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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.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Matthew: HEY EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING, MY NAME IS MATTHEW FREEMAN FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> ALCOHOL IS THOUGHT TO BE INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT THAT INJURED TWO WOMEN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY OF HARDING.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE ON AUGUST 29TH AT AROUND 6:19 P.M., THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL ABOUT A ONE-VEHICLE CRASH ON SYCAMORE ROAD ABOUT 7 MILES EAST OF HARDING IN RICHARDSON TOWNSHIP.

ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, 20-YEAR-OLD AUNIKA WECKMAN OF MILACA WAS DRIVING WITH 19-YEAR-OLD BRIANNA HEEMSTRA OF FOLEY TRAVELING WEST ON SYCAMORE ROAD.

AS THEY APPROACHED A CURVE, THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A TREE.

THE 19-YEAR-OLD PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO ONAMIA HOSPITAL WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES.

THIS CASE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

>>> A 20-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM BRAINERD SUFFERED INJURIES AFTER HE STUCK AN ABANDONED VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY.

ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL CHASE LARSON WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 371 APPROACHING LENNOX ROAD IN A 2006 HONDA ACCORD.

WHEN IT STRUCK A 2012 PORCHE PANAMERA THAT WAS STOPPED AND ABANDONED IN THE LANES.

THE STATE PATROL HAS IDENTIFIED 20-YEAR-OLDS CALI HUBER FROM RODGERS AND ZACHARY MILLER FROM ROSEMOUNT WITH THE PORCHE.

THE DRIVER OF THE ACCORD SUFFERED NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO ESSENTIA SAINT JOESEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER IN BRAINERD.

>>> BELTRAMI COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WANTS TO GIVE THOSE IN THE AREA A HEADS UP ABOUT ROAD CLOSURES THAT COULD IMPACT TRAFFIC FOR THE START OF SCHOOL WITH BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILWAY BEGINNING TO REPLACE THE RAILROAD CROSSING ON ADAMS AVENUE JUST SOUTH OF 15TH STREET NORTHWEST.

A FULL CLOSURE OF THE ROADWAY IS EXPECTED TO LAST FROM 9:00 A.M. ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 3RD THROUGH THE END OF THE DAY ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5TH.

THERE WON'T BE ANY DETOUR ROUTES.

SO DRIVERS MUST FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE UNTIL CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE.

>>> BELTRAMI COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WANTS TO URGE DRIVERS TO SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING THOUGH CONSTRUCTION ZONES.

AFTER AN INCIDENT ON AUGUST 14TH REGARDING A SUPERSPORT MOTOR BIKE, COMMONLY KNOWN AS A CROTCH ROCKET, BEING OBSERVED TRAVELING OVER 100 MILES AN HOUR.

BELTRAMI COUNTY ATTORNEY DAVID HANSON ISSUED A WARNING REGARDING WHAT HE BELIEVES IS AN UPTICK IN UNSAFE AND RECKLESS DRIVING WITH MOTORBIKES HE HAS NOTICED OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, IN 2022 THERE WERE 80 MOTORCYCLE FATALITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, ALONG WITH 293 ACCIDENTS INVOLVING SERIOUS INJURIES.

IN A PRESS RELEASE, HANSON STATED THAT HE WOULDN'T NORMALLY ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE ON A MISDEMEANOR CASE BUT FEELS IT WAS NECESSARY DUE TO THE INCREASED NUMBER OF REPORTS OF MOTORBIKES TRAVELLING AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS.

HE ALSO REMINDED THE PUBLIC OF THE UNFORTUNATE DEATH LAST YEAR OF A YOUNG MAN WHO CRASHED HIS MOTOR BIKE IN BEMIDJI WHILE TRAVELING, AT TIMES, IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES PER HOUR.

THE BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFF AGREES WITH HANSON IN THE RECENT INCREASED REPORTS OF MOTORBIKE SPEEDING.

>> YEAH WE'VE CERTAINLY SEEN AND TAKEN A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON RECKLESS MOTORCYCLES IN THE BEMIDJI COUNTY AREAS IN THE LAST, FOR WHAT I CAN SEE, THIS WHOLE SUMMER.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON OUR ROADS THAT ARE DESIGNED WITH CURBS.

I KNOW MOTORCYCLES LIKE TO TEST THEIR LIMITS, AND WE HAVE SEEN AN UPTICK IN THE NUMBER OF REPORTS ABOUT SPEED.

DEER HITS, PEOPLE ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION, DISTRACTED DRIVING, THOSE KIND OF THINGS ALL TAKE PLACE.

JUST ASK THE PEOPLE RIDING THOSE THINGS, ENJOY YOURSELF BUT PLEASE BE SAFE.

>> THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT SPEED LIMITS ARE IN PLACE TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFE.

ALSO SAYING FLAGRANT VIOLATIONS OF SPEED LIMITS AND RECKLESS DRIVING BEHAVIOR CREATES AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY.

>>> A ONE-VEHICLE CRASH JUST OUTSIDE OF BUCKMAN ENDED WEDNESDAY WHEN THE DRIVER WAS STOPPED BY A CORN FIELD.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FORM THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AT AROUND 12:36 P.M. ON AUGUST 28TH.

THEIR OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL ABOUT A ONE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON 260TH AVENUE, AROUND 4 MILES SOUTH OF THE CITY OF BUCKMAN.

63-YEAR-OLD JAMES GRUBER OF PIERZ WAS REPORTEDLY TRAVELING SOUTH ON 260TH AVENUE, WHEN GRUBER'S CAR WENT OFF THE ROADWAY AND HIT A FIELD APPROACH.

GRUBER WAS FINALLY STOPPED ONCE THE CAR ENDED UP IN A CORN FIELD.

GRUBER WAS TRANSPORTED TO SAINT CLOUD HOSPITAL WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES.

>>> THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL HEARD AN UPDATE ABOUT THE RAIL CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT DURING A COMMITTEE MEETING YESTERDAY.

THE DEVELOPMENT FIRM OVERSEEING THE PROJECT, MARCO MCLANE DEVELOPMENT TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT THE REDEVELOPMENT GRANT APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BY THE AUGUST 1ST DEADLINE AND THEY ARE ALSO WORKING TO SECURE A CLEANUP GRANT THAT WILL HOPEFULLY COVER THE COST FOR THE CLEANUP OF THE RAIL CORRIDOR SITE.

THAT APPLICATION IS DUE BY NOVEMBER 1ST.

THE FIRM ALSO DISCUSSED SOME DESIGN CHANGES TO THE PROPOSED YMCA FACILITY.

>> CURRENTLY IT'S JUST A PROPOSED BUILDING, IT DOESN'T HAVE A DEFINITION.

AS WE WERE TOGGLING THE POTENTIAL LOCATIONS FOR THE BUILDING, WHAT WE FOUND WAS PUSHING IT CLOSER TO THE BRIDGE SIDE HELPS WITH THAT LARGER SPAN IN THE HEIGHT OF THAT BUILDING TO BLEND MORE INTO THE BACKSIDE OF THAT SITE WHILE BRINGING THAT FRONT ENTRANCE IN.

THIS IS VERY MUCH A CONCEPT PLAN.

MARK AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO START TO LOOK AT AS WE STARTED THESE CONVERSATIONS ON WHERE THINGS HAVE LANDED.

>> MARCO-MCLANE DEVELOPMENT SAID THEY WERE HOPEFUL THE CLEANUP PROCESS WOULD START SOMETIME NEXT YEAR AND OPTIMISTICALLY HOPING TO START CONSTRUCTION IN 2026.

>>> WHAT'S BETTER THAN A FREE MEAL?

HOW ABOUT A FREE MEAL THAT IS COOKED FRESH FOR YOU RIGHT OUTSIDE YOUR FRONT DOOR?

THE RALPH GRACIE AMERICAN LEGION, BEMIDJI ELKS LODGE, AND BEMIDJI FIRE DEPARTMENT DID JUST THIS YESTERDAY FOR THE VETERANS HOME.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK JOINED THE GROUPS AS THEY COOKED A FEAST TO SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION.

>> Reporter: THE BEMIDJI VETERANS HOME IS CELEBRATING THE END OF SUMMER WITH A NICE WALLEYE AND WILD RICE FEAST.

THE LEGION, BEMIDJI ELK LODGE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT JOINED TOGETHER TO CREATE THE FEED.

>> IT'S A COMMUNITY EVENT OF GETTING ALL ENTITIES INVOLVED, THE ELKS, THE TRIBES, THE LEGION, AND THE LEECH LAKE RESERVATION FOR THEIR DONATION FOR THE WILD RICE IN HONOR OF OUR VETERANS AND THE TRIBAL NATION THAT WORKED WITH US TO SECURE THE WALLEYE FOR THIS SPECIAL FEAST.

>> Reporter: AND SINCE THE VETERANS HOME JUST OPENED, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD THIS KIND OF LUNCH.

>> THEY INVOLVED THE ELKS AND THE FIRE AND RESCUE, AND WE WANT TO BUILD AN END OF SUMMER CELEBRATION.

THAT'S THE PLAN FOR TODAY.

WE'RE GRATEFUL THEY DONE EVERYTHING.

>> SO BEMIDJI FIRE HAD THEIR OWN RECIPE.

IT CAME FROM MEMBERS FROM YEARS PAST.

IT'S OUR SECRET RECIPE SO WE TRY TO KEEP IT UNDER WRAPS.

>> I THINK THAT THE STAFF WORK SO HARD EVERYDAY, THAT NICE TO FEEL APPRECIATED FOR WHAT THEY DO AND THE RESIDENTS GETTING ABLE TO CELEBRATE AND HAVE A SUMMER DISH, A SPECIAL TREAT TO HAVE FRESH FILETS RIGHT OUT OF RED LAKE.

THEY ARE EXCITED THEY HAVE SOME GUESTS WITH THEM.

IT'S JUST A BIG CELEBRATION, A HIGHLIGHT TO THEIR WEEK, TO THE END OF THE SUMMER.

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

>> Matthew: AFTER THE FEAST, EVERYONE WAS ABLE TO ENJOY MUSIC AND DANCING INSIDE THE VETERANS HOME.

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

>> Stacy: SOME OF US COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW AFTERNOON, BUT OTHERWISE IT LOOKS LIKE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK ON THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, THE LITTLE RED CABOOSE VARIETY SHOW IN STAPLES.

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

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE WELCOMED ITS STUDENT BODY BACK ON CAMPUS FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR WITH A COOKOUT AND KIDS COMMUNITY CONCERT THIS WEEK ORGANIZED THROUGH THE VISITING POET PROGRAM VERSE LIKE WATER AND CLC STUDENT LIFE.

MUSICIAN AND MINNESOTA NATIVE PAUL SPRING WHO HAS RECEIVED RECOGNITION FROM N.P.R, ROLLING STONES, AND MORE FOR HIS WORK, STOPPED BY THE CAMPUS TO HELP THE STUDENTS SETTLE IN WITH SOME TUNES.

IN ADDITION TO CLASSICAL GUITAR, LAWN GAMES, AND AN EXCUSE TO MISS CLASS, STUDENTS ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT VERSE LIKE WATER FROM DIRECTOR JEFFREY JOHNSON AND SPRING BEING JOHNSON'S OLD STUDENT, LOVES SEEING POETRY, GET MORE EXPOSURE.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> I LIKE TO SEE IT IN MORE EVERYDAY SETTINGS, YOU KNOW, PERFORMED IN A PARK, PERFORMED IN A BAR, AT A FAIR.

I THINK JUST THE MORE THAT IT'S OUT THERE AND THE MORE OPPORTUNITY AND FUNDING THERE IS FOR POETS TO COME SPEAK AND MUSICIANS TO COME PLAY, THE BETTER.

>> VERSE LIKE WATER WILL NEXT WELCOME THE 21ST UNITED STATES POET LAUREATE.

JUAN FELIPE HERRERA TO CLC ON SEPTEMBER 18TH.

>>> THE SOCIETY OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL'S FRIENDS OF THE POOR WALK HAS RAISED MORE THAN $27 MILLION ACROSS THE COUNTRY SINCE 2008.

THE 3RD ANNUAL FRIENDS OF THE POOR WALK IN BRAINERD IS SEPTEMBER 14TH.

THE WALK WILL BEGIN AT 9:00 A.M.

IN THE SAINT FRANCIS SCHOOL PARKING LOT.

ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS REGARDLESS OF RELIGION ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PART IN THE WALK.

ALL FUNDS RAISED BENEFIT PEOPLE IN NEED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY WITH VARIOUS BILLS SUCH AS ELECTRICITY, WATER, OR GROCERIES.

>> WE DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO HELP WHOEVER WE CAN.

YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT PATH YOU ARE GOING TO GO DOWN OR WHAT ROAD IS GOING TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU, SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA UNLESS IT HAPPENS TO YOU.

>> REGISTRATION FOR THE WALK CAN BE DONE ON THE DAY OF THE WALK BEGINNING AT 8:30 IN THE MORNING.

YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE FOR THE WALK ON THE WEBSITE ON THE SCREEN.

REGISTRATION IS FREE, BUT DONATIONS ARE WELCOME.

>>> WELL STACY, IT WAS A BIT OF A CLEAR DAY TODAY AND HOPEFULLY THE REST OF THE WEEKEND LOOKS THE SAME.

>> Stacy: OVERALL, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE VERY SUNNY THROUGHOUT THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

WE DO HAVE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

WE WILL ALSO SEE SOME WARM TEMPERATURES THROUGH TOMORROW, BUT EXPECT A COOL DOWN STARTING ON SUNDAY.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ACCESS MINNESOTA AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DEAF, DEAF/BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING STATE 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 >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ACCESS MINNESOTA AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DEAF, DEAF/BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING STATE 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: WELL, THE SUNSHINE WAS BACK TODAY AND OVERALL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A LOT OF SUNSHINE THROUGH THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

THERE IS A CHANCE THAT PARTS OF THE AREA WHERE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

WE WILL BE WARMER TOMORROW WITH WARMER -- COOLER TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE AT 4 MILES PER HOUR, DEW POINT IS 53, AND HUMIDITY IS 61%.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 68 DEGREES, DEW POINT IS 54, PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE SOUTHWEST AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.

IT'S QUIET ON THE RADAR ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND IN GENERAL, WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE VERY QUIET WEATHER FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND IT LOOKS LIKE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW.

HOWEVER AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD MORE TOWARDS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, THAT'S THE BEST CHANCE AND THERE MAY BE A FEW OTHER OUTSIDE OF THAT AREA.

AGAIN, THERE IS AT LEAST A VERY SMALL CHANCE, A 1 OUT OF 5 CHANCE THAT WE COULD SEE STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WITH THAT SYSTEM.

OTHER THAN THAT, IT LOOKS LIKE SUNNY WEATHER THROUGH THE ENTIRE WEEKEND.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU, CARE -- CARRIE SENDING US THIS PICTURE.

A BEAUTIFUL MORNING SKY FROM DEBRA AT LAKE ADA AND ARLENE IN MENAHGA.

LAURIE WITH THE BROWN EYED SUSANS IN BLOOM AT LITTLE TURTLE LAKE.

WE HAVE GORGEOUS SUNSETS TONIGHT FROM SANDRA AT CASS LAKE AND SARAH AT LAKE EDWARD.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, DEBRA IN PINE RIVER REPORTING 51 THIS MORNING.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, A FEW CLOUDS TODAY, 0.08-INCH OF RAIN.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY SKIES.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, A NICE BREEZE TODAY.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD WITH A HIGH OF 80 DEGREES, A FEW DEGREES ABOVE OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

54 WAS THE LOW AND SUNSET AT 2 MINUTES BEFORE 8:00.

REACHING A HIGH OF 77, 3 DEGREES ABOVE THE AVERAGE, 52 FOR OUR LOW, AND SUNRISE AT 6:36.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

IN GENERAL, WE'RE GOING TO SEE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN MAINLY NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND THE FARTHER NORTH AND EAST YOU GET, THE BETTER CHANCE YOU GET OF SEEING THAT.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 73 IN WARROAD TO 81 IN BEMIDJI AND PARK RAPIDS.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS AROUND THE AITKIN AREA AND HIGHS IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA COULD CLIMB INTO THE LOW 80s.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT, 54 FOR THE LOW AND WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MILES PER HOUR.

THEN FOR TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON, MAINLY IN EASTERN MINNESOTA.

HIGHS NEAR 80 WITH WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE WEEKEND FORECAST, A LOT OF SUNSHINE BUT A LITTLE BIT COOLER ON SUNDAY, HIGHS WILL REACH 70.

WE WILL BE IN THE MID-70s ON LABOR DAY, MONDAY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.

MORE SUNSHINE AND WARMER TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY AND THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY AND STILL LOOKING AT SUNNY SKIES WITH HIGHS NEAR 78.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU STACY, WE HAVE CHARLIE AND HE IS WEARING AN APPROPRIATE TIE FOR WHAT HE IS ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT.

>> Charlie: WE HAVE MORE FOOTBALL TONIGHT.

WE HAVE ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS COMING TO YOU.

WE WERE OUT AT BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPENING NIGHT THERE.

WE HAD A CHANCE TO STOP BY DEER RIVER AS WELL.

WE WILL GET TO CHECK OUT HOW BEMIDJI DID DOWN AT MONTICELLO.

ALL THAT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS; NORTHERN MINNESOTA'S CERTIFIED APPLE SERVICE CENTER, OFFERING REPAIR SERVICES ON APPLE PRODUCTS AND P.C.S.

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>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> AFTER OPENING ON THE ROAD THE PAST TWO SEASONS, BRAINERD FOOTBALL GETS TO OPEN IN FRONT OF THEIR HOME CROWD.

THIS YEAR THEY PLAY THE SAME OPPONENT THEY OPENED WITH LAST SEASON, MAHTOMEDI, WHOM THEY BEAT SOUNDLY 34-6 BUT BOTH TEAMS LOOK MUCH DIFFERENT THIS GO AROUND, GRADUATING PLAYERS IN A NUMBER OF KEY POSITIONS INCLUDING QUARTERBACK.

>>> GREAT CROWD ON HAND AT DON ADAMSON FIELD IN BRAINERD, READY FOR THE FOOTBALL SEASON TO BEGIN WITH THIS GAME BETWEEN THE WARRIORS AND THE ZEPHYRS.

FIRST QUARTER, BRAINERD KNOCKING ON THE DOOR, NELSON KEEPING TO HIMSELF.

A 13-YARD RUSH, NOW IT'S 7-0 WARRIORS.

WARRIORS IN THE RED ZONE, AND 2 YARDS ON THE CARRY, 14-0 BRAINERD NOW.

NOW THE WARRIORS ARE BACK IN ZEPHYRS TERRITORY.

HE PUTS THEM IN A SPIN CYCLE, IN ROUTE TO THE PYLON, 28-YARD CARRY, MAKING IT 21-0.

LATER IN THE QUARTER, WARRIORS DRIVE AFTER THE ZEPHYR FUMBLE.

A 9-YARD RUSH EXTENDS THE LEAD.

42-14, NELSON AND BARNUM LED THE WAY FOR THE WARRIORS, EACH TALLYING 2 TOUCHDOWNS.

>>> DEER RIVER AT HOME HOSTING CROSBY-IRONTON.

RANGERS BEAT THE WARRIORS LAST YEAR.

FIRST PLAY IN DEER RIVER, THEY'RE GOING FOR IT ALL, KAIDEN UNLOADS, HITS NICHOLAS IN STRIDE FOR A HUGE GAME, EVANS WAS ABLE TO SCORE.

DEER RIVER LED 7-0, JUST 49 SECONDS INTO THE GAME.

LATER IN THE FIRST, SAME SCORE.

CROSBY WORKING THE GROUND GAME.

FINDING A GAP AND HE IS GONE, 40-YARDS.

RANGERS GO FOR 2 AND GET THE LEAD, 8-7.

SECOND QUARTER NOW, WARRIORS WITH A 4 AND 3 OUTSIDE, TOSS TO EVANS, GOES BACK AND SOME, DOWN INSIDE THE 10, WHERE HE IS TAKEN DOWN BY A COUPLE OF RANGERS.

THEN EVANS WITH HIS SECOND TOUCHDOWN OF THE NIGHT AND DEER RIVER IS BACK ON TOP.

RANGERS THOUGH, NOT GOING AWAY, NEARING THE END OF THE FIRST HALF.

HE CONNECTS WITH McLEAN TO GET C.I.

NEAR THE RED ZONE.

A FEW PLAYS LATER, CROSBY WITH A FOURTH DOWN PLAY OF THEIR OWN.

HE GOES TO THE END ZONE, CLOSE PLAY, BUT THE OFFICIAL RULES SENDS HIM OUT-OF-BOUNDS.

NO CATCH, THE GAME WILL GO BACK AND FORTH IN THE SECOND HALF, BUT DEER RIVER WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE LEAD WITH JUST 6 SECONDS LEFT AND BEAT IRON TON.

>>> WELL BEMIDJI FOOTBALL HAD THEIR SEASON OPENER POEGS -- POSTPONED.

THEY ARE TAKING ON MONTICELLO.

THE MAGIC OPEN THE SCORING.

MONTICELLO LEADS 7-0.

BEMIDJI LOOKS TO ANSWER THE BEST WAY THEY KNOW HOW.

A RUMBLE AHEAD FOR THE FIRST AND THEN IT'S BROWN, KEEPING TO HIMSELF, AND DEFENSE FOR ANOTHER LUMBERJACK FIRST DOWN.

THEN IT'S FRAZIER'S TURN, HE GETS THE LUMBERJACKS DOWN TO THE 5-YARD LINE AND THEN IT'S FRAZIER AGAIN TO FINISH THINGS OFF.

JACKS TIE THE GAME AT 7-7.

THEY SCORE IN THE THIRD QUARTER AND THAT SCORE WILL HOLD.

AFTER FALLING TO MONTICELLO LAST YEAR TO OPEN THE SEASON, BEMIDJI RETURNS THE FAVOR, 14-7.

THEY START OFF THE RIGHT WAY IN 2024.

>>> SOME MORE SCORES FOR YOU ST.

CLOUD CATHEDRAL GETS THE BETTER OF WARROAD.

PINE RIVER-BACKUS FALLS.

STAPLES MOTLEY GETS A WIN.

IN HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY, BRAINERD FINISHED IN THIRD.

THEN FOR GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY, ALEXANDRIA AND MOORHEAD TIED.

BRAINERD GOT THIRD THERE AS WELL.

>> Matthew: A FULL DAY OF FOOTBALL.

THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE.

>> Charlie: I LOVE IT AND SOME RUNNING TOO.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU CHARLIE.

>>> SINCE 2013, LOCALS IN STAPLES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SHOW OFF THEIR MUSICAL TALENTS AT THE ANNUAL LITTLE RED CABOOSE VARIETY SHOW.

THIS YEAR HAD NEARLY 20 PERFORMANCES RANGING FROM GROUP CHORUSES TO SOLO ACTS.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS.

>> Reporter: FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, LOCALS IN AND AROUND STAPLES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND AND PERFORM AT THE LITTLE RED CABOOSE VARIETY SHOW.

THE ANNUAL EVENT CAME ABOUT AFTER SEEING AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO THE FESTIVITIES OF A WEEK THAT IS ALREADY CHERISHED BY THE STAPLES COMMUNITY.

>> WELL, WE HAD THE RAILROAD DAYS IN STAPLES FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, BUT THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY REAL SHOWCASE IN OUR AREA.

I WENT TO THE BOARD AND SAID I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO PUT A VARIETY SHOW TOGETHER AND FEATURE SOME OF THE TALENT THAT WE HAVE IN THE AREA.

THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA.

>> Reporter: A 2 HOUR SHOW WITH 18 MUSICAL NUMBERS FROM CLASSICAL MUSIC TO DUETS, TO CLASSIC ROCK, OR EVEN TO A MUSICAL SKIT INSPIRED BY THE MUPPET SHOW.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Reporter: THERE WAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE, BRINGING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO ENJOY A GREAT NIGHT.

>> IT'S A HUGE BLAST AND ESPECIALLY AS I GET OLDER, YOU APPRECIATE IT MORE.

IT'S FUN TO SEE TEACHERS DOING THING AND STUDENTS DOING STUFF AS WELL.

SO IT'S REALLY A CELEBRATION OF KIND OF THE GIFTS AND TALL LEAPTS WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S A FUN WAY TO END THE SUMMER AND KICK OFF THE FALL.

>> Reporter: STAPLES IS A TOWN KNOWN FOR ITS LOVE AND PASSION OF THE FINER ARTS AND TO HAVE A SHOW LIKE THIS AND HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE BE ABLE TO SHOWCASE THAT PASSION IS REALLY VITAL TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> THERE ISN'T A LOT, A LOT GOING ON.

THE COMMUNITY IS GROWING, BUT THIS KIND OF PULSE OR HEARTBEAT WE ALWAYS HAD, PEOPLE SAY WE'RE THE CITY THAT SINGS.

IT'S GRATIFYING AND GIVES US A SENSE OF PRIDE THAT EVEN WITH LIMITED RESOURCES, EVEN IN A SMALL COMMUNITY, THERE IS SO MUCH BRIGHTNESS, TALENTS, AND GIFTS WE HAVE HERE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN STAPLES WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> SOME OF THE PROCEEDS FOR THE SHOW WENT TOWARDS FUNDING THE STAPLES AREA MEN'S CHORUS.

THE MEN'S CHORUS WILL HOLD ITS “REAL MEN SING FESTIVAL” ON OCTOBER 12TH AT STAPLES-MOTLEY HIGH SCHOOL.

>>> I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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