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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.

>>> FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS HEADING BACK TO THE WHITE HOUSE.

HE'S THE FIRST PRESIDENT SINCE GROVER CLEVELAND TO BE VOTED OUT OF OFFICE AND THEN VOTED BACK IN.

TODAY, VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS CONCEDED THE RACE.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA IS IN WEST PALM BEACH WITH MORE.

>> Reporter: FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP NOW PRESIDENT-ELECT.

CARRYING MORE THAN THE 270 ELECTORAL VOTES NEEDED AND IS WINNING THE POPULAR VOTE, WHICH HE FAILED TO DO IN 2016.

>> THIS IS A MOVEMENT LIKE NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN BEFORE.

>> Reporter: TRUMP ADDRESSING HIS SUPPORTERS IN WEST PALM BEACH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

>> WE HAVE A COUNTRY THAT NEEDS HELP.

>> Reporter: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS OFFICIALLY CONCEDING.

>> WHILE I CONCEDE THIS ELECTION, I DO NOT CONCEDE THE RIGHT THAT FUELED THIS CAMPAIGN.

>> Reporter: ADDRESSING HER SUPPORTERS AT HER ALMA MATER HOWARD UNIVERSITY.

A DAY EARLIER, A CROWD GATHERED FOR HER WATCH PARTY, HOPING FOR A DIFFERENT OUTCOME.

>> THIS IS A TIME TO ORGANIZE, TO MOBILIZE, AND TO STAY ENGAGED FOR THE SAKE OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE.

>> Reporter: MANY DEMOCRATIC LEADERS SEEING THE ELECTION RESULTS AS A TEST OF THEIR IDEAS.

>> WE'RE GETTING A MESSAGE FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WE'RE NOT HEARING THEM AND I HOPE WE TAKE THE TIME TO DO THE SOUL SEARCHING WE HAVE TO DO.

>> Reporter: WHILE MANY REPUBLICANS VIEWING ELECTION NIGHT AS A MAJOR PARTY WIN.

>> THE AMERICAN PEOPLE OVERWHELMINGLY CHOSE TO TURN THE PAGE ON THE FAILED POLICIES OF THIS ADMINISTRATION ON THE ECONOMY, ON THE BORDER, AND ON FOREIGN POLICY.

>> NOT ALL VOTES HAVE BEEN TABULATED BUT TRUMP ALSO LEADS HARRIS IN THE POPULAR VOTE BY BY ABOUT 3.5 PERCENTAGE POINTS.

REPUBLICANS ALSO FLIPPED CONTROL OF THE SENATE AND LEAD IN THE HOUSE BUT ELECTION OFFICIALS SAY IT COULD BE A WEEK OR MORE BEFORE CONTROL IS OFFICIALLY DETERMINED AS DOZENS OF RACES HAVE YET TO BE CALLED.

HARRIS DID WIN IN MINNESOTA BY ABOUT 4 PERCENTAGE POINTS OVER TRUMP TO PICK UP THE STATES 10 ELECTORAL VOTES.

>>> IN OTHER KEY FEDERAL RACES OF LAKELAND, RESIDENTS VOTED ON INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN U.S.

REPRESENTATIVES MICHELLE FISHBACH AND PETE STAUBER EACH PICKED UP DECISIVE WINS IN THE SEVENTH AND EIGHT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.

INCUMBENT DEMOCRATIC SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR ALSO WON ANOTHER TERM CONVINCINGLY.

A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WAS ALSO ON THE BALLOT AND MINNESOTA VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY BACK A BALLOT MEASURE EXTENDING AUTHORIZATION FOR STATE LOTTERY MONEY USE ON CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS.

>>> AS FOR THE STATE LEGISLATIVE RACES, IT WAS A CLEAN SWEEP FOR REPUBLICANS IN LAKELAND COUNTRY.

THE CLOSEST RACE WAS IN DISTRICT 2A WHERE BIDAL DURAN DEFEATED REED OLSON BY 851 VOTES.

THE REST OF THE REPUBLICANS STATE REPS ALL WON BY AT LEAST 20-PERCENTAGE POINTS.

MATT BLISS IN 2B EARNS A FOURTH TERM IN OFFICE.

RON KREESHA IN 10A, A SEVENTH TERM AND 6B REPRESENTATIVE JOSH HINTZEMAN WILL HEAD BACK TO ST. PAUL FOR A SIXTH TERM.

>>> MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS WHO WERE IN THE MINORITY LAST SESSION WON IN THREE KEY SWING DISTRICTS YESTERDAY AND THE CHAMBER STOOD AT 65-65 TODAY.

IT WOULD END IN A 67-67 TIE IF THE LEADERS OF THE LAST FOUR UNDECLARED RACES REMAIN AHEAD.

RAZOR-THIN MARGINS IN TWO OF THOSE RACES HAVE TRIGGERED AUTOMATIC RECOUNTS.

AS MENTIONED JOSH HEINTZEMAN WAS ELECTED FOR THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE TIME AS A STATE REPRESENTATIVE IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

HEINTZEMEN DEFEATED CHALLENGERS EMILY LECLAIRE FROM THE D.F.L.

AND TROY SCHEFFLER FROM THE AMERICANS FIRST PARTY.

THE MAJORITY OF VOTERS IN THE DISTRICT HAVE PUT THEIR FAITH IN REPRESENTATIVE HEINTZEMAN FOR THE SIXTH TIME.

FOR MORE THAN A DECADE HEINTZEMAN SAYS HE HAS WORKED HARD TO BUILD TRUST WITH HIS CONSTITUENTS.

>> IT'S ALWAYS INCREDIBLY HUMBLING TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF YOUR DISTRICT, SO RESOUNDINGLY AS IT WAS IN THIS ELECTION CYCLE.

YOU HAVE TO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT TRUST.

DON'T VIOLATE THAT TRUST.

MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE ARE HEARD AND THAT THEY'RE REPRESENTED IN ST. PAUL.

WE TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY.

WE ARE EXCITED TO GET BACK TO WORK IN ST. PAUL FOR THIS DISTRICT.

>> THE 2025 MINNESOTA LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGINS JANUARY 14TH.

>>> THERE WERE MANY MANY LOCAL ELECTIONS IN OUR VIEWING AREA AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THE RESULTS AT A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE BUT WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF NOTE HERE TONIGHT.

BEMIDJI MAYOR JORGE PRINCE WILL CONTINUE AS MAYOR OF THE CITY AFTER EARNING MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF THE VOTE IN HIS ELECTION AGAINST FORMER CITY COUNCILOR DANIEL JOURDAIN.

THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL WINNERS WERE GWENIA FISKVOLD GOULD, MARK DICKINSON, AND LYNN EATON.

THE RESULTS MEAN LONGTIME CITY COUNCIL MEMBER RON JOHNSON WILL NOT HAVE A SEAT ON THE COUNCIL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1999.

HE HAD SERVED WARD THREE SINCE 2000 BUT REDISTRICTING TOOK HIS RESIDENCE OUT OF WARD THREE AND INTO WARD ONE AND HE LOST BY ABOUT 130 VOTES TO WARD ONE INCUMBENT FISKEVOULD-GOULD.

THAT WAS IN THE ELECTION YESTERDAY.

ALSO BELTRAMI COUNTY BOARD WINNERS ARE INCUMBENTS JOE GOULD, AND TIM SUMNER AS WELL AS SCOTT WINGER.

AND THE BEMIDJI SCHOOL BOARD WINNERS WERE TODD HAUGEN, JACK AUKHAUS AND ANN LONG VOELKNER.

HAUGEN AND AUKHAUS WILL BE NEW MEMBERS WHILE LONG-VOELKNER HAS SERVED ON THE BOARD SINCE 2004.

WINNING SPOTS ON THE BRAINERD CITY COUNCIL ARE INCUMBENTS MIKE O'DAY AND KEVIN STUNEK, AS WELL AS NEW MEMBER TAD ERICKSON AND JEFF CZECZOK, WHO WILL MOVE FROM AN AT-LARGE SEAT TO REPRESENT WARD 3.

AND THE BAXTER CITY COUNCIL WINNERS WERE NEWCOMER PATRICK SUNDBERG WHO HAD THE MOST VOTES AND LONGTIME COUNCIL MEMBER MARK CROSS.

THE CROW WING COUNTY DISTRICT 5 WINNER IS JAMIE LEE AND THE BRAINERD SCHOOL BOARD WINNERS INCLUDE NEWCOMER STEPHANIE ETTERMAN AS WELL AS INCUMBENTS JOHN WARD AND MICHELLE BREKKEN.

ALSO ONE OTHER ELECTION OF NOTE THAT WE HAD PROFILED HERE ON LAKELAND NEWS, FORMER MINNESOTA G.O.P.

CHAIR JENNIFER CARNAHAN TOPPED INCUMBENT JOHN RYAN TO WIN THE NISSWA MAYORS RACE.

VOTER TURNOUT IN MINNESOTA FOR THIS ELECTION UNOFFICIALLY IS ESTIMATED AT 76-PERCENT WHICH IS ABOUT 4-PERCENTAGE POINTS LESS THAN VOTER TURNOUT IN 2020.

>>> THE FAMILY IS CALLING IT A MIRACLE.

FIVE YOUNG BOYS AND THEIR FATHER ARE EXPECTED TO SURVIVE AFTER A FREAK EXPLOSION NEARLY TOOK THEIR LIVES NEAR BAGLEY ON MONDAY.

REPORTER MATT HENSON TALKED WITH THEIR FAMILY TODAY TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THEIR ROAD TO RECOVERY AND THEIR REACTION TO THE OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

>> WE HAVE ALL THE FAITH THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PULL THROUGH.

IT WAS A MIRACLE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>> Reporter: THE BROTHERS RANGING IN AGES FROM 6 TO 14 AND THEIR FATHER REMAIN IN CRITICAL BUT STABLE CONDITION, ALL REMAIN SEDATED.

THEY ARE ALL RESPONSIVE IN SOME WAY.

>> SOME OF THEM CAN NOD YES OR NO.

SOME OF THEM CAN MOVE A LITTLE BIT.

I THINK TODAY ONE OF THEM TRIED TO SIT UP.

>> Reporter: DIMITRI AND DANTE ARE THE OLDER BIG BROTHERS OF THE FIVE BOYS.

THEY TOLD ME ON MONDAY AFTERNOON THE FATHER AND THE BOYS WENT TO A STORAGE UNIT IN BAGLEY TO GRAB SOME LEGO'S WHEN THE EXPLOSION HAPPENED.

INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED A LEAKING PROPANE TANK EXPLODED WHEN THEIR FATHER LIT A CIGARETTE.

INVESTIGATORS TOLD THEM THAT ALMOST ANYTHING WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROPANE TANK TO EXPLODE THAT DAY.

>> AS SIMPLE AS STATIC COULD HAVE DONE IT TOO.

>> Reporter: THE FIVE BROTHERS AND FATHER SUFFERED BURNS ACROSS THEIR BODY.

MOST OF THEIR BODIES ARE 25% COVERED IN BURNS.

>> THEY'RE IN ROUGH SHAPE, SO IT'S TOUGH TO SEE.

IT IS INSPIRING TO SEE THEM MOVE AND RESPOND.

THAT GIVES US HOPE.

>> Reporter: THE BIG BROTHERS DESCRIBE THEIR LITTLE BROTHERS AS KIND AND INSEPARABLE, DOING EVERYTHING TOGETHER, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE BOYS.

>> THEY'RE GRACIOUS IN A WAY.

THEY GO ABOUT EVERYTHING SO GENTLE.

>> Reporter: BUT THEY ALSO HAVE QUITE THE SENSE OF HUMOR.

>> THEY WILL CAUSE SOME RUCKUS.

>> Reporter: THE FAMILY IS BLOWN AWAY THAT WITHIN 48 HOURS, A GoFundMe SITE RAISED NEARLY $50,000, A CARING BRIDGE SITE HAS ALSO BEEN CREATED TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY UPDATED, MANY HAVE LEFT PRAYERS ON THE WEBSITE AND SENT PRIVATE MESSAGES.

THE FAMILY ASKS THAT WHEN PRAYING FOR THE FAMILY, THAT YOU ALSO PRAY FOR THE DOCTORS WHO THEY SAY HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

>> THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAVE PROVIDED SUPPORT.

WE DID SEE SOME NAMES WE RECOGNIZED AND A LOT OF THEM WE DIDN'T.

THANK YOU TO THOSE PEOPLE.

>> THE FAMILY OF THESE FIVE YOUNG BOYS AND THEIR FATHER TELLS ME DOCTORS AT A TWIN CITIES BURN UNIT WILL LIKELY HAVE A MUCH BETTER IDEA ABOUT THE SEVERITY OF THE BURNS TOMORROW.

THAT'S WHEN THE SWELLING SHOULD START TO GO DOWN AND ALLOW DOCTORS TO DETERMINE WHAT WILL HEAL ON ITS OWN AND WHAT WILL NEED FURTHER TREATMENT.

YOU CAN FIND LINKS TO A THE GOFUNDME SITE AND CARINGBRIDGE SITE BY CLICKING ON THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE LPTV.ORG.

>>> HOPE HOUSE BEMIDJI IS HOLDING THEIR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER.

THIS YEAR IS THEIR 44-44-44 FUNDRAISER GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

TO CELEBRATE THEIR 44TH ANNIVERSARY AND RAISE FUNDS, THEY ARE HOLDING A 44 HOUR CAMPAIGN THAT IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE UNTIL 11:00 A.M.

TOMORROW MORNING.

HOPE HOUSE IS A COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR ADULTS WITH SERIOUS AND LONG-LASTING MENTAL ILLNESSES.

>> THEY PROVIDE IN-HOUSE SERVICES SUCH AS ACTIVITY, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING AND ALSO THE COUNSELORS CAN GO TO THE CLIENT'S HOMES.

TRANSPORTATION IS AN OBSTACLE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.

WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE TO DONATE $44 OR MORE.

THE HOPE IS TO RAISE $4,400.

>> WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE 44 YEARS.

THAT'S A LONG TIME IN BEMIDJI.

ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AND ARE NOW DOING WELL, THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE AFTER, BETTER MENTAL HEALTH FOR PEOPLE.

>> HOPE HOUSE WILL BE ACCEPTING DONATIONS ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE, AT HOPEHOUSEBEMIDJI.ORG OR BY SENDING A CHECK IN THE MAIL.

THE FUNDRAISER OFFICIALLY ENDS AT 11:00 A.M.

TOMORROW, BUT DONATIONS WILL STILL BE ACCEPTED AFTERWARDS.

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

>> Stacy: WE SHOULD SEE A BIT MORE SUNSHINE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE A LITTLE WARMER HEADED INTO THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, A WORD FROM THE HOSPITAL WORKERS AT >> 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.

>>> ABOUT 70 HOSPITAL WORKERS FROM ESSENTIA HEALTH IN DEER RIVER GATHERED ON MONDAY AND BEGAN THEIR 5-DAY UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES STRIKE.

REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SERVICE EMPLOYEE'S INTERNATIONAL UNION, OR SEIU, SPOKE WITH OFFICIALS AT ESSENTIA EARLIER TODAY TO SEE IF THEY COULD COME TO AN AGREEMENT, BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF THE STRIKE THIS SATURDAY.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: ESSENTIA HEALTH IN DEER RIVER AND HOSPITAL WORKERS HAVE BEEN BARGAINING SINCE AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.

THEY REMAIN DISTANCE ON WAGES, DEMAND FOR P.T.O., AND ENSURING HOSPITAL WORKERS GET THE SAME HOLIDAY PAY AS NURSING HOMEWORKERS WILL GET.

>> THE LAST PROPOSAL THAT CAME FROM THE MANAGEMENT TEAM WAS A PAY CUT.

>> Reporter: A PRESS RELEASE FROM ESSENTIA HEALTH SAYS WHEN THE UNION FILED THEIR STRIKE NOTICE, THEY WERE INITIALLY ASKING FOR A 55% WAGE INCREASE OVER THREE YEARS.

THE FIRST DRAFTED PLAN INCLUDED A 20% INCREASE IN WAGES FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS, AND A 15% INCREASE IN THE THIRD YEAR.

ESSENTIA HEALTH SAID THAT WAS UNREALISTIC NOR SUSTAINABLE GIVEN THE CHALLENGES IN RURAL HEALTHCARE.

>> WE WANT AN AGREEMENT THAT SHOWS OUR COLLEAGUES HOW MUCH WE VALUE THE WORK AND THE IMPORTANT CARE THEY PROVIDE IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO PRESERVE ACCESS TO THAT CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ALL KNOW THAT RURAL CARE IS CHALLENGING THESE DAYS.

SO WE NEED TO WORK WITH THE SEIU TO FIND AN AGREEMENT THAT ADDRESSES SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS FACING RURAL HEALTHCARE THAT IS SUSTAINABLE FOR THAT CARE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO DO THAT THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS.

>> Reporter: HOSPITAL WORKERS HAVE BEEN PICKETING FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M. EVERY DAY THIS WEEK, ALL BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THEY ARE UNDERSTAFFED, OVERWORKED, AND UNDERPAID.

>> GETTING PEOPLE HERE TO BE ABLE TO GO DOWN THE STREET AND AFFORD GAS, AFFORD GROCERIES.

I MEAN IT'S GETTING RIDICULOUS.

WE HAVE PEOPLE HERE MAKING LESS THAN $16 AN HOUR.

YOU CAN GO WORK AT A GAS STATION OR AT A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT AND MAKE MORE MONEY AND THEY OFFER JUST AS GOOD OF BENEFITS.

>> I'VE BEEN WORKING AT ESSENTIA FOR ABOUT 13.5 YEARS.

I LOVE MY TEAM.

I LOVE MY RESIDENTS.

THE DISRESPECT FROM MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING THIS YEAR.

IF WE DON'T STAND UP AND SAY SOMETHING NOW, NOTHING WILL BE DONE AND THEY WILL KEEP DISRESPECTING US.

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

>> ESSENTIA HEALTH OFFICIALS HELD ANOTHER BARGAINING SESSION WITH SEIU UNION WORKERS EARLIER TODAY.

WE HAVE NO UPDATE FROM THOSE DISCUSSIONS AT THIS TIME.

IF OFFICIALS CANNOT COME TO AN AGREEMENT, THE STRIKE WOULD CONTINUE UNTIL 7:00 A.M. ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9TH AND SEIU OFFICIALS HAVE TOLD LAKELAND NEWS THEY WILL FILE FOR ANOTHER STRIKE NOTICE IN THE FUTURE UNTIL AN AGREEMENT IS MET.

>>> SO WE'LL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE ON THAT AND STACY WILL UPDATE US ON THE WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE ENJOYING A BIT MORE SUNSHINE AND WE WILL SEE WARMING TEMPERATURES LATE THIS WEEK, AND A CHANCE OF RAIN RETURNS THIS 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, WE DID SEE A LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE EARLIER TODAY, BUT AGAIN CLOUDS HAVE BEEN INCREASING A BIT AS WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS THE EVENING.

WE SHOULD AGAIN HAVE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

TOMORROW SHOULD FEATURE A LOT OF SUNSHINE, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH MORE SUNSHINE ON FRIDAY WHEN WE SHOULD ALSO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A WARM UP IN TEMPERATURES THAT SHOULD TAKE US THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

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

THE DEW POINT IS 39 AND HUMIDITY IS AT 100%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLOUDY SKIES AND 44.

A DEW POINT OF 88.

ON THE RADAR, IT IS QUIET, AND I HAVE SEEN A LITTLE BIT OF DRIZZLE OR A FEW SPRINKLES HERE AND THERE.

THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO SHOW UP ON OUR RADAR.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE CLOUDS SHOULD BREAK UP TOMORROW, WE WILL HAVE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES IN THE MORNING, MOSTLY SUNNY BY THE TIME THE AFTERNOON ROLLS IN, HIGHS IN THE 40s TOMORROW, BUT WE COULD BE HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-50s AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE EARLY THIS MORNING FROM DEBRA AT LAKE ADA.

WE HAVE GORGEOUS PICTURES OF THE SUNRISE FROM ANGELA AT CASS LAKE.

YOLANDA CAPTURING THIS GORGEOUS PHOTO OF A BALD EAGLE IN THE TREE AND SOME NICE FALL WEATHER PICTURES FROM LAURIE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE.

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

BOB IN BLUFFTON, FROSTY, FOGGY, CLOUDY, AND CALM TODAY.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE REPORTING A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.

SANDY AT BLACKDUCK, A HIGH OF 50.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 50, SO WE ARE SEEING MILDER TEMPERATURES IN THE AREA.

WE HAD A LOW THIS MORNING AT 29.

BEMIDJI WITH A HIGH OF 48, SO AGAIN, VERY MILD TEMPERATURES FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

32 FOR THE LOW AND WE HAD SUNRISE AT 7:12 HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE DO START OUT WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, BUT WE SHOULD SEE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES BY THE AFTERNOON.

HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD REACH THE UPPER 40s IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE VIEWING AREA WITH UPPER 40s, MAYBE CLOSE TO 50 IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, BUT AGAIN WE START OUT WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH A LOT OF SUNSHINE RETURNING AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 32, WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, 48 FOR THE HIGH, WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 20, COULD BE STRONGER IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

LOOKING AT THE WEEKEND FORECAST, SUNNY AND 52 ON FRIDAY, HIGH TEMPERATURES REMAINING MAINLY IN THE 50s THIS WEEKEND, BUT WE HAVE A FEW CHANCES OF RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA, A BIT MORE SUNSHINE ON SUNDAY, AND THEN VARIABLE CLOUDS ON MONDAY, WITH A HIGH OF 48.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: CHARLIE WITH OUR SPORTS.

BSU GOT A SPLIT LAST WEEKEND, RIGHT?

>> Charlie: THEY GOT A SPLIT AT HOME LAST WEEKEND AGAINST MINNESOTA STATE.

THIS WEEK, THEY ARE HEADED ON THE ROAD TO PLAY AUGUSTANA, WHO THEY PLAYED LAST YEAR BUT THEY'RE THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE CCHA.

SO THIS WEEKEND IS REALLY GOING TO MATTER.

WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE TEAM 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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>> 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.

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[♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE MEN'S HOCKEY HEADS TO SIOUX FALLS THIS WEEKEND FOR A SERIES AGAINST AUGUSTANA.

BSU PLAYED A SERIES WITH AUGIE LAST SEASON BUT THE VIKINGS WERE STILL IN YEAR ONE OF THEIR TWO-YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD IN THE CCHA.

THIS SEASON, AUGUSTANA'S BID TO JOIN THE CONFERENCE WAS ACCELERATED AND THEY ARE NOW FULL MEMBERS, MEANING THIS WEEKEND'S SERIES WILL HAVE RELEVANCE IN THE CCHA STANDINGS.

ADDING TO THE STAKES IS THE FACT THAT THIS WILL BE THE ONLY MEETING BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS DURING THE REGULAR SEASON.

>> OUR STANDINGS THIS YEAR ARE GOING TO BE BIG.

IT'S BIG FOR ALL OF US.

LEAGUE GAMES ARE LEAGUE GAMES, POINTS ARE POINTS.

YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER, WE'RE 12 HOME AND 14 AWAY.

LAST YEAR WE HAD 14 HOME AND 12 AWAY.

>> THEY WERE A GOOD TEAM.

THEY WERE FAST.

THEY PLAYED US HARD.

I THINK IT WAS A SERIES THAT WE SPLIT WITH THEM AND WE PLAYED PRETTY GOOD ONE NIGHT AND NOT SO GREAT THE OTHER.

THEY HAVE BEEN OFF TO A GOOD START THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE SEEN THEM GET SOME GOOD WINS.

>> Charlie: THIS IS THE SECOND SERIES BETWEEN THEM AND THE MEN'S HOCKEY SERIES IS SPLIT 1-1.

WE'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF FRIDAY'S GAME AND BSU WOMEN'S HOCKEY HAS THE WEEKEND OFF.

>>> AFTER OPENING 2024 A COOL 6-6, SEBEKA GIRLS VOLLEYBALL HAS SUNK 18 OF THEIR LAST 19 OPPONENTS INCLUDING THE TWO-TIME DEFENDING SECTION 5A CHAMPION PINE RIVER-BACKUS EN ROUTE TO THE TROJANS' SECOND EVER SECTION TITLE.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE LATEST AS THE GIRLS PREP FOR THE TRIP DOWN SOUTH.

>> Reporter: FROM A 45-36 TOTAL SET COUNT LAST YEAR, TO A 67-21 SET COUNT THUS FAR, SEBEKA GIRLS VOLLEYBALL HAS BEEN SURPRISING EVERYONE THIS YEAR EXCEPT THEMSELVES.

>> I THINK OUR RECORD IS DEFINITELY SURPRISING.

IT SURPRISED MOST TEAMS AROUND US.

I THINK GOING INTO THIS SEASON, WE ALL HAD THE GOAL AND WE KNEW WE WOULD HAVE A GOOD RECORD.

WE HAVE A SOLID GROUP OF SENIORS WHO HAVE BEEN PLAYING TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME.

WE HAVE A LOT OF TRUST AND OUR COMMUNICATION ON THE COURT HAS HELPED US BREAKTHROUGH THIS SEASON.

>> Reporter: AND THAT TRUST AMONG THE GIRLS HELPED ELEVATE THEIR PASSING AND DEFENSE TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

>> OUR PASSING HAS BEEN A BIG FACTOR FOR US THIS YEAR.

WHEN WE ARE IN SYSTEM, THAT'S WHEN THINGS HAPPEN AND WHEN WE CAN GET GOOD HITS AND KILLS.

>> I LOVE HOW OUR TEAM IS SO SCRAPPY, IT CAN REALLY WEAR DOWN THE OTHER TEAMS AND THEN THE REST OF THE PLAYERS HAVE THE MOTIVATION TO KEEP IT IN PLAY.

>> Reporter: AND ON TOP OF KEEPING THE BALL IN PLAY, THE TROJANS ALSO KNOW HOW TO PUT IT AWAY AS MIRANDA LEADS THE FRONT COURT ATTACK.

>> THE TEAM KNOWS THEY CAN'T SET UP ON ONE PERSON.

WE HAVE A FULL TEAM OF GOOD HITTERS.

HAVING THAT ABILITY TO GO ANYWHERE AND NOT HAVING TO FORCE IT TO GO TO ONE PLACE, HAVING EVERYONE BE ABLE TO HIT IS REALLY GOOD FOR OUR TEAM.

>> Reporter: FROM A 15-10 RECORD, COURTESY OF NEVIS IN 2023 TO DROPPING 1 SET DURING THEIR ENTIRE SECTION 5-1A PLAYOFF RUN, THEY FLIPPED THE SWITCH THIS YEAR AND WHAT JUMP STARTED THAT AND WHAT IS FUELING THEM TO THURSDAY'S MATCH UP IS CONFIDENCE.

>> THAT CONFIDENCE FACTOR, JUST KNOWING WE ADAPTED THE MODEL OF WINNERS WIN AND WE ARE WINNERS AND WE WIN.

WE'RE THE NUMBER ONE SEED.

WE'RE THERE FOR A REASON AND WE'RE HERE TO PLAY.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN SEBEKA, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Charlie: WELL, THE 8 SEEDED TROJANS ARE GOING TO TAKE ON THE NUMBER 1 SEEDED LUTHERAN.

THAT WILL BE AT THE XCEL ENERGY CENTER.

THE TROJANS ARE PUTTING A 14 GAME WIN STREAK ON THE LINE.

WE'LL SEE IF THEY CAN GET IT DONE.

>> Dennis: KEEP IT GOING.

ALL RIGHT.

THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> IT'S NATIONAL DIABETES MONTH AND THE C.D.C.

ESTIMATES MORE THAN 38 MILLION AMERICANS OF ALL AGES HAVE DIABETES EXPERTS SAY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE IT ARE UNDIAGNOSED.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER EXPLAINS WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THIS DISEASE AND WHY EARLY DETECTION IS CRITICAL.

>> Reporter: IT'S A CHRONIC DISEASE, WHEN A PERSON'S BLOOD SUGAR IS TOO HIGH.

DIABETES IS COMMON, BUT MANY DON'T KNOW THEY HAVE IT.

>> FOR A LONG TIME, DIABETES, HYPERTENSION WERE KNOWN AS SILENT DISEASES, MEANING THEY ARE AFFECTING YOUR BODY AND CAUSING LONG-TERM DAMAGE BEFORE YOU START TO HAVE A LOT OF PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS.

>> Reporter: DR. SMITH WITH THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS SAYS THAT'S WHY EARLY DETECTION AND INTERVENTION IS CRITICAL TO SLOW OR PREVENT DIABETES PROGRESSION, SO BE AWARE OF THE RED FLAGS.

>> INCREASED THIRST AND INCREASED URINATION.

SO WHEN YOU'RE A DIABETIC AND YOU HAVE THIS EXTRA SUGAR FLOATING AROUND YOUR SYSTEM, YOUR BODY TENDS TO GET RID OF IT THROUGH YOUR URINE.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO INCREASED THIRST AND URINATION, SMITH SAYS TO WATCH OUT FOR SIGNS LIKE SLUGGISHNESS, OR NOT FEELING LIKE YOURSELF, BUT HE SAYS BEFORE SYMPTOMS START, IT'S IMPORTANT TO SEE A DOCTOR TO BE SCREENED AND EVALUATED FOR DIABETES RISK.

>> WE WOULD ALL BE A LOT HAPPY TREATING AND PREVENTING IT THAN DEALING WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF UNCONTROLLED DIABETES OR OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

>> Reporter: SMITH SAYS MANAGING YOUR WEIGHT CAN REDUCE RISK OF TYPE TWO DIABETES, HAVE A HEALTHY DIET, CUT OUT SIMPLE SUGARS, AND REGULAR EXERCISE.

>> THE RECOMMENDATION FOR EXERCISE IS A TOTAL OF 150 MINUTES OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEK, WHICH BREAKS DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF A BRISK WALK OR CARDIOVASCULAR EXERCISE FIVE DAYS A WEEK.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>> Dennis: AND BACK TO STACY FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE AREA, OTHERWISE LOWS NEAR 32 WITH WEST WINDS 5 TO 15.

TOMORROW, THE CLOUDS BREAK UP, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, BREEZY, WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

WE HAVE QUIET WEATHER AND WARMER WEATHER ON FRIDAY AND THE CHANCES OF RAIN RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND.

>> Charlie: IN ADDITION TO STATE VOLLEYBALL TOMORROW, WE WILL HAVE STATE FOOTBALL, STAPLES MOTLEY TAKING ON BARNESVILLE.

>> Dennis: THAT'S IT FOR US, GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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