>> PRODUCTION FUNDING FOR LAKELAND NEWS IS PROVIDED BY: FIRST NATIONAL BANK BEMIDJI; CONTINUING THEIR SECOND CENTURY OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

MEMBER FDIC.

>> C.T.C.

; KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTED WITH INTERNET, TV, MOBILE, AND HOME PHONE.

LEARN MORE AT AT GOCTC.COM.

>> SOURCEWELL; BOOSTING STUDENT AND COMMUNITY SUCCESS RIGHT HERE IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

MN.SOURCEWELL.ORG.

>> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS OF MINNESOTA.

>> AND BY SANFORD HEALTH WITH PRIMARY CARE LOCATIONS IN BEMIDJI AND ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST.

SANFORD HEALTH IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING CARE CLOSE TO HOME.

LEARN MORE AT SANFORDHEALTH.ORG.

>> THE WEATHER IS SPONSORED IN PART BY WIDSETH; ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS, LAND SURVEYORS, SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.

>> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, PROVIDING ALL FIBEROPTIC INTERNET SPEEDS UP TO 10 GIGS WITH NO DATA CAPS AND NO SPEED THROTTLING.

>> 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.

>>> CHIPPEWA NATIONAL FOREST OFFICIALS ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN BLACK BEAR ACTIVITY AT THE WEST WINNIE CAMPGROUND THIS SUMMER.

BECAUSE OF THIS, THE FOREST HAS PUT INTO PLACE AN EMERGENCY HARDSIDE CAMPING ORDER.

THE WEST WINNIE CAMPGROUND IS LOCATED ALONG WEST SHORE OF LAKE WINNIBIGOSHISH AND BLACK BEAR ACTIVITY IS FREQUENTLY SEEN ALONG THE TRAVEL CORRIDOR TO THIS CAMPGROUND AS WELL AS WITHIN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF THE CAMPGROUND.

THIS CAMPGROUND HAS A HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR INTERACTIONS BETWEEN BEARS AND HUMANS COMPARED TO OTHER CAMPGROUNDS DUE TO ITS REMOTE LOCATION.

THE EMERGENCY HARDSIDE ORDER PROHIBITS CAMPING WITH SOFT-SIDED EQUIPMENT SUCH AS TENTS AND POP-UP CAMPERS THAT BEARS CAN ENTER AT THE WEST WINNIE CAMPGROUND.

THIS APPLIES TO ONLY THIS CAMPGROUND IN THE CHIPPEWA NATIONAL FOREST AS HUMAN-BEAR ENCOUNTERS ARE MORE PREVALENT IN THIS AREA.

THE PROHIBITION WILL RUN UNTIL OCTOBER 13TH.

>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS THE CEASEFIRE WITH IRAN IS, "OVER".

THE PRESIDENT'S COMMENT COMES AFTER THE UNITED STATES AND IRAN TRADED STRIKES OVERNIGHT.

WEDNESDAY OIL PRICES JUMPED AS THE PRESIDENT SIGNALED THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE MILITARY ACTION.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA REPORTS ON THE LATEST.

>> I WILL GIVE THEM A WARNING, WE'RE GOING TO HIT THEM HARD TONIGHT.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CASTING DOUBT ON THE STATUS OF ONGOING TALKS AND THE CEASEFIRE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND IRAN.

>> CAN YOU CLARIFY, DOES THE END OF THE CEASEFIRE MEANS A FULL SCALE MILITARY CONFLICT?

>> THEY VIOLATE THE AGREEMENT EVERY DAY.

THEY LIE, THEY CHEAT.

>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS FOLLOW A NIGHT OF BACK AND FORTH STRIKES BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.

THE U.S.

CENTRAL COMMAND SAYING THEIR FORCES HIT MORE THAN 80 TARGETS AFTER COMMERCIAL SHIPS WERE ATTACKED NEAR THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.

THE U.S.

REIMPOSING SANCTIONS ON IRANIAN OIL SALES.

IRAN'S MILITARY LAUNCHED THEIR OWN MISSILES AN DRONES AT AMERICAN MILITARY SITES.

PEACE TALKS CAN CONTINUE BUT ARE "A WASTE OF TIME".

>> IT WILL BE HARD TO GET NEGOTIATIONS BACK ON TRACK.

WE HAVE SEEN IT HAPPEN BEFORE AND WE HAVE SEEN J.D.

VANCE PULLED INTO THESE TALKS, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE HARD WITH THE ACTIONS WE SAW.

>> Reporter: WEDNESDAY MORNING, U.S.

STOCKS FELL AND OIL PRICES SURGED TO THE HIGHEST LEVELS IN THREE WEEKS AS TANKER TRAFFIC THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ SLOWED.

PRESIDENT TRUMP THREATENING TO ATTACK INFRASTRUCTURE AND TAKE OVER KHARG ISLAND.

>> HE WANTS TO PRESERVE THE OIL INFRASTRUCTURE BECAUSE 90% OF IRAN'S OIL GETS PROCESSED THROUGH KHARG ISLAND.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, I'M MICHAEL YOSHIDA.

>> MILITARY OFFICIALS SAID IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST THAT THE STRIKES WERE INTENDED TO FURTHER DEGRADE IRAN'S ABILITY TO THREATEN FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION IN THE STRAIT, THROUGH WHICH A FIFTH OF THE WORLD'S TRADED OIL AND NATURAL GAS PASSED BEFORE THE WAR.

>>> BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE BRANELLE RODRIGUEZ, WHO WORKED AS THE VEHICLE MANAGER FOR NASA'S ARTEMIS TWO MISSION, RETURNED TO BRAINERD THIS WEEK TO SPEAK AT THE BRAINERD ROTARY CLUB MEETING.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY WAS THERE AND HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THE BRAINERD ROTARY CLUB MEETS ON EACH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AND HAS GUEST SPEAKERS COME AND SHARE WITH THE CLUB MEMBERS.

FOR THIS WEEK'S MEETING, THEY HAD A SPECIAL GUEST AS SHE EXPLAINED AND GAVE A LOOK INTO HER WORK WITH NASA AND THE ROLE SHE PLAYED WITH ARTEMIS II.

>> SHE IS A BRAINERD GRADUATE AND ONE OF OUR OWN.

WE'RE INVOLVED IN A PROGRAM CALLED STRIDE, STUDENTS TAKING A RENEWED INTEREST IN THE VALUE OF EDUCATION.

IT'S A HUGE THING FOR US, SO BEING ABLE TO BRING SOMEONE WHO HAS GROWN UP IN THIS AREA AND GONE ON TO THRIVE.

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE HER SPEAK TO OUR CLUB.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS BEEN FASCINATED WITH SPACE SINCE SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL AND USE TO WATCH THE NORTHERN NIGHT SKIES OF MINNESOTA AND WANTS TO SHARE HER EXPERIENCES WITH THE COMMUNITY SHE GREW UP IN AND ENCOURAGE THOSE OUT THERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SCIENCE.

>> I THINK THE SPACE AND EXPLORATION CAN BE SO FAR AWAY FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE'S REALITY.

SO TO BRING THAT BACK INTO THIS AREA THAT IS NOT USE TO SEEING SPACE EXPLORATION MEANS A LOT, AND COMMUNICATING THAT TO THE INDUSTRY AROUND HERE AND THE FOLKS THAT LIVE AND BREATHE IN MINNESOTA.

IT'S FANTASTIC.

>> Reporter: RODRIGUEZ BELIEVES GETTING TO NASA WAS ALL ABOUT HARD WORK AND THE ROOT OF THE HARD WORK SHE LEARNED HERE IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

>> I HOPE FOLKS BRING BACK WHERE NASA IS AT.

THE BIGGEST LESSON IS HARD WORK.

IT TAKES A LOT TO ACHIEVE THINGS, NO MATTER THE ACHIEVEMENT, AND TO NEVER GIVE UP.

THAT FOUNDATION REALLY DROVE THAT INTO IT.

WORKING HARD TO ACHIEVE IT IS WHAT IS NEEDED.

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

>> NASA IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON LAUNCHING THE ARTEMIS THREE MISSION SOMETIME NEXT YEAR, WITH RODRIGUEZ BEING THE VEHICLE MANAGER ONCE AGAIN.

AND SHE HAS ALREADY BEGUN WORKING ON FUTURE MODELS OF THE ORION SPACECRAFT.

>>> CROW WING COUNTY HAS RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR THE 12TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR.

THE COUNTY HAS BEEN AWARDED THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING AND THE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN POPULAR FINANCIAL REPORTING.

THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF RECOGNITION IN THE AREA OF GOVERNMENTAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTING.

THE AWARD RECOGNIZES A FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT DEMONSTRATING A CONSTRUCTIVE ‘SPIRIT OF FULL DISCLOSURE' TO CLEARLY COMMUNICATE ITS FINANCIAL STORY AND MOTIVATE USERS TO READ ITS REPORT.

>> IT'S SOMETHING WE TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN.

IT'S PROVIDING TRANSPARENCY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF CROW WING COUNTY, HOW THE MONEY IS COMING IN, HOW IT'S BEING USED, AND THE BENEFIT TO THE TAXPAYERS.

THIS IS REALLY OUTSTANDING WORK BY OUR FINANCE TEAM AND FINANCE BUSINESS MANAGERS ACROSS THE COUNTY THAT WE TRY TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL EVERY YEAR.

>> CROW WING COUNTY IS ONE OF ONLY 14 COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA TO HAVE EARNED THIS AWARD.

>>> THE GROUP FRIENDS OF THE PINE RIVER LIBRARY IS WORKING TO GET BOOKS INTO READERS' HANDS, RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY, AND BUILD COMMUNITY AND CONNECTIONS.

THAT'S WHY THEY HOSTED THE 2026 SUMMER BOOK SALE SERIES ON THE CASS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS LAST MONTH.

THOSE WHO STOPPED BY THE BOOK SALE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE FROM HARDCOVERS, PAPERBACKS, BOOKS ON CD, PUZZLES, AND MORE.

THOSE INVOLVED IN THE NON-PROFIT GROUP ARE HAPPY TO HELP FOCUS PUBLIC ATTENTION ON THE LIBRARY'S RESOURCES AND SERVICES.

>> WE ALSO SWITCHED TO IT BEING A FREE WILL DONATION PRICING SYSTEM.

IT HAS EXPLODED.

IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY BOOKS GET DONATED FROM THE PUBLIC.

PEOPLE CAN COME AND TREASURE HUNT, FIND WHAT THEY LIKE, AND IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT THEY SEE THAT A FRIEND, NEIGHBOR, OR A FREE LIBRARY COULD USE, TAKE IT AND GET IT BACK OUT INTO THE WORLD.

>> FRIENDS OF THE PINE RIVER LIBRARY IS PLANNING ANOTHER BOOK SALE JULY 31ST AND AUGUST 1ST AT THE CASS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL BE SEEING WARMING TEMPERATURES AND A LOT OF SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

WE DO HAVE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY, BUT THE HIGHS COULD BE IN THE 90s BY THE TIME WE HIT THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS ARE FUNDRAISING TO CREATE A NEW DOG PARK IN BEMIDJI.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> VOLUNTEERS FROM AROUND BEMIDJI HAVE FORMED A GROUP CALLED THE FRIENDS OF NORTH COUNTRY DOG PARK IN AN EFFORT TO CREATE A NEW DOG PARK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CITY.

THE HOPE IS TO TAKE AROUND ONE-THIRD OF AN ACRE AT NORTH COUNTRY PARK TO FENCE IN AND SPLIT INTO BIG AND SMALL DOG AREAS.

THE EFFORT IS ENTIRELY DONATION-BASED SO FAR, BUT THE GROUP HOPES TO EVENTUALLY CREATE PARTNERSHIPS AND GRANTS FOR THE PROJECT.

>> WE JUST FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE AN ASSET TO THIS PARK, KIND OF FEEL LIKE NORTH COUNTRY IS KIND OF A LITTLE UNDER USED, AND SO IT WOULD JUST BRING MORE USAGE TO THE PARK AND HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, JUST A NICE SPACE TO HAVE YOUR DOGS COME AND BE ABLE TO EXERCISE THEM.

YOU KNOW, WE LIVE ON A CITY STREET, SO THERE IS NOT REALLY A WHOLE LOT OF PLACES THAT YOU CAN LET YOUR DOG JUST RUN FREE.

YOU KNOW, THERE ARE LEASH LAWS.

IT WOULD BE A GREAT SPACE TO BE ABLE TO BRING THEM AND LET THEM RUN FOR A LITTLE BIT.

>> INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES SUCH AS PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS HAVE BEGUN THE DONATION PROCESS FOR THE PARK.

THE CURRENT PLAN IS TO HAVE A FENCED-IN AREA, BENCHES, A WATERING STATION FOR THE DOGS, AND OTHER AMENITIES TO KEEP THE ANIMALS RUNNING AND HEALTHY.

>> WE'RE JUST NOW GETTING THE WORD OUT TO PEOPLE THAT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING.

THE WHOLE THING IS THAT WE HAD ESTIMATED AROUND $64,000.

THE FENCING ALONE WILL BE A LITTLE OVER $24,000.

SO THE FENCES ARE OUR MAIN PRIORITY AT THE MOMENT, TRYING TO GET ENOUGH FUNDS TO GET THAT BUILT.

>> THE DOG PARK'S NEXT FUNDRAISER IS SET TO BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SPLASH XPRESS IN BEMIDJI, WHERE MONEY FROM EACH CAR WASH FROM JULY 31ST WILL BE DONATED TO THE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS.

DETAILS ON ALL FUNDRAISERS, AS WELL AS THE GOFUNDME LINK CAN BE FOUND ON THE FRIENDS OF NORTH COUNTRY DOG PARK FACEBOOK PAGE.

>>> 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.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY JOIN US.

WE ARE FINALLY PAST THE RAINY PERIOD.

>> Stacy: YES, OVERALL IT LOOKS LIKE A QUIET FORECAST FOR US.

WE DO HAVE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERS ON FRIDAY, BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NOTICE IS THE WARMING TEMPERATURES.

IT IS GOING TO BE HOT AND HUMID AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK AND MANY OF US COULD SEE HIGHS OVER 90 THIS [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE DID START OUT WITH SOME CLOUD COVER AND SUNSHINE APPEARING THROUGHOUT THE AREA TODAY.

TEMPERATURES WERE COOLER, A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE.

WE WERE IN THE 70s, BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING WARMING TEMPS THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND, EVEN THROUGH THE WEEK.

HUMID CONDITIONS, HIGHS COULD BE IN THE 90s, AND WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR CURRENT CONDITIONS IN BEMIDJI.

-- IT'S 69 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

OVERNIGHT LAST NIGHT, WE PICKED UP 0.11-INCH OF RAINFALL.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 71 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 61.

PRESSURE IS RISING, WINDS ARE CALM.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUD COVER THROUGHOUT THE DAY, BUT THOSE SKIES ARE CLEARING OUT.

WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF SUNSHINE IN THE AREA TOMORROW.

WE DO START TO SEE A WARM UP.

MOST OF US WILL HAVE HIGHS IN THE 80s TOMORROW, BUT EXPECT TO SEE UPPER 80s BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND EVEN 90 AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, SAMROSE TAKING THIS PHOTO OF THE CLOUDS THIS MORNING OVER LOWER RED LAKE.

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL CALM DAY FROM CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD.

NICE TO SEE THE REFLECTION ON THE LAKE THERE.

SONYA ENJOYING A LITTLE BIT OF THOSE PUFFY CLOUDS OVER TURTLE RIVER LAKE.

LAURIE WITH THIS PHOTO OF A WATER LILY ON LITTLE TURTLE LAKE.

ARLENE WITH SOME DEER IN THE YARD IN MENAHGA.

GARY SPOTTING ONE IN DEERWOOD.

THIS IS A PHOTO OF AN INJURED RACCOON IN BEMIDJI AND BILL AND JUDY WITH THIS PHOTO OF THE EVENING SKIES OVER UPPER RED LAKE.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 60 AND BREEZY THIS MORNING.

0.75-INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, 0.8-INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT, A HIGH OF 74 TODAY.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS, 1 INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD REPORTING A HIGH OF 77.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 75, A COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURE, A LITTLE BIT BELOW OUR AVERAGE HIGH FOR TODAY.

65 WAS OUR LOW TEMP AND WE HAD SUNRISE AT 5:33.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 77, CLOSE TO THE AVERAGE.

60 WAS OUR LOW AND SUNSET TONIGHT AT 9:17.

SO LOOKING AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, A FEW PUFFY CLOUDS HERE AND THERE IN THE MORNING, BUT OVERALL, WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, WE START TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A WARM UP, HIGHS IN THE LOW 80s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME MID-80s, WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES TO COME LATER THIS WEEK.

OUR FORECAST, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT, 57 FOR THE LOW, VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10.

THEN TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES, 82 IS THE HIGH, AND VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, WE COULD BE SEEING A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY, HIGHS NEAR 83, AND THEN A BIG WARM UP AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, WITH A LOT OF US REPORTING HIGHS AROUND 90, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AND THAT TREND CONTINUES INTO MONDAY.

EXPECT HIGHS NEAR 90 WITH A LOW OF PROBABLY CLOSE TO 70.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALMOST A NICE WEATHER JACKPOT THERE.

>> Charlie: I WAS EXCITED FOR A SECOND.

>> Dennis: ALMOST ALL THE WAY ACROSS.

SO WHAT'S GOING ON IN SPORTS?

>> Charlie: WE HAVE SOME SOFTBALL, THEY'RE PLAYING IN BLACKDUCK BECAUSE THERE WERE NO FIELDS AVAILABLE IN BEMIDJI.

HALF THE TEAM IS MADE UP OF GIRLS FROM BLACKDUCK.

IT ENDED UP WORKING OUT JUST FINE.

I HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> BEMIDJI LEGION SOFTBALL IS 10-4 TO START THE SUMMER, WHICH INCLUDES A 2ND PLACE FINISH AT THE BEMIDJI BLAZE TOURNAMENT IN MID JUNE, AND A 3-GAME SWEEP OF THE RED LAKE FALLS TOURNAMENT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO.

TODAY IS THE FIRST TIME THE TITANS HAVE PLAYED SINCE THEN, HOSTING THE EAGLES IN A DOUBLE-HEADER IN BLACKDUCK AFTER BEATING THEM 11-9 IN THEIR LAST MEETING.

RUNNERS ON 1st AND 2nd FOR JILLIAN, PUTS IT IN PLAY.

NOW SCORING FIRST, BEMIDJI LED 2-0 AFTER ONE.

ANDERSON CASHES IN, AND THEY ADD ANOTHER IN THE INNING, IT WAS 4-2 AFTER 3.

THEN THE NEXT INNING, TWO IN SCORING POSITION, AND THAT WILL DO JUST FINE.

BEMIDJI GOES ON TO BEAT RED LAKE FALLS 7-2 IN GAME ONE.

THEN 14-9 IN GAME NUMBER 2 AS THE TITANS WIN STREAK SWELLS TO 5.

>>> TWICE HAVE THE LYNX HAD THE CHANCE TO MAKE HEAD COACH CHERYL REEVE THE WINNINGEST HEAD COACH IN WNBA HISTORY, AND TWICE THEY HAVE BEEN DENIED.

THEIR 90-89 LOSS TO THE SUN AT HOME ON MONDAY MARKED THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON MINNESOTA HAS LOST BACK-TO-BACK GAMES.

BUT THE LYNX AND SUN ARE RUNNING IT BACK TONIGHT IN CONNECTICUT, A THIRD TRY TO GIVE REEVE HER HISTORIC 380TH VICTORY.

MINNESOTA, STILL WITHOUT POINT GUARD OLIVIA, COURTNEY FILLING IN JUST FINE.

SHE DROPS 12 WITH 7 ASSISTS, AND THE LYNX TRAIL AT THE HALF.

THEN TIED AT 50-50.

THEY FLY RIGHT ON BY, McBRIDE LED ALL SCORERS.

AND THEN TIED AGAIN, 10 OFF THE BENCH, MINNESOTA IS IN FRONT, 73-70.

THEN IN THE WANING SECONDS, IN JUST HER SECOND GAME BACK WITH THE DAGGER, SHE HAD 9 OF HER 12 POINTS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.

THE LYNX SNAP A 2-GAME SKID AND MAKE HISTORY IN THE PROCESS.

THE HEAD COACH NOW BECOMES THE RECORD HOLDER, 380th WIN, MOST CAREER IN A REGULAR SEASON FOR WNBA HISTORY.

>>> THE TWINS ARE ALSO IN ACTION TONIGHT.

WALKING IT OFF IN THE 9th TO GET THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT VICTORY.

THEY'RE 2 GAMES BACK OF THE WHITE SOX.

UNBELIEVABLE.

>>> FRESH OFF THEIR CLAY TARGET STATE TITLE, THE BEMIDJI LUMBERJACK TRAP TEAM NOW FOCUSES THEIR GAZE ON THE U.S.A.

HIGH SCHOOL CLAY TARGET LEAGUE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE EVENT, HELD ANNUALLY IN JULY IN MASON MICHIGAN, WILL HOST 240-TEAMS AND 1,800 ATHLETES FROM ACROSS THE NATION.

BEMIDJI IS SENDING TWO OF THE FIVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MEMBERS, AS WELL AS THREE OTHER TOP PERFORMERS FROM THE FULL TRAP TEAM, AND TWO ALTERNATES.

ONE OF THE SHOOTERS, AVERY KEHOE, WENT TO NATIONALS LAST YEAR AND BELIEVES HER EXPERIENCE AT THE RANGE COULD BE ONE KEY TO THEIR SUCCESS.

>> IT'S REALLY EXCITING.

I HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE BUT EVEN AT THE START OF THE SEASON, I DIDN'T SHOOT VERY GOOD.

I WAS NERVOUS I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GO.

IT'S BEEN SOMETHING I WANTED TO DO MY CONVENIENT -- SENIOR YEAR.

>> IT'S NOT AS NERVE-RACKING, KNOWING THE ATMOSPHERE AND WHAT I'M SHOOTING WITH.

IT'S DIFFERENT SHOOTING AT DIFFERENT PLACES, EVEN IN PARK RAPIDS, IT MATTERS A LOT WITH THE ATMOSPHERE, WHAT IS BEHIND THE TRAP HOUSE.

>> I SHOT WITH MOST OF THEM BEFORE, JUST HELPING THEM WITH IT.

>> HERE ARE THE LUMBERJACKS COMPETING AT NATIONALS.

ROMAN VOLD, WHO WAS ALSO PART OF THE STATE TITLE TEAM, IS THE ONLY OTHER MEMBER OF THE SQUAD WITH EXPERIENCE AT NATIONALS, MAKING HIS 3RD APPEARANCE.

SIX OF THE SEVEN LISTED WILL ALSO BE SHOOTING INDIVIDUALLY AT NATIONALS.

AND HERE IS THE SCHEDULE, PRACTICE SESSIONS TODAY AND TOMORROW BEFORE TEAM QUALIFYING FRIDAY AND INDIVIDUAL QUALIFYING SATURDAY, CHAMPIONSHIP SHOOT IS SUNDAY.

>> Dennis: IT'S EXCITING HEADED TO THE NATIONALS.

>> Charlie: GOT TO LOVE THAT.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

IT'S A CHRONIC AND PROGRESSIVE DISEASE THAT MOSTLY AFFECTS WOMEN, LIPEDEMA CAUSES AN ABNORMAL BUILDUP OF FAT UNDER THE SKIN, IN THE LEGS AND SOMETIMES THE ARMS AND LOWER BODY, IT LEADS TO SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL DISABILITY AND PAIN, BUT, DESPITE ITS PREVALENCE, EXPERTS SAY THIS CONDITION IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED AND UNDIAGNOSED.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON ONE DOCTOR'S MISSION TO CHANGE THAT.

>> Reporter: FOR DECADES, SHANNON STEVENSON STRUGGLED WITH SWELLING IN HER RIGHT LEG.

AT FIRST, SHE BLAMED A VASCULAR PROCEDURE, BUT WHEN IT WORSENED, SHE SOUGHT OUT A DOCTOR AND LEARNED IT WASN'T FROM THE SURGERY AFTER ALL.

>> I WAS STUNNED.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.

I HAD NEVER HONESTLY HEARD OF LIPE-DINA -- LIPEDEMA.

>> SHE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND SHE'S NOT ALONE.

THE CONDITION CAUSES FAT BUILD UP UNDER THE SKIN IS UNDER RECOGNIZED AND INSUFFICIENTLY STUDIED, DESPITE AN ESTIMATED 10% OF WOMEN WORLDWIDE LIVING WITH IT.

>> THE PART THAT HURTS IS THAT I WISH I KNOWN 20 YEARS AGO.

>> Reporter: IT INCLUDE AS BUILD UP OF FAT THAT DOESN'T GO AWAY WITH A HEALTHY DIET, EXERCISE, OR HEALTH INTERVENTIONS.

THE APPEARANCE OF A WRIST CUFF, PAIN, TENDERNESS, AND HEAVINESS IN AFFECTED AREAS, EASY BRUISING, UNEVEN DIMPLED SKINS.

>> COMPRESSION HELPS WITH THE SYMPTOMS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

>> Reporter: ALONG WITH COMPRESSION LEGGINGS THAT IMPROVE THE CIRCULATION, LYMPHATIC MASSAGE, CERTAIN DIETS, INCLUDING ANTIINFLAMMATORY FOODS, AND CERTAIN TYPES OF EXERCISE CAN HELP.

>> IF YOU FEEL LIKE THIS IS YOUR STORY AND THIS IS MY BODY WHEN I LOOK AT THESE PHOTOS, THEN GO AHEAD AND START TREATMENT.

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

>> IF YOU BELIEVE YOU MAY HAVE LIPEDEMA, STEVENSON SAYS TO BRING IT UP WITH A PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR, OR GO TO SEE A VASCULAR SPECIALIST, WHILE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THIS MEDICAL CONDITION IS UNKNOWN.

IT'S BELIEVED THAT GENETICS, HORMONES, AND VASCULAR DYSFUNCTION MAY ALL PLAY A PART.

>>> OKAY, WE HAVE TIME TO TAKE A LAST LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

WE GO TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE WILL SEE CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

LOWS NEAR 57, VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW, HIGHS SHOULD REACH 82.

STILL LOOKING AT THE WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY, OTHERWISE A LOT OF SUNSHINE AND HOTTER TEMPERATURES BY THE WEEKEND.

>> Charlie: ONE THING I FORGOT TO MENTION ABOUT THE TWINS, THEY'RE A GAME BELOW 500, WHICH IS HARD TO BELIEVE BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE ONLY GAVE THEM 50-SOMETHING WINS.

THEY HAVE 46 ALREADY.

>> Dennis: WOW, WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

[♪♪♪]