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>> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS OF MINNESOTA.

>> AND BY SANFORD HEALTH WITH PRIMARY CARE LOCATIONS IN BEMIDJI AND ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST.

SANFORD HEALTH IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING CARE CLOSE TO HOME.

LEARN MORE AT SANFORDHEALTH.ORG.

>> THE WEATHER IS SPONSORED IN PART BY WIDSETH; ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS, LAND SURVEYORS, SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.

>> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF THE GIGAZONE, THE ALL FIBEROPTIC NETWORK THAT HAS TRANSFORMED HOW WE LIVE AND WORK.

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

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 WATCHING TONIGHT.

>>> THE U.S. SENATE IS EXPECTED TO VOTE NEXT WEEK ON A RESCISSION PACKAGE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE THAT WOULD TAKE BACK FUNDING THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED FOR INTERNATIONAL AID AND PUBLIC BROADCASTING.

THE CUTS INCLUDE $1.1 BILLION FROM THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING.

THAT WOULD IMPACT RURAL PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS PARTICULARLY HARD.

FOR INSTANCE, LAKELAND PBS WOULD LOSE 37 PERCENT OF ITS OVERALL FUNDING.

YESTERDAY SEVERAL DEMOCRATIC SENATORS INCLUDING MINNESOTA'S AMY KLOBUCHAR SPOKE ON THE SENATE FLOOR ABOUT WHY THEY ARE AGAINST THE CUTS TO PUBLIC BROADCASTING AND SENATOR KLOBUCHAR LATER SPOKE WITH US ABOUT WHERE THINGS STAND ON A POSSIBLE VOTE.

>> YOU KNOW, IT IS KIND OF A JUMP ALL IN THE SENATE, AND FOR YOUR VIEWERS, IT'S NOT A GOOD ANSWER.

IT'S A BETTER ANSWER THAN SAYING IT'S GOING TO PASS FOR SURE.

WHAT THIS DOES IS IT RESCINDS FUNDING THAT CONGRESS HAS ALREADY SET ASIDE.

THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD ARGUMENTS TO MAKE FOR THE WAY THIS FUNDING HELPS, ESPECIALLY LOCAL COMMUNITIES STAY TOGETHER, IT'S THE GLUE WHERE THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PARADES OR WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE BUSINESS IN THEIR TOWN.

SO THAT IS THE CASE WE'RE MAKING NOW.

WE HAVE HAD SOME REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE SAY THEY WANT TO FIND A WAY TO AT LEAST CARVE THIS OUT.

>> KLOBUCHAR SAYS SHE'S AGAINST TAKING BACK FUNDING THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED AND FEELS THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS THIS COULD GO NEXT WEEK.

>> THIS IS MONEY THAT A REPUBLICAN HOUSE AND A DEMOCRATIC SENATE CAME TOGETHER AND HAD A NEGOTIATION WITH STRONG SUPPORT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE AND VOTED FOR A BUDGET THAT INCLUDED THESE FUNDS.

SO ONCE YOU START SAYING WE DON'T LIKE WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR, YOU'RE BASICALLY RUINING THE INDEPENDENCE OF A BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT.

SO, THEY MIGHT DECIDE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO CARVE SOME STUFF OUT AND VOTE FOR IT.

IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT IT IS OR WE'LL JUST GET RID OF THE WHOLE BILL, OR THEY WILL PASS IT, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING WITH REPUBLICANS.

THIS IS JUST TAKING AN AGREEMENT THAT WAS ALREADY MADE AND CERTAINLY A GREAT DETRIMENT IN A SUDDEN WAY TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RELYING ON IT IN THE CASE THAT I MADE ON THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED WITH SUDDENLY LESS PROGRAMING OR EVEN NO STATIONS OF PUBLIC TV OR PUBLIC RADIO.

>> THE DEADLINE TO VOTE ON THE RECISSION PACKAGE IS JULY 18TH.

>>> A HOMEOWNER IN REDBY SHOT AND KILLED A PERSON WHO HAD KICKED DOWN THE DOOR TO THEIR RESIDENCE AND FORCED HIS WAY IN.

RED LAKE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR KENDALL KINGBIRD SENIOR SAYS LIFE SAVING MEASURES WERE PERFORMED ON THE MALE WHO WAS SHOT BUT HE DIED AT THE SCENE.

AUTHORITIES SAY THIS IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION AND ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE RED LAKE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OR THE F.B.I.

>>> A DOMESTIC ASSAULT SUSPECT WAS SHOT BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AFTER A PURSUIT THAT STARTED IN DETROIT LAKES.

AUTHORITIES ORIGINALLY RESPONDED TO A HOME IN RURAL BECKER COUNTY AFTER THE SUSPECT, 36-YEAR-OLD TODD OLE BURRIS OF BEMIDJI REPORTEDLY ENTERED THE HOME, ATTACKED THE PEOPLE INSIDE AND STOLE A GUN.

DEPUTIES SPOTTED THE BURRIS'S VEHICLE IN DETROIT LAKES, AND PURSUED IT TO A REST STOP IN FRAZEE WHERE OFFICERS ENDED UP SHOOTING THE MAN.

BURRIS WAS TAKEN TO AN AREA HOSPITAL WHERE HIS CONDITION IS UNKNOWN.

THE MINNESOTA B.C.A.

IS INVESTIGATING THE SHOOTING.

A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OTTER TAIL COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS OFFICERS WERE WEARING BODYCAMS AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING.

>>> MORE THAN 400 ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS FROM 69 ESSENTIA HEALTH FACILITIES WENT ON STRIKE TODAY THE A.P.P.

'S ARE REPRESENTED BY THE "MINNESOTA NURSES ASSOCIATION", BUT SAY ESSENTIA HAS REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THEIR UNION FOR NEARLY A YEAR.

ESSENTIA SAYS IT IS EXERCISING ITS LEGAL RIGHT AND ASKING THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD TO REVIEW WHETHER THE PROPOSED UNIT SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO PROCEED.

ESSENTIA HEALTH SAID TODAY THAT WHILE A HANDFUL OF THEIR CLINICS EXPECT TO SEE A TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF SERVICES THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE 69 FACILITIES NAMED IN THE INITIAL STRIKE NOTICE WILL CONTINUE SERVING PATIENTS THANKS TO ABOUT HALF OF ALL THEIR EAST MARKET A.P.P.

'S HAVING SIGNED UP TO CONTINUE PROVIDING CARE.

ESSENTIA HEALTH SAYS BECAUSE OF THE STRIKE, SERVICES ARE EXPECTED TO BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED AT ESSENTIA CLINICS IN DEERWOOD, EMILY, HACKENSACK AND URGENT CARE IN STAPLES.

>>> A NEW LAW THAT WILL GO INTO EFFECT ON AUGUST 1ST REQUIRES MINNESOTA JAILS TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION THAT WAS PRESCRIBED TO ITS INMATES.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN SPOKE WITH THE BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFF TO SEE HOW THIS NEW LAW WILL IMPACT THE COUNTY JAIL AND POTENTIALLY THOSE WHO ARE INCARCERATED.

>> Reporter: AFTER SEEKING WAYS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND JAILS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, GOVERNOR TIM WALZ SIGNED THE PUBLIC SAFETY BILL THAT REQUIRES NEW LEGISLATION TO FILL PREVIOUSLY PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS FOR INMATES.

THIS LAW IS SPARKING CONTROVERSY WITH SHERIFF DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

>> THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A STATE'S UNFUNDED MANDATE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE JAIL AND BELTRAMI COUNTY, WE USE TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO PAY FOR THE JAIL AND THAT WILL EXACERBATE OUR MEDICAL BUDGET.

>> Reporter: BELTRAMI COUNTY SPENDS UNDER $1 MILLION A YEAR.

THEY WORRY THIS LAW MAY ADD A COST TO THE BUDGET.

>> BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATIONS, HEART CONTROL, THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE ALREADY PROVIDE.

IT'S SOME OF THE MEDICATIONS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARY IMMEDIATE NEED.

>> Reporter: THIS COMES WITH EXEMPTION IF THE INMATE SAYS IN WRITING THEY DO NOT WANT THE MEDICATION OR THE DOCTOR SAYS IT IS NO LONGER NEEDED.

THE LAST PART IS WHAT THE SHERIFF SAYS IS THE MOST CHALLENGING ASPECT OF THE NEW LAW.

>> ALMOST 60% OF THE POPULATION OF THE JAIL ARE FROM PEOPLE NOT IN OUR AREA.

ARE THEY RECEIVING CARE THROUGH FARGO, DULUTH, THE TWIN CITIES?

IT'S GREAT WHEN IT'S LOCAL BUT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HAVING TO CONTACT OTHER MEDICAL PROVIDERS OUTSIDE THE AREA, THAT CAN GET TRICKY.

>> Reporter: THE SHERIFF HAS CONCERNS OVER INMATES THAT MAY NOT HAVE TAKEN THEIR PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS FOR SOME TIME.

>> A LOT OF THE INMATES THAT COME INTO CUSTODY ARE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF NARCOTICS, METHAMPHETAMINES, FENTANYL, ALCOHOL POISONING, AND WE HAVE DETOX ISSUES, OR MAYBE THEY HAVEN'T TAKEN THEIR DRUGS REGULARLY AND NOW THEY HAVE TO LIVE OFF OXYGEN OR WATER, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN WHEN WE PUT THEM ON SOMETHING?

ARE THEY GOING TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT MEDICATION STILL?

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

>> THE MINNESOTA SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION HAS SUED THE STATE OVER THIS NEW LAW, CITING IT COULD HAVE, “DEADLY CONSEQUENCES”.

THIS LAW IS NOW TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED IN RESPONSE TO THE LAWSUIT.

IT WILL NOW GO INTO EFFECT ON AUGUST 1ST, PENDING A HEARING THAT IS SET TO TAKE PLACE ON JULY 25TH.

BELTRAMI COUNTY IS NOT A PART OF THAT LAWSUIT.

>>> THE LAKES AREA JUSTICE TABLE AIMS TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY, DEMOCRACY AND A STRONG PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TONIGHT THEY HELD THE THIRD SESSION OF THEIR ONE BOOK ONE COMMUNITY SERIES TO TEACH CHILDREN THE IMPORTANCE OF EMPATHY AND BEING KIND TO ONE ANOTHER.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: AT THE ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY EVENT, KIDS LEARNED THEY CAN BE SUPERHEROES.

THEIR POWERS?

IMPROVING THE LIVES OF OTHERS.

>> WE WANT KIDS AND ADULTS TO LEARN THAT HEARTS ARE IMPORTANT AND GROWING PEOPLE'S HEARTS AND BEING KIND IS AN IMPORTANT VALUE TO HAVE.

>> Reporter: THEY GATHERED TO READ GROW A HEART TO LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF LOVING AND ACCEPTING ONE ANOTHER.

>> WHEN I WROTE THE BOOK, I WAS TEACHING FOR THE DISTRICT AND I FELT THE NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING TO TEACH KIDS KINDNESS AND EMPATHY, BUT ALSO HAVE IT BE REALLY SIMPLE SO THAT YOUNG CHILDREN COULD UNDERSTAND.

>> Reporter: THE BOOK DOESN'T JUST TEACH KIDS HOW TO LOVE AND ACCEPT OTHERS, BUT WHAT THEY MAY DO WHEN THEY ACCIDENTALLY DO THE OPPOSITE AND HOW THEY HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE THAT CHANGE.

>> SO IT'S ABOUT HOW YOU HAVE THE POWER TO EITHER GROW A HEART OR HURT A HEART.

THAT'S THE METAPHOR.

THEN IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT IF YOU DO HURT A HEART, HOW THERE ARE WAYS TO FIX IT, AND SO YOUNG CHILDREN REALLY RELATE WITH IT.

IT'S REALLY REWARDING AND MAKES ME HAPPY THAT YOU KNOW, THEY UNDERSTAND THE MESSAGE.

>> Reporter: FOR PAT DICKINSON, THE LESSONS LEARNED AT THE EVENT WILL MAKE FOR AN INCLUSIVE AND ACCEPTING WORLD.

>> WE LIVE IN A WORLD ARE PEOPLE HAVE FORGOTTEN SOME OF THOSE VALUES AND DON'T SEE OTHER PEOPLE AS HUMAN BEINGS, SO I THINK HERE'S A PLACE WE BEGIN TO LEARN THAT EVERYBODY MATTERS, EVERYBODY CAN BE LOVED, AND I CAN LOVE EVERYBODY.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> WHILE THERE ARE NO OFFICIAL PLANS CURRENTLY IN PLACE THE LAKES AREA JUSTICE TABLE IS PLANNING ON HOLDING MORE EVENTS LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE.

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

>> Stacy: WILDFIRE SMOKE WILL ONCE AGAIN BE IMPACTING AIR QUALITY IN THE AREA AND MOST OF US ARE UNDER AN AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR MOST OF TOMORROW.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE AITKIN COUNTY FAIR IS GOING UNDERWAY THIS WEEK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> CENTRAL MINNESOTANS AND BEYOND ARE FILING INTO AITKIN FOR ITS ANNUAL COUNTY FAIR THIS WEEK.

REPORTER MILES WALKER WENT TO THE FAIRGROUNDS TO SEE ALL THE OPTIONS THE ATTENDEES HAVE AT THEIR FINGERTIPS.

>> Reporter: SINCE 1890, THE AITKIN COUNTY FAIR HAS BEEN PROVIDING NOTHING BUT ATTRACTIONS FOR ALL THOSE INTERESTED, WITH DAY ONE SHOWCASING BLUEGRASS.

>> COUNTY FAIR STARTED OFF AS BEING A SHOWCASE FOR THE AGRARIAN AGRICULTURE OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, BUT THE FAIR HAS GROWN INTO A MULTI-FACETED INDUSTRY.

>> Reporter: AND THE ACTIVITIES HAVE APPEAL FOR FAIR LOVERS OF ALL AGES, WHETHER IT'S FOR THE LITTLE KIDS.

>> TO TOUCH THE BABY COW FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>> I WAS REALLY LITTLE AND IT STARTED WITH ME SHOWING COWS WITH MY GRANDMA, MY MOM, AND MY DAD.

MY FAVORITE IS SHOWING MY COWS.

>> Reporter: OVER 20 DIFFERENT RIDES ARRANGED BY CRESCENT CITY AMUSEMENTS.

>> THEY BRING US A GREAT SHOW, IT'S A LOT OF GREAT RIDES FOR KIDS AND EVEN FAMILIES OF ALL AGES.

>> I THINK THE PARENTS ARE HAPPY IF THEIR CHILDREN ARE HAPPY.

SO, WE HAVE FUN TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: FAIRS CAN BE THE GALVANIZING FORCE FOR COMMUNITIES AND THE AITKIN COUNTY FAIR IS NO EXCEPTION AS THE ENDLESS ELECTION OF -- COLLECTION OF ACTIVITIES, CONTESTS, AND FOOD OPTIONS IS NO SURPRISE THAT ATTENDEES HAVE CONTINUED TO FILL THE FAIRGROUNDS FOR ALMOST A CENTURY.

>> THE COUNTY FAIR BRINGS BACK THE IDENTITY, EVEN THROUGH A FAIRLY LARGE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA THAT WE HAVE FAIR VISITORS COME AND SEE OUR FAIR.

>> THEY WANT TO SEE THE SHOW WE PUT ON.

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

>> THE AITKIN COUNTY FAIR WILL BE GOING UNDERWAY THROUGH JULY 12TH.

>>> THE LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY IS BACK AGAIN THIS SUMMER.

THIS YEAR ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE GIVING AWAY A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT CRAGUNS RESORT NEAR BRAINERD.

AND HERE ARE TONIGHTS FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.

IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME, CALL THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN BEFORE THE END OF THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AND YOU WILL HAVE A SHOT AT BEING OUR 2025 CRAGUNS VACATION GRAND PRIZE WINNER, WHICH WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING IN A LIVE DRAWING ON THE MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH NEWSCAST.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE.

HOT AND HUMID DAY TODAY.

>> Stacy: IT WAS AND WE GOT MORE HEAT AND HUMIDITY TOMORROW, BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE SEEING AREAS OF SMOKE.

THAT WILL IMPACT OUR AIR QUALITY IN MOST OF THE VIEWING AREA AND MANY OF US ARE UNDER AN AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR TOMORROW.

WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT T [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

>> Stacy: WELL, IT WAS A HOT AND HUMID DAY OUT THERE TODAY ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.

NOW, A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH TOMORROW AND THAT WILL TRIGGER MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

THERE IS AT LEAST A SMALL CHANCE THAT WE COULD SEE SOME ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WITH THAT, BUT WE ARE ALSO GOING TO SEE THE COLD FRONT BRING IN THE SMOKE FROM CANADA, THE WILDFIRE SMOKE.

SO WE HAVE AN AIR QUALITY ALERT OUT FOR MUCH OF THE VIEWING AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW.

MORE ON THAT IN A SECOND.

HERE ARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS, 78 AT THE AIRPORT IN BEMIDJI, WE HAVE A LIGHT SOUTH WIND AT THE STUDIO, DEW POINT UP TO 66, HUMIDITY IS AT 67%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES AND 74 DEGREES, WITH THE DEW POINT AT 66.

PRESSURE IS RISING, WINDS ARE SOUTH AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.

NOW MOST OF THE VIEWING AREA IS UNDER THIS AIR QUALITY ALERT, THIS EXTENDS FROM 6:00 A.M. FRIDAY TO 6:00 P.M. FRIDAY.

THE AIR QUALITY INDEX IS EXPECTED TO BE PURPLE OR THE UNHEALTHY CATEGORY, MEANING THE HEALTH EFFECTS IS INCREASED FOR EVERYONE AND THE AQI IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE RED OR UNHEALTHY CATEGORY, MEANING SOME MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THOSE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH EFFECTS.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE HAVE SEEN A FEW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, BUT THOSE HAVE BY AND LARGE DISSIPATED.

THERE ARE AREAS OF CLOUDS OUT THERE.

IF WE LOOK TO THE WEST, WE CAN SEE MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TO WORK THEIR WAY TOWARDS US.

SOME OF US COULD SEE SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, PARTS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA DO HAVE THE CHANCE FOR ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS.

TOMORROW, THAT THREAT WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE AREA AND AGAIN WE ALSO HAVE THE AIR QUALITY ISSUES TO CONTEND WITH ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE CLOUDS THIS MORNING OVER IN MENAHGA.

GARY SPOTTING THIS INTERESTING PIECE OF NATURE I GUESS, DIANE AND KEN SENDING US THIS PHOTO.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE DISTANCE, THERE IS AN EAGLE IN THE TREE.

YOU NEED EAGLE EYES TO SPOT THAT.

THIS IS THE EVENING SKIES.

AND ANGELA WITH A PICTURE OF THE SUNSET IN CASS LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, BOB IN BLUFFTON, 2.5 INCHES OF EARLY MORNING RAIN, HUMID CONDITIONS, ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE WITH 0.022-INCH OF RAIN.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD REPORTING 0.75-INCH OF RAIN, AND ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, TOPPING OUT AT 87.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 82.

THAT'S OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

IT'S A WARM NIGHT.

OUR LOW THIS MORNING WAS 65.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 87, WELL ABOVE THE AVERAGE.

OUR LOW WAS 65 AND SUNSET AT 9:16.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE MAY SEE SOME OF THOSE STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS IN THE AREA TOMORROW MORNING.

WE WILL PUT THAT IN MOTION.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD FIRE UP AS THE COLD FRONT BEGINS TO MOVE THROUGH.

STILL LOOKING AT SOME PRETTY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS.

HEADING INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT LOW TO MID-80s.

SO OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, LOWS NEAR 66.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TOMORROW WITH OTHERWISE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND AREAS OF SMOKE AND HIGHS NEAR 82.

OUR WEEKEND FORECAST WILL BRING US QUIETER WEATHER AS WE STILL MAY SEE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY, BUT PLENTY OF SUNSHINE ON SUNDAY, A LITTLE BIT COOLER TO START THE DAY, AND BACK TO THE MID-80s ON SUNDAY, 80s ON MONDAY, AND THEN A COOL DOWN ON TUESDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH A STORY ON AN ATHLETIC GROUP OF SIBLINGS.

>> Charlie: YES, THE FAMILY, IF YOU'RE FROM THE BRAINERD AREA, YOU PROBABLY KNOW THEM.

YOU SEE THEM ALL OVER THE PLACE.

MOM AND DAD WAS DOING SOMETHING RIGHT BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL REALLY GOOD.

THIS YEAR, MAYA STUCK OUT AMONG THEM ALL.

WE HAVE A STORY ON THAT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: THE NBA SEASON IS STILL SEVERAL SEASONS AWAY FROM THE START BUT THE SUMMER LEAGUE BEGAN LETTING THEM LOOK AT THEIR DRAFT PICKS AND YOUNG UP AND COMERS.

WE HEAD TO LAS VEGAS WHERE THE TIMBERWOLVES WERE TAKING ON THE PELICANS.

HE DID NOT DISAPPOINT.

HE HAD 7 BLOCKS IN HIS DEBUT IN A WOLVES UNIFORM, ADDING 11 POINTS, AND 8 REBOUNDS.

THERE WERE ALSO QUESTIONS AROUND ROB AND WHETHER HE CAN STEP UP.

WELL, STEPS UP THERE, GETS PLAY AND HE HAD 15 POINTS.

HE TURNED THE BALL OVER 7 TIMES.

THEN THE SECOND YEAR GUY, TERRANCE, PUT HIM ON A POSTER, HE LED THE WAY.

LEONARD ADDED ANOTHER 20 POINTS AS MINNESOTA TAKES THEIR FIRST GAME OF THE SUMMER LEAGUE, 98-91.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE GUYS THEY HOPED WOULD PLAY WELL, DID.

>>> A COUPLE MORE SCORES FOR YOU, THE MINNESOTA LYNX GET A WIN, BUT THE TWINS FALL TO THE CHICAGO CUBS BUT THEY DID STILL TAKE THE SERIES.

>>> BRAINERD MYA TAUTGES SPORTS REPORTER MILES WALKER TELLS US HOW IN A FAMILY FULL OF TALENT, MYA MAY HAVE EMERGED, AS THE BEST ATHLETE YET.

>> Reporter: THE NAME AND ATHLETICS GO HAND IN HAND.

>> WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER, WE WERE ALWAYS INVOLVED IN SPORTS.

>> IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A BIG DEAL FOR US, IT'S ALWAYS JUST WHAT WE DO.

>> I REMEMBER THE GOOD OLD SOCCER DAYS EVEN, SWIMMING IN THE LAKE, JUST FRIENDLY COMPETITION WITH THE FAMILY.

>> Reporter: HOWEVER SOFTBALL IS THE ONE SPORT THAT THE FAMILY PRIMARILY FOCUSES ON AND GROWING UP, MYA HAD TWO FIGURES AT HOME PAVING THE WAY.

>> I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE LIKE THEM AND BE AS GOOD AS THEM AND ALWAYS LIKE, JUST WANTED TO BE WITH THEM ALL THE TIME.

>> JUST PASSING AND NOT TAKING AN EASY ON THEM.

>> Reporter: HER ATHLETIC IMPACT SPANS FAR BEYOND THE DIE MANNED AS IN THE POOL, SHE BECAME THE STATE CHAMPION, THE SECOND IN PROGRAM HISTORY TO DO SO, THE FIRST SINCE 1975.

>> WE LIVED ON A LAKE, SO MY MOM WANTED TO PUT US IN SWIM LESSONS.

I LOVE SWIMMING SO MUCH.

>> WHEN YOU THINK OF AN ATHLETE, YOU THINK OF HER.

>> Reporter: IN BASKETBALL, MYA PLAYED IN THE YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION AND SHE WAS DOMINANT ON THE GIRLS TEAM, SHE WAS THE FIRST GIRL TO PLAY ON THE BOYS TEAM AS A FOURTH GRADER, WHERE SHE PLAYED ALONGSIDE HER BROTHER.

>> MY BROTHER WAS SUPER EXCITED.

I GET HER ON MY TEAM AND WE GOT TO PLAY TOGETHER.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF WE LOST ANY GAMES, BUT WE WERE REALLY GOOD.

>> Reporter: FAST FORWARD TO HER SENIOR YEAR ON THE HARDWARE, SHE HELPED LEAD BRAINERD GIRLS BASKETBALL TO THEIR FIRST STATE TOURNAMENT BERTH SINCE 1997.

>> IT WAS A FUN GAME TO WATCH, ESPECIALLY IN THE SECOND HALF.

>> Reporter: HOWEVER, IT WAS NO SURPRISE THAT HER MOST SUCCESSFUL SEASON OCCURRED IN SOFTBALL AS AFTER FALLING ONE GAME SHY OF A PERFECT SEASON IN 2022, ALONGSIDE HER SISTERS OLIVIA AND EMMA, SHE HELPED LEAD THE WARRIORS TO THE STATE TOURNEY, SHARING THE FIELD WITH HER SISTER THE ENTIRE WAY.

>> WHO DOESN'T LIKE GOING TO STATE WITH YOUR FAMILY?

IT WAS REALLY NICE GOING TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE RESULT AT STATE WASN'T WHAT WE WANTED BUT GETTING THERE WAS A GOLD MINE.

>> Reporter: AND AS SHE CLOSES ONE CHAPTER AND READY TO START ANEW, ALL SHE FEELS IS GRATITUDE.

>> I AM SUPER THANKFUL FOR ALL THE MEMORIES I MADE HERE BECAUSE IT WILL TRANSLATE TO THE COLLEGE WORLD.

>> AS LONG AS SHE REMEMBERS WHO SHE IS AS A PLAYER AND PERSON.

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

>> Charlie: WELL, EACH SIBLING IS SLATED TO PLAY AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL WITH OLIVIA PLAYING AT SAINT BEEN DISTRICT, EMMA IS AT UPPER IOWA, AND ELI AND JOSEY -- WELL, JOSEY COMMITTED TO PLAYING SOFTBALL AND ELI IS PLAYING BASEBALL.

>> Dennis: WOW, A NAME THAT WE HAVE SEEN PLENTY OF HIGHLIGHTS ON OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

>> Charlie: I'M GOING TO MISS IT A LITTLE BIT.

>> Dennis: PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.

THANK YOU CHARLIE.

EVER HOOK THAT TROPHY FISH, ONLY TO HAVE THE LINE BREAK?

WELL, FOR THIS WEEKS EDITION OF FISHING TIPS, RAY AND MANDY TEACH US ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CASTING LINES AND WHEN TO USE THEM, SO NEXT TIME THE "BIG ONE" DOESN'T GET AWAY.

>> HELLO AGAIN EVERYBODY, I'M RAY GILDOW.

TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT LINES.

THERE ARE REALLY THREE TYPES OF LINES THAT HAVE BEEN STANDARD, ACTUALLY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT FEATURES THAT ARE ALL USED FOR DIFFERENT THINGS.

I WOULD LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THEY SHOULD BE USED FOR.

WELL, FIRST I WANT TO TALK ABOUT JUST SMOOTH CASTING LINES LIKE THIS.

IT'S A NYLON LINE, IT FLOATS, AND IT STRETCHES, AND IT'S VERY, VERY SENSITIVE, ALTHOUGH IT DOES STRETCH.

I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT STILL USE THOSE, THAT LINE BECAUSE THEY JUST GOT USE TO IT OVER THE YEARS AND THEY LIKE TO STAY WITH IT.

SO THAT IS ANOTHER THING.

IT FLOATS A LITTLE BIT, SO IT'S A VERY EFFECTIVE LINE.

THE OTHER ONE IS THE CARBON LINE.

PEOPLE USE THIS ALL THE WAY ON THEIR REELS, JUST STRICTLY FOR THEIR LINE.

THEY USE THEM AS LITERS, SO THEY TAKE THREE OR 4 FEET ON THE LINE AND THEY WILL TIE THIS BECAUSE IT'S BASICALLY INVISIBLE.

IT DOES NOT FLOAT.

IT WILL DROP DOWN.

IT'S HARD FOR FISH TO SEE.

SO, IT'S A VERY EFFECTIVE LINE TO SERVE AS A 2 OR 3 FOOT LITER.

IF YOU ARE USING A HEAVIER LINE, DON'T PUT MORE THAN 3 FEET SO YOU HAVE TO REEL IT UP TO THE ISLETS.

IT WILL START WEARING YOUR LINE IF IT IS TOO TIGHT.

THOSE ARE TWO EFFECTIVE ONES AND MANDY WILL TALK ABOUT ONE MORE.

>> I GET THE BEST ONE, BEST FOR LAST.

I'M TALKING ABOUT BRAID.

IT IS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST LINES THAT THERE IS.

99% OF MY RODS HAVE SOME SORT OF BRAID, FROM A SUPER MICRO DIAMETER, ALL THE WAY UP TO 80-POUND, DEPENDING ON THE SPECIES AND HOW YOU WANT TO FISH THIS.

AS RAY SAID, A LOT OF MY LINES THAT DO HAVE THIS ON, I WILL RUN A LITER ON SOME OF THOSE MORE FINESSE ONES, PROBABLY 2 TO 3 FEET.

THERE ARE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT KNOTS YOU CAN TIE TOGETHER TO PUT YOUR TWO LINES TOGETHER, BUT IT IS SENSITIVE AND IT'S STRONG.

>> I'M RAY GILDOW.

>> AND I'M MANDY UHRICH, THE BASS N' BIOLOGIST.

>> Dennis: AND WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE LAST LOOK AT THE WEATHER.

WE GO BACK TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE AIR QUALITY SUFFER DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE.

AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS OUT FOR MOST OF THE VIEWING AREA FROM 6:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M.

TOMORROW.

>> Dennis: THAT'S IT FOR US.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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