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DENNIS WEIMANN WITH THE NEWS, STACY CHRISTENSON WITH THE WEATHER AND CHARLIE YAEGER WITH YOUR SPORTS.

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

>>> THE CROW WING COUNTY BOARD ASSEMBLED EARLIER THIS MORNING ON TODAY'S DOCKET INVOLVED ANNOUNCING THE NEXT CROW WING COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.

WITH CURRENT ADMINISTRATOR TIM HOULE SLATED TO STEP DOWN JULY 12TH, THE COUNTY BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPOINTED DEBORAH ERICKSON AS HIS SUCCESSOR, ERICKSON HAS WORKED ALONGSIDE HOULE FOR 20 YEARS AND WHILE SHE DOES PLAN ON PAVING HER OWN PATH IN THE ROLE, SHE ALSO HOPES TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE WORK HE'S DONE.

>> I AM NOT ALWAYS SAYING I'M GOING TO DO THINGS EXACTLY THE WAY HE DID, BUT THERE IS NO NEED FOR ANY MAJOR CHANGES OR ANYTHING TO HAPPEN.

THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ADVANCE SOME OF THOSE SAME INITIATIVES THAT THE BOARD SET OUT.

WE HAVE A GOOD PATHWAY AND PROCESS OF HOW THIS WORKS AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING THAT FORWARD AS WELL.

>> AMIDST HER 30-PLUS YEARS WORKING IN CROW WING COUNTY, ERICKSON HAS SERVED IN MANY ROLES INCLUDING CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, CHIEF ELECTIONS OFFICER, AUDITOR-TREASURER, AND AS PRESIDENT OF THE MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY OFFICERS.

>>> IN OTHER NEWS TONIGHT, RED LAKE POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED TWO PEOPLE ON SATURDAY WHO ARE SUSPECTED OF SELLING NARCOTICS.

OFFICERS EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT IN THE CIRCLE PINES AREA OF THE RED LAKE NATIONS LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT AND SEIZED BOTH METHAMPHETAMINE AND FENTANYL SHAWN MAY AND LUCINDA RYAN WERE ARRESTED FOR VARIOUS CHARGES INCLUDING POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO SELL.

TWO OTHER FEMALES WERE ALSO ARRESTED FOR OTHER CHARGES.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE NARCOTICS USE OR SALES YOU ARE ASKED TO CONTACT THE RED LAKE NARCOTICS TIP LINE.

>>> NO-ONE WAS HURT TODAY WHEN A SEMITRUCK TIPPED OVER IN CASS LAKE.

THE STATE PATROL SAYS AROUND 7:45 THIS MORNING THE SEMI WAS TURNING FROM HIGHWAY 2 ONTO SOUTHBOUND HIGHWAY 371 WHEN THE LOAD OF WOOD ON THE TRAILER SHIFTED AND CAUSED THE SEMI TO OVERTURN.

THE WOOD SPILLED ONTO THE ROADWAY AND TRAFFIC WAS DELAYED UNTIL THE SCENE WAS CLEARED.

>>> THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.

HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF THE INVASIVE ALGAE STARRY STONEWORT IN A LAKE NEAR NISSWA IN CROW WING COUNTY.

MINNESOTA D.N.R.

STAFF, WHO WERE CONDUCTING A CURLY-LEAF PONDWEED SURVEY, DISCOVERED STARRY STONEWORT ABOUT 100 FEET FROM THE MIDDLE CULLEN LAKE PUBLIC ACCESS.

A FOLLOW-UP SURVEY IS BEING CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF STARRY STONEWORT DISTRIBUTION IN THE LAKE.

MIDDLE CULLEN LAKE IS PART OF THE CULLEN CHAIN OF LAKES, WITH SEVERAL CONNECTED LAKES AND OTHER LAKES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY.

THE D.N.R.

HAS UPDATED SIGNAGE AT THE LAKE'S PUBLIC ACCESS AND PROVIDED DECONTAMINATION AND EXPANDED WATERCRAFT INSPECTIONS, WHICH WERE IN PLACE FOR THE FISHING OPENER WEEKEND.

STARRY STONEWORT HAS NEVER BEEN ERADICATED FROM ANY U.S. LAKE OR RIVER, BUT TREATMENT OR CAREFUL REMOVAL CAN HELP REDUCE THE RISK OF SPREAD AND RELIEVE ASSOCIATED NUISANCE IMPACTS ON WATER-RELATED RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

EARLY DETECTION IS KEY TO EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT.

STARRY STONEWORT HAS NOW BEEN CONFIRMED IN 29 WATER BODIES IN MINNESOTA.

IT WAS FIRST CONFIRMED IN MINNESOTA IN 2015.

>>> WILDFIRE SEASON IS UNDERWAY IN CANADA AND THE DRIFTING SMOKE HAS DIMINISHED AIR QUALITY RECENTLY IN SOME PLACES NEAR THE U.S. NORTHERN BORDER INCLUDING THE ENTIRE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

KARIN CAIFA LOOKS AT WHAT MIGHT BE AHEAD DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS AND HOW TO STAY HEALTHY.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER BLAZING START TO WILDFIRE SEASON IN CANADA WITH FIRES RAGING AT BOTH ENDS OF THE COUNTRY.

>> THE FUEL OR THE VEGETATION IS SO DRY THAT YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO IGNITING, TO SPREADING.

>> Reporter: THE DRIFTING SMOKE HAS AFFECTED AIR QUALITY IN IOWA, WISCONSIN, AND MINNESOTA.

>> ONE OR TWO DAYS MAY NOT BE THE END OF THE WORLD FOR MOST PEOPLE IN GOOD HEALTH, BUT YOU STILL WANT TO EXERCISE GREAT CAUTION.

>> Reporter: HE IS A MEDIA VOLUNTEER SPOKESPERSON FOR THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION.

HE SAYS OLDER ADULTS AND THOSE WITH CONDITIONS LIKE ASTHMA SHOULD MAKE SURE THEY'RE PROTECTED WHEN AIR QUALITY IS POOR AND CHILDREN SHOULD LIMIT TIME OUTSIDE.

>> THOSE YEARS ARE SO PIVOTAL ON HOW THEIR HEALTHY LUNGS WILL DEVELOP AS ADULTS.

>> Reporter: AN AIR POLLUTION SCIENTIST AT COLOMBIA UNIVERSITY SAYS SUMMER HEAT CAN KEEP FIRES BURNING ON THE GROUND AND GIVE SMOKE A LIFT TO THE SKIES.

>> IN ADDITION TO THE FUEL, THE WOOD, THE VEGETATION BURNING, YOU NEED STRONG SURFACE HEATING FROM THE SUN TO INITIATE THOSE UPLIFTING MOTIONS.

>> Reporter: AND EVEN WHEN SUMMER SKIES LOOK CLEAR, SMALL POLLUTANT PARTICLES CAN IMPACT THE AIR QUALITY INDEX AND DAILY LIFE.

>> IT SHOULD MANAGEMENT HOW YOU PLAN TO GO OUTSIDE, HOW YOU WILL ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE OUTDOORS.

POOR AIR QUALITY HAS A LOT OF HEALTH CONSEQUENCES FOR EVERY SINGLE PERSON.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, I'M KARIN CAIFA.

>> SO FAR THERE ARE FEWER FIRES BURNING IN MAY THIS YEAR.

THERE WERE 200 FIRES BURNING IN CANADA BY MID-MAY LAST YEAR, COMPARED WITH 90 FIRES AS OF THIS SUNDAY.

>>> WHOLESALE INFLATION JUST HIT ITS HIGHEST RATE IN A YEAR ACCORDING TO DATA RELEASED TUESDAY BY THE U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.

THE PRODUCER PRICE INDEX WAS 2.2 PERCENT FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING IN APRIL.

THE P.P.I.

MEASURES THE CHANGE IN PRICES THAT MANUFACTURERS PAY TO SUPPLIERS TO PREDICT POSSIBLE PRICE SHIFTS FOR CONSUMERS.

PRICE HIKES HAVE CONTINUED TO WEIGH ON BUSINESSES AND HALT THE FEDERAL RESERVE'S PLANS TO CUT INTEREST RATES.

THE LATEST WHOLESALE DATA COMES JUST A DAY BEFORE THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR APRIL IS RELEASED.

IT IS EXPECTED TO OFFER AN EVEN MORE CRITICAL READ ON THE STATE OF INFLATION.

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

>> Stacy: WE HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING RAIN SHOWERS TOMORROW WITH OFF AND ON CHANCES THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, A COUPLE DECIDES TO TRAVEL THE WORLD, BUT ON THEIR BIKES.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> THE CAMP CONFIDENCE LIONS CLUB HELD THEIR SPRING FORMAL DANCE LAST NIGHT AT CRAGUN'S LEGACY GOLF COURSE IN EAST GULL LAKE.

ADULTS WITH COGNITIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ATTENDED THE DANCE WITH THE SOLE INTENTION OF HAVING THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: ORS -- JUST LIKE ALL THEIR DANCES, THE SPRING FORMAL WAS AN EVENT THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD CIRCLED OP THEIR CALENDARS.

THESE DANCES ARE THEMED LIKE THE HOLIDAY AND HALLOWEEN DANCES, THIS DANCE'S THEME CAME FROM A SPECIAL REQUEST.

>> SPRING FORMAL IS A SPECIAL REQUEST BY OUR CAMPER MEMBERS.

THEY WANTED A CHANCE TO GET DRESSED UP AND HAVE FUN WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND ENJOY THE MUSIC.

>> Reporter: THE MUSIC WAS GREAT, THE OUTFITS COULD HAVE BEEN IN VOGUE MAGAZINE AND THE DANCE MOVES WOULD BE ENOUGH TO GET A STANDING OVATION.

IT WAS A TOUGH JOB TO TRY TO FIND SOMEONE THAT DIDN'T HAVE A SMILE WIDE ENOUGH TO BRIGHTEN UP THE ENTIRE ROOM.

>> THE AMOUNT OF SMILES AND HAPPY FACES, YOU CAN REALLY SEE THE IMPACT NOT ONLY ON A LOCAL LEVEL, BUT WE HAD PEOPLE COME OUT FROM FAR AWAY COUNTIES AND SO, IT'S EVEN THAT MUCH BETTER TO SEE THE IMPACT THAT OUR LION'S CLUB HAS.

>> Reporter: THIS IS VITAL FOR A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT GOES UNSEEN AND UNAPPRECIATED.

THESE PEOPLE DON'T SEE THEIR FRIENDS AS MUCH AS THEY DESERVE TO AND THESE NIGHTS ARE ONES THEY HOLD DEARLY.

>> A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT COME MAYBE DON'T GET TO SEE THEIR FRIENDS FOR MONTHS SO THIS QUARTERLY DANCE IS A GOOD WAY TO RECONNECT WITH FRIENDS AND HAVE A GREAT TIME.

>> Reporter: THESE EVENTS TAKE A LOT OF WORK FROM VOLUNTEERS AND THEY ARE GRATEFUL FOR PEOPLE WILLING TO SHARE THEIR TIME.

>> HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO INSTILL THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE, WHETHER YOU'RE MY AGE OR YOUNGER, OR IF YOU ARE OLDER AND YOU HAVE WISDOM YOU WANT TO IMPART ON A CAMPER, BY ALL MEANS, WE'RE OPEN AND WILLING TO HAVE YOU ON.

>> Reporter: THE LION'S CLUB TRIES TO PUT ON FOUR DANCES LIKE THIS A YEAR AND WHEN YOU SEE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE HERE AND EVERYONE HAVING A GREAT TIME ON THE DANCE FLOOR, YOU CAN'T HELP BUT HAVE FUN YOURSELF.

SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> OVER 200 ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES ATTENDED THE SPRING FORMAL.

>>> LET'S GO FISHING IS AN ORGANIZATION WITH 15 CHAPTERS ACROSS MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN.

THEY OFFER FREE FISHING AND BOATING EXCURSIONS TO AREA SENIORS, VETERANS, DISABLED ADULTS, AND YOUTH.

THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA CHAPTER HELD A FISH FRY AT CAMP CONFIDENCE LEARNING CENTER TO TRY AND SIGN UP MORE VOLUNTEERS.

A PRESENTATION WAS SHOWN DETAILING THE DUTIES OF VOLUNTEERS.

THE B.L.A.

CHAPTER HAS A 28-FOOT PONTOON BOAT AND MAINLY FREQUENTS GULL, RICE, AND BAY LAKES.

>> WE WANT TO ANCHOR AND SET UP POLES AND BOBBERS AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.

I LIKE TO SAY WE'RE IN THE MEMORIES BUSINESS.

WE CREATE MEMORIES.

WE'RE WITH THESE FOLKS ONLY FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS, BUT HOPEFULLY WE GIVE THEM A MEMORY THEY CAN TAKE BACK WITH THEM.

>> TO LEARN MORE ON HOW YOU CAN BECOME A VOLUNTEER, THERE WILL BE A LINK POSTED ALONG WITH THE STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> TIME TO BRING IN WEATHERCASTER STACY CHRISTENSON FOR A LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE RAIN, ESPECIALLY TOMORROW, OUR BEST CHANCE OF SEEING PRECIPITATION OR A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO.

WE HAVE OFF AND ON CHANCES OF RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AND >> 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 ENJOYING A SUNNY START TO THE DAY, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND INTO THE EVENING, A FEW ISOLATED OR SCATTERED SHOWERS, AND A SPRINKLE OR TWO HERE AND THERE.

WE WILL BE SEEING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION INCREASING ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW IN THE AFTERNOON, MAYBE A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE AT LEAST CHANCES OF RAINFALL AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 60 DEGREES.

AT THE STUDIO, EAST WINDS ARE AT 5 MILES PER HOUR, DEW POINT IS 38, HUMIDITY IS 44%.

IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 60 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 36.

WE HAVE A RISING BAROMETRIC PRESSURE WITH WINDS OUT OF THE EAST AT 8 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, AS I MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE A FEW SHOWERS OUT THERE, SOME SPRINKLES IN THE AREA, MOST WILL BE EXITING PRETTY QUICKLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT, THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE OF SEEING SOME SHOWERS DEVELOPING, MAINLY IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, BUT QUICKLY WE WILL SEE THAT SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA SO WE HAVE A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING SOME RAINFALL ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA, ESPECIALLY INTO THE AFTERNOON.

THERE MAY BE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MIX, SO WE HAVE THE GREEN DOTS ACROSS MINNESOTA AS THE SYSTEM ROLLS THROUGH.

THIS ONE WILL BE THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT, BUT AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK, WE CAN SEE SOME CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYE PICTURES SENT TO US, WE GOT ANOTHER SUBMISSION TODAY FROM ANDREA OF SOME OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS.

ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE SUNRISE IN MENAHGA.

A COUPLE OF EAGLE EYES SPOTTING THE ORIOLES.

NOW WE HAVE SOME WILDFLOWERS IN BLOOM AND THE CLOUDS ROLLING IN THIS AFTERNOON FROM DEBRA AND ANGELA AT CASS LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 42 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, HIGH OF 69.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, HIGH OF 72.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE AND 69.

PAUL IN BEMIDJI, INCREASING CLOUDS TODAY.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD SAW A HIGH OF 69 DEGREES, A COUPLE DEGREES ABOVE OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WITH A LOW OF 43.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 65, WHICH IS OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

WE STARTED OUT WITH A LOW OF 37 AND SUNSET AT 8:49.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, BUT WE CAN HAVE A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING SHOWERS MOVING IN, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, LIKELY SEEING THOSE IN THE WEST, SPREADING TO THE EAST.

AS FAR AS HIGH TEMPERATURES GO, 58 IN WARROAD, A LOT OF MID-60s ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

HEADING INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, WE'RE LOOKING AT PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING THE SHOWERS ROLLING IN THE AFTERNOON AND A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IN PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60s.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT, WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

FOR TOMORROW, RAIN SHOWERS, BEST CHANCE WOULD BE IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA AND AGAIN ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHS IN THE MID-60s.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, WE DO HAVE CHANCES OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK.

OFF AND ON CHANCES OF RAIN, TEMPERATURES IN THE 60s THROUGH THURSDAY, BUT THEN WE WARM UP AGAIN AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK, SO STARTING OFF THIS WEEKEND WITH LOW TO MID-70s, AND THEN ON SUNDAY, 68 WITH VARIABLE CLOUDS AND THAT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW, BRAINERD SOFTBALL GOT OFF TO A GOOD START.

>> Charlie: YES, THEY'RE GETTING BACK AT IT IN BRAINERD AND THEY'RE TRYING TO EXTEND THEIR WIN STREAK TO THREE.

TODAY IT'S SENIOR DAY, FINAL HOME GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪] >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS; BRINGING NORTHERN MINNESOTA THE GIGAZONE.

INTERNET SPEEDS UP TO 10 GIGABITS PER SECONDS, BOTH UPLOAD AND DOWNLOAD.

IT'S THE GIGAZONE FROM PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS AND IT'S RIGHT HERE.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> AFTER STARTING THE SEASON 9-0, BRAINERD SOFTBALL WOULD HIT A ROUGH PATCH LOSING FOUR OF THEIR NEXT SIX GAMES AND DROPPING OUT OF THE CLASS 4A TOP TEN BUT THEY WOULD BOUNCE BACK WITH TWO STRAIGHT WINS OVER FERGUS FALLS AND CENTENNIAL TO FINISH OUT LAST WEEK STRONG.

NOW WITH JUST THREE GAMES LEFT IN THE FINAL WEEK OF THE REGULAR SEASON, THE WARRIORS WILL TRY TO BUILD OFF THAT MOMENTUM.

>>> AND IT STARTS TODAY, BRAINERD HOSTING WILLMAR ON SENIOR DAY.

THE WARRIORS FINAL HOME GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON.

BOTTOM FIRST, RUNNER ON THIRD FOR ELSA BORCHERT, SHOOTS IT INTO LEFT FIELD, MYA TAUTGES SCORES.

BRAINERD UP 1-0.

A FEW BATTERS LATER, RUNNERS ON THE CORNERS FOR JOZIE TAUTGES.

SAC FLY LEFT NETS HER AN R.B.I., SCORES MAREN CEYNOWA.

2-0 WARRIORS.

AND THAT'S ALL JOZIE TAUTGES WOULD NEED IN THE CIRCLE.

SHE ALLOWED ONLY ONE RUN ON TWO HITS IN FIVE INNINGS, STRUCK OUT SEVEN CARDINALS.

AND BRAINERD CELEBRATES SENIOR NIGHT IN FASHION WITH AN 11-1 VICTORY OVER WILLMAR.

WARRIORS CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON ON THE ROAD AT MINNETONKA WEDNESDAY AND ANDOVER ON FRIDAY.

MORE IN SOFTBALL.

GRAND RAPIDS FALLS TO DULUTH MARSHALL.

LITTLE FALLS BEATS MORA.

WADENA DEER CREEK GETS A WIN.

BROWERVILLE AND BLACKDUCK COMES OUT ON TOP.

>>> BEMIDJI BASEBALL HOSTING DETROIT LAKES.

LUMBERJACK'S LAST THREE GAMES HAVE ENDED IN WALK OFFS OR EXTRA INNINGS.

TODAY WOULD MAKE IT FOUR.

HERE'S HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN.

BOTTOM THIRD, GAME TIED AT TWO.

GUNNER GANSKE ABLE TO KNOCK IN HIS BROTHER FISHER FROM THIRD.

JACKS HAVE THEIR FIRST LEAD OF THE GAME.

AHEAD TO THE 5TH, LAKERS TRAILING 4-2 WITH THE BASES LOADED, WILL MARTIN CRUSHES ONE TO LEFT.

GAVIN KAPAUN GIVES CHASE BUT TO NO AVAIL.

JUST LIKE THAT D.L.

LEADS 6-4.

BOTTOM OF THE 7TH, ONE OUT.

LUMBERJACKS TRAIL 7-5 AND ON A PASS BALL, LANDON HANSON ABLE TO SCORE.

IT'S A ONE RUN GAME.

LATER IN THE INNING WITH 2 OUTS, KAPAUN TIES THE GAME WITH AN R.B.I.

SINGLE.

THEN WITH THE BASES LOADED, JACK LUNDQUIST DRAWS A WALK TO WALK IT OFF.

TEAMMATES MOB HIM AT FIRST.

AS BEMIDJI GETS THE 8-7 WIN OVER DETROIT LAKES.

ANOTHER LATE INNING FINISH FOR THE LUMBERJACKS WHO IMPROVE TO 6-9.

JACKS HOST SARTELL ON FRIDAY.

SOME MORE BASEBALL SCORES FROM AROUND THE AREA.

FERGUS FALLS SPLITS WITH BRAINERD.

GRAND RAPIDS WINS BOTH GAMES.

STAPLES MOTLEY ALSO WINS THEIR DOUBLE HEADER, BOTH GAMES.

BLACKDUCK WINS IN FIVE, CROSBY-IRONTON FALLS.

WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY 4-1 OVER LAKE OF THE WOODS.

NEVIS BEATS LAKE PARK AUTOBAHN IN FIVE.

WADENA DEER CREEK GETS A WIN.

PIERZ, THEIR FIRST LOSS IN 13 STRAIGHT GAMES, BUT WHAT A RUN IT WAS FOR THEM.

>>> AND IN GIRLS LACROSSE, BRAINERD LOOKING FOR WIN NUMBER EIGHT HOSTING CLASS A'S MONTICELLO.

FIRST QUARTER, BROOKELYN LINDBERG GETS THE FEED, FINDS THE NYLON, MONTICELLO UP 1-0.

SECOND QUARTER NOW 3-0 MAGIC.

LAUREN MOORHOUSE GOES BOTTOM SHELF OFF THE ASSIST.

MONTICELLO EXTEND THE LEAD.

FOURTH QUARTER, WARRIORS TRYING TO CLAW BACK AND IT'S CAROL HOLCOMB-SMITH, SKIPS IT PAST THE PIPES, GETS BRAINERD ON THE BOARD.

BUT MONTICELLO TAKES THE MATCH OVER THE WARRIORS WITH AN 11-TO-1 VICTORY.

BRAINERD WILL CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON THIS FRIDAY.

THEY WILL HOST ROCORI AND SOME MORE SCORES FOR YOU.

GRAND RAPIDS GREEN WAY BEATS HERMANTOWN PROCTOR.

THEN IN BOYS LACROSSE, BEATING DULUTH MARSHALL.

MONTICELLO BEATS BRAINERD.

AITKIN FALLS TO HERMANTOWN 6-1.

A LOOK AT SOME OF THE 7-2A MATCH UPS COMING THIS THURSDAY.

BRAINERD HOSTING ST. FRANCIS AT 3:30 AND GRAND RAPIDS TRAVELS TO FOREST LAKE, ALSO AT 3:30.

BEMIDJI BOYS TENNIS, THEY WILL TRAVEL TO SARTELL TO TAKE ON SOX RAPIDS.

IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, THE NEW YORK YANKEES BEAT THE TWINS, 5-1.

CURRENTLY THE GAME THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO WATCH, GAME FIVE, MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES LEADING THE NUGGETS BY 2.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> EVERY YEAR, A COUPLE FROM SOUTH DAKOTA VISITS BEMIDJI MIDDLE SCHOOL TO GIVE A PRESENTATION ON THEIR VISITS TO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

MANY YEARS AGO, AFTER PLANNING A TRIP TO NEPAL, THE COUPLE DECIDED THAT TRAVELING THE ENTIRE WORLD WOULD BE MUCH BETTER BUT INSTEAD OF DRIVING OR GOING BY BOAT, THEY WOULD RIDE THEIR BIKES TO EACH DESTINATION.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: A COUPLE FROM SOUTH DAKOTA DECIDED TO VISIT NEPAL TO VISIT THE COUNTRY AND CHECK OUT MOUNT EVEREST.

BEFORE THEY LEFT, ONE RIDE ON THEIR BIKE AND THEIR PLANS CHANGED.

>> WE HAVE BEEN PLANNING TO GO TO NEPAL AND WE THOUGHT WE WOULD GO BY TRADITIONAL MEANS.

AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS, AFTER A GREAT RIDE WE HAD, I LOOKED AT HIM AND SAID THIS TRIP WE'RE GOING TO TAKE TO NEPAL.

WE SHOULD GO ON BIKES.

BRUCE SAID THAT'S THE BEST IDEA I EVER HEARD.

>> Reporter: NEPAL WAS NOT THE ONLY PLACE THEY WOULD BE GOING.

>> WHEN WE WERE IN THAILAND, WE WERE SITTING IN OUR BED, LOOKING AT A MAP AND SAID YOU KNOW WHAT?

IF WE GET TO NEPAL AND WE KEEP GOING, WE WOULD HAVE GONE AROUND THE WORLD.

WE HAVE TO KEEP GOING.

THIS IS JUST MEANT TO BE.

>> Reporter: THE ONE STOP VACATION ALL OF A SUDDEN BECAME A RIDE AROUND THE WORLD.

WHEN ASKED TO NAME A FAVORITE PLACE ON THE TRIP, IT WAS TOO HARD TO PROVIDE ONE ANSWER.

>> THE ISLANDS OF INDONESIA.

THAILAND WAS A FAVORITE PLACE FOR US.

GOING TO NEPAL, THAT WAS THE FOCUS OF OUR TRIP FROM THE BEGINNING STAGES.

AFTER I SAY THAT, I SAY NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA, THEY'RE ALL WONDERFUL TO VISIT.

>> Reporter: THE TRIP WASN'T AN EASY ONE TO TAKE EITHER.

>> I DON'T THINK WE PROBABLY ATE, AS WELL AS WE COULD HAVE SOME OF THE TIME.

WE WEREN'T GETTING ENOUGH PROTEIN.

WE LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT.

WE DID GET SICK QUITE A BIT.

WATER FILTERS HAD JUST BEEN INVENTED AND THEY WERE WICKEDLY EXPENSIVE SO WE USED IODINE INSTEAD OF WE GOT DYSENTERY AND ALL THE REGULAR ILLNESSES.

TO KEEP GOING, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURES WERE HOT.

>> Reporter: BUT THEY BELIEVE CHALLENGES IS WHAT MAKES LIFE LIVING FOR.

>> WE HAVE A GREAT ABILITY TO HAVE PHYSICAL ADVERSITY AND BE ABLE TO KEEP OUR SENSE OF HUMOR AND JUST REALIZE THAT IT DOES MAKE LIFE INTERESTING WHEN THINGS ARE EASY AND CRUISING ALONG.

I MEAN THAT'S OKAY.

WHEN YOU HAD TO MEET A CHALLENGE AND SURMOUNT IT, THE FEELING AFTER THAT, IT GIVES YOU A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN YOURSELF AND KNOWING, YEAH, I CAN DO THIS.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: THAT LOOKED LIKE A DIFFICULT TRIP, ALL TYPES OF CONDITIONS AND THE TIRES THEY HAD ON THE BIKES FROM WHAT I CAN TELL DIDN'T -- >> Charlie: YEAH, THAT'S NOT WHAT I WOULD USE.

>> Dennis: LEND THEMSELVES TO THE MUD AND SNOW.

CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.

BRUCE AND TASS NOW SPEND THEIR TIME TRAVELING ACROSS THE MIDWEST SHARING THEIR STORY TO KIDS FROM DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.

TEACHING THEM ABOUT THEIR JOURNEY, THE DIFFERENT CULTURES THEY ENCOUNTERED, AND THAT LIFE WILL ALWAYS HAVE CHALLENGES, BUT THEY ARE WORTH CONQUERING.

>>> ONE MORE QUICK LOOK AT WEATHER WITH STACY.

>> WE MAY SEE SHOWERS REDEVELOPING IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 45, MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW.

>> Dennis: THAT IS GOING TO DO IT FOR US.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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