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

>>> A MINNESOTA STATE SENATOR WHO HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE BURGLARY HAS ISSUED A NEW STATEMENT REGARDING CHARGES.

SENATOR NICOLE MITCHELL, A DEMOCRAT, SAID IN THAT STATEMENT THAT A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT SHE FACES IN AN ALLEGED HOME INVASION IS INCOMPLETE, AND SHE INSISTED SHE WOULD NOT RESIGN.

SHE SAYS SHE IS CONFIDENT THAT A MUCH DIFFERENT PICTURE WILL EMERGE WHEN ALL OF THE FACTS ARE KNOWN.

SENATE REPUBLICANS CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR AN EXPEDITED ETHICS INVESTIGATION WHILE GOVERNOR TIM WALZ WEIGHED IN ON HER STATUS AS A SENATOR FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>> FIRST OF ALL, IT'S TROUBLING.

I GUESS IT'S HEARTBREAKING FOR THE FAMILY, BUT ALSO SOME VERY SERIOUS QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

WHAT I'M DOING, I'M LOOKING FOR SOME OF THOSE ANSWERS AROUND THE LEGAL ASPECT AND WHAT GOES ON.

I THINK THOSE ANSWERS NEED TO BE PROVIDED QUICKLY HERE.

I ALWAYS FELT THAT THERE IS A STRONG RESPONSIBILITY THAT ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE HELD TO A HIGH STANDARD.

SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I'M LOOKING TO GET THAT INFORMATION.

I KNOW THAT THE SENATE IS ADJOURNED AS SENATOR MURPHY ATTENDS HER FATHER'S FUNERAL TODAY.

WE LOOK TO GET MORE INFORMATION.

>> CRIMINAL CHARGES SAY MITCHELL BROKE INTO HER STEPMOTHER'S HOME BECAUSE HER STEPMOTHER REFUSED TO GIVE HER ITEMS OF SENTIMENTAL VALUE FROM HER LATE FATHER, INCLUDING HIS ASHES.

SHE WAS ARRESTED EARLY MONDAY AT THE HOME IN DETROIT LAKES.

THE COMPLAINT, FILED TUESDAY, CHARGES THE FORMER BROADCAST METEOROLOGIST WITH ONE COUNT OF FIRST-DEGREE BURGLARY.

>>> A 67-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM GARRISON HAS DIED FOLLOWING A SINGLE VEHICLE U.T.V.

CRASH IN CROW WING COUNTY.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THE MAN CRASHED THE U.T.V.

JUST BEFORE 8:00 LAST NIGHT ABOUT FIVE MILES SOUTH OF GARRISON NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 138 AND LOVELAND PASS.

THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND THE VICTIMS NAME WON'T BE RELEASED UNTIL HIS FAMILY IS NOTIFIED.

>>> THE F.C.C.

TODAY VOTED TO RE-INSTATE NET NEUTRALITY.

NET NEUTRALITY MEANS INTERNET PROVIDERS WON'T BE ABLE TO SPEED UP OR SLOW DOWN CERTAIN TRAFFIC.

NEW F.C.C.

RULES BAN BLOCKING, THROTTLING OR DISADVANTAGING CERTAIN CONTENT, APPS OR SERVICES.

THEY ALSO BAR PRIORITIZING THEM IN RETURN FOR PAYMENT.

AN F.C.C.

VOTE UNDER THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS WHAT FIRST PUT NET NEUTRALITY IN PLAY.

IT'S BEEN GONE SINCE 2018 DUE TO A LATER F.C.C.

DECISION UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

THIS TIME AROUND THE F.C.C.

IS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT MODERN USE OF SMART PHONES AND OTHER DEVICES.

THE F.C.C.

SAYS IT'LL TAKE A COUPLE MONTHS TO ENACT THE RULES.

OPPONENTS ARE ALREADY GEARING UP FOR LEGAL CHALLENGES.

SUCH CASES COULD MORE BROADLY IMPACT THE GOVERNMENT'S POWER TO REGULATE THE INDUSTRY.

>>> 350 EMPLOYEES OF FULFILLMENT DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN ST.

CLOUD WILL BE LAID OFF THIS FALL WHEN THE PLANT CLOSES.

FULFILLMENT DISTRIBUTION CENTER HAS INFORMED THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ABOUT THE IMPENDING JOB CUTS.

THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER SAID ITS ONLY CUSTOMER PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE IS ENDING ITS MAIL-ORDER COMMERCIAL BUSINESS.

THE CENTER WHICH HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE 1998 SAYS IT IS LOOKING FOR OTHER CUSTOMERS TO REPLACE THE CURRENT WORK.

IN A MESSAGE TO EMPLOYEES, COMPANY OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE ALSO WORKING ON A RETENTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND DETAILS ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT.

>>> MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS CELEBRATED A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY TODAY FOR ONE OF THE FIRST TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS IN THE STATE FUNDED BY PRESIDENT BIDEN'S INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT.

THE $5 MILLION PROJECT IN AUSTIN WILL REPAIR OR REPLACE AGING BRIDGES AT SIX LOCATIONS ALONG I-90.

MINN-DOT SAYS THE BRIDGES DATE BACK TO WHEN THE INTERSTATE WAS BUILT IN THE 1950'S.

THE PROJECT RECEIVED A $25 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT.

>> I-90, AS YOU KNOW, BRINGS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO AND FROM AUSTIN EVERYDAY.

IT IS A BIG DEAL.

IT CONNECTS AUSTIN AND OUR STATE TO THE RESIDENT OF THE COUNTRY, A CRITICAL DRIVER OF OUR ECONOMY, NOT JUST IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA, BUT IN OUR ENTIRE STATE.

>> CONSTRUCTION ON THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2026.

>>> THE U.S. ECONOMY COOLED MORE THAN EXPECTED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR, BUT REMAINED HEALTHY BY HISTORICAL STANDARDS.

ECONOMIC GROWTH HAS SLOWED STEADILY OVER THE LAST YEAR, A POSITIVE FOR LOWER INTEREST RATES, BUT FED OFFICIALS HAVE MADE IT CLEAR IT'S IN NO RUSH TO CUT RATES.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS THE TAKE ALWAYS FROM THE LATEST NUMBERS.

>> Reporter: THE U.S. ECONOMY HAS BEEN RUNNING HOT SINCE THE END OF THE PANDEMIC, BUT GROWTH SLOWED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.

>> THE ECONOMY IS STILL TRYING TO RETURN TO WHATEVER THE NEW VERSION OF NORMAL IS.

I THINK WE'RE IN THAT PROCESS NOW.

>> Reporter: THE ECONOMY REMAINS RESILIENT, UNEMPLOYMENT IS STILL UNDER 4%, AND CONSUMER SPENDING IS ROBUST, BUT SOME ECONOMISTS SAY THOSE STRENGTHS COULD MAKE BRINGING DOWN INFLATION MORE DIFFICULT.

>> THE REALITY IS THAT HIGH PRICES ARE TO SOME DEGREE REFLECTING THE STRONG DEMAND FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH A ROBUST ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: LAST WEEK, THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND UPGRADED THEIR FORECAST FOR U.S. ECONOMIC GROWTH TO 2.7% THIS YEAR.

MORE THAN HALF A POINT HIGHER THAN PREDICTED IN JANUARY.

THE U.S. IS OUTPACING OTHER ADVANCE ECONOMIES LIKE MANY IN EUROPE, WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO GROW TO 0.8% THIS YEAR.

>> WHAT THE IMF IS SAYING IS GLOBAL RISK ARE BALANCED RIGHT NOW, MEANING WE SHOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE BRACING FOR THE WORST.

>> Reporter: BUT THE IMF WARNS THAT STRONG GROWTH CAN RESULT IN AN ECONOMY THAT IS OVERHEATING AND CAUTION THE U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE NOT TO CUT RATES TOO SOON.

THE CENTRAL BANK SEEMS TO AGREE.

SOME FED OFFICIALS EVEN SUGGESTING RATES COULD BE ON HOLD FOR THE REST OF 2024.

>> WE ARE GOING TO BE STUCK WITH HIGHER BORROWING COSTS FOR LONGER.

THIS ISN'T ALL BAD.

IT REFLECTS THE FACT THAT THE U.S. ECONOMY HAS REMAINED MORE RESILIENT AND ROBUST.

>> Reporter: I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

>> THE STOCK MARKET REACTED TO THE NEWS NEGATIVELY TODAY.

THE S&P 500 FELL 0.5 PERCENT, THE DOW JONES LOST 1 PERCENT AND THE NASDAQ COMPOSITE DROPPED 0.6 PERCENT.

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

>> Stacy: RAIN SHOWERS ARE MOVING INTO THE AREA LATER ON TONIGHT AND WE'LL HAVE RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK WITH THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, STUDENTS HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY WITH A MEAT PROCESSING CLASS.

[♪♪♪] >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> MARCH IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH IN THE U.S. JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOW APRIL, BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY'S DEPARTMENT OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION DIDN'T STOP CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY AND HERITAGE.

THE EVENT THE WOMEN'S HISTORY AND HERITAGE EXPERIENCE FEATURED GUEST SPEAKER EBONY WARREN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EVERGREEN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES OF BEMIDJI.

REPORTER ZY'RIAH SIMMONS HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH WAS LAST MONTH, BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY CONTINUES TO LOB HONOR THE HARD WORKING WOMAN OF BEMIDJI.

SHE MADE REMARKS IN THEIR HONOR.

>> I WAS SO EXCITED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR WOMEN TODAY AND SPEAK ABOUT HOW WE CAN OPEN DOORS FOR OTHERS THAT CAN'T, HOW WE CAN ALLOW OTHERS ACCESS TO ROOMS THEY NEED TO BE IN, SO WE CAN ALSO GIVE PEOPLE VOICES AND ALLOW THEIR PERSPECTIVES TO BE EXPERIENCED AT TABLES THEY'RE NOT NORMALLY SITTING AT.

>> DOORS, ROOMS, TABLES, JUST HOW WE CREATE ACCESS AND HOW WE CREATE SPACES WHERE -- AND SHE TALKED ABOUT THE FULL DIVERSITY, BUT TONIGHT WE'RE TALKING IN PARTICULAR ABOUT HOW WOMEN CAN SHARE EQUALLY IN THE DREAMING AND DESIGNING OF THE WORLD AND THE WORK AND THE PRIVILEGES.

SO IT IS EXCITING TO HEAR FROM EBONY AND HEAR HER VISION OF GAINING ACCESS TO IMPORTANT SPACES.

>> Reporter: THE MAIN FOCUS WAS ON EMBRACING DIVERSITY AND ENSURING EQUITY FOR ALL AND PROMOTING INCLUSION AND ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

>> TO HELP THE STUDENTS REALIZE THEY CAN BE PART OF THE CHANGE THEY WANT TO SEE AND SO THEY CAN DO THAT BY MAKING SURE THEY ARE PREPARED FOR OPPORTUNITIES THAT PRESENT THEMSELVES TO THEM.

ALSO, SO THAT THEY CAN THINK ABOUT HOW CAN I CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHERS, NOT ONLY NOW BUT AS I GROW AND MATURE, MY EDUCATIONAL CAREER AND INTO THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD.

HOW CAN I BE PART OF THE CHANGE THAT I WANT TO SEE.

>> Reporter: BSU PRESIDENT AIMS TO CELEBRATE CULTURE DIVERSITY IN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

>> WE HAVE LIFTED UP VARIOUS HISTORY BASED MONTHS TO LEARN ABOUT FOLKS WHO ALL TOO OFTEN WE MISSED IN OUR HISTORY BOOKS, WE MISSED IN OUR DECISION MAKING SPACES, AND PART OF THE WORK OF BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY AND BEMIDJI'S TECH COLLEGE IS TO CREATE A COMMUNITY, A FUTURE WORKFORCE WHERE WE ARE DOING MORE TO BE INCLUSIVE AND CREATE THE SPACES THAT HAVE NOT EXISTED IN THE PAST.

THESE MONTHS AND THESE SOCIALS ARE ABOUT A SMALL WAY WHERE WE CAN LIFT UP THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING MORE BROADLY AT THE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY HERE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BEMIDJI, I'M ZY'RIAH SIMMONS, LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY WILL BE CELEBRATING POETRY MONTH DURING APRIL.

>>> NOW WE SEEN A FIRE DANGER IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE STATE, BUT SOME HELP ON THE WAY?

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING THE RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY MOVING INTO THE AREA LATER ON TONIGHT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A DECENT STRETCH OF SOME UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH CHANCES OF RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE NEXT >> 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, IT WAS SUNNY AND IT WAS WARM TODAY, BUT YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TELL BECAUSE WE HAD SOME STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE FAIRLY DECENT WINDS AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE IN LATER ON TONIGHT AND WE WILL SEE THE UNSETTLED WEATHER STAYING THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

TEMPS WILL BE COOLER THIS WEEKEND BUT EXPECT A WARM UP AS WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY.

IN BEMIDJI, 59 AT THE AIRPORT, AT THE STUDIO WE HAVE A SOUTHEAST WIND AT 11 MILES PER HOUR, THE DEW POINT IS 35, AND HUMIDITY IS AT 40%.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 60 DEGREES WITH A DEW POINT OF 32.

WINDS ARE SOUTHEAST AT 9.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING PRETTY QUIET WEATHER THIS EVENING.

WE DID HAVE A FEW SPRINKLES HERE AND THERE.

THAT WILL BE THE CASE YET TONIGHT.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE NIGHT, LOOKING AT AFTER MIDNIGHT, WE COULD SEE SOME OF THE RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY MOVING INTO OUR VIEWING AREA, SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO TOMORROW.

WE ARE LIKELY GOING TO BE SEEING RAIN SHOWERS.

WE MAY SEE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.

THE GREEN DOTTED AREA INDICATES THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OUT THERE, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE MAINLY RAINFALL WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW AND THEN INTO SATURDAY, CATCHING A LULL IN THE ACTIVITY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO UNDERSTAND -- SUNDAY MORNING, BUT EXPECT MORE RAINFALL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE IN MENAHGA FROM ARLENE.

SAMROSE REPORTING 4 FOOT WAVES ON LOWER RED LAKE TODAY.

WE HAVE THE SUN TRYING TO PEEK THROUGH THE CLOUDS THIS EVENING FROM RED LAKE.

BILL WITH A PHOTO OF THE CLOUDY AND HAZY AND SMOKEY SUNSET TONIGHT OVER UPPER RED LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 38 AND WINDY.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUN AND WINDY TODAY.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, A HIGH OF 69.

WE ALSO HEARD FROM STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT.

THAT SOUTH WIND IS ANYWHERE FROM 17 TO 38 MILES PER HOUR.

PAUL IN BEMIDJI, MOSTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY.

THE HIGH WAS 70.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A HIGH OF 65.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REACHING 68 TODAY, 10 DEGREES ABOVE THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

41 IS OUR LOW AND SUNSET AT 8:19.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 69, SO AGAIN WELL ABOVE THAT AVERAGE OF 56.

34 WAS OUR LOW THIS MORNING AND SUNSET AT 8:24.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST TOMORROW.

SKIES WILL BE CLOUDY AND WE MAY SEE A RAIN SHOWER WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERS IN THE MIX.

HIGHS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 40s TO LOW 50s ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, THE TEMPERATURES ARE UPPER 40s INTO THE LOW 50s.

PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER, IT COULD BE BREEZY WITH A SHOWER AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST, A CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES MOVING IN LATER ON OVERNIGHT.

LOWS NEAR 42 WITH SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 25.

RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUE TOMORROW WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON, 50 FOR THE HIGH AND WE'RE LOOKING AT SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 10 TO 25.

HEADING THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND, MORE SHOWERS ON SATURDAY, EVEN INTO SUNDAY.

THERE IS A LULL ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING, BUT AGAIN SHOWERS LIKELY, A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MIX, HIGHS IN THE MID-40s ON SUNDAY, STILL CHILLY WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA ON MONDAY.

JUST A SMALLER CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS ON TUESDAY, BUT TEMPERATURES BOUNCE BACK PRETTY QUICKLY THERE, HIGHS NEAR 62.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

MILES HAS OUR LOCAL SPORTS.

>> Miles: THE BEMIDJI BOYS ARE PLAYING SOME TENNIS AGAINST GRAND RAPIDS AND EAST GRAND FORKS.

WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT AFTER THIS BREAK.

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

INTERNET SPEEDS UP TO 10 GIGABITS PER SECONDS, BOTH UPLOAD AND DOWNLOAD.

IT'S THE GIGAZONE FROM PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS AND IT'S RIGHT HERE.

>> THE GOLDEN APPLE IS SPONSORED IN PART BY CROW WING POWER.

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>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> BEMIDJI GOLF 2023-2024 CAMPAIGN LEAVES A LITTLE MORE TO BE DESIRED.

THERE WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL SHOWING THIS WEEKEND.

MOTHER NATURE HAS FOUND A WAY TO INTERFERE PLENTY BUT THANKFULLY FOR THEM, IT HELD UP ENOUGH TO GET SOME REPS IN BEFORE HEADING TO MISSOURI.

>> IT WAS CHAOTIC SO WE DIDN'T GET MUCH TIME TO PRACTICE.

WE WERE ABLE TO SWING.

WE HAD A COUPLE TOURNAMENTS AND WE MADE IMPROVEMENTS FROM DAY ONE TO DAY TWO.

THAT'S GOOD TO SEE AND SOME PERSONAL BESTS BEING SET.

SO JUST SLOWLY MAKING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AND SEEING THOSE LITTLE SUCCESSES.

>>> AND THE BEAVERS KNOW THE THREE-DAY-LONG TOURNAMENT'S IS A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT, WHICH MEANS BEING IN THE RIGHT HEAD SPACE WILL PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN ENSURING THEIR SUCCESS.

>> I THINK JUST BEING PATIENT BECAUSE IT WILL BE A LONG ROUND AND IT'S FOUR DAYS OF GOLF.

JUST HANG IN THERE, BE PATIENT WITH YOUR SHOTS, AND JUST HOUND IN ON WHAT YOU'RE DOING AT THE MOMENT.

>> Miles: THE LADIES WILL TEE OFF TOMORROW MORNING AT 9:00 A.M. >>> AND IN BOYS TENNIS, BEMIDJI HOSTED A QUADRANGULAR AGAINST GRAND RAPIDS, EAST GRAND FORKS, AND SAUK RAIDS-RICE.

ON THE SINGLES COURTS, BROOKS JOHNSON TOOK ON GRAND RAPIDS' WILL HAARKULA.

JOHNSON UP 3-0 IN THE FIRST SET.

SECOND SERVE CHANGE UP, FORCES THE LONG SHOT, JOHNSON WENT ON TO 6-0, 6-1 OVER TO DOUBLES.

BEMIDJI'S JACK MCNALLEN AND J.D.

HASBERGAN ALREADY UP 3-0 IN SET ONE AGAINST G.R.

'S COOPER LONSON AND BEN SCHROEDER.

G.R.

CAN'T HANDLE THE ROCKET FROM HASBERGAN AS BEMIDJI TAKES THIS MATCH IN STRAIGHT SETS.

ACROSS FROM THEM, MAX LOUVAR AND PETER MATTHEWS UP 3-1 IN THE FIRST SET BUT G.R.

'S ELLIOT SPAHN AND ANDERS MORQUE, NICE SERVE RECEIVE AND FRONT COURT SWAT.

THEY TAKE THE POINT AND THE MATCH 6-2, 6-4, AS BEMIDJI GO ON TO BEAT GRAND RAPIDS 6-1 AND SWEEP THE ENTIRE QUADRANGULAR 7-0 AGAINST SAUK RAPIDS AND 6-1 OVER EAST GRAND FORKS.

BRAINERD FALLS IN A CLOSE MATCH AGAINST SARTELL.

>>> AND ON THE BASEBALL DIAMOND, CASS LAKE-BENA LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST W, HOSTING MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL AND MIB GOT AFTER IT EARLY.

FIRST INNING, MAN ON FOR BRANT TEIDEMAN, BLASTS IT DEAD CENTER.

MOUNTAIN IRON TAKE A TWO-0 LEAD.

BOTTOM FIRST, PANTHERS TRYING TO CLIMB BACK.

ATREJU HARBOR SENDS ONE TO SHORT BUT LOOK AT THAT HUSTLE, GETS THE BASE KNOCK.

HARBOR GETS TO THIRD ON A STEAL AND ERROR BUT MIB'S T.J. DUCHAMP WAS LOCKED IN ON THE BUMP TODAY, FORCES THE GROUNDER ENDING THE INNING.

MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL WOULD GO ON TO BEAT CASS LAKE-BENA 23-4.

PANTHERS STILL SEARCHING FOR THEIR FIRST WIN IN 2024 AND SOME MORE SCORES FOR YOU.

MENAHGA GETS THE SWEEP ON PILLAGER.

STAPLES MOTLEY GETS THE DOUBLE OVER PARK RAPIDS.

>>> OVER TO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, PIERZ ARE 8-1 FOR THE YEAR.

BRAINERD ARE NOW 8-1 OF THE YEAR.

THEY ALSO FELL TO SARTELL AND IN GIRLS LACROSSE, BRAINERD GOT THE W AGAINST ST.

CLOUD.

IN BOYS LACROSSE, BRAINERD FELL TO ST.

CLOUD.

IN THE MLB, THE TWINS CONTINUE TO WIN.

THEY GET THE W OVER THE WHITE SOX.

>>> IN THE NFL DRAFT, TO NO ONE'S SURPRISE, THE HIGHLY COVETED CALEB WILLIAMS WENT FIRST TO THE CHICAGO BEARS BUT IT WAS THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS DRAFTED THEIR QUARTERBACK OF THE FUTURE J.J. McCARTHY, 12th OVERALL.

HE HELPED LEAD THE MICHIGAN WOLVERINES TO A CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR, BUT THE VIKINGS DIDN'T STOP THERE.

THANKS TO A TRADE TO THE JAGUARS, THEY MOVED INTO THE 17th SLOT AND DRAFTED DALLAS TURNER.

MANY THOUGHT HE WOULD BE OFF THE BOARD IN THE TOP TEN OR EARLY TEENS, BUT THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A 14 STRAIGHT OFFENSIVE PICK.

LOOKS LIKE EVERYONE NEEDED TO GO TO SCORING.

>> Dennis: I COULD GRAB A COUPLE PLAYERS FROM TEAMS USE TO WINNING.

>> Miles: THEY'RE TRYING TO CHANGE THE CULTURE.

>> Dennis: THANKS MILES.

>>> FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN STOPPED BY KELLIHER HIGH SCHOOL TO MEET THE TEACHERS WHO CAME UP WITH A UNIQUE IDEA FOR A NEW CLASS FOR THEIR STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: FOR MOST HIGH SCHOOLS, CULINARY ARTS ALLOWS A STUDENT TO LEARN THE BASIC SKILLS IN COOKING.

AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, TWO TEACHERS WANTED TO PROVIDE A DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITY, ONE THAT MAY NOT MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

>> THIS IS MEAT PROCESSING AND IT'S PART OF THE FACTS PROGRAM AND THE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM HERE.

WITH HAD HALF A COW COME IN SO IT IS BREAKEN INTO CLOGS OF MEAT AND THEN THE KIDS BREAK THEM DOWN TO THE CORRECT CUTS AND PACKAGE THEM AND THEY DO THE MARKETING BEFOREHAND AND SELL THEM TO THE TEACHERS IN THE SCHOOL.

>> WE FOCUS ON DIFFERENT CUTS OF MEAT FOR DIFFERENT ANIMALS.

WE HAVE DONE FISH, PORK, BEEF, VENISON.

WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF DIFFERENT ANIMALS.

>> Reporter: WHEN THE TEACHERS CAME ACROSS THE IDEA IN THE SUMMER, THEY BELIEVED THIS WOULD BE A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR THE STUDENTS.

>> I WANT TO DO VENISON IN CLASS.

I WANT TO TEACH THE KIDS FILLET.

I WANT TO DO BEEF AND HOGS.

>> COURTNEY AND I HAVE SIMILAR GOALS.

SHE DOES A LOT OF LIFE SKILLS IN HER CLASSES AND IT FITS INTO AGRICULTURE.

WE WANTED TO DO THIS FOR A LONG TIME AND THIS CLASS CAME UP.

THERE WAS A TRAINING IN THE SUMMER AND WE SAID WE HAVE TO GO TO THIS AND WE JUST DID AN OVERNIGHT AT THE TRAINING AND IT WAS REALLY FUN TO WATCH THEM BREAK THIS DOWN AND THE THOUGHT OF HAVING KIDS DO THIS IS SO FUN.

>> Reporter: NOT ONLY ARE THE STUDENTS HAVING A GOOD TIME BUT GAINING USEFUL SKILLS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL ONCE THEY GRADUATE.

>> IT'S FUN, I LIKE IT.

>> WHEN I FOUND OUT I WAS GOING TO BE IN THIS CLASS, IT WAS EXCITING.

WE LEARN ABOUT THE ANIMALS AND HOW OUR FOOD IS PROCESSED, BUT WE LEARN HOW TO CUT THE MEAT, WHICH IS GOOD FOR REAL LIFE SITUATIONS.

WE DO A LOT OF GROUP PARTICIPATION, LIKE WORKING TOGETHER.

THAT'S HOW IT HAS BEEN ALL YEAR.

IT'S REALLY NICE BECAUSE WE'RE ALL LEARNING HANDS ON AT THE SAME TIME.

>> Reporter: THE STUDENTS RESPECT JUST LEARNING HOW TO CUT THE MEAT EITHER, BUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS STARTING FROM THE CUTTING TABLE TO THE DINNER TABLE.

>> THEY GO THROUGH EVERYTHING.

WE STARTED OUR YEAR WITH KNIFE SKILLS, KITCHEN SAFETY, AND FILLETING FISH, THEN WE MOVED TO CHICKEN, DID VENISON, PORK, AND BEEF.

WE'RE ENDING WITH BEEF THIS YEAR.

THEY GET TO DO THE COOKING, WHICH IS PROBABLY THEIR FAVORITE PART.

YOU CAN WATCH THEM MAKE THE STEAKS THICKER, WHEN IT'S THEIRS, THAT KIND OF THING.

THEY'RE DOING A HUGE SERVICE TO THEMSELVES BY LEARNING HOW TO CUT THEIR OWN MEAT AND BEING ABLE TO COOK YOUR OWN FOOD FROM THAT.

IT'S A HUGE LIFE SKILL.

>> THEY DO A TON IN HERE, IT'S CRAZY.

THEY DON'T REALIZE IT, BUT THEY DO A TON.

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

>> MASTIN AND MOYER SECURED FUNDING FOR THE MEAT PROCESSING CLASS AT KELLIHER THROUGH THE F.F.A.

'S “GRANTS FOR GROWING PROGRAM ” TO PURCHASE THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR THE CLASS.

>>> I'M FEELING LIKE THROWING SOMETHING ON THE GRILL NOW STACY.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A GOOD WEEKEND.

>> Stacy: NO, IT'S NOT.

IN FACT, WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE RAIN SHOWERS BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, OTHERWISE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, BREEZY SOUTH WINDS.

FOR TOMORROW, RAIN SHOWERS ARE LIKELY, THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS NEAR 50 DEGREES.

>> Miles: WELL, THE BEMIDJI GIRLS WILL BE UP BRIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING COMPETING AT THE COUNTRY CLUB AND WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY WILL BE HOSTING.

>> Dennis: SOUNDS GOOD, THAT'S IT FOR US TONIGHT.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

GOOD NIGHT.

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