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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.

>>> TWO PEOPLE ARE RECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL TUESDAY AFTER BEING INJURED IN A TORNADO MONDAY NIGHT NEAR DETROIT LAKES.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMED TODAY THAT IT WAS AN EF-2 TORNADO WITH PEAK WINDS OF 115 MILES PER HOUR THAT HIS JUST A FEW MILES NORTHEAST OF THE CITY OF DETROIT LAKES THERE IS SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE ON THE WEST SIDE OF FLOYD LAKE.

FIRST RESPONDERS AND UTILITY CREWS ARE WORKING TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE AND RESTORE DOWNED POWER LINES.

HUNDREDS LOST POWER DUE TO THE TORNADO AND THE STORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH THAT PART OF THE STATE TOOK OUT POWER TO AROUND 5,000 ACCOUNTS AN EMERGENCY SHELTER IS OPEN FOR ANY DISPLACED RESIDENTS AT MINNESOTA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN DETROIT LAKES.

>>> A WOMAN WHO WAS PULLED FROM THE WATER OF A BEMIDJI AREA LAKE DIED YESTERDAY.

BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFF JASON RIGGS SAYS THE WOMAN WAS REPORTEDLY SWIMMING IN AN AREA COMMONLY USED AS A SWIMMING BEACH ON LAKE ANDRUSIA NEAR THE MISSION ROAD BRIDGE.

THE WOMAN BECAME UNRESPONSIVE WHILE SWIMMING AROUND 4:00 P.M.

ON MONDAY AND WAS REMOVED FROM THE WATER BY A BYSTANDER AND A LEECH LAKE TRIBAL OFFICER, DESPITE LIFE SAVING EFFORTS THE WOMAN DIED.

AN AUTOPSY WILL DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE DEATH THE VICTIMS NAME HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.

>>> AUTHORITIES HAVE RELEASED THE NAME OF THE MAN WHO DIED ON FRIDAY AFTER EXITING HIS BOAT AND ENTERING THE WATER.

THE VICTIM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 23-YEAR-OLD MATTHEW RAYTA OF MAPLE GROVE.

THE INITIAL REPORTS INDICATED RAYTA HAD ENTERED MOVIL LAKE AND SHORTLY AFTER HE WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE BECOME SUBMERGED, HE DID NOT RESURFACE.

THE LAKES AREA DIVE TEAM LOCATED TRAYTA'S BODY LATER THAT DAY.

AN AUTOPSY WILL DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF HIS DEATH.

>>> CAMP RIPLEY, A STATE-OWNED YEAR-ROUND TRAINING FACILITY FOR MILITARY SERVICE BRANCHES AND COMPONENTS OUT IN LITTLE FALLS HAS WELCOMED IN A NEW GARRISON COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR AND GARRISON COMMANDER.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: CAMP RIPLEY SITS ON 53,000 ACRES AND IS THE TRAINING SITE FOR THE MINNESOTA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND NOW THE NEW GARRISON COMMANDER WILL TAKE THE DAILY OPERATIONS AND STUDIO -- STEWARDSHIP OF CAMP RIPLEY'S TRAINING FACILITY.

>> TO BE A PART OF THAT LEGACY, IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR ME.

IN MORRISON COUNTY, WE'RE THE LARGEST EMPLOYER.

WE'RE THE TRAINING CENTER, SO WE HAVE NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, IOWA, AND WISCONSIN THAT DO THEIR TRAINING HERE AS WELL.

THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, THE PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE.

I'M HONORED TO BE A PART OF THAT.

>> Reporter: WITH COMMANDER HALL, CAMP RIPLEY WELCOMED CHAD TURNER WHO MADE A GOAL FOR HIMSELF TO BE THE SERGEANT MAJOR OVER A DECADE AGO.

>> I HAVE BEEN ON CAMP RIPLEY FOR 26.5 YEARS.

I SET A GOAL FOR MYSELF 14 YEARS AGO WHEN I BECAME THE FIRST SERGEANT.

MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS TO FOLLOW MY COMMANDERS AND ENSURE THAT HIS INTENT IS MET AT ALL TIMES.

IT'S TO LEAD, MENTOR, AND BE THE POSITIVE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS ON CAMP RIPLEY.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE MAKING SURE THAT THEY CONTINUE THE WORK OF THE PREVIOUS COMMANDERS WHILE AT THE SAME TIME MAKING SURE THAT CAMP RIPLEY IS UP TO DATE AND MODERNIZED WITH CURRENT MILITARY STANDARDS.

>> YOU KNOW, THE THREAT IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING OUT THERE.

WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN AND RESOURCE OUR SERVICE MEMBERS AND PARTNERS TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT THREAT.

SO IT'S A CHALLENGING JOB TO MODERNIZE AND TO STAY WITH EVERYONE.

I'M HONORED TO BE A PART OF THAT AND HOPE TO CONTINUE TO KEEP THE LEGACY OF CAMP RIPLEY GOING AND MAKE SURE I LEAVE THIS PLACE BETTER THAN WHEN I FOUND IT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN LITTLE FALLS, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> COMMANDER HALL IS THE SUCCESSOR TO FORMER COMMANDER COLONEL TROY FINK, WHO RETIRED FROM THE NATIONAL GUARD AFTER SERVING MORE THAN THIRTY PLUS YEARS.

>>> WHITEFISH AT THE LAKES SENIOR LIVING IN CROSSLAKE HOSTED AN EVENT LAST MONTH FOCUSED ON HELPING THE MENTAL HEALTH FOR CAREGIVERS WHO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA.

CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER, PART OF THE DEMENTIA TALKS SERIES, ALSO ADDRESSED HOW CAREGIVERS CAN TAKE BETTER CARE OF THEMSELVES ALONG THEIR PERSONALIZED JOURNEYS.

ACCORDING TO THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, NEARLY ONE IN EVERY FIVE CAREGIVERS REPORT FAIR OR POOR HEALTH.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, NEARLY TWO IN EVERY FIVE CAREGIVERS HAVE AT LEAST TWO CHRONIC DISEASES OF THEIR OWN.

THOSE STATISTICS ARE PART OF THE REASON FOR THIS EVENT TO HELP IMPROVE CAREGIVERS' MENTAL HEALTH.

>> WHEN YOU ARE WORKING IN A SENIOR CARE OR CAREGIVING OF ANY KIND, YOU ARE CARING FOR OTHER PEOPLE AND THEIR NEEDS AND THAT IS YOUR FOCUS.

YOU WANT THEM TO HAVE A GOOD DAY, TO FEEL LOVED SO THEN YOU TEND TO PUT YOURSELF ON THE BACK BURNER BECAUSE I'LL HAVE A BETTER DAY LATER.

TODAY THE FOCUS IS ON THE PEOPLE I'M CARING FOR.

>> VIVIE HOME HEALTHCARE AND HOSPICE ALSO ATTENDED THE DEMENTIA TALKS EVENT.

>>> YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN SOME BIG MAYFLY HATCHES IN THE PAST BUT YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT MAYFLY SEASON LOOKS LIKE THIS YEAR ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

THIS VIDEO FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING SHOWS THE SWARMS IN LA CRESCENT.

THE ANNUAL EVENT SEES MAYFLIES PILED UP AROUND STREET LIGHTS, LINING ROADS, AND COVERING PARTS OF BUILDINGS.

TO REDUCE SWARMS THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TURNS OFF LIGHTS ON RIVER BRIDGES.

OFFICIALS ALSO REMIND DRIVERS TO SLOW DOWN AND STAY ALERT AS SWARMS CAN REDUCE VISIBILITY AND THE BUILDUP OF MAYFLIES CAN MAKE ROADWAYS SLIPPERY.

MAYFLIES SPEND THE FIRST YEAR OR SO OF THEIR LIVES IN THE WATER, THEN EMERGE AS ADULTS AND LIVE FOR ABOUT A DAY.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE COULD SEE SOME HEAVY RAIN OR EVEN SOME SEVERE WEATHER IN PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT.

I'LL HAVE THE LATEST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, A 450 ACRE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA IS NOW OPEN ON MAN TRAP LAKE.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> FESTIVITIES IN HONOR OF THE COUNTRY'S 250TH BIRTHDAY TOOK PLACE THIS WEEKEND IN PEQUOT LAKES FOR STARS AND STRIPES DAYS.

THE EVENT OFFERED PLENTY FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE INCLUDING BEAN BAG TOURNAMENTS, A CRAFT FAIR, FOOD VENDORS AND MORE.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: KIDS, ADULTS, BUSINESSES AND MORE OCCUPY THE PARKS AND STREETS IN PEQUOT LAKES FOR THE COUNTRY'S CELEBRATION.

>> IT'S A UNIQUE CITY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE WATER HERE SO EVERYBODY GETS ON THE LAKE EVERY DAY ON THE 4TH OF JULY AND WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR THE SUN TO COME DOWN, EVERYONE COMES ON TO THE WATER AND HANG OUT AND WATCH THE FIREWORKS AND TAKES PART OF THE FESTIVITIES.

>> Reporter: STARS AND STRIPES DAYS KICKED OFF WITH BEAN BAG TOURNAMENTS.

>> WE HAVE A YOUTH BRACKET THAT GOES TO 12-YEAR-OLDS, AND THEN 13 AND ABOVE IS OUR ADULT BRACKET.

WE LOVE TO HAVE PEOPLE OUT HERE PLAYING AND HAVING FUN AS A FAMILY.

>> Reporter: AND A LITANY OF KIDS ACTIVITIES, BOUNCE HOUSES, KIDS CLIMB, AND LOON CALLING CONTEST.

>> SOME PEOPLE ARE FROM MINNESOTA AND THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS THIS LOON CALLING.

SOME PEOPLE HAVE NOT HEARD A LOON.

SOMEONE CAME FROM, I BELIEVE IT WAS SOUTH CAROLINA AND SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD A LOON BEFORE BUT THEY PARTICIPATED IN THE LOON CALLING CONTEST AND TRIED THEIR BEST.

IT'S SO FUN AND IT'S FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.

>> Reporter: IT REPRESENTS A WEEKEND DEDICATED TO NOT ONLY CELEBRATING THE COUNTRY BUT ALSO CELEBRATING THE CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES AND THE COMMUNITY.

>> AS A TOWN, WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ROAD CONSTRUCTION.

EVERYWHERE IN CROW WING COUNTY HAS ROADS TORN UP.

THIS CITY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB IN WORKING WITH THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY TO GET FRONT STREET DONE.

IT'S GREAT TO OPEN THEIR DOORS FOR THE PATRONS.

>> REPORTING IN PEQUOT LAKES, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE PEQUOT LAKES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL BE HOSTING ITS ANNUAL BEAN HOLE DAYS EVENT NEXT ON JULY 14TH AND 15TH AT TRAILSIDE PARK.

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

THIS YEAR 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.

HERE ARE TONIGHTS FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.

IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME YOU CAN QUALIFY BY CALLING US ON THE VACATION GIVEAWAY HOTLINE NUMBER BEFORE 5:00 P.M.

THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY.

EVERY WEEKNIGHT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, RIGHT HERE ON LAKELAND NEWS, WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS FOR THE 2026 LAKELAND PBS VACATION CONTEST.

WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER IN A LIVE DRAWING ON OUR MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST NEWSCAST.

>>> RIGHT NOW, IT'S TIME TO TALK WEATHER.

SOME RAIN AND STORMS ARE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA, RIGHT?

>> Stacy: RIGHT, AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WHERE WE HAVE A FLOOD WATCH DUE TO SOME HEAVY RAINFALL.

WE COULD SEE 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN SOME LOCATIONS, AND JUST ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR OTHER AREAS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAD BEEN SEEING MAINLY QUIET WEATHER EARLIER TODAY AFTER THE STORMS OF LAST NIGHT, BUT NOW AS WE MOVED INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WE HAVE SEEN MORE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FIRE UP.

WE COULD BE SEEING HEAVY RAINFALL AS WELL, SOME SEVERE WEATHER IN PARTS OF OUR VIEWING AREA, MAINLY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

WE DO HAVE SOME WATCHES IN EFFECT.

WE'LL HAVE A LOOK AT THAT IN A SECOND.

HERE ARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS IN BEMIDJI.

IT'S 65 AT THE AIRPORT, AT THE STUDIO, WE HAVE A VARIABLE WIND AT 2 MILES PER HOUR, THE DEW POINT IS 63.

IT IS MUGGY OUT THERE.

NO MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION, BUT IT HAS BEEN RAINING QUITE A BIT, SO I EXPECT THAT TO GO UP VERY QUICKLY.

AS WE LOOK AT THE BRAINERD CONDITIONS, IT'S MOSTLY CLOUDY AND 72, 69 WAS OUR DEW POINT, PRESSURE IS FALLING, AND WINDS ARE EAST AT 3 MILES PER HOUR.

NOW WE DO HAVE A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA, AND THIS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10:00 A.M.

ON WEDNESDAY.

WE COULD SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL.

WE COULD ALSO SEE SOME LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4.

JUST ISSUED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

THIS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4:00 A.M.

ON WEDNESDAY.

WE ARE LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, UP TO 75 MILES PER HOUR, 1.5 INCH HAIL, AND A TORNADO OR TWO WITH THOSE STORMS.

LOOKING AT OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE CAN SEE THAT THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN BRINGING RAINFALL, A FEW THUNDERSTORMS, BUT WE ARE GOING TO SEE MORE INTENSE SHOWERS IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WHERE WE COULD SEE THE HEAVY RAINFALL, AS WELL AS POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

WE DID HAVE SOME PICTURES OF LAST NIGHT'S STORM AND ITS AFTERMATH.

SOME OF THOSE WERE TOO LATE TO GET ON THE AIR, SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK OUT OUR EAGLE EYE PAGE ON FACEBOOK IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE.

THESE ARE THE ONES SENT IN TODAY, BILL AND JUDY OVER UPPER RED LAKE, JACK AND SHARON.

WE HAVE A PICTURE OF THE SUNRISE OVER BLACKDUCK RIVER FROM SHARON.

WE HAVE STORM CLOUDS ROLLING IN OVER SWAMP LAKE FROM ANGELA.

AND ALSO SOME EVENING STORM CLOUDS FROM JOAN IN LAPORTE AND GARY IN DEERWOOD.

SAMROSE WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE THE SUNRISE ON LOWER RED LAKE, JUST BEAUTIFUL OUT THERE.

WE HAVE OUR DAILY DOSE OF FLOWERS FROM CHRISSY IN DOOR WOOD AND AARON SENDING US A PHOTO OF A BUTTERFLY IN BEMIDJI.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, BOB IN BLUFFTON, 1.25 INCH OF RAIN, ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, 1 INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT.

THE HIGH TODAY IS 81.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLOUDY AND 80 TODAY.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, A LITTLE BIT OF SPRINKLE ACTIVITY THIS EVENING, OTHERWISE THE HIGH WAS 83.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, REPORTING 0.75-INCH OF RAIN.

A LOOK AT OUR ALMANAC, 77 WAS OUR HIGH IN BRAINERD.

IT WAS ON THE CHILLY SIDE.

WE HAD A LOW OF 60 AND SUNSET AT 9:11.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 77, CLOSE TO OUR AVERAGE, AND THE LOW TEMP TODAY WAS 58.

SO HERE'S A LOOK AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST.

WE COULD STILL SEE SOME LINGERING SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING.

THOSE WILL BE MOVING OUT.

WE WILL SEE A CLEARING TREND FROM THE NORTHWEST.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA, WITH MID TO UPPER 70s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WELL.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST TONIGHT, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY WITH THE HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, LOWS NEAR 58, AND VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW, MAINLY MORNING SHOWER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY, HIGHS NEAR 78.

A LOT OF SUNSHINE IN THE FORECAST, WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES WARMING UP AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND, HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 80s THROUGH SATURDAY, BUT WE COULD SEE THE TEMPS NEAR 90 ON SUNDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH AN INTERVIEW WITH THE BEMIDJI HIGH VOLLEYBALL COACH.

>> Charlie: YES, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW SHE RESIGNED HER JOB AS THE GIRL'S VOLLEYBALL COACH.

DELA HUNT WAS NAMED THE NEW HEAD COACH.

WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM HER AND MORE AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> LEEANNE DE LA HUNT WAS NAMED THE NEWEST HEAD COACH AT BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL, TAKING THE HELM OF THE GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL AFTER THE RESIGNATION OF ALICIA KRENZ, WHO HAD LED THE LUMBERJACKS SINCE 2018.

DE LA HUNT WAS AN ASSISTANT COACH LAST SEASON FOR THE JACKS VARSITY SQUAD AFTER HAVING COACHED THE 9TH GRADE TEAMS THE PAST FEW YEARS.

BUT PRIOR TO COMING TO BEMIDJI, SHE HAD PREVIOUS VARSITY HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCE FOR 2-YEARS AT BAGLEY HIGH SCHOOL AND 3-YEARS BEFORE THAT AT LAKE OF THE WOODS.

DE LA HUNT PLAYED COLLEGIATE VOLLEYBALL AT DAYTON, AND THEN COACHED VARIOUS BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB TEAMS AROUND HER HOMETOWN OF CHICAGO BEFORE MOVING TO MINNESOTA.

>> WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MOST IS LEARNING.

YOU KNOW, JUST ALL OF IT.

GETTING TO KNOW THE KIDS DEEPER, GETTING TO JUST PLAY AND WITH DIFFERENT THINGS, YOU KNOW.

IT'S GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING YEAR BECAUSE WE NOW ENTERED THE CENTRAL LAKES CONFERENCE AND THAT'S GOING TO BE SOME TOUGH COMPETITION.

SO HOW WE CAN MENTALLY STAY ON TOP OF THINGS, IT WILL BE A LEARNING PROCESS.

CHANGE IS HARD FOR ANYBODY.

WE'RE GOING FORWARD WITH NO COACHES RIGHT NOW, SO WE'LL HAVE TO HIRE FOR ALL OF THOSE POSITIONS, AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE SOME CHANGE, AND I HOPE EVERYONE IS OKAY WITH THE CHANGE AND SEES THAT IT'S NOT SO BAD.

>> Charlie: THEIR FIRST GAME IS IN 51 DAYS IN BUFFALO.

THE HOME GAME IS ON SATURDAY AGAINST ELK RIVER.

>>> THE 2026 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE HAS ALREADY STARTED IN CALIFORNIA AND SALT LAKE CITY, BUT THE LAS VEGAS SESSION KICKS OFF THURSDAY WHEN THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES TAKE ON THE NEW ORLEANS PELICANS.

WITH THE WOLVES DEALING FORWARDS JULIUS RANDLE AND NAZ REID THIS OFF-SEASON, THE BIGGEST SPOTLIGHT WILL BE ON SECOND YEAR CENTER YOHAN BERINGER, WHO THEY HOPE CAN FILL THE GAP LEFT IN THE FRONTCOURT.

THE 6-11 FRENCHMAN WAS MINNESOTA'S 2025 1ST ROUND DRAFT PICK BUT AVERAGED JUST UNDER 8-MINUTES AND LESS THAN 4-POINTS IN 40-GAMES PLAYED THIS SEASON.

ON THE UPSIDE, BERINGER IS ONLY 19-YEARS OLD, AND HIS BEST GAME THUS FAR CAME ON APRIL 12TH AGAINST THE PELICANS WHEN HE RECORDED HIS FIRST CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLE ON 24-POINTS AND 13 REBOUNDS, WITH 7 BLOCKS.

>> YOHAN IS HOT, TO BE THAT BIG, THAT ATHLETIC, THAT FAST, AND YOU KNOW, POSSESS THE THINGS, THE SKILLS THAT HE DOES.

WITH THAT SAID, HE IS STILL A BABY.

SO, YOU HAVE TO WORK ON THE THINGS THAT WILL SHOW UP IN THE GAME SO HE WILL BE PREPARED.

>> I WORKED A LOT ON MY SHOTS AROUND THE RIM, MY DEFENSE TOO, REALLY EVERYTHING.

TO INCREASE MY POSSIBILITY TO WIN.

>> Charlie: HERE'S THAT FOUR GAME SCHEDULE THAT THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES WILL HAVE JULY 9TH THROUGH JULY 15TH.

I AM CERTAINLY CIRCLING THAT MONDAY GAME AGAINST THE TRAILBLAZERS.

IT SHOULD BE A GOOD ONE.

>>> THE TWINS HOSTING THE GUARDIANS AFTER BAD NEWS, BYRON WILL MISS THE ALL-STAR GAME.

BOTTOM OF THE 2nd, SINGLE SCORE, RYAN'S 49th R.B.I.

OF THIS SEASON, SECOND MOST ON THE TEAM.

NOW HE WAS HAVING A DAY, SURRENDERING THREE HITS, PATRICK BAILEY HERE.

BOTTOM OF THE 7th, CODY WITH AN INSURANCE RUN, R.B.I.

TRIPLE, MAKING IT 3-1.

THAT WOULD BE THE FINAL AS THE TWINS WIN THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT AND PULL TO WITHIN 3 GAMES OF THE AL CENTRAL LEADING CHICAGO WHITE SOX.

IT'S UNBELIEVABLE WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO THERE.

>>> IN WORLD CUP ACTION, ARGENTINA IN THE FINAL 15 MINUTES TO GAME, SCORED 3 GOALS AFTER TRAILING EGYPT 2-0 TO COME OUT VICTORIOUS TO MOVE TO THE ROUND OF 8.

THEY WILL PLAY SWITZERLAND, WHO ADVANCED PAST COLOMBIA TODAY.

SO, THE UNITED STATES IS OUT, STILL A LOT OF SOCCER LEFT TO PLAY OR FÚTBOL AS THEY CALL IT.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

A MULTI-YEAR EFFORT BETWEEN SEVERAL NATURE-FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS HAS CONCLUDED WITH 450 ACRES OF LAND BECOMING PUBLIC LAND, AND A WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA.

FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK VISITED THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE LAND, WHICH IS ON MANTRAP LAKE IN PARK RAPIDS.

>> Reporter: SOME DAYS YOU TAKE IT FOR GRANTED BUT IT NEVER GETS OLD.

TODAY, SHOWING THE LAKE TO OTHER PEOPLE MADE IT SINK IN FOR THOSE OF US ON THE LAKE OF HOW WONDERFUL IT IS TO BE ON THIS LAKE.

>> THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP OUR WATER COLD AND PRESERVE THE THINGS THAT MINNESOTA HAS CHERISHED IS REALLY TO PRESERVE THE LAND THAT IS AROUND THE LAKE.

SO THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE DONE HERE IN HELPING TO PRESERVE THE WATER QUALITY OF THE LAKE, THE FISHERIES, AND THE LOON POPULATION HERE.

>> Reporter: IT'S HOPE TO 64 ADULT LOONS AND AT LEAST 31 FRESHLY HATCHED CHICKS, SHOWING OFF WHY LOONS ARE THE MINNESOTA STATE BIRD.

A $5 MILLION LAND ACQUISITION THAT FINISHED IN JUNE TRANSFERRED 450 ACRES OF LAND INTO THE HANDS OF THE MINNESOTA D.N.R., HELPING WITH SAFETY FOR THE LOONS AND ANY OTHER WILDLIFE IN THE AREA.

>> THAT WILL NEVER BE DEVELOPED.

IT WILL BE PART OF MINNESOTA'S PUBLIC STATE FOREVER AND AN IMPORTANT LEGACY FOR ALL MINNESOTANS.

THIS IS WHAT WE VOTED ON AS PART OF THE LEGACY IN 2008.

THIS IS A GREAT LEGACY FOR ALL OF US AND IT WILL BE A FABULOUS THING FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

>> THOSE OF US ON THE LAKE ARE SO EXCITED BECAUSE THEY ARE PRESERVING CLOSE TO 6 MILES OF SHORELINE, ESPECIALLY FROM A LOON STANDPOINT, THAT MEANS A LOT OF GREAT NESTING AREA.

>> THE LAND TRUST AND NORTHERN WATER LAND TRUST PURCHASED THE LAND FROM 3M AND WE RECENTLY CONVEYED OR SOLD THE LAND TO THE MINNESOTA D.N.R., NOW IT'S PUBLIC.

IT'S ALL PUBLIC LAND, OWNED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, AND MANAGED BY THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.

>> WE WILL DO HABITAT MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE HABITAT FOR TURKEY, DEER, BUT THIS LAND NOW IS PUBLIC LAND.

YOU OWN IT.

WE ALL OWN IT.

PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO HUNT IT, FISH IT, TRAP IT, PICK BERRIES, BIRD WATCH, ALL THAT NEAT STUFF.

>> Reporter: THE OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND HAD A MAJOR PART IN THE CREATION AND $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL MINNESOTA LOON RESTORATION PROJECT MONEY.

REPORTING FROM PARK RAPIDS WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: OKAY, WE NEED TO GET BACK TO STACY NOW FOR AN UPDATE ON OUR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS TONIGHT.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME HEAVY RAINFALL.

WE HAVE A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE COUNTIES IN GREEN, ALONG WITH TODD MORRISON AND MILLE LACS COUNTY.

WE COULD SEE UP TO 4 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.

IN ADDITION, WE HAVE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR OTHER AREAS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA IN EFFECT UNTIL 4:00 A.M.

THE MAIN THREAT WITH THIS IS LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOS.

>> Charlie: WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THE LUMBERJACK TRAP TEAM WINNING STATE, AND NOW A COUPLE OF THE SHOOTERS ARE HEADED TO NATIONALS.

WE WILL HEAR FROM THEM TOMORROW.

>> Dennis: SOUNDS GREAT.

WE'RE BACK AT 10:00 TOMORROW.

WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US THEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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