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>> Announcer: LAKELAND PBS IS PROUD TO PRESENT LAKELAND NEWS AT 10.

WE'RE 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.

IT TOOK MORE THAN TWO YEARS, BUT TODAY, HAMAS RELEASED THE 20 REMAINING LIVING HOSTAGES FOLLOWINGS THE OCTOBER 7th TERROR ATTACK.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CALLED IT A DAWN OF A NEW MIDEAST AS ISRAEL RELEASED PALESTINIAN PRISONERS UNDER A U.S.-BROKERED CEASE-FIRE DEAL.

MARY BELL GONZALEZ REPORTS.

>> EMOTIONAL REUNIONS AS THE FINAL 20 HOSTAGES HELD BY HAMAS WERE REUNITED WITH FAMILIES ACROSS ISRAEL.

PEOPLE CHEERED IN TEL AVIV, CELEBRATING THIS MILESTONE MOMENT.

UNDER A U.S.-BROKERED CEASE-FIRE DEAL, HUNDREDS OF PALESTINIAN PRISONERS WERE MET WITH LARGE CROWDS AS THEY ALSO REUNITED WITH RELATIVES IN THE WES BANK.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP DECLARE THE DAWN OF A NEW MIDEAST.

>> THIS DEAL, ONCE IN A LIFETIME DEAL.

>> Narrator: ON MONDAY PHOTOS SHOWED A FREED HOSTAGE PLAYING WITH HIS CHILDREN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO YEARS.

FAMILIES SAY THEY NEVER STOPPED FIGHTING FOR THE RELEASE OF THEIR LOVED ONES.

>> KEEP SHARING YOUR STORIES WITH POLICYMAKERS, TELLING US WHAT DO YOU THINK NEEDS TO HAPPEN, AND GIVE US IDEAS ON HOW WE CAN BREAK THE DEADLOCK, AND WE KEPT DOING THAT.

IT OPENED THE WHITE HOUSE FOR US AND PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DONE IT.

>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID PHASE TWO OF HIS CEASE-FIRE PLAN TO END THE WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS HAS ALREADY START THE AS HE MET WITH WORLD LEADERS AT A SUMMIT.

>> WE LOOK AT GAZA AND -- >> THIS IS CLEARLY IN MY MIND AND I THINK THE MINE OF EVERYONE, PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DAYS IN THE WORLD IN 50 YEARS.

>> Dennis: ISRAELI AUTHORITIES SAID HAMAS HANDED OVER FOUR COFFINS WITH THE REMAINS OF DECEASED HOSTAGES TO THE RED CROSS.

>>> PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE TODAY CELEBRATED INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY, INCLUDING AT BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL.

A CEREMONY FEATURED MUSIC, ARTIFACTS AND AWARDS FROM MILLE LACS CHIEF EXECUTIVE.

THE THEME OF THE NIGHT WAS WHY TREATIES MATTER AND ATTENDEES WERE TREATED TO A Q&A ON THE TOPIC TOLD TO OH VIEWERS MORGUE WITH -- RESOURCE MANAGER WITH THE MINNESOTA INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNSEL.

OFFICIALS WITH THE EVENT SEE THE CEREMONY AS A GREAT WAY TO SPREAD INDIGENOUS CULTURE TO A WIDER AUDIENCE.

>> WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, A LOT OF CULTURES ARE REPRESENTED AND UNFORTUNATELY, OUR INDIGENOUS CULTURES ARE NOT QUITE REPRESENTED, SO THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT FOR MY PROGRAM ON NUDGES PEOPLES DAY TO GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THEMSELVES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY AND WITHIN THEIR SCHOOL SYSTEM, TOO.

>> Dennis: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY WAS FIRST RECOGNIZED FEDERALLY BY PRESIDENT BIDEN IN 2021.

>>> BEMIDJI CITY OFFICIALS ARE LOOKING AT A RENEWAL PROJECT WITH STREETS CONNECTED TO PARK AVENUE NORTHWEST NEXT YEAR.

THAT WAS DISCUSSED AT LAST WEEK'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE.

>> Matthew: THE CITY OF BEMIDJI HAS NEARLY COMPLETE THEIR 17th CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF STREET RENEWAL PROJECTS.

THE CITY'S ENGINEERING TEAM PROPOSED PROJECTS ALONG 19th, 20th, AND 21st STREET NORTHWEST.

>> THE AREAS THAT WERE SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON ARE SECTIONS THAT MOSTLY ARE RURAL CURRENTLY, NONCURB AND GUTTER SECTIONS BOAR DERED ON EACH SIDE.

>> Matthew: PLANS INCLUDE EXISTING WATER MAINS.

ALL THREE STREETS CONNECT TO PARK AVENUE NORTHWEST, WHICH IS A PART OF LAST YEAR'S STREET RENEWAL PROJECT.

SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD CONCERNS ABOUT HOW THIS WOULD AFFECT THE RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE AREA.

>> YOU HAVE THAT TWO SUMMERS IN A ROW IS CONSIDERABLE AND I CAN SEE IT BEING TROUBLESOME FOR SOME PEOPLE.

>> I DRIVE THOSE STREETS EVERY WEEK AND THEY'RE NOT AS BAD AS SOME OF THE OTHER STREETS I'VE SEEN IN OUR CITY, SO I WOULD SUGGEST A DIFFERENT AREA.

>> Matthew: TWO OTHER MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ARE ALREADY SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE NEXT SUMMER ALONGLY 197.

IF THE CITY WERE TO VOTE YES, THREE MAJOR STREERTS IN COUNCIL MEMBER JOSH PETERSON'S AWARD WOULD BE CLOSED NEXT SUMMER.

>> IT'S A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION AND A LOT FOR RESIDENTS IN FLY WARD.

>> Matthew: THE BEMIDJI MAYOR ASKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY ARE NOT DOING STREET RENEWAL PROJECTS NEXT YEAR.

>> WE SPENT A LOT OF SUMMER JUST CLEANING UP AND NOPT DOING SOME OF THE THINGS WE TYPICALLY WOULD DO.

I THINK THERE'S A FAIR ASSESSMENT TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN UPTICK IN JUST GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP STUFF THIS NEXT WARM WEATHER SEASON BECAUSE OF THE THINGS WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET TO.

>> Matthew: THE COUNCIL VOTED TO TABLE THE DISCUSSION UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING ON OCTOBER 20th.

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

>> Dennis: BEMIDJI'S CITY ENGINEER WILL PRESENT MORE INFORMATION ON THE DETAILS OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DURING THE OCTOBER 20th MEETING.

>>> MINNESOTA STATE HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT ACROSS THE SYSTEM FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR.

AS OF THE 30th DAY OF FALL TERM ENROLLMENT, ENROLLMENT INCREASED 5.2% AT MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES, WHICH INCLUDES CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE AND NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

AND IT INCREASED 2.3% AT MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITIES SUCH AS BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY.

OVERALL, IT INCREASED 4.2% FOR THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE.

MINNESOTA STATE OFFICIALS SATE INCREASE IS DRIVEN LARGELY BY INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON KEEPING THE COST OF COLLEGE AFFORDABLE FOR ALL MINNESOTANS WHILE DELIVERING IN-DEMAND PROGRAMS AND QUALITY INSTRUCTION THAT PREPARES STUDENTS FOR THE WORKFORCE.

>>> THE SECOND ANNUAL OUR VOICE IS RESTORED EVENT TOOK PLACE IN BEMIDJI OVER THE WEEKEND, GATHERING SEVERAL LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TOGETHER TO SPEAK AS A COLLECT TIFR THEY SEE ON ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY TODAY.

REPORTER SYDNEY DICK SPOKE TO EVENT ORGANIZERS ABOUT PERIOD OF TIME IMPORTANCE OF BRINGING DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS TO LIFE.

>> Sydney: LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST EVER OUR VOICES RESTORED EVENT, HELD BY THE RECOVERY SPACE, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES JUNE AND OTHER GROUPS GATHERING TO TALK ABOUT VOTING RIGHTS AND OTHER TOPICS OF CONVERSATION THAT SPECIFICALLY AFFECT NATIVE AMERICAN GROUPS.

>> REALLY GIVE THEM A PLATFORM FOR THEIR VOICES.

REALLY TRYING TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED, THAT THEY CAN COME TO THIS EVENT, THEY CAN HEAR ABOUT THE STATE OF COMMUNITY ESSENTIALLY.

>> Sydney: ALONG WITH THE PANELIST DISCUSSIONS, RECOVERY FOCUSED AND OTHER ADVOCATE GROUPS HAVE INFORMATION BOOTHS TO BRING OTHER TOPICS TO LIGHT.

>> ONE OF THE BIG GUESS REASONS THAT THE EVENT WAS -- BIGGEST REASONS THE EVENT WAS THIS LARGE WAS NOT ONLY TO REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE, BUT TO LET THOSE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT AS MANY DIFFERENT TOPICS AS THEY CAN IN ONE DAY.

>> I THINK OFTENTIMES WE THINK ABOUT ONE THING AND IT'S JUST LIKE -- BUT SPACE THAT WE'RE CREATING HERE TODAY REALLY PROVIDES THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SEE THAT INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF THE ISSUES THAT WE EXPERIENCE.

>> Sydney: THE MAIN FOCUS OF THIS YEAR'S EVENT WAS TO BRIDGE THE GAP, SPECIFICALLY THE GAP BETWEEN MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS UP NORTH THAT THESE LAWS AFFECT ON THE DAILY.

>> ALL THESE STRUGGLES REALLY ARE ONE STRUGGLE.

>> ALTHOUGH WE HAVE PERCEIVED DIFFERENCES AS COMMUNITIES, WE'RE A LOT ALIKE.

IT'S THAT LOVE, THAT GRIEF, THOSE COMMON ISSUES AND EXPERIENCES THAT WE AS A COLLECTIVE HUMAN SOCIETY FACE THAT REALLY BRING US TOGETHER.

>> Sydney: THE MIDDLE SPEAKER PANEL WAS FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY MEMBERS SHARING THEIR OWN LIVED EXPERIENCES AND THE THIRD AND FINAL ONE WAS A YOUTH PANEL FOCUSED ON THE NEXT GENERATION STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE.

>> PEOPLE CAN DO THINGS, BUT WITHOUT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO CHANGE, THEN WE'RE STUCK IN THAT SAME CYCLE OF OPPRESSION THAT OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE EXPERIENCED FOR FAR TOO LONG.

THE LAST PANEL IS PLANTING SEEDS AND SO WE GET TO HEAR FROM YOUNG PEOPLE IN COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY'RE LIVING IT TOO.

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

>> Dennis: THE EVENT ALSO HAD A FOCUS ON HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL LEADERSHIP AND HEARING ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH RECENT STATE LEGISLATION AND THE EFFECTS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.

>> Announcer: STILL TO COME ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10: >> Stacy: THE WEATHER WAS PRETTY UNSETTLED WITH MANY CHANCES FOR STHROURS AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK.

I'LL HAVE THE FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK IN THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, THERE'S A PIZZA AND SUB RESTAURANT >>> AND NOW, MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>> Dennis: THE BRAINERD FIRE DEPARTMENT WELL COMMENT PUBLIC TO ITS HALLS THURSDAY WITH THEIR ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE.

SPANLTS HAD THE ABILITY TO GO HIGH ABOVE BRAINERD IN A BOOM TRUCK, GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A FIRE TRUCK, AND TAKE PHOTOS AROUND THE FIRE STATION.

BRAINERD FIRE OFFICIALS RECOGNIZED HOW IMPORTANT EVENTS LIKE THESE ARE TO ENSURE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PUBLIC.

>> YOU KNOW, IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE THEM AWARE OF JUST DIFFERENT THINGS THAT CAN KEEP THEM SAFE IN THEIR HOMES AND IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO WE ESSENTIALLY DON'T HAVE TO GO TO WORK, RIGHT?

AND THE SAFER OUR COMMUNITY IS, THE BETTER OFF IT IS FOR EVERYONE.

>> Dennis: FIRE DEPARTMENT ALSO PARTNERED WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AT THE EVENT TO GIVE PEOPLE A LOOK AT THE DAY IN THE LIFE OF DIFFERENT OCCUPATIONS SUCH AS AN ELECTRICAL WORKER AND, OF COURSE, A FIREMAN.

>>> STACY IS HERE NOW WITH A LOOK AT OUR WEATHER AND IT IS DEFINITELY TURNING MORE FALL-LIKE.

>> Stacy: IT'S FEELING A LOT COLDER.

AGAIN, WE HAD A NICE START TO THE WEEK, A LITTLE BIT BREEZE WITH THE WINDS PICKING UP AND THE RAIN YESTERDAY.

THIS WEEK, WE HAVE A FEW MORE CHANCES FOR RAIN SHOWERS, MAYBE A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO HERE AND THERE AND AFTER THAT, THE >>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

>> Stacy: WELL, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME SUNSHINE TODAY, A LITTLE BIT BREEZY ONCE AGAIN, TEMPERATURES FEELING A BIT COOLER COMPARED TO LATE LAST WEEK.

BUT AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK, IT DOES LOOK LIKE WE'LL BE SEEING SOME PRETTY UNSETTLED WEATHER.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND WE MAY SEE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS, ESPECIALLY HEADING INTO THURSDAY.

IT DOES LOOK LIKE, TEMPERATURE-WISE, TEMPS NOT LOOKING TOO BAD, HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 50s MOVING FORWARD.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT IS 37 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT A IT WILL NORTHWEST WIND AT OUR STUDIO WITH A DEWPOINT OF 31 AND HUMIDITY AT 82%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES, 44 DEGREES, 37 IS OUR DEWPOINT, PRESSURE IS RISING, AND WINDS ARE CALM.

A SATELLITE AND RADAR PICTURE, WE HAVE SOME AREAS OF CLOUDS MOVING INTO OUR VIEWING AREA, ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE A MIX OF CLOUDS AND CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL BE SEEING INCREASING CLOUDS, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A CHANCE OF SEEING SOME SHOWERS AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR THOSE ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW NIGHT.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, BEAUTIFUL SKIES THIS MORNING FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA.

CAPTURING WAVES ON UPPER RED LAKE, WINDY OUT THERE TODAY.

DEWEY WITH A PICTURE OF THE REFLECTION OF FALL COLORS AND ANGELA ALSO WITH FALL COLORS ON HIGHWAY 71.

SPOTTING FALL COLORS AS WELL AND DEBRA HAS THE BEAUTIFUL COLORS AT LAKE ADA.

WE HAVE ALEXIS IN BEMIDJI AND TRACY WITH SOME LILACS IN BLOOM THIS MID OCTOBER.

WE'VE GOT THE COLORS AND THE DEER FROM RALPH IN JENKINS, BILL AND JUDY SENDING ME THIS PHOTO OF THE SUNSET OVER UPPER RED LAKE.

BEAUTIFUL SUNSET AS WELL FROM MOLLY IN BRAINERD AND JACK OVER GRACE LACK.

THE EAGLE RORT EYE REPORTS, PINE RIVER, 38 THIS MORNING.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE TODAY, .31 OF AN INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY, 54 INCORPORATE HIGH.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, BUT AGAIN, SINCE YESTERDAY, .75 OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL AND ANGELA IN CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 39.

ON THE ALMANAC, 56 THE HIGH TEMP IN BRAINERD TODAY.

VERY SEASONAL HIGH TEMPERATURE AND WE HAVE A LOW OF 40, SUNSET TONIGHT AT 6:33.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 51, SO VERY CLOSE TO THAT AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE AND WE HAD A LOW OF 33, SUNRISE AT 7:37.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, AGAIN, WE'LL BE SEEING A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE WITH CLOUDS INCREASING HEADING THROUGH THE DAY AND IN THE AFTERNOON, WE COULD START TO SEE SHOWERS MOVING INTO MAINLY WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA BEFORE SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW EVENING AND TOMORROW NIGHT.

HIGH TEMPS TOMORROW IN THE UPPER 40s IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, LOW 50s ACROSS THE REST OF THE NORTH AND IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE SHOULD SEE HIGHS IN THE LOW 50s.

SO OUR FORECAST TO TONIGHT, VARIABLE CLOUDS, LOWS DOWN TO ABOUT 28 WITH VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10, AND THEN TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME AFTERNOON SHOWERS MOVING INTO MAINLY EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH HIGHS NEAR 50.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, IT IS QUIET ON WEDNESDAY A HIGH OF 57.

TEMPS DO WARM UP LATE THIS WEEK, BUT WE HAVE A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ON THURSDAY.

STILL A LITTLE BIT UNSETTLED AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY.

A LITTLE BIT QUIETER THERE ON SUNDAY, BUT TEMPS COOLER THIS WEEKEND ONCE AGAIN WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 50s.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: OKAY, THANKS, STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE.

BUSY WEEKEND OF SPORTS ACTION.

>> Charlie: A LOT GOING ON THIS WEDNESDAY.

BSU ON THE ROAD FOR MEN'S FOOTBALL, BUT WE GOT BUSY AGAIN TODAY WITH A LITTLE OF RUNNING AND A LITTLE BIT OF RUNNING AT THE BLUE OX MARATHON, SO LOTS OF CATCHING UP ON SPORTS COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

>>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>> Charlie: OCTOBER HITS, THE AIR GETS CRIMP AND THE LEAVES BEGIN TO TO CHANGE.

ALL SIGNS OF AUTUMN, BUT ALSO THE SIGNAL IT'S TIME FOR THE ANNUAL BEMIDJI CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL AT THE GREEN WOOD GOLF COURSE.

IN ADDITION TO THE LUMBERJACKS, THERE WERE OTHER AREA TEAMS COMPETING, INCLUDING CASS LAKE, BENA, ROSEAU, CLEARBROOK, GONVICK.

STARTS WITH THE BOYS VARSITY 5 D. BEMIDJI AND MORE HEAD JUMPED TO EARLY TEAM LEADS, BUT INDIVIDUAL, JOSEPH FINISHED 29th OVERALL.

BROTHERS ASHER AND VAN LED THE WAY FOR ROSEAU.

ASHER IN FRONT HERE, ACTUALLY FINISHED 11th WHILE VAN TOOK 10th.

BEMIDJI'S TOP FINISHER WAS BLAKE DeWITT, HE FINISHED 5th OVERRULE AND THREE SECONDS BEHIND HIM WAS TEAMMATE WILL AMES.

THE LUMBERJACKS WERE THREE ACROSS, 8th, 9th, AND 12th OVERALL.

MOVING ON TO THE GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY VARSITY, LEADING THE WAY FOR ROSEAU, WAS MAY OVERKIND YEN.

THEN ISABEL, JUST AN 8th GRADER, SHE CROSSED 14th OVERALL.

FINISHING 35th OVERALL IN SECOND FOR BEMIDJI WAS SENIOR CLAIRE STORY, POSTING IN 19 MINUTES AND 55 SECONDS.

SECOND OVERALL FOR THE LUMBERJACKS TOP FINISHER, CHLOE DERBY.

ABBY BAIL OLSON ALSO FINISH IN THE TOP TEN FOR THE JACKS.

MOREHEAD WON THE GIRLS RACE AS WELL.

A FEW VOLLEYBALL SCORES FOR YOU.

>>> IN THE NHL, THE MINNESOTA WILD COME AWAY 4-3 IN A SHOOTOUT.

>>> BSU FOOTBALL ON THE ROAD AT WAYNE STATE ON SATURDAY.

BEAVERS COMING OFF THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON IN WHICH CONNER CARVER CORE UP NORTHWESTERN STATE.

WILDCATS DID NOT GET THE MEMO.

HE BROKE THAT ONE FOR 38 YARDS.

BEAVS UP 7-0.

NEXT BEMIDJI STATE DRIVE, 7-7 NOW.

IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS AT THIS POINT.

71-YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN, SECOND OF THE DAY.

HE HAD 119 YARD OPT GROUND.

THE BEAVS ARE BACK IN FRONT 14-7.

SECOND QUARTER, CARVER'S LINED UP AT THE H IN THE SLOT POSITION AND NOBODY COVERS HIM.

HE'S BEEN RUNNING SO MUCH, HE CRAMPS UP, LIMPS HIS WAY TO THE END ZONE.

21-7 BEMIDJI STATE HOLDS ON TO UPSET WAYNE STRAIGHT 26-21.

CARVER CONTINUES TO GIVE DEFENSES FITS.

AND McANIN HAD ANOTHER SOLID GAME.

>>> A COUPLE MORE SCORES FOR YOU FROM SATURDAY, ST.

CLOUD STATE MAKES IT SEVEN IN A ROW OVER BEMIDJI STATE IN MEN'S HOCKEY AND WOMEN'S HOCKEY, IT WAS A TIGHT ONE DOWN THE STRETCH.

THEY HAD A CHANCE TO COME AWAY WITH MAYBE A TIE OR WIN AT OHIO STATE, BUT COULD SPOT GET IT DONE.

2-1 THE FINAL THERE AND VOLLEYBALL, BEMIDJI LOSES IN FOUR TO NORTHERN STATE.

>>> THEN ON SUNDAY, BSU WOMEN'S SOCCER ON THE ROAD AT NUMBER 2-RANKED MINNESOTA STATE.

THE MAVERICKS DID NOT ALLOW A SINGLE GOAL, BUT TWO FLNTS INTO THIS ONE, KATRINA BREAKS THROUGH.

THE MAVS WOULD TIE THE GAME BEFORE THE HALF.

THEN UNDER 12 MINUTES TO PLAY, THEY TAKE THE LEAD.

IT WAS 2-1 MAVS.

THINGS LOOKING BAD FOR THE BEAVS, BUT IN THE 85th MINUTE, BARSO SOMEHOW AND A HALF GATES FOUR DEFENDERS.

BEMIDJI STATE COMES AWAY WITH A 1-2 DRAW.

BSU NOW 4-1-3 AND FIFTH PLACE IN THE CONFERENCE.

>>> THE LARGEST BLUE OX MARATHON WEEKEND TO DATE WITH NEARLY A THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS COMPETING IN THE 26-K LAKE LOOP HALF AND FULL MARATHONS.

THE NUMBER OF RUNNERS WASN'T THE ONLY THING UNIQUE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S RACE.

THE JUXTAPOSITION OF THE TWO WINNERS ADDED A TWIST.

ELISSA PETERSON OF NASHWAUK WON THE WOMEN'S MARATHON TO BECOME THE FIST BACK-TO-BACK FEMALE WINNER SINCE 2014 AND 2015.

BUT THE MEN'S RACE WAS THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE.

BRETT KUSSCHNER WINS THE WHOLE THING.

>> I HAD ONE GOAL AND THAT WAS TO GET SAFELY QUALIFIED FOR BOSTON AND THE SECONDARY GOAL WAS WINNING.

I RAN A HALF MARATHON LAST YEAR AND I'VE BEEN RUNNING FOR SEVEN YEARS.

THERE IS GOING TO TRANSLATE JUST FINE.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN BETTER AT THE HIGHER MILEAGE.

I PUT DOWN 11 WEEKS OF HARD WORK SINCE THIS SUMMER AND CAME OUT ON TOP.

>> I WAS TRYING TO BE UP THERE WITH THE GUYS AND STUFF, AND I THOUGHT ABOUT MY ASSISTANT COACH THAT I COACH WITH AND HE SAID -- HE SLS SAID LOOK AT THEIR BACK AND LOOK BETWEEN THEIR SHOULDER BLADES, SO I WAS TRYING TO FOCUS ON WHAT WAS AHEAD AND I FELT LIKE I HAD IT RIGHT AWAY, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.

BUT DON'T LOOK BACK, NEVER LOOK BACK.

>> Charlie: AND HERE ARE ALL THE WINNER'S IN SATURDAY'S RACES.

THE FINAL TIMES THERE.

A LOT OF FOUNTAIN SATURDAY AND GREAT DAY TO RUN.

>> Dennis: PERFECT DAY.

MUCH BETTER THAN SUNDAY WOULD HAVE BEEN.

>> Charlie: YES.

>> Dennis: THANKS, CHARLIE.

>>> A FEATURE RESTAURANT IN DOWNTOWN BRAINERD CONTINUES TO KEEP ITS FAMILY'S NAME ALIVE.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE STORY ON HUH MICKEY'S PIZZA AND STUBS HAVE STOOD THE TEST OF TIME FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

>> Miles: MICKEYS OWNER SPENT MANY DAYS AND NIGHTS.

>> I SPENT A LOT OF TIME SLEEPING IN THE BOOTHS, RUNNING AROUND WITH PEOPLE, EATING A LOT OF PIZZA.

>> Miles: MICKEY'S FOUND FOOTING IN 1982, THANKS TO THE IMPACT OF THE GRANDPARENTS.

WITH THE BUSINESS TAKING OFF, THE PAIR OPTED TO CHANGE LOCATIONS FROM NORTH 9th STREET AND WASHINGTON.

>> WE PUT ONE LITTLE AD IN THE PAPER AND WE STARTED GETTING TELEPHONE CALLS RIGHT OFF THE BAT AND PEOPLE REALLY SEEMED TO LIKE THE PIZZA.

>> Miles: IN 2005, GRACE'S PARENTS, TONY AND JINL, TOOK OVER THE REINS.

BEING ABLE TO JUMP IN AND WATCH AND WORK WITH MY PARENTS AND FRIENDS.

THE GIRLS WORKED HERE AT THE TIME AND STILL ACTUALLY DO WORK HERE.

WE'VE REALLY HAD A GOOD EXPERIENCE DOING THAT AND WORKING THE BUSINESS TOGETHER, GROWING IT TOGETHER.

>> Miles: ROUGHLY SIX YEARS AGO, TONY AND JIM DISCUSSED RETIRING AND TONY PAID GRACE A VISIT, WHO HAD BEEN WORKING IN ST.

PAUL IN THE FINANCE INDUSTRY AT THE TIME.

>> I WAS LOOKING FOR OTHER JOBS IN THE BACKGROUND.

IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

I SOLD MY HOUSE I HAD JUST BOUGHT AND MOVED UP HERE AND THE FIRST MONTH I THOUGHT IT COULD DO IT MYSELF AND IT WOULD BE EASY, AND I QUICKLY REALIZED AFTER TWO WEEKS THAT I WANT THEM TO STAY AS LONG AS THEY CAN AND I LOVE WORKING WITH THEM.

>> Miles: AND NOW GRACE REPRESENTS THE THIRD GENERATION, DOING HER PART TO HERVE THE NEWCOMERS AND EVEN HIGH SCHOOLERS STOPPING BY FOR A MEAL FROM RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.

>> I REMEMBER GUYS BRINGING THEIR LITTLE GIRLS AND OUT IN LITTLE GIRLS ARE BRINGING IN THEIR LITTLE GIRLS.

>> THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH MY EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS ARE MY FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB FOR SURE.

>> IT'S A VERY BIG BLESSING THAT WE HAVE THAT LOYAL CUSTOMER BASE.

>> Miles: REPORTING IN BRAINERD WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: OKAY, WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE LAST LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

WE'RE GOING TO CHECK BACK IN WITH STACY.

>> Stacy: WE'LL BE SEEING VARIABLE CLOUDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

LOWS DROP TO ABOUT 28 WITH VARIABLE WINDS ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, LOOKING AT PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.

THERE'S A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA IN THE ANNUAL.

HIGHS NEAR 50, QUIET ON WEDNESDAY AND MORE SHOWERS AND EVEN THUNDERSTORMS RETURN LATE THIS WEEK.

>> Dennis: THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT, EVERYBODY.

WE'RE BACK AT 10 TOMORROW.

WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.