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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.

>>> A DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES WHEN A VEHICLE STRUCK HIS PARKED SQUAD CAR FROM BEHIND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY 94 LAST NIGHT.

THIS IS VIDEO FROM THE SQUAD CAR.

THE DEPUTY WAS IN THE CAR AND WEARING A SEATBELT WHEN IT WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY 18-YEAR-OLD DOMINIC ST. MARIE OF ALBANY.

THE DEPUTY HAD PULLED OVER TO ASSIST A MOTORIST WHOSE VEHICLE HAD SLID OFF THE ROADWAY.

THE SQUAD CAR HAD ITS EMERGENCY LIGHTS ACTIVATED AND SEVERAL FLARES HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE ROADWAY TO WARN DRIVERS OF THE UPCOMING HAZARD.

THE DEPUTY AND THE ST. MARIE WERE BOTH TAKEN TO AN AREA HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

THE NAME OF THE DEPUTY HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED BUT HE IS LISTED AS A 23-YEAR-OLD WHO IS FROM GARFIELD MINNESOTA.

>>> THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL IS INVESTIGATING A FATAL HEAD-ON CRASH THIS MORNING NEAR THE BRAINERD LAKES REGIONAL AIRPORT.

ACCORDING TO THE STATE PATROL REPORT, A 47-TEAR OLD DEERWOOD MAN WAS DRIVING A PICKUP WESTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 210 WHEN THE PICKUP STARTED SLIDING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT.

THE PICKUP THEN ENTERED THE EASTBOUND LANES WHERE IT STRUCK AN SUV THAT WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND HEAD-ON.

THE DRIVER OF THE SUV WAS A 67-YEAR-OLD BRAINERD WOMAN.

NAMES OF THOSE INVOLVED WILL NOT BE RELEASED UNTIL TOMORROW AND THE REPORT DOES NOT SPECIFY CONDITIONS FOR EITHER PERSON INVOLVED, JUST THAT THIS WAS A FATAL CRASH.

THE CRASH HAPPENED AROUND 7:20 THIS MORNING NEAR THE AIRPORTS EAST GATE.

ROAD CONDITIONS INCLUDED SNOW AND ICE AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.

>>> THE BEMIDJI VETERINARY HOSPITAL IS STARTING NEW HOURS WITH A WEEKEND URGENT CARE ON SATURDAYS TO ACCOMMODATE PETS WHO MAY NEED VETERINARY ASSISTANCE ON WEEKENDS.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK WAS ABLE TO GET A WORD WITH THE DOCTORS WHO MADE IT HAPPEN AHEAD OF THEIR START NEXT WEEK.

>> Reporter: WHEN YOUR PET IS SICK AND HURTING AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP THEM, HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?

THE FOLKS AT BEMIDJI VETERINARY HOSPITAL NEVER WANT YOU TO HAVE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, WHICH IS WHY THEY'RE OPENING A NEW URGENT CARE ON SATURDAYS.

>> OUR PETS ARE IN PAIN, THEY ARE UNCOMFORTABLE.

MOST PET PARENTS DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY TO GET HELP.

IT'S HARD TO SEE OUR LITTLE FURRY FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN PAIN.

SO, IT'S GOOD TO BE AVAILABLE SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT ALL WEEKEND TO GET THE HELP THAT THEY NEED.

>> Reporter: AS OF NEXT WEEK, THE URGENT CARE WILL BE OPEN FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. >> THERE'S BEEN A CALL FROM THE COMMUNITY, EVEN PETITIONS HAVE BEEN MADE, DRAFTED, SIGNED, INCLUDING A CHANGE.ORG PETITION THAT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE, TRYING TO GET MORE FACILITY HELP ON THE WEEKENDS AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SAY WITH OUR DOCTORS HERE AT BEMIDJI VET HOSPITAL, WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND OUR HOURS AND SEE PETS THAT HAVE ISSUES ON SATURDAYS.

>> Reporter: AND THE PURPOSE IS THE SAME AS HUMAN URGENT CARE, FOR CASES THAT CAN'T WAIT UNTIL MONDAY, BUT AREN'T EXTREME ENOUGH TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

>> A LOT OF VOMITING, DIARRHEA, EAR INFECTIONS, LACERATIONS, PROBABLY SOME BROKEN BONES.

SO IT'S DEFINITELY A VARIETY AND LOT OF OUTPATIENT KIND OF CARE, SAME DAY TREATMENT TYPE THING.

>> THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT URGENT CARE SERVICE IS TO PROVIDE IT TO COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T HAVE THAT GENERALIZED ACCESS AND TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE INSTEAD OF DRIVING TWO, THREE OR FOUR HOURS.

>> Reporter: THE IDEA WAS TO GIVE PEOPLE ACCESS TO VETERINARY NEEDS OUTSIDE OF THE AVERAGE 8:00 TO 5:00 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HOURS.

>> PETS JUST HELP US FEEL BETTER, THEY LOWER OUR BLOOD PRESSURE, THEY MAKE OUR LIVES BETTER.

IT'S JUST SO REWARDING TO HELP PEOPLE WITH THEIR PETS.

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

>> Dennis: URGENT CARE HOURS WILL BEGIN ON DECEMBER 7TH.

THEY WILL NOT ALLOW FOR PRE-SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS, THEY DO ASK CLIENTS TO CALL THEM AHEAD OF TIME TO LET THEM KNOW YOU ARE COMING IN.

>>> GOVERNOR TIM WALZ HAS SELECTED TWO NEW JUDGES FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

THE APPOINTMENTS ARE BECAUSE OF THE RETIREMENTS OF TWO JUDGES IN THE DISTRICT.

KATHRYN LORSBACH WILL REPLACE THE HONORABLE ROBERT D. TIFFANY FOR A SEAT CHAMBERED IN HUBBARD COUNTY.

LORSBACH IS CURRENTLY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY IN THE CLEARWATER COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WHERE SHE HANDLES A BROAD RANGE OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL MATTERS.

AND KIMBERLY WIMMER WILL REPLACE THE HONORABLE KOREY WAHWASSUCK FOR A SEAT CHAMBERED IN ITASCA COUNTY.

WIMMER IS THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF TRUSTAR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, WHERE SHE ASSISTS WITH THE OVERALL LEADERSHIP OF THE CREDIT UNION AND OVERSEES ALL LEGAL MATTERS FOR ITS SIX BRANCHES IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

>>> THE GROUP BRAINERD COMMUNITY ACTION HAS BEEN BUSY SURPRISING WORTHY RECIPIENTS WITH THEIR ANNUAL AWARDS.

AND VISIT BRAINERD IS THE LATEST TO RECEIVE RECOGNITION AS THE 2024 BRAINERD NON-PROFIT OF THE YEAR.

FOUNDED IN 1995, VISIT BRAINERD IS THE OFFICIAL DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION AND VISITOR'S BUREAU FOR BOTH BRAINERD AND BAXTER, WHILE SERVING TO CREATE AND CAPITALIZE ON OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT, PROMOTE, AND EXPAND TOURISM WITHIN THE CITIES, FOLLOWING ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE UNBIASED INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY TO VISITORS.

>> I FIND IT TO BE A PRIVILEGE TO BE AMONG A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO GET TO KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND HELP TELL THE STORY OF WHY WE'RE HERE, WHAT'S HERE, WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO, AND TO HELP UTILIZE THAT TO DRIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S INCREDIBLY HUMBLING AND I'M GRATEFUL.

>> JOHNSON FIRST MOVED TO BRAINERD FROM NORTH DAKOTA IN 2003 AND STATED THAT SHE HAS NEVER BEEN A PART OF A COMMUNITY QUITE LIKE THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

>>> MINNESOTA'S GIVE TO THE MAX DAY IS CELEBRATING YET ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKING YEAR.

EACH YEAR, GIVE M.N.

HOSTS A CAMPAIGN TO RAISE MONEY FOR NON-PROFITS AND SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN SPOKE WITH MEMBERS OF THE GIVE M.N.

ORGANIZATION TO GET THEIR REACTION TO THE ACHIEVEMENT AND TO SEE HOW THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN COMPARES TO PREVIOUS YEARS.

>> Reporter: NOVEMBER 21ST IS KNOWN AS GIVE TO THE MAX DAY ACROSS MINNESOTA, WHICH ORIGINALLY STARTED IN 2009 AS A ONE TIME CAMPAIGN TO CONNECT NON-PROFITS ACROSS THE STATE AND RAISE FUNDS FOR THEM.

WELL, THAT ONE TIME CAMPAIGN RAISED $14 MILLION IN JUST 24 HOURS AND GIVE M.N., THE ORGANIZATION SAID WHY STOP THERE?

>> 16 YEARS LATER, HERE WE ARE CELEBRATING AN ANNUAL GIVING HOLIDAY ACROSS MINNESOTA THAT HAS RAISED MORE THAN $365 MILLION FOR MORE THAN 10,000 NON-PROFITS AROUND THE STATE.

>> Reporter: OUTSIDE THE SECOND YEAR OF THE CAMPAIGN, EACH YEAR SEES RECORD NUMBERS IN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS DONATED TO THE CAMPAIGN AND THIS YEAR IS NO DIFFERENT, RAISING MORE THAN $37 MILLION FOR 6 THOUSAND 56 PLACES ACROSS THE STATE.

>> SO MANY MEALS AND PERFORMANCES AND KIDS THAT ARE HOMED.

THERE IS A REAL IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE FEELING AMONG OUR TEAM AND I HOPE ACROSS ALL OF MINNESOTA IS JUST A FEELING OF PROFOUND GRATITUDE AND HOPE FOR WHAT'S POSSIBLE WHEN WE COME TOGETHER AND WE SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS IN A DAY LIKE GIVE TO THE MAX DAY.

>> Reporter: THEY ASSIST NEARLY 70% OF MINNESOTA NON-PROFITS WHO SAY THEY AREN'T CONFIDENT THAT THEIR CURRENT FUNDRAISING EFFORTS WILL HELP SUSTAIN THEIR MISSIONS.

THOUSANDS OF ORGANIZATIONS RAISE MONEY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN MINNESOTA AND COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD.

>> WE KNOW THERE IS AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF NEED AND GENEROSITY ACROSS MINNESOTA.

WE KNOW THERE ARE SO MANY NON-PROFITS WHO ARE WORKING REALLY HARD TO MAKE OUR STATE AND OUR COMMUNITIES A BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE.

WE KNOW THAT MINNESOTANS ARE GENEROUS.

THE FACT THAT FOLKS CONTINUE TO SHOW UP FOR GIVE TO THE MAX DAY EVERY YEAR, IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF GENEROSITY AND JOY THAT WE SHARE HERE IN MINNESOTA.

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

>> THOSE WHO DONATED DIRECTLY TO GIVE M.N.

WERE ABLE TO CHOOSE EXACTLY WHAT ORGANIZATION WITHIN MINNESOTA THEY WANTED TO DONATE TO.

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

>> Stacy: WE HAVE SOME SMALL CHANCES OF LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND IT LOOKS LIKE A COOL DOWN JUST IN TIME FOR THANKSGIVING.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, A 30 YEAR RECIPE FOR SUCCESS.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN TOOK PART IN THE ANNUAL PARDONING OF THE NATIONAL THANKSGIVING TURKEYS MONDAY.

THIS YEAR'S BIRDS WERE HATCHED IN NORTHFIELD, MINNESOTA AND RODE THE GRAVY TRAIN TO WASHINGTON OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE TURKEYS THEN SPENT A CUSTOMARY NIGHT IN A LUXE SUITE AT THE WILLARD HOTEL BEFORE BEING PARDONED ON THE SOUTH LAWN OF THE WHITE HOUSE BY THE PRESIDENT.

>> TWO TURKEYS WERE NAMED AFTER FLOWERS, THE PEACH BLOSSOM.

THROUGH IT ALL, THEY STAYED CALM AND THEY GOBBLED ON AND STILL GOBBLING.

THEY LIKED LISTENING TO THEIR FAVORITE MUSIC, WHICH INCLUDED THE SONG LIVING ON A PRAYER.

WELL FELLAS, YOUR PRAYER IS GOING TO BE ANSWERED TODAY.

BASED ON YOUR TEMPERAMENT AND BEING PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, I HERE BY PARDON PEACH AND BLOSSOM.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] >> FOLLOWING THEIR PARDON, BOTH TURKEYS WILL RETREAT TO FARM-AMERICA, AN AGRICULTURAL CENTER IN MINNESOTA.

THIS IS OFFICIALLY THE 77TH YEAR THE TRADITION HAS OCCURRED.

>>> AND THANKSGIVING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

STACY, WE GOT A COATING OF SNOW THAT THE DEER HUNTERS WOULD HAVE LIKED TWO OR THREE WEEKS AGO.

>> Stacy: AND WE MAY ADD TO IT.

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING SUBSTANTIAL IN TERMS OF ACCUMULATION, BUT WE COULD SEE LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE ON THANKSGIVING AND IT WILL STICK AROUN >> 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.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> WELL, WE DID WAKE UP TO A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME SCATTERED FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

WE COULD SEE SOME IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH TOMORROW AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY, THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTRA SNOW.

IT LOOKS LIKE COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND FOR THE WEEKEND.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 13 DEGREES AT THE AIRPLANE.

AT OUR STUDIO, THE DEW POINT IS 9.

OUR CURRENT WINDCHILL, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WINDCHILLS NOW IN BEMIDJI IT'S -3.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, 18 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 9.

WE HAVE WEST WINDS AT 12 MILES PER HOUR, GUSTS UP TO 24.

LOOKING AT OUR RADAR, WE HAVE AGAIN BEEN SEEING SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES.

WE'RE NOT PICKING THOSE UP ON THE RADAR, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN OUT THERE HERE AND THERE THIS EVENING.

WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE OF SNOW, SOME SCATTERED FLURRIES ACROSS MAINLY NORTHERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, AND POSSIBLY IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

THAT SHOULD CLEAR OUT.

WE WILL BE SEEING VARIABLE CLOUDS, MORE CLOUD COVER TO THE NORTH, MORE SUNSHINE IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WITH ANOTHER CHANCE OF SOME SNOW, MAINLY IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU.

IT WAS A COLD MORNING LOEFR LAKE BEMIDJI.

SANDY WITH THESE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF THE SNOW ON THE GROUND TODAY.

CARRIE SENDING US THIS PHOTO FROM WALKER OF THE CLOUDS OVER THE CITY THIS EVENING.

SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 14 THIS MORNING, PICKING UP AN INCH OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLOUDS AND SUN, A HIGH OF 17.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE REPORTING 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND.

SANDY IN BLACKDUCK, 13 AND LIGHT WINDS AND FLURRIES.

PAUL IN BEMIDJI, 2 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT, AND THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 28.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, 33 WAS THE HIGH IN BRAINERD, CLOSE TO OUR SEASONAL AVERAGE.

OUR LOW, 18 AND WE HAD SUNSET AT 4:35.

BEMIDJI TODAY REACHING A HIGH OF 20, OUR LOW IS 12 AND SUNSET IS AT 4:34.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST.

FOR TOMORROW AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE MORNING, THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW OR SCATTERED FLURRIES, FROM LAKE OF THE WOODS, OVER TOWARDS NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE IN THE LOW TO MID-20s, AND IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, THE MORE SUNSHINE IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, AND OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE IN THE MAINLY MID TO POSSIBLY UPPER 20s, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT COOLER AROUND WADENA.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW OR SCATTERED FLURRIES IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, LOW NEAR 12.

TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS WITH A LIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA IN THE MORNING, HIGH NEAR 25 AND NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SEEING SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AND ISOLATED SNOW ON THANKSGIVING THURSDAY.

YOU CAN SEE THE TEMPERATURES BEGINNING TO COOL OFF STARTING ON THANKSGIVING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

A LOT OF CLOUD COVER FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY, WITH THE HIGH TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE MID-TEENS.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW.

A LOT OF SPORTS FOR US.

PERHAPS A HISTORIC NIGHT IN ST.

CLOUD.

>> Charlie: YES, MIKE RANDOLPH IS THE HEAD COACH OF NORTHERN LAKES.

IT WAS THEIR FIRST GAME TONIGHT AND WITH A WIN, HE WILL BE THE WINNINGEST HEAD COACH IN HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY HISTORY.

WE'LL SEE IF HE GOT IT DONE.

ALL THOSE HIGHLIGHTS 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.

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

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> NORTHERN LAKES BOYS HOCKEY BEGINS THEIR SEASON TONIGHT AND THE AITKIN, CROSBY-IRONTON, AND PEQUOT LAKES CO-OP HAS A NEW BENCH BOSS.

IT'S LONG TIME DULUTH EAST AND FORMER SAINT THOMAS ACADEMY HEAD COACH MIKE RANDOLPH.

NOW AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT, RANDOLPH COMES INTO THE GAME WITH 700-7 CAREER WINS, TIED WITH RETIRED ROCHESTER MAYO HEAD COACH LORNE GROSSO AS THE WINNINGEST COACH IN MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY HISTORY.

SO A VICTORY TONIGHT WOULD GIVE HIM SOLE POSSESSION OF THAT TITLE.

NORTHERN LAKES HOSTING PRAIRIE CENTRE AT THE MAC IN SAINT CLOUD, THE SAME PLACE THE LIGHTNINGS SEASON ENDED LAST YEAR IN THE SECTION 6A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AGAINST ALEXANDRIA.

THIS ONE WAS SCORELESS THROUGH THE FIRST 10 MINUTES.

THEN NORTHERN LAKES GETS THE 1-0 LEAD.

JEROME CLEANS UP WITH THE WRAP AROUND AND IT'S 2-0.

JUST UNDER 3 TO GO IN THE FIRST.

JACOB PETERSON WILL TURN IT INTO A LIGHTNING GOAL.

HE WILL BE 3-0 AFTER ONE.

AND THEY GO ON TO WIN 11-0, AN EMPHATIC WAY TO START THE SEASON.

NOW THE WINNINGEST COACH IN MINNESOTA HOCKEY HISTORY.

THIS IS WHAT THE SKIPPER HAD TO SAY AFTER THE GAME.

>> MY WIFE WAS IN THE BUILDING, THE MY FAMILY WAS IN THE BUILDING, AND IT MEANT THE WORLD TO ME.

TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT RAN ON TIME SO THEY COULD GET HOME EARLIER.

THEY HAD OUR GRANDKIDS WITH THEM.

IT WILL BE A SPECIAL NIGHT, I WILL NEVER FORGET.

>> Charlie: CERTAINLY A NIGHT THEY WILL NEVER FORGET.

THERE YOU GO, THE WINNINGEST ALL TIME COACHES, THAT'S WHERE MIKE RANDOLPH IS AT NOW.

HE'S THE ONLY ACTIVE COACH ON THAT LIST.

>>> NOW THE WILD HOSTING THE JETS.

WINNIPEG WITH A 4-POINT LEAD OTHER MINNESOTA.

JAKE MIDDLETON REBOUNDS MARCUS JOHANSON, BURIES IT.

THE WILD GET A 1-0 LEAD.

NOT LONG AFTER, THE JETS COME UP WITH AN ANSWER.

ISAAC, BACK HAND, AND HIS THIRD GOAL OF THE SEASON, TYING THE GAME AT 1-1.

THEN IN THE SECOND, COMES UP WITH THIS, BACK HAND AS WELL, HIS 9th GOAL OF THE SEASON.

THE WINNIPEG JETS GO ON TO BEAT THE WILD FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR, 4-1.

THE WILD HAVE NOW LOST 2 GAMES IN A ROW.

>>> BSU FOOTBALL HAS MADE THE NCAA PLAYOFFS FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS AND FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE THEY HAVE MADE IT TO THE SECOND ROUND.

SIMILAR TO LAST SEASON, THE BEAVERS HIT THE ROAD IN THE FIRST ROUND AND MADE THEIR WAY TO TEXAS TO PLAY THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE CHAMPS AND SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR, THEY KNOCKED THEM THE GAME OUT OF REACH AS BEMIDJI STATE GETS A TEXAS SIZED WIN OVER ANGELO STATE, SECURING THEIR 4TH STRAIGHT TRIP TO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS.

THE BEAVERS WILL BE ON THE ROAD AGAIN THIS SATURDAY AS THEY MAKE THE TRIP TO GUNNISON TO PLAY WESTERN COLORADO FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY.

WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT MATCHUP LATER IN THE WEEK.

>>> BSU MEN'S HOCKEY ALSO IN ACTION SATURDAY, FINISHING UP >>> BEMIDJI STATE 2-1.

APAREKH EARNED CCHA ROOKIE OF THE WEEK.

THE FRESHMAN DEFENSEMAN HAD TWO POINTS ON THE WEEKEND, A GOAL AND AN ASSIST, AND HELD A PLUS-1 RATING ON THE ICE.

IT'S HIS FIRST CAREER CONFERENCE ACCOLADE.

>>> AND THE GIRLS FALL TO MINNESOTA DULUTH ON SATURDAY AND WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL, SHOULD BE BEMIDJI STATE, THEY GET A WIN 64-61 OVER VALLEY CITY STATE.

>> Dennis: WELL, DOING MORE THAN JUST PLAYING WINNIPEG TONIGHT.

>> Charlie: YEAH, I GUESS SO.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> CAT'S MINNESOTA T'S HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR OVER 30 YEARS, PROVIDING QUALITY GARMENTS AND CUSTOMIZED APPAREL FOR THE PEOPLE OF BRAINERD.

FOR THIS WEEK'S IN BUSINESS, NEWS REPORTER SKYLER BLAINE GOT A CLOSE-UP OF HOW THIS SMALL BUSINESS SUSTAINS LONGEVITY.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS SURVEYS, THE AVERAGE LIFE IN AMERICA FOR A SMALL BUSINESS IS 8 TO 10 YEARS.

50% FAIL AFTER 5 YEARS AND 65 FAIL AFTER 10.

CAT'S MINNESOTA T'S HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1992 AND KEEP IT IS FORMULA SIMPLE.

>> IT'S CUSTOMER FIRST, ALWAYS CUSTOMER FIRST.

MAKE SURE THAT EVERY NEED THEY HAVE AND WANT IS TAKEN CARE OF.

>> CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NUMBER ONE.

BEING ABLE TO HELP CUSTOMERS PICK WHAT THEY WANT WILL HELP THEM FIND WHAT THEY WANT AND WE WON'T JUST HAND THEM A CATALOG.

>> Reporter: CUSTOMER SERVICE IS STILL THE LEADER WHEN IT COMES TO BRAND AWARENESS AND GAINING TRUST WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

THE POWER OF BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IS SOMETHING THAT E-COMMERCE CANNOT MATCH.

AT MINNESOTA T'S, THEY SEE THE VALUE IN PUTTING THE CUSTOMER FIRST.

>> WE ALL SELL THE SAME PRODUCT, BUT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THE BEST.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AND THEN WE WILL GO INTO DETAILS AND MATERIALS, WEIGHT, AND FEELINGS AND FIND THEM WHAT THEY WANT VERSUS WHAT IS JUST SELECTED.

>> AND TO CALL SOMEBODY AND ASK A QUESTION, JUST MAKES IT WAY DIFFERENT THAN GOING ON THE INTERPRET.

>> Reporter: AT MINNESOTA T'S IT'S QUALITY OVER QUANTITY.

EACH DESIGN IS TAILORED TO THE CONSUMER.

THE TEAM HAS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND SETS A STANDARD WHEN IT COMES TO TAKING CARE OF THE RETAILER'S WANTS AND NEEDS.

>> I BEEN THERE FOR 17 YEARS, SO WE PRETTY MUCH KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

IT'S QUALITY FROM MAKING THE SCREENS, TO PUTTING IT ON THE SHIRT.

WE PAY ATTENTION TO THE DETAIL AND EVERYONE SEEMS TO LIKE IT WHEN THEY COME IN.

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

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS SKYLER.

STACY IS BACK FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT THE WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO THE THANKSGIVING DAY HOLIDAY.

>> Stacy: YES, WE ARE EXPECTING COLDER TEMPERATURES LATER ON THIS WEEK.

IN THE MEANTIME, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WITH LOWS DOWN TO 12.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, SUNSHINE IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, AND CLOUDS TO THE NORTH, AND THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING, HIGHS NEAR 25.

A CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT SNOW TOMORROW NIGHT IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, OTHERWISE CLOUDY SKIES AND COLDER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

>> Charlie: I KNOW IT'S A SHORT WEEK BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF TO TALK ABOUT.

BEMIDJI MEN'S HOCKEY, THEY WILL PLAY AT HOME AND FOOTBALL IS GOING TO GUNNISON COLORADO, THAT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THEY PLAY IT IN AN ALTITUDE LIKE THAT.

>> Dennis: I HOPE WE GET ANOTHER ONE THIS WEEK.

THAT WILL DO IT FOR US, GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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