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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.

[♪♪♪] >> Dennis: HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR JOINING US.

>>> OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT, A SHOOTING SENDS MANY PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL.

THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AROUND 4:40 P.M.

IN THE AREA OF 2500 ITASCA LOOP NORTHWEST, WHICH IS SOUTH OF HOME DEPOT AND WEST OF THE YOUTH BASEBALL FIELDS.

WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED, THEY FOUND THREE ADULTS HAD BEEN SHOT.

THE OFFICERS RENDERED FIRST AID AND THE VICTIMS WERE TAKEN TO SANFORD HOSPITAL WITH CRITICAL INJURIES.

THE SUSPECT IS IDENTIFIED AS A MALE WHO FLED THE AREA TOWARDS 15th STREET WITH A HANDGUN.

THE SUSPECT LATER SURRENDERED AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 6:40 P.M.

WE'RE NOT NAMING THE SUSPECT BECAUSE HE IS UNDER THE AGE OF 18.

WE SPOKE WITH TWO PEOPLE WHO WERE NEARBY WHEN THE SHOOTING HAPPENED WHO REQUESTED THAT WE KEEP THEIR IDENTITIES HIDDEN FOR THEIR SAFETY.

>> I HEARD THE THREE SHOTS AND I LOOKED AT MY HUSBAND.

I SAID I HOPE THAT'S NOT WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS.

WHEN I FINALLY CAME OUTSIDE, I SAW ANOTHER NEIGHBOR OF MINE SAY THERE WAS A SHOOTING AND I HAD TO GO FIND MY YOUNGEST AND I COULDN'T FIND HER RIGHT AWAY.

SO THANKFULLY I DID FIND HER, BUT WHEN I FOUND HER, I WAS NEAR CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE SCENE.

>> IT'S TRAUMATIZING.

>> VERY.

I'M STILL SHAKING.

I LOOKED AT MY FOOTAGE, MY CAMERA FOOTAGE ONLY MY DOORBELL AND THIS WAS AFTER THE FACT AND I JUST SAW IN THE CORNER ONE OF THE VICTIMS LAYING THERE AND I COULD HEAR THEM SCREAMING THAT THEY WERE SHOT AND TO CALL 9-1-1 AND IT WAS JUST GUT WRENCHING, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT?

I DIDN'T LIKE THE SOUND.

IT WAS VERY SAD TO HEAR.

>> Dennis: SANFORD BEMIDJI HOSPITAL WAS PUT INTO LOCKDOWN AS A PRECAUTION AS THE AUTHORITIES SEARCHED FOR THE SUSPECT.

WE DO NOT KNOW THE CONDITIONS OF THE VICTIMS.

>>> A MORRISON COUNTY COURT SENTENCED A MAN FOR KILLING ADRIAN CO TO THREE YEARS AND THREE MONTHS IN PRISON FOR THE DEATH OF THE TODDLER THAT DIED WHILE IN BLANCO'S CARE.

ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT IN THE CASE, THE CHILD'S MOTHER LEFT HER DAUGHTER WITH BLANCO WHILE SHE WENT TO THE LIQUOR STORE.

WHEN SHE RETURNED, THE GIRL WAS NOT BREATHING AND HAD BRUISING ON HER FACE, AS WELL AS MARKS ON HER NECK AND BEHIND THE EARS.

THE GIRL LATER DIED AT AN AREA HOSPITAL.

AT TRIAL, THE JURY FOUND BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT THAT HE ABUSED HIS POSITION OF AUTHORITY OVER THE VICTIM AND THAT THE CHILD WAS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE BECAUSE OF HER YOUNG AGE, WHICH RENDERED HER UNABLE TO SEEK HELP OR DEFEND HERSELF.

MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON'S OFFICE PROSECUTED BLANCO.

>>> MAN CHARGED FOR SPRAYING VINEGAR AT ILHAN OMAR HAS PLEADED GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT AFTER REACHING A DEAL WITH PROSECUTORS.

HE WAS IN THE AUDIENCE DURING THE JANUARY TOWN HALL.

HE CALLED FOR THE OUSTER OF KRISTI NOEM.

HE SHOUTED THAT SHE WOULD NOT RESIGN AND THAT OMAR WAS SPLITTING MINNESOTA APART.

AFTER BEING ASKED WHAT HE REMEMBERED OF THE ASSAULT, HE TOLD THE JUDGE, IT'S FUZZY.

A SENTENCING DATE HAS NOT YET BEEN SET BY THE U.S.

DISTRICT COURT.

>>> A 40-YEAR-OLD BRAINERD MAN IS CHARGED WITH SOLICITING A CHILD THROUGH ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL CONDUCT.

NATHAN ALLEN DAVIS IS A LEVEL 2 PREDATORY OFFENDER WITH POSSESSION OF CHILD SEX ABUSE MATERIAL.

PROSECUTORS CHARGED HIM IN CROW WING COUNTY COURT ON MONDAY AFTER LOCAING THOUSANDS OF MESSAGES BETWEEN HIM AND A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL THAT LIVES IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.

THE MESSAGES INCLUDED EXTREMELY SEXUAL AND EXPLOITIVE CONVERSATIONS AND SEXUAL VIDEOS.

SOME WERE SENT FROM TWO RESTAURANTS IN BRAINERD WHERE DAVIS WORKED.

THE MESSAGES WERE EXCHANGED BETWEEN OCTOBER OF 2025 AND MARCH OF 2026.

ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT IN THE CASE, DAVIS ADMITTED TO INVESTIGATORS THE EXCHANGE OF CHILD SEX ABUSE MATERIAL AND THE VICTIM, HE KNEW THE VICTIM WAS UNDERAGE.

DAVIS MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE ON MONDAY.

BAIL OR BOND WAS SET AT $100,000 WITH NO CONDITIONS AND $50,000 WITH CONDITIONS.

DAVIS POSTED $50,000 BOND ON WEDNESDAY.

HIS NEXT COURT APPEARANCE IS SET FOR MAY 13th.

>>> WELL, THE WHITE EARTH STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS TOOK PLACE EARLIER TODAY WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HEARD FROM THE TRIBAL COUNCIL ABOUT HAPPENINGS AROUND THE WHITE EARTH RESERVATION.

THE PUBLIC LEARNED ABOUT UPCOMING LAND AND BUILDING CHANGES AROUND THE AREA AND NEW PROGRAMS SUCH AS REVISED ELDER ACCESS TO FREE MEALS.

CHAIRMAN MICHAEL FAIRBANKS ALSO SPOKE ABOUT ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE AND HOW THE TRIBE IS LOOKING FOR MORE OUTSIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE DUE TO INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES ONLY COVERING 30% OF COSTS IN THE REGION.

DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES ALL SPOKE TO THE CROWD AND THE ADDRESS FINISHED WITH A MESSAGE TO TRIBAL YOUTH.

>> TO OUR YOUTH LAST WEEK, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO PURSUE YOUR EDUCATION AND TAKE TIME TO FIND THE ROLE THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU, WHETHER IT'S A TWO YEAR COLLEGE, A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE, OR OTHER TRAINING, THERE ARE MANY OPTIONS TO BUILD A BRIGHT FUTURE.

THERE IS MORE IMPORTANT WORK TO BE DONE BUT WE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS.

WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO CONTINUING THIS JOURNEY AND ADDRESSING THE ONGOING NEEDS, BUILDING ON THE FOUNDATION WE SET FOR YOU.

TOGETHER WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES.

>> Dennis: THE ENTIRE STATE OF THE NATION EVENT CAN BE FOUND ON THE WHITE EARTH NATION YOUTUBE PAGE, WHICH WE WILL LINK ALONG WITH THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> WELL, THE DIRECTOR OF MINNESOTA'S MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS RELATIVES OFFICE SAYS SHE HAS BEEN FIRED FROM THAT POSITION.

THAT'S WHAT LOPEZ TOLD THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO YESTERDAY.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONER BOB JACOBSON CONFIRMED THE LEADERSHIP CHANGE BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

LOPEZ, WHO IS AN ENROLLED MEMBER OF THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWA, THE PRESS RELEASE WHEN LOPEZ WAS HIRED, SAID SHE HAD 25 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE IN ADDRESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, TRAFFICKING, AND THE EPIDEMIC OF MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS RELATIVES TO THE MMIR OFFICE.

>>> FORMER LONG TIME BEMIDJI CITY COUNCILMAN RON JOHNSON ANNOUNCED PLANS TO SEEK RE-ELECTION TO THE COUNCIL.

HE SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE TODAY THAT HE PLANS TO FILE FOR THE AT-LARGE SEAT ON THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL.

JOHNSON, A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BEMIDJI HAS 24 YEARS OF CITY COUNCIL EXPERIENCE, REPRESENTING WARD 3 FROM 2001 TO 2024.

DUE TO REDISTRICTING, JOHNSON WAS NOT ELIGIBLE TO RUN FOR HIS WARD 3 SEAT IN 2024.

AFTER SPENDING TWO YEARS AWAY FROM CITY GOVERNMENT, JOHNSON SAYS HE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO REPRESENTING ALL FIVE BEMIDJI WARDS ON THE COUNCIL IF HE IS SUCCESSFUL IN WINNING THE AT-LARGE SEAT IN NEXT YEAR'S -- IN THIS YEAR'S ELECTION.

WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THIS AND ANY OPPONENTS A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.

>>> STUDENTS FROM LINCOLN ELEMENTARY AND BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL COLLABORATED ON A SPECIAL PROJECT EARLIER TODAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

IN RESPONSE TO THE MASSIVE WIND STORM THAT SWEPT THROUGH THE BEMIDJI AREA LAST SUMMER.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE DETAILS ON THIS COLLABORATION.

>> Reporter: WHEN OVER 100 MILES PER HOUR WINDS BLEW THROUGH THE BEMIDJI AREA LAST SUMMER, IT NOT ONLY KNOCKED OVER 9 MILLION TREES BUT LEFT A MARK ON THE STUDENTS OF LINCOLN ELEMENTARY.

>> OUR STUDENTS CAME INTO SCHOOL TALKING ABOUT THE STORM AND HOW SCARY IT WAS, HOW THEIR HOUSES WERE DAMAGED AND THEIR TREES WERE DAMAGED, SO I WANTED TO PLAN AN ACTIVITY.

>> Reporter: SO SHE PLANNED A TREE PLANTING EVENT FOR HER STUDENTS AT BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL, AN AREA THAT LOST A LOT OF TREES IN THE FRONT LAWN AREA OF THE SCHOOL.

ANDERSON THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN TO INVITE GRADUATES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> IT FEELS LIKE FOREVER, AT LEAST IN THE TIME OF MY LIFE SPAN.

>> YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THIS ANY OTHER TIME.

THIS IS THE ONLY TIME YOU CAN DO THIS AND WITH THE STORM DAMAGE, IT'S GOOD TO REVAMP WHAT WAS HERE AND HAS NOW GONE.

THESE ARE THE LINCOLN KINDERGARTEN SENIORS, SO THESE ARE STUDENTS THAT ATTENDED LINCOLN FOR KINDERGARTEN.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY THE FIRST CLASS THAT I TAUGHT IN BEMIDJI SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO I'M A LITTLE SENTIMENTAL TO THEM.

THEY CAN BE THE OLDER STUDENTS, THE MENTORS, THE YOUNG STUDENTS, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SEE OUR YOUNG LEARNERS SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AT THE END OF THEIR EDUCATION.

>> Reporter: TEACHERS HOPE THAT'S THE STUDENTS THAT ATTEND BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL IN THE FUTURE CAN SEE HOW THESE TREES HAVE GROWN AND BE PART OF SOMETHING SPECIAL.

>> THE HIGH SCHOOL LOST A LOT OF TREES SO IT WAS A NATURAL LOCATION TO HOLD IT.

STUDENTS CAN COME IN AND PLANT THE TREES AND REVISIT THEM WHEN THEY ARE SENIORS LATER ON.

>> IT WENT GREAT.

THE KINDERGARTNERS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC AND IT'S JUST FUN TO SEE ALL THAT ENERGY.

>> Reporter: IN TOTAL, 11 TREES WERE PLANTED FOR THIS EVENT.

REPORTING IN BEMIDJI, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: THE BEMIDJI AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT PURCHASED THE TREES FOR THIS EVENT, WHICH WAS SUPPLIED -- THE TREES WERE SUPPLIED BY HILLS GREENHOUSE.

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

>> IT'S GOING TO BE WARMER BUT A BIT BREEZY TOMORROW, CHANCES OF RAIN RETURN TOMORROW NIGHT AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER COOL DOWN THIS WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK IN THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, STUDENTS NOW HAVE NEW RAIN GEAR AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY OUTSIDE.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >> Dennis: ONE OF THE LAST BIG BEMIDJI EVENTS OF THE SUMMER, THE LATE BEMIDJI DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IS SET FOR JULY 30TH THROUGH AUGUST 1ST THIS YEAR.

THIS WILL BE THE 20th ANNUAL EVENT WHERE AROUND 40 TO 50 TEAMS WILL MAKE THEIR WAY ON TO THE WATER FOR THE DRAGON BOAT RACES AND HUNDREDS WILL BE CHEERING FROM THE SIDELINES.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ROWING.

TEAMS ARE MADE UP OF 16 TO 20 PADDLERS AND A DRUMMER.

PADDLERS MUST BE OVER THE AGE OF 12 AND A MINIMUM OF 8 FEMALE TEAM MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED PER BOAT.

>> YOU CAN REGISTER YOUR TEAM ONLINE AT BEMIDJIDRAGONBOAT.COM.

YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW WHO YOUR PADDLERS ARE.

WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THOSE THINGS AS THE TIME GETS CLOSER.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE RUNNING AN EARLY BIRD SPECIAL SO IT'S $700 FOR A TEAM, WHICH GUARANTEES TWO RACES.

WE ALSO HAVE INDIVIDUAL PADDLERS AS WELL.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PADDLE BUT DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOR A TEAM, THERE IS ALSO A LINK ON THERE TO REGISTER YOURSELF AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND WE WILL GET YOU SET UP WITH A TEAM THAT IS EXISTING.

>> Dennis: REGISTRATION FOR BOTH TEAMS AND INDIVIDUAL PADDLERS WILL BE OPEN UNTIL MID-JULY WITH THE EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDING ON JUNE 1ST.

>>> WELL STATE EXPERTS ANTICIPATE AN ACTIVE SUMMER FOR AIR QUALITY ALERTS WITH REOCCURRING OZONE AND WILDFIRE SMOKE EVENTS.

AS MINNESOTANS STATEWIDE LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER SUMMER ENJOYING THE OUTDOOR TIME, METEOROLOGISTS WITH THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY ARE PREDICTING AN ACTIVE AIR QUALITY SEASON WITH CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE SEEN IN 2024.

SPECIFICALLY THEY SAY BETWEEN 12 AND 16 DAYS OF WILDFIRE SMOKE IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED IN MINNESOTA THIS SUMMER.

LOCAL FIRE ACTIVITY MAY BECOME ELEVATED, WITH A STRONG EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION CYCLE EXPECT WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS THIS SUMMER, PUNCTUATED WITH STORMS.

FORECAST MODELS ALSO PREDICT 4 TO 6 DAYS THIS SUMMER WHERE OZONE LEVELS MAY BE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS.

THIS IS SLIGHTLY ABOVE MINNESOTA'S HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

THE HIGHEST RISK AREAS ARE THE TWIN CITY SUBURBS AND SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA NEAR ROCHESTER.

>>> NOW SPEAKING OF WEATHER, WEATHERCASTER STACY CHRISTENSON JOINS US NOW.

>> Stacy: WE'VE BEEN SEEING COOLER TEMPERATURES, IT WAS WARMER TODAY, SHOULD BE WARMER TOMORROW.

WE WILL HAVE A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.

IT COULD BE BREEZY, SOME FIRE HAZARDS WILL BE UP A LITTLE BIT.

WE'LL HAVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW NIGHT AND THEN IT LOOKS LIKE COOLER TEMPS THIS WEEKEND.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, TEMPERATURES WERE A LITTLE WARMER TODAY THAN THE PAST FEW DAYS WITH HIGHS IN THE 50s AND WE SHOULD SEE EVEN WARMER TEMPS TOMORROW, MOST OF US WILL SEE HIGHS TOPPING 60.

A LITTLE BIT BREEZY, SO WE HAVE TO BE AWARE OF SOME FIRE HAZARDS TOMORROW.

WE'LL SEE A COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT AND THAT WILL TRIGGER SHOWERS AND HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 50s THIS WEEKEND.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 43 AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, WINDS ARE CALM AND THE HUMIDITY IS AT 37%.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 47 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 27, AND WE HAVE A RISING BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AND WINDS ARE CALM.

NOW ALL IS QUIET ACROSS MINNESOTA AND WE SHOULD HAVE QUIET WEATHER OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

OVERALL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL BE SEEING CLEARING SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE AREA TOMORROW, POSSIBLY SOME SPRINKLES IN THE NORTHEAST.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER AND IT DOES LOOK LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZE, SO AGAIN WE WILL HAVE TO BE AWARE OF THE FIRE CONDITIONS OUT THERE TOMORROW.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, IT WAS A BLUE SKY AND THERE IS A MOON IN THE SKY THERE IN CASS LAKE.

ANGELA SENDING US THAT PHOTO, GORGEOUS SUNRISE PICTURES FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA AND DEBRA OVER LAKE ADA.

CHRIS -- CHRISSY ENJOYING THE SUN IN DEERWOOD.

NOW FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, A LIGHT BREEZE THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, MOSTLY SUNNY BUT A BIT WINDY.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUN AND WINDY TODAY.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 55.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, 53 WAS OUR HIGH WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, WE DID TOP OUT AT 56 IN BRAINERD, SO FOR A CHANGE WE'RE ONLY ABOUT 10 DEGREES BELOW THE AVERAGE.

SO, AGAIN STILL A LITTLE CHILLY BUT WARMER THAN THE PAST FEW DAYS.

WE HAD A LOW OF 25 THIS MORNING, 8:34 WAS OUR SUNSET.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 54, OUR AVERAGE IS 62.

SO STILL ON THE CHILLY SIDE ALTHOUGH IT WAS WARMER.

OUR LOW WAS 18.

THAT DOES SET A NEW RECORD LOW FOR THIS DATE AND WE HAD SUNSET AT 8:40.

FOR TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE WILL SEE A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN OUT THERE, WINDS COULD PICK UP AND THERE IS A CHANCE OF SPRINKLES IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

HIGH TEMPERATURES, UPPER 50s IN THE FAR NORTH, BUT A LOT OF LOW 60s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA AS WE HEAD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE WILL ALSO SEE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND EVEN WARMER TEMPERATURES, MID TO UPPER 60s FOR OUR HIGHS, SOME SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW NIGHT, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE COOLER TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 32, VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW, A FEW SCATTERED SPRINKLES IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA IN THE AFTERNOON, HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE NEAR 62.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, WE WILL BE SEEING THAT RAIN MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW NIGHT AND SOME COULD LINGER IN EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY MORNING.

OVERALL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE SEEING SUNSHINE AND COOLER TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND.

WE DO WARM UP AS WE HEAD INTO THE WORKWEEK AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB BACK INTO THE 60s.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE WITH OUR SPORTS.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR US?

>> Charlie: WE HAVE AN UPDATE TO THE BRIAN AND JACKIE RESIGNATIONS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A BEMIDJI BRAINERD RIVALRY IN TENNIS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GET THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THAT AND GOLF AS WELL, COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: BEMIDJI AREA SCHOOLS RELEASED A STATEMENT TODAY, FURTHER CLARIFYING THE PERSONAL ATTACKS THAT LED TO THE RESIGNATION OF BRIAN AND JACKIE STOFFLE.

THE RESIGNATION OF JACKIE AND BRIAN FROM THEIR EXTRACURRICULAR DUTIES HAVE BEEN WIDELY COVERED.

THIS HAS LED TO SPECULATION THAT MANY CASES ARE INACCURATE.

THE PERSONAL ATTACKS THAT HAVE BEEN REFERENCED ARE FROM A FORMER STUDENT.

THIS INDIVIDUAL DOES NOT PRESENTLY HAVE ANY CONNECTION TO BEMIDJI AREA SCHOOLS.

THE DISTRICT HAS WORKED WITH OUR LEGAL COUNSEL TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR THE STOFFLES AS THEY RESPOND TO THIS SITUATION.

THE STATEMENT DID NOT AS THE LACK OF SUPPORT PORTION OF HIS FACEBOOK POST, WHICH WAS PROVIDED BY HIM FOR A REASON FOR STEPPING DOWN.

>>> WELL, MUCH LIKE THE BALL IN THE GAME OF TENNIS, THE RIVALRY BETWEEN THE BEMIDJI AND BRAINERD BOYS HAS GONE BACK AND FORTH WITH THE LUMBERJACKS WINNING THE MOST RECENT DUEL LAST SEASON.

THEY HOST THE JACKS IN THEIR ANNUAL RIVALRY.

STARTING AT ONE SINGLES, IT'S THE BATTLE OF THE OWENS.

ROBERTSON COMES OUT ON TOP IN THIS ONE IN THREE SETS.

HEAD OVER TO ONE DOUBLES, LUMBERJACKS PETER MATTHEWS AND ETHAN FRANKS.

IN TWO DOUBLES, CHASE AND PAUL, SHOWING UP FOR BEMIDJI, FAIRCHILD GOES WHERE THEY AIN'T, AND WARDEN ALSO IN STRAIGHT SETS.

IT WAS BRAINERD THAT WINS THE MATCH, AVENGING THEIR LOSS FROM A YEAR AGO.

BRAINERD GIRLS GOLF HOSTING A CLC MATCH ON GULL LAKE.

ELSIE BEAUTIFUL CHIP ON THE GREEN, SHE WOULD CARVE AN 89 FOR THE DAY, GOOD FOR 17th PLACE.

SAME HOLE A LITTLE BIT LATER, PRESLEY FOR THE WARRIORS, FINDS THE BOTTOM, AND SHE TAKES 13th PLACE.

AT 17, MEREDITH PLANTS ONE NEAR THE PROMISE LAND.

SHE WAS THE WARRIOR'S TOP PERFORMER FINISHING 11.

DETROIT LAKES TOOK HOME THE TOP PRIZE.

>>> MORE AROUND THE AREA, BOYS GOLF.

BEMIDJI FINISHES SECOND WITH THE HELP OF BECKETT, WHO FINISHED TIED FOR THIRD PLACE WITH A PLUS 1.

IN BASEBALL, BRAINERD WINS 7-2 IN THEIR GAME.

SEBEKA AND BERTHA-HEWITT COLLECTING WINS TODAY.

CROSBY-IRONTON FALLS.

LAKE OF THE WOODS BEATS BLACKDUCK.

ALSO IN BASEBALL, PINE RIVER-BACKUS AND MENAHGA BOTH GETTING WINS.

IN PIERZ BEATING PEQUOT LAKES.

STAPLES MOTLEY SWEEPS THEIRS.

IN SOFTBALL, BRAINERD BEATS DETROIT LAKES.

ST.

CLOUD CATHEDRAL WINS.

SEBEKA AND BLACKDUCK COLLECTING WINS IN SOFTBALL.

NEVIS AND NORTHOME-KELLIHER GETTING WINS AS WELL.

PARK RAPIDS WITH THEIR DOUBLE HEADER.

PIERZ SWEEPS THEIR DOUBLE HEADER WITH PEQUOT LAKES.

IN BOYS LACROSSE, BRAINERD GETS THE WIN.

THE GIRLS ALSO GETTING A WIN FOR BRAINERD.

THE NATIONALS TOPPING THE TWINS, ALSO LAST MINUTE NEWS HERE, THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS HAVE AGREED TO TERMS WITH FORMER 49ERS RECEIVER JENNINGS, THE 6-YEAR VETERAN THAT ONLY PLAYED FOR SAN FRANCISCO, FOR 22 TOUCHDOWNS IN HIS CAREER.

LAST SEASON HE HAD 55 CATCHES FOR 643 YARDS AND A CAREER HIGH OF 9 TOUCHDOWNS AND ADAM IS REPORTING IT IS A ONE YEAR DEAL WORTH UP TO $13 MILLION, THAT'S PER HIS AGENT.

I KNOW ALL THE PACKERS FANS ARE GETTING WEAK KNEES.

>> Dennis: ANOTHER WEAPON.

ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> WARRIOR LEARNING CENTER IN BAXTER WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE THEIR STUDENTS WITH NEW RAIN EQUIPMENT.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS THE STORY FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE.

>> Reporter: THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PARENT ORGANIZATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPPORTED LOCAL STUDENTS BY PROVIDING NEW RAIN SUITS AND BOOTS FOR LITTLE WARRIORS.

THIS INITIATIVE ENSURES CHILDREN HAVE THE NECESSARY GEAR FOR OUTDOOR LEARNING.

>> CLASSES THAT ARE AT PARKS, WE GO TO THE ARBORETUM.

WE HAVE PROGRAMS ALL DAY IN THE WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, AND SO WHEN IT'S RAINING OUT, WE WANT TO STILL ENJOY THE OUTDOORS AND EXPLORE AND LEARN WITH OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

SO NOW WITH THE RAIN GEAR, WITH THE BOOTS AND MITTENS AND SUITS, WE CAN GO OUTSIDE WITH THE CHILDREN.

>> Reporter: IT'S CUSTOMIZED TO FIT TODDLERS, ALL THE WAY TO SIZE 8, AND HAS A SIMPLE SLIP ON SET UP TO GET THE KIDS PLAYING IN ANY WEATHER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>> SOME OF OUR KIDS DON'T HAVE BOOTS AND THESE BOOTS GO RIGHT OVER THEIR SHOES, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FINDING NEW BOOTS FOR KIDS.

THAT'S REALLY HARD TO FIND SIZING THAT WORK FOR EVERY CHILD AND THE SUITS COVER THEIR CLOTHES SO WE CAN ZIP THEM UP.

EVERY CHILD IS ABLE TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

WE DON'T HAVE TO ASK PARENTS FOR EXTRA GEAR ON THOSE COLD OR RAINY DAYS.

>> Reporter: AT WARRIOR EARLY LEARNING CENTER, RAIN NO LONGER KEEPS KIDS INSIDE, THANKS TO A COMMUNITY GRANT FROM THE BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION, STUDENTS NOW CAN TURN WET DAYS INTO OUTSIDE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.

>> Reporter: AT BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION OPERATES OUR GRANTS BENEFITS ARTS, ACADEMICS, AND ACTIVITIES.

LEARNING HAPPENS IN ALL DIFFERENT WAYS IN A SCHOOL SETTING SO WHEN YOU CAN BRINGS THE LEARNING OUTDOORS, IT ELEVATE IT IS EXPERIENCE.

SO THIS GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT, TRY NEW THINGS, AND EXPLORE IN A NEW WAY.

>> Reporter: FOR MEMBERS OF THE P.T.O., THEY FEEL THAT GETTING THEIR KIDS OUT AND ABOUT IS GREAT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG MINDS.

>> AT THE P.T.O.

MEETING, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT WILL BENEFIT THE CHILDREN THE MOST AND FOR THE CHILD THAT HAS SENSORY PROCESSING ISSUES, RAIN IS SUCH A GREAT THERAPY TOOL FOR THEM, AND JUST GETTING THEM TO PLAY OUTSIDE, IT DOES WONDERS FOR THE CHILD'S BRAIN.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BAXTER FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THAT IS GOING TO WRAP UP TONIGHT'S SHOW.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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