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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.

[♪♪♪] >>> HI EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR WATCHING TONIGHT, I'M SYDNEY DICK IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> BEMIDJI MAYOR JORGE PRINCE WAS RECENTLY NAMED THE RECIPIENT OF THE TOMMY LONGO DISASTER LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR HIS EFFORTS IN THE WAKE OF THE JUNE 21ST DERECHO THAT RAVAGED BEMIDJI NEARLY ONE YEAR AGO, AND CAUSED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO CITY INFRASTRUCTURE.

MAYOR PRINCE WAS RECOGNIZED BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING EARLIER TONIGHT, WITH THE NATIONWIDE AWARD THAT HONORS CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS WHO LEAD THEIR COMMUNITIES WELL THROUGH A MAJOR DISASTER.

NOMINATIONS FOR THE AWARD COME FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE COUNTRY.

>> WE SAW THAT MAYOR PRINCE ROSE UP AND BECAME THE BEST OF THE BEST AFTER THE STORM.

HE BROUGHT CITY STAFF TOGETHER, PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS, UTILITY PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO COORDINATE A RESPONSE.

IT TOOK A LOT OF PEOPLE TO COME BACK.

HE WAS ENGAGED AS THE RECOVERY EFFORTS UNFOLDED AND HE COMMUNICATED WITH RESIDENTS TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE HAD A SENSE THAT THINGS WERE GOING TO BE OKAY, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE DEALING WITH THE WORST.

WE WERE STRUCK BY THE FACT THAT IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THIS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS MISSED A LOT, BUT IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THIS, HE HAD HIS OWN STUFF GOING ON, HIS HOME WAS DAMAGED, AND HE DIDN'T STEP BACK FROM THE PUBLIC LINE OR FROM A MICROPHONE OR FROM COMMUNICATING WITH >> IT LONGS TO EVERY PERSON AND ORGANIZATION THAT HAS MADE OUR RECOVERY POSSIBLE.

IT'S IN THAT SPIRIT, ONLY THAT SPIRIT, AND ON BEHALF OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY THAT I HUMBLY ACCEPT THIS AWARD AND SAY TO YOU THAT SHOULD ANOTHER COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE SUCH A DISASTER, ALL OF US ARE AT THE READY AS NO OWN.

THE CITY WILL NOW CONTRACT SERVICES FROM THE BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WITH A 40-HOUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE PRESENCE IN BLACKDUCK EVERY WEEK, AND UP TO 8 HOURS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WEEKLY.

A PUBLIC MEETING BACK IN MARCH GAVE RESIDENTS THE CHANCE TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS, ONE OF WHICH BEING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN BEMIDJI AND BLACKDUCK AND WORRY ABOUT OFFICER RESPONSE TIME.

THE CITY CURRENTLY ONLY SEES AN AVERAGE OF 20 HOURS PER MONTH OF PART-TIME POLICE WORK.

>> IT IS ON THEIR OWN TIME, IT'S OVERTIME FOR THEM.

SO, THEY HAVE X-AMOUNT OF DAYS OFF IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO FILL ANY HOURS FOR US, THEN WHAT I'M TELLING YOU IS THAT'S AN AVERAGE, BUT IT'S NOT GUARANTEED.

>> YOU'RE NOT CHOOSING OPTION C OF DO NOTHING.

THAT PUTS US IN A [INDISCERNIBLE] THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE US POLICE PRODUCTION -- PROTECTION.

>> THE NEW CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BLACKDUCK AND BELTRAMI COUNTY COULD GO INTO EFFECT AS EARLY AS SEPTEMBER OF 2026, OR AS LATE AS JANUARY OF 2027, BUT NO OFFICIAL DATE HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED YET.

>>> THE CROW WING SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT WILL BE HOSTING MULTIPLE FREE SOIL HEALTH EVENTS THIS SUMMER.

SOIL HEALTH EDUCATORS AND LOCAL FARMERS WILL BE ATTENDANCE TO SHOWCASE SOIL HEALTH DEMONSTRATIONS AND HOW TO APPLY SOIL HEALTH PRACTICES ON FARMS.

THE FIRST EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 23RD IN BRAINERD AND WILL FEATURE ROTATIONAL GRAZING AND LIVESTOCK INFRASTRUCTURE.

THE SECOND EVENT WILL OCCUR ON AUGUST 26TH IN PEQUOT LAKES AND WILL SHARE INFORMATION ON NO-TILL DRILL SEEDED PASTURES AND SOIL INFILTRATION.

>> THESE EVENTS ARE REALLY GEARED TOWARDS JUST GIVING THEM RESOURCES AND CONNECTING THEM TO OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE DONE THESE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PRACTICES AND GIVING THEM SOME IDEAS OF SOME SMALL WINS MAYBE THEY CAN DO ON THEIR OWN PROPERTY.

>> TO REGISTER FOR EITHER OR BOTH EVENTS, VISIT THE CROW WING SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT'S WEBSITE.

>>> A COLLECTION OF CREDIT UNIONS KNOWN AS THE FINANCIAL FRAUD FIGHTERS CAME TOGETHER IN BRAINERD TO HOSTED A FREE TECH RECYCLING EVENT, PROVIDING THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND RESOURCES TO HELP PROTECT AGAINST FINANCIAL FRAUD.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THE FINANCIAL FRAUD FIGHTERS GROUP INCLUDES CROW WING, AFFINITY, NEIGHBORS COOPERATIVE, AND MID MINNESOTA CREDIT UNIONS.

>> SO IT START IN 2023 AND WERE A GROUP OF LOCAL CREDIT UNION EMPLOYEES.

WE COLLABORATE AMONGST EACH OTHER, SO WHAT CAN WE DO TO SHOW THE COMMUNITY WE DO THIS AND HELP THE COMMUNITY AND FROM THAT, THIS WAS FORMED.

WE DO A LOT OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, EDUCATION-WISE, GATHER EQUIPMENT, AND HELP PEOPLE PROTECT THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: THE EVENT IS FOR PEOPLE TO DONATE PERSONAL ITEMS LIKE PHONES, COMPUTERS, TABLETS, AND MORE.

EVERYTHING COLLECTED WILL BE WIPED AND DONATED TO P.C.s FOR PEOPLE FOR RECYCLING.

>> THEY WILL PICK UP THE EQUIPMENT FOR FREE AND THEN THEY WILL SCRUB IT AND RECYCLE IT WHEREVER THEY CAN.

BY SCRUBBING ALL THE DATA ON THERE AND RECYCLING, YOU'RE PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM SOMEONE GETTING YOUR DATA.

SO ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT IDENTITY THEFT AND FRAUD IS HELPFUL, THIS IS ONE WAY WE CAN HELP PEOPLE DO THAT.

>> Reporter: MID MINNESOTA CREDIT UNION NETWORK'S RICK ADVOCATES FOR PEOPLE TO DONATE THEIR OLD TECHNOLOGY BECAUSE IT'S EASY FOR FRAUD SCAMMERS TO GET YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IF YOU JUST DUMP IT.

>> YOUR COMPUTER HOLDS PERSONAL INFORMATION EVEN AFTER IT'S DEAD.

PEOPLE CAN SCAN A HARD DRIVE IN MULTIPLE WAYS THAT IT'S NOT ALWAYS HOW YOU WOULD THINK YOU COULD ACCESS IT.

HAVING IT SECURELY WIPED BY AN ORGANIZATION IS MORE SECURE THAN THROWING IT IN A LANDFILL.

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

>>> THE BRAINERD PUBLIC LIBRARY IS LOOKING TO EXPAND ITS OPTIONS FOR ITS SUMMER READING PROGRAM.

THANKS TO THE 2026 MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANT, THE LIBRARY WILL BE RECEIVING 16 NEW COMPUTERS, A NEW CONFERENCE ROOM WITH TECHNOLOGY UPDATES, AND A HIGH DENSITY MOBILE STORAGE SYSTEM.

THE UPGRADES WILL CENTER ON HUBLET AND BIBLIOTHECA LOCKERS.

HUBLET IS A COMPUTER WHERE PATRONS CAN DO VIDEO CONFERENCING CALLS THAT CAN BE USED FOR A COURT APPEARANCE OR A DOCTOR VISIT.

THE LIBRARY LOCKERS, WHICH IS NOW IN SERVICE, PROVIDES A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO CHECK OUT MATERIALS THEY CAN ACCESS AFTER THE LIBRARY CLOSES.

>> THE INTENTION FOR GETTING MORE OPTIONS AT THE LIBRARY IS MAINLY TO EXPOSE MORE ACCESS TO A VARIETY OF PEOPLE, OFFERING TABLETS AND HUBLET STATIONS FOR A MORE MOBILE WAY AROUND THE LIBRARY, AS WELL AS THE LOCKERS TO PROVIDE MORE TIMES FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK LATE.

>> LAST SUMMER, THE READING PROGRAM HAD OVER 300 REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS, ACCOUNTING FOR OVER 300,000 MINUTES READ AND 500 BOOKS AWARDED.

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

>> Stacy: WE'RE GOING TO SEE A FEW MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

QUIET WEATHER TOMORROW, BUT AGAIN UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNS FOR THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, OVER 50 KIDS FROM THE CITY OF STAPLES AND OTHER SURROUNDING AREAS STOPPED BY FOR A SHOWCASE.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >>> MORE THAN 50 KIDS FROM THE CITY OF STAPLES AND OTHER SURROUNDING AREAS LAST MONTH STOPPED BY THE VINTAGE GOLF CLUB FOR A SHOWCASE.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE ON HOW THE GOLF CLUB IS ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITY IN THE SPORT FOR THE YOUTH.

>> Reporter: THE VINTAGE GOLF CLUB RECENTLY RECEIVED A GRANT AND THE MINNESOTA GOLF ASSOCIATION, NETTING 40 SETS OF GOLF CLUBS FOR 5 TO 14-YEAR-OLDS TO USE.

>> MGA GOLF ASSOCIATION, THEIR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPOSURE TO THE GOLF, RECREATIONAL SPORTS THAT KIDS MAY NOT OTHERWISE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

WE WILL BE BUYING SOME APPARATUS TO GET OUR PROGRAM GOING IN THE SUMMER, AS WELL AS THE 40 SETS OF CLUBS.

>> Reporter: IT'S A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION WITH THE MISSION TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUTH THROUGH GAME CHANGING PROGRAMS AT COMMUNITY CENTERS, SCHOOLS, AND GOLF COURSES, ONE OF WHICH IS THE VINTAGE GOLF CLUB.

>> MANY KIDS HAVE NOT TOUCHED A GOLF CLUB BEFORE.

IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM.

I LOOK AT OUR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND STUDENT EXPERIENCE IS ONE OF OUR MAIN PARTS, AND GIVING THE STUDENTS AN EXPERIENCE WITH GOLF, IT'S BENEFICIAL FOR THEM.

THE GOLF TEAM HAS EXPLODED IN NUMBERS.

I'M SURE THIS PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE THAT.

>> Reporter: IT GOES HAND IN HAND WITH THE MINNESOTA GOLF ASSOCIATION, DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING COURSES, AND GROWING THE GAME ACROSS THE STATE FOR OVER A CENTURY.

>> GOLF IS UNIQUE BECAUSE MOST YOUTH HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, THEY HAVE A BASEBALL GLOVE, THEY HAVE THIS, THEY HAVE THAT, BUT A LOT OF KIDS DON'T GET EXPOSED TO THE GOLF WORLD.

THERE IS LEADERSHIP CHARACTER, INTEGRITY, ALL KINDS OF OTHER ASPECTS OF THE LEARNING CURVE THAT IS GOING TO GO INTO THE PROGRAM.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO PLAYGROUNDEQUIPMENT.COM, GOLF IS THE EIGHTH MOST EXPENSIVE SPORT FOR KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 18.

PETERSON IS HAPPY TO MAKE THE SPORT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE INTERESTED IN LEARNING THE GAME.

>> ANY ACTIVITY REQUIRES AN INVESTMENT BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT IT TO SAY PARENTS, GET YOUR KIDS EXPOSED IF THEY WANT TO PROCEED AND GO IN WITH THE GAME OF GOLF.

YOU'LL MAKE AN INVESTMENT FOR ONE SET OF CLUBS FOR THEM.

WE WILL BE PROVIDING FOR THEM.

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

>> THE VINTAGE GOLF CLUB'S FIRST TEE PROGRAM HAS FIVE SEPARATE SESSIONS GOING ON THIS SUMMER.

>>> 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 YOU NEED TO 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.

IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME ANNOUNCED YOU CAN THEN 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.

AND HERE ARE TONIGHTS 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 2026 CHASE ON THE LAKE VACATION GRAND PRIZE WINNER.

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

>>> NOW, WE HAVE STACY JOINING US FOR SOME WEATHER.

IT WAS PRETTY DRIZZLY OUT THERE TODAY.

>> Stacy: WE DID SEE SOME RAIN SHOWERS, AND THUNDERS THIS EVENING.

WE COULD CONTINUE TO HAVE A FEW LINGERING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, PARTICULARLY IN EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

TOMORROW LOOKS QUIET BUT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE BACK IN THE FORE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON [♪♪♪] >> Stacy: IT WAS A BIT BREEZY TODAY AND WE DID SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING, AND WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

OVERALL TOMORROW LOOKS QUIET, WE SHOULD ENJOY SOME NICE SUNSHINE AND SOME NICE TEMPERATURES BEFORE ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND MIDWEEK.

RIGHT NO IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 55 DEGREES.

WE HAVE A LIGHT NORTH WIND AT THE STUDIO, THE DEW POINT IS 55, AND WE PICKED UP 0.25-INCH OF RAINFALL THIS EVENING.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, 43 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 51, HUMIDITY IS AT 65%, SOUTH WINDS AT 8 MILES PER HOUR.

ON OUR SATELLIT -- SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE HAVE SEEN SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS.

WE WILL SEE THAT ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS BUT EVENTUALLY ALL OF THIS WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA ON THE OVERNIGHT.

IT SHOULD CLEAR OUT IN TIME FOR US TOMORROW, WE SHOULD SEE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW, HIGHS WILL BE FOR THE MOST PART IN THE 70s, AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO WEDNESDAY, EXPECT TO SEE ANOTHER CHANCE OF SOME ACTIVE WEATHER.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, IT WAS A GORGEOUS MORNING OVER LAKE ADA FROM DEBRA.

WE HAVE THE MORNING SKIES AND A VISITOR IN THE YARD.

RALPH SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF A SWAN SPOTTED IN JENKINS.

WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL BLUE SKIES FROM GARY, TAKING THIS PICTURE FROM THE MINER'S OVERLOOK.

THEN THE STORM CLOUDS THIS EVENING ARE ROLLING IN.

ANGELA IN CASS LAKE, SAMROSE WITH THE PHOTO OF THE STORM CLOUDS OVER LOWER RED LAKE, AND CHRIS WITH THE PHOTO OF THE STORM CLOUDS OVER LOWER RED LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUN AND CLOUDS WITH A FEW SPRINKLES TODAY.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, A BIT BREEZY, PICKING UP 0.08-INCH OF RAINFALL.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD, AN EVENING THUNDERSTORMING.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, 79 WITH CLOUDY SKIES.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, REPORTING A HIGH OF 76.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REACHING A HIGH OF 80 TODAY, A LITTLE ABOVE THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

IT'S A CHILLY START, 41 WAS OUR LOW, SUNSET AT 9:11.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 78, SO AGAIN CLOSE TO THAT AVERAGE HIGH.

45 WAS THE LOW AND SUNSET AT 9:19.

SO LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, MOST OF THAT SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL PUSH OFF TO THE EAST.

FOR THE MOST PART, WE WILL BE SEEING SUNNY SKIES, SOME MODELS SUGGESTING LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE TEMPERATURE-WISE, PRETTY NICE OUT THERE.

WE WILL BE SEEING THE HIGH TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE LOW 70s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA, MAYBE 69 IN GRAND RAPIDS.

THEN IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE'RE LOOKING AT LOW TO POSSIBLY SOME MID-70s.

SO OUR FORECAST, VARIABLE CLOUDS, SHOWERS LIKELY IN EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA, OTHER AREAS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA MAY ALSO SEE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, LOWS NEAR 47, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW WITH A HIGH OF 71.

LOOKING AT THAT EXTENDED FORECAST, WE HAVE A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY, COOLER TEMPERATURES, 66 FOR THE HIGH, QUIET WEATHER ON THURSDAY, AND ON FRIDAY, HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND, WE DO HAVE SOME SMALL CHANCES OF SHOWERS, MAINLY RAIN SHOWERS, MAYBE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, THE WEEKEND LOOKING PRETTY NICE, HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-70s.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Sydney: THANK YOU STACY.

CHARLIE YAEGER JOINS US FOR SPORTS.

WE HAVE SOME RAIN COMING UP, SOME RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND AS WELL, BUT STILL SOME FISHING GOING ON IS WHAT I'M HEARING.

>> Charlie: YEAH, THIS RAIN DID NOT MATTER FOR THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WALLEYE FISHING CLASSICS, TAKING PLACE ON SATURDAY.

WE HEARD FROM THE WINNERS AFTER THEY FOUND OUT THEY WON AND WE GOT THE, KIND OF HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WALLEYE CLASSIC IS ONE OF MINNESOTA'S PREMIERE FISHING TOURNAMENTS, AND THIS PAST SATURDAY WAS THE 26TH EDITION OF THE EVENT.

NOW, IT WASN'T EXACTLY IDEAL WEATHER FOR FISHING WITH LOTS OF WIND AND SOME RAIN, LEADING TO COLD AND CHOPPY WATERS ON LAKE BEMIDJI.

BUT INSIDE THE SANFORD CENTER, IT WAS PERFECT CONDITIONS FOR SHOWCASING THIS YEARS TOP-10 TEAMS, AND REVEALING THE 2026 WINNERS, BROTHERS BEN AND ANDREW HITTLE OF ALEXANDRIA.

IN JUST THEIR THIRD TIME FISHING TOGETHER IN THE TOURNAMENT, THE DUO SECURED THE TOP PRIZE OF $15,000 EACH AND WILL HAVE THEIR NAMES ENGRAVED ON THE NEW CHAMPIONS BELTS THAT WILL BE RE-USED YEAR-AFTER-YEAR.

>> IT'S HUGE, COMING TO NORTHERN MINNESOTA, YOU ARE FISHING AGAINST ALL THE LOCAL HAMMERS, GUYS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE THAT ARE GOOD FISHERMEN, AND PUTTING SOMETHING TOGETHER ON A DAY LIKE TODAY IS FABULOUS.

THE FIRST DAY WE FISH, WE FOUND A LOT OF NICE FISH AND THIS YEAR, WE PUT THE PUZZLE PIECES TOGETHER.

>> THE WIND WAS IN OUR FAVOR THIS YEAR AND WE HAD A HEYDAY OUT THERE.

IT WAS ONE AFTER ANOTHER.

IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD DAY.

IT MEANS A LOT.

I HAVE A GREAT SUPPORT FAMILY AT HOME, AND IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE AGAIN.

>> Charlie: WELL, THIS IS WHAT THE WINNING BAG LOOKED LIKE, ONE FISH OVER 8 POUNDS, 24.88 POUNDS IS WHAT IT CAME OUT TO.

NOT THE BIGGEST BAG, BUT NOT THE SMALLEST EITHER.

THEY WON BY LESS THAN A POUND IN THAT TOTAL THERE.

>>> BEMIDJI'S GUNNER GANSKE WAS NAMED TO THE CLASS 4-A ALLSTATE BASEBALL TEAM TODAY.

THIS SEASON THE SENIOR CATCHER HIT .361 WITH A 1.043 OPS, WITH 9-DOUBLES, A TRIPLE, AND TWO HOMERS, AND ONLY COMMITTED ONE ERROR FROM BEHIND THE PLATE.

THE UNIVERSITY SIOUX FALLS COMMIT WAS ALSO NAMED TO THE ACADEMIC ALLSTATE TEAM AND WAS JOINED BY TEAMMATES REECE DOKKEN, WHO WILL ATTEND UTAH, AND MILES GISH, WHO WILL PLAY FOOTBALL AT BETHEL NEXT SEASON.

SEVERAL OTHER AREA BASEBALL PLAYERS MADE THE ALLSTATE TEAM FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE CLASS, ALL OF THEM SENIORS, NOT A BAD WAY TO FINISH A HIGH SCHOOL CAREER.

>>> WELL, THREE AREA GOLFERS QUALIFIED FOR THE MGA STATE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP, ALL BY SHOOTING 2-UNDER AND TYING FOR THIRD PLACE AT TODAY'S QUALIFYING EVENT AT BTCC.

NOW THIS IS NOT FOOTAGE FROM TODAY, BUT IT IS THE GOLFERS WHO QUALIFIED, WHICH INCLUDES JACKSON FOGELSON, AN 8TH GRADER FROM BEMIDJI WHO CURRENTLY PLAYS ON THE LUMBERJACK BOYS VARSITY TEAM.

BEMIDJI STATE RISING SENIOR GOLFER TEAGAN LAPLANTE, WHO IS FROM ROSEAU AND HELPED LEAD THE RAMS TO BACK-TO-BACK STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES.

AND CARTER WHITE FROM STAPLES, WHO PLAYED AT S-M AND NOW GOLF'S IN COLLEGE FOR NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY.

HERE ARE ALL THE GOLFERS WHO QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE AM JUST IN TODAY'S BTCC QUALIFIER, THEY WILL COMPETE IN THE MINNESOTA GOLF ASSOCIATIONS STATE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP JUNE 20TH THROUGH THE 22ND AT STONE RIDGE GOLF CLUB IN STILLWATER.

>>> AND FINALLY THE LYNX ARE AT HOMECOMING OFF THEIR FIRST LOSS TO THE ACES.

THEY ARE HOSTING THE PORTLAND FIRE TONIGHT.

SHE WAS 3-4 FROM DOWNTOWN.

COURTNEY WILLIAMS, TASHA HOWARD, SHE LED ALL SCORERS WITH 18 POINTS.

LYNX AT THE TIME STILL IN THE FIRST, OLIVIA MILES, WITH WHAT EQUATES TO A 50-FOOT ASSIST TO KALIN McBRIDE, THAT EXTENDS IT TO A DOUBLE DIGIT LEAD.

NOW 1.5 SECONDS LEFT ON THE CLOCK TO BEAT THE BUZZER AT THE HALF, SHE FINISHED WITH 15 POINTS AND THE MINNESOTA LYNX, THEY RUN AWAY WITH THIS ONE, 107-74.

>>> A COUPLE OTHER SCORES FOR YOU, MINNESOTA TWINS GET A WIN OVER THE RANGERS ON THE ROAD.

IN WORLD CUP PLAY TODAY, A LOT OF TIES, GROUP G TIES ALL OVER THE PLACE.

IN GROUP H AS WELL, A BUNCH OF TIES.

THAT'S THE WAY THAT SOCCER GOES SOMETIMES.

>> Sydney: IT IS.

THANK YOU CHARLIE.

IN NISSWA, A LOCAL FAMILY-OWNED TOY STORE AND GIFT SHOP RECENTLY OPENED, PROVIDING BRAINERD LAKES AREA CHILDREN WITH A NEW LOCATION TO EXPLORE THEIR LOVE FOR TOYS.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS THE DETAILS FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: LOCATED IN THE HEART OF NISSWA IS A FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS.

OWNERS ROBERT JOHNSON AND HIS SON CHRISTOPHER ARE NATIVES TO THE NISSWA AREA AND HAVE BUILT THIS STORE AROUND GIVING A NEW AND DIFFERENT TOY STORE EXPERIENCE.

>> THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE.

PEOPLE ARE EXCITED FOR ANOTHER TOY STORE IN NISSWA, ONE FOCUSED ON TOYS, PUZZLES, AND GAMES.

WE HAVE BEEN IN THE NISSWA AREA FOR QUITE A WHILE AND I THINK WE KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR CLIENTELE, BOTH LOCAL AND IN THE SUMMERTIME.

WE KNOW THEY'RE LOOKING FOR UNIQUE GIFTS, UNIQUE TOYS THAT YOU CAN'T FIND AT ANY TOY STORE.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS YOU CAN'T TYPICALLY FIND IN OTHER STORES.

WE HAVE PROJECT GENIUS, THESE BRAIN TEASERS, PUZZLES, THINGS YOU TYPICALLY WOULDN'T FIND IN OTHER PLACES.

WE HAVE SUN SHIRTS, THEY GLOW WHEN THEY ARE IN THE SUN.

WE HAVE SCRIBBLE TEES, YOU CAN DRAW ON THEM AND FUN STUFF LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: DUCK, DUCK TURTLE IS A VISION THAT CHRISTOPHER HAD FOR A LONG TIME.

NOW HE CAN PUT TOGETHER THE EXPERIENCE HE HAS FROM WORKING WITH HIS FATHER SINCE HE WAS A LITTLE KID.

>> HE WORKED WITH ME SINCE HE WAS 2 AND NOW HE IS BRINGING A LOT OF KIDS' INTEREST INTO THE STORE.

NOW HE IS LEARNING THE BEHIND THE SCENES, PUTTING THINGS IN INVENTORY, THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS.

IT'S SEAMLESS, HE IS DOING PRETTY WELL WITH IT.

>> Reporter: CHRIS AND BOB ARE NOT NEW TO WORKING TOGETHER BUT THEIR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP HAS GROWN FROM DAD AND SON TO EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE TO NOW CO-OWNERS.

>> IT'S FUN, I LIKE THE FAMILY CONNECTION.

IT'S EXCITING.

IT'S THE BEST.

I KNOW HIM, HE KNOWS HOW I RUN, SO IT'S EASIER TO COMMUNICATE AND FIGURE THINGS OUT.

WE CAN TEASE HERE AND THERE AND JOKE AROUND AND IT'S AS LIGHTHEARTED AS IT CAN BE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN NISSWA FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> DUCK DUCK TURTLE ALSO OPENED A GIFT SHOP RIGHT NEXT DOOR THAT SELLS OLDER ANTIQUES AND SOUVENIRS.

>>> THAT IS ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR TONIGHT BUT DENNIS SHOULD BE BACK WITH US TOMORROW.

SO TUNE IN TO SEE HIM TOMORROW NIGHT.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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