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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.

[♪♪♪] >> Josh: GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, I'M JOSH PETERSON IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN.

THANK FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

>>> THE CROW WING COUNTYS SHERIFFS OFFICE IS LOOKING TO INCREASE THE PRESENCE OF FLOCK LICENSE PLATE READERS THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

THE COUNTY IS UTILIZING FLOCK CAMERA SYSTEMS, SPECIALIZED AI-POWERED AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS IN ORDER TO SEND ALERTS TO THE DEPARTMENT.

CROW WING COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE OPERATIONS LIEUTENANT CRAIG KATZENBERGER SAYS THAT THE DEPARTMENT ONLY RECEIVES ALERTS FOR STOLEN VEHICLES, STOLEN LICENSE PLATES, MISSING PERSONS AND COP ALERTS.

FLOCK CAMERAS ARE PLACED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY INCLUDING ON HIGHWAY 169, COUNTY HIGHWAY THREE, AND FACING BOTH DIRECTIONS ON HIGHWAY 371.

>> THIS ALLOWS US TO REALLY BE MORE PRESENT AROUND IN THE COUNTY.

NOBODY'S FACE OR ANYTHING SHOWS UP IN THESE PHOTOS.

IT'S ONLY THE LICENSE PLATE AND THE VEHICLE.

ANOTHER MISCONCEPTION IS THAT EVERY VEHICLE PLATE IS BEING RUN THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICES, IT'S BEING RUN AGAIN AN ESTABLISHED HOT LIST.

>> THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS ANY PHOTOS TAKEN THROUGH THE FLOCK SYSTEM THAT ARE NOT PART OF AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION ARE KEPT FOR 30 DAYS BEFORE AUTOMATICALLY BEING DELETED.

>>> SANFORD HEALTH IN BEMIDJI RUNS SEVERAL YOUTH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER TO GET KIDS AND TEENS HANDS-ON HOSPITAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE, WITH THE HOPE OF PEAKING FUTURE INTEREST IN THE MEDICAL FIELD.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK VISITED THE LATEST EVENT, WHICH HAD A FOCUS ON LOCAL NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: ULTRASOUNDS, STITCHES, AND LABOR DELIVERIES ARE USUALLY DONE BY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS.

SANFORD HEALTH IN BEMIDJI BRINGS IN 7 THROUGH 12th GRADERS EVERY SUMMER TO PRACTICE THESE TASKS IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT.

>> THE REASON WE WORK WITH KIDDOS AT A YOUNGER AGE NOW IS THAT A LOT OF TIMES YOU GET TO THE END OF HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE AND SOMETIMES IT'S TOO LATE TO GO INTO THOSE HEALTH CARE CAREER FIELDS THAT YOU ARE LIKE I WISH I STARTED WAY BACK WHEN.

JUST SAY HERE ARE SOME STEPS YOU CAN DO, HERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO TO GUIDE YOUR WAY THROUGH YOUR CAREER JOURNEY.

THIS IS HOW WE CAN HELP ESTABLISH THOSE STEPS.

>> I THINK THAT PEOPLE DEVELOP AN INTEREST IN WHAT THEIR FUTURE CAREER COULD BE AT AN EARLY AGE.

SO IF YOU ARE ABLE TO EXPOSE THEM NOW, THEY GET IT IN THEIR MIND, THEY DEVELOP INTEREST IN IT, AND THEY SET THEIR COURSE FOR THAT DIRECTION.

THEY LOVE JUST THE HANDS-ON COMPONENT OF IT.

IT'S REALLY ENVISIONING THE REAL WORK THAT WILL GO ON IN THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: THE ANNUAL NATIVE AMERICANS WITH STETHOSCOPES EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE IN BEMIDJI FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, GIVING YOU THE CHANCE TO SPEAK TO NATIVE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ABOUT THEIR OWN LIVED EXPERIENCES.

>> IN OUR NATIVE COMMUNITIES, THERE ARE HEALTH DISPARITIES AND UNDER REPRESENTATIVE IN HEALTH CARE.

THERE IS VALUE IN REALLY KIND OF TARGETING NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH FOR HEALTH CARE CAREERS.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR'S EVENT SAW MORE STUDENTS THAN EVER BEFORE.

>> YOU SEE THAT SPARK IN THEIR EYE WHERE THEY ARE LIKE THIS IS REALLY NEAT.

WE GET TO DO A LOT OF HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES LIKE HEY, THIS IS SOMETHING I CAN DO OR WHERE I CAN GO.

IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE THAT JUST SPARK WHERE THEY SAY LIKE HEY, THIS IS AN ACTUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ME AND A FUTURE THAT I CAN SEE MYSELF DOING IN LONG-TERM, TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE.

>> JUST SEEING THEIR INTEREST AND EXCITEMENT OVER IT AND POTENTIALLY ENVISIONING SOME OF THESE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL KIDS CHOOSING CAREERS AND SEEING THEM AROUND THE HOSPITAL DOWN THE ROAD WOULD BE FANTASTIC.

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

>> A WEEK PRIOR TO THIS YEARS NATIVE AMERICANS WITH STETHOSCOPES EVENT, SANFORD BEMIDJI ALSO HELD A LARGE CAREER FAIR TO SHOW OFF MORE HEALTHCARE SPECIALTIES TO A BROADER RANGE OF STUDENTS.

>>> CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE IS LAUNCHING NEW SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CAREERS IN MANUFACTURING AND ROBOTICS AT THEIR STAPLES CAMPUS.

FUNDED BY THE C.L.C.

FOUNDATION, THE INITIATIVE IS SUPPORTED IN PART THROUGH A $15,000 XCEL ENERGY ECO SCHOLARSHIP, FOR STRONG COMMUNITY AND INDUSTRY INVESTMENT IN THE REGIONS WORKFORCE.

STUDENTS WHO ARE NEW TO EITHER PROGRAM ARE ELIGIBLE FOR UP TO $2,500 TO SUPPORT THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

>> SO WE REALLY HOPE THAT THESE SCHOLARSHIPS GIVE STUDENTS THAT MAYBE DEBATING COLLEGE, IT COULD SEEM FINANCIALLY OUT OF REACH.

WE WANT THESE SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REMOVE THOSE BARRIERS, TO STUDENTS PURSUING THEIR DREAMS, TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO A FIELD THAT WILL BE ABLE TO HELP THEM GROW FAMILIES AND REALLY ESTABLISH THEIR FUTURES HERE IN THE AREA.

>> THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE FIRST TWELVE ELIGIBLE STUDENTS IN EACH PROGRAM.

>>> THE ORGANIZATION, OPEN YOUR HEART TO THE HUNGRY AND HOMELESS ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF THE SEVENTH ANNUAL OPEN YOUR HEART SUMMER CHALLENGE GRANT.

THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY PROVIDES PARTICIPATING FOOD SHELVES IN MINNESOTA WITH A MATCHED GRANT PROPORTIONAL TO THE FOOD SHELVES FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF JULY.

THE OPEN YOUR HEART SUMMER CHALLENGE GRANT TYPICALLY RAISES OVER $2 MILLION IN LOCAL FUNDRAISING IN THE MONTH OF JULY.

IN 2025, 83 FOOD SHELVES ACROSS THE STATE PARTICIPATED IN THE SUMMER CHALLENGE, RAISING $2.4 MILLION TO KEEP FOOD SHELVES STOCKED AND THE PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA FED.

>> SCHOOLS ARE HAPPENING AND PEOPLE ARE IN A RHYTHM.

THEN SUMMER, KIDS ARE OUT, AND WE SEE DONATIONS DROP.

BEING A MEMBER OF THIS CAMPAIGN THIS SUMMER IS HUGE FOR US.

IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT SUMMER BOOST RIGHT IN THAT JULY TIME, TO HELP US MAKE IT THROUGH THE SLUMP AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY OF ALL OF CASS COUNTY.

>> FOR A LIST OF THE PARTICIPATING FOOD SHELVES YOU CAN VISIT THE WEBSITE ON THE SCREEN.

>>> THE GREAT AMERICAN STATE FAIR IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

THE FREE 16-DAY EVENT IS PART OF CELEBRATIONS TO MARK AMERICAS 250TH BIRTHDAY.

JAY KORFF HAS REACTION FROM FAIRGOERS.

>> THIS FEELS LIKE AN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: THURSDAY MORNING, AMERICANS FROM FAR AND WIDE POURED ON TO THE NATIONAL MALL FOR A SPECTACLE UNLIKE ANYTHING THEY EVER SEEN, INCLUDING A 110 FOOT FERRIS WHEEL TURNING IN OUR NATION'S CAPITAL.

>> IT'S NOT JUST A FAIR.

IT'S ABOUT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'S FREEDOM.

IT IS A GREAT FEELING TO BE HERE.

>> Reporter: TEACHER JACKIE COPELAND DROVE FROM NORTH CAROLINA.

>> OVER FIVE HOURS, BUT I WOULD HAVE WENT 14 HOURS OR 24 HOURS BECAUSE THIS IS A MARK FOR THE ANNIVERSARY.

YOU WILL NEVER SEE THIS AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 250 YEARS.

>> Reporter: THE GREAT AMERICAN STATE FAIR, HERE IN D.C.

THROUGH THE JULY 4TH WEEKEND SHOWCASES A BIT OF EVERYTHING RELATED TO THE UNITED STATES.

FROM HER HUMBLE BEGINNINGS, TO MODERN-DAY INNOVATIONS, EACH STATE REPRESENTED IN A SEPARATE EXHIBITION ROOM.

I HEADED OF COURSE INTO D.C., VIRGINIA, AND MARYLAND.

>> THAT'S IT.

BINGO.

>> Reporter: LIKE ANY GOOD FAIR, THERE ARE GAMES, FOOD, AND LIVESTOCK EXHIBITIONS LIKE THIS ONE.

>> THESE CHICKENS WILL BE FUTURE LAYERS OF EGGS, SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BE OUT HERE REPRESENTING EGG FARMERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION.

>> AS ONE CELEBRATING, CHEERING, EXCITED THE FLY -- FLYOVERS.

>> Reporter: THEN CAME A TREAT FOR EVERYONE.

>> I SAW IT IN THE CORNER OF MY EYE.

THEN MY HEART JUST STARTED BEATING OUT OF MY CHEST.

I WAS LIKE THIS IS WHAT I CAME OUT HERE FOR.

>> TO HAVE AN AIR SHOW ALONG WITH THIS FAIR THING, YEAH, IT'S THE CHERRY ON TOP.

FOR 250 YEARS, IT'S NOT INSIGNIFICANT.

>> THE GREAT AMERICAN STATE FAIR RUNS THROUGH JULY TENTH IN WASHINGTON D.C.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Sydney: TEMPERATURES WERE WARMER THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE STATE TODAY WITH AVERAGES GETTING UP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70s.

THAT WILL CONTINUE AND IT WILL BE A PRETTY HOT WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FULL FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> Charlie: AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE MULTI-DAY OUTDOOR MUSIC FESTIVAL LAKE JAM IS BACK IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

[ [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE 122ND ANNUAL CASS COUNTY FAIR IS UNDERWAY IN PINE RIVER THIS WEEK.

ORGANIZED THROUGH THE CASS COUNTY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION, FOLKS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE DEMO DERBY, BAJA RACES, HORSE SHOW AND MORE.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: VISITORS FROM NEAR AND FAR ARE FILLING UP THE CASS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS TO ENJOY THE ANNUAL TRADITION.

>> THIS YEAR WE HAVE THE JURASSIC KINGDOM.

THAT IS HAPPENING, AND WE HAVE THE CARNIVAL.

SATURDAY IS THE GOAT ROPING, WHICH IS A TON OF FUN.

THEN THE DEMO DERBY, THE BAJA, WE HAVE TWO BANDS COMING IN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

>> Reporter: WHETHER KIDS SEARCH FOR THE NEXT BEST AMUSEMENT PARK EXPERIENCE.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF RIDES, UP TO SEVEN DIFFERENT RIDES FOR THE KIDS TO ENJOY AND GAMES WITHIN THE CARNIVAL.

>> Reporter: OR FAMILIES WANTING TO ENJOY REFRESHMENTS AND SCENERY.

>> HALF POUND BURGERS FOR $8, SO YOU HAVE TO COME IN AND ENJOY THOSE HALF POUND BURGERS, THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

WE WILL ALSO HAVE ALL KINDS OF FOOD, THE CHEESE CURDS AND THE NORMAL FAIR FOODS AND THE BURRITO KING IS HERE, AND THE NON-PROFITS IN THE AREA.

>> Reporter: THE OPTIONS ARE MANY FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.

WHILE MANY CIRCLE THE EVENT FOR THE LIVESTOCK AND HORTICULTURE SHOWS.

>> MY FAVORITE THING IS SEEING NEW FACES, TALKING ABOUT MY ANIMALS, AND TEACHING THEM NEW THINGS ABOUT GOATS AND SHOWING THEM WHAT IT TAKES.

>> IT'S LIKE A PASSION THAT EVERYONE HAS, SO PEOPLE HAVE PASSION WITH LIVESTOCK AND IT BRINGS EVERYONE TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: FOR OTHERS, A TRADITION OVER 100 YEARS IN THE MAKING IS THE REAL TREAT.

>> THEY ENJOY ALL THE ENTERTAINMENT WE BRING IN.

WE HAVE OUR BEER GARDEN EVERY YEAR WITH OUR BANDS AND OUR GRANDSTAND EVENTS.

BAJA HAS BEEN HERE FOR 10 OR 12 YEARS.

OUR DEMO DERBY HAS BEEN HERE FOR THE LAST 3.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN PINE RIVER, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Josh: ALWAYS A GREAT TIME AT THE COUNTY FAIR.

IT WILL RUN FROM 9:00 A.M.

TO 11:00 P.M.

AND ON SUNDAY FROM 8:00 A.M.

TO 2:00 P.M.

>>> THE LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY IS BACK AGAIN THIS SUMMER.

THIS YEAR WE ARE GIVING AWAY A FOUR-NIGHT STAY AT CHASE ON THE LAKE IN WALKER ALONG WITH A $200 RESORT GIFT CARD.

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

HERE ARE TONIGHTS FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.

IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME YOU CAN QUALIFY BY CALLING US ON THE VACATION GIVEAWAY HOTLINE NUMBER BEFORE 5 P.M.

THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AND YOU WILL BE ENTERED IN THE GRAND DRAWING WHICH WILL HAPPEN DURING OUR MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST NEWSCAST.

>>> WELL SYDNEY DICK JOINS US.

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT FAIRS AND IT'S A PRETTY GOOD WEEKEND TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT AND ENJOY THOSE ACTIVITIES.

>> Sydney: IT IS AND IT WILL BE HOT.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID-80s AS WE GET THROUGH SUNDAY.

WE WILL SEE THE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS WE HAVE BEEN SEEING, BUT WE WILL SEE MORE SUNSHINE.

[♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

>> Sydney: TEMPERATURES WERE MILD TODAY, LOW WIND SPEEDS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA AND WE WILL BE SEEING SUNSHINE TOMORROW.

WE WILL START OFF THE DAY WITH SOME SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS, BUT THOSE WILL CLEAR UP AS WE GET INTO THE AFTERNOON.

CURRENTLY AT OUR STUDIO, IT IS 68 DEGREES, SOUTH WINDS OF 4 MILES PER HOUR, WE HAVE A FALLING PRESSURE AND THE PEAK WIND WAS 7 MILES PER HOUR.

IT WAS FAIRLY CALM THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY.

IN BRAINERD, MUCH OF THE SIMILAR CONDITIONS.

THEY HAD PARTLY SUNNY SKIES BEFORE THE SUNSET, 70 DEGREES CURRENTLY, 70% HUMIDITY AND THAT WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AS WE GET THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

THEY HAD CALM WINDS IN BRAINERD.

THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE DAY TODAY, AS I WAS SAYING, IT WAS FAIRLY CALM.

WE SAW A COUPLE OF ISOLATED SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE BUT IT WAS CLOUDY THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY AND THAT CONTINUED AS WE MOVED ON TO NIGHTTIME.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL, ARLENE IN MENAHGA STARTING US OFF WITH A GORGEOUS SUNRISE THIS MORNING.

BILL AND JUDY SHOWING A NICE SUNSET OVER THE WATER.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD SHOWING US SOME WILDFLOWERS.

LAURIE IN LITTLE TURTLE LAKE, SOME FOG RISING UP OFF THE WATER AND SAMROSE IN LOWER RED LAKE, GORGEOUS SKIES ALL AROUND, SAME THING IN LAKE ADA COMING IN FROM DEBRA.

JOIN IN LAPORTE, SOME LADY SLIPPERS.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TODAY.

SOME WEATHER WATCHER REPORTS FOR YOU TONIGHT, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 53 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD REPORTED A HIGH OF 75.

WE HIT MID-70s AROUND MOST OF THE VIEWING AREA, BOB IN BLUFFTON REPORTING 72.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, A HIGH OF 69, CLOUDY SKIES, BUT SOME SUNSHINE PEEKED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CALM WINDS TODAY, HIGH OF 73.

ANGELA IN CASS LAKE REPORTS PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A LOW OF 57.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR REPORTING THOSE FOR US.

ON OUR BRAINERD ALMANAC TODAY, THE PEAK WAS 74 DEGREES, A LITTLE BELOW THE AVERAGE.

THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE BEEN HITTING RECENTLY.

THE LOW WAS 61 ABOVE THAT AVERAGE.

SUNSET WAS AT 9:12 P.M.

AND IN BEMIDJI, IT TOPPED OUT AT 77, HITTING THAT AVERAGE DIRECTLY ON THE DOT.

THE LOW WAS PROBABLY NOT 29 TODAY, THAT SEEMS A LITTLE CHILLIER THAN THE TEMPERATURES WE FELT, BUT SUNRISE WAS AT 5:24 THIS MORNING.

AS WE MOVED THROUGH TOMORROW, WE WILL SEE THE SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH THE MORNING, A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUD COVER.

IT WILL BE A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS AS WE GET THROUGH THE DAY AND IT WILL CLEAR IN AS WE GET THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME AND WE'LL HAVE A NICE WEEKEND SHAPING UP, ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE HOT.

WE WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70s AND INTO THE 80s AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE AND SUNNY AND LOWER 80s ALL AROUND THE CENTRAL PART OF MINNESOTA.

TONIGHT, WE ARE LOOKING AT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ROLLING IN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THEY WON'T LAST TOO LONG BUT THEY WILL BE HITTING A MAJORITY OF THE AREA.

THE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE COMING IN 5 TO 15 MILES PER HOUR, THOSE WILL PICK UP TOMORROW.

WE HAVE A GUSTY DAY AHEAD OF US, UP TO 30 MILES PER HOUR WIND GUSTS, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND HIGH OF 81.

AS WE MOVE INTO OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, SATURDAY WE'LL BE SEEING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, SOME AFTERNOON SHOWERS COMING IN.

SUNDAY AND MONDAY, WE WILL BE SEEING THOSE SHOWERS AND THUNDER SHOWERS MOSTLY COMING IN, IN THE MORNING BEFORE THEY CLEAR UP, GETTING INTO THE 90s ON MONDAY AND MID-80s, BACK UP INTO THE 90s ON TUESDAY, AND THEN WE WILL BE SEEING LOTS OF HUMIDITY THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BACK TO YOU GUYS.

>> Josh: SUMMER HEAT, SUMMER HUMIDITY, AND TOP HONORS FOR BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL.

>> Charlie: WE HAD A STATE CHAMPION CROWNED TODAY.

THEY'RE STILL HANDING THOSE OUT.

TWINS ARE TAKING ON THE ROCKIES TONIGHT AND THIS WAS AN ABSOLUTELY WILD GAME, JUST CAME TO A FINISH.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT AND MORE FROM THE NHL DRAFT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, AN AREA TRAP TEAM HAS TAKEN HOME THE MSHSL STATE TITLE IN CLAY TARGET.

THE BEMIDJI LUMBERJACKS ARE THE 2026 CLAY TARGET STATE CHAMPIONS.

THE TEAM OF KOLTER BRAUNHAUSEN, CLAYTON JOHNSON, JEREMY LINN, KADYN NIPP, AND ROMAN VOLD, SHOT A CUMULATIVE 487 OF 500 TARGETS, BEATING RUNNERS-UP LAKEVILLE SOUTH BY JUST ONE TARGET, TO WIN THEIR FIRST EVER MSHSL STATE TITLE IN CLAY TARGET.

NIPP AND BRAUNHAUSEN LED THE WAY FOR THE JACKS SHOOTING 99 TARGETS EACH DURING THE TEAM EVENT, WHILE VOLD AND NIPP SHOT A 98 DURING THE INDIVIDUAL BOYS EVENT TO FINISH 11TH AND 18TH RESPECTIVELY.

FRANK SOUTHERTON, WHO HELPED PARK RAPIDS TAKE HOME THE TEAM TITLE LAST SEASON, WAS THE HIGHEST AREA BOYS INDIVIDUAL FINISHER AT 5TH OVERALL SHOOTING A 99.

AND PAYTON BENNET OF BAGLEY WAS THE HIGHEST AREA GIRLS INDIVIDUAL FINISHER AT 9TH, SHOOTING A 95.

>>> DESPITE BEING SWEPT BY THE DODGERS, THE TWINS ONLY FELL ONE GAME BACK IN THE AL CENTRAL RACE, NOW TRAILING THE FIRST PLACE WHITE SOX AND GUARDIANS BY 4.5 GAMES, AND ARE STILL JUST A-GAME-AND-A-HALF BACK OF A WILD CARD SPOT.

TONIGHT, THE TWINS GO FROM PLAYING THE BEST TEAM IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TO THE WORST, THEY'RE HOSTING THE COLORADO ROCKIES.

FIRST INNING, RUNNER ON FOR KODY CLEMENS, AND HE GETS ALL OF THIS ONE, PARKS IT IN THE CHEAP SEATS, HIS 1TH HOME RUN OF THE YEAR, MAKES IT 2-0.

NEXT INNING, I'LL HAVE WHATS HE'S HAVING, BROOKS LEE WITH A 2-RUN SHOT OF HIS OWN, HIS 13TH OF THE SEASON, TWINS LEAD IT 4-0.

BOTTOM OF THE 5TH, 5-0 NOW, JOSH BELL, DOING WHAT HE DOES BEST AND THAT'S KNOCK IN RUNS, 2 R-B-I DOUBLE MAKES IT 7-0.

THAT'S WHERE THE HIGHLIGHTS SHOULD HAVE ENDED BUT THE ROCKIES PUT UP 3 IN THE 8th.

THEN IN THE 9th, A 1-RUN GAME NOW.

HUNTER GOODMAN, INTO THE THIRD DECK, AND THE ROCKIES TAKE AN 8-7 LEAD.

BOTTOM OF THE 9th, TYING RUN ON SECOND FOR BYRON, AND HE DELIVERS.

HE IS GOING TO GET THE ASSIST, TIES THE GAME AT 8-8.

THEN LEWIS UP THE MIDDLE, GIVING THE TWINS THEIR FIRST WALK OFF WIN OF THE SEASON AND PUTS THEM BACK IN THE WIN COLUMN, 9-8 THE FINAL IN 10 INNINGS.

A WILD ONE THERE.

THEY HAND THE ROCKIES THEIR 50th LOSS OF THE SEASON.

>>> I HAVE A COUPLE OF WORLD CUP SCORES.

FRANCE HANDLES NORWAY.

SENEGAL GETS THE WIN OVER IRAQ.

SPAIN BEATS URUGUAY.

AND THEN IN GROUP G, RIGHT NOW JUST GETTING STARTED BELGIUM, NEW ZEALAND AT 0-0.

EGYPT AND IRAN SCORED A GOAL APIECE 16 MINUTES IN.

>>> MR.

McKENNA, WE WOULD LIKE TO DRAFT YOU TO THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS.

>> IT WAS THE FIRST ROUND OF THE NHL ENTRY DRAFT TONIGHT, AND THERE WERE NO SURPRISES WHEN IT CAME TO THE NUMBER ONE PICK, WITH PENN STATE'S GAVIN MCKENNA BEING SELECTED BY THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAF'S.

LATER, AT NUMBER 10-OVERALL, MOORHEAD'S WYATT CULLEN WAS TAKEN BY THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS, HE'S THE SON OF THREE-TIME STANLEY CUP CHAMPION MATT CULLEN, AND THE FIRST MINNESOTAN OFF THE BOARD.

THE RIGHT WINGER SPENT THE LAST TWO YEARS PLAYING FOR THE U-S NATIONAL TEAM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, AND NEXT SEASON WILL PLAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.

THE WILD DON'T HAVE A FIRST OR SECOND ROUND PICK IN THIS YEAR'S DRAFT, THEIR FIRST PICK WILL COME IN TOMORROW'S THIRD ROUND, 89TH OVERALL.

AND THERE ARE A FEW AREA PLAYERS TO KEEP AN EYE ON, GRAND RAPIDS' CARTER CASEY AND BRAINERD'S CADE STENGRIM BOTH EXPECTED TO GET DRAFTED TOMORROW.

WE'LL BE KEEPING AN EYE ON THEM.

>> Josh: THANK YOU VERY MUCH CHARLIE, APPRECIATE IT.

THE ANNUAL LAKES JAM MUSIC FESTIVAL IS BACK AT THE BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, BRINGING TOGETHER DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

THE BIG MULTI-DAY ATTRACTION IS DESIGNED TO INCLUDE ALL ASPECTS OF THE AREA INTO ONE MAJOR HUB.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS THE STORY FOR THIS WEEKS IN-FOCUS.

>> Reporter: THE MUSIC FESTIVAL INCLUDES THREE HEADLINERS PERFORMING AT 10:00 P.M.

AND ALSO THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS LOCAL ARTISTS PERFORMING ON THE MAIN STAGES.

>> LAKE JAM IS AN ABSOLUTE BLAST.

BRAINERD THE BEAUTIFUL, THE FANS ARE FUN, EVERYONE IS IN A GOOD MOOD.

THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON.

I WOKE UP TO DRIFT CARS, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS COOL.

WHEN YOU ARE PLAYING A FESTIVAL LIKE THIS, YOU WANT TO PLAY YOUR BEST.

YOU WANT TO BE RIGHT ON, NEXT ON, THERE IS NO DOWN TIME.

HAVE FUN AND SHOW THE CROWD A GOOD TIME.

>> Reporter: FOR NELSON, THIS WAS HIS THIRD TIME PLAYING LAKES JAM AND HE WANTED TO SHARE A NEW EXPERIENCE AND MESSAGE WITH THE CROWD.

>> I HOPE THEY JUST TAKE ALL THE EXPERIENCES THEY HAVE THIS WEEK AND JUST MAKE MEMORIES.

I MEAN THAT'S IT.

I FEEL LIKE LIFE IS SHORT, THE THEME THAT IS GOING AROUND, DO IT NOW, ENJOY LIFE, AND GET OUT TO LAKES JAM IF YOU CAN.

IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO BE AND I'M HAPPY TO BE BACK.

>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS SAY WHEN PLANNING THE EVENT, THEY WANTED LAKES JAM TO FEEL LIKE MORE THAN JUST A REGULAR MUSIC FESTIVAL.

>> I MEAN ALL THE OTHER FESTIVALS ARE MUSIC FESTIVALS.

WE JUST FELT LIKE WE NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

BEING THAT WE HAVE BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, WE'RE ABLE TO DO A LOT DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER FESTIVAL.

WE BRAND IT AS MORE THAN A MUSIC FESTIVAL.

WE ALLOW A.T.V.s IN THE CAMPGROUNDS, WE HAVE CAMEL RIDES.

WE LIKE TO BE DIFFERENT AND WE JUST KEEP EVOLVING IT IN THAT MANNER.

>> Reporter: WITH THE MUSIC, THE FESTIVAL ALSO INCLUDES [INDISCERNIBLE].

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT, WE'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE ON MONDAY NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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