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[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Matthew: HEY EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING, MY NAME IS MATTHEW FREEMAN FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> THE RED PINE ESTATES IN BEMIDJI, AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT, HAS BEEN VACANT SINCE THE NOTICE TO VACATE ORDER WAS GIVEN TO THE OWNERS, THE SCHUETT COMPANY, IN JUNE OF 2023, DUE TO STRUCTURAL CONCERNS.

YESTERDAY, THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE USE OF TAX INCREMENT FINANCING OR TIF TO DEMOLISH THE OLD BUILDING, AND DEVELOP ANOTHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT.

THE ONES WHO ASKED THE COUNCIL FOR THIS, THE SCHUETT COMPANY.

>> EATON.

>> YES.

>> RIVERA.

>> YES.

>> PETERSON.

>> YES.

>> PRINCE.

>> YES.

>> JOHNSON.

>> YES.

>> Reporter: UNANIMOUSLY APPROVING TIF FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT TO BE BUILT IN THE SAME PLACE.

THE PROPERTY OWNERS WANT TO TEAR DOWN THE BUILDING AND BUILD TWO SEPARATE BUILDINGS TO HAVE 96 UNITS, DOUBLING IN SIZE.

THERE WERE CONCERNS FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS DUE TO THE ROUGH SHAPE OF THE BUILDING, FORCING THE RESIDENTS TO VACATE THE BUILDING.

>> THE QUALITY OF CONSTRUCTION IS SO POOR THAT THERE IS NO FOUNDATIONAL PLACE TO REBUILD AND JUST SLIGHTLY IMPROVE.

>> Reporter: NOT ONLY WERE COUNCIL MEMBERS CONCERNED ABOUT THE BUILDING ITSELF, SOME WERE CONCERNED ABOUT FUTURE ASSURANCES.

>> WE CAN TEAR THIS DOWN.

WE CAN BUILD ANEW.

WHAT ASSURANCES CAN YOU OFFER US THAT SOME OTHER COUNCIL WILL NOT BE SITTING HERE 26 YEARS FROM NOW AND HAVING THE SAME CONVERSATION.

>> Reporter: JOSH PETERSON HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROJECT DUE TO A PERSONAL CONNECTION HE HAS WITH THE OLD BUILDING.

>> MY GRANDMOTHER LIVED THERE FOR A DECADE.

IN HER 10 YEARS LIVING THERE, THE CEILING IN HER APARTMENT FLOODED TWICE.

SHE WAS ON THE FIRST FLOOR.

WE WERE SITTING IN HER LIVING ROOM AND WE COULD SEE THE FLOOR MOVE WHEN PEOPLE WERE WALKING UPSTAIRS.

WHAT ASSURANCES CAN YOU GIVE ME AND THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT THIS BUILDING WILL BE MAINTAINED AND INSPECTED SO NOTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS AGAIN.

>> Reporter: THEY ASSURED THE COUNCIL THEY DID EVERYTHING THEY COULD FOR THE OLD BUILDING AND PROMISES TO DO THE SAME FOR THE NEW ONE.

>> I DID EVERYTHING THAT I COULD IN THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TO DEAL WITH THE CRISIS.

I AM COMMITTED TO THIS CITY.

I ACTED HONORABLY.

I DIDN'T DO A LOT OF THE THINGS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD I DID AND I HAVE BEEN ADVISED NOT TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

I AM HERE TO TELL YOU WE DID EVERYTHING THAT WE COULD, GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

WOULD I DO IT DIFFERENTLY?

I CAN'T ANSWER THAT.

>> Reporter: THE MAYOR WAS NOT CONFIDENT IN THE COMPANY.

>> THERE WERE A NUMBER OF ELDERLY, DISABLED, VERY SCARED AND FRIGHTENED PEOPLE THAT WERE IMPACTED WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENED.

I AM CURIOUS TO KNOW FROM YOU IF YOU KNOW AS A LANDLORD IN THAT CRISIS, YOU DID EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEEDED TO DO TO BE A GOOD LANDLORD.

>> Reporter: BECAUSE THE HOUSING CRISIS THAT PLAGUED THE CITY FOR SOME TIME, COUNCIL MEMBERS FELT THAT SOMETHING HAD TO BE DONE.

>> IF I DIDN'T SUPPORT A RESOLUTION, IT WOULD BE LUDICROUS.

WE NEED HOUSING.

>> Reporter: THOSE WHO HELPED IN THE VACANCY PROCESS WEREN'T TOO HAPPY WITH THE DECISION MADE.

>> YOU HAVE ONE COUNCIL MEMBER AND ONE MAYOR THAT REALLY CARES ABOUT THESE RESIDENTS, ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, AND WANTS TO DO BETTER.

THE OTHER FIVE COULD REALLY CARELESS BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T ASKING THE HARD QUESTIONS.

THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE.

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU BUILD AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS?

WHAT WILL YOU DO THEN?

DO YOU REALLY TRUST SOMEBODY LIKE THAT?

>> A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD LATER DOWN TO ROAD TO DECIDE WHAT TIF WILL BE USED TO FUND THIS PROJECT, AS WELL AS TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE PROJECT.

>>> THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTS THAT ON JUNE 17TH, AT AROUND 1:46 P.M., THEIR OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH WITH INJURIES ON 90TH AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF ELMDALE, MINNESOTA IN SWAN RIVER TOWNSHIP.

ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, A 16-YEAR-OLD MALE FROM LITTLE FALLS WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON 90TH AVENUE, WHEN HE SWERVED TO MISS A DEER THAT RAN OUT OF THE WEST SIDE DITCH.

THE DRIVER THEN HIT THE EDGE OF THE ROAD ON THE NORTHBOUND LANE OF TRAFFIC AND WENT INTO THE DITCH WHERE HE STRUCK A POWER POLE.

THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY MAYO AMBULANCE WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES.

THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS ASSISTED AT THE SCENE BY THE BOWLUS FIRST RESPONSE TEAM AND MAYO AMBULANCE.

>>> THE CITY OF BRAINERD PASSED THREE ORDINANCES AT THE LATEST CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

TWO OF THE ORDINANCES WERE RELATED TO CANNABIS AND THE THIRD WAS A TREE ORDINANCE THAT ADDRESSES THE CITY'S PLAN FOR REMOVING, DISPOSING, AND INJECTING ASH TREES THAT HAVE BEEN INFESTED WITH EMERALD ASH BORER.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE BRAINERD CITY COUNCIL PASSED THREE ORDINANCES AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY JUNE 17TH.

THE FIRST OF THE THREE WAS A TREE ORDINANCE THAT HAD TO BE MOVED ON FAST AFTER THE DISCOVERY OF AN INVASIVE SPECIES WITHIN THE CITY.

>> EMERALD ASH BORER WAS DISCOVERED THIS PAST SPRING AND THE CITY WAS LOOKING AT UPDATING THE TREE ORDINANCE AS IT WAS, BUT THIS MADE THINGS GO FASTER, THE NEED FOR ORDINANCE AND RULES SURROUNDING WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T DO WITH ASH TREES IN THE CITY.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S LATEST TREE INVENTORY, 20 TREES THROUGHOUT BRAINERD ARE ASH TREES AND TWO PARTS ARE AFFECTED MOST BY THE EMERALD ASH BORER.

IF REMOVAL OR TREATMENT WOULD BE THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION.

>> ONE OF THE PARKS, A LOT OF ASH TREES IN THERE.

THE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING TO INJECT 13 OF THEM AND THEN REMOVING 6 THAT DO NOT PROVIDE SHADE, QUALITY, OR ARE BEGINNING TO DETERIORATE FROM OTHER CONDITIONS.

THE OTHER PARK IS BANE PARK, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ASH TREES NEAR THE DUGOUT AREAS FOR SOFTBALL.

THOSE ARE THE TWO PARKS WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT FOR INJECTION SITES.

>> Reporter: AS FOR THE CANNABIS ORDINANCES, THE PLANNING COMMISSION FELT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WOULD BE TO SPLIT THEM UP AS ONE WHERE ZONING AND DISPENSARIES CAN OPERATED AND IS SUITED FOR CITY CODE.

TREATING CANNABIS DISPENSARIES SIMILAR TO OFF SALE LIQUOR SAILS MADE THE MOST SENSE.

>> THEY WANTED TO BE CONSISTENT FOR FOR OFF SALE LIQUOR, ALLOWING IN THE SAME COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS.

THE CANNABIS HAS THOSE EXTRA ORDINANCES WHERE THEY CANNOT BE WITHIN 100 FEET OF THE SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: CANNABIS BUSINESSES WHO WISH TO OPEN IN BRAINERD WOULD FIRST HAVE TO BE LICENSED BY THE STATE.

>> THE ONLY THING THE CITY CAN DO IS REGISTER THEM, SO IF THE STATE GETS AN APPLICATION THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THEIR RULES, THEN WE WOULD LOOK AT MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVEN'T MET THE CAP WITHIN THE CITY OF BRAINERD AND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN PROPERLY LICENSED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND WILL RECEIVE A REGISTRATION FROM THE CITY OF BRAINERD.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BRAINERD, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE TREE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE CITY COUNCIL, WHILE BOTH OF THE CANNABIS ORDINANCES PASSED BY A VOTE OF 5-2.

THE REGISTRATION FEES FOR LICENSED ADULT-USE CANNABIS BUSINESSES WILL HAVE AN INITIAL FEE OF $500 AND A $1,000 RENEWAL FEE.

>>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ANNOUNCED AN EXECUTIVE ACTION TUESDAY TO PROTECT THE UNDOCUMENTED SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF U.S. CITIZENS.

THE DECISION WILL PROVIDE LEGAL STATUS AND PROTECTIONS TO ABOUT HALF A MILLION FAMILIES.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMING DAYS AFTER THE 12TH ANNIVERSARY OF DACA, WHICH THEN-PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ESTABLISHED TO GIVE LEGAL PROTECTIONS TO UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WHO WERE BROUGHT TO THE U.S. AS CHILDREN.

JENN SULLIVAN LOOKS AT HOW BIDEN'S NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER WOULD WORK AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THOSE IMPACTED.

>> OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

>> Reporter: THE PATH TO U.S.

CITIZENSHIP IS LENGTHY.

UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE THAT MARRY U.S. CITIZENS HAVE TO REQUEST PAROLE BEFORE THEY CAN EVEN APPLY TO LIVE IN THE U.S.

LEGALLY.

IN SOME CASES, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY AND RE-ENTER LEGALLY TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GREEN CARD.

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WANTS TO CHANGE THAT.

>> LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES ALL THIS TIME, THERE IS FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY.

WE CAN FIX THAT.

>> Reporter: TUESDAY, BIDEN ANNOUNCING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO PROVIDE LEGAL STATUS TO UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE WHO ARE MARRIED TO U.S. CITIZENS AND THEIR CHILDREN, TO QUALIFY, A PERSON MUST HAVE LIVED IN THE U.S. FOR SO YEARS AS OF JUNE 17TH.

>> BY THE TALENT, THE SKILL, THE HARD WORK, THE COURAGE, AND THE DETERMINATION OF IMMIGRANTS COMING INTO OUR COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: THE ACTION WOULD PROTECT ABOUT 500,000 FAMIIES AND 50,000 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 21 ACCORDING TO A SENIOR BIDEN ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL.

MANY DEMOCRATS ARE PRAISING THE MOVE.

>> THEY SHOULD NOT FEAR DEPORTATION.

>> Reporter: THIS COMES TWO WEEKS AFTER BIDEN TOOK ACTION TO BLOCK MIGRANTS CROSSING THE BORDER FROM RECEIVING ASYLUM.

HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON TWEETING JUST TWO WEEKS AGO THE PRESIDENT PRETENDED TO CRACK DOWN ON THE OPEN BORDER CATASTROPHE BY ELECTING IN AN ELECTION YEAR YEAR BORDER CHARADE.

HE IS GRANTING AMNESTY TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ILLEGAL ALIENS.

I'M JENN SULLIVAN REPORTING.

>>> THE CROW WING COUNTY LAND SERVICES DEPARTMENT ADDRESSED SOME OF THE COUNTY'S COMMENTS REGARDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN'S MOST RECENT DRAFT DURING TODAY'S COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING.

THE DEPARTMENT MADE SOME NOTABLE SHIFTS TO THE PLAN INCLUDING THE SIMPLIFICATION OF LAND USE CATEGORIES.

THE COUNTY WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO ONE COMMERCIAL AND ONE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND THIS CHANGE REFLECTS A COMMITMENT TO FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTATION.

HOWEVER, ONE RESIDENT'S COMMENTS SHOWED CONCERN WITH THE LANGUAGE ON BOTH THE TOPICS OF RECREATION AND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

>> WE MIGHT JUST MAKE A COUPLE OF MODIFICATIONS TO THE RECREATION COMPONENT, JUST FOR MORE CLARITY, AND THEN WE CAN ALSO ADD SOME OTHER AREAS WHERE THE RIVER SHOULD BE FOR MORE CLARITY.

THE COMMENTS WERE GOOD AND I THINK IT WILL IMPROVE THE PLAN AND IMPROVE THE CLARITY OF THE PLAN FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

>> COMMENTS ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FROM CROW WING COUNTY RESIDENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AND ANALYZED THROUGH JULY 5TH.

THE COUNTY WILL ALSO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PLAN ON JULY 18TH.

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

>> Stacy: FLOODING FROM TODAY'S RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TONIGHT BUT WE SHOULD HAVE LIGHTER WEATHER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

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[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> THE CASS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE PARTNERED WITH THE LSU NATIONAL CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING TO HOLD LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING SESSIONS.

HELD AT PILLAGER HIGH SCHOOL, THE TRAINING STARTED THIS MONDAY AND WILL RUN THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

LOCAL OFFICERS WITHIN THE REGION HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN AN ACTIVE SHOOTER COURSE, WORK ON THEIR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THEMSELVES, WHILE ENHANCING THEIR CURRENT ABILITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO RESPOND TO SUCH AN EVENT.

>> IT STARTS WITH THEIR ARRIVAL ON THE SCENE AND GOES THROUGH THE EVACUATION OF INJURED PARTIES AND REUNIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS THAT HAD BEEN INVOLVED.

ALTHOUGH IT IS A RURAL COMMUNITY, A LOT OF THESE EVENTS HAPPEN IN RURAL COMMUNITIES AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HERE ARE MOTIVATED AND ENTHUSIASTIC IN RECEIVING THIS TRAINING.

>> THERE WERE 37 OFFICERS IN ATTENDANCE FOR TODAY'S TRAINING COURSE.

>>> 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, IT WAS A VERY, VERY NASTY DAY TODAY, WASN'T IT?

>> Stacy: YEAH, IT WAS VERY WET.

WE HAD A LOT OF RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA.

I HAVE SEEN REPORTS ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN OUR VIEWING AREA.

ALL THAT LED TO SOME FLOODING CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

WE HAVE SOME ADVISORIES, WARNINGS, AND WATCHES IN THAT AREA.

I'LL TAKE A LOOK A >> 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.

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>> 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, THE WEATHER TODAY HAD BEEN VERY ACTIVE WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE AREA AND THAT LED TO SOME FLOODING CONCERNS.

WE HAVE SOME WATCHES, ADVISORIES, AND WARNINGS IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE WEATHER PICTURE IS GOING TO BE MUCH QUIETER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 59 AT THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE A WEST WIND AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.

IN BRAINERD, WE ARE STILL SEEING SOME LIGHT RAIN THIS EVENING AT 65 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 63, AND WE HAVE A NORTHWEST WIND AT 12 MILES PER HOUR.

ON THE RADAR, WE CAN SEE THE SHOWERS AND THE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY HAVE BEEN MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING.

BY AND LARGE, THE VAST MAJORITY HAS NOW EXITED.

WE STILL HAVE SOME LINGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OUT THERE, BUT THOSE WILL BE TAPERING OFF AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT AND IT LOOKS QUIET OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

WE STILL HAVE THE FLOODING CONCERNS IN THE AREA.

A FLOOD WARNING IS OUT FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA UNTIL 4:00 TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

STILL WE COULD SEE SOME FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND LOW-LYING AREAS.

WE HAVE A FLOOD WATCH IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THE AREAS WITH THE FLOOD ADVISORY, NOW MOST OF THAT HAS BEEN CANCELED, HOWEVER A SMALL PORTION OF AITKIN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 10:45.

TOMORROW'S FORECAST LOOKS MUCH QUIETER, WE WILL SEE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN, CLEARING OUT THE SKIES.

WE WILL HAVE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, SO DRIER WEATHER FOR US TOMORROW AND IT LOOKS QUIET AS WE HEAD INTO THURSDAY AS WELL.

NOW THIS TIME LAPSE OF THE STORM AS IT ROLLS THROUGH THE AREA TODAY.

THANK YOU KAYLIE FOR SHARING THAT WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, ARLENE REPORTING 65 WITH RAINY CONDITIONS, 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN REPORTED.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH CLOUDY SKIES.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, PEA-SIZED HAIL, 3.6 INCHES OF RAIN.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN, HIGH OF 69.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, THUNDERSTORMS AND MIST TONIGHT.

PAUL IN BEMIDJI, JUST OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN, NEARLY 2.1-INCH OF RAIN.

WE HAD A HIGH TODAY OF 69.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REACHING A HIGH OF 81.

SO WE HAD HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA, 64 WAS THE LOW, AND BEMIDJI WITH A HIGH OF 70, A LITTLE BIT BELOW THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE, THE LOW OF 60.

TOMORROW, LOOKING MUCH QUIETER, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN MINNESOTA, HIGHS RANGE FROM THE UPPER 60s TO ABOUT 70 AND AS WE HEAD INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, WE WILL BE SEEING SKIES BECOMING PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 70, MAYBE INTO THE LOW 70s.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOWS NEAR 50.

WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

PARTLY SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, MAINLY QUIET THERE ON THURSDAY, BUT AGAIN VERY GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITIES LATE THIS WEEK AS TEMPERATURES WARM UP HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND AND WE COULD SEE LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS ON SUNDAY, HIGHS NEAR 77.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH STACY.

CHARLIE YAEGER IS STILL OUT BUT WE HAVE LOGAN VEO WITH US WHO HAD A WORD IN WITH THE BEMIDJI WOMEN'S HOCKEY HEAD COACH.

>> Logan: YES, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH AMBER THERE AND LOOKING AHEAD TO THE UPCOMING SEASON.

IT WILL BE DIFFERENT IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE FACES A -- AND OTHER THINGS.

WE HAVE THAT AND MORE FOR Y >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS; BRINGING NORTHERN MINNESOTA THE GIGAZONE.

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IT'S THE GIGAZONE FROM PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS AND IT'S RIGHT HERE.

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

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> THE BEMIDJI STATE WOMEN'S HOCKEY PROGRAM WILL HAVE A LOT OF NEW FACES NEXT SEASON.

HEAD COACH AMBER FRYKLUND TOOK THE REIGNS OF THE PROGRAM BACK IN APRIL AND RODE OUT ON THE RECRUITING TRAIL.

THE BEAVERS HAD A NEED TO REPLACE MULTIPLE PLAYERS WHO EITHER GRADUATED OR LEFT THE PROGRAM VIA THE TRANSFER PORTAL.

WE CAUGHT UP WITH FRYKLUND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE INCOMING RECRUITING CLASS.

>> WE HAVE 11 INCOMING PLAYERS, THAT'S ALMOST HALF OUR TEAM THAT WILL BE INCOMING.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE RECRUITING CLASS.

THEY COME FROM SUCCESSFUL HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT THEY CAN BRING INTO OUR PROGRAM NEXT YEAR.

>> OF THOSE 11 NEWCOMERS, 3 OF THEM JOIN THE BEAVS VIA THE TRANSFER PORTAL INCLUDING 5TH YEAR GOALTENDER JOSIE BOTHUN, A FORMIDABLE NETMINDER FROM PENN STATE WHO HIGHLIGHTS A CLASS THAT FRYKLUND IS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT.

>> SHE HAS THE EXPERIENCE.

SHE HAS BROKEN A LOT OF RECORDS AT PENN STATE.

SHE HAD A GREAT HIGH SCHOOL CAREER AS WELL.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HER AND WHAT SHE CAN BRING TO OUR TEAM.

IT'S AN EXCITING TIME IN OUR PROGRAM.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE PLAYERS COMING IN, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE PLAYERS WE HAVE CURRENTLY, SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING BOTH OF THOSE GROUPS TOGETHER.

>> THE RECRUITING CLASS HAS A LOT OF HOMEGROWN INFLUENCE AS 7 OF THE 11 PLAYERS IN THE CLASS HAIL FROM MINNESOTA.

>>> THE MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL CLAY TARGET LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS WRAPPED UP TODAY IN ALEXANDRIA.

APPROXIMATELY 8,000 SHOOTERS FROM MORE THAN 300 HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS COMPETED IN THE SHOOT WHICH TOOK PLACE OVER THE COURSE OF NINE DAYS AT ALEXANDRIA SHOOTING PARK.

THE EVENT ALSO SERVES AS THE QUALIFIER FOR THE MSHSL CLAY TARGET CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH THE TOP 40 TEAMS REGARDLESS OF CLASS DIVISION EARNING A SPOT IN THE STATE TITLE SHOOT THIS FRIDAY AT MINNEAPOLIS GUN CLUB.

AND SOME LOCAL SCHOOLS WILL BE REPRESENTED THERE, PARK RAPIDS CRACKED THE TOP FIVE WITH A COMBINED SCORE OF 483.

BEMIDJI RIGHT BEHIND THEM WITH A 482.

BADGER-GREENBUSH-MIDDLE RIVER, SEBEKA, AND BRAINERD ALL MADE THE TOP 40 AS WELL.

>>> IN OTHER NEWS, FORMER UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DIVER AND FIVE-TIME NCAA CHAMPION SARAH BACON HAS QUALIFIED FOR THE OLYMPICS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HER CAREER.

SHE DID SO BY TAKING HOME TOP HONORS IN THE 3-METER SYNCHRONIZED SPRINGBOARD EVENT WITH HER PARTNER KASSIDY COOK AT THE U.S.

DIVING TRIALS IN KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE LAST NIGHT.

THE DUO KNOCKED OFF 2021 OLYMPIANS KRYSTA PALMER AND ALISON GIBSON BY A SCORE OF 629.82 TO 599.49 OVER 10 DIVES.

>>> THE MINNESOTA TWINS HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE STREAKIEST TEAMS IN BASEBALL THIS YEAR.

THE TEAMS 40-32 RECORD INCLUDES WIN STREAKS AS LONG AS 12 GAMES AND LOSING SKIDS AS LONG AS 7 GAMES.

THEY OPEN THEIR SERIES AGAINST THE TAMPA BAY RAYS TONIGHT ON AS WINNERS OF 5 STRAIGHT.

RAYS AT TWINS FROM TARGET FIELD.

TOP OF THE FIRST, 2-RUNNERS ON AND 2-OUTS FOR RANDY AROZARENA BELTS ONE TO THE SECOND DECK AND THE RAYS JUMP OUT TO A 3-0 LEAD.

TO THE BOTTOM OF FOUR.

TWINS NOW TRAILING BY FOUR UNTIL WILLIE CASTRO CLEARS THE BASES WITH A 3-RBI TRIPLE.

BRINGS MINNESOTA WITHIN 1.

MOMENTS LATER, TREVOR AT THE DISH, AND HE IS GOING TO BOUNCE ONE INTO LEFT FIELD.

IT CLEAR IT IS SIDE WALL FOR AN AUTOMATIC DOUBLE SCORING FROM THIRD AND THE TWINS TIE THINGS UP.

THE RAYS WOULD SCORE A RUN TO RETAKE THE LEAD IN THE TOP OF THE FIFTH BEFORE A RAIN DELAY WOULD PUT THINGS ON PAUSE FOR A WHILE.

WE'RE BACK UNDERWAY NOW AND THINGS ARE TIED AT 6-6 AT THE BOTTOM OF THE 8TH INNING.

>> Matthew: THE TWINS HAVE BEEN A BIG MYSTERY AROUND HERE.

>> Logan: YEAH, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY CAN UNDERSTAND THEM.

SOMETIMES THEY LOOK LIKE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS, SOMETIMES THEY LOOK LIKE THEY NEED THE FIRST PICK IN THE DRAFT.

>> Matthew: YES, THANK YOU.

>>> SCOTT FREITAG HAS BEEN BATTLING STAGE 4 PROSTATE CANCER FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND HAS DECIDED TO SPEND HIS TIME SPREADING AWARENESS AND RAISING FUNDS FOR CANCER RESEARCH BY BIKING AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE UNITED STATES.

OUR NEWEST REPORTER, SYDNEY DICK, WAS AT THE FINISH LINE FOR HIS FINAL MILE.

THIS IS NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: SCOTT AND HIS WIFE KATIE LEFT MINNESOTA LAST JUNE AND ARE NOW FINALLY CROSSING THE FINISH LINE SURROUNDED BY SUPPORT.

SCOTT IS FINISHING AN 11,000 MILE JOURNEY TO BRING AWARENESS TO NOT ONLY PROSTATE CANCER BUT SCHIZOPHRENIA AS WELL.

>> WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH CHEMOTHERAPY FOR PROSTATE CANCER, I LOST MY SON BENNY TO SUICIDE.

WE FOUND OUT AFTER HIS DEATH THAT HE HAD SCHIZOPHRENIA AND WENT OFF HIS MEDS.

I DECIDED THEN THAT I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING WITH MY LIFE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

>> Reporter: AFTER THOUSANDS OF MILES AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS RAISED, SCOTT IS ENDING HIS JOURNEY RIGHT HERE AT ITASCA PARK.

>> I WANTED A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND ALSO HAPPY THAT WE'RE HOME, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF EMOTIONS.

>> Reporter: BETWEEN THE TWO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SCOTT WAS CYCLING FOR, THEY RAISED NEARLY $400,000 AND MADE IT SIMPLE TO DONATE.

>> A WEBSITE, IT'S CALLED MILESFORMONEY.ORG.

WITHIN THE WEBSITE, THERE ARE TWO WE'RE RAISING MONEY FOR.

ONE IS PROSTATE CANCER AND THE OTHER IS SCHIZOPHRENIA AND PSYCHOSIS ACTION ALLIANCE.

>> Reporter: IT WASN'T EVEN THE PHYSICAL BIKING THAT WAS THE HARDEST PART, IT WAS THE MENTAL BATTLE.

>> THERE WERE A FEW TOUGH MOMENTS, THE WEATHER WAS HARD.

DAY AFTER DAY WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE DRY CLOTHES LEFT TO GET BACK ON THE BIKE AND YOU HAD COLD WIND TOO.

HE WAS GOING TOWARDS A HEAD WIND OF 30 MILES PER HOUR.

HE HAD A HEAD FIRST CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL WHERE HE HAD 7 STITCHES AND A MINOR CONCUSSION.

I SAW HIM KEEP GOING.

NO MATTER WHAT, HE WANTED TO HONOR HIS LIFE AND BENNY'S LIFE.

>> Reporter: DESPITE ALL OF THESE CHALLENGES, SCOTT WAS DETERMINED TO FINISH THE TRIP, NOT ONLY TO RAISE FUNDS, BUT ALSO TO HELP AS MANY PEOPLE AS HE COULD BY SPREADING AWARENESS.

>> GET YOUR PSA CHECKED IN YOUR 40s.

TYPICALLY WHEN YOUNG GUYS GET PROSTATE CANCER, IT'S THE AGGRESSIVE KIND.

CATCHING IT EARLY IS VITAL AND IT'S ACTUALLY TREATABLE.

IT'S VITAL THAT YOU GET IN AND GET YOUR PSA CHECKED.

CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR AND DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

CATCHING IT EARLY IS KEY.

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

>> ALTHOUGH SCOTT HAS FINISHED HIS TRIP, THE CHARITY REMAINS OPEN AND MILES FOR MONEY IS STILL ACCEPTING DONATIONS.

>>> WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME SO WE WILL GO TO STACY FOR MORE WEATHER.

>> Stacy: FLOODING IS A CONCERN IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4:00 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, THE FLOOD WATCH INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THIS FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR MOST OF THE AREA, HOWEVER IT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THAT FAR SOUTHEASTERN CORNER OF AITKIN COUNTY UNTIL 10:45, SO IN THE NEXT 15 MINUTES OR SO.

TONIGHT, WE WILL SEE THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COMING TO AN END, LEAVING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 50 FOR A LOW.

TOMORROW, SKIES BECOME PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, 69 FOR THE HIGH, NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AHEAD, MAINLY QUIET ON THURSDAY, BUT WE DO HAVE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING LATE THIS WEEK, ESPECIALLY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

SOME COULD LINGER INTO SUNDAY.

TEMPERATURES ARE STARTING ON FRIDAY, A GENERAL WARMING TREND, 70 ON FRIDAY, HIGHS NEAR 77 SUNDAY.

>> Logan: SOME SAD NEWS IN THE BASEBALL WORLD, ONE OF THE GREATEST BASEBALL PLAYERS WILLIE MAYS PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 93.

>> Matthew: IT'S UNFORTUNATE WHEN A LEGEND OF THE GAME GOES BUT WE KNOW HE'S IN A BETTER PLACE, RIGHT?

>> Logan: THAT'S CORRECT.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANKS FOR WATCHING.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Logan: GOOD NIGHT.

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