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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.

>>> A 62-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM BRAINERD HAS DIED AS A RESULT OF A GUNSHOT WOUND, WITH THE SUSPECT ALLEGEDLY ABDUCTING 5 INDIVIDUALS WHILE FLEEING THE SCENE AND BURNING DOWN A HOME.

THANKS TO THE HELP FROM AN AMBER ALERT SENT AROUND 6:00 A.M.

THIS MORNING, THE SUSPECT WAS LOCATED AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, WITH THE FIVE INDIVIDUALS BEING LOCATED UNHARMED.

SHERIFF ERIC KLANG WITH THE CROW WING COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE EARLIER TODAY TO EXPLAIN MORE DETAILS SURROUNDING THE CASE.

CROW WING COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A SHOOTING AT AROUND 1:50 A.M. ON LOERCH ROAD IN OAK LAWN TOWNSHIP EAST OF BRAINERD.

FINDING 62-YEAR-OLD LYLE MASKE OF BRAINERD DECEASED FROM AN APPARENT GUNSHOT WOUND.

INVESTIGATORS IDENTIFIED 35-YEAR-OLD, CHAD AANERUD OF BRAINERD, AS A SUSPECT IN THE SHOOTING BUT THE SITUATION REPORTEDLY ESCALATED FROM THERE.

>> HE A LEDGEDLY TOOK FIVE INDIVIDUALS AGAINST THEIR WILL FROM THE SCENE.

HE TOOK THEM IN A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA.

>> ACCORDING TO THE AMBER ALERT ISSUED AROUND 6:30 THIS MORNING, THE ABDUCTED INDIVIDUALS ARE 33-YEAR-OLD NIKKOLE DOBSON WITH THE OTHER 4 INDIVIDUALS BEING HER CHILDREN, RANGING IN AGE FROM FOURTEEN TO THREE YEARS OLD.

AANERUD REPORTEDLY FIRED A RIFLE INTO THE CEILING OF THE RESIDENCE AND FORCED DOBSON AND HER CHILDREN TO LEAVE WITH HIM.

DOBSON IS THE PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND OF AANERUD ACCORDING TO THE ALERT.

AT AROUND 7:15 A.M., THE SUSPECT VEHICLE WAS LOCATED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT IN MORRISON COUNTY.

AANERUD WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND THE 5 INDIVIDUALS WERE LOCATED IN THE VEHICLE UNHARMED.

>> THERE WAS A VERY ASTUTE MORRISON COUNTY RESIDENT WHO LOCATED THAT VEHICLE AND MATCHED IT UP TO THAT AMBER ALERT THIS MORNING THAT HE RECEIVED AND HE WAS ABLE TO CALL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

WITHIN SHORT ORDER, MORRISON COUNTY DEPUTY AND STATE TROOPER LOCATED THAT VEHICLE IN THAT AREA AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE A FULL STOP ON THAT VEHICLE AND TAKE THE INDIVIDUAL INTO CUSTODY.

>> SHERIFF KLANG SAYS OUTSIDE OF MASKE BEING A CLOSE NEIGHBOR TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE INCIDENT, THERE WASN'T ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN HIM, AANERUD, NOR DOBSON.

NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

THIS IS STILL AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION THOUGH, AND MORE DETAILS WILL BE RELEASED AS THEY BECOME KNOWN.

>>> A 22-YEAR-OLD BEMIDJI MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO OVER EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON FOR HIS ROLE IN TWO ARMED CARJACKINGS IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO.

JUSTIN BRUN WAS SENTENCED ON OCTOBER 28TH FOR TWO COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY.

ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MARCH OF 2021 IN BROOKLYN CENTER.

A VICTIM SAID BRUN AND AN ACCOMPLICE DEMANDED HIS CAR KEYS, AND THAT BRUN SHOT HIM AS HE WAS RETRIEVING THEM.

BRUN AND THE ACCOMPLICE THEN LEFT IN THE VICTIM'S CAR.

THE SECOND INCIDENT TOOK PLACE IN MINNEAPOLIS IN FEBRUARY OF 2022, WHERE BRUN AND OTHER SUSPECTS THREATENED TWO PEOPLE WITH A GUN AND LEFT WITH A VICTIM'S VEHICLE.

FOLLOWING A HIGH-SPEED CHASE, THE VEHICLE HIT A SNOWBANK AND THE SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED.

BRUN WAS SENTENCED TO 48 MONTHS FOR THE FIRST COUNT OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY AND 88 MONTHS FOR THE SECOND COUNT.

THE SENTENCES WILL BE SERVED CONCURRENTLY.

>>> WITH THE ELECTION JUST DAYS AWAY, MANY LOCAL ELECTIONS ARE HEATING UP.

IN NISSWA, INCUMBENT MAYOR JOHN RYAN AND FORMER MINNESOTA GOP CHAIR JENNIFER CARNAHAN ARE BOTH RUNNING FOR MAYOR.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY SAT DOWN WITH BOTH CANDIDATES TO HEAR WHY THEY BELIEVE THEY ARE BEST FOR THE JOB.

>> Reporter: JOHN AND JENNIFER ARE BOTH RUNNING FOR MAYOR OF NISSWA, RYAN IS THE INCUMBENT MAYOR AND HAS BEEN THE MAYOR SINCE 2021.

HE WAS ON THE NISSWA CITY COUNCIL BEFORE THAT AND BELIEVES THIS GIVES HIM INSIGHT TO THE PROBLEMS THAT COME WITH SMALL TOWN GOVERNMENT AND HOW TO SOLVE THEM.

>> I WILL SAY THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT FACES MOST SMALL TOWNS, IN PARTICULAR NISSWA, IS LACK OF DIRECTION.

WE HAVE STAFF BUT YOU KNOW PEOPLE LIKE TO BLAME STAFF FOR PROBLEMS.

DID ANYONE GIVE THEM A SENSE OF DIRECTION?

>> JENNIFER HAS HAD ROOTS IN NISSWA FOR MORE THAN A DECADE.

HER FAMILY HAS HAD CONNECTIONS WITH NISSWA AND SHE FELT SHE WOULD GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY BY RUNNING FOR MAYOR.

>> I HAD A BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN NISSWA FOR 10 YEARS AND I HAVE BEEN AN ACTIVE PART OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE BRAINERD AND NISSWA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, GETTING TO SUPPORT EVERYTHING WE DO IN THIS AREA.

MY FAMILY HAS A LAKE HOME UP HERE, MY GRANDPARENTS AND MY PARENTS.

I LOVE THIS TOWN AND WANT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK AND BRING A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE TO NISSWA.

>> Reporter: HE FEELS THAT THE EXPERIENCE HE HAS IS WHAT WILL RESONATE WITH VOTERS.

>> I WORK HERE IN NISSWA AND I HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT THE PROBLEMS ARE AND HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF HOW WE NEED TO FIX THEM AND WHAT CAN BE MOVED FORWARD.

HAVING BEEN ON THE GROUND FOR THAT LONG PUTS ME IN A BETTER POSITION TO STAY AND GET THINGS DONE.

>> Reporter: LOWERING TAXES IS HER BIGGEST PRIORITY.

>> WITH ME, THE OPTION I'M GIVING THEM IS SOMEONE WHO IS VERY, YOU KNOW, RESPONSIBLE AND CONCERNED WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

I DON'T BELIEVE IN RAISING TAXES.

I NEVER LIKED IT MY WHOLE LIFE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SEE YOUR TAXES GO UP.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING I WANT TO PUT ON ANYONE ELSE, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND ALSO SOMEONE WHO WILL LISTEN, BRING TRANSPARENCY, AND ACTUALLY BE A FRIEND OF THE COMMUNITY, AND GET OUT THERE AND WORK AND FIGHT FOR THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY.

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

>> TO FIND YOUR POLLING PLACE YOU CAN VISIT THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE WEBSITE.

CROW WING COUNTY VOTERS CAN ALSO VOTE EARLY IN PERSON AT THE CROW WING COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE.

>>> ELECTION DAY IS NOW LESS THAN FIVE DAYS AWAY.

SOME STATES LIKE FLORIDA ARE VOTING ON SIX DIFFERENT AMENDMENTS COME NOVEMBER 5TH BUT HERE IN MINNESOTA, WE ARE VOTING ON JUST ONE.

THAT BEING AMENDMENT ONE, THE CONTINUATION OF LOTTERY REVENUE GOING TOWARDS ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUNDS.

THIS FUND WAS FIRST CREATED IN 1988 WITH THE APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT ONE.

IN 1990, THE LEGISLATURE ASKED VOTERS TO DEDICATE AT LEAST 40-PERCENT OF REVENUE GENERATED FROM STATE-OPERATED LOTTERIES TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES FUND UNTIL 2001.

THEN IN 1998, VOTERS APPROVED AN EXTENSION OF THAT DEDICATION UNTIL 2025, WHICH LEADS US TO THIS UPCOMING ELECTION.

A YES VOTE ON AMENDMENT ONE WOULD MEAN ANOTHER EXTENSION OF THAT DEDICATION UNTIL 2050 AND WOULD ALSO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT CAN BE SPENT FROM THE FUND EACH YEAR FROM 5.5 PERCENT TO 7 PERCENT OF THE FUND'S MARKET VALUE.

A NO VOTE WOULD END THIS DEDICATION OF REVENUE ON DECEMBER 31, 2024.

BUT DUE TO LAWS IN MINNESOTA WHEN IT COMES TO CASTING YOUR VOTE, LAW MAKERS ARE ASKING VOTERS TO NOT SKIP THIS PART OF THE BALLOT.

>> SO HOW IT WORKS IN MINNESOTA, WE'RE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN OTHER STATES THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR BALLOT, ABOVE THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT SECTION, THERE WILL BE AN EXPLAINER THAT WILL SAY IF YOU LEAVE THE QUESTION BLANK, IT'S CONSIDERED A NO VOTE.

SO THAT'S WHY WE COMMUNICATE WITH A LOT OF FOLKS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IF YOU CARE ABOUT THE GREAT OUTDOORS AND THE ENVIRONMENT, YOU WANT TO VOTE YES AND NOT SKIP OVER IT.

IF YOU SKIP OVER IT, IT GOES TO THE NO VOTE CATEGORY.

>> MONEY IN THE FUND CAN BE APPROPRIATED FOR "THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF PROTECTION, CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE STATE'S AIR, WATER, LAND, FISH, WILDLIFE, AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES."

SINCE 1991, THE FUND HAS PROVIDED AROUND $700 MILLION TO OVER 1,700 PROJECTS STATEWIDE.

>>> POLLS SHOW THAT VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ARE IN A TIGHT RACE AND WHILE HARRIS HAS AN ADVANTAGE WITH WOMEN VOTERS, TRUMP HOLDS AN ADVANTAGE WITH MEN.

OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JULIA BENBROOK DETAILS THE GENDER DIVIDE.

>> Reporter: IN A FINAL SPRINT TOWARDS ELECTION DAY, POLLING SHOWS A GENDER DIVIDE.

WHILE FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HOLDS AN ADVANTAGE WITH MEN, VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS HAS A SIMILAR LEAD WHEN IT COMES TO WOMEN VOTERS.

TRUMP'S ONE TIME PRIMARY RIVAL NIKKI HALEY WHO ENDORSED HIM AFTER DROPPING OUT OF THE RACE IS WARNING THE CAMPAIGN TO BE CAREFUL HOW YOU SPEAK ABOUT WOMEN.

>> YOU HAVE COMMERCIALS ABOUT CALLING KAMALA HARRIS THE C-WORD, OR REFERRING TO HER AND HER PIMPS.

THAT IS NOT THE WAY TO WIN WOMEN.

>> Reporter: DURING A RALLY THIS WEEK, THE FORMER PRESIDENT DOUBLED DOWN ON A LINE ABOUT PROTECTING WOMEN, A METHOD HE SAID HIS ADVISERS WARNED AGAINST USING.

>> I PAY THESE GUYS A LOT OF MONEY, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

I SAID I WILL DO IT WHETHER THE WOMEN LIKE IT OR NOT?

I NEED TO PROTECT THEM.

>> Reporter: HARRIS MADE ISSUES LIKE REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM CENTRAL TO HER CAMPAIGN AND PUSHED BACK TRUMP'S CLAIM THAT HE WOULD SERVE AS A PROTECTOR.

>> I THINK IT'S VERY OFFENSIVE TO WOMEN IN TERMS OF NOT UNDERSTANDING THEIR AGENCY, THEIR AUTHORITY, THEIR RIGHT AND THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR OWN LIVES, INCLUDING THEIR OWN BODIES.

>> Reporter: THE HARRIS CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED NEW ADS TARGETING MEN IN BATTLEGROUND STATES, CONTINUING OUTREACH AS THEY WORK TO CLOSE THE DEFICIT SHE FACES WITH MALE VOTERS.

REPORTING IN WASHINGTON, I'M JULIA BENBROOK.

>> TRUMP AND HARRIS BOTH HOSTED RALLIES IN MILWAUKEE TODAY AS A FINAL PUSH TO WIN WISCONSIN, ONLY 7 MILES FROM ONE ANOTHER.

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

>> Stacy: WE WILL SEE MAINLY QUIET WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW, BUT WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

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[♪♪♪] >>> CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE RECEIVED $25,000 IN GRANTS FROM THE OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO CONTINUE ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITIES ON ITS CAMPUSES WITH $15,000 GOING TOWARDS A SUSTAINING DESIGNATION GRANT AND $10,000 FOR AN EQUIPMENT GRANT.

C.L.C.

WILL USE THE SUSTAINING DESIGNATION GRANT TO CONTINUE PURCHASING FOOD THROUGH SECOND HARVEST NORTHLAND, WHILE THE EQUIPMENT GRANT WILL HELP UPDATE THE STAPLES CAMPUS FOOD PANTRY WITH SHELVING, A REFRIGERATOR, AND A FREEZER, WHILE ALSO ADDING IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE THE PANTRY MORE INVITING.

>> OUR PHILOSOPHY IS EAT WELL, STUDY WELL.

IF WE CAN PROVIDE FOOD OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH A NEED IN THAT MOMENT, THERE IS AN IMPORTANT EXAM, IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO DO THAT ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO MEET THE NEED.

EACH AND EVERY YEAR, WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICES.

>> AN AVERAGE OF 475 STUDENTS UTILIZE C.L.C.‘S FOOD PANTRY AT BOTH ITS STAPLES AND BRAINERD LOCATIONS EVERY WEEK.

>>> A COUGAR WAS SPOTTED ON A TRAIL CAM RECENTLY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

THE VOYAGEURS WOLF PROJECT SAYS THE COUGAR, BELIEVED TO BE A MALE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER GROUP TO BREED, WAS SPOTTED ON OCTOBER 25 IN THE MARION AND FRANKLIN LAKE AREA AT VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK.

THE BIG CAT MAY STILL BE IN THE AREA.

>>> STACY, WE HAD A COLD ONE TODAY AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

>> Stacy: WE DID SEE COOLER TEMPERATURES, IT WAS CHILLY, BUT CLOSE TO OUR SEASONAL AVERAGES.

THIS IS WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO SEE AS WE START NOVEMBER.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE QUIET WEATHER TOMORROW, THERE WERE MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIB >> 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.

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>> 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, WE DID HAVE A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING AS WE MOVE TOWARDS THE EVENING HOURS.

THEN WE COULD STILL SEE SOME SCATTERED RAIN OUR SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

BY AND LARGE, TOMORROW LOOKS QUIET.

WE WILL SEE SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

HEADING INTO TOMORROW NIGHT, SOME SHOWERS COULD START TO DEVELOP AND WE HAVE SOME CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 39 AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE STUDIO, WINDS ARE SOUTHEAST AT 4 MILES PER HOUR.

THE DEW POINT IS AT 47.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLOUDY SKIES, 39 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 29.

WE HAVE A FALLING BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AND WINDS ARE SOUTHEAST AT 8 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, WE HAVE A FEW POCKETS OF SOME SHOWERS, EVEN A FEW SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING, AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE CHANCES OF THAT PRECIPITATION CONTINUING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

OTHER THAN SOME LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS IN FAR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TOMORROW MORNING, IT LOOKS LIKE A QUIET DAY.

WE WILL SEE A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE, BUT EXPECT TO SEE MORE SUNSHINE HEADING INTO THE AFTERNOON AND OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 40s AND 50s.

HOWEVER, AS WE HEAD INTO LATE TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT, SHOWERS AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS, THAT IS WHAT THAT DOTTED GREEN AREA IS, THEY COULD START TO DEVELOP IN THE AREA TOMORROW, LATE TOMORROW, TOMORROW NIGHT, AND THEN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS POSSIBLE AS WE HEAD INTO THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF NEXT WEEK.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

THE SKIES THIS MORNING WERE JUST GORGEOUS OUT THERE AND LUCKILY WE HAD EAGLE EYES OUT TO CAPTURE THAT.

SAMROSE TAKING THIS PICTURE FROM -- AND A DUCK ENJOYING A SWIM ON LITTLE TURTLE LAKE, A LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE TRYING TO POKE THROUGH THE CLOUDS OVER STEAMBOAT LAKE AND JUDY AND BILL SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE EVENING SKIES OVER UPPER RED LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, DEBRA IN PINE RIVER, 30 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLOUDY TODAY, THE HIGH WAS 39.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, REPORTING A HIGH OF 45.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY SKIES, THE LOW WAS 27.

SANDY AT BLACKDUCK, LIGHT RAIN THIS EVENING.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 46, A SEASONAL HIGH TEMPERATURE, 1 DEGREE OFF OF THE AVERAGE.

WE STARTED OUT WITH A LOW OF 23, SUNSET TONIGHT AT 1 MINUTE AFTER 6:00.

BEMIDJI 1 DEGREE BELOW THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE, TOPPING OUT AT 42, 24 WAS OUR LOW, AND SUNRISE AT 8:04.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

WE MAY SEE A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TOMORROW MORNING, OTHER THAN THAT, A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY, WITH OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 46 IN WARROAD, TO THE UPPER 40s FOR NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.

HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STAY SHOULD BE IN THE LOW 50s.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS, A LOW OF 29.

TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, HIGHS NEAR 49.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

HIGHS COULD BE AROUND 50 AND A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT RAIN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, BUT OVERALL, A LITTLE BIT QUIETER AS WE HEAD TOWARDS MIDWEEK WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40s.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH STACY.

WE HAVE CHARLIE YAEGER WITH US.

WE SAID A COUPLE WEEKS AGO THAT FRIDAY WAS FOOTBALL FRIDAY AND NOW HOCKEY SEASON IS IN FULL SWING, IT SHOULD BE HIGHLIGHT FRIDAY.

>> Charlie: IT IS HIGHLIGHT FRIDAY.

WE HAVE FOOTBALL AND A LOT OF HOCKEY.

BEMIDJI STATE PLAYING RANKED TEAMS ALL OVER THE PLACE, IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT SPORTS.

WE HAVE AT LEAST HOCKEY FOR YOU TO HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, AND THEN PLAYING 16th RANKED MINNESOTA STATE.

THAT AND MORE 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.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE MEN'S HOCKEY BEGAN WITH A SPLIT ON THE ROAD AT FERRIS STATE.

NOT A TERRIBLE RESULT BUT NOT THE ONE THEY WANTED.

THIS WEEKEND, BSU CONTINUES CCHA PLAY AT HOME AND AGAINST IN-STATE RIVAL MINNESOTA STATE.

BEAVERS COMING INTO THE GAME 1-2 AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS, WOULD LOVE TO COLLECT ANOTHER AGAINST THE MAV -- MAVERICKS.

NOW HE FINISHED WITH 24 SAVES, BUT NONE OF THEM MORE PECULIAR THAN THIS ONE.

RIGHT IN THE EYE HOLE, YES, THE PUCK GETS STUCK.

THE OFFICIAL HAS TO PRY IT OUT BUT A SAVE IS A SAVE.

STILL NO SCORE, AUSTIN PICKS UP THE PUCK, FINDS CARTER WHO LIGHTS THE LAMP AND IT TURNS OUT TO BE THE GAME WINNER.

THEY TOPPLE MINNESOTA STATE 1-0.

BEAVERS HAVE BEATEN THE MAVERICKS FOUR STRAIGHT AND THEY WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SWEEP THEM TOMORROW.

>>> EARLIER IN THE DAY, BEMIDJI STATE WOMEN'S HOCKEY HOSTING THIRD RANKED MINNESOTA.

THE BEAVERS HAVE LOST 22 STRAIGHT TO THE GOLDEN GOPHERS.

FIRST PERIOD NO SCORE.

NATALIE MILLINKOVA SNIPES ONE AND NO ONE WAS SURE WHERE THE PUCK WENT AT FIRST BUT THEY FIND IT STUCK IN THE BACK OF THE NET.

THAT'S A GOAL, HER FIRST OF TWO.

U.M.

LED 2-0 AT THE BREAK.

IN THE SECOND, BSU WITH A POWER PLAY.

RILEY REEVES SHOT BOUNCES WIDE AND IZY FAIRCHILD TAKES ADVANTAGE.

THE FRESHMAN FROM HERMANTOWN'S FIRST CAREER GOAL CUTS THE LEAD IN HALF.

THIRD PERIOD, BEAVS HAD A NUMBER OF CHANCES TO TIE.

HERE'S INDICATE -- KATE JOHNSON FINDS RAYLEE, AND JUST UNABLE TO FIND TWINE.

THEY HAVE 25 SAVES, BLANKING THE GOPHERS IN PERIODS 2 AND 3.

>>> A COUPLE MORE SCORES FROM COLLEGE.

MINNESOTA STATE BLANKS BEMIDJI STATE IN WOMEN'S SOCCER.

AND NORTHERN STATE SWEEPS BEMIDJI STATE IN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL.

>>> WELL, THE SECTION FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS CONTINUE TODAY WITH THE REMAINING STATE TOURNAMENTS GETTING FILLED BY THE END OF THE DAY.

STAPLES MOTLEY WAS HOPING TO BE ONE OF THE TEAMS AND AFTER GOING UNDEFEATED DURING THE REGULAR SEASON AND BEATING MENAHGA IN THE SEMIFINALS, THE CARDINALS CAME FACE-TO-FACE WITH A FAMILIAR OPPONENT, THE SAME TEAM WHO BEAT THEM IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME LAST YEAR.

FROM THE FARGODOME, STAPLES MOTLEY TAKING ON OH -- OSAKIS.

NOW ELI FINDS COLBY, WHO WOULD TAKE IT 6 YARDS TO THE CRIB, UNANSWERED POINTS FOR THE CARDS, THEY HAVE A 20-14 LEAD AT THE HALF.

NOW TRENTON TO SETH ON FOURTH DOWN, 25-YARD STRIKE, PUTS OSAKIS BACK ON TOP.

THEN TRYING TO PUT THE GAME ON ICE, NO ONE IS BRINGING BEN DOWN, 16 YARDS TO THE PROMISE LAND AND STAPLES MOTLEY STORMS THE FIELD BECAUSE IT'S THEIR FIRST TIME BACK WINNING THE SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE 2004.

THEY'RE HEADED TO CLASS 2A STATE TOURNAMENT, THE CARDINALS REMAIN UNDEFEATED AT 10-0, BUT IT WASN'T EASY, ESPECIALLY TRYING TO AVENGE THEIR LOSS.

>> WE'RE JUST BETTER THAN THEM IN MY OPINION.

WE WORKED HARD IN THE OFF SEASON, SUMMER ESPECIALLY, AND I'M JUST READY TO PLAY.

IT'S EXCITING TO GO TO STATE.

>> WE HAD A GREAT GAME PLAN AGAINST THEM AND THERE WERE A LOT OF OPENINGS, AND WE FOUND THEM, AND TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE IT TO THE DOME SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE GOOD WHEN WE PLAY THERE.

>> Charlie: HERE'S A LOOK AT ALL THE STATE APPEARANCES BY STAPLES MOTLEY.

IT'S ONLY THE FOURTH TIME THEY BEEN THERE AND THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2004.

20 YEARS, THEY HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THAT.

>>> DEER RIVER IS LOOKING TO START A NEW STREAK TONIGHT FACING MILLE LACS.

JUST 46 SECONDS UNTIL HALFTIME, AND THE FIRST POINT WOULD GO UP ON THE BOARD.

NOW IT'S A 6-0 MILLE LACS LEAD.

NOW HE IS ABOUT TO ICE THE GAME BUT HERE COMES MARCUS, AND THE WARRIORS HAVE LIFE.

OH MY GOSH.

38 SECONDS TO GO IN THE RED ZONE ON FOURTH AND FOUR, KAIDEN DOES THE HONORS HIMSELF, HE FINDS THE END ZONE, AND THIS IS NOT DEJA VU.

THEY RUN IT AGAIN AND DEER RIVER WITH THE 2-POINT CONVERSION, THEY BEAT MILLE LACS IN THE 7A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TO GET BACK TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT AFTER A ONE YEAR HIATUS.

>> THE THOUGHT PROCESS IS JUST GET IN THE END ZONE.

IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET THAT TURNOVER.

IT WAS GREAT.

THAT WAS HUGE.

YOU KNOW, IF IT WERE THE OTHER WAY, THEY ARE TRYING TO RUN DOWN THE CLOCK.

WE HAD TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE.

WE DIDN'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT EARLIER IN THE GAME.

>> FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS, MAKING IT TO THIS POINT.

JUST THAT KICK BACK, IT WASN'T JUST GIVEN TO US, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALL WORKED FOR.

>> Charlie: THAT'S A LOT OF STATE APPEARANCES TO COUNT.

16 TIMES TO STATE THIS YEAR AND LOT OF RUNNER UPS, BUT THEY WILL TRY THIS YEAR.

>>> IN THE NHL, THE MINNESOTA WILD GET A WIN OVER TAMPA BAY 5-3.

RIGHT NOW THE TIMBERWOLVES ARE LEADING THE NUGGETS.

>> Matthew: CLOSE UNTIL THE VERY END.

>> Charlie: YES, STATE SECTION, NOW THEY'RE GOING TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

THEY ARE GOING TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS NOW.

THAT WILL BE FUN TO WATCH NEXT WEEK.

WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT THE PAIRINGS ARE OVER THE WEEKEND.

>> Matthew: WE SURE WILL.

THANK YOU CHARLIE.

>>> BEMIDJI'S FIRST CITY OF LIGHTS FOUNDATION HAS BEGUN THEIR CHRISTMAS DECORATING, AND HAS TEAMED UP WITH BEMIDJI STEEL TO CREATE A NEW, WORLD RECORD BREAKING DISPLAY.

STUDENTS FROM THE KINGDOM BUILDERS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL HELPED PAINT AND PUT TOGETHER THE DISPLAY.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK HAS MORE ABOUT THE CREATION PROCESS FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS.

>> Reporter: AS THE WEATHER IS GETTING COLDER AND WE'RE NOW OFFICIALLY IN NOVEMBER, PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO BREAK OUT CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS FOR THE KINGDOM BUILDERS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL.

BREAKING OUT DECLARATIONS MEANS BREAKING WORLD RECORDS.

>> THIS YEAR WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP PAINT ONE OF THE NEW INSTALLATIONS THAT WILL BE IN PLACE DOWN NEAR THE LAKE, SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED.

IT IS GOING TO BE A GIANT -- WELL, I'LL LET THEM TELL THE DETAILS, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE FUN.

>> ON JUNE 25TH, WE ANNOUNCED WITH BEMIDJI STEEL THE WORLD RECORD BREAKING DISPLAY, A WALK THROUGH IMMERSIVE DIGITAL GIFT DISPLAY.

IT LOOKS LIKE A GIFT BOX, A GIANT BOW.

>> Reporter: TO HELP CREATE THIS MASSIVE STRUCTURE, STUDENTS SPENT THE DAY PAINTING THE PIECES BLACK.

>> IT'S BEEN A LITTLE MESSY, BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE EXCITED.

THE KIDS SEEM TO BE HAVING FUN.

>> I THINK THEY'RE LIKING IT, MAYBE JUST A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH BECAUSE THEY PUT A LOT OF PAINT ON IT.

I THINK THEY'RE HAVING A GREAT TIME.

>> Reporter: AND ALONG WITH PAINTING THE PANELS, THE KIDS HAVE BEEN TASKED WITH ATTACHING THE 12 TO 15 THOUSAND LIGHTS THAT THE DISPLAY REQUIRES.

>> IT'S FUND RAISED OR DONATED.

SO EVERY YEAR WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GROW WITH THE EXCITEMENT AND GROW THE DISPLAY.

SO BEMIDJI STEEL HAS STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE THIS YEAR, TO MANUFACTURE A TRUE HOMEGROWN DISPLAY THAT WILL BREAK A WORLD RECORD.

>> Reporter: AND AS A COMMUNITY AND SERVICE FOCUSED SCHOOL, THIS IS MORE THAN AN ART PROJECT FOR THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.

>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE'RE HELPING GOD'S COMMUNITY AND BEING HIS HANDS AND FEET.

>> AND WE WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT LIVING OUT YOUR FAITH AND LIVING YOUR LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY MEANS GOING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, DOING THINGS OUT OF LOVE TO HELP OTHERS AND NOT FOR ANY GAIN FOR YOURSELF.

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

>> Matthew: WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIME SO WE WILL HEAD TO STACY FOR EXTRA WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SEEING LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

OTHERWISE, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOWS DOWN TO 29.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, SOME LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING, OTHERWISE A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH A HIGH OF 49.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.

WE'LL BE BACK ON MONDAY.

WE HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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