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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.

[♪♪♪] >> Matthew: HEY EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING, MY NAME IS MATTHEW FREEMAN FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> GREATER BEMIDJI'S YMCA PROJECT IS MOVING ON TO ITS NEXT PHASE AFTER THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A CONSTRUCTION BID FOR SOIL REMEDIATION, SITE CLEAN-UP, AND MASS GRADING.

THE PROJECT CAME OUT TO BE MORE THAN $500,000 UNDER BUDGET, WITH THE TOTAL COST BEING JUST UNDER $4.1 MILLION.

GREATER BEMIDJI PLANS TO USE MULTIPLE SOURCES OF FUNDING AND STATE GRANTS TO HELP PAY FOR THE PROJECT, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BEFORE THE YEAR'S END.

STARTING WITH THE DEMOLITION OF THREE ABANDONED BUILDINGS IN THE RAIL CORRIDOR DISTRICT, AND THE REMOVAL OF A PORTION OF A PAVED BIKE TRAIL ON MINNESOTA AVENUE NORTHWEST.

>> THERE ARE NO LEVY DOLLARS IN THESE FUNDING SOURCES, SO THEY ARE ALL ENTERPRISE FUNDS, GRANTS, OR PROCEEDS FROM SOMETHING ELSE.

THE BUILDINGS IN QUESTION THAT YOU DEEM SUBSTANDARD AND THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM TODAY, THOSE THREE BUILDINGS WILL COME DOWN THIS FALL BEFORE THE 1st OF THE YEAR.

THEN THERE WILL BE WORK DONE TOWARDS SOME OF THE HOTSPOTS AND THE SOIL CONTAMINATION PART TO MAKE SURE WE ACCESS FUNDS FROM BOTH GRANTS TO GET THEM STARTED, WHICH IS REQUIRED IN 2025, AND THEN THE REST OF THE WORK WILL HAPPEN IN 2026.

I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF COMMUNITY CONCERN AND CONVERSATIONS AROUND THAT AS WELL.

THAT'S ANOTHER BENEFIT OF THIS PROJECT.

I AM PLEASED WITH WHERE WE ARE WITH THIS.

I'M READY TO GET THE SITE CLEANED UP AND GET A YMCA HERE.

>> THE THREE BUILDINGS THAT ARE PLANNED TO BE DEMOLISHED ARE SOMETIMES USED AS A PLACE TO STAY FOR THE HOMELESS IN THE AREA.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE NAMELESS COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS VIEWS THOSE BUILDINGS AS A PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN, AND SEES THE DEMOLITION OF THOSE BUILDINGS AS A POSITIVE.

>> THIS MAY BE COUNTER TO WHAT PEOPLE EXPECT ME TO SAY.

I'M HAPPY THAT IT'S GOING TO BE TORE DOWN.

I THINK WE NEED TO REMEMBER IN THIS COMMUNITY AND ANY COMMUNITY IN AMERICA, WE HAVE HOUSING ISSUES AND ISSUES WITH HOMELESSNESS, WE DON'T NEED PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO SQUAT.

WE DON'T NEED MORE SHELTER SPACE.

WE NEED MORE HOUSING, MORE TREATMENT, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

>> Matthew: OFFICIALS HOPE THE CLEAN UP PORTION OF THE YMCA PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETE IN 2026.

>>> DUE TO THE ONGOING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, PENDING AND NEW APPLICATIONS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

OR SNAP BENEFITS WILL BE UNABLE TO BE APPROVED.

ECONOMIC OFFICIALS SPOKE TO THE BELTRAMI COUNTY BOARD DURING TODAY'S WORK SESSION ABOUT THE IMPACTS A CONTINUED GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WOULD BRING TO THE LOCAL AREA.

SAYING THAT IN SEPTEMBER ALONE, AROUND 3,100 BELTRAMI COUNTY RESIDENTS RECEIVED OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS' WORTH OF BENEFITS, PRIMARILY SPENT WITHIN THE COUNTY.

ALL OF THOSE RECEIVING THOSE BENEFITS COULD BE IMPACTED IF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CONTINUES INTO NOVEMBER.

>> AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, THAT MEANS OUR CALL CENTER, FINANCIAL WORKERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN CALLS AND WALK INS FROM RESIDENTS CONCERNED ABOUT FOOD ACCESS.

WE ALSO EXPECT OUR COMMUNITY FOOD RESOURCE PROVIDERS WILL EXPERIENCE A HIGHER DEMAND AS FAMILIES TRY TO FILL IN THE GAP.

RIGHT NOW AT THIS TIME, OUR GENERAL ASSISTANCE, MINNESOTA SUPPLEMENTAL AID, HEALTHY SUPPORTS, HEALTH CARE, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, AND EMERGENCY GENERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS WILL CONTINUE ON WITHOUT DISRUPTION.

>> YOU MAY STILL APPLY FOR SNAP BENEFITS DURING THIS TIME.

COUNTY STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS, GATHER VERIFICATIONS, AND COMPLETE INTERVIEWS SO CASES CAN BE PROCESSED WHEN FEDERAL FUNDING RESUMES.

>>> ONE BEMIDJI STATE PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR HAS SPENT THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS DEVELOPING A SUICIDE SCREENING TOOL THAT IS GEARED TOWARDS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, WHO HAVE A HIGHER SUICIDE RATE THAN ANY OTHER ETHNICITY.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK SPOKE TO DOCTOR MARK BAEZ ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NEW SAFE SCREENING TOOL THAT AIMS TO GET PEOPLE THE HELP THEY NEED, AS SOON AS THEY CAN.

>> Reporter: RECENT STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT 82% OF ADULTS AND YOUTH WHO DIED BY SUICIDE HAD VISITED A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WITHIN ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THEIR DEATH, SHOWING THAT PROPER SUICIDE SCREENING TOOLS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.

>> IT'S HARD TO BEGIN A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE YOU DON'T KNOW AND THE FIRST QUESTION THAT YOU ASK THEM IS HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT KILLING YOURSELF?

I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR.

>> HE HAS SPENT THE LAST THREE YEARS CREATING A SUICIDE SCREENING TOOL FOCUSED TOWARDS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.

WHAT STARTED AS THE INDIGENOUS SUICIDE SCREENING OR THE I.S.S.

HAS TURNED INTO SUICIDE ASSESSING FROM EVENTS OR SAFE, WITH A HUGE EMPHASIS ON INTENTIONAL LANGUAGE.

>> IT'S TABOO TO TALK ABOUT DEATH AND SUICIDE.

SO WHAT CAN WE DO VERSUS JUST DON'T TALK ABOUT IT.

THAT'S NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR THE PROBLEM.

THIS INSTRUMENT NOT ONLY JUST SPEAKS TO THE PERSON AND IDENTIFYING THE RISK FACTORS AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS, BUT BEGINS THIS RELATIONSHIP IN A SACRED MANNER THAT WE'RE RESPECTING THAT SPIRIT.

SO THEY ARE NOT JUST ANOTHER NUMBER COMING INTO MY OFFICE, GO OVER THESE THREE OR FOUR QUESTIONS AND NEXT.

>> Reporter: IN THE UNITED STATES, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE HAVE A 91% HIGHER SUICIDE RATE THAN NON-NATIVES.

HE BELIEVES THAT ONE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THESE NUMBERS IS A LACK OF CONNECTION BETWEEN INDIGENOUS CULTURES AND WESTERN MEDICINE PRACTICES.

>> FROM A WESTERN LENS, WE ALWAYS HAD THE BEST PRACTICES, BUT YOUR PEOPLE ARE NOT COMING INTO OUR OFFICES, SO THEY'RE NOT READY.

OUR PEOPLE WOULD UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE INGREDIENTS, I'M SURE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE A PACKED RESTAURANT BECAUSE IT WOULD BE SERVING THINGS THAT WE LIKE TO EAT.

>> Reporter: THE SAFE SCREENING TOOL ALSO HAS A MAJOR EMPHASIS ON BEING PROACTIVE RATHER THAN REACTIVE.

>> CULTURAL LANGUAGE COMPONENT IS CRITICAL.

LIFE IS IMPORTANT, LIFE IS SACRED, SO WE NEED TO APPROACH THIS IN A GOOD WAY.

IT'S NOT GATHER THE DATA, PRINT THIS OUT, DOES IT LOOK RIGHT?

IT'S MORE THAN THAT.

I KNOW WE ARE WORKING AND DEALING WITH SOMEONE'S LIFE SO IT HAS TO BE TAKEN IN A SACRED MANNER.

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

>> THE SAFE SCREENING INSTRUMENT IS STILL BEING FINALIZED WITH STUDIES, BUT HAS PASSED THE FACE AND CONTENT VALIDITY STAGES.

ONCE DR.

BAEZ IS ABLE TO SECURE FUNDING TO FINISH THE CLINICAL STUDIES WITH SAFE, HE HOPES THAT THE PROGRAM CAN BE USED WORLDWIDE, AND CAN HELP PEOPLE GET WHATEVER HELP THEY NEED SPECIFICALLY TAILORED TOWARDS HOW THEY ANSWER THE QUESTIONNAIRE.

AND 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.

>>> FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR, FALL ENROLLMENT AT BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY AND NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE SEES AN INCREASE.

IN TOTAL, 4,113 STUDENTS ENROLLED AT BEMIDJI STATE THIS YEAR, AN INCREASE OF 37 STUDENTS OVER LAST YEAR.

ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL FALL CENSUS DATE USED BY ALL MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

THE CENSUS ALSO REPORTS THAT 361 STUDENTS ARE PURSUING MASTER'S DEGREES AT BSU, THE MOST AT THE UNIVERSITY SINCE 2021.

ALMOST 34% OF THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT BODY AND THE HIGHER PERCENTAGE ON RECORD ARE AGE 25 AND OLDER.

47% OF THE FALL UNDERGRADUATES ARE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO ATTENDS COLLEGE.

NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE ALSO SAW A SLIGHT FALL ENROLLMENT INCREASE OF 3.6 PERCENT, MARKING THE INSTITUTIONS HIGHEST FALL ENROLLMENT SINCE 2018.

130 AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS CHOSE TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION AT N.T.C., THE SECOND-HIGHEST TOTAL ON RECORD.

AND REACHED A NEW ENROLLMENT MILESTONE WITH 146 BLACK STUDENTS, THE HIGHEST IN THE COLLEGE'S HISTORY.

BEMIDJI STATE AND NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE CONSIDER THESE ENROLLMENT GAINS TO BE MARKERS OF THEIR CONTINUED MOMENTUM IN STRENGTHENING THEIR LEGACY AND CREATING PATHWAYS FOR OPPORTUNITY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

>>> CINDY VAGLE, OF MINNESOTA, WAS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 59 WHEN HER EAGLE EYE SPOTTED SOMETHING IN THE OPPOSITE LANE.

A FEW MILES LATER SHE REALIZED SHE HAD A NEW WINGMAN WITH HER ON HER WAY TO CHURCH.

MATT HANSON HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE BALD EAGLE FLAPPING ITS WINGS FROM THE GRILL OF CINDY'S PICKUP TRUCK.

>> HERE THIS DANG BIRD IS HANGING ON THE FRONT OF A TRUCK, STILL ALIVE.

>> Reporter: AN HOUR EARLIER, CINDY WAS 4 MILES OUTSIDE OF LAKE BRONSON WHEN SHE ENCOUNTERED THE NATIONAL EMBLEM ENJOYING BREAKFAST ON THE OTHER WAY OF THE HIGHWAY.

>> I SLOWED WAY DOWN AND IT FLEW UP AND FLEW IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND I DIDN'T SEE IT NO MORE.

I LOOKED IN MY MIRRORS AND I DIDN'T SEE IT ON THE ROAD OR ANYTHING.

>> Reporter: SHE HEARD A THUMP, THAT'S WHY WHEN SHE GOT TO TOWN, SHE CHECKED THE FRONT OF HER PICKUP.

SHE MADE SURE NOT TO RUFFLE ITS FEATHERS.

>> VERY BEAUTIFUL, JUST MOVING ITS HEAD FROM SIDE TO SIDE LOOKING AT ME.

I THOUGHT OH, I BETTER NOT GET TOO CLOSE TO THAT THING BECAUSE IT HAD QUITE THE BEAK AND I KNEW IT WOULD HURT YOU IF YOU GOT CLOSE TO IT.

>> Reporter: THE BALD EAGLE'S FEET WERE STUCK IN THE GRILL OF THE TRUCK.

AN HOUR LATER, A D.N.R.

OFFICER ARRIVED AND WAS ABLE TO RESCUE THE BALD EAGLE FROM THE GRILL OF THE PICKUP.

ONCE AGAIN, THE BIRD HAD ITS INDEPENDENCE.

>> I WISH I KNEW WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH THE BIRD'S MIND.

THAT MUST HAVE BEEN QUITE THE EXPERIENCE FOR IT.

>> THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SAYS THE BALD EAGLE WAS RELEASED BACK INTO THE WILD.

CINDY SAID THE D.N.R.

OFFICER TOLD HER THE EAGLE DID NOT SEEM TO BE HURT.

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

>> Stacy: SOME OF US MAY SEE SOME RAIN SHOWERS OR SOME SNOW TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, BUT IT DOES LOOK LIKE THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK WILL BRING QUIETER, WARMER WEATHER AS WELL.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

[♪♪♪] >> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, MEMBERS OF THE BRAINERD COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER TO SELL THEIR PRODUCTS AT THE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

>>> BRIDGES OF HOPE HAS ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF ITS 17TH ANNUAL THANKSGIVING BASKET PROGRAM.

THE INITIATIVE BRINGS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, CHURCHES, SERVICES GROUPS, AND BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA TOGETHER TO ENSURE FAMILIES FACING HARDSHIPS CAN ENJOY A THANKSGIVING MEAL.

LAST YEAR, BRIDGES OF HOPE AND ITS COMMUNITY PARTNERS DISTRIBUTED CLOSE TO 200 MEALS, PROVIDING FAMILIES IN NEED WITH EVERYTHING NECESSARY FOR A TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY MEAL.

FOR BRIDGES OF HOPE'S MEMBERS, THE THANKSGIVING BASKET PROGRAM, IS INDICATIVE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CORE VALUES CONCERNING FAITH, PEOPLE, AND STEWARDSHIP.

>> IT GIVES PEOPLE A WAY TO GIVE BACK.

I THINK IN GENERAL, NO MATTER WHERE WE'RE AT IN LIFE, IT JUST FEELS GOOD.

MAYBE WE NEEDED HELP AT A CERTAIN POINT IN OUR LIFE, SO THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEONE WHO IS IN A FRIENDS GROUP OR A GROUP OF OFFICE COWORKERS CAN GET TOGETHER AND SHOP FOR AND DELIVER THE FIXINGS FOR A THANKSGIVING MEAL TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO GO WITHOUT.

>> BRIDGES OF HOPE IS LOOKING FOR MEAL SPONSOR FOR THE PROGRAM, ANYONE INTERESTED IN DOING SO CAN FILL OUT THE ONLINE FORM ON THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.

>>> STACY, AM I LOOKING FOR WARMER WEATHER?

>> Stacy: IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL SEE WARMING TEMPERATURES IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK, CHILLY TOMORROW, WARMER THAN WHAT WE HAD TODAY, BUT HIGHS IN THE 40s, AND THERE MAY BE SOME RAIN SHOWERS IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, POSSIBLY A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW MIXED IN TOMORROW MORNING.

[♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, IT WAS A CHILLY, WINDY DAY OUT THERE.

WE HAD SOME AREAS OF RAIN SHOWERS, EVEN A LITTLE BIT OF VERY COLD WEATHER, CREATING SOME SNOW SHOWERS AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT WHERE THE RAIN IS CONTINUING IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

THAT MAY CONTINUE INTO TOMORROW, BUT AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY, WE WILL START TO SEE SOME CLEARING, ESPECIALLY IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF THE STATE.

STILL CHILLY TOMORROW, BUT WE SHOULD BE SEEING WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 38 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, WE HAVE A NORTH WIND AT 11 MILES PER HOUR, BUT STILL SEEING GUSTS UP TO 19.

OUR DEW POINT IS 36.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, 42 DEGREES, WITH A DEW POINT OF 35.

WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 21 MILES PER HOUR, AND WE ARE SEEING GUSTS UP TO 36.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE ARE STILL SEEING A LOT OF CLOUD COVER OUT THERE, MOST OF THE RAIN IS IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, BUT WE STILL HAVE A FEW LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND SPRINKLES TO THE WEST OF THAT.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, IT DOES LOOK LIKE THAT CHANCE OF SEEING RAIN, POSSIBLY SOME SNOW SHOWERS AS THE TEMPERATURES COOL OVERNIGHT IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, BUT WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE AREA AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, PARTS OF MAINLY WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA COULD START TO SEE SOME CLEARING, BUT WE MAY STILL SEE SOME OF THAT PRECIPITATION IN THE NORTHEAST.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, THIS PHOTO OF THE FULLY FLAG IN BEMIDJI WITH THE WIND AND RAIN OUT THERE.

WE HAVE WINDY CONDITIONS CREATING SOME WHITE CAPS ON AREA LAKES.

ARLENE AT LEECH LAKE SENDING US THAT PHOTO.

IT WAS A GRAY DAY IN WALKER FROM ANGELA.

DAVE IS SPOTTING A COUPLE OF BEARS IN BEMIDJI AND ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF CLEARING IN MENAHGA THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 37 AND WINDY THIS MORNING.

THEN 42 AND WINDY THIS AFTERNOON.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLOUDY AND WINDY TODAY, WITH A BIT OF DRIZZLE.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY AND BREEZY, JUST OVER 0.2-INCH OF RAIN.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD REPORTING 0.25-INCH OF RAIN THIS MORNING.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 44 WAS OUR HIGH TODAY IN BRAINERD.

SO WE ARE SEEING CHILLY TEMPERATURES, OUR AVERAGE IS 53.

WE HAD A LOW OF 39.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 41, WHICH IS BELOW OUR AVERAGE, WHICH IS 49.

36 FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE AND SUNRISE AT 7:49.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, STARTING OUT WITH A LOT OF CLOUD COVER, MAINLY IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, WE COULD BE SEEING SOME RAINFALL, AND TEMPERATURES COULD BE COLD ENOUGH IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND SOME COULD BE MIXED WITH SNOW.

WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A CHANCE IN THE NORTHEAST TOMORROW, BUT WE WILL START TO SEE CLEARING SKIES IN WESTERN MINNESOTA AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

TEMPERATURES LOOK TO BE IN THE 40s, WITH LOW TO MID-40s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE VIEWING AREA, WITH MID TO UPPER 40s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES FOR TONIGHT, WE DO HAVE A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY IN EASTERN, MAINLY NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

32 IS THE LOW, STILL A LITTLE BIT ON THE BREEZY SIDE, AND VARIABLE CLOUDS FOR US TOMORROW, WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SOME MORNING SNOW IN THE NORTHEAST.

45 FOR THE HIGH IN NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20.

QUIETER WEATHER IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, HIGHS WILL WARM AS WELL, AND WE WILL SEE THE HIGHS IN THE 50s AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK.

LOOKS LIKE MORE CLOUD COVER WILL ARRIVE ON SUNDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH STACY.

WE HAVE CHARLIE WITH US.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS A TUESDAY NIGHT LIGHTS ACTION.

>> Charlie: LAST WEEK IT WAS WEDNESDAY, THIS WEEK IT'S TUESDAY, SECTION QUARTER FINALS GOING ON, IT WAS A LITTLE RAINY AROUND THE STATE AND BLUSTERY, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

THEY GOT ALL THE GAMES IN.

WE GOT THE HIGHLIGHTS AND BY THE WAY, BSU WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL, A LITTLE SURPRISE ACTION THERE AS WELL TONIGHT VENLT WE GOT THAT AND MORE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> HUNTER S. THOMPSON SAID, "WE MUST HAVE FOOTBALL, WHAT WOULD THIS COUNTRY BE WITHOUT FOOTBALL IN OCTOBER?”.

LUCKILY, WE WON'T HAVE TO FIND OUT, BECAUSE THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON CONTINUES TONIGHT WITH THE START OF SECTION PLAYOFFS.

WE START OFF WITH THE 8-5A QUARTERFINALS.

BRAINERD HOSTING SAUK RAPIDS-RICE, WARRIORS HAVE DROPPED 5-STRAIGHT AFTER BEGINNING THE SEASON 3-0, THEIR LAST WIN CAMING AGAINST THE STORM IN EARLY SEPTEMBER.

SECOND QUARTER, BRAINERD DOWN 16-0.

JAYDEN OUT OF THE WILDCAT, PUNCHES IT IN, 8-YARD RUSH, WARRIORS DOWN 16-8 AFTER A 2-POINT CONVERSION.

THEN BARNUM AGAIN, RUMBLING DOWN THE FIELD, 39-YARD CARRY, SETS UP HIS SECOND TOUCHDOWN, AND THAT TIES THINGS AT 16-16.

NOW BARNUM, ABSURD NIGHT, HE HAD 8-YARD CARRY, BRAINERD TRAILS, BUT SAUK RAPIDS COULDN'T BE STOPPED.

SPENCER TO CONNOR, 36-YARD CATCH, SETS UP ANOTHER TOUCHDOWN, AND BRAINERD'S SEASON COMES TO AN END TONIGHT, FALLING TO SAUK RAPIDS RICE, 38-30.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BARNUM AND HOW HE HAS BEEN DOING.

HE CAPPED OFF THE NIGHT OR THE SEASON ECLIPSING THE 1,000 YARD RUSHING MARK, JUST A FANTASTIC JOB BY HIM.

>>> MORE IN FOOTBALL, PRINCETON BEATS LITTLE FALLS.

PARK RAPIDS FALLS.

>>> WELL, RAINING CHAMPS IN THE QUARTER FINALS, WOLVERINES BACK IN THE PLAYOFFS AFTER NOT PLAYING IN THE PLAYOFFS LAST SEASON.

OPENING KICK OFF, KAIDEN BREAKS LOOSE, AN 80-YARD RETURN.

STAPLES IS UP 8-0 AFTER A 2-POINT CONVERSION.

THEN WADENA PUNTING, MAYBE THEY SHOULDN'T, HE FINDS OPEN GRASS, A 7-YARD PUNT RETURN.

7 MINUTES LEFT THIS THE FIRST QUARTER, ELI, CONNOR, 22-YARD RECEPTION, CARDINALS ARE GOING TO WORK EARLY.

THEY GO ON TO BEAT WADENA DEER CREEK, ADVANCING TO THE 6-2A SEMI-FINALS.

THEY WILL PLAY THIS UPCOMING SATURDAY.

MORE AROUND THE AREA, HOLLY KNOCKS OFF WARROAD.

ROSEAU'S SEASON COMES TO AN END.

IN 7-2A, GREEN WAY MOVING ON.

SO IS CROSBY-IRONTON AFTER LOSING TO INTERNATIONAL FALLSES LAST WEEK, THEY BEAT THEM.

AND BAGLEY FALLS.

RED LAKE COUNTY BEATS RED LAKE.

IN 7-A, DEER RIVER MOVING ON AFTER KNOCKING OFF CHERRY.

AND PARKERS PRAIRIE ENDS NEVIS'S SEASON IN THE QUARTER FINALS.

WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY, A BIG WIN TONIGHT, 14-7.

BROWERVILLE MOVING ON BY A 2-POINT CONVERSION.

AFTER STALLING ON THEIR FIRST DRIVE, MUSTANGS ARE LOOKING TO RUN OUTSIDE THE TACKLE -- EXCUSE ME, NORTHOME-KELLIHER AND BLACKDUCK PLAYING TONIGHT.

THE MUSTANGS ARE LOOKING TO RUN OUTSIDE THEIR TACKLE.

THE DRIVE WOULD STALL AS WELL, IT WAS TIED AT 0-0.

BLACKDUCK FINALLY GETS THEIR RUN GAME GOING WITH A MISDIRECTION, AND LOOKING FOR THE PYLON, IS HE IN?

YES.

DRAKE STRIKES FIRST, 6-0.

SAME SCORE, WILLIAM, GOING TO THE AIR, AND ABLE TO MAKE THE PLATE, HE SCORED A T.D.

JUST LIKE THAT.

IN THE THIRD QUARTER, BLACKDUCK BEATS THEIR RIVAL NORTHOME-KELLIHER, AND THIS TIME 28-6.

IT'S TO MOVE ON TO THE SEMIFINALS SATURDAY.

THEY WILL PLAY BELTRAMI, A TOUGH OPPONENT THERE.

>>> FOSSTON BEATS NORMAN COUNTY EAST AND MILLE LACS BEATS SEBEKA.

BERTHA HEWITT, THEY ARE MOVING ON AND STEVEN ARGYLE KNOCKS OFF WIN-E-MAC.

BIG FORK, THEY FALL.

LITTLE FORK BIG FALLS, THEY WIN.

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER, THE CLASS 2A QUARTER FINALS AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

>>> YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN AN UPSET IS GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT SOMETIMES YOU FEEL LIKE TEAMS ARE JUST DUE TO TOPPLE A RANKED OPPONENT.

BEMIDJI STATE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL HAD LOST 13-STRAIGHT GAMES TO TOP 25-TEAMS COMING INTO TONIGHT'S MATCH WITH NUMBER-18 RANKED MINNESOTA DULUTH, INCLUDED IN THAT STREAK, A 3-0 BEAVERS LOSS TO THE BULLDOGS JUST ONE MONTH AGO BUT BSU, PUSHING UMD TO THE BRINK IN THIS ONE, TIED AT 2 SETS APIECE WE PICK UP IN THE 5TH.

UP 9-6.

GRACE COMING AT YOU, SHE HAS THEM DANCING IN THE CROWD.

LATER, 13-10.

THIS IS HOW YOU KNOW IT'S THEIR NIGHT.

KYLIE WITH THE DIG, LILY LED THE TEAM WITH 16 KILLS.

TAKES IT TO SET POINT AND THE BULLDOGS ARE RANKED FOR A REASON.

THEY WIN THE NEXT THREE POINTS, INCLUDING THIS ONE.

NOW IT'S 14-3, BEAVERS STILL LEAD.

NEXT POINT, LOOKS LIKE MADISON IS GOING TO SET, TO AVA IN THE MIDDLE AND INSTEAD, SHE FINDS THE HARDWOOD AND BEMIDJI STATE IS CELEBRATING, UPSETTING MINNESOTA DULUTH IN 5 SETS.

IT'S THE BEAVERS FIRST WIN AGAINST A RANKED OPPONENT SINCE BEATING ST.

CLOUD STATE ON OCTOBER 14TH OF 2023.

THAT'S TWO YEARS AND EXACTLY ONE WEEK AGO FROM TONIGHT.

>> Matthew: ALWAYS EXCITING TO SEE AN UPSET.

>> Charlie: YEAH, IT'S GREAT WHEN IT'S YOUR TEAM DOING THE UPSET.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU CHARLIE.

ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, THE UNITED STATES PRODUCES OVER A BILLION POUNDS OF PUMPKINS EVERY YEAR.

IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA, A FAMILY RUN FARM HAS BEEN PRODUCING PUMPKINS FOR THE PUBLIC FOR THE PAST QUARTER CENTURY.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL HAS MORE WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: BOYS AND BERRIES FARM IN BRAINERD NEVER PLANNED ON SELLING PUMPKINS.

IN FACT, THEY FIRST TRIED THEIR HAND AT GROWING A DIFFERENT CROP.

>> THE FARM STARTED ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO NOW.

WE MOVED ON TO THE FARM AND WE START WITH A STRAWBERRY PATCH.

WE HAVE FOUR BOYS AND WE DID THAT FOR FIVE YEARS AND FOUND OUT THAT RAISING STRAWBERRIES IN THIS AREA IS FAIRLY DIFFICULT.

>> Reporter: EVENTUALLY, THE FAMILY DISCOVERED THEY HAD SUCCESS GROWING PUMPKINS AND THEIR BUSINESS QUICKLY TOOK OFF.

>> WE FOUND THAT PUMPKINS ARE EASIER TO RAISE SINCE THEY HAVE A SHELF LIFE OF TWO MONTHS, WHERE A STRAWBERRY HAS A SHELF LIFE OF TWO DAYS.

IT WAS A GOOD TRANSITION FOR US.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A FAMILY, BUT FOR THIS FARM, IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO SET UP PRODUCE FOR THE GREENHOUSE.

>> IT'S A COMMUNITY EFFORT HERE.

WE HAVE NEIGHBORS THAT BRING WILD RICE IN TO SELL.

WE HAVE A NEIGHBOR THAT BRINGS IN CANNED SAUERKRAUT.

ONE NEIGHBOR HAS LOCAL HONEY, MY BROTHER HAS AN APPLE ORCHARD AND HE WILL BRING IN APPLES FOR US TO SELL.

IT'S A REAL COMMUNITY EFFORT HERE.

>> Reporter: BOYS-N-BERRIES HARVEST PUMPKINS EVERY YEAR.

>> WE RAISED 17 ACRES OF PUMPKINS HERE, ABOUT 30 VARIETIES, WE HAVE 87, 800-FOOT ROWS.

SO OUR PUMPKIN PATCH CAN EXTEND FROM BRAINERD TO HALFWAY TO LITTLE FALLS.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS AT THE FARM WELCOME THEM ALL.

>> WE ARE ENCOURAGED THAT FOLKS WANT TO COME OUT AND DO THINGS WITH THEIR KIDS AND WE'RE PROVIDING SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF EFFORT.

YOU CAN PARK YOUR CAR AND TAKE 10 MINUTES AND TAKE A PICTURE.

WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THE REQUIREMENT OF BUYING A PUMPKIN HERE.

IF THEY HAPPEN TO FIND A PUMPKIN ON THEIR WAY THROUGH, THAT'S GREAT.

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

>> Matthew: WE'RE GOING TO TOSS IT TO STACY FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE WEATHER.

>> Stacy: CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, SOME RAIN OR SNOW IN EASTERN MINNESOTA, WITH LOWS NEAR 32, VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW, SOME RAIN OR MORNING SNOW IN THE NORTHEAST.

>> Matthew: THAT'S OUR SHOW.

WE WILL BE BACK TOMORROW NIGHT AT 10:00.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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