMETHING FUN AND CASUAL.

WE WENT WITH IT AND DECIDED TO DO ONCE A MONTH TO TRY IT OUT.

IT'S BEEN A SUPER SUCCESS SO FAR.

>> Reporter: IT'S NOT ABOUT THE PERFECT SWING, BUT BUILDING CONFIDENCE, COMMUNITY, AND CONNECTION.

THIS SIP AND SWING EVENT IS BRINGING WOMEN TOGETHER TO LEARN THE GAME, NETWORKING, AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FUN ALONG THE WAY.

>> YEAH, I THINK COMRADERY BETWEEN WOMEN AND THE GAME, BEING A WOMAN PROFESSIONAL MYSELF, MY GOAL IS TO TRY TO GET WOMEN INVOLVED IN GOLF, WHETHER THEY ARE JUST STARTING OUT OR IF THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR A LONG TIME.

THERE IS A NEW EXPERIENCE EVERY TIME THEY COME OUT, SO TRYING TO BRING THAT TO THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER THEY ARE FROM CROSS LAKE OR THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

>> Reporter: THOSE AT THE EVENT SAY IT CAN BE A GREAT WAY TO EXERCISE, SEE THE GREAT OUTDOORS, AND JUST HANG OUT WITH FRIENDS.

>> I THINK FOR ME, IT'S MORE ABOUT THE FITNESS PART OF IT.

I'M OUT IN THE WILDERNESS, BEAUTIFUL, AND IT'S ABOUT THE FITNESS PART OF IT.

A LOT OF US ARE IN OUR 60s NOW AND WE NEED TO KEEP MOVING AND THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO DO THAT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN CROSS LAKE, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN NEXT MONTHS LADIES, SIP AND SWING, IT WILL BE ON AUGUST 13TH AT CROSSWOODS GOLF COURSE, WITH A SHOTGUN TIME OF 4:30 P.M.

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

>> Stacy: SEVERE WEATHER CONTINUES TONIGHT IN THE AREA AND MOST OF LAKELAND COUNTRY IS UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 11:00 THIS EVENING.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK IN THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, THE 4H DRILL TEAM IS CELEBRATING THEIR 10 YEA [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE UNITED WAY OF BEMIDJI AREA AND LUEKENS VILLAGE FOODS ARE HOSTING THEIR 7TH ANNUAL CATCH, PHOTO, RELEASE TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND.

TEAMS OF TWO CAN REGISTER THROUGH THE FISH DONKEY APP, AND THE TOURNAMENT DOES NOT HAVE ANY IN-PERSON MEETINGS.

THE BEMIDJI UNITED WAY TEAMS UP WITH THE LAKES AREA UNITED WAY TO EXPAND THE TOURNAMENTS REACH TO ANY PUBLIC LAKE IN BELTRAMI, CLEARWATER, HUBBARD, AITKIN, CASS, AND CROW WING COUNTIES.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE APP AND LOOK FOR OUR TOURNAMENT, THE UNITED WAY FISHING TOURNAMENT AND BE ABLE TO PAY.

THAT WAY THE RULES ARE ON THERE, HOW TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE FISH IS THERE, EVERYTHING YOU NEED IS ON THE APP.

THERE IS A BASS SIDE AND A WALLEYE SIDE, SO YOU CAN PICK WHICH SIDE YOU WANT TO FISH OR FISH BOTH.

IT RUNS 6:00 A.M.

SATURDAY TO 6:00 P.M.

ON SUNDAY.

>> MORE THAN $15,000 IN PAYOUTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE WINNERS, ALONG WITH SPECIAL AWARDS FOR YOUTH PARTICIPANTS AND BIG FISH WINNERS.

FULL DETAILS ON HOW TO CORRECTLY PHOTOGRAPH AND SUBMIT YOUR CATCHES CAN BE FOUND ON THE UNITED WAY OF BEMIDJI'S WEBSITE.

>>> THE LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY 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 ANNOUNCE 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.

>>> STACY JOINS US AGAIN WITH, WE'RE HEARING THE RUMBLES AND THE RAIN FALLING ON THE ROOF.

WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW?

>> Stacy: RIGHT, WE HAVE THE ACTIVE WARNINGS, AND MUCH OF LAKELAND COUNTRY UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 11:00 THIS EVENING AND IN THE WEEKEND, HEAT ADVISORIES AND EXTREME HEAT WATCHES ARE OUT FOR THE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: HEAT AND HUMIDITY HAS BEEN BUILDING THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND IT'S HELPING TO FUEL SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, WHICH HAVE TURNED SEVERE IN OUR VIEWING AREA THIS EVENING.

WE DO HAVE SOME WARNINGS, SOME WATCHES TO TALK ABOUT, AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, EXPECT TO SEE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WITH HEAT ADVISORIES AND EXTREME HEAT WATCHES OUT FOR OUR VIEWING AREA.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT IS 76 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE STUDIO, WINDS ARE SOUTH AT 3 WITH A DEW POINT OF 66.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 73 WITH A DEW POINT OF 65.

WINDS ARE OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 10 MILES PER HOUR.

NOW AS I MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE THE TWO WARNINGS OUT FOR THE VIEWING AREA, FOR EASTERN RED LAKE, EAST-CENTRAL POLK, CLEAR WATER COUNTY, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING UNTIL 10:30, AND SOUTHEASTERN CLEAR WATER COUNTY UNTIL 10:45.

WE MAY SEE QUARTER SIZED HAIL.

MOST OF OUR VIEWING AREA IS UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 10:00 THIS EVENING.

HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND, A HEAT ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN MINNESOTA FROM 11:00 A.M.

TO 10:00 P.M.

SATURDAY, AND FOR NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FROM 1:00 P.M.

TO 9:00 P.M.

ON SUNDAY, WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 88 AND 99, AND EXTREME HEAT WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MINNESOTA FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 99 AND 102.

NOW HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR RADAR.

WE CAN SEE THE STRONG AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY HAVE BEEN MARCHING ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA THIS EVENING.

WE DID HAVE REPORTS OF TORNADOS OUT OF THESE FROM MIDDLE RIVER AND ANOTHER ONE JUST A LITTLE BIT EARLIER THIS EVENING, WHICH IS 20 MILES NORTH OF BEMIDJI.

WE CONTINUE TO HAVE SEVERE WEATHER OUT OF THESE STORMS.

THEY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTH AND EAST, SO OUR THREAT FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL MOVE MORE INTO EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT.

SOME OF THE WEATHER PICTURES WE HAVE ARE FROM TONIGHT'S STORM.

AMANDA PICKING UP A LOT OF HAIL IN NORTHOME.

WE HAVE AN OMINOUS LOOKING CLOUD OVER UPPER RED LAKE.

ANGELA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE SKIES NEAR CASS LAKE THIS EVENING.

JENNIFER WITH TONIGHT'S SKIES NEAR PEMBINGTON.

NOW OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, MD AT RED LAKE, 80 THIS EVENING.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN.

AMANDA AT NORTHOME, 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, PARTLY CLOUDY, VERY STICKY TODAY AS WELL.

REAL QUICK LOOK AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOED OUT AT 81.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 82, JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOVE AVERAGE AND OUR LOW WAS 62.

SO HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, IT LOOKS LIKE WE MAY START OUT WITH A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUD COVER, SOME PATCHY SMOKE, BUT THAT WILL CLEAR OUT AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY AND WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE HOT.

WE ARE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80s TO LOW TO MID-90s IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE MID-90s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

SO HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST, VARIABLE CLOUDS TONIGHT, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SHIFTING MAINLY INTO EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH LOWS IN THE MID-60s.

SUNNY SKIES FOR TOMORROW, HIGHS NEAR 92.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, WE HAVE SOME SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY, JUST SOME SCATTERED ACTIVITY LATER ON, ON SUNDAY.

HIGHS NEAR 95.

WE'RE LOOKING AT SUNNY SKIES WITH HIGHS NEAR 90 AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Josh: THANK YOU VERY MUCH STACY, WE CAN HEAR THE RUMBLE OUTSIDE BUT IT WAS THE CRACK OF THE BASEBALL BAT EARLIER TODAY.

>> Charlie: IT WAS, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR MOST OF THE DAY.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE WEATHER COMING UP, EITHER WAY, BRAINERD AND BEMIDJI PLAYING IN THE SEMIFINALS.

WE HAVE THAT AND WE HAVE A PREVIEW FOR THE BIRCHMONT, [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> BRAINERD HAS MADE A CINDERELLA RUN SO FAR.

POST-255 CAME IN AS THE 6 SEED AND AFTER COME BACK WINS AFTER ALEXANDRIA AND PERHAM, THEY FOUND THEM NEAR STATE.

THEY WILL NEED TO BEAT MOORHEAD IN THE SEMIFINALS.

THEY JUMPED OUT TO A 3-0 LEAD.

MOORHEAD PULLS WITHIN 1.

NOW WITH THE BASES LOADED, MASON'S DOUBLE DRIVES IN 2.

BLUES WILL PLAY 7 IN THE INNING, LEADING 7-3.

TOP OF THE 2nd, POST 255 ANSWERED BACK AND THEN ANOTHER ACROSS TO CUT THE LEAD TO 2, MADE IT 7-5.

THAT IS WHEN THE WEATHER WOULD TURN NASTY.

LIGHTNING FORCED THE PLAYERS OFF THE FIELD.

THEY POSTPONED THAT GAME UNTIL TOMORROW IS WHAT IT SEEMS LIKE.

THEY ARE JUST MIDWAY THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE 2nd, NOW WE'LL SEE WHO MOVES ON TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

>>> WELL, THE TWINS -- OH EXCUSE ME, BEMIDJI PLAYED EARLIER IN THE DAY, THEY FELL TO ALEXANDRIA, SO THEY WILL PLAY -- ALEXANDRIA LOST TO EAST GRAND FORKS WHO WILL PLAY IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.

>>> THE TWINS ARE TAKING ON THE ATHLETICS.

WE WILL PICK IT UP AT THE TOP OF THE 6th.

TYLER POKES ONE TO LEFT, SCORES HENRY FROM SECOND.

2-0, ATHLETICS.

TOMMY DRIVES ONE DEEP, AUSTIN ON HIS HORSE, MAKES THE CATCH AT THE WALL, SAVES THE RUN FROM SCORING, JACK ANDERSON LIKE THAT, 2-0.

LAST CHANCE FOR THE TWINS, TYING RUN AT THE PLATE, HE HITS INTO A DOUBLE PLAY, THEIR THIRD IN 4 INNINGS, THAT ENDS THE GAME.

THE ATHLETICS WIN 2-0.

GOOD NEWS FOR THE TWINS, GUARDIANS LOST SO THEY'RE STILL 4.5 GAMES BACK IN THE DIVISION.

>>> WELL, IT WAS DAY TWO OF THE 3-M OPEN AT T-P-C TWIN CITIES IN BLAINE.

WE'LL START WITH THE SHOT OF THE DAY, A 72-FOOT PUTT BY STEVEN FISK, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE YOU JUST HOPE TO GET CLOSE TO THE HOLE, HE FINDS THE BOTTOM OF THE CUP FOR A BIRDIE, HE FINISHED AT 1-UNDER PAR.

SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER CAME INTO TODAY TIED FOR 4TH AT 6-UNDER, SINKS THIS PUT AT THE 6TH FOR BIRDIE, HE'D ONLY SHOOT 1-UNDER TO BE TIED FOR 13TH AT 7-UNDER HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

YESTERDAY, BEN KHOLES SHOT A 62, TODAY, MICHAEL KIM LOOKED LIKE HE MIGHT MATCH THAT EARLY, GETS HIS SECOND BIRDIE OF THE DAY HERE AT FOUR, SHOT A 6-UNDER 29 ON THE FRONT 9.

THEN AT 15, DRAINS THIS FOR HIS 8TH BIRD OF THE DAY, HE'D ALSO BIRDIE 16 AND 17, THEN AT 18, NEEDS THIS PUTT FOR A 59, YES SIR, FINISHES A 12-UNDER, BOGEY FREE ROUND.

HE'S 14-UNDER AFTER TWO ROUNDS AND IS NOW ATOP THE LEADERBOARD, KIM'S 59 IS ONLY THE 15TH IN PGA TOUR HISTORY, IT'S THE FIRST SUB 60-ROUND THIS SEASON, AND SETS A NEW COURSE RECORD AT TPC TWIN CITIES.

>>> IT'S ALMOST HERE, THE 102ND BIRCHMONT GOLF TOURNAMENT AT THE BEMIDJI TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB TEES OFF ON MONDAY.

LAST YEAR NATE PEARL, A SENIOR GOLFER AT UND WON THE MEN'S DIVISION, WHILE MINNESOTA STATE GRAD AVA OLSON WON THE WOMEN'S DIVISION, AND IT IS EXPECTED BOTH WILL RETURN TO DEFEND THEIR TITLES.

THIS YEAR THE BIRCH WILL ADD A GRAND MASTERS DIVISION FOR GOLFERS 75 AND OLDER, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, NOT MUCH WILL CHANGE.

AND THAT INCLUDES THE COURSE ITSELF, WHICH IS PRIMED FOR 6-DAYS OF NON-STOP GOLF.

>> IT'S REALLY GOOD.

WE GOTTEN A GOOD AMOUNT OF RAIN SO FAR THIS YEAR, SOME HEAT THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WHICH MADE US NERVOUS ABOUT DRYING OUT.

MATT AND HIS STAFF HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB, WHICH SHOULD LEAD TO GOOD SCORES.

WE TAKE A LOT OF TIME PREPARING AND GETTING READY BUT UNTIL A COUPLE DAYS OUT, YOU DON'T FEEL THE EXCITEMENT UNTIL YOU SEE PEOPLE PLAYING THE TOURNAMENT, PEOPLE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN SINCE LAST YEAR.

THIS IS THE TIME IT GETS EXCITING.

>>> AND RIGHT NOW, WE CAN HEAR SOME RAIN GOING.

>> Dennis: IT'S CREAKING TOO.

>> Charlie: HOPEFULLY IT'S GOOD FOR THE GOLF COURSE, KEEPING IT GREEN.

LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT WEEK.

>> Josh: THANKS CHARLIE.

THE REINING CHAOS 4H DRILL TEAM IS CELEBRATING ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR.

4H DRILL TEAMS OFFER 4H'ERS A CHANCE TO DEVELOP BOTH LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK SKILLS, WHILE ALSO LEARNING MORE ABOUT HORSES.

WITH THE REGIONAL COMPETITION COMING UP NEXT WEEKEND, REPORTER MILES WALKER STOPPED BY PRACTICE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT 4H DRILL IN THIS WEEK'S IN-FOCUS.

>> Reporter: 4H DRILL TEAMS HAVE A LIST OF OBJECTIVES TO MEET FOR EVERY COMPETITION, MANY OF WHICH CONCERN CREATING A ROUTINE, ALONGSIDE A TEAM, MAINTAINING COORDINATION, CHEMISTRY, AND CREATIVITY.

>> I'M NERVOUS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THEY ALL RELY ON ME BECAUSE I WHISTLE FOR THEIR PATTERNS AND I TRY TO JUST THINK ABOUT THE ROUTINE AND NOT JUST STRESS AS MUCH, EVEN THOUGH I GET REALLY NERVOUS AND THINK ABOUT IT.

I TRY TO JUST TAKE DEEP BREATHS AND MEMORIZE THE ROUTINE.

>> Reporter: COACH HAILEY FIRST STARTED THE REIGNING CHAOS 4H DRILL TEAM BACK IN 2017 IN AN EFFORT TO GATHER LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREA.

>> I REALLY WANTED TO PARTICIPATE IN DRILL TEAM WHEN I WAS IN 4H, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE A HORSE THAT WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.

THE DRILL TEAM THAT WE OFFERED WAS A LITTLE TOO ADVANCED.

SO I WANTED TO PROVIDE A PROGRAM FOR YOUNGER KIDS THAT COULD HAVE SOMEWHERE TO RIDE AND DO ALL THAT.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR'S TEAM CONSISTS OF 8 RIDERS BETWEEN TWO TEAMS, THE REIGNING CHAOS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE SMALL FREESTYLE AND LIMITED FREESTYLE DIVISION.

>> A LOT OF TEAMS WILL DO THEMES, LIKE HAWAIIAN MUSIC THEMES, COUNTRY THEMES, AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE UNIQUE IN OUR OWN WAY.

>> THERE ARE CERTAIN MANEUVERS THAT NEED TO BE EXECUTED TO QUALIFY FOR THE SHOW, PRECISION, HAVING THEM RIDE TOGETHER, ALL THE SAME SPEED, HOW THEY SIT IN THE SADDLE NEEDS TO BE THE SAME.

>> Reporter: MANY ON THE DRILL TEAM HAVE BEEN INVOLVED FOR MULTIPLE YEAR, THE BONDS CULTIVATED BETWEEN FELLOW 4HERS AND RIDERS AND HORSE KEEP THEM COMING BACK.

>> 4H IS AWESOME ALL AROUND BUT DRILL TEAM IS MY FAVORITE PART OF 4H.

IT MEANS A LOT TO ME.

>> WE HAD VETERAN KIDS, NEWBIES, AND THEY ALL GET ALONG GREAT.

THEY LOVE COMING HERE.

IF WE CANCEL PRACTICE, THERE ARE TEARS SHED FOR SURE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Josh: ALL RIGHT, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYONE.

WE'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE ON MONDAY NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.