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>> CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF LOCAL NEWS FOR BEMIDJI, BRAINERD, AND ALL OF THE LAKES COUNTRY.

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DENNIS WEIMANN WITH THE NEWS, STACY CHRISTENSON WITH THE WEATHER AND CHARLIE YAEGER WITH YOUR SPORTS.

>> Matthew: HI EVERYONE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.

MY NAME IS MATTHEW FREEMAN FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> AN AKELEY MAN WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH EIGHT FELONY COUNTS OF DISTRIBUTING PORNOGRAPHIC IMAGES INVOLVING MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF 14.

ON APRIL 15TH, THE HUBBARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECEIVED MULTIPLE REPORTS FROM THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN THAT SOMEONE WAS UPLOADING AND DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY FROM A COMPUTER LOCATED IN HUBBARD COUNTY.

A SUBPOENA WAS SERVED ON AN AREA TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND IT CONFIRMED THAT THE I.P.

ADDRESS USED IN DISTRIBUTING THE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY TRACED BACK TO A MITCHELL PHILLIPPI OF AKELEY.

INVESTIGATORS WITH THE HUBBARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT ON SNAPCHAT WHERE THEY RECEIVED IMAGES CONTAINING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY THAT WAS LINKED TO THE MITCHELL PHILLIPPI RESIDENCE.

HUBBARD COUNTY INVESTIGATORS WENT TO PHILLIPPI'S EMPLOYMENT WHERE THEY SEIZED PHILLIPPI'S PHONE AND PLACED HIM UNDER ARREST.

PHILLIPPI PROVIDED A STATEMENT TO LAW-ENFORCEMENT WHERE HE ADMITTED TO SENDING HUNDREDS OF IMAGES CONTAINING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY USING SNAPCHAT.

>>> THE BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SEEKING THE PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING 16-YEAR-OLD ALLI FAIRBANKS.

ALLI WAS LAST SEEN IN THE 600 BLOCK OF MISSISSIPPI AVENUE.

ALLI FAIRBANKS IS 5'8", 135 POUNDS, HAS BLUE EYES AND BLACK HAIR POSSIBLY WORN IN A PONY TAIL, AND WAS LAST SEEN WEARING PINK AND RED PAJAMA PANTS, A BLACK LONG SLEEVE SHIRT WITH A LARGE FRONT LOGO, AND BLACK AND WHITE SHOES.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING ALLI FAIRBANKS' WHEREABOUTS, PLEASE CONTACT THE BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 218-333-9111.

>>> SCAM ARTISTS AND IDENTITY THIEVES ARE POSING PROBLEMS FOR CROW WING COUNTY RESIDENTS FOLLOWING LAST WEDNESDAY'S STORM.

WITH LOCAL HOME REPAIR CONTRACTORS OUT IN THE AREA, CLEANUP SCAMMERS ARE LOOKING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY.

LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE URGING RESIDENTS TO WATCH FOR AND REPORT ANY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AND ALSO LOOK FOR COMMON WARNING SIGNS.

>> YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY CASH UP FRONT.

IF SOMEONE SAYS IF YOU GIVE US CASH NOW, WE CAN START SOME WORK AND WE'LL COME BACK LATER.

DON'T PROVIDE CASH TO ANY FOLKS UP FRONT.

ASK FOR A STATE LICENSE.

DO THEY HAVE A LICENSE TO OPERATE THEIR BUSINESS WITHIN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA?

MAKE SURE YOU'RE ASKING FOR THAT.

>> IN ADDITION TO THAT, EXPERTS ADVISE RESIDENTS TO RESEARCH THE COMPANY AND CALL TO VERIFY INFORMATION, CONSIDER ASKING YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY FOR AN INSPECTION TO VERIFY DAMAGE, AND DO NOT ALLOW WORK TO BEGIN UNTIL A CONTRACT IS SIGNED AS A THREE DAY COOLING OFF PERIOD IS REQUIRED BY MINNESOTA LAW.

IF YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF FRAUD, YOU CAN REPORT IT TO THE FEMA DISASTER FRAUD HOTLINE AT THE NUMBER LISTED BELOW.

>>> A DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE ACROSS THE U.S. WITH TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES THAT COULD SMASH RECORD AFTER RECORD THIS WEEK.

AS METEOROLOGIST CHAD MYERS REPORTS, THE EXTREME HEAT IS SOMETHING MANY COMMUNITIES ARE JUST NOT PREPARED TO HANDLE.

>> WE ARE IN THE PATH OF EXTREME HEAT, BRINGING POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS IN THE FORTHCOMING DAYS.

>> Reporter: SUMMER ARRIVES THIS WEEK AND WITH IT, A HEATWAVE NOT SEEN IN DECADES.

MORE THAN 260 MILLION AMERICANS OR 82% OF THE U.S. POPULATION COULD SEE TEMPERATURES ABOVE 90 DEGREES.

NEARLY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS COULD BE BROKEN IN MAJOR CITIES INCLUDING PHILADELPHIA, PITTSBURGH, AND NEW YORK CITY.

LITTLE RELIEF IS EXPECTED EVEN AT NIGHT WITH LOW TEMPERATURES NOT DROPPING BELOW THE MIDDLE 70s.

>> EXTREME HEAT IS THE MOST DANGEROUS WEATHER PHENOMENON WE HAVE IN NEW YORK CITY.

WE LOSE OVER 350 NEW YORKERS A YEAR ON AVERAGE TO HEAT.

>> Reporter: CARIBOU, MAINE, THE MOST NORTHEASTERN CITY IN THE U.S. COULD HIT THEIR HOTTEST TEMPERATURE EVER WEDNESDAY WITH A FORECAST OF 99.

THAT IS 3 DEGREES HIGHER THAN THEIR ALL TIME HIGHEST TEMPERATURE ON RECORD.

BOSTON IS FORECASTED TO BE NEARLY 100 DEGREES ON THURSDAY, WHICH WOULD BE THEIR EARLIEST 100 DEGREE DAY IN 99 YEARS.

IT'S NOT JUST THE HIGH TEMPERATURES CAUSING CONCERN BUT HOW LONG THEY ARE EXPECTED TO STICK AROUND.

PITTSBURGH, WHICH HASN'T SEEN A SINGLE DAY GO OVER 95 DEGREES IN OVER A DECADE IS FORECASTED TO SEE SIX CONSECUTIVE DAYS ABOVE 95 DEGREES.

PHILADELPHIA IS EXPECTED TO SEE FIVE STRAIGHT DAYS AT OR ABOVE 95.

IF IT SEEMS LIKE THESE HEAT WAVES ARE HAPPENING MORE AND MORE EACH YEAR, IT'S NOT YOUR IMAGINATION.

>> WHILE VERY HOT DAYS ARE OF COURSE NORMAL, THE NUMBER AND THE DURATION OF THESE HOT DAYS, WE ARE SEEING EACH AND EVERY YEAR IS NOT.

THE RISK TO OUR PLANET PRESENTS RISKS TO OUR HEALTH.

HEAT IS OF COURSE THE DEADLIEST OF ALL EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS HERE IN NEW YORK CITY AND ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

>> TEMPERATURES IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AREN'T FORECAST TO GET ABOVE THE MID-80S THIS WEEK, BUT THERE IS A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE VIEWING AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

STACY CHRISTENSON WILL HAVE MORE LATER ON IN WEATHER.

>>> BRAINERD CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WEIGHED THE PROS AND CONS AT A MEETING.

THEY ASKED STAFF MEMBERS TO DRAFT AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD RESTRICT PICKETING, BUT THEY VOTED 4-3 TO REMOVE IT FROM THE AGENDA.

THEN THE COUNCIL LET RESIDENTS INVOKE THEIR 1ST AMENDMENT RIGHT.

>> IN THIS INCIDENT, WE'RE DEALING WITH AN ISSUE OF PEOPLE'S RIGHTS, A RIGHT TO PICKET AND A NEIGHBORHOOD INDIVIDUAL TO NOT HAVE SOMEONE STANDING ON THEIR LAWN.

I THINK THE CITY IS GOING TO FALL IN THE DIRECTION OF TRYING TO PROTECT PEOPLE'S RIGHTS IN TERMS OF YOUR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION.

>> Matthew: COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED 5-2 NOT TO BRING IT BACK TO THE AGENDA IN TONIGHT'S MEETING.

>>> U.S.

SENATOR TINA SMITH ANNOUNCED $1.75 MILLION FOR THE WHITE EARTH NATION IN MINNESOTA TO INCREASE SOLAR POWER AND ALLOW GREATER FLEXIBILITY.

THE OFFICE OF ELECTRICITY SELECTED THREE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO RECEIVE $3.7 MILLION IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IN THE EQUITY PROGRAM.

THE FUNDING HOPES TO ADVANCE MORE AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE ELECTRICITY.

>> WHITE EARTH AND OTHER TRIBAL NATIONS IN THE NORTH COUNTRY ARE DOING A LOT TO BE A PART OF THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION.

IT'S VERY EXCITING TO SEE WHAT WHITE EARTH IS DOING TO EXPAND SOLAR POWER WITH SUPPORT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

WE, IN THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, WE PASSED IMPORTANT LAWS THAT MAKE IT MUCH EASIER FOR TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN BUILDING OUT SOLAR AND OTHER RENEWABLES JUST LIKE OTHER GOVERNMENTS CAN.

SO I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM AND REALLY GRATEFUL THAT THEY ARE TAKING THIS STEP.

>> Matthew: THE PROJECT WILL EXPAND THE SOLAR ARRAY AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER TO HELP LOWER ELECTRICITY COSTS AND SUPPORT WHITE EARTH'S GOAL TO BE ENERGY INDEPENDENT.

WE HAVE A WORD FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT FROM THE ELEMENTARY IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

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

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE'LL SEE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AND WE COULD SEE SOME HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE.

I'LL HAVE MORE ON YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK ON THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER RUN COFFEE SHOP THAT OFFERS LOCALS A UNIQUE WAY TO GET TH >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

; INTERNET, PHONE, AND T.V.

C.T.C; CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY ONLINE AT GOCTC.COM.

>> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Matthew: THE B25 MADE ITS WAY TO THE AIRPORT FOR A SPECIAL FATHER'S DAY EVENT AND LAKELAND NEWS WAS THERE TO GET EVERYONE'S REACTION AND LEARN ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE IN WORLD WAR II.

THE BEMIDJI REGIONAL AIRPORT AND AVIATION OFFERED A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO CLIMB ABOARD THE B25 AND FLY ON ONE OF WORLD WAR'S MOST VITAL AIRCRAFT.

>> WE HAVE THE B MITCHELL BOMBER AND THEY'RE HERE TO TELL A STORY ABOUT WORLD WAR II HISTORY AND PEOPLE CAN SUPPORT THAT MISSION BY BUYING A RIDE ON THE AIRPLANE.

WE WANT TO PROMOTE AND TELL THE STORY OF WORLD WAR II, ABOUT SACRIFICE ABOVE SELF.

THERE ARE ABOUT 400,000 AMERICANS THAT NEVER CAME BACK FROM WORLD WAR II, SO JUST TO TELL THAT STORY AND BESIDES THAT, THE AIRPORTS ARE REALLY COOL TO GET A RIDE ON.

>> Reporter: FLYING IN ONE OF THESE PLANES IS AN UNFORGETTABLING -- UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE.

>> OH, IT'S AMAZING.

WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND.

I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE GROUP THAT DOES THIS.

TO BE ABLE TO VOLUNTEER ALL THEIR TIME TO RESTORE AND FLY WORLD WAR II AIRCRAFTS, IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPRESSIVE.

I WOULD SIMPLY SAY TO PUT YOURSELF IN THESE SHOES, YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE WHAT SOMEBODY WHO FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR II EXPERIENCED AND THINKING ABOUT FLYING AND PEOPLE SHOOTING AT YOU AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF, REALLY IS IMPRESSIVE THAT PEOPLE HAD THE COURAGE TO DO THAT.

>> Reporter: THESE RIDES ALSO SERVE AS A WAY FOR VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II TO EXPERIENCE FLYING IN THESE AIRCRAFTS ONCE AGAIN.

>> IT'S AMAZING.

IT'S ALSO AWESOME TO GO TO EVENTS AND TAKE VETERANS THAT WERE THERE IN WORLD WAR II, WHETHER THEY WORKED ON THE AIRPLANES, THEY COME OFF WITH BIG SMILES.

IT'S AN AWESOME FEELING.

>> I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE DAYS LIKE THIS FOR VETERANS.

IT'S THE KIND OF FUN TO RUN INTO PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVEN'T SEEN FOR A LONG TIME AND EVEN TO GET A CHANCE TO FLY IN A B25.

I HAD A WONDERFUL DAY SO FAR.

I AM 100 YEARS OLD RIGHT NOW AND I STILL GET AROUND.

>> Matthew: THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION BEHIND THE RESTORATION AND FLIGHT EXPERIENCE OF WORLD WAR II AIRCRAFTS WITH A FLEET OF 165 AIRPLANES DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

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

THIS YEAR ONCE AGAIN.

WE ARE GIVING AWAY A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT CRAGUN'S RESORT NEAR BRAINERD.

TO ENTER THE DRAWING YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE OR MAIL US A POSTCARD WITH YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER.

THEN YOU JUST NEED TO WATCH LAKELAND NEWS AND CALL US BY 5:00 P.M.

THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY TO QUALIFY.

HERE'S A LOOK AT TONIGHT'S 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 2024 CRAGUN'S VACATION GRAND PRIZE WINNER.

>>> WELL STACY, WE HAD A GOOD FEW DAYS OF NO RAINFALL, BUT IT'S NOT LOOKING LIKE THAT'S GOING TO STAY.

>> NO, WE ARE WATCHING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN OUR DIRECTION.

WE WILL LIKELY SEE THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY LATER ON TONIGHT AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW AND THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF SEEING RAINFALL WITH THAT.

SO I'LL HAVE >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ACCESS MINNESOTA.

>> AND BY SANFORD HEALTH; HERE FOR ALL, HERE FOR GOOD.

DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SERVICES IN THE BEMIDJI AREA IS AVAILABLE AT SANFORDHEALTH.ORG.

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

>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE DID HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY BUT THINGS WILL BE CHANGING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DEVELOPING, SOME OF THOSE STORMS COULD PRODUCE SOME HEAVY RAINFALL AND WE DO HAVE FLOOD WATCHES IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT TONIGHT, TOMORROW, AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR HEAVY RAINFALL.

MORE IN YOUR FORECAST IN A SECOND.

THE CURRENT CONDITIONS, 67 AT THE AIRPORT IN BEMIDJI TONIGHT, AND OUR STUDIO, WE HAVE AN EAST WIND AT 6 MILES PER HOUR, WITH A DEW POINT OF 52 AND 58% HUMIDITY.

IN BRAINERD, PARTLY CLOUDY AND 65.

57 IS OUR DEW POINT.

WE HAVE A FALLING BAROMETRIC PRESSURE WITH WINDS OUT OF THE EAST AT 7.

OUR ENTIRE VIEWING AREA IS UNDER A FLOOD WATCH, WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

WE WILL BE SEEING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW AND SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AND THAT EXCESSIVE RUN OFF COULD CAUSE SOME RIVERS, STREAMS, CREEKS, AND EVEN LOW-LYING AREAS TO FLOOD.

WE COULD SEE URBAN FLOODING AS WELL.

WE COULD EXPERIENCE SOME PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL.

SO FAR IT'S BEEN QUIET TONIGHT.

WE ARE WATCHING THE LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAKING ITS WAY NORTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE.

IT WILL MOVE NORTH SO WE WILL LIKELY SEE THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

SOME OF THOSE COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.

THAT IS GOING TO BE THE CASE AGAIN TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.

IT IS STILL VERY POSSIBLE THAT WE WILL BE SEEING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND SOME OF THOSE COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE.

THE YELLOW AREA, YOU CAN BARELY SEE IT THERE, THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER.

THE HEAVY RAINFALL IS THE RED HATCHED AREA, BUT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE VIEWING AREA TOMORROW WITH THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, GORGEOUS SKIES THIS MORNING AT SUNRISE.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA, DEBRA AT LAKE ADA SENDING US THESE PICTURES.

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS OUT THERE.

EVENING SKIES FROM ANGELA IN BEMIDJI AND JOAN SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF A FOX VISITING HER YARD IN LAPORTE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, DEBRA IN PINE RIVER, 56 THIS MORNING.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, HIGH OF 72.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT WITH A HIGH OF 69.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, TOPPING OUT AT 73.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 70 WAS THE HIGH IN BRAINERD, BELOW THE AVERAGE, WITH A LOW OF 55.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 73, THAT IS ONLY 2 DEGREES SHY OF OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WITH A LOW OF 48.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA, AND THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR HEAVY RAINFALL.

WE COULD SEE COOLER TEMPERATURES IN THE NORTHWEST, BUT A LOT OF UPPER 70s TO LOW 80s IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, WITH LOW TO MID-80s IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, BUT AGAIN A LOT OF CLOUD COVER, THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING THROUGH WITH THOSE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WITHIN THEM.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING IN TONIGHT WITH HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE, LOWS NEAR 59.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING TOMORROW.

HIGHS NEAR 80.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, A LITTLE BIT QUIETER THERE ON WEDNESDAY, BUT CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN LATE THIS WEEK AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

WE SHOULD BE SEEING THOSE HIGH TEMPERATURES FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY, CLIMBING UP TO THE 70s, UP TO 77 BY SUNDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH STACY.

OUR SPORTS DIRECTOR CHARLIE YAEGER IS OUT BUT WE HAVE LOGAN VEO IN.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE.

>> Logan: SOME AMATEUR BASEBALL THIS WEEKEND, BEMIDJI BLUE OX WERE ACTION FOR FATHER'S DAY AND WE HAVE MORE LOCAL SPORTS NEWS AS WELL, SOME RODEO NEWS IN THERE AS WELL.

WE'LL HAVE THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS; NORTHERN MINNESOTA'S CERTIFIED APPLE SERVICE CENTER, OFFERING REPAIR SERVICES ON APPLE PRODUCTS AND P.C.S.

PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS IN BEMIDJI AND GRAND RAPIDS, IT'S RIGHT HERE.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> THE BEMIDJI BLUE OX HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE HOTTEST TEAMS IN CLASS C TOWNBALL TO START THE 2024 SEASON, WINNING EACH OF THEIR FIRST SEVEN GAMES.

YESTERDAY THEY HOSTED A FATHER'S DAY DOUBLE-HEADER HOPING TO CONTINUE THEIR UNBEATEN STREAK AGAINST THE ROSEAU ROYALS.

ROYALS AT BLUE OX.

WE PICK UP IN THE TOP OF THE 3RD ROSEAU LEADING 3-0.

1 OUT AND A MAN ON SECOND FOR ALEX DROPS IT INTO THE OUTFIELD GRASS.

NATHAN VOLL COMES IN TO SCORE MAKING IT 4-0.

TO THE BOTTOM OF THE 6TH, OX TRAILING 4-2, TWO RUNNERS ON FOR CODY RUTLEDGE, CRANKS ONE INTO THE GAP IN RIGHT CENTER.

MITCH HENDRICKS AND CONNER MCNALLAN BOTH CROSS HOME PLATE TYING THE GAME AT 4.

THIS ONE NEEDED EXTRA INNINGS, BOTTOM OF THE 8TH WITH RUNNERS ON FOR RUTLEDGE ONCE AGAIN.

THIS GUY IS CLUTCH, RIPS IT INTO CENTER FIELD SCORING J.D.

KONDOS AS THE BLUE OX WALK OFF THE ROYALS 5-4 IN GAME 1.

KONDOS DID HIS PART AT THE PLATE GOING 4-4 IN THE GAME AND BEMIDJI TAKES GAME TWO AS WELL STAYING PERFECT ON THE YEAR AT 9-0.

>>> IN OTHER BASEBALL NEWS, THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE DECIDED TO POSTPONE TODAYS STATE PREP BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

THE DECISION WAS MADE DUE TO WET FIELD CONDITIONS AT BOTH TARGET FIELD AND ALTERNATIVE SITES FOR THE GAMES.

THE GAMES WILL NOW TAKE PLACE THIS FRIDAY AT TARGET FIELD WITH CLASS-A KICKING THINGS OFF AT 10:00 A.M. >>> MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL RODEO ASSOCIATION HELD THEIR FINALS IN HUGO AND A COWGIRL MADE HER MARK.

MADISON TOOK HOME A FOURTH PLACE FINISH IN THE BARREL RACING, EARNING THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE IN THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL RODEOS IN WYOMING IN MID-JULY.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MADISON AND GOOD LUCK AT NATIONALS.

>>> WELL, THE BEMIDJI SOFTBALL COMPLEX HAS A NEW LOOK AND A NEW NAME.

THE FACILITIES NOW KNOWN AS THE WEST FRASER SOFTBALL COMPLEX GOT A FACELIFT THANKS TO A NAMING RIGHTS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BEMIDJI GIRLS FAST PITCH SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION AND WEST FRASER TIMBER COMPANY.

WE SPOKE TO REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH ORGANIZATIONS TO LEARN WHAT THE PARTNERSHIP MEANS TO EACH PARTY.

>> WELL, WEST FRASER BELIEVES THAT EVERY PERSON IS IMPORTANT.

WE VALUE SAFETY, COMPETITIVENESS, TEAMWORK, AND HAVING FUN.

THIS ORGANIZATION EMBODIES ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

>> IT'S GROWING WITH THE AMOUNT OF GIRLS COMING OUT TO PLAY.

WE WANT TO MEET THAT DEMAND AND PROVIDE THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE GIRLS TO PLAY.

THE PARTNERSHIP JUST REINFORCES THE ABILITY TO DO THAT AND IT'S SUCH A GREAT PARTNERSHIP AND IT'S THE BUSINESSES IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT HELP THESE PROGRAMS GROW AND MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR OUR YOUTH TO THRIVE.

>> THE RENOVATIONS TO THE SOFTBALL COMPLEX CAME JUST IN TIME FOR THE 26TH ANNUAL BEMIDJI BLAZE TOURNAMENT.

THE TOURNAMENT WILL TAKE PLACE THIS WEEKEND HOSTING 76 TEAMS ACROSS MULTIPLE DIVISIONS SPANNING 10U TO 18U.

>>> THE MINNESOTA LYNX HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE BETTER TEAMS IN THE WNBA TO START THE SEASON, SITTING ON TOP OF THE WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS WITH A RECORD OF 10-3 THANKS TO WINS IN SIX OF THEIR LAST SEVEN GAMES.

THEY WELCOME THE DALLAS WINGS TO TOWN.

MINNESOTA WOULD GET IT GOING EARLY.

KAYLA McBRIDE WITH THE FIRST SHOT OF THE GAME, SPLASHES THE TRAY AND THE LYNX DRAW FIRST BLOOD.

WINGS NOW LEADING BY 2 AND SHE GETS THE BUCKET AND FOUL.

THE FREE THROW IS GOOD TO RECLAIM THE LEAD FOR THE LYNX.

MOMENTS LATER, LYNX ARE WORKING THE FAST BREAK, SHE DROPS THE DIME AND SHE DOES THE REST AND THE MINNESOTA LYNX GO ON TO WIN 90-78, IMPROVING TO 11-3 FOR THE YEAR.

IT'S THEIR BEST START SINCE THE 2017 SEASON WHICH ENDED UP IN A WNBA CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> Matthew: THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE TO HEAR, RIGHT?

>> Logan: WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE AND ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TEAMS IN MINNESOTA AND THEY'RE BACK AT IT THIS YEAR.

>> Matthew: WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>>> MANY AMERICANS BEGIN THEIR DAY WITH A CUP OF COFFEE.

IN BRAINERD, MANY LOCALS ARE FLOCKING TO LOCO ESPRESS COFFEE HOUSE AND BOUTIQUE TO GET THEIR CAFFEINE FIX THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

FOR THIS WEEK'S IN BUSINESS, REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY STOPPED BY LOCO ESPRESS TO LEARN MORE.

>> Reporter: MAYOR -- MARY DID NOT ENVISION HERSELF TO BE THE OPENER OF A COFFEE SHOP BUT WAS INSPIRED TO OPEN LOCO ESPRESS.

>> GOD JUST KEPT TELLING ME THAT HE NEEDED A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO COME.

IT JUST HAPPENED AND IT KEPT ESCALATING.

>> Reporter: WITH HER CHILDREN OUT OF THE HOUSE, IT ALLOWED HER TO BRING ONE OF HER CHILDREN BACK HOME.

>> SO WE STARTED, WE DECIDED THAT AVA WAS LIVING IN ARIZONA AND I CALLED HER AND I SAID YOU WANT TO DO THIS WITH ME?

SHE SAID ABSOLUTELY.

SO SHE CAME HOME AND WE BEGAN.

>> Reporter: BEING ABLE TO COME BACK AND RUN A BUSINESS WITH HER MOM WAS A NO-BRAINER FOR AVA.

>> WE HAVE OUR HARD TIMES, WE HAVE OUR GOOD TIMES, BUT I WOULD MUCH RATHER BE WITH MY FAMILY THAN FAR AWAY.

>> Reporter: LOCO ESPRESS HAS 18 EMPLOYEES, WHICH IS A LOT FOR A COFFEE SHOP.

THEY CREATED A FAMILY ATMOSPHERE WITH THEIR EMPLOYEES WHERE EVERYONE LIFTS EVERYONE UP.

>> IT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHEN WE WANT TO TAKE OUR TIME OFF, THEY'RE ALL WILLING TO HELP US OUT.

WE COVER THEIR SHIFT AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND IT'S REALLY NICE.

WE ALWAYS TAKE A MOTHER-DAUGHTER TRIP EVERY YEAR AND IT'S NICE THEY'RE WILLING TO COVER THAT.

>> Reporter: ONE THING THEY OFFER THEIR CUSTOMERS THAT IS UNIQUE FROM OTHER COFFEE SHOPS IS SOMETHING THAT BREWERY GOERS WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH, DRINK FLIGHTS.

>> MY HUSBAND IS PART OWNER OF ROUND HOUSE BREWERY AND THEY DO BEER FLIGHTS, SO WE WENT TO A LATTE FLIGHT AND NOW WE DO STEAMER FLIGHTS, LEMONADE SLIGHTS, ITALIAN SODA FLIGHTS.

>> Reporter: MANY CUSTOMERS DON'T JUST GET THEIR COFFEE AND GO, MANY VISIT WITH THEIR FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND COWORKERS, SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE GRATEFUL FOR.

>> THEY HAVE MEETINGS, THEY HAVE BIBLE STUDIES, THEY HAVE HOMESCHOOLING SESSIONS, AND WE STAY BUSY.

THERE ARE QUIET TIMES AND THEY'RE LOVELY SO WE CAN GET RESITUATED, BUT WE STAY BUSY SOMETIMES UNTIL 6:00 P.M.

IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S A BLESSING.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> LOCO ESPRESS COFFEE HOUSE AND BOUTIQUE IS OPEN MONDAY THRU SATURDAY FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. AND ON SUNDAYS FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. >>> WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIME SO WE WILL HEAD BACK TO STACY WITH MORE WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE A FLOOD WATCH WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE VIEWING AREA.

THIS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.

WE WILL BE SEEING THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW.

SOME OF THOSE COULD CONTAIN HEAVY RAINFALL, 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE SO WE COULD SEE AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING.

SO AS FAR AS OUR FORECAST, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT, HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITHIN SOME OF THE STORMS, LOWS NEAR 59.

SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CONTINUES TOMORROW AND AGAIN HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THESE STORMS, HIGHS NEAR 80, VARIABLE WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

A LITTLE BIT QUIETER THERE ON WEDNESDAY, A LITTLE BIT COOLER AS WELL, AND THEN SOME CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEKEND.

HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD CONTINUE TO REACH THE 70s.

>> Logan: BOSTON CELTICS CLAIMED GAME FIVE AND THE SERIES IN FIVE GAMES.

18th CHAMPIONSHIP IN FRANCHISE HISTORY, THE MOST IN NBA HISTORY.

>> Matthew: I KNOW OUR NEWS REPORTERS WILL BE HAPPY BUT CHARLIE YAEGER NOT SO MUCH.

THANKS FOR WATCHING, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Logan: GOOD NIGHT.

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