>> PRODUCTION FUNDING FOR LAKELAND NEWS IS PROVIDED BY: FIRST NATIONAL BANK BEMIDJI; CONTINUING THEIR SECOND CENTURY OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

MEMBER FDIC.

>> C.T.C.

; INTERNET, PHONE, AND T.V.

C.T.C; CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY ONLINE AT GOCTC.COM.

>> SOURCEWELL; BOOSTING STUDENT AND COMMUNITY SUCCESS RIGHT HERE IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

MN.SOURCEWELL.ORG.

>> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS OF MINNESOTA.

>> AND BY SANFORD HEALTH WITH PRIMARY CARE LOCATIONS IN BEMIDJI AND ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST.

SANFORD HEALTH IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING CARE CLOSE TO HOME.

LEARN MORE AT SANFORDHEALTH.ORG.

>> 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.

>>> IT HAS NOW BEEN SEVERAL DAYS SINCE THE MAJOR STORM ROCKED THROUGH MANY NORTHERN MINNESOTA TOWNS AND CITIES AND CLEANUP EFFORTS STARTED AS SOON AS THE WINDS DIED DOWN.

WHILE THOUSANDS OF HOMES WERE AFFECTED, SO WERE PARKS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AREAS.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK HAS AN UPDATE FOR US ON HOW RESTORATION HAS BEEN GOING AND JUST HOW FAR THERE STILL IS TO GO.

>> Reporter: LIFE HAS BEEN SLOW LIVE RETURNING BACK TO NORMAL FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY THE STORM BUT THE CLEAN UP STILL LEFT IS UNMEASURABLE.

>> WE'VE SEEN DEVASTATION IN ALL THE PARKS, ALL THE COMMUNITIES, I DON'T THINK THERE IS ONE PERSON THAT IS NOT AFFECTED ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

>> THIS IS UNCOMPARABLE.

>> IF YOU LOOKED AT THIS PARK YESTERDAY, IT LOOKED DIFFERENT.

>> THE TREES WERE SUPER HIGH UP AND YOU HAD TO WALK THROUGH TREES.

>> EVERY DAY, IT'S HARD TO SEE EVERYTHING CHANGE, BUT IT'S ALSO HOPEFUL TO SEE EVERYBODY PUT ALL DIFFERENCES ASIDE AND COME TOGETHER FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF THEIR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN RESTORATION PROJECTS AND EVEN FOR THE PROFESSIONALS, IT HASN'T BEEN AN EASY JOB.

>> SO WE HAVE BASICALLY OUR OWN LIVING SITUATION WE BRING WITH US.

GENERATORS, BEDS, SHOWERS ARE A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO FIND BUT WHEN YOU'RE OUT FOR A MONTH, HOTEL BILLS ARE EXPENSIVE SO WE DECIDED TO BRING A MOBILE OFFICE AND HOME WITH US.

>> Reporter: THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS HAVE SEEN MAJOR MACHINERY TO RAKES.

>> IT PUTS US AT THE SAME PLAYING FIELD.

WE ARE ALL SUSCEPTIBLE TO NEEDING THE HELP OF OTHERS AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AND CARE.

AS IT LOOKS IN THE COMMUNITY, THERE ARE A LOT OF TREES, DEBRIS, LEAVES, SCATTER FROM INSULATION AND SHINGLES.

>> Reporter: THE IMPACTS OF THE DEVASTATION WILL LAST LONGER THAN THE LAST FALLEN TREE HAS BEEN CLEARED.

>> YOU HAVE LESS PLACES TO GO, A LOT OF OUR EVENTS WILL BE CANCELED, A LOT OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE CANCELED, PEOPLE CAN'T HAVE FAMILY REUNIONS AND THE COMMUNITY SPACES.

THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY IS JUST SEEING EVERYBODY COME TOGETHER FOR THE COMMUNITY THEY LOVE.

>> I THINK IT'S AMAZING WHEN THERE IS CRISIS, THE HEARTS OF PEOPLE ARE REALLY REVEALED IN TERMS OF REACHING OUT AND CARING FOR EACH OTHER.

>> BEMIDJI LOST A LOT AND IT HAS FOREVER CHANGED THE COMMUNITY THAT BUILT IT, IT'S STILL HERE AND STILL STANDING.

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

>> COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE BANDING TOGETHER ALL OVER TO HELP THEIR NEIGHBOR BUT THE WORK IS NOT ANYWHERE NEAR DONE YET IN THE BEMIDJI AREA.

TOMORROW WE WILL HAVE AN UPDATE ON HOW CITY INFRASTRUCTURE IS FAIRING AND MORE LONG-TERM EFFECTS THAT COULD BE SEEN IN THE FUTURE.

>>> ELECTRICITY IS ALMOST COMPLETELY BACK UP AND RUNNING FOR THE ENTIRE AREA AFTER THE STORM MORE THAN 50,000 ACCOUNTS WITHOUT POWER.

TONIGHT, ONLY AROUND 350 PEOPLE ARE STILL WITHOUT ELECTRICITY.

325 ARE OTTERTAIL POWER CUSTOMERS AND 11 ARE BELTRAMI ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS.

>>> A LOT OF BUSINESSES WERE AND CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORM THAT PASSED THROUGH BELTRAMI COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN IS IN STUDIO TONIGHT TO GIVE US MORE DETAILS ON THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGES TO BEMIDJI'S AIRPORT.

MATTHEW.

>> THANK YOU DENNIS.

>>> WELL WHEN THE STORM STARTED TO MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH BELTRAMI COUNTY.

THE BEMIDJI REGIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED WIND SPEEDS AT 106 MILES-PER-HOUR, WHICH LEFT OFFICIALS AT THE AIRPORT WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE DAMAGES TO THE FACILITY ONCE THE STORM PASSED.

>> THERE IS NOT MUCH PROTECTING US AT THE AIRPORT.

NO LINE OF TREES, SO THESE BUILDINGS ARE EXPOSED TO THAT WIND.

>> Reporter: THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS OUT OF TOWN WHEN THE STORM PASSED THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

ONCE HE RETURNED ON MONDAY, HE COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT HE WAS WITNESSING.

>> IT WAS SHOCKING.

AS I GOT CLOSER TO BEMIDJI, IT WAS A RAPID CHANGE IN THE DAMAGE.

AS WE GOT CLOSER TO TOWN, GOING TO THE AIRPORT, SEEING A LOT OF STUFF THAT WAS DIFFERENT THAN WHEN I LEFT TOWN.

>> Reporter: THEN HE MADE HIS WAY TO THE AIRPORT TO ASSESS THE DAMAGES THERE.

HE FOUND PARTS OF ROOFING SCATTERED ALONG THE PARKING LOT.

>> SOME PRIVATE HANGERS, THIS HANGER BEHIND US IS DESTROYED, MAINTENANCE BUILDING, DAMAGE TO THE ROOF, PRETTY MUCH EVERY BUILDING HAS SOME SORT OF DAMAGE.

>> Reporter: THE VEHICLES IN THE PARKING LOT WERE LEFT RELATIVELY UNHARMED, BUT HE COULDN'T SAY THE SAME ABOUT THE PLANES THAT WERE LEFT AT THE AIRPORT.

>> WE HAD A HAND FULL OF AIRPLANES THAT WERE DAMAGED, TWO HAD COLLAPSED LANDING GEARS, AND TWO OTHERS COLLIDED AND TWO AIRCRAFTS WERE DAMAGED BY THE HANGER PARTIALLY OR FULLY COLLAPSING.

>> Reporter: THE AIRPORT LOST POWER DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE STORM.

THEY WERE HAVING A HARD TIME TURNING IT BACK ON DUE TO THE GENERATOR MALFUNCTION.

>> OUR BACK UP GENERATOR WAS HAVING ISSUES SO WE HAD TO CANCEL SOME FLIGHTS BECAUSE WE HAD NO POWER AT ALL.

THE POWER IS BACK ON NOW AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THE GENERATOR TO SEE WHY IT WASN'T WORKING ALL DAY.

>> Reporter: POWER IS RESTORED TO THE AIRPORT AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE RETURNING TO THEIR USUAL ROUTINE.

THE DAMAGE TO BEMIDJI IS SO EXTENSIVE THAT IT'S ALMOST UNRECOGNIZABLE BUT HE IS THANKFUL THAT THE AIRPORT ESCAPED WITH MINOR DAMAGE.

>> IT'S SURPRISING THERE WASN'T MORE DAMAGE.

>> OFFICIALS AT THE AIRPORTS SAY THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT FLIGHT SCHEDULING OR ANY OTHER MATTER, YOU SHOULD CHECK WITH DELTA AIRLINES.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: THANK YOU MATTHEW.

AS OF NOW, FLIGHTS ARE RUNNING BACK ON TIME AT THE BEMIDJI REGIONAL AIRPORT.

>>> A FREE EMERGENCY MOBILE FOOD DISTRIBUTION IS SET FOR FRIDAY FOR ANYONE AND EVERYONE THAT MAY NEED HELP AFTER THE DESTRUCTIVE WEATHER IN BEMIDJI LAST WEEKEND.

THE DISTRIBUTION WILL TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 27TH FROM 10:00 A.M. OR 12:00 P.M. OR UNTIL FOOD RUNS OUT AT THE SANFORD CENTER PARKING LOT.

THE DISTRIBUTION WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE BOX PER PERSON/FAMILY.

THE EVENT IS BEING HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED WAY OF BEMIDJI AREA, THE NORTH COUNTRY FOOD BANK, AND THE SANFORD CENTER.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE UNITED WAY.

>>> AFTER THE STORM MOVED THROUGH THE BEMIDJI AREA IT CONTINUED TO CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN CASS LAKE AND ON THE LEECH LAKE RESERVATION.

TRIBAL OFFICIALS SAY HIGH WINDS KNOCKED DOWN THOUSANDS OF TREES, DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE, DISRUPTED COMMUNICATIONS, AND LEFT MANY WITHOUT POWER OR SAFE SHELTER AND THAT THE STORM HIT ESPECIALLY IN THE MISSION AREA.

THEY SAY NO FATALITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND POWER RESTORATION IS PROGRESSING STEADILY.

MANY RESIDENTS REMAIN IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE DUE TO DAMAGE TO HOMES, LACK OF INSURANCE, OR LIMITED MOBILITY.

HOUSING ASSESSMENTS AND DEBRIS REMOVAL EFFORTS ARE STILL UNDERWAY.

DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY PLANNING ARE ONGOING, WITH EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE BEING REQUESTED.

FOR TREE REMOVAL ASSISTANCE, LEECH LAKE TRIBAL POLICE DISPATCH IS TAKING CALLS FROM TRIBAL MEMBERS FOR HELP REMOVING DOWNED TREES FROM THEIR PROPERTY.

IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, LEECH LAKE TRIBAL POLICE DEPARTMENT CRISIS RESPONSE MANAGER CINDY WILSON IS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST TRIBAL MEMBERS WITH RESOURCES RELATED TO HOUSING AND DISPLACEMENT, FOOD REPLENISHMENT, TRANSPORTATION, AND MORE.

>>> IN OTHER NEWS TONIGHT, ONE PERSON IS DEAD FOLLOWING A HOUSE FIRE IN FOSSTON.

THE FIRE WAS REPORTED AROUND 4:30 THIS MORNING AT A HOUSE LOCATED AT 718 FIRST STREET EAST.

WHEN RESPONDERS ARRIVED THEY FOUND THE HOME FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

FIREFIGHTERS PUT OUT THE FIRE AND LOCATED THE VICTIM DEAD INSIDE THE RESIDENCE.

THE OTHER OCCUPANTS OF THE HOUSE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT, AND SOME SUSTAINED INJURIES, WHICH ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

THE MINNESOTA FIRE MARSHALL'S OFFICE WAS CONTACTED AND RESPONDED TO THE SCENE.

>>> WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION TONIGHT ABOUT A BEMIDJI HOUSE FIRE THAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.

FIREFIGHTERS WENT INTO THE BURNING BUILDING AND REMOVED A MAN SHORTLY AFTER THEY ARRIVED ON THE SCENE JUST BEFORE 9 P.M.

THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN FROM THE SCENE BY AMBULANCE AND FLOWN TO FARGO WHERE HIS CONDITION IS UNKNOWN.

29 FIREFIGHTERS AND 10 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WERE ON THE SCENE FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS AND CONFIRMED THERE WAS NOBODY ELSE IN THE HOUSE.

THE HOME WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE 1200 BLOCK OF DELTON AVENUE IS A COMPLETE LOSS AS ARE ITS CONTENTS.

NO FIREFIGHTER INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

THE FIRE IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION.

>>> THE RED LAKE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE F.B.I.

ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING THAT KILLED A MAN EAST OF RED LAKE IN THE HEART LAKE AREA ON JUNE 20TH.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE RED LAKE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, OFFICERS FOUND THE VICTIM ON THE GROUND OUTSIDE A HOME WITH A FATAL GUNSHOT WOUND.

OFFICERS BEGAN SEARCHING FOR THE SUSPECT AND A SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER WAS ISSUED FOR THE SURROUNDING AREA.

AFTER AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH BY OFFICERS WITH ASSISTANCE FROM CONCERNED CITIZENS AND AN INDEPENDENT DRONE OPERATOR.

A MAN WAS LOCATED HIDING IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA WEST OF WHERE THE SHOOTING HAPPENED.

HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND TRANSPORTED TO THE RED LAKE DETENTION CENTER.

THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE SHOOTING IS ASKED TO CONTACT EITHER THE RED LAKE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OR THE F.B.I.

>>> GOVERNOR TIM WALZ HAS APPOINTED MERIEL LESTER AS A DISTRICT COURT JUDGE IN MINNESOTA'S 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

LESTER WILL BE REPLACING THE HONORABLE LEONARD A. WEILER WHO IS RETIRING.

SHE WILL BE CHAMBERED IN LITTLE FALLS IN MORRISON COUNTY.

LESTER IS AN ASSISTANT CHIEF IN THE CRIMINAL DIVISION OF THE STEARNS COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WHERE SHE HAS WORKED EXTENSIVELY IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTION WITH A FOCUS ON INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND OTHER PERSONAL CRIMES WALZ SAYS LESTERS ABILITY TO SEE THE COMPLEXITY OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE MAKES HIM CONFIDENT THAT SHE WILL USE HER ROLE TO PROVIDE FAIR AND IMPARTIAL JUSTICE TO THE PEOPLE OF MORRISON COUNTY.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS AGAIN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

ONE BREAK FROM THE PRECIPITATION BEFORE SCATTERED SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS, AND WARMER TEMPERATURES RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, LITTLE FALLS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS HELD THEIR FINAL PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE DECIDING THE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> LITTLE FALLS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IS ON THE VERGE OF ENTERING A FINANCIAL CRISIS.

ONE OPTION THE SCHOOL BOARD IS EXPLORING IS THE CLOSURE OF DR. S.G. KNIGHT ELEMENTARY.

ON MONDAY THE BOARD HELD THE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE VOTE THAT WILL DECIDE WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE SCHOOL.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: FACED WITH THE POTENTIAL OF ENTERING INTO STATUTORY OPERATING DEBT, LITTLE FALLS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS HELD THE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING FOR ONE OF THE SOLUTIONS TO SAVE THE DISTRICT FINANCIALLY.

THE POTENTIAL CLOSURE OF DR. S.G. KNIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

>> IT'S STATE STATUTE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY AS A DISTRICT TO PRESENT THE PRACTICALITY OF WHY WE THINK THAT CLOSING THE SCHOOL MAKES THE BEST SENSE FOR THE DISTRICT, WHY IT'S BEING DISCUSSED RIGHT NOW AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS WELL AS TO LISTEN TO PUBLIC INPUT.

>> Reporter: MANY WHO ATTENDED THE PUBLIC HEARING BELIEVE THAT DESPITE THE DISTRICT CLAIMING THERE IS NO DECISION MADE AS OF YET, MANY MADE UP THEIR MINDS.

DOUG TOLD AUDIENCE MEMBERS THAT HE INTENDED TO CLOSE THE SCHOOL AFTER PRESSURE FROM THE CROWD.

>> AT MARCH AT THE BOARD MEETING, THE ONLY THING THEY REALLY HIGHLIGHTED WAS THE POTENTIAL CLOSURE OF TWO SCHOOLS, THAT BEING OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN RANDALL AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THEN FROM THAT POINT FORWARD, PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON THE CLOSURE OF DR. KNIGHT AND WHY THAT IS SO DRAINING ON THE DISTRICT, VERSUS ANY OTHER SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: MEMBERS OF THE SAVE DR. KNIGHT SCHOOL PRESENTED ALTERNATIVES TO CLOSING THE SCHOOL, INCLUDING SELLING EMPTY DISTRICT LANDS, A FOUR DAY SCHOOL WEEK, AND AN OPERATING REFERENDUM.

>> THERE WERE MULTIPLE SUGGESTIONS AND OPTIONS AND THE SCHOOL BOARD JUST BOUNCED OFF THE EARDRUMS, LIKE THEY DIDN'T PUT ENERGY INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF CONSIDERING WHAT DIFFERENT TYPES OF STEPS THE COMMUNITY COULD COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT KEEPING THE SCHOOL OPEN.

>> Reporter: HOWEVER, IN THE EYES OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, THERE IS NOT A CLEAR SOLUTION THAT KEEPS THEM FROM ENTERING STATUTORY OPERATING DEBT OUTSIDE OF CLOSING THE SCHOOL.

>> GUYS, WE CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO IDEAS.

THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THAT HAS THE SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM SIGNIFICANT IMPACT THAT CLOSING A SCHOOL DOES.

THERE IS NOTHING THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD THAT IS EVEN CLOSE TO THAT LONG-TERM FOR US TO BE ABLE TO RIGHT THE SHIP AND KEEP US OUT OF STATUTORY OPERATING DEBT.

>> REPORTING IN LITTLE FALLS, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL VOTE ON THE FATE OF DR KNIGHT ON MONDAY JUNE 30TH.

>>> 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.

>>> STACY IS HERE NOW WITH A LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

HOW IS IT LOOKING TONIGHT?

>> Stacy: IT LOOKS LIKE WE COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS HERE AND THERE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

OVERALL, A LOT OF CLOUD COVER TOMORROW, WE WILL HAVE A BREAK FROM ANY PRECIPITATION HOWEVER AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY BEFORE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN THIS WEEKEND.

WE WILL HAVE A RETURN TO THOSE MORE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS AS [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAVE SEEN PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND WE HAVE ALSO SEEN SOME AREAS OF RAINFALL, ESPECIALLY MORE INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY OF SEEING A FEW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND AGAIN TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE.

OVERALL, CLOUDY SKIES, IT LOOKS LIKE SOME QUIETER WEATHER ON FRIDAY AND THEN OVER THE WEEKEND, WE WILL SEE A RETURN TO THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS, HIGHS IN THE 80s, MAYBE CLOSE TO 90, AND MAYBE SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 60 AT THE AIRPORT, AT OUR STUDIO, WINDS ARE NORTHEAST AT 6 MILES PER HOUR, 54 IS OUR DEW POINT, HUMIDITY IS AT 79%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 57 DEGREES, WITH A DEW POINT OF 54, PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY, WINDS ARE NORTHEAST AT 6 MILES PER HOUR.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR PICTURE, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF CLOUD COVER TODAY THROUGHOUT OUR AREA AND AGAIN SOME AREAS OF SHOWERS, A LOT OF THOSE HAVE TAPERED OFF OR MOVED OUT, BUT WE HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING HERE AND THERE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWERS TOMORROW, MORE ISOLATED IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA, A BETTER CHANCE MOVING INTO THE EAST-CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE.

AGAIN, A LOT OF CLOUD COVER YET TOMORROW, STILL A COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURE, BUT WE WILL SEE THE WARM UP AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE MORNING SKIES FROM MENAHGA.

BRANDON SPOTTING A COUPLE OF BALD EAGLES IN THE TREE.

JOAN IN LAPORTE AND RALPH IN JENKINS WITH SOME DEER VISITING THE YARD TODAY.

GARY SPOTTING A MONARCH BUTTERFLY.

WE HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT STAGES OF MONARCH DEVELOPMENT THERE FROM BRAINERD.

LAURIE SENDING US A PICTURE OF THE BLUE HERREN.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, BOB IN BLUFFTON REPORTING 0.6-INCH OF RAINFALL.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, PARTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW SPRINKLES TODAY.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY WITH 0.3-INCH OF RAIN.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLOUDY AND DRIZZLE, PICKING UP 0.015-INCH OF PRECIPITATION.

ON OUR ALMANAC, THE TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER TODAY, 57 WAS OUR LOW AND SUNSET AT 9:13.

BEMIDJI TODAY, ALSO SEEING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES, TOPPING OUT AT 66.

THAT IS MORE THAN 10 DEGREES BELOW THE AVERAGE.

WE HAD A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 51.

SO AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, AS I MENTIONED, WE WILL BE SEEING A LOT OF CLOUD COVER, ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY, WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF SEEING SOME RAIN SHOWER DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

THAT'S THE BEST CHANCE, TRYING TO GET THAT TO MOVE FOR YOU AND IT'S NOT WORKING.

AGAIN, WE COULD BE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN SHOWER DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE WILL BE SEEING A LOT OF CLOUD COVER THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

THERE IT GOES, THERE IS THE RAIN THAT COULD BE PUSHING INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE.

WE SHOULD SEE HIGHS WARMER IN THE NORTHERN PART OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE ARE LOOKING AT MAINLY 60s FOR OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES.

SO HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, WE WILL BE SEEING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS HERE AND THERE.

LOWS NEAR 53.

THEN FOR TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, AGAIN THERE IS THE CHANCE OF SOME RAIN SHOWERS.

A HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL ONLY BE IN THE UPPER 60s AND INTO THE LOW 70s.

FORTUNATELY AGAIN, WE'RE LOCKED UP HERE, WE'RE NOT MOVING OUR GRAPHIC, BUT AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, WE WILL BE SEEING QUIET WEATHER ON FRIDAY, THERE IS THE CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING FOR THE WEEKEND AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND POTENTIALS THERE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AS WE WILL BE SEEING THE HOTTER AND HUMID CONDITIONS RETURN.

THEN WE WILL BE SEEING AGAIN, COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: OKAY, THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH OUR SPORTS.

NBA DRAFT TONIGHT.

THE WOLVES HAVE HAD GOOD SUCCESS WITH A TALL FRONT CENTER, SO ADD ANOTHER ONE.

>> Charlie: WE HAVE ALL THE DETAILS.

AND THE NUMBER ONE DRAFT PICK TONIGHT WAS COOPER FLAG OUT OF DUKE BY THE MAVERICKS.

I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT AS WE HEAD IN.

WE'LL GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NBA DRAFT AND THE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE TIMBERWOLVES TRADED UP THE 8th PICK TO TAKE TERRENCE AT 27th.

THE WOLVES HAD THE 17th PICK HEADING INTO THE FIRST ROUND OF THIS YEAR'S DRAFT AND CHOSE TO STICK WITH IT WHERE THEY SELECTED A CENTER FROM FRANCE.

THE 6 FOOT 9, 18-YEAR-OLD IS JOINING RUDY.

SCOUTS SAY HE HAS QUICK FEET AND CAN GUARD MULTIPLE POSITIONS AND IS COMFORTABLE IN THE PICK AND ROLL.

HE PLAYED FOR THE OLYMPIA CLUB IN SLOVENIA.

ALLEGEDLY, HE DIDN'T EVEN PICK UP A BASKETBALL UNTIL 2021 WHEN HE WAS 14.

HERE'S A LOOK AT HOW THE TIMBERWOLVES HAVE DRAFTED SINCE PICKING UP ANTHONY EDWARDS IN 2020.

HE IS THE 12th FRENCHMAN, EXCUSE ME, THE 10th FRENCH MAN TO GO INTO THE DRAFT.

SURPRISING THE TIMBERWOLVES DID NOT GO FOR A POINT GUARD, WHICH WAS SOMETHING THEY HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR, EVEN WITH ROB.

THEY WERE THINKING ABOUT THAT THERE AND A CENTER IT WAS.

THAT'S WHERE THEY WERE GOING.

>>> TWINS LOSING STREAK HAS BALLOONED TO 5 AFTER LAST NIGHT'S LOSS TO SEATTLE.

MINNESOTA HOSTING THE MARINERS AGAIN TODAY.

JOE ON THE BUMP FOR THE TWINKIES.

TODAY, THROUGH SIX SCORELESS INNINGS, WITH EIGHT K'S, GIVING THE TWINS A CHANCE IF THEY CAN FIND SOME OFFENSE.

WILLIE COMES UP CLUTCH, SINGLE SCORE, AND THE TWINS LEAD IT 1-0.

A LITTLE MORE OFFENSE IN THE 7th.

CODY, GIVE ME THAT TACO AND ADD AVOCADO AND CHEESE PLEASE.

THEY BREAK THE SPELL AND IT'S 2-0.

THEY FINISH THE SERIES WITH THE MARINERS TOMORROW AT NOON.

>>> FRIDAY'S STORM LEFT NO PART OF THE COMMUNITY UNTOUCHED, THAT INCLUDES THE SHORE ALONG NORTHERNMOST PART OF THE LAKE WHERE THE BEMIDJI TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB SITS.

ROUGHLY 350 TREES FELL ON AND AROUND THE GOLF COURSE BUT NONE ON THE GREENS, TEE BOXES OR INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE CLUBHOUSE.

WORK FOR CLEANUP BEGAN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DAMAGE.

>> IT WAS OVERWHELMING AT FIRST, BUT THEN YOU KNOW, TRYING TO GET A GAME PLAN TOGETHER TO CLEAN UP THE GOLF COURSE.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET TO THE DUMP PILE, TO DUMP WOOD.

THEN IT'S REALLY FOCUSING ON AREAS THAT ARE IN PLAY.

>> AT FIRST, WE JUST WENT NUMERICAL IN ORDER.

WE STARTED OUT WITH ONE, WENT TO TWO, AND FINISHED ON 18.

IT TOOK FOUR DAYS, BUT WE GOT HER DONE.

>> THE GROUNDS CREW AT BTCC WAS AIDED IN THE CLEAN UP BY VOLUNTEERS ARMED WITH GARDENING EQUIPMENT.

THANKS TO THEIR EFFORTS, THE COURSE WAS ABLE TO REOPEN TODAY WITH THE FIRST GOLFERS TEEING OFF AT 2:00 P.M. AND NOW THE CREW CAN GET BACK TO FOCUSING ON GETTING READY FOR THE BIRCHMONT TOURNAMENT WHICH IS JUST ONE MONTH AWAY.

>> A LOT OF OUR MEMBERS CAME OUT AND VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME TO DO A LOT OF RAKING, A LOT OF DETAILED CLEAN UP.

IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT.

IT WAS PRETTY HUMBLING TO SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE OUT HERE HELPING OUT AND JUST THE PRIDE THEY HAVE IN THIS GOLF COURSE.

>> WE WILL BE READY FOR THE BIRCHMONT.

I'M NOT TOO CONCERNED.

I DON'T THINK IT WILL AFFECT THE TOURNAMENT THAT MUCH.

WE JUST HAVE SOME EXTRA WORK TO DO TO, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO CLEAN UP THIS GOLF COURSE.

I THINK IT WILL BE ANOTHER FEW WEEKS TO FINALLY GET CAUGHT UP WITH THIS STORM.

>> MATSON GRAVELLE JOKED THAT BECAUSE NO ONE HAS PLAYED THE COURSE IN THE PAST 4 DAYS THE TURF AND GREENS GOT SOME MUCH NEEDED RECOVERY TIME THAT YOU NORMALLY DON'T GET THIS TIME OF THE SUMMER, SO A BIT OF A SILVER LINING.

>> Dennis: YEAH, VERY SMALL ONE.

THANKS A LOT CHARLIE.

>>> EXTREME HEAT LIKE WE EXPERIENCED RECENTLY ISN'T ONLY DANGEROUS TO PHYSICAL HEALTH, IT CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT MENTAL HEALTH AS WELL, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER EXPLAINS THE MENTAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH HEAT AND HOW TO PROTECT THOSE AT HIGHEST RISK.

>> Reporter: IF THE SOARING TEMPERATURES HAVE YOU FEELING A LITTLE IRRITABLE, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

>> A MENTAL HEALTH AND EXTREME HEAT IS A REAL ISSUE.

>> Reporter: CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST WITH THE GENERAL HOSPITAL SAYS HIGH HEAT EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE THOSE WITH UNDERLYING CONDITIONS, LIKE DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY, TO HAVE HEIGHTENED SYMPTOMS THAT CAN INCLUDE INCREASES IN SUICIDAL THINKING, VIOLENT BEHAVIOR, AND SUBSTANCE USE.

>> WE KNOW PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES HAVE HIGH RATES OF EMERGENCY REMISSIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF HEAT WAVES.

>> Reporter: HAVING A HEAT PLAN CAN HELP.

FIRST BEFORE GOING OUT, CHECK NOT ONLY DAILY TEMPERATURES BUT ALSO THE HEAT INDEX SO YOU KNOW JUST HOW HOT IT'S EXPECTED TO BE AND TO FEEL.

NEXT, KNOW YOUR RISKS.

CERTAIN MEDICATIONS LIKE ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND ANTIPSYCHOTICS MAY AFFECT THE BODY'S ABILITY TO COOL ITSELF.

>> TALKING TO YOUR PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR IS KEY HERE TO SEE IF YOU'RE AN AT-RISK PERSON.

>> Reporter: AND STAY HYDRATED MEANING DRINKING WATER AND BEING AWARE OF YOUR CAFFEINE INTAKE.

FINALLY, HAVE A PLAN TO GET COOL DURING THE DAY IF YOU NEED TO, FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNHOUSED, THAT CAN INCLUDE A COOLING CENTER OR A PUBLIC SPACE WITH AIR CONDITIONING.

>> THERE ARE HEAT FIRST AID KITS YOU CAN GET ONLINE.

THEY HAVE ELECTROLYTES, COOLING THINGS YOU CAN HAVE STORE IN YOUR HOME IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING EXTREME HEAT.

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

>> IF YOU'RE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH OR HAVING HARMFUL THOUGHTS, YOU CAN CALL, TEXT OR CHAT THE 9-8-8 SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

>>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE LAST LOOK AT OUR WEATHER, SO WE GO BACK TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW.

THERE ARE SOME CHANCES OF RAINFALL.

AS WE HEAD THROUGH OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, QUIET WEATHER ON FRIDAY, CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEKEND.

>> Dennis: THAT'S IT FOR US, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

[♪♪♪] CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY: AV CAPTIONING WWW.AVCAPTIONING.COM