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>> LAKELAND PBS IS PROUD TO PRESENT LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

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.

[♪♪♪] >> Josh: GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, I'M JOSH PETERSON IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

>>> A CIVIL RIGHTS LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF ROBERT SLAYBAUGH, WHO DIED WHILE IN CUSTODY AT THE CROW WING COUNTY JAIL LAST FEBRUARY.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: ON THE NIGHT OF FEBRUARY 22ND, 2024, ROBERT SLAYBAUGH ENTERED THE JAIL BUT AN HOUR AFTER ENTERING THE JAIL, HE HAD TAKEN HIS OWN LIFE.

HE ENTERED THE CROW WING COUNTY JAIL WITH A BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.8282.

UPON ARRIING AT THE JAIL, HE DISCLOSED INFORMATION THAT PUT HIM AT HIGH RISK OF SUICIDE, A SUICIDE ATTEMPT AT THE LAST SIX MONTHS, AND ANSWERING YES TO MULTIPLE QUESTIONS THAT SHOULD REFER HIM TO A MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING ACCORDING TO THE JAIL'S POLICY.

A LAWSUIT WAS FILED BY TWIN CITIES LAW FIRM WHICH THE COMPLAINT CITES THEIR UNCONSTITUTIONAL CUSTOMS AND PRACTICES THAT FOSTERED A CULTURE OF DISREGARD TOWARDS SUICIDE PREVENTION.

THE LAWSUIT CITES E-MAILS SENT BETWEEN JAIL STAFF, REFLECTING A MOCKING ATTITUDE ABOUT SUICIDE PREVENTION MEASURES.

DESPITE ALL OF THE BENCHMARKS THAT HE HAD TO RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE, HE WAS PLACED IN A CELL WITH A BED SHEET AT THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS HAD PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AS A SUICIDE HAZARD AND UNSAFE CONDITION FOR INK -- INMATES WITH MEDICAL CONCERNS.

HE SERVED AS THE CAMP DIRECTOR FOR CONFIDENCE LEARNING CENTER IN EAST GULL LAKE, A CAMP FOR KIDS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS FOR 30 YEARS.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE SUSAN OF 32 YEARS.

REPORTING IN BRAINERD, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> LAKELAND NEWS REACHED OUT TO THE CROW WING COUNTIES SHERIFF OFFICE WHO DECLINED TO COMMENT ON THE CASE.

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS EXPERIENCING THOUGHTS OF HARMING THEMSELVES OR IS STRUGGLING WITH SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, THE SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE IS OPEN 24-7.

JUST CALL OR TEXT THE NUMBER 9-8-8.

>>> THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS INVITING AREA RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS TO A PUBLIC MEETING TO LEARN ABOUT 2028 ROADWORK PLANS FOR HIGHWAY 71 FROM SEBEKA TO MENAHGA AND HIGHWAY 87 WEST FROM MENAHGA IN WADENA COUNTY.

THIS PROCESS WILL REQUIRE SEGMENTS OF ROAD CLOSURES WITH DETOURS.

THE OPEN HOUSE-STYLE MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, AT MENAHGA CITY HALL, FROM 4:30 UNTIL 6:30.

THERE IS NO FORMAL PRESENTATION, JUST STOP BY ANYTIME TO SEE DETAILS ON PRELIMINARY PROJECT DESIGN, SPEAK WITH PROJECT STAFF AND ASK QUESTIONS.

DESIGN WORK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 2025 AND 2026, WITH FINAL DESIGN AND TRAFFIC PLANS TO BE COMPLETED IN 2027 AND CONSTRUCTION TO OCCUR IN 2028.

>>> ANOTHER OPEN HOUSE HOSTED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WILL BE HELD IN BEMIDJI, THIS TIME IT WILL BE TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS FOR HIGHWAY 197.

TWO SESSIONS WILL BE HELD, EACH INCLUDING A BRIEF PRESENTATION AND TIME FOR QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION WITH PROJECT STAFF.

THOSE ATTENDING CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT LAYOUT, TRAFFIC IMPACTS, BUSINESS ACCESS, AND AN ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE.

BETWEEN MN-DOT AND THE CITY OF BEMIDJI, SIX ROUNDABOUTS ARE PLANNED FOR CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN 2025 AND 2027.

THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES, UPGRADED LIGHTING, REALIGNMENT OF GILLETTE DRIVE NORTHWEST AND TURN LANE IMPROVEMENTS.

THE OPEN HOUSE WILL HELD ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD AT MN-DOT'S BEMIDJI HEADQUARTERS.

THE FIRST SESSION WILL GO FROM 11:30 UNTIL 1:00 AND THE SECOND SESSION FROM 3:30 UNTIL 5:00.

>>> PROTESTERS ARE SCHEDULED TO MARCH THIS SATURDAY IN DOZENS OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS MINNESOTA AS PART OF THE IN KINGS MOVEMENT OPPOSING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S POLICIES.

THIS WILL BE THE SECOND NATIONALLY-ORGANIZED RALLY UNDER THE NO KINGS TITLE.

THE FIRST NO KINGS EVENT WAS HELD ON JUNE FOURTEENTH, WHEN MILLIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES JOINED IN, ON WHAT WAS SAID TO BE THE LARGEST SINGLE-DAY PROTEST AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP.

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART AGAIN IN MORE THAN 2,500 RALLIES ORGANIZED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

NOW WHILE DEMOCRATS STAND BEHIND THE NO KINGS MOVEMENT, SOME REPUBLICANS LIKE U.S.

HOUSE REPUBLICAN WHIP, TOM EMMER HAVE REFERRED TO THE PROTESTS AS HATE AMERICA RALLIES.

WITHIN THE LAKELAND VIEWING AREA, RALLIES WILL BE HELD IN BEMIDJI, BRAINERD, GRAND RAPIDS, PARK RAPIDS AND ZERKLE.

>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY MET AT THE WHITE HOUSE FRIDAY FOR A HIGH STAKES MEETING.

THE TWO LEADERS HAVE MET SEVERAL TIMES SINCE TRUMP WAS RE-ELECTED.

ITS THE SECOND TIME ZELENSKY HAS BEEN INVITED TO THE WHITE HOUSE THIS YEAR.

HIS FIRST VISIT WAS IN FEBRUARY IN WHAT TURNED INTO A CONTENTIOUS MEETING IN THE OVAL OFFICE.

AS IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS, FRIDAY'S MEETINGS HAVE APPEARED TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY MEETING AT THE WHITE HOUSE ON FRIDAY TO DISCUSS STRATEGIES TO END THE ONGOING WAR.

>> THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE HAS ENDURED A LOT.

I MEAN HE REALLY HAS.

HE ENDURED A LOT AND WE ENDURED IT WITH HIM TO BE HONEST.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME AND I THINK WE'RE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS.

>> Reporter: ZELENSKYY MAKING HIS PLEA TO THE U.S.

FOR MORE LONG RANGE WEAPONS, SPECIFICALLY TOMAHAWK MISSILES, WHICH CAN TRAVEL MORE THAN 1,000 MILES TO HELP UKRAINE TARGET DEEP INSIDE RUSSIA.

>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS REALLY SHOWED FOR THE WORLD THAT HE CAN MANAGE HIS FIRE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, SO THAT IS WHY I HOPE HE WILL DO THIS AND WE WILL HAVE BIG SUCCESS.

FOR UKRAINE, IT'S A BIG CHANCE.

>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN MORE THAN THREE YEARS SINCE RUSSIA LAUNCHED A FULL SCALE INVASION INTO UKRAINE.

THIS SHOWS WHERE RUSSIAN TROOPS ARE PRESENT.

IN AUGUST, HE MET WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN IN ALASKA BUT SOME UKRAINIAN LEADERS THINK THE U.S.

SHOULD BE DOING MORE.

>> THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY PRESSURE PUT ON RUSSIA.

THERE HAVE BEEN DEADLINES THAT WERE PUSHED AGAIN AND AGAIN, WHICH RIGHT NOW LOOKS LIKE AN APPEASEMENT TO PUTIN.

>> Reporter: FRIDAY'S MEETING COMES A DAY AFTER TRUMP HELD A PHONE CALL WITH PUTIN, WHERE THE TWO LEADERS AGREED TO MEET FACE-TO-FACE AT A LATER DATE IN HUNGARY.

I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

>> U.S.

AND RUSSIAN ADVISERS WILL BE MEETING NEXT WEEK IN A LOCATION THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN DISCLOSED AHEAD OF THE ANTICIPATED TRUMP-PUTIN MEETING.

THE PRESIDENT INDICATED THAT INITIAL MEETINGS LEADING UP TO THE MEETING WITH THE RUSSIAN LEADER WOULD BE LED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE DO HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AREA TOMORROW, OTHERWISE IT LOOKS LIKE DRY WEATHER THIS WEEKEND, WITH A LOT OF SUNSHINE ON SUNDAY.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

[♪♪♪] >> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY'S MUSIC DEPARTMENT BEGINS THEIR FALL PERFORMANCE SEASON.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

>>> HALLOWEEN MAY BE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, BUT THE CITY OF HACKENSACK IS PREPARING THEIR DOWNTOWN FOR WINTER WITH THE INSTALLATION OF SNOWFLAKE LIGHTS ON ALL OF THEIR LAMP POSTS IN TOWN, TO LIGHT UP THE STREET AND SPREAD SOME WINTERTIME CHEER.

HACKENSACK HAS SEEN MONTHS OF ROAD CLOSURES, NEW SIDEWALKS, AND ROUNDABOUTS AS MAJOR CONSTRUCTION ON HIGHWAY 371 CONTINUES.

BUT THE HACKENSACK GAME CHANGERS, A NONPROFIT GROUP IN THE AREA, IS DOING THEIR BEST TO TURN THE CONSTRUCTION INTO SOMETHING POSITIVE.

ALL OF THE NEW STREET LAMPS ARE LIGHTING UP THE AREA IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.

>> FIRST STREET IS THE MAIN STREET THAT GOES THROUGH TOWN RIGHT OVER BY THE LAKE AND WHEN THAT STREET WAS REDONE SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THAT GOT THE NEW STREET LIGHTS AND THE SNOWFLAKES AND THE BANNERS.

THOSE ARE UP ALREADY.

SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

THOSE ARE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER.

THE 371 VERSION WILL BE BIGGER, THEY'RE 4 FEET.

>> THE IDEA BEHIND DOING SNOWFLAKE LIGHTS WAS THAT THEY CAN BE LEFT UP THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WINTER INSTEAD OF JUST FOR CHRISTMAS.

THERE ARE FOUR DIFFERENT STYLES OF SNOWFLAKES THAT WILL BE VARIED AMONG THE STREETS, AND THERE ARE 48 TOTAL THAT WILL BE GOING UP.

THE CITY OF HACKENSACK DOES THE INSTALLATIONS, AS WELL AS CHANGING OUT THE SUMMER BANNERS WITH WINTER ONES.

>> EACH SNOWFLAKE COST JUST UNDER $500.

WE SEE A LOT OF $500 CHECKS COMING IN FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SPONSOR A SNOWFLAKE.

IT TAKES EVERYBODY TO COME TOGETHER TO MAKE IT SNOW.

>> IT'S FESTIVE IF YOU GO THROUGH TOWN AND SEE IT ALL LIT UP.

>> MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO DONATE TO THE SNOWFLAKE PROJECT CAN BE FOUND ON THE HACKENSACK GAME CHANGERS FACEBOOK PAGE, OR BY CALLING THE HACKENSACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

>>> STACY JOINS US NOW AND NO REAL SNOWFLAKES IN THE FORECAST, BUT GET OUTSIDE AND STRING A FEW LIGHTS.

I HAVE BEEN DOING THAT FOR AT LEAST TWO MONTHS.

>> IT'S BEEN GENERALLY WARMER THAN AVERAGE AS OF LATE.

WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SEASONAL TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND, MAYBE COOLER NEXT WEEK.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS TOMORROW.

OVERALL, A DECENT WE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE HAVE SOME SUNSHINE, WE HAD SOME CLOUD COVER IN THE AREA TODAY, AND A LITTLE BIT ON THE BREEZY SIDE ONCE AGAIN.

AS FAR AS THE WEEKEND GOES, IT LOOKS QUIET.

WE MAY HAVE A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AREA TOMORROW, AND IT MAY BE BREEZY WITH VARIABLE CLOUDS.

AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY, WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE BEFORE CHANCES OF RAIN SHOWERS RETURN NEXT WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 51 AT THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE A LIGHT EAST WIND WITH A DEW POINT OF 46 AND HUMIDITY IS AT 80%.

IN BRAINERD, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 54 DEGREES WITH A DEW POINT OF 47.

THE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE IS FALLING AND WINDS ARE SOUTH AT 8 MILES PER HOUR.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF CLOUD COVER IN THE AREA THIS EVENING, A LOT OF IT IS STARTING TO SHIFT OFF TO THE NORTH AND EAST.

WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEEING SOME RAIN SHOWERS, HIGH TEMPERATURES PRETTY SEASONAL, WE SHOULD SEE THE HIGHS IN THE 50s.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, BEAUTIFUL CLOUDS OVER CASS LAKE FROM ANGELA THIS MORNING AND ARLENE SENDING US SOME OF THE PUFFY CLOUDS IN THE MENAHGA AREA.

DAVID SENDING US THIS PHOTO FROM LAKE ITASCA TODAY AND CARRY SPOTTING SOME FALL COLOR IN THE AREA.

CHRIS SENDING US THIS PICTURE OF THE WATER TOWER IN BEMIDJI, LOOKING PINK DUE TO THE SUNSET.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 59 AND WINDY THIS AFTERNOON.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE REPORTING A MIX OF SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS WITH A HIGH OF 67.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, DID PICK UP 0.05-INCH OF RAIN.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 66 WAS THE HIGH IN BRAINERD.

WE HAD MILD TEMPERATURES IN THE AREA.

SUNSET AT 6:24.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 63, SO WE ARE MORE THAN 10 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE.

51 IS OUR LOW AND THAT'S OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE DAY.

SUNRISE THIS MORNING AT 7:43.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE WILL BE SEEING A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE AND A SLIGHT CHANCE AT A FEW SHOWERS IN THE AREA, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

HIGH TEMPERATURES TOMORROW IN THE NORTH SHORE IN THE LOW TO MID-50s, WITH SOME UPPER 50s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

LOOKING AT OUR FORECAST, LOWS NEAR 42 WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND AGAIN THERE MAY BE A FEW SPOTTY RAIN SHOWERS, HIGHS IN THE MID-50s, WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20.

A LOT OF SUNSHINE ON SUNDAY, HIGHS IN THE 50s.

HEADING INTO MONDAY, A CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN SHOWERS, A 20% TO 50% CHANCE FOR MOST OF THE AREA, LARGER CHANCE IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

WE MAY SEE SOME LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS ON TUESDAY.

JUST A LITTLE BIT COOLER AS WE HEAD TOWARDS MIDWEEK.

>> Josh: THANK YOU STACY.

WE WERE TALKING SNOWFLAKES EARLIER IN THE FORECAST AND NO SNOWFLAKES IN THE FORECAST BUT PLENTY OF ICE IN SPORTS.

>> Miles: YOU CAN'T GO WRONG ON A FRIDAY WITH SOME HOCKEY.

BSU WITH SOME ACTION AGAINST MINNESOTA DULUTH.

[♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

>> Miles: BEMIDJI MEN'S HOCKEY OUT SCORED THEIR OPPONENT TO START THE 2025-26 SEASON.

THE BOOEF EVERIES -- BEAVERS STILL SIT AT 2-2.

THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO PUT THEIR FIRST ON THE BOARD WITH MINNESOTA DULUTH STOPPING FOR A SERIES.

FRESH OFF A SERIES SPLIT AGAINST ST.

CLOUD STATE, BSU MATCHING WITH UMD.

FIRST PERIOD, STILL SCORELESS AS NOAH IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME, HIS FIRST GOAL OF THE SEASON, 1-0 BEAVERS.

A COUPLE MINUTES LATER IN THE FIRST, SAME SCORE, BEMIDJI STATE STILL STAYING AGGRESSIVE, VINCENT THERE FOR THE REBOUND, 2-0BSU.

THE BULLDOGS, THEY WILL GET THINGS ROLLING AS EMMA SNEAKS IT IN, UMD WILL PUT UP 7 GOALS ON THE NIGHT AS BEMIDJI STATE DROPS 7-3.

THEY WILL TRY TO GET THE SERIES AGAINST THE BULLDOGS TOMORROW NIGHT.

>>> THE 2-2 MINNESOTA WILD WERE ON THE ROAD TAKING ON THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS.

MARCUS FINDS THE BACK OF THE NET AND KNOCKS THINGS 1-1.

BEAUTIFUL PASSING FROM WASHINGTON, ALEXI THE EASY GOAL, CAPS BACK OUT FRONT 2-1.

THIRD PERIOD, SAME SCORE, FACE OFF.

NUMBER 98 FOR HIS CAREER AND HIS FIRST GOAL AGAINST A MINNESOTA WILD.

THE WILD FALL TO THE CAPITOLS 5-1.

THEY WILL TAKE ON THE FLYERS TOMORROW IN PHILADELPHIA.

>>> THE MINNESOTA WILD MADE A TRADE EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON.

FORWARD OSKAR OLAUSSON HAS BEEN ACQUIRE FROM THE SAN JOSE SHARKS IN EXCHANGE FOR DEFENSEMAN KYLE MASTERS.

THE 22-YEAR-OLD RECORDED 26 POINTS, TWO POWER-PLAY GOALS, AND TWO GAME-WINNING GOALS, IN 62 GAMES WITH THE AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE'S COLORADO EAGLES DURING THE 2024-25 SEASON.

THE 6'1", 180-POUND NATIVE OF STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, ALSO SKATED IN TWO GAMES WITH THE COLORADO AVALANCHE DURING LAST YEAR'S SEASON, FOR HIS CAREER, OLAUSSON HAS PLAYED IN 163 GAMES AND RECORDED 66 POINTS, 10 POWER PLAY GOALS AND NINE GAME-WINNING GOALS ACROSS THREE SEASONS WITH THE EAGLES.

OLAUSSON WILL REPORT TO THE AHL'S IOWA WILD.

>>> THE FINAL SCORES TODAY, BEMIDJI IMPROVE 7-2-3 AND TAKE DOWN CROOKSTON.

IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE THE SCORE UP THERE BUT I BELIEVE MINNESOTA WAS UP 21-6 ON NEBRASKA.

IN THE MLB, THE MARINERS TAKE A LEAD OVER THE BLUE JAYS.

THE DODGERS GET A SWEEP OVER THE BREWERS, SHOHEI OHTANI, 3 STRIKEOUTS.

>>> PHYSICALITY, PHYSICALITY, PHYSICALITY.

THAT HAS BEEN THE NAME OF THE GAME FOR PIERZ FOOTBALL THROUGH ITS 2025 CAMPAIGN.

NOW EIGHT DAYS AWAY FROM KICKING OFF THEIR ROAD THROUGH SECTION 7-3A PLAYOFFS, THE PIONEERS HAVE THEIR SIGHTS SET, ON BRINGING THEIR PROGRAM BACK, TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN.

>> NUMBER 63, TYLER FISHER.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE].

>> 16 STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES AND 4 STATE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS, PIERZ FOOTBALL HISTORY IS NOT LOST ON ITS CURRENT ROSTER AND COACHING STAFF.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE].

>> WE TALK ABOUT THE KIDS THAT YOU ARE CARRYING ON ONE HECK OF A TRADITION.

THE HELMETS, THEY ARE PIONEERS, IT'S AN HONOR TO COACH HERE.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IS SPECIAL U NATIONWIDE, BUT EXTRA SPECIAL HERE AND I THINK OUR KIDS FEEL THAT.

BECAUSE OF THAT, WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO MAKE SOME SPECIAL RUNS.

>> Reporter: THE PIONEERS HAVE NOT MADE THE STATE TOURNAMENT SINCE 2019, A YEAR IN WHICH CAPPED OFF A FIVE-YEAR STRETCH CULMINATING IN THREE STATE TITLES.

>> OBVIOUSLY OUR HISTORY IS GREAT BUT WE TRY NOT TO LOOK AT PAST SEASONS.

WE WORRY ABOUT US, ONE GAME AT A TIME.

WE ARE GETTING BETTER, TRY TO MAKE OUR OWN.

>> Reporter: PIERZ FOOTBALL IS BACK TO BEING RELENTLESS ON DEFENSE, ALLOWING 6.5 POINTS A GAME, ALLOWING THE OPPOSITION TO REACH 10 POINTS IN TWO CONTESTS SO FAR.

>> WE'RE GOING TO KEEP PUSHING, EVERY REP.

>> THERE IS A STAT THAT WE LED 0 POINTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER.

WE LIKE TO COME IN VERY SALTY.

WE TELL OUR D-LINE RIGHT AWAY.

THE LINEBACKERS, D.B.s, SAFETY, HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HELP WITH THE INTERCEPTIONS, THE PICK SIXES.

>> Reporter: THE PIONEERS ARE RANKED THIRD IN CLASS 3-A ACCORDING TO THE STAR TRIBUNE AND EARNED THE 2-SEED FOR THE PLAYOFFS AFTER CAPPING OFF AN 8-0 REGULAR SEASON WITH THE 62-6 WIN OVER MILLE LACS ON WEDNESDAY.

THEY BELIEVE STAYING TRUE TO THEIR BRAND IS THE MAIN KEY TO MAKING A DEEP RUN.

>> IT HELPS TO MAKE TALENT, NO DOUBT.

WE HAVE PLAY MAKERS AND INTELLIGENT FOOTBALL PLAYERS.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, YOU HAVE TO BE PHYSICAL IN THE TRENCHES.

USUALLY THE TEAM STANDING AT THE END ARE THE MOST PHYSICAL TEAMS.

>> SOME OF US HAVE LOST IN THE SEMIFINALS AND HOPEFULLY THAT CAN GIVE US THAT EXTRA DRIVE TO GET PAST THAT THIS YEAR AND MAKE A RUN IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

>> Miles: LOOKING AT THE ROAD AHEAD, PIERZ EARNED THE BYE.

THEY WILL TAKE ON THE WINNER OF ETC.

CO -- ESKO AND PROCTOR NEXT SATURDAY.

>> Josh: AND THEY OVERCAME THE CORNHUSKERS.

I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THAT GAME.

>> Miles: GOT TO GET THAT UPSET.

>> Josh: EXACTLY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE HAVE OFFICIALLY ENTERED THE FALL PERFORMANCE SEASON FOR THE BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITYS MUSIC DEPARTMENT.

FOR THIS WEEKS IN-FOCUS, OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN ATTENDED OPENING NIGHT FOR BSU'S TAKE ON A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC.

[♪♪♪] >> STEP INTO A WORLD OF ROMANCE AND MELODIES AS THE OPERA THEATER PRESENTS A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC.

>> ALL OF THE CHARACTERS START OUT IN A ROMANTICING RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEBODY THEY'RE NOT REALLY HAPPY TO BE WITH.

THROUGH MANY TWISTS, AFFAIRS, AND COMEDIC EVENTS, ALL THE CHARACTERS END UP WITH THE PERSON THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE WITH BY THE END OF THE SHOW.

>> Reporter: THE ORIGINAL PRODUCTION OF A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC INVOLVES THE ROMANTIC LIVES OF SEVERAL COUPLES THROUGHOUT THE STORY.

THE MUSICAL WON MULTIPLE TONY AWARDS AND WENT ON TO HOLD MULTIPLE PRODUCTIONS ACROSS THE WORLD, INCLUDING ITS OWN FILM ADAPTATION.

>> IF THAT IS ONE THING THAT STEPHEN SPOKE ABOUT AND WROTE ABOUT, THAT LIFE IS NOT THE ANSWER, IT GOES AROUND AND AROUND AND WE'RE ALL IN IT AND WE ALL NEED LOVE.

WE ALL NEED EACH OTHER.

>> THE STORY IS REALLY MEANINGFUL.

IT'S ABOUT LOVE AND IT'S ABOUT ACCEPTING YOUR DESIRES.

I AM TOLD THAT WILL RESONATE WITH THE AUDIENCE.

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH THE SHOW TAKES PLACE A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE FALL SEMESTER BEGAN, THEY HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME TO PRACTICE.

>> WE RECEIVED OUR SCORES A BIT EARLIER, SO WE HAD TIME DURING THE SUMMER TO PREP, MAYBE THREE WEEKS TO A MONTH.

WE GOT IN AND WE IMMEDIATELY STARTED WITH MUSIC REHEARSALS AND THE DIALOG REHEARSALS STARTED COMING IN LATER.

IT HAS NOT BEEN AS CRUNCH AS YOU WOULD THINK IT IS, BUT IT HAS BEEN A LOT OF FOCUS HAS BEEN REQUIRED FOR THIS.

>> Reporter: THEY EVEN HAD A LENDING HAND IN THE COSTUME DEPARTMENT FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL PRODUCTION.

>> BACK IN 1974, I WAS A SHOPPER AND DELIVERY PERSON FOR THE STUDIO, AND WE DELIVERED COSTUME PIECES FOR LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC.

I HAD AN EXPENSIVE COSTUME COLLECTION THAT I JUST DONATED TO THE OPERA THEATER PROGRAM.

>> Reporter: THIS PRODUCTION FEATURES 18 ACTORS, 6 DANCERS, 18 MEMBERS OF THE ORCHESTRA, AND 10-PLUS PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES.

REPORTING IN BEMIDJI FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

.

>> Josh: NOW A QUICK LOOK AT YOUR FORECAST WITH STACY.

>> Stacy: PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW, A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AREA, WE WILL BE SEEING HIGHS IN THE MID-50s.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND 54 ON SUNDAY, A LITTLE BIT OF PRECIPITATION EARLY NEXT WEEK.

>> Josh: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> Miles: TAKING A LOOK AT THE UPCOMING MONDAY, CHARLIE WILL BE BACK AND HE WILL TAKE A DRIVE OUT EAST TO TALK TO THE GRAND RAPIDS GIRLS SOCCER TEAM.

>> Josh: SOUNDS GOOD, THANKS FOR JOINING US EVERYONE.

WE'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE ON