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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.

>>> BEMIDJI POLICE OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A MAN AT AN APARTMENT BUILDING IN BEMIDJI.

ACCORDING TO BEMIDJI POLICE CHIEF MIKE MASTIN THE MAN WAS FOUND DEAD TODAY AT THE COURTYARD APARTMENTS ON AMERICA AVENUE.

THERE HAD ALSO BEEN A REPORT OF A GAS LEAK IN THE SAME AREA AND WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE THEY SMELLED A STRONG ODOR NEAR THE APARTMENT COMPLEX AND THEY WORKED TO EVACUATE OTHER RESIDENTS.

A WOMAN AND A YOUNG CHILD WERE TAKEN FROM THE SCENE TO THE SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER FOR TREATMENT.

MINNESOTA ENERGY RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND DETERMINED THERE WAS NO GAS LEAK.

RESIDENTS WERE ALLOWED BACK INTO THE APARTMENT AND AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE MANS DEATH IS UNDERWAY.

MASTIN SAYS THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC FROM THE CASE.

>>> MAY 5TH IS RECOGNIZED AS THE NATIONAL DAY OF AWARENESS FOR MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN, GIRLS, AND TWO-SPIRIT RELATIVES.

AN ORGANIZATION IN BEMIDJI KNOWN AS MMIW 2-1-8 HOSTED ITS SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR THE NATIONAL DAY OF AWARENESS OVER THE WEEKEND.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE TO GIVE US AN INSIDE LOOK.

[♪♪♪] >> Reporter: IN MINNESOTA, INDIGENOUS WOMEN, GIRLS, AND TWO SPIRIT PEOPLE MAKE UP LESS THAN 1% OF THE STATE'S POPULATION, ACCOUNTING FOR 10% OF THOSE WHO HAD GONE MISSING FROM THE STATE IN 2024.

MMIW218 HOSTED A CONFERENCE OVER THE WEEKEND TO SPREAD AWARENESS FOR MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS RELATIVES.

>> THIS SPACE IS ABOUT CREATING ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AWARENESS AROUND ALL THOSE INTERSECTIONS OF MISSING MURDERED INDIGENOUS RELATIVES.

IT'S SO VAST.

>> Reporter: IT STARTS HERE AT PAUL BUNYAN PARK, BUT THEY MARCHED 1.2 MILES AND ENDED UP HERE IN THE SANFORD CENTER.

>> WE MARCH FOR OUR PEOPLE THAT ARE MISSING AND MURDERED.

IT BRINGS THAT HEALING SENSATION WHEN WE MARCH.

IT BRINGS THE AWARENESS TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THEY ASKED THE AUDIENCE TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS, LIKE REASONS WHY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE EXPERIENCE VIOLENCE AT THE RATE THEY DO.

>> I WOULDN'T SAY I WAS SURPRISED BY SOME OF THE RESPONSES, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES LIKE THAT, SO YOU CAN START TO DRAW THOSE CONNECTIONS ON RACISM, ON STEREOTYPE BECAUSE COLONIZATION HAS DONE A GREAT JOB IN DEHUMANIZING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND WE'RE HERE TO SAY THAT'S NOT WHO WE ARE.

>> Reporter: SHE FIRST JOINED IN 2019 TO FIND ANSWERS FOR THE FAMILIES WITH MISSING LOVED ONES, BUT SHE DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD COME CLOSE TO HER HOME.

>> MY COUSIN HAD BEEN MISSING FOR FOUR YEARS THIS OCTOBER.

PEOPLE ARE SAYING IT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS, JUST LET IT GO.

I STAY UP AT NIGHT SAYING I CAN'T LET IT GO.

I HAVE TO HAVE HOPE.

>> Reporter: ALONG WITH THE CONFERENCE, SEVERAL RESIDENTS OF RED LAKE PARTICIPATE IN THE 37-MILE LONG RUN STARTING FROM RED LAKE, WITH THE FINISH LINE BEING AT THE CONFERENCE AT THE SANFORD CENTER.

REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE BELTRAMI SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD VEHICLES PRESENT ALONG WITH THE RUNNERS AND MMIW 2-1-8 ORGANIZERS WANT TO THANK BOTH DEPARTMENTS FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

>>> MORE THAN 500-FIREFIGHTER CONTINUE TO BATTLE WILDFIRES BURNING IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

THERE HAS BEEN SOME PROGRESS IN CONTAINING THE FIRES WITH COOLER, WETTER WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND BUT PREDICTIONS OF HIGHER WINDS AND DRIER CONDITIONS LATER THIS WEEK ARE STILL CAUSING CONCERNS.

AS OF LATE THIS AFTERNOON THE MUNGER SHAW FIRE EAST OF CANYON IS LISTED AT NEARLY 1,300 ACRES AND IS 95-PERCENT CONTAINED.

LATE THIS MORNING THE CAMP HOUSE NEAR BRISON WAS LISTED AT AROUND 12,000 ACRES AND WAS 40-PERCENT CONTAINED, AND THE JENKINS CREEK FIRE IS AT AROUND 16,000 ACRES BUT JUST 6-PERCENT CONTAINED.

>> THEY CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE HOTSPOTS.

I KNOW THIS SOUNDS LIKE A BROKEN RECORD, BUT THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE WORKING ON.

AGAIN, USING DRONES WITH INFRARED TO LOCATE THOSE HOTSPOTS AND PUT THEM OUT, CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH AND BUILD FIRE LINES, TO PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD OF THE FIRES AND BOXING IT IN IS THE TERM THEY USED.

THE WINDS ARE A CONCERN, IT'S SHAKING MY CAR RIGHT NOW.

THE GUSTS ARE SO SIGNIFICANT.

WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO, BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THESE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO IGNITE SOME OF THOSE HOTSPOTS AND MAKE THEM MORE VISIBLE AND THERE ARE CREWS, THE NUMBER OF CREWS INSIDE THAT FIRE THAT ARE WORKING ON THOSE, AS A MATTER OF FACT, I BELIEVE THERE ARE UPWARDS OF 300 PEOPLE WORKING THAT, FIREFIGHTERS THAT ARE WORKING THAT AREA.

>> THE MINNESOTA INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM SAYS WITH DRIER AND GUSTIER WEATHER PREDICTED, PROTECTION OF THE SKIBO AND HOYT LAKES AREA REMAINS A PRIORITY AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECASTED TO OCCUR.

>>> A MINNESOTA MAN HAS BEEN AWARDED $2.4 MILLION IN DAMAGES AFTER HE WAS STRUCK BY A BULL DURING A COWBOY SOFTBALL EVENT NEAR NIMROD IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021.

SCOTT SELLERS WAS SEVERELY INJURED IN THE EVENT AT THE NIMROD BULL BASH WHERE BULLS ARE LET LOOSE ON A BASEBALL FIELD WHILE A SOFTBALL GAME IS BEING PLAYED.

ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS SELLERS WAS NOT A BULL RIDER OR INVOLVED IN OTHER RODEO EVENTS.

HE WAS ASKED BY AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE STAND TO PLAY IN THE GAME AND WAS GIVEN A GLOVE.

DURING THE GAME HE WAS STRUCK BY A BULL AND WAS PARALYZED FROM THE WAIST DOWN.

SELLERS CLAIMED TROY AND PEGGY MEECH WHO OPERATED THE BULL BASH WERE NEGLIGENT FOR FAILING TO EXPLAIN THE RISKS OF COWBOY SOFTBALL TO HIM, FOR FAILING TO USE RESPONSIBLE CARE WHILE MANAGING THE EVENT AND FOR FAILING TO ASSIST HIM DURING AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ATTACK.

WADENA COUNTY JUDGE DOUG CLARK AGREED AND SELLERS' REQUESTS FOR $2.4 MILLION IN REASONABLE AND RULED HE IS ENTITLED TO THOSE DAMAGES.

THE DAMAGES INCLUDE AROUND $685,999 FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES.

AROUND $1 MILLION FOR LOST WAGES THROUGH AGE 67 AND $70,000 FOR DAMAGES RELATED TO PAIN, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, SUFFERING AND DISABILITY.

>>> BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS BEEN CHOSEN FOR MINNESOTA'S 2025-27 COMPREHENSIVE ARTS PLANNING PROGRAM.

REPORTER MILES WALKER TELLS US HOW BEING A PART OF THE CAPP'S 20TH COHORT WILL ULTIMATELY BENEFIT THE BRAINERD SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ARTS PLANNING PLAN?

>> Reporter: SINCE INSTANCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1983, SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE PARTICIPATE IN THE MINNESOTA CAP PROGRAM, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO CREATE A DISTRICT-WIDE THREE YEARS STRATEGIC ARTS PLAN.

>> WITH THE 2018 ART STANDARDS FROM THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS THAT FOR OUR K-8 STUDENTS, WE OFFER THREE ART OPPORTUNITIES IN AREAS OF EITHER DANCE, THEATER, MUSIC, MEDIA ARTS, OR VISUAL ARTS.

WE WERE CURRENTLY ONLY OFFERING VISUAL ARTS SPORADICALLY FOR K-8 STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: AND THE BRAINERD SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN EXPECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERS IN ARTS EDUCATION, POLICIES ADOPTED TO SUPPORT ARTS EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISTRICT ARTS STAFF AND MORE.

>> OUR HOPE IS THAT WITH THE ADDITION OF BOTH CLASSES, WE ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP K-12 SCOPE AND SEQUENCE THAT HAS A PROGRESSION OF LEARNING FOR STUDENTS IN THOSE DIFFERENT ART AREAS.

>> Reporter: GRANTED THROUGH THE CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION, THE MINNESOTA COMPREHENSIVE ARTS PLANNING PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON THE BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL'S ART PROGRAMING, PLAN PROGRAMING, AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.

>> FOR STUDENTS THAT HAVE STRUGGLED FINDING THEIR VOICE IN A TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM, ART EXPRESSION IS A WAY THAT THEY CAN DEVELOP THOSE SKILLS.

IT'S ABOUT RESPONDING TO ART.

IT'S ABOUT REFLECTION AND BEING ABLE TO PRESENT YOUR ART TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: SELECTED AS ONE OF 8 SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THE 2025-2027 MINNESOTA COMPREHENSIVE ARTS PROGRAM, BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE PROFOUND IMPACT THAT THE OPPORTUNITY WILL HAVE ON THEIR ART CENTRIC COURSES, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND MORE.

>> IT WILL HELP US GIVE KIDS AN OPPORTUNITY.

YOU KNOW, OUR COMMUNITY ALSO.

THE COMMUNITY IS VERY ARTS DIRECTED.

>> MUSIC, EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR HAS BEEN VERY WELL DEVELOPED AND IS VERY PROMINENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP STUDENTS IN THOSE OTHER ART AREAS AND TO KNOW THAT ART IS IN MANY SPACES.

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

>> THE MINNESOTA CAPP WILL KICKOFF ON AUGUST 13TH THIS YEAR AT THE PERPICH CENTER.

LITTLE FALLS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IS ALSO AMONG THE EIGHT DISTRICTS CHOSEN FOR THE PROGRAM.

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

>> Stacy: DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LEADING TO A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PART OF THE VIEWING AREA TOMORROW, WHILE OTHERS WILL SEE MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, HAMMER FIT GYM IN PARK RAPIDS IS HOSTING A SPECIAL >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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

>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >> Dennis: ROAD CONSTRUCTION ON HIGHWAY 200 IS SLATED TO BEGIN THIS SUMMER AND THE PUBLIC CAN LEARN MORE AT AN OPEN HOUSE HOSTED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR LATER THIS WEEK.

THE OPEN HOUSE WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 4:00 TO 6:00 P.M. ON MAY 22nd AT ITASCA STATE PARK VISITOR CENTER.

NO FORMAL PRESENTATION IS PLANNED.

PEOPLE CAN COME AND GO ON THEIR SCHEDULE.

IF YOU ATTEND THE MEETING, YOU CAN TALK WITH PROJECT MANAGERS, ASK QUESTIONS AND RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT.

BEGINNING JULY 8TH, A MNDOT CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESURFACING HIGHWAY 200 FROM CLEARWATER COUNTY ROAD 2 TO HIGHWAY 71 NEAR THE ITASCA STATE PARK.

HIGHWAY 200 BETWEEN CLEARWATER COUNTY ROAD 2 AND HIGHWAY 71 WILL BE DETOURED DURING CONSTRUCTION, BUT RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THEIR PROPERTIES.

THRU TRAFFIC WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENSURE SAFETY OF THE WORKERS.

THRU TRAFFIC WILL BE DETOURED ONTO HUBBARD COUNTY ROADS 3 AND 9, AS WELL AS CLEARWATER COUNTY ROADS 2, 40, AND 37.

THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE LATE-AUGUST, WEATHER PERMITTING.

THE NORTH AND EAST ENTRANCES OF THE ITASCA STATE PARK WILL REMAIN OPEN THROUGHOUT CONSTRUCTION.

>>> IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN, LAKELAND PBS IS LAUNCHING THIS YEAR'S STATION VACATION GIVEAWAY.

YOU CAN ENTER TO WIN A THREE-NIGHT STAY AND $500 RESORT GIFT CARD TO CRAGUN'S RESORT IN BRAINERD JUST BY TUNING IN TO LAKELAND NEWS.

HEAD ON OVER TO OUR WEBSITE AND GET YOUR NAME ENTERED TO WIN.

WE WILL BEGIN TO DRAW NAMES ON JUNE 2ND SO MAKE SURE TO TUNE IN EVERY NIGHT TO SEE IF YOUR NAME HAS BEEN DRAWN AS A GIVEAWAY QUALIFIER.

YOU CAN FIND MORE CONTEST DETAILS AT LPTV.ORG.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE.

WE HAD SOME RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND AND MORE IN STORE.

>> Stacy: FOR SOME OF US, WE COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL.

FOR OTHERS, IT LOOKS PRETTY DRY AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT LOOKS LIKE PARTS OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA ARE AMONG THE DRIER AREAS.

WE HAVE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TOMORROW IT WILL BE DRY AND WINDY THERE.

MUCH NEEDED RAIN IS GOING TO FALL IN >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED 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.

>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: IT HAS BEEN A COOL AND WINDY DAY TODAY AND WE ARE SEEING SOME RAINFALL MOVING INTO PARTS OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF LAKELAND COUNTRY, HOWEVER PARTS OF THE VIEWING AREA WILL LIKELY MISS OUT ON SOME OF THIS RAINFALL, BUT WE DO HAVE THE DRIER CONDITIONS, DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED, AND VERY STRONG WINDS.

WE DO HAVE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH OUT FOR PART OF THE VIEWING AREA TOMORROW, BUT AGAIN WE ARE SEEING SOME RAIN FALLING TO SOME OF OUR AREA AND SOME OF US COULD SEE A HIGH AMOUNT AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 46 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WINDS ARE EAST AT 9 MILES PER HOUR.

OUR PEAK WIND GUSTS IS 16 MILES PER HOUR.

IN BRAINERD, SOME LIGHT RAIN IS FALLING, 39 DEGREES, 32 IS OUR DEW POINT, WINDS ARE OUT OF THE EAST AT 12 MILES PER HOUR WITH GUSTS UP TO 24.

WE DO HAVE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH OUT FOR PARTS OF NORTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA, THIS IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING, FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG WINDS, WE'RE EXPECTING THE EAST WINDS TO BE ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT 15 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR, WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 40 MILES PER HOUR, AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15 TO 19 PERCENT.

SO ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

AS FAR AS WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME RAIN AND EVEN A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER MOVING INTO LAKELAND COUNTRY THIS EVENING AND THIS AFTERNOON.

WE WILL HAVE THIS MOVING NORTHWARD, PROBABLY GOING TO DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MINNESOTA WITH MORE RAIN, MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE AND IN FACT, IT LOOKS LIKE CENTRAL MINNESOTA IS WHERE MOST OF THE RAIN IS GOING TO FALL.

LITTLE FALLS COULD RECEIVE OVER 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL BY LATE WEDNESDAY AND INTO THE EVENING, WITH AGAIN CLOSE TO AN INCH IN PARK RAPIDS AND AS WE MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST, NOT REALLY EXPECTING TO SEE MUCH IN THE WAY OF RAINFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, SAMROSE SPOTTING A BEAR AND HER CUB NEAR REDBY.

CARRIE SPOTTING A SQUIRREL IN THE YARD IN WALKER, SOME LARGE MUSHROOMS SPOTTED BY GARY AND YOLANDA WITH AN INTERESTING CLOUD FORMATION TODAY.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA REPORTING SOME RAINFALL THIS EVENING.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE WITH JUST SOME INTERESTING CLOUDS, A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN, CREATING A DOUBLE RAINBOW IN HACKENSACK.

BOB WITH THAT PHOTO AND BILL AND JUDY SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE SUNSET.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, JOAN IN LAPORTE, CLOUDY AND VERY WINDY TODAY.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLOUDY, WINDY, AND SOME SPRINKLES.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA REPORTING A NICE SOAKING RAIN THIS EVENING.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, 0.1-INCH OF RAIN, WINDY CONDITIONS.

CHRISTOPHER WITH SOME RAIN SHOWERS REPORTED.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLOUDY AND RAINY.

BOB IN HACKENSACK WITH NEARLY 0.25-INCH OF RAINFALL.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 49, A CHILLY TEMPERATURE, A LOW OF 36.

BEMIDJI WITH A HIGH OF 54, WE SAW LOW TEMPERATURE OF 36 THIS MORNING.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST AS WE LOOK AT TOMORROW, WE DO HAVE THE LINE OF RAIN SHOWERS, AGAIN IMPACTING A GOOD PORTION OF OUR VIEWING AREA, THE EXCEPTION IS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, AND REALLY THAT IS WHERE THE PRECIPITATION IS GOING TO STAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW AND AGAIN INTO WEDNESDAY, WE COULD BE SEEING THOSE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AMOUNTS.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, WE WILL SEE SOME OF THE WARMER TEMPERATURES IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-50s, WITH SOME UPPER 40s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, SHOWERS ARE LIKELY FOR MOST OF THE AREA TONIGHT, A LITTLE BIT SMALLER CHANCE IN THE NORTH, STILL WINDY WITH LOWS NEAR 38.

THEN TOMORROW, SHOWERS LIKELY AGAIN FOR MOST OF US, A LITTLE BIT MORE SCATTERED IF IT REACHES THE NORTHEAST, 52 FOR THE HIGH AND EAST WINDS 10 TO 25.

STILL LOOKING AT SOME RAINFALL ON WEDNESDAY, AND THEN DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS MOVE IN LATER THIS WEEK AND AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, WE SHOULD BE SEEING THE HIGHS BACK IN THE MID TO UPPER 60s, JUST A SMALL CHANCE OF RAIN ON SUNDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW.

TIMBERWOLVES, ONE OF FOUR TEAMS VYING FOR THE NBA CHAMPIONSHIP AND SOME OPTIMISM OF THEIR CHANCES.

>> YES, IT'S THEIR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THEY MADE IT TO THE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS AND THEY'RE ALSO, WELL, THEY ARE PLAYING PRETTY WELL RIGHT NOW.

WE ALSO GET A CHANCE TO HEAD OUT TO BAGLEY FOSSTON LAST WEEK AND TALK TO ONE OF THEIR SPRINTERS AHEAD OF THE SECTION STATE >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF THE GIGAZONE, THE FIBEROPTIC NETWORK.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> FOR A SECOND STRAIGHT SEASON, THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES ARE BACK IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS, THIS TIME THEY'LL BE FACING THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN THE WEST.

THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER WHO ARE COMING OFF A 7-GAME SERIES WITH THE DENVER NUGGETS.

THE WOLVES HAVE BEEN DOMINANT THIS POSTSEASON, GOING 8-2 ACROSS THEIR FIRST TWO SERIES AND WINNING BOTH IN JUST 5-GAMES.

MINNESOTA IS AVERAGING 108-POINTS PER GAME WHILE HOLDING OPPONENTS TO JUST OVER 101 AND HAVE SCORED OVER 100-POINTS IN ALL THEIR WINS BUT WERE HELD TO LESS THAN 90 IN BOTH LOSSES.

STATS ASIDE, IT'S THE TEAMS EXPERIENCE IN THE PLAYOFFS THAT THEY BELIEVE WILL HELP THEM AGAINST OKC.

>> I HAD SOME DEFENSIVE HANDS UP, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SHOTS WE GET, BECAUSE WE KNOW WE WILL GET STOPPED.

ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS THERE.

THE GAPS COULD BE BETTER, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS THERE FOR SURE.

WE HAVE TO BE MORE TOGETHER ON THAT SIDE OF THE BALL.

>> IT SHOWS HOW MUCH WORK WE DO PUT IN.

OBVIOUSLY WE GOT HERE QUICKER THAN WE DID LAST YEAR, SO THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A PLUS, TAKING CARE OF YOUR BODY.

WE NEED TO BE BACK TO THIS MOMENT AND HANDLE BUSINESS THIS TIME.

>> GAME ONE, TOMORROW NIGHT IN OKLAHOMA CITY, TIMBERWOLVES SPLIT THE SEASON SERIES WITH THE THUNDER AT TWO GAMES APIECE.

>>> NOW A COUPLE SCORES COMING FROM SOFTBALL.

WADENA DEER CREEK AND ROSEAU ARE MOVING ON.

WARROAD FALLS TO EAST GRAND FORKS, THEIR SEASON IS OVER.

SO IS PILLAGER.

PEQUOT LAKES AND PIERZ PICKING UP WINS.

LAPORTE WINS, DEER RIVER FALLS TO MILLE LACS.

NEVIS AND PINE RIVER-BACKUS GETTING WINS.

NORTHOME-KELLIHER MOVES ON.

SEBEKA BEATS BERTHA HEWITT.

>>> BEMIDJI BOYS VOLLEYBALL HAD THEMSELVES A WEEKEND AT THE WESTONKA TOURNAMENT.

THE LUMBERJACKS NOT ONLY WON IT BUT DIDN'T DROP A SET IN ALL FOUR GAMES THEY PLAYED INCLUDING AGAINST WAYZATA AND HOPKINS, THE TOP TWO TEAMS IN SECTION 6.

JACKS FINISH THE REGULAR SEASON 13-2 OVERALL AND RANKED 7TH IN THE STATE AND NOW AWAIT THEIR SEEDING FOR THE SECTION 8-TOURNAMENT.

>>> THERE MUST BE SOMETHING IN THE WATER OUT WEST BECAUSE BAGLEY-FOSSTON GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD CONTINUES TO PRODUCE CHAMPIONS.

THE FLYERS WON TEAM TITLES IN 2009-AND-11 AND LAST YEAR FINISHED AS THE CLASS-A STATE RUNNER UP BEHIND THREE FIRST PLACE FINISHES IN THE 100-METER DASH, 200-METER DASH, AND 4-BY-100 RELAY, AND THE SPRINTER WHO TOPPED THE PODIUM IN ALL THREE RACES.

SHE'S BACK AND CHASING NO ONE BUT HISTORY.

>> Reporter: THERE'S FAST AND THEN THERE IS FASTEST EVER.

>> THEY ARE OUT.

>> Reporter: IF IT WASN'T FOR A BIT OF WIND, BAGLEY FOSSTON'S AVA WOULDN'T JUST HAVE A STATE TITLE IN THE 100-METER DASH.

>> SHE IS PULLING AWAY.

>> Reporter: SHE WOULD HOLD THE CLASS A STATE RECORD.

>> 1180, NOT QUITE WIN LEGAL.

>> IT'S EXCITING TO LOOK AT THE RANKINGS AND SEE YOURSELF AT THE TOP OF THE LIST.

THAT WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING I'M PROUD OF >> Reporter: CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING TIME OF 11.8 SECONDS CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF FANS, FELLOW RACERS, AND HER COACHES.

>> I WASN'T SURPRISED THAT SHE ROSE TO THAT LEVEL OF COMPETITION.

I WAS SURPRISED HONESTLY AT THE TIMES THAT SHE PUT DOWN.

I KNEW SHE WAS FAST, I KNEW SHE WAS READY TO RUN FAST GIVEN THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT TO SEE THE NUMBERS POP-UP, THAT CERTAINLY WAS AMAZING.

>> Reporter: THE EXCEPTIONAL NUMBERS COMES FROM AN EXCEPTIONAL AMOUNT OF WORK, LIFTING AND RUNNING AT BSU'S INDOOR FACILITY AND COMPETING IN A TRACK MEET, AND THEN DURING THE SPRING, PUSHING HERSELF BY RUNNING WITH THE BOYS DURING PRACTICE.

>> SOMETIMES YOU GET TALENTED ATHLETES, BUT WHEN YOU GET THE TALENTED ATHLETE WITH THAT WORK ETHIC, WE HAVE ONE RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: IN THE 200-METER DASH AND AS A MEMBER OF THE FLYERS 4 BY 100 RELAY.

>> I FELT ACCOMPLISHED.

THAT WAS MY GOAL.

THAT IS WHAT PEOPLE EXPECTED ME TO DO AFTER THE PRELIM DAY.

SO I WAS RELIEVED ALMOST.

>> Reporter: NOW AS THE SEASON CREEPS CLOSER TO THE SECTION AND STATE MEETS, THE PRESSURE IS MOUNTING FOR AN ENCORE PERFORMANCE.

>> I HAVE BEEN TRYING NOT TO THINK ABOUT THAT, JUST THINKING ABOUT RUNNING A FASTER TIME THAN LAST YEAR.

I WOULD BE HAPPY WITH THAT EVEN IF I DIDN'T WIN.

>> IN ADDITION TO THE THREE EVENTS SHE WON IN 2024, PROCKINGKUM WILL TRY QUALIFYING FOR THE LONG JUMP AT THE SECTION AND STATE MEETS OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

NEXT YEAR THE STAR SPRINTER WILL COMPETE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA ON A FULL-RIDE SCHOLARSHIP AND WE'LL BE SURE TO KEEP AN EYE ON HER THERE.

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>> Dennis: VERY TALENTED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH CHARLIE.

>>> FOR THIS WEEK'S IN BUSINESS, OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK STOPPED BY THE FAMILY-OWNED HAMMER FIT GYM IN PARK RAPIDS, NOT ONLY TO PUMP SOME IRON, BUT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SPECIAL EVENT THAT THEY ARE HOLDING OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

>> Reporter: SOME PEOPLE RUN TO COMPETE, OTHERS DO FOR FUN, BUT THIS WEEKEND THE PARK RAPIDS COMMUNITY WILL BE RUNNING FOR A REASON THAT HITS CLOSER TO HOME.

>> OUR LITTLE MOTTO THAT WE'RE RUNNING WITH RIGHT NOW IS RUN FOR A REASON.

YOU KNOW, WE ARE A VETERAN OWNED GYM.

ME BEING THE VETERAN FROM THE MILITARY, I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT WOULD ALSO GIVE BACK TO OUR DISABLED VETS AND OUR MEMORIAL PARK.

>> Reporter: THE HAMMER FIT GYM IS CELEBRATING THEIR FIRST EVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WITH A VETERAN FOCUSED 5K.

>> WE ARE ALWAYS KIND OF TRYING TO GIVE BACK TO PEOPLE.

THAT WOULD MEAN SO MUCH TO US BY SUPPORTING THE CAUSE.

WE ARE JUST VERY THANKFUL TO BE HERE, IT'S AN AWESOME COMMUNITY.

WE'RE EXCITED TO BE A PART OF IT.

WE'RE ORIGINALLY FROM BEMIDJI.

PARK RAPIDS IS AWESOME.

>> Reporter: THE FAMILY COMBINED THEIR CONSTRUCTION BACKGROUND AND PASSION FOR FITNESS TO BUILD THE WORK OUT CENTER.

>> THE SENSE OF PRIDE IS AWESOME.

THE THREE OF US DID ALL THE CONSTRUCTION AND EVERYTHING YOU SEE IS FROM US.

>> YOU KNOW, EVERY PRIVATE GYM YOU CAN IMAGINE AND I HAVE BEEN TO PLENTY OF THEM, THIS THING MARVELS IT ALL.

THEY OUT DID THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: AND THE BEST PART OF OWNING A GYM, IS SEEING THE PROGRESS THAT PEOPLE CAN MAKE.

>> I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE GO FROM YOU KNOW ROCK BOTTOM, THEY GET IN THE GYM, AND NOW THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE ON TOP OF THE WORLD.

THEY FEEL AWESOME.

JUST THE LIFESTYLE CHANGE AND SEEING THINGS LIKE THAT IS WORTH IT.

>> Reporter: HAMMER FIT IS LOOKING TO CHANGE LIVES OUTSIDE THE GYM AS MUCH AS THEY ARE INSIDE, WITH THEIR WORK AIMING TO HELP VETERANS.

>> JUST BECAUSE WE ALL WEAR THE SAME CLOTHES NOW, SO IT'S HARD TO TELL WHO IS WHO, BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL OUT HERE LISTENING TO SOMEONE, OTHER VETERANS.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH AND IT'S JUST -- IT NEVER HURTS TO HAVE A LISTENING EAR.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM GRAND RAPIDS WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, I'M SYDNEY DICK.

LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE RACE WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, MAY 24TH AT 9:00 A.M.

REGISTRATION CAN BE DONE AHEAD OF TIME AND FULL DETAILS ABOUT WHERE THE RACE WILL BE TAKING PLACE AS WELL AS HOW TO DONATE CAN BE FOUND ON THE HAMMER FIT GYM WEBSITE.

>>> STACY, ONE MORE QUICK WEATHER UPDATE.

>> Stacy: STILL VERY DRY AND WINDY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

WE HAVE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING.

>> Dennis: AND WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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