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>> 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.

>>> SOME SAY THAT RAIN ON YOUR WEDDING DAY CAN BE LUCKY, BUT WHAT DO THEY SAY ABOUT NO ELECTRICITY ON YOUR WEDDING DAY?

AS OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK TELLS IT, THAT WAS THE REALITY FOR THE CHANDLERS WHEN THEY WOKE UP ON THEIR BIG DAY MERE HOURS AFTER A STORM WIPED OUT POWER ALL OVER BEMIDJI, AND THEY HAD TO FIND A WAY TO CONTINUE THE CEREMONY, WITH NO LIGHTS OR RUNNING WATER.

>> Reporter: MOST NIGHTS BEFORE A WEDDING IS SPENT SLEEPING AND PREPARING FOR THE DAY AHEAD BUT FOR THE CHANDLERS, THEIRS WAS SPENT SHELTERING IN THE HALLWAY OF A BEMIDJI HOTEL AS THE WINDS CHANGED THEIR WEDDING DAY PLANS IN AN INSTANT, KNOCKING OUT POWER TO THEIR VENUE.

>> MAKING THE PHONE CALL WAS SOMETHING I HAD BEEN DREADING SINCE 3 A.M. FOR SURE.

ONCE WE KNEW EVERYONE WAS SAFE AND THE STORM PASSED OVER, JUST THINKING WHAT THE PHONE CALL WOULD BE.

>> THERE WERE A LOT OF US SITTING IN THE LOBBY OF THE HOTEL AND EVERYONE WAS ON THEIR PHONE, TRYING TO FIND POWER TO PLUG IN, LIKE A CURLING IRON OR A STRAIGHT NER, JUST TO GET SOMETHING.

>> Reporter: BEFORE WORRYING ABOUT HAIR AND MAKE UP, THEY NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THEY STILL HAD A LOCATION TO HOLD THE CEREMONY IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>> WE WERE LIGHTING CANDLES SO WE COULD SEE.

WE HAD A COUPLE GUYS GO DOWN TO THE LAKE AND FILL UP A 40 GALLON TRASH CAN WITH WATER SO WE COULD HAVE WATER TO MOP THE FLOORS.

THE CATERER HEADED TO WALKER WHERE THEY COULD FIND A KITCHEN WITH POWER TO START PREPPING THERE AND THEN COOKING BY LANTERN LIGHTS.

SO IT WAS JUST WORKING WITH ALL THE VENDORS AND THINKING ABOUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO PUT ON A ONCE IN A LIFETIME DAY FOR THESE PEOPLE.

>> FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, AND STRANGERS CAME TOGETHER TO MAKE THE 270-PERSON WEDDING HAPPEN.

>> COMPLETE STRANGERS, MY BRIDAL PARTY AND MY MOM, EVERYONE GOT THERE TO GET READY.

>> IT WAS HUGE TO SEE WITHOUT THE BASICS NEEDS OF EVERY DAY LIFE YOU GET ACCUSTOMED, WITH PEOPLE, YOU CAN PULL OFF AMAZING THINGS.

>> Reporter: AND THEN BEFORE THE CEREMONY, A MIRACLE OCCURRED AND POWER WAS RESTORED.

>> EVERYONE JUST TOOK A SIGH OF RELIEF AND SAID OH MY GOODNESS.

>> Reporter: SO THE CEREMONY PROCEEDED AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED.

>> THE DAMAGE TO THEIR HOUSE AND PROPERTY, THEY DIDN'T CARE ABOUT THAT.

THEY WERE STILL ABLE TO COME HERE AND PULL OFF A WEDDING FOR US.

WE'RE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> MORE THAN 400 ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS FROM 69 ESSENTIA HEALTH FACILITIES ARE SET TO GO ON STRIKE TOMORROW.

THE APP'S ARE REPRESENTED BY THE "MINNESOTA NURSES ASSOCIATION", BUT SAY ESSENTIA HAS REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THEIR UNION FOR NEARLY A YEAR, AND INSTEAD HAVE RESPONDED WITH WHAT MNA LEADERS CALL UNLAWFUL RETALIATION, INTIMIDATION, AND SWEEPING CHANGES TO ASSIGNMENTS.

THE MINNESOTA NURSES ASSOCIATION HAS SCHEDULED A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE STRIKE TOMORROW IN VIRGINIA.

THEY SAY THIS ULP STRIKE IS NOT ABOUT POLITICS OR ECONOMICS BUT ABOUT FOLLOWING LABOR LAW AND THE RIGHT TO FAIRLY BARGAIN.

ESSENTIA HEALTH SAYS BECAUSE OF THE STRIKE, 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.

>>> FORMER STATE SENATE NOMINEE DENISE SLIPY ANNOUNCED HER PLANS TO ONCE AGAIN RUN FOR THE SENATE DISTRICT 6 SEAT AT A GATHERING IN BRAINERD TODAY.

SLIPY RAN AGAINST CURRENT STATE SENATOR KERI HEINTZEMAN IN THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO REPLACE FORMER SENATOR JUSTIN EICHORN EARLIER THIS YEAR.

ACCORDING TO SLIPY, ANNOUNCING HER CAMPAIGN A YEAR AND A HALF BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION WILL GIVE HER THE TIME SHE NEEDS TO PROPERLY CAMPAIGN IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> IT'S EVEN MORE OF AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO SPEAK WITH EVERYBODY, MORE ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS.

THE DOOR KNOCKING AND PHONE CALLING WAS FANTASTIC LAST TIME BUT EVERYTHING JUST FELT RUSHED.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR THE PEOPLE AND NOT THE PARTY.

>> SLIPY WILL ONCE AGAIN GO UP AGAINST SENATOR HEINTZEMAN IN NEXT YEAR'S ELECTION.

HEINTZEMAN CONFIRMED HER RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN A STATEMENT TO LAKELAND NEWS SAYING, I DO INTEND TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION TO THE MINNESOTA STATE SENATE IN 2026, SERVING THE PEOPLE OF DISTRICT 6 HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE HONOR, AND I'M COMMITTED TO CONTINUING THE WORK OF BRINGING ACCOUNTABILITY TO STATE GOVERNMENT, FIGHTING WASTE AND FRAUD, PROTECTING OUR FREEDOMS, AND STANDING UP FOR PARENTS AND WORKING FAMILIES.

THERE'S STILL SO MUCH AT STAKE FOR OUR REGION AND OUR STATE, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE FIGHT TO PRESERVE OUR WAY OF LIFE AND ENSURE THE VOICES OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA ARE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR IN SAINT PAUL.

THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS ARE SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON NOVEMBER 3RD 2026.

>>> THE CROW WING COUNTY LANDFILL IS TRYING TO EXPAND THEIR AREA TO ALLOW FOR MORE GARBAGE TO BE DUMPED AT THE SITE.

THE LANDFILL HAS A 150 YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY TO HOLD THE GARBAGE BUT THEY ARE QUICKLY RUNNING OUT OF SPACE.

THE COUNTY IS PROPOSING A NEARLY 50 ACRE INCREASE TO THE EXISTING LANDFILL.

THE EXPANSION WILL EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE LANDFILL BY APPROXIMATELY 15 YEARS.

THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PROJECT'S ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET.

>> THE E.A.W.

LOOKS AT A SLEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

THEY LOOK AT THINGS DOWN TO INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS LIKE TURTLES, BALD EAGLES.

THEY LOOK AT WATER IMPACTS WE MIGHT HAVE, ADJACENT HOMEOWNER IMPACTS, MAKING SURE WE ARE COVERING ALL OUR BASES AND EVERYONE IS AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AND IT PROVIDES PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE COMMENTS AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO MITIGATE OUR ACTIONS.

>> ANYONE THAT WISHES TO COMMENT ON THE EAW HAS UNTIL JULY 31ST TO DO SO.

PEOPLE CAN MAKE A COMMENT VIA THE MPCA WEBSITE.

>>> AFTER NEARLY TWO DECADES, PASSENGERS GOING THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY IN THE UNITED STATES WILL SEE A WELCOME CHANGE.

YOUR SHOES CAN NOW STAY ON.

SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY, KRISTI NOEM, ANNOUNCED THE TSA WILL BE ELIMINATING THE SECURITY REQUIREMENT EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS ON THE REASON FOR THE CHANGE AND HOW FLIERS CAN BE BEST PREPARED TO PASS THROUGH THOSE SCREENINGS WITH LESS STRESS.

>> Reporter: AFTER ALMOST 20 YEARS OF GOING THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY IN SOCKS OR BARE FEET.

>> TSA WILL NO LONGER REQUIRE TRAVELERS TO REMOVE THEIR SHOES WHEN THEY GO THROUGH OUR SECURITY CHECKPOINTS.

>> Reporter: SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY ANNOUNCING THE END OF ONE OF TSA'S MOST FRUSTRATING POLICIES FOR TRAVELERS, THAT IT WILL REDUCE WAIT TIMES AND STILL KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFE.

>> IT WILL BE A MORE STREAMLINED PROCESS GOING FORWARD.

>> Reporter: THE MOVE COMES AMID SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENTS IN AIRPORT SECURITY TECHNOLOGY AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REAL I.D.

>> TSA HAS CHANGED.

WE HAVE A MULTILAYERED, WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT APPROACH NOW TO SECURITY.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS CHANGES TO OTHER TSA RULES ARE ALSO BEING CONSIDERED IF THEY CAN BE IMPLEMENTED SAFELY.

CLINT HENDERSON SAYS ONE OF THE CHANGES COULD BE LIQUIDS OR CARRY ON BAGS.

>> THE BAD NEWS, THE TSA SAID THIS IS NOT GOING TO GO AWAY UNTIL 2040.

NOT ALL THE AIRPORTS HAVE THESE NEW CT SCANNERS THAT ARE GIANT THAT CAN SCREEN LARGER SIZED LIQUID CONTAINERS.

>> Reporter: BUT KEEP IN MIND, THOSE RULES HAVEN'T CHANGED JUST YET SO HENDERSON SAYS BE FAMILIAR WITH THE POLICIES, GET TO THE AIRPORT EARLY, AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FLIGHT TRAVEL PROGRAMS TO REDUCE YOUR SECURITY STRESS.

>> GET TSA PRE-CHECK AND GLOBAL ENTRY AND A LOT OF CREDIT CARDS WILL REIMBURST -- REIMBURSE YOU FOR THE FEES.

>> Reporter: I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ.

>> SECURITY SCREENING WITHOUT SHOES BECAME A REQUIREMENT IN 2006.

SEVERAL YEARS AFTER “SHOE BOMBER” RICHARD REID'S FAILED ATTEMPT TO TAKE DOWN A FLIGHT FROM PARIS TO MIAMI IN LATE 2001.

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

>> Stacy: WE MAY SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WITH HOT AND HUMID WEATHER EXPECTED TOMORROW.

WE'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAY 371 IS STILL ONGOING, BUT THAT DOESN'T STOP SWEETHEART DA [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE FIRST CITY OF LIGHTS FOUNDATION IN BEMIDJI, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 7 BREW DRIVE-THRU COFFEE, JUST ANNOUNCED THEIR NEWEST CHRISTMAS DISPLAY COMING TO PAUL BUNYAN PARK ONCE THE SEASON ARRIVES.

THE FOUNDATION IS CALLING THIS NEW DISPLAY, “A CUP OF CHEER”, A 20-FOOT-TALL COCOA MUG THAT WILL SERVE AS A SAMPLE STATION FOR 7 BREW ON SELECT DATES.

ON NIGHTS THAT SAMPLINGS ARE NOT OFFERED, GUESTS WILL BE FREE TO WALK THROUGH THE DISPLAY TO TAKE PICTURES INSIDE OF THE OVERSIZED MUG.

ONE GOAL FOR THE FOUNDATION IS TO LIGHT UP THE AREA WITH OVER 1-MILLION LIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE OVERALL DISPLAY.

>> WE'VE BEEN ON THIS MISSION TO REALLY GROW BEMIDJI'S DISPLAY AND HIT THE 1 MILLION LIGHT MARK WITHIN A 10 YEAR FRAME.

WE'RE APPROACHING 10 YEARS THIS YEAR.

EVERY LITTLE DISPLAY OR LIGHT ADDED GOES TOWARDS THE TALLY OF HITTING THE GOAL OF 1 MILLION LIGHTS.

WE'RE NEARING THAT GOAL.

THIS ADDS A NEW ELEMENT TO THE OVERALL DISPLAY, OFFERING SAMPLE SIZES TO GUESTS THAT COME DOWN TO CHECK OUT THE LIGHT DISPLAY, CHECK OUT THE ICE SKATING RINK, AND NOW THEY CAN KEEP THEMSELVES WARM WITH A CUP OF CHEER AND ALL PROVIDED BY 7 BREW IN A SAMPLE SIZE.

>> WHILE MANY TREES WERE LOST DUE TO THE JUNE 21ST STORM, THE FIRST CITY OF LIGHTS FOUNDATION IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CITY OF BEMIDJI PARKS DEPARTMENT TO ILLUMINATE OTHER TREES IN PAUL BUNYAN AND LIBRARY PARKS WITH L.E.D.

LIGHTS TO REPLACE THE ONES THAT WERE LOST.

>>> THE TOWN OF HACKENSACK HAS A POPULATION OF JUST 294 RESIDENTS, BUT THAT NUMBER INCREASES TO NEARLY 1,000 OVER THE SUMMER DUE TO EVENTS LIKE SWEETHEART DAYS, WHICH STARTED TODAY AND RUNS NEXT TUESDAY.

CONSTRUCTION ON HIGHWAY 371 IS STILL ONGOING BUT THAT WON'T STOP THE TOWN FROM HOSTING ONE OF THEIR FAVORITE COMMUNITY EVENTS.

THIS YEAR'S EVENT WILL LOOK SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, BUT WILL STILL FEATURE THE SAME EVENTS, INCLUDING VENDORS, FOOD TRUCKS, FIREWORKS, AND THE NOW 2ND ANNUAL CANOE DERBY AROUND BIRCH LAKE.

>> WE'VE BEEN COORDINATING WITH M-DOT AND THE CITY OF HACKENSACK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO IT SAFELY.

SO IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

PRIMARILY, THE ROAD THAT WE CLOSED HAS MOVED OVER ONE BLOCK.

HACKENSACK IS STILL OPEN SO WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME OUT, ENJOY IT.

THE WEATHER LOOKS TO BE PRETTY GOOD.

THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE OUT OF HARM'S WAY.

THERE IS A LOT MORE TRAFFIC THAT COMES THROUGH THE MAIN PART OF THE TOWN.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A REALLY GOOD YEAR.

>> YOU CAN REGISTER FOR THE CANOE DERBY RACE STARTING AT 9:00 A.M. OUTSIDE OF THE HACKENSACK VISITORS CENTER BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THE RACE STARTS AT 10:00 A.M. ON SUNDAY.

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

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

AND HERE ARE TONIGHT'S 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 CRAGUN'S 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.

NICE DAY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY.

>> Stacy: IT WAS, COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURES OUT THERE, WE HAVE THAT SUNSHINE TO ENJOY, AND HEADING INTO TONIGHT, WE MAY SEE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA AND MAYBE A FEW LINGERING INTO TOMORROW, BUT OVERALL TOMORROW, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE MOSTLY SUNNY, IT'S GOING TO BE HOT, IT'S GOING TO BE HUMID, AND THEN WE HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF SEEING WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY STARTING TOMORROW NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE HAD A PRETTY PLEASANT DAY OUT THERE TODAY WITH SOME NICE COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURES AND WE HAD THAT SUNSHINE OUT THERE TO ENJOY.

NOW AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT, WE MAY SEE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CROSSING THE AREA AND THERE IS AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEEING MORE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING.

OVERALL, IT LOOKS LIKE A QUIETER DAY BUT IT'S GOING TO BE HOT AND HUMID.

WE WILL BE SEEING THE HIGHS IN THE MID-80s ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE LIKELY AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 75 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

OUR WIND IS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 5 MILES PER HOUR, A LITTLE BIT MUGGY, THE DEW POINT IS AT 63, 67% HUMIDITY.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES AND 75, AGAIN A LITTLE MUGGY OUT THERE WITH A DEW POINT OF 62, PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY AND WINDS ARE SOUTHEAST AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR PICTURE, IT HAS BEEN FAIRLY QUIET ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING, A FEW CLOUDS PASSING BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT.

OVERALL TONIGHT, WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOOKING OUT TO THE WEST, WE CAN SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

SOME OF THOSE HAVE BEEN SEVERE OUT THERE, BUT AS THEY MOVE INTO OUR VIEWING AREA, WE'RE EXPECTING MORE GENERALIZED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AS THOSE CROSS THE STATE TONIGHT, A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERS -- THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW AND IT WILL BE HOTTER AND MUGGY.

DEBRA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE SUNRISE AT LAKE ADA.

JOAN SPOTTING A MAMA TURKEY WITH HER BABIES IN LAPORTE.

LAURIE SPOTTING THIS DEER IN HER YARD.

BILL AND JUDY SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF UPPER RED LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, DEBRA IN PINE RIVER, 58 WITH A BIT OF FOG.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE TODAY, TOPPING OUT AT 81.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY AND HUMID, 82 WAS THE HIGH.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, MOSTLY SUNNY, BUT A NICE BREEZE OUT THERE, OUR HIGH WAS 84.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REACHING A HIGH OF 81 TODAY.

VERY SEASONAL, 1 DEGREE OFF THE AVERAGE.

56 FOR THE LOW AND SUNSET AT 9 MINUTES AFTER 9:00.

BEMIDJI TODAY REACHING A HIGH OF 81, SO WE'RE A COUPLE DEGREES ABOVE THE AVERAGE, 52 FOR THE LOW, AND WE HAD SUNRISE AT 5:33.

SO AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, WE COULD BE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUD COVER, ESPECIALLY EARLY ON AND THERE MAY BE A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS, A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OR TWO.

THOSE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE MORNING.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, WE WILL SEE MORE CLEARING, BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE HOT, IT'S GOING TO BE MUGGY OUT THERE, HIGHS SHOULD BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 80s, WITH MID-80s IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, WE DO HAVE THE CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ROLLING THROUGH THE AREA, WITH LOWS NEAR 61.

TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, WE DO HAVE THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, HIGHS WILL REACH THE MID-80s, WITH SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THAT WEEKEND FORECAST, SHOWERS BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AND THERE IS AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WITH THAT SYSTEM ON FRIDAY, HIGHS WILL BE NEAR 77.

JUST SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND, OTHERWISE WE SHOULD SEE SUNSHINE, 78 ON SATURDAY, 83 ON SUNDAY, MOSTLY SUNNY, AND 82 ON MONDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE.

TAKING A LOOK AT DISC GOLF TONIGHT.

>> Charlie: YEAH, THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY SOME STORM DAMAGE THAT CAME THROUGH ON JUNE 21ST, AND THAT DID NOT LIMIT IT TO SOME OF THE PARKS AROUND THE AREA THAT HAD DISC GOLF COURSES.

SO WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO A FEW PEOPLE THAT WERE OUT ON THE COURSES THAT WERE TRYING TO PLAY AND SEE HOW THINGS WERE GOING [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: AFTER BEATING THE CUBS 8-1 YESTERDAY, THE TWINS HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT SERIES WITH A VICTORY OVER CHICAGO TODAY.

IT WOULD MARK THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEIR 13-GAME WIN STREAK IN EARLY MAY.

MINNESOTA WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE BACK TO BACK SERIES.

TONIGHT, EXACTLY LIKE LAST NIGHT, THE TWINS CASHED IN 2 RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 1st INNING.

JEFFERS GOT THINGS GOING, A 2-OUT SINGLE.

THE RALLY CONTINUED WITH ALEX, SMOKES ONE TO THE GAP, HIS 16th DOUBLE OF THE SEASON.

SPEAKING OF JEFFERS, HE SCORES AND MAKES IT 2-0 TWINS.

NEXT INNING, HANG THEM AND BANG THEM, MATT GOT NASA LOOKING FOR THAT ONE, SOLO SHOT, HIS 9th HOMER OF THE SEASON.

THEY GO ON TO WIN 4-2 OVER THE CUBS.

THEY WON 4 OUT OF THEIR LAST 5 AND TAKE THE SERIES.

THEY WILL HAVE A CHANCE AT THE SWEEP TOMORROW.

>>> BSU FOOTBALL ANNOUNCED THE HIRING OF DEFENSIVE LINE COACH BRENDAN HOPKINS.

HOPKINS INHERITS A DEFENSIVE LINE GROUP THAT FINISHED THE 2024 SEASON RANKED NATIONALLY 11TH IN SACKS, 19TH IN RUSHING DEFENSE, AND 31ST IN TACKLES FOR LOSS, BUT IT'S ALSO A GROUP THAT GRADUATED A HANDFUL OF SENIORS LIKE STEVEN HOFFMAN AND CADE BARRETT, AND SAW SEVERAL OTHER STARTERS TRANSFER OUT, INCLUDING MARCUS HANSEN, AND MOST RECENTLY, ELI COONIN.

HOPKINS IS A 2021 GRADUATE OF CHADRON STATE COLLEGE WHERE HE PLAYED D-LINE FOR 4 YEARS.

HE SPENT THE PAST THREE YEARS COACHING D-LINE AT BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY, AND BEFORE THAT SPENT ONE YEAR AS A GRADUATE ASSISTANT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF JAMESTOWN.

HOPKINS TAKES OVER FOR DARIUS CAREY WHO DEPARTED BSU THIS SPRING TO COACH AT HENDERSON STATE.

>>> NORTHERN MINNESOTA RECREATION CAN TYPICALLY BE SEEN ON OUR LAKES AND IN OUR FORESTS.

INTERN LUCAS PIERCE STOPPED BY SOME OF OUR LOCAL FORESTS TO SEE HOW THE DISC GOLF COMMUNITY HAS BEEN FAIRING DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES.

>> Reporter: THE BEMIDJI CITY PARK DISC GOLF COURSE WAS LEFT ALMOST UNRECOGNIZABLE AFTER THE DERECHO THAT HIT TOWN ON JUNE 21ST, LEAVING BEHIND BENT BASKETS, COVERED PADS, AND DOWNED TREES IN ITS WAKE.

>> ALL I CAN THINK OF IS DEVASTATED, THE COURSE DOWN IS JUST DEVASTATING FOR A LOT OF US BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY OF US THAT COME HERE AND PLAY ALL OVER THE STATE AND NEIGHBORING STATES AND IT'S JUST HEARTBREAKING REALLY.

>> Reporter: FOR SOME, DISC GOLF IS THEIR OUTLET INTO NATURE.

FOR OTHERS LIKE DISC GOLFER EVAN, THE COURSE IS MORE THAN JUST A HOBBY, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SELF IMPROVEMENT.

>> I'M IN RECOVERY MYSELF.

I'M FIVE YEARS SOBER NOW AND I FOUND THIS COURSE AS AN ACTIVITY TO GET OUT AND TO TRY SOMETHING NEW IN LIFE AND SO TO SEE THIS COURSE GONE, IT HAS HELPED MY SOBRIETY SO MUCH IN GETTING OUTSIDE, WORKING, AND JUST BEING IN NATURE AND FINDING MYSELF AGAIN.

SO LOSING IT WAS, LOSING IT HURTS.

>> Reporter: THE CITY OF BEMIDJI IS LOOKING TO HIRE A LOCAL LOGGING COMPANY TO CLEAR OUT ALL OF THE DOWNED AND DAMAGED TREES ACROSS CITY PARK.

IN THE MEANTIME, THE COMMUNITY HAS PUT THEIR HANDS TOGETHER AT THE DISC GOLF COURSE NEAR WOLF LAKE.

>> I THINK WE GOT PRETTY LUCKY ACTUALLY.

I POSTED TO HAVE PEOPLE COME OUT AND HELP CLEAR OUT THE GIANT PINE ON 8th FAIR WAY, THAT WOULD MAKE IT PLAYABLE AND WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT, HALF A DOZEN PEOPLE.

NOT TOO MUCH WORK AND THE COURSE IS PLAYABLE.

IT'S DEFINITELY A SHOCK TO SEE AND PROCESS THE WORK THAT IS YET TO GO.

WE HAVE THINGS BASICALLY OUT OF THE WAY FOR NOW BUT THERE ARE A TON OF BROKEN TREES AND THINGS YOU HAVE TO TAKE DOWN.

IT WILL BE MONTHS BEFORE WE GET IT CLEANED UP.

>> Reporter: WITH NO TIMELINE WHEN THE CITY PARK COURSE WILL BE OPEN, THE BEMIDJI DISC GOLF CLUB COULD MOVE FUTURE EVENTS OUT TO FISHER BEND.

>> IF THAT'S NOT AVAILABLE, WE MIGHT HAVE TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF REARRANGING OR COMBINE THE SCHEDULE TO ONLY HAVE ONE TOURNAMENT INSTEAD OF TWO.

SO IT COULD AFFECT THINGS A LITTLE BIT, BUT AS FAR AS MY BASIC PLANS GO, I THINK WE'RE GOOD NOW, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF CONTINUING TO PICK UP STICKS AND CLEAN UP AND KEEP THINGS LOOKING SHARP AGAIN.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BEMIDJI, I'M LUCAS PIERCE FOR LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Charlie: AND FOR MORE UPDATES ON THE BEMIDJI DISC GOLF COURSE, YOU CAN SEARCH BEMIDJI DISC GOLF ON FACEBOOK.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

IT'S THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE U.S.

ACCORDING TO THE C.D.C., ONE PERSON DIES OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE EVERY 33 SECONDS.

BUT A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS MANY WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICATION TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL, AREN'T ACTUALLY TAKING IT.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER TALKS TO THE LEAD AUTHOR ABOUT THE RESEARCH AND THE REASONS SOME PATIENTS MAY NOT BE RECEIVING THIS TREATMENT.

>> Reporter: EVERY YEAR IN THE U.S., ABOUT 805,000 PEOPLE HAVE A HEART ATTACK AND MORE THAN 795,000 MEN AND WOMEN HAVE A STROKE.

THERE ARE MEDICATIONS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF BOTH.

>> DESPITE THE BENEFITS OF THESE TREATMENTS FOR HIGH CHOLESTEROL, THEY ARE UNDERUTILIZED.

>> Reporter: DR. CALEB ALEXANDER WITH JOHNS HOPKINS IS THE LEAD AUTHOR OF A STUDY THAT ANALYZED 5,000 U.S.

ADULTS, ABOUT HALF OF THOSE STUDIED WERE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE MEDICATION TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL, BUT ONLY ABOUT 23% OF THE PATIENTS WHO HAD NEVER HAD A MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT WERE TAKING THE MEDICINE TO REDUCE RISK OF ONE AND OF THOSE WHO HAVE HAD A MAJOR EVENT, ONLY 68 PERCENT POSITIVITY WERE TAKING THE MEDICATION.

>> THESE TREATMENTS INCLUDE STAT TINS, WHICH MANY PEOPLE MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH.

THESE DRUGS ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE AND HAVE BEEN ON THE MARKET FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

BUT THEY ARE ALSO NEWER TREATMENTS.

>> Reporter: ALEXANDER SAYS THERE ARE MANY REASONS THAT PEOPLE AREN'T TAKING CHOLESTEROL LOWERING MEDICATION, MANY ARE UNDIAGNOSED AND SKIP YEARLY CHECK UPS SO THEY DON'T KNOW THEY HAVE HIGH CHOLESTEROL, OTHERS MAY NOT FEEL THEY NEED TREATMENT OR ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD IT, AND OTHERS DON'T REMEMBER TO TAKE THE MEDICINE CONSISTENTLY.

>> TENS OF THOUSANDS OF HEART ATTACKS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STROKES COULD BE PREVENTED EACH YEAR IF PEOPLE WERE RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR HIGH CHOLESTEROL THAT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BEST EXPERTH GUIDELINES.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>> ALEXANDER SAYS HE HOPES THIS RESEARCH WILL ENCOURAGE PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS TO WORK TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY WHEN HIGH CHOLESTEROL MAY BE PRESENT AND WHEN A TREATMENT MAY BE NEEDED.

>>> QUELL -- WELL, WE NEED ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR WEATHER, SO LET'S GO TO STACY.

>> Stacy: ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

OTHERWISE, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, OUR LOWS WILL BE NEAR 61.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, SKIES BECOME PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEEING MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, A HOT AND MUGGY DAY, THE HIGH SHOULD REACH THE MID-80s, MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY ON THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY, SOME POSSIBLY STRONG TO SEVERE.

>> Charlie: AND TOMORROW NIGHT, WE GET TO HEAR FROM A FAMILY IN THE BRAINERD AREA THAT HAS LOTS AND LOTS OF ATHLETES IN THEIR FAMILY, LIKE SIX OR SEVEN OF THEM.

THEY'RE ALL PLAYING IN COLLEGE.

IT WILL BE FUN.

WE'LL HEAR FROM THEM TOMORROW.

>> Dennis: THANKS FOR WATCHING EVERYBODY, WE'RE BACK AT 10:00 TOMORROW NIGHT, WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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