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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.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> HEY EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.

MY NAME IS MATTHEW FREEMAN, FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> LAST WEEK, WE REPORTED ON A MISSING PERSON IN ITASCA COUNTY NEAR MARCELL.

AFTER 7 DAYS OF SEARCHING, 40-YEAR-OLD CALEB BOLIN HAS STILL NOT BEEN FOUND.

THE ITASCA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM HAVE SPARED NO EFFORT IN TRYING TO RELOCATE BOLIN.

YESTERDAY, THE ITASCA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CALLED UPON FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL FROM ACROSS ITASCA COUNTY.

APPROXIMATELY 30 MEMBERS FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS ALONG WITH 2 DOG TEAMS, ONE SPECIALIZED IN WATER SEARCHES AND THE OTHER IN HUMAN REMAINS DETECTION, JOINED THE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM TO COVER A SUBSTANTIAL AREA NORTHWEST OF BOLIN'S TRUCK.

THE CASS COUNTY SHERP TEAM OFFERED THEIR VEHICLE TO EXTEND THE SEARCH EVEN FURTHER BY ALLOWING THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO NAVIGATE THROUGH UNTOUCHABLE SWAMPS AND SHORELINES.

BOAT AND WATER DEPUTIES HAVE REMAINED VIGILANT IN THEIR EFFORTS TO COVER UNTOUCHED AREAS OF LAND AND WATER.

THE ITASCA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS STILL ASKING THE PUBLIC TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR BOLIN AND TO CALL THE ITASCA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT MAY HELP LOCATE HIM.

>>> THE ITASCA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS RECENTLY RECEIVED COMPLAINTS REGARDING PUBLISHERS CLEARINGHOUSE SCAMS IN THE AREA.

WHILE PUBLISHERS CLEARINGHOUSE IS LEGITIMATE, THERE ARE CRIMINALS WHO TRY TO USE THEIR GOOD NAME TO TRICK UNSUSPECTING VICTIMS.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE PROVIDED DETAILS AND HOW TO KNOW WHEN THIS IS A SCAM.

IF YOU ARE REQUIRED TO WIRE ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY TO CLAIM A PRIZE.

IF YOU ARE ASKED TO LOAD UP A GREEN DOT MONEY PAK OR OTHER MONEY TRANSFER CARDS, IF SOMEONE TRIES TO CONTACT YOU IN ADVANCE REGARDING A PRIZE DELIVERY OR SAYING YOU HAVE WON A PRIZE, AND EVEN THOSE CLAIMING TO BE FROM PUBLISHERS CLEARINGHOUSE TRYING TO SEND YOU A FRIEND REQUEST ON FACEBOOK.

THESE ARE ALL SIGNS OF THE PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE SCAM.

IF YOU RECEIVE ONE OF THESE CALLS OR LEARN ANY NEW INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SCAM, YOU ARE ASKED TO CALL THE ITASCA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IMMEDIATELY.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY STARTED UP A NEW TRADITION EARLIER THIS WEEK.

THE SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE HAS CREATED A NEW TREE PLANTING CEREMONY.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK JOINED STUDENTS AND STAFF TO WELCOME THE INCOMING CLASS.

>> Reporter: TO KICK OFF THE 2024 SCHOOL YEAR, BSU SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE DECIDED TO TRY SOMETHING NEW.

THIS YEAR, THEY STARTED A NEW TRADITION OF A TREE PLANTING CEREMONY NEAR SOME OF THE MAIN BUILDINGS ON CAMPUS.

>> THIS IS A LYNDON TREE, JUST PLANTED BY STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FACULTY OF BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY IN HONOR OF THE INCOMING CLASS.

WE HAD THIS TREE IN THE BALLROOM AS WE CELEBRATED CONVOCATION, WHICH IS THE WAY IN WHICH WE BEGIN EVERY ACADEMIC YEAR.

>> Reporter: AND THERE ARE A LOT MORE TO THIS TREE THAN JUST THIS PLANTING CEREMONY.

>> THE HOPE IS THAT THIS TREE WILL SERVE AS A REMINDER AS WE SUPPORT AND SHEPHERD STUDENTS THROUGH THIS ACADEMIC YEAR AND THOSE TO COME, THAT WE WOULD OFFER THE SAME CARE AND COMMITMENT TO THIS TREE THAT WE DO OUR STUDENT BODY.

>> THE THING I FIND COOL ABOUT THIS NEW TREE TRADITION IS HOW THE TREE IS SUPPOSED TO GROW WITH THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES, AS THE TREE GROWS AND ITS JOURNEY.

>> Reporter: THE PLANTING OF THE TREE WAS A GROUP EFFORT BETWEEN DIGGING THE HOLE, STANDING IT UP, AND FILLING IT IN WITH DIRT AND MULCH.

THEN STUDENTS PASSING BY WERE EACH ENCOURAGED TO HELP WATER THE NEWEST ADDITION.

>> I WAS INVOLVED WITH WATERING THE TREE, HELPING IT BEGIN ITS NEW LIFE ONCE PLANTED.

>> Reporter: THE SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE'S PLAN REACHES MUCH FARTHER THAN JUST THIS YEAR.

>> OUR HOPE IS TO CONTINUE THIS YEAR AFTER YEAR, PLANTING AN ADDITIONAL TREE WITH THE INCOMING CLASS OF EVERY ACADEMIC YEAR.

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

>> ALONG WITH CREATING A GROUP PROJECT FOR INCOMING CLASSES, THE TREE PLANTING TRADITION WILL ALSO HELP BRINGING MORE NATURE ONTO THE CAMPUS.

BSU IS ALSO HOPING TO HELP REPLACE SOME OF THE TREES THAT HAVE BEEN LOST IN RECENT STORMS.

>>> LOCALS IN BRAINERD ARE COORDINATING AN EVENT TO HONOR THOSE WHO WERE PRISONERS OF WAR AND THOSE WHO ARE STILL MISSING IN ACTION ON SEPTEMBER 20TH.

NATIONAL P.O.W.

AND M.I.A.

RECOGNITION DAY IS OBSERVED ON THE THIRD FRIDAY IN SEPTEMBER ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE ALL VETERANS MEMORIAL ON LAUREL STREET.

NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE EVENT.

EVENT ORGANIZERS HOPE TO RAISE MORE AWARENESS AND HONOR THE DAY LIKE OTHER NATIONAL HOLIDAYS LIKE MEMORIAL DAY OR VETERANS DAY.

>> OUR GOAL IS TO GET MORE RECOGNITION.

VETERANS DAY IS A VERY IMPORTANT EVENT, ALWAYS, BUT THE P.O.W., M.I.A.

NATIONAL RECOGNIZE DAY HAS BEEN PUT ON THE BACK BURNER.

>> THE EVENT IS FREE TO ATTEND AND WILL BEGIN AT 1:00 P.M. NEXT TO THE CROW WING COUNTY HISTORIC COURTHOUSE.

>>> MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON SENT A LETTER TO MORE THAN 5,000 TOBACCO DISTRIBUTORS AND RETAILERS TODAY ASKING THEM TO STOP DISTRIBUTING, MARKETING, AND SELLING UNAUTHORIZED AND ILLEGAL FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN MINNESOTA, INCLUDING FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES AND NICOTINE POUCH PRODUCTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED FOR SALE BY THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.

UNDER FEDERAL LAW, NEW TOBACCO PRODUCTS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN TOBACCO-DERIVED OR SYNTHETIC NICOTINE, MUST RECEIVE AUTHORIZATION FROM THE F.D.A.

BEFORE THEY CAN BE SOLD LEGALLY IN THE UNITED STATES.

AS OF MID-2024, THE F.D.A.

HAS ONLY AUTHORIZED THE SALE OF 38 E-CIGARETTES AND ORAL NICOTINE PRODUCTS.

ELLISON NOTED THAT MANY OF THESE PRODUCTS FEATURE CANDY, FRUIT, OR DESSERT FLAVORS THAT CAN APPEALING TO MINORS.

HE WARNS THAT THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF UNAUTHORIZED AND ILLEGAL TOBACCO PRODUCTS VIOLATES SEVERAL STATE MINNESOTA LAWS, INCLUDING CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS AND A NEW LAW THAT PROHIBITS THE ADVERTISING, SALE, OR DISTRIBUTION OF E-CIGARETTES THAT ARE DESCRIBED AS IMITATING PRODUCTS OR CHARACTERS THAT ARE COMMONLY MARKETED TO MINORS, OR ANY THAT IMITATE SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

ELLISON IS ASKING MINNESOTA TOBACCO RETAILERS AND DISTRIBUTORS TO CONFIRM THEY WILL COMPLY WITH MINNESOTA LAW, REFRAIN FROM ADVERTISING, SELLING, OR DISTRIBUTING UNAUTHORIZED AND ILLEGAL TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND ENSURE THAT THEY WILL ONLY ADVERTISE, SELL, OR DISTRIBUTE E-CIGARETTES AND ORAL NICOTINE POUCH PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE F.D.A.

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

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Stacy: CLOUDS ARE CLEARING OUT ACROSS THE AREA AND WE SHOULD ENJOY SUNNY SKIES RIGHT ON THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, A CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE MUSIC ENSEMBLE EARNED ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS THAT THE COLLEGIATE BAND CAN ACHIEVE >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

; INTERNET, PHONE, AND T.V.

C.T.C; CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY ONLINE AT GOCTC.COM.

>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> A CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE MUSICAL ENSEMBLE WILL BE THE FEATURED COLLEGIATE BAND FOR THE MINNESOTA MUSIC EDUCATOR ASSOCIATION STATE CONVENTION THIS YEAR AS THE CENTRAL LAKES WIND SYMPHONY EARNED ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS A COLLEGIATE BAND CAN ACHIEVE IN MINNESOTA.

THE ENSEMBLE IS COMPRISED OF MUSICIANS OF VARIED BACKGROUNDS AND INCLUDE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, MUSIC EDUCATORS, AND ENTHUSIASTS.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> CAN IT WORK WITH STUDENTS THAT ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL?

CAN IT WORK WITH COLLEGE STUDENTS?

CAN IT WORK WITH COMMUNITY MEMBER?

CAN IT WORK WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE OLDER THAN ME, MORE EXPERIENCED THAN ME, AND BETTER MUSICIANS THAN MYSELF.

THE ANSWER THAT I KNOW NOW IS YES, IT CAN.

>> C.L.C.

'S MUSIC DEPARTMENT ALSO OFFERS A CHAMBER ENSEMBLE, CHAMBER CHOIR, CONCERT CHOIR, TWO JAZZ ENSEMBLES, AND TWO BANDS.

ANYONE INTERESTED IN JOINING CAN CONTACT LAFLAMME AT THE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW.

>>> AN 8-YEAR-OLD MINNESOTA BOY IS GAINING ATTENTION FOR HIS LOVE OF BUTTERFLIES.

THE YOUNG EXPERT RAISED AND RELEASED MORE THAN 200 MONARCH BUTTERFLIES OVER THE SUMMER.

KEVIN WALLEVAND HAS HIS STORY.

>> Reporter: 8-YEAR-OLD JACKSON IS QUITE THE CONNOISSEUR.

>> THE FAT ONES AND THESE THREE.

THIS ONE IS BIGGER BECAUSE IT GOT IT ON MY BIRTHDAY.

>> Reporter: AT HIS FAMILY'S HOME, JACKSON SHOWED US HIS INTENSE SUMMER PROJECT, GROWING AND CARING FOR MONARCH BUTTERFLIES.

>> WE HAVE CATERPILLARS THAT ARE FAT.

THEY EAT A LOT.

>> Reporter: SPECIAL CATERPILLAR AND BUTTERFLY BOXES FROM GRANDPA AND GRANDMA.

>> WE BOUGHT THIS BECAUSE IT'S NICE FOR THE MEDIUM SIZED CATERPILLARS, AND WHEN THEY'RE LITTLE, YOU CAN'T TOUCH THEM OR ELSE YOU WILL KILL THEM.

>> Reporter: FULL OF MILK WEED AND SOON-TO-BE BEAUTIES.

>> I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY, A LOT.

>> Reporter: JACKSON RAISES MONARCHS FROM THE EGG TO BABY CATERPILLARS.

>> HE IS BIG.

>> WHAT DO THEY DO ALL DAY?

>> EAT AND POOP.

>> Reporter: TO THE HATCH AND RELEASE.

HOW MANY THIS SUMMER?

>> 213.

>> Reporter: YOU HEARD RIGHT, JACKSON HAS RAISED 213 MONARCH BUTTERFLIES THIS SUMMER AND RELEASED THEM.

>> THE CHRYSALIS HAS TO GET DARK.

WHEN THEY'RE DARK LIKE THAT, THEY'RE READY TO HATCH.

>> Reporter: JACKSON DOESN'T HAVE TO GO FAR TO FIND HIS CATERPILLARS.

HE LIVES DEEP IN THE WOODS SO BASICALLY HE GOES OUTSIDE HIS BACKDOOR.

>> HOW I FIND THESE CATERPILLARS IS THAT I LOOK ON MUNCH HOLES AND POOP.

>> Reporter: HE IS A NATURAL SCOUT IN THE DITCH.

>> I GOT ONE.

>> Reporter: LOOKING FOR MILK WEEDS.

>> IT'S EASY TO FIND THESE LITTLE GUYS.

>> Reporter: AND ALWAYS, A TEAM PLAYER.

>> NEXT TIME IF I SEE ONE, I'LL WALK PAST IT AND I'LL LET YOU TRY TO FIND IT.

THERE ARE MORE SOMEWHERE.

>> Reporter: HE'S AS EXCITED TO FIND A CATERPILLAR TODAY AS THREE MONTHS AGO.

THIS MONARCH MAN.

>> I SAID CHECK THAT ONE, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WOULD BE ONE THERE.

>> Reporter: IN TWO YEARS, HE HAS RAISED NEARLY 500 MONARCH BUTTERFLIES, SOON TO MAKE THE 2,500 MILE JOURNEY FROM MINNESOTA TO MEXICO.

>> OH, LOOK AT THAT.

ONE IS LITERALLY RIGHT THERE.

WHOA.

COME HERE BUDDY.

>> ACCORDING TO THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE, MONARCH BUTTERFLIES FROM THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE U.S.

SPEND THEIR WINTERS IN SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS.

>>> WELL STACY, IT WAS A BIT OF A NASTY MORNING, BUT THINGS HAVE LOOKED LIKE THEY CLEARED UP A LITTLE BIT TONIGHT.

>> Stacy: YES, IT IS PRETTY MUCH CLEARED OUT.

WE WILL HAVE DECREASING CLOUDS, A LOT OF SUNSHINE IN THE FORECAST AND IN FACT, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THROUGH THE LABOR >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, TELL COMMUNE ACCESS OF MINNESOTA AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES DEAF, DEAF/BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICES DIVISION.

>> 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: WE HAVE SEEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA FOR MUCH OF THE DAY, BUT LUCKILY THEY ARE CLEARING OUT AND SKIES ARE BEGINNING TO CLEAR AS WELL.

WE SHOULD HAVE A CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE THROUGH THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

TEMPERATURES ARE STILL PRETTY MILD THROUGH ABOUT SATURDAY AND ON SUNDAY, WE ARE EXPECTING A BIT OF A COOL DOWN.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 61.

AT THE STUDIO, WE HAVE A WEST WIND AT 4 MILES PER HOUR, THE DEW POINT IS 53 AND WE RECEIVED 0.8-INCH OF RAIN TODAY.

IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY CLOUDY AND 71, A DEW POINT OF 64, WINDS ARE WEST AT 14 MILES PER HOUR, GUSTING UP TO 21.

NOW WE HAVE HAD SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY.

JOE SENT US THIS PHOTO OF SOME CLOUDS IN THE NEVIS AREA.

THERE SEEMS TO BE ROTATION WITHIN THOSE CLOUDS.

THANK YOU JOE FOR SHARING THAT WITH US TONIGHT.

ON THE RADAR, WE CAN SEE THAT IT IS ACTUALLY PRETTY QUIET ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OFF TO THE EAST.

WE ARE STARTING TO SEE CLEARING SKIES IN THE AREA AND WE SHOULD HAVE CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

SUNSHINE IN STORE FOR US TOMORROW, AND AGAIN WE SHOULD HAVE SOME SEASONAL TEMPERATURES, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 70s, TOMORROW IT COULD BE WARMER ON SATURDAY AND THEN EXPECT SOME COOLER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY.

A LOT OF WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

WE HAD SOME RED SKIES OVER LOWER RED LAKE WITH DEAN AND SAMROSE.

LINDA AT WALKER, SARAH AT LAKE EDWARD, AND JOAN AT LAPORTE.

THERE ARE SOME DEER VISITING THE YARD TODAY.

ONCE THE STORMS MOVED OUT, ONCE THE RAIN MOVED OUT, WE HAD GORGEOUS SKIES, BEAUTIFUL WEATHER THIS EVENING.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, DAVE IN BRAINERD, KAREN AT BEMIDJI, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, LINDA AT MILLE LACS LAKE, LISA FROM LONGVILLE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PHOTOS.

IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THOSE AND WE HAVE OTHER PHOTOS, YOU CAN CHECK THEM OUT ON OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT WATCHER GROUP ON FACEBOOK.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYE REPORT, ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH 0.8-INCH OF RAIN.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 73, WIND AND SUN THIS EVENING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, 0.1-INCH OF RAIN.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD WITH A HIGH OF 82, SO A LITTLE BIT ABOVE OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

OUR LOW WAS 64.

BEMIDJI, A HIGH OF 74, THAT IS THE AVERAGE HIGH.

OUR LOW THIS MORNING, WHICH IS OUR CURRENT TEMPERATURE AT 61.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, THE SUNSHINE WILL BE BACK.

WE HAD SOME REALLY NICE TEMPERATURES OUT THERE, HIGHS SHOULD BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE VIEWING AREA.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE ARE LOOKING AT SUNNY SKIES WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70s.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 52 FOR THE LOW, WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

THEN SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, HIGHS IN THE MID-70s, WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, MORE SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE LAKE OF THE WOODS AREA OVER INTO NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

AGAIN, THAT'S JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE, OTHERWISE A LOT OF SUNSHINE.

HIGHS NEAR 80 ON SATURDAY, BUT WE COOL DOWN TO 70 ON SUNDAY.

THEN WE SEE THE TEMPERATURES CLIMB AS WE HEAD THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

QUIET WEATHER THROUGH TUESDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: WE HAVE CHARLIE YAEGER WITH US AND I'VE BEEN WAITING TO SAY THIS, WE HAVE BEMIDJI STATE FOOTBALL.

>> Charlie: WE DO.

YOU KNOW I WAS RUNNING IN HERE, I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO PUT ON A TIE.

WE WERE AT BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY AS LONG AS WE COULD.

THE GAME RAN LONG BUT IT WAS A FANTASTIC ONE.

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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.

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>> NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> BEMIDJI STATE FOOTBALL HAS PLAYED MICHIGAN TECH 41 TIMES SINCE THEIR FIRST MATCHUP IN 1955 BUT IT'S BEEN 30 YEARS SINCE THEY LAST DID BATTLE ON THE GRIDIRON WHEN NONE OF THE TEAMS CURRENT PLAYERS WERE EVEN BORN YET.

BUT AS FAR AS THEY'RE CONCERNED, THE PAST IS THE PAST BECAUSE THE 2024 FOOTBALL SEASON STARTS TONIGHT AND AFTER COMING OFF THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT SECOND ROUND LOSS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT, BSU WOULD LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN TO WASH THE BITTER TASTE OF DEFEAT OUT OF THEIR MOUTHS BY PUTTING ONE IN THE WIN COLUMN.

BEAVERS HOSTING THE HUSKIES AT CHET ANDERSON STADIUM.

THE SKIES CLEARED UP JUST IN TIME FOR KICK OFF AND THE FANS WERE CERTAINLY HAPPY ABOUT IT.

WOULD THEY BE HAPPY ABOUT THE RESULT?

WE'LL SEE.

HUSKIES ARE CLICKING.

ALEX CONNECTS WITH ETHAN, AND THE TOUCHDOWN.

THE SCORE IS 7-0.

BEAVERS TRY TO ANSWER WITH A TOUCHDOWN ON HIS OWN.

LOOKING FOR BUBBA, AND SAM UNDERCUTS FOR THE INTERSECTION.

HUSKIES LEAD 10-0 AT THE HALF.

BEAVERS COME OUT SWINGING EARLY IN THE THIRD QUARTER, THIS TIME HE IS ABLE TO HIT PETERS FOR A 34-YARD GAIN.

THEN, JAYDEN WASHINGTON, THE VERY NEXT PLAY, GETS LOOSE ON A 26-YARD SCAMPER.

BSU WILL HAVE TO SETTLE FOR A FIELD GOAL.

IN THE FOURTH QUARTER, BSU DOWN 10-6.

NOW UNDER 5 MINUTES TO PLAY.

FINDING CALEB MILLER, HE KEEP IT IS DRIVE ALIVE.

TWO PLAYS LATER, 4-YARD TOUCHDOWN, PUTTING THE BEAVERS AHEAD.

MICHIGAN TECH WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AND THEY ARE GOING TO KICK A GAME TYING FIELD GOAL TO FORCE OVERTIME.

THE CAMERA WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE BUT AFTER THE HUSKIES MISSED A FIELD GOAL, THE BEAVERS GO FOR IT ALL ON THEIR TURN.

21-YARD STRIKE, AND GET USE TO HEARING THAT.

BEMIDJI STATE WALKS IT OFF, 19-13 THE FINAL SCORE.

THAT ENDS A 4-GAME WIN STREAK BY MICHIGAN STATE OVER BSU.

WHAT A GAME, WHAT A COMEBACK, WHAT A WAY TO START THE SEASON.

BEAVERS NOW 1-0.

>>> RIGHT NOW, MINNESOTA IS ON TOP OF UNC 14-10.

THAT GAME STARTED LATE BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER.

>>> IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, PEQUOT LAKES FACING NORTH BRANCH.

FIRST QUARTER, PATRIOTS IN THE RED ZONE.

JOHN PAUL GETS THE ROCK WITH NOTHING BUT GREEN IN FRONT.

14-YARD CARRY.

A FEW DRIVES LATER, A COUPLE PENALTIES LEAD TO JACOB'S T.D., 7-6.

HE FINDS DAYLIGHT AND IT IS HIS SECOND T.D.

NORTH BRANCH BACK AT THE GOAL LINE, STROLLING IN AGAIN, PEQUOT LAKES FOLLOWING THE FAILED 2-POINT CONVERSION AND PEQUOT LAKES, THEY OPEN THE NEW SEASON WITH A W AS HEY -- THEY GO ON TO TAKE DOWN NORTH BRANCH.

>>> GRAND RAPIDS BEATS PINE CITY.

ROSEAU OVER THIEF RIVER FALLS.

MAHNOMEN GETS A WIN.

PILLAGER GETS A 2 POINT WIN.

>>> WELL BRAINERD BOYS SOCCER HOSTING DETROIT LAKES.

THEY GOT THIS ONE IN BEFORE THE RAIN STARTED.

MAX HAMMERS IT HOME TO MAKE IT 1-0.

BRAINERD TRYING TO NET ANOTHER, OWEN USING SOME FANCY FOOT WORK TO BEAT THE KEEPER.

IT'S 3-0.

HUDSON FROM 30 YARDS, SCORCHER TO CAP OFF THE FIRST HALF AND THEY WOULD DUPLICATE THAT IN THE SECOND HALF.

THEY BEAT DETROIT LAKES TO GET THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON.

HERE ARE MORE SCORES FOR YOU.

GRAND RAPIDS BEATS MESABI EAST.

GIRLS SOCCER, BRAINERD 6-0 WIN OVER WILMER.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL, GRAND RAPIDS BEATS SUPERIOR.

BLACKDUCK STAPLES MOTLEY COLLECTING WINS TONIGHT.

PILLAGER AND THIEF RIVER FALLS GETTING WINS.

WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY GETS ONE OVER ON GREENWAY.

WARROAD FALLS.

AND IN GIRLS TENNIS, BEMIDJI DIDN'T DROP A SINGLE MATCH TODAY.

THEY WON 7-0, 7-0, RECORDING 12-0 FOR THE SEASON.

BRAINERD BEATS FERGUS FALLS.

AWESOME.

>> Matthew: IT'S A REAL SHAME YOU HAD TO LEAVE THE BEMIDJI STATE GAME EARLY.

>> Charlie: YEAH, 10 MINUTES LATER AND I WOULD HAVE SEEN IT.

THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES FOR TV.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU CHARLIE.

>>> FOR WEEK'S EDITION OF FISHING TIPS, RAY AND MANDY TEACH US ABOUT WORMS.

IT'S NOT JUST THE CREEPY CRAWLY KIND.

>> HELLO EVERYBODY, I'M RAY GILDOW FOR FISHING TIPS.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WORMS, PLASTIC WORMS, DIFFERENT WORM SET UPS.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE WAYS TO FISH FOR BASS IS WITH WORMS.

I DO IT YEAR-ROUND, IN THE SPRING, SUMMER, AND FALL.

ONE OF THE THINGS I FOUND IN THE SPRING AND FALL, THE STANDARD WORM THAT MOST OF US THROW IS A 7-INCH.

THEY HAVE LITTLE TAILS ON THEM, TWO DIFFERENT COLORS, VERY EFFECTIVE FOR CATCHING BASS.

IN THE SPRING AND IN THE FALL, THEY DON'T SEEM TO LIKE THEM.

A LOT OF TIMES IN THE MIDSUMMER, JULY, WE WILL GO WITH 10-INCH WORMS, LONGER TAILS, BUT IN CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR, THEY DON'T WANT BIG WORMS, THEY WANT TINY ONES LIKE THIS.

LAST SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER, THESE WERE JUST DYNAMITE IN 20 FEET OF WATER AND THEY WERE SMACKING THESE THINGS.

I USE A MUSHROOM JIG HEAD, WHICH IS ON THIS ROD RIGHT HERE.

THEY COME IN A VARIETY OF COLORS.

YOU CAN GO WITH A LIGHT COLOR, OFTEN YOU WILL GET MORE NORTHERN PIKE THAN YOU LIKE.

IF YOU GO WITH THESE SUBTLE COLORS LIKE THIS IS A BROWN, SOME OF THE OFF COLORS, THEY ARE EFFECTIVE FOR BASS.

THROW IT OUT THERE, LET IT SINK DOWN, AND SLOWLY RETRIEVE.

WHEN YOU FEEL A NIP, SET THE HOOK AND YOU WILL HAVE A GOOD TIME.

MANDY, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR WORMS?

>> WELL, I LIKE TO THROW THE WORM TOO.

THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS ON HOW I LIKE TO THROW THESE.

SO THIS RIGHT HERE FLOATS.

THERE IS LITTLE RING APPLICATION THAT YOU PUT ON TO HERE AND YOU HOOK YOUR HOOK THROUGH THAT.

IT HELPS.

SO IF THAT BASS GRABS ON TO IT, IT DOESN'T TEAR THE BAIT OFF.

THAT WOULD BE A WEIGHTLESS ONE, THE SAME WAY YOU CAST IT OUT, THERE IS AN ACTION WHERE IT FLOATS DOWN.

THEN YOU SEE THE LINE JUMP, SET THE HOOK.

MY SUPER SECRET FOR YOU GUYS TODAY IS THIS IS A WEIGHTED ONE.

I HAVE A BOBBER STOP AND A TINY WEIGHT, SO THIS GIVES IT MORE OF AN ACTION AND IT DROPS A LITTLE FASTER IN SOME OF THOSE DEEPER WATERS.

YOU CAN FISH THIS FROM 3 FEET OF WATER TO 15 FEET OF WATER AND IT'S SUPER DEADLY FOR BASS.

>> FOR LAKELAND NEWS, I'M RAY GILDOW.

>> AND I'M MANDY UHRICH.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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