
July 17, 2025 - Lakeland News Full Episode
Season 2025 Episode 142 | 30m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Bringing North Central Minnesota local news, weather, and sports 5 days a week.
Lakeland News brings you local news, weather, and sports 5 days a week. Hosted by News Director Dennis Weimann, Weather Anchor Stacy Christenson, and Sports Director Charlie Yaeger. The Lakeland News Team serves Minnesota communities from as far south as Little Falls, as far north as the Canadian border, as far west as Fosston and east to Bovey and every community in between.
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July 17, 2025 - Lakeland News Full Episode
Season 2025 Episode 142 | 30m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Lakeland News brings you local news, weather, and sports 5 days a week. Hosted by News Director Dennis Weimann, Weather Anchor Stacy Christenson, and Sports Director Charlie Yaeger. The Lakeland News Team serves Minnesota communities from as far south as Little Falls, as far north as the Canadian border, as far west as Fosston and east to Bovey and every community in between.
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>> 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.
EXCUSE ME.
>>> EARLY THIS MORNING THE SENATE PASSED DONALD TRUMP'S REQUEST TO CANCEL ABOUT $9 BILLION IN FOREIGN AID AND PUBLIC BROADCASTING SPENDING, MOVING FORWARD ON ONE OF THE PRESIDENT'S TOP PRIORITIES DESPITE CONCERNS FROM SEVERAL REPUBLICAN SENATORS.
THE LEGISLATION NOW GOES TO THE HOUSE.
IT WOULD HAVE A TINY IMPACT ON THE NATION'S RISING DEBT BUT COULD HAVE MAJOR RAMIFICATIONS FOR THE SPENDING THAT IS TARGETED, FROM THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING TO U.S. FOOD AID PROGRAMS ABROAD.
BEFORE THE VOTE, MINNESOTA SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR SPOKE ON THE SENATE FLOOR.
>> THIS CLAW BACK DOESN'T JUST ELIMINATE FUNDING FOR, SAY, NPR, PBS, BUT THE PRIMARY IMPACT OF THAT FUNDING CUT IS GOING TO BE ON LOCAL RADIO AND TV.
1,500 LOCAL PUBLIC MEDIA STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT RECEIVE 70% OF THIS FUNDING JEOPARDIZING THESE STATIONS THAT PROVIDE LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICES.
STRIPPING THIS FUNDING IS AN ATTACK ON THESE LOCAL STATIONS, YES, BUT IT IS A COMMUNITY.
I KNOW BECAUSE I KNOW SOME OF MY COMMUNITIES.
>> N.P.R.
RECIEVES ABOUT 1 PERCENT OF ITS FUNDING DIRECTLY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
SMALLER RADIO AND TV STATIONS THOUGH RECEIVE ANYWHERE FROM 30 TO 50 PERCENT OF THEIR FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
FOR LAKELAND PBS IT'S 37 PERCENT OF THE STATIONS BUDGET.
THE RESCISSION PACKAGE AS A WHOLE WILL NOT MAKE A BIG DENT IN THE FEDERAL DEFICIT AS IT REPRESENTS JUST ONE-TENTH OF 1 PERCENT OF ALL FEDERAL SPENDING.
IT NOW GOES BACK TO THE HOUSE WHERE IT WAS NARROWLY APPROVED BEFORE BEING MODIFIED BY THE SENATE.
THE HOUSE HAS A MIDNIGHT FRIDAY DEADLINE TO PASS THE LEGISLATION.
>>> IN THE RECENT WEEKS AFTER PARKS AROUND THE BEMIDJI AREA SUSTAINED MAJOR STORM DAMAGE.
DIAMOND POINT PARK NEAR THE CAMPUS OF BEMIDJI STATE WAS DEVASTATED.
REPORTER SYDNEY DICK HAS MORE ON HOW THE CLEAN UP IS PROGRESSING A MONTH AFTER THE STORM.
>> EVERYONE CAME TOGETHER REALLY, REALLY WELL IN MY OPINION.
THE CITY HALL STAFF, I MEAN THEY HAVE BEEN GREAT TAKING INFORMATION DOWN AND GETTING IT TO THE RIGHT CHANNELS.
THE CLEAN UP PROCESS OUTSIDE OF DIAMOND POINT AND PROBABLY CITY PARK OR THE SKI TRAILS BACK THERE HAS BEEN, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN GOING REALLY GOOD.
THOSE TWO ENTITIES ARE SLOW BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
>> WHAT IS PROTECTED AND SHADED BY TREES IS NOW OPEN WITH THE SUN COMING DOWN.
DIAMOND POINT PARK SAW MORE THAN 200 TREES DOWN BY THE STORM AND ALTHOUGH CLEAN UP EFFORTS HAVE BEEN TREMENDOUS SO FAR, THERE IS STILL A LONG WAY TO GO.
>> THE COUNTY AND THE D.N.R.
AND THE CITY ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO START APPLYING FOR GRANTS TO GET TREE REPLACEMENTS GOING.
THAT'S MY MAIN FOCUS RIGHT NOW, OUTSIDE OF THE LITTLE THINGS, THE CLEANING UP, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO REBUILD THESE PARKS WITH TREES.
>> Reporter: THE TREE PLANTING PROCESS WILL MOST LIKELY NOT BEGIN UNTIL NEXT SPRING.
THE GOAL AS OF NOW IS TO START WITH TREES THAT ARE ALREADY 10 TO 12 FEET TALL TO KICK START THE REGROWING PROCESS, ALTHOUGH DIAMOND POINT HAS BEEN VASTLY CLEANED UP SINCE THE STORM, THE WORK HASN'T BEEN FINISHED YET.
>> WE CAN'T PROMOTE IT ENOUGH THAT THE PARK IS CLOSED AND IF FOLKS CAN JUST PATIENTLY HOLD ON, IT WILL OPEN.
WE JUST HAVE TO TAKE SOME TIME TO MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE FOR EVERYONE TO COME IN AND ENJOY THE PARK.
>> Reporter: EVENT RESERVATION AND ACTIVITIES ARE CANCELED FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.
>> THE RENTAL PART OF IT IS NOT NON-EXISTENT, BUT HOPEFULLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE, IT WILL JUST PICK UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF.
>> Reporter: AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE PARK IS ON TRACK TO BE REOPENED IN AUGUST, BUT THAT DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
>> I THINK THE TREES, ONCE WE COME UP WITH A PLAN ON HOW TO GET THE TREES BACK, IT WILL BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
THEY WANT THIS PARK TO BE A PARK.
IT WILL ONLY HELP DRILL THIS PARK.
IT'S TREES, NO ONE GOT HURT, NO ONE DIED.
I DON'T SEE THE PESSIMIST'S SIDE OF IT.
IT SUCKS BUT IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT.
>> Reporter: I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.
>> ALONG WITH DIAMOND POINT PARK, THE CITY PARK DISK GOLF AND SKI TRAILS ARE ALL CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
>>> A LONGVILLE MAN SUFFERED LIFE THREATENING INJURIES WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE HE WAS OPERATING STRUCK A DEER.
THE STATE PATROL SAYS 65-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL FREDERIC OLSON WAS TAKEN TO A HEALTH CARE FACILITY IN DULUTH.
OLSON WAS WEARING A HELMET.
THE CRASH HAPPENED JUST BEFORE NOON TODAY ON HIGHWAY 200 NEAR COUNTY ROAD 125 WHICH IS ABOUT SIX MILES NORTH OF LONGVILLE AND ABOUT 16 MILES WEST OF REMER.
>>> ZEBRA MUSSELS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN ANOTHER BEMIDJI AREA LAKE HAS THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.
HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF THE INVASIVE SPECIES IN LAKE BELTRAMI JUST NORTH OF BEMIDJI.
A LAKE PROPERTY OWNER CONTACTED THE D.N.R.
AFTER FINDING ZEBRA MUSSELS ATTACHED TO ROCKS IN THE LAKE.
DURING A FOLLOW-UP SEARCH, A D.N.R.
INVASIVE SPECIES SPECIALIST FOUND AN ADULT ZEBRA MUSSEL ATTACHED TO ANOTHER ROCK NEARBY.
>>> FAMILY PHYSICIAN AND FORMER STATE SENATOR SCOTT JENSEN HAS ANNOUNCED HE IS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR AGAIN IN 2026 .
JENSEN JOINS KENDALL QUALLS AS AN OFFICIAL CANDIDATE FOR THE REPUBLICAN NOMNATION.
JENSEN RAN FOR GOVERNOR IN 2022 AND LOST TO CURRENT GOVERNOR TIM WALZ BY ABOUT 7.5 PERCENTAGE POINTS.
WALZ HAS HINTED THAT HE PLANS ON SEEKING RE-ELECTION AS GOVERNOR IN 2026 BUT HAS NOT OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED HIS PLANS.
>>> ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNED WHAT HE DUBBED THE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL INTO LAW.
ONE OF THE IMPACTS OF THAT BILL INCLUDES A $186 BILLION CUT TO SNAP OR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS.
REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL WENT TO A LOCAL FOOD SHELF TO FIND OUT HOW THIS WILL IMPACT PEOPLE IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.
HERE HE IS WITH MORE.
>> Reporter: THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF IN PEQUOT LAKES PROVIDES 30,000 POUNDS OF FOOD ON AVERAGE TO THE BRAINERD LAKES COMMUNITY.
>> WE JUST WANT TO OFFER ANYBODY, ANY FAMILY, ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT NEEDS FOOD, THE FOOD THEY NEED.
AT LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF, WE FOCUS ON HEALTHY FOODS, WE DON'T WANT IT TO BE CANNED FOOD OR YOU KNOW, HIGH SODIUM FOOD.
WE WANT TO HAVE FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES HERE.
>> Reporter: THEY BUDGETED AN 18% INCREASE FOR FOOD IN 2025, BUT OVER THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS, THEY EXCEEDED THEIR EXPECTATIONS.
>> WITH TWO QUARTERS UNDER OUR BELT IN 2025, I CAN TELL YOU THAT Q2 HAS SIGNIFICANT INCREASES OVER Q1 OF THIS YEAR.
WHETHER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NUMBER OF MOUTHS WE'RE FEEDING, THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, WE'RE AT A 14% INCREASE FOR Q2 OVER Q1.
>> Reporter: ONE AREA OF CONCERN FOR TAMMY LARSON, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FOOD SHELF, IS VETERANS HAVING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE FOOD.
ACCORDING TO FEEDING AMERICA, ONE IN NINE WORKING VETERANS ARE FOOD INSECURE.
>> VETERANS IS CERTAINLY ONE AREA THAT IS GOING TO BE AFFECTED BY THE SNAP REDUCTION.
THEY HAVE HAD AN EXCEPTION IN THE TIME LIMIT THAT THEY CAN USE SNAP BENEFITS AND THEY WON'T HAVE THAT ANY LONGER.
JUST TO GIVE AN IDEA, THERE ARE 12,000 VETERANS THAT ARE IN MINNESOTA THAT ARE EXPECTED TO BE AFFECTED BY SNAP AND WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE FOR SNAP BENEFITS.
>> Reporter: THE BUDGET WILL BE SLASHED BY 20%, THE LARGEST CUT IN HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM, ACCORDING TO THE CENTER OF BUDGET PRIORITIES.
LARSON WANTS TO MAKE SURE ANYONE AFFECTED BY THE CUTS FEELS WELCOME AND KNOW THEY HAVE A PLACE TO SHOP AT THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF.
>> WE CAN SEE IT ON THEIR FACES WHEN THEY COME IN, A NEW SHOPPER WHO IS NERVOUS, THERE MAY BE SOME SHAME WHEN THEY'RE WALKING IN THE DOOR, TO SEE THAT IT'S A PLACE WHERE THEY ARE WELCOMED, GREETED WITH A SMILE, GREETED WITH A HELLO, HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY.
HOPEFULLY IT'S A WELCOMING PLACE TO GET FOOD.
>> Reporter: REPORTING IN PEQUOT LAKES, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.
>> THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF IS OPEN TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS FROM 9:00 TO 12:00 AND WEDNESDAYS FROM 3:00 TO 6:00.
[♪♪♪] >> STILL TO COME ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.
>> WE DO HAVE AN AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR A SMALL PORTION OF THE VIEWING AREA INTO TONIGHT.
IT LOOKS LIKE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE IN AND THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AREA TOMORROW.
I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.
>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, WE'LL GIVE YOU AN INSIDE LOOK INTO THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY THEATER' [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.
[♪♪♪] >>> THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY THEATER'S NEWEST PRODUCTION WILL FOCUS ON THE MANY STORIES WITHIN GREEK MYTHOLOGY BUT WITH A SLIGHT COMEDIC TWIST.
OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN SPOKE WITH THE DIRECTOR AND SEVERAL CAST MEMBERS TO GIVE US A PREVIEW OF THE SHOW.
>> Stacy:.
>> Reporter: GREEK MYTHOLOGY HAS HUNDREDS OF STORIES TO TELL AND THEY HOPE TO SHARE A GOOD PORTION OF THOSE STORIES WITH THEIR NEWEST SHOW AND ALL OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY IN 99 MINUTES OR LESS.
>> IT IS ABOUT A FAST PACE VERSION, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THE SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE VERSION OF ALL OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY.
>> Reporter: THEY HAVE HUNDREDS OF CHARACTERS BUT THE CAST ONLY CONTAINS 15 ACTORS AND ACTRESSES.
HOW EXACTLY WILL THIS WORK?
>> THEY ALL WEAR THE SAME COSTUME AND HOW YOU KNOW THEY ARE DIFFERENT IS THE PROPS THEY HAVE.
ATHENA HAS A SORORITY SWEATER.
>> THERE ARE SO MANY PROPS AND OUR PROP MISTRESS DID AN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL JOB WITH THE PROPS.
EVERYTHING IS ORGANIZED BETTER THAN ANYTHING I HAVE SEEN.
>> Reporter: OVER 170 DIFFERENT PROPS ARE BEING USED FOR THE SHOW, WHICH CAN CAUSE SOME CHAOS BACKSTAGE WHEN THE PERFORMERS ARE SWITCHING ROLES.
>> THERE IS A LOT OF RUNNING AROUND, I'M THIS CHARACTER AND NOW I'M THIS PERSON.
IT'S A LOT OF PERSONALITIES YOU GET TO PLAY.
IT'S HECTIC, BUT WE SEEM TO MANEUVER THROUGH.
>> Reporter: SINCE THE PERFORMERS ARE PLAYING MANY DIFFERENT ROLES, IT'S HARD TO PICK ONE FAVORITE.
>> I LIKE THE WELL-KNOWN CHARACTERS LIKE PERSEPHANI.
>> I LOVE PLAYING ALL THE DIFFERENT GODDESSES IS A LOT OF FUN.
HARRAH IS MY THING.
SHE IS BOSSY.
SHE DOESN'T PUT UP WITH ZEUS AT ALL.
SO SHE IS A LOT OF FUN.
>> Reporter: EVERYBODY IS READY FOR OPENING NIGHT, INCLUDING ONE ACTOR PERFORMING ON STAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER ACCEPTING A DARE FROM HIS FRIENDS.
>> MY FRIENDS RECOMMENDED ME, A MONTH BEFORE I BLABBERED HOW I WANTED TO JOIN A PLAY.
I'M HERE NOW.
I REALLY LIKE THE ENVIRONMENT AND IT'S FUN TO SEE OTHER PEOPLE ACT AND GETTING INTO IT.
>> Reporter: THE SHOW WILL RUN AT THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY THEATER ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
REPORTING IN BEMIDJI, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.
>> TICKETS FOR THE SHOW CAN BE PURCHASED AT MYBEMIDJI, KEN KAY THOMPSON JEWELRY, OR AT MCKENZIE PLACE IN BEMIDJI.
>>> DONDELINGER'S CHEVROLET IN BEMIDJI IS SPONSORING THEIR SIXTH CORVETTES SHOW AND SHINE THIS WEEKEND.
EVERY YEAR THE SHOW HAS GROWN AND THIS YEAR THE GROUP IS LOOKING TO HAVE MORE SPORTS CARS TO SHOW OFF THAN THE 80 THAT THEY SAW LAST YEAR.
CORVETTE ENTHUSIASTS COME FROM ALL OVER THE STATE TO GATHER WITH LIKEMINDED INDIVIDUALS TO SEE DIFFERENT MODELS OF CORVETTES THAT HAVE COME OUT OVER THE PAST 70-PLUS YEARS.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SHOW UP EVERY YEAR TO THE BEMIDJI CORVETTE "SHOW AND SHINE" TO CELEBRATE WHAT THEY CALL AMERICA'S ONLY TRUE SPORTS CAR.
THE 2025 SHOW IS FOCUSED ON THE NEWEST CORVETTE, THEIR C-8 MODEL, BUT ALL MODELS ARE WELCOME.
>> I PROBABLY HAD CORVETTES FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE AREA AND THEY STAGE THEIR CARS.
THEY ARE PROUD OF THEM.
IT'S ONE OF THE BEST CORVETTE SHOWS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.
>> IT'S CORVETTES ONLY, BUT IT'S NOT JUST C8 CORVETTES.
ANYBODY THAT HAS A CORVETTE THAT IS WATCHING THAT WOULD LIKE TO BRING THEIR CORVETTE, YOU ARE WELCOME.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOUR CAR THERE.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A SHOW CAR BUT IT'S ABOUT ANY AND ALL CORVETTES.
>> THE CAR SHOW WILL TAKE PLACE THIS SATURDAY, JULY 19TH, FROM 11:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M. AT DONDELINGER'S CHEVROLET IN BEMIDJI AND WILL ALSO HAVE PRIZES AND GIVEAWAYS.
THERE IS NO COST TO ATTEND OR TO SHOW OFF YOUR OWN CORVETTE.
>>> 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.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT COOLER TODAY BUT A NICE DAY.
>> Stacy: YES, A VERY NICE DAY.
TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER THAN AVERAGE, BUT VERY NICE, VERY COMFORTABLE, AND SOME NICE SUNSHINE OUT THERE.
WE DO HAVE A SMALL PORTION OF OUR VIEWING AREA UNDER AN AIR QUALITY ALERT THAT WILL EXPIRE AT 1:00 A.M. AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT, WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN AND WE'LL SEE MORE SHOWERS AND TH [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.
[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAD JUST VERY PLEASANT WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.
TEMPERATURES WERE A LITTLE COOLER THAN AVERAGE, BUT VERY NICE IN THE 70s, AND WE DID ENJOY THAT NICE SUNSHINE.
NOW AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT, WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGIN TO RETURN TO OUR AREA.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TOMORROW.
THEN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE SEEING WARMER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH THAT.
MORE ON THE FORECAST IN A SECOND.
THE CURRENT CONDITIONS IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 65 AT THE AIRPORT.
WE HAVE A LIGHT SOUTH WIND AT THE STUDIO, THE DEW POINT IS 48, HUMIDITY IS AT 55%.
IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE FAIR SKIES, 61 DEGREES, 53 IS OUR DEW POINT, PRESSURE IS ON THE RISE, AND WINDS ARE CALM.
WE DO HAVE AN AIR QUALITY ALERT.
THIS IS OUT UNTIL 1:00 A.M. ON FRIDAY FOR A VERY SMALL PORTION OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.
THE AIR QUALITY INDEX IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE ORANGE CATEGORY, MEANING AIR WILL BE UNHEALTHY FOR THOSE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS.
AS FAR AS OUR RADAR AND SATELLITE PICTURE, IT HAS BEEN A PLEASANT DAY, SOME POP-UP CLOUDS, BUT A LOT OF NICE SUNSHINE.
WE WILL SEE CLOUDS INCREASE ON THE OVERNIGHT AND AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT, WE WILL SEE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING TO THE AREA, THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW.
WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY WITH SOME SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MIX.
TEMPS WILL BE COOLER AGAIN TOMORROW, BUT EXPECT DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND.
SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, LAURIE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF A LOON SPOTTED ON LITTLE TURTLE LAKE TODAY.
RUBY WITH A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET IN BEMIDJI.
SANDRA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE MILK WEEDS IN CASS LAKE.
WE ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF THE FLOWERS IN BLOOM FROM MANY OF OUR EAGLE EYES.
IT'S A GORGEOUS TIME OF THE YEAR.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TONIGHT.
FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 46 AND CALM THIS MORNING.
SANDRA AT CASS LAKE, 75 THIS EVENING.
JOAN IN LAPORTE, MOSTLY SUNNY AND 67.
WE HAVE FROM ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, 72 FOR THE HIGH.
STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD WITH A HIGH OF 71.
ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, SUNNY SKIES BUT A FEW CLOUDS THIS EVENING, A HIGH OF 72.
ON OUR ALMANAC, 72 WAS THE HIGH TODAY IN BRAINERD, 10 DEGREES BELOW THE AVERAGE, BUT A COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURE.
WE HAD A LOW OF 49, SUNSET AT 9:04.
IN BEMIDJI, WE TOPPED OUT AT 71.
WE ARE 10 DEGREES BELOW THAT AVERAGE, THE LOW IS 42, AND SUNSET AT 9:11.
AS YOU LOOK AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE DO START OUT WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS, SO PUT THAT IN MOTION AND WE'LL SEE MORE OF THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS WELL.
WE CAN SEE THAT THERE, A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS IN THERE.
THAT ALL CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE DAY INTO THE EVENING.
THEN AS WE HEAD INTO TEMPERATURES, WE SHOULD BE SEEING THOSE TEMPS A LITTLE BIT COOLER WITH CLOUDY SKIES AND THE SHOWERS OUT THERE, HIGHS IN THE MID-60s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA AND IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, A SIMILAR TEMPERATURE WITH HIGHS IN THE 60s, MAYBE CLOSE TO 70 AROUND LITTLE FALLS.
SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, SHOWERS ARE LIKELY BEGINNING IN WESTERN MINNESOTA, THEY WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA AND WE WILL SEE A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOWS NEAR 52.
TOMORROW, SHOWERS ONCE AGAIN WITH SOME SCATTERED THUNDER STORMS, 65 FOR THE HIGH.
OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, LOOKS DRIER.
JUST A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY, BUT OTHERWISE A LOT OF SUNSHINE AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD TOP OUT IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s.
LOOKING AT EARLY NEXT WEEK, CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN AND TEMPERATURES WARM UP, HIGHS ON TUESDAY NEAR 83.
BACK TO YOU.
>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.
CHARLIE IS HERE AND SOME FIGURE SKATERS ARE MOVING ON TO A BIG COMPETITION.
>> Charlie: YES, IN ROCHESTER, MICHIGAN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME FROM THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA AND MILES WALKER WAS OUT TALKING TO THEM, EVEN THOUGH IT IS SUMMERTIME, THEY WERE INDOORS AND UTILIZING THE ICE.
WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.
[♪♪♪] >>> FROM THE FIRST DRIVE TO THE FINAL PUTT, ROUND ONE OF THE 153RD OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP WAS FILLED WITH NO NAMES, BIG NAMES, BIG SHOTS, MISSED SHOTS, AND 156 OF THE WORLD'S BEST GOLFERS DUKING IT OUT ON THE COAST OF NORTHERN IRELAND.
IT WAS BLUSTERY WEATHER AT THE ROYAL PORTRUSH GOLF CLUB AND THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE IS PLAYING FOR THERE, THE CLARET JUG, STARTING OFF WITH WORLD NUMBER ONE AT 17, SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER, SITTING 2-BACK OF LEAD, ALMOST TIES IT THERE, HE'D SETTLE FOR BIRDIE, FINISHED TODAY ONE BACK OF THE LEADERS, OF WHICH THERE ARE FIVE, INCLUDING JAKOB OLESEN FROM DENMARK.
HE WON THE 2024 AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP, FIRST DANE TO DO SO, PITCHES IN HERE ON 15 FOR BIRDIE, HE'D FINISH 4-UNDER.
ALSO FINISHING AT 4-UNDER, HARRIS ENGLISH, HAD HIS HIGHEST MAJOR FINISH OF 2ND AT THIS YEAR'S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP.
HE HAD 7-BIRDIES BUT ALSO 3-BOGEYS IN THE 1ST ROUND.
THE SHOT OF THE DAY BELONGS TO CO-LEADER MATT FITZPATRICK, THE PAR-3 12TH , FROM THE HILLSIDE, JARS IT, ALL SMILES FROM THE ENGLISHMEN, EVEN HE CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
WELL BELIEVE THIS, A FIVE WAY TIE AFTER THE FIRST ROUND, BUT THERE ARE 35 GOLFERS WITHIN 4 STROKES, 65 ARE WITHIN FIVE, WITH 54 HOLES TO GO, THAT'S A LOT OF GOLF LEFT TO PLAY.
>>> WELL, SUMMER HASN'T MELTED ALL THE ICE AND THE VACATIONLAND FIGURE SKATING CLUB IN BRAINERD HAS BEEN MAKING NOISE THIS YEAR AND WILL BE SENDING FOUR GIRLS, ALONG WITH ONE ASSOCIATED MEMBER, TO MICHIGAN FOR A CHANCE TO COMPETE IN THE NATIONAL SHOWCASE.
REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE, AS THE SKATERS PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING OPPORTUNITY.
>> Reporter: AMELIA, CHLOE, MADDIE, ISLA AND MARYLAND ARE HARD AT WORK PERFECTING THEIR ROUTINES.
>> SOME OF US HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE PROGRAM FOR SIX MONTHS.
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON MINE FOR SIX MONTHS.
WE'RE STARTING TO LOCK IN AND GET EVERYTHING DONE, MAKING SURE WE HAVE OUR DETAILS IN.
>> Reporter: U.S.
FIGURE SKATING COMPETITION THAT COMBINES ARTISTIC EXPRESSION WITH FIGURE SKATING, FEATURING VARIOUS DANCE ARRANGEMENTS AND ENCOURAGING THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES, WHICH COINCIDES WITH THEIR ARTISTIC FOCUS.
>> IT'S REALLY SPICY, IT'S SORT OF PROGRAM, AND DEFINITELY A LOT OF FACIAL EXPRESSIONS.
>> YOU HAVE TO BE SO BIG AND THEATRICAL AND IT'S NOT JUST A FLOWY MOVEMENT, IT'S VERY SHARP AND YOU WANT TO GRAB ATTENTION.
>> Reporter: UTILIZATION OF SPACE AND TIME, PERFORMANCE, COMPOSITION, AND INTERPRETATION, ALL OF WHICH ARE A FRIEND OF MINE FOR VACATIONLAND SKATERS AS THEY CONTINUE TO GET READY FOR THE SHOWCASE.
>> IF YOU DO A SPIN THAT IS A COMBINATION, YOU WILL GET MORE POINTS.
YOU HAVE TO PUT ON THE SHOW, WHICH YOU WILL HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE TECHNICAL STUFF.
>> IN MY PROGRAM, MY MUSIC, I HAVE KEY SOUNDS.
OH, I NEED TO DO THIS, LITTLE WORDS THAT I'M LIKE OKAY, I'M SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.
THAT JUST HELPS A LOT WITH KEEPING TIME.
>> Reporter: THE VACATIONLAND FIGURE SKATERS WILL SHOWCASE SINGLES, DUETS, MOTOWN, AND MORE AS THEY ARE CHOPPING AT THE BITS TO GET ON THE ICE.
>> I'M EXCITED, IT'S MY SECOND TIME PERFORMING IN THE PROGRAM.
I'M NOT LOOKING FOR A GOOD PLACEMENT IN THE FINALS, JUST GOING OUT THERE AND TRYING TO DO MY BEST.
>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.
>> Charlie: THE 2025 NATIONAL SHOWCASE EVENT WILL RUN FROM JULY 28TH THROUGH AUGUST 2ND.
THE THREE OF THE FOUR VACATIONLAND SKATERS WERE AT THE SHOWCASE LAST YEAR.
SO GOT A LITTLE BIT OF EXPERIENCE.
>> Dennis: YEAH, WISH THEM THE BEST.
IT CAN BE OVERWHELMING WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE LOCAL BAIT SHOP AND THERE HUNDREDS OF RODS TO CHOOSE FROM THE GOOD NEWS.
RAY AND MANDY HAVE SOME RECOMENDATIONS TO EASE YOUR MIND FOR THIS WEEKS EDITION OF FISHING TIPS.
>> HELLO AGAIN EVERYBODY, I'M ROY AND TALKING A LITTLE BIT TONIGHT WITH MANDY ABOUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF RODS AND WHAT THEY'RE USED FOR.
WHEN I WAS A KID, I ALWAYS USE THAT REFERENCE, BUT THERE WERE NOT THAT MANY KINDS OF RODS.
I HAVE ONE SAMPLE HERE.
THIS IS A FIBERGLASS ROD WITH A REEL THAT LOOKS LIKE IT CAME FROM LAKE SUPERIOR IN 1812.
PEOPLE USE TO USE THESE ALL THE TIME, THEY USE TO GO TO THE HARDWARE STORE AND A ROD WAS A ROD.
THERE WAS NO DESIGNATION ON WHAT ELSE IT IS USED FOR.
NOW THEY'RE MAKING RODS SO MUCH MORE SOPHISTICATED THAT THEY MAKE THEM FOR CERTAIN THINGS.
LIKE THIS IS A SPINNING ROD THAT I USE AND I USE IT A LOT FOR BASS BECAUSE IT IS VERY, VERY SENSITIVE.
IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MORE COMMON.
IT'S CALLED A VERTIGO.
IT'S ONE OF THE MORE COMMON RODS ON THE MARKET FOR LIGHTWEIGHT STUFF.
I ALSO USE A MUSKY ROD BECAUSE I DO SOME MUSKY FISHING.
THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT RODS MADE FOR MUSKIES.
THIS IS ONE OF THEM.
WE'RE NOT PROMOTING ANY BRAND NAMES HERE, BUT THEY ARE JUST A DIFFERENT ROD.
THEY ARE SENSITIVE, THEY HAVE A GOOD BEND RATE AND THEY'RE EASY TO USE.
THE OTHER ROD I HAVE HERE IS A TROLLING ROD.
I USE THIS FOR TROLLING AND IT'S A LITTLE OVER 7 FEET LONG AND IT'S ALSO VERY SENSITIVE AND IT'S VERY POPULAR.
MANDY IS GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE SPECIFICS THAT SHE DOES.
>> SURE, RAY SAID BACK IN THE DAY, ONE ROD DID IT ALL.
TODAY, UH-UH.
I HAVE PROBABLY 30 DIFFERENT RODS BECAUSE I'M VERY SPECIFIC FOR THE TYPE OF BAIT, FOR THE TYPE OF ROD THAT I WANT TO USE.
BUT TO GET INTO IT FURTHER, THERE ARE CASTING RODS AND SPINNING RODS, WHICH WE WILL TALK ABOUT AT A DIFFERENT TIME.
IF YOU ARE WONDERING WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, EACH ROD IN THE STORE IS GOING TO HAVE A HEAVY POWER ON IT, SO IT'S GOING TO BE ULTRA LIGHT, MEDIUM, HEAVY, EXTRA HEAVY, WHATEVER IT IS.
IT WILL HAVE A LINK AND A TIP SPEED FOR THAT.
THAT WILL HELP YOU DETERMINE THE RIGHT ROD FOR THE RIGHT LURE FOR YOU TO USE AS A TOOL.
>> I'M RAY GILDOW WITH THE NISSWA GUIDE LEAGUE.
>> AND I'M MANDY UHRICH, THE BASS N' BIOLOGIST.
>> Dennis: A LOT TO KNOW.
NOW STACY, MORE ON THE WEATHER.
>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER TOMORROW WITH A HIGH NEAR 65.
QUIETER WEATHER RETURNS FOR THE WEEKEND AND TEMPERATURES WILL START TO WARM UP AND THEN MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEXT WEEK.
>> Dennis: WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.
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