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[♪♪♪] >> Dennis: HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

>>> A REPUBLICAN ATTEMPT TO EXPEDITE AN ETHICS INVESTIGATION OF A DEMOCRATIC MINNESOTA STATE SENATOR WHO'S FACING A FELONY BURGLARY CHARGE HAS FAILED ON A TIE VOTE.

SENATOR NICOLE MITCHELL WAS CHARGED TUESDAY WITH ONE COUNT OF FIRST-DEGREE BURGLARY AND ALLOWED TO GO FREE AFTER A DAY IN JAIL.

MITCHELL WAS ABSENT WEDNESDAY AS THE SENATE RECONVENED FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HER ARREST EARLY MONDAY AT HER ESTRANGED STEPMOTHER'S HOME IN DETROIT LAKES.

MITCHELL'S ARREST HAS ALREADY COMPLICATED THE REMAINDER OF MINNESOTA'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION BECAUSE SENATE DEMOCRATS HOLD A MERE ONE-SEAT MAJORITY, MAKING HER VOTE CRITICAL FOR PASSING DISPUTED LEGISLATION.

BUT DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY LEADER ERIN MURPHY SAYS MITCHELL WILL BE ALLOWED TO VOTE REMOTELY.

>> SENATOR MITCHELL IS AN ELECTED MEMBER OF THE SENATE AND WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONDITION HER VOTE.

>> THE VOTE TODAY HAPPENED AFTER SENATE REPUBLICANS FILED AN ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST MITCHELL BEFORE THE SENATE CONVENED WEDNESDAY, THEN FORCED THE VOTE ON A MOTION TO IMMEDIATELY LAUNCH THE INVESTIGATION AND CONSIDERATION OF HER EXPULSION.

UNDER NORMAL SENATE RULES, IT COULD TAKE 30 DAYS JUST TO START THE PROCESS, WHICH WOULD DELAY ANY ACTION UNTIL AFTER THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WHICH MUST END BY MAY 20TH.

>>> THE MINNESOTA POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION SENT OUT AN ANONYMOUS ELECTRONIC SURVEY TO ALL OF THEIR ACTIVE-DUTY MEMBERS IN EARLY FEBRUARY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE INSIGHTS ON THE BELIEFS AND CONCERNS OF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS IN MINNESOTA.

OVER 1,200 OFFICERS RESPONDED TO THIS SURVEY, WITH RESPONDENTS BEING EVENLY DIVIDED GEOGRAPHICALLY.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN SPOKE WITH THE BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ABOUT THE RESULTS OF THIS SURVEY.

>> Reporter: THE RESULTS OF THE MINNESOTA POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION SURVEY SHOWS BELIEFS AND CONCERNS AMONG POLICE OFFICERS IN MINNESOTA SHOWING THAT 98% OF OFFICERS ARE VERY OR EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RECRUITMENT RATE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

>> I WOULD SAY IT'S A FAIRLY ACCURATE ACCOUNT OF WHAT WE ARE SEEING HERE.

WHEN I CAME TO WORK AT BELTRAMI COUNTY, I WAS 1 OF 87 AND TODAY WE ARE GETTING MAYBE 3 AND WE INTERVIEWED 2 OR 3 OF THEM AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER WORRY IS THE RISK OF PROSECUTION FOR ON DUTY ACTIONS, WHICH 90% OF OFFICERS SAID THEY WERE VERY OR EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT.

60% VOTED FOR EXTREMELY CONCERNED.

>> YOU TAKE THE ACTIONS OF A FEW AND YOU START MAKING REQUIREMENTS AND DECISIONS BASED OFF OF A FEW PEOPLE'S MISTAKES OR A FEW PEOPLE'S ACTIONS.

IT HAS A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT.

I THINK WHEN YOU HAVE THAT IN THE BACK OF YOUR MINDSET, AS IF I GET INVOLVED IN SOMETHING, I HAVE TO MAKE A SPLIT SECOND DECISION, IT WILL HAVE AN EFFECT ON ME GOING TO PRISON OR LOSING MY ASSETS.

I THINK THAT WEIGHS HEAVILY ON YOUR FIRST STATISTIC OF WHY PEOPLE AREN'T FLOCKING TO THIS JOB ANYMORE.

>> Reporter: TO BEST ADDRESS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION RATES AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT, NEARLY HALF OF THE RESPONSES FROM THE SURVEY WERE SUPPORT FROM MUNICIPAL LEADERS.

>> WHEN WE HAVE AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT WHERE SOMEONE DIES BECAUSE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTACT.

THAT IS NEVER WANTED BY ANY OF US, RIGHT?

THOSE KINDS OF THINGS WILL HAPPEN.

THEY WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN.

WHAT WE WANT FROM OUR LEADERS IN THE STATE, WHAT WE WANT FROM OUR LEADERS IN THE COUNTRY, THIS IS A PROCESS THAT HAPPENS.

WE WANT THOSE PARTIES TO REMAIN NEUTRAL AND NOT TALK ABOUT THE INCIDENT.

WE WANT THEM TO NOT SHOW SUPPORT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

WE WANT JUSTICE TO OCCUR.

IN ORDER FOR JUSTICE TO OCCUR, THERE NEEDS TO NOT BE A BIAS ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

WE DON'T WANT POLITICAL LEADERS TELLING THE PUBLIC THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T NEED TO HAPPEN.

MAYBE IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE THE POLITICAL LEADERS DEFENDING OR DEFAMING, IT OPENS THE DOOR FOR THINGS TO HAPPEN THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: THEN WHEN ASKED WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PRIORITY FOR THIS UPCOMING VOTING SEASON, 65% SAID HOLDING PROSECUTORS ACCOUNTABLE FOR CHARGING DECISIONS AT THE TOP OF THE LIST.

>> THERE ARE THINGS THAT HAPPEN THAT IS OUTSIDE OF THE ABILITY OF THE PROSECUTOR AND OUTSIDE THE ABILITY OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT.

WHEN YOU COME TO A RESOLUTION, AS LONG AS ONE SIDE IS NOT MAKING THE SOLE DECISION BASED OFF THE LACK OF INFORMATION OR LACK OF COLLABORATION.

THERE ARE BAD CASES AND GOOD CASES.

NO ONE WANTS TO LOSE, RIGHT?

THERE ARE THOSE CASES THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT GETS UPSET WITH WHEN THE PROSECUTOR SAYS I CAN'T PROSECUTE THIS AND WIN.

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

>> RESULTS FROM THE SURVEY ALSO SHOWED THAT 80 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS ARE UNLIKELY OR VERY UNLIKELY TO RECOMMEND LAW ENFORCEMENT AS A PROFESSION TO A FAMILY MEMBER.

>>> HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS ERECTED YURTS AND TENTS ON THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA CAMPUS AS PART OF A PROTEST AGAINST ISRAELI MILITARY ACTION IN GAZA.

THEY ALSO DEMANDED UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS DIVEST FROM COMPANIES THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ISRAEL.

>> THE REASON WAS ONE, OTHER CAMPUSES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, COLOMBIA, YALE, NYU ARE UPPING THE STAKES FOR THE DIVESTMENT CAMPAIGNS.

SPECIFICALLY THE REASON WE DID THIS IS TO BE IN SUPPORT WITH THOSE STUDENT GROUPS AND CAMPUSES AND SUPPORT OUR OWN CAMPUS HERE.

>> EARLIER IN THE DAY, CAMPUS POLICE DISMANTLED AN ENCAMPMENT ERECTED OVERNIGHT BY PROTESTERS.

>>> APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH.

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION REPORTS THAT OVER HALF OF WOMEN AND ALMOST ONE IN THREE MEN HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL VIOLENCE INVOLVING PHYSICAL CONTACT DURING THEIR LIFETIMES.

SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES HAD A DISPLAY FOR INTERNATIONAL DENIM DAY AT CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE IN BRAINERD.

OUR REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY STOPPED BY TO LEARN MORE.

>> Reporter: INTERNATIONAL DENIM DAY IS TRADITIONALLY HELD ON THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF APRIL, WHICH IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH.

PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO WEAR DENIM TO OPPOSE VICTIM BLAMING AND TEACH OTHERS ABOUT SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

IT COME FROM A HIGH PROFILE CASE IN THE LATE '90s WHERE THEY OVERTURNED A RAPE CONVICTION WHERE THE PERPETRATOR SAID THE TEENAGE GIRL'S JEANS WERE TOO TIGHT.

THE YOUNG WOMAN MUST HAVE PARTICIPATED IN REMOVING HER JEANS.

>> THAT IS WHAT THE MOVEMENT CAME FROM.

THAT'S WHAT DENIM DAY IS.

THE CAMPAIGN IS #NOEXCUSES.

IT'S REGARDLESS OF ANYTHING.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THEY'RE WEARING, WHAT THEY'RE DOING, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY'RE DRUNK OR YOU ARE MARRIED, THERE IS NO EXCUSE TO SEXUALLY ASSAULT SOMEONE REGARDLESS OF THE FACTORS.

>> Reporter: THAT DECISION WAS OVERTURN IN 2008, BUT THE DECISION TO BRING AWARENESS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE.

IT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES ON A TOPIC THAT IS NOT EASY TO TALK ABOUT.

>> THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT HAVEN'T HAD FORMAL INFORMATION GIVEN TO THEM ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT.

SOMETIMES THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY'RE HEARING STATISTICS, THEY'RE UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE BEHAVIORS ENCOMPASS, UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.

>> Reporter: THEY HOPE TO BRING HOPE, HEALING, AND EMPOWERMENT.

THEY PROVIDE 24 HOUR SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES AMONG OTHER SERVICES AND EDUCATING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.

>> GOING INTO SCHOOLS, TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT WHAT SEXUAL ASSAULT IS, TEACHING BOUNDARIES, CONSENT, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE STRUGGLE WITH WHAT IS HEALTHY AND WHAT ISN'T HEALTHY AND LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU ARE ASSAULTED, IT'S SOMEONE YOU KNOW.

HAVING THOSE FIRM BOUNDARIES CAN HELP PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BRAINERD, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES WILL BE HOSTING AN OPEN HOUSE TOMORROW NIGHT TO SPREAD MORE AWARENESS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT.

THE OPEN HOUSE WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 4:00 TO 6:00 P.M. AT THEIR BUILDING IN BRAINERD.

THE ADDRESS IS LISTED ON THE SCREEN.

>>> FEW THINGS IN LIFE ARE AS FRUSTRATING AS AIR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS AND FEELING LIKE THERE ARE NO OPTIONS WITH LOST TIME, LUGGAGE, OR RE-TICKETING FEES.

THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION SAYS HE'S BEEN LISTENING TO NIGHTMARE SCENARIOS FROM U.S. AIR TRAVELERS AND AS OF WEDNESDAY.

HIS DEPARTMENT IS, "PUTTING A STOP TO IT NOW."

LAURA AGUIRRE BRINGS US MORE ON NEW MANDATES DESIGNED TO GET YOU WHERE YOU ARE GOING FASTER AND GET ANY LOST CASH BACK IN YOUR POCKET AUTOMATICALLY!

>> Reporter: JUST AHEAD OF THE BUSY SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON, AIRLINES ARE ON NOTICE.

>> FROM NOW ON, WHEN YOUR FLIGHT IS CANCELED FOR ANY REASON, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO AN AUTOMATIC CASH REFUND AND IT HAS TO BE PROMPT.

>> Reporter: AND NOT JUST PROMPT.

>> YOU GET YOUR MONEY BACK WITHOUT HAVING TO ASK.

>> Reporter: AUTOMATIC CASH REFUNDS FOR MOST FLIGHT DISRUPTIONS, JUST ONE OF SEVERAL NEW MANDATES FOR U.S. AIR CARRIERS UNVEILED BY THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT WEDNESDAY.

IT'S NOT JUST CANCELATIONS BUT REFUNDS FOR SIGNIFICANT DELAYS TOO.

THREE OR MORE HOURS FOR DOMESTIC FLIGHTS, SIX OR MORE FOR INTERNATIONAL.

>> IF THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO YOUR ITINERARY, LIKE MAYBE YOU WERE GOING TO GO TO ONE AIRPORT AND THEY CHANGED THE AIRPORT, YOU WILL GET YOUR MONEY BACK.

>> Reporter: AND WHAT ABOUT THOSE HIDDEN OR JUNK FEES ON TICKET PRICES?

>> NEW PROVISIONS ABOUT THE INFORMATION THAT YOU SHOULD GET UP FRONT SO YOU KNOW BEFORE YOU BUY A TICKET.

NOW WHAT ARE SOME OF THE FEES CONNECTED TO THAT.

>> Reporter: REFUNDS ALSO APPLY TO OTHER SERVICES, LIKE IF A PAID WI-FI SERVICE DOESN'T WORK.

>> WI-FI IS A GOOD EXAMPLE AND BAGGAGE.

YOU PAY EXTRA TO CHECK A BAG AND THE BAG DOESN'T GET THERE, YOU SHOULD GET YOUR MONEY BACK.

>> Reporter: THE AIRLINE MANDATES HAVE A BROADER GOAL IN MIND.

>> IT GIVES THEM MORE REASON TO MAKE THE INVESTMENTS AND THE REALISTIC SCHEDULES TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING.

>> Reporter: TO GET THE FULL DETAILS ON YOUR PASSENGER RIGHTS, VISIT FLIGHTRIGHTS.GOV.

I'M LAURA AGUIRRE REPORTING.

>> AIRLINES FOR AMERICA, WHICH REPRESENTS THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST PASSENGER CARRIERS, SAYS ITS AIRLINE MEMBERS ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF SERVICE, WHICH INCLUDES CLARITY REGARDING PRICES, FEES AND TICKET TERMS.

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

>> Stacy: TOMORROW SHOULD BE SUNNY, WINDY, AND WARM, BUT CHANCES OF RAIN WILL MOVE IN TOMORROW NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> FREE ADMISSION TO THE MINNESOTA STATE PARKS.

THOSE DETAILS ARE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO VISIT MINNESOTA STATE PARKS WITHOUT PAYING A VEHICLE FEE IN FOR ONE DAY LATER THIS MONTH.

THE FREE PARK DAY IS SET FOR THIS COMING SATURDAY APRIL 27TH AND APPLIES TO ALL 74 MINNESOTA STATE PARK AND RECREATION AREAS.

THIS DAY IS ONE OF FOUR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT PEOPLE CAN VISIT WITHOUT PAYING A VEHICLE FEE AND THE DAYS ARE SPREAD OUT OVER THE YEAR TO GIVE PEOPLE THE CHANCE TO VISIT A PARK FOR FREE DURING EACH SEASON OF THE YEAR.

EACH SPRING, FREE PARK DAY IS HELD ON THE SATURDAY AFTER EARTH DAY.

WHILE A VEHICLE PERMIT IS NOT NEEDED FOR PARK ADMISSION ON FREE PARK DAYS, ADDITIONAL FEES FOR THINGS LIKE CAMPING RESERVATIONS AND EQUIPMENT RENTALS STILL APPLY.

THE D.N.R.

'S GOAL FOR THIS DAY IS TO ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO SPEND TIME IN THE OUTDOORS AND PROMOTE EXERCISE.

>>> WELL, IT COULD BE WET ON SATURDAY.

STACY IS HERE NOW TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE FORECAST.

>> Stacy: YEAH, WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING VERY UNSETTLED WEATHER LATE THIS WEEK, IT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH CHANCES OF RAIN FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY.

BEFORE WE GET THERE, WE HAVE ONE MORE DAY OF SUNSHINE, IT WILL BE WARM AND WINDY.

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

>> AND BY SANFORD HEALTH; HERE FOR ALL, HERE FOR GOOD.

DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SERVICES IN THE BEMIDJI AREA IS AVAILABLE AT SANFORDHEALTH.ORG.

>> THE WEATHER IS SPONSORED BY WIDSETH; ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.

>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE ENJOYED ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND IT LOOKS LIKE MORE SUNSHINE IS IN STORE FOR US TOMORROW.

TEMPS COULD BE WARMER THAN WE HAD TODAY, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE BREEZY.

WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING CHANCES OF RAIN RETURN TO THE AREA TOMORROW NIGHT AND THE CHANCES OF RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

TEMPERATURES WILL START TO COOL DOWN ONCE AGAIN AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT IS 49 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE AN EAST WIND AT OUR STUDIO AT 4 MILES PER HOUR, THE DEW POINT IS 31, AND HUMIDITY IS 49%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND 50 DEGREES.

WE HAVE A DEW POINT OF 31, PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE SOUTHEAST AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.

THE RADAR IS QUIET ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING AND SHOULD STAY QUIET OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

WE WILL BE SEEING CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE A BIT WARMER THAN WE HAD LAST NIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING, SO SOME OF US DID SEE THE LOWS DROPPING INTO THE 20s.

IT'S A LITTLE WARMER TONIGHT.

WE WILL BE SEEING PLENTY OF SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW AND IT'S GOING TO BE WARMER, HIGHS IN THE 60s.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN MINNESOTA.

THEN AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW NIGHT, THERE ARE CHANCES OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, WHICH WILL BEGIN TO MOVE IN.

THAT IS WHAT THIS AREA IN THE GREEN DOTS LOOKS LIKE.

WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING THAT AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE PINK MOON THIS MORNING OVER MENAHGA.

SAMROSE FROM LOWER RED LAKE WITH THE SHOT OF THE SUNSET THIS EVENING AND THAT SUNSET WAS SO PRETTY.

WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE TO SHARE WITH YOU.

ANGELA SHARING THIS PICTURE FROM CASS LAKE AND BILL AND JUDY WITH THE SUNSET.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PHOTOS WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 28 THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, A HIGH OF 61.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUN BUT BREEZY TODAY, 62 FOR THE HIGH.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A HIGH OF 59.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REACHING A HIGH OF 60 DEGREES, 5 DEGREES ABOVE THE AVERAGE.

33 WAS OUR LOW THIS MORNING, SUNSET AT 8:17.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 62, SO AGAIN WELL ABOVE THAT AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 56, CHILLY START, 21 WAS OUR LOW AND WE HAD SUNRISE AT 6:14.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE.

IT IS GOING TO BE BREEZY, ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN MINNESOTA, BUT WARMER TEMPERATURES, HIGHS SHOULD BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 60s ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, BUT AGAIN A LITTLE BIT BREEZY, ESPECIALLY IN THE WEST AND HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE IN THE MID TO EVEN UPPER 60s.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOW DOWN TO 39 WITH WINDS TO THE SOUTH FROM 5 TO 15.

TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY, BUT AGAIN A LITTLE BIT BREEZY.

HIGHS SHOULD BE AROUND 66, WITH SOUTH WINDS AT 10 TO 25.

TAKING A LOOK AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, CHANCES OF RAIN MOVE IN TOMORROW NIGHT AND THEY STICK AROUND AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

RAIN IS LIKELY WITH SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, STILL A GOOD CHANCE ON SUNDAY AS TEMPERATURES START TO FALL, HIGHS ON SUNDAY IN THE MID-40s, WE'RE LOOKING AT 47 ON MONDAY, STILL A SMALL CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS, BUT EXPECT TO SEE QUITE A BIT OF CLOUD COVER.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS STACY.

COMING UP NEXT IN SPORTS, MILES WALKER IS HERE AND HE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE BRAINERD TRACK TEAM.

MORE ON THAT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪] >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, BRINGING NORTHERN MINNESOTA THE GIGAZONE.

IT'S RIGHT HERE.

>> HEALTH MINUTE IS SPONSORED IN PART BY EMPLOYEE-OWNED LUEKEN'S VILLAGE FOODS, FEATURING THE AREA'S LARGEST SELECTION OF SEAFOOD AND HIGHEST QUALITY MEATS.

MORE INFO AT LUEKENS.COM.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

>>> BRAINERD TRACK & FIELD HAS HIT THE GROUND RUNNING TO OPEN THEIR SEASON, SETTING THREE DIFFERENT INDOOR SCHOOL RECORDS IN THE 400 METER, SHOT-PUT, AND 200 METER DASH COURTESY BRANDON STARK, DYLAN GROSS, AND STARK AGAIN IN JUST THEIR FIRST MEET AT THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY INVITE, BUT THAT HARDLY SCRATCHES THE SURFACE.

SO I TOOK THE TIME LAST WEEK TO SEE HOW THE WARRIORS PREPARATION HAS BEEN TRANSLATING TO THE TRACK.

>> BRAY NEVERED -- BRAINERD TRACK AND FIELD, COACH MILLER BELIEVES IT STARTS WITH PREPARATION.

>> IF I AM A FRESHMAN BOY AND I AM A THROWER ON THE TEAM AND I SEE DYLAN 45 MINUTES BEFORE PRACTICE AND I KNOW HE IS ONE OF THE BEST THROWERS IN THE STATE.

I SEE THAT'S THE MENTALITY AND WORK THAT IT TAKES TO GET TO THAT LEVEL.

IF I WANT TO BE GOOD, I WANT TO DO THOSE THINGS AS WELL.

>> Reporter: THAT DEDICATION HAS PROPELLED DYLAN TO FOUR WINS IN SHOT PUT AND A SCHOOL RECORD IN EACH EVENT.

HE STILL SEES ROOM FOR GROWTH.

>> HONESTLY, I'VE BEEN THROWING A LOT BETTER IN PRACTICE AND THESE FEW WEEKS HAVEN'T BEEN THE MARKS I WANTED.

I AM PLAYING FOR A LOT MORE THINGS TO COME.

>> Reporter: AND THEN NELSON, MAKING AN OUTSTANDING 45 FEET AND 9 INCHES.

>> I'VE BEEN PRACTICING A LOT.

THE MAIN THING IS BEING CONSISTENT ON THE BOARD AND MAKING SURE IT'S REPEATABLE IN THE BIG MEET, BY PRACTICING IN THESE SMALLER MEETS.

>> Reporter: IT'S NOT JUST THE BOYS MAKING NOISE, AS THE THIRD BEST HIGH JUMP IN BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY.

>> I'M REALLY TRYING TO GET THE SCHOOL RECORD THIS YEAR.

I HAVE 1 INCH TO GO FROM LAST YEAR.

I JUST REALLY AM TRYING TO GET THAT DOWN AND LIKE REALLY MY HEAD, BE POSITIVE AND TRY TO ENCOURAGE MYSELF A LOT.

>> Reporter: IT'S NOT JUST THE FIELD EVENTS WHERE THEY ARE EXCELLING BUT ON THE TRACK, THEY ARE COLLECTING PODIUM FINISH AFTER PODIUM FINISH, SETTING P.R.

AFTER P.R.

AND IT'S ALL THANKS TO THE DAILY COMMITMENT TOWARDS PERFECTING TECHNIQUE.

>> WE DO OUR WARM UP AS A GROUP AND WE FOCUS ON PROPER RUNNING TECHNIQUE AND FORM BECAUSE TRULY THAT GOES ACROSS EVERY EVENT GROUP.

WE TRY TO MAKE SURE OUR ATHLETES ARE DOING THAT WELL AND THEY ARE WARMED UP TO PERFORM.

>> Reporter: AND PROPER TECHNIQUES LEADING TO MONSTER PERFORMANCES, WHICH THE NEW 400-METER RECORD HOLDER BRANDON STARK CAN ATTEST TO.

>> I SAY STAND TALL, AND THEY ALREADY SAID I'VE GONE A LOT FURTHER, SO THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.

FOR TRAINING, IT'S PUSHING IT EVERYDAY.

THEY HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB ON STAYING ON ME.

>> Reporter: THERE IS ROOM FOR GROWTH AFTER LOSING MULTIPLE SENIORS FROM EACH TRACK GROUPS, INCLUDING THE 4 BY 1 RELAY.

>> WE HAVE TWO EIGHTH GRADERS THAT WILL BE ON THE 4 BY 2 AND 4 BY 1.

SO WE'RE ADJUSTING WITH THEM NEW PEOPLE FOR EXCHANGES, HANDOFFS.

THEIR WORK ETHIC IS GOOD SO WE KNOW THEY WILL FIT RIGHT IN.

>> Reporter: WHILE THEY CONTINUE TO BUILD CHEMISTRY, THE LEADERS WILL CONTINUE TO PAVE THE WAY.

>> WE HAVE JUMPERS THAT ARE LEADERS.

WE HAVE DISTANCE CREWS, WE HAVE SPRINTERS, WE HAVE LEADERS IN EVERY GROUP TO HELP THE YOUNGER ONES COME IN AND PUSH EVERYONE TO BE THEIR BEST.

>> Miles: A COUPLE OF SCORES FOR YOU, IN BASEBALL, THE MINNESOTA TWINS GOT A W AS THEY TOOK DOWN THE WHITE SOX.

IN COLLEGE BASEBALL, BSU UNFORTUNATELY FELL IN BOTH GAMES IN THE DOUBLE HEADER TO U MARY.

IN ANOTHER BEMIDJI STATE ATHLETICS NEWS, THE 2024 BEAVER NATION CELEBRATION, THE MALE STUDENT ATHLETE AWARD WAS GIVEN TO BEAVER HOCKEY'S KYLE.

HE CAPTAINED THE BEAVERS TO A SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP IN 32 GAMES, HE POSTED 28 POINTS AND LED THE TEAM WITH 22 ASSISTS.

HE LED ALL LEAGUE DEFENSE MEN IN POINTS.

HE WAS THE BEST DEFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN WHILE EARNING A FIRST TEAM HONORS.

HAILEY PETERSON WAS NAMED THE FEMALE STUDENT ATHLETE OF THE YEAR.

SHE IS A FIFTH YEAR SOCCER DEFENDER, LED THE BEAVERS IN MINUTES.

SHE HELPED THE BEAVERS TO AN NSIC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP.

SHE LIMITED OPPONENTS TO JUST 95 SHOTS ON THE GOAL AND 16 GOALS OVER 23 GAMES, INCLUDING 12 SHUTOUTS.

SHE WAS NAMED NSIC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, FIRST TEAM SELECTION, AND A TWO TIME ALL REGION SELECTION.

>> Dennis: WE'RE ALL WONDERING WHAT YOUR TIME WAS.

WAS THAT 100?

YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT HARDER WHILE YOU'RE TALKING TO US.

>> Miles: MAYBE NEXT TIME.

>> Dennis: 40 HOURS I BET.

THANKS MILES.

>>> IT'S AN EFFORT TO MAKE SCHOOL MEALS HEALTHIER, NEW U.S. STANDARDS ANNOUNCED TODAY WILL LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF SUGAR AND SODIUM IN BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES SERVED TO NEARLY 30 MILLION K-12 STUDENTS.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE NEW STANDARDS AND WHY SOME EXPERTS SAY IT'S A FIRST STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 14 YEARS, THE USDA IS REFORMING SCHOOL MEAL STANDARDS ACROSS THE U.S.

THE CHANGES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN PHASES OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

>> CHILDREN WILL BE EATING HEALTHIER FOODS AS A RESULT.

WE COULDN'T BE MORE PLEASED.

>> Reporter: BEGINNING IN THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR, THE NEW STANDARD CALLS FOR CERTAIN PRODUCTS, INCLUDING BREAKFAST CEREALS, YOGURT, AND FLAVORED MILK TO HAVE A SPECIFIC LIMIT ON ADDED SUGAR BY THE 2027-2028 SCHOOL YEAR, ADDED SUGARS CANNOT MAKE MORE THAN 10% OF THE ADDED WEEKLY CALORIES FOR BREAKFAST AND LUNCHES.

>> SUGAR IS A SOURCE OF CALORIES THAT HAVE VERY LITTLE TO NO NUTRITIONAL VALUE.

ONE CAN EAT FOOD THAT TASTES REALLY, REALLY GOOD, THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE THOSE ADDED SUGARS.

>> Reporter: THE NEW STANDARDS WILL ALSO LIMIT SODIUM IN FUTURE SCHOOL MEALS REQUIRING A 15% CUT IN SODIUM IN LUNCHES AND A 10% CUT IN SODIUM IN BREAKFAST BY THE 2027-2028 SCHOOL YEAR.

THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION SAYS THE NEW STANDARDS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS A PATH, NOT THE DESTINATION.

THERE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAT CAN BE DONE ON ADDED SUGARS AND LOWERING SALT.

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

>> BEGINNING NEXT SCHOOL YEAR SCHOOLS WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPTION TO REQUIRE UNPROCESSED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS TO BE LOCALLY GROWN, RAISED OR CAUGHT.

>>> TIME FOR ONE MORE LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

WE GO BACK TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING DRY WEATHER AT LEAST THROUGH TOMORROW.

TONIGHT, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOWS AROUND 39 WITH SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15.

MOSTLY SUNNY TOMORROW, BREEZY, WINDS FROM THE SOUTH AT 10 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR, BUT NICE WARM TEMPERATURES, HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60s.

THEN AS WE LOOK AHEAD, UNSETTLED WEATHER MOVES IN STARTING TOMORROW NIGHT AND IT STAYS WITH US THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WE HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS.

TEMPERATURES WILL START TO COOL OFF.

WE'RE LOOKING AT MID-50s ON FRIDAY, BUT BY THE TIME WE HEAD TO EARLY NEXT WEEK, EXPECT MID TO UPPER 40s.

>> Miles: TOMORROW WE WILL BE OUT AT THE BEMIDJI TENNIS COURTS AS THE BOYS TENNIS TEAM IS LOOKING TO GET THEIR SIXTH W TOMORROW.

>> Dennis: THANKS MILES AND THANKS EVERYBODY FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

WE'RE DONE FOR THE EVENING, WE'RE BACK AT 10:00 TOMORROW.

WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US THEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

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