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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.

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

>>> FUNERAL SERVICES WERE HELD ON SATURDAY FOR RED LAKE POLICE OFFICER JESSE BRANCH, WHO WAS KILLED IN A CAR CRASH NOVEMBER 27TH.

BRANCH HAD BEEN RESPONDING TO A CALL FOR SERVICE WHEN THE TWO-VEHICLE COLLISION OCCURRED, KILLING BRANCH AND THE OTHER DRIVER, RED LAKE BAND MEMBER ALAN LUSSIER JUNIOR.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK HAS MORE FROM THE SERVICE IN RED LAKE.

>> Reporter: HUNDREDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS GATHERED AT THE RED LAKE HUMANITIES BUILDING TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO THE LATE OFFICER JESSE BRANCH.

>> WE NEVER SEE WHAT IS IN FRONT OF US.

WE LOST A VERY GOOD MAN, A VERY HONORABLE MAN.

>> Reporter: FRIENDS AND FAMILY SHARED THEIR FAVORITE MEMORIES AND SPOKE ABOUT THE MAN THAT BRANCH WAS, KNOWN FOR BEING CONSIDERATE, RELIABLE, AND FOR HIS SENSE OF HUMOR.

>> HE COULD MAKE ME LAUGH WHEN I WAS SAD.

JESSE WOULD GIVE YOU HIS SHIRT OFF HIS BACK.

I COULD TELL HIM ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.

HE LOVED ATTENTION AND I WAS SO PROUD OF HIM WHEN HE BECAME A POLICE OFFICER.

>> Reporter: BRANCH WAS KNOWN AT WORK FOR PICKING UP ANY SHIFT THAT ANYONE NEEDED COVERED AND WAS READY TO COME IN AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE.

MORE THAN JUST BEING A POLICE OFFICER, BRANCH WILL BE REMEMBERED AS A COWBOY, PRANKSTER, AND CARING MAN.

>> HE WAS LOVED BY A LOT OF PEOPLE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE LOVED HIM.

>> Reporter: FOLLOWING THE FUNERAL SERVICES AND FINAL GOOD-BYES, THERE WAS A LAW ENFORCEMENT PROCESSION FROM RED LAKE TO BEMIDJI WHERE BRANCH WAS LAID TO REST AT THE HOLY CROSS CEMETERY.

REPORTING FROM RED LAKE, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THERE HAVE BEEN THREE RED LAKE OFFICERS WHO HAVE DIED IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

OFFICER JESSE BRANCH JOINED CONSERVATION OFFICER SHANNON LEE BARRON AND OFFICER RYAN BIALKE, EACH OF WHOM HAVE LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

A GOFUNDME HAS BEEN SET UP TO HELP SUPPORT OFFICER BRANCH'S GIRLFRIEND AND HER TWO CHILDREN.

THE LINK TO DONATE CAN BE FOUND ON OUR LPTV WEBSITE.

>>> TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN BELTRAMI COUNTY FOR FELONY ANIMAL MISTREATMENT AFTER DEPUTIES, VETERINARIANS AND PERSONNEL WITH THE ANIMAL HUMANE SOCIETY RESPONDED TO A HOME NEAR HINES.

AUTHORITIES HAD BEEN AT THE RESIDENCE NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST.

>> Reporter: THE SHERIFF SAID THAT 65-YEAR-OLD DEBRA MAR SHELL AND DOUGLAS ERICKSON WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.

DEPUTIES FOUND A LARGE NUMBER OF CATS AND DOGS AT THE RESIDENCE IN THE 16700 BLOCK.

THE ANIMALS DID NOT HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD AND WATER.

THEY WERE LIVING IN POORLY VENTILATED ENVIRONMENTS.

THERE WAS AN ACCUMULATION OF ANIMAL FECES AND URINE AND THERE WERE ANIMALS IN NEED OF MEDICAL CARE.

A FOLLOW UP VISIT ON OCTOBER 29TH SHOWED CONDITIONS HAD NOT IMPROVED AND DEPUTIES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 202 CATS AND 50 DOGS WITH SEVERAL CATS LEFT ACCOUNTED FOR DUE TO THEM RUNNING LOOSE ON THE PROPERTY.

ON NOVEMBER 12TH, THE PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED CONCERNS STILL HAVE NOT BEEN MITIGATED TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THE MINNESOTA LAW.

SEVERAL OF THE ANIMALS DISPLAYED SYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS AND MALNOURISHMENT.

THEN DEPUTIES STARTED PLANNING WITH THE ANIMAL HUMANE SOCIETY TO SEIZE THE CATS AND DOGS ONCE ARRANGEMENTS COULD BE MADE FOR THEIR CARE AND HOUSING.

THEY RETURNED WITH A WARRANT TO SEIZE ALL CATS, DOGS, AND DECEASED ANIMAL REMAINS LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY UNDER THE MINNESOTA ANIMAL WELFARE ACT.

MANY OF THE ANIMALS WERE UNACCOUNTED FOR.

AN OUTDOOR WOOD STOVE AND ASH PILE WERE LOCATED NEARBY.

NUMEROUS BONES AND BONE FRAGMENTS WERE DID YOU SAY -- DISCOVERED IN THE ASH.

64 ANIMALS WERE RECOVERED, 30 CATS AND 34 DOGS, LEAVING MORE THAN 170 MISSING.

>> Dennis: DEPUTIES WERE ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT ONLY FOUR OF THE DOGS HAD BEEN SURRENDERED TO A RESCUE.

MARSHALL AND ERICKSON WERE EACH CHARGED WITH AFTERNOON WITH TEN COUNTS OF OVERWORK-MISTREATMENT ANIMALS-TORTURE.

EACH COUNT CARRIES A MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF TWO-YEARS AND/OR A $5,000 FINE.

THE NEXT COURT HEARING FOR BOTH MARSHALL AND ERICKSON IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 30TH.

>>> HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT DEER RIVER ESSENTIA HEALTH HIT THE PICKET LINES TODAY TO START AN OPEN-ENDED UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES STRIKE.

THE WORK STOPPAGE INVOLVES AROUND 70 WORKERS FROM THE HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME WHO ARE PART OF THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION.

THE UNION PREVIOUSLY WENT ON A FIVE-DAY STRIKE IN NOVEMBER.

UNION MEMBERS SAY THAT THEY WILL BE ON THE PICKET LINE UNTIL A DEAL IS REACHED.

THEY SAY THERE ARE NO BARGAINING SESSIONS SCHEDULED BUT THEIR BARGAINING TEAM IS READY AT ANY TIME TO COME TO THE TABLE TO REACH A FAIR DEAL.

ESSENTIA SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE TODAY THEY ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT THE UNION CONTINUES TO PURSUE WORK STOPPAGES RATHER THAN REACHING A RESOLUTION.

THEY SAY THAT DURING THIS WORK STOPPAGE, THEY MUST PRIORITIZE SERVICES, FOCUSING ON EMERGENCY CARE, OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND LONG-TERM CARE AT ESSENTIA HEALTH-HOMESTEAD.

ASPECTS OF HOSPITAL INPATIENT CARE AND SURGICAL CARE WILL BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED AND THEY LIKELY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT NEW PATIENTS FOR HOSPITAL ADMISSION.

>>> A BEMIDJI SCHOOL BUS WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION JUST NORTH OF BEMIDJI AND ONE STUDENT ON THE BUS WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TO BE EVALUATED FOR NECK PAIN FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE DISTRICT, BUS NUMBER 55 STRUCK A CAR THAT WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF IRVINE AVENUE AND WHITING ROAD.

THE BUS WAS TAKING STUDENTS FROM BEMIDJI MIDDLE SCHOOL, GENE DILLION ELEMENATARY AND NORTHERN ELEMENTARY TO SCHOOL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

THE REST OF THE STUDENTS WERE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER BUS AND WERE SCREEN BY BUILDING HEALTH STAFF WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THEIR SCHOOLS.

>>> A PAIR OF RUBY SLIPPERS THAT WERE WORN BY JUDY GARLAND IN “THE WIZARD OF OZ” AND STOLEN NEARLY TWO DECADES AGO HAVE FETCHED $28 MILLION AT AUCTION.

>> $28 MILLION, WHO IS THERE WITH A $200,000 RAISE?

>> THE ICONIC SLIPPERS WERE AUCTIONED OFF TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER SATURDAY.

AMONG THOSE BIDDING TO BRING THE SLIPPERS HOME WAS THE JUDY GARLAND MUSEUM, WHICH POSTED ON FACEBOOK SHORTLY AFTER THAT IT DID NOT PLACE THE WINNING BID.

THE ACTUAL BUYER IS KNOWN BUT INCLUDING THE AUCTION HOUSE'S FEE.

THE FINAL COST ADDED UP TO $32.5 MILLION.

>> IT IS UNIVERSALLY KNOWN.

I TAKEN THESE SLIPPERS EVERYWHERE, TO TOKYO, TO NEW YORK, NOW LONDON, AND PEOPLE IMMEDIATELY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT RED SHOES AND YOU SEE SEQUINS, IT MEANS THE WIZARD OF OZ.

IT MEANS A LOT TO PEOPLE EMOTIONALLY WHEN THEY'RE SITTING DOWN AND WATCHING THE MOVIE, IT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES OF THEIR PARENTS OR THEIR GRANDMOTHERS, SO THERE IS A LOT OF EMOTIONS TO THE SLIPPERS AS WELL.

>> YOU HEARD THE WORD MAGIC, BUT IT WAS ALMOST AS IF THE SHOES STARTED TO GLEAM WHEN I SAW THEM RETURNED TO THE SPOTLIGHT.

IT WAS LIKE THEY WERE SAYING THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

>> THE SLIPPERS WERE ON DISPLAY AT THE JUDY GARLAND MUSEUM IN HER HOMETOWN OF GRAND RAPIDS, MINNESOTA, IN 2005 WHEN A THIEF USED A HAMMER TO SMASH THE GLASS OF THE DOOR AND DISPLAY CASE.

THEIR WHEREABOUTS REMAINED A MYSTERY UNTIL THE F.B.I.

RECOVERED THEM IN 2018.

>>> A HUNTER IN WADENA COUNTY WAS INJURED ON SATURDAY WHEN HE FELL FROM HIS DEER STAND.

THE 57-YEAR-OLD MENAHGA MAN WAS MUZZLELOADER HUNTING WHEN HE FELL ABOUT 15 FEET IN BLUEBERRY TOWNSHIP.

HE WAS CONSCIOUS AND BREATHING WHEN FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVED BUT WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK.

THE MAN, WHO HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED, WAS FLOWN TO SANFORD FARGO TO BE TREATED.

HIS CONDITION IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE CAN SEE A BIT MORE SNOW IN THE AREA TOMORROW, WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ARRIVING MIDWEEK.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> WADENA RESIDENT G.P.

ANDERSON'S “CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY LIGHT SHOW” HAS EXCITED TOURISTS AND RESIDENTS OF WADENA SINCE 2008.

NEWS REPORTER SKYLER BLAINE WAS AT THE LIGHT SHOW TO SEE HOW THE PRODUCTION IGNITES THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF WADENA.

>> Reporter: THE 17th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS IN WADENA IS A FREE LIGHT SHOW WHERE THOUSANDS OF LIGHTS ARE SYNCHRONIZED WITH MUSIC FROM 88.1 F.M.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, ANYONE CAN COME ENJOY A FREE LIGHT SHOW FROM THE COMFORT OF THEIR CAR.

THEY APPRECIATE ANDERSON'S HARD WORK.

>> IT FOCUSES ON JESUS AS OUR SAVIOR.

THOSE ARE MY FAVORITE.

THE ROCK MUSIC HE DOES IS REALLY COOL.

WE MET THE GUY, IT TAKES ALL YEAR TO DO THIS LIGHT DISPLAY.

>> Reporter: ANDERSON ENCOURAGES THOSE WHO ENJOY THE SHOW TO DONATE FOOD OR MONEY TO A FOOD SHELF LOCATED LOCALLY IN THE AREA.

ANDERSON'S SELFLESS SERVICE DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED BY THE RESIDENTS OF WADENA.

>> THIS GUY HERE, HE HAS PUT HIS FACE IN ACTION.

HE IS USING THIS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE FOOD SHELF LOCALLY AND I LIKE THE FACT THAT HE IS NOT JUST SHOWING THE COMMUNITY BUT HE'S USING IT TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: IT ATTRACTS TOURISTS COMMUTING TO AND FROM WADENA.

IT GIVES ANYONE A CHANCE TO RELAX FROM THE COMFORT OF THEIR CAR AND IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS.

>> CHRISTMAS CAROLS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY ARE, GET YOU AND YOUR FAMILY INTO THAT HAPPY JOY SPIRIT A LITTLE BIT.

I THINK THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR A FAMILY TO COME OUT HERE, SIT IN THEIR CAR, ENJOY HOT CHOCOLATE AND THE LIGHT SHOW AND GET INTO THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

>> Reporter: WHEN HE SEES THE CHILDREN OF WADENA ENJOY THE LIGHT SHOW, IT WARMS HIS HEART.

ON FRIDAY NIGHT, FAMILIES BROUGHT THEIR KIDS TO ENJOY THE HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES.

>> RED AND GREEN.

>> IT GOES WITH THE SONG AND WHEN IT GOES ALL CRAZY.

>> THAT'S MY FAVORITE PART TOO.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN WADENA, I'M SKYLER BLAINE, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE LIGHT SHOW HAS COLLECTED OVER 6,000 POUNDS OF FOOD AND OVER $270,000 IN DONATIONS FOR THE PROJECT SHARE OF WADENA SINCE 2008.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE NOW.

>> Stacy: WE ARE GOING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE SNOW TOMORROW, AND THEN BEYOND THAT, A BIG COOL DOWN WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS OF MINNESOTA AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DEAF, DEAF/BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING STATE SERVICES DIVISION.

>> 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, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS, LAND SURVEYORS SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.

>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, MANY OF US EXPERIENCED A SLUSHY SNOWY DAY TODAY, BUT WE DID HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION BY WARROAD WITH REPORTS OF 6 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL.

WE COULD SEE MORE SNOW IN THE AREA TOMORROW, BEYOND THAT IT LOOKS COLDER STARTING AROUND MIDWEEK WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING WELL BELOW 0 AND WE COULD SEE BITTERLY COLD WINDCHILLS WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES AS WELL.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 15.

AT THE STUDIO, WINDS ARE WEST AT 12 MILES PER HOUR, BUT WE HAVE WIND GUSTS UP TO 17.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, 23 DEGREES, 17 IS OUR DEW POINT, WINDS NORTHWEST AT 16 MILES PER HOUR, AND GUSTS UP TO 23.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME OFF AND ON SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES TODAY, SOME SIGNIFICANT SNOW IN PARTS OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA, BUT THINGS ARE QUIET AS WE MOVE INTO THE OVERNIGHT.

FOR MOST OF US, IT WILL STAY MOSTLY CLOUDY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEEING SNOW SHOWERS IN FAR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

WE HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, THAT'S THE BEST CHANCE AND WE COULD PICK UP AN INCH OR SO OF ACCUMULATION OUT OF THAT.

WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA.

ONCE THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH, WE WILL SEE THE TEMPERATURES DROP AND TEMPS BELOW 0 AS WE HEAD INTO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

LOOKING AT THE WEATHER SHOTS SENT TO US, WE HAD THE NICE SNOWFALL TODAY.

ARLENE IS GETTING IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE PHOTOS WITH US.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA REPORTING 31 WITH LARGE SNOWFLAKES THIS MORNING.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, OVERCAST SKIES.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLOUDY WITH A BIT OF SNOW AND THE HIGH WAS 34.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, IN BRAINERD WE TOPPED OUT AT 36, WHICH IS ABOVE AVERAGE.

THE TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN FALLING.

OUR LOW TEMPERATURE IS 23, SUNSET AT 4:30.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 33, BUT AGAIN THOSE TEMPS ARE GETTING COLDER ALL DAY LONG.

CURRENT TEMPERATURE IS OUR LOW AT 15, SUNRISE AT 7:56.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SNOW, THE BEST CHANCE WILL BE IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WITH A BIT OF ACCUMULATION THERE.

CLOUDY SKIES, TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT IN THE TEENS TO 20s.

THE COLD AIR WILL MOVE IN.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON, CLOUDY SKIES, HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 20s, SO IT WILL BE GETTING COLDER TOMORROW NIGHT.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW, LOWS NEAR 12.

THEN FOR TOMORROW, SNOW IS LIKELY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, COULD PICK UP AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION, BUT WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SNOW ELSEWHERE, OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLOUDY.

ONCE THAT SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH, YOU CAN SEE THAT COLD AIR MOVING IN.

OVERALL, THE WEATHER IS GOING TO BE QUIET, BUT WE WILL BE SEEING THOSE TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT BELOW 0 FOR THE MOST PART IN OUR VIEWING AREA.

WE COULD SEE WINDCHILLS IN THE -20 OR -30.

WE SHOULD HAVE HIGHS IN 20s ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, CHARLIE IN SPORTS.

>> Charlie: WE HAVE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WEEKEND, BSU VERSUS MINNESOTA STATE IN TH >> 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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[♪♪♪] >> Dennis: AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> BEMIDJI GIRLS' BASKETBALL IS 4-1 START TO THE YEAR, THEIR BEST START SINCE THEY OPENED THE 2019-2020 SEASON 8-1.

THE LUMBERJACKS ARE WINNERS OF 3-STRAIGHT HEADING INTO TONIGHT'S GAME.

THEY'RE AT HOME FOR A RARE MONDAY NIGHT MATCH-UP, TAKING ON ROCORI, WHO IS WINLESS SO FAR THIS SEASON.

EARLY FIRST HALF, JACKS LEAD BY THREE.

THAT'S WHEN KATE LADUKE STARTED HEATING UP FROM BEHIND THE ARC, HER FIRST OF FIVE THREE-POINTERS ON THE NIGHT.

15-9 BEMIDJI LEADS.

LATER LUMBERJACKS SHOWING THEIR ABILITY TO WORK FOR THE SHOT, OPENS UP LIV THOMPSON.

EASY MONEY.

SHE FINISHED WITH SIX, EXTENDS THE LEAD TO 12.

NEARING THE END OF THE HALF, JACKS AGAIN MOVING THE BALL WELL.

MATEA MALTURUD THE BENEFICIARY THIS TIME, KNOCKS DOWN THE TREY.

SHE ADDED EIGHT.

AS BEMIDJI DOWNS ROCORI 80-36.

ANYSIA PINK LED ALL SCORERS WITH 17.

KARLEY LAZELLA AND MARGIE ANDERSON ALSO SCORED IN DOUBLE DIGITS.

>>> EARLIER TODAY BEMIDJI GIRLS TENNIS HEAD COACH KYLE FODNESS WAS NAMED SECTION 8-2A COACH OF THE YEAR.

HE COACHED THIS YEAR'S LUMBERJACKS TO PERFECT 23-0 REGULAR SEASON AND A SECTION TITLE.

ASSISTANT COACH PAT MCNALLAN ALSO RECEIVED RECOGNITION AS ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR.

>>> ANYTIME YOU GET RIVALS BEMIDJI STATE AND MINNESOTA STATE ON THE GRIDIRON, THERE'S A SOLID CHANCE FOR SOME DRAMA.

THE PAST THREE TIMES THE BEAVERS AND MAVERICKS HAVE SQUARED OFF, THE GAME WAS DECIDED BY 3-POINTS OR LESS.

THE LAST TWO ON THE FINAL PLAY AND SATURDAY'S NCAA QUARTERFINAL WAS NO DIFFERENT.

IT HAD EVERYTHING YOU COULD ASK FOR IN A PLAYOFF GAME, TURNOVERS, MOMENTUM CHANGES, LEAD CHANGES, BIG PLAYS, A BIG CROWD, AND LATE HEROICS.

YOU'RE GONNA WANNA BUCKLE UP FOR THESE HIGHLIGHTS.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE AT MINNESOTA STATE.

THE BEAVERS MAKING THEIR FIRST QUARTERFINAL APPEARANCE IN PROGRAM HISTORY, A SPOT IN THE FINAL FOUR ON THE LINE.

IT WAS A GREAT ATMOSPHERE WITH A CROWD OF AROUND 7,000.

MANY OF THEM BSU FANS AND THE GANG GREEN DEFENSE GAVE THEM SOMETHING TO CHEER ABOUT EARLY.

ISAIAH JOHNSON, CIRCUS CATCH FOR THE I.N.T., HIS 4TH OF THE SEASON WOULD LEAD TO A CONNOR MANTELLI FIELD GOAL.

3-0 BEAVS.

SECOND QUARTER, SAM MCGATH FROM THE TEN, DROPS A DIMER TO DREYTON LEHMAN FOR THE SCORE.

BEAVERS WITH A 10-0 LEAD.

THEN JUST OVER A MINUTE LEFT IN THE HALF.

IT'S 10-7.

BEAVERS TRYING TO GO BACK UP BY TWO SCORES AND THEY CALL ON THE REDSHIRT FRESHMAN CONNOR CARVER, POPS OUT OF THE PILE LIKE THE XENOMORPH FROM ALIEN, MAKES IT A 10-POINT GAME AGAIN.

BUT YOU CAN'T COUNT OUT MSU WHEN QUARTERBACK HAYDEN EKERN IS LEADING THE CHARGE.

HE CAPS OFF A 6 PLAY, 68-YARD, 49 SECOND DRIVE IN THE ENDZONE.

HUGE SCORE BEFORE THE HALF TO MAKE IT 17-14.

IN THE THIRD QUARTER, BSU STILL LEADING.

THEY GO TO CARVER AGAIN AND JUST AS HE DID AGAINST ANGELO STATE TWO WEEKS AGO.

HE BREAKS LOOSE.

THIS TIME A 77-YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN.

THE MAVERICKS WOULD ANSWER THOUGH MAKING IT 23-21 BUT IT FELT LIKE ALL THE MOMENTUM BELONGED TO THE BEAVERS OFFENSIVELY UNTIL THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENED.

4TH QUARTER, BEAVERS 3RD AND GOAL FROM THE THREE.

THE BALL IS PUNCHED OUT AND THE MAVERICKS ARE OFF TO THE RACES.

BUBBA PETERS EVENTUALLY CATCHES LORENZO JONES 81-YARDS LATER BUT THE MAVS CASH IN AND TAKE THE LEAD.

27-23.

LATER MSU TRYING TO RUN THE CLOCK OUT, THEY CAN DO IT IF THEY CONVERT THIS 4TH AND TWO.

EVERYONE IN THE STADIUM KNOWS IT'S GOING TO EKERN, STUFFED BY THE GANG GREEN DEFENSE, BEAVERS HAVE A CHANCE.

THE OFFENSE DRIVES DOWN TO THE 4-YARD LINE.

11 SECONDS LEFT.

4TH DOWN, COULD THEY PULL ONE MORE RABBIT OUT OF THE HAT.

THE ENTIRE SEASON DOWN TO THIS PLAY.

THE PASS TO JOEY BARON, BROKEN UP.

HEARTBREAK FOR BEMIDJI STATE.

THEY COME UP JUST 4 YARDS SHORT OF CONTINUING WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST IMPROBABLE OF POST-SEASON RUNS.

27-23 THE FINAL.

AFTER THE GAME, THE BEAVERS GAVE THEIR FINAL THOUGHTS ON WHAT MADE THIS SEASON AND TEAM SO SPECIAL.

>> IT FELT LIKE WE HAD A TEAM BUILT FOR THE PLAYOFFS.

WE WERE PHYSICAL UP FRONT.

THAT'S WHO WE ARE.

WE ARE PROUD OF THE GRINDING ACTION AND GETTING NASTY WHEN WE HAVE TO.

THAT'S OUR M.O.

WE LEAN ON THE VALUES WITHIN THE PROGRAM.

>> IT SHOWS HOW RELENTLESS WE ARE AND HOW PHYSICAL WE CAN BE.

WE GO INTO THE HUDDLES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT.

IT'S BEEN A BLESSING TO PUT ON THESE JERSEYS AND I WISH WE WENT ALL THE WAY.

>> WE KNEW WHAT WE WERE CAPABLE OF.

WE DID IT AGAIN TODAY.

WE PUT OURSELVES IN A POSITION TO WIN THE GAME.

IT JUST FALL FOR US.

THE FIGHT IN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE GUYS IS SECOND TO NONE.

WE'RE NEVER GOING TO QUIT.

THIS TEAM IS NEVER GOING TO QUIT.

THE BEAVERS ARE NEVER GOING TO QUIT.

>> Charlie: THE GROUP OF SENIORS HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DO.

>> Dennis: DEFINITELY, THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THERE IS A NETWORKING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HELPING FUTURE LEADERS CONNECT IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA, ARRANGED THROUGH THE BRAINERD LAKES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE ON HOW THE WAVE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORK IS HELPING ELEVATE SKILLS AND ADVANCE CAREERS IN THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: THE WAVE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORK, WELCOMING ADVANCING YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA, ENVISIONING A FUTURE IS DESIGNED TO EMBODY ITS ACRONYM.

FOR THOSE 18 TO 39 LOOKING FOR HELP IN TAKING THAT NEXT STEP.

>> THIS HAS BEEN IN FRONT OF THE CHAMBER BOARD FOR A FEW YEARS.

THEY WANTED TO CREATE A PROGRAM FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS BECAUSE YOU HAVE PEOPLE NEW TO THE AREA, MOVING BACK, HAVE BEEN HERE FOREVER.

THEN WITH REMOTE WORK, TO CREATE A PROGRAM WHERE YOU CAN ADVANCE PROFESSIONALLY AND SOCIALLY.

>> Reporter: THEY MEET ONCE EVERY MONTH AND DISCUSSES A DIFFERENT TOPIC EVERY GET TOGETHER, WITH DECEMBER'S TOPIC BEING THE IMPOSSIBLE GOAL.

>> BEING CONTENT AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, I THINK THIS IS A STIGMA THAT COMES ACROSS, WHEN WE AREN'T CONTENT, WE'RE GREEDY.

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT TO PORTRAY.

IT'S NOT THAT WE AREN'T CONTENT, IT'S WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS AND HOW DO WE GET THERE?

>> Reporter: MANY PEOPLE HAVE THEIR IMPOSSIBLE GOALS THEY'RE WORKING TOWARDS AND THROUGH HARD WORK AND THE RIGHT MINDSET, HE IS A LEADERSHIP COACH, KNOWS THAT THIS IS ATTAINABLE.

>> IT'S A MINDSET, NOT A TITLE.

WHEN YOU THINK OF THE THOUGHTS YOU HAVE IN A DAY, WE HAVE 60,000 TO 80,000 THOUGHTS A DAY.

BEING ABLE TO KNOW ABOUT THAT CAN HELP SOMEONE UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GETTING IN THEIR WAY FOR WHAT THEY WANT OUT OF LIFE.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THE KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE MEETING LAST WEEK INCLUDED ESTABLISHING A NEW APPROACH TO GOAL SETTING, DISCUSSING WHAT IT MEANS AND FINDING AN ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER, ALL IN AN EFFORT TO HELP THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE NOT JUST SATISFIED WITH BEING CONTENT, CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR MORE.

>> YOU SHOULD ALWAYS STRIVE TO BE BETTER.

BE AWARE OF WHERE YOU ARE AT BECAUSE YOUR HARD WORK, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS STRIVE TO BE BETTER AND ALWAYS REACH BACK AND REMEMBER THE KINDNESS THAT WAS GIVEN TO YOU AND THE SUPPORT THAT WAS GIVEN TO YOU.

HOW CAN YOU GIVE THAT BACK TO THE COMMUNITY?

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: AND STACY HAS ONE LAST LOOK AT OUR WEATHER NOW.

>> Stacy: OTHER THAN A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, IT LOOKS QUIET WITH MOSTLY QUIET SKIES AND A LOW OF 12.

HIGHS NEAR 18 TOMORROW, WINDS 5 TO 15.

>> Dennis: THAT'S IT FOR US, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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