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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.

>>> ONE YEAR AFTER A FATAL HIT AND RUN CRASH KILLED A MILLE LACS COUNTY DOCTOR INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS.

56-YEAR-OLD CATHY DONOVAN WAS WALKING HER DOGS ON THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY 169 IN ONAMIA JUST BEFORE 5:00 P.M. ON NOVEMBER 13, 2023 WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE AND KILLED.

DONOVAN HAD WORKED AS A FAMILY PRACTICE PHYSICIAN FOR MILLE LACS HEALTH SYSTEM FOR 27 YEARS.

TODAY MILLE LACS COUNTY SHERIFF KYLE BURTON, FAMILY MEMBERS AND THE CHIEF OF STAFF WHERE DONOVAN WORKED SPOKE AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE.

BURTON SAID THEY HAVE CLEARED A MAN WHO WAS DRIVING A TESLA IN THE AREA AROUND THE TIME IT HAPPENED.

THEY NOW WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO SOMEONE IN A SEDAN WHO A WITNESS SAYS DONOVAN WAS SPEAKING TO BEFORE SHE WAS HIT.

>> WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHO THAT PERSON IS OR THAT VEHICLE.

IT WAS DESCRIBED AS POSSIBLY A FORD FOCUS OR A SIMILAR TYPE OF PASSENGER CAR.

I WANT TO KNOW WHO THAT PERSON IS.

I WANT TO KNOW WHO THE DRIVER OF THAT CAR WAS.

IT COULD BE ABSOLUTELY RELEVANT TO THIS INVESTIGATION AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE STONES THAT IS STILL UNTURNED.

THIS CASE HAS BOTHERED ME SINCE DAY ONE AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO BOTHER ME UNTIL WE GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHOEVER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS.

WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN ABOUT THIS CASE AS LAW ENFORCEMENT.

I KNOW THEY ARE STILL HURTING AND THEY HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT.

WHOEVER YOU ARE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHO YOU ARE OR TELL SOMEBODY ELSE OR IF YOU KNOW WHO THAT PERSON IS, I WANT TO KNOW WHO THAT IS.

>> FAMILY MEMBERS CONTINUE TO HOPE AUTHORITIES CAN FIND THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE IN THE HIT AND RUN.

A YEAR AGO, A $10,000 REWARD WAS OFFERED FOR INFORMATION IN THE CASE.

THAT REWARD HAS BEEN INCREASED NOW TO $25,000.

>> THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT THERE WHO KNOW OR SUSPECT WHO KILLED MY SISTER.

THEY PROBABLY BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE PROTECTING A GOOD PERSON WHO JUST MADE A MISTAKE.

I WANT THOSE PEOPLE TO ASK THEMSELVES, WHAT WOULD THEY WANT DONE IF THE PERSON WHO WAS KILLED WAS THEIR SISTER, THEIR BROTHER, THEIR CHILD, THEIR PARENT?

I WANT THEM TO ASK THEMSELVES, IF A PERSON WORTHY OF THEIR PROTECTION IS A PERSON WHO WOULD LEAVE MY SISTER ON THE ROAD BEHIND US TO DIE, AND THEN LEAVE THE FAMILY IN LIMBO FOR THE LAST YEAR.

I WANT THEM TO ASK THEMSELVES THAT INSTEAD OF PROTECTING SOMEBODY GOOD, THEY'RE PROTECTING SOMEBODY WHO PUTS OTHERS AT RISK BECAUSE THEY PUT THEIR OWN NEEDS ABOVE THOSE OF THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY.

SO PLEASE, IF YOU KNOW SOMETHING, IF YOU SUSPECT SOMETHING, IF YOU ARE THE PERSON WHO DID THIS, COME FORWARD.

GIVE THAT INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OR TO CRIME STOPPERS.

NOTHING WILL BRING KATHY BACK TO US BUT A SMALL AMOUNT OF JUSTICE WOULD HELP US MOVE FORWARD AND HEAL.

KATHY DESERVES THIS, SO PLEASE.

>> ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE CASE IS ASKED TO CALL THE MILLE LACS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

>>> ELECTION OFFICES IN OVER HALF OF THE COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA HAVE RECEIVED E-MAILED BOMB THREATS SINCE NOVEMBER 8.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE STEVE SIMON.

SIMON DID NOT PUBLICLY REPORT THE EXACT PLACES OF THESE THREATS BUT ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE OFFICE BY COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL PARTNERS.

SIMON SAYS AFFECTED COUNTIES ARE RESPONDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND THAT HIS OFFICE IS COORDINATING WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL PARTNERS TO RESPOND AND ENSURE THAT OUR ELECTION OFFICIALS CAN COMPLETE THEIR WORK AND THAT THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE THREATS ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

>>> CNN IS PROJECTING THAT REPUBLICANS WILL RETAIN CONTROL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

THE G.O.P.

'S VICTORY CAME AFTER REPUBLICANS WERE PROJECTED TO HOLD TWO HOUSE SEATS IN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA.

THIS GIVES REPUBLICANS A SWEEP OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH CONTROL OF THE WHITE HOUSE AND MAJORITIES IN BOTH CHAMBERS OF CONGRESS.

THE QUESTION NOW IS HOW LARGE NEXT YEAR'S HOUSE MAJORITY WILL BECOME AND WHETHER THE G.O.P.

CAN WIDEN THE MARGIN OF A HAND FULL OF SEATS.

>>> THE BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD MET LAST NIGHT ON WHETHER TO IMPLEMENT A NEW CELL PHONE POLICY THAT WOULD BAN PHONE USAGE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY AT BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL.

A SURVEY CONDUCTED BACK IN OCTOBER AT BRAINERD HIGH SHOWED OVER 98 PERCENT OF STUDENTS OPPOSED THE NEW POLICY.

THE CURRENT CELL PHONE POLICY STATES CELL PHONES ARE PERMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM.

THE SCHOOL BOARD FINALLY CAME TO A DECISION TO KEEP THE EXISTING POLICY IN PLACE AS LONG AS THE STUDENTS CONTINUE TO ABIDE BY THE CURRENT POLICY.

>> THE REALITY IS THAT THERE IS NO DEFINITIVE DATA OR BEST PRACTICE THAT WE CAN DRAW FROM.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE THERE IS ANY OTHER DIRECTION WE CAN GO UNTIL WE EITHER HAVE A PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE TO RESOLVE OR SOME OBVIOUS DATA COMES OUT FROM SOME OF THESE OTHER DISTRICTS THAT IT'S HAVING A MIRACULOUS EFFECT OF SOME SORT THAT WE HAVE TO REVISIT OR THE BOARD DOES.

>> INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT PETER GRANT STATED DURING THE MEETING THE STUDENTS ACTIONS ARE SHOWING GOOD FAITH TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND ARE ADHERING TO POLICIES.

>>> THE QUILTS OF VALOR FOUNDATION IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES HANDMADE QUILTS TO SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY WAR.

FOR VETERANS DAY ON MONDAY, THE ST. PHILLIP'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN BEMIDJI INVITED MEMBERS FROM THE QUILTS OF VALOR FOUNDATION TO THEIR VETERANS DAY PROGRAM, WHERE FOUR LOCAL VETERANS WERE RECOGNIZED AND HONORED FOR THEIR SERVICE.

THE QUILTS OF VALOR FOUNDATION ORIGINALLY STARTED IN 2003 BY GIFTING A QUILT TO A YOUNG SOLDIER NAMED WALTER REED FROM MINNESOTA WHEN HE RETURNED HOME FROM IRAQ AFTER SUFFERING SERIOUS INJURIES.

SINCE THEN, THE FOUNDATION HAS GIVEN AWAY OVER 4,000 HANDMADE QUILTS TO VETERANS ACROSS THE NATION, INCLUDING A COUPLE HUNDRED TO VETERANS IN THE BEMIDJI AREA.

HELEN RUTH SCHUETTE HANDMADE THE FOUR QUILTS GIVEN ON MONDAY, BUT WISHES SHE COULD MAKE ENOUGH FOR EVERY VETERAN IN THE AREA.

>> EACH TIME I DO THIS, I WISH WE COULD GIVE EVERY VET A QUILT, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON IT.

OUR FOCUS NOW IS TO HONOR THE VETERANS THAT LIVE IN BELTRAMI COUNTY AND WE HOPE THAT WE'VE GOTTEN ALL OF THE WORLD WAR II VETERANS, KOREAN WAR, VIETNAM WAR, WE'RE WORKING ON NOW.

>> IT'S QUITE AMAZING.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL QUILT.

YOU KNOW, HAVING THESE PEOPLE, I HAVE BEEN GOING HERE FOR THE LAST, YOU KNOW, TWO YEARS, AND THESE QUILTS ARE GIVEN OUT.

I THINK IT'S AWESOME.

IT'S HUMBLING AND IT'S AN HONOR TO RECEIVE ONE OF THESE.

IT'S GREAT.

>> THIS MARKS THE 4TH YEAR THAT SAINT PHILLIP'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN BEMIDJI HAS DONE THIS TYPE OF VETERANS DAY PROGRAM, WHICH HAS GIVEN AWAY 10 QUILTS TO VETERANS DURING THAT TIME.

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

>> Elissa: WILL WE SEE SUN AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE WEEKEND?

WE'LL FIND OUT IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF STUFF A TRUCK EVENT AIMS TO PROVIDE FOOD >> 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.

>>> SINCE 1991, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PAUL BUNYAN BROADCASTING, THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF HAS HELD ITS ANNUAL STUFF-A-TRUCK CAMPAIGN.

THE CAMPAIGN INVOLVES ASKING AREA SCHOOLS TO COLLECT DONATIONS FROM STUDENTS INSIDE THE CLASSROOM, AS WELL AS PARTNERING WITH LUEKEN'S VILLAGE FOODS THIS YEAR TO ALLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO DONATE FOOD OR CASH TO THE CAMPAIGN.

BAGS ARE ALREADY PRE-PACKAGED AT BOTH LUEKEN'S LOCATIONS.

YOU CAN DONATE AS LITTLE AS A DOLLAR OR MORE WHICH ALL WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE FOOD SHELF.

THE HOPE OF THIS CAMPAIGN IS TO GET STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS CREATE SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT HUNGER AND FOOD DISCREPANCIES FACING THE AREA.

>> WE KNOW THAT HUNGER IS SO PERVASIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

ONE OUT OF SEVEN KIDS IS EXPERIENCING SOME FORM OF FOOD INSECURITY.

LAST YEAR, WE RAISED ABOUT 10,000 POUNDS OF FOOD AND ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY.

SO WE WILL ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DO THAT.

THE FUNDS THAT WE GENERATE HELP US PURCHASE PRODUCE FOR THE REST OF THE WINTER.

SO IT'S A REAL IMPORTANT THING.

IT'S HARD TO GET AHOLD OF THAT KIND OF FOOD, SO THIS REALLY HELPS US OBTAIN THAT.

>> IF YOU WISH TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUFF-A-TRUCK CAMPAIGN, YOU CAN DO SO AT BOTH LUEKEN'S NORTH AND SOUTH, WITH EITHER A FOOD, OR CASH DONATION.

OR YOU CAN VISIT THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF WEBSITE TO MAKE A DONATION TO THEM DIRECTLY.

WE WILL HAVE THAT LINK ATTACHED TO THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

THE LAST DAY OF THE CAMPAIGN IS NOVEMBER 20TH.

>>> STATE D.N.R.

OFFICIALS HAVE ANNOUNCED WINTER SEASON WALLEYE LIMITS FOR TWO MAJOR FISHERIES IN THE STATE.

ON MILLE LACS LAKE STATE-LICENSED ICE ANGLERS WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP TWO WALLEYE 18-20 INCHES LONG, OR ONE WALLEYE 18-20 INCHES AND ONE WALLEYE LONGER THAN 28 INCHES, FROM DECEMBER FIRST OF THIS YEAR TO FEBRUARY 23, 2025.

OFFICIALS SAY MILLE LACS' WALLEYE POPULATION IS TRENDING IN A GOOD DIRECTION FOR BOTH ADULT AND JUVENILE FISH AND THE WINTER SEASON REGULATION MARKS A CONTINUATION OF THE MORE LIBERAL LIMIT THE DNR IMPLEMENTED THIS PAST FALL.

THE D.N.R.

BASED ITS DECISION ON THIS FALL'S MILLE LACS NETTING ASSESSMENT, WHICH SHOWED HIGHER WALLEYE ABUNDANCE THAN IN 2023, ALONG WITH STRONG NUMBERS OF JUVENILE FISH THAT ARE EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FISHERY IN THE FUTURE.

MEANWHILE DUE TO EXCELLENT RESULTS IN THE FALL NETTING ASSESSMENT OF WALLEYE ON UPPER RED LAKE, THE WINTER SEASON WALLEYE LIMIT ON UPPER RED WILL CONTINUE TO BE A FOUR FISH POSSESSION LIMIT, WITH ONLY ONE WALLEYE LONGER THAN 17 INCHES ALLOWED.

D.N.R.

OFFICALS SAY THE STATE WATERS OF UPPER RED LAKE HAVE A HIGH NUMBER OF SPAWNING AGED FEMALE WALLEYE AND THEY ARE SEEING ABUNDANT NUMBERS OF YOUNG WALLEYE, WHICH BODES WELL FOR THE FUTURE.

THE FALL GILL NET CATCH ON STATE OF MINNESOTA WATERS WAS 41.5 WALLEYE PER NET AND NET CATCHES HAVE BEEN IN THIS RANGE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY HAS THE NIGHT OFF.

ELISSA IS IN.

WE SAW SOME RAIN IN THE AREA TODAY.

>> Elissa: YES, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL MOVE OUT >> 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 ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >> Elissa: HI EVERYONE, I'M ELISA BENSON, HERE WE ARE WITH YOUR WEATHER.

WE HAD HIGH 30s, BUT THE RAIN MADE IT FEEL COOLER THAN IT WAS.

CURRENTLY IN BEMIDJI, 38 DEGREES, WITH A CALM WIND, 100% HUMIDITY AS THE MOISTURE IS STILL IN THE AIR.

SIMILAR CONDITIONS IN BRAINERD, 41 DEGREES, WITH A 38 DEGREE DEW POINT, AND CALM WINDS.

LOOKING AT OUR RADAR, THERE IS THE RAIN WE HAD EARLIER TODAY, MOVING OUT OF THE AREA TO THE EAST, AND IT'S GOING TO BE CLEARING UP OVERNIGHT, ALTHOUGH THE MOISTURE WILL STAY IN THE AIR AND WE WILL HAVE PATCHY FOG AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE EVENING INTO THE MORNING.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, WE WILL HAVE CLEAR SKIES, AS ALL THE RAIN CHANCES MOVE EAST, AND THAT PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO CLOUDY SKIES, ALTHOUGH NO PRECIPITATION.

THANK YOU TO OUR VIEWERS FOR SUBMITTING THESE PHOTOS.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA WITH THE CRAZY TRAIL CAM PHOTO AND ANGELA IN CASS LAKE WITH THE EERIE SKIES WE SAW TODAY WITH THE MOISTURE IN THE AIR.

THANK YOU TO OUR VIEWERS FOR SUBMITTING EAGLE EYES, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 40 DEGREES AT 5:00 P.M. BOB IN BLUFFTON SAW A LOW OF 35.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, SOUTH WINDS AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.

MOVING ALONG HERE, ARLENE WITH A LOW OF 37 DEGREES AND ALMOST 0.25-INCH OF RAIN.

ANGELA, 40 DEGREES AT 8:30 P.M.

THANK YOU FOR SUBMITTING THOSE.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC FOR TODAY, BRAINERD HAD A HIGH OF 42 DEGREES, LOW OF 40, SMALL MARGIN, SUNSET AT 4:45 P.M. BEMIDJI WITH SIMILAR CONDITIONS, HIGH OF 39 DEGREES, LOW OF 37, WITH THE SUNRISE AT 7:22 A.M.

THIS MORNING.

LOOKING TOWARDS TOMORROW, MOSTLY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, GOING TO SEE THOSE MID 40 DEGREE MARKS AGAIN, CLOUD COVER MOVING THROUGHOUT THE AREA, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE REGION, SEEING SIMILAR CONDITIONS.

A LITTLE BIT WARMER THAN TODAY WITH NO PRECIPITATION.

TONIGHT, CLOUDY AGAIN, SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH EARLY MORNING FOG.

A LOW OF 37 WITH PRACTICALLY NO WIND.

THE TREND WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW WITH THE MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS AND A LIGHT BREEZE, HIGH OF 44.

YOUR WEEKEND FORECAST HERE, WE HAVE PARTLY SUNNY ON FRIDAY, WITH 48 DEGREES, AND THEN THESE TRENDS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AND CLEARING A.M. CLOUDS ON SUNDAY, LOOKING TO BE A NICE WEEKEND.

YOUR EXTENDED FORECAST HERE, ONCE AGAIN, THESE CONDITIONS ARE GOING TO EXTEND ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE WEEK.

WE WILL SEE THE HIGH 40 DEGREE MARKS AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE CLOUDS ALL THROUGHOUT, WITH A P.M.

CHANCE OF RAIN ON MONDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS ELISSA.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW.

BSU MEN'S BASKETBALL MAKING THEIR HOME DEBUT TONIGHT.

>> Charlie: YEAH, THEY GOT TO PLAY AN EXHIBITION GAME AGAINST MINNESOTA AND THEY WERE ON THE ROAD FOR THE CENTRAL REGION CHALLENGE, BUT THEY DO RETURN HOME, TAKING ON THE VALLEY CITY STATE VIKINGS.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHT FROM THAT AND MORE FROM SIGNING DAY TODAY.

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.

PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS IN BEMIDJI AND GRAND RAPIDS, IT'S RIGHT HERE.

>> HEALTH MINUTE IS SPONSORED IN PART BY EMPLOYEE-OWNED LUEKEN'S VILLAGE FOODS, FEATURING THE AREA'S LARGEST SELECTION OF SEAFOOD AND HIGHEST QUALITY MEATS.

MORE INFO AT LUEKENS.COM.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>> Charlie: BSU MEN'S BASKETBALL START WITH AN EXHIBITION GAME AND THEN HIT THE ROAD TO OFFICIALLY OPEN THE SEASON AT THE CENTRAL REGION CHALLENGE WHERE THEY WENT 1-1 ON THE WEEKEND.

THE BEAVERS RETURNED TO BEMIDJI FOR THEIR HOME OPENER AGAINST VALLEY CITY STATE, A TEAM THEY PLAYED TWICE IN THE PAST TWO DECADES.

FROM BEHIND THE ARK, A GRAD TRANSFER FROM GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN HITS BOTH SIDES AND HE FINISHES WITH 9.

A FEW MINUTES LATER, TIED AT 14-14, THE SOPHOMORE SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO FROM A DISTANCE.

HE WAS 6-9, LEADING WITH 24 POINTS.

AND THEN THE VIKINGS GO FLYING.

AN AWESOME PLAY, GOT THE PHONE OUT AND EVERYTHING.

THEY TRAILED AT 10.

BSU IS TRYING TO CLOSE THE HALF STRONG.

THAT'S HOW YOU FINISH.

AND FINISHING WITH HIS NUMBER AS 22 POINTS, BEMIDJI STATE PULLS AWAY IN THE SECOND HALF AS THEY WIN THEIR FOURTH HOME OPENER IN A ROW, 96-72 WIN.

BEAVERS ARE 2-1.

THEY ARE PLAYING AGAIN NEXT TUESDAY WHEN THEY HOST MINNESOTA MORRIS.

>>> RIGHT NOW AT HALFTIME, MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES LOST TO THE TRAILBLAZERS.

LAST NIGHT THEY PLAYED THEM AGAIN IN PORTLAND AND THEY'RE TIED AT THE HALF, 48-ALL.

>>> WELL, TODAY BEGAN THE EARLY SIGNING PERIOD FOR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES TO SIGN THEIR NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT AND BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL HAD 4 SENIOR ATHLETES WHO MADE THEIR INTENTIONS KNOWN AND 2 OF THEM ARE HEADED TO SOUTH DAKOTA STATE.

MADI MILLER, A CROSS COUNTRY NORDIC SKI AND TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE WILL BE RUNNING BOTH CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK NEXT YEAR FOR THE JACKRABBITS.

FOOTBALL AND TRACK ATHLETE TY NELSON WILL BE JOINING HER ON THE TRACK TEAM.

THE CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPION TRIPLE JUMPER PLANS TO COMPETE IN THE LONG JUMP IN ADDITION TO THE TRIPLE JUMP IN COLLEGE.

HERE'S WHY THEY CHOSE SDSU.

>> I FELT LIKE I GOT ALONG REALLY WELL WITH THEIR ATHLETES.

THEY HAVE A GREAT FACILITY, IT'S A GREAT SCHOOL, AND THE TOWN JUST FELT LIKE IT COULD BE MY HOME.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT IS THAT THE ATHLETES I'LL GET TO PRACTICE WITH AND THEIR MENTALITY THAT EVERYDAY THEY WANT TO GO AND WORK AND GET BETTER AND PUSH ME TO BE THE BEST ATHLETE I CAN BE.

>> I REALLY ENJOYED TALKING TO THE COACH AND THE TEAM ATMOSPHERE THEY HAD THERE.

SOMETHING ABOUT IT JUST DREW ME IN.

I JUST KNEW THAT WAS THE PLACE I SHOULD BE GOING.

I THINK THE THING THAT ENTICES ME THE MOST IS PROBABLY IS SEEING HOW FAR I CAN GO AND HOW FAR I CAN PUSH MY LIMITS TO BE THE BEST I CAN BE AND THEN ALSO I AM JUST REALLY EXCITED TO RUN IN THE D1 LEVEL.

>>> ALSO INKING THEIR NAMES TODAY FOR BRAINERD WERE 3-SPORT ATHLETES MYA TAUTGES AND KARLEY DUNHAM.

WE'LL HEAR FROM TAUTGES ABOUT HER DECISION TO PLAY SOFTBALL AT SAINT THOMAS CLOSER TO SOFTBALL SEASON AND WE WILL HEAR FROM DUNHAM ON HER DECISION TO PLAY VOLLEYBALL AT BSU LATER THIS WEEK.

>>> ALSO, WE HAD A COUPLE GENTLEMEN, ONE WHO PLAYED GOLF FOR STAPLES MOTLEY.

CARTER IS GOING TO PLAY BASEBALL AT NEBRASKA, FROM LITTLE FALLS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

WE'LL HAVE MORE ON EVERYBODY THAT WILL BE SIGNING LATER ON THIS WEEK.

>>> NORTHERN LAKES BOYS HOCKEY WILL SPORT A NEW LOOK THIS SEASON WITH MIKE RANDOLPH NOW MANNING THE SHIP, WHO IS ONE WIN AWAY FROM BECOMING THE WINNINGEST COACH IN MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY HISTORY.

REPORTER MILES WALKER TELLS US HOW HE PLANS TO BRING A CULTURE OF WINNING TO THE LIGHTNING.

>> Reporter: 18 STATE APPEARANCES, 2 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, OVER 40 YEARS OF COACHING AND 707 WINS, THE RESUME SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, WHICH WORKS PERFECTLY FOR MIKE RANDOLPH.

>> I DON'T REALLY THINK ABOUT IT.

I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT THE REST OF THIS PRACTICE AND TOMORROW.

I'VE ALWAYS STAYED FOCUS ON THE MOMENT.

IT'S NOT DONE BY ME ALONE.

>> Reporter: WITH HIS WHOLE FAMILY, AS WELL AS HIS LIFELONG COUNTERPART AT DULUTH EAST, PLANNING TO ATTEND THE NORTHERN LAKES SEASON OPENER, RANDOLPH UNDERSTANDS THE GRAVITY OF THE MOMENT.

>> SOME DAY WHEN I'M SITTING ON A ROCKING CHAIR, I WILL REFLECT BACK ON HOW SPECIAL THIS ALL WAS, THIS JOURNEY.

I HAD A LOT OF HIGHLIGHTS AND I HAD NOTHING BUT GREAT SUPPORT THROUGH IT ALL.

>> Reporter: WHAT RANDOLPH IS MORE INTERESTED IN IS LIGHTNING BOYS HOCKEY, WHICH PEAKED HIS INTEREST FOLLOWING A THREE YEARLONG STINT AT ST. THOMAS ACADEMY.

>> I GUESS I THOUGHT IT WAS THE RIGHT FIT.

I LIKE THE PACE WE'RE ABLE TO PLAY AT.

I LIKE THE SKILL WE'RE GOING TO HAVE.

I LIKE TO COMPETE.

THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING FOR ME.

>> Reporter: THE NORTHERN LAKES BOYS CAN SEE A STARK DIFFERENCE IN THE CULTURE THAT RANDOLPH IS INSTILLING WITHIN THEM.

>> HE'S LOOKING FOR NINE GUYS THAT CAN PLAY THE GAME HIS WAY.

IF HE CAN'T FIND THOSE GUYS, SOMEONE WILL STEP UP.

>> JUST A WELL DISCIPLINED TEAM ON AND OFF THE ICE.

I THINK THAT'S REALLY NICE FOR HIM TO BRING THAT CULTURE IN HERE.

>> Reporter: RANDOLPH PICKED A DESIRABLE DESTINATION IN NORTHERN LAKES, WHO FELL ONE GAME SHY OF THE STATE APPEARANCE.

THEY WILL REQUIRE AN UNDENIABLE LEVEL OF COMPETE.

>> PLAYING FOR EACH OTHER AND GIVING 100%, JUST BEING A TIGHT-KNIT GROUP.

IF WE WORK HARD, WE SHOULD GET TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

>> Reporter: MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Charlie: THEIR OPENING GAME WILL BE AT HOME AGAINST PRAIRIE CENTER.

THAT WILL BE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MIKE RANDOLPH TO GET WIN NUMBER 708.

THAT'S A LOT OF WINS.

>> Dennis: THAT'S A LONG CAREER AND A VERY GOOD CAREER.

>> Charlie: YES, A SUCCESSFUL CAREER AT DULUTH EAST.

HE WAS THERE FOR A LONG TIME AND WON A COUPLE STATE TITLES.

IT WILL BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT, SOME CLASS A HOCKEY, BUT ALEXANDRIA HAS OWNED THAT SECTION FOR A LONG TIME.

WE'LL SEE HOW NORTHERN LAKES CAN DO.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> ACCORDING TO A RECENT SURVEY, ABOUT ONE IN EIGHT U.S.

ADULTS HAVE TAKEN OZEMPIC OR SIMILAR MEDICATIONS USED TO TREAT TYPE TWO DIABETES AND OBESITY.

WHILE THESE DRUGS ARE EXPLODING IN POPULARITY THEY DO COME WITH SOME RISKS AND AREN'T FOR EVERYONE.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE HOW TO KNOW IF THEY'RE RIGHT FOR YOU.

>> Reporter: IT'S A SERIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM, MORE THAN 2 IN 5 U.S.

ADULTS HAVE OBESITY, PUTTING THEM IN HIGHER RISK OF OTHER CHRONIC DISEASES.

>> FOR MANY PEOPLE, OBESITY IS A BRAIN DISEASE.

>> Reporter: DR. SANJAY SPENT THE LAST YEAR INVESTIGATING WHAT IS CALLED GLP1 DRUGS, A CLASS OF MEDICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS AND USED TO TREAT DIABETES.

NOW THEY'RE HELPING HOARDS OF PEOPLE LOSE WEIGHT, SOMETIMES OFF LABEL.

>> ONE OF THE WAYS THESE MEDICATIONS WORK IS ESSENTIALLY SLOWING DOWN YOUR DIGESTION.

SO, THAT ALLOWS YOU TO ABSORB YOUR ENERGY BETTER AS OPPOSED TO SHOVELLING CALORIES IN.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS, INCLUDING NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, CONSTIPATION, AND ABDOMINAL PAIN.

THESE ARE TYPICALLY FELT WHEN A PERSON STARTS TAKING THE DRUG.

OTHER RARE BUT SERIOUS RISKS INCLUDE STOMACH PARALYSIS ABOUT PANCREATITIS.

>> FOR THOSE TAKING IT FOR MEDICAL REASONS, THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THE RISK.

>> Reporter: YOU MAY QUALIFY IF YOU HAVE A BODY MASS INDEX OF 30 OR HIGHER OR IF YOUR BMI IS 27 OR HIGHER AND YOU HAVE AT LEAST ONE WEIGHT RELATED HEALTH CONDITION LIKE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

MOST PEOPLE STOP USING IT AFTER 12 WEEKS, WHETHER IT'S DUE TO COST, SIDE EFFECTS, OR SOMETHING ELSE.

>> FOR A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PEOPLE, IT JUST STOPS WORKING FOR THEM AS WELL.

WHETHER IT'S A TOLERANCE OR SOMETHING ELSE, THEY JUST DON'T SEEM TO GET THE BENEFIT OF IT.

>> Reporter: GUPTA SAYS THIS MEDICATION IS NOT A MAGIC BULLET, IT HAS TO BE PAIRED WITH EXERCISE AND A HEALTHY DIET.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>> GUPTA SAYS MANY PEOPLE REGAIN SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A HALF TO TWO-THIRDS OF THEIR WEIGHT AFTER GOING OFF THESE MEDICATIONS BUT HE SAYS NOT EVERY PATIENT DOES AND MOST DIDN'T GAIN BACK ALL THE WEIGHT THAT WAS LOST.

>>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE LAST LOOK AT OUR WEATHER AS WE GO BACK OVER TO ELISSA.

>> Elissa: HI EVERYONE.

SO THOSE CLOUDY CONDITIONS ARE GOING TO REMAIN THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, VERY HERE AND THERE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO STAY IN THE UPPER 40s THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, MID-30s.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Charlie: I'M GLAD THAT IT'S GOING TO BE NICE WEATHER THIS WEEKEND BECAUSE BSU HAS THEIR FINAL REGULAR SEASON HOME GAME AGAINST AUGUSTANA AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

WE'LL HEAR FROM THEM LATER IN THE WEEK.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYONE, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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