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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 JOINING US.

>>> WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION TONIGHT ON THE OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED NEAR WALKER ON SUNDAY.

THE RAMSEY COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE HAS IDENTIFIED THE MAN WHO DIED AS 37-YEAR-OLD JAMES WEYAUS OF ONIGUM.

THE BUREAU OF CRIMINAL APPREHENSION HAS IDENTIFIED THE DEPUTIES FROM THE CASS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WHO USED FORCE DURING THIS INCIDENT.

CASS COUNTY DEPUTY KALEB CHERNE FIRED HIS DEPARTMENT-ISSUED FIREARM.

HE HAS THREE YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE.

CASS COUNTY DEPUTY DAVID DONNER ALSO FIRED HIS DEPARTMENT-ISSUED FIREARM.

HE HAS SIX YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE.

THE CASS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS PLACED BOTH DEPUTIES ON CRITICAL INCIDENT LEAVE.

ACCORDING TO THE B.C.A.

'S PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION, AROUND 4:30 P.M.

DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO THE 8400 BLOCK OF OLD AGENCY TRAIL NORTHWEST ON A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED.

DEPUTIE CHERNEY RESPONDED TO THE SCENE, SAW WEYHAUS WALKING ALONE ON COUNTY ROAD 13, AND ATTEMPTED TO SPEAK WITH HIM BUT WEYAUS RAN AWAY AND CHERNE PURSUED HIM ON FOOT.

DURING THIS FOOT CHASE, WEYAUS AND DEPUTY CHERNE EXCHANGED GUNFIRE.

DEPUTY CHERNE WAS SHOT IN HIS UPPER RIGHT LEG.

DEPUTY DONNER WAS RESPONDING TO THE FOOT CHASE AND SHOOTING WHEN HE SAW WEYAUS EMERGE ONTO THE ROADWAY.

DEPUTY DONNER FIRED TOWARD WEYAUS, AND STRUCK HIM.

WEYAUS WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

DEPUTY CHERNE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AIR AMBULANCE TO A FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT AND HAS SINCE BEEN RELEASED.

B.C.A.

CRIME SCENE PERSONNEL RECOVERED A HANDGUN, A HOLSTER AND MULTIPLE SHELL CASINGS.

BODY-WORN CAMERAS CAPTURED PORTIONS OF THIS INCIDENT.

THE CASS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REQUESTED THE B.C.A.

INVESTIGATE THE USE OF FORCE.

ONCE THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE, THE B.C.A.

WILL PRESENT ITS FINDINGS WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION ON CHARGES TO THE CASS COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR REVIEW.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR WEYHAUS ARE SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEKEND.

THE WAKE FOR WEYAUS IS SATURDAY AT SEVEN AT THE ONIGUM COMMUNITY CENTER WITH A TRADITIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN SERVICE SCHEDULED FOR 11:00 A.M.

ON SUNDAY, ALSO AT THE ONIGUM COMMUNITY CENTER.

LEECH LAKE TRIBAL CHAIRMAN FARON JACKSON SENIOR TOLD THE MINNESOTA STAR TRIBUNE THAT WEYAUS WAS A FOSTER CHILD OF HIS.

>>> THE BIGGEST EVENT FOR BRAINERD LAKES AREA BUSINESSES AND ALL THAT SUPPORT WHAT THEY DO WENT UNDERWAY THIS EVENING.

THE 13TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE RECOGNIZED AND HONORED 600 BRAINERD LAKES CHAMBER INNOVATORS, VISIONARIES, AND TIME-HONORED TRAILBLAZERS.

REPORTER MILES WALKER WAS IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE STORY.

>> Reporter: IT WAS A THROWBACK TO A CLASSIC 1980s-90s FILM TRILOGY TONIGHT FOR THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE.

>> IF YOU GREW UP IN THE 1980s, THIS IS YOUR CHILDHOOD BROUGHT TO LIFE.

IT'S ALL ABOUT BACK TO THE FUTURE.

>> WE'RE HONORING THE PAST AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT'S TO COME.

THIS IS OUR CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE, OUR BIGGEST EVENT OF THE YEAR.

>> Reporter: THE AWARD WAS THE 2025 BUSINESS LEGACY AWARD, WHICH WENT TO LAKES PRINTING CO-OWNER WHO HAS BEEN A LEADER BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND PHILANTHROPICALLY SINCE THE 1980s.

>> WE STARTED OUT WITH A BUSINESS PLAN THAT IF WE WANTED THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT US, WE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.

THEN WE REALIZED IT'S WHO WE ARE.

HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT A COMMUNITY THAT YOU ARE BORN IN, RAISED IN, AND THAT YOU TRULY LOVE, IT'S JUST A BLESSING.

IT'S A GIFT.

>> Reporter: THE 2025 LAKES PROUD SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD WENT TO THE FUNERAL CHAPEL, RECOGNIZED FOR PERSONIFYING ENTREPRENEURSHIP, PRIDE, AND SUCCESS, ALL OF WHICH SERVE AS THE BACKBONE OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

>> WE'VE BEEN IN THE BUSINESS FOR OVER 90 YEARS BUT WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.

THEY SUPPORT US AND WE LIKE TO BE THERE FOR THEM WHEN THEY'RE GOING THROUGH A DIFFICULT MOMENT IN THEIR LIFE.

THEY COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT US AND WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THEM.

>> Reporter: AND ADD VANTAGE HOME PROS PROVIDING EMPLOYEE INVESTMENT AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT.

THEY HAVE STRONG ROOTS IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA FOR OVER 15 YEARS.

>> WE LOVE THE SPEED IN WHICH WE GROWN AND HAVE BEEN REALLY EXCITED TO BE PART OF ALL THE COMMUNITIES WE'RE IN.

BRAINERD IS ONE OF THE BEST AREAS I HAVE EVER WORKED IN AND JUST EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY AND I LOVE GIVING BACK AS MUCH AS THEY GIVEN US, WE RECEIVE FROM THEM.

IT'S BEEN GREAT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN EAST GULL LAKE, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BLUE OX LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE CLASS OF 2025 FOR ITS RECOGNITION, WHICH FEATURED OVER 30 DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES.

>>> THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF IS PARTNERING WITH THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE NEW JACKETS FOR THE WINTER SEASON.

WHILE SUPPLIES LAST, PEOPLE CAN GO TO THE FOOD SHELF TO OBTAIN A NEW WINTER JACKET IN BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULT SIZES.

THE SHELF ALSO CARRIES HAND KNITTED HATS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE IN NEED AS WELL.

STAFF AT THE FOOD SHELF RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR WINTER COATS AS THE WEATHER HAS BEGUN TO DROP INTO FREEZING TEMPERATURES, AND THEY ARE EXCITED TO HELP THOSE IN NEED.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE MOST MOVING STORIES LAST YEAR WAS A WOMAN, WHO I WOULD GUESS IS ABOUT 40 YEARS OLD, WHO TRIED ON A JACKET AND THEN WE CLIPPED OFF THE TAGS FOR HER.

SHE ASKED FOR THE TAGS.

SHE HAS NEVER HAD A NEW JACKET BEFORE.

SO WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE A JACKET THAT SHE WANTED TO KEEP THOSE TAGS.

>> THERE IS ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT OF WINTER COATS FOR DISTRIBUTION.

FOR ANYONE THAT MAY BE IN NEED OF A COAT, THE FOOD SHELF IS OPEN TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS FROM 9 A.M.

TO NOON AND WEDNESDAYS FROM 3:00 TO 6:00 P.M.

>>> THE BELTRAMI COUNTY BOARD MET WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS FROM LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT WAYS TO SOLVE AN ISSUE THAT HAS AFFECTED THE COUNTY FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, ATTENDED THE MEETING AND HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: GROWING THE TAX BASE MAY NOT SOUND LIKE A BIG PROBLEM TO HAVE BUT FOR OFFICIALS IN BELTRAMI COUNTY, IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS ITS HAND IN MANY ISSUES THAT PLAGUED THE COUNTY FOR MANY YEARS, ESPECIALLY THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

>> TAX BASE MATTERS AND YOU ALL KNOW THAT.

BASED ON WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH THE LAST THREE OR FOUR MONTHS, TRYING TO MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON A LIMITED BUDGET.

WE HAVE TO GROW THAT TAX BASE.

>> Reporter: THE BEST WAY TO GROW THE COUNTY'S TAX BASE IS BY LISTENING TO LOCAL COMPANIES ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS.

>> THE TWO THINGS I HEAR CONSISTENTLY IS WHEN CAN WE STAFF THE BUSINESS.

SECOND IS DO YOU HAVE GOOD DEVELOPMENT SITES.

>> Reporter: WHILE GROWING THE WORKFORCE IS ULTIMATELY A GOOD THING, THE COUNTY CAN'T DO THAT YET WITHOUT ADEQUATE HOUSING OPTIONS.

>> WE HAD TEN HOMES BUILT IN OUR CITY LAST YEAR.

YOU KNOW HOW MANY WE DESTROYED IN OUR CITY LAST YEAR?

TEN.

WE HAVE ZERO MULTI-FAMILY PROPERTIES BUILT IN OUR ENTIRE COUNTY LAST YEAR, THAT'S CONCERNING.

>> Reporter: SCOTT WITH THE BEMIDJI AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SHARED THAT 4,000 RESIDENTS THAT WORK IN THE CITY OF BEMIDJI DON'T LIVE WITHIN BELTRAMI COUNTY.

>> WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT BUILDING SOMETHING, THEY WILL COME.

THEY'RE ALREADY HERE.

WE JUST CAN'T FIND HOUSING FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: INCREASES IN INTEREST RATES ARE A BIG REASON FOR THE LACK OF HOMEBUYERS.

HE BELIEVES THAT GETTING THE NUMBER DOWN TO MAKE IT AS OR MORE AFFORDABLE THAN RENTING IS THE ONLY WAY TO HELP.

>> WHEN WE DO THAT AND WHEN WE'RE SUCCESSFUL DOING THAT, BECAUSE WE WILL BE, IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYBODY, BUT IT TAKES A LITTLE SKIN IN THE GAME TOO.

WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY.

>> Reporter: HE ENSCOURGED THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO THINK IF THEIR DECISION HELPS GROW THE TAX BASE.

>> ALL YOUR DECISIONS HAVE RESIDUAL IMPACTS, RIGHT?

SO IF YOU HAVE THAT AS THE PRIMARY FOCUS, IT SHOULD HELP.

>> Reporter: HE CHALLENGED THE COMMISSIONERS TO GET MORE INVOLVED ABOUT THE ISSUE AS HE BELIEVES A COORDINATED APPROACH WITH CITY OFFICIALS AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IS THE BEST WAY TO SOLVE IT.

HE SAYS SOMEONE JUST NEEDS TO GET THE BALL ROLLING.

>> I DON'T THINK THAT CONVERSATION STARTED.

I THINK IT NEEDS TO START AND I ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO HELP WITH THAT AND CHALLENGE OTHERS, INCLUDING US, TO EXPECT THAT FROM US.

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

>> ON DECEMBER 2ND, SANFORD HEALTH OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND GREATER MINNESOTA HOUSING FUND, ARE CO-HOSTING A BELTRAMI COUNTY HOUSING ROUNDTABLE AT THE SANFORD CENTER IN BEMIDJI.

THIS EVENT GIVES RESIDENTS OF THE AREA THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT WAYS TO PRESERVE AND BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

>>> THE U.S.

ECONOMY SAW STRONGER THAN EXPECTED JOB GROWTH IN SEPTEMBER BUT THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ALSO ROSE TO A NEARLY FOUR-YEAR HIGH.

A MIXED PICTURE OF THE U.S.

LABOR MARKET FROM TODAY'S LONG-AWAITED JOBS REPORT.

THAT COMES AS SOME OF AMERICA'S MAJOR COMPANIES FLASH WARNING SIGNS ABOUT THE ECONOMY WITH CUSTOMERS AND BUSINESSES BECOMING MORE CAUTIOUS ABOUT THEIR SPENDING.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA REPORTS.

>> Reporter: THE LATEST SNAPSHOT OF THE U.S.

LABOR MARKET PAINTING A MUDDY PICTURE, 119,000 JOBS WERE ADDED TO THE ECONOMY IN SEPTEMBER, AN UNEXPECTED REBOUND BUT UNEMPLOYMENT CLIMBED TO 4.4%, THE HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE OCTOBER 2021, ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.

>> WE DO NOT SEE A ROBUST JOB MARKET.

>> Reporter: SEPTEMBER'S JOBS REPORT COMES AFTER A 7-WEEK DELAY DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN REVEALED DOWNWARD REI HAVINGS TO PREVIOUS JOB REPORTS NUMBERS, AND A LOWER TOTAL FOR JULY.

>> TAKE OUT THE PANDEMIC YEAR OF 2020, YOU GO BACK TO 2010 WHERE YOU HAD MULTIPLE MONTHS OF PAYROLL CONTRACTION DURING A GIVEN YEAR.

THAT'S CONCERNING.

>> Reporter: THE WHITE HOUSE TOUTING THE REPORT AS GREAT PROGRESS FOR THE U.S.

ECONOMY.

76% ARE VIEWING THE ECONOMY NEGATIVELY AND MORE ARE PUTTING THE BLAME ON PRESIDENT TRUMP THAN FORMER PRESIDENT BIDEN.

>> A MISTAKE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION MADE, THAT THE CAMPAIGN MADE WAS PROMISING OVERNIGHT SUCCESS.

>> Reporter: AS AFFORDABILITY REMAIN ASCII ISSUE, HOUSEHOLDS APPEAR TO BE CHANGING THEIR SPENDING HABITS TO ESSENTIALS AND VALUE ITEMS.

WHILE IT'S SLIGHTLY MORE EXPENSIVE, TARGET REPORTED A LOSS.

>> FOR BUSINESSES, CONSUMERS, HOUSEHOLDS, THERE ARE MANY REASONS FOR THEM TO BE CAUTIOUS RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, MICHAEL YOSHIDA.

>> MORE THAN 87-PERCENT OF THE SEPTEMBER JOB GAINS WERE CONCENTRATED IN TWO INDUSTRIES: HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE AND LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER TOMORROW.

HOWEVER, IT LOOKS LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE A WARM UP FOR THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, CENTRAL LEAGUES COLLEGE INVITED FOUR HIGH SCHOOL BANDS TO THEIR [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> EARLIER TODAY THE LOFT EVENT CENTER IN DOWNTOWN BEMIDJI HELD ITS FIRST EVER “ELEVATED MARKET”, ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO SHOP LOCAL BY GATHERING 15 DIFFERENT VENDORS TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK STOPPED BY THE EVENT, AND HAS MORE ON WHAT LOCALS CAN SEE IN THE WILL-BE MONTHLY MARKET.

>> Reporter: WITH CHRISTMAS JUST A MONTH AWAY, SHOPPING IS IN FULL SWING AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO BRING THE SHOPPERS INTO DOWNTOWN BEMIDJI WITH THEIR FIRST EVER ELEVATED MARKET.

>> I AM PLEASED THAT BEMIDJI IS INVOLVED IN WANTING TO SUPPORT LOCAL FOR THAT MATTER.

>> ONE TO PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT, RIGHT?

LIKE WE'RE REUSING AND WE'RE HOME MAKING THINGS, AND WE'RE NOT JUST BUYING FROM BIG BOX STORES ALL THE TIME, ESPECIALLY WITH CHRISTMAS COMING UP, WHAT BETTER GIFT THAN A HANDMADE GIFT.

>> Reporter: THEY CAN HOLD UP TO 21 VENDORS IN TOTAL.

THEY HAD 15 COMING IN, EACH OF THEM SHOWING OFF A UNIQUE PRODUCT.

>> WE HAVE AN APPLICATION PROCESS ONLY BECAUSE WE DON'T EVER WANT TO HAVE FOUR OR FIVE OF THE SAME KIND OF VENDORS AND EVERY PERSON APPLIED.

THAT'S HOW DIFFERENT, EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN NICHE, YOU KNOW, VERY CREATIVE STUFF.

>> DURING THE HOLIDAYS, IT'S BEEN GREAT FOR PEOPLE TO SHOP LOCAL.

BIG BOX STORES CARRY ALL THE GENERIC BARBIES, AND ALL OF THE STUFF.

EVERYBODY ELSE POURS THEIR HEARTS INTO THINGS THAT THEY MAKE AND CREATE AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE SUPPORT THAT.

>> Reporter: DIFFERENT BUSINESSES CAN COME IN EACH MONTH OR RETURN TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

THE VENDORS ARE CHOSEN ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS, SO EACH MARKET WILL LOOK DIFFERENT.

THE EVENTS ARE SET TO CONTINUE THROUGH APRIL, SO THEY ARE NOT ONLY AIMED TOWARDS CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS, BUT BRINGING ATTENTION TO LOCAL BUSINESSES AS A WHOLE.

>> I AM PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS EVENT.

DOWNTOWN HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT SLOW I GUESS, SINCE I USED TO OWN ONE DOWNTOWN, SO IT'S NICE TO SEE PEOPLE COMING BACK DOWNTOWN AND SHOPPING LOCAL.

>> I LOVE THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY HAVING MOCKTAILS AND COCKTAILS.

PEOPLE ARE HAVING DRINKS, SHOPPING, AND BEING WITH THEIR LOVED ONES, AND BRINGING SOME GIRLFRIENDS DOWN, AND IT'S BEEN GREAT.

WHAT IS AN EVENT IF IT'S NOT FUN.

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

>> THE NEXT ELEVATED MARKET IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 18TH, AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE HELD AT THE LOFT EVENT CENTER ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH THROUGH APRIL.

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

I KNOW THERE ARE SOME HINTS OF SNOW ON THE HORIZON, BUT FIRST A WARM UP THIS WEEKEND.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE IT.

WE WILL BE SEEING SUNSHINE TOMORROW, TEMPERATURE-WISE, COOLER THAN TODAY.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 40s, SOME LOCATIONS COULD BE CLOSE TO 50 DEGREES, AND AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK, WE WILL SEE THE WINTERY TURN TO OUR [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

>> Stacy: WELL, WE DID HAVE A LOT OF CLOUD COVER EARLIER TODAY, BUT WE HAVE BEEN SEEING CLEARING SKIES THIS EVENING AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT CLEARING TREND CONTINUES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW, TEMPERATURE-WISE, WE ARE GOING TO SEE A COOL DOWN, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

IT IS SHORT LIVED, HIGHS SHOULD BE IN THE 40s, MAYBE CLOSE TO 50 DEGREES THIS WEEKEND.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT IS 28 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE A LIGHT VARIABLE WIND OUT OF THE STUDIO.

THE DEW POINT IS 26 AND THE HUMIDITY IS AT 91%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES, 21 DEGREES, OUR DEW POINT IS 24, AND PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY AND WINDS ARE WEST AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.

ON THE SATELLITE AND RADAR PICTURE, WE CAN SEE THE LAST OF THE CLOUDS CLEARING OUT OF EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING.

WE SHOULD BE SEEING CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

THIS IS LEADING US INTO A SUNNY DAY TOMORROW.

AS I MENTIONED, TEMPERATURES ARE A LITTLE BIT COOLER, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA WHERE WE WILL BE SEEING THOSE HIGHS, MAINLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 30s.

WE STILL COULD SEE 40s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, TIM SENDING US THIS PHOTO.

IT'S AN INTERESTING PICTURE.

WE HAVE THE LIGHT FROM BEMIDJI REFLECTED ON THE CLOUDS AND THAT'S REFLECTED ON THE LAKE.

WE HAVE THE BIG DIPPER THERE IN THE SKY.

ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO IN MENAHGA.

CHRISTY SENDING US THIS PICTURE AS WELL, SAYING IT WAS A NICE DAY FOR A WALK ON THE SHORELINE.

GARY WITH THE CLOUDS REFLECTED ON THE LAKE.

SAMROSE WITH SOME OF THE WAVES ON LOWER RED LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLOUDY AND 32 FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE THIS EVENING.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY WITH SOME DRIZZLE TODAY.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE REPORTING A FEW SHOWERS THIS MORNING, OTHERWISE CLEARING SKIES LATE TODAY WITH A HIGH OF 40.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, WE TOPPED OUT AT 41 IN BRAINERD.

STILL A LITTLE ABOVE THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE, 37 IS THE AVERAGE.

29 IS OUR LOW TEMP AND SUNSET AT 4:39.

BEMIDJI TODAY REACHING A HIGH OF 39, SO WE ARE ABOVE AVERAGE, WE HAD A LOW OF 28, AND SUNRISE THIS MORNING AT 7:32.

SO LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, EARLY IN THE DAY, AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF CLEAR SKIES AND EXPECT TO SEE SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY, A FEW PASSING CLOUDS, BUT OVERALL, A SUNNY DAY FOR US.

AS FAR AS TEMPERATURES GO, IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT COOLER IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA, WARROAD TOPPING OUT AT 33, BUT A LOT OF MID TO UPPER 30s IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, PARK RAPIDS UP TO 41 AND LOW 40s EXPECTED IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES FOR TONIGHT, WE'LL SEE LOWS NEAR 22 WITH WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, HIGHS ABOUT 38 DEGREES, WITH WEST WINDS UP TO 10.

LOOKING AT THE REST OF OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, WE WILL SEE VARIABLE CLOUDS ON SATURDAY, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY ON SUNDAY, BUT OUR TEMPERATURES BUMP UP ONCE AGAIN WITH HIGHS FOR MOST OF US IN THE MID-40s, BUT ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE COULD SEE THE TEMPERATURES NEAR 50.

HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK, OUR WEATHER PICTURE BECOMES UNSETTLED AND WE WILL SEE COLDER AIR SPILLING INTO THE STATES, SO EXPECT TO SEE RAIN SHOWERS EARLY, CHANGING TO SNOW THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANK YOU STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW AND HOME OPENER FOR BEMIDJI BOYS HOCKEY.

>> Charlie: IT'S THE STARTING DAY FOR HOCKEY AS A WHOLE FOR BOYS HOCKEY AND GIRLS BASKETBALL AS WELL.

OBVIOUSLY BEMIDJI BOYS HOCKEY IS COMING OFF A STELLAR SEASON LAST YEAR, TRYING TO START THIS ONE OFF RIGHT AS WELL.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS AND MORE COMING [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: BEMIDJI BOYS HOCKEY WAS A WIN AWAY FROM THE STATE TOURNAMENT A YEAR AGO, FINISHING AS THE SECTION 8-2A RUNNERS UP.

TONIGHT THEY BEGIN ANEW.

THE LUMBERJACKS AT HOME HOSTING PERENNIAL POWER ALEXANDRIA.

IN THE FIRST, NO SCORE, CARDINALS WITH A GOOD LOOK HERE, AND CHRISTIAN COMING UP WITH THE SAVE.

HE HAS 25, WOULD IT BE ENOUGH?

SECOND PERIOD, STILL NO SCORE, LANDON, I AM PICKING UP WHAT YOU'RE PUTTING DOWN, GIVING THE JACKS A 1-0 LEAD.

STILL A 1-GOAL LEAD FOR BEMIDJI.

OFF THE BACK OF THE GOALIE AND IN, MADE IT 2-0.

THEY ADD AN EMPTY NETTER.

IT'S A SHUT OUT AND THE LUMBERJACKS, 3-0 THE FINAL THERE AND A 1-0 START TO THE SEASON.

>>> A COUPLE OTHER SCORES FOR YOU, ROCK RIDGE BEATS BRAINERD.

WILMER GETS THE WIN OVER NORTHERN LAKES.

>>> GIRLS BASKETBALL SEASON STARTING TONIGHT, A COUPLE OF LOCAL TEAMS SQUARING OFF.

THE FIRST HALF, IT WAS ALL FLYERS.

SAMANTHA HELPED THEM TO A 24-36 LEAD AT THE BREAK.

AND NOW SOPHOMORE, SHE LED ALL SCORERS WITH 23 POINTS.

HERE IN THE FINAL MINUTE, CARLY DOWN LOW AND ONE, AND SHE HIT THE FREE THROW TO BRING THE JACKS WITHIN 1.

THEN AFTER A STOP, UNDER 10 SECONDS TO GO, ABBEY DAYMOND, IF IT GOES, THEY WIN, BUT IT COMES OFF THE IRON.

61-60 THE FINAL THERE.

LITTLE FALLS ESCAPES.

>>> A COUPLE MORE BASKETBALL SCORES, STAPLES MOTLEY BEATS BROWERVILLE.

PINE RIVER-BACKUS, BIG WIN THERE.

>>> THE 25TH WINTER OLYMPICS GAMES ARE JUST A FEW MONTHS AWAY AND ONE GRAND RAPIDS NATIVE HAS HIS SIGHTS SET ON COMPETING IN MILANO CORTINA, LITERALLY.

ARMY SARGEANT VACLAV CERVENKA IS VYING FOR A SPOT ON THE U.S.

BIATHLON TEAM THAT WILL COMPETE AT THE OLYMPICS IN FEBRUARY.

AFTER SERVING AS AN ALTERNATE FOR TEAM U.S.A.

FOUR YEARS AGO IN BEIJING.

BIATHLON IS A COMBINATION OF NORDIC SKI AND RIFLE SHOOTING, A SPORT HE WAS BORN INTO.

HIS MOTHER COMPETED IN BIATHLON FOR THE CZECH NATIONAL TEAM IN THE 1992 OLYMPIC GAMES, AND HIS FATHER COACHED NORDIC SKI AT COLORADO UNIVERSITY BEFORE MOVING TO MINNESOTA AND COACHING BIATHLON.

BUT IT WAS ALSO DAYS SPENT ON THE IRON RANGE THAT HELPED HIM PREPARE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

>> IT'S NOT ALWAYS PRETTY WHEN YOU GO OUT FOR A RACE, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT REGARDLESS.

WHEN I HAD YEARS OF EXPERIENCE RACING IN BARELY LEGAL TEMPERATURES IN MINNESOTA AND THEN GOING TO EUROPE, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT'S -2 AND PEOPLE ARE FREAKING OUT.

THIS IS JUST ANOTHER DAY.

THE IRON RANGE, I GUESS, I WOULD SAY I CONSIDER MYSELF VERY PROUD AMERICAN AND A PROUD MINNESOTAN.

>> SARGEANT CERVENKA CURRENTLY SERVES IN THE VERMONT ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND IS PART OF THEIR WORLD CLASS ATHLETE PROGRAM ALSO KNOWN AS W-CAP, WHICH HAS A LONGSTANDING TRADITION OF HELPING SOLDIER-ATHLETES COMPETE IN THEIR SPORT WHILE ALSO SERVING THEIR COUNTRY, SO YOU GET TO REPRESENT THE U.S.

AND THE ARMY ON THE WORLD STAGE.

PRETTY COOL PROGRAM THEY GOT GOING.

>> Dennis: VERY COOL.

>> Charlie: AND IN FEBRUARY, THAT'S WHEN HE WILL FIND OUT IF HE MADE THE OLYMPIC TEAM OR NOT, RIGHT BEFORE THEY GO TO THE OLYMPICS.

>> Dennis: REAL CLOSE.

OKAY, THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE HOSTED FOUR HIGH SCHOOL BANDS FROM AROUND THE STATE TO SEE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE TO STUDY MUSIC IN COLLEGE.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL WAS AT ONE OF BAND'S REHEARSALS.

HERE HE IS WITH THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE.

>> Reporter: CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE PROVIDE AS 2-YEAR, LOW COST MUSIC DEGREE TO THEIR STUDENTS TO ENSURE THEY ARE GETTING THE WORD OUT TO AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE, THE C. L.C.

MUSIC PROGRAM HELD A WORKSHOP FOR FOUR MUSIC PROGRAMS FROM AROUND THE STATE.

[♪♪♪] >> THEY WILL RECEIVE A COLLEGE TOUR, THEY WILL HEAR ABOUT OUR MUSIC PROGRAM, WE'RE THE LOWEST COSTING ONE IN THE STATE SO FAR, WE TRAVEL THROUGH EUROPE BIANNUALLY.

WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON THAT OTHER SCHOOLS DON'T HAVE.

STUDENTS FIRST, MUSIC SECOND.

I DON'T THINK IT'S ANYWHERE ELSE, WHERE OUR SUBJECT MATTER IS SECOND TO THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: STUDENT FROM CROSBY-IRONTON, JORDAN, AND BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED THE WORKSHOP, EACH AIMING TO BUILD UPON THE WORK THAT THEY PUT IN AT THEIR OWN SCHOOLS.

>> IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE THEM COMING IN HERE AND REALLY LOCK IN.

IF YOU WATCH THEIR EYES DURING THE REHEARSAL, THEY ARE SUPER FOCUSED AND THEY WANT TO GET BETTER.

I THINK THEY APPRECIATE EACH OTHER.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE ALWAYS REALLY GOOD OF SAYING IT BUT WE CAN EXPRESS IT THROUGH MUSIC.

>> Reporter: TIME THAT IS INVALUABLE TO THEIR FUTURE SUCCESS.

>> THEY GET SICK OF HEARING ME AFTER A WHILE FOR SURE AND HE IS AWFULLY GOOD AT WHAT HE DOES.

HAVING A RESOURCE NEARBY, GETTING A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON MUSIC THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR QUITE A WHILE IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.

IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR US TO HEAR A DIFFERENT VOICE.

>> Reporter: ANDREW NELSON, THE SUCCESS IN THE BAND ROOM WILL TRANSITION OUTSIDE OF IT AS WELL.

>> THE BAND ROOM IS A PLACE FOR EVERYONE.

EVERYONE IS A STARTER.

EVERYONE IS IN THERE DOING THEIR BEST AND WE TAKE KIDS AT WHATEVER LEVEL THEY ARE AT AND MEET THEM THERE AND THEN HELP MAKE THEM BETTER.

WE PLAY IT TOGETHER.

SO, I ALWAYS SAY TO KIDS, IF YOU CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE BAND ROOM, YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS A PART TO PLAY HERE AND IN THE REAL WORLD.

SO PLAY YOUR PART, MAKE IT HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD WITH THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: AND THIS WAS THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT C.L.C.

HOSTED THAT WORKSHOP.

>>> LET'S CHECK BACK IN WITH STACY WITH MORE ON OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT, LOWS DOWN TO 22, WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

THEN AS WE LOOK AT TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, TEMPERATURES A LITTLE BIT COOLER, HIGHS NEAR 38, WEST WINDS UP TO ABOUT 10.

LOOKING AHEAD, WE HAVE A WARM UP IN STORE FOR US THIS WEEKEND.

WE WILL BE SEEING A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, BUT HIGHS WILL BE IN THE MID-40s, MAYBE CLOSER TO 50.

AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY, WE WILL SEE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SOME SNOW.

>> Charlie: WE'LL HAVE TEAMS AT HOME, INCLUDING THE WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM HOSTING THE FIRST ROUND OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT.

WE'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS TOMORROW.

>> Dennis: VERY EXCITING.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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