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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 BEMIDJI MAN HAS HAD HIS CONVICTION FOR CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT OVERTURNED BY THE MINNESOTA COURT OF APPEALS.

45-YEAR-OLD JEREMY SCOTT JENKINS WAS CONVICTED OF FIRST DEGREE CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT ON FEBRUARY 28TH OF 2023.

THE VICTIM ALLEGED JENKINS ABUSED HER IN HER FAMILY'S HOME WHEN SHE WAS 13 TO 14 YEARS OLD.

ON TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK THE COURT OF APPEALS REVERSED THAT CONVICTION.

IN ITS PUBLISHED OPINION, THE COURT OF APPEALS SAID THE DISTRICT COURT ABUSED ITS DISCRETION BY ADMITTING A 75-MINUTE RECORDED FORENSIC INTERVIEW WITH THE ACCUSER.

THE INTERVIEW THAT WAS RULED INADMISSIBLE BECAUSE IT IS CONSIDERED HEARSAY EVIDENCE.

HEARSAY IS AN OUT OF COURT STATEMENT OFFERED TO PROVE THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER ASSERTED AND IS GENERALLY NOT ADMISSIBLE AT TRIAL.

THE COURT CONCLUDED THE ERROR WAS NOT HARMLESS, THAT THERE WAS A REASONABLE POSSIBILITY THE INTERVIEW SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED THE VERDICT AND REVERSED JENKINS CONVICTION OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT.

>>> RESIDENTS IN MINNESOTA'S SIXTH SENATE DISTRICT ELECTED KERI HEINTZEMAN TO FILL THE VACANT SEAT LEFT BEHIND BY SENATOR EICHORN.

HEINTZEMAN RECENTLY ARRIVED IN ST PAUL TO START HER CAREER IN THE SENATE.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: KERI HEINTZEMAN WAS A WHIRLWIND, LASTING 35 DAYS.

>> WITH A RACE THAT IS 35 DAYS LONG, IT'S VERY COMPACTED.

SO THE EXHAUSTION LEVEL WAS THERE AND I WAS SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT CAME ALONGSIDE ME TO HELP SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN, VOLUNTEERS ON DOORS, PHONES, DONORS, ALL OF THE PIECES, SO GRATEFUL FOR EVERYBODY THAT CAME ALONGSIDE.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE ONLY A FEW WEEKS LEFT IN THE SENATE SESSION.

SHE PLANS TO SUPPORT EFFORTS THAT WILL BEST IMPACT HER DISTRICT.

>> MOST OF THE COMMITTEE STRUCTURES HAVE WRAPPED UP AND WE'RE DOWN TO FOUR SESSION TIMES AND THE BILLS THAT ARE COMING THROUGH HERE IN THE FINAL DAYS.

SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING ALL OF THE BILLS THAT ARE BEST FOR MY COMMUNITY, THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO REDUCE TAXES, THAT ARE GOING TO REDUCE REGULATION, AND THAT WILL SUPPORT MY COMMUNITIES BEST.

>> Reporter: HER TIME IN ST. PAUL HAS BEEN BRIEF.

SHE JUST GOT HER OFFICE ASSIGNED TO HER THIS MORNING.

SHE ALREADY HAS HER EYES ON FUTURE PLANS IN THE POSITION.

>> I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE WHAT COMMITTEES I SETTLE INTO.

I WAS TOLD THAT THERE MAY BE SOME SHIFTING AS THEY WANT THE OPEN COMMITTEES AS THEY STAND NOW, BUT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT I ALWAYS STAND TO REDUCE THOSE TAXES, TO REDUCE THE BURDEN ECONOMICALLY ON THE CITIZENS WITHIN MY DISTRICT.

>> Reporter: WITH HEINTZEMAN'S ELECTION, THE DEMOCRATS HOLD A ONE SEAT MAJORITY IN THE SENATE, BUT SHE SAID SHE IS NOT AFRAID TO WORK ACROSS THE AISLE.

>> YEAH, I THINK THERE IS ROOM TO FIND COMMON GROUND, TO WORK ACROSS THE AISLE, AND GET PROJECTS THROUGH THAT WE CAN AGREE ON.

>> Reporter: HEINTZEMAN FILLS A POSITION FULL OF CONTROVERSY, BUT SHE FEELS HER STEADY PRESENCE WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO TRUST IN THE OFFICE AGAIN.

>> I FEEL THERE IS SOME HEALING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN WITH THE FORMER SENATOR'S ACTIONS.

I FEEL WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO DOING THAT AND BEING THE BEST SENATOR FOR THE DISTRICT WILL HELP WITH THE HEALING.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN ST. PAUL, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> AND ALSO AFTER WINNING THE SPECIAL ELECTION, HEINTZEMAN WILL ALSO SERVE ON THE "IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION BOARD", REPLACING JUSTIN EICHORN THERE AS WELL.

THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION SERVES AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOCUSED ON REINVESTING LOCAL TACONITE PRODUCTION TAXES TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES, COMMUNITIES, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

THE IRRRB CONSISTS OF STATE SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES WHO WERE ELECTED FROM DISTRICTS WHERE AT LEAST ONE THIRD OF THE PEOPLE LIVE WITHIN THE AREA THE AGENCY SERVES.

>>> A 46-YEAR-OLD MAN DIED IN A FARM ACCIDENT NEAR THE CITY OF BROOTEN ON TUESDAY.

THE STEARNS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS ERIC SCOTT SEGAAR WAS WORKING ON A JOHN DEERE PLANTER WHICH WAS HAVING HYDRAULIC ISSUES.

SEGAAR WAS UNDER THE PLANTER WHEN IT IS BELIEVED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING THE PLANTER TO SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY LOWER TO THE GROUND.

SEGAAR WAS PINNED UNDERNEATH THE PLANTER.

SEGAAR WAS FREED FROM THE PLANTER AND PROVIDED LIFE SAVING MEASURES BY MULTIPLE EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ON THE SCENE BUT WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

>>> HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS RALLIED FOR INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY OR MAY DAY WITH A FOCUS ON DONALD TRUMP'S AGENDA.

IN THE UNITED STATES, CITIES LIKE THIS ONE IN BRAINERD DEMONSTRATORS PROTESTED TRUMP'S APPROACH.

BRAINERD'S RALLY THEME WAS STOP THE BILLIONAIRE TAKEOVER AND ABOUT 250 PEOPLE TURNED OUT IN THE RAIN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR.

GLOBAL PROTESTS LARGELY EMPHASIZED TRUMP'S TARIFFS, THEIR IMPACT ON LOCAL JOBS, AND THE RISE OF THE FAR RIGHT.

>>> FOUR FINALISTS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FOR THIS YEARS GREAT AMERICAN THINK-OFF IN NEW YORK MILLS.

NOW IN ITS 32ND YEAR, THE GREAT AMERICAN THINK-OFF IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND PHILOSOPHY CONTEST WHERE ORDINARY PEOPLE TACKLE EXTRAORDINARY QUESTIONS.

THE 2025 TOPIC FOR THE ANNUAL PHILOSOPHY DEBATE IS “IS THERE ONLY ONE TRUTH, OR ARE THERE MANY TRUTHS?” ORGANIZERS SAY IN AN AGE SHAPED BY MISINFORMATION, SOCIAL MEDIA ECHO CHAMBERS, AND COMPETING NARRATIVES, THE CONCEPT OF TRUTH HAS NEVER BEEN MORE RELEVANT—OR MORE DEBATED.

THESE FOUR INDIVIDUALS EMERGED AS FINALISTS AND WILL COMPETE FOR THE HONOR OF BEING NAMED AMERICA'S GREATEST THINKER.

ARGUING THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE TRUTH.

PAVITHRA KRISHNAN, A COLLEGE STUDENT FROM TROY, MICHIGAN AND DAVID ECKEL, A RETIREE FROM CLAYTON, NORTH CAROLINA ARGUING THAT THERE ARE MANY TRUTHS, DAVID LOSE, A PASTOR FROM EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA AND JAY SIELING, A RETIRED EDUCATOR FROM MILTONA, MINNESOTA DURING THE LIVE DEBATE ON JUNE 14TH.

EACH FINALIST WILL PRESENT AND DEFEND THEIR ESSAY, WITH THE AUDIENCE VOTING AFTER EACH OF THE THREE ROUNDS.

ONE FINALIST WILL ULTIMATELY BE NAMED AMERICA'S GREATEST THINKER FOR 2025.

>>> PEQUOT LAKES HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AARON NELSON HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS: HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR FOR THE CENTRAL DIVISION.

NELSON WHO WAS NOMINATED BY PEQUOT LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MIKE O'NEIL RECEIVED THE NEWS YESTERDAY.

HE WILL NOW BE IN THE RUNNING FOR THE STATE MASSP PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR.

ACCORDING TO HIS LINKEDIN PROFILE NELSON HAS BEEN PRINCIPAL AT PEQUOT LAKES SINCE THE SUMMER OF 2017.

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

>> Elissa: IT'S LOOKING LIKE IT WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND WARM UP.

I'LL HAVE MORE IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, STUDENTS AT CASS LAKE-BENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GOT A PERFORMANCE FROM THE MINNESOTA TEDDY BEAR BAND.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> "SAGE ON LAUREL" IN DOWNTOWN BRAINERD IS ONLY A COUPLE OF DAYS AWAY FROM ITS OFFICIAL RE-BRAND TO "PASSPORT" AND THE RESTAURANT RANG IN THE OCCASION WITH A SOFT LAUNCH YESTERDAY EVENING.

WHILE "PASSPORT" HOPES TO KEEP THE AMBIENCE THAT MADE "SAGE ON LAUREL" SPECIAL TO THE BRAINERD FAITHFUL, CO-OWNERS JACQUELYN AND MATTHEW CALOS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO BROADENING THE COMMUNITY'S TASTE BUDS AS WELL, INTRODUCING CUISINES FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD.

>> MORE FLAVOR THAN ANYTHING.

LET PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THINGS THEY NORMALLY WOULDN'T.

PEOPLE ARE VERY IN THE BOX.

>> IT WILL BE A LITTLE DIFFICULT FORCING SOME OF THE INGREDIENTS WE NEED TO GET.

WE WILL DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH WHAT WE CAN GET AND BRINGING IN DIFFERENT FLAVORS.

>> "PASSPORT" WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TOMORROW AT 11:00 A.M. AND WILL BE SERVING GREEK CUISINE ALL MAY LONG.

>>> THE WATERMARK ART CENTER HAS ITS ANNUAL MIDDLE SCHOOL EXHIBIT ON DISPLAY TO SHOW OFF ARTWORK FROM YOUNG LOCAL ARTISTS.

PIECES FROM FOUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS WILL BE REPRESENTED BEMIDJI, LAPORTE, AURORA WAASKONE, AND CASS LAKE-BENA.

THE EXHIBIT IS HOME TO OVER 350 PIECES OF ART FROM 6TH THROUGH 8TH GRADERS.

THERE ARE A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS USED, EVERYTHING FROM SCULPTURES TO 2D DRAWINGS TO WOOD-BURNING IS SET UP ON DISPLAY.

THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND IS MEANT TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG ARTISTS TO PURSUE THEIR PASSIONS.

>> WELL OF COURSE WATERMARK IS A HUGE ADVOCATE OF ART IN THE SCHOOL, SO WE LIKE TO SHOWCASE WHAT THE KIDS ARE DOING TOO AND PROMOTE YOUTH ART ANY WAY WE CAN.

WE HOPE THE KIDS ENJOY SEEING THEIR WORK IN AN ACTUAL GALLERY SETTING.

I AM GLAD TO SEE KIDS STILL HAVE A PASSION FOR IT.

>> THE OPENING RECEPTION AT THE GALLERY WILL BE HELD TOMORROW, MAY 2ND FROM 5:000 TO 6:30 P.M.

THE EXHIBIT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND WILL BE ON DISPLAY THROUGH THE MONTH OF MAY UNTIL THE 23RD.

>>> STUDENTS AT CASS LAKE-BENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WERE IN FOR A SPECIAL TREAT YESTERDAY WHEN THEY WERE VISITED BY THE TEDDY BEAR BAND.

THE BAND IS CELEBRATING THEIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY AND IS PUTTING ON CONCERTS FOR KIDS ALL OVER THE STATE.

THE MINNESOTA BAND HAS NEVER BEEN TO CASS LAKE BENA BEFORE BUT VISITED THE SCHOOL AS A PART OF THEIR WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD CELEBRATION, WHICH WAS CREATED TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.

SINGING, DANCING, AND GIANT BEARS FILLED THE GYMNASIUM AS OVER 260 PRESCHOOL TO SECOND GRADERS TOOK THE FLOOR.

>> SO THE TEDDY BEAR BAND IS DOING ALL SORTS OF FUN LEARNING KINDS OF SONGS AND GAMES WITH THE KIDS AND ITS FULL PARTICIPATION WITH ALL THE AUDIENCE MEMBERS, YOUNG AND OLD.

>> KIDS ARE HAVING FUN, THEY'RE DANCING, THEY'RE SPINNING, THEY'RE JUMPING, THEY'RE GIGGLING AND JUST HAVING A LOT OF FUN.

>> THE TEDDY BEAR BAND WILL CONTINUE TO PUT ON SHOWS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THEIR ANNIVERSARY YEAR AND ADD ON TO THE OVER TEN THOUSAND PERFORMANCES THEY HAVE PUT ON OVER THE YEARS.

>>> DESPITE RECENT RAIN A PORTION OF NORTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA REMAINS IN MODERATE DROUGHT CONDITIONS.

THAT AREA IS SHADED TAN ON THIS MAP WHICH WAS JUST RELEASED TODAY.

THE REST OF THE NORTH-CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE IS SHADED YELLOW WHICH MEANS ABNORMALLY DRY.

OVERALL, THROUGHOUT THE STATE THOUGH CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING.

ON APRIL 22ND, ONLY 15-PERCENT OF THE STATE WAS DROUGHT FREE.

THE NEW MAP SHOWS THAT 25-PERCENT OF THE STATE IS NOW DROUGHT FREE.

>>> AND ELISSA IS HERE FOR STACY TONIGHT.

WE GOT A LITTLE MORE RAIN THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO HELP WITH THOSE CONDITIONS.

>> Elissa: YES, AND IT WILL RAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE TONIGHT BEFORE WE GET SUNSHINE AND 70 DEGREES.

I'LL HAVE MORE AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪] >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS OF MINNESOTA.

>> AND BY SANFORD HEALTH WITH PRIMARY CARE LOCATIONS IN BEMIDJI AND ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST.

SANFORD HEALTH IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING CARE CLOSE TO HOME.

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>> THE WEATHER IS SPONSORED IN PART BY WIDSETH; ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS, LAND SURVEYORS SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.

>> AND NOW THE WEATHER ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >> Elissa: HI EVERYONE, I'M ELISSA BENSON WITH YOUR WEATHER.

TODAY WE SAW SOME VARIABLE TEMPERATURES AND RAIN BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE HOVERING AROUND THE 50 DEGREE MARK AND STAYING NICE AND WARM.

IN BEMIDJI, 46 DEGREES WITH A NORTH WIND, PEAK WIND AT 12, AND STEADY BAROMETER.

SIMILAR CONDITIONS IN BRAINERD, LIGHT RAIN, 48 DEGREES, AND A NORTH WIND, A LITTLE BIT STRONGER RIGHT NOW.

LOOKING AT OUR RADAR, WE DO SEE SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA.

THAT TREND IS GOING TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT BEFORE WE START SEEING SOME CLEAR SKIES TOMORROW.

THANK YOU TO OUR VIEWERS FOR SUBMITTING PHOTOS.

GARY WITH SOME BIRDS ON THE OPEN WATER, ARLENE WITH THE SUNRISE, AND CAREY IN WALKER WITH A VISITOR TODAY.

ANGELA ON LEECH LAKE, NOT MUCH ICE OUT THERE.

THANK YOU FOR SUBMITTING THOSE.

SOME MORE EAGLE EYES REPORT, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, HALF INCH OF RAIN, BOB IN BLUFFTON, A LITTLE BIT MORE RAIN WITH SIMILAR TEMPERATURES, ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, MOSTLY CLOUDY.

THANK YOU FOR SUBMITTING THOSE.

MOVING ALONG HERE AT OUR ALMANAC, A HIGH OF 63 IN BRAINERD, WARMER WITH A LOW OF 43.

THE DAY IS GETTING LONGER, 8:25 P.M. SUNSET, COOLER IN BEMIDJI, HIGH OF 50 DEGREES TODAY, LOW OF 45.

SUNRISE AT 6:01 A.M.

LOOKING TOWARDS OUR WEEKEND FORECAST HERE, STARTING TOMORROW MORNING, THERE IS THAT RAIN AND SNOW THAT WE MAY SEE TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

MOVING OUT OF THE AREA ALONG WITH THE CLOUD COVER, MOVING INTO CLEAR SKIES TOMORROW FOR A SUNNY DAY, THAT TREND CONTINUES INTO SATURDAY, A LITTLE BIT VARIABLE CLOUDS, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, LOTS OF SUNSHINE, NICE AND WARM.

THAT MOVES INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON, MOVING INTO SUNDAY NIGHT, AND THEN SUNDAY ALL DAY SUNSHINE AND NICE TEMPERATURES.

TOMORROW, 55 DEGREES AND PARTLY SUNNY AND THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE SOUTHERN VIEWING AREA AS WELL, A LITTLE BIT MORE MILD.

TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, LOW OF 37.

TOMORROW, ONCE AGAIN, CLEARING A.M. CLOUDS, SHOWERS, A HIGH OF 53, A LITTLE BIT BREEZY OUT THERE.

THEN OUR WEEKEND IS LOOKING BEAUTIFUL.

ONCE THAT MOVES OUT, SATURDAY, 67 DEGREES, NICE, WARM, AND SUNNY.

SUNDAY, GETTING WARMER.

IT'S 74 DEGREES FOR A HIGH.

THAT WILL CARRY US INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK, LOOK AT THAT.

72 DEGREES ON MONDAY, STILL STAYING AROUND THAT MARK ON TUESDAY.

WE DON'T REALLY HAVE RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT WEEK, SO ENJOY THE WARM TEMPERATURES AND THAT SUNSHINE.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS ELISSA.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW, BIG GAME FOR THE WILD TONIGHT.

>> Charlie: YEAH, IT'S GAME SIX OF THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS.

WELL, THE WILD ARE TRYING TO SHAVE OFF ELIMINATION.

SO, COULD THEY DO IT AGAINST VEGAS TONIGHT?

WE'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS.

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>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: GAME FIVE OF THE WILD PLAYOFF SERIES WITH THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS HAD A PURELY MINNESOTA SPORTS FINISH.

THEY SCORED A GO AHEAD GOAL WITH JUST OVER A MINUTE TO PLAY, GIVING THEM A 3-2 LEAD AND INSTEAD THE GOAL WAS NEGATED AFTER A REVIEW CONFIRMED THE SCORE WAS OFF SIDES AND VEGAS WON IN OVERTIME.

IN ST. PAUL, THE WILD ON THE VERGE OF ELIMINATION.

THEY HAVE TO BEAT THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS.

IN THE FIRST PERIOD, POWER PLAY FOR THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS, THEODORE CASHES IN, AND THE TEAM THAT HAS SCORED FIRST IN EVERY GAME SO FAR HAS GONE ON TO WIN.

LATE FIRST PERIOD, WILD NOT BUYING INTO IT, RYAN GETS HIS FIRST GOAL OF THE PLAYOFF AND KNOTS THE GAME AT 1-1.

IN THE SECOND PERIOD HERE, JACK GETS OUT IN FRONT, BREAKS THE TIE, GIVES VEGAS THE ADVANTAGE, 2-1.

LATE IN THE THIRD PERIOD, TROUBLE FOR THE WILD, THEY ARE DOWN 3-1, NOT GIVING UP, WITH JUST UNDER 4 MINUTES TO GO.

RYAN AGAIN, FINDS A WAY TO SNEAK IT UNDER THE PADS AND INTO THE NET, BUT THE WILD COULDN'T COME UP WITH ANYMORE MAGIC TONIGHT AND THEY FALL TO VEGAS, 3-2 IN THAT GAME.

THEY FALL TO VEGAS IN THE SERIES.

VEGAS WINS 4-2.

THEY WILL BE MOVING TO THE SECOND ROUND AND THAT ENDS THE SEASON FOR THE MINNESOTA WILD.

THINGS ARE NOT LOOKING GREAT FOR THE TWINS, THEY LOST THREE STRAIGHT FALLING TO THE GUARDIANS.

>>> WELL, ON THE HIGH SCHOOL FRONT, THE RAIN CLEARED FOR BEMIDJI TO HOST PARK RAPIDS IN SOFTBALL.

NOW ONE TO RIGHT FIELD FOR THE R.B.I.

SINGLE, BREAK IT IS THE 0-0 TIE.

BEMIDJI LED 10-1 AFTER ONE.

THEN THE PANTHERS THREATENING WITH A RUNNER ON SECOND AND THIRD.

A SINGLE?

NO, ROBBED BY SAMMY, THE FLASH OF LEATHER SAVES TWO RUNS.

PARK RAPIDS WITH A RUNNER IN SCORING POSITION, THIS TIME THEY ARE ABLE TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE INFIELD.

BEMIDJI IS ABLE TO STOP ANY FURTHER RALLY, THEY GO ON TO BEAT PARK RAPIDS 10-4.

PANTHERS ARE NOW 6-4.

>>> A COUPLE MORE SCORES FOR YOU, ROSEAU SWEEPS CROOKSTON IN THEIR DOUBLE HEADER.

IN BASEBALL, GOT A COUPLE GAMES IN AS WELL, STAPLES MOTLEY BEATS BRECKENRIDGE.

PINE RIVER-BACKUS BEATS LAKE OF THE WOODS.

>>> IN GIRLS LACROSSE, SENIOR NIGHT AT BRAINERD AS THE 3-2 WARRIORS HOST GRAND RAPIDS-GREENWAY WHO'S ON A TWO-GAME WINNING STREAK.

FIRST QUARTER, NO SCORE, JUST OVER TWO MINUTES IN, RYLEIGH SHERLOCK STRIKES FIRST FOR THE LIGHTNING.

IT'S 1-0.

LATER IN THE FIRST, SHERLOCK STRIKES AGAIN FOR THE LIGHTNING.

SHE HAD 4 GOALS IN THE OPENING QUARTER.

IT'S NOW 4-0 GRG.

STILL IN THE FIRST, WARRIORS TRAILING 5-1, NEEDING SOME OFFENSE.

EMMA NEUWIRTH PROVIDING IT, CUTS THE LEAD TO 3.

BUT GRAND RAPIDS-GREENWAY WOULD KEEP THEIR DISTANCE FROM BRAINERD ALL GAME.

THEY COME OUT ON TOP 13-8, LIGHTNING RUN THEIR WINNING STREAK TO THREE.

WARRIORS DROP TO .500.

BRAINERD GIRLS GOLF HOSTING A CENTRAL LAKES CONFERENCE MEET AT MADDEN'S GOLF COURSE.

OVER AT THREE, WARRIORS MADELYN HOLMSTROM BEAUTIFUL CHIP SHOT SETS HER UP FOR PAR.

SHE'D SHOOT 90 AND FINISH 20TH OVERALL.

AHEAD TO THE PAR-3, FOURTH MARCELLA TIMMONS LEADING THE WAY FOR BRAINERD, BURIES THE PUTT FOR PAR.

SHE CARDED AN 84, FINISHED 12-TH AMONG ALL GOLFERS.

AND HELPING BRAINERD TO A 5TH PLACE FINISH, DETROIT LAKES WOULD FINISH FIRST WITH A TEAM CUMULATIVE 313.

BRAINERD BOYS ALSO WITH A C.L.C.

MEET TODAY, THEY FINISHED IN SECOND, 20 SHOTS BACK OF ALEXANDRIA.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD.

THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THE CONSTRUCTION EXPO HELD ITS THIRD EVENT AT THE BEMIDJI CURLING CLUB THIS YEAR TO SHOWCASE POTENTIAL CAREERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING TRADE INDUSTRIES TO LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLERS.

FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN STOPPED BY THE EVENT TO SEE WHAT WAS IN STORE FOR THE STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IT PROVIDED 1 IN 20 JOBS OF THE STATE.

THE CONSTRUCTION EXPO IS TRYING TO SHOWCASE POSTSECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES IN LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGH THE HANDS-ON DISPLAYS AND DEMONSTRATIONS.

>> WE WANT TO GET HIGH SCHOOL KIDS SOME EXPOSURES TO THE TRADES, THE UNION CRAFTS IN THE AREA.

THEY CAN BUILD A LIFETIME CAREER IN ANY OF THE TRADES THAT ARE HERE, FROM BRICKLAYERS, TO IRON WORKERS, AND OPERATING ENGINEERS, CARPENTERS, ELECTRICIANS, PAINTERS, THE WHOLE 9 YARDS.

>> THEY HAD A CHANCE TO DO SOME BRICK LAYING, HOOK THEMSELVES UP TO A SIMULATOR.

>> I'M INTERESTED IN EQUIPMENT OPERATING.

I GREW UP ON A FARM, AND NOW I'M 20 MINUTES NORTH OF BEMIDJI AND DONE A LOT OF EQUIPMENT OPERATING.

I HAVE FOUND AN INTEREST IN IT.

>> Reporter: A COMPETITION BROKE OUT BETWEEN THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AT THE PAINTING SIMULATOR.

>> I THINK THEY ENDED UP WINNING ON THEIR SECOND TRY.

IT WAS FUN TO SEE WHAT THEIR SCORES WERE AND HOW THEY COMPETED USING WATER CANS VERSUS PROFESSIONAL SPRAYS.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN WALK THE IRON BEAM, SEEING ALL THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE INDUSTRY YOU CAN GO INTO.

IT SHOWS THE ADVANCEMENT IN TECHNOLOGY THAT MAKES JOBS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY MUCH EASIER.

>> TECHNOLOGY HAS COME SO FAR IN ALL THE TRADES, IT'S NOT JUST A BACK AND SHOULDER JOB.

A LOT OF THEM HAVE TECHNOLOGY INVOLVED WHERE IT TAKES THE STRESS OFF OF YOUR BODY.

>> Reporter: BOTH MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE EXPO GAVE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AREA AND THE IMPORTANCE OF A SKILLED, WELL TRAINED WORKFORCE.

>> TO GIVE THESE KIDS SOME HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES THAT THEY NORMALLY DON'T HAVE.

THESE EXPERIENCES ARE GREAT FOR THESE STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BEMIDJI FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE CONSTRUCTION EXPO USUALLY TAKES PLACE IN BEMIDJI ONCE EVERY OTHER YEAR BUT EVENT ORGANIZERS ARE HOPEFUL THIS WILL BECOME A YEARLY EVENT TO KEEP STUDENTS INTERESTED IN POTENTIAL CAREERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING TRADE INDUSTRY.

>>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR WEATHER, WE GO BACK OVER TO ELISSA.

>> Elissa: LOOKING AT OUR WEATHER TONIGHT, THERE WILL BE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH CLOUDS TOMORROW CLEARING UP INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND THAT SUNSHINE LASTING ALL WEEK LONG.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE OVER 70s THIS WEEKEND.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Charlie: AND THE TIMBERWOLVES ARE AWAITING THE WINNER OF TOMORROW NIGHT'S GAME.

IT COULD BE GOLDEN STATE HAS A 3-2 WIN.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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