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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.

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

THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

>>> THE FLANDERS WILDFIRE LEFT QUITE THE IMPACT LAST WEEKEND.

1600 ACRES ARE LEFT BURNT, THE SIDING ON HOMES MELTED, AND ROUGHLY 30 CAMPERS AND HOMEOWNERS WERE FORCED TO FLEE.

REPORTER MILES WALKER MET WITH AN EVACUEE THIS MORNING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: WHILE SOME NOTICED THE FLANDERS FIRE APPROACHING LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN, OTHERS LIKE RETIRED AND BLIND MECHANIC LESLIE ROBERTS WAS FORCED TO RELY ON OTHER SENSES.

>> I COULD SMELL THE SMOKE.

EVERYTHING, JUST NO ONE WAS COMING HERE BUT THE FIRE TRUCKS WERE RUNNING BACK AND FORTH AND I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING ON SO I WAS WAITING FOR SOMEBODY TO COME GET ME.

>> HE WAS WAITING TO EVACUATE.

>> I WAS FEARFUL.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE.

JUST THE SIRENS, I COULDN'T FEEL THE HEAT BUT I COULD SMELL THE SMOKE.

WHEN I CAME BACK, IT BURNED UP TO THE OTHER SIDE OF MY ROAD.

THIS IS AT 5:30 IN THE MORNING.

>> Reporter: BEFORE HE WAS TAKEN TO SHELTER.

>> THAT'S WHEN THE D.N.R.

CAME AND PICKED ME UP AND RAN ME DOWN THE 109 WHERE SOMEBODY WAS WAITING FOR ME.

>> Reporter: THERE, ROBERTS LEARNED JUST HOW CLOSE HIS HOME CAME TO IMPENDING DISASTER.

>> I'M ONLY 100 FEET AWAY FROM HERE.

IT WAS SCARY.

SOMEONE TOLD ME COME WITH THEM AND I WENT WITH THEM AND STAYED THERE FOR A NIGHT AND THEN THE NEXT MORNING, HER HUSBAND CAME OUT AND SAID THE FIRE IS RIGHT UP TO YOUR HOUSE.

I DIDN'T SEE IT BUT MY FRIEND DID.

>> Reporter: NOW AFTER BEING NEARLY A WEEK REMOVED FROM THE FLANDERS FIRE, THE WORD THAT COMES TO MIND FOR THOSE WHO WERE CAUGHT IN ITS PATH IS THANKFUL.

>> ALL I THINK IS I'M THANKFUL FOR THEM TO COME HELP.

I COULDN'T SEE IT.

WE NEEDED ALL THE HELP WE COULD GET.

IT WAS NICE TO SEE A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS.

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

>> THOSE WITH IMMEDIATE NEEDS ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT PUBLIC HEALTH AT EITHER THE PHONE NUMBER OR EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW.

>>> MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND MARKS THE UNOFFICIAL START TO THE SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON AND IS KNOWN TO BE A CRITICAL TIME FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY EFFORTS ACROSS THE STATE.

THAT IS WHY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ACROSS MINNESOTA ARE KICKING OFF ITS SUMMER ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN WHICH IS AIMED AT SLOWING DOWN DRIVERS AND PREVENTING DEADLY CRASHES.

THE ONE HUNDRED DAYS BETWEEN MEMORIAL DAY THROUGH LABOR DAY ARE TYPICALLY THE MOST TRAVELED DAYS NATIONWIDE.

THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, AGENCIES WILL TARGET FOUR BIG BEHAVIORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO MOST CRASHES, SUCH AS DRIVING DISTRACTED, DRIVING UNBELTED, SPEEDING, AND DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED.

>> EVERY TRAFFIC STOP WE MAKE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STOP DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED.

WE'RE ASKING DRIVERS TO MEET US HALFWAY AND DO YOUR PART.

>> LAST YEAR, FROM MAY 26 THROUGH SEPTEMBER FIRST, THERE WERE ONE 111 FATALITIES ON MINNESOTA ROADS.

>>> AAA SAYS 45 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE GETAWAYS PLANNED FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

BUT THE FIRST BIG HURRAH OF THE SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON COULD BE THE LAST FOR SOME TRAVELERS, THANKS TO HIGH GAS AND JET FUEL PRICES.

KARIN CAIFA IS IN WASHINGTON WITH A LOOK AT THE BUMPY ROAD AHEAD.

>> Reporter: AMERICANS HITTING THE ROAD THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, FEELING STICKER SHOCK AT THE GAS PUMPS.

>> I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE GAS PRICES, JOKING THAT WE NEED TO TAKE OUT A LOAN FOR THE WEEKEND.

>> IT WOULD BE NICE IF IT WAS $3.50 AGAIN.

>> Reporter: OTHERS ARE STAYING PUT.

>> I'M NOT TRAVELING A LOT BECAUSE OF THE GAS PRICES.

I AM LIMITING MY TRAVEL.

IT'S TOO MUCH, YOU KNOW.

>> Reporter: WITH THE WAR IN IRAN PRESSURING OIL PRICES, GASBUDDY SAYS THE NATIONWIDE AVERAGE FOR A GALLON IS $4.4 THIS MEMORIAL DAY, $.42 HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR.

PATRICK SAYS THAT PRICES WILL LIKELY CONTINUE CLIMBING IF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ REMAINS CLOSED.

>> WE STILL COULD SEE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE CLIMBING THROUGH THE SUMMER, JULY 4 COULD SEE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF OVER $5 A GALLON SHOULD THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ REMAIN CLOSED.

>> Reporter: AIRLINES GRAPPLE WITH JET FUEL COST AND SPIRIT AIRLINES WENT OUT OF BUSINESS EARLIER THIS MONTH, SOME SAY THEY FEEL PINCH IN THE SKIES.

>> I PAID $80 FOR MY ROUND TRIP WITH SPIRIT AND THIS FLIGHT HAS A LAYOVER IN NORTH CAROLINA, IT WAS $400.

>> Reporter: TRAVEL SITES SAY THE AVERAGE DOMESTIC AIRFARE FOR MEMORIAL DAY IS UP 15% YEAR OVER YEAR.

AT THE SAME TIME, CONSUMERS ARE GROWING WEARY OF HIGHER COSTS.

THEY ARE CLOSING WATCHING THE INDEX TO A FRESH ALL TIME LOW IN MAY.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M KARIN CAIFA.

>> ACCORDING AAA, HERE IN MINNESOTA, THE CURRENT GAS PRICE AVERAGE IS HOVERING AROUND $4.36 PER GALLON.

>>> THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND ALSO MARKS THE UNOFFICIAL START TO THE SUMMER BOATING SEASON, ESPECIALLY HERE IN MINNESOTA.

MANY WILL SPEND THE WEEKEND HITTING THE LAKES AND LAUNCHING THEIR BOATS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE LAST SUMMER.

IN RECENT YEARS MINNESOTA'S WATERWAYS HAVE BEEN BUSIER THAN EVER WITH ANGLERS, PADDLERS, AND RECREATIONAL BOATERS.

THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SAYS THAT THERE HAS BEEN A DECLINE OF BOATING RELATED FATALITIES IN RECENT YEARS BUT IT IS UP TO EVERYONE TO ACT RESPONSIBLY WHEN OUT ON THE WATER.

>> MEMORIAL WEEKEND IS THE KICK OFF FOR WHAT WE ANTICIPATE TO BE A BUSY BOATING WEEKEND.

EVERY BOATER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PRIORITIZING SAFETY.

MAKE SURE TO NOT JUST BRING YOUR LIFE JACKET BUT TO WEAR IT.

ALWAYS ENGAGE YOUR ENGINE CUT OFF SWITCH AND LEAVE ALCOHOL ON SHORE.

>> IN BOTH 2023 AND 2024 THERE WERE NINE BOATING RELATED DEATHS, SEVEN DEATHS IN 2025, AND THIS YEAR HAS ALREADY SEEN ITS FIRST FATALITY.

>>> A RECORD NINE TEAMS FROM NORTHERN MINNESOTA QUALIFIED FOR THE 14TH ANNUAL MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUES ROBOTICS TOURNAMENT WHICH FEATURED 36 TEAMS OVERALL.

OF THOSE NINE TEAMS THE QUALIFICATION ROUND HAD BEMIDJI RANKED 15TH, WARROAD AT 11TH, PEQUAT LAKES AT 10TH, AND BRAINERED COMING IN AT 8TH.

GOING INTO THE FINALS, PEAQUAT LAKES EMERGED AS THE CINDERELLA STORY AND IN A WINNER-TAKE-ALL FINALE, PEQUOT COMPLETED ANOTHER UPSET WITH A 563 TO 525 VICTORY TO SECURE THEIR SECOND CONSECUTIVE ROBOTICS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

WARROAD CAME IN AS STATE RUNNER UP.

>>> THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS HAS BEEN WORKING ON WHAT THEY CALL A MASTER PLAN FOR AMERICAN LEGION MEMORIAL PARK.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, ATTENDED AN OPEN HOUSE, WHERE RESIDENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THE PLANS.

AND HAS MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE PROJECT.

>> Reporter: THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS HAS PROPOSED SEVERAL IDEAS FOR A MASSIVE UPDATE TO AMERICAN LEGION MEMORIAL PARK.

SOME OF THOSE IDEAS INCLUDE A FIELD HOUSE, CURLING CENTER, A MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL HEAD, AS WELL AS STREET AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.

>> JUST LOOKING TO KIND OF SUPPLEMENT SOME OF THOSE AMENITIES THAT MAYBE THE CITY DOESN'T ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY AND LOOK AT IMPROVEMENTS, KIND OF RENOVATIONS, MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING FACILITIES THAT MAY BE COMING NEAR THE END OF THEIR LIFECYCLE AND KIND OF LOOKING AT SUPPLEMENTING THOSE WITH OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.

>> Reporter: AN OPEN HOUSE HELD AT THE END OF APRIL ALLOWED RESIDENTS TO PROVIDE INPUT ON TWO CONCEPTS PROPOSED FOR THIS MASTER PLAN.

WHILE BOTH INCLUDED RECONFIGURING THE ATHLETIC FIELD, UPGRADING THE SKATE PARK, AND OTHER INVESTMENTS, CONCEPT A WOULD INCLUDE A $14 MILLION INDOOR FIELD HOUSE NEAR NOBLE HALL FIELD, ALLOWING SPORTS TO BE PLAYED YEAR-ROUND.

>> WE COLLECT ALL THE FEEDBACK FROM A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PLACES AND PART OF THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS IS REALLY GOING TO BE SYNTHESIZING THAT INFORMATION AND KIND OF DEVELOPING A CONSENSUS ON WHAT THE PUBLIC DOES WANT.

>> I LIKE SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT THEY'RE DOING HERE.

I THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF BUILDING UP OUR PARK.

THERE IS NOT ENOUGH FOR FAMILIES AND KIDS OF ALL AGES TO DO.

I DON'T REALLY NECESSARILY BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A BIG HOTEL AND ANOTHER RESTAURANT BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY SMALL RESTAURANTS TRYING TO SURVIVE AND THEY ARE FAMILY-OWNED.

>> Reporter: ONE FAMILY HAD A DIFFERENT ISSUE WITH THE RESTAURANT BY THE LAKESIDE, AS THAT IS THE LOCATION WHERE SHE AND HER FAMILY LIVE.

>> I JUST STOPPED IN TO SEE HOW YOU JUST PUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON A CURRENT PROPERTY WHERE A RESIDENT IS LIVING.

THE ENGINEER OF THE PROJECT, HE SAID THAT HE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE RESIDENTS OF THE PROPERTY.

I'M THE RESIDENT AND NO ONE HAS EVER CONTACTED ME.

SO YEAH.

>> Reporter: THE ENGINEER FOR THE PROJECT DID NOT WANT TO COMMENT REGARDING THAT RESIDENT'S CONCERNS.

REPORTING FROM GRAND RAPIDS, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS PLANS TO UNVEIL THE FINAL PLAN FOR AMERICAN LEGION MEMORIAL PARK LATER THIS SUMMER.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE RAIN SHOWERS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING.

STILL CLOUDY TOMORROW BUT SUNNY AND WARMER AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, SIX BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GOT SELECTED FOR THE MINNESOTA ALL STATE CHOIR.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> THE GRAND RAPIDS UNIFIED SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT HAS BECOME AN ANNUAL TRADITION FOR AREA SCHOOLS IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, AND THIS SPRING WAS NO DIFFERENT.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK JOINED UNIFIED AND NON-UNIFIED ATHLETES ALIKE FOR THIS YEARS TOURNAMENT, WHICH INCLUDED MORE TEAMS AND SCHOOLS THAN EVER BEFORE.

>> THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT GRAND RAPIDS HAS HOSTED THIS SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT AND IT HAS GROWN MORE EVERY YEAR.

LAST YEAR THERE WERE TWO SCHOOLS REPRESENTED AND THEY HAD FOUR TEAMS COMPETING, AND THIS YEAR THERE WERE EIGHT TEAMS PLAYING.

>> WE GET TO SEE IT EVERY DAY IN OUR SCHOOL, WE HAVE UNIFIED GYM TIME IN SCHOOL.

SO TO SEE ALL THE GROUPS FROM THE AREA COMMUNITIES AND OUR SET GROUP FROM GRAND RAPIDS OUT HERE, IT'S REALLY EXCITING AND IT GIVES YOU HOPE AND JOY TO SEE EVERYONE WORKING TOGETHER AND HAVING FUN.

>> SEEING HOW HAPPY ALL THE KIDS ARE ON THE TEAM WITH FRIENDS, RUNNING AROUND, HAVING FUN, PLAYING A SPORT WHEN THEY USUALLY WOULDN'T GET THAT OPPORTUNITY ON A NORMAL TEAM.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY SO YOU CAN FEEL LIKE YOU BELONG.

IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN DO ANYTHING WHEN YOU HAVE FRIENDS BY YOUR SIDE.

>> Reporter: GRAND RAPIDS, DULUTH EAST, CLOQUET, PROCTOR, AND ROCK RIDGE TOOK TO THE FIELD WITH ADAPTATIONS TO MAKE THE GAME POSSIBLE FOR ALL.

>> WE HAVE THE BALLS THAT ARE SOFTER, WE HAVE THE TEES THAT CAN HELP AND BASICALLY YOU KNOW WHAT?

WE ADJUST TO WHATEVER SITUATION IT IS AND WE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SUCCESS AND THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY OF SUCCESS.

>> MY FRIEND, EVERY DAY RUN IT IS BASES.

>> HAS IT BEEN FUN SO FAR TODAY?

>> YES.

>> THERE IS SO MUCH DIVISION IN THE WORLD, SO I THINK DOING LITTLE SPORTING EVENTS LIKE THIS OR ANY SORT OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS EVENT, IT'S ALWAYS AMAZING JUST TO SEE ALL THESE KINDS OF PEOPLE COMBINED TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: THE DAY CONSISTED OF A BRACKET STYLE TOURNAMENT WITH TEAM PRACTICES TO START THE DAY AND A RIBBON CEREMONY AT THE END.

>> IT'S SO MUCH FUN.

I LOVE LIKE HOW ENCOURAGING EVERYBODY IS AND IT'S COMPETITIVE, YES, BUT IT'S MORE SO JUST FUN.

>> Reporter: BUT DON'T TELL THAT TO THE ATHLETES.

>> I WATCHED ONE GAME.

I WILL WIN THE NEXT ONE.

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

>> Josh: A GREAT TEAM FOR THE GRAND RAPIDS BLACK TEAM, ENDING UPCOMING UP FIRST PLACE IN THE TOURNAMENT.

>>> NOW STACY, YOU NAME IT, IT'S OFFICIALLY, UNOFFICIALLY SUMMER.

>> Stacy: IT'S GOING TO FEEL LIKE SUMMER AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

WE ARE STILL SEEING RAIN SHOWERS OUT THERE AND ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, THE RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING.

IT'S GOING TO BE CLOUDY, WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE 60s, BUT A BIG WARM UP IN STORE ON SUNDAY AND INTO NEXT WEEK AND WE COULD BE SEEING HIGHS IN THE 80s.

[♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE'VE BEEN SEEING MUCH NEEDED RAIN MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, IN FACT WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE MORE RAIN, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

ONCE IT MOVES OUT, WE WILL SEE A LOT OF CLOUD COVER TOMORROW, BUT EXPECT TO SEE SUNSHINE AND SOME MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 46 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT, AT OUR STUDIO, WINDS ARE SOUTHEAST AT 8 MILES PER HOUR, OUR DEW POINT IS 46, AND WE SO FAR PICKED UP JUST OVER 0.1-INCH OF RAINFALL.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, 45 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 42.

PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY AND WINDS ARE EAST AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.

ON THE SATELLITE AND RADAR, YOU CAN SEE THE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND EVEN A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE BEEN MOVING IN THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

YOU CAN SEE FOR THE MOST PART IT'S STARTING TO LIFT MORE INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SEEING SOME RAIN IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE RAINFALL IS GOING TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT IN THE NORTH AND EVEN INTO TOMORROW MORNING, SOME OF THOSE RAIN SHOWERS COULD CONTINUE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

TOMORROW LOOKS PRETTY CLOUDY FOR MOST OF THE AREA, BUT WE SHOULD SEE SUNSHINE RETURN FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO OUR MEMORIAL DAY AND IT LOOKS LIKE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE HEATING UP.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, GORGEOUS SKIES THIS MORNING FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA AND DEBRA TAKING THIS PHOTO FROM OVER LAKE ADA.

GARY SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE FLOWERS IN BLOOM IN DEERWOOD.

BILL AND JUDY WITH A CLOUDY DAY OVER UPPER RED LAKE.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SHARING YOUR PHOTOS TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, DEBRA IN PINE RIVER, 45 THIS MORNING.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, SOME RAIN THIS EVENING.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, THE HIGH WAS 60.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, RAIN STARTING AT 3:00 THIS AFTERNOON.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, SOME SHOWERS REPORTED TONIGHT WITH A HIGH OF 58.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 55, SO A LITTLE BIT ON THE CHILLY SIDE THERE, THE AVERAGE IS 70.

WE HAD A LOW OF 38, AND SUNSET AT 8:52.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 62, SO IT'S STILL A LITTLE BIT BELOW THAT AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

42 WAS OUR LOW TEMP AND WE HAD SUNRISE AT 5:35.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA AS WE START THE DAY.

THAT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MOSTLY THE MORNING, SMALLER CHANCES AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.

WE HANG ON TO THE CLOUD COVER FOR MOST OF THE TIME TOMORROW.

HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 60s, ANYWHERE FROM 60 TO 65 AND IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE MID TO UPPER 60s.

FOR OUR FORECAST, RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUE, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH WITH CLOUDY SKIES, LOWS NEAR 46 WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 25.

PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY TOMORROW, RAIN SHOWERS AROUND LAKE OF THE WOODS BUT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR RAIN ELSEWHERE.

HIGHS NEAR 64, SOUNDS WIND AT 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AT THE WEEKEND FORECAST, THE SUNSHINE RETURNS ON SUNDAY, AND TERRORS -- TEMPERATURES START TO HEAT UP.

WE'RE IN THE MID-80s ON MEMORIAL DAY.

THAT'S WHERE WE STAY AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

A LOT OF SUNSHINE, A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY, HIGHS SHOULD STILL BE NEAR 84.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Josh: THE HEAT IS ON AND THAT'S NOT THE ONLY THING HEATING UP.

THE BATS ARE HEATING UP AS WELL.

>> Charlie: EXACTLY, AS WE GET CLOSER TO SECTION TIME, THE BATS ARE HEATING UP.

WE HAVE A LITTLE BASEBALL TODAY FROM BEMIDJI.

THEIR FINAL GAMES OF THE REGULAR SEASON AND ALSO SOME TWINS ACTION AS WELL, COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> THIS MORNING BEMIDJI BASEBALL LEARNED THEY GOT THE 5-SEED IN THE SECTION 8-4A TOURNAMENT, AND WILL HEAD TO MOORHEAD NEXT FOR THEIR QUARTERFINAL MATCH NEXT TUESDAY.

WHICH MEANS THEIR DOUBLE-HEADER TODAY WILL MOST LIKELY BE THEIR FINAL HOME GAMES THIS YEAR.

JACKS CAME INTO TODAY RIDING A 3-GAME WINNING STREAK, BUT HERE IN THE TOP OF THE 3RD, DREW SONNESON LOOKING TO SNAP IT, HE GOES TOE TO TOE WITH THE RED MONSTER AND WINS, HAWKS TAKE A 1-0 LEAD.

BOTTOM HALF OF THE INNING, MILES GISH ON FIRST, REECE DOKKEN DROPS ONE INTO RIGHT AND GISH USES HIS SPEED TO COME ALL THE WAY AROUND AND SCORE, KNOTS THE GAME AT TWO.

TOP FOUR, RUNNER ON THIRD FOR JAX JOHNSON, AND HE DELIVERS WITH A CHOPPER THAT'S TOO TOUGH TO HANDLE, PLATES THE GO AHEAD RUN, 2-1 HAWKS.

IN THE 5TH, BEMIDJI TRYING TO TIE THINGS UP AGAIN, RUNNER ON THIRD WOULD SURELY SCORE IF THIS GETS DOWN, BUT BRAXTON HARJU FLASHES THE LEATHER.

ROBBING DOKKEN OF ANOTHER R-B-I AND ULTIMATELY THE LUMBERJACKS OF THEIR 4TH STRAIGHT WIN.

HOWEVER, THEY'D RUN RULE HERMANTOWN IN GAME NUMBER TWO, 10-0 IN FIVE.

>>> THEN TWO OTHER SCORES FROM BASEBALL TODAY, CLEARBROOK-GONVICK GETTING THE WIN OVER I-FALLS.

>>> TWINS ARE WINNERS IN 7 OF THEIR LAST 11, THEY START A 10-GAME ROAD TRIP TONIGHT IN BOSTON, TAKING ON THE RED SOX.

WHO ARE UP 4-0 AFTER ONE, BUT MINNESOTA ANSWERS IN THE 2ND, A DOUBLE BY RYAN KREIDLER SCORES JOSH BELL FROM 2ND TO GET THE TWINS ON THE BOARD.

A FEW BATTERS LATER, LUKE KEASCHALL SINGLES WITH THE BASES LOADED TO PLATE ANOTHER, TWINS SCORED THREE IN THE INNING TO GET WITHIN ONE.

IN THE 7TH, TRAILING 6-3 NOW, WITH ONE ON, BYRON BUXTON, WITH A HOME RUN OF BUCK TRUCKIAN PROPORTIONS, BRINGS THE TWINS BACK TO WITHIN ONE.

TWO BATTERS LATER, ONE ON FOR AUSTIN MARTIN, HOW'S THAT FOR BREAKING OUT OF A SLUMP, HE WAS 0 FOR HIS LAST 17 AT BATS, GIVES MINNESOTA THE LEAD, 7-6.

AND THEY'D GO ON TO WIN, 8-6 THE FINAL IN BEAN TOWN, TWINS HAVE NOW WON THEIR LAST THREE GAMES AT FENWAY DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON.

>>> WITH THE SCHOOL YEAR NEARLY OVER OUR THURSDAY GOLDEN APPLE SEGMENT HAS COME TO AN END, AND BEGINNING NEXT THURSDAY, RAY AND MANDY RETURN WITH YOUR WEEKLY SUMMER FISHING TIPS.

TONIGHT, THEY WOULD LIKE TO REINTRODUCE THEMSELVES TO YOU.

>> HELLO AGAIN, WELCOME TO THE 2026 FISHING TIPS PROGRAM.

THIS IS MANDY'S AND MY 12th YEAR.

YOU SAID IT'S OUR 12th YEAR.

>> 12 YEARS.

>> 12 YEARS WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR LAKELAND PUBLIC TV.

IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE, IT'S BEEN A JOY.

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOT OF THINGS, INCLUDING THROWING A CAMERAMAN INTO THE LAKE ONE YEAR.

I DON'T KNOW IF CHARLIE WANTS TO DO THAT, PROBABLY NOT.

ANYWAY, WE'RE GOING TO BE ON THURSDAY EVENINGS, LATER INTO THE NEWS, AND WE WILL BE DOING THIS ALL SUMMER AND PROBABLY INTO THE EARLY FALL.

SO, JOIN US EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT FOR FISHING TIPS.

>> THE FIRST EPISODE OF THE 2026 SEASON OF FISHING TIPS BEGINS NEXT THURSDAY, MAY 28TH AND RUNS 16 WEEKS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 10TH.

WE JUST WRAPPED UP SHOOTING THAT ON WEDNESDAY AND I CAN TELL YOU THIS YEAR, WE HAVE A WHOLE BRAND NEW SLATE OF DIFFERENT FISHING TIPS.

IT'S GOING TO BE FRESH, IT'S GOING TO BE NEW, IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME.

>> Josh: I WANT TO SEE YOU GETS TOED IN THE LAKE.

>> Charlie: IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COOL BUT I DON'T THINK PEOPLE WANT TO SEE ME SWIMMING AROUND.

>> THANK YOU CHARLIE.

>>> BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL HELD A VARIETY CHOIR CONCERT THIS PAST MONDAY, FEATURING MEMBERS OF THE CHOIR WHO WERE SELECTED TO BE A PART OF THE 2026 MINNESOTA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE CHOIR THIS SUMMER.

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

>> Reporter: THIS SUMMER SIX BHS STUDENTS WILL ATTEND A CAMP IN CONCORDIA COLLEGE IN MOORHEAD WHERE THEY WILL REHEARSE AND PERFORM A FULL CONCERT AT THE END OF THE WEEK WITH OTHER ALL STATE SINGERS FROM ALL AROUND MINNESOTA.

>> THERE ARE THREE COMPONENTS, INDIVIDUAL ART SONG, AN A2 PIECE AND THEN TO SCALE.

YOU HOPE SOMEONE LIKES IT.

THE CHALLENGE IS THAT IT'S SUBJECTIVE, BUT THESE STUDENTS THIS YEAR PUT IN THE WORK.

THAT'S KIND OF WHAT SEPARATES THEM FROM OTHER STUDENTS I HAD IN THE PAST.

THEY SCHEDULED THE LESSONS AND LEARNED THEIR MUSIC, AND THEY CAME IN TO WORK ON THEM AND HOURS AND HOURS OF PRACTICE TIME.

THAT PAYS OFF.

>> Reporter: JUNIOR MADELINE QUALIFIED FOR THE CHOIR FOR A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.

IT'S AN HONOR TO BE SELECTED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND SHE HAS PUT IN THE WORK.

>> I WAS OVERJOYED I GOT THIS OPPORTUNITY LAST YEAR AS WELL AND SO, IT'S INCREDIBLE NEWS.

I TOOK VOICE LESSONS ALL YEAR TO LEARN MY SOLO PIECE.

BESIDES TAKING VOICE LESSONS AND BUILDING CONFIDENCE, IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO GO SPEND A WEEK MAKING MUSIC WITH A BUNCH OF KIDS WHO ARE JUST AS PASSIONATE ABOUT IT AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE FRIENDS AGAIN FROM LAST SUMMER AND IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT TIME.

>> Reporter: SOPHOMORE AUBREY OLSON SAYS SHE IS GRATEFUL THAT THE PROGRESS SHE MADE IS REFLECTED THROUGH HER SELECTION.

>> I STARTED CRYING.

IT WAS OVER THE MOON BECAUSE IT'S A STATEWIDE CHOIR WHERE ONLY A FEW SELECT STUDENTS GET INTO IT.

I HAVE BEEN IN OTHER CHOIRS, AND THEY HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH TERRIFIC SINGERS ALL THE WAY AROUND.

IT'S A HUGE THING FOR ME TO SEE MYSELF MAKE THAT LEAP FORWARD AND MAKE IT.

>> Reporter: OF THE 9 STUDENTS THAT AUDITIONED, SIX OF THEM WERE SELECTED, WHICH IS THE MOST THAT THE SCHOOL EVER HAD.

WHEN I ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD ANY ADVICE FOR YOUNGER CHOIR MEMBERS, THEY ALL SAID GO FOR IT.

>> IT'S A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS TO GET OUT AND YOU KNOW, EXPERIENCE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ALSO SHARE THE SAME JOY AND PASSION FOR MUSIC.

THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THINKING OF AUDITIONING, GO FOR IT.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN AND HAVE TRUST IN ALL THE WORK YOU PUT IN IT.

WHERE YOU ARE GOING IS WHAT YOU PUT IN IT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

[CHEERING].

>> Josh: ALL RIGHT, HAVE A GREAT AND HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY EVERYONE.

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

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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