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>> Dennis: HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

>>> IT'S A LANDMARK VERDICT THAT COULD HAVE NATIONAL IMPLICATIONS.

A FEDERAL JURY IN FERGUS FALLS FOUND A GLOBAL CHEMICAL MANUFACTURER PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF A WOMAN FROM LAKE OF THE WOODS.

BACK IN 2019, 28-YEAR-OLD KYLE NEUMILLER KILLED 42-YEAR-OLD CYNTHIA MCDOUGALL IN A HEAD ON CRASH NEAR BAUDETTE.

NEUMILLER WAS EVENTUALLY SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON FOR CAUSING THE CRASH.

INVESTIGATORS THAT DAY NOTICED NEUMILLER SEEMED UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SOMETHING BUT ALL TESTS CAME BACK NEGATIVE.

THEY LATER DETERMINED HE WAS HIGH BY SOMETHING THAT A DRUG TEST WON'T PICK UP HUFFING DUST CLEANER.

NEWS REPORTER MATT HENSON EXPLAINS WHY THE VERDICT IN THIS CASE COULD IMPACT ACCESS TO SOMETHING YOU WILL FIND IN ALMOST EVERY HOME AND BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: A CAN OF THIS IS 100% THE DRUG.

PHILLIP IS THE LAWYER THAT REPRESENTED THE McDOUGALL FAMILY AGAINST C.R.C.

INDUSTRIES.

ONE OF THEIR DUST CLEANERS WAS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR.

IT'S BELIEVED THAT HE HUFFED IT MINUTES BEFORE THE CRASH.

>> HOLDING MANUFACTURERS THAT MAKE THIS PRODUCT, KNOWING FULL WELL THAT PEOPLE ARE USING IT ON A WIDE SCALE FOR PURPOSES OF GETTING HIGH.

>> Reporter: AFTER A 10-DAY TRIAL AND A DAY OF DELIBERATIONS, A JURY FOUND C.R.C.

INDUSTRIES PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE.

THEY AWARDED THE McDOUGALL FAMILY NEARLY $8 MILLION.

SIMILAR LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN SETTLED OUT OF COURT, BUT IT IS BELIEVED THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN U.S. HISTORY THAT A JURY HAS HELD A MANUFACTURER LIABLE IN A HUFFING CASE.

>> IF THEY WON'T SERIOUSLY ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, THEN JURIES WILL DO IT FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: THROUGH THEIR LAWYERS, C.R.C.

INDUSTRIES SAYS THEY DISAGREE WITH THE VERDICT.

IT'S UNJUST TO HOLD A MANUFACTURER ACCOUNTABLE FOR ONE CUSTOMER'S MISUSE OF THE PRODUCT.

WE CLEARLY LABEL OUR PRODUCTS WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR SAFE USE AND INCLUDE EXPLICIT WARNINGS OF THE ISSUES WITH INHALING THEM.

>> YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WILL MAKE YOU PASS OUT.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT HUFFING HAS BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE FOR DECADES AND THE DANGERS AREN'T TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH.

>> IT'S KIND OF LIKE A HEAD RUSH SENSATION.

I THINK IT COMES STRONG AND BRIEF.

>> Reporter: LAST YEAR, THE UNITED STATES CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION WAS GRANTED PERMISSION TO WORK ON RULES TO ADDRESS DUSTER ABUSE NATIONWIDE.

BETWEEN 2006 AND 2022, MORE THAN 1,000 DEATHS AND 28,000 E.R.

VISITS WERE LINKED TO HUFFING.

ACCORDING TO THE C.P.S.C., IT'S ONE OF THE MOST ABUSED SUBSTANCES BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

A BOTTLE COSTS JUST A FEW BUCKS AND CAN BE FOUND AT MOST STORES.

>> IT SETS ITSELF UP FOR MISUSE BECAUSE YOU ARE ALWAYS CHASING THAT DRAGON, SO TO SPEAK.

YOU'RE ONLY THERE FOR A BRIEF TIME AND THEN YOU WANT TO GET BACK THERE AND YOU ARE CONSTANTLY DOING IT.

>> THE INDUSTRY IS NOW ON NOTICE THAT THEY NEED TO SERIOUSLY ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM.

>> THE LAWYERS FOR C.R.C.

INDUSTRIES SAY THEY PLAN TO APPEAL THE VERDICT.

>>> LITTLE FALLS HAS A NEW POLICE CHIEF.

THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTED KYLE JOHNSON TO THAT POSITION ON APRIL 15TH.

JOHNSON HAS 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND STARTED HIS CAREER AS A LITTLE FALLS POLICE OFFICER IN 2004.

HE IS REPLACING LONG TIME LITTLE FALLS POLICE CHIEF GREG SCHIRMERS WHO RETIRED IN FEBRUARY.

>>> THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE IS HOSTING A COMMUNITY MEETING FOR BAND MEMBERS TO DISCUSS THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING THE TRIBES CANNABIS BUSINESS INITIATIVES.

THE MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR 5:30 P.M. ON TUESDAY, MAY 7TH AT CEDAR LAKES EVENT CENTER IN CASS LAKE.

IT WILL PROVIDE BAND MEMBERS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE CURRENT STATUS OF THIS PROJECT, STEPS TAKEN TOWARDS LAUNCHING A CANNABIS RETAIL BUSINESS, AND THE BROADER IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY.

REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CANNABIS REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE CANNABIS BUSINESS BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL PRESENT THEIR LATEST UPDATES AND FUTURE PLANS.

>>> THE INITIATIVE FOUNDATION AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION ARE WORKING TO ESTABLISH “LEAD FOR INCLUSION ”, A NEW SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IN THE BEMIDJI AREA THAT EXISTS TO CO-CREATE ACCESSIBLE AND WELCOMING COMMUNITIES THROUGH INCLUSIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.

MEMBERS OF “LEAD FOR INCLUSION ” HAD THEIR FIRST YOUTH LEADERSHIP BOARD MEETING LAST WEDNESDAY, WITH A GOAL TO WORK ON THREE STRATEGIC AREAS: JOB AND LEADERSHIP SKILL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH, AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

>> FOLKS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE A LOT OF SEGREGATION AND ISOLATION.

WE HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH REALLY AMAZING SKILLS AND SOLUTIONS TO CHANGE THAT NARRATIVE AND MAKE OUR COMMUNITY MORE INCLUSIVE.

WE GOT TOGETHER TONIGHT TO START THAT PROCESS.

WE HAVE 8 YOUTH LEADERS THAT ARE READY TO LEAD OUR COMMUNITY INTO A MORE INCLUSIVE SPACE.

>> SHANNON MURRAY IS ONE OF THE NINE INDIVIDUALS SELECTED FOR THE INITIATORS FELLOWSHIP, A TWO-YEAR PROGRAM THAT DEVELOPS SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURISM THROUGH MENTORSHIP, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, AND BUSINESS COACHING.

IF YOU WISH TO TAKE PART IN THE NEXT LEAD FOR INCLUSION MEETING, THE CONTACT E-MAIL ON THE SCREEN.

>>> THE BIRD FLU THREAT MAY BE EASING UP ON U.S.

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION RECENTLY TESTED NEARLY 300 PRODUCTS FROM GROCERY STORES AND SAID NO ACTIVE STRAIN OF THE VIRUS WAS DETECTED.

IN AN EARLIER F.D.A.

TEST OF 96-SAMPLES, ROUGHLY 20-PERCENT HAD REMNANTS OF THE H5N1 VIRUS.

F.D.A.

OFFICIALS ARE ALSO LOOKING AT SAMPLES OF RAW AND COOKED GROUND BEEF.

THIS COMES FOLLOWING A BIRD FLU OUTBREAK WHICH HAS AFFECTED DOZENS OF DAIRY COWS IN NINE-STATES.

THE MAJORITY OF THE INFECTED CATTLE WERE IN TEXAS.

OTHER STATES AFFECTED INCLUDE: KANSAS, IDAHO, OHIO, AND COLORADO.

>>> MAY 1ST IS TRADITIONALLY COLLEGE DECISION DAY.

BUT GLITCHES IN THIS YEAR'S FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID OR FAFSA, HAVE MILLIONS OF STUDENTS WAITING TO HEAR HOW MUCH COLLEGE WILL COST THEM THIS FALL.

THAT HAS SOME STUDENT AID EXPERTS WORRIED.

KARIN CAIFA IS IN WASHINGTON WITH WHAT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES SHOULD KNOW.

>> Reporter: MAY 1st TYPICALLY CLOSES OUT THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS.

>> THEY MADE THE DECISION ABOUT THE BEST COLLEGE FOR THEM AND YOU KNOW, THE HARD PART IS DONE.

>> Reporter: BECAUSE OF THE DELAYED ROLL OUT OF THE NEW STREAMLINED FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID OR FAFSA, MANY SCHOOLS DIDN'T RECEIVE STUDENT DATA FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION UNTIL MARCH.

ONCE THEY DID, MILLIONS OF FORMS WERE FOUND TO HAVE ERRORS, DELAYING FINANCIAL AID OFFERS AND STUDENT DECISIONS.

THE WHITE HOUSE ACKNOWLEDGES THE IMPACT.

>> WE HAVE SAID YES, THE PROCESS HAS NOT GONE SMOOTHLY.

WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE IT GO SMOOTHER.

>> Reporter: JILL OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID ADMINISTRATORS SAY THERE IS CONCERNS THAT LOW INCOME STUDENTS HAVE BEEN TOO FRUSTRATED TO FINISH THE FAFSA PROCESS.

>> THE FAFSA FIASCO THIS YEAR HAS BEEN TELLING THEM DON'T BOTHER APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL AID.

IT'S TOO HARD.

THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN.

WE NEED TO COUNTER THAT NARRATIVE.

>> Reporter: FAFSA COMPLETION IS DOWN 29% FROM LAST YEAR.

PRESSED BY LAWMAKERS ON TUESDAY, THE DEPARTMENT WANTS TO GET THE WORD OUT THAT STUDENTS STILL HAVE TIME.

>> WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO FILL OUT THE FAFSA.

>> Reporter: THEY CUT THEIR QUESTIONS FROM A MAXIMUM OF 108 QUESTIONS TO AS FEW AS 18.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M KARIN CAIFA.

>> THE FAFSA HAS BEEN THE LINCHPIN OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID FOR DECADES.

IT'S USED TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR THE FEDERAL PELL GRANT, A SCHOLARSHIP FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS, AND IT'S REQUIRED TO RECEIVE FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS.

COLLEGES AND STATES ALSO USE FAFSA TO DISTRIBUTE THEIR OWN SCHOLARSHIPS.

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

>> Stacy: RAIN SHOWERS MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA TOMORROW BUT QUIETER WEATHER WILL BE BACK FOR THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION RECOGNIZED MICAH AS THE MINNESOTA SMALL BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> THIS WEEK IS KNOWN AS NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK, AND TO CELEBRATE THE OCCASION, THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OR S.B.A.

MINNESOTA DISTRICT OFFICE RECOGNIZED TWO OF MINNESOTA'S SMALL BUSINESSES.

THESE AWARDS ARE GIVEN ANNUALLY TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT OF OUTSTANDING ENTREPRENEURS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, AND SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORTERS ACROSS THE NATION.

THE FIRST AWARD WAS PRESENTED YESTERDAY AT LAKEWOOD LODGE IN DEER RIVER TO PRESTON AND AIMEE OSBORNE FOR MINNESOTA'S VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR.

>> IT'S A GREAT WAY TO RECOGNIZE SMALL BUSINESSES.

THEY ARE THE JOB CREATORS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THEY CREATE 2 OUT OF 3 NEW JOBS.

THEY EMPLOY 50% OF THE WORKFORCE IN MINNESOTA, SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS.

THEY KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES LIVABLE AND VIBRANT AND THEY'RE TAKING RISKS AND CREATING JOBS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

>> IT SHOWS ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THESE ORGANIZATIONS PUT IN TO HELPING US MAKE THIS DREAM COME TRUE FOR US.

>> I'M JUST REALLY THANKFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ALL THE SUPPORT WE HAVE GOTTEN OVER THE YEARS.

I'M VERY THANKFUL.

>> AND THE S.B.A.

PRESENTED ANOTHER AWARD TODAY, MICAH EVELAND, THE PRESIDENT AND C.E.O.

OF SCAMP TRAILERS IN BACKUS WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE MINNESOTA SMALL BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR.

OUR REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY ATTENDED THE PRESENTATION AND TOOK A TOUR OF SCAMP TRAILERS TO LEARN MORE.

>> Reporter: MICHAEL HAS BEEN THE C.E.O.

AND PRESIDENT OF SCAMP TRAILERS FOR 7 YEARS.

THEY MANUFACTURE FIBERGLASS TRAVEL TRAILERS THAT ARE POPULAR AROUND THE NATION AND WORLDWIDE.

HIS COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING THE HIGH STANDARDS AND GROWING THE COMPANY HAS HELPED HIM EARN RECOGNITION FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION AS THE SMALL BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR.

>> EVERY DAY MY GOAL IS TO CREATE THE BEST PRODUCT POSSIBLE TO GIVE EMPLOYEES THE BEST EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE WHILE WORKING HERE.

IF WE CAN ACHIEVE THOSE TWO THINGS, WE'RE PRETTY TOUGH TO BEAT.

>> Reporter: SMALL BUSINESSES HIRE TWO OUT OF THREE NEW EMPLOYEES IN THE WORKFORCE AND EMPLOY HALF THE NATION'S WORKERS ACCORDING TO THE S.B.A.

GETTING AN INSIDE LOOK OF THE FACILITY SHOWS HOW MUCH TIME, EFFORT, CARE, AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL GO INTO MAKING A SCAMP TRAILER.

>> IT'S SO AMAZING TO BE HERE TODAY, JUST TO SEE THE PRIDE IN MAKING SOMETHING AMERICAN-MADE, THAT PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO PURCHASE.

IT'S A RECOGNIZED BRAND AND THERE IS PRIDE ON THE FACES OF THE EMPLOYEES SUPPORTING THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE NUMBER OF JOBS, BUT ALSO FROM MICAH, THE QUALITY OF THE JOB.

>> Reporter: AS PRESIDENT AND C.E.O., HE WAS HONORED TO RECEIVE THE AWARD BUT SHIFTED FOCUS ON TO THE EMPLOYEES OF SCAMP TRAILERS AS IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE TO RECEIVE IT WITHOUT THEIR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK.

>> IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

YOU'RE ONLY AS STRONG AS THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR YOU.

YOU ARE ONLY AS STRONG AS YOUR COMMUNITY.

THE STRONGER THE COMMUNITY IS, THE STRONGER THE PEOPLE ARE, THOSE ARE BETTER PRODUCTS.

THOSE ARE BETTER WORKING ENVIRONMENTS.

THOSE ARE BETTER EVERYTHING.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BACKUS, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WAS STARTED OVER 70 YEARS AGO TO HELP AMERICANS START, BUILD, AND GROW BUSINESSES.

THE S.B.A.

HAS AT LEAST ONE OFFICE IN EVERY STATE AND NEARLY 1,000 SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

>>> WELL, TIME FOR WEATHER NOW.

WE BRING IN WEATHERCASTER STACY CHRISTENSON.

WE HAVE SEEN A BIT OF RAIN THIS WEEK.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE.

IT LOOKS LIKE MORE RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE IN THE AREA TONIGHT AND SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW.

IT DOES LOOK LIKE MAINLY QUIETER WEATHER IS BACK AS WE HEAD INTO THIS WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY SUNDAY WHICH FEATURES A LOT OF SUNSHINE AN >> 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: WE HAD SOME DRIER WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND SOME OF US DID SEE SOME SUNSHINE AS WELL.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT, WE WILL START TO SEE CHANCES OF RAIN RETURNING TO PARTS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA MAINLY LATER ON TONIGHT.

WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS ARE ANTICIPATED TOMORROW ONCE AGAIN.

WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SEEING SOME RAINFALL LATE THIS WEEK, BUT IT LOOKS QUIETER INTO THE WEEKEND WITH NICE WEATHER ON SUNDAY, SUNSHINE AND MILD TEMPERATURES.

RIGHT NOW IT'S 47 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT, THE DEW POINT IS 38 AND WE PICKED UP 0.06-INCH OF RAINFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT.

IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 52 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 42, PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE CALM.

NOW AS WE LOOK AT THE RADAR, IT HAS BEEN QUIET IN OUR VIEWING AREA THIS EVENING.

NO RAINFALL TO SPEAK OF AND AGAIN SOME OF US HAD SOME SUNSHINE.

AGAIN, WE CAN SEE SOME OF THE AREAS OF SHOWERS AND SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE JUST OUTSIDE OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

THEY WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, SO WE MAY SEE SOME SHOWERS PUSHING INTO PARTS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATER ON TONIGHT.

THOSE WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TOMORROW, THE DOTTED GREEN AREA, A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER, AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THERE.

MAINLY RAINFALL, WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE AREA, AND IT SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE DAY TOMORROW.

IT LOOKS A LITTLE QUIETER, SMALLER CHANCE OF RAINFALL LATER ON THIS WEEK, BUT SOME NICE WEATHER SHAPING UP, ESPECIALLY LATE THIS WEEKEND.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

WE DID HAVE SOME SPRINKLES OVER LOWER RED LAKE THIS MORNING, SAMROSE SENDING US THAT PHOTO, ARLENE SPOTTING WILDFIRES PUSHING THROUGH THE LEAVES IN MENAHGA.

ANGELA SENDING US THIS PICTURE OF AN EAGLE SHE SPOTTED ON A DRIVE NEAR CASS LAKE AND JULIE WITH A NICE RIDE ON THE LAKE ON LOWER MISSION LAKE THIS EVENING.

SUNSET IS NOT DISAPPOINTING, BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF THE SUNSET FROM BRANDON IN RED LAKE.

LINDA OVER IN ME LACKS LAKE.

>>> BOB IN BLUFFTON, MORE CLOUDS THAN SUNSHINE TODAY.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD REPORTING A HAZE THIS EVENING.

DEBRA IN PINE RIVER, 55 THIS EVENING.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 62 WAS THE HIGH IN BRAINERD.

THAT WAS OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE SO A SEASONAL HIGH IN BRAINERD, 47 FOR THE LOW, 8:27 WAS OUR SUNSET.

BEMIDJI SEASONAL WITH A HIGH OF 60, 42 FOR THE LOW, 6:02 WAS OUR SUNRISE.

TOMORROW, WE WILL BE SEEING RAIN SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA AND MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN BETWEEN THE RAIN SHOWERS.

TEMPERATURES SHOULD REACH THE LOW TO MID-50s ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, CLOUDY SKIES WITH A 50% TO 90% CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY, SO WIDESPREAD RAIN EXPECTED.

HIGH TEMPERATURES 49, WADENA, LOW 50s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, CLOUDY SKIES WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS MOVING IN WESTERN TO CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH LOWS NEAR 40.

FOR TOMORROW, RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA, CLOUDY SKIES, AND HIGHS NEAR 52.

LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE WEEKEND FORECAST, WE DO HAVE A FEW CHANCES OF SOME RAIN SHOWERS, OTHERWISE VARIABLE CLOUDS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

HIGHS ARE AROUND 60 AND TEMPERATURES JUMP UP TO 67 ON SUNDAY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, A GREAT END TO THE WEEKEND.

AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, AGAIN SOME SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ON MONDAY, BUT HIGHS SHOULD REACH 72.

BECOME TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY, CHARLIE IS BACK FROM TEXAS.

>> Charlie: YES, I GOT TO PLAY GOLF A COUPLE OF DAYS AND ENJOYED THE TIME OFF.

NOW WE'RE BACK AND WE HAVE PLENTY OF SPORTS COMING UP FOR YOU.

IN FACT, BSU FOOTBALL, WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT BSU FOOTBALL BECAUSE SOMEBODY HAS DONE SOMETHING THAT NO ONE ON THE BSU FOOTBALL TEAM HAS EVER DONE BEFORE.

THAT'S GET DRAFTED IN THE CFL.

WE'LL TELL YOU WHO 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.

>> HEALTH MINUTE IS SPONSORED IN PART BY EMPLOYEE-OWNED LUEKEN'S VILLAGE FOODS, FEATURING THE AREA'S LARGEST SELECTION OF SEAFOOD AND HIGHEST QUALITY MEATS.

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>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> THERE WERE LOTS OF FIRSTS FOR BSU FOOTBALL THIS SEASON, THEIR FIRST ROAD PLAYOFF VICTORY, FIRST TIME HOSTING A SECOND-ROUND PLAYOFF GAME, AND NOW THEY HAVE THEIR FIRST EVER STUDENT-ATHLETE SELECTED IN THE CFL DRAFT.

LAST NIGHT FORMER BEAVER RECEIVER DHEL DUNCAN-BUSBY TRADED ONE GREEN AND WHITE JERSEY FOR ANOTHER, AS HE WAS DRAFTED IN THE THIRD ROUND WITH THE 23RD OVERALL PICK BY THE SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS OF THE CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE.

THE 6'1", 207 POUND WIDE-OUT IS ORIGINALLY FROM CANADA, HAILING FROM BRAMPTON, ONTARIO, A SUBURB OF THE GREATER TORONTO AREA.

AFTER MOVING TO THE U.S., HE DIDN'T BEGIN PLAYING FOOTBALL UNTIL HIS SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL BUT IT WAS AT BEMIDJI STATE WHERE HE LEARNED WHAT IT TOOK TO GET TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

>> IT WAS A LOT OF THE LITTLE THINGS, IN TERMS OF SIZE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I WAS ABOUT 185, I LEFT AT 210.

PUTTING ON THAT WEIGHT WAS BENEFICIAL.

OBVIOUSLY GETTING STRONGER AND FASTER, THOSE ALSO BECAME PRETTY IMPORTANT AS WELL.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, I BOUGHT INTO THE SYSTEM.

I BOUGHT INTO THE CULTURE THAT WE WERE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT WHILE BEING THERE AND IT WORKED IN MY FAVOR.

>> DUNCAN-BUSBY TOOK THAT DEVELOPMENT TO THE CFL COMBINE, SHOWING HIS SPEED AND FINISHING 5TH AMONG 72 PARTICIPANTS IN THE 40-YARD DASH WITH A TIME OF 4.56.

THAT, AMONG OTHER DRILLS, TURNED THE HEAD OF ROUGHRIDER SCOUTS WHO TOOK HIM WITH THE TEAMS THIRD PICK OF THE EVENING AND WHEN THAT MOMENT FINALLY CAME, AND HIS NAME SHOWED ON THE DRAFT TICKER, THE BSU ALUMNI SAYS THE RELIEF SET IN.

>> I MEAN, I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE ANXIOUSLY WAITING FOR SO LONG IT FEELS LIKE, JUST TO KNOW WHERE I AM GOING TO BE.

I KNEW OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR POTENTIALLY IN THE NFL, BUT THAT'S NOT LOOKING SO HOT RIGHT NOW SO I WANTED TO KNOW WHERE I WAS GOING.

ONCE I FIGURED OUT THAT I WAS GOING TO SASKATCHEWAN AND REGINA, IT WAS JUST LIKE A BIG BURDEN THAT GOT LIFTED OFF MY SHOULDERS.

THEY HAVE AN INCREDIBLE FAN BASE.

THEY HAVE ONE OF THE BIGGEST ONES, JUST WITH THE AMOUNT OF LOVE AND SUPPORT I GOT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA FROM THEM, IT WAS COOL TO SEE THAT AND A PROFOUND ORGANIZATION OUT THERE AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO MAKE BIG THINGS HAPPEN AND THAT'S WHERE I COME IN.

>> IN HIS 47 CAREER GAMES AT BSU, DUNCAN-BUSBY CERTAINLY MADE HIS MARK IN THE RECORD BOOKS, PLANTING HIMSELF IN THE TOP FIVE IN NUMEROUS STATISTICAL CATEGORIES.

HE SAID NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE GREAT COACHES AND TEAMMATES HE HAD AROUND HIM AT BEMIDJI STATE.

>>> WELL, BEMIDJI STATE BASEBALL WITH THEIR REGULAR HOMESTAND.

THEY TOOK GAME ONE 8-5 AND THEY'RE LEADING 3-1 TO START THE GAME TWO, BUT 2 ON AND 0 OUT, HE GETS THE GROUND OUT.

THEN THE NEXT BATTER, DOES THE SAME.

MINOT STATE TIES THE GAME AT 3-3.

BOTTOM OF THE INNING, 2 ON FOR DYLAN, A TOUGH CHOPPER, AND SONG CAN'T HANDLE IT.

THEY WILL SCORE TWO MORE THAT INNING AND IN THE 5th, ZACH GETS EVERY BIT OF THAT BALL, TURN IT IS OUTFIELDERS INTO SPECTATORS.

HIS 7th HOME RUN OF THE SEASON AND BSU GOES ON TO WIN IN 7 INNINGS 13-3, AND SWEEPING THE DOUBLE HEADER.

BEMIDJI STATE FINISHES WITH A 3 GAME SERIES ON THE ROAD AT SAINT CLOUD STATE.

2 GAMES ON FRIDAY AND 1 ON SATURDAY.

>>> IN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL, WADENA WINS.

CROSBY-IRONTON WALKS OFF 4-3.

SEBEKA FALLS, 3-1.

LITTLE FALLS DROPS ONE.

WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY BEATS BLACKDUCK 10-7.

PILLAGER IN GAME 1 OF A DOUBLE HEADER WINS 7-1.

>>> OVER IN LACROSSE, THEY FALL TO ESKO CARLTON.

ALEXANDRIA BEATS BRAINERD.

>>> MINNESOTA TWINS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO TAKING ON THE WHITE SOX.

TWINS ARE TRYING TO SWEEP THEM FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS SEASON AND EXTEND THEIR WIN STREAK TO 10.

ROBBIE'S R.B.I.

DOUBLE IS MAKING IT WORSE, JUST HIS THIRD OF THE SEASON IN BOTH CAN ACCOUNT -- CATEGORIES.

NOW IT LOOKS LIKE AN INNING ENDING GROUND BALL.

HE CHANNELS HIS INNER BILL BUCKNER AND IT'S TIED AT 4-4.

SCORING POSITION FOR MAX KEPLER.

TWINS TAKE THE LEAD AND DO NOT LOOK BACK.

THEY BEAT THE WHITE SOX BY A FINAL SCORE OF 10-5.

THEY CONTINUE THEIR MLB WINNING LEAD STREAK, NOW AT 10 GAMES.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THEIR CURRENT STREAK AND HOW IT RANKS AMONG THEIR OTHERS SINCE BECOMING THE MINNESOTA TWINS.

LONGEST STREAK WAS 17 WINS IN 1912, WHEN THEY WERE THE WASHINGTON SENATORS.

>> Dennis: HOW THINGS CHANGE.

BEFORE YOU LEFT FOR YOUR VACATION, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW TERRIBLE THEY WERE AND NOW THEY WON 10 STRAIGHT.

>> Charlie: YEAH, THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PLAY SOME OF THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL TEAMS.

>> Dennis: WE'LL TAKE IT.

THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> IT'S ESTIMATED THAT ONE IN FIVE U.S.

ADULTS LIVE WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS BUT KNOWING THE SIGNS AND GETTING A DIAGNOSIS OPENS UP TREATMENT OPTIONS THAT CAN HELP MANAGE SYMPTOMS.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER EXPLAINS WHEN IT'S TIME TO SEE A DOCTOR FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS.

>> Reporter: WHEN YOUR BODY DOESN'T FEEL WELL, YOU SEE A DOCTOR, BUT WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOUR MIND FEELS OFF?

>> A LOT OF US GET OVERLOADED ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.

SOMETIMES THAT LOAD CONTINUES TO BUILD AND TO BUILD.

THEN WE HIT A BREAKING POINT.

>> Reporter: DR. JAY LEE WITH THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS SAYS ROUTINE DOCTOR VISITS ARE CRITICAL, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO MENTAL HEALTH.

>> AS A FAMILY PHYSICIAN, WHEN I WALK INTO A ROOM WITH SOMEBODY THAT I'VE KNOWN FOR A WHILE, I CAN KIND OF TAKE ONE LOOK AND ASK THEM, ARE YOU DOING OKAY?

>> Reporter: LEE SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHARE SYMPTOMS WITH YOUR DOCTOR ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE SIGNS OF DEPRESSION, WHICH INCLUDES FEELING SAD, HOPELESS, IRRITABLE, OR GUILTY, IF YOU LOST INTEREST IN THINGS YOU USE TO LOVE, HAVE TROUBLE SLEEPING, CONCENTRATING, OR HAVE THOUGHTS OF DEATH OR SUICIDE.

ANOTHER COMMON MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS IS ANXIETY.

GENERAL SYMPTOMS INCLUDE FEELING RESTLESS, EASILY FATIGUED, TROUBLE CONCENTRATING, HAVING SLEEP PROBLEMS, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL FEELINGS OF WORRY.

>> IF YOU'RE ABLE TO NAME IT OR GIVE IT A NAME, IT'S ALMOST LESS THREATENING WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN POINT TO AND SAY THIS IS WHAT IT IS THAT IS BOTHERING ME.

>> Reporter: WITH A DIAGNOSIS, SYMPTOMS CAN BE TREATED SOONER OR A REFERRAL CAN BE MADE TO GET A PATIENT THE HELP THAT IS NEEDED.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>> THE SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE IS ALSO AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY.

JUST CALL OR TEXT 9-8-8.

>>> WELL, THAT IS GOING TO WRAP IT UP FOR US TONIGHT.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING EVERYBODY.

WE'RE BACK TOMORROW NIGHT AT 10:00.

I HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US THEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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