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>> CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF LOCAL NEWS FOR BEMIDJI, BRAINERD, AND ALL OF THE LAKES COUNTRY.

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

>>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, I'M JOSH PETERSON IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN.

THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

>>> AFTER MANY YEARS OF FUNDRAISING, THE NORTHWOODS BATTERED WOMEN'S SHELTER HELD THEIR GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY FOR THEIR NEW FACILITY.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN WAS THERE TO GET EVERYONE'S REACTIONS.

>> Reporter: THE NORTHWOODS BATTERED WOMEN'S SHELTER HAS BEEN ON THE DRAWING BOARD FOR MANY YEARS BUT TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY OF CONSTRUCTION WITH THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY.

>> 22 YEARS AGO WHEN I WORKED HERE AT BSU, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT IT.

THE BOARD STARTED THIS ABOUT 7 YEARS AGO WITH SOME MONEY FROM WOMEN UNITED.

I CAME IN ON NOVEMBER OF 2021, RIGHT IN THE MIDST OF COVID.

THE LAST 2.5 YEARS HAS BEEN FULL FORCE AND THE COMMUNITY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EVERYBODY CAME TOGETHER TO RAISE $2.9 MILLION IN TWO YEARS.

>> Reporter: THE NEW BUILDING DESIGNED WILL FEATURE EIGHT BEDROOMS WITH SUITES, FIVE OFFICES, A CHILDREN'S PLAY ROOM, THERAPY ROOM, AND SO MUCH MORE.

>> WE PUT SO MUCH THOUGHT ON HOW WE LAID THE SHELTER OUT AND CAME TO A CONSENSUS WITH THE GROUP ON HOW IT SHOULD FUNCTION AND BE SAFE AND BE PLEASANT AND BEAUTIFUL FOR THE USERS.

WE JUST WANTED TO SEE A SPACE CREATED THAT IS COMFORTABLE AND HEALING.

>> Reporter: IN 2022, THE OLD SHELTER TURNED AWAY 553 SURVIVORS DUE TO LACK OF SPACE.

THE 7,775 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING HOPES THEY NEVER HAVE TO TURN ANYONE AWAY AGAIN.

>> 25 YEARS AGO, MY FIRST JOB AS A SOCIAL WORKER WAS AT THE WOMEN'S SHELTER.

I SAW THEN ALL THE GAPS IN SERVICES THAT CAME WITH THAT BUILDING, WHETHER IT WAS ACCESSIBILITY BECAUSE SOMEBODY HAD MOBILITY ISSUES OR THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH BEDS, OR IF IT WAS A MALE THAT NEEDED THAT SUPPORT, THAT DIDN'T EXIST.

TO SEE TODAY THE EFFORTS OF ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE OVERTIME TO ADVOCATE, LOBBY SUPPORT, AND WORK FOR THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF CHILDREN IS JUST AMAZING.

>> Reporter: THERE IS AN IMPORTANT REASON WHY THERE IS SO MUCH PURPLE THROUGHOUT THE CEREMONY.

>> PURPLE IS THE COLOR OF OUR RIBBON, COMING TOGETHER TO RECOGNIZE DOMESTIC ABUSE, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, TO TALK ABOUT.

LATER AT THE GALA, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME SURVIVOR STORIES.

OVER HALF OF OUR STAFF OF 12 ARE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

>> Reporter: LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS AND A LARGE CROWD IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEW FACILITY.

>> THIS IS INCREDIBLY EXCITING AND REWARDING.

I KNOW THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR YEARS.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT HAD TO BE RAISED.

TO BE HERE AND SEE THE GROUNDBREAKING AND KNOWING IN A YEAR OR SO, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A NEW SHELTER THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT THE COMMUNITY DESPERATELY NEEDS.

I'M EXCITED.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE PROJECT IS ESTIMATED TO TAKE 10 MONTHS TO COMPLETE AND IS EXPECTED TO FINISH IN THE SPRING OF 2025.

>>> TOMORROW WILL WRAP UP A WEEK OF HONORING AND RECOGNIZING THOSE WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES AND HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE DURING POLICE WEEK IN MINNESOTA.

YESTERDAY EVENING, ON THE BELTRAMI COUNTY COURT HOUSE LAWN, COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHERED TO CELEBRATE AND REMEMBER ALL OFFICERS, BUT ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIFE IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

ATTENDEES ENJOYED SPECIAL MUSIC ALONG WITH COMMENTS FROM SARGENT ROBERT BILLINGS, AND BEMIDJI MAYOR JORGE PRINCE.

THE CEREMONY WRAPPED UP WITH THE READING OF THE MINNESOTA ROLL CALL WHICH RECOGNIZED FALLEN OFFICERS PAUL ELMSTRAND AND MATTEW RUGE WHO BOTH LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY TO GUNFIRE IN BURNSVILLE THIS PAST MARCH.

IN MINNESOTA THERE ARE MORE THAN 10,499 OFFICERS IN MINNESOTA WHO SERVE IN 408 DIFFERENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

>>> THE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE DEAD END ON CYPRESS DRIVE IN BAXTER MAY BE REVISITED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

LAST MONTH, SHORT ELLIOTT HENDRICKSON CONSULTANT ENGINEER NEIL HEINONEN PRESENTED A FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR THE CONNECTION OF CYPRESS DRIVE TO WHYDAH ROAD.

THIS IS PART OF THE CITY'S PLAN TO CREATE PARALLEL CORRIDORS TO HIGHWAY 371, WHICH HAS BEEN DISCUSSED FOR ROUGHLY TWO DECADES.

>> WITH THE CENTER BEING DONE AT THE ENGLEWOOD INTERSECTION AND RAILROAD CROSSING AT 210, WE ESTABLISHED THE PARALLEL CORRIDOR ON THE WEST SIDE.

THAT IS ENGLEWOOD TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND THEN DOWN TO 48, THAT PARALLEL CORRIDOR.

ON THE EAST SIDE IS CYPRESS DRIVE.

>> CHAPULIS ALSO STATED THERE IS NO CONCRETE TIMETABLE YET FOR THE CYPRESS-WHYDAH CONNECTIONS CONSTRUCTION.

HOWEVER, THE CITY IS ENGAGED IN PRELIMINARY TALKS WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

>>> A NEW CHAPTER IS ON DECK FOR THE BEMIDJI AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AS THEY HAVE NOW NAMED THEIR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

EARLIER TODAY, SCOTT TURN WAS OFFICIALLY NAMED AS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF THE BEMIDJI CHAMBER.

TURN, WILL OVERSEE THE CHAMBERS DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS AND WORK WITH STAFF ON PROGRAMS, SERVICES, OBJECTIVES AND INITIATIVES FOR ITS MEMBERS.

THE CHAMBER SAYS HE WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE ADVOCACY AGENDAS THAT RESONATE WITH ITS MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS.

HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE CHAMBER FOR OVER TWENTY TWO YEARS, AS A VOLUNTEER, BOARD MEMBER, AND RECENTLY AS THE CHAMBERS OPERATIONS DIRECTOR.

SCOTT TURNS OFFICIAL START DATE IN HIS NEW ROLE WILL BE MONDAY, MAY 20TH.

>>> THE CLOCK IS TICKING AND TIME IS RUNNING OUT AS STATE LEGISLATORS WORK TO WRAP UP THEIR BUSINESS BEFORE THE SESSION ENDS.

THERE ARE A HAND FULL OF PROPOSALS THAT STILL HAVEN'T CLEARED THE FINISH LINE AS THE END DRAWS NEAR SUCH AS THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT, SPORTS BETTING, AND A BONDING BILL SUPPORTING LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WHICH NEEDS A THREE-FIFTH MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS.

DESPITE THE ONGOING DEBATE, TODAY GOVERNOR WALZ SIGNED SIX BILLS INTO LAW, WHICH INCLUDE THE LEGACY FINANCE BILL, THE ENERGY, UTILITIES, ENVIRONMENT, AND CLIMATE BILL, THE OMNIBUS HUMAN SERVICES POLICY BILL, THE OMNIBUS LABOR AND INDUSTRY POLICY BILL, THE ELECTIONS POLICY AND FINANCE BILL, AND THE OMNIBUS EDUCATION POLICY BILL, WHICH MODIFIES PROVISIONS FOR PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE EDUCATION INCLUDING CHANGES TO ENSURE INCLUSIVE AND ACCURATE LITERACY CURRICULUM.

IT ALSO UPDATES TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR STAFF TEACHING READING SKILLS.

IT ALSO PROHIBITS BOOK BANS IN PUBLIC AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES, AND REQUIRES MENTAL HEALTH INSTRUCTION.

THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION WRAPS UP ON MONDAY, MAY 20TH.

>>> A COMMENCEMENT SPEECH THAT PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS SCHEDULED TO DELIVER THIS WEEKEND AT MOREHOUSE COLLEGE, A PRESTIGIOUS HISTORICALLY BLACK ALL-MALE COLLEGE IN ATLANTA HAS SPARKED SOME CONCERN AMONG THE SCHOOLS FACULTY AND STUDENT BODY AMID HEIGHTENED TENSIONS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES.

JULIA BENBROOK JOINS US FROM THE WHITE HOUSE WITH THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS SCHEDULED TO DELIVER THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT MOORHOUSE COLLEGE, ONE OF THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES THIS WEEKEND.

MOORHOUSE PRESIDENT SAYS THE SCHOOL STARTED THE SPEAKER SELECTION PROCESS LAST SUMMER.

>> AND THEN PUT FEELERS OUT TO THE WHITE HOUSE IN LATE AUGUST AND EARLY SEPTEMBER.

WE GOT A POSITIVE RECEPTION IN TERMS OF THEIR CONSIDERATION OF IT.

>> Reporter: THE BIDEN PRESENCE AT THE ATLANTA COLLEGE COMES AS TENSIONS RISE AT CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

MANY HAVE EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION WITH HIS ADMINISTRATION'S CONTINUED SUPPORT OF ISRAEL'S MILITARY CAMPAIGN IN GAZA.

HE SAYS THAT THE COLLEGE WILL ALLOW SILENT, NON-DISRUPTIVE PROTESTS.

>> I HAD STUDENTS ASK ME ABOUT IT.

WHAT IF WE, YOU KNOW, TURNED OUR BACKS ON THE PRESIDENT OR TURNED OUR CHAIRS?

I SAID TO THEM, I WILL BE EMBARRASSED BUT THAT'S NOT YOUR PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: HE ADDED THAT HE WOULD SHUT DOWN CEREMONIES ON THE SPOT RATHER THAN ALLOW POLICE TO REMOVE STUDENT PROTESTERS IF THINGS ESCALATE.

>> IT SHOW AS COMPLETE LACK OF ENGAGEMENT AND LACK OF CARE WITH THE STUDENTS' VALUE.

>> Reporter: OTHERS SAY IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE THE PRESIDENT SPEAK AT THEIR ALMA MATER.

>> THIS IS MY REUNION YEAR SO I WILL BE DOWN FRONT AND VERY EXCITED THAT HE'S COMING.

>> MEANWHILE HERE IN MINNESOTA, FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS IN ST. PAUL TONIGHT HEADLINING THE MINNESOTA REPUBLICAN PARTIES LINCOLN-REAGAN DINNER FUNDRAISER.

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

>> Stacy: WE'VE BEEN SEEING STRONG AND SEVERE STORMS IN PARTS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS EVENING AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, A JINGLE EXHIBITION IN THE CROSSING ARTS >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> THE CROW WING COUNTY LAND SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S 2024 AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAM BEGAN LAST SATURDAY.

LINED UP WITH THIS YEAR'S FISHING OPENER, THE A.I.S.

PLAN WILL INCLUDE BOAT LANDING INSPECTIONS, WATERCRAFT DECONTAMINATIONS, EDUCATION, AND AWARENESS.

INVASIVE SPECIES ARE A SERIOUS THREAT TO LOCAL ECONOMIES AND RECREATIONIST ACCESSING PUBLIC WATERS AND WHILE THE COUNTY'S TAKING PREVENTIVE MEASURES, THEY ARE ALSO ADVISING RESIDENTS TO DO THEIR PART.

>> YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE ENTIRE BACKSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE TRAILER AND BOAT.

ALSO, DON'T GO FROM LAKE TO LAKE.

WE ASK THAT YOU DO NOT GO FROM LAKE TO LAKE IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS.

IT HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING OFF YOUR WATER CRAFT AND THEN REALLY CHECK THAT BOAT WHEN YOU'RE EXITING.

THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING.

>> THE COUNTY HAS A PERMANENT DECONTAMINATION UNIT AT THE CROSSLAKE JOINT HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE FACILITY OFF HIGHWAY 3 AT 13870 WHIPPLE DRIVE.

THIS LOCATION IS FULLY STAFFED FROM 9:00 A.M TO 6:00 P.M. FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

>>> STACY CHRISTENSON JOINS US NOW.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT FELT LIKE SUMMER.

A LITTLE BIT OF HUMIDITY AND NOT A BAD WEEKEND TO GET OUT ON THE LAKE.

>> Stacy: NOT LOOKING TOO BAD.

IT COULD BE BREEZY TOMORROW AND A FEW HIT AND MISS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEEKEND, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO SEE SUNSHINE.

TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE AROUND 70 AND INTO THE LOW 70s FOR MOST OF US.

NOT A BAD WEEKEND.

TONIGHT, WE MAY STILL SEE SOME SEVERE WEATHER, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

I'LL HAVE MORE ON THE SEVERE >> 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 HAVE SEEN SUNSHINE AND WARMER TEMPERATURES TODAY.

HIGHS WERE AROUND THE 70s AND 80s IN THE VIEWING AREA.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WE HAVE SEEN SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SOME OF THEM STRONG AND SEVERE IN PARTS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WHERE WE DO HAVE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, EXPECT TO SEE OFF AND ON CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

IT COULD BE BREEZY TOMORROW, BUT WE SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SUNSHINE AS WELL.

MORE ON YOUR FORECAST IN A SECOND.

HERE ARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS.

IT'S 69 AT THE AIRPORT TONIGHT IN BEMIDJI, THE WIND IS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MILES PER HOUR AT OUR STUDIO, AND THE DEW POINT IS 55, AND SINCE MIDNIGHT, WE PICKED UP OVER 0.25-INCH OF RAIN.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 72 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT WAS 52, WE HAVE SOUTH WINDS AT 15 MILES PER HOUR, GUSTS UP TO 36.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS FOR NORTHWEST MINNESOTA UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MILES PER HOUR AND LARGE HAIL IS POSSIBLE, MAYBE UP TO AN INCH AND A HALF IN DIAMETER WITHIN THESE STORMS.

THIS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

WE HAVE SEEN SOME SEVERE WEATHER IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

THIS WARNING HAS NOW EXPIRED BUT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME STRONG STORMS WITHIN THE SYSTEM AS IT MOVES TO THE EAST.

WE SHOULD BE SEEING AGAIN THE INTENSITY OF THE STORMS DIMINISHING INTO THE OVERNIGHT.

EXPECT TO SEE SOME THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO TOMORROW MORNING, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

IT LOOKS LIKE QUIETER WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR THE AFTERNOON, IT COULD BE ON THE BREEZY SIDE, AND TEMPERATURES ARE NOT AS WARM AS WE HAD TODAY.

TAKING A LOOK AT SOME WEATHER SHOTS THAT WERE SENT TO US FROM OUR EAGLE EYES, A BEAUTIFUL SHOT FROM ARLENE.

RACHEL WITH A RAINBOW SURPRISE OVER LAKE MILLE LACS.

ANGELA FROM CASS LAKE WITH SOME SUN RAYS THROUGH THE CLOUDS.

SARAH SAID IT WAS BREEZY THIS EVENING ON LAKE EDWARDS.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PHOTOS TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT ARLENE IN MENAHGA REPORTED RAIN OVERNIGHT.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY CLEAR.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDS WITH SOME SUNSHINE TODAY.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 82.

JOHN IN LA PORT -- LAPORTE, CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REACHING 83 TODAY, SO WE'RE WELL ABOVE OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

48 FOR THE LOW, 8:47 WAS OUR SUNSET.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 78, SO WELL ABOVE THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

51 FOR THE LOW, 5:39 WAS OUR SUNRISE.

IF WE LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, SKIES ARE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY ONCE AGAIN.

THERE IS A CHANCE ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF MINNESOTA THAT WE COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.

TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER, MID-60s IN WARROAD, UP TO THE LOW 70s IN GRAND RAPIDS.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, IN THE MORNING THERE MAY BE SOME RAIN AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN MINNESOTA.

HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID-70s.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TONIGHT, A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SEVERE WEATHER UNTIL MIDNIGHT WITH LOWS NEAR 58.

TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, WITH A CHANCE OF MAINLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, HIGHS NEAR 70, WEST WINDS 10 TO 25.

LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE WEEKEND, WE SHOULD SEE HIGHS NEAR 73 ON SUNDAY, BUT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

OTHERWISE, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY.

OUR ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH NEXT WEEK, AND THE E -- TEMPERATURES WILL BE GETTING COOLER.

BACK TO YOU JOSH.

>> Josh: THANK YOU STACY.

NORMALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR WE'RE MELLOWING OUT AND THINGS ARE CALM BUT NOT THIS TIME AROUND WHEN IT COMES TO THE PGA.

>> Charlie: NO, SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER IS IN A BIT OF TROUBLE.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT AFTER THE BREAK.

ALSO BEMIDJI BASEBALL IN ACTION TODAY FACING OFF AGAINST SARTELL.

THEY'RE TRYING TO WIN THREE STRAIGHT.

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; 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.

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>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> BEFORE THE SECOND ROUND OF THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP EVEN BEGAN THIS MORNING, THERE WAS CHAOS.

A PEDESTRIAN WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY A SHUTTLE BUS JUST OUTSIDE THE ENTRANCE TO VALHALLA GOLF CLUB.

IN AN UNRELATED INCIDENT, SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER, THE NUMBER ONE RANKED GOLFER IN THE WORLD, WAS ARRESTED AT 6:01 A.M. FOR ALLEGEDLY NOT FOLLOWING POLICE OFFICERS INSTRUCTIONS AS THEY GUIDED TRAFFIC DUE TO THE DEATH.

HE WAS CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE ASSAULT OF A POLICE OFFICER, A FELONY, AS WELL AS LESSER CHARGES OF THIRD-DEGREE CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, RECKLESS DRIVING, AND DISREGARDING SIGNALS FROM OFFICERS.

SCHEFFLER DESCRIBED THE SITUATION AS CHAOTIC AND A BIG MISUNDERSTANDING, ALLEGING HE WAS CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT HE WAS BEING ASKED TO DO AS HE TRIED TO ENTER THE GOLF COURSE.

THE ARREST REPORT SAID DETECTIVE BRYAN GILLIS WAS DRAGGED TO THE GROUND AND SUFFERED INJURIES AFTER SCHEFFLER'S VEHICLE ACCELERATED.

DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT ARE STILL UNCLEAR AS BOTH PARTIES HAVE NOT COMMENTED ON THE SPECIFICS OF THE SITUATION.

THIS IS THE TIMELINE OF EVENTS.

DUE TO THE RAIN AND ACCIDENT WITH THE PEDESTRIAN, TEE TIMES WERE DELAYED 1 HOUR AND 20 MINUTES, BENEFITTING SCHEFFLER WHO WAS THEN ABLE TO MAKE HIS TEE TIME.

>>> SO OVER AT VALHALLA GOLF CLUB, HOW WOULD IT AFFECT THE 2024 MASTERS CHAMPION?

ON HIS FIRST HOLE OF THE DAY, SECOND SHOT, STICKS IT WITHIN THREE FEET, GETS THE BIRDIE, AND AFTER EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED.

SCHEFFLER WOULD FINISH THE DAY AT 9-UNDER OVERALL AND TIED FOR 4TH.

COLLIN MORIKAWA ON HIS 15TH HOLE OF THE DAY, A CHANCE FOR A BIRDIE AND THE LEAD, DRAINS IT.

HE'D SHOOT A 66, PUTTING HIM AT 11-UNDER AND SECOND PLACE AFTER ROUND TWO.

OVER ON THREE, XANDER SHAUFFELE COMING OFF SHOOTING A COURSE RECORD 62 YESTERDAY READS THIS ONE RIGHT FOR THE BIRDIE.

HE'D SHOOT 3-UNDER PAR PUTTING HIM AT 12-UNDER OVERALL AND THE SOLE LEADER OF TOURNAMENT HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND, BUT ALL EYES WERE STILL ON SCHEFFLER AFTER THE ROUND WHEN HE SPOKE TO THE MEDIA ABOUT THE SERIES OF EVENTS TODAY.

>> I DON'T KNOW, I FEEL LIKE MY HEAD IS STILL SPINNING.

I CAN'T EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING.

I SPENT SOME TIME IN A JAIL CELL, THAT WAS THE FIRST FOR ME.

I STARTED GOING THROUGH MY WARM UP.

I THOUGHT THERE WAS A CHANCE FOR ME TO COME OUT HERE AND PLAY.

I STARTED GOING THROUGH MY ROUTINE AND GET MY HEART RATE DOWN.

I STILL FEEL LIKE MY HEAD IS SPINNING A LITTLE BIT.

I WAS FORTUNATE TO MAKE IT OUT AND PLAY SOME GOLF.

>> SCHEFFLER ALSO MADE A STATEMENT ON INSTAGRAM ACKNOWLEDGING THE TRAGEDY OF THE MORNING AND EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES SAYING, "OF COURSE ALL OF US INVOLVED IN THE TOURNAMENT EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO THE FAMILY OF THE MAN WHO PASSED AWAY IN THE EARLIER ACCIDENT THIS MORNING.

IT TRULY PUTS EVERYTHING IN PERSPECTIVE.

>>> NOW BROUGHT -- BRADY THOMPSON IS SENT HOME.

JACKS ARE TRAILING 2-0.

GUNNER SKIES IT TO THE RIGHT, BALL IS HANGING BUT NO ONE IS ABLE TO GET THERE.

HIS BROTHER CUTS THE LEAD TO 1.

DUCKS STILL IN THE POND.

AND THE SABERS CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT AND THE GAME IS TIED.

IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 5th, TIED 2-2.

NOW IT GIVES BEMIDJI THE LEAD FOR GOOD.

THEY WIN 5-3 OVER SARTELL.

THAT BRINGS THEIR RECORD TO 7-9.

THEY HAVE THREE GAMES LEFT.

A DOUBLE HEADER AT HOME THURSDAY AGAINST HERMANTOWN.

>>> SOME OTHER SCORES FOR YOU, PEQUOT LAKES SPLITS TODAY IN THEIR TWO GAMES.

LITTLE FALLS BEATS ALEXANDRIA.

BAGLEY GETS THE WIN.

SEBEKA 9-4 OVER BERTHA HEWITT.

IN SOFTBALL, CLOSE KAY BEATS BEMIDJI 1-0.

WILMER BEATS LITTLE FALLS.

PIERZ BEATS ROYALTON, AND NEVIS BLANKS PEQUOT LAKES.

BRAINERD 15-6 IN GIRLS LACROSSE.

CLEVELAND GUARDIANS BEAT THE TWINS.

THE TWINS HAVE LOST FOUR STRAIGHT IN THE PWHL, MINNESOTA IN A FIVE GAME SERIES AFTER FALLING 0-2 AND THE SERIES COMES BACK 4-1 OVER TORONTO.

THEY WILL BE PLAYING FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE ANNOUNCED THEY WILL BE WELCOMING SIX INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR HALL OF FAME WEEKEND ON NOVEMBER 1ST AND 2nd NEXT FALL.

THE INDUCTEES INCLUDE FIVE FORMER ATHLETES, ONE OF THEM A FIRST EVER LEGACY INDUCTEE AND AN ALUMNI COACH AND HONORARY SUPPORTER.

>>> FOUR YEARS AGO, PIERZ FOOTBALL STANDOUT COMMITTED TO CONTINUE HIS ATHLETIC CAREER AT NEBRASKA.

THIS PAST WEEKEND HE FINISHED FOURTH AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS, IN THE DECATHLON, HELPING THE CORN HUSKERS TO THEIR TITLE IN TRACK AND FIELD.

HE WAS THE 2019 CLASS A TRIPLE JUMP CHAMPION AND THEN WON A FOOTBALL GOAL NEXT FALL.

WE TALKED TO HIM ABOUT WHAT IT TOOK TO COMPETE IN THE DECATHLON AND THE SUCCESS HE HAD WHILE IN NEBRASKA.

>> YOU TRY TO TRAIN FOR 10 EVENTS AND YOU STILL HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME IN THE WEEK.

TRAINING IS HARD WHEN YOU HAVE TO TRAIN FOR THE 1,500 OR TRAIN TO JUMP AS HIGH AS YOU CAN, AND TRAIN TO THROW A SHOT AS FAR AS YOU CAN, THERE IS SO MUCH THAT GOES INTO IT.

I AM BLESSED WITH THE ATHLETICISM AND I INVEST IN THAT AS MUCH AS I CAN.

IT DOES SET THE FOUNDATION AND I WOULD SAY FIRST OFF, JUST MY PARENTS, HOW THEY RAISED ME AND I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE MY TIME IN PIERZ AND ALL THE PEOPLE THERE THAT COACHED ME AND SUPPORTED ME AND JUST THE JOY WE HAVE TOGETHER THROUGH SPORTS ESPECIALLY.

>> Charlie: GRADUATION WAS TODAY AND HE GOT A DEGREE IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.

HE PLANS TO MOVE TO ATLANTA WHERE HE WILL BE A REGIONAL MANAGER FOR PIT BOSS.

>> Josh: YES, AND THE AMOUNT OF TRAINING THEY GO THROUGH IS ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE.

>> Charlie: TO COMPETE IN THAT LEVEL AND DO EVERYTHING WELL.

THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.

>> Josh: THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THE CROSSING ARTS ALLIANCE IN BRAINERD CURRENTLY HAS AN EXHIBITION OF HANDMADE JINGLE DRESSES ON DISPLAY.

THE COLLECTION WAS MADE BY ADRIENNE BENJAMIN, AN ARTIST FROM THE MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE.

OUR REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY ATTENDED THE OPENING RECEPTION FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS.

>> Reporter: THE HANDMADE DRESSES FROM ANISHINAABE ARTIST IS ON DISPLAY AT THE CROSSING ARTS ALLIANCE.

AT FIRST LOOK, YOU CAN SEE THE BEAUTY OF THE DRESSES, BUT ONE THING IS CLEAR WHEN YOU SPEAK TO SOMEONE WHO THE DRESS IS MADE FOR.

YOU CAN FEEL THE LOVE BENJAMIN PUTS IN EACH DRESS.

>> I CAN FEEL IT FROM THE MOMENT I PUT IT ON.

I ALWAYS FEEL BEAUTIFUL.

I FEEL POWERFUL.

I FEEL TAKEN CARE OF IN A SENSE BECAUSE I KNOW SHE PUT SO MUCH LOVE AND ENERGY AND EFFORT INTO SOMETHING FOR ME.

>> Reporter: AS THE NAME SUGGESTS, THE DRESS HAS THE JINGLE, THAT IS WHERE THE DANCE COMES IN.

A TRADITIONAL JINGLE DANCE REQUIRES INTRICATE FOOT WORK AND PRECISE MOVES.

THE DANCERS DURING THE RECEPTION ALSO SHOWCASED THE SIDESTEP DANCE, WHICH ALLOWS MORE CREATIVE FREEDOM AND EXPRESSION DURING THE DANCE.

>> IT'S A WAY TO EXPRESS YOURSELF.

YOU HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DANCERS AND IT DEPENDS ON THE PERSON.

LIKE WHEN I DO MY SIDESTEPPING, I REALLY GO OUT THERE AND GIVE IT MY 100%.

I DON'T BACK DOWN.

I ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME WHEN I DO IT.

>> Reporter: MANY PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN AN INTEREST IN THE JINGLE DRESS, BOTH THE HISTORY AND BEAUTY BEHIND THEM.

SEEING THE AMOUNT OF INTEREST AND SUPPORT FOR THIS PART OF ANISHINAABE CULTURE IS SOMETHING THAT THESE WOMEN DID NOT FORESEE GROWING UP.

>> WE WOULDN'T FEEL WELCOME IN A PLACE LIKE THIS GROWING UP AND FOR US TO BE HERE TODAY AND BE ASKED TO BE HERE AND PEOPLE SHOWING UP TO SUPPORT.

YOU CAN FEEL THE HAPPINESS IN THEIR EYES AND THE PASSION THEY SHOWED TOWARDS US.

IT JUST FEELS GOOD.

>> TO HAVE FOLKS COME AND LOOK AT THIS AS A WAY OF ART AND TO APPRECIATE IT IN THAT WAY IS SO DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED.

I GET THAT OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, OTHER ANISHINAABE PEOPLE GET IT.

THEY LOVE WHAT I DO.

THEY THINK IT'S BEAUTIFUL, BUT I THINK IT'S A DIFFERENT FEELING WHEN OTHER PEOPLE REALLY WANT TO EXPERIENCE IT AND LIKE VIBE WITH IT TOO.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I'M NOT USE TO.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Josh: ALL RIGHT, A QUICK LOOK AT WEATHER BEFORE WE GO.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE AN UPDATED LOOK AT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT CONTINUES FOR ROSEAU AND MARSHALL COUNTY UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

WE HAVE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA.

OTHERWISE, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LOWS NEAR 55, BREEZY TOMORROW.

>> Josh: THANK YOU VERY MUCH STACY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US EVERYONE.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT AND GREAT WEEKEND.

WE'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE MONDAY NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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