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>> 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.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY CONTINUES TO ASSESS AND ADDRESS DAMAGE FROM THE SEVERE STORM WITH 120-MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS THAT HIT BEMIDJI ON JUNE 21ST.

BSU OFFICIALS SAY IT'S A PROCESS THAT WILL TAKE SOME TIME, BUT ONE THAT THEY ARE DEDICATED TO GETTING RIGHT.

>> Reporter: BSU PRESIDENT DR. JOHN HOFFMAN REPORTS NEARLY 90% OF BUILDINGS ON CAMPUS WERE DAMAGED.

>> WE HAVE A GREAT DAMAGE RESPONSE TEAM, THEY HAVE BEEN MEETING REGULARLY, PRIORITIZING DIFFERENT ITEMS, SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO GET DONE TO ENSURE SAFETY.

SAFETY IS JOB ONE.

AFTER THAT, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE FACILIIES AVAILABLE FOR CAMP.

HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS READY SO STUDENTS WHEN THEY ARRIVE THIS FALL, THAT THEY ARE READY TO COME IN AND GET THAT TRUE FULL BEAVER EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: BSU IS STILL ASSESSING THE COST OF THE DAMAGE FROM THE STORM, BUT OFFICIALS FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE PROSPECTS OF THE SCHOOL'S FUTURE.

>> WE GOT REALLY STRONG INSURANCE.

WE HAVE GREAT SUPPORT FROM MINNESOTA STATE SYSTEM AND WE HAD ELECTED OFFICIALS HERE ON CAMPUS, WALKING ACROSS CAMPUS WITH US, SEEING THINGS THERE ALREADY ENGAGING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT EMERGENCY FUNDING AND OUR ALUMNI, YOU KNOW, THOSE BEAVER ALUMNI HAVE BEEN JUST, YOU KNOW, KNOCKING DOWN THE DOOR WITH INTEREST.

HOW CAN I HELP FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING FINANCIALLY AND CONTRIBUTING IN OTHER WAYS.

SO IT'S REALLY HARD TO SEE, THE DAMAGES ARE LARGE, MAKING US WHOLE WILL BE A BIG PROJECT BUT WE ARE SURROUNDED BY A LOT OF FOLKS WHO ARE INVESTED IN THE FUTURE OF BEMIDJI STATE.

SO, THAT HAS BEEN REASSURING FOR ME PERSONALLY.

>> Reporter: STILL, THE PROCESS OF REBUILDING AND REPAIRING THE CAMPUS FROM THIS STORM WILL NOT BE A SURE ONE.

>> WE WILL CONTINUE TO FIND THE EFFECTS OF THIS STORM FOR MONTHS TO COME.

AGAIN, THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO BE SURROUNDED BY A GREAT TEAM OF FOLKS HERE AND A LOT OF FOLKS WHO ARE INVESTING AND SUPPORTING OUR FUTURE TO HELP US TO NAVIGATE BOTH THE SHORT-TERM, YOU KNOW, THESE HIGH PRIORITY ITEMS TO GET THE SCHOOL YEAR KICKED OFF WELL, BUT ALSO THE LONG-TERM, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE ENGAGE IN LANDSCAPING AND REFORESTATION OF OUR CAMPUS, AND DO THE THINGS THAT WILL INVEST IN BEAVERS THAT ARE JUST BEING BORN TODAY, THAT WILL BE HERE IN 20 YEARS.

>> IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN DONATING TO THE LAKESIDE FUND TO HELP BSU'S RECOVERY EFFORT YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE BSUALUMNI.ORG AND CLICK ON DONATE.

>>> THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL HAS EXTENDED THE CITY'S LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY MEANT TO END TODAY, JULY 7TH.

THE BIGGEST REASON FOR THE EXTENSION IS NOT BECAUSE THE COUNCIL FEELS THE CITY IS STILL IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY, BUT IN-CASE OF DAMAGE THAT HAS YET TO BE DISCOVERED.

CITY MANAGER, RICH SPICZKA SAYS THERE ARE AREAS OF THE CITY THAT STILL HAVEN'T BEEN REACHED YET AND IS WORRIED ABOUT THE DAMAGES THAT ARE POTENTIALLY STILL OUT THERE.

>> WE CAN FIND OUT TOMORROW BECAUSE OF A BIG RAINSTORM THAT WE HAVE A HUGE ROOF PROBLEM HERE THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT IS FROM THE STORM AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, WE NEED IMMEDIATE REMEDIATION TO THE TUNE OF HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND OUR ABILITY TO PROCURE THAT WITHOUT COMING BACK TO YOU.

TWO WEEKS WILL GET US TO A PLACE WHERE WE WILL GET A WEATHER EVENT OR TWO, THAT HELPS US DISCOVER SOMETHING OR WE DON'T.

I HOPE IT DOESN'T MATTER, BUT IT'S HELPFUL IF WE HAVE IT FOR STAFF TO REACT IF NEED TO.

>> THE DECLARATION WOULD COME TO AN END ON JULY 22ND.

>>> A 13-YEAR-OLD BOY FROM NAYTAHWAUSH HAS DIED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A FIREWORK ON THE FOURTH OF JULY.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE MAHNOMEN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AT AROUND 11:15 P.M. OFFICERS RESPONDED TO THE 300 BLOCK OF NEW CIRCLE DRIVE IN NAYTAHWAUSH AND FOUND THE VICTIM, MICHAEL TURNER, WHO WASN'T BREATHING AND HAD NO PULSE.

CPR WAS PERFORMED UNTIL MEDICS ARRIVED, AND LIFESAVING MEASURES CONTINUED UNTIL TURNER WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT ON JULY 5TH.

WITNESSES SAY TURNER, WAS HOLDING A LARGE FIREWORK AND HAD IT POINTED AWAY FROM HIMSELF WHEN IT WAS LIT.

WHEN THE FIREWORK WENT OFF, IT REPORTEDLY SHOT THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE TUBE AND STRUCK TURNER IN THE CHEST.

ANOTHER WITNESS SAID THE TUBE HIT THE VICTIM.

TURNER THEN FELL TO THE GROUND CLUTCHING HIS CHEST, AND BYSTANDERS BEGAN CHEST COMPRESSIONS.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THE INCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION PENDING AN AUTOPSY.

FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.

>>> A 37-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM MINNEAPOLIS SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES IN AN A.T.V.

CRASH IN EMILY ON JULY 4th.

THE CROW WING COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT HAS NOT RELEASED THE VICTIMS NAME YET BUT SAID THE CRASH HAPPENED IN THE AREA OF MINNIE LAKE DRIVE AND CROOKED CREEK ROAD AROUND 6:30 P.M.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, THE A.T.V.

LEFT THE ROADWAY, STRUCK MULTIPLE TREES AND ROLLED.

THE MAN WAS AIRLIFTED TO A DULUTH HOSPITAL.

A 12-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO WAS A PASSENGER ON THE A.T.V.

SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM A LOCAL HOSPITAL.

THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS ALCOHOL IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN A FACTOR IN THE CRASH.

>>> ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS AT ESSENTIA HEALTH ARE PLANNING TO STRIKE AND ESSENTIA HEALTH HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING SERVICES AT THREE CLINICS IN LAKELAND COUNTRY LATER THIS WEEK.

IF THE STRIKE OCCURS SERVICES ARE EXPECTED TO BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED AT ESSENTIA CLINICS IN DEERWOOD, EMILY, AND HACKENSACK.

ALL PHARMACY SERVICES, INCLUDING AT THE DEERWOOD CLINIC, ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

ESSENTIA HAS STARTED CONTACTING IMPACTED PATIENTS WITH UPDATES ABOUT APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING.

AN ADVANCED PRACTICE CARE PROVIDER IS A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL WHO IS NOT A DOCTOR BUT HAS SPECIAL TRAINING AND IS LICENSED TO DIAGNOSE, TREAT, AND MANAGE MANY COMMON MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

>>> THE CITY OF BEMIDJI HAS BEGUN THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL DRIVE AND HANNAH AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, WHICH IS ONLY 1 PART OF THE HIGHWAY 197 PROJECT.

THE CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON MIDDLE SCHOOL DRIVE, FROM 23RD STREET NORTHWEST TO THE TARGET DELIVERY ACCESS.

NORMAL WORKING HOURS FOR THIS PROJECT WILL BE FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, AND SOME SATURDAYS.

THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN IMPASSIBLE TO MOTORISTS THROUGHOUT THIS PHASE OF THE PROJECT.

HOWEVER, THERE SHOULD BE ALTERNATIVE ACCESS TO BUSINESSES DUE TO THE SMALLER PROJECT AREA.

>> THE MAIN TARGET ENTRANCE IS STILL GOING TO BE ACCESSIBLE FROM THE HIGHWAY, THE HIGHWAY IS NOT URN -- UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

WE'RE BUILDING A BYPASS ROAD TO GO AROUND THE INTERSECTION.

WE CAN ALLOW PEOPLE TO GO EAST AND WEST.

THAT OPENS IT UP FOR A LOT OF THE BUSINESSES, AND WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO GET AROUND.

WE HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE MORE TIME AS YOU GET TO YOUR DESTINATION AND WE LET THOSE BUSINESSES KNOW AND PROVIDED MAPS SO THEY ARE ABLE TO UPDATE THEIR CLIENTELE ON THE BEST ROUTE TO GET TO THEIR BUSINESS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

>> HANNAH AVENUE WILL REMAIN OPEN TO TRAFFIC FOR THIS CONSTRUCTION SEASON AND WILL BE THE MAIN ROUTE FOR ACCESSING THE TARGET TREE DEBRIS SITE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

THE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BY EARLY OCTOBER, WEATHER PERMITTING.

>>> THE CASS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE IS RENEWING CALLS FOR HELP IN FINDING A MAN WHO HAS BEEN MISSING FOR OVER FIVE YEARS NOW.

JAMI LYLE LUCAS WAS 38 YEARS OLD WHEN AUTHORITIES ATTEMPTED TO STOP HIS MOTORCYCLE NEAR OUTING ON JULY 3RD OF 2020.

CASS COUNTY SHERIFF BRYAN WELK SAYS LUCAS FLED ON FOOT FROM AUTHORITIES IN THE EASTBURN ROAD AREA IN CROOKED LAKE TOWNSHIP AND HE HASN'T BEEN SEEN SINCE.

LUCAS IS DESCRIBED AS WHITE MALE, 6'4" TALL, WEIGHING ABOUT 170 POUNDS.

HE WAS WEARING A WHITE T-SHIRT WITH BLUE JEANS, A GREEN BANDANA WITH A BASEBALL HAT, AND BOOTS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS CASE, PLEASE CONTACT THE CASS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AT 218-547-1424.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO CROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, LOOKING AHEAD, MAINLY QUIET DAY THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH MORE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE NATURE ED GARDEN IS WORK >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> KIDS IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA AND BEYOND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT RC CARS DURING THE NITRO-X SUMMER CAMP THIS PAST WEEK, REPORTERS MILES WALKER WAS IN ATTENDANCE AND HAS OUR STORY.

>> Reporter: FOR FOUR DAYS, MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS RECEIVED A HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH EVERYTHING TO DO WITH RC CARS.

>> MOST PEOPLE DON'T USE THEIR GARAGES TO TINKER ON THINGS ANYMORE, RIGHT?

THIS GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIND SOMETHING THEY MIGHT BE PASSIONATE ABOUT, THEY GET TO TINKER ON RC CARS, THEY TAKE INDUSTRY TOURS AND IT GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE.

>> Reporter: EVERY CAMPER HAD THEIR OWN UNIQUE CAR, GOING THROUGH PREP WORK, PAINTING, AND USING REAL MATERIALS, EACH OF WHICH WILL BE TAKEN HOME AS A KEEPSAKE.

>> WE KNOW THAT PERSONALIZATION OF THOSE CAR BODIES, TAKING SOMETHING HOME IS SOMETHING THAT MAKES THEM FEEL IT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

THAT REALLY HITS THEM IN THEIR CORE AND IN THEIR SOUL AND SHEDS A POSITIVE LIGHT ON OUR INDUSTRY.

>> Reporter: IT'S ONLY NATURAL TO PUT YOUR HARD WORK TO THE TEST AND THE KIDS ARE ALL COMPETING FOR THE FASTEST TIME ON THE TRACK, SHOWING OFF THEIR SKILLS WITH A TRANSPONDER SYSTEM.

>> IT'S PRACTICING NOT JUST HOW TO RACE BUT HOW DO YOU WORK WITH THE TEAM AND HOW DO YOU SUPPORT SOMEBODY ELSE, EVEN WHEN YOU'RE NOT BEHIND THE WHEEL.

>> THROUGH THE MOTIVATION OF THEIR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS, THEY WERE ABLE TO IMPROVE THEIR LAPS.

>> Reporter: NOT ONLY DID THEY EXPERIENCED NITRO X CAR RACES BETWEEN C.L.C.

STUDENTS, THEY GOT TO LEARN ABOUT THE INDUSTRY, PICKING THE BRAINS OF THOSE ENGRAINED IN TRANSPORTATION AND GETTING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE.

>> THE INDUSTRY HAS BEEN LACKING BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TOLD, YOU NEED THE FOUR YEAR DEGREE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE WORLD AND THAT'S NOT LONGER THE TRUTH.

I WANT TO UNLOCK A CORE MEMORY.

I WANT THEM TO THINK DOWN THE LINE AND SAY THIS WAS FUN.

THIS IS SOMETHING I CAN DO AS A LIVING.

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

>> NITRO-X WILL BE HOSTING ANOTHER CAMP AT MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO FROM JULY 15TH THROUGH THE 17TH.

>>> 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 JOINS US NOW.

I WAS OUT OF TOWN FOR THE FOURTH, BUT I UNDERSTAND WE SAW QUITE A BIT OF RAIN, RIGHT?

>> Stacy: YES, WE SAW A VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS WEEKEND.

WE ARE STILL SEEING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT, SOME SEVERE WEATHER TO OUR WEST, A COUPLE OF TORNADOS WERE REPORTED WITH THOSE.

NOT LOOKING AT ANYTHING SEVERE FOR MOST OF US, BUT A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.

A COUPLE OF QUIET DAYS, MORE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE HAVE THE MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE TODAY, ALONG WITH SOME SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ROLLING THROUGH THE AREA.

WE STILL COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

IT LOOKS LIKE A COUPLE OF QUIET DAYS MIDWEEK, SOME SUNSHINE IN THERE, AND THEN WE HAVE UNSETTLED WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE FRIDAY IS OUR BEST CHANCE OF SEEING THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, 67 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE STUDIO, WINDS ARE SOUTH AT 2 MILES PER HOUR, DEW POINT IS 64, AND WE PICKED UP 0.1-INCH OF RAINFALL TODAY.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, 70 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 62.

PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE WEST AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.

NOW AS WE LOOK AT OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR PICTURE, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA, SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS, AND SOME SEVERE WEATHER TO OUR WEST, A COUPLE OF TORNADOS REPORTED WITH THAT SYSTEM WE HAVE HAD REPORTED TORNADOS NEAR BELTRAMI AND LOCKHART.

STILL, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TO OUR WEST, BUT IT DOES EXTEND INTO BECKER AND MAHNOMEN COUNTIES.

THAT WILL EXPIRE AT 11:00.

MORE GENERALIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

OVERALL, A COUPLE OF QUIET DAYS AHEAD OF US, A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TOMORROW.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

BEAUTIFUL SKIES THIS MORNING FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA.

SPOTTING A FAMILY OF LOONS ON THE LAKE.

LAURIE ENJOYING WATCHING THE DUCKS IN THE YARD.

AARON SPOTTING A DEER IN THE FALLEN DEBRIS.

HERE'S THE GREENERY SPOTTED IN THE AREA.

CHRIS WITH SOME CLOUDS NEAR BEMIDJI THIS EVENING.

DEAN OVER LOWER RED LAKE AND ANGELA AT CASS LAKE AND BILL AND JUDY FROM UPPER RED LAKE CAPTURING THE BEAUTIFUL SKIES AND SCENERY THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, BOB IN BLUFFTON REPORTING 0.2-INCH OF RAIN.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, 0.02-INCH OF RAIN.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, 0.015-INCH OF RAIN WITH THE FOG THIS EVENING.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT TODAY AT 74, 5 DEGREES BELOW OUR AVERAGE AND OUR LOW WAS 57.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE MAY SEE SOME CLOUD COVER IN THE MORNING, BUT IN GENERAL, WE WILL SEE THAT BREAKING UP WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY.

A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, AND HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA WITH UPPER 70s CLOSE TO 80 IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

SO OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, BUT AGAIN WE'LL SEE THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT, ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH LOWS NEAR 58 AND THEN TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, BUT WE MAY SEE SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

HIGHS NEAR 78.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, SUNSHINE AND 81 ON WEDNESDAY, THEN AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK, CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN, HOT TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WITH A HIGH OF 87.

BEST CHANCE OF SEEING THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY, AND THEN PRETTY QUIET THIS WEEKEND, SOME ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE, HIGHS ON SUNDAY BACK TO 82.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: OKAY, THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW.

A LITTLE RACING ACTION OVER THE WEEKEND.

>> Charlie: YES, IT WAS A PERFECT DAY FOR RACING ON SUNDAY.

I GOT TO SEE THE FEATURE RACES AND MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE RACE OF THE YEAR, WE GOT THAT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> JUNE WAS AN UP AND DOWN MONTH FOR THE BEMIDJI SPEEDWAY, BETWEEN A RAIN OUT ON JUNE 8TH AND THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM TWO WEEK LATER THAT PUT EVERYTHING OUT OF COMMISSION, LAST WEEKEND THE TRACK WAS FINALLY ABLE TO RETURN TO A BIT OF NORMALCY, AWAY FROM THE DISASTER THAT STRUCK THE TOWN.

AND YESTERDAY, BEMIDJI SPEEDWAY GOT ITS SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK OF RACING, STANDS PACKED AS THEY HAVE BEEN ALL SEASON FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, VETERANS, AND SALUTE TO SERVICE NIGHT.

WE'LL START OFF WITH THE MIDWEST MODS FEATURE.

BEMIDJI'S BRENNAN SCHMIDT LED FROM START TO FINISH, HIS 32B ACTUALLY WON LAST WEEK'S RACE AS WELL WHEN HIS DAD BRET WAS DRIVING THE CAR.

SCHMIDT'S DAD ON HAND TO CELEBRATE HIS SON'S FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON, IN THE MINI STOCK FEATURE, IT WAS TOUCH AND GO ALL NIGHT, LOTS OF CAUTIONS AND THEN, WHAT YOU HOPE TO NEVER SEE, CARS TURNED AROUND, IN THE WALL, A HEAD ON COLLISION, A REALLY BAD SCENE, EVERYBODY HOLDING THEIR COLLECTIVE BREATH.

FIRST RESPONDERS FROM THE BEMIDJI FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE MAKING SURE EVERYONE WAS OKAY, THUMBS UP FROM THEM, CROWD GLAD THEY'RE OKAY.

ON THE RESTART, BRAINERD'S NICK MCCANN TOOK THE LEAD AND NEVER GAVE IT UP, HIS 6TH OVERALL WIN OF THE YEAR, 3RD AT BEMIDJI, MOVES HIM TO 2ND OVERALL IN POINTS, ONE BACK OF CONRAD SCHWINN, AND IN STREET STOCK, AFTER 5 CAUTIONS, A LITTLE BUMPIN' AND GRINDIN' IN THE FINAL TURN, BUT TREY HESS FROM GRAND FORKS TAKES THE CHECKERED FLAG, 10TH WIN OF THE YEAR, 1ST AT BEMIDJI.

AND HERE ARE ALL THE WINNERS FROM SUNDAY NIGHT'S FEATURES, HORNET POINTS LEADER TRAVIS OLAFSON PICKING UP HIS SECOND WIN AT BEMIDJI.

LITTLE FALLS' ASHTON SCHWINN SNAGGING HIS 3RD AT THE TRACK, 9TH OVERALL, HE SITS IN SECOND IN HIS CLASS AT THE SPEEDWAY.

>>> WELL, THE BIGGEST RACE ON SUNDAY AT THE BEMIDJI SPEEDWAY CAME EARLIER IN THE EVENING.

THE MICHAEL FULLERTON 500, A YOUNG MAN THAT HAS COGNITIVE AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES BUT IT HASN'T STOPPED HIM FROM PURSUING HIS PASSION OF RACING.

HE USUALLY RIDES WITH HIS FAVORITE DRIVER BUT THIS YEAR HE IS RIDING WITH JOSH'S SON IN THE 18B.

BEFORE THE RACE BEGAN, THEY LEFT THE POLE POSITION OPEN TO HONOR MICHAEL'S GRANDFATHER, A RACER THAT PASSED AWAY IN DECEMBER.

IT WAS A TOUCHING MOMENT.

THEN IT WAS OFF TO THE RACES AND SOMEHOW FULLERTON FOUND HIMSELF AT THE BACK OF THE PACK.

IT FEELS LIKE THIS HAPPENS EVERY YEAR BUT THEN HE MANAGES TO FIND A WAY OUT, PASSING CARS ON THE BACK STRAIGHT AND PASSES HIS DAD AND PULLS UP DOWN THE NEAR STRAIGHT TO WIN HIS FIFTH STRAIGHT MICHAEL FULLERTON 500.

GO AHEAD AND WAVE THE FLAG BUDDY, GOT A STANDING OVATION FROM THE CROWD.

JUST A REALLY POWERFUL MOMENT.

EVERYONE THERE IS SUPPORTING MICHAEL AND HIS DREAM OF RACING.

OF COURSE AFTER THE RACE, WINNER GETS TO SHAKE HANDS, KISS BABIES, AND TAKE SOME PICTURES WITH THE FANS IN THE STANDS.

THAT'S WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT.

HERE ARE THE FINAL RESULTS FROM THE RACE.

MICHAEL FULLERTON WITH HIS BUDDY ALEX, FINISHING ON TOP OF THE PODIUM.

HE HAS YET TO LOSE A RACE.

WHAT A LOT OF GREAT THINGS THEY DO AT THE RACETRACK.

IT'S GREAT TO BE PART OF IT AND SEE THE WHOLE THING.

>> Dennis: YOU DID A GREAT STORY LAST YEAR.

>> Charlie: YES, YOU CAN WATCH THE STORY WE DID LAST YEAR BUT THIS YEAR, ABSOLUTELY COULDN'T MISS IT.

IT WAS A COOL MOMENT.

>> Dennis: WE COULD LINK TO THAT STORY FROM THIS ONE.

>> Charlie: ABSOLUTELY, SO YOU CAN SEE IF YOU'RE WONDERING ABOUT THE ENTIRE MICHAEL FULLERTON 500.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

FROM THE USUAL LANDSCAPING PROJECTS TO CLEARING ENTIRE TREES OFF HOUSES IN THE WAKE OF 100-PLUS MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS, NATURE'S EDGE GARDEN CENTER IN BEMIDJI HAS SEEN SOME DIFFERENT WORK REQUESTS COMING IN OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK VISITED THE CENTER FOR THIS WEEK'S IN BUSINESS TO SEE HOW BUSINESS HAS CHANGED SINCE THE STORM.

>> Reporter: SOME PEOPLE GO TO A GARDEN CENTER TO GET SOME FLOWERS, OTHERS GO FOR A FULL LAWN LANDSCAPING JOB.

IN THE WAKE OF THE BIGGEST STORM IN BEMIDJI'S RECENT HISTORY, NATURE'S EDGE GARDEN CENTER HAS SEEN MANY MORE REQUESTS FROM THE LATTER.

>> IT HAS PEOPLE FEELING HEY, THIS IS MY YARD.

THIS IS MY HOME.

I HEARD FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW, THEY MOVED HERE OR THEY BOUGHT THIS CERTAIN PROPERTY TO LIVE IN BECAUSE OF THE TREES.

>> Reporter: AND NOW THE VIEW FROM THEIR WINDOW HAS TOTALLY CHANGED.

>> WE DEDICATED A COUPLE OF OUR TEAMS TO DO STUMP AND TREE REMOVALS AND DO SOME YARD REPAIRS.

>> IT'S OUR COMMUNITY, IT'S WHERE WE LIVE.

OUR NEIGHBORS.

>> Reporter: BY PUSHING THE EVERY DAY LANDSCAPING JOBS TO THE BACK BURNER, THE GARDEN CENTER CAN FOCUS ON GETTING DEBRIS CLEANED OUT AND YARDS CLEANED UP.

BUT THAT'S THE FIRST PHASE OF THE REBUILDING PROJECT AND THE NEXT IS TO PLANT SOME NEW TREES THAT WILL BRING EVERYTHING BACK TO NORMAL.

>> IF WE CAN HELP PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT COMFORT OR THAT SECURITY, THE LEAST WE CAN DO I GUESS.

>> Reporter: IN THE FIRST FEW DAYS AFTER THE STORM HIT, THE CENTER WAS NOT WITHOUT THEIR OWN PROBLEMS.

>> IT WAS REALLY HOT THAT DAY AND WE'RE TRYING TO WATER PLANTS AND WE CAN'T BECAUSE OUR WELL ISN'T WORKING.

>> IT'S PRETTY OVERWHELMING.

NEVER HAVE WE BEEN WITHOUT POWER FOR AN HOUR OR TWO HERE.

WOW, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DON'T HAVE ANY TREES TO SELL BECAUSE THEY ALL DIED?

>> Reporter: BUT THE POWER RETURNED JUST IN TIME TO SAVE ALL OF THEIR PRODUCTS.

>> SO WE GOT LUCKY.

>> Reporter: NOW THEY CAN FOCUS ON REGROWING TREES AND REGROWING THE COMMUNITY, EVEN THOUGH IT WILL BE A LONG ROAD.

>> IT STILL LOOKS LIKE A WAR ZONE, JUST TREES ALL OVER EVERYONE'S HOUSES AND YARDS.

SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE REAL QUICK CLEAN UP, IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BEMIDJI WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE CENTER WILL ALSO SOON BE GETTING A SHIPMENT OF LARGER, MORE MATURE TREES, TO GET A JUMPSTART ON THE GROWING PROCESS, AND GET PEOPLES' YARDS AND HOMES BACK TO NORMAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>>> ONE MORE LOOK AT OUR WEATHER, WE HEAD BACK TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, OTHERWISE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOWS NEAR 58.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD REACH ABOUT 78.

LOOKING AHEAD, QUIET ON WEDNESDAY, GETTING VERY WARM ON THURSDAY AS HIGHS CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 80s, BUT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

>> Dennis: THAT'S GOING TO DO IT FOR US.

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

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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