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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.

>>> IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE OVER A WEEK NOW SINCE THE DESTRUCTIVE WIND STORM STRUCK THE GREATER-BEMIDJI AREA.

CITY, COUNTY, AND STATE OFFICIALS CAME TOGETHER ALMOST INSTANTLY TO GATHER RESOURCES AND ASSIST THE COMMUNITY IN RECOVERY EFFORTS.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HIGHLIGHTS THE WORK DONE BY BOTH THE BELTRAMI COUNTY AND THE CITY OF BEMIDJI'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAMS.

>> Reporter: AFTER THE REPORTED 120 MILES PER HOUR WIND SPEEDS DIED AROUND 2:00 A.M., EMERGENCY RESPONDERS DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT LONG FOR CALLS TO START ROLLING IN.

>> WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE INITIAL PEOPLE FROM THE TIME THE STORM HIT, BEMIDJI FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO OVER 100 CALLS FOR SERVICE AND THEY VARIED FROM GAS LINE BREAKS, FIRES, SO ON AND SO FORTH.

>> Reporter: IT WAS BECOMING TOO MUCH FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS TO HANDLE AT ONCE.

>> WE HAD TO PRIORITIZE THE CALLS AS WE WERE STRAPPED.

>> Reporter: ONCE THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR SAW THE MAGNITUDE OF THE STORM RISE QUICKLY, HE SOUNDED THE SIRENS AND SOUNDED THE RED ALERT.

>> Reporter: MIKE PRAISED THE FIRE CHIEF FOR HOW HE HANDLED WHAT HE SAYS WAS A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION.

>> IT IS A HEAVYWEIGHT AND BIG THING TO CARRY TO HAVE ALL OF THIS AT ONCE.

YOU KNOW, THERE ARE MULTIPLE PHONES, RADIOS, EVERYTHING GOING OFF.

THE FACT THAT HE WAS AWARE ENOUGH TO RECOGNIZE IMMEDIATELY THIS IS GOING TO GROW AND THIS IS BIG, ESPECIALLY AT 2 A.M. WHERE THERE WASN'T A LIGHT ON IN THE CITY.

IT WAS NICE TO HAVE THE EXPERIENCE AND HELP MENTOR JUSTIN THROUGH THIS AND HE DID A FANTASTIC JOB.

>> Reporter: THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED HELP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE, WITH SEVERAL FIREFIGHTERS VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME TO HELP WITH THE INITIAL VOLUME OF CALLS.

THE CHIEF WANTED TO THANK THOSE WHO VOLUNTEERED FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE AND THE BONDS THAT WERE MADE.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS I WILL NEVER FORGET IS RIGHT UP AGAINST OUR FIRE ENGINE WAS A GENTLEMAN'S COT.

IT MADE ME PROUD THAT HE WAS ABLE TO BE HERE ON A COT, THERE WERE ALL SMILES.

THERE WERE STORIES OF CALLS, FELLOWSHIP, TALKING AND VISITING WITH MEMBERS THEY NEVER MET.

THEY WERE HAPPY TO DO IT.

>> Reporter: DESPITE SUFFERING HEAVY DAMAGE TO HIS OWN HOME, CHRIS KEPT GATHERING RESOURCES AND KEPT THE PUBLIC INFORMED ABOUT AVAILABLE RESOURCES.

HE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HELPED A NEIGHBOR IN NEED.

>> WE ALWAYS SAY THAT WE DON'T WANT THAT DARK DAY.

IT WAS A DARK MORNING, BUT THEN THE SUN CAME UP.

THE CLOUDS CLEARED AND WE CAME TOGETHER.

WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MOVE TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BEMIDJI, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE DEMOLITION LANDFILL AND THE TARGET SITE WILL REMAIN OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M.

THROUGH JULY 3RD, INCLUDING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THEY WILL BE CLOSED ON JULY 4TH BUT WILL BE OPEN ON JULY 5TH AND 6TH.

THE TARGET SITE IS NOT ACCEPTING COMMERCIAL HAULERS, WHICH MUST GO TO THE DEMOLITION LANDFILL.

>>> ALSO, DUE TO STORM DAMAGE IN NORTHERN HUBBARD COUNTY, THE HUBBARD COUNTY NORTH TRANSFER STATION IS EXTENDING HOURS ON WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS THROUGH JULY 17TH.

THAT TRANSFER STATION WILL NOW BE OPEN FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. ON THOSE DAYS IN ADDITION TO REGULAR HOURS OF 7:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. ON MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS.

>>> IN RESPONSE TO THE DEVASTATING STORMS THAT SWEPT THROUGH THE BEMIDJI REGION, LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS HAVE LAUNCHED THE BEMIDJI BUSINESS REBUILD PROGRAM, A RAPID-RESPONSE LOAN INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES RECOVER, REBUILD, AND REMAIN OPEN.

GREATER BEMIDJI, THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION, THE HEADWATERS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, THE BEMIDJI AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND THE CITY OF BEMIDJI COLLECTIVELY HAVE CREATED THE BEMIDJI BUSINESS REBUILD PROGRAM.

THE PROGRAM PROVIDES 0-PERCENT INTEREST LOANS UP TO $10,000 WITH NO PAYMENTS REQUIRED IN THE FIRST YEAR.

THESE FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO COVER URGENT NEEDS SUCH AS INSURANCE PAYMENTS, CLEANUP, INVENTORY REPLACEMENT, TEMPORARY RELOCATION, AND EQUIPMENT COSTS NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE.

BUSINESSES WITH GREATER FINANCIAL NEEDS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR LARGER FUNDING AMOUNTS THROUGH RELATED PROGRAMS.

>>> A 34-YEAR OLD WOMAN DIED IN A TWO VEHICLE CRASH NEAR AITKIN ON FRIDAY.

THE STATE PATROL SAYS MAGGIE SPYCHALLA WAS PULLING A FISH HOUSE WITH HER SUV ON HIGHWAY 169 WHEN A PICKUP TRUCK STRUCK HER VEHICLE.

THE PICKUP TRUCK WAS HEADED EAST ON TAME FISH LAKE ROAD WHERE ACCORDING TO GOOGLE MAPS THERE IS A STOP SIGN.

SPYCHALLA WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY ESSENTIA HEALTH CARE FACILITY WHERE SHE DIED.

SIX PASSENGERS IN THE SUV ALL SUFFERED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES INCLUDING 39-YEAR OLD PATRICK SPYCHALLA, 17-YEAR OLD CARSON FAULKNER-SPYCHALLA, 14-YEAR OLD OAKLEY SPYCHALLA, 11-YEAR OLD SEPTEMBUR SPYCHALLA, 9-YEAR OLD HARVEY-ROSE SPYCHALLA, AND THREE YEAR OLD HENDRIX SPYCHALLA.

ALL OF THE SPYCHALLA'S ARE FROM HAZELTON TOWNSHIP WHICH IS ABOUT TEN MILES SOUTH OF AITKIN.

THEY WERE ALL WEARING THEIR SEATBELTS.

A FUNDRAISER HAS BEEN SET UP ON THE GO-FUND-ME WEBSITE TO HELP THE FAMILY.

WE'LL INCLUDE A LINK WITH THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> 18-YEAR OLD JIMMIE DANO WAS THE DRIVER OF THE PICKUP TRUCK.

HE AND A PASSENGER IN THE PICKUP 18-YEAR OLD COLE DESMITH WHO ARE ALSO FROM HAZELTON TOWNSHIP WERE ALSO HOSPITALIZED WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES, NEITHER WERE WEARING THEIR SEATBELTS.

>>> THE MINNESOTA WILD WILL PLAY THE UPCOMING SEASON AT GRAND CASINO ARENA AFTER A NAMING RIGHTS DEAL WITH THE MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE THAT SUCCEEDS THE VENUE'S ORIGINAL NAME, XCEL ENERGY CENTER.

THE WILD ON MONDAY ANNOUNCED THE 14-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE THAT TAKES EFFECT IN SEPTEMBER.

THE ARENA HAS ABOUT 18,000 SEATS FOR HOCKEY.

>> THIS WILL PUT THE GRAND CASINO BRAND IN FRONT OF MILLIONS OF MINNESOTANS AND VISITORS EVERY YEAR.

AT HOCKEY GAMES, CONCERTS, AND MAJOR EVENTS, IT ALSO PUTS OUR STORY, THE STORY OF THE MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWA ON A STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL STAGE.

>> CHIEF EXECUTIVE WIND SAYS NO TRIBAL GOVERNMENT DOLLARS WERE USED TO PURCHASE THE NAMING RIGHTS AND THAT THEY WERE ACQUIRED BY REDIRECTING FUNDS FROM THE GRAND CASINO'S EXISTING MARKETING BUDGET.

>> SOME HAVE ASKED WHY ARE WE MAKING THIS INVESTMENT NOW?

THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE, OUR CUSTOMER BASE IS AGING AND YOUNGER GENERATIONS ENGAGE WITH BRANDS VERY DIFFERENTLY.

TRADITIONAL ADVERTISING ISN'T ENOUGH ANYMORE.

IF WE WANT GRAND CASINOS AND THE BAND'S ECONOMIC FUTURE TO THRIVE, WE NEED VISIBILITY, BRAND RECOGNITION, AND A CONNECTION WITH NEW AUDIENCES.

>> THE ARENA OPENED IN 2000 FOR THE WILD'S INAUGURAL SEASON IN THE NHL ON A 25-YEAR NAMING RIGHTS DEAL WITH XCEL ENERGY THAT EXPIRED THIS SUMMER.

>>> MID MINNESOTA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION PRESENTED NEARLY $150,000 IN GRANTS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: MID MINNESOTA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION PARTNERED WITH THE FEDERAL LOAN BANK OF DES MOINES.

>> ON A REGULAR BASIS, WE WORK WITH OUR MEMBERS WHO MAY BE GOING THROUGH SOME DOWN TIMES OR HARDSHIPS AND WE LOOK FOR RESOURCES TO HELP THEM WITH NOT JUST THEIR BANKING NEEDS, BUT THE NEEDS OF THEIR FAMILIES IN A BROADER SPECTRUM.

IT'S A NATURAL CONNECTION TO WHAT WE'RE DOING.

>> Reporter: MONEY WAS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE IMPACT FUND, A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF THE BANK $3 FOR EVERY DOLLAR DONATED BY THE GRANT TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

>> BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IS A PART OF WHAT FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK DOES AND WE'RE A MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK.

IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF HELP THE PHILANTHROPY THAT WE DO ANY WAY.

>> Reporter: THIS MORNING, A $20,000 CHECK WAS PRESENTED AND IT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO 12 FOOD SHELVES, EACH ONE RECEIVING ABOUT $3,000, EQUATING TO NEARLY 40,000 POUNDS OF FOOD AND COVERS THE FOOD BOUGHT BY THE FOOD SHELF FOR AN ENTIRE MONTH.

>> WE USE 100% FOR OPERATING AND BUYING FOOD.

WE DON'T HAVE A MORTGAGE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN THE BUILDING, SO WE ARE ABLE TO CONVERT DOLLARS RIGHT INTO FOOD AND THE COST OF PUTTING THAT FOOD ON THE SHELF.

SO IT WORKS OUT VERY WELL.

>> Reporter: IN CASS COUNTY, A CHECK OF $100,000 WAS PRESENTED TO THE CASS COUNTY ECONOMIC CORPORATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT IN WALKER.

>> UNLIKE WHEN I WAS ENTERING HOME OWNERSHIP FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT'S MORE CHALLENGING NOW.

SO, A PROJECT LIKE THIS WILL HELP US PAIR WITH OUR PARTNERS TO MAKE THAT WITHIN REACH FOR PEOPLE.

IT'S REALLY EARMARKED TO GET PEOPLE INTO HOME OWNERSHIP AND START BUILDING THAT WEALTH THROUGH THAT HOME OWNERSHIP.

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

>> AN ADDITIONAL $20,000 DONATION WAS GIVEN TO THE INITIATIVE FOUNDATION THROUGH THE MEMBER IMPACT FUND.

CONSTRUCTION ON THE NEW COMMUNITY IN WALKER IS NOT EXPECTED TO BEGIN UNTIL LATER NEXT YEAR.

>>> MOTORCYCLE LANE SPLITTING AND FILTERING WILL BE LEGAL ON MINNESOTA ROADS BEGINNING TOMORROW, JULY 1st.

THE NEW LAW, PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE IN 2024, ALLOWS MOTORCYCLES TO SHARE LANES WITH CARS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE STATE WITH NOTABLE RESTRICTIONS ON SPEED AND WHERE LANE SHARING CAN BE PERFORMED.

LANE SPLITTING ALLOWS A MOTORCYCLE TO SHARE A LANE WITH AND PASS A VEHICLE IN SLOW-MOVING TRAFFIC AT NO MORE THAN 25 MILES PER HOUR AND NO MORE THAN 15 MILES PER HOUR OVER THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC.

ONCE TRAFFIC GETS BACK UP TO 25 MILES PER HOUR, THE MOTORCYCLE MUST GO BACK INTO THEIR OWN LANE OF TRAFFIC.

LANE FILTERING ALLOWS MOTORCYCLES TO MOVE THROUGH TRAFFIC THAT IS STOPPED, SUCH AS AT A STOPLIGHT OR IN A TRAFFIC JAM.

THE MOTORCYCLIST CANNOT GO MORE THAN 15 MILES PER HOUR AS THEY FILTER TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE LINE OF TRAFFIC.

SO THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LANE SPLITTING AND LANE FILTERING.

>> DRIVERS, THIS IS NOT A FREE PASS FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING BEHAVIORS.

TAKE IT SLOW AND IF IT DOESN'T FEEL SAFE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT.

REMEMBER THAT DECISION TO SHARE OR SPLIT THAT LANE IS THE RIDER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE.

IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH IT, YOU CAN MAKE THAT DECISION.

IF YOU'RE NOT, THEN JUST STAY IN THE LANE AND MOVE ALONG WITH TRAFFIC.

>> SAFETY OFFICIALS SAY MOTORISTS NEED TO BE AWARE OF MOTORCYCLES THAT ARE SPLITTING AND FILTERING AND CANNOT GET IN THEIR WAY, BUT THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO ACCOMMODATE THEM.

SPLITTING AND FILTERING ARE PROHIBITED IN ROUNDABOUTS, SCHOOL ZONES, FREEWAY ON-RAMPS AND WORK ZONES WHERE TRAFFIC HAS BEEN FUNNELED DOWN TO A SINGLE LEAN -- LANE.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE'LL SEE SUNNY AND QUIET WEATHER TOMORROW, BUT WE HAVE A CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR MOST OF THIS WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL'S ANNUAL MEET THE BAND FUNDRAISER IS TAKING PLACE TOMORROW.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> EVERY YEAR THE BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND HOLDS A MEET THE BAND FUNDRAISER TO HELP WITH TRAVELING AND OTHER EXPENSES THAT THEY ENCOUNTER THROUGHOUT THEIR COMPETITION SEASON.

AS THE MARCHING BAND'S ONLY LARGE FUNDRAISER, MEET THE BAND' USUALLY BRINGS IN HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT AND WATCH THE PERFORMANCE.

AND FOR SOME, THIS WILL BE THEIR ONLY CHANCE TO SEE THE UNIQUE SHOW, AS MANY OF THE MARCHING BAND'S COMPETITIONS CAN BE HOURS AWAY.

LAST YEAR, POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS FORCED THE BAND TO PERFORM IN THE SCHOOL GYM BUT THE PLAN FOR THIS YEAR IS TO BE OUT ON THE TRACK AS NORMAL.

OKAY, -- THAT IS WITH WEATHER PERMITTING.

>> THIS IS A REALLY FUN SHOW.

AUDIENCES HAVE REALLY BEEN REALLY RECEPTIVE TO THE KIDS SHOW THIS YEAR.

THE WHOLE POINT OF ANYTHING IN LIFE, ESPECIALLY FOR THESE TEENAGERS IN HIGH SCHOOL, IT'S ALL ABOUT EXPERIENCES AND HOW CAN WE HAVE THE BEST EXPERIENCE FOR THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN.

THAT'S THE TIME WE GET TO SHOWCASE THE SHOW FOR THE COMMUNITY, SO WE REALLY WANT EVERYBODY TO SEE WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON ALL YEAR AND SO THEY GET TO HEAR ALL OF THE MUSIC WITHOUT IT KIND OF PASSING THEM AS THEY GO.

FINGERS CROSSED.

>> DOORS OPEN AT BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL AT 5:30 P.M.

TOMORROW FOR THE DINNER AND THEN OF COURSE, THE SHOW.

TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ONLINE OR AT THE DOOR AND ALL PROCEEDS GO RIGHT TO THE MARCHING BAND.

>>> 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.

HOW IS THE WEEK LOOKING WEATHER-WISE?

>> Stacy: OVERALL, IT LOOKS UNSETTLED.

WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME SUNSHINE AND NICE QUIET WEATHER TOMORROW.

STARTING TOMORROW EVENING AND TOMORROW NIGHT, THERE IS AT LEAST A SMALL CHANCE OF SEEING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND THEN OFF AND ON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS WE HEAD INTO MIDWEEK.

LATER ON THIS WEEK, WE ARE WATCHING FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AND TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE HAD A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE AREA TODAY AND SOME POP-UP SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

ON THE PRECIPITATION, IF THERE IS ANY LINGERING OUT THERE, IT'S GOING TO COME TO AN END.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, A LOT OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW, AND IT LOOKS LIKE A QUIET DAY ACROSS THE AREA.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEKEND, THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN AND HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE LATER THIS WEEK.

WE ARE LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT IS 69 AT THE AIRPORT.

WINDS AT THE STUDIO ARE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 4 MILES PER HOUR, AND WE PICKED UP 0.07-INCH OF RAINFALL TODAY.

IN BRAINERD, DEW POINT IS 59, PRESSURE IS RISING, AND WE HAVE A LIGHT WESTERLY WIND.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR PICTURE, WE CAN SEE THE POP-UP SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, ALONG WITH A FEW CLOUDS HERE AND THERE.

ALL OF THIS IS DISSIPATING, WE WILL BE MOVING OUT OF THE AREA.

WE SHOULD HAVE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WITH A LOT OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW, AND IT LOOKS PRETTY QUIET.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, PRETTY NICE, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 70s.

AS WE HEAD INTO LATER THIS WEEK, WE'LL SEE THE TEMPERATURES START TO WARM AND WE COULD HAVE HIGHS IN THE 80s AND 90s AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

CHRIS SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE BEAUTIFUL CLOUDS.

ARLENE WITH THE NICE COLOR IN THE SKY OVER MENAHGA THIS MORNING.

LAURIE SPOTTING A FAMILY OF SWANS AT LITTLE TURTLE LAKE AND WE HAVE A HUMMINGBIRD FROM JOAN IN LAPORTE.

ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE BLUE SKIES.

BOY, YOU JUST CAN'T BEAT THOSE SUNSETS IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 60 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON REPORTING CLOUDS, SUN, AND SPRINKLES TODAY.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE, 0.06-INCH OF RAIN.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD ALSO SEEING A BIT OF RAIN, THE HIGH WAS 77, AND ANGELA AT CASS LAKE REPORTING A HIGH OF 74.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, 77 WAS THE HIGH TODAY IN BRAINERD, JUST A FEW DEGREES SHY OF OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

61 WAS THE LOW, 9:13 WAS THE SUNSET AND BEMIDJI AGAIN JUST A FEW DEGREES SHY OF THAT AVERAGE HIGH WE TOPPED OUT AT 74, 60 FOR THE LOW, 5:27 WAS OUR SUNRISE.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, NOT MUCH FOR CLOUDS IN THE SKY AT 7:00 TOMORROW MORNING.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY, NOT MUCH FOR CLOUD COVER.

THERE IS A CHANCE AS WE HEAD INTO LATE TOMORROW THAT A FEW SHOWERS AND MAYBE SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD PUSH INTO FAR NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

OVERALL, THE DAYTIME LOOKS NICE, HIGHS SHOULD BE IN THE LOW TO MID-80s IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, WITH LOW TO MID 90s -- 80s IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE.

WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, HIGHS NEAR 82, AND WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, A LITTLE BIT UNSETTLED FOR MOST OF THE AREA AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AND TEMPERATURES WILL START TO WARM UP.

CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDA AND THURSDAY AND THOSE INCREASE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

STILL MONITORING TO SEE IF WE HAVE STRONG STORMS POTENTIAL AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS.

A BIG RODEO WEEKEND.

>>> YEAH, EVERY YEAR IT'S A BIG RODEO WEEKEND COME 4TH OF JULY.

PARK RAPIDS IS HOSTING THE 47th ANNUAL HEADWATERS RODEO.

WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO SOME OF THE ARENA DIRECTORS ABOUT WHAT FOLKS CAN EXPECT THIS YEAR AS FAR AS TICKETING AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: IT JUST WOULDN'T BE INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND IN PARK RAPIDS WITHOUT THEIR ANNUAL HEADWATERS PRCA PRO-RODEO AND X-TREME BULLS.

LIKE LAST YEAR, THE EVENT WILL RUN FOUR DAYS WITH OVER 400 CONTESTANTS ROPING, RIDING, AND RACING FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PRIZE MONEY.

THERE WILL BE FOOD VENDORS AND NIGHTLY MUSICAL PERFORMANCES THAT ARE FREE WITH ADMISSION AS WELL.

THERE ARE FEW NEW ADDITIONS TO THIS YEAR'S RODEO LIKE BRAND NEW CHUTES FOR BULL RIDING BUT FOR THE MOST PART, FANS CAN EXPECT THE IT BE PRETTY MUCH THAT SAME AS IT'S BEEN FOR THE PAST 47-YEARS.

>> YOU CAN EXPECT SOME OF THE BEST RODEO CONTESTANTS IN THE STATE.

WE HAVE ALL NEW CONTRACTORS THIS YEAR.

THEY TAKE 100 BULLS TO THE NATIONAL FINALS RODEO IN LAS VEGAS AND WE HAVE 5 OF THEM COMING THIS YEAR.

THE BULLS AND THE HORSES ARE READY TO GO AS WELL.

RODEO IS JUST FOUNDED ON FAMILY, EVERY ASPECT OF RODEO IS INVOLVED WITH FAMILY, FROM THE CONTRACTORS, SPECTATORS, THE PRODUCERS.

IT'S A TRADITION FOR EVERYBODY AROUND HERE.

I'VE BEEN COMING UP HERE SINCE I WAS 2 OR 3 YEARS OLD.

SO IT IS REALLY ALL ABOUT FAMILY.

>> THE HEADWATERS RODEO WILL RUN STARTS THIS WEDNESDAY AND WILL RUN THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE PRCA PRO-RODEO WILL BE THE 2ND, 3RD, AND 5TH, WITH JULY 4TH RESERVED FOR THE EXTREME BULL RIDING IN WHAT WILL BE THE BIGGEST ONE DAY PRO-BULL RIDE IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA THIS YEAR.

>>> WELL, BSU MEN'S HOCKEY COMMIT MAXON VIG FROM BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA WAS SELECTED IN THE 7TH ROUND AS THE 209TH PICK IN THIS YEARS NHL DRAFT.

THE ONLY INCOMING CCHA PLAYER TO BE DRAFTED THIS SEASON.

HE, ALONG WITH TWO OTHER BEAVERS WILL HEAD TO NHL DEVELOPMENT CAMPS OVER THE NEXT WEEK.

RISING SOPHOMORE ISA PAREKH WILL BE ATTENDING HIS SECOND DEVELOPMENT CAMP WITH THE CALGARY FLAMES, WHILE INCOMING FRESHMAN GOALTENDER MAX HILDEBRAND WILL BE AT CAMP WITH THE LOS ANGELES KINGS.

>>> AND BEMIDJI SPEEDWAY RESULTS, A LOT OF NEW FACES GETTING THEIR WIN AND SOME GETTING THEIR THIRD WIN.

YEAH, THAT'S WHO GOT WINS THIS WEEKEND.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

WELL THERE IS A BARBER SHOP DOING ITS BEST TO CLEAN UP THE APPEARANCE OF LITTLE FALLS PATRONS AND BEYOND, STANDING TALL SINCE THE 1930'S.

REPORTER MILES WALKER STOPPED BY THE CENTRAL BARBER SHOP FOR THE LATEST IN THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: THE CLASSIC BARBERSHOP VIBE, EXACTLY THE TYPE OF GREETING THEY AIM FOR WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS AS THEY STEP INTO THE OLDEST BUILDING IN ALL OF LITTLE FALLS.

>> A LOT OF IT IS THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT YOU FORM WITH PEOPLE.

I MEAN, SOME OF THESE FOLKS I HAVE BEEN CUTTING THEIR HAIR FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

IF THERE IS A BIRTHDAY, FUNERAL, OR WEDDING IN YOUR FAMILY, YOU GET A HAIRCUT FOR IT.

SO YOU KIND OF GET TO KNOW PEOPLE REALLY WELL.

>> Reporter: THE BARBERS HAIL FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE, WHETHER FROM TWO HOURS SOUTH IN THE CITY, OR ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, ALL OF WHICH ARE SKILLED IN THEIR OWN RIGHTS.

>> I'M FROM AFRICA.

BACK HOME WE USE A BLADE WITH A COMB.

IT'S DIFFERENT THAN USING THE CLIPPERS AND STUFF.

SO, IT WAS A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR ME.

>> FROM THE NORTH OF THE CITY, I FEEL LIKE THE BARBERSHOP FEEL IS DIFFERENT.

IT'S MORE FOR FADES, TAPERS, AND THAT.

SO JUST BRINGING SOME OF THAT HAIRCUTS UP HERE.

>> Reporter: AS CUSTOMERS ARE LOOKING FOR A TIMELESS HAIRCUT, MODERN STYLE, OR CLEAN SHAVE, THEY SERVE TO MEET ANY PERSONALIZED NEEDS.

>> WE HAVE TRADITIONAL TAPERED HAIRCUTS BUT IT VARIES FROM LONG TO SHORT STYLES, THE MULLET, THE BOWL CUT, AND THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS FIGURING OUT HOW PEOPLE WANT THEIR HAIRCUT.

>> Reporter: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS AT THE HEART OF THEIR MISSION, STRIVING TO CREATE A FRIENDLY AND RELAXED ATMOSPHERE, ATTENTION TO DETAIL, AND COMMITMENT TO QUALITY, ALL IN AN EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF THOSE WHO STOP BY FOR A CUT LEAVE FEELING CONFIDENT AND SATISFIED WITH THEIR NEW LOOK.

>> YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PASSION FOR IT.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PASSION FOR IT, DON'T GO INTO IT.

WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, COME TO WORK, YOU KNOW, MAKE PEOPLE SMILE, MAKE THEM LOOK GOOD.

PEOPLE LOVE THAT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN LITTLE FALLS WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: AND WE HAVE A LAST LOOK AT OUR WEATHER WITH STACY NOW.

>> Stacy: WE'LL BE SEEING QUIET WEATHER FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT, LOWS DOWN TO 58.

WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

SUNNY TOMORROW, HIGHS SHOULD REACH 82, WEST WINDS A LITTLE STRONGER, AND CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN AROUND MIDWEEK AND STAY WITH US THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

WE'LL SEE MORE WARMER AND HUMID CONDITIONS WITH HIGHS NEAR 90 ON FRIDAY.

>> Charlie: THE TIMBERWOLVES ARE GOING TO PROBABLY RESIGN RANDALL AND REID.

SECOND ROUNDER 2027 AND SOME CASH.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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