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

>>> BEMIDJI SCHOOL OFFICIALS AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITY THAT A WEAPON MAY HAVE BEEN ON SCHOOL GROUNDS SOMETIME IN THE PAST MONTH.

IN A LETTER TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, SUPERINTENDENT JEREMY OLSON SAID THE ISSUE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RESOLVED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NO THREAT EXISTS TO THEIR STUDENTS OR STAFF.

OLSON SAID AFTER SCHOOL OFFICIALS BECAME AWARE OF THE REPORT OF A WEAPON ON SCHOOL GROUNDS THEY IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED LOCAL POLICE, AND ARE WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AS THEY CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION.

HE SAYS BECAUSE THIS INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND THE SITUATION INVOLVES A STUDENT, THEY CANNOT SHARE FURTHER DETAILS AT THIS TIME.

OLSON SAID IN THE LETTER IT'S A GOOD TIME TO REMIND STUDENTS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF IMMEDIATELY SPEAKING UP IF THEY SEE OR HEAR ANYTHING THAT COULD REPRESENT A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE.

>>> THE HISTORIC BAND SHELL IN INTERNATIONAL FALLS WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING A FIRE LAST WEEKEND.

THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO STRUCTURE LOCATED IN SMOKEY BEAR PARK AT AROUND 1:00 P.M. LAST SUNDAY.

HEAVY SMOKE WAS SHOWING OUT OF MANY AREAS OF THE BUILDING WHEN THEY ARRIVED.

THE STRUCTURE BECAME FULLY ENGULFED AND PROVED DIFFICULT TO EXTINGUISH DUE TO ITS MAKE UP OF THAT INCLUDED WOOD FRAMED WITH STUCCO COVERING THE OUTSIDE WALLS AND RUBBER FLAT ROOFS.

FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THE FIRE IS SUSPICIOUS AND AN INVESTIGATION INTO EXACTLY HOW IT WAS STARTED IS ONGOING.

>>> AUTHORITIES REMOVED MORE THAN 100 CATS FROM A HOME IN CROSBY THIS WEEK AFTER REPORTS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY AND NEGLECT, ANIMAL HOARDING, AND UNSAFE LIVING CONDITIONS.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CROSBY POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEIR OFFICERS ALONG WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE MINNESOTA FEDERATED HUMANE SOCIETIES CONDUCTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT HOME IN CROSBY ON THURSDAY.

101 CATS WERE LOCATED AND REMOVED.

THE CATS WERE TAKEN TO THE TRI-COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY IN ST.

CLOUD.

ANYONE MISSING CATS IN THE AREA IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEM AT THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN.

>>> 100 PLUS WOMEN WHO CARE BEMIDJI AREA HOSTED THEIR FIRST-EVER EVENT LAST NIGHT.

THE GOAL OF THE EVENT WAS TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO A LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION UNCONDITIONALLY.

REPORTER ZY'RIAH SIMMONS HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE ATTENDEES NOT ONLY SHOWED UP IN LARGE NUMBERS, BUT ALSO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN MAKING DONATIONS TO THE CAUSE.

>> I THOUGHT THIS EVENT WAS PRETTY AMAZING.

THE WOMEN THAT ARE HERE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT BEING PART OF SOMETHING BIG, ABOUT BEING PART OF GIVING $11,500 TO ONE ORGANIZATION WITH ONE NIGHT'S WORK AND DONE IN AN HOUR.

>> Reporter: FOUR NON-PROFITS WERE NOMINATED LAST NIGHT BUT ONLY ONE WAS SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE FINAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS RAISED.

THEY AIM TO STRENGTHEN YOUTH, PRESERVE FAMILIES, AND SUPPORT SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS TO ADULTHOOD.

>> THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR EVERGREEN.

THIS IS GOING TO HELP US RENOVATE OUR KITCHEN A LITTLE BIT, HOPEFULLY GET A NEW STOVE, UPGRADE OUR CAMERA EQUIPMENT, AND DO SOME VEHICLE REPAIR.

IT IS NOT OFTEN THAT WE GET A CHUNK OF MONEY LIKE THIS THAT WE CAN USE FOR WHATEVER WE WANT BECAUSE WE'RE A GRANT FUNDED ORGANIZATION.

THIS IS INCREDIBLE AND I FEEL VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE'RE THE FIRST ORGANIZATION THAT 100 WOMEN WHO CARE IN BEMIDJI SELECTED.

>> Reporter: THE EVENT WAS CONSIDERED A SIMPLE WAY FOR WOMEN TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT EXTRA FUNDRAISING, SILENT AUCTION DONATION, OR VOLUNTEERING.

>> I THINK IT'S REALLY EXCITING.

I THINK FOR PEOPLE IN MY GENERATION, WE WANT TO BE INVOLVED, WE WANT TO GO TO FUNDRAISERS, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO GO TO SOMETHING THAT HAS A LONG PROGRAM OR RAFFLE TICKETS AND BASKETS.

WE JUST WANT TO GET INVOLVED AND DONATE SOME MONEY TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL UTILIZE IT.

>> I HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS COMMUNITY MY WHOLE LIFE.

I ALREADY KNEW HOW GENEROUS AND HOW SWEET EVERYONE WAS.

TO SEE IT UNFOLD, LIKE HAVING THAT 9-YEAR-OLD COME UP TO THE WOMEN THAT ARE IN THEIR 80s WITHOUT FIGURING OUT AGES, THAT DOES SAY A LOT ABOUT HOW WE'RE WILLING TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS REGARDLESS OF WHAT AGE GROUP THAT ORGANIZATION MAY REPRESENT.

>> Reporter: THE PROMOTER OF THE FUNDRAISER WAS AMAZED BY THE TURN OUT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

>> IT FEELS GOOD.

IT'S INDICATIVE OF HOW BEMIDJI IS.

WE'RE A REALLY GIVING, REALLY CARING COMMUNITY.

PLUS, WE LIKE TO HAVE FUN.

SO WE COMBINED A SOCIAL EVENING WITH A GIVING EVENING.

IT FEELS REALLY GOOD.

THE WOMEN THAT ARE HERE ARE GENUINELY TOUCHED BY BEING PART OF IT.

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

>> IF YOU MISSED LAST NIGHT'S EVENT, 100-PLUS WOMEN WHO CARE BEMIDJI AREA ANNOUNCED THEIR NEXT EVENT WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2024.

>>> THE CAMP CONFIDENCE LEARNING CENTER HAS BEEN HELPING PROMOTE SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM FOR CAMPERS MANAGING MENTAL AND-OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES THROUGH OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND RECREATION FOR 54 YEARS BUT CAMP CONFIDENCE TOOK THINGS A STEP FURTHER THIS PAST MONDAY HOLDING A JOB FAIR FOR ANYONE IN THE CENTRAL LAKES AREA THAT HAS A DISABILITY.

REPORTER MILES WALKER TELLS US HOW CAMP CONFIDENCE HELPED THE COMMUNITY FIND THEIR NEXT CAREER MOVES.

>> Reporter: CAMP CONFIDENCE SHOWS THEIR CAMPERS THAT THERE IS NOTHING IN LIFE THEY CAN'T DO.

>> IT'S IN OUR MISSION OF CAMP CONFIDENCE AND TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO BE PART OF THE LOCAL ACTIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I FELT WOULD BE OF VALUE TO OUR CAMPER MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: AND PART OF THE WAY CAMP CONFIDENCE HELPS ITS CAMPERS BY GIVING THEM ANSWERS.

>> THE MOST COMMON ANSWERS I GET IS WHAT CAN I DO?

I OFTEN LIKE TO ANSWER THAT WITH WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU CAN DO IT ALL.

A LOT OF TIME PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE SHELTERED.

THEY ARE TOLD THAT THEY CAN'T DO THINGS AND I DO THE OPPOSITE.

I TELL THEM THEY CAN.

>> Reporter: THE CAMP CONFIDENCE JOB FAIR, THE EMPLOYERS AND STAFF MEMBERS OFFERED ON THE SPOT OPPORTUNITIES AND INSIGHTS INTO HOW THE CAMPERS CAN BE BEST PREPARED FOR THE JOB MARKET.

>> INTERVIEW SKILLS, RESUME BUILDING SKILLS, JUST EXPERIENCE FACE-TO-FACE HOW TO CONNECT WITH AN EMPLOYER, HOW TO MAKE A FIRST IMPRESSION THAT IS GOOD, AND HOW TO FIND THEIR LIVELIHOOD IN THE COMMUNITY, HOW TO FIND WHAT THEY ARE WORTH IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE CAMP CONFIDENCE JOB FAIR IS NOT ONLY ABOUT PRESENTING OPPORTUNITIES, RESUME HELP, APPLICATIONS, BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT LIVING UP TO THEIR NAME AND INSTILLING KV -- CONFIDENCE, AND RAISING SELF-ESTEEM AND RAISING ASSURANCE THAT THERE IS A PLACE IN THE WORKFORCE FOR THEM.

>> THEY NEED EXTRA GUIDANCE OR SOME EXTRA UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE THEY MIGHT STRUGGLE WITH TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS, BARRIERS WITH UNDERSTANDING TIMEFRAMES AND HOW TO FILL OUT A TIMESHEET, OR HOW TO GET THERE ON TIME.

SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA UNDERSTANDING IS IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: BUT REGARDLESS OF ACCOMMODATION OR CIRCUMSTANCE, THERE IS ONE MESSAGE THAT THE JOB FAIR PARTICIPANTS HOPE THE CAMPERS WALKED AWAY WITH.

>> I HOPE THEY TAKE AWAY THAT THEY ARE WORTH IT AND THEY CAN WORK AND THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN WORKING.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE TOLD NO THEIR WHOLE LIFE, THAT THEY HAVE A CHANCE JUST LIKE THE REST OF US TO GO OUT AND MAKE A LIVING FOR THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN EAST GULL LAKE, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THERE WERE 75 CAMPERS IN ATTENDANCE AT MONDAY'S JOB FAIR, AS WELL AS SEVEN DIFFERENT EMPLOYERS.

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

>> Stacy: THERE MAY BE A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN IN FAR NORTHERN MINNESOTA TOMORROW, BUT OTHERWISE SUNSHINE AND WARM TEMPERATURES ARE IN STORE FOR THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

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>>> THIS WEEK, BAXTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAS HOSTED AN ARTIST IN RESIDENCE.

THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SPENDING THE WEEK LEARNING ABOUT MOSAICS AND WORKING ON A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT THAT WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE SCHOOL.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: AT THE ELEMENTARY, THEY BELIEVE INTRODUCING STUDENTS TO ART AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE GIVES THE STUDENTS AN ADVANTAGE.

>> INCREDIBLY BENEFICIAL.

WE LOVE TO GIVE KIDS MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF ART EXPERIENCES.

IT USES SO MANY PARTS OF THEIR BRAIN.

IT HELPS KIDS TO BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES AND TO KNOW THAT THEY CAN CREATE.

>> Reporter: MINNESOTA ARTIST LISA ARNOLD CAME TO BAXTER ELEMENTARY LAST YEAR TO WORK WITH THIRD GRADERS BUT THIS YEAR SHE'S WORKING WITH ALL THE STUDENTS.

HER GOAL IS TO SHARE HER LOVE OF ART WITH THE STUDENTS AND INSPIRE THEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.

>> IT'S THE JOY OF MY LIFE.

YEAH, I LOVE IT.

I MAY HAVE DONE 100 OR SO OF THESE RESIDENCIES.

THE MAIN THING I LOVE ABOUT IT IS MOSAIC MAKING IS A METAPHOR FOR LIFE.

IF EACH OF THE KIDS, AND THIS IS WHAT I TELL THEM, IF WE CAN COME IN HERE AND BE OUR BEST SELVES AND PUT OUR BEST EFFORT TOWARDS THIS, WE CAN MAKE A MASTERPIECE THAT CAN INSPIRE PEOPLE FOR YEARS TO COME.

>> Reporter: SOMETIMES ART CAN BE INTIMIDATING.

FINDING THE RIGHT ART FORM FOR SOMEONE CAN INSPIRE THEM FOR YEARS TO COME.

>> I HAD ONE STUDENT LAST YEAR AND SHE WOULD CONSTANTLY SAY, I'M JUST NOT AN ARTIST.

I AM NOT GOOD AT ART.

LISA WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH HER LAST YEAR AND SAY YOU'RE AMAZING.

YOU'RE A MOSAIC ARTIST.

SHE REMEMBERED THAT CHILD AND SHE CAME BACK THIS YEAR AND WITH JUST THIS CONFIDENCE ABOUT ART AND HER ABILITY AND JUST SAW HERSELF IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT.

>> Reporter: AND WITH THE AMOUNT OF EMPTY WALL SPACE IN THE HALLS AND THE ENTHUSIASM FROM THE STUDENTS, SHE IS HOPEFUL THAT THESE PROJECTS WILL CONTINUE.

>> THAT IS THE HOPE, THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THIS EXPERIENCE, MORE COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS, SCHOOL-WIDE PROJECTS THAT TIE KIDS INTO ART AND OUR BUILDING.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BAXTER, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE FINISHING TOUCHES WERE BEING PLACED ON THE MOSAIC TODAY AND IS SET TO BE PUT ON DISPLAY THIS MONDAY.

>>> JUDAISM WAS THE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION DURING LAST WEEK'S CULTURAL THURSDAY EVENT AT CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE.

THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOR THE JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OF MINNESOTA AND THE DAKOTAS GAVE A PRESENTATION TITLED JUDAISM ON ONE FOOT, AN INTRODUCTION TO JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD, BELIEFS, AND PRACTICE.

GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY MAKES UP ONE PERCENT OF MINNESOTA'S TOTAL POPULATION, THE DIRECTOR WANTED TO SHED LIGHT ON WHO JEWISH PEOPLE ARE HISTORICALLY, THEIR STORY, AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD.

>> THIS IS A TIME WITH A LOT OF ANTI-JEWISH IDEAS SPREADING IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW.

SO, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THEY LEARN WHO WE ARE AND TRY TO BUILD SOME ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, SO WE CAN PUSH BACK AGAINST SOME OF THE TROUBLING TRENDS.

>> Dennis: STACY IS HERE NOW TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IS SHAPING UP TO BE A NICE WEEKEND.

>> Stacy: IT LOOKS NICE OUT THERE.

WE SHOULD HAVE SUNSHINE AND MILD TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.

THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE WE WILL SEE RAIN SHOWERS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA TOMORROW HOWEVER, AND WE'LL HAVE DETAILS ON THAT AND WE'LL HAVE A LOOK AT TH >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ACCESS MINNESOTA.

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[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE DID ENJOY SOME NICE SUNSHINE TODAY.

TEMPERATURES ARE NOT TOO BAD, HIGHS IN THE 50s, BUT AS WE LOOK AHEAD, WE SHOULD SEE EVEN WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

STILL A LOT OF SUNSHINE, BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, WE'LL HAVE VERY MILD TEMPERATURES AS WELL.

THERE IS AT LEAST A FEW CHANCES OF SEEING RAIN SHOWERS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA TOMORROW.

MORE ON THAT IN A SECOND.

HERE ARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS, 44 AT THE AIRPORT IN BEMIDJI, A LIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND AT THE STUDIO, HUMIDITY IS 51%.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 49 DEGREES, 29 IS OUR DEW POINT, WE HAVE A RISING BAROMETRIC PRESSURE WITH CALM WINDS.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, IT IS QUIET IN OUR VIEWING AREA TONIGHT AND WE SHOULD HAVE QUIET WEATHER OVERNIGHT.

WE ARE LOOKING AT VARIABLE CLOUDS, A BIT MORE CLOUD COVER IN SOME LOCATIONS THAN OTHERS, BUT OVERALL, IT LOOKS QUIET FOR TONIGHT.

AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT A LOT OF SUNSHINE.

HOWEVER, THERE IS A VERY SMALL CHANCE THAT PARTS OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA COULD SEE RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY AND IN THE FAR NORTHEAST, SOME FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING, WE COULD SEE A LITTLE BIT OF ICE ACCUMULATION WITH THAT.

THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER, BUT HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD REACH INTO THE 60s AND 70s IN THE VIEWING AREA TOMORROW, WITH MORE MILD WEATHER IN STORE ON SUNDAY.

TAKING A LOOK AT SOME OF THE PHOTOS SENT TO US FROM OUR EAGLE EYES TONIGHT.

ARLENE WITH THIS PHOTO.

WE HAVE A GORGEOUS SUNSET FROM ANGELA IN CASS LAKE.

SARAH WITH A PICTURE OF THE SUNSET TONIGHT, BUT THE DOCKS ARE GOING IN ON LAKE EDWARD TODAY.

WE HAVE A PICTURE OF THE MOON IN THE SKY AROUND SUNSET AT LAKE EDWARD.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, SUNNY AND BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 59.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, THE HIGH WAS 54.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REPORTING A HIGH OF 59.

WE ARE ABOVE OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

38 WAS OUR LOW TEMP AND WE HAD SUNSET AT 1 MINUTE AFTER 8:00.

28 IS THE LOW, WHICH IS THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE, AND SUNSET AT 8:06.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE SHOULD BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, HOWEVER THERE IS AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEEING SOME RAIN SHOWERS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, A BETTER CHANCE IN THE FAR NORTHEAST, OR WE MAY SEE SOME FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING.

HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 60, CLOSE TO THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER, BUT MOST OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA LOOKING AT UPPER 60s INTO LOW 70s.

HEADING INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, WARMER TEMPERATURES, LOW TO MID-70s FOR OUR HIGHS, MAYBE NOT AS WARM ON SUNDAY, BUT STILL MILD TO WRAP UP THE WEEKEND.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, VARIABLE CLOUDS FOR TONIGHT.

35 IS THE LOW, SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

THEN TOMORROW, THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN SHOWERS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, MAYBE SOME FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING IN THE NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND HIGHS NEAR 70.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE REST OF THE WEEKEND'S FORECAST.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE ON SUNDAY, COOLER, BUT STILL MILD WITH HIGHS NEAR 66.

OUR NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN EARLY NEXT WEEK.

IT IS GOING TO BE AN EXTENDED SYSTEM AND A LITTLE BIT ON THE MESSY SIDE.

THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING SOME RAIN SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY ON TUESDAY, WHICH CONTINUES INTO WEDNESDAY, AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL.

I HATE TO SAY IT BUT WE COULD POTENTIALLY LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY FOR SNOWFALL LATE NEXT WEEK.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT THAT, LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS WEEKEND.

>> WE WERE SHOOTING BASEBALL TODAY, BUT WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO THE BRAND NEW WOMEN'S HEAD HOCKEY COACH.

WE HAD A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM HER AND ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.

ALL THAT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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>> NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> EARLIER THIS WEEK, BEMIDJI STATE WOMEN'S HOCKEY COACH JIM SCANLAN RETIRED AFTER SPENDING A DECADE AT THE HELM FOR THE BEAVERS.

A DAY LATER, THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED FORMER PLAYER AND CURRENT ASSISTANT COACH AMBER FRYKLUND WOULD TAKE OVER IN A SEAMLESS TRANSITION.

TODAY, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR BRITT LAURITSEN INTRODUCED THE NEW BENCH BOSS IN A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE JOHN GLASS FIELD HOUSE WHERE SHE SPOKE HIGHLY OF FRYKLUND AND THE IMPACT SHE CAN MAKE FOR WOMEN'S HOCKEY AT BSU.

>> COACH FRYKLUND IS SYNONYMOUS WITH WOMEN'S HOCKEY.

WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEBODY LIKE THAT, THAT IS ABLE TO COME IN FOR A GREAT COACH, WE HAVE TO BE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND WE ARE SO EXCITED TO WATCH HER LEAD THIS PROGRAM INTO THE NEXT GENERATION OF BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S HOCKEY.

>> BEING PART OF THIS PROGRAM IS SO SPECIAL TO ME AND TO COACH WHERE YOU PLAYED.

NOT MANY PEOPLE GET THAT OPPORTUNITY.

TO LEAD THEM AND BE PART OF OUR INSTITUTION, IT'S REALLY SPECIAL.

SO ALL THE EMOTIONS, OVERWHELMED, EXCITED, EAGER, AND REALLY GRATEFUL.

>> FRYKLUND ALSO SPOKE ON HER VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF WOMEN'S HOCKEY AT BEMIDJI STATE AND HER PLAN TO MAKE IT A REALITY AS THEY HEAD INTO A NEW ERA.

>> WE HAVE A GREAT INSTITUTION, GREAT ACADEMIC PROGRAMS.

OUR PLAYERS ARE COMMITTED TO THEIR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND EXCELLENCE ON THE ICE.

WHEN YOU'RE A TOUGH TEAM IN OUR LEAGUE, YOU WILL BE IN THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION.

WE HAD SUCCESS HERE BEFORE.

WE HAD 21 SEASONS AND THAT'S OUR VISION.

>> AMBER TAKES OVER AS THE SIXTH HEAD COACH IN PROGRAM HISTORY AND FOLLOWS A TOUGH ACT IN JIM, WHO WAS NOT ONLY THE LONGEST TENURED COACH IN PROGRAM HISTORY, BUT THE WINNINGEST WITH 122 WINS.

>>> WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY IS HOSTING DEER RIVER TODAY, WHO IS ALSO 1-0.

TOP OF THE FIRST, WE HAVE A RUNNER ON FIRST AND SECOND.

NO OUTS FOR KAIDEN, WHO MOVES THE RUNNERS OVER.

THEN ABLE TO SEND ONE TO CENTER AND THAT WILL SCORE.

BEN ON THE TAG AND THEY LEAD 1-0 WITHOUT A HIT.

THEY STAY THAT WAY UNTIL THE BOTTOM OF THE 6th.

NOW EVANS DOUBLES UP, AND DEER RIVER GOES ON TO WIN AS THEY THROW A 1 HIT SHUTOUT.

THE WOLVES THROW A NO HITTER.

THEY MANAGED TO HIT ONE RUN ACROSS EARLY AND HELD UP.

THAT'S JUST BASEBALL FOLKS.

FINAL SCORE IS 1-0.

DEER RIVER GETS THE WIN.

IN OTHER SPORTS, OR IN OTHER BASEBALL, PILLAGER DEFEATS WADENA DEER CREEK.

GREEN WAY GETS A WIN OVER ELY, BEMIDJI FELL TO ST.

CLOUD.

LITTLE FALLS GETS A WIN OVER FERGUS FALLS.

WADENA DEER CREEK WINS BOTH GAMES IN THE DOUBLE HEADER AGAINST PILLAGER.

IN THE NBA, THE TIMBERWOLVES GET A WIN TONIGHT.

CATS RETURN, THAT'S KARL ANTHONY-TOWNS.

DENVER LOST THEIR GAME TONIGHT SO IT'S A THREE WAY TIE ATOP THE WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS.

THE FINAL GAME AGAINST PHOENIX THIS SUNDAY TO PUT THEM IN FIRST PLACE.

THE MINNESOTA WILD ARE DOWN 3-1 TO THE VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS RIGHT NOW.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE IS ONE OF THE MANY PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES, WITH AIR WARFARE, AIR DEFENSE, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE RESEARCH AS THEIR MAIN RESPONSIBILITY.

BUT DID YOU KNOW THE AIR FORCE OFFERS A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN JUST FLYING FOR MILITARY?

FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-FOCUS, OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN GOT A CLOSER LOOK INTO ANOTHER ASPECT OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.

>> Reporter: BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL WELCOMED THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE CONCERT BAND AS THEY STARTED THEIR TOUR OF THE MIDWEST.

>> WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE AMERICAN CULTURE AND CONNECT THE AIR FORCE WITH THE COMMUNITY OF BEMIDJI.

WE DO A WIDE VARIETY OF STYLES.

WE DO CLASSICAL LITERATURE.

WE DO SOME LIGHT POP AND BROADWAY AND OF COURSE PATRIOTIC SELECTIONS.

>> Reporter: PART OF THEIR JOB IS TO SHOW THERE IS MORE TO THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THAN JUST FLYING COOL JETS.

>> IT IS OUR JOB TO CONNECT THE AIR FORCE WITH THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.

SO WE WANT TO COME INTO DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND SORT OF BE THE FACE OF THE AIR FORCE TO PEOPLE THAT DON'T INTERACT WITH THE MILITARY ON A DAILY BASIS.

WE WANT TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT THEIR PATRIOTISM AND TO SERVICE OUR NATION.

>> Reporter: AND THEY AREN'T JUST AIR FORCE SOLDIERS THAT DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT.

>> WE ENTER AS QUALIFIED MUSICIANS.

THE AIR FORCE BAND HIRES PEOPLE THAT ARE QUALIFIED TO BE MUSICIANS AND THEN WE JOIN THE AIR FORCE.

WE ALL WENT TO MUSIC SCHOOL AND GOT DEGREES AND THEN WON A PROCESS TO GET HIRED.

WE GO TO BASIC TRAINING AND THEN JOIN THE BAND.

>> Reporter: A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME TO THE CONCERT TO ENJOY THE MUSIC, BUT THEY WANTED THE CONCERT TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE AUDIENCE TO SUPPORT LOCAL VETERANS IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> IT'S MORE THAN JUST ENJOYING GOOD MUSIC AND GOOD SHOW, MANY VETERANS, IT'S A VERY POIGNANT REMINDER OF THEIR OWN SERVICE AND A GREAT WAY FOR AGAIN THEIR NEIGHBORS TO SEE SOMEBODY THAT MAYBE THEY DIDN'T KNOW SERVED AND BE ABLE TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE AS WELL.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BAND IS CURRENTLY TOURING THE MIDWEST.

IT WRAPS UP THIS WEEKEND WITH THREE SHOWS IN WISCONSIN.

ALL CONCERTS ARE FREE TO ATTEND.

>>> WELL, THAT'S GOING TO DO IT FOR US TONIGHT.

WE HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND AND ENJOY THE GREAT WEATHER.

WE'RE BACK ON MONDAY NIGHT.

WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

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