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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.

>>> WITH A VICTORY ON ELECTION NIGHT, BIDAL DURAN MAINTAINED G.O.P.

CONTROL OVER DISTRICT 2A IN THE MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN MET WITH DURAN TO GET HIS REACTION TO THE WIN AND TO SEE WHAT HIS FIRST STEPS ARE GOING TO BE ONCE HE GETS TO SAINT PAUL IN JANUARY.

>> Reporter: BIDAL IS A FORMER MARINE, POLICE OFFICER, AND SHERIFF DEPUTY.

NOW AFTER THE ELECTION, HE CAN ADD A NEW TITLE, MINNESOTA STATE 2A HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE ELECT.

>> IT WAS SURREAL AT FIRST.

YOU WORK LONG AND HARD AND YOU HAVE THE CONFIDENCE GOING INTO ELECTION NIGHT BUT THERE IS THE UNCERTAINTY.

I APPRECIATE EVERYONE THAT SUPPORTED ME.

WE GAVE IT OUR ALL.

I'M HUMBLED OF THE OUTCOME.

>> Reporter: HE RAN A CLEAN CAMPAIGN AGAINST OLSON AND THAT WAS A MAJOR REASON FOR HIS VICTORY.

HE THINKS THE PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT WANTED A CHANGE.

>> WHAT I THINK PEOPLE WANT IS A CHANGE.

WITH THE DEMOCRATIC TRIFECTA, IT HAS PUSHED THE STATE IN ONE DIRECTION.

I THINK PEOPLE SAW THAT.

THEY WANTED A DIFFERENCE.

>> Reporter: NOW THEY ARE SPLIT 67-67 WITH THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.

BECAUSE OF THIS, DURAN SAYS WORKING WITH EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE IS KEY.

>> WE HAVE TO FIND OUT OUR COMMON GROUND AND THE LEADERSHIP, AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THE COMMITTEE.

I WANT TO WORK ON EDUCATION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND TRY TO BRING DOWN OUR TAXES.

>> Reporter: HE BELIEVES THE STATE OF MINNESOTA HAS PUT TOO MANY MANDATES ON THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.

>> THE STATE OF MINNESOTA IS COMING BACK AND THEY'RE DICTATING EXACTLY WHAT SCHOOLS SHOULD DO.

WELL, WE HAVE SCHOOL BOARDS AND EVERYTHING FOR THAT.

THAT'S GOING TO BE A HUGE, HUGE PART OF THIS, TRYING TO BRING BACK LOCAL CONTROL OVER SCHOOLS.

>> Reporter: GIVEN HIS BACKGROUND AS A FORMER POLICE OFFICER AND SHERIFF'S DEPUTY, HE WANTS TO BE A SPOKESPERSON FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

>> I WANT TO BRING AS MANY RESOURCES AS I CAN TO OUR AREA.

WHEN WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH HOUSING AND DRUG ADDICTION, I WILL SIT DOWN WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HERE AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT DONE AND WHAT THEY NEED DONE WITHIN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOWARDS.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BEMIDJI, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> DURAN WILL BEGIN HIS 2-YEAR TERM AS STATE 2A HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE ON JANUARY 7TH.

>>> A 19-YEAR-OLD SOUTH DAKOTA MAN DIED IN A ONE VEHICLE CRASH IN WADENA COUNTY LAST WEEKEND.

THE SHERIFFS OFFICE RECEIVED AN AUTOMATED CRASH ALERT AROUND 3:00 A.M. ON SUNDAY.

A DEPUTY ARRIVED AT THE CRASH SCENE ON COUNTY ROAD 139 NEAR NIMROD AND FOUND IZAAHK KRUFT EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE.

FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED AND BECAUSE MEDICAL HELICOPTERS WERE NOT ABLE TO FLY AT THE TIME DUE TO HEAVY FOG IN THE AREA.

KRUFT WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE FIRST TO LAKEWOOD HEALTH IN STAPLES AND THEN TO CENTRACARE HOSPITAL IN ST.

CLOUD WHERE HE LATER DIED FROM HIS INJURIES.

THE WADENA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION BUT SPEED AND NO SEATBELT USE APPEAR TO BE PRELIMINARY FACTORS IN THE CRASH.

>>> GLOBAL HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM ABOUT THE SURGE OF A HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS, YET PREVENTABLE DISEASE, MEASLES.

ACCORDING TO THE C.D.C.

AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION GLOBAL CASES OF MEASLES SURGED MORE THAN 20-PERCENT LAST YEAR.

UNFORTUNATELY, OVER 107,000 PEOPLE DIED AND MOST WERE YOUNG CHILDREN.

HEALTH OFFICIALS POINT TO FALLING LEVELS OF VACCINATION DURING AND AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FOR THE INCREASE IN CASES.

THE TWO-DOSE VACCINE IS 97-PERCENT EFFECTIVE AGAINST MEASLES.

>>> CANCER AFFECTS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE, FROM THE DIAGNOSED TO THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES.

ONE SMALL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN BEMIDJI CALLED COLORS OF CANCER IS TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR SOME LOCAL FAMILIES WHO ARE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH TREATMENT.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK WENT TO THEIR ANNUAL LITTLE BLACK DRESS GALA FUNDRAISER LAST WEEK.

>> Reporter: THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO A CANCER DIAGNOSIS THAN JUST THE MEDICAL SIDE OF THINGS.

THERE ARE MEDICINAL COSTS, TRAVEL COSTS, TRYING TO FIND TIME FOR EVERYTHING, AND THE TOLL IT TAKES ON FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

COLORS OF CANCER UNDERSTANDS THESE DIFFICULTIES.

>> WE CAN DIRECT IT MORE PRECISELY INSTEAD OF GIVE A LUMP SUM TO AN ORGANIZATION.

IT'S PERSONAL AND THE MONEY STAYS LOCAL.

WE MAKE THE DECISIONS, WE SEE THE PEOPLE, WE SEE THE REQUESTS THAT COME IN.

IT'S A LOT MORE PERSONAL.

>> Reporter: THIS WAS THE 10th ANNUAL LITTLE BLACK DRESS GALA, COLOR OF CANCER BIG FUNDRAISING EVENT.

>> WE ALWAYS HAD IT AT THE TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB.

LAST YEAR WE SOLD OUT IN 20 MINUTES.

THIS YEAR WE MOVED TO A BIGGER VENUE AND WE HAVE SOLD ABOUT 100 MORE TICKETS, SO WE HAVE 280 LADIES IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT.

>> Reporter: SINCE THE CREATION OF THE EVENT, THE ORGANIZATION HAS GIVEN AWAY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING THROUGH CANCER TREATMENT.

>> WE GIVE MONEY RIGHT TO AN INDIVIDUAL, IN THEIR NAME, AND THEY USE IT HOW THEY NEED IT.

>> IT'S REALLY AMAZING TO HAVE THIS KIND OF SUPPORT AND THE WOMEN THAT WANT TO COME AND ATTEND THIS EVENT AND JUST HAVE FUN, IT'S A GREAT WAY TO RAISE MONEY BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING IT.

IT'S A FUN WAY TO RAISE MONEY AND HELP PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

>> AND ALONG WITH WANTING TO BAND TOGETHER AND RAISE MONEY FOR A GOOD CAUSE, EVERYONE HAD SOMETHING ELSE IN COMMON AS WELL, LITTLE BLACK DRESSES.

>> THEY JUST SAID PLAN AN EVENT YOU WOULD WANT TO GO TO YOURSELF, AND THIS FUN GIRLS ONLY EVENT OR DRESS UP AND HAVE FUN WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND ALSO DONATE TO A GOOD CAUSE.

>> Reporter: AT THE EVENT, THERE WAS A SILENT AUCTION, GAMES, SOCIAL HOUR, AND DINNER.

NOT EVERYTHING WAS JUST FUN AND GAMES.

>> ONE OF THE MORE TOUCHING MOMENTS OF THE LIFE IS THE SURVIVOR RECOGNITION.

THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE PIECES OF IT.

IT'S HEARTFELT AND TOUCHING, BUT IT'S A GOOD THING.

WE'RE CELEBRATING THAT THEY'RE STILL HERE.

IT'S A SOMBER MOMENT IN THE EVENING, BUT IT'S HEARTFELT AND SPECIAL.

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

>> FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS THE FINAL AMOUNT OF MONEY RAISED HAS BEEN ON AN UPWARD TREND AND THIS YEAR WAS NO EXCEPTION.

WITH 100 MORE PEOPLE ATTENDING THE GALA, THE NONPROFIT WAS ABLE TO RAISE AN EXTRA $10,000 FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF OVER $50,000.

ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THAT MONEY GOES STRAIGHT TO THE PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN NEED.

>>> THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HAS BEEN SELECTED BY THE GROUP COMMUNITYGIVING TO TAKE PART IN A CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS THROUGH NEW YEAR'S EVE.

A GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT TO THE FOUNDATION'S COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND WILL BE MATCHED WITH A MAXIMUM OF $25,000 TO SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION'S WORK.

THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DEVOTES ITSELF TO PROVIDING INNOVATIVE WAYS FOR AREA RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS HELPING PATRONS CREATE THEIR OWN FUNDS, ADHERING TO ITS MISSION OF ENGAGING PEOPLE, CONNECTING RESOURCES, AND HELPING FURTHER BUILD THE BRAINERD LAKES COMMUNITY.

>> THEY'RE ALL ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS AND WITH RELATIONSHIPS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE TRUST.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE HIGH INTEGRITY, THAT WE ARE COMMITTED AND SHOW OUR PASSION AND THAT WE ALL WORK TOGETHER AND SUPPORT THAT BECAUSE IT IS REALLY AT THE ESSENCE OF THAT TRUST AND THEREFORE BUILDING COMMUNITY.

>> SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1998, THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HAS RAISED OVER $22 MILLION IN ASSETS WITHIN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

>>> STUDENTS OF THE CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE UNVEILED THEIR WORK DURING THE HONORS PROGRAM FALL SHOWCASE YESTERDAY.

HONORS STUDENTS AT C.L.C.

PUT A STRONG EMPHASIS ON LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

AT THE SHOWCASE, THEIR HARD WORK WAS ON FULL DISPLAY.

THE STUDENTS AT THE SHOWCASE HOSTED A POSTER SESSION FROM THEIR CAPSTONE WORK.

THE POSTER BOARDS ON DISPLAY WERE FILLED WITH CAUSES SUCH AS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AWARENESS, FEEDING THE HOMELESS, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

THE GOAL OF THE HONORS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP STUDENTS TO MAKE A STRONG IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY.

>> SO WE ARE BUILDING FUTURE LEADERS, HUMANS THAT WANT TO CREATE CHANGE IN OUR SOCIETY AND WHO WILL CONTINUE TO WORK HARD AND TO LEAD INTO BE A PART OF TEAMS AND CREATE CHANGE.

>> PORTER WHO IS THE CO-COORDINATOR FOR THE HONORS PROGRAM STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE FOR STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO PLAN, EXECUTE, MARKET, AND LEAD.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE'LL HAVE SUNSHINE AND WARMER TEMPERATURES TOMORROW, WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN RETURNING THIS WEEKEND AND UNSETTLED WEATHER CONTINUING NEXT WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK WITH THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL SHOWS SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> THE GULL LAKE DRIFTERS SNOWMOBILE CLUB IS LOOKING TO EXPAND GROOMING OF THE GULL LAKE TRAIL AFTER RECEIVING APPROVAL FROM THE LAKE SHORE CITY COUNCIL.

THE DRIFTERS PLAN ON GROOMING TWO SEPARATE PORTIONS OF THE TRAIL THROUGH THE CITY ON A ONE-YEAR TRIAL.

THE PORTIONS WILL BE FROM COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 77, ONE AT THE ANDERSON PIT TO THE INTERSECTION OF LOST LAKE ROAD AND HIGHWAY 77, AS WELL AS AT THE SOUTHERN DETACHED SECTION OF THE TRAIL NEAR SHERWOOD NORTH LEADING TO THE SOUTHERN CITY LIMITS.

>> TRAVEL REALLY FAST AND THERE ARE ICE CHUNKS, WOOD, TREE BRANCHES, ALL SORTS OF THINGS.

THIS IS MUCH, MUCH SAFER.

IT MAKES IT EASIER TO GET TO THE RESTAURANTS AND BARS OR HAVE A SANDWICH.

IT'S A GOOD DEAL.

>> THE COUNCIL ALSO GRANTED PERMISSION LAST YEAR BUT DUE TO THE LACK OF SNOWFALL, THE DRIFTERS COULD NOT DETERMINE THE IMPACT GROOMING WILL HAVE ON THE TRAIL.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, WE BRING THERE WEATHERCASTER STACY CHRISTENSON, A NICE DAY COMING UP TOMORROW.

>> Stacy: IT LOOKS LIKE IT.

WE WILL SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES AND ENJOY SOME SUNSHINE, WHICH WAS MISSED TODAY WITH THE CLOUDY CONDITIONS.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, >> 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, IT WAS A DREARY AND CHILLY DAY OUT THERE TODAY AND WE DID HAVE AT LEAST SOME PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT DRIZZLE.

ALL OF THAT IS ENDING.

WE SHOULD HAVE AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND SOME OF THAT COULD LINGER INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

ONCE THAT BURNS OFF, WE SHOULD SEE SOME SUNSHINE ONCE AGAIN.

TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE WARMER TOMORROW, BUT CHANCES OF RAIN RETURN TO PARTS OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND WITH AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 38 DEGREES.

WE HAVE A LIGHT SOUTH WIND AT OUR STUDIO.

OUR HUMIDITY IS AT 100%.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, 43 DEGREES, 40 IS OUR DEW POINT, WE HAVE A RISING PAIR -- BAROMETRIC PRESSURE.

NOT A LOT TO SEE ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA ON THE RADAR.

WE HAD PATCHY DRIZZLE OUT THERE, NOT ENOUGH TO SHOW UP ON THE RADAR.

WE SHOULD HAVE QUIET WEATHER OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WE MAY SEE SOME AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING, AND PATCHY FOG COULD LINGER INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

HOWEVER, AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON, ONCE THAT FOG BURNS OFF, WE WILL SEE SOME SUNSHINE OUT THERE, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE A BIT WARMER, WITH HIGHS IN THE 40s AND 50s, AND IT LOOKS LIKE HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND, CHANCES OF RAIN IN PARTS OF THE AREA AND UNSETTLED WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

A COUPLE OF WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, DEBRA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE GRAY SKIES OVER LAKE ADA AND CARRIE WITH A PICTURE OF THE MOON BEHIND THE CLOUDS IN WALKER.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, DEBRA REPORTING 40 WITH THE GRAY SKY THIS MORNING IN PINE RIVER.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, 0.5-INCH OF RAIN YESTERDAY AND THROUGH LAST NIGHT, THE HIGH WAS 45.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLOUDY SKIES, 44 FOR OUR HIGH.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY WITH A HIGH OF 43.

TAKING A LOOK AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TODAY TOPPING OUT AT 45.

WE ARE ABOVE AVERAGE.

IT FELT CHILLY WITH THE CLOUDS AND WITH THE DRIZZLE.

41 IS THE LOW, SO STEADY TEMPERATURE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND SUNSET TONIGHT AT 4:44.

IN BEMIDJI, WE TOPPED OUT AT 41, SO AGAIN JUST A FEW DEGREES ABOVE THAT AVERAGE HIGH, 38 WAS OUR LOW TEMP, SO IN BEMIDJI, THE STEADY TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

SUNRISE THIS MORNING AT 7:24.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE COULD SEE SOME PATCHY FOG LINGERING THROUGH THE MORNING.

ONCE THAT LIFTS, WE SHOULD SEE A RETURN TO PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

AS FAR AS OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES, WE'RE LOOKING AT UPPER 40s, CLOSE TO 50 DEGREES IN BEMIDJI AND FOSSTON.

THEN AS WE HEAD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, WE ARE AGAIN LOOKING AT THE HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40s TO AROUND 50 DEGREES.

A NICE DAY FOR US TOMORROW.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, SOME OF US HAVE A CHANCE OF SEEING SOME RAINFALL.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, AREAS OF FOG, LOWS DOWN TO 33.

FOR TOMORROW, PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING, OTHERWISE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, HIGHS NEAR 48, AND SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, WE WILL SEE VARIABLE CLOUDS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, THERE ARE SOME SMALL CHANCES OF RAINFALL, ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA THIS WEEKEND, STILL MILD THROUGH SATURDAY, BUT 42 IS THE HIGH ON SUNDAY.

THEN AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY, IT LOOKS LIKE MORE WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVING IN, ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AND THEN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, IT'S GOING TO START OUT WITH RAIN, COULD SEE SOME WINTERY WEATHER.

WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT.

HIGHS ON TUESDAY NEAR 43.

>> Dennis: NOW A THURSDAY NIGHT HOCKEY GAME TONIGHT.

>> Charlie: YEAH, BEMIDJI WAS DOWN AND MINNESOTA HAS ONE OF THE BEST FORWARD GROUPS IN THE COUNTRY.

THEY CAN SCORE.

CAN BEMIDJI STATE STAY CLOSE TO THEM?

SHORT ANSWER, YES.

WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW.

HIGHLIGHTS AFTER THIS.

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>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE LAST TIME BEMIDJI STATE MEN'S HOCKEY FACED OFF WITH MINNESOTA WAS IN 2019.

THE BEAVERS LAST WIN AGAINST THE GOLDEN GOPHERS CAME IN 2016 DURING THE NORTH STAR COLLEGE CUP TOURNAMENT AT THE XCEL CENTER.

B.S.U.

IS CURRENTLY COMING OFF OF THE THREE SERIES SPLITS WHILE U.M.D.

IS RIDING AN 8-GAME WIN STREAK.

TONIGHT THEY FACED OFF AT MARIUCCI ARENA.

THE FIRST LEG OF A HOME AND HOME SERIES, BEMIDJI STATE TRYING TO NOTCH THEIR THIRD RANKED WIN OF THE SEASON AGAINST 3RD RANKED MINNESOTA.

THE TOP LINE IS TOUGH TO STOP EARLY.

THEY OPEN THE SCORING AND MINNESOTA BUILT A 2-0 LEAD LESS THAN 6 MINUTES IN.

LATER ON THE POWER PLAY, ERIC TIPS THE SHOT AND THE BEAVERS HAVE CUT THE LEAD IN HALF.

THE GOPHERS HAD A 3-1 LEAD AT THE BREAK.

RILEY CORRALS HIS OWN BLOCK AND THE TRANSFER FROM NORTHERN MICHIGAN HAS SCORED IN THREE STRAIGHT GAMES.

GOPHERS ANSWER BEFORE THE PERIOD ENDED.

NOW IT'S 4-2 AND KIRKLAND, WHO IS LIFTED AS THE EXTRA SKATER, GETS A SHIFT, MAKES THE MOST OF IT, BRINGS THE BEAVERS WITHIN 1.

NOW SAME SCORE, IT'S OFF THE CROSS BAR.

YOU CAN SEE HOW CLOSE IT WAS THERE ON THE REPLAY.

BEMIDJI STATE WOULD FALL 5-3 TO MINNESOTA.

THE TEAM IS NOW TAKING A DAY OFF FOR TRAVEL BEFORE FACING OFF IN BEMIDJI ON SATURDAY.

PUCK DROP WILL BE AT 6:00 P.M. >>> BEMIDJI RIDING HIGH IN GIRLS HOCKEY.

NOW ON TUESDAY NIGHT, IT TOOK BAILEY JUST 27 SECONDS TO SCORE.

TONIGHT, IT TOOK 26.

I MEAN ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

LUMBERJACKS LED 1-0-AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD.

THEN MEGAN SQUEAKS IT THROUGH AND A HAT-TRICK.

SHE HAD ONE IN ALL THREE GAMES SO FAR THIS SEASON.

JACKS ARE LEADING 3-1.

MOLLY'S SHOT STOP AND NAOMI FLIPS IT IN.

SHE HAD A HAT-TRICK TONIGHT AND BEMIDJI ROLL IT IS PROWLERS 9-2.

SHE HAD HER 100th CAREER POINT AS WELL.

LUMBERJACKS' NEXT GAME IS A BIG ONE.

THEY FACE ROSEAU.

ELSEWHERE IN GIRLS HOCKEY, EAST GRAND FORKS WINS.

MINNESOTA WILD GET A WIN TONIGHT, THEY'RE SECOND IN THE CENTRAL.

FIVE POINTS BACK FROM THE JETS, 7-2-1 IN THE LAST 10.

>>> THE EARLY SIGNINGS CONTINUED TODAY MORE MANY AREAS ATHLETES INCLUDING CASS LAKE-BENA STANDOUT GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER GABBY FINEDAY, WHO SIGNED HER NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT TO STAY HOME AND PLAY FOR BEMIDJI STATE.

THE 5'6" SENIOR GUARD HAS BEEN A STAPLE FOR THE PANTHERS ON OFFENSE AND DEFENSE SINCE JOINING THE VARSITY AS A SEVENTH GRADER.

SHE IS A 2,000-POINT SCORER WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE BREAK C.L.B.

'S INDIVIDUAL SCORING RECORD FOR BOTH THE GIRLS AND BOYS TEAMS AND POTENTIALLY BE THE FIRST 3,000-POINT SCORER IN SCHOOL HISTORY AND CONTINUING TO SHOWCASE HER SKILLS CLOSE TO HOME PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN HER COMMITMENT TO B.S.U.

>> NO OTHER SCHOOL COULD OFFER ME A CHANCE TO PLAY IN FRONT OF MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY.

I THINK IT'S A BIG DEAL BECAUSE YOU DON'T SEE MANY NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE PLAYING SPORTS THERE AND EVEN IF THEY HAVE SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS, THEY USUALLY GO TO OTHER PLACES AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHOW YOUNGER GENERATIONS THAT IT'S POSSIBLE AND THAT YOU CAN DO IT HERE TOO.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO OFF.

PEOPLE CAN KEEP TRACK OF YOU BUT THEY WILL NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN.

I THINK IT'S COOL THAT I GET TO BE WHERE EVERYONE CAN SEE ME.

>> ANOTHER AREA ATHLETE JOINING THE B.S.U.

RANKS IS BRAINERD GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SENIOR KARLEY DUNHAM.

SHE'S A THREE SPORT ATHLETE IN VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL, AND GOLF, BUT DUNHAM HAS PLAYED VOLLEYBALL SINCE SHE WAS IN THIRD GRADE, AND DECIDED PLAYING FOR THE BEAVERS SQUAD WAS THE BEST FIT FOR REASONS BOTH ON AND OFF THE COURT.

>> WELL, THERE IS A LAKE.

THAT'S NICE.

IT FELT LIKE HOME.

IT'S SIMILAR TO BRAINERD, IT'S NOT TOO FAR AND THE COACHES AND TEAMMATES WERE ALL WELCOMING.

I PRACTICED WITH THEM AND THE CULTURE IN PRACTICING WAS FUN.

I'M EXCITED FOR SCHOOL ACTUALLY BECAUSE I AM MAJORING IN BIO CHEMISTRY.

I'M EXCITED FOR THAT AND ALSO IT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE THAT FUN.

I'M EXCITED TO TRAVEL WITH THE TEAM AND GO ALL OVER THE MIDWEST AND PLAY DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND JUST THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE OF BEING A COLLEGIATE ATHLETE.

>> Charlie: CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM AND I WILL HAVE SOME BEMIDJI STUDENT SIGNINGS NEXT WEEK.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THIS PAST VETERANS DAY, BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL ORGANIZED AN EVENT TO COMMEMORATE ALL WHO HAVE SERVED IN OUR COUNTRY'S GREAT MILITARY.

OUR NEWS REPORTER, SKYLER BLAINE, WAS IN THE PACKED GYM AT THE EVENT AND SAW FIRSTHAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR BRAINERD HIGH TO RECOGNIZE THE GREAT MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SACRIFICED FOR OUR NATION IN THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE.

>> Reporter: VETERANS FILLED BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL'S GYMNASIUM TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COUNTRY.

STUDENTS GOT TO SHARE THE ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.

>> OUR VETERANS DAY PROGRAM IS VERY IMPORTANT, NOT ONLY TO OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF, BUT ALSO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT JOIN US.

>> Reporter: EDUCATING THE YOUNGER GENERATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF VETERANS DAY INSTILLS PRINCIPALS OF PATRIOTISM, EMPATHY, AND GRATITUDE.

>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO DON'T COME FROM MILITARY FAMILIES, TO RECOGNIZE THE COMMITMENT OF OUR VETERANS, HOW THEY SERVED OUR COUNTRY AND PROVIDED US WITH SO MANY FREEDOMS WE MAY TAKE FOR GRANTED.

>> Reporter: THEY LISTENED CLOSELY IN ORDER TO GET A TEASE ON WHAT THE MILITARY EXPERIENCE CAN BE LIKE.

VETERANS HAD PLENTY OF STORIES TO SHARE, PREPARING SOME WHO ARE GOING TO ENLIST.

>> THEY PLAY A BIG ROLE.

BEING AN EAGLE SCOUT AND HEARING THE STORIES AND HAVING STORIES TO TELL MY KIDS AND MY BROTHERS.

IT'S CRAZY.

>> Reporter: BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL SET A STANDARD WITHIN THE STUDENT BODY IS SUPPORTING THOSE WHO SIGNED ON THE DOTTED LINE IS SOMETHING THEY TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN.

>> WE TRY TO FOCUS ON THAT PRIOR TO THE PROGRAM, DISCUSSING IT IN OUR CLASSROOMS, NOT HAVING TO BE PARTISAN, BUT AGAIN, FOCUSING ON THE PATRIOTISM, THAT WE CAN SHOW AND DEMONSTRATE AND THE GRATITUDE TO OUR VETERANS.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, I'M SKYLER BLAINE, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: AND BACK TO STACY FOR OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOWS NEAR 33.

ONCE THE FOG BURNS OFF TOMORROW, WE WILL SEE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND HIGHS SHOULD BE NEAR 48.

>> Charlie: AND BSU WOMEN'S SOCCER JUNIOR CENTER, GOT NSIC PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR WOMEN'S SOCCER.

CONGRATULATIONS TO HER.

>> Dennis: AWESOME.

THAT'S IT FOR US, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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