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

>>> A 30-YEAR OLD GRAND RAPIDS WOMAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH TWO DRUG RELATED FELONIES AFTER DRUG AGENTS SEIZED ALMOST 19 GRAMS OF METHAMPHETAMINES FROM HER HOTEL ROOM IN GRAND RAPIDS.

ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT, TWO CHILDREN BOTH UNDER THE AGE OF TWO WERE PRESENT IN THE HOTEL ROOM AND NO ONE ELSE WAS THERE WHEN DEPUTIES ENTERED ON MAY 9TH.

30-YEAR-OLD EMILY KOCEMBA IS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, CRIME IN THE FIRST DEGREE, AND METHAMPHETAMINE RELATED CRIME INVOLVING CHILDREN.

KOCEMBA WAS ARRESTED AFTER AITKIN-ITASCA-MILLE LACS VIOLENT CRIMES ENFORCEMENT TEAM AGENTS RECEIVED INFORMATION OF A WOMAN BEING INVOLVED IN THE SALES OF METHAMPHETAMINE WHO WAS STAYING AT A LOCAL HOTEL.

KOCEMBA MADE HER FIRST APPEARANCE IN ITASCA COUNTY COURT ON MAY 10TH.

HER NEXT COURT HEARING IS ON MAY 22ND.

SHE IS BEING HELD ON $100,000 BOND OR BAIL WITH NO CONDITIONS OR $50,000 BOND OR BAIL WITH CONDITIONS.

>>> A 59-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FROM FLORIDA HAS DIED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY HER OWN TRUCK AND CAMPER TRAILER IN NASHWAUK.

THE NAME OF THE VICTIM HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.

THE COLLISION WAS FIRST REPORTED AS A HIT-AND-RUN ON SATURDAY MORNING BUT FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE VICTIM'S TRUCK AND TRAILER WERE UNMANNED AS THEY ROLLED FROM THEIR PARKING SPOT AND STRUCK AND KILLED THE VICTIM.

>>> A 55-YEAR-OLD BOWLUS MAN HAS DIED AFTER THE A.T.V.

HE WAS DRIVING WAS STRUCK BY A TRUCK ABOUT A MILE EAST OF UPSULA.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, TERRY THEIS WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON 60TH AVENUE NEAR ELMDALE TOWN HALL WHEN HE WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND WAS HIT BY A PICKUP TRUCK.

THE TRUCK WAS TRAVELING EAST ON 30TH STREET.

THEIS DIED AT THE SCENE.

THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK.

30-YEAR-OLD SAMANTHA ROBIDEAUX WAS NOT HURT.

THE CRASH WAS REPORTED AROUND 1:20 SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

>>> AND A 57-YEAR-OLD ANDOVER MAN DIED OVER THE WEEKEND WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE HE WAS DRIVING STRUCK A DEER NEAR AITKIN.

THE STATE PATROL SAYS JAMES CHILDREY WAS WESTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 200 AT THE TIME AND DIED FOLLOWING THE COLLISION WHICH HAPPENED JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY.

>>> MINNESOTA STATE PATROL TROOPERS ARE KICKING OFF A NEW INITIATIVE TO HELP STOP DANGEROUS SPEEDING ON RURAL HIGH-RISK ROADWAYS.

THIS SPRING AND SUMMER, TROOPERS WILL TAKE PART IN THE RURAL SPEED REDUCTION PROJECT.

EACH DISTRICT WILL ASSIGN TROOPERS TO CONDUCT HIGH VISIBILITY PATROLS ON PROBLEMATIC ROADWAYS IN THEIR AREAS NOW THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2ND.

FATAL CRASHES ARE UP ALMOST 40 PERCENT FROM THIS TIME LAST YEAR ON MINNESOTA ROADS.

SAFETY OFFICIALS SAY SPEEDING INCREASES NOT ONLY THE CHANCE OF BEING IN A CRASH, BUT ALSO INCREASES THE SEVERITY OF THE CRASH.

>>> A NEW THAT IS TO BRING REFORMS TO THE AGING ELECTRICAL GRID.

THE CHAIR OF THE THREE-MEMBER GROUP SAYS THE VOTE IS THE MOST ACTION TAKEN ON TRANSMISSION POLICY IN MORE THAN A DECADE.

HE ADDS THAT WITHOUT THIS SORT OF ACTION, THE NATION WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HANDLE INCREASED DEMAND AND EXTREME WEATHER.

THIS NEW RULE AIMS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO BUILD REGIONAL ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION, HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL TOWERS TO DELIVER MORE ELECTRICITY, AND CLEAN ENERGY TO THE GRID.

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER ISSUED A STATEMENT APPLAUDING THE MOVE.

>>> THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING LATER THIS MONTH ON LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM PLAN TO CLOSE THE 10-BED PSYCHIATRIC INPATIENT UNIT OF ITS CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL IN STAPLES.

ACCORDING TO THE SUBMISSION FILED BY LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM, THE HOSPITAL WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY FOLLOWING CLOSURE OF THE INPATIENT UNIT.

THE MEETING WILL BE HOSTED BY M.D.H.

'S HEALTH REGULATION DIVISION TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR THE COMMUNITY TO DISCUSS THE CHANGE IN SERVICES AND AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVES FOR LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM PATIENTS.

THE ONLINE PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW MAY 14TH AT 6:00 P.M. COMMUNITY MEMBERS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING CAN JOIN THE PUBLIC HEARING CAN GO TO THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

>>> WITH THE GUIDANCE FROM THE OUTREACH PROGRAM, THOUSANDS OF MEALS WERE PUT TOGETHER AND PACKAGED WITHIN 1 HOUR.

THE SURPRISE OF IT ALL?

THIS WAS ALL DONE BY STUDENTS IN SECOND THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS AT CROSSLAKE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

REPORTER HANKY HAZELTON HAS MORE.

>> MY THIRD AND FOURTH GRADERS HAVE DONE THIS SERVICE PROJECT IN NISSWA AT THE OUTREACH PROGRAM SITE FOR FIVE YEARS AND THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE GOES EVERY SINGLE YEAR BUT WE THOUGHT WE COULD BRING IT TO OUR WHOLE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND MAKE MORE OF AN IMPACT.

>> Reporter: AFTER SEEING HOW WELL THIRD AND FOURTH GRADERS COULD DO IT AT THE OUTREACH FACILITY, KATHY HAD A PLAN THAT WOULD INVOLVE THE WHOLE SCHOOL.

>> WE HAD TO GET A BACKER.

OUR BACKER IS OUR LAKE ASSOCIATION, THEY ARE PART OF OUR -- THEY ARE THE ONES THAT BUILT OUR BUILDING AND THEY HELPED FUND THE PACKING FOR TODAY.

WE JUST ARE HAPPY TO HAVE THEM HERE AND WE ARE HAPPY TO DO A COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT AND TO HELP FEED ANYBODY WHO IS IN NEED.

>> Reporter: GIVEN MORE TIME, THE CLASSES CAN USUALLY PACKAGE ABOUT 6,000 MEALS, BUT STUDENTS ARE READY TO BREAK THAT.

>> MY CLASS PREDICTED TODAY THAT WE WOULD PACK 14,000, ALTHOUGH I DID FIND OUT THEY ONLY BROUGHT ENOUGH MATERIALS FOR 10,000, SO I THINK BETWEEN 10,000 AND 11,000 WILL BE OUR PREDICTED GOAL.

>> Reporter: TO KEEP SPIRITS HIGH AND THE FLOW OF WORK RUNNING SMOOTHLY, THEY ADDED SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS MUSIC.

>> I THINK THE MUSIC SETS THE STAGE FOR KIND OF THE FUN AND LIKE YOU SAID, RELAX AND YOU ARE JUST HAVING A GOOD TIME.

IT JUST ALSO MAKES YOU WORK FASTER, I THINK.

>> Reporter: WITH ALL THE PACKING AND HARD WORK, I COULDN'T HELP BUT WANT TO JOIN IN ON THE FUN MYSELF.

♪ Y-M-C ACTION ♪ >> Reporter: AN EVENT LIKE THIS IS SO IMPACTFUL TO KIDS AND BECAUSE OF THEIR HARD WORK, IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE NOTE OF WHERE THE FOOD IS GOING.

>> THIS ISN'T GOING TO OTHER COUNTRIES.

THIS ISN'T GOING TO BIG GIANT CITIES.

THIS ISN'T GOING FAR AWAY TO SOMEWHERE WHERE THERE IS MORE ABSTRACT.

IT'S STAYING IN OUR COUNTY AREA.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN CROSS LAKE, HANKY HAZELTON, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> CROSSLAKE COMMUNITY SCHOOL STUDENTS PACKED A TOTAL OF 10,300 MEALS.

FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE A MEAL OR KNOW OF SOMEONE IN NEED, YOU CAN PICK THEM UP AT ONE OF THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS: CROSSLAKE FOOD SHELF, EMILY FOOD SHELF, OR THE CROSBY FOOD SHELF.

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

>> Stacy: WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME PRETTY CHILLY TEMPERATURES, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TONIGHT, WHERE A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.

WE'LL HAVE THE DETAILS ON THAT AND WE'LL LOOK AT THE REST OF YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, CELEBRATING MOTHER'S DAY AND >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> LOCALS IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO LEARN ABOUT INSECTS IN A UNIQUE WAY.

BUG BONANZA IS A NEW INSECT TRAVELING EXHIBIT PRESENTED BY THE CENTRAL LAKES LEARNING CENTER IN BRAINERD.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE CENTRAL LAKES LEARNING CENTER BUGS BONANZA IS ALLOWING PEOPLE TO DIG DEEPER IN THE WORLD OF INSECTS.

>> THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS EXHIBIT IS TO GIVE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE AND IT'S COMPLETELY FREE.

SO, WE BELIEVE IN MAKING OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS ACCESSIBLE.

>> Reporter: THE BUGS THAT ARE ON DISPLAY ARE ONES THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH, BUT WITH THE DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN INTERACT WITH THE CRAWLERS OF THE EXHIBIT, PEOPLE CAN TAKE AWAY SOMETHING NEW.

>> WE ALLOW KIDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVESTIGATE BUGS AND TO DO SORT OF MINI EXPERIMENTS ON BUGS, WHICH THEY HAVEN'T GOTTEN A CHANCE TO DO BEFORE.

>> Reporter: WITH THESE EXPERIENCES, PEOPLE CAN SEE EXACTLY HOW INSECTS REACT TO CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTS.

THE LEARNING CENTER BELIEVES THIS INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE HELPS RETAIN INFORMATION BETTER AS OPPOSED TO READING IT ON PAPER.

>> CONSIDER LEARNING AN INSTRUMENT.

CAN YOU IMAGINE LEARNING THE PIANO AND JUST LEARNING THE THEORY?

CAN YOU IMAGINE JUST PLAYING THE PIANO ON A PIECE OF PAPER, JUST LEARNING THE THEORY.

YOU MOVE THIS FINGER AND THAT FINGER, YOU WOULD NOT REMEMBER IT AND FEEL MOTIVATED TO LEARN AT ALL.

YOU NEVER GOTTEN A CHANCE TO SEE THE BEAUTY OF WHAT YOU CAN CREATE AND THE RESULTS OF IT.

>> Reporter: FOR EVERYONE AT THE LEARNING CENTER, THEY ARE PROUD TO OFFER THIS EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE IN THIS AREA.

>> WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I GOT TO GO TO SCIENCE MUSEUMS AND ART MUSEUMS AND THEY'RE FOND MEMORIES AND MEMORIES I WILL HOLD ON TO FOR AS LONG AS, YOU KNOW, I CAN.

I THINK THAT GIVING THAT EXPERIENCE TO KIDS IN THIS AREA, I FEEL A LOT OF TIMES YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL SO FAR TO SEE THOSE THINGS, WHETHER IT'S MINNEAPOLIS OR MAYBE CHICAGO, YOU CAN SEE SO MANY BEAUTIFUL THINGS RIGHT HERE IN BRAINERD.

I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL THING TO BE A PART OF.

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

>> THE EXHIBIT WILL BE AT THE TEAM ASCENSION MARTIAL ARTS STUDIO ON TUESDAY, PEQUOT LAKES HIGH SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY, THE CENTRAL LAKES LEARNING CENTER ON THURSDAY, AND PEQUOT LAKES ELEMENTARY ON FRIDAY.

>>> MINNESOTA WAS PLACED UNDER AN AIR QUALITY ALERT YESTERDAY AND TODAY AND HERE'S WHY.

SMOKE FROM SEVERAL WILDFIRES IN CANADA HAS PROMPTED AIR QUALITY ALERTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH SMOKE ALSO WAFTING DOWN INTO PARTS OF THE U.S.

THE PARKER LAKE FIRE NOW HAS SPREAD TO MORE THAN 4,000 ACRES.

RESIDENTS WERE ALSO WARNED TO EVACUATE PARTS OF ALBERTA DUE TO A SEPARATE WILD FIRE SPANNING 16,000 ACRES.

ON SATURDAY, 3,200 RESIDENTS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA WERE UNDER EVACUATION ORDERS.

>>> STACY, THAT WAS A NICE SURPRISE SATURDAY -- SUNDAY, WHEN WE WERE EXPECTING SUNNY SKIES AND THEN THERE WAS THAT SMOKE IN THE AIR.

>> Stacy: YES, BEAUTIFUL WEATHER, BUT HARD TO GET OUT WITH THE SMOKE OUT THERE.

YOU COULD SEE AND SMELL IT.

WE HAD NICER AND CLEARER WEATHER TODAY BUT AS WE HEAD INTO LATER TOMORROW AND INTO WEDNESDAY, WE WILL SEE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS RETURN.

TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME CHILLY TEMPERATURES IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, SO I'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON A F >> 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: WELL, AFTER SEEING SOME SUNSHINE TODAY, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF A HAZY SUNSHINE IN SOME INSTANCES, WE DID HAVE SOME NICE WEATHER.

IT WAS NICE TEMPERATURE-WISE AS WELL.

WE WILL SEE QUIET WEATHER OVERNIGHT, THAT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP A BIT AND WE COULD SEE COLD ENOUGH TEMPERATURES IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TO SEE SOME AREAS OF FROST.

WE ARE GOING TO START OUT WITH SUNSHINE, BUT EXPECT TO SEE CLOUDS INCREASING WITH SHOWERS MOVING IN WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA BY MIDWEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 54 AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, WE HAVE VARIABLE WINDS AT 3 MILES PER HOUR.

HUMIDITY IS AT 54%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES, 59 DEGREES, OUR DEW POINT IS 38, PRESSURE IS RISING, AND WINDS ARE CALM.

WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING THE TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 30s IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THAT AREA, IT DOES INCLUDE KOOCHICHING COUNTY IN OUR VIEWING AREA.

TEMPERATURES IN THE 30s, WE WILL SEE SOME AREAS OF FROST THAT COULD DAMAGE SOME SENSITIVE VEGETATION IF YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE ANYTHING OUTDOORS.

YOU WILL WANT TO COVER THEM UP OR BRING THEM INSIDE.

ALL IS QUIET ON THE RADAR.

IT WILL BE QUIET OVERNIGHT WITH CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

MOST OF US ARE GOING TO SEE THE LOWS IN THE 40s, BUT IT COULD BE COLDER IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA, LOOKING AT LOWS IN THE 30s.

HEADING INTO TOMORROW, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, ESPECIALLY EARLY ON.

WE WILL SEE THE CLOUDS INCREASE IN WESTERN MINNESOTA.

THIS AREA HERE WITH THE GREEN DOTS, THIS IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

THOSE WILL DEVELOP AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND MOVING ACROSS THE AREA WITH SOME RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS OUR ENTIRE VIEWING AREA ON WEDNESDAY.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, BRANDON SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF SOME OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS SPOTTED OVER RED LAKE THIS WEEKEND.

WE HAVE MORE PICTURE BY OUR EAGLE EYES.

THAT IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEATHER WATCHERS FACEBOOK, IF YOU WANT TO CHECK THOSE OUT.

YOLANDA WITH THE SUN RAYS THROUGH THE CLOUDS TODAY.

DEBRA SENDING US THIS PICTURE, WE CAN SEE SOME OF THE ORANGE OF THE SUNSET THROUGH THE WINDOW THERE.

DAN WITH A NICE PHOTO OF THE EVENING SKIES OVER LAKE BEMIDJI.

ARLENE WITH A SUNSET FROM MENAHGA.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, WE HAD THE SMOKE-HAZE IN THE AIR, 67 WAS THE HIGH.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA REPORTING 57 AND CALM CONDITIONS THIS EVENING.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 67 WAS THE HIGH TODAY IN BRAINERD, THAT IS THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY.

WE STARTED OUT AT 45 FOR THE LOW THIS MORNING, 8:42 WAS OUR SUNSET.

BEMIDJI WITH A HIGH OF 61, SO VERY CLOSE TO OUR AVERAGE.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT COOLER THAN THAT.

32 FOR THE LOW, SO A BIT CHILLY THIS MORNING, 5:54 WAS THE SUNRISE.

OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, BUT CLOUDS START TO INCREASE IN WESTERN MINNESOTA AND THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON.

HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOW 60s AROUND WARROAD, MID TO UPPER 60s AROUND NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND THEN IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT MID TO UPPER 60s, BUT PLENTY OF SUNSHINE IN THIS REGION.

HOWEVER, AS I MENTIONED, A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING SHOWERS BY ABOUT WEDNESDAY.

SO OUR FORECAST, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 42, EAST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TO START THE DAY TOMORROW, INCREASING CLOUDS, A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS IN WESTERN, NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON, HIGH NEAR 67.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, RAINY WEDNESDAY, AND THEN OFF AND ON CHANCES FOR SHOWERS, A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK.

HIGHS IN THE 60s THROUGH THURSDAY, SHOULD SEE SOME LOW 70s ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, COOLER ON SUNDAY, BUT AGAIN OUR CHANCES OF SEEING SOME PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW.

SPRING SPORTS SEASON FOR THE HIGH SCHOOLERS COMING UP.

>> Charlie: YES, THEY HAVE SECTIONS COMING UP, TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH.

AT LEAST FOR THIS WEEK, BEMIDJI GIRLS SOFTBALL.

THEY HAVE FOUR GAMES STARTING WITH MOORHEAD, A GAME POSTPONED FROMMERIER -- FROM EARLIER THIS YEAR.

A LOT OF RUNS AND A LOT OF STRIKEOUTS AS WELL.

WE HAVE MORE ON THAT >> 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.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> BEMIDJI SOFTBALL HAD PLANNED TO PLAY A DOUBLE-HEADER AGAINST RIVAL MOORHEAD AT HOME TWO WEEKS AGO BUT THE WEATHER HAD OTHER IDEAS.

AFTER BEATING THE SPUDS 5-4 IN GAME NUMBER ONE, LUMBERJACKS WERE HOPING TO BUILD ON THEIR MOMENTUM WHEN THE SKIES OPENED UP AND THE RAIN POSTPONED GAME TWO.

UNTIL TODAY, BEMIDJI HOSTING MOORHEAD ON A PERFECTLY SUNNY AFTERNOON.

JACKS TRYING TO AXE A TWO-GAME SKID.

TOP OF THE 2ND, SPUDS TRAILING 1-0 WITH A RUNNER RYLIE SPITZNER ON SECOND.

ADDIE SALVEVOLD FINDS THE GAP LEFT CENTER FIELD.

IT'S A TIE BALL GAME.

BOTTOM OF THE 3RD, JACKS NOW TRAILING 4-1 WITH A RUNNER ON SECOND.

AUDREY NEADEAU BLOOP SINGLE TO CENTER, KNOCKS IN MATJEA MALTERUDE.

JACKS CUT THE LEAD IN HALF, 4-2.

TOP OF THE 5TH, ONE ON THE POND FOR SPUD'S TAYLOR BRUESKE, GROUND BALL GETS THROUGH THE INFIELD, MAKES IT 5-2.

SAME INNING, JACKS STILL IN TROUBLE.

ALEAH SHOGREN IN THE CIRCLE TRYING TO GET OUT OF IT, GETS SALVEVOLD LOOKING.

SHOGREN FINISHED WITH 16 STRIKEOUTS.

QUITE THE SHOWING FOR HER BUT BEMIDJI WOULD STILL FALL 7-2.

THEY SPLIT THE SEASON SERIES WITH MOORHEAD.

LUMBERJACKS ARE NOW 3-12 ON THE SEASON HEADING INTO THEIR FINAL THREE GAMES OF THE SEASON, ALL OF THEM AT HOME.

>>> MORE SCORES FOR YOU, GRAND RAPIDS BEATS HERMANTOWN.

ROSEAU WINS.

PEQUOT LAKES GETS A WIN.

ON BASEBALL'S SIDE OF THINGS, BEMIDJI EAST GRAND FORKS.

PIERZ GETS THEIR SIXTH WIN IN A ROW.

LONG PRAIRIE GREY EAGLE GETS A WIN.

GRAND RAPIDS FALLS TO HIBBING.

>>> NOW THE WARRIORS TRAILING 2-0.

JACK IN FRONT, ABLE TO BEAT THE KEEPER, CUTS THE LEAD IN HALF.

ANDREW GOING TO GET IN ON THE SCORING.

THE GAME IS TIED AT 2-2.

JAYS GOES LOW TO PUT MOORHEAD BACK IN FRONT.

THEY BEAT BRAINERD, THEY ARE 6-5 FOR THE YEAR.

THEY NEED TO WIN 1 OF THEIR 2 REMAINING MATCHES.

>>> THUNDER HAWKS GET THE WIN 14-3.

THEY WIN BOTH MEETINGS WITH THE WARRIORS TO TAKE THE SEASON'S SERIES.

>>> SOME GIRLS SWIM AND DIVE NEWS.

LINEDECKER HAS BEEN COACHING SINCE 1996 WHEN HE CAME ON AS AN ASSISTANT.

IN 2018, HE BECAME HEAD COACH WITH NOW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR BEFORE TAKING OVER AS THE SOLE HEAD COACH IN 2020.

THEY HIRED NEW CO HEAD COACHES.

BOTH FORMER SWIMMERS FOR THE LUMBERJACKS.

>>> WELL, BEMIDJI STATE WOMEN'S SOCCER HAS ANNOUNCED THEIR 2024 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE.

THE BEAVERS WILL BEGIN THEIR 29TH SEASON OF PLAY ON AUGUST 21ST WITH A SCRIMMAGE AT HOME AGAINST THE COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SCRIMMAGE VERSUS SAINT CATHERINE UNIVERSITY THREE DAYS LATER.

THEIR 18-MATCH REGULAR SEASON WILL OFFICIALLY START ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6TH WHEN THEY HOST MISSOURI WESTERN STATE AT CHET ANDERSON STADIUM.

AFTER A FOUR GAME NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE, BSU WILL BEGIN THEIR 14-GAME NSIC PLAY FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20TH AT HOME AGAINST MINNESOTA CROOKSTON.

THEIR FINAL GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON WILL BE ON THE ROAD WHEN THEY FACE RIVAL MINNESOTA DULUTH ON NOVEMBER 7TH.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT SOME OF THIS SEASONS NOTABLE GAMES.

LAST YEAR, BEMIDJI STATE NAVIGATED THEIR WAY THROUGH NSIC TOURNAMENT TO WIN THE CONFERENCE TITLE AND NCAA AUTOMATIC BID.

THEIR SEASON ENDED IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT WITH A LOSS TO CENTRAL REGION HOST EMPORIA STATE.

>> Dennis: QUITE A PROGRAM.

>> Charlie: YES, COACH HAS DONE WELL OVER THERE.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> MANY PEOPLE CELEBRATED MOTHER'S DAY OVER THE WEEKEND, WHICH MEANT CERTAIN RETAILERS GOT REALLY BUSY WITH SHOPPERS COMING IN FOR LAST-MINUTE GIFTS.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN STOPPED BY FLORA AND FLORET, A FLORIST IN DOWNTOWN PARK RAPIDS, TO SEE HOW MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND AFFECTED THEIR SHOP, FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN TO TAKE YOUR MOM OUT AND TELL HER HOW MUCH YOU LOVE AND APPRECIATE ALL THAT SHE'S DONE.

IT'S MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND.

A PERFECT PLACE TO GRAB A GIFT FOR THE OCCASION, OWNED AND OPERATED BY TESSA WHO SAW THE BUILDING AND KNEW WHAT TO DO WITH IT.

>> I WAS DOING WEDDING FLOWERS SO MY DREAM WAS TO START A WEDDING FLOWER BUSINESS.

I WAS ACROSS THE STREET AND I SAW THIS SPACE FOR SELL.

I SAID I WOULD GO CHECK IT OUT AND THEN I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE LITTLE SPACE AND THEN I HAD A VISION AS SOON AS I WALKED IN.

I SAID LET'S DO SOMETHING WITH IT SO HERE I AM.

>> Reporter: MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND USUALLY BRING AS CROWD, MAKING IT THE BUSIEST TIME OF THE YEAR FOR THE SHOP.

>> I GOT UP AROUND 4:45, 5:00, DID THE WEDDING FLOWERS, DELIVERED THOSE, OPENED THE SHOP, AND I HAVE BEEN HERE ALL DAY.

IT'S 5:00, I WAS HERE ALL WEEKEND PROBABLY UNTIL 8:00 P.M. OR 9:00 P.M., JUST GETTING READY AND SET UP.

YEAH, IT'S BEEN REALLY BUSY.

>> Reporter: MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND IS NOT THE ONLY TIME THE SHOP CAN BRING A LOT OF TRAFFICS AND SOME DAYS MAY SURPRISE YOU.

>> VALENTINE'S DAY FOR SURE, THE SECOND BUSIEST HOLIDAY FOR THE YEAR.

UNEXPECTEDLY, THANKSGIVING WAS BUSY.

I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT MANY PEOPLE TO WANT THANKSGIVING FLOWERS.

>> Reporter: NOW THE BUSIEST WEEKEND OF THE YEAR, IT'S ALSO TIME TO CELEBRATE BECAUSE IT'S THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY AS TESSA OPENED UP MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND LAST YEAR.

>> IT'S CRAZY.

YOU LEARN A LOT.

THERE ARE A LOT OF CHANGES, THINGS YOU DON'T SEE COMING BUT IT'S BEEN GREAT.

I LOVE THE COMMUNITY HERE.

EVERYONE IS SO SUPPORTIVE.

IT'S BEEN BETTER THAN I COULD EVER IMAGINE.

>> Reporter: SHE LOVES MEETING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY BUT OWNING A FLOWER SHOP DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE PLAYING WITH FLOWERS ALL DAY.

>> PEOPLE SAY PLAYING WILL FLOWERS, BUT THAT'S 10% OF THE WEEK.

THE REST IS TAKING LEAFS OFF THE STEMS, MOST OF THE WORK IS BEHIND THE SCENES WORK YOU DON'T SEE.

WE DO GET TO PLAY WITH FLOWERS AND THAT'S FUN.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN GRAND RAPIDS FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: AND STACY HAS MORE ON OUR WEATHER NOW AS WE GO BACK TO HER.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING CHILLY TEMPERATURES TONIGHT.

A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9:00 A.M.

TEMPERATURES COULD DROP INTO THE 30s, CREATING SOME AREAS OF FROST.

OTHERWISE FOR THE REST OF US, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, EAST WINDS 5 TO 15.

TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES, BUT WE WILL SEE INCREASING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF RAIN IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

>> Charlie: WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD, THEIR HIGHEST FINISH IN OVER A DECADE.

>> Dennis: THAT WILL DO IT FOR US.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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