>> HI, EVERYONE.

I'M IN FOR DENNIS AND THANKS FOR JOINING US.

MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE GATHERED FOR A BENEFIT AT ROUNDHOUSE BREWERY FOR CROWING COUNTY DEPUTY JAY D EN HANSEN.

SAMMY HOLLADAY WAS THERE.

>> Reporter: HE'S IN THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE.

SOME TREATMENT PLANS ARE OUTLINED.

TREATMENT PLANS ARE HARDER TO MAP OUT.

HANSEN HAS FAITH HIS PLANS HAVE BEEN LAID OUT BY A HIGHER POWER.

>> FOR MYSELF, THE BIGGEST PART WAS UNDERSTANDING I'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART BECAUSE IT'S AN UNKNOWN.

SO THIS FIVE MONTHS UNTIL MY NEXT MOMENT AND A LOT OF UNKNOWNS.

BUT UNDERSTANDING WHERE MY FAITH IS, UNDERSTANDING THAT GOD HAS MY BACK AND HAS THE PLAN AND HAS IT WRITTEN OUT FOR ME.

>> Reporter: JUST THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE TODAY WAS ENOUGH TO BRING TEARS TO ANYONE'S EYES AND SEEING THAT KIND OF SUPPORT SHOWS THAT NO MATTER HOW HARD IT CAN GET, DEPUTY HANSEN WILL NEVER BE FIGHTING THIS FIGHT ALONE.

>> I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW THE SUPPORT I FEEL RIGHT NOW.

FROM PEOPLE I KNOW AND PEOPLE I'VE NEVER HEARD OF OR SEEN, IT'S AN EYE-OPENER.

IT'S SUPPORT BUT SOMETHING I COULDN'T IMAGINE.

SO SEEING IT, IT SEEMS LIKE A DREAM.

>> Reporter: SUPPORT FROM PEOPLE HE HAS NOT MET BEFORE HAS BEEN HUMBLING BUT THE SUPPORT FROM HIS FAMILY IS WHAT GIVES HIM THE STRENGTH TO CARRY ON.

>> FAMILY IS MY BACKBONE.

WITHOUT THEM, I WOULD BE STRUGGLING MUCH MORE THAN I AM NOW.

THEY'VE BEEN SINCE DAY ONE, LITERALLY SINCE DAY ONE THAT CALLED THEM AND SAYS THIS IS THE NEW LIFE AND WHAT I'LL BE DEALING WITH NOW.

THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN THERE, WHETHER COMING DOWN TO APPOINTMENTS, WATCHING MY KIDS IF I CAN'T TAKE CARE OF THEM.

MY FAMILY HAS BEEN THE WORD TO ME AND I'M BLESSED TO HAVE WHAT I HAVE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS SAMMY HALLADAY.

>> HE WAS PRESENTED WITH A CHECK FOR OVER $47,000 FOR LAKE'S AREA'S HEROES.

>>> A JURY CONVICTED FIVE MINNESOTA RESIDENTS AND ACQUITTED OTHERS TO EXPLOIT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO STEAL MORE THAN $40 MILLION MEANT TO FEED CHILDREN.

IT COMES AS THE FBI INVESTIGATES WITH A BAG TOTALING $120,000.

THAT JUROR WAS DISMISSED ALONG WITH ANOTHER JUROR WHO LEARNED OF THE ATTEMPT.

THEY WERE THE FIRST OF 70 TO STAND TRIAL IN THE "FUTURE TO TO FRAUD SCHEME."

AUTHORITIES SAY $250 MILLION WAS STOLEN OVERALL WITH ONLY $50 MILLION RECOVERED.

>>> WITH THE FILING PERIOD FOR CANDIDATES IN STATE AND LOW ELECTIONS OVER, WE NOW KNOW WHO IS IN THE RUNNING.

IN BELTRAMI, NINE CANDIDATES FILED.

CRAIG GAASVIG HAS SERVED BOARD SINCE 2019 AND DISTRICT TWO SEEING TWO PEOPLE RUNNING, JONES JOE GOUL AND SCOTT WINDER RUNNING FOR THE DISTRICT THREE SEAT.

IN DISTRICT FOUR, TIM SUMNER WHO SERVED BOARD SINCE 2013 WILL RUN AGAINST WITH JOHN WILSON.

AND IN DISTRICT FIVE, INCUMBENT JOHN CARLSON FIRST ELECTED IN 2022 IS RUNNING ON OPPOSED.

FOR THE CROW WING COUNTY BORED, PAUL KOERING IS THE ONLY ONE RUNS.

AND THERE'S JONA AND JOHNSON AND JAMIE LEE.

>>> SCHOOL TEACHERRER, DEAN TROTTER IS FOR AN EXCELLENCE AWARD IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHING.

THIS IS K THROUGH 12th GRADE.

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, MATH AND COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHERS, ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ON BEHALF OF THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS LATEST.

>> Reporter: DEANNA TROTTIER TAUGHT FOR 21 YEARS AND TAUGHT THE EAST-END PROGRAM THREE YEARS AGO.

>> OUR GOAL IS TO GET KIDS DOING AUTHENTIC SCIENCE, MATH, ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY AND DOING IT IN AN OUTDOOR SETTING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

AND WE REALLY SAY THAT OUR PROGRAM BUILDS OUT OF COVID AND SOMETHING GOOD THAT CAME OUT OF COVID.

>> Reporter: THE EAST-END PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS RESPECT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> I THINK THERE'S SO MANY BENEFITS TO IT.

IT GETS KIDS INTERESTED IN LEARNING AND TAKING CARE OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE THEY LOVE IT AND THEY WANT TO CARE FOR IT.

SO IT'S SOMETHING, I HOPE, WILL STICK WITH THEM FOR LIFE.

>> Reporter: SHE TOOK OVER THE NATURE'S CENTER FOLLOWING LONG-TIME TEACHER JIM MINERICH'S RETIREMENT WHICH LEAD TO THE EAST END'S PROGRAM BIRTH AND SHE USED A GRANT FROM SOURCEWELL TO BUILD AN ADDITIONAL OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACE.

>> SHE PRESENTED FOR THE PRINCIPALS TO INSPIRE OTHER SCHOOLS AND RECEIVED MULTIPLE AWARDS FOR THAT AND IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE WORK WITH THEM IN MANY AREAS.

SHE'S WORKED WITH OTHER ELEMENTS.

SINCE RECOGNIZING HER HARD WORK AND SHE PUTS IN FAR MORE THAN THE TYPICAL TIME.

>> Reporter: THIS COMES TO NO SURPRISE THAT SHE'S A FINALIST FOR THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS.

HER IMPACT ON EAGLEVIEW CAN BE BOTH SEEN AND FELL THROUGH HER WORK IN STEM AND HER EFFECT ON HER STUDENTS.

>> WELL, DEANNA NATURALLY LOVE KIDS AND KIDS NATURALLY LOVE HER.

SHE HAS A WAY OF CONNECTING WITH ALL OF THEM AND PULLING OUT THE BEST IN EACH STUDENT.

KIDS REALLY ADMIRE HER AND THEY WANT TO DO THE BEST FOR HER.

BECAUSE THEY SEE HER AS SUCH A LEADER AND SUCH A ROLE MODEL.

>> Reporter: THIS IS MILES WALKER, LAKE LISTEN NEWS.

>> TEACHERS SELECTED FOR THE AWARD WILL RECEIVE A TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C. WHERE THEY ATTEND A SERIES OF RECOGNITION EVENTS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

THEY WILL ALSO RECEIVE A $10,000 AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.

>>> A WALKER WOMAN RECENTLY GOT A CHANCE TO APPEAR AS A CONTESTANT ON THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKER SHOW.

NICOLE SELLS HARD-BOUND ADJOURN JOURNALS.

SHE HAS WON 20 RIBBONS AT THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR.

SHE HAD SAMPLES OF HER BAKE IT'S GOODS.

>> WHEN I GOT THE CALL THAT I WOULD BE ON THE SHOW, I WAS IN GENUINE SHOCK AND ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU NEVER EXPECT TO HAPPEN AND IT DOES AND ON TOP OF IT, YOU CAN'T TELL ANYBODY.

SO I'M SIT THERE WITH THIS AMAZING SECRET I CAN'T SHARE AND IT'S BEEN BOTTLED UP FOR A YEAR NOW.

YOU CAN'T DESCRIBE THE FEELING WHEN YOU FIND OUT YOU'RE CAST.

IT'S A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME THING.

>> AFTER THE COMPETITION AND SEEING THE WALKER COMMUNITY SUPPORTER, SHE REFLECTED ON WHAT'S NEXT.

>> THE WHOLE IDEA BEHIND THE SHOW IT'S A BUNCH OF AMATEURS.

NONE OF US HAVE DONE IT PASSIONATELY AND I JUST WANT TO KEEP ON BAKING.

I LOVE IT AND NOT LIKE MOST PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF WHAT I DO AND I SHARE MY BAKING WITH MOST PEOPLE AND I LOVE RECIPE WRITING.

THE COOKBOOK IS THE BIG DREAM.

>> THE FULL SEASON CAN BE SEEN ON THE ROKU CHANNELING.

CHANNEL.

>> STILL TO COME -- >> WE SHOULD HAVE A LOT OF SUNSHINE OVER THE WEEKEND AND A FEW SCATTERED STORMS TOMORROW.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK WITH THIS WEEK IN FOCUS, A MINNESOTA MAN BEGINS HIS JOURNEY ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND BRINGING >> THE LAKELAND INTERMITTENT VACATION GIVE AWAY IS BACK THIS SUMMER.

THIS YEAR, WINGS AGAIN, WE'RE GIVING AWAY A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT CRAGUN'S RESORT AT BRAINERD.

MAIL US A POSTWARD WITH YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER.

CALL US BY 5:00 THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY.

TONIGHT'S QUALIFYING WILL NEED TO CALL IN BY MONDAY.

THIS IS 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 2024CRAGUN'S VACATION PRIZE GRAND WINNER.

HERE IS WEATHER AND IS THIS WEEK GOING TO BE THE SAME?

>> IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'LL BE SEEING A LOT OF SUNSHINE AND MAYBE A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, BUT OVERALL, >> WELL, WE DID ENJOY SUNSHINE TODAY, BUT WE DID HAVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PODGING UP AND WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE A FEW OF THOSE OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

OVERALL, A LOT OF SUNSHINE IN FOR FOR US WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60s OR LOW 70s.

NICE TEMPERATURES OUT THERE, AS WELL.

MORNING FORECAST, THE CURRENT CONDITIONS IS 59° AT THE AIRPORT IN BEMIDJI.

OUR STUDIO, WINDS FROM THE WEST AT TWO MILES PER HOUR AND DEW POINT AT 42.

IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY CLOUDY AND 66.

WINDS ARE CALM.

OUR RADAR PICTURE, SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ROLLING THROUGH THE AREA AND YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE HEADING INTO THE OVERNIGHT.

WE SHOULD SEE THESE MOVING SPOT EASTERN PART OF OUR VIEWING AREA AND SOME COULD LINGER TOMORROW MORNING IN THAT EVENING PART OF MINNESOTA.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, WE DO SEE MORE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM REDEVELOPMENT IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

IT LOOKS LIKE A SMALL CHANCE, BUT, AGAIN, WE COULD BE SEEING A FEW POP UP HERE AND THERE.

OVERALL, A SUNNY DAY AND HIGHS TOMORROW SHOULD BE IN THE 70s.

WEATHER SHOTS, BEAUTIFUL MORNING SKY FROM ARLENE AND WE HAVE THAT CLEAR SKY FROM SAM ROSE AND DAVE WITH A PHOTO OF THE BEAR VISITING THE YARD IN BRAINERD TODAY.

BEAUTIFUL WILDFLOWERS FROM JOAN.

A FAMILY OF LOONS AND SANDY SENDING US THAT AND JONATHAN WITH A PICTURE OF THE INTERESTING CLOUD FORMATIONS THIS EVENING AND ANGELA SENDING US THIS PHOTO FROM GREEN BAY ENJOYING A NICE EVENING SKY THERE AND BILL AND JUDY SENDING US A PICTURE OF A WINDY BUT LOVELY SUNSET OVER UPPER RED LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE.

STEPHANIE AND BRAINERD IS PARTLY SUNNY.

A WIND TODAY AND BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE TODAY.

WE HAD ARLENE REPORTING PARTLY SUNNY AND WINDY CONDITIONS AND 66 THIS EVENING AND ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLOUDY SKIES WITH 7 .

BRAINERD REACHING A HIGH FOR 76 AND CLOSE TO THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE AND SUNSET AT 9:07 AND BEMIDJI TOPPING OFF AT 71, A SEASONAL HIGH TEMPERATURE AND 44 WAS OUR LOW AND 9:14 WAS THE LOW.

OUR FORECAST, TOMORROW, WE SHOULD SEE MOSTLY SUNNY DAYS AND INTO THE AFTERNOON, THERE'S A CHANCE OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, ABOUT A 20% TO 30% CHANCE.

HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD NOBODY BE INTHE LOW 70s AND MAYBE LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS IN BRAINERD AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE WITH LOW AND MAYBE MID70s PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT, A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ROLLING THROUGH.

LOWS NEAR 48 AND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN MINNESOTA IN THE MORNING AND HIGHS NEAR 72.

OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, STILL LOOKING AT THAT SUNNY SKY ON SUNDAY WITH A HIGH OF 68.

ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN FAR WESTERN MINNESOTA MONDAY AND A LITTLE BIT MORE UNSETTLED TOWARD MIDWEEK WITH A BIG WARMUP ON WEDNESDAY AS HIGHS REACH 80.

>> NOW HERE IS CHARLIE WITH OUR SPORTS.

>> A LOT OF AREA ATHLETES TAKING HOME HARDWARE AT THE CLASS A FINAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, AS WELL, FOR TRACK AND FIELD.

WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO WALTER HACKENSACK.

>> IT WAS ANOTHER EVENTFUL DAY DOWN AT THE ST. MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE TRACK FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S STATE TRACK AND FIELD.

CLASS A HAD FINALS THIS AFTERNOON AND THERE WERE A LOT OF AREA ATHLETES TAKING HOME HARDWARE.

WE START WITH THE GIRLS.

IN THE 1600, AUDREY BROWNWELL WOULD WIN THE 800-METER RUN.

ADRIAN WITH THE 100-METER DASH AND WINS IN 11.8 SECONDS.

SHE WOULD CLAIM THE 200-METER TITLE.

THEN SHE WOULD WIN ANOTHER TITLE.

THIS TIME ANCHORING WITH HER TEAMMATES AND ALL THAT ADDED UP TO HELP THE GIRLS FINISH AS THE CLASS A STATE RUNNER-UP.

A LOOK AT THE FINALS, ALISON LEVINE IN THE DISCUS THROW.

ON TO THE BOY, THE FOUR BY 800 RELAY AND RUNNERS PRESTON MILLER TAKES HOME IN EIGHT MINUTES AND FIVE SECONDS.

CROSS BY IRONTON WITH THE STATE TITLE OF NOAH LARSON, JOEY RINGHAND IN THREE MINUTES AND 22 SECONDS.

MOUNT WOULD JUMP 23 FEET AND TWO AND A QUARTER INCHES.

A LOOK AT THE BOY'S CLASS A. CROSSBY IRONTON WITH NINE CLASS A STATE TITLES WON BY BOYS AND GIRLS THIS YEAR.

QUITE THE HAUL.

THE SECOND STRAIGHT SEASON, WALTER HACKENSACK GOLF WILL BE COMPETING AT THE CLASS A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND AFTER A SECOND PLACE LAST YEAR, THEY'RE HUNGRIER THAN EVER.

THE WOLVES HAD FOUR IN THE TOP FIVE AND AS A TEAM, 109 STROKES AHEAD.

THEY AVOIDED COMPLACENCY BY SETTING GOALS BY 300 AND A GOAL THEY CRUSHED BY 2 UNDER PAR 36 AND THE GOAL NEXT SEASON TO FINISH AT THE TOP OF THE LEADER BOARD AND KNOW WHAT THEY MUST DO TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.

>> YOU CAN'T BE SCARED.

YOU HAVE TO PLAY CONFIDENT.

I MEAN, PLAY SCARED, IT WON'T WORK.

I PLAYED MORE CONFIDENT THE SECOND DAY.

BETTER SHOTS AND YOU HAVE TO PLAY IT LIKE EVERY OTHER TOURNAMENT.

>> WE WORK ON OUR GAME ALL OF THE TIME.

I MEAN, WE'RE OUT HERE EVERY DAY.

WE ALL PUT THE WORK IN AND WE JUST CONSTANTLY ARE GETTING BETTER.

IT'S REALLY THAT AND THEN THERE'S NOTHING MUCH TO IT, EXCEPT WE'RE ALL OUT HERE GRINDING.

>> THEY DON'T GRIND ALONE.

THE WOLVES FOUND SUCCESS AS A PACK USING CLOSELY TO PUSH EACH OTHER ON THE COURSE.

>> WE'RE REALLY CLOSE AS A TEAM.

I MEAN, WE GO TO MOST PLACES ALL TOGETHER, EVEN IF IT'S OUT OF SCHOOL.

WE FEEL ALMOST LIKE A FAMILY TO SAY PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING TO EACH OTHER.

>> EVERYONE WANTS TO WIN AND EVERYONE IS SO CLOSE AND SKILLED THAT THEY CAN PUSH EACH OTHER AROUND.

>> WE MAKE EACH OTHER IN THE COMPETITIONS WHEN WE PLAY OTHER SCHOOLS.

THIS IS A COMPETITIVE GROUP AND EVERYBODY WANTS TO WIN.

>> THE TWO-DAY CLASS A CHAMPIONSHIP STARTS NEXT TUESDAY AT PEBBLE CREEK GOLF CLUB.

THEY DON'T HAVE A SINGLE SENIOR AMONG THEM, MEANING THEY COULD BE BACK NEXT YEAR.

>> THAT'S PRETTY COOL!

>>> WELL, BEMIDJI IS KNOWN ON THE FIRST CITY ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND MEN MANYVENTURE TO CROSS OVER THE 2300-MILE LONG RIVER TO THE GULF OF MEXICO.

FOR IN FOCUS, MATTHEW FREEMAN ZONING WITH ZAK RIVERS WHO TEEMED THIS MASSIVE FETE AND ADDS SOMETHING EXTRA, BY PLAYING HIS CELLO ALONG THE WAY.

>> Reporter: HE'S HAD QUITE THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

HE BROKE THE RECORD FOR OLDEST PERSON TO CANOE THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

ZAK DECIDED TO ATTEMPT THIS HIMSELF.

>> I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE SCENERY, THE WATER, THE PEOPLE.

HE SHOWED ME HOW AWESOME IT WAS.

I'M FROM MINNESOTA AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN IN MY BACKYARD AND I'M SURPRISED MORE PEOPLE DON'T EVEN SECTION PADDLE IT.

I LOVE PADDLING.

THERE'S SOMETHING ZEN ABOUT PADDLING.

>> Reporter: RIVERS IS DOING HIS JOURNEY DIFFERENT AND DECIDED TO PEDDLE ALONGSIDE THIS CELLO.

>> I WANT TO REESTABLISH MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CELLO.

THAT WAS A BIG GOAL OF MINE.

I STARTED PLAYING IN SECOND GRADE WHEN PEOPLE PICK THEIR INSTRUMENTS AND I PLAYED ALL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND WENT TO COLLEGE ON THE CELLO AND THE MANKATO SYMPHONY.

I STARTED GETTING A BURNOUT AFTER A DOZEN YEARS.

I NEED TO REESTABLISH MY CONNECTION WITH THE CELLO.

I BOUGHT A CELLO THAT CAN WITHSTAND THE RIGGERS.

>> Reporter: HE'S EXCITED TO STOP AT DIFFERENT CITIES AND HOPING TO GROW HIS CONCERTS WITH DIFFERENT SONGS.

>> I LOVE NEW ORLEANS AND WOULD LOVE TO PLAY ON THE STREET THERE.

IT'S MORE ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND THE CITY.

BIG MIKE IS DOWN SOUTH IF MISSISSIPPI AND MY UNCLE IS GOING TO ROADSIDE IT WITH ME THROUGH IOWA.

I'M MEETING SO MANY COOL PEOPLE.

HAVING JUST KIND OF REDISCOVERED THE CELLO, I'M RUSTIER AND WOULD LIKE IT 40 MINUTES INSTEAD OF 20.

OR JUST PLAY ALL DAY AND IMPROVISE, YOU KNOW, AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

I NEED TO SPREAD MY WINGS.

SO IF YOU'RE A STREET MUSICIAN, HIT ME UP.

>> IF YOU WISH TO FOLLOW ZAK ON HIS JOURNEY ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI AND WATCH HIS CONCERTS, YOU CAN DO SO AT ZAKRIVERS.COM WHICH IS AVAILABLE WITH THE STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> HERE IS THE WEATHER.

>> WE WILL BE SEEING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND LOWS NEAR 48.

>> THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR TONIGHT.

THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

>> GOODNIGHT!