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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.

[♪♪♪] >> HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

>>> AN 87-YEAR-OLD MAN HAS DIED IN A HOUSE FIRE NEAR NISSWA.

THE FIRE WAS REPORTED YESTERDAY AROUND 5:20 P.M.

NEAR THE 6600 BLOCK OF COUNTY ROAD 18 IN LAKE EDWARD TOWNSHIP.

FIRE CREWS DISCOVERED THE MANS BODY DURING THE INITIAL SEARCH OF THE HOME.

THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, AND THE IDENTITY OF THE VICTIM IS BEING WITHHELD AT THIS TIME.

>>> AUTHORITIES HAVE RELEASED THE NAME OF THE MAN WHO DIED AFTER THE PADDLE BOAT HE WAS ON CAPSIZED ON A CROW WING COUNTY LAKE YESTERDAY.

THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS THE VICTIM IS 19-YEAR-OLD CAMERON WALKER OF MORRIS MINNESOTA.

WALKER AND TWO WOMEN WERE IN THE BOAT THAT CAP AND THAT CAPSIZED ON LITTLE EMILY LAKE ABOUT FIVE MILES NORTH OF EMILY THE TWO WOMEN, 20-YEAR-OLD KATELYNN DAVIDS AND 22-YEAR OLD PARIS REDTHUNDER BOTH MADE IT TO SHORE BUT WALKER DID NOT AND HIS BODY WAS RECOVERED LATER THAT DAY IN ROUGHLY 23 FEET OF WATER.

CROW WING COUNTY SHERIFF ERIC KLANG SAYS THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED WERE COLLEGE STUDENTS VISITING THE AREA.

>>> A 75-YEAR-OLD CROSBY MAN SUFFERED LIFE THREATENING INJURIES IN A CRASH ON HIGHWAY 210 YESTERDAY.

THE COLLISION INVOLVED THREE VEHICLES AND HAPPENED ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRAINERD NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH TOWNSHIP ROAD 147.

ACCORDING TO THE STATE PATROL REPORT, MICHAEL CARL BENDER WAS DRIVING A CAR WESTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 210 WHEN CONTACT WAS MADE WITH AN SUV HEADED THE SAME DIRECTION.

THE CONTACT PUSHED BENDERS CAR INTO THE EASTBOUND LANES WHERE IT COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER SUV.

BENDER WAS TAKEN TO A TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL WITH LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

THE DRIVER OF THE FIRST SUV THAT WAS INVOLVED, 31-YEAR-OLD BEAU ERICKSON WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

AS WAS THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND SUV, 45-YEAR-OLD SALLY OREN.

THE STATE PATROL SAYS ALL THREE INDIVIDUALS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS AND ALCOHOL WAS NOT INVOLVED.

>>> THOSE TRAVELING FROM THE NORTH THROUGH BEMIDJI MAY EXPERIENCE SOME DELAYS, AS HIGHWAY 7 BETWEEN TURTLE RIVER AND TENSTRIKE WILL BE RECONSTRUCTED THIS SUMMER.

HIGHWAY 71 WILL BE CLOSED FROM BELTRAMI COUNTY ROADS 23 TO 29 DURING CONSTRUCTION.

ACCESS TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG HIGHWAY 71 WILL BE MAINTAINED, BUT RESIDENTS AND OTHER LOCAL TRAFFIC SHOULD EXPECT SOME RESTRICTIONS IN THE AREAS WHERE CREWS ARE WORKING.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE BY OCTOBER, WEATHER PERMITTING >> WE WILL ALLOW ACCESS FOR THOSE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE WORK ZONE.

THERE WILL BE WIDENING OF THE SHOULDERS WE'RE WORKING ON.

PEOPLE CAN EXPECT A DETOUR DURING THAT TIME.

WE WILL BE USING BELTRAMI ROADS 23 AND 29 TO DETOUR.

FOR THOSE COMING NORTH OF TOWN, BLACKDUCK, BIG FALLS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE ENCOUNTERING THAT DETOUR AS THEY COME THROUGH TO BEMIDJI FROM HIGHWAY 71.

>> FOR ANYONE LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT, AN OPEN HOUSE FOR THIS PROJECT IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, MAY 19TH, AT TURTLE RIVER TOWN HALL FROM 4:00 TO 6:00 P.M.

>>> THE WHITE EARTH POLICE DEPARTMENT SEIZED A LARGE AMOUNT OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AFTER EXECUTING THREE CONSECUTIVE SEARCH WARRANTS IN THE VILLAGE OF WHITE EARTH, THE VILLAGE OF NAYTAHWAUSH, AND THE ROY LAKE AREA.

THAT'S ACCORDING A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE WHITE EARTH POLICE DEPARTMENT.

CHILD WELFARE REPORTS ARE ALSO BEING FORWARDED TO INDIAN CHILD WELFARE AND MORE ARRESTS ARE EXPECTED AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

THOSE ARE THE ONLY DETAILS THAT HAVE BEEN RELEASED AT THIS POINT.

>>> RECENTLY WE TOLD YOU ABOUT A WOMEN EXPLORE FIRE DAY EVENT IN CROSSLAKE, WHERE WOMEN HAD THE CHANCE TO GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE BEING A FIREFIGHTER FOR A DAY.

TONIGHT OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK AND HAS MORE FROM ON A SIMILAR EVENT IN BEMIDJI FOR LOCAL WOMEN IN THE NORTHWEST REGION OF THE STATE.

>> Reporter: THE BEMIDJI FIRE DEPARTMENT HOSTED THE WOMEN EXPLORE FIRE DAY.

>> WE'RE ABOUT 50% OF THE POPULATION.

IF WE ONLY HAVE HALF THE POPULATION BEING ABLE TO DO STUFF LIKE FIRE FIGHTING OR ANY FIELD IN GENERAL, I THINK THAT IS A BAD WAY TO SET EVERYTHING UP.

THAT GOES FOR EVERYTHING.

>> GOING TO CALLS, BEING A PART OF THE COMMUNITY, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ON THE SIDELINES.

IT'S REALLY COOL TO SEE THE INTRICACIES OF IT.

I SEE A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY WORK FIRST AND THEN THE FIREFIGHTING NEXT.

>> Reporter: BY CREATING A DAY FOR WOMEN TO GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD, HOLD CHARGED HOSES, AND HAUL AROUND EQUIPMENT, IT AIMS TO CREATE AN OPEN SPACE FOR NON-FIREFIGHTERS TO SEE WHAT THE JOB ACTUALLY ENTAILS.

>> I THINK WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS A LOT OF THE TIMES WOMEN DON'T GET TO SEE THIS PART OF FIRE FIGHTING.

BOYS PLAY WITH FIRE TRUCKS, GIRLS PLAY WITH BARBIES.

COMING OUT HERE AND HAVING A DAY WHERE WE GET TO SEE THE OTHER WOMEN IN THE FIELD AND SEE HOW MUCH THEY SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND ENTERING THE FIELD, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SUPPORT FROM OTHER PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: BY GATHERING TOGETHER WOMEN IN THE FIRE AND E.M.S.

FIELDS TO BE INSTRUCTORS FOR THE DAY, THE EVENT BECAME SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST GETTING LIFTED INTO THE AIR BY A LADDER TRUCK.

THE INSTRUCTORS TOLD STORIES AN THEIR JOBS, NOT ONLY ABOUT THE DIFFICULTIES BUT THE POSITIVES, AND HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT SAVING A LIFE REALLY HAS.

>> I CAN'T REALLY EXPLAIN THE FEELING.

YOU FEEL IT INSIDE.

IT'S LIKE, IT'S KIND OF LIKE A JOY.

IT'S AN EXCITEMENT.

IT'S BEING THERE IN THAT MOMENT AND CONNECTING WITH THAT PERSON AND BEING ABLE TO REASSURE THEM THAT THIS MIGHT BE THE WORST DAY OF YOUR LIFE BUT IT'S NOT THE LAST.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE STATEWIDE EFFORT NOT ONLY INTRODUCED WOMEN TO THE DAY-TO-DAY EFFORTS OF FIREFIGHTERS, BUT ALSO ENCOURAGED THEM TO JOIN THEIR LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF MINNESOTA FIREFIGHTERS ARE PAID ON-CALL OR VOLUNTEER, AND THERE ARE CRITICAL POSITIONS OPEN IN DEPARTMENTS ALL AROUND THE STATE.

>>> AN OFF DUTY GRAND RAPIDS POLICE K-9 DOG ATTACKED AND SERIOUSLY INJURED ANOTHER DOG LAST NIGHT.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE GRAND RAPIDS POLICE DEPARTMENT, CANINE MURPHY LEFT HIS YARD AND ATTACKED ANOTHER DOG WHO WAS LEASHED AND OUT FOR A WALK.

THE OTHER DOG SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT INJURY AND RECEIVED EMERGENCY CARE.

GRAND RAPIDS POLICE CHIEF ANDY MORGAN SAYS HIS DEPARTMENT IS CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE PET OWNERS AND IS COMMITTED TO BETTER UNDERSTANDING THE EVENT TO ENSURE IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.

>>> THE OPERATION SANDWICH PROGRAM IS SET TO RETURN TO THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

THROUGH THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION BRIDGES OF HOPE, OPERATION SANDWICH IS A GRASSROOTS PROGRAM WITH THE GOAL TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT FOOD SECURITY FOR KIDS WHEN SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION.

THE PROGRAM PROVIDES LUNCH AND SNACK KITS EVERY WEEK DURING SUMMER BREAK THROUGH SIX PICKUP LOCATIONS IN BRAINERD, CROSSLAKE, JENKINS, NISSWA, PEQUOT LAKES AND PINE RIVER.

OPERATION SANDWICH SERVED OVER 70,000 LUNCHES LAST YEAR, AND BRIDGES OF HOPE AIMS TO RAISE $100,000 TOWARDS SUPPORTING THE PROGRAM THIS YEAR.

>> WE JUST KICKED OFF THE CAMPAIGN TO RAISE $100,000 BETWEEN NOW AND THE 4TH OF JULY, BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT IF THE COMMUNITY CAN RESPOND WITH $50,000 TO THAT CAMPAIGN, WE HAVE A LOCAL BUSINESS WHO HAS STEPPED UP AND SAID THEY WILL MATCH THAT FIRST 50,000, SO THAT WILL MAKE THE GOAL A LOT EASIER TO ACHIEVE.

>> OPERATION SANDWICH WILL GET UNDERWAY ON MAY 28TH.

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

>> Stacy: WE ARE GOING TO SEE STRONG WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS IN WESTERN MINNESOTA TOMORROW, WHERE WE DO HAVE A WIND ADVISORY AND RED FLAG WARNING.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE LAKES AREA UNITED WAY HOSTED THEIR RUN FOR THE ROSES KENTUCKY DERBY FUN [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE LAKES AREA UNITED WAY HELD ITS RUN FOR THE ROSES EVENT EARLIER THIS MONTH AT IRMA'S KITCHEN IN BRAINERD.

THE EVENT WAS INSPIRED BY THE KENTUCKY DERBY WITH A BEST DERBY HAT AND COSTUME CONTEST.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS MORE ON THE STORY.

>> Reporter: RUN FOR ROSES IS A FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR UNITED WAY THAT GOES TO PROVIDING FUNDS TO DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAM, AN ORGANIZATION THAT WAS ORIGINALLY STARTED BY DOLLY PARTON AND IS NOW CARRIED ON BY UNITED WAY.

>> WE HAVE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE WAITING TO GET BOOKS.

THEY GET A FREE BOOK EVERY SINGLE MONTH.

THE LAKES AREA UNITED WAY ABSORBS THAT COST.

WE'RE $15,000 SHORT, SO WE'RE THROWING THE EVENT AS AN AWARENESS AND A WAY TO FUNDRAISE FOR THAT WONDERFUL PROGRAM.

>> Reporter: THE PURPOSE OF THE EVENT IS NOT JUST TO RAISE FUNDS BUT ALLOW MEMBERS TO NETWORK AND CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER.

UNITED WAY FEELS IT IS A GREAT WAY TO SAY THANKS TO THE DONORS.

>> IT'S MOSTLY ABOUT VISIBILITY IN THE COMMUNITY, IT'S A WAY TO THANK OUR DONORS, TO CELEBRATE, AND THEN TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OUR OTHER BOARD MEMBERS TO TALK TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT HOW THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, JUST BY SHOWING UP AND PARTICIPATING IN THIS EVENT, BIDDING ON SOME RAFFLE ITEMS, IT GIVES US THE FUNDING WE'RE LOOKING FOR TO FUND THE IMAGINATION LIBRARY.

>> Reporter: THOSE AT UNITED WAY SAY IT'S THE PERFECT EXCUSE TO GET OUT, DRESS UP, AND ENJOY A FUN AFTERNOON AND SUPPORTING A GOOD CAUSE.

>> WE WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL CONNECTED AND ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE.

EVENTS LIKE THIS MAKE IT EASY TO DO BOTH.

YOU'RE NOT JUST DONATING, YOU'RE ALSO SHOWING UP.

YOU'RE MEETING PEOPLE AND YOU'RE BEING PART OF SOMETHING THAT IMPACTS YOUR NEIGHBORS.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> IN EFFORTS TO CONTINUE TO HELP THE COMMUNITY, UNITED WAY WILL HAVE A MOBILE FOOD PANTRY THURSDAY, JUNE 4TH, AT 10:00 A.M.

IN THE WEST PARKING LOT OF CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE IN BRAINERD.

>>> WE -- WELL, TIME TO BRING IN STACY FOR A LOOK AT THE WONDERFUL DAY WE HAD.

>> Stacy: WE HAD THE SUNSHINE, WARMER TEMPERATURES, AND THE WINDS WEREN'T TOO BAD, BUT WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE WINDS PICKING UP SIGNIFICANTLY TOMORROW.

WE COULD SEE FIRE CONDITIONS BECOMING CRITICAL, ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN MINNESOTA WHERE WE NOT ONLY HAVE A WIND ADVISORY BUT A RED FLAG WARNING OUT FOR MUCH OF THE DAY TOMORROW.

[♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, AFTER A BIT OF A CHILLY START, WE DID HAVE A VERY NICE DAY TODAY, FEATURING A LOT OF SUNSHINE OUT THERE, AND SOME NICE WARM TEMPERATURES.

WINDS ARE NOT TOO BAD TODAY, THEY ARE GOING TO BE PICKING UP TOMORROW AND WE DO HAVE A WIND ADVISORY, ALONG WITH A RED FLAG WARNING IN WESTERN MINNESOTA.

IT LOOKS LIKE WINDY CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY WHERE WE HAVE THE ENTIRE VIEWING AREA UNDER A FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

SO MORE ON THAT IN A SECOND.

HERE ARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS, IT'S 54 AT THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE A LIGHT SOUTH WIND AT OUR STUDIO, 32 IS THE DEW POINT, HUMIDITY AT 43%.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 58, A DEW POINT OF 31.

PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY AND WINDS ARE CALM.

WE DO HAVE A RED FLAG WARNING ALONG WITH A WIND ADVISORY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOR TOMORROW.

THE RED FLAG WARNING BEGINS AT 9:00 A.M.

AND CONTINUES UNTIL 10:00 P.M.

FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, THE WIND ADVISORY FROM 5:00 A.M.

TO 10:00 P.M.

ON THURSDAY, WITH SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR, COULD SEE GUSTS UP TO 55.

NOW LOOKING AHEAD, A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS OUT FOR THE ENTIRE VIEWING AREA AND AGAIN FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE DID ENJOY SUNSHINE TODAY AND SKIES ARE PRETTY CLEAR TONIGHT.

WE WILL SEE CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE AREA ON THE OVERNIGHT AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, WE WILL START TO SEE THE MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.

THERE MAY BE SOME SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVE INTO THE AREA, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT THE BIG STORY WILL BE THE STRONG WINDS, WHICH WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE OVER LAKE ADA FROM DEBRA AND THE FLOWERS WERE IN BLOOM FROM CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD, JOAN IN LAPORTE, AND ARLENE IN MENAHGA.

GORGEOUS SUNSET FROM BRANDON OVER LOWER RED LAKE AND RALPH IN JENKINS.

MORE PICTURES OF THE SUNSET, IT WAS SPECTACULAR OUT THERE.

AARON SENDING US THIS PHOTO FROM BEMIDJI, ANGELA FROM PIKE BAY, BILL AND JUDY FROM UPPER RED LAKE, GARY IN DEERWOOD, AND SAMROSE OVER UPPER RED LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 36 THIS MORNING.

DEBRA IN PINE RIVER, A CALM 39 THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, A HIGH OF 71.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD WITH A HIGH OF 71.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNNY AND 69.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, A HIGH OF 68 WITH SUNNY SKIES.

WE HAD 68 AS WELL IN JENKINS FROM RALPH AND JOAN WITH SUNNY AND 72.

ON OUR ALMANAC, IN BRAINERD WE TOPPED OUT AT 69.

A LITTLE BIT OF A COOL START, 34 FOR THE LOW, 8:41 WAS OUR SUNSET.

BEMIDJI WITH A HIGH OF 68.

33 WAS THE LOW THIS MORNING.

SUNRISE AT 5:45.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE START OUT WITH MAINLY SUNNY SKIES ACROSS THE AREA, THOSE CLOUDS WILL START TO ROLL IN SO WE WILL HAVE THE MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE THROUGH THE DAY AND BY THE AFTERNOON, WE COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ROLLING INTO THE AREA, VERY STRONG WINDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, IT'S GOING TO BE MILD WITH LOWS IN THE MID-70s WITH MID AND MAYBE SOME UPPER 70s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT, 47 FOR THE LOW, SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW, A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON, MAYBE SOME BLOWING DUST IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WITH SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 35 AND HIGHS NEAR 73.

STILL A BIT WINDY ON FRIDAY WITH SUNNY SKIES, HIGHS IN THE MID-70s.

WE COOL OFF A LITTLE BIT THIS WEEKEND, STILL LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE MID-60s, SO PRETTY SEASONAL.

PRETTY GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY.

HIGHS ON MONDAY NEAR 60.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

A GOOD DAY FOR LOCAL SPORTS.

>> Charlie: YEAH, WE GET DID OUTSIDE FOR LOCAL SPORTS.

ALSO, WE HAVE THE WILD AND THE STARS -- OR EXCUSE ME, NOT THE STARS BUT THE AVALANCHE PLAYING TONIGHT.

THAT GAME JUST ENDED.

IF YOU'RE JUST JOINING US, GET READY FOR THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT.

WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW THAT ENDED COMING UP AFTER THE BRE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: AFTER THE WILD'S 5-2 LOSS, THE COACH SAID THE STYLE WE NEEDED TO WIN THE GAME, WE MADE A CONSCIOUS CHOICE NOT TO MAKE THAT CHOICE TONIGHT.

WOULD THAT BE ENOUGH TO MOTIVATE THE TEAM TO A MUST WIN GAME 5?

THE AVALANCHE, THEY'RE IN COLORADO TONIGHT.

JUST 34 SECONDS INTO THIS ONE, HOW IS THIS FOR MOTIVATION?

MARCUS JOHANSON SCORES HIS THIRD GOAL OF THE SERIES TO GIVE THE WILD A 1-0 LEAD.

MIDWAY THROUGH THE FIRST, ANY CO TRYING TO FORCE THE ISSUE, BEHIND THE DEFENSE, AND THROUGH THE LEGS OF MACKENZIE, IT'S 2-0.

THEIR LINE WAS NOT DONE YET.

LATE IN THE PERIOD, FINDING NYLON, A SECOND CAREER MULTIGOAL PLAYOFF GAME, THEY WOULD CHANGE BLACK WOOD FOR EDGEWOOD, AND THE AVS PULL WITHIN ONE AND SHE IS ONE OF THE BEST.

NATHAN McKINNON, TOP FLOOR, ARE YOU JOKING?

HE TIES THE GAME TO FORCE OVERTIME.

THEN MARTIN TO BRETT, A HEARTBREAK FOR THE WILD, AVS SCORE FOUR UNANSWERED TO WIN THE GAME AND SERIES 4-1.

>>> WELL, THE TWINS ALSO PLAYED TODAY AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY DID LOSE AND THEIR SEASON DOESN'T COME TO AN END, 9-5 AGAINST THE MARLINS.

>>> BEMIDJI BASEBALL TRYING TO HALT A 3-GAME SKID, THEY'RE HOSTING RIVAL MOORHEAD IN A DOUBLE HEADER.

IN GAME ONE, IT WAS THE SPUDS OUT TO THE EARLY LEAD, THEY LED 11-1 THROUGH 4-AND-A-HALF INNINGS.

BUT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 5TH, THE LUMBERJACKS BATS GOT HOT, KASH RASMUS WITH THE BASES LOADED, PUTS ONE IN PLAY, PLATES REECE DOKKEN TO AVOID THE MERCY RULE.

TWO BATTERS LATER, BASES STILL LOADED FOR GUNNER GANSKE, HE CONNECTS FOR A TWO R-B-I DOUBLE TO MAKE IT 11-4.

THEN LAWSON BERG FINDS THE GAP IN RIGHT TO SCORE RASMUS AND GANSKE, JACKS SCORE 6 IN THE INNING.

AND THEY'D ADD ANOTHER IN THE 6TH, BUT COULD NOT COMPLETE THE COMEBACK, 11-8 THE FINAL IN GAME ONE.

BATS STAYED HOT FOR GAME TWO THOUGH, THEY'D BEAT MOORHEAD 15-5 IN 6-INNINGS TO SPLIT THE DOUBLE-HEADER.

>>> MORE IN BASEBALL, WADENA DEER CREEK BEATING PARK RAPIDS.

EXCUSE ME, THIS IS SOFTBALL.

GREEN WAY GETTING THE WIN OVER CLOQUET.

IN GIRLS GOLF AT THE CLASSIC, BEMIDJI FINISHES THIRD, BRAINERD TOPS THE TOP FIVE IN FIFTH.

IN BOYS GOLF, IT WAS BEMIDJI FINISHING FIFTH AT THE BLACKBERRY RIDGE INVITE.

SOMETHING COOL HAPPENED TODAY, AXLE HIT A HOLE-IN-ONE ON THE PAR 3-7th HOLE THERE AT BLACKBERRY RIDGE.

HE WAS THE HELP FOR THE FIFTH PLACE FINISH FOR THEM.

IN HIGH SCHOOLS BOYS TRACK AND FIELD, THIS WAS YESTERDAY FROM MOORHEAD.

THE 4 BY 100 RELAY TEAM BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD.

THERE ARE ALL OF THEM.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM MAKING THE RECORD BOOKS.

>>> WELL, SEVERAL BRAINERD STUDENT-ATHLETES WERE UP BRIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE ANNUAL SIGNING DAY CEREMONY.

22 WARRIORS COMMITTED TO CONTINUE THEIR CAREERS, REPRESENTING EIGHT DIFFERENT SPORTS, ACROSS 17 DIFFERENT.

FIVE DIFFERENT WARRIORS WILL SEE DIVISION-ONE LEVEL COMPETITION NEXT YEAR.

THAT'S UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL SIGNEE SAWYER RIFFLE.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA SWIMMER AVERY DUERR.

CORA CLOUGH WITH U-N-D TRACK AND FIELD.

AND PERHAPS THE MOST UNIQUE, DANCER LOUIE KORHONEN WHO WAS SELECTED TO THE BROADWAY DANCE CENTER, AND DANCER EVA CLOUGH WHO WILL COMPETE FOR THE 14-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION UNLV REBEL DANCE TEAM.

>> IT'S REALLY SPECIAL.

IT SHOWS HOW STRONG OUR PROGRAM IS HERE IN BRAINERD.

TO SEE OUR DANCERS HERE IN BRAINERD ARE GOING OFF AND DOING BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS.

IT'S A SIGN TO JOIN MY TEAMMATE AND CONTINUING OUR DANCE JOURNEY, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING.

>> I JUST WANTED SOMEWHERE THAT IS SUPER HIGH-LEVEL, WORK SUPER HARD, AND FEELS LIKE A SECOND FAMILY.

>> IT FEELS SO GREAT BEING A PART OF AN INCREDIBLE TEAM, IT FEELS AMAZING AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR WHAT'S TO COME.

>> BRAINERD'S DANCE SQUAD HAS WON 4-STATE TITLES IN HIGH KICK AND JAZZ OVER THE PAST 3-YEARS AND WILL NOW HAVE OVER 10 DIFFERENT DANCERS COMPETING AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL.

HERE IS THE COMPLETE LIST OF STUDENT-ATHLETES WHO HAVE COMMITTED TO PLAY IN COLLEGE NEXT YEAR FOR THE WARRIORS.

YOU CAN SEE THEM AS THEY SCROLL THROUGH HERE.

WE HAVE A LOT OF SOCCER, A LOT OF FOOTBALL, AND ALSO SOME SOFTBALL.

WE WILL HAVE THE COMPLETE LIST OF ALL THOSE ATHLETES AS WELL ONLINE SO YOU CAN PERUSE THAT AT YOUR LEISURE.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

BREAST CANCER IS THE SECOND MOST COMMON CANCER IN U.S.

WOMEN, ACCOUNTING FOR ABOUT ONE IN THREE NEW FEMALE CANCERS EVERY YEAR.

EARLY DETECTION SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES CHANCES OF SURVIVAL BUT SOME EXPERTS WORRY THAT CONFLICTING GUIDANCE ON WHEN TO START ANNUAL MAMMOGRAMS AND HOW OFTEN TO HAVE THEM MAY LEAD TO CONFUSION.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER BREAKS DOWN THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND EXPLAINS WHY IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO ADVOCATE FOR YOUR HEALTH.

>> IN 2026 ALONE, NEARLY 322,000 NEW CASES OF INVASIVE BREAST CANCER ARE EXPECTED TO BE DIAGNOSED IN U.S.

WOMEN.

WHILE THE DISEASE MAINLY DEVELOPS IN MIDDLE-AGED OR OLDER WOMEN, IN RECENT YEARS, THERE'S BEEN AN UPTICK, ABOUT 1.4% OF NEW CASES SEEN IN WOMEN YOUNGER THAN 50.

SOME WORRY THERE IS CONFUSION OVER MAMMOGRAM GUIDANCE.

>> THERE IS A DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATION OUT THERE DEPENDING ON WHAT LITERATURE YOU ARE CITING.

>> Reporter: DOCTORS USE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS TO GUIDE THEIR DECISIONS ON WHEN TO SUGGEST PATIENTS START THOSE SCREENINGS.

RIGHT NOW THE U.S.

PREVENTATIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMEND WOMEN START AT AGE 40 AND SCREEN EVERY OTHER YEAR.

THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY SUGGESTS WOMEN AT AVERAGE RISK HAVE THE OPTION AT AGE 40 TO START ANNUAL SCREENING, AT AGE 45 HAVE MAMMOGRAMS EVERY YEAR AND AT 55, SCREEN EVERY OTHER YEAR OR CONTINUE ANNUAL SCREENINGS.

>> BASED ON OUR GUIDELINES FOR THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY AND BREAST IMAGING, WE RECOMMEND STARTING AT AGE 40 EVERY YEAR.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE CONFLICTING GUIDANCE MAY LEAD TO DELAYS IN SCREENING AND CANCERS DETECTED AT A LATER STAGE WHEN IT'S HARDER TO TREAT.

SOME WOMEN ALSO PUT OFF SCREENING BECAUSE NO ONE IN THEIR FAMILY HAS HAD THE DISEASE.

>> MOST WOMEN THAT ARE DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER HAVE NO ATTRIBUTABLE FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER.

>> Reporter: SHE SUGGESTS TAKING A RISK ASSESSMENT SURVEY WITH A DOCTOR AROUND AGE 25.

>> KNOWING THIS CAN HELP KNOW AT WHAT AGE IT'S MOST APPROPRIATE TO START SCREENING.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>> Dennis: OKAY, WE HAVE TIME FOR A LAST LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

WE GO BACK OVER TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE'RE GOING TO SEE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN MINNESOTA WHERE WE HAVE A WIND ADVISORY AND A RED FLAG WARNING AS OUR FIRE DANGER WILL BE HIGH OUT THERE.

WE WILL BE SEEING THAT THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW AND AS WE LOOK AHEAD, WE DO HAVE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE VIEWING AREA FOR FRIDAY.

IT'S GOING TO BE WINDY AND WE COULD SEE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

>> Charlie: AND BSU WOMEN'S COACH WAS HONORED THE COACH OF THE YEAR AFTER HE HELPED THE BEAVERS TO THEIR CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR.

>> Dennis: WELL DESERVED.

WE'RE OUT OF TIME EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

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