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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.

[♪♪♪] >> Matthew: HEY EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.

MY NAME IS MATTHEW FREEMAN FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> A LONG AND TOUGH ROAD TO RECOVERY IS UP AHEAD FOR A 25-YEAR-OLD FATHER OF TWO FROM PARK RAPIDS, WHO SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AFTER AN INCIDENT THAT LEFT HIS HEAD PINNED UNDERNEATH A DEMOLITION DERBY CAR.

ACCORDING TO AN INCIDENT REPORT FROM THE OTTER TAIL SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A CALL ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18TH AT AROUND 1:00 P.M, TO AN INJURY ACCIDENT IN WHICH A DEMOLITION DERBY CAR LANDED ON THE UPPER BODY OF ELIJAH HENSEL.

ELIJAH WAS WORKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE IN A GARAGE ON HIGHWAY 73, NORTHEAST OF THE CITY OF PARKERS PRAIRIE, WHEN THE CAR FELL OFF A CAR JACK AFTER IT GAVE WAY, PINNING HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE CAR AND THE GARAGE FLOOR.

FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES WERE ABLE TO LIFT THE CAR OFF OF ELIJAH, HOWEVER HE WAS FOUND TO HAVE SUFFERED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SERIOUS HEAD INJURY.

HENSEL WAS FLOWN TO A HOSPITAL IN SAINT CLOUD TO RECEIVE TREATMENT FOR HIS INJURIES.

A GOFUNDME PAGE HAS BEEN SET UP FOR ELIJAH BY HIS GIRLFRIEND AND MOTHER.

ACCORDING TO THE GOFUNDME, ELIJAH SUFFERED A SKULL FRACTURE, TWO FRACTURED RIBS, AND FRACTURES TO HIS ORBITAL AND TEMPORAL BONES.

ELIJAH ALSO HAS NERVE DAMAGE TO BOTH OF HIS EYES AND A CONTUSION ON HIS LEFT LUNG.

AT THIS TIME, THERE HAS NOT BEEN A NEED FOR ANY COSMETIC SURGERY.

SO FAR, THE GOFUNDME PAGE HAS RAISED JUST OVER HALF OF ITS GOAL OF $4,000.

WE WILL LEAVE A LINK TO THE PAGE ALONG WITH THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> AFTER MONTHS OF DISCUSSION, THE BELTRAMI COUNTY BOARD HAS VOTED TO DEMOLISH THE CURRENT JAIL FACILITY IN DOWNTOWN BEMIDJI ONCE THE NEW JAIL FACILITY IS COMPLETED.

THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HAVE BEEN DEBATING BETWEEN THREE OPTIONS OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, ULTIMATELY GOING WITH THE CHEAPEST OPTION, WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO COST JUST OVER $6 MILLION.

THIS OPTION INCLUDED A SALLY-PORT, OR A GATED SECURITY AREA THAT WOULD BE USED AS A CONTROLLED ENTRY WAY TO THE JUDICIAL CENTER BUILDING.

THE 13,000-SQAURE-FOOT LOT WILL BE CONVERTED INTO A PARKING LOT UNTIL FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS ARE DECIDED.

THE VOTE WAS PASSED 4-0, WITH DISTRICT 2 COMMISSIONER JOE GOULD ABSENT FROM THE MEETING.

>> IT DOES PRESERVE A PORTION OF THE CAMPUS FOR SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE AT ITS MAXIMUM POTENTIAL OR MAXIMUM BUILD FOOTPRINT.

WE'RE NOT BUILDING MORE LAND DOWNTOWN.

WE'RE ALREADY CONSTRAINED ON THE CAMPUS WE HAVE NOW.

WE DON'T WANT TO CONSUME MORE TAXABLE LAND AND TAKE THAT OFF THE TAXABLE ROLE AND SO INSTEAD WE NEED TO BE BETTER STEWARDS OF PRESERVING AND REPURPOSING EXISTING LAND THAT WE HAVE.

>> OFFICIALS INVOLVED WITH THE NEW JAIL PROJECT SAY THAT THE PROJECT IS MOVING AS SCHEDULED, AND AN OPERATIONAL JAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE SPRING OF 2027.

ONCE THE JAIL IS OPERATIONAL, THE COUNTY WILL BEGIN DEMOLITION OF THE CURRENT JAIL WHILE TRANSPORTING INMATES TO THE NEW JAIL.

>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP APPROVED MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONS FOR THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE ON WEDNESDAY, AS WELL AS NORTH DAKOTA, ALASKA, AND NEBRASKA.

WHILE DENYING REQUESTS FROM VERMONT, ILLINOIS, AND MARYLAND, AND LEAVING OTHER STATES STILL WAITING FOR ANSWERS.

THE DISASTER DECLARATIONS AUTHORIZES FEMA TO SUPPORT RECIPIENTS WITH FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGED BY DISASTERS.

AND IN SOME CASES, PROVIDE SURVIVORS MONEY FOR REPAIRS AND TEMPORARY HOUSING.

THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE WAS APPROVED FOR BOTH PUBLIC AND INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE JUNE 21ST WINDSTORM THAT TOPPLED THOUSANDS OF TREES ACROSS ITS TRIBAL LANDS.

TRUMP DENIED FOUR REQUESTS, INCLUDING MARYLAND'S APPEAL FOR RECONSIDERATION, AFTER THE STATE WAS DENIED A DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MAY FLOODING THAT SEVERELY IMPACTED THE STATE'S TWO WESTERNMOST COUNTIES.

THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE HAS BEEN STRAINING TO COVER THE COSTS OF CLEARING DEBRIS.

OFFICIALS AT THE LEECH LAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAY THE TRIBE HAD SPENT ABOUT $1.5 MILLION OF ITS OWN FUNDS SO FAR ON RECOVERY CLEANUP.

>>> THE CHARLES A WEYERHAEUSER MUSEUM IN LITTLE FALLS IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING RENOVATIONS TO PREVENT EROSION FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THAT COULD EFFECT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE BUILDING.

THE MUSEUM, WHICH IS LOCATED WITHIN CHARLES LINDBERGH STATE PARK, SITS DIRECTLY ON THE MISSISSIPPI.

TWICE WITHIN THE PAST 10 YEARS THE MUSEUM HAS EXPERIENCED DRAMATIC RAIN STORMS THAT PUT THE BANKS WHICH THE MUSEUM SITS ON IN AN UNSAFE STATE, LEADING TO THE RENOVATIONS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.

>> WELL, WE'RE HOPING IT'S VERY LONG-TERM BECAUSE WE WENT THROUGH SEVERAL PLAN IDEAS BEFORE WE GOT TO THIS PROPOSAL, SO OUR HOPE IS TO JUST CONTINUE THE STABILITY OF THE RIVER BANK BECAUSE MOTHER NATURE WINS IN THE END AND OUR GOAL IS THAT WINNING WON'T TAKE AS LONG AS IT SEEMS THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

>> THE MUSEUM WILL REMAIN OPEN DURING CONSTRUCTION FROM WENDESDAY TO FRIDAY FROM 10:00 TO 4:00, AND SATURDAYS FROM 10:00 TO 3:00.

>>> CURRENT AND FORMER NBA PLAYERS AS WELL AS A HEAD COACH AND HALL OF FAMER WERE ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH TWO FEDERAL GAMBLING INVESTIGATIONS.

MORE THAN 30 PEOPLE WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY LAW ENFORCEMENT IN NEARLY A DOZEN DIFFERENT STATES.

THE F.B.I.

SAYS THE CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE INVOLVED TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AND WAS CONNECTED TO SEVERAL NEW YORK MAFIA FAMILIES.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE INSIDER TRADING SAGA FOR THE NBA.

DOZENS, INCLUDING CURRENT AND FORMER NBA PLAYERS AND A COACH ARRESTED IN A YEARS LONG GAMBLING OPERATION.

THERE IS MONEY LAUNDERING, WIRE FRAUD, AND ARMED ROBBERY.

>> ONE OF THE MOST BRAZEN SPORTS CORRUPTION SCHEMES SINCE ONLINE SPORTS BETTING BECAME WIDELY LEGALIZED IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: SIX PEOPLE, INCLUDING MIAMI HEAT PLAYER HELPED RIG GAMES.

IN ONE CASE, HE FAKED AN INJURY.

>> THEY PLACED MORE THAN $200,000 IN WAGER ON HIS UNDER STATISTICS.

HE EXITED THE GAME AFTER NINE MINUTES AND THOSE BETS PAID OUT, GENERATING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PROFITS.

>> Reporter: HIS LAWYER DENIED ANY WRONGDOING.

PROSECUTORS SAY 31 PEOPLE, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF 3 MAFIA FAMILIES, AND TRAILBLAZERS HEAD COACH WAS INVOLVED.

>> EXPLOITING THE NOTORIETY OF SOME AND THE WALLETS OF MANY TO FUND THE ITALIAN CRIME FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: PROSECUTORS SAY VICTIMS CALLED FISH WERE LURED TO PLAY ALONGSIDE HIGH PROFILE ATHLETES CALLED FACE CARDS AND EVERYONE BUT THE VICTIMS WERE IN ON THE SCAM, USING RIGGED CARD SHUFFLING MACHINES AND SPECIAL LENSES AND EYE GLASSES TO READ MARKED CARDS.

>> YOUR LUCK HAS RUN OUT.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, I'M MICHAEL YOSHIDA.

>> LAW ENFORCEMENT SAYS DESPITE TODAY'S ARRESTS, THESE INVESTIGATIONS ARE ONGOING.

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

>> Stacy: THE WEATHER PICTURE LOOKS QUIET AND WARMER FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

CHANCES FOR RAIN ARE BACK IN THE FORECAST AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, THE CASS LAKE-BENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS SETTLING INTO THEIR NEW CAMPUS.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> WITH OCTOBER RECOGNIZED AS COOPERATIVE MONTH AND 2025 DEEMED THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE COOPERATIVE, NINE COOPERATIVES IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA HAVE COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE WHAT MAKES THEM UNIQUE.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: THE NINE PARTICIPATING COOPERATIVES, INCLUDING THE CROW WING FOOD CO-OP, CTC AND CROW WING POWER MEET REGULARLY TO PLAN JOINT OUTREACH AND EDUCATION EFFORTS, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE POWER OF WORKING TOGETHER.

>> I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO WORK TOGETHER, TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITIES ON WHAT WE'RE DOING, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING JUST A CUSTOMER, WHICH THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT, TO BEING A MEMBER-OWNER.

WHY NOT GET US ALL TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT THE OUTREACH WITH YOUR MEMBERS.

THERE IS A LOT OF OVERLAP AND LET'S DO SOMETHING COLLECTIVE.

>> Reporter: THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARED 2025 THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE COOPERATIVE UNDER THE THEME COOPERATIVES BUILD A BETTER WORLD, RECOGNIZING THEIR ROLE IN DRIVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AS THE COOPERATIVE CONTINUE STAYING TRUE TO THEIR RESPECTIVE MISSIONS.

>> WE'RE TRYING TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR HEALTH AND SUSTAINING OUR COMMUNITY FOR RESILIENCE AND SELF HELP.

EVERYONE TAKING A RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEMSELVES, TO EAT BETTER FOOD, SO THOSE PEOPLE TRY TO BRING THAT TO ALL PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THROUGHOUT THE FALL, MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS WILL SEE MORE STORIES, EVENTS, AND ACTIVITIES, HIGHLIGHTING THE COOPERATIVE DIFFERENCE, WHETHER THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, COMMUNITY GIVING, VOLUNTEER EFFORTS, OR SIMPLY RELIABLE SERVICE.

>> SO TO JUST SIT AND CONTINUE TO ACCEPT THE SERVICE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE GREAT LEADERS.

WE HAVE A GREAT MANAGEMENT, WE HAVE INCREDIBLE EMPLOYEES.

OUR EMPLOYEES ARE TAKING ALL OF THOSE STEPS TO GET OUT TO MEET WITH OUR MEMBERS, TO UNDERSTAND, TO LISTEN TO THEM.

>> Reporter: THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE COOPERATIVE'S ESSENCE LIES WITH THE MEMBERS COMPRISING EACH COOPERATIVE.

>> I CAN'T WORK AT A PLACE THAT IS NOT A CO-OP.

IT'S ALL ABOUT MAKING OUR TOWN BETTER.

THOSE WHO USE THIS, OWN THIS, LIVE HERE.

THEY CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY MORE THAN ANYONE WHO LIVES SOMEWHERE ELSE.

>> WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO YOU AS A MEMBER.

SO THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT SO I THINK THAT IS THE VALUE OF COOPERATIVES.

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

>> SIX OTHER LOCAL AREA CO-OPS WERE INVOLVED IN THE COLLABORATION.

>>> SOMEONE ELSE WHO WILL BE TEAMING UP ARE SOME BUSINESSES IN DOWNTOWN LITTLE FALLS, TO HOST A TRICK OR TREAT EVENT FOR KIDS THIS HALLOWEEN.

THE EVENT IS PUT ON BY THE LITTLE FALLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO EXPLORE THE BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE LITTLE FALLS DOWNTOWN AREA.

WELL OVER 1,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO BE DRESSED UP TO COLLECT THEIR TREATS, AND EXPLORE WHAT LOCAL BUSINESSES HAS TO OFFER.

>> IT GENERATES A LOT OF VISIBILITY FOR THEM.

SO, THE KIDS ARE GOING TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY SO MANY PARENTS AND OF COURSE EVERYONE ELSE TOO, AND IT ACTUALLY GETS PEOPLE FROM OTHER SURROUNDING TOWNS AS WELL.

THE BUSINESSES GET GOOD VISIBILITY, THEY GET TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THIS WAY, AND THE KIDS GET TO HAVE FUN.

IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR ALL.

>> THE EVENT WILL RUN FROM 3:30 P.M.

TO 5:00 P.M.

ON HALLOWEEN.

YOU CAN FIND A LIST OF PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES ON THE LITTLE FALLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEBSITE.

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>>> WELL STACY, I SAW THERE IS SNOW IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

WHEN IS THAT EXPECTED IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF BEMIDJI?

>> Stacy: LUCKILY WE'RE NOT EXPECTING SNOW IN THE FORECAST.

IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY DRY AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK AND DESPITE COOL TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT, TEMPS WILL BE IN THE UPSWING AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK.

CHANCES OF RAIN ARE BACK IN THE FORECAST AS WE HEAD INTO THE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, DESPITE SOME SUNSHINE, WE DID HAVE CHILLY TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND IT DOES LOOK LIKE A COLD NIGHT IN STORE FOR US TONIGHT AS THOSE TEMPS FALL BACK INTO THE 20s.

AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, WE WILL START TO SEE A MODERATING TREND.

HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 50s AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK AND EVEN INTO THE START OF THE WEEKEND, BUT AS WE HEAD INTO THE WORKWEEK NEXT WEEK, WE DO HAVE CHANCES OF RAIN BACK IN OUR FORECAST.

MORE ON THAT IN A SECOND.

HERE ARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS, IT'S 28 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT IN BEMIDJI, AT THE STUDIO, WINDS ARE SOUTHEAST AT 2 MILES PER HOUR, 26 IS OUR DEW POINT, AND HUMIDITY IS AT 93%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES AND 32.

THE DEW POINT IS 28.

WE HAVE A RISING BAROMETRIC PRESSURE, WINDS ARE CALM.

LOOKING AT THE SATELLITE AND RADAR, NOT MUCH TO SEE.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE VERY CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

WE ARE GOING TO SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES FALLING BACK INTO THE 20s ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA, BUT WITH SUNSHINE TOMORROW, WE WILL SEE THOSE TEMPS RECOVERING WITH MANY OF US SEEING THOSE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 50s.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

ARLENE SPOTTING SOME FROST ON THE GROUND IN MENAHGA THIS MORNING.

IT WAS A NICE CALM MORNING AT LAKE ADA.

ANGELA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE CLOUDS AND BLUE SKY, ALONG WITH SOME SNOW GEESE ON THE SHORELINE THERE.

SAMROSE SAYING IT WAS CHILLY OVER LOWER RED LAKE TODAY.

SONYA SENDING US THIS PICTURE OF THE FALL COLORS STILL NEAR TURTLE RIVER LAKE.

GARY WITH SOME FALL COLOR AS WELL.

HERE'S A PICTURE OF THE BEAUTIFUL SKIES IN THE AREA, LAURIE SPOTTING A SNOW SHOE HARE.

TODAY'S SUNSET, BEAUTIFUL, PICTURES FROM SARAH AND LORNA.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, SONYA AT TURTLE RIVER LAKE, BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, MOSTLY SUNNY, A LOW OF 25.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, A HIGH OF 47.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE, TOPPING OUT AT 46.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLEAR SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 46.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 47 WAS OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY IN BRAINERD, SO WE ARE SEEING TEMPERATURES BELOW AVERAGE.

32 WAS OUR LOW AND WE HAD SUNRISE AT 7:47.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 46, VERY SEASONAL, JUST A COUPLE DEGREES BELOW THAT AVERAGE HIGH.

27 IS THE LOW AND WE HAD SUNRISE AT 7:52.

LOOKING AT OUR FORECAST, FOR TOMORROW, WE WILL BE SEEING PLENTY OF SUNSHINE WITH MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AROUND THE PARK RAPIDS AREA IN THE AFTERNOON.

HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE WARMING UP, HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-50s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE MID-50s, COULD SEE SOME UPPER 50s IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, LOWS DOWN TO 26, VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 5.

FOR TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, 52 FOR OUR HIGH, AND SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

FOR OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, 59 ON SATURDAY, 58 ON SUNDAY, BUT WE WILL START TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN AGAIN INTO MONDAY WHEN CHANCES OF RAIN RETURN TO THE FORECAST.

SCATTERED RAIN IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY, HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD STILL REACH THE LOW TO MID-50s.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH STACY.

WE HAVE CHARLIE YAEGER WITH US AND BSU MEN'S HOCKEY LOOKING TO START SOME CCHA PLAY THIS WEEK.

>> Charlie: THAT'S RIGHT AND WE HAVE A BUG ON THE DESK, WE'LL GET RID OF HIM.

YES, AGAINST AUGUST STAND THAT COMING UP THIS WEEKEND AND IT'S HALL OF FAME WEEKEND.

I HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS AS WELL, PLUS WE HEAR FROM THE FOOTBALL TEAM AND BSU FOOTBALL AND BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.

THEY'RE ALL PLAYING THIS WEEKEND TOO.

IT'S A BUSY WEEKEND.

WE'RE GOING TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> BSU MEN'S HOCKEY IS HOME AGAIN FOR A THIRD STRAIGHT WEEK, BUT THIS TIME, THEY'LL PLAY AT HOME THE WHOLE WEEKEND, AS THEY BEGIN CCHA PLAY WITH AUGUSTANA.

BEMIDJI STATE WAS SWEPT THE LAST TWO WEEKENDS IN A ROW, THE MOST RECENT SWEEP COMING AT THE HANDS OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH.

THE BEAVERS ONCE AGAIN PLAGUED BY PENALTIES, TAKING 11 WHILE SURRENDERING 6-POWER PLAY GOALS TO THE BULLDOGS ACROSS BOTH GAMES, BRINGING THE BEAVS PENALTY KILL TO 11-OF-20 OVER THEIR LAST TWO SERIES.

IT'S AN AREA THEY'D LIKE TO IMPROVE IN THEIR MATCH-UP WITH AUGIE.

>> THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS, ONE IS TAKE LESS PENALTIES.

THAT'S NUMBER ONE.

NUMBER TWO, WE HAVE TO WIN MORE FACE OFFS.

IT HELPS STARTING WITH THE ONE FACE OFF.

IF YOU CAN WIN A FACE OFF, THEN THE CLOSER TO HOME.

THAT'S FOR SURE.

>> WHEN YOU GET WHATEVER PENALTIES, IT'S HARD TO WIN THE HOCKEY GAME.

WE GOT TO BE MORE DISCIPLINE AND PLAY SMARTER, OTHERWISE IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH PLAYING HOCKEY.

>> BSU LAST PLAYED AUGUSTANA IN THE 2025 CCHA QUARTERFINALS, BEATING THE 3-SEED VIKINGS IN THREE GAMES TO KNOCK THEM OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS.

HERE IS THE SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEKEND'S SERIES, PUCK DROP TOMORROW IS 7:00 P.M, AND SPEAKING OF PUCK DROP, FORMER BSU MEN'S HOCKEY FORWARD MATT READ WILL BE DROPPING THE PUCK ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

THE 2011 GRADUATE IS BEING INDUCTED INTO THE BEMIDJI STATE ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME, AND WE REACHED INTO THE ARCHIVES TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THESE BEAUTIES.

IN HIS SOPHOMORE SEASON, READ HELPED LEAD THE BEAVERS TO THE FROZEN FOUR, THE FOLLOWING YEAR AS AN ALTERNATE CAPTAIN HE LED THEM BACK TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT.

HE WORE THE “C” HIS SENIOR SEASON, BEFORE GOING ON TO PLAY 8-YEARS IN THE NHL, SEVEN WITH THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS AND ONE WITH THE MINNESOTA WILD.

>>> WELL, BSU FOOTBALL IS BACK ON TRACK AFTER STARTING THE SEASON 0-5.

BEFORE THEIR BYE LAST WEEKEND, THEY'D WON TWO STRAIGHT GAMES, STARTING WITH THEIR 24-21 HOMECOMING VICTORY OVER NORTHERN STATE, FOLLOWED BY A 26-21 UPSET WIN ON THE ROAD AT WAYNE STATE.

THE RESURGENCE COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO A FEW THINGS, BUT FINDING CONSISTENCY AT THE QUARTERBACK POSITION SEEMS TO BE TOP OF THE LIST.

THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON THE BEAVERS GRAPPLED WITH A DUEL Q.B.

SYSTEM THAT DID NOT PAN OUT.

THIRD STRING QUARTERBACK BART MACANINCH WORKED HIS WAY TO THE TOP OF THE DEPTH CHART AHEAD OF BSU'S GAME AT MINOT STATE AND HAS BEEN THE STARTER EVER SINCE.

>> THAT'S FIRST GAME I STARTED, I DEFINITELY MADE SOME ROOKIE MISTAKES YOU CAN CALL IT, BUT NOW, I FEEL LIKE I SETTLED IN.

A LITTLE LESS NERVES AND I AM JUST HAVING FUN.

WE NEED TO GO OUT AND EXECUTE.

THEY WILL PLAY HARD, THEY ARE A SOLID TEAM, AND WE NEED TO EXECUTE LIKE THE LAST COUPLE GAMES AND WE WILL BE GOOD.

>> THE FIRST COUPLE GAMES AGAINST MINOT, HE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WIN THE GAME AND CAME UP SHORT BUT I THINK HE LEARNED FROM IT AND I THINK YOU SAW THAT WHEN WE BEAT NORTHERN.

WE MANAGED THE GAME WELL.

IN HIS THREE STARTS, WE'RE 2-1, WITH A CHANCE OF BEING 3-0.

I'M PROUD OF HIM FOR DOING THAT.

>> THIS SATURDAY HE WILL START AGAIN FOR BEMIDJI STATE WHEN THEY HOST AN UNFAMILIAR OPPONENT, THE UNIVERSITY OF JAMESTOWN, WHO JUST JOINED THE NSIC THIS SEASON.

THE TEAMS HAVE ONLY PLAYED 4-TIMES, AND THAT WAS IN 1941, 1949, 1950, AND 1951, NOT THAT IT MATTERS BUT BSU WON ALL THOSE MEETINGS.

>>> WELL, ALSO PLAYING ON SATURDAY AT THE SAME LOCATION WILL BE BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.

THE LUMBERJACKS FINISHED THE REGULAR SEASON 3-1 IN SECTION PLAY, EARNING THEM THE 2-SEED AND A HOME GAME AGAINST 3-SEED SARTELL IN THE 8-5A SEMIFINAL.

THE SABRES ARE A FAMILIAR OPPONENT, IT WAS ONLY TWO WEEKS AGO THE JACKS BEATS THEM 42-19 AT THE CHET.

BEMIDJI EXCELLED IN ALL THREE FACETS OF THE GAME, OFFENSE, DEFENSE, AND SPECIAL TEAMS, BUT FELT THEY DIDN'T FINISH THE GAME AS WELL AS THEY COULD HAVE.

SO CALL IT MOTIVATION, A REMINDER, OR WHATEVER YOU LIKE, IT'S WHAT THE JACKS ARE USING TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T OVERLOOK THE SABRES.

>> THAT'S BEEN A STRUGGLE FOR US ALL YEAR LONG, FINISHING GAMES.

IT ALWAYS COMES DOWN TO THE LAST DRIVE, LAST TWO MINUTES, AND WE JUST DON'T END UP FINISHING, EVEN AGAINST SARTELL WE DIDN'T FINISH.

TOWARDS THE END OF THE GAME, WE GOT SLOPPY.

I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO COME OUT A LOT MORE PHYSICAL BECAUSE WE OUT PHYSICALED THEM BY A LOT.

THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO SO WE'RE GOING TO BE READY FOR IT.

>> THEY RUN ALMOST THE SAME OFFENSE WE DO, SO WE'VE BEEN SEEING IT ALL SUMMER AND ALL FALL, THAT'S REALLY NICE.

>> I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD GAME PLAN AND DOMINATE OUR SIDE OF THE BALL.

>> WELL, 2021 WAS THE LAST TIME BEMIDJI MADE IT OUT OF THE SEMIFINALS AND GOT TO A SECTION FINAL LIKE WE SAID SATURDAY AT 7:00 P.M.

IS THE GAME AGAINST SARTELL AND IT WILL BE 7:00 P.M.

AT CHET ANDERSON STADIUM, THE SAME PLACE THAT BSU WILL BE PLAYING LATER IN THE DAY.

>>> ALSO HAPPENING TODAY IN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEY BALL, LITTLE FALLS DROPS THEIR FINAL GAME OF THE SEASON TO SAUK RAPIDS RICE.

IN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS, IN THE INDIVIDUAL DOUBLES, THE TEAM OF NICKI AND EMMY FROM PEQUOT DEFEATED ANNA AND KAYLIE FROM WADENA DEER CREEK.

NICKI AND EMMY WILL MOVE ON TO ROUND TWO, BUT THEY WILL FALL THERE, 6-0, 6-1.

>>> IN INDIVIDUAL SINGLES, TORY WON HER FIRST MATCH.

TORY WOULD WIN HER SECOND MATCH AS WELL, SHE DEFEATED BROOK FROM PINE CITY.

TORY MOVES ON TO THE SEMIFINALS TOMORROW AT THE SINGLE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP, WHERE SHE WILL TAKE ON THE NUMBER ONE SEED THERE.

IF SHE WINS THAT, SHE WILL PLAY AGAIN LATER IN THE DAY FOR A CHANCE AT THE INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> Matthew: THERE YOU GO.

WELL, GOOD LUCK TO THOSE GUYS AND SOME GOOD CAMERA WORK.

>> Charlie: YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHO FILMED THAT.

WE WILL HAVE TO CHECK ON THAT LATER.

>> Matthew: MAYBE, THANK YOU CHARLIE.

SEVEN YEARS AGO, VOTERS REJECTED A REFERENDUM PROPOSED BY CASS LAKE-BENA SCHOOLS, TO BUILD A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

BUT THREE YEARS AGO THE DISTRICT TRIED AGAIN, AND A $42 MILLION REFERENDUM WAS PASSED TO CREATE THE NEW FACILITY, WHICH STARTED CLASSES THIS FALL.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK STOPPED BY THE BUILDING TO SEE HOW THE SCHOOL YEAR IS GOING SO FAR, FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE.

>> Reporter: IT MAY BE HARD TO PUT A PRICE ON EDUCATION, BUT CASS LAKE-BENA'S NEW $42 MILLION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEFINITELY HAD A PRICE TAG ON IT.

THIS SCHOOL FELT AS IF THEY WERE OUT GROWING THEIR ORIGINAL CAMPUS AND MADE THE SWITCH TO THIS NEW BUILDING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

>> AS WE SAW WHAT OUR STUDENTS NEEDED, WHAT OUR STAFF NEEDED FOR SUPPORT, WE IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR MORE SOCIAL WORKERS, MORE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, MORE MENTAL HEALTH AND MORE PHYSICAL HEALTH, THE THINGS THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE SPACE FOR.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE BIGGEST POINTS OF EMPHASIS FOR THE CASS LAKE-BENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS NOT ONLY TO FOCUS ON MATH AND SCIENCE, BUT WHOLE CHILD LEARNING.

>> MANY OF OUR CHILDREN EXPERIENCE A LOT OF HARDSHIP AND TRAUMA.

SOME OF THEM DON'T.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CATER THE EDUCATION TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE SAYINGS IS THAT WE WANT TO GIVE KIDS WHAT THEY NEED, WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST.

>> Reporter: THE BUILDING IS NOW ON THE SAME CAMPUS AS THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL AND ALSO BROUGHT THE FIFTH GRADE DOWN FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TO JOIN THE REST OF THE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.

NOW, A COUPLE MONTHS INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR, EVERYONE IS STILL GETTING THEIR FEET UNDER THEM.

>> WE HAVE STAFF MEMBERS THAT THANKFULLY, UNBELIEVABLY HAVE BEEN HERE AND WITH THIS ORGANIZATION FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS.

SO ASK THEM TO TRANSITION INTO A NEW ENVIRONMENT AFTER 30 YEARS IN THE SAME FACILITY IS VERY DIFFICULT.

>> Reporter: IT CAN TAKE SEVERAL YEARS TO GET USE TO A NEW BUILDING AFTER BEING IN THE SAME SPOT FOR DECADES.

BUT MORE THAN 550 STUDENTS ARE MAKING USE OF THE NEW ROOMS, PLAYGROUNDS, AND OPPORTUNITIES.

>> AS FAR AS KIDS ARE CONCERNED, TIME AFTER TIME, I HEAR KIDS JUST IN AWE OF THIS BUILDING.

IT'S SO BIG.

IT'S SO HUGE.

I LOVE THE WAY THE LIBRARY LOOKS.

YOU SEE AND YOU HEAR FROM STAFF, THE BEAUTIFUL FACILITY, IT'S WONDERFUL, IT'S QUIETER, YOU HEAR FROM THAT.

YOU ALSO HEAR THIS IS A CHALLENGE, THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS AND HOOPS WE'RE HAVING TO JUMP THROUGH TO GET THE ROUTINES PUT IN PLACE.

WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE BUT IT TAKES TIME.

>> REPORTING FROM CASS LAKE WITH THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE PREVIOUS CASS LAKE-BENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS ALSO UNDERGOING RENOVATIONS, WHERE IT WILL BECOME THE NEW HOME FOR DISTRICT OFFICES, AN AREA LEARNING CENTER, AND EVENTUALLY, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AS WELL.

>>> WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIME SO WE'RE GOING TO TOSS IT BACK TO STACY FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE WEATHER.

>> Stacy: CLEAR TO PARTLY SKIES TONIGHT, LOWS DROPPING TO THE MID-20s, AND TOMORROW WE'RE LOOKING AT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH HIGHS NEAR 52.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING, WE'LL BE BACK TOMORROW AT 10:00.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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