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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.

>>> IN A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT MADE LAST WEEK, THE FAITH-BASED NONPROFIT, RUBY'S PANTRY, MADE THE DECISION TO END OPERATIONS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

THE NONPROFIT HAS SERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE UPPER MIDWEST FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

BEMIDJI COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE EXPRESSING CONCERN WITH HOW THIS IMMEDIATE SHUTDOWN WILL AFFECT THOSE WHO BENEFIT FROM USING THE SERVICE.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVING FAMILIES ACROSS MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, IOWA AND NORTH DAKOTA, REVIEW BY'S PANTRY ANNOUNCED THEY ARE ENDING OPERATIONS ENDING IMMEDIATELY, SAYING IT WAS NO LONGER FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE.

>> WHEN WE LOSE A PARTNER IN FOOD DISTRIBUTION, IT'S A BLOW TO OUR COMMUNITY.

>> WITHOUT HAVING NOTICE, THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE PLANNING ON THEIR SHARE BEING IN THE REFRIGERATOR THIS MONTH AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S NOT THERE.

>> Reporter: RUBY'S PANTRY PARTNERED WITH CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TO OPERATE A POP-UP DISTRIBUTION SITE IN THE SANFORD CENTER.

>> WE WERE RECEIVING 16,000 POUNDS OF FOOD, ROUGHLY 200 SHARES A MONTH.

THERE WERE PEOPLE APPRECIATIVE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE SHARES.

>> Reporter: THEY WOULD DONATE $25 AND RECEIVE A BOX VALUED UP TO $100 IN RETURN FULL OF FOOD AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD NECESSITIES, BUT THE ONSITE FACILITATOR SAYS THE RETURN VALUE DIMINISHED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

>> AS I STARTED, YES, IT WAS A DIMINISHED IN QUALITY AND VOLUME.

>> Reporter: DUE TO THE IMMEDIATE SHUTDOWN, THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF IS EXPECTING A HIGHER VOLUME OF RESIDENTS IN NEED OF THEIR SERVICES, BUT EXECUTIVES ARE WORRIED THAT THEIR DONATIONS CAME FROM RUBY'S PANTRY.

>> WE USED TO GET FOOD LEFTOVER AT THE END, SO WE WON'T SEE THOSE DONATIONS ANYMORE.

WE MAY BE SEEING AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND A DECREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF FOODS WE GET.

WE WILL MAKE IT WORK.

>> Reporter: THE COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE CONCERNED AS THOUSANDS OF MINNESOTANS ARE STARTING TO LOSE THEIR MONTHLY FOOD AID FROM SNAP BENEFITS.

RESIDENTS IN THE BEMIDJI AREA ARE EXPECTING HIGHER COSTS IN THE NEXT COMING MONTHS.

>> WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM STORM DAMAGE.

THEY STILL HAVE COSTS THEY WILL FACE THIS SPRING.

MOST PEOPLE ARE GETTING INSURANCE INCREASES FOR THEIR PROPERTY INSURANCE AS PART OF THIS.

ENERGY COSTS ARE UP.

I MEAN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS FILL UP YOUR CAR AND SEE WHAT THAT COSTS YOU AT THE GAS STATION.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED TAXATION FROM ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS.

SO YOU THROW ALL OF THAT INTO THE BLENDER AND YOU TAKE AWAY A RESOURCE LIKE REVIEW BY'S PANTRY, I DON'T THINK IT COULD HAVE COME AT A WORSE TIME.

>> I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN REPORTING, LAKELAND NEWS.

>>RUBY'S PANTRY OF BEMIDJI IS STILL UNSURE OF WHAT WILL BE DONE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED THEIR SHARES FOR APRIL, BUT IT APPEARS THAT THE PLANNED DISTRIBUTION DAY ON APRIL 15TH WILL NOT BE HAPPENING.

WILLARD SAYS THAT ALL DONATIONS ARE GIVEN TO THE RUBYS PANTRY CORPORATE OFFICE, SO HE IS UNSURE IF ANYONE WILL RECIEVE REFUNDS FOR THIS MONTHS SHARES.

>>> BRAINERD CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE VOTED TO ALLOW A HOMELESS CENTER IN THE CITY TO REMAIN OPEN THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

BRIDGES OF HOPE FIRST REQUESTED A YEAR-ROUND PERMIT IN APRIL OF 2025 FOR THE BRIDGE ON 7TH HOMELESS SHELTER THE COUNCIL THEN VOTED ONLY TO ALLOW A PERMIT FOR THE SHELTER TO BE OPEN FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH APRIL.

BUT, AT LAST NIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MEETING COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ALLOW A YEAR ROUND PERMIT.

BRIDGES OF HOPE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JANA SHOGREN ADDRESSED THE COUNCILS PREVIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY AND DISCUSSED A NEW PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN THE SHELTER HAS DEVELOPED WITH THE HELP OF BRAINERD POLICE CHIEF JOHN DAVIS.

LAKELAND NEWS WILL BE TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CHANGES THE SHELTER HAS MADE TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS THE COUNCIL HAD WITH THE YEAR ROUND PERMIT A YEAR AGO.

>>> IT APPEARS THE U.S.

MILITARY HAS PAUSED STRIKES ON IRAN TONIGHT.

SHORTLY BEFORE PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S 8:00 P.M.

DEADLINE, HE ANNOUNCED A TWO-WEEK CEASEFIRE INSTEAD.

SHERRELL HUBBARD HAS THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCING HE AGREED TO A TWO WEEK CEASEFIRE WITH IRAN, LESS THAN TWO HOURS BEFORE HIS 8:00 P.M.

DEADLINE.

IN A POST ON HIS TRUTH SOCIAL ACCOUNT, TRUMP SAID THE AGREEMENT WAS MADE ON THE CONDITION THAT IRAN AGREE TO REOPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.

IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS DURING THE TWO WEEKS, HIS COUNTRY'S MILITARY WILL COORDINATE SAFE PASSAGE THROUGH THE STRAIT.

>> IF AT THE VERY LEAST THIS AGREEMENT GIVES IRAN THE RIGHT TO CONTROL THE STRAIT, THAT IS CATACLYSMIC FOR THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: AMERICANS IN MULTIPLE CITIES TOOK TO THE STREETS TO PROTEST THE WAR ON TUESDAY EVENING.

ON TRUTH SOCIAL TRUMP SAID, THIS WILL BE A DOUBLE SIDED CEASEFIRE.

THE REASON FOR DOING SO IS THAT WE ALREADY MET AND EXCEEDED ALL MILITARY OBJECTIVES AND ARE VERY FAR ALONG WITH A DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT CONCERNING LONG-TERM PEACE WITH IRAN.

THIS COMES AFTER THE PRESIDENT'S PREVIOUS THREAT TO DESTROY A "WHOLE CIVILIZATION".

THE PRESIDENT IS UNHINGED AND THIS IS DEADLY SERIOUS.

WHEN THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF THREATENS WAR CRIMES, EXECUTED BY OUR TROOPS, BUT IN THE NAME NOT JUST HIMSELF BUT OF ALL AMERICANS, WE ALL HAVE TO BE CONCERNED.

>> Reporter: MEANTIME, IRAN IS CLAIMING VICTORY.

THE COUNTRY'S SUPREME NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL TELLING STATE MEDIA IT FORCED THE U.S.

TO ACCEPT THEIR 10-POINT PLAN.

I'M SHERRELL HUBBARD REPORTING.

>> A SENIOR WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL SAID ISRAEL HAS ALSO AGREED TO SUSPEND ITS BOMBING CAMPAIGN WHILE TALKS CONTINUE.

>>> SOME OF THOSE OPPOSED TO THE PRESIDENTS MILITARY ACTION IN IRAN RALLIED AT THE BEMIDJI WATERFRONT TONIGHT, WITH HOPES OF ENCOURAGING USE OF THE 25TH AMENDMENT TO REMOVE TRUMP FROM OFFICE.

INDIVISIBLE BEMIDJI MEMBERS GATHERED BEFORE THE CEASEFIRE ANNOUNCEMENT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S RECENT ACTIONS.

TO INVOKE THE 25TH AMENDMENT TO REMOVE A MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY UNFIT PRESIDENT FROM OFFICE MUST BE AUTHORIZED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT AND A MAJORITY OF THE CABINET OR ANOTHER BODY CREATED BY CONGRESS.

>> SOME OF US DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HE IS CAPABLE OF BEING IN OFFICE RIGHT NOW.

AGAIN, WITH HIS CRAZY TWEET THAT CAME OUT ON EASTER SUNDAY, WITH EXPLETIVES AND ULTIMATUMS, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHETHER HE IS MENTALLY STABLE TO CONTINUE IN OFFICE.

WE JUST DO NOT AGREE WITH WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW AND WE'RE OPPOSED TO THIS WAR THAT HASN'T BEEN APPROVED BY CONGRESS.

WE'RE NOT PAID PROTESTERS OUT HERE, WE'RE OUT HERE AS CONCERNED CITIZENS AND WE WOULD LOVE OTHERS WHO FEEL THE SAME WAY TO JOIN US BECAUSE SILENCE IS COMPLICITY.

>> MORE THAN 20 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE IN ATTENDANCE.

THE MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTED TODAY ON LEGISLATION THAT WOULD BAN TRANSGENDER ATHLETES FROM PARTICIPATING IN GIRLS SCHOOL SPORTS.

THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS CURRENTLY SUING THE STATE OF MINNESOTA FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH TITLE 9, THE FEDERAL LAW THAT PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDING.

MINNESOTA RISKS LOSING NEARLY $3 BILLION ANNUALLY IF THAT LAWSUIT IS SUCCESSFUL.

THE LEGISLATION IS AUTHORED BY DISTRICT 5-A REPRESENTATIVE KRISTA KNUDSEN OF LAKE SHORE AND SPARKED PASSIONATE DEBATE ON THE HOUSE FLOOR.

>> I KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE WILL STAND UP AND CALL THIS BILL HATEFUL.

LET ME BE CRYSTAL CLEAR, PROTECTING GIRLS IS NOT HATE.

TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT BIOLOGY IS NOT BIGOTRY.

THE REAL DISCRIMINATION IS AGAINST THE FEMALE ATHLETES THAT DESERVE A FAIR PLAYING FIELD.

>> YES, SHE IS RIGHT.

THIS IS A HATEFUL AND BIGOTED BILL.

THIS BILL DISCRIMINATES AGAINST OUR TRANS STUDENTS AND FEMALE ATHLETES IN THIS STATE.

NOT ONLY IS THIS A BAD BILL AND YOU SHOULD RELISH THE CHANCE TO VOTE AGAINST, THERE IS NO URGENCY ON THIS.

WE NEED TO PURSUE THE HOUSE'S BUSINESS AND NOT DISTRACT FROM THE OTHER URGENCY AND THE POLITICAL THEATER OF TRYING TO SHOW THAT G.O.P.

MEMBERS VOTED AGAINST GUN CONTROL BILLS THAT WILL KEEP STUDENTS SAFE IN SCHOOL.

FOR THE REASONS THIS IS A BAD BILL AND NOT URGENT, I URGE YOU TO VOTE NO.

>> WHY?

WHY ARE WE JUST FOCUSING ON PHYSICAL DIFFERENCES?

SURE, THEY PLAY A PART IN COMPETITION BUT JUST LIKE WE'VE HEARD EARLIER FROM THE OTHER SIDE, EVERY GIRL HAS A ROLE TO PLAY.

WHETHER YOU ARE ON THE PRACTICE SQUAD OR YOU ARE VARSITY, WHETHER YOU COME IN FIRST PLACE, OR SECOND PLACE, WHETHER YOU ARE THE TITLE OR RECORD HOLDER, OR WHETHER YOUR RECORD GETS BROKEN.

SO, IF WE'RE GOING TO STAND UP FOR MINNESOTA GIRLS, LET'S STAND UP FOR ALL MINNESOTA GIRLS.

>> I KNOW WHAT THIS BILL IS ABOUT.

WE KNOW WHAT THIS BILL IS ABOUT.

IT'S ABOUT PROTECTING OUR GIRLS FROM HAVING MEN IN THEIR LOCKER ROOMS, FROM HAVING MEN COMPETING AGAINST THEM AND POTENTIALLY HURTING THEM IN SPORTS.

THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL IS ABOUT.

THAT'S WHAT TRUTH IS AND MINNESOTA, THIS IS AN 80/20 ISSUE FOR YOU AND YOU HAVE HOUSE DEMOCRATS TONIGHT SAYING YOUR FEARS AREN'T REAL.

YOUR FEARS DON'T EXIST.

>> THE BILL FAILED TO PASS BY ONE VOTE WITH EVERY HOUSE DEMOCRAT VOTING AGAINST IT AND EVERY HOUSE REPUBLICAN VOTING FOR IT.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE AREAS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW.

A LITTLE BIT WARMER TOMORROW, WE COOL OFF ON THURSDAY, BUT WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE IN STORE LATER THIS WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK IN THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, THE COMMUNITY CENTER HOSTED ANOTHER FIREARMS SAFETY CLASS.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY THEATER IS STARTING THEIR PRODUCTION OF THE SWORD IN THE STONE MUSICAL THIS FRIDAY.

THE STORY IS TOLD BY 27 CHILDREN AND TEEN PERFORMERS AND TWO ADULTS, AND FOLLOWS THE FAMILIAR TALE OF MERLIN AND ARTHUR ON HIS WAY TO BECOMING KING.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK HAS MORE.

[♪♪♪] >> IT'S A TALE OF KING ARTHUR WHO PULLS THE SWORD OUT OF THE STONE AND BECOMES KING.

SPOILERS.

IT'S A BIG ADVENTURE OF ARTHUR COMING TO PULL THE SWORD OUT OF THE STONE AND FIGURING OUT WHO HE IS.

BEING YOURSELF AND LIKE, I GUESS YOU CAN ALSO THINK OF IT AS FATE WILL FIGURE THINGS OUT FOR YOU.

>> Reporter: YOUNG ARTHUR AND HIS SISTER MORGAN ARE INTRODUCED TO THE WIZARD MERLIN, WHO THE FORMER KING ENTRUSTED IN HIS TWO CHILDREN'S CARE BEFORE HIS DEATH.

THE INTRODUCTION TO MAGIC GOOD AND BAD IS TOLD THROUGH SCRIPT AND SONG.

>> THE MUSIC AND DANCING, IT'S REALLY FUN.

SOME OF THEM ARE SLOW, SOME OF THEM ARE FAST.

FAST SONGS ARE LIKE SET YOUR FEET TO TAPPING.

IT FITS INTO THE FIFTH CENTURY AND IT'S A FUN SHOW ALL TOGETHER.

[♪♪♪] >> Reporter: THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY THEATER SPRING PRODUCTION CAST WITH THE EXCEPTION OF JUST TWO PERFORMERS IS MADE UP OF LOCAL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLERS.

>> EVERYONE IS AROUND MY AGE, SO THEN WE'RE ABOUT ALL THE SAME LEVEL.

THERE IS NO ONE THAT IS LIKE WAY OLDER, MORE EXPERIENCED THAN ANYONE ELSE.

SO, IT'S JUST MORE, EVEN MORE CONNECTION WITHIN THE CAST.

I AM EXCITED BUT ALSO NERVOUS, BUT I AM VERY READY TO PUT ON THE PERFORMANCE FOR THE PUBLIC AND I AM REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE FUN.

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

>> OPENING NIGHT FOR THE PRODUCTION WILL BE THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH, AT 7:00 P.M.

THE FULL 8-SHOW SCHEDULE CAN BE FOUND ON THE COMMUNITY THEATER WEBSITE.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE WITH NEWS OF MORE SNOW.

>> Stacy: WELL, I HAVE SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION, IT SHOULD BE MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SNOW AND A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT ACCUMULATION IN A VERY SMALL PART OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

OVERALL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOU [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, AFTER A VERY COLD START THIS MORNING, WE DID SEE TEMPERATURES CLIMB BACK INTO THE 30s, COLD FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR, BUT AGAIN WE ARE SEEING WARMING TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION, RAIN OR SNOW IN THE AREA AND THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO TOMORROW.

A LITTLE BIT OF A COOL DOWN ON THURSDAY, BUT WE SHOULD BE SEEING HIGHS IN THE 40s, 50s, AND EVEN SOME 60s AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND THIS WEEKEND.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 33 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, WINDS ARE OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 7 MILES PER HOUR, THE DEW POINT IS 15.

HUMIDITY IS AT 48%.

IN BRAINERD, PARTLY CLOUDY AND 35, 13 IS OUR DUE -- DEW POINT, WE HAVE A FALLING BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AT 8.

WE HAVE UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE, I HAVEN'T SEEN REPORTS OF PRECIPITATION REACHING THE GROUND SO FAR.

WE DO HAVE A LOT OF CLOUD COVER OUT THERE TONIGHT.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WE DO HAVE A CHANCE OF SEEING SOME RAIN AND SNOW MOVING INTO THE AREA.

THE BEST CHANCE IS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, IT LOOKS LIKE A SCATTERED CHANCE OF SEEING SOME RAIN SHOWERS.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, STILL CHILLY TOMORROW, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL SKIES THIS MORNING AND VIEWS THIS MORNING FROM RALPH IN JENKINS, JAKE ON HIS WAY TO WALKER, ARLENE IN MENAHGA.

ANGELA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN BAXTER, GARY SEEING OPEN WATER IN DEERWOOD, AND A COUPLE OF EAGLES IN THE TREE THERE.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES WITH US TONIGHT.

EAGLE EYE REPORTS, RALPH REPORTING 7 THIS MORNING.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 4 AND CALM THIS MORNING, BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLOUDY TODAY, A LOW OF 0.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A HIGH OF 37.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS ALSO 37.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 37 WAS OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE IN BRAINERD TODAY, SO AGAIN CHILLY TEMPERATURES, OUR AVERAGE IS 50 FOR THIS DATE IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

WE STARTED OUT WITH THE LOW OF 8.

SUNSET AT 7:54.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 33, WELL BELOW THE AVERAGE, AND WE SET A NEW RECORD LOW AT -4, THE OLD RECORD WAS -2, AND SUNRISE THIS MORNING AT 6:46.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SOME RAIN AND SNOW, MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE AREA, STARTING IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, MORE SCATTERED RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY MOVING ACROSS THE AREA.

HIGH TEMPS TOMORROW SHOULD BE WARMER.

WE ARE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-40s ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE WILL BE SEEING HIGHS IN THE MID-40s, SO POSSIBLY LOW 50s.

SO OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, RAIN AND SNOW IS LIKELY BEGINNING IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, BUT THERE IS A CHANCE WE COULD SEE SOME RAIN OR SNOW ELSEWHERE.

ACTUALLY, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF SLIGHT ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE IN THE FAR NORTHWEST, LOWS NEAR 30, A LITTLE BIT ON THE BREEZY SIDE.

TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY, WE HAVE THE RAIN OR SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, WITH HIGHS NEAR 47.

ON THE EXTENDED FORECAST, QUIETER BUT A LITTLE BIT COOLER AGAIN ON THURSDAY, THEN THE WARMING TREND AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL BRING US A CHANCE OF SEEING SOME RAIN SHOWERS, BETTER CHANCE ON SUNDAY, BUT HIGHS ON SUNDAY SHOULD REACH 61.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS, LOCAL TRACK MEET INDOORS TODAY.

>> Charlie: WE HAD A LOCAL TRACK MEET INDOORS AND WE HAVE NEWS ON THE PROFESSIONAL FRONT AS WELL.

WE HAVE THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES THAT ARE PLAYING ON THE ROAD.

THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO TRY TO -- HERE WE GO, THEY'RE PLAYING WITHOUT ANTHONY EDWARDS, TRYING TO CLENCH THE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: WHEN THE PLAYOFFS STARTS, YOU WANT TO BE PLAYING YOUR BEST BALL.

THE TIMBERWOLVES DIDN'T GET THE MEMO AND ARE CURRENTLY ON A 3-SKID GAME SKID HEADING INTO THEIR FINAL FOUR CONTESTS OF THE REGULAR SEASON.

LUCKILY THE WOLVES HAVE DONE ENOUGH THROUGH 78-GAMES THAT THEY COULD CLINCH THE FINAL PLAYOFF SPOT AND AVOID THE PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT WITH A WIN TONIGHT AND A PHOENIX SUNS LOSS.

THEY'D HAVE TO DO WITHOUT ANTHONY EDWARDS AND JADEN MCDANIELS ON THE ROAD AGAINST THE PACERS WHO ARE FLIRTING WITH THE WORST RECORD IN THE NBA.

FIRST QUARTER LEADING BY 2, KNOCKS DOWN THE TRAY, PART OF HIS 19 POINTS ON THE NIGHT.

A MOMENT LATER, HE HAS THIS DIME, THE WOLVES NEED HIM PLAYING WELL.

ONLY 3 FOR 10 FROM DOWNTOWN THIS EVENING.

THEY PULL AWAY IN THE SECOND HALF.

AND NOW LOOK OUT BELOW, HAD HIMSELF A NIGHT.

THE TIMBERWOLVES ROLL THE PACERS 124-104, BUT THE SUNS AND ROCKETS, THEY JUST TIPPED OFF, SO WE'LL FIND OUT IF THEY CLERJED LATER -- CLENCHED LATER TONIGHT.

>>> DESPITE A TUMULTUOUS MARCH THAT SAW THE SQUAD 6-6-2, THE WILD ARE A PERFECT 3-0 SO FAR IN THE MONTH OF APRIL AND TRAIL RIVAL DALLAS BY JUST TWO-POINTS FOR THE SECOND-SPOT IN THE CENTRAL IN DIVISION.

WILD AT HOME TONIGHT FACING OFF WITH THE KRAKEN.

THEY'RE DOWN 1-0.

MATT FEELS LIKE HE HAS THE EQUALIZERS, AND UPON REVIEW, HE TOUCHED IT WITH HIS STICK FIRST, SO THAT IS A GOOD GOAL.

KRAKEN LED 2-1 AFTER 1, BUT AFTER THE INTERMISSION, HE NETS HIS 8th OF THE SEASON, MAKING IT 2-ALL.

NOW VLADIMIR PICKING UP THE GARBAGE, GIVING THE WILD A 3-2 LEAD.

THEN IN THE THIRD, GOAL OF THE NIGHT.

BACKDOOR, WHAT A BEAUTY.

THE WILD REMAIN 2 POINTS BACK AND THEY PLAY AT DALLAS ON THURSDAY.

IT'S GOING TO BE A HUGE GAME FOR THEM.

>>> IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, THE TWINS SECOND WIN IN A ROW OVER THE DETROIT TIGERS.

>>> FOR THE THIRD WEEK IN A ROW, BSU'S GILLETTE WELLNESS CENTER PLAYING HOST TO HIGH SCHOOL INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD, TODAY WAS THE ANNUAL LITTLE AMIK INVITE.

STARTING IN THE BOYS 4-BY-200 RELAY, PARK RAPIDS TEAM OF JAYDEN WALEN, PARKER HUNTER, CARTER HIRT AND AIDEN MAY LED UNTIL THE FINAL LAP, THAT'S WHEN BEMIDJI'S TAYLEN SCHEMERHORN KICKED IT INTO GEAR, SECURING THE WIN FOR HIS TEAMMATES VINNY NELSON, JAYDEN BONDY AND RHYS SNEIDE.

IN THE 60-METER DASH, IT WAS A PHOTO FINISH, BUT UNITED NORTH CENTRAL'S NOLAN MCGOWN HOLDS OFF SHERMERHORN, CROSSING IN 7.08-SECONDS.

IN THE 800-METER RUN, PARK RAPIDS REIGNED SUPREME, KADEN GARTNER FINISHING FIRST IN 2-MINUTES, 5-SECONDS.

AND IN THE POLE VAULT, HAYDEN RETTKE FROM WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY FINISHED SECOND OVERALL TOPPING OUT AT 12-FEET 6-INCHES.

HELPED THE WOLVES TO A THIRD PLACE TEAM FINISH, BEMIDJI, ONCE AGAIN AT THE ATOP THE FINAL STANDINGS.

>>> ON THE GIRLS SIDE OF THINGS, WE START OFF WITH THE 200-METER DASH, IT WAS GRACE OFFICER FROM PARK RAPIDS EDGING BAGLEY-FOSSTON'S CLAIRE KLINKHAMMER BY ONE-HUNDREDTH OF A SECOND.

IN THE 60-METER HURDLES, FRAZEE'S AYNSLEE JOHANNSEN WOULD WIN THE RACE, BUT THE FLYERS AVA HAYES WOULD FINISH SECOND IN 10.5-SECONDS.

THE 800-METER RUN WAS NECK AND NECK UNTIL THE VERY END, BAGLEY-FOSSTON'S HANNAH FONDER FINISHING IN SECOND JUST 6-HUNDRETHS OF A SECOND SHY OF KATRINA HITCHEN FROM FERTILE-BELTRAMI, CHLOE DERBY FROM BEMIDJI TOOK THIRD.

PARK RAPIDS WAS THE HIGHEST AREA TEAM FINISHER AT 4TH, FOLLOWED BY BAGLEY-FOSSTON AND BEMIDJI, FRAZEE DOMINATING ON THE DAY.

>>> AND THEN A COUPLE MORE SCORES FOR YOU, HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS.

BRAINERD FELL TO DULUTH EAST AND ALEXANDER.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

FIREARM SAFETY IS A KEY PART OF LIFE IN MANY RURAL MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES.

IN DEER CREEK, RESIDENTS ARE TAKING PART IN A HANDS-ON CLASS AIMED AT PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERSHIP AND HUNTING PRACTICES.

IN THIS WEEKS NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE OUR REPORTER XZAYVER.

CURRY TAKES US INSIDE THE TRAINING OF FIREARM SAFETY CLASS.

>> Reporter: OUT HERE IN DEER CREEK, FIREARMS ARE A COMMON TOOL USED FOR HUNTING, SPORT, AND PROTECTION.

WITH THAT FAMILIARITY COMES RESPONSIBILITY.

THAT IS WHY COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES ARE SIGNING UP FOR FIREARMS SAFETY COURSES DESIGNED TO TEACH PROPER HANDLING, STORAGE, AND LEGAL AWARENESS.

>> NOT ONLY DOES IT COVER SAFETY, BUT IT COVERS DIFFERENT HUNTING ETHICS, DIFFERENT CODES THAT USE TO LIVE BY HUNTERS, HOW TO RESPECT THE LAND, HOW TO RESPECT THE ANIMALS.

ALL OF THAT STUFF COMES TO PLAY.

IT'S NOT ONLY FIREARMS, IT GOES INTO BOATING.

ALL DIFFERENT THINGS.

>> Reporter: FOR MANY HERE IN RURAL MINNESOTA, THESE LESSONS ARE MORE THAN JUST A REQUIREMENT.

THEY ARE A TRADITION TYPICALLY PASSED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.

>> BECAUSE I LOVE TO GO HUNTING AND MY PARENTS HAVE SEEN THIS AND THEY BOTH TOOK IT.

I REMEMBER, I WOULD SHOOT .22s, I WOULD SHOOT SHOTGUNS, IT WAS REALLY FUN.

>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS IN DEER CREEK HOPE THEY TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO USE FIREARMS NOT JUST SAFELY, BUT ALSO RESPONSIBLY.

THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THE COURSES THEY ARE TEACHING NOW WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP COMMUNITIES SAFE FOR YEARS TO COME.

REPORTING HERE IN DEER CREEK FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE TRAINING ITSELF COMBINES CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION WITH PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE.

STUDENTS BEGIN WITH A COURSE REVIEW AND FIREARMS FUNDAMENTALS LESSON.

BEFORE MOVING ON TO A SUPERVISED FIELD DAY.

>>> OKAY, WE HAVE TIME FOR ANOTHER CHECK OF OUR WEATHER.

WE GO BACK TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE COULD SEE SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION TONIGHT, BEST CHANCE IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, AND WE MAY SEE A LITTLE BIT OF ACCUMULATION THERE.

LOWS NEAR 30 WITH SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20.

>> Dennis: OKAY, THAT'S GOING TO DO IT FOR US TONIGHT.

HAVE A GOODNIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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