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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: HI EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.

MY NAME IS MATTHEW FREEMAN FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> A 21-YEAR-OLD WAS ARRESTED IN BELTRAMI COUNTY FOLLOWING THE STABBING OF A MAN THAT LED TO HIS DEATH.

ACCORDING TO THE BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 15TH AT AROUND 9:30 P.M.

THE BELTRAMI COUNTY COMMUNICATION CENTER RECEIVED A 9-1-1 CALL REGARDING AN ADULT MALE WHO WAS STABBED IN THE 1300 BLOCK OF PORCUPINE ROAD SOUTHEAST IN TEN LAKE TOWNSHIP NEAR CASS LAKE.

UPON ARRIVAL, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT 28-YEAR-OLD, CODI BROWN, HAD BEEN STABBED.

LIVE-SAVING EFFORTS WERE ATTEMPTED, BUT BROWN DIED AT AN AREA HOSPITAL FROM HIS INJURIES.

LAW ENFORCEMENT IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECT AS 21-YEAR-OLD, AVERY CADWELL.

HE WAS LOCATED AND ARRESTED IN THE MORNING HOURS OF JUNE 16TH AND WAS BROUGHT TO THE BELTRAMI COUNTY JAIL.

ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT, WITNESSES PROVIDED STATEMENTS, ALONG WITH CADWELL HIMSELF.

DEPUTIES WERE ABLE TO FORM THE UNDERSTANDING THAT CADWELL BELIEVED BROWN OWNED HIM $100.

THEN IN THE EVENING OF JUNE 15TH, CADWELL NOTICED BROWN DRIVING THROUGH THE AREA ON AN ATV.

WITNESSES SAY THEY OVERHEARD CADWELL SAY THAT HE WAS, “GOING TO GET” BROWN.

CADWELL ALLEGEDLY CONFRONTED BROWN AND STABBED HIM IN THE CHEST WITH A KNIFE.

A NEIGHBOR REPORTEDLY SAW CADWELL THEN FLEE THE SCENE.

DURING CADWELL'S STATEMENTS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, HE ADVISED THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD ONLY ASSAULTED THE VICTIM; NOT KILLED HIM.

CADWELL ALSO SAID HE SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN THE KNIFE WITH HIM TO CONFRONT HIM.

CADWELL EMPHATICALLY EXPLAINED THAT THE STABBING WAS NOT COMMITTED IN SELF-DEFENSE.

ON JUNE 17TH, CADWELL WAS ARRAIGNED IN THE 9TH DISTRICT COURT FOR SECOND DEGREE MURDER, WITH BAIL SET AT $1 MILLION WITH CONDITIONS AND $2 MILLION WITHOUT CONDITIONS.

HE IS BEING HELD IN THE BELTRAMI COUNTY JAIL WHERE HE AWAITS HIS NEXT COURT HEARING ON JUNE 23RD.

>>> A 54-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM SWANVILLE IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER CRASHING HIS MOTORCYCLE IN BUCKMAN TOWNSHIP.

THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTS THAT AT AROUND 8:32 P.M., THEIR OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL OF A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT ON 260TH AVENUE, JUST SOUTH OF NATURE ROAD.

ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, 54-YEAR-OLD JEFFREY OPATZ WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS MOTORCYCLE AND CRASHED AT THE INTERSECTION OF NATURE ROAD.

OPATZ WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN THE DITCH AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO NORTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BY NORTH AIR CARE.

HE REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

>>> THE BELTRAMI COUNTY BOARD HELD A SPECIAL WORK SESSION TO DISCUSS A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS, ONE OF WHICH WAS AN UPDATE REGARDING THE STORM WATER INFILTRATION PROJECT AT BEMIDJI STATE.

BELTRAMI COUNTY DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BRENT RUD EXPLAINED TO THE BOARD THAT THE PROJECT AS A WHOLE IS SET TO FINISH ONLY ONE DAY AFTER PLANNED AND SHOULD BE DONE AROUND JUNE 21ST.

RUD EXPLAINED THAT ALTHOUGH THIS PROJECT CAN STOP MANY POLLUTANTS FROM ENTERING LAKE BEMIDJI, MORE PROJECTS MAY BE CONSIDERED.

>> WE BUDGETED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR URBAN STORM WATER PROJECTS OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.

WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE CITY OF BEMIDJI.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDENTIFIED RIGHT NOW WITH THIS.

WE DID A BIG PROJECT ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF LAKE IRVING AND THIS ONE IS ANOTHER BIG ONE THAT WE'VE DONE AND NOW WE'RE WAITING FOR THE CITY AND PARTNERING ON WHAT THEY WANT TO DO NEXT.

>> SO ALTHOUGH THE BSU PROJECT IS COMING TO A CLOSE, IT IS NOT THE ONLY STORM WATER POLLUTANT PROJECT FOR LAKE BEMIDJI OVER E NEXT FEW YEARS.

THE BOARD MEETING ALSO HEARD UPDATES FROM THE BELTRAMI COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH REGARDING THEIR COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

>> WE HAD 580 RESPONSES TO OUR COMMUNITY SURVEY.

THAT'S THE MOST WE EVER HAD IN THEIR HISTORY.

THEIR VOICE WAS HEARD FOR PRIMARY HEALTH AREAS THAT WE WANT TO FOCUS ON IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO MEET AND TALK ABOUT HOW WE'RE DOING TO MEET THESE STRATEGIC GOALS, HOW WE'RE MEASURING THEM, IF WE NEED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THEM AND MAYBE SOME OF THEM AREN'T ACHIEVABLE AND SOME OF THEM WE ACHIEVE RIGHT AWAY, AND WE CAN CHECK THEM OFF AND MONITOR HOW WE'RE DOING.

>> THE RESULTS OF THE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN CAME FROM A SURVEY THAT WENT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY LAST YEAR TO SEE WHAT CHANGES RESIDENTS WANTED TO SEE IN THEIR LOCAL HEALTHCARE AND NOW THE COUNTY BOARD IS WORKING ON APPROVING THOSE CHANGES IN THE COMING MONTHS.

>>> THE WAVE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORK IS AN ORGANIZATION IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA THAT GATHERS PEOPLE AGED 18 TO 39 TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL WAS AT THEIR LATEST MEETING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION.

>> Reporter: THE WAVE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORK MEETS ONCE A MONTH TO TRADE IDEAS AND LEARN HOW TO GET AHEAD PROFESSIONALLY.

>> WE ALL WANT TO SEE HOW WE CAN GROW IN OUR BUSINESSES OR RUN OUR OWN BUSINESSES, AND THAT'S WHERE WE STARTED WITH THIS.

AT THAT SAME TOKEN, WE GET TO EXPLORE OVER THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA AND SEE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES, HOW THEY OPERATE AND GET LEADERS FROM THOSE INDUSTRIES IN TO TALK DIRECTLY TO US.

>> Reporter: THIS MONTH, THE GROUP LEARNS MORE ABOUT THE ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCES PLAYS IN THE COMPANY.

>> I WAS SURPRISED ABOUT THE QUESTIONS ASKED BY THE CROWD.

THEY ASKED HOW DO I HANDLE THE NEW PAID FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT AND HOW DOES IT LOOK TO GET A RAISE?

HOW DO I HAVE THAT CONVERSATION?

IT WAS REALLY FUN BECAUSE WE GOT TO SEE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES, HOW THEY INTERACT AT ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS FROM A COUPLE EMPLOYEES, ALL THE WAY UP TO THOUSANDS.

>> Reporter: JACOB HANSON, THE VICE CHAIR ACKNOWLEDGES THE CHALLENGES THAT PEOPLE EARLY IN THEIR CAREER MAY FACE WHEN TRYING TO DEAL WITH H.R.

>> WE BROUGHT IN SOME H.R.

PROFESSIONALS FROM DIFFERENT FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

WE WERE ABLE TO ASK THEM QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE ASKING H.R., BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GO DIRECTLY TO THEM AND ASK WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS SCENARIO?

HOW DO I ASK FOR A RAISE?

HOW DOES THAT CONVERSATION HAPPEN?

THEY WERE ABLE TO TEACH US DIFFERENT WAYS TO WORK THROUGH THAT.

>> Reporter: THE CHAIR OF THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS SAYS IT'S NOT JUST A WAY TO GROW PROFESSIONALLY, BUT PERSONALLY AS WELL.

>> IT'S REALLY HARD TO MAKE FRIENDS AS AN ADULT AND OUTSIDE OF MAYBE YOUR PROFESSION OR PROXIMITY, SO I WAS REALLY LOOKING FOR A PROGRAM WHERE I COULD MEET PEOPLE LIKE-MINDED, GOING TOWARDS THE SAME GOALS.

IT'S REALLY NICE BECAUSE THE WAVE PROGRAM, IT INCLUDES THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ALONG WITH PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.

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

>> WAVE'S NEXT EVENT WILL BE ON JULY 17TH WITH THE FOCUS ON RECRUITING MORE MEMBERS INTO THEIR NETWORK.

>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS HIS PATIENCE WITH IRAN HAS, “ALREADY RUN OUT,” BUT AS OF YET, HE HAS NOT CONFIRMED WHAT THE NEXT U.S. MOVE WILL BE IN THE GROWING CRISIS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND IRAN.

MEANWHILE, IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER SAYS HIS COUNTRY WILL NOT SURRENDER AND WARNS THAT ANY U.S. MILITARY INTERVENTION WILL RESULT IN “IRREPARABLE DAMAGE.” AS LAURA AGUIRRE EXPLAINS, THE U.S. IS MOVING MILITARY ASSETS INTO PLACE TO RESPOND TO ANY SCENARIO.

>> WE HAVE A PLAN FOR EVERYTHING, BUT WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

THERE'S A WAYS TO GO.

>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT KEEPING HIS CARDS CLOSE TO HIS CHEST WHEN IT COMES TO INTERVENTION BETWEEN ISRAEL AND IRAN.

THOSE TWO COUNTRIES ARE TRADING MILITARY STRIKES FOR A SIXTH DAY.

ISRAEL CLAIMS IRAN IS ON THE BRINK OF WEAPONIZING THEIR NUCLEAR PROGRAM.

AS RECENTLY AS MARCH, THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SHOWED THAT IRAN WAS NOT ACTIVELY BUILDING A NUCLEAR WEAPON.

>> WHAT DID THEY SAY?

>> I SAID IT'S LATE.

>> Reporter: THEY RESPONDED ON X SAYING NO IRANIAN OFFICIAL HAS BEEN ASKED TO GROVEL AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> THE MORE BELLICOSE IRANIANS GET, THE HIGHER THE CHANCES THAT THE UNITED STATES WILL JOIN WITH ISRAEL ON THESE STRIKES ON THESE NUCLEAR FACILITIES.

>> MR. PRESIDENT, HAVE YOU GIVEN THE IRANIANS AN ULTIMATUM?

>> YOU COULD SAY SO.

THEY KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING.

MAYBE YOU CAN CALL IT THE ULTIMATE ULTIMATUM, RIGHT?

>> Reporter: THE USS FORD IS NOW EXPECTED TO BE DEPLOYED TO EUROPE NEXT WEEK, MAKING IT THE THIRD AIRCRAFT CARRIER IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE CONFLICT.

I'M LAURA AGUIRRE REPORTING.

>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE DOESN'T WANT TO CARRY OUT A U.S. STRIKE ON IRAN BUT HAS SUGGESTED HE STANDS READY TO ACT IF IT'S NECESSARY TO EXTINGUISH IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM.

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

>> Stacy: IT'S GOING TO BE HOT AND HUMID THIS WEEKEND AND AN EXTREME HEAT WASHES OVER MOST OF THE AREA.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE TALES OF OVERCOMING ART EXHIBIT CAN NOW BE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >>> EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE CROSSING ARTS ALLIANCE IN BRAINERD HELD AN OPENING RECEPTION FOR THEIR NEWEST EXHIBIT.

REPORTER MILES WALKER WAS IN ATTENDANCE TO SEE THE UNIQUE STORY ON DISPLAY.

>> Reporter: NICKI'S PORTRAYALS ON PAPER, TALES OVERCOMING ART EXHIBIT IS RESONATING WITH THE BRAINERD FACES.

>> IT'S SOMETHING THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE.

IT'S A NEW CRAFT FORM, IF THEY HAVE SEEN IT, NOT TO THIS SCALE, WHICH AS AN ARTIST, I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER TO HAVE BROUGHT A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE TO THE GALLERY.

>> Reporter: A MINNESOTA NATIVE CURATED HER EXHIBIT THROUGH PAPER QUILLING, CREATING DETAILED SCENES TELLING STORIES OF HUMAN RESILIENCE.

>> I WANT THEM TO BE ENCOURAGING AND UPLIFTING SO I TRY TO KEEP ALL MY WORK LIGHT AND LOVING STILL, EVEN WITH SOME OF THE REAL ASPECTS OF HUMAN RESILIENCE.

THEY SPEAK A LITTLE HEAVIER.

>> Reporter: EACH INDIVIDUAL ART IS PART OF ONE ALL ENCOMPASSING VISUAL JOURNEY, REFLECTING THE CHALLENGES THAT PEOPLE ENDURE, A CONCEPT THAT THEY FORESAW THE BRAINERD LAKES FAITHFUL RELATING TO.

>> TO WALK AROUND AND SHARE WITH PEOPLE, IT'S WILD.

IT'S LIKE MANY PIECES OF ART, YOU LOOK AT IT AND YOU NOTICE MORE DETAILS.

>> ANY OPPORTUNITY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN A WAY OF BEING JUST SEEN, I'M GRATEFUL THAT THEY SEE THE SIGNIFICANCE IN THE STORYTELLING OF IT AND IN THE EMOTION OF IT.

>> Reporter: AS THEY AIM FOR THEIR BOLD ARTISTIC STYLE TO CAPTURE THE ATTENTION OF SPECTATORS, IT CONCERNS THE VARIOUS MEDIUMS, THAT FALLS IN LINE WITH THE CROSSING ARTS ALLIANCE'S MISSION, CONNECTING THROUGH EDUCATION, EXPOSURE TO, AND EXPERIENCES WITH THE ARTS.

>> THESE ARE COMPLICATED TIMES WE LIVE IN BUT ART CAN BE A STARTING POINT FOR ALL KINDS OF REALLY IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS.

>> YOUR ART EDUCATION BEGINS SOMEWHERE AND WE LIKE TO THINK THAT WE'RE THAT POINT OF CONNECTION, THAT POINT OF JUMPING OFF AND CROSSING THE BRIDGE FOR EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY.

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

>> THE EXHIBIT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH JULY 5TH.

BESSER IS WORKING ON A COLLECTION OF RIDDLES AND POEMS FOR VIEWERS OF HER WORK TO SEE THAT WILL OFFER CLUES INTO WHAT THE STORIES ARE BEHIND HER PIECES.

>>> 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 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 CRAGUN'S VACATION GRAND PRIZE WINNER, WHICH WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING IN A LIVE DRAWING ON THE MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH NEWSCAST.

>>> WELL STACY, YESTERDAY I SAID THE HEAT, I WAS GLAD THE HEAT WAS HERE, BUT IT'S A LITTLE TOO HOT NOW.

>> Stacy: YEAH, IT IS GOING TO GET HOTTER AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

WE SHOULD SEE HIGHS IN THE 80s AND 90s.

IT'S GOING TO BE HUMID AS WELL, SO THE HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL BE RISING TO 100 OR A LITTLE BIT MORE.

WE DO HAVE AN EXTREME HEAT WATCH OUT FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THE VIEWING AREA THIS WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE THE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE HAD SOME SUNSHINE AND SOME CLOUDS TODAY AND WE HAD A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING, MAINLY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

WE COULD STILL SEE SCATTERED SHOWERS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

THEN AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, WE HAVE MORE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, PERIODIC CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND THEN TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING UP, HIGHS SHOULD BE IN THE 80s AND 90s THIS WEEKEND.

WE DO HAVE THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING OUT -- EXCUSE ME, WATCH OUT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA.

WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT IN A SECOND.

HERE ARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 69 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WINDS ARE VARIABLE AT 3 MILES PER HOUR.

HUMIDITY IS AT 53%.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 71 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 60, PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY, AND WINDS ARE CALM.

AN EXTREME HEAT WATCH IS OUT FOR MOST OF THE VIEWING AREA, THE EXCEPTION IS PARTS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

THIS WILL BEGIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING IN MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, THE EXTREME HEAT WATCH WILL BEGIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

WE COULD SEE THE HEAT INDEX READINGS ANYWHERE FROM 100 TO NEAR 108 DEGREES, SO IT'S GOING TO BE HOT AND HUMID THIS WEEKEND.

IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH MAINLY NORTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

IN FACT, WE STILL HAVE CHANCES OF SEEING THE UNSETTLED WEATHER, THE SHOWERS CONTINUING IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE SEEING SOME SUNSHINE, BUT THERE WILL BE SOME CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

THERE IS A LEVEL 1 OUT OF 5 CHANCE THAT WE COULD SEE SOME SEVERE WEATHER OUT OF THAT.

AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY, WE WILL SEE THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY.

OUR CHANCES OF SEEING STRONGER STORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU, ARLENE FROM MENAHGA SENDING US THE PHOTOS OF GORGEOUS SKIES THIS MORNING.

GARY SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE MILFORD MINE MEMORIAL WALK EARLIER TODAY.

WE HAVE SOME BLUE SKIES IN THE DISTANCE.

THIS IS A HERRING THEY SPOTTED IN THE UPPER RED LAKE.

AND ANGELA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE DARKER CLOUDS THAT ROLLED INTO CASS LAKE THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 55 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

DEBRA IN PINE RIVER, 59 AND CLEAR THIS MORNING.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE AND 81.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH NEARBY RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING.

A LOOK AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 79 TODAY, A LOW THIS MORNING OF 53.

IN BEMIDJI, WE REACHED A HIGH OF 81, ABOVE THAT AVERAGE OF 75, AND WE HAD A LOW THIS MORNING OF 52.

SO TOMORROW'S FORECAST WE'LL BE SEEING SOME VARIABLE CLOUDS IN THE MORNING, MAYBE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, BUT AGAIN AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY, WE'LL SEE THE CHANCES OF THOSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON, EVENING, AND NIGHT.

THERE IS THAT VERY SMALL CHANCE WE COULD SEE STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE MAINLY IN THE 80s, A LITTLE BIT COOLER ALONG THE BORDER.

AS WE MOVE INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, HIGHS SHOULD BE IN THE MIDDLE 80s.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT, WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, LOWS IN THE MID-50s, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TOMORROW, WITH HIGHS NEAR 81.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, WE'LL SEE PERIODIC CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, BOTH FRIDAY AND SUNDAY.

THERE COULD BE SOME SEVERE WEATHER ON FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING UP, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 90s ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AND THEN THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH, DROPPING THE HIGHS TO 73 ON MONDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH STACY.

WE HAVE CHARLIE YAEGER AND I SAW YOU WERE ABLE TO STOP BY BLUE OX.

>> Charlie: IT'S THE BATTLE FOR BEMIDJI.

THEY WERE PICKING UP FROM A GAME THAT WAS ALL THE WAY BACK ON MEMORIAL DAY THAT HAD BEEN SUSPENDED, SO THEY GOT TO FINISH THIS GAME OFF AND WE'LL SHOW YOU ALL THE HIGHLIGHT FROM THAT AND WHO ENDED UP WINNING COMING UP >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORT WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> BACK ON MEMORIAL DAY THE TWO BEMIDJI TOWN BALL TEAMS, THE BUCKS AND THE BLUE OX HAD THEIR GAME SUSPENDED DUE TO AN ON-FIELD INJURY IN THE TOP OF THE 2ND.

THE BUCKS WERE LEADING THE BLUE OX 3-0 WHEN IT WAS OFFICIALLY POSTPONED THE GAME AND TONIGHT THE TWO TEAMS PICKED UP RIGHT WHERE THEY LEFT OFF.

BUCKS STILL TRYING TO GET THAT FIRST WIN OVER THE OX.

THEY'RE 0-4 IN THE BATTLE OF BEMIDJI RIVALRY.

TOP THREE, STILL 3-0, BASES LOADED FOR LANDON AND WITH ONE SWING, GIVING THE BLUE OX THE LEAD.

A GRAND SLAM, MAKING IT 4-3.

NOW TWO OUT WITH DUCKS ON THE POND FOR ETHAN, BLOOPER TO LEFT, CENTER, GETS DOWN, KNOCKS IN CAM JUSTICE AND WE'RE DEADLOCKED AT 4-4.

NEXT INNING, STILL TIED, ONE DOWN THE LINE, BRANDON COMING ON, CAN'T MAKE THE PLAY, HUNTER SCORES.

BUCKS TACK ON ONE MORE IN THE INNING.

THEY WIN 6-4, FINALLY GETTING THEIR FIRST WIN OVER THEIR RIVALS, THE BLUE OX STILL LEAD THE SERIES.

THE BUCKS IMPROVE TO 8-1.

THEY WILL MEET AGAIN NEXT THURSDAY.

>>> THE TWINS ARE TRYING TO SNAP A FIVE GAME LOSING STREAK.

EVENTUALLY THE GAME GOT UNDERWAY.

BYRON LEADING THINGS OFF FOR THE TWINS.

FIRST PITCH, AD IOS, HIS SECOND HOMER OF THE YEAR, MINNESOTA HAS A 1-0 LEAD.

THEN REDS GET IT BACK AND THEN SOME.

A MAN ON, CASHING HIS 6th HOME RUN OF THE SEASON.

NOW IT'S 4-1.

TREVOR WITH RUNNERS ON THE CORNER.

YOU CAN'T BEAT THE ARM OF DELA CRUZ.

HE'S IMPRESSIVE.

THE SCORE IS AS OF NOW, THE GAME HAS GONE INTO ANOTHER RAIN DELAY IN THE TOP OF THE 6th, EXCUSE ME.

THE TWINS GOT SOME WORK TO DO IN THIS ONE IF THEY'RE GOING TO AVOID A 6-GAME SKID.

>>> TODAY, HAD A COMMITMENT VIA HIS X ACCOUNT, SAWYER, THE KICKER FOR BRAINERD HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY FOR THE FIGHTING HAWKS, TO KICK FOR THE FIGHTING HAWKS NEXT YEAR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA.

HE IS A PLACE KICKER AND THE FIELD GOAL P.A.T.

KICKER AND WE WILL GET A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM HIM TOMORROW ON WHY HE DECIDED ON NORTH DAKOTA.

>>> AS JUNE FLIES BY, SO DO CLAY PIGEONS THROUGH THE SKIES OF MINNESOTA.

FROM JUNE 9TH THROUGH THE 17TH, OVER 350 SCHOOLS COMPETED IN THE MINNESOTA TRAP SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HOPES OF QUALIFYING FOR THE MSHSL STATE TOURNAMENT IN PRIOR LAKE.

THE SEBEKA TRAP TEAM WAS ONE OF 40-TEAMS THAT MADE THE CUT, PLACING 27TH AT THE TRAP SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

SEBEKA WILL BE RETURNING TO STATE TOURNAMENT FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 4 YEARS AND DURING THEIR LAST VISIT, THE TEAM FINISHED 15TH OVERALL, LEAVING THEM PLENTY OF ROOM TO SHOOT HIGHER.

>> I FEEL LIKE THE BEST 7 GUYS WE GOT HERE SHOT AMAZING AND WE CAN DO EVEN BETTER.

OUR SCORE THAT WE GOT CAN BE EASILY IMPROVED UPON, BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO SHOOTING DOWN THERE, HOPEFULLY SHOOTING MY BEST.

>> THERE ARE VERY FEW FACTORS THAT CAN LIMIT YOUR SCORE, BUT YOUR MENTAL STATE IS LIKE THE HIGHEST ONE.

LAST WEEK, I SHOT MY PERSONAL BEST OUT OF 100.

OUR TEAM DID REALLY WELL.

I MEAN, WE MADE IT TO PRIOR SO THAT'S WHAT THE GOAL WAS.

>> SEBEKA WON THE PARK REGION CONFERENCE THIS SEASON.

ALSO THE THIRD TIME IN FOUR YEARS, THE STATE TOURNAMENT IS THIS FRIDAY AT THE MINNEAPOLIS GUN CLUB IN PRIOR LAKE.

TEAM COMPETITION BEGINS AT 9:00 A.M.

FOLLOWED BY INDIVIDUAL SHOOTERS AT 1:00 P.M.

THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY TEAM WE HAVE GOING THIS YEAR IN OUR VIEWING AREA.

WE'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK TO A COUPLE OTHERS AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES.

>> Charlie: AWESOME, THANK YOU.

>>> IT'S THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN CHILDREN ARE OUTSIDE A LOT.

WHETHER THEY'RE ATTENDING SPORTS CAMPS, SUMMER PRACTICES, OR JUST PLAYING OUTDOORS.

THE RISING TEMPERATURES CAN PUT THEM AT RISK.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS TIPS TO HELP PARENTS KEEP KIDS SAFE FROM HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES.

>> Reporter: AS THE TEMPERATURES RISE, SO DOES THE RISK OF GETTING REALLY SICK FROM THE HOT SUN.

>> IT'S HARD FOR YOUR BODY TO ACTUALLY SWEAT OUT THAT HEAT AND TO GET RID OF IT.

SO YOU ARE AT A HIGHER RISK OF A HEAT RELATED PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: DR. ASHLEY WITH CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE OF ATLANTA SAYS AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, IT'S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO KEEP KIDS HYDRATED, BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER ACTIVITIES.

SHE SAYS IF THEY'RE OUTSIDE FOR UNDER AN HOUR, MAKE SURE THEY'RE DRINKING PLENTY OF WATER.

IF THEY'RE SPENDING MORE THAN 60 MINUTES OUTDOORS, SHE SUGGESTS SUPPLEMENTING WITH A SPORTS DRINK.

>> BE MINDFUL OF WHAT TIME OF DAY WE'RE DOING ACTIVITIES.

SO DOING THINGS EARLIER IN THE MORNING, LATER AT NIGHT, HAVING SHADY BREAKS, THINGS LIKE THAT IS GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR MONITORING LONG-TERM.

>> Reporter: IF YOUR CHILD IS AN ATHLETE, GRADUALLY INTRODUCE HEAT BEFORE OUTDOOR PRACTICE TO ALLOW THE BODY TO ACCLIMATE TO IT AND BE MINDFUL OF EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING THAT THEY'RE WEARING.

>> NOT OVERDRESSING, LIGHT LAYERS, LIGHT COLORS, THINGS LIKE THAT WILL BE HELPFUL.

>> Reporter: KNOWING SIGNS OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES IS ALSO IMPORTANT, THE MOST SEVERE SICKNESS FROM THE SUN IS HEAT STROKE.

SYMPTOMS INCLUDE CONFUSION, IRRATIONAL BEHAVIOR, DROWSINESS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 104 DEGREES AND ABOVE.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>> THE DOCTOR SAYS TAKING BREAKS FROM THE HEAT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND TO HYDRATE DURING THOSE BREAKS.

SHE ALSO RECOMMENDS GETTING OUT OF THE SUN DURING THOSE BREAKS, EITHER INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE OR A SHADY AREA.

SHE SAYS FANS CAN ALSO HELP GET MOISTURE OFF THE SKIN.

>>> WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME SO WE WILL GO TO STACY WITH MORE DETAILS ON THE WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING HOT WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE HAVE AN EXTREME HEAT OUT FOR MOST OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND, HIGHS IN THE 80s AND 90s.

IT'S GOING TO BE HUMID AND HEAT INDEX READING IN THE 100s.

>> Matthew: WE'LL BE BACK TOMORROW AT 10:00, BE SURE TO TUNE IN.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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