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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.

>>> IT'S THE SECOND FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN IN THE 106-YEAR HISTORY OF BSU.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, ATTENDED THE PRESS CONFERENCE EARLIER TODAY ANNOUNCING THE LAUNCH OF THE PUBLIC PHASE OF THIS CAMPAIGN...AND HAS MORE DETAILS ON HOW THESE FUNDS WILL IMPACT THE FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY.

MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: BSU ANNOUNCED THE FOR THE NORTH FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN WITH THE GOAL OF RAISING $25,000.

>> SO EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON STUDENT SUCCESS, GROWING ENROLLMENT, AND HELPING OUR STUDENTS, AND ALSO INVESTING IN THAT CORE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS AND MAKES FOR THAT GREAT BEAVER EXPERIENCE.

>> THIS IS NOT TO GET US OUT OF FINANCIAL CHALLENGES, THIS IS REALLY A BRIDGE FOR THE FUTURE OF BEMIDJI STATE.

THAT WILL SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OUR STUDENTS.

IT WILL HELP US GROW OUR ENDOWMENT SO WE CAN HAVE THAT SUPPORT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION, FOR DECADES TO COME.

>> Reporter: BEMIDJI STATE TOOK FIVE YEARS TO RAISE $36.5 MILLION FOR THEIR FIRST CAMPAIGN.

THEY SECURED MORE THAN $19 MILLION SINCE JULY OF 2023, THEY PUT A THREE-YEAR GOAL TO REACH THAT $25 MILLION MARK.

>> THREE YEARS WAS AN INTENTIONAL PLAN BY US.

WE WANTED TO ACCELERATE THIS PROCESS AGGRESSIVELY AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE NEEDS RIGHT NOW FOR OUR STUDENTS.

NOW IS THE TIME FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD AMBITIOUSLY AND AGGRESSIVELY WITH A BOLD VISION FOR THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: THESE FUNDS HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TOWARDS KEY PRIORIIES TO ELEVATE THE UNION -- UNIVERSITY'S IMPACT.

>> STUDENTS ARE EVERYTHING TO US.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SUPPORTED AND OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE MORE STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF COMBINED SO MAKING SURE THAT NUMBER WAS PROPORTIONATE TO THE NEEDS OF THE POPULATION OF STUDENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT IN THE FUTURE WAS REALLY IMPORTANT.

>> STUDENTS, WE BEGIN, WE END, EVERYTHING IN THE MIDDLE.

IT'S ALL ABOUT STUDENTS.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE AT THIS TIME IN HISTORY IN PARTICULAR, THAT STUDENTS ARE CONFIDENT, THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO GET IN THE DOOR, THEY CAN MANAGE THE COST THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL, AND THAT ONCE THEY GRADUATE, THEY REALLY GET THAT BEAVER EXPERIENCE, TAKE IT WITH THEM INTO THEIR CAREERS AND LIVES AS THEY PROSPER IN THEIR LIVES AND CAREERS AFTER GRADUATION.

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

>> AS A PART OF THE FOR THE NORTH CAMPAIGN, BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY WILL BE LAUNCHING A TREE RE-PLANTING AND CAMPUS REVITALIZATION CAMPAIGN, WHICH WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE.

>>> BRAINERD POLICE OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY MAJOR BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE SEARCH FOR A MISSING BRAINERD WOMAN.

61-YEAR-OLD CORY DEGEEST WAS LAST SEEN WALKING ON BEECH STREET IN BRAINERD AND WAS REPORTED MISSING ON JULY 13TH.

DEGEEST IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE FEMALE, 5'1" TALL, WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 190 POUNDS, WITH SANDY BROWN HAIR AND BLUE EYES.

AUTHORITIES ARE CONCERNED FOR HER WELL-BEING DUE TO PRE-EXISTING CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

BRAINERD POLICE CHIEF JOHN DAVIS TELLS LAKELAND NEWS THAT THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING BUT SAYS THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UPDATES FOLLOWING LAST WEEKS COORDINATED GROUND SEARCH FOR DEGEEST IN SOUTHEAST BRAINERD.

HE SAYS NO OTHER COORDINATED SEARCHES HAVE TAKEN PLACE SINCE THEN.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT DEGEEST'S WHEREABOUTS, PLEASE CONTACT THE BRAINERD POLICE DEPARTMENT.

>>> THE PEQUOT LAKES WATER TOWER HAS BEEN A LANDMARK IN THE COMMUNITY SINCE IT WAS FIRST PAINTED AS A FISHING BOBBER IN 1987, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY 20 YEARS IT WILL BE GETTING A MAKEOVER.

THE WATER TOWER IS BEING REPAINTED FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2007.

THE COMMUNITY RALLIED TOGETHER TO RAISE $80,000 FOR THE PROJECT.

WORK BEGAN ON THE TOWER A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN PEQUOT LAKES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DIRECTOR NICHOLE HEINEN ANNOUNCED THE PROJECT AT THE TOWN'S BEAN HOLE DAYS FESTIVAL.

>> WE STARTED THE FUNDRAISING RIGHT AROUND MARCH OF LAST YEAR AND IN JULY, ON BEAN HOLE DAYS, WE WERE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE WE RAISED ENOUGH MONEY TO PAINT THE BOBBER AND NOW THIS BEAN HOLE DAY, I WAS ABLE TO TELL EVERYONE THAT IT WAS GETTING PAINTED AND EVERYONE CAN LOOK BEHIND AND SEE THE PAINT.

IT WAS VERY, VERY COOL.

>> WHILE THERE IS NO OFFICIAL DATE FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT.

HEINEN EXPECTS WORK TO FINISH ON THE TOWER IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

>>> NEW SECURITY MEASURES AT THE MINNESOTA STATE CAPITOL, INCLUDING FEWER PUBLIC ENTRANCES AND INCREASED SECURITY PRESENCE IN THOSE AREAS, WILL GO INTO PLACE STARTING WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THE MEASURES COME AFTER THE JUNE SHOOTINGS OF TWO STATE LAWMAKERS AND AN INCIDENT LAST MONTH WHERE A NAKED MAN WAS FOUND IN THE CAPITOL LATE AT NIGHT.

TWO ENTRANCES WITH A TOTAL OF FOUR DOORS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CAPITOL BUILDING WILL BE OPEN DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS.

THEY ARE THE MAIN SOUTH ENTRANCE AT THE TOP OF THE CAPITOL STEPS THROUGH THE FAR-LEFT OR WEST SET OF TWO DOORS.

AND THE GROUND-LEVEL ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE BENEATH THE CAPITOL STEPS THROUGH THE MIDDLE SET OF TWO DOORS.

PRIOR TO THESE NEW SECURITY MEASURES, THE CAPITOL BUILDING HAD THREE PUBLIC ENTRANCES WITH 14-TOTAL DOORS OPEN DURING BUSINESS HOURS.

IN ADDITION, CAPITOL SECURITY OFFICERS WILL HAVE AN INCREASED PRESENCE AT BOTH PUBLIC ENTRANCES.

ALL OTHER ACCESS POINTS TO THE CAPITOL BUILDING DURING PUBLIC HOURS ARE RESTRICTED TO KEY CARD ENTRY ONLY.

REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS REMAIN FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M. SATURDAY.

THE CAPITOL REMAINS CLOSED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON SUNDAYS.

>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CLAIMED LAST WEEK THAT THE MASSIVE REVISIONS TO THE LATEST JOBS REPORT CONSTITUTED A, SCAM.

HE ALSO ACCUSED ONE OF THE TOP OVERSEERS OF GOVERNMENT STATISTICS OF COOKING THE BOOKS IN A VENDETTA AGAINST HIS PRESIDENCY.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ BREAKS DOWN WHAT THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS IS AND HOW THE JOBS REPORT REALLY WORKS.

>> Reporter: THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS COLLECTS DATA ON A NUMBER OF KEY ECONOMIC CONCERNS AND PRODUCES CRITICAL REPORTS ON PRICES, INFLATION, AND UNEMPLOYMENT.

THE DATA IS USED BY BUSINESSES, INVESTORS, AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE TO MAKE CRITICAL DECISIONS BUT FRIDAY, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ABRUPTLY FIRED THE COMMISSIONER OF THE BLS, DR. ERICA, ACCUSING HER OF RIGGING THE LATEST JOBS REPORT FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES.

FORMER BLS COMMISSIONER NOMINATED BY TRUMP IN HIS FIRST TERM SAYS THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

>> THE COMMISSIONER DOESN'T DO ANYTHING TO COLLECT THE NUMBERS.

WHAT I THINK REALLY UPSET THE PRESIDENT ON FRIDAY WERE THE REVISIONS TO MAY AND JUNE.

>> Reporter: THE BLS'S INITIAL MONTHLY JOBS ESTIMATE IS BASED ON INCOMPLETE DATA SO THEY ARE REVISED TWICE AFTER THE INITIAL REPORT, FOLLOWED BY A PRELIMINARY ANNUAL REVISION IN AUGUST AND A FINAL REVISION IN FEBRUARY.

>> BLS IS THE FINEST STATISTICAL AGENCY IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.

THEIR NUMBERS ARE TRUSTED ALL OVER THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: THE FIRST IS DONE IN PART WITH DOOR KNOCKING AND A SECOND IS COLLECTED FROM THOUSANDS OF BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES VIA TELEPHONES, INTERNET SURVEYS, AND AN AUTOMATED DATA TRANSFER.

>> THE ATTACK ON THE COMMISSIONER AND THE BUREAU COULD UNDERMINE THAT TRUST OVER THE LONG-TERM.

>> KEVIN HASSETT, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CHIEF ECONOMIC ADVISER AT THE WHITE HOUSE, SAYS THAT THE LARGE JOBS DATA REVISIONS WERE POORLY EXPLAINED AND WERE EVIDENCE ENOUGH FOR A FRESH SET OF EYES AT B.L.S.

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

>> Stacy: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND WE HAVE MORE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK IN THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, BREEZY POINT RESORT IS LOOKING TO REDESIGN THE HISTORIC [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE BRAINERD CITY COUNCIL MET ON MONDAY AND DISCUSSED THE POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT ST.FRANCIS OF THE LAKES CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SCHOOL.

THE PROJECT WOULD SEE THE EXPANSION OF THE SCHOOL TO ADD HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOMS, A SPACE TO HOUSE PRIESTS, AND ON STREET PARKING FOR BOTH THE SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

THE PROJECT WILL REQUIRE THREE HOUSES ON NORTH NINTH STREET TO BE DEMOLISHED AMONG OTHER MAJOR CHANGES TO THE AREA.

MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE MAINTANENCE OF THE AREA DURING CONSTRUCTION AS IT WOULD NO LONGER BE PUBLIC PROPERTY.

>> SO ONCE VACATED, IT BECOMES PART OF THE PRIVATE PROPERTY IN A SENSE.

SO, ANY RISK FOR INJURY ON THAT, IT BECOMES BORN BY THE PROPERTY OWNER, NO DIFFERENT THAN SOMEONE WALKING ON TO YOUR PRIVATE PROPERTY.

FOR THAT, THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE, UNLESS THERE IS A SEPARATE AGREEMENT ENFORCEMENTED BY THE CITY.

RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR THAT.

>> COUNCIL MEMBERS AGREED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE VACATED AREA ON NORTH NINTH STREET MUST BE MAINTAINED AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FIVE YEARS ONCE THE AREA BECOMES PRIVATE PROPERTY.

THE COUNCIL WILL VOTE TO APPROVE THE NEW AGREEMENT AT THE NEXT MEETING ON AUGUST 18TH.

>>> WE ARE INTO AUGUST NOW SO THAT MEANS WE'RE NEARING THE END STRETCH OF OUR LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY CONTEST, WHERE THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER GETS A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT CRAGUNS RESORT NEAR BRAINERD.

EACH NEWSCAST WE DRAW FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS FOR A GRAND DRAWING THAT WILL HAPPEN ON OUR MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH NEWSCAST.

AND HERE ARE TONIGHTS POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.

TO BE AN OFFICIAL QUALIFIER, IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME, CALL THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN BEFORE THE END OF THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AND YOU WILL BE IN THAT GRAND DRAWING SLATED FOR LATER THIS MONTH.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE.

IT HAS BEEN A RAINY SUMMER.

MY GRASS HAS NEVER LOOKED BETTER.

WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF RAIN THIS SUMMER AND IT'S CONTINUING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT IT SOUNDS LIKE.

>> Stacy: YES, WE CAN HEAR IT ON THE ROOFTOP.

WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME RAIN ALREADY THIS EVENING.

WE HAVE MORE MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND SEVERAL MORE CHANCES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE GOING TO SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS IN THE 80s AND EVEN SOME 90s LA [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAD SEEN SOME SUNSHINE EARLIER TODAY, BUT NOW CLOUDS AND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE AREA.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND EVEN INTO TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING.

THERE ARE MORE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LOOKING AHEAD.

WE EVEN HAVE A WARM UP IN STORE FOR US LATE THIS WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 70 AT THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE A LIGHT SOUTH WIND AT OUR STUDIO.

THE DEW POINT IS 62.

SO FAR, AS OF 10:00, WE RECEIVED 0.07-INCH OF RAIN BUT IT'S BEEN RAINING SINCE THEN, SO THAT TOTAL IS HIGHER BY NOW.

PEAK WIND GUSTS 8 MILES PER HOUR.

PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY AND WINDS ARE SOUTHEAST AT 8 MILES PER HOUR.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF CLOUDS THIS EVENING AND NOW THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN MAKING THEIR WAY INTO THE VIEWING AREA AND IT IS A LARGE AREA THAT IS GOING TO BE IMPACTING ESPECIALLY CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, BUT WE WILL SEE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING NORTHWARD ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA AS WELL.

WE WILL HAVE THOSE LINGERING INTO TOMORROW MORNING, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL CHANCES FOR MORE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE BEAUTIFUL MORNING CONDITIONS IN MENAHGA.

WE HAVE A FEW RAIN DROPS LINGERING ON THE FLOWERS FROM SONYA AT TURTLE RIVER LAKE.

JOAN WITH A TREE FROG ON THE FLOWER.

JOAN CAPTURING A COUPLE OF LOONS ON LITTLE TURTLE LAKE.

SOME OF THE SMOKEY CONDITIONS, BILL AND JUDY FROM UPPER RED LAKE WITH SOME OF THE CLOUDS THAT HAVE FORMED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING.

SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PHOTOS WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, BREEZY AND RAIN THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, PICKED UP 0.6-INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, PARTLY CLOUDY, 0.014-INCH OF RAIN.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, OVERCAST AND HAZY.

ANGELA IN CASS LAKE, 0.015-INCH OF RAIN.

ON OUR ALMANAC, FALLING COOLER THAN THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN BRAINERD, 66 WAS OUR LOW, 8:40 FOR THE SUNSET.

IN BEMIDJI, 77 WAS OUR HIGH, SO A SEASONAL HIGH TEMPERATURE IN BEMIDJI, 64 FOR THE LOW, 6:04 FOR THE SUNRISE.

SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

AS OF 7:00, YOU CAN SEE LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION STILL EXPECTED.

THIS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE MORNING.

WE MAY CATCH A BREAK IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT EXPECT TO SEE MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TOMORROW EVENING.

AS FAR AS OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES, HIGHS IN THE 70s, UPPER 70s IN THE NORTHWEST, AND IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70s, MAYBE CLOSE TO 80.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY TONIGHT WITH OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOWS NEAR 63.

VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW WITH A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SEEING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, HIGHS NEAR 77.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, FAIRLY QUIET ON THURSDAY, BUT TEMPERATURES START TO WARM UP, HIGHS SHOULD BE IN THE MID-80s ON THURSDAY, UPPER 80s, LOW 90s ON FRIDAY, AND WE DO HAVE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THERE AND THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS.

WE'LL SEE QUIETER WEATHER BY THE TIME WE HID SUNDAY, HIGHS WILL BE 79.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE AND BSU FOOTBALL IS UNDERWAY.

>> Charlie: YES, THEY STARTED YESTERDAY, THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN, I SUPPOSE YOU CAN SAY.

WHAT A GREAT VIEW THIS MORNING BEFORE IT STARTED RAINING OUT THERE AT CHET ANDERSON STADIUM.

I GOT A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM SOME OF THE PLAYERS AND COACH DURING THEIR FIRST WEEK BACK ON CAMPUS.

THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> HIGH ACHIEVEMENT ALWAYS TAKES PLACE IN THE FRAMEWORK OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS.

BSU FOOTBALL IS COMING OFF AN HISTORIC SEASON WHERE THEY MADE A RUN TO THE QUARTERFINALS OF THE NCAA PLAYOFFS, FURTHER THAN ANY OTHER TEAM IN PROGRAM HISTORY.

NEEDLESS TO SAY EXPECTATIONS COULDN'T BE HIGHER FOR THE BEAVERS TO CONTINUE THAT TREND AS THEY RETURNED TO TRAINING CAMP THIS WEEK, BUT SOMETIMES EXPECTATIONS ARE JUST SET UPS FOR DISAPPOINTMENT, SO THIS YEAR'S TEAM HAS DECIDED NOT TO ACCEPT THE EXPECTATIONS OF OTHERS, OPTING INSTEAD TO SET THEIR OWN.

>> DAY ONE, OUR EXPECTATION IS TO SHOW UP, DO OUR JOB EVERY DAY TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY.

THAT GETS YOU TO THE ELITE 8, THE FINAL 4, THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

WE'RE NOT TOO CONCERNED ABOUT ALL THAT RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE FOCUSED ON SHOWING UP AND DOING OUR JOB.

WE STILL HAVE RESPECT TOWARDS THAT SEASON, THAT IS ITS OWN SEASON ITSELF.

AS FOR TEAM 99, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT ONE PLAY AT A TIME.

JUST HANDLE EVERYTHING ALONG THE LINES.

BE READY TO PROTECT OUR HOUSE AND KEEP OUR DAM ON AND GAME ON.

>> OFFENSIVELY, THE 99TH EDITION OF BEAVER FOOTBALL WILL SEE THE RETURN OF 10 LINEMEN, 3 OF THEM STARTERS.

THEY WILL ALSO RETURN ALL BUT ONE OF THEIR RUNNING BACKS, FULLBACKS, AND TIGHT ENDS, WHILE THE QUARTERBACKS BATTLE IT OUT FOR THE STARTING ROLE.

DEFENSIVELY, THEY RETURN A GOOD CHUNK OF THEIR LINEBACKER CORPS AND SECONDARY, BUT RELOAD WITH A YOUNGER GROUP ON THE DEFENSIVE LINE.

>> GOT TO PLUG AND PLAY.

WE NEED TO TRUST OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS, AND SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.

I FEEL PRETTY GOOD.

WE'VE BEEN HEAR ALL SUMMER WITH A LOT OF GUYS, 80-PLUS DUDES ALL SUMMER.

IT'S FUN TO GET EVERYBODY BACK AND TO SEE THE FRESHMEN YOU MAY NOT HAVE SEEN FOR A FEW MONTHS, AND GET THE BOYS BACK TOGETHER.

I FEEL GOOD, THE FIRST TWO DAYS WENT WELL, AND I'LL SEE WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE WHEN WE PUT THE PADS ON TOMORROW.

>> EARLIER TODAY THE NSIC RELEASED ITS PRE-SEASON COACHES POLL, WITH BEMIDJI STATE BEING VOTED TO FINISH 4TH OVERALL IN THE CONFERENCE, BUT TO TIE FOR FIRST IN THE NORTHERN DIVISION.

YES THE NORTH AND SOUTH DIVISIONS ARE BACK, THE ADDITION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF JAMESTOWN THIS SEASON BROUGHT THE NUMBER OF CONFERENCE TEAMS BACK TO AN EVEN 14.

>>> KIND OF STICKING WITH BSU FOOTBALL, THE NEW YORK GIANTS HAVE RE-SIGNED FORMER BEMIDJI STATE CORNERBACK GUNNER OLSZEWSKI TO 1-YEAR CONTRACT.

THE EX-BEAVER IS A VETERAN NFL WIDE RECIEVER BEST KNOWN FOR HIS ABILITY ON SPECIAL TEAMS AS AN ELITE PUNT RETURNER.

OLSZEWSKI PLAYED 10-GAMES FOR THE GIANTS IN 2023, RETURNING ONE PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN, AFTER BEING RELEASED BY THE STEELERS, HE SPENT LAST YEAR ON INJURED RESERVE.

THIS WILL BE OLSZEWSKI 7TH SEASON IN THE NFL, INITIALLY BEING SIGNED AS AN UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT BY THE PATRIOTS IN 2019, WHERE HE SPENT THREE YEARS BEFORE SIGNING A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT WITH PITTSBURGH IN 2022, IF HE STAYS HEALTHY, THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST FULL SEASON WITH NEW YORK.

>>> MANY ARE SAYING IT'S THE QUICKEST FIRE SALE IN BASEBALL HISTORY.

THE MINNESOTA TWINS MANAGED TO DEAL 10 MEMBERS OF THEIR MAJOR LEAGUE ROSTER IN THE 24-HOURS PRIOR TO THE TRADE DEADLINE LAST THURSDAY.

IT SAVED THE TEAM $26 MILLION IN CONTRACTS, BUT THEY MAY HAVE LOST THEIR SOUL IN THE PROCESS.

TWINS ARE 1-3 SINCE THEN TONIGHT THEY'RE IN DETROIT TAKING ON THE TIGERS.

FORMER TEAMMATE AND PITCHER, CHRIS, WHO WAS A CASUALTY OF THE FIRE SALE.

THE TWINS KNOW HIM WELL AND THEY JUMPED ON HIM EARLY.

TOP OF THE FIRST, CODY TRADING PLACES WITH RYAN, DOUBLES, MAKES IT 1-0.

NEXT BATTER, LUKE BACK FROM THE 60-DAY I.L., HITS HIS FIRST CAREER HOMER, A 2-RUN SHOT THAT MAKES IT 3-0.

TOP OF THE FOURTH, 3-1 NOW.

TREVOR WITH A BLAST OFF HIS FORMER TEAMMATE, HIS 15th OF THE SEASON, MAKING IT 4-1.

TWINS WIN 6-3, FORCING A RUBBER GAME TOMORROW WITH DETROIT.

>>> LYNX ARE PLAYING TONIGHT, AND THEY ARE NARROWLY LEADING THE SEATTLE STORM 55-53 MIDWAY THROUGH THE THIRD PERIOD.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS VERY MUCH CHARLIE.

THE BREEZY POINT RESORT IS LOOKING TO REDESIGN ITS LONGEST STANDING GOLF COURSE.

THE TRADITIONAL GOLF COURSE, ALSO KNOWN IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA AS THE GREAT EQUALIZER, WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO ACE VALLEY OVER THE COMING YEARS.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE STORY IN THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOOD'S EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: SINCE THE 1920s, BREEZY POINT RESORT'S HISTORIC TRADITIONAL GOLF COURSE CHALLENGED GOLFERS WITH THEIR DEMANDING FAIR WAYS AND GREENS HOWEVER THE CENTURIES-OLD RESORT IS LOOKING FOR MORE GLOBAL APPEAL.

>> WHAT I HAVE SEEN AS FAR AS THE EVOLUTION OF GOLF, IT'S GONE TO AN OUTREACH TO ALL GENERATIONS.

SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS HOLES IN GOLF WERE ORIGINATED FROM ENGLAND, IRELAND, AND SCOTLAND.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND $11,000 TO SEE SOME OF THE WORLD'S BEST HOLES.

WE'RE GOING TO BRING THEM TO YOU.

>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN ONGOING FOR YEARS, HOWEVER PLANS TO BRING A GOLF COURSE THAT OFFERS A SHORTER ROUND AND MORE CONVENIENCE DID NOT BECOME SERIOUS UNTIL RECENTLY.

>> 7 OR 8 YEARS AGO IS WHERE IT ALL STARTED.

THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA IS SO RICH IN GOOD GOLF BUT IT WAS AGING OUT.

IT'S A MASSIVE INVESTMENT FOR BREEZY POINT.

HOWEVER, THE GOLF WORLD IS MOVING THIS WAY FASTER ROUNDS, SHORTER ROUNDS, MORE ALL INCLUSIVE ROUNDS.

>> Reporter: ACE VALLEY IS SLATED TO BE A 12-HOLE, PAR 3 ADVENTURE, INCORPORATING MANY ASPECT FROM THE TRADITIONAL.

>> THE TRADITIONAL IS NEAR AND DEAR TO THOSE COMING HERE FOR DECADES.

ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO THROUGH SIGNAGE OR THROUGH PICTURES OR WHATEVER IN THE CLUBHOUSE OR WHILE YOU'RE OUT ON THE COURSE, WE INTEND TO MAKE IT A HISTORICAL WALK.

>> Reporter: ACE VALLEY WILL FEATURE LED DIRECTIONAL LIGHTING ON THE T BOXES AND GREENS, SO THE PLAYERS CAN TEE OFF FROM THE CLUBHOUSE, ALL IN AN EFFORT TO TURN THE NEW GOLF COURSE INTO BOTH A DESTINATION FOR THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA AND A GATHERING POINT FOR THE BREEZY POINT COMMUNITY.

>> YOUR FIRST TEE OFF THE ROOF OF THE CLUBHOUSE AND THE LAST OFF OF A STAGE WITH TV SCREENS AROUND SO THAT IF YOU ARE SITTING IN THE CLUBHOUSE, YOU CAN WATCH PEOPLE HITTING OFF THE ROOF, YOU CAN WATCH PEOPLE HITTING OFF THE PLATFORM.

WHY NOT ADD MORE SPICE TO THE EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BREEZY POINT WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: ACE VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED AROUND MEMORIAL DAY OF 2027.

>>> NOW WE HAVE TIME FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR WEATHER, SO WE GO BACK TO STACY.

>> Stacy: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WITH OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND LOWS NEAR 63, MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS, VARIABLE CLOUDS, HIGHS NEAR 77.

QUIETER AND WARMER ON THURSDAY, BUT CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS WEEK.

>> Charlie: MINNESOTA VIKINGS, SLAPPED WITH A THREE GAME SUSPENSION AFTER THE D.U.I.

HE HAD LAST YEAR.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT FOR US.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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