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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.

[♪♪♪] >> Matthew: HEY EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING, MY NAME IS MATTHEW FREEMAN FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> YESTERDAY, BRAINERD SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSSED A POTENTIAL REFERENDUM ON AN OPERATING LEVY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AT THEIR MONTHLY MEETING.

OUR REPORTER MILES WALKER ATTENDED THAT MEETING, AND HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: BRAINERD SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ISSUED A SURVEY TO THE COMMUNITY LAST MAY, REQUESTING FEEDBACK FOR OR AGAINST AN OPERATING LEVY, HOWEVER AFTER SEEING 51% IN FAVOR FOR THE MOVE, THE SCHOOL BOARD DEBATED WHETHER OR NOT THE COMMUNITY SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THE MATTER LATER THIS YEAR.

>> THIS CANNOT BE ABOUT SOME OF THE COMMUNITY'S WEALTHIEST PEOPLE REFUSING TO GIVE TAXPAYERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DECIDE ON AN OPERATING LEVY.

I CHALLENGE YOU, YOU ALL TO GO BEYOND YOUR POLITICAL TIES AND TO ALLOW THE COMMUNITY TO DECIDE ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY APPROVE OF AN OPERAING LEVY.

>> Reporter: WHILE SOME WISH TO VOCALIZE THEIR WISH TO VOTE, OTHERS ATTENDED TO VOICE WHAT DECISION THEY HOPE TO SEE.

>> THERE IS A REASON THAT 70% OF DISTRICTS HAVE AN OPERATING LEVY.

THIS IS NOT UNIQUE TO THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND IT'S NOT UNIQUE TO US.

ONE OF THE REASONS THEY CHOSE SUPERINTENDENT GRANT IS BECAUSE OF HIS EXPERIENCE WITH OPERATING LEVIES, LEAN INTO HIS EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE.

>> Reporter: AND THEY GAVE THEIR REASONING ON WHY DOING OTHERWISE COULD MEAN FOR THE BRAINERD SCHOOL DISTRICT.

>> THE NOTION THAT THERE IS ANYMORE TRIMMING TO DO AT THE CLASSROOM LEVEL IS MISGUIDED.

ANY ADDITIONAL CUTS WILL FURTHER DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR STUDENTS AND THUS THEIR PARENTS.

CUTTING STAFF AND THEREFORE SECTIONS INCREASES CLASS SIZE, WHICH ADVERSELY AFFECTS THE ABILITY OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO MEANINGFULLY INTERACT.

>> Reporter: AFTER LISTENING TO WHAT MANY IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA HAD TO SAY ON NEXT STEPS ON A POTENTIAL REFERENDUM, THE ONLY THING LEFT TO DO FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD WAS TO GIVE THEIR DECISION.

>> TO AUTHORIZE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROCEED WITH PREPARATIONS FOR AN OPERATING LEVY REFERENDUM TO HAPPEN IN THE FALL OF 2025.

>> YES.

>> NO.

>> NO.

>> NOPE.

>> YES.

>> MOTION FAILS.

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

>> THE NEXT BRAINERD SCHOOL BOARD MEETING IS SET TO GO UNDERWAY ON JULY 14TH.

>>> THE ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS INDIVISIBLE FIRST STARTED AS A GOOGLE DOC GUIDE TO HELP ORGANIZE LOCAL RALLIES TO PROTEST PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S AGENDA.

LOCAL INDIVISIBLE GROUPS NOW USE THE INDIVISIBLE NAME TO ORGANIZE NATIONWIDE.

EARLIER TODAY, THE GROUP INDIVISIBLE BEMIDJI PROTESTED OUTSIDE OF THE LAKELAND PBS OFFICE, THEN MARCHED ALONG THE OLD PAUL BUNYAN TRAIL TO HIGHWAY 197.

THIS PARTICULAR PROTEST IS A RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER CALLING FOR THE ELIMINATION OF FUNDING TO PBS AND NPR.

>> Reporter: PBS IS AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

FOR MANY PEOPLE, IT'S THE ONLY STATION THEY HAVE.

I KNOW I AM A BIG SUPPORTER OF PBS AND I BELIEVE THEY HAVE BALANCED NEWS COVERAGE.

WE'RE HAPPY TO SUPPORT PBS.

>> ORGANIZERS OF THE GROUP HAVE ALREADY HELD A FEW PROTESTS IN THE PAST, MOST NOTABLY THE NATIONWIDE PROTEST IN APRIL NEXT TO THE PAUL AND BABE STATUES.

GROUP LEADERS BELIEVE THEIR GROUP IS AND WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AS LONG AS THEY KEEP PROTESTING.

>> IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE GETTING LARGER EACH TIME AND THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE GETTING INVOLVED AND MORE PEOPLE SPEAKING UP.

WE ARE ENCOURAGING ANYONE WHO IS CONCERNED WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR GOVERNMENT RIGHT NOW TO JOIN US IN THESE PEACEFUL PROTESTS.

WE ARE NOT PAID PROTESTERS, WE ARE PEOPLE PROTESTERS AND IT IS OUR RIGHT UNDER THE CONSTITUTION TO DO SO.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO JOIN US IF YOU ARE ALL CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING.

>> THE INDIVISIBLE GROUP IS HOLDING ANOTHER NATIONWIDE PROTEST ON SATURDAY JUNE 14TH AS A RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PLANNED MILITARY PARADE IN WASHINGTON D.C. TODAY'S RALLY WAS PLANNED AND ORGANIZED SOLELY BY INDIVISIBLE BEMIDJI.

>>> THE U.S. HAS LOGGED 122 MORE CASES OF MEASLES LAST WEEK INCLUDING 4 IN ARIZONA, WHICH WOULD BE THE FIRST OUTBREAK FOR THE STATE THIS YEAR.

OUTBREAKS IN PENNSYLVANIA AND MICHIGAN HAVE OFFICIALLY ENDED.

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION SAID THAT THERE WERE 1,168 CONFIRMED MEASLES CASES AS OF LAST FRIDAY.

OTHER U.S. STATES IN THE MIDWEST WITH ACTIVE OUTBREAKS, WHICH THE CDC DEFINES AS THREE OR MORE RELATED CASES INCLUDE ILLINOIS, KANSAS, AND NORTH DAKOTA.

THROUGHOUT THE OUTBREAK, 96 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED.

STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS ESTIMATED LESS THAN ONE-PERCENT OF CASES, FEWER THAN 10, ARE ACTIVELY INFECTIOUS.

>>> FIVE BRAINERD LAKES AREA CREDIT UNIONS HAVE TEAMED UP AND FORMED A COALITION CALLED THE FINANCIAL FRAUD FIGHTERS.

THE GROUP HELD A TECH RECYCLING EVENT THIS MORNING TO HELP PEOPLE PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THEIR OLD TECHNOLOGY AND PREVENT THEIR INFORMATION FROM BEING STOLEN FROM THEIR OUT DATED TECHNOLOGY.

ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT IS BEING DONATED TO P.C.

'S FOR PEOPLE WHO WILL PROPERLY WIPE THE TECH OF ALL INFORMATION BEFORE DONATING THE TECH TO PEOPLE IN NEED.

>> TODAY, WE ARE TRYING TO FOCUS ON THE TECHNOLOGY FRAUD, SO WE'RE COLLECTING OLD TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTERS, PHONES, TABLETS, ANY OF THAT KIND OF STUFF TO, YOU KNOW, HELP MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE'S INFORMATION STAYS SAFE.

>> THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THAT THE FINANCIAL FRAUD FIGHTERS HAVE HELD THIS TECH RECYCLING EVENT BUT AFTER OPENING THE DONATIONS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THIS YEAR, THEY SAW OVER TRIPLE THE AMOUNT OF DONATIONS MADE.

>>> CROSBY CITY PARK DRAWS IN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE OVER THE SUMMER TO ENJOY THE LAKE, SKATE PARK, OR DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS THEIR MUSIC IN THE PARK EVENT BUT THE PARK MAY SOON BE GETTING A MAJOR OVERHAUL.

THE CITY OF CROSBY RECENTLY RECEIVED A GRANT TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF FLOODING ON THE PARK.

ACCORDING TO CROSBY MAYOR DIANE CASH.

THE PARK FLOODS EVERY YEAR DURING THE SPRING AND SUMMER TIME.

ONE PROJECT THE CITY IS LOOKING AT AFTER DETERMINING HOW TO STOP FUTURE FLOODS IS A HERITAGE WALK TO TEACH PEOPLE MORE ABOUT THE TOWN'S HISTORY.

>> SO WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND WORK WITH THE PUBLIC ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A HERITAGE TRAIL.

IT'S KIND OF A TURN OF THE CENTURY, 1910 FEEL.

>> IT TELLS THE STORY OF THE CITY OF CROSBY SEPARATE FROM THE MINES.

>> THERE IS CURRENTLY NO IMMEDIATE TIME TABLE FOR WHEN CONSTRUCTION ON THE POTENTIAL HERITAGE TRAIL MAY BEGIN.

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

[♪♪♪] >> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, BEMIDJI MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS CELEBRATED RAISING $2,000 FOR [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >>> EVERY YEAR, THE BEMIDJI MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR SOCIETY DOES A FUNDRAISER FOR AN ORGANIZATION OR THEIR CHOOSING AND THIS YEAR THEY BROKE THEIR OWN SCHOOL RECORD WITH RAISING MORE THAN $2,000 FOR GREAT RIVER RESCUE IN BEMIDJI.

MORE THAN 1,000 STUDENTS WERE INVITED TO PARTAKE IN THE PENNY WARS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER.

THE MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS BEEN DOING DIFFERENT FUNDRAISERS FOR MANY YEARS WITH THE INTENT OF TEACHING KIDS THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY STARTING AT A YOUNG AGE AND THIS YEAR, THE SIXTH GRADERS RAISED THE MOST.

>> THE WINNING PODS GOT TO SHAVE THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL'S HEAD.

THEY EACH TOOK A TURN TO SHAVE HIS HEAD.

THE FINAL DOLLAR AMOUNT WAS $2,000.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NUMBERS ABOVE $1,000, THEY ARE VERY EXCITED.

>> IT WAS AWESOME.

THEY BROUGHT IN BUCKETS, GLAD BAGS FULL OF NICKELS OR DIMES OR DOLLAR BILLS.

THESE GUYS WERE AWESOME.

THEY WERE WONDERFUL.

>> AND ALONG WITH THE REWARD OF SHAVING THEIR PRINCIPAL'S HEAD, STUDENTS HAD AN ICE CREAM PARTY TO CELEBRATE THE SUCCESS OF THE FUNDRAISER.

LATER, THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY PRESENTED THE $2,000 CHECK TO GREAT RIVER RESCUE.

>> OH MY GOODNESS, WHEN JANELLE CONTACTED ME TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE STUDENTS RAISED $2,000, WE WERE SHOCKED.

SUCH AN INCREDIBLE FEAT THAT THEY ACCOMPLISHED AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO ALL OF THE STUDENTS AND TO THE TEACHERS WHO SUPPORT THAT KIND OF ENDEAVOR.

>> GREAT RIVER RESCUE IS A NONPROFIT ANIMAL SHELTER AND SAID THAT WHETHER USED FOR FOOD, MEDICINE, OR OTHER HABITUAL NEEDS, ALL THE DONATED FUNDS ARE GOING DIRECTLY TOWARDS CARING FOR THE SHELTER'S CATS AND DOGS.

>>> 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.

TO REGISTER YOU NEED TO SEND US A POSTCARD WITH YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER ON IT AND THEN WATCH LAKELAND NEWS TO SEE IF YOUR NAME IS DRAWN.

IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME ANNOUNCED YOU CAN THEN QUALIFY BY CALLING US ON THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN BY 5:00 P.M.

THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY.

WE DRAW FIVE NEW NAMES EVERY WEEKNIGHT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND HERE TONIGHTS FINAL 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.

>>> WELL STACY, TODAY WAS A BIT OF A WARM DAY.

YOU WILL SEE WHY IT WAS WARM.

>> Stacy: WELL, IT WAS.

WE HAD WARM TEMPERATURES, 70s AND 80s FOR OUR HIGHS, WE ENJOYED SOME NICE SUNSHINE AS WELL.

THE SUN IS STILL OUT TOMORROW, WE COULD SEE SOME AREAS OF SMOKE, HAZY CONDITIONS, BUT TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER.

WE HAVE CHANCES OF SHOWERS LATER ON >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE DID ENJOY SOME BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE TODAY.

UNFORTUNATELY WE WERE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES SO YOU ARE JUST GOING TO BE LOOKING AT ME TONIGHT.

WE DID HAVE THE NICE SUNSHINE, MILD TEMPERATURES, HIGHS IN THE 70s AND 80s ACROSS THE AREA.

NOW AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, WE KEEP THE SUNSHINE AND THERE MAY BE SOME AREAS OF SMOKE, SOME HAZY CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA BUT THEN AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK LATER ON THIS WEEK, WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING.

NOW I WILL GIVE YOU A QUICK RUN DOWN OF OUR CURRENT CONDITIONS.

BEMIDJI RIGHT NOW IS REPORTING 70 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WINDS OUT OF THE STUDIO ARE FROM THE WEST AT 4 MILES PER HOUR.

55 IS OUR DEW POINT.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES, 67 DEGREES.

56 IS OUR DEW POINT, WE HAVE A STEADY BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AT 29.75 AND WINDS ARE FROM THE SOUTH AT 6 MILES PER HOUR.

NOW AS FAR AS OUR WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY, AGAIN WE ENJOYED THE NICE SUNSHINE.

WE HAD HIGHS IN THE 70s AND 80s.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WE'RE EXPECTING CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND TEMPERATURE-WISE, IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE SEEING THE LOWS DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 40s TO MAYBE HE -- MID-50s.

HERE ARE THE HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY.

THERE WE GO, WE ARE ABLE TO MOVE THAT.

HERE ARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS IN BEMIDJI, AS I MENTIONED, THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE IS 70, PEAK WIND GUSTS AT 17.

IN BRAINERD, 67 FOR OUR CURRENT TEMPERATURE, WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 6 MILES PER HOUR.

SO HERE IS OUR RADAR AND WE HAVE HAD AGAIN A FEW PUFFY CLOUDS HERE AND THERE, A LOT OF SUNSHINE, OVERNIGHT WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH LOWS DROPPING TO THE UPPER 40s TO MID-50s.

A LOT OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW, BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER THAN WHAT WE HAD TODAY.

AS FAR AS WEATHER SHOTS TONIGHT, BEAUTIFUL MORNING SKIES FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA, SONYA SENDING US THIS PHOTO AT TURTLE RIVER LAKE TODAY.

SHARON WITH A BEAR ROAMING THROUGH THE YARD TODAY.

AND JOAN CAPTURING A YOUNG DEER, A FAWN THERE IN LAPORTE.

GARY WITH WILDROSES IN THE AREA, STEPHANIE SAYING SHE HAS A MONARCH EGG ON HER MILK WEED.

WE ALSO HAVE BEAUTIFUL EVENING SKIES FROM ANGELA AT CASS LAKE AND BILL AND JUDY OVER UPPER RED LAKE.

A LOOK AT OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, BOB IN BLUFFTON, THE HIGH WAS 77.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, 79 FOR OUR HIGH TEMP.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, A HIGH OF 80.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, SUNNY SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 78.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 80 WAS THE HIGH IN BRAINERD, LOW WAS 54.

BEMIDJI, WE TOPPED OUT AT 79.

5 DEGREES ABOVE THE AVERAGE AND OUR LOW WAS 47.

SO HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE EXPECT TO SEE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, MAYBE A FEW CLOUDS ROLLING HERE AND THERE, SOME AREAS OF SMOKE AND SOME HAZE IN PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, A LITTLE COOLER THAN TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-70s ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA, WITH MID TO A FEW UPPER 70s IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE.

OUR FORECAST TONIGHT, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY, LOWS NEAR 48, NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

MOSTLY SUNNY TOMORROW, HAZY IN SOME AREAS OF SMOKE, MAINLY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, AND HIGHS NEAR 73.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, SOME CHANCES OF SOME SHOWERS RETURNING LATE THIS WEEK, COOLER TEMPERATURES ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID-60s.

WE SHOULD BE SEEING THE HIGHS BACK IN THE 70s THIS WEEKEND, COULD BE UP TO 77 ON SUNDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH STACY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT THE PHOTOS OF THE AREA.

THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THE WEATHER.

WE HAVE CHARLIE YAEGER FOR SPORTS, WHAT DO YOU HAVE?

>> Charlie: WE HAVE TRACK AND FIELD STATE MEETS TODAY, THE CLASS 3-A PRELIMS AND THE CLASS A PRELIMS AND A COUPLE FIELD FINAL EVENTS AS WELL.

THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: THE STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEET WAS TODAY AND OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS, OVER 300 ATHLETES WILL COMPETE TO SEE WHO IS THE BEST AT RUNNING, JUMPING, AND THROWING.

WE HEAD OUT TO STMA FOR THE CLASS 3A PRELIMS.

IN THE BOYS 800-METER, BEMIDJI'S CALEB FINISH IN 1 MINUTE, 57 SECONDS, GOOD ENOUGH FOR A 17th FINISH OVERALL.

IN THE BOYS 300-METER HURDLES, BRAINERD'S PRESTON MILLER CLOSES IN 39.82 SECONDS, HE QUALIFIED FOR THE FINALS THURSDAY.

IN THE FIELD EVENTS, POLE VAULT FINAL, JOE SMITH FOR BRAINERD CLEARS 14 FEET 6 INCHES, GOOD FOR A PODIUM SPOT, TAKING 8th PLACE OVERALL.

IN THE BOYS TRIPLE JUMP, TY NELSON CLAIMS THE CLASS 3A STATE MEDAL ONCE AGAIN.

>> YEAH, IT MEANS A LOT.

MY COMPETITION WAS GREAT TODAY.

ALTHOUGH THEY WEREN'T IN THE 49 JUMP AREA, I LOVE ALL THOSE GUYS AND THEY ARE ALL SUPER SUPPORTIVE.

TO BE ABLE TO COME HERE AND DO THIS IS AWESOME.

IN TRACK, YOU'RE COMPETING WITH EVERYONE ELSE, BUT YOU'RE TRYING TO BETTER YOUR BEST.

EVERYONE IS SUPER SUPPORTIVE.

NO ONE WANTS YOU TO DO BAD.

EVERYONE WANTS THEM TO DO BETTER AND YOU TO DO BETTER.

THAT'S THE BEST PART OF TRACK AND FIELD.

>> THERE ARE A FEW MORE EVENTS ON THURSDAY AND HERE ARE THE CLASS 3A FINALS QUALIFIERS IN THE AREA THAT WILL ALSO BE COMPETING THURSDAY AS WELL.

>>> THE TRACK 1A PRELIMS FOLLOWS THAT AND STAPLES MOTLEY TAKING SECOND IN 10 MINUTES AND 55 SECONDS.

THE GIRLS LONG JUMP, AVA SCORES 18 FEET, 3.5 INCHES, GOOD FOR A SECOND PLACE FINISH.

AND ISAIAH BAKER FROM AITKIN, 45 FEET, 5 INCHES, SNAGGING SECOND PLACE OVERALL.

ALISON FROM CLEAR BROOK GONVICK SAVED HER BEST FOR LAST, 146, 3-INCH FINAL THROW, WON HER BACK TO BACK TITLES FOR THE EVENT.

FOR THE BOYS POLE VAULT, TURNER CLEARS 15 FEET, TAKING THE CLASS 1A STATE TITLE.

>> IT FEELS GOOD TO JUST -- I KNEW WHAT I COULD DO AND THEN JUST GO AND DO IT.

INSTEAD OF LAST YEAR COME HERE AND LEAVE DISAPPOINTED.

LAST YEAR I THINK I PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON MYSELF AND IT MADE ME CRUMBLE, AND MOVING INSIDE ESPECIALLY.

THE WHOLE THING IS REALLY MENTAL, MORE MENTAL THAN THE WRESTLING.

I WOULD SAY IT'S CLOSE TO WRESTLING.

IF I MAKE HEIGHTS, THOSE OTHER GUYS ARE GOING TO FALL OFF.

EVERYTHING WILL FEEL THE SAME, JUST GET IT DONE.

>> Charlie: HERE ARE THE QUALIFIERS ON THE GIRL'S SIDE.

AVA QUALIFYING FIRST IN THE 100-METER DASH.

SHE IS GOING FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT TITLE.

ON THE BOY'S SIDE, THE CLASS A QUALIFIERS AS WELL.

IN BOYS GOLF, WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY LEADS AFTER ROUND ONE, GOING FOR THEIR FIRST STATE TITLE.

THEY GOT BOYS IN THE TOP FIVE THERE AT THE VERY BOTTOM.

IN THE GIRLS SIDE OF THINGS, JOHNSON IS TIED FOR 9th.

86 AFTER THE FIRST ROUND.

IN 2A INDIVIDUAL PLAY FOR THE BOYS, CARTER WHITE TIED FOR 16th PLACE FROM STAPLES MOTLEY.

ON THE GIRLS INDIVIDUAL SIDE OF THINGS, PEQUOT LAKES IS SITTING ONE STROKE IN FRONT OF EVERYONE ELSE.

>>> SOMETIMES THE ORGANIZATION NEEDS TO MAKE A CHANGE AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT PIERZ BASEBALL DID MID-SEASON.

SITTING AT 5-5 AND ON THE YEAR IN EARLY MAY, HEAD COACH DYLAN PITTMAN OPTED TO BRING UP SEVERAL JV PLAYERS TO GIVE THE OFFENSE SOME SPARK.

SINCE THEN, THE PIONEERS ARE 12-4 AND OH BY THE WAY, ARE HEADED TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT AFTER WINNING THE SECTION 6-2A CHAMPIONSHIP, THEIR FIRST SINCE 2017.

>> IT WAS KIND OF SURREAL AT FIRST, YOU KNOW.

GOING INTO THE SEASON, OUR EXPECTATIONS WEREN'T THIS HIGH BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF YOUNG GUYS COMING UP, BUT REALLY PUT IT TOGETHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR AND I THINK THIS TEAM CAME TOGETHER NICELY.

ALL THE YOUNG GUYS STEPPED UP BIG.

>> WE BROUGHT IN A FEW GUYS FROM J.V.

THEY CAME UP TO VARSITY, HAD SOME BIG HITS, A LOT OF PITCHING PERFORMANCES, PLAYED WELL, AND HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR WE GOT A FEW 10-RUN WINS.

>> THIS YEAR WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF FUN.

WE HAD HIGH EXPECTATIONS LAST YEAR.

>> ONCE WE START BEATING THE BIG TEAMS, IT STARTS CLICKING.

WE KNOW HOW GOOD WE ARE NOW AND WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH.

>> DURING THEIR RUN TO THE SECTION TITLE, PIERZ KNOCKED OFF SAINT CLOUD CATHEDRAL, A TOP TEN RANKED TEAM IN CLASS 2A.

IN THE STATE QUARTERFINALS, THE PIONEERS WILL BE TESTED ONCE AGAIN WITH A TOP RANKED TEAM, SECTION 1-2A CHAMP PINE ISLAND.

>> I THINK WE ARE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO HIT THE BALL WELL AND PLAY CLEAN DEFENSE.

THAT'S THE RECIPE, AS LONG AS WE PLAY CLEAN DEFENSE AND WE'RE PUTTING THE BALL IN PLAY, NOT STRIKING OUT, HAVING QUALITY AT BATS, WE CAN PUT OURSELVES IN THE POSITION TO BEAT ANYBODY.

>> WE HAVE TO STICK TO OUR PRINCIPALS, GO UP THERE, HAVE GOOD AT BATS, PITCHING, AND IF THEY'RE GOING TO HIT IT, THEY'RE GOING TO HIT IT.

TRY YOUR BEST AND DO WHATEVER YOU CAN.

>> Charlie: AND HERE IT IS, THEY WILL BE AT THE FIELD TOMORROW AT 12:30 P.M. WE'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT TOMORROW.

>> Matthew: THAT'S NOT THE END OF SPORTS, I HAVE ONE MORE CLIP TO SHOW.

PUN INTENDED, ROLL IT.

>> Charlie: OH BOY.

COME ON MAN.

YOU'RE GOING TO SHOW ME THIS TODAY.

OH, THAT'S A BIG BODY WORKING ITS WAY TO THE BASES.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU SHOWED THAT.

WHAT A HIGHLIGHT THAT WAS.

I HAVE GREEN SOX PLAYER FOR THAT GAME.

>> Matthew: YOU DID PRETTY WELL TODAY I HEAR.

I WAS GOING TO STICK AROUND.

>> Charlie: LOOKING AT THAT CLIP, YOU NEVER KNOW IT.

>> Matthew: YOU MAY SEE CLIPS LATER DOWN THE WEEK.

WE'LL SEE SOME.

LET'S SEE, WE HAVE A GOOD REST OF THE WEEK GOING UP, WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE COMING UP IN SPORTS?

>> Charlie: WE HAVE SOME OTHER STUFF GOING ON AND WE HAVE NORTHWOODS.

>> Matthew: THAT'S RIGHT.

>>> THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS SEEKING FEEDBACK ABOUT STATEWIDE BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE TO HELP UPDATE THE AGENCY'S STATEWIDE BICYCLE-PLUS SYSTEM PLAN.

THAT'S ON THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: MnDOT WANTS TO GIVE THOUGHTS ON HOW DO PEOPLE USE BIKES, E-BIKES, AND OTHER INDIVIDUAL TRANSPORTATION LIKE ELECTRIC SCOOTERS.

WHAT KIND OF PHYSICAL OR SOCIOECONOMIC BARRIERS DO PEOPLE FACE WHEN BIKING?

WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE THESE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION.

MnDOT WILL GATHER PUBLIC FEEDBACK BETWEEN NOW AND THIS FALL ONLINE AND THROUGH VARIOUS EVENTS.

THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED TO HELP UPDATE THE PLAN, WHICH DEVELOPS A VISION, GOALS AND STRATEGIES FOR MnDOT'S ROLE IN SUPPORTING BIKING AND BIKE-LIKE MODES.

IT AIMS TO CREATE SAFER AND MORE ENJOYABLE PLACES TO RIDE IN MINNESOTA.

MnDOT OFFICIALS WILL HAVE A BOOTH AT TWO UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE LAKELAND VIEWING AREA, ONE IN HACKENSACK ON JUNE 21ST.

THE RIDE TO HACK AND BACK FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 12:30 P.M. AT RENDEZVOUS BREWING AND THE OTHER IS IN BEMIDJI, ALSO ON SATURDAY JUNE 21ST, THE LOOP THE LIGHT FESTIVAL FROM 7:30 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M. AT SOUTH SHORE BEACH.

FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, I'M DENNIS WEIMANN.

>> YOU CAN ALSO SHARE FEEDBACK ON THE MINN-DOT WEBSITE.

A DRAFT PLAN IS EXPECTED IN SUMMER 2026.

THE LAST UPDATE WAS MADE IN 2016.

>>> WE HAVE A GOOD SHOW FOR YOU TOMORROW, BE SURE TO TUNE IN.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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