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

LAKELAND PBS IS PROUD TO PRESENT LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

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

>> Matthew: HEY EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING AND HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY.

MY NAME IS MATTHEW FREEMAN FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> THE BRAINERD MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONIES HAVE BEEN AN ANNUAL TRADITION SINCE 1968 AND WHILE THE WEATHER HELD UP FOR THE DAY LAST YEAR.

MOTHER NATURE COULDN'T HOLD ENOUGH FOR THE MAIN CEREMONY AT EVERGREEN CEMETERY AS THE COMMUNITY BOOKENDED TODAY'S OBSERVANCE AT THE BRAINERD NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY.

REPORTER MILES WALKER TELLS US HOW THE BRAINERD FAITHFUL HONORED ITS FALLEN HEROES.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> Reporter: HUNDREDS COME TOGETHER TO REMEMBER.

>> IT'S A REMINDER TO THE PUBLIC REALLY, AND ACTUALLY TO US THAT WERE SERVING IN IT, IT IS ACTUALLY A REMINDER TO ALL OF THOSE YOU SERVED WITH.

SO IT'S NOT JUST YOURSELF, YOU ARE UNITED TOGETHER IN MEMORIES.

>> Reporter: THOSE WHO FELL, GIVING THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.

>> THERE IS A LOT OF SPACE IN THAT OCEAN AND A LOT OF TROUBLE THAT CAN COME FROM NOWHERE.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS A PLEASANT TRIP, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY.

JUST RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO WERE LOST.

>> Reporter: NO MATTER THE COST, AMERICA'S MEN AND WOMEN ANSWER OUR NATION'S CALL SO WE CAN ENJOY LIFE, A CONCEPT THAT THE BRAINERD COMMUNITY INTRODUCED TO AT A YOUNG AGE.

>> THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH STARS ON THE SIDE OF THEIR VEHICLES AND THERE IS A GOLD STAR.

YOU ASK YOUR PARENTS WHAT IS THAT ABOUT?

THOSE ARE PEOPLE THAT LOST A CHILD IN SERVICE TO THIS COUNTRY.

THAT IS ONE OF YOUR EARLIEST MEMORIES OF THAT'S WHAT MEMORIAL DAY IS ALL ABOUT.

>> Reporter: RAIN OUR SHINE, THE BRAINERD COMMUNITY GATHERED FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONIES FOR HALF A CENTURY AND HONORING THE MANY VETERANS THAT HAVE FALLEN CAN STIR UP AN ARRAY OF THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS.

>> WHEN WE GET TO THE FINAL ONE, IT'S THE MAIN CEREMONY AND THEY DO THE TAPS ON REPEAT.

I CAN'T LOOK UP.

YOU CAN HEAR THE EMOTION IN THE ROOM.

YOU CAN HEAR IT.

IT'S A MASSIVE FEELING.

IT'S SO EMOTIONALLY POWERFUL.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Matthew: THE BRAINERD ELKS HELD LUNCH FOR THE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOLLOWING THE CEREMONY.

>>> A CRASH THAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING IN NISSWA RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF ONE OF THE PASSENGERS AND ANOTHER SUFFERING LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.

THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL REPORTS THAT A CAR DRIVEN BY 16-YEAR-OLD ADLEY BELANGER FROM ZIMMERMAN, WITH PASSENGERS BRAIDYN JOHNSON, AGED 16, AND ASHLEY GAMM AGED 35, WAS HEADED SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 371, TURNING LEFT ONTO COUNTY ROAD 13, WHEN IT FAILED TO YIELD TO A PICKUP THAT WAS HEADED NORTH, WHEN THE VEHICLES COLLIDED IN THE INTERSECTION.

THE 35-YEAR-OLD PASSENGER IN THE CAR DIED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH.

THE 16-YEAR-OLD SUFFERED LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES, AND WAS TAKEN TO A TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL, THE DRIVER OF THE CAR, WHO SUFFERED NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES, AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.

EVERYONE IN THE PICKUP TRUCK REPORTED NO INJURES.

ALL SEATBELTS WERE WORN DURING THE INCIDENT AND NO SIGNS OF ALCOHOL WERE REPORTED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH.

>>> A SUSPECT HAS SUFFERED A KNIFE INJURY AFTER A STRUGGLE BETWEEN HIM AND AN OFFICER TOOK PLACE DURING AN ATTEMPTED ARREST IN PIERZ TOWNSHIP.

THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTS THAT AT AROUND 10:30 P.M. ON MAY 25TH, A DEPUTY INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP ON A VEHICLE LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 25, JUST SOUTH OF PIERZ IN PIERZ TOWNSHIP.

THE DRIVER WAS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR SPEEDING AND SUSPICION OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

AFTER A SERIES OF FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS, THE DEPUTY INFORMED THE SUSPECT THAT HE WAS UNDER ARREST FOR SUSPICION OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, AND A STRUGGLE ENSUED.

DURING THE STRUGGLE, THE SUSPECT WAS INJURED WITH A KNIFE AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REQUESTED THE MINNESOTA BUREAU OF CRIMINAL APPREHENSION TO INVESTIGATE THE USE OF FORCE INCIDENT.

THERE IS VIDEO OF THIS INCIDENT, WHICH HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE B.C.A.

ALL FURTHER INQUIRIES REGARDING THIS INCIDENT WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE B.C.A.

>>> THE MONTH OF MAY IS KNOWN AS LYME DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH.

AS OF APRIL 2024, THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS REPORTED CLOSE TO 2,700 PROBABLE CASES OF LYME DISEASE.

LAKELAND NEWS SPOKE WITH EXPERTS OF MINNESOTA'S MOST COMMON TICK-BORNE DISEASE, TO UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS ONE OF THE MOST UNDIAGNOSED DISEASES ACROSS THE U.S. >> Reporter: MINNESOTA IS ONE OF THE WORST AREAS FOR LYME DISEASE AND WITH THE WARMER SPRING AND SUMMER EXPECTED, THIS SEASON IS EXPECTED TO BE WORSE THAN NORMAL.

>> LYME DISEASE IS A DISEASE CAUSED BY EXPOSURE TO A FAMILY OF INFECTIONS.

IT'S MOST COMMONLY TRANSMITTED THROUGH TICK EXPOSURE.

IT'S VARIABLE IN TERMS OF HOW IT PRESENTS BUT IT MOSTLY AFFECTS THE NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE INFECTION LIVES.

>> Reporter: BECAUSE IT CAN PRESENT ITSELF DIFFERENTLY WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE, A WIDE VARIETY OF SYMPTOMS ARE NOTED.

>> THERE IS FATIGUE, SLEEP ISSUES, BRAIN FOG, MEMORY ISSUES, COGNITIVE-TYPE SYMPTOMS, NER ROP THINK, NERVE PAIN, AND MIGRAINES AND IT CAN AFFECT THE GASTRO INTESTINAL SYSTEM, SO YOU CAN SEE ABDOMINAL PAIN, BLOATING, MUSCLE, JOINT ISSUES.

>> Reporter: THIS LONG LIST OF SYMPTOMS CAN MAKE IT HARD FOR DOCTORS TO DIAGNOSE PATIENTS WITH LYME DISEASE.

IT IS SOMETIMES MISDIAGNOSED.

>> A LOT OF TIMES IT STARTS AS AN INSTANTANEOUS THING.

THEY KNOW THEY ARE HAVING MULTIPLE SYMPTOMS.

FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, IT'S ONGOING FATIGUE.

>> IT'S MISDIAGNOSED BECAUSE THE DIAGNOSIS IS STRINGENT.

SO WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT PEOPLE THAT HAVE LYME DISEASE, THEY WILL DO THE CONVENTIONAL TESTING AND IT WILL COME BACK NEGATIVE BECAUSE THE CRITERIA IS STRINGENT AND MOST OF THE TESTS ARE DEPENDENT ON LOOKING HOW THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IS RESPONDING TO THOSE INFECTIONS.

THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE RIGHT TEST AND MULTIPLE TESTS, JUST IN CASE ONE PARTICULAR TEST MIGHT COME BACK NEGATIVE.

>> Reporter: HISTORICALLY, THERE HASN'T BEEN A LOT OF MONEY PUT INTO LYME DISEASE RESEARCH, BUT EXPERTS ARE HOPEFUL FOR WHAT IS TO COME.

>> THERE IS RESEARCH LOOKING AT CERTAIN PROTEINS THAT ARE FOUND IN INDIVIDUALS AND DEPENDING WHETHER THE PROTEINS ARE PRESENT, THEN THAT INCREASES THE CHANCE FOR A PATIENT CONTRACTING LYME DISEASE.

SO HISTORICALLY, THE FACTORS THAT WENT INTO WHETHER ONE PERSON GETS LYME OR ANOTHER, IS IMMUNE FUNCTION AND METABOLISM, AND SOME OF THESE OTHER FACTORS.

SO I THINK THERE ARE PHASE THREE CLINICAL TRIALS CURRENTLY TO TRY TO DEVELOP SOME PRODUCTS THAT HAVE SOME OF THESE PROTEINS IN THEM FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE LACKING THOSE PROTEINS, THAT ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO GETTING LYME DISEASE.

>> IF YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ANY SYMPTOMS OF LYME DISEASE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU GO TO A LYME LITERATE PHYSICIAN, TO HOPEFULLY AVOID ANY MISDIAGNOSIS.

>>> A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GREATER-BEMIDJI AND THE YMCA OF FARGO, CASS AND CLAY COUNTIES HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED TO CONSTRUCT A WELLNESS CENTER IN BEMIDJI'S RAIL CORRIDOR.

LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, SANFORD HEALTH, WHO WERE THE ORIGINAL PLANNED OWNER AND OPERATORS OF THE CENTER, BACKED OUT OF THE COMMITMENT AFTER A DIFFICULT FINANCIAL YEAR FOR THE OVERALL HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY.

EVER SINCE, GREATER-BEMIDJI HAS BEEN SEARCHING FOR A NEW OPERATING PARTNER.

THEY BELIEVE THEY HAVE FOUND THE BEST PARTNERSHIP WITH THE YMCA.

>> IT'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT WORKED IN RURAL AREAS BEFORE.

THEY HAVE MULTIPLE FACILITIES, ONE IN FERGUS FALLS, MINNESOTA, TWO OR THREE IN FARGO ITSELF, AND THEY ALSO OPERATE 2,000 DAYCARE SLOTS, WHICH AGAIN IS A CRITICAL NEED HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> THE ORIGINAL $33 MILLION COST FOR THE WELLNESS CENTER PITCHED IN 2021, UNFORTUNATELY WON'T COVER EVERYTHING THAT WAS PLANNED FOR THE CENTER BECK WHEN IT WAS FIRST DESIGNED, SO THE YMCA WILL HAVE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ORIGINAL PLANS.

>> THE BUILDING HAS TO BE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY.

WHAT $1 MILLION GETS YOU 18 MONTHS AGO IS NOT WHAT $1 MILLION WILL BUY YOU TODAY.

SO THAT IS JUST PART OF THIS.

WE TALK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME.

THE BUILDING WE SEE TODAY WILL BE THE CHEAPEST IT WILL EVER BE BECAUSE INFLATION MOVES THAT NUMBER UP.

THOSE ARE THINGS WE HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS ON AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

>> GREATER-BEMIDJI AND THE YMCA ARE STILL IS DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER THE YMCA WILL BE OWNER AND OPERATING PARTNERS, OR JUST OPERATORS OF THE WELLNESS CENTER.

A DECISION HOPES TO BE MADE BY THE END OF JULY 2024.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE SOME SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND IN EASTERN MINNESOTA TOMORROW, BUT QUIET WEATHER WILL BE BACK BY MIDWEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK ON THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, A VETERAN OWNED AND OPERATED BARBECUE RESTAURANT AND CATERING COMPANY HERE IN AITKIN.

[♪♪♪] >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

; INTERNET, PHONE, AND T.V.

C.T.C; CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY ONLINE AT GOCTC.COM.

[♪♪♪] >> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >>> MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SIGNALS THE OPENING SEASON FOR THE BEMIDJI NATURAL CHOICE FARMERS MARKET, WITH PRODUCTS THAT ARE LOCAL TO NORTH-WESTERN MINNESOTA.

SATURDAY WAS THE OFFICIAL OPENING DAY FOR THE MARKET, AND HAD PLENTY OF UNIQUE OPTIONS TO SHOP THROUGH.

LOCAL FARM PRODUCTS LIKE BAKERY GOODS FROM MULTIPLE VENDORS, AS WELL AS BOOTHS SELLING HOME CRAFTED GOODS.

EVERYONE THAT IS A PART OF THE MARKET HAS TO LIVE WITHIN 40 MILES OF THE CITY, KEEPING EVERYTHING AS LOCALIZED AS POSSIBLE.

BEMIDJI FARMERS MARKET IS ACTUALLY A BIT MORE UNIQUE COMPARED TO OTHERS.

>> WE'RE A NON-PROFIT COLLECTIVE ESSENTIALLY.

THE VENDORS ALL HAVE STAKE IN KEEPING THE MARKET MANAGED.

FOR THAT REASON, BEING PART OF THE MARKET, OUR FEES ARE VERY LOW.

I HAVE BEEN TO SOME MARKETS AND EVENTS WHERE YOU HAVE TO PAY $50 TO $60 TO SET UP A BOOTH.

OURS IS $10 BECAUSE NO ONE IS PROFITING FROM THE EXISTENCE OF THE MARKET.

WE HAVE INCENTIVES TO KEEP IT MANAGED WELL BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR BUSINESSES TIED UP IN THIS.

THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN A LOT OF FARMER'S MARKET.

A LOT OF FARMER'S MARKETS HAVE A MARKET MANAGER BUT WE MANAGE OURSELVES.

>> DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER, THE BEMIDJI NATURAL CHOICE FARMERS MARKET PLANS TO REMAIN OPEN UNTIL LATE OCTOBER.

THE MARKET IS OPEN EVERY SATURDAY FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. >> Charlie:.

>> Matthew: IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND, BUT I CAN'T SAY THE SAME FOR TODAY.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA.

WE WILL SEE MORE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND IN EASTERN MINNESOTA, A FEW COULD LINGER INTO TOMORROW.

IT LOOKS LIKE SUNNY SKIES ON WEDNESDAY AND WE WILL START TO SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE >> 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, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME SUNSHINE AND SOME CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.

WE HAVE ALSO SEEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND SOME ARE MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT.

SOME COULD LINGER IN EASTERN MINNESOTA TOMORROW, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL HAVE SUNNY SKIES BY WEDNESDAY, CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 57 AT THE AIRPORT, WINDS FROM THE WEST AT 8 MILES PER HOUR, THE DEW POINT IS 46.

WE PICKED UP SO FAR 0.1-INCH OF RAIN THIS EVENING.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, 56 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 51, PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE NORTH AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, WE CAN SEE THE POCKETS OF PRECIPITATION MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH MINNESOTA THIS EVENING.

WE HAVE A FEW OF THEM, SOME FROM THE EAST, SOME IN THE NORTHWEST.

WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE OF SEEING MORE RAIN SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, MOST OF THAT ACTIVITY WILL BE RESERVED FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE VIEWING AREA WHILE WESTERN MINNESOTA LOOKS TO DRY OUT.

WE SHOULD HAVE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE BY MIDWEEK, BUT THERE ARE MORE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER ON THIS WEEK.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, BEAUTIFUL SKIES THIS MORNING FROM KAREN AT LONG LAKE AND ARLENE FROM LAKE VERMILION.

ANGELA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE MORE MENACING CLOUDS OVER CASS LAKE AND JOAN WITH A PHOTO OF A FRIENDLY HUMMINGBIRD IN LAPORTE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, KAREN IN BEMIDJI, 48 WITH SPRINKLES THIS MORNING.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, REPORTING A HIGH OF 61.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, 0.25-INCH OF RAIN, OTHERWISE SUNSHINE RETURNING LATE.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY SKIES, ALSO WITH 0.25-INCH OF RAINFALL.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 45 THIS MORNING, BOB IN BLUFFTON, SOME CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE TODAY.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLOUDY SKIES, 0.1-INCH OF RAIN THIS MORNING AND THE HIGH OF 58.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD WITH A HIGH OF 61.

SO WE ARE SEEING COOL TEMPERATURES.

OUR AVERAGE IS 72.

47 WAS OUR LOW THIS MORNING, SUNRISE AT 5:31.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 60, SO 10 DEGREES BELOW THAT AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

45 IS THE LOW AND SUNSET AT 5 MINUTES AFTER 9:00.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, AS I MENTIONED THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE VIEWING AREA TOMORROW.

PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN THE WEST, WE WILL BE SEEING THE HIGH TEMPERATURES ANYWHERE FROM THE UPPER 50s INTO THE LOW 60s ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

LOOKING AT THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, WE WILL BE SEEING SOME VARIABLE CLOUDS, THERE IS THE CHANCE, MAINLY IN EASTERN MINNESOTA OF SEEING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, MAYBE A FEW DEGREES WARMER IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-60s.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, LOWS DOWN TO 43.

TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN MINNESOTA, 61 FOR THE HIGH AND NORTH WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AT THE EXTENDED FORECAST, THE SUNSHINE ON WEDNESDAY WITH A HIGH OF 68, COULD CLIMB TO 72 ON THURSDAY, BUT THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS RETURNS TO OUR FORECAST AND THEY WILL STICK WITH US AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

LOOKS LIKE TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE PRETTY NICE, HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60s THROUGH SATURDAY, MAYBE SOME LOW TO MID-70s ON SUNDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH STACY.

WE HAVE CHARLIE WITH US NOW AND HE WILL UPDATE US ON THE WEEKEND OF SPORTS.

>> Charlie: IT WAS A TOUGH WEEKEND IF YOU ARE A MINNESOTA FAN BUT ALSO TODAY, TOUGH DAY IF YOU ARE A BILL WALTON FAN.

WE LOST A GREAT ONE TODAY.

WE HAVE ALL THOSE STORIES 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.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> BILL WALTON, WHO STARRED FOR JOHN WOODEN'S UCLA BRUINS BEFORE BECOMING A BASKETBALL HALL OF FAMER AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST STARS IN BASKETBALL BROADCASTING, DIED MONDAY.

THE NBA ANNOUNCED ON BEHALF OF HIS FAMILY.

WALTON, WHO MANY HAVE DESCRIBED AS ONE OF A KIND, LIVED HIS LIFE WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM, NOT JUST FOR THE GAME OF BASKETBALL WHICH HE LOVED BUT FOR THE WORLD AROUND HIM, ENJOYING NATURE, MUSIC, PEOPLE, AND BEING AN ACTIVIST.

EXCUSE ME.

THE 7-FOOTER WAS A 2-TIME NCAA CHAMPION AT UCLA, 3-TIME NAISMITH COLLEGE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, A 2-TIME NBA CHAMPION, AND THE 1978 NBA M.V.P., AMONG MANY OTHER ACCOLADES.

AFTER RETIRING FROM BASKETBALL, HE BECAME A BROADCASTER, PROVIDING COLOR COMMENTARY AT BOTH THE COLLEGIATE AND PROFESSIONAL LEVELS UNTIL HIS DEATH.

WALTON LEAVES BEHIND HIS WIFE LORI, SONS ADAM, NATE, LUKE, AND CHRIS, AND MILLIONS OF FANS WORLDWIDE.

>>> FOR A BRIEF MOMENT AT THE X-CEL ENERGY CENTER ON SUNDAY, FANS CELEBRATED MINNESOTA'S FIRST PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE THE LYNX WON THE WNBA TITLE IN 2017.

PWHL MINNESOTA SCORED 17-MINUTES AND 26-SECONDS INTO THE SECOND OVERTIME TO GIVE THEM THE 1-0 VICTORY AND CLAIM THE WALTER CUP OR SO THEY THOUGHT.

AFTER A REVIEW OF THE GOAL, IT WAS DEEMED MINNESOTA'S TAYLOR HIGH-Z INTERFERED WITH THE GOALTENDER AND THE CALL OF A GAME WINNING GOAL ON THE ICE WAS OVERTURNED.

THEN JUST OVER A MINUTE LATER, BOSTON'S ALINA MUELLER SCORED TO WIN THE GAME AND FORCE A WINNER-TAKE-ALL GAME FIVE BACK IN BOSTON.

A HEARTBREAKING MOMENT BUT ONE MINNESOTA PLANS TO MOVE PAST.

>> I THINK IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT HAPPENED AND WE HAD A LOT OF CHANCES TO WIN THE GAME.

WE GET TO PLAY ANOTHER GAME.

IT WASN'T A DO-OR-DIE FOR US, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT HURT BECAUSE THEY WENT FROM A BIG HIGH AND THEN YOU HAVE TO TRY TO REFOCUS REAL QUICK.

>> IT'S A HIGH OF A HIGH, TO OKAY WE HAVE TO BALANCE THE SITUATION, PICK UP OUR STUFF AND GET BACK TO WORK.

IT'S NOT AN EASY THING TO COME DOWN FROM BY ANY MEANS.

>> GAME 5 IN BOSTON IS WEDNESDAY NIGHT, PUCK DROP IS AT 6:00 P.M.

WINNER HOISTS THE WALTER CUP AND BECOMES THE FIRST EVER PWHL CHAMPION.

>>> WELL, THE TIMBERWOLVES SUFFERED A DIFFICULT LOSS ON SUNDAY IN GAME THREE OF THE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS, FALLING 1-16 TO 107 TO THE MAVERICKS.

MINNESOTA IS ON THE BRINK OF ELIMINATION.

THE WOLVES' TOP STARS SCORED A COMBINED 40 POINTS, THEIR MOST OF THE SERIES THUS FAR BUT WERE OUTDONE BY THE DALLAS DUO WHO DROPPED A COMBINED 66.

STAR POWER ASIDE, TIMBERWOLVES' HEAD COACH BELIEVES THERE IS ANOTHER PLAGUING THE TEAM, AN INABILITY TO CLOSE OUT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.

>> YOU LOOK AT THE END OF THE GAME, THEY GAVE UP A CORNER THREE, WE MISSED A LAY-UP, WE GO 1 TO 2 FROM THE FREE THROW LINE.

THE OTHER END, THEY MAKE TWO CONTESTED SHOTS, WHICH THEY'RE CAPABLE OF DOING.

IT'S BEEN TURNOVERS AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIES.

OUR MARGIN OF ERA IS NOT HIGH.

WE CAN'T AFFORD THEM.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE MOMENT OR FATIGUE OR WHATEVER, BUT WE HAVE TO BE BETTER.

>> Charlie: THE TIMBERWOLVES LED THE NBA.

DALLAS HELD TO ALL THREE OF THEIR LOWEST FOURTH QUARTER POINTS THIS SEASON WITH GAME THREE BEING THE LOWEST WITH 20 POINTS.

>>> THE RAINY WEATHER DIDN'T STOP THE TWIN FROM PLAYING TODAY.

BOTTOM THIRD, JOSE DECIDED HE WOULD LIKE TO GET THE SCORING STARTED.

2-RUN HOMER BY HIM, HIS FIFTH OF THE SEASON, TWINS LEAD AT 2-0.

SAME SCORE, TREVOR GETTING IN ON THE LONG BALL ACTION, 441 FEET, IT'S 5-0.

BOTTOM OF THE 9st, TWINS TRY TO PUT THINGS AWAY AND THEN 2 RUNS SCORED AND NOW IT'S A 1-RUN GAME.

NOW HE IS ABLE TO HANDLE THIS SLOW ROLLER, CLIPS IT TO FIRST AND ENDS THE GAME.

TWINS HANG ON AFTER SURRENDERING FOUR RUNS IN THE 9th TO WIN.

>> Matthew: IMPRESSIVE WIN FOR THE TWINS BUT CAN WE GET BACK TO THE TIMBERWOLVES GAME?

THAT WAS HARD TO WATCH.

>> Charlie: IT WAS TOUGH WATCHING THAT DOWN THE STREET, REPEAT, THIRD TIME IN A ROW.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU CHARLIE.

>>> MEMORIAL DAY MARKS THE UN-OFFICIAL START OF BARBECUE SEASON.

AMERICANS ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY BEGAN FIRING UP THE SMOKERS AND GRILLS THIS WEEKEND.

IF YOU ARE NOT A GRILLMASTER YOURSELF, A BARBECUE RESTAURANT IS THE NEXT BEST THING.

OUR REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY STOPPED BY SMOKEY JAKE'S BBQ IN AITKIN, FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: ESTABLISHED IN 2018 IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SMOKEY JAKES BARBECUE HAS BECOME A FAVORITE.

JAKE SPENT TWO DECADES IN THE MARINE CORPS AND WOULD HOST BACKYARD BARBECUES WITH HIS FELLOW VETERANS.

HE WAS CONVINCED TO BRING HIS BARBECUE INTO THE OFFICE AND PEOPLE COULD NOT GET ENOUGH.

>> IT STARTED TURNING INTO I CATERED THE OFFICE ONCE A MONTH AND THEN ONCE A WEEK, AND THEN THE ORDERS WENT FROM 10 PEOPLE TO 30 PEOPLE ORDERS AND THEN CONTINUED TO GROW AND GROW.

I WAS LIKE WE HAVE SOMETHING HERE.

>> Reporter: IT TURNED INTO RUNNING A TENT OPERATION AT BREWERIES AND OTHER EVENTS.

THAT TURNED INTO A FOOD TRUCK.

THEN DURING COVID, THEY DECIDED TO MOVE BACK TO CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND BROUGHT THE FOOD TRUCK WITH THEM.

IN THE SUMMER OF 2022, THE RESTAURANT WAS OPEN.

HE DECIDED THAT THE QUICK GROWTH IS DOWN TO ONE SIMPLE REASON.

>> PUTTING UP HIGH QUALITY FOOD.

WE PUT OUR HEART AND SOUL IN EVERY SANDWICH.

WE SMOKE FRESH DAILY AND WE PUT UP FOOD THAT WE WOULD WANT TO RECEIVE.

EVERYBODY IS JUST AMAZED AT THE SIZE OF THE PORTIONS AND WE'RE GOING FOR THAT WOW FACTOR EVERY SINGLE TIME.

>> Reporter: IN A BARBECUE RESTAURANT, THERE HAS TO BE SMOKE AND WHEN THERE IS SMOKE, THERE IS FIRE.

SMOKEY JAKES HAS BEEN SPREADING LIKE WILDFIRE WITH CUSTOMERS NOT ONLY BEING FROM THE LOCAL AREA, BUT ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES.

>> WE HUNG THIS UP SEPTEMBER OF LAST FALL AND TO DATE, WE HAVE SEVEN STATES THAT HAVE YET TO BE PINNED.

WE HAD CUSTOMERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND WE EVEN HAVE A WORLD MAP WITH A FEW COUNTRIES REPRESENTED.

>> Reporter: RUNNING A RESTAURANT IS HARD WORK BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A LOYAL CUSTOMER BASE THAT HAS GIVEN SO MUCH SUPPORT, IT MAKES IT HARD WORK, WORTH IT.

>> IT TOUCHES US THAT WHAT YOU'RE PUTTING YOUR HEART AND SOUL INTO, IT LANDS WITH THE PERSON ON THE OTHER SIDE.

IT JUST -- IT'S LIKE A WARM HUG.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN AITKIN WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> IN A NORMAL WEEK, SMOKEY JAKE'S WILL GO THROUGH 500 POUNDS OF MEAT AND 50 RACKS OF RIBS.

SMOKEY JAKE'S BBQ IS OPEN WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

>>> WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIME FOR SOME UPDATED WEATHER WITH STACY.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOWS NEAR 43, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TOMORROW, OTHERWISE VARIABLE CLOUDS AND HIGH OF 61.

>> Charlie: FORMER BRAINERD PITCHER NICK ANDERSON GOT TO THROW FOR THE ROYALS AGAINST THE TWINS, 1 INNING AND 1 STRIKEOUT.

>> Matthew: CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM.

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