CONTINUING SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

SOURCE WELL, COOPERATIVE PURCHASING FOR GOVERNMENT NONPROFIT AND EDUCATION.

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF LOCAL NEWS FOR BEMIDJI, BRAINERD.

>> Dennis: THANKS FOR WATCHING.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE FOUND THE BODIES OF TWO MEN WHO WENT OVER A WATERFALL FISHING IN THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOUND 40-YEAR-OLD REIS MELVIN GRAM BODY AND RESCUED JESSE MELVIN ON FRIDAY.

THEY WERE FISHING BETWEEN CROOKED LAKE AND IRON LAKE ON THE MINNESOTA-ONTARIO BORDER.

BOTH CANOES WENT OVER THE FALL AFTER PADDLERS TRIED TO HELP THE OTHER CANOEIST.

>>> THE CITY OF BRAINERD REQUESTED A MEETING TO DISCUSS THE OWNER SHIP OF THE BRAINERD AIRPORT.

IT'S JOINT OWNED BETWEEN BRAINERD AND CRHOEN COUNTY.

REPORTING SAMMY HALLADAY SAT DOWN TO LEARN MORE.

>> Reporter: THE LEVY IS MORE THAN $300,000 WHICH HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN THE CITY AND COUNTY.

CONCERNS HAVE RISEN OVER BRAINERD RESIDENTS GETTING TAXED TWICE FOR THE SAME SERVICE.

>> THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONCERN FROM CITY COUNCIL THAT BECAUSE THE CITY MAKES UP ABOUT 6% OF THE COUNTY TAX BASE.

IF BRAINERD CITIZENS ARE GETTING LEVIED ON THE BRAINERD SIDE, THEY MIGHT BE GETTING LEVIED OVEN THE COUNTY SIDE.

>> Reporter: TO COMPENSATE, THE BOARD INCREASED THEIR AMOUNT BY $9,420.

WHILE THE CITY OF BRAINERD REDUCED THE BY THE SAME AMOUNT.

THEY MAY TAKE THE LEVY OFF THEIR BOOKS IN ITS ENTIRETY.

>> THERE'S BEEN INTEREST FROM ONE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO, HEY, WHAT IF THE COUNTY WOULD TAKE OVER FULL OWNERSHIP AND WE COULD ZERO OUT THE LEVY.

>> Reporter: THE MEETING BETWEEN THE CITY AND COUNTY WILL HAVE REPRESENTATION FROM THE COUNTY BOARD, THE BRAINERD CITY COUNCIL, AIRPORT COMMISSION AND AIRPORT DIRECTOR.

DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE AIRPORT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN THE SAME AS THIS MEETING IS TO EXPLORE JUST A PIECE OF THE AIRPORT'S FUNDING.

>> ALL THE PEOPLE AT THE TABLE AND FOR THE CITIZENS, IT SHOULD BE TRANSPARENT AND MAJORITY COMES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

>> Reporter: IT'S TO FIND A SOLUTION THAT BEST CERTAINLIES THE PEOPLE OF BRAINERD.

>> ANYBODY IN GOVERNMENT WANTS TO OPERATE WHATEVER IT IS IN THE MOST EFFICIENT, RESPONSIVE WAY POSSIBLE.

SO IF THERE'S THINGS WE CAN DO TO IMPROVE THE END PRODUCT FOR THE CONSUMER, FOR THE CITIZENS, WE WANT TO EXPLORE THOSE, BUT I DON'T HAVE AN AGENDA AND I DON'T THINK THE COUNTY HAS AN AGENDA.

WE JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT OPTIONS, HOW CAN WE BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE PUBLIC AND JUST, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE TO THE TAXPAYERS.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, SAMMY HALLADAY, LAKE LIN NEWS.

>> Dennis: TODAY WAS THE DEADLINE FOR CANDIDATES TO FILE FOR MOST FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY AND CITY ELECTIONS.

IN THE CITY OF BEMIDJI, THERE WILL BE IS SEATS ON THE COUNCIL.

IT'S INCUMBENTS JORGE PRINCE AND DANIEL JOURDAIN.

GWENIA FISKEVDD AND RON JOHNSON SON WHO LIVES IN WARD ONE.

WITH JOHNSON NO LONGER IN WARD THERE, THERE WILL BE A NEW MEMBER AND THREE PEOPLE FILED FOR THAT RACE.

MARK DICKINSON, GREG KUHN AND KATIE CARTER.

AND THERE CANDIDATES VYING FOR THE WARD FIVE POSITION.

INCUMBENTS LYNN EATON, BILL BATCHFIELD AND TWO-TERM CITY MEMBER, MICHAEL MEELHAUSE.

IT WOULD BEGIN JANUARY 26th OF 2025.

>>> WITH SUMMER FAST APPROACHING, IT IS FINALLY ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SEASON ALL OVER INCLUDING THE BRAINERD LAKE'S AREA.

ONE PROJECT UNDERWAY THERE IS FOCUSED AROUND SOUTH SIXTH STREET INTO BUSINESS HIGHWAY 371.

THE STREET WILL UNDERGO A FULL REBUILD INCLUDING WORK ON THE PAVEMENT, CURB, SIDEWALK AS WELL AS A UTILITY REPLACEMENT.

REPLACEMENT.THE PROJECT IS BROKO TWO PHASES WITH THE NORTH END RECEIVING WORK FIRST.

>> WE DON'T LET THEM REALLY OPEN UP A MAJORITY OF THE SELFIES UNTIL THE NORTH PHASE IS OPENED TO TRAFFIC.

SO WE MAKE THEM REPAVE THE FIRST PHASE FIRST BEFORE THEY RIP UP THE SECOND PHASE.

THIS IS TO MAKE SURE THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD ISN'T COMPLETELY BROKEN APART.

>> Dennis: CONSTRUCTION ON SOUTH SIXTH STREET IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY LATE LANDFALR LABOR DAY.

>> THEY INVITE THE PUBLIC TO TAKE AN ONLINE SURVEY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AT SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA INCLUDING CROHEN COUNTY.

MINN-DOT IS TRYING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND NEEDS AND INTERSECTIONS AT INTERSECTION.

THE STUDIES WILL IDENTIFY EXISTING CONDITIONS AND HELP TO DEVELOP POTENTIAL FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS.

THE SIX HIGHWAY 6 COUNTY ROAD 11 NORTH OF CROSBY, HIGHWAY 210 AT COUNTY ROAD 12, THE DEERWOOD SHORT-CUT AND HIGHWAY 210 AT HIGHWAY 6 EAST JUNCTION DEERWOOD.

TRAVELERS MAY PROVIDE INPUT THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE MAP ON THE PROJECT WEB PAGE WHICH WE HAVE INCLUDING WITH THE STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

THE SURVEY WILL CLOSE JUNE 30th.

>> STILL TO COME,.

>> Stacy: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WRAP UP OVERNIGHT BUT RAIN SHOWERS ARE LIKELY AGAIN TOMORROW.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> Charlie: THE EIGHTH ANNUAL >> Charlie: THE EIGHTH ANNUAL SPECIES ROUNDTABLE >> Dennis: THE MINNESOTA LION'S HEARING FOUNDATION HOSTED THEIR ANNUAL D-SEAT WALK IN BEMIDJI AND CHASKA TO RAISE FUNDS.

>> Reporter: FOR THE THIRD YEAR, BEMIDJI FIRST CITY LIONS HOSTED THE MINNESOTA LION'S FOUNDATION OF NORTHWALK AND PARTNERS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WITH FUNDS THAT ARE RAISED GOING TOWARDS HEARING-RELATED RESEARCH AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR THE HEARING CLINIC.

>> WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP THAT GOES BACK TO THE 1960'S.

AND THIS IS TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED WHO HAVE HEARING LOSS AND IT'S BEEN A VERY GOOD THING.

WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE IN BEMIDJI THAT HAVE BENEFITED FROM OUR WORK WITH THE LION'S HEARING FOUNDATION.

>> Reporter: IN ORDER TO RAISE FUNDS, THE BEMIDJI LION'S DECIDED TO HOLD A WALK FROM DIAMOND POINT WALK TO THE STATUTE IN DOWNTOWN BEMIDJI WITH MEMBERS DONATING TO THE CAUSE.

>> WE'RE CELEBRATING WHAT THE LIONS HAD DONE OVER THE YEAR AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER YEAR.

IT'S BEEN A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE AND WE LIONS, WE THRIVE ON ACTIVITY.

WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT THINGS AND WE'RE ABLE TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO JOIN US AND WE HAVE FUN AT THE SAME TIME.

>> I THINK THE ABILITY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE LION'S HEARING FOUNDATION IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.

FOR THOSE PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM HEARING LOSS, THE DOLLARS THAT IT COST TO GET HEARING AIDS AND APPLICATION EQUIPMENT CAN BE EXPENSIVE.

NOT EVERYBODY HAS INSURANCE TO COVER THAT AND SO OFTEN, THEY'RE RELYING ON PROGRAMS LIKE THE ONES THAT THE LION'S FOUNDATION HAS.

>> Reporter: THEY WERE THANKFUL FOR ALL OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO DECIDED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WALK.

>> IT'S GREAT!

IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER INTO SUPPORT THE MINNESOTA LION'S HEARING FOUNDATION.

A LOT OF PEOPLE, EITHER THEY KNOW SOMEONE OR THEY HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENT AND IT'S JUST -- IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER FOR THIS KIND OF EVENT.

>> WE WANT TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT THERE MORE.

BY DOING THINGS LIKE THAT, WE PROMOTE AWARENESS AND WE'RE ABLE TO GET A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO KNOW MORE ABOUT US AND WE CAN BUILD SUPPORT FOR THOSE PEOPLE IN NEED.

>> Reporter: I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: THE LION'S FOUNDATION RAISED CLOSE TO $8,000 FOR FROM THE WALK IN BEMIDJI, NOT COUNTING ONLINE OR THE CHASKA WALK.

IF YOU WISH TO DONATE, WE'LL HAVE A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> THE LAKELAND GIVE AWAY WE'VA NIGHT AT A RESORT.

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

THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY TO QUALIFY.

SO LET'S GET 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 2023 VACATION WIN.

STACY JOINS US WITH WEATHER.

>> Stacy: MORE AUTHORITIES AND >> DETAILED SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AT SANFORDHEALTH.ORG.

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

AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTIAN.

>> Stacy: WE SAW HEAVY RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY.

WE ARE SEEING THOSE WRAPPING UP INTO THE OVERNIGHT AND COULD LINGER IN EASTERN MINNESOTA.

MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TOMORROW WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES LATER THIS WEEK.

RIGHT NOW, BEMIDJI IS 59° AT THE AIRPORT AND STUDIO, WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.

IN BRAINERD, IT'S CLOUDY AND 59° AND WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 8 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, WE CAN SEE THE LINE OF SHOWER EASY THUNDERSTORMS STILL IMPACTING EASTERN MINNESOTA THIS EVENING.

WE MAY SEE THOSE LINGERING IN LAKELAND COUNTRY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE IT WRAPPED UP AND WE'LL BE SEEING VARIABLE CLOUDS TONIGHT AND STARTING OUT WITH VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW.

ESPECIALLY INTO THE AFTERNOON, WE SEE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND THE GREEN AREA SIGNIFYING CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS.

AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT POTENTIAL WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES LATER ON THIS WEEK.

A LOT OF WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

BEAUTIFUL MORNING SKIES FROM RED LAKE IN MONEGA AND THE STORM CLOUDS FROM ARLENE OVER BIRCH LAKE AND STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD AND JOAN IN LAPORT.

ONCE THOSE ROLLED THROUGH, WE HAD A BREAK IF THE CLOUDS MAKING FOR SPECTACULAR SUNSETS IN THE AREA TONIGHT.

WE HAVE LOWER RED LAKE AND BILL AND JUDY AT UPPER RED LAKE AND SEAN IN BEMIDJI AND DAVE IN BRAINERD WITH THOSE PICTURES.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE.

WE HAVE WINDY AND CLOUDY AND 61 AND CLOUDY AND NEARLY AN INCH OF RAIN IN 45 MINUTES AND ARLENE PICKING UP A HALF OF RAIN.

AND PAUL IN BEMIDJI REPORTING 43/HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN AND DEAN IN RED LAKE ONLY REPORTING A COUPLE OF SPRINKLES OUR ALMANAC, WARM TEMPERATURES BEFORE THE RAIN MOVES IN AND 85 WAS THE HIGH.

IN BRAINERD, A LOW OF 60 AND IN BEMIDJI, 80 WAS THE HIGH WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 53.

A LOOK AT THE FORECAST TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS AND SEEING CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

A FEW IN THE MORNING.

AND IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, AGAIN, THE VARIABLE CLOUDS WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.

A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND LOWS NEAR 52, VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW AND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING, REALLY PICKING UP IN THE AFTERNOON.

HIGHS NEAR 72 WITH WEST WINDS AT 10 TO 25.

LOOKING AT THE EXTENDED FORECAST, A BIT UNSETTLED THROUGH THE WEEK AND LOOK AT THE COOLDOWN, HIGHS NEAR 61 ON THURSDAY AND WE SHOULD REBOUND A LITTLE BY WITH HIGHS BACK IN THE UPPER 60s THROUGH THE WEEKEND BUT A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

>> Dennis: CHARLIE IS HERE.

>> Charlie: LAST YEAR, THEY WON THE SECTION TOURNAMENT AND THEY'RE TRYING TO GET BACK TO THE SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AND THE SEMI-FINAL ACTION FROM ST.

CLOUD AFTER THE >> Charlie: LITTLE FALL'S BASEBALL IS THE 8-THREE-A CHAMPIONSHIP.

LAST YEAR, THE FLIERS HAD TO BATTLE THROUGH THE ELIMINATION BRACKET AND EARNING THEIR BERTH TO STATE AND TAKING A MORE DIRECT SOUTH.

THREE SEED LITTLE FALLS IN THE SEMIFINALS FLIERS BEAT THE SPARTON BOTTOM FOUR.

FLIERS STILL TRAIL BY THREE AND GWOUST TO THE CENTER AND MAKES IT A ONE-RUN GAME.

THE BALTIMORE CHOP FINDS THE GRASS AND JOEY WELINSKI SCORES AND PART OF THE REASON WAS PETER KUNONICK.

DEER RIVER SAW THEIR SEASON END AND THEN A LOSS IN THE NEXT GAME AND GRAY EAGLE OVER BORDER WEST 3-1 AND ANDOVER BEATS GREENWAY AND THEY'RE DONE IN LACROSSE.

GIRL'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP, DETROIT LAKE TAKES THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

A COUPLE OF QUALIFIERS INDIVIDUALLY AND ANNA ECKMAN AND WHITNEY LEBLANC AND DETROIT LAKES ALSO WINS THAT AND ST.

CLOUD CATHEDRAL TAKES THE CAKE AND THE STATE INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS FOR BOYS.

THAT'S THEM RIGHT THERE.

YANKEES BEAT THE TWINS IN MAJOR LEAK BASEBALL.

ROBBIE WAGNER WAS BORN WITH CONDUCTIVE HEARING LOSS, BUT THAT HASN'T HELD HER BACK.

SHE LEADS THE TEAM IN RBI'S HELPING TO PROPEL THE MUSTANGS TO THEIR FIRST STATE APPEARANCE IN HISTORY.

WAGNER DOES ANOTHER TYPE OF LEADING, ONE YOU CAN'T MEASURE WITH STATISTICS.

>> WAABY WAGNER HAS BEEN A SPARK, PROVIDING HIT AFTER HIT AFTER HIT AND MAKING IT LOOK EASY.

BUT IT WASN'T ALWAYS.

>> I WAS BORN WITH CONDUCTIVE HEARING LOSS AND IT DEFINITELY WAS HARD GROWING UP, ESPECIALLY WITH SPORTS AND SCHOOL AND EVERYTHING.

THERE'S A LOT OF FRIENDS THAT I LOST.

THERE'S SOME FRIENDS THAT THOUGHT I DIDN'T HEAR THEM OR JUST IGNORED THEM.

MEANWHILE, I JUST DIDN'T HEAR.

AND I DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND.

>> Reporter: THAT'S BECAUSE IT WASN'T UNTIL FIFTH GRADE WHEN WAGNER LEARNED SHE WAS HARD OF HEARING.

>> EVEN WHEN SHE TOLD US, I WAS SURPRISED BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK SHE WAS.

WE WERE ALL SUPPORTIVE OF HER AND WORE MICS.

>> Reporter: THE FRIENDS THAT SHE DID KEEP FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE THE ONES SHE NOW CALLS TEAMMATES.

>> THEY MEAN SO MUCH THAT THEY DIDN'T GIVE UP ON ME FOR MY HEARING OR JUST IN GENERAL BECAUSE IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I CAN CONTROL.

>> Reporter: BUT WHAT SHE COULD CONTROL WAS HAVING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND BEING A GOOD TEAMMATE.

>> SHE'S SO SUPPORTIVE OF UNDERCLASSMEN AND EVERYONE, EVEN ME, AND SHE'S ALWAYS POSITIVE AND SHE'S ALWAYS PICKING PEOPLE UP.

>> ONE THE GREATEST SPLENS OF WAABY, SHE DOESN'T LEAVE ONE PLAYER OUT ON THE TEAM.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE, WHAT YOUR SKILL LEVEL IS, SHE WILL WORK WITH EVERY SINGLE PLAYER ON THAT TEAM.

>> Reporter: THROUGH THAT LEADERSHIP, WAGNER HAS ELEVATED NOT ONLY HERSELF BUT HER TEAM AS WELL, RESULTING IN THE PROGRAM'S FIRST SECTION TITLE AND A BERTH IN THE STATE TOURNAMENTS.

AND WHILE THAT MAY BE HOW THE TEAM IS DEFINED TO THOSE ON THE OUTSIDE, FOR WAGNER, SHE DEFINES THEM DIFFERENTLY.

>> SO LOVE AND SUPPORT AND JUST THE DEDICATION AND THE FRIENDSHIP AND TEAMWORK.

>> Charlie: HERE IS A LOOK TOMORROW PLAYING THE CATHEDRAL IN NORTH MANCADE IN THE QUARTER FINAL GAME.

>> Dennis: MORE AND MORE LAKES ARE INFESTED WITH NUMEROUS INVASIVE SPECIES.

ACCORDING TO RESEARCHERS, EDUCATION IS ONE STEP THAT CAN LEAD TO THE SLOWDOWN OF THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES.

FOR THIS WEEK'S "NORTHWOOD'S EXPERIENCE, SAMMY HALLADAY ATTENDED THE ROUNDTABLE IN CROSS-LAKE ON SATURDAY.

>> Reporter: FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL AQUATIC SPECIES ROUNDTABLE, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WAS TO HAVE THE THING BACKED BY SCIENCE.

FOR RESEARCHERS FROM THE AQUATIC RESEARCH CENTER SPOKE.

THEY CONDUCT NUMEROUS PROJECTS ACROSS THE STATE TO HELP DEAL WITH AIS.

>> IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE TO MANAGE OUR AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS LIKE INVASIVE SPECIES AND BASED ON A FOUNDATION OF GOOD INFORMATION AND SOUND SCIENCE.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR, TO HELP INFORM THAT CONVERSATION.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE CARED DEEPLY AND THIS IS CATERED TO HELP THEM FOUND WAYS TO SPREAD THE WORD AND HELP FIGHT AGAINST AIS.

>> ABSOLUTELY GRATIFYING TO GET PEOPLE ENGAGED AND START TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO PERSONALLY TO MITIGATE INVASIVE SPECIES.

BUT IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT THIS COMMUNITY IS AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY AND CARES ABOUT THEIR WATERS AND THE QUALITY OF THE WATER AND PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THOSE WATERS.

>> Reporter: ONE THING THAT WAS NOTICEABLE THROUGHOUT THE ROUNDTABLE WAS THE ALERTNESS.

MANY PEOPLE WERE TAKING NOTES AS THESE TOPICS WERE SOMETHING THEY CARE ABOUT DEEPLY.

>> THESE CLASSES ARE ON CAMPUS AND THERE'S MORE FOLKS TAKING NOTES THAN THEY HAVE IN A CLASSROOM IN ST. PAUL, ESPECIALLY ON A GORGEOUS SATURDAY MORNING.

THEY CHOSE TO COME HERE FOR FOUR HOURS AND DIG SPOT SCIENCE AND UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS TO ENABLE THEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE OUT THERE.

>> Reporter: THE ORGANIZERS OF THE EVENT HAVE FUND OVER THE YEARS THAT INVITING TOP RESEARCHERS IS VITAL TO THEIR GOAL, TO CHANGE THE WAY AIS IS HANDLED.

>> WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ANY CHANGE, WHETHER ON OUR WATERS OR CITIES OR WHATEVER, HAVING THE RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO MAKE THOSE PROPER CHANGES AND HOW TO MAKE THE BEST CHANGES AND CREATE BEST PRACTICES IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN CROSS LAKE, SAMMY HALLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE LOOK AT THE WEATHER.

>> Stacy: A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA WITH LOWS NEAR 52.

HEADING INTO TOMORROW, STILL VARIABLE CLOUDS, BUT WE HAVE ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS.

BREEZY, WEST WINDS AT 10 TO 25 AND HIGHS NEAR 72.

BEYOND THAT, MORE CHANCES OF SHOWERS, EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AND TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER WITH HIGHS NEAR 61 ON THURSDAY, UPPER 60s INTO THE WEEKEND.

>> Dennis: I KNOW I MENTIONED PIQUAT LAKES WON THE GIRL'S CHAMPIONSHIP, BUT GENEVIEVE BURKELAND FINISHED FIRST.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

GOODNIGHT.