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>> 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.

>>> A POLK COUNTY DISTRICT COURT ORDER HAS DIRECTED ESSENTIA HEALTH TO ARBITRATE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS BROUGHT BY THE CITY OF FOSSTON.

THE CITY OF FOSSTON AND ESSENTIA HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN A DISPUTE OVER AN AFFILIATE AGREEMENT.

THE CITY HAS MAINTAINED THAT IT HAS THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE AFFILIATION AGREEMENT, AND THAT THE CURRENT DISPUTE OVER THAT TERMINATION SHOULD BE RESOLVED THROUGH THE ARBITRATION PROCESS ESTABLISHED IN THE AGREEMENT.

THIS COURT DECISION MOVES THAT FORWARD.

CITY OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE HOPEFUL THAT THE HEARING AND A RESOLUTION TO THIS MATTER WILL BE REACHED IN 2027.

FOSSTON LEADERS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY BACK AFTER ESSENTIA RELOCATED LABOR AND DELIVERY SERVICES FROM ESSENTIA FOSSTON TO ABOUT 60 MILES AWAY AT ESSENTIA DETROIT LAKES IN 2022.

PREVIOUSLY AN ARBITRATION PANEL ALREADY SIDED WITH ESSENTIA HEALTH IN SEPTEMBER 2024, FINDING THAT ESSENTIA IS MEETING THE TERMS OF ITS AFFILIATION AGREEMENT.

BOTH FOSSTON CITY OFFICIALS AND ESSENTIA OFFICIALS RELEASED STATEMENTS TODAY ON THE COURTS ORDER.

FOSSTON MAYOR JIM OFFERDAHL SAID THAT, "THIS RULING ALLOWS THE CITY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN A PROCESS WE HAVE PURSUED ON BEHALF OF THE FOSSTON COMMUNITY.

OUR GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN CLEAR: TO PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE IN FOSSTON FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE, WORK, AND SEEK CARE HERE."

MEANWHILE ESSENTIA HEALTH SAID IN A STATEMENT, "BY CONTINUING TO PROLONG THIS LEGAL PROCESS, CITY LEADERS ARE MISREPRESENTING THE BASIC FACTS OF THE AGREEMENT AND SPENDING LIMITED PUBLIC RESOURCES ALONG THE WAY, WHILE ESSENTIA EVALUATES ITS LEGAL OPTIONS, WE WILL REMAIN FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING LOCAL HEALTHCARE, SUPPORTING OUR STAFF AND DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL CARE TO THE PATIENTS WE HAVE THE HONOR TO SERVE."

>>> A LEVEL 3 PREDATORY OFFENDER HAS MOVED TO A LOCATION IN WADENA.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE WADENA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, 38-YEAR-OLD ALEX JEFFREY WOLTERS MOVED TO THE VICINITY OF SUNNYBROOK ROAD AND SHADY LANE DRIVE IN WADENA TODAY.

WOLTERS HAS A HISTORY OF APPROACHING UNKNOWN FEMALE CHILDREN, ASKING DIRECTIONS, AND ATTEMPTING TO COERCE THEM INTO HIS VEHICLE.

HE WAS RELEASED IN JULY OF 2014 BUT HAS NOW MOVED TO A NEW HOME.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THAT THEY RELEASE INFORMATION ABOUT LEVEL 3 OFFENDERS TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE AN INFORMED PUBLIC IS A SAFER PUBLIC.

WOLTERS HAS SERVED HIS SENTENCE AND IS NOT WANTED BY POLICE.

>>> A WADENA AREA MAN SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES YESTERDAY WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE HE WAS DRIVING COLLIDED WITH A TRACTOR.

THE DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS THE CRASH HAPPENED ON COUNTY ROAD 73 NEAR OSAKIS.

ACCORDING TO THE INCIDENT REPORT, 23-YEAR-OLD KADE WOODS, WHO NOW LIVES IN OSAKIS BUT IS A FORMER STAR ATHLETE FOR WADENA HIGH SCHOOL, WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS THE TRACTOR WHEN THE TRACTOR TURNED LEFT INTO A DRIVEWAY.

THE MOTORCYCLE STRUCK THE FRONT LEFT TIRE OF THE TRACTOR AND WOODS WAS THROWN FROM HIS BIKE.

THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS WOODS WAS WEARING A HELMET, WHICH STRUCK THE PAVEMENT DURING THE CRASH AND PREVENTED SERIOUS HEAD TRAUMA.

WOODS WAS AIRLIFTED TO A ST.

CLOUD HOSPITAL WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

THE DRIVER OF THE TRACTOR, 22-YEAR-OLD BRYCE SWARD WAS NOT INURED.

>>> TOWNS ALL OVER MINNESOTA ARE NAVIGATING A MOVE FROM STATE LAWMAKERS TO REJECT ALL LOCAL SALES TAX REQUESTS DURING THE 2026 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

REPORTER MILES WALKER MET WITH BAXTER CITY STAFF TO LEARN ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT REJECTING A LOCAL SALES TAX REQUEST HAS ON THE CITY'S FUTURE PLANS.

>> Reporter: MINNESOTA'S 2026 LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGAN IN MID-FEBRUARY AND BAXTER CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND FINANCE DIRECTOR EACH MADE IT A POINT TO BE IN ATTENDANCE ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS.

>> THEY WERE REQUESTING A SALES TAX EXTENSION, WITH OUR EXISTING SALES TAX THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 2006.

WE HAD AN EXTENSION IN 2014.

WE WERE SEEKING TO EXTEND IT ONCE AGAIN TO PAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS, SO PRIMARILY WATER, SEWER, INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS, AS WELL AS A NEW POLICE STATION.

>> Reporter: THE AGENDA HAD 37 REQUESTS FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, STRETCHING ACROSS THE STATE FROM ROSEAU TO OTANA.

IT RANGED FROM INCREASING SALES TAXES TO STAYING AT THE CURRENT RATE, TO FUND CONSTRUCTION OR IMPROVEMENTS FOR GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, PARKS, SPORTS FACILITIES, AND OTHER LOCAL STRUCTURES.

>> I BELIEVE IN GENERAL THAT WE HAVE SUPPORT FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE.

THERE JUST HAPPENS TO BE THE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC PARTY THAT DID NOT SEE THE VALUE IN LOCAL SALES TAX, OR DIDN'T AGREE TO THE LOCAL SALES TAX.

>> Reporter: WITH THE RECENT 32 NEW SALES TAX REQUESTS BEING PASSED IN 2023.

HOWEVER, DESPITE PROPOSALS BEING SHARED DURING MINNESOTA'S 2026 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, NO RESOLUTION REGARDING THE MATTER COULD BE REACHED.

>> WHAT IS A CHALLENGE IS THAT THERE IS THE IDEOLOGY THAT LOCAL USE SHOULD GO TO STATE FOR SEEKING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES.

I THINK IF ANYTHING, SEEING THAT THERE ARE 37 THIS YEAR, IT'S SHOWING THAT THE STATE RESOURCES AREN'T TO THE LEVEL NECESSARY TO BE MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

>> Reporter: NOW MUNICIPALITIES ALL OVER THE STATE ARE CURRENTLY HOLDING DISCUSSIONS ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD, FOLLOWING THE MOVE FROM THE STATE LAWMAKERS.

>> THIS IS REALLY CRITICAL OR NECESSARY PROJECTS WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WATER, SEWER, AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE FORM OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW IT WILL BE FUNDED IF THE SALES TAX IS NOT EXTENDED IN THE FUTURE.

IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO EVALUATE THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND CONSIDER FOR THE POTENTIAL 2027 SESSION.

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

>> BAXTER CITY OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE LOOKING AT ANY AND ALL POTENTIAL OPTIONS FOR NEXT STEPS.

>>> THE RELATIONSHIP SAFETY ALLIANCE HOSTED ITS ANNUAL GARAGE SALE AT THE CROW WING COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS THIS PAST WEEKEND.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE INVITED TO SHOP FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF AFFORDABLE ITEMS, INCLUDING TOYS, CLOTHING, BOOKS, HOUSEWARES, AND MORE.

THE SALE OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES TO STOCK UP ON BACK-TO-SCHOOL CLOTHING AND OTHER ESSENTIALS AT BUDGET-FRIENDLY PRICES.

FUNDS FROM THE GARAGE SALE WENT TOWARDS THE R-S-A'S EFFORTS TO PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND CHILD ABUSE.

>> PEOPLE ARE JUST REALLY GENEROUS AND REALLY HAPPY TO COME HERE AND SUPPORT R.S.A.

AND ALSO STOCK UP FOR SCHOOL.

WE HAVE A LOT OF KIDS THINGS, TOYS, PRESCHOOLS DROPPED OFF A BUNCH OF THINGS.

WE APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT WE'RE GETTING.

>> THE R-S-A RECEIVED OVER $3,000 IN DONATIONS VIA THE GARAGE SALE.

>>> THE MINNESOTA D-N-R IS REMINDING PEOPLE TO CHECK BOATS AND TRAILERS, DOCKS AND BOAT LIFTS, AND ALL OTHER WATER-RELATED EQUIPMENT FOR AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES, ESPECIALLY WHEN BUYING OR SELLING USED EQUIPMENT.

D-N-R OFFICIALS SAY THAT ALTHOUGH WE ARE PAST THE INITIAL SPRING SHORELINE EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION RUSH, THE MID-SEASON MARKET FOR USED EQUIPMENT PRESENTS A MUCH HIGHER RISK OF SPREADING A-I-S.

MINNESOTA LAW REQUIRES THAT DOCKS AND LIFTS REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER FOR AT LEAST 21 DAYS BEFORE THEY CAN BE PLACED INTO ANOTHER WATERBODY.

>> REMEMBER, IF YOU ARE BUYING OR SELLING A USED DOCK OR LIFT, REMEMBER TO CLEAN, DRAIN, AND DRY IT FOR 21 DAYS BEFORE INSTALLING IT INTO ANY OTHER LAKE OR RIVER.

>> IN ADDITION, ANYONE WHO TRANSPORTS A DOCK OR LIFT WITH ATTACHED ZEBRA MUSSELS FROM A SHORELINE PROPERTY TO ANOTHER LOCATION FOR DECONTAMINATION NEEDS A FREE PERMIT TO TRANSPORT IT LEGALLY.

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

>> Sydney: WE STARTED OFF THIS MORNING WITH SOME RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA.

THAT CLEARED UP BUT THEN THEY ROLLED BACK IN THROUGH THE EVENING AND THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT WEEK.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK IN THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, CROW WING COUNTY MASTER GARDNER HOSTED A PRESENTATION ON PLANNING WITH KIDS THROUGH THE CROSS LAKE A [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> CROSSLAKE AREA'S BIG FUN TUESDAYS, A COMMUNITY FAMILY-FRIENDLY SUMMER LONG EVENT FOR ALL AGES IS BACK, THIS YEAR BEING HOSTED AT THE CROSSLAKE COMMUNITY CENTER.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: BIG FUN TUESDAY IS A FUN ACTIVE WAY FOR KIDS AND FAMILY TO GET OUTSIDE, PARTICIPATE IN GAMES, ARTS AND CRAFTS, INFLATABLES, AND SO MUCH MORE.

>> I THINK PEOPLE LOVE CROSS LAKE BECAUSE OF THE LAKE AND THEY LOVE CROSS LAKE BECAUSE OF THE BEAUTY OF NATURE.

TO GET THEM MORE INVOLVED IN OTHER AREAS TO SEE THAT WE HAVE A DIVERSE OFFERING, ESPECIALLY SOMETHING LIKE THIS THAT IS FREE.

MOM AND DAD CAN UNWIND, THE KIDS CAN HAVE A BLAST, IT'S ABOUT MAKING THOSE MEMORIES THAT LAST FOREVER, COMING BACK AND ENJOYING MORE.

>> Reporter: IT'S BRINGING PLENTY OF EXCITEMENT TO THE CROSS LAKE AREA THIS SUMMER.

ORGANIZERS SAY THAT THE WEEKLY EVENT IS DESIGNED TO GIVE KIDS A PLACE TO LEARN, PLAY, AND CONNECT.

>> WELL, I HAVE TWO KIDS MYSELF.

I TAKE CERTAIN PRIDE IN JUST PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL YOUTH.

I SEE THE BENEFITS IN GETTING THEM OUT OF THE HOUSE, GETTING THEM AWAY FROM THE TV SCREENS, AND GETTING THEM INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, SPARKING SO MUCH INTEREST, SO MUCH CREATIVITY, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THIS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE EVENT WAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SQUIRRELY MAMA, A LOCAL BOUTIQUE AND GIFT SHOP, WHICH SHE SAYS HER AND HER BUSINESS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.

>> WE HAVE BEEN RUNNING THIS EVENT FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

WE JUST HAD A FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY.

WITH A PIVOT, THIS WAS A NATURAL PARTNERSHIP FOR US TO BRING THIS EVENT TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER SO THAT MORE PEOPLE CAN SEE ALL THE AWESOME THINGS THEY HAVE HERE.

IT'S REALLY COOL.

THERE ARE A LOT OF FUN PEOPLE HERE THAT ARE EXCITED TO BE PART OF IT NOW AND HELP US GROW IT INTO SOMETHING BIGGER AND BETTER FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN CROSS LAKE, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> BIG FUN TUESDAYS ARE EVERY TUESDAY FROM NOW UNTIL AUGUST 25TH.

IN CASES OF RAIN ALL ACTIVITIES WILL BE MOVED INSIDE CROSSLAKE COMMUNITY CENTER'S GYMNASIUM.

>> 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 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.

>>> SO WE STILL HAVE A FEW MONTHS TO GO BEFORE THAT AND WE'RE SEEING SOME STORMS IN THE AREA.

SYDNEY DICK IS HERE NOW WITH OUR WEATHER.

>> Sydney: WE'RE SEEING SOME STORMS IN THE AREA THROUGHOUT TODAY, THEY WILL PICK UP TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE MORE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT MUCH OF MARIN COUNTY AND THAT WILL CONTINUE AS WE GET INTO TOMORR [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER ON LAKELAND AT 10:00.

>> Sydney: WE HAVE SEEN SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGHOUT EASTERN MINNESOTA THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY.

THERE WAS A BRIEF TORNADO WARNING AROUND 7:00 P.M.

TONIGHT, BUT THAT IS OVER BY NOW.

CURRENTLY AT OUR STUDIO, IT IS 61 DEGREES, SOUTH WINDS OF 4 MILES PER HOUR.

WE HAVE A FALLING PRESSURE AND THE PEAK WIND WAS 9 MILES PER HOUR, SO FAIRLY CALM IN BEMIDJI AND THAT WAS CONSISTENT DOWN IN BRAINERD.

THEIR WINDS ARE CURRENTLY SOUTHEAST, 7 MILES PER HOUR, IT IS 64 DEGREES OUT THERE, AND 80% HUMIDITY RIGHT NOW.

THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY, WE HAD A LOT OF CLOUD COVER AND WE DID SEE SEVERAL DIFFERENT SYSTEMS MOVING IN ONCE AGAIN FROM THE WEST AND MOVING THEIR WAY THROUGH MUCH OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE.

THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE EVENING TODAY AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, IT'S KIND OF WHEN THEY STARTED.

ON TO SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

SPEAKING OF STORMS, WE HAD ANGELA SHOWING US THE STORM CLOUDS COMING IN.

BILL AND JUDY IN UPPER RED LAKE, THE CLOUDS ARE MOVING IN THERE AS WELL.

GARY, A BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW OVER SERPENT LAKE.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA, THE SUNRISE THIS MORNING.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SHOWING US A FRIENDLY TURTLE ON HER LAWN.

WE HAD ANOTHER RAINBOW COMING IN FROM PONEMAH, SOME WILDFLOWER FROM CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD AND SONYA IN TURTLE RIVER.

A LITTLE BIT OF SUNSET, A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUDS OVER LITTLE TURTLE LAKE SENT IN BY LAURIE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TONIGHT.

ON TO OUR EAGLE EYE WEATHER WATCHERS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA REPORTS 49 DEGREES AND A LIGHT BREEZE.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, A HIGH OF 68, HALF AN INCH OF RAIN ACCUMULATION.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE REPORTED JUST A LITTLE BIT LESS RAIN IN LONGVILLE, LOW OF 49 DEGREES.

ANGELA IN CASS LAKE, CLOUDY WITH A LOW OF 52.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, WE'RE SEEING THE CONSISTENT LOWS IN THE 50s AND THE HIGHS IN THE 60s.

A HIGH OF 69 IN BRAINERD.

SONYA IN TURTLE RIVER, 66 AND BREEZY.

RALPH IN JENKINS REPORTED A HIGH OF 69 TODAY.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REACHED A PEAK OF 71, BELOW THE AVERAGE OF 76, BUT HITTING THE AVERAGE LOW AT 56 DEGREES TODAY.

SUNSET IS AT 9:12 P.M.

IN BEMIDJI, IT WAS FAIRLY CHILLY TODAY.

WE WERE 7 DEGREES, QUICK MATH THERE, 7 DEGREES BELOW THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE, AND 52 WAS OUR LOW WITH A 5:23 A.M.

SUNRISE.

FOR OUR FORECAST MOVING INTO WEDNESDAY, WE WILL SEE SOME FOG IN THE MORNING, THAT WILL CLEAR OUT JUST A LITTLE BIT BUT IT WILL TURN INTO CLOUDS AS WE GET INTO THE AFTERNOON TOMORROW.

WE'LL SEE INDIVIDUAL ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COMING IN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

WE WILL START WITH RAIN SHOWERS, TURNING INTO THUNDER AS WE GET INTO THE AFTERNOON.

A 50% TO 90% THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE STATE.

IT WILL BE WARMER HITTING THE 70s DOWN IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

TONIGHT, WE ARE LOOKING AT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, THOSE THUNDER SHOWERS WILL BE MOVING IN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR, AND TOMORROW A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS, 50% TO 90% AS STORMS WILL BE COMING THROUGH, HIGH OF 74 TOMORROW.

THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE AS WE GET THROUGHOUT THE DAY, WE WILL HAVE SUNNY SKIES ON THURSDAY, A LITTLE BIT OF ISOLATED SHOWERS, BUT AS WE GET INTO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, WE WILL SEE SUN, CLOUDS, AND SHOWERS AS WELL.

THEN INTO THE WEEKEND, WE WILL HAVE HIGH OF THE MID-70s.

BACK TO YOU GUYS.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH SYDNEY.

CHARLIE IS HERE WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS.

I DON'T FOLLOW BASEBALL REAL CLOSE, BUT I ASSUME THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PAYROLL OF THE DODGERS AND TWINS.

>> Charlie: YES, BEING A DODGERS FAN, I AM PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE IN THE BEMIDJI AREA.

THERE IS QUITE A BIG DIFFERENCE.

THE DODGERS WANT TO PAY THEIR PLAYERS, THE TWINS DON'T.

EITHER WAY, BASEBALL IS BASEBALL, YOU DON'T KNOW WHO WILL WIN THE GAME AND WE'LL SHOW YOU WHO WON THIS ONE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> DESPITE THEIR LOSS YESTERDAY TO THE DODGERS, THE MINNESOTA TWINS HAVE WON 7 OF THEIR LAST 10 GAMES, AND SIT ONLY 3.5 GAMES OUT OF FIRST PLACE IN THE AL CENTRAL, AND A GAME AND A HALF OUT OF A WILD CARD SPOT.

AND YET THE TWINS STILL FIND WAYS TO DO SOME VERY TWIN-LIKE THINGS, TIED ONE IN THE 2ND WITH THE DODGERS.

THAT IS A GOOD THING, BUT THEN IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD, TWO OUTS, TOMMY SHOULD END THE INNING AND INSTEAD, WELL, THAT IS JUST UGLY.

FREDDY SCORES.

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD, TWINS LEAD WITH AN R.B.I., SINGLE, KNOT IT IS GAME AT 2-2.

UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE TWINS, THE DODGERS WERE DOING DODGERS THINGS, FREEMAN DOUBLES TO MAKE IT 6-2.

HE WENT 3 FOR 5, A 5-RUN TOP OF THE 9th BLEW THIS ONE WIDE OPEN.

THE TWINS FALL 12-3.

THE DODGERS LOSE THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT.

>>> RENALDO SCORES THERE.

COLOMBIA STILL TIED IN THE 59th MINUTE, SECOND HALF.

IN GROUP L, ENGLAND TIES WITH GHANA.

IT WAS A TIGHT ONE.

CROATIA GETS THE WIN OVER PANAMA 1-0.

>>> AS THE HOCKEY WORLD TURNS ITS EYES TOWARDS THE NHL DRAFT THIS FRIDAY, WE'VE DECIDED TO TAKE A LOOK BACK ON A HISTORIC DRAFT MILESTONE HERE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

40 YEARS AGO, BEMIDJI'S GEORGE PELAWA WAS DRAFTED IN THE FIRST ROUND BY THE CALGARY FLAMES, A MOMENT OF IMMENSE LOCAL PRIDE BUT JUST MONTHS LATER, TRAGEDY STRUCK.

TOMORROW NIGHT DURING OUT NEWSCAST, WE WILL AIR THE FULL STORY, THE LEGEND OF GEORGE PELAWA, 40 YEARS LATER, BUT TONIGHT WE FINISH SPORTS WITH A PREVIEW OF THIS SPECIAL SEGMENT.

>> JUST A KID THAT GREW UP IN A SMALL TOWN AND BECAME ONE OF THE BEST ATHLETES THIS TOWN HAS EVER PRODUCED.

>> HE CAN WIN A GAME BY HIMSELF.

>> NUMBER 8, THE GREAT WHITE SHARK ON YOUR SCREEN THERE.

>> IT WAS JUST SURREAL.

COMING FROM A SMALL TOWN OF BEMIDJI.

>> YOU CAN'T REDO IT.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF GOOD MEMORIES.

>> HE WAS PAUL BUNYAN TO US.

HE WAS IMMORTAL.

>> HOW CAN THIS EVER HAPPEN TO GEORGE?

HE IS INVINCIBLE, BUT REALLY HE ISN'T.

NOBODY IS.

>> MANY OF US HERE THINK THAT A POTENTIAL STAR HAS BEEN LOST AND YET WE IN BEMIDJI KNOW BETTER THAN THAT.

>> NO MATTER WHAT YOU WOULD TRY TO DO TO FILL IT, IT JUST WASN'T ABLE TO FILL IT.

>> VERY DIFFICULT.

>> GEORGE WAS GOING TO BE FROM OUR TOWN OF BEMIDJI AND WE WON'T KNOW WHAT THE STORY WOULD HAVE FINALLY LED TO.

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: THAT IS GOING TO BE THE LEGEND AIRING TOMORROW DURING OUR NEWSCAST.

>> Dennis: WE'RE GOING TO AIR THAT DURING THE NEWS PORTION OF THE NEWSCAST.

YOU SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TALKING TO PEOPLE.

>> Charlie: MONTHS, TALKING TO PEOPLE, RESEARCH, EVEN PEOPLE I DIDN'T INTERVIEW FOR THIS HELPED ME GET BACKGROUND INFORMATION, READING ARTICLES, LOTS OF PEOPLE SHARING THINGS WITH ME.

IT'S BEEN EYE OPENING.

I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF HERE, SO I WAS LEARNING ALONG THE WAY AS WELL.

IT'S BEEN QUITE THE JOURNEY AND I JUST APPRECIATE EVERYBODY THAT WAS OPENING UP AND WILLING TO SHARE THAT STORY BECAUSE I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT ONE TO CONTINUE TO SHARE.

>> Dennis: OKAY, WELL I GOT A SNEAK PEEK AT IT AND YOU DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS STORY TOMORROW NIGHT DURING OUR NEWSCAST PORTION.

CHARLIE WILL MAKE A SPECIAL APPEARANCE FOR THAT.

ANYHOW, LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR FINAL STORY FOR TONIGHT.

>>> CROW WING COUNTY MASTER GARDENER SALLY JACOBSON HOSTED A PRESENTATION ON ‘PLANTING WITH KIDS AND A WHOLE LOT MORE' THROUGH THE CROSSLAKE AREA GARDEN CLUB THIS PAST WEEK.

THE PRESENTATION CENTERED AROUND THE CREATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN GARDENING.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE STORY FOR THE WEEK'S NORTHWOOD'S EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL GARDENING ASSOCIATION, THE AVERAGE GARDNER'S AGE IN THE U.S.

IS AROUND 41, WHILE PARTICIPATION INCREASES WITH AGE, ESPECIALLY AMONG ADULTS 45 AND OLDER.

MILLENNIALS REPRESENT A THIRD OF ALL GARDENERS AND MANY ARE EMBRACING INDOOR PLANTS AND FOOD GARDENING, SIGNALING A GROWING TREND.

>> IT'S EXCITING TO SEE YOUNGER AND THE TALENT AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT IS BEING SHARED BY ALL AGES.

>> Reporter: SALLY JACOBSON HAS SPENT SIX YEARS BEING A MASTER GARDNER WITH HER MAIN INTEREST REVOLVING AROUND WORKING WITH KIDS TO GET THEM EXCITED ABOUT GROWING THEIR OWN FOOD AND THE WONDERS OF NATURE.

>> WITHOUT THE KIDS GARDENING CLASS, IT'S EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING, STARTED TWO WEEKS AGO.

I HAVE 16 KIDS AND THEY EACH HAVE A PRETTY GOOD SIZED GARDEN PLOT.

THEY GROW A LOT OF STUFF AND THEY WERE SUPER EXCITED.

THEY ALL SHOWED UP IN RAIN GEAR TODAY.

THEY WERE VERY EXCITED TO GO OUT AND SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING.

>> Reporter: FOR THE CROSS LAKE AREA GARDEN CLUB, WHICH CURRENTLY CONSISTS OF 50 MEMBERS, INCREASING THE LEVEL OF INTEREST IN GARDENING AT A YOUNG AGE IS KEY.

>> WHETHER IT'S PERENNIAL GARDENS, FLOWER GARDENS, OR VEGETABLE GARDENS, IT'S JUST REALLY NICE TO SEE PEOPLE EMBRACING IT AND GETTING THEIR HANDS DIRTY.

>> Reporter: THE CROSS LAKE AREA GARDEN CLUB ENCOURAGES ALL FORMS OF HORTICULTURE.

THEY ARE NOT ONLY HOPEFUL THAT JACOBSON'S WORDS RESONATE WITH THOSE IN ATTENDANCE BUT LEADS TO EVOLVEMENT WITH THE YOUTH.

>> THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS TO GARDEN WITH KIDS AND MOST OF US HAVE GRANDKIDS AND WE CAN KEEP GARDENING WITH THEM AND THE EXCITEMENT OF THE GROWTH, THE ELUSION -- EVOLUTION OF THE PLANT, IT'S EXCITING.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN CROSS LAKE WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE CROSSLAKE AREA GARDEN CLUB MEETS EVERY THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 1:00 P.M.

AT THE CROSSLAKE COMMUNITY CENTER.

>>> THAT IS GOING TO WRAP UP TONIGHT'S SHOW.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

I HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US TOMORROW.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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