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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.

>>> THE BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING TO START A DRONE PROGRAM.

OFFICIALS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESENTED DETAILS ON THE PROGRAM TO THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL AT THEIR LATEST COUNCIL MEETING.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, ATTENDED THAT MEETING AND HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING TO DO WHAT 98 OTHER AGENCIES ACROSS MINNESOTA HAS DONE ALREADY, LAUNCH A DRONE PROGRAM.

>> IT ALLOWS US TO EXTEND OUR OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, WHEN WE'RE ARRIVING ON THE SCENE, IT'S ANOTHER TOOL WE HAVE AND OUR OFFICER SAFETY.

IT'S ANOTHER LAYER FOR US AS WE'RE RESPONDING TO CALLS.

>> Reporter: THEY WILL OPERATE A DRONE THAT HAS THERMAL IMAGING, NIGHT VISION, A SPOT LIGHTS, A RANGE FINDER, AND A SPEAKER.

THEY WILL USE IT TO SEARCH FOR MISSING PEOPLE, LOCATING CRIMINALS, AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SAFETY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS DURING EMERGENCIES.

>> THEY CAN MONITOR LARGE AREAS.

THEY CAN GIVE US EYES IN AREAS THAT WE NECESSARILY AREN'T GOING TO GET TO RIGHT AWAY.

>> Reporter: THE DETECTIVE ASSURED THE COUNCIL OF ANY PRIVACY CONCERNS WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC DATA, SAYING IT'S NOT ANY DIFFERENT ON HOW BPD BODY CAMERAS OPERATE.

>> THE DATA WE OBTAIN, WE HAVE TO GET RID OF IT IMMEDIATELY OR WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF NO LONGER BEING A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.

>> Reporter: THE DETECTIVE SAID THIS DRONE WILL NOT BE USED TO COLLECT DATA ON PUBLIC PROTESTS OR DEMONSTRATIONS.

THE DRONE WILL BE OPERATING DURING THE EVENTS IF THE DEPARTMENT HAS A BELIEF THERE IS A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC, ALL WITHOUT A WARRANT NEEDED.

>> IF WE HAVE A HEIGHTENED RISK OF SAFETY AT AN EVENT, WE CAN PUT THE DRONE IN THE AIR.

ANY TYPE OF TERRORIST ATTACK, THE LAST ONE IS TO PREVENT LOSS OF LIFE OR PROPERTY.

>> EVALUATING ANY THREATS OR EVALUATING OCCUPANTS, IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS WE'RE LOOKING FOR OR A SPECIFIC ACTIVITY.

BEING ABLE TO UTILIZE THIS IN LIEU OF HAVING AN OFFICER IN THAT SAME LOCATION, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THIS WITHOUT PUTTING THAT OFFICER AT RISK.

>> Reporter: NO ACTION IS NEEDED TO TAKE PLACE AT THE MEETING, THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DRONE PROGRAM.

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

>> DETECTIVE SCHERMERHORN ALSO SAID THE DRONE WON'T BE EQUIPPED WITH ANY FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY.

UNLESS A COURT ORDER AND THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT ARE PROVIDED.

THE DRONE, BY STATUTE, WILL NEVER BE ALLOWED TO CARRY ANY SORT OF WEAPON.

>>> NORWEGIAN CROWN PRINCE HAAKON IS MARKING THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF ORGANIZED EMIGRATION FROM HIS HOMELAND TO THE UNITED STATES WITH VISITS TO THE UPPER MIDWEST INCLUDING MINNESOTA TODAY.

THE UPPER MIDWEST HAS SOME OF THE LARGEST CONCENTRATIONS OF SCANDINAVIAN AMERICANS IN THE U.S.

AND HE'S USING HIS TOUR TO HIGHLIGHT THE DEEP CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES WITH A VISIT TO THE HEART OF NORWEGIAN AMERICA.

HAAKON'S VISIT IS PART OF THE CROSSINGS 200 COMMEMORATIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA THIS YEAR.

>> AS WE CELEBRATE AND COMMEMORATE THE 200 YEARS OF IMMIGRATION FROM NORWAY TO THE UNITED STATES, MINNESOTA HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF AN INCREDIBLE LEGACY THAT IS HERE.

I THINK OUR NORWEGIAN HERITAGE SHAPE WHO WE ARE AS A PEOPLE, IT SHAPES HOW WE SEE THE WORLD, AND I THINK THE CROWN PRINCE'S WORK, WHETHER IT'S AROUND CLEAN ENERGY OR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND THE BETTERING OF THEIR LIVES, THIS VISIT IS IMPORTANT TO US.

>> TODAY IS VERY MUCH A BENEFIT FROM THAT HISTORY BECAUSE OF COURSE BONDS BETWEEN NATIONS IS BONDS BETWEEN PERSONS, PEOPLE.

THAT IS THE VERY DEEP ROOTED BECAUSE OF THAT SHARED HISTORY.

>> ACCORDING TO STATE DEMOGRAPHERS THERE ARE WELL OVER 800,000 RESIDENTS WHO CLAIM NORWEGIAN ANCESTRY, THAT'S MORE THAN ANY OTHER STATE, THOUGH LESS-POPULOUS NORTH DAKOTA ACTUALLY HAS A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTS WITH NORWEGIAN ROOTS.

>>> THE JUNE 21ST WIND STORM THAT HAD MORE THAN 100 MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS KNOCKED OUT POWER ALL OVER THE BEMIDJI AREA.

OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY SERVES PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, AND SOUTH DAKOTA, AND MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF THEIR CUSTOMERS FOUND THEMSELVES IN THE DARK.

DISASTER RELIEF BROUGHT 150 INTERNAL LINEMEN WORKERS AND 50 OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS TO RESTORE POWER BACK TO 42,000 HOMES.

GETTING POWER BACK ON, FIXING POWER LINES AND THE NEARLY 800 TELEPHONE POLES THAT WERE BROKEN WERE PRIMARILY FIXED IN THE FIRST SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE STORM.

OTTER TAIL POWER'S RESTORATION WORK EARNED THEM AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE AWARD FROM THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE.

>> WE'RE HONORED TO RECEIVE THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AWARD.

IT'S A REFLECTION OF THE DEDICATION OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND THE STRENGTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

IT'S A TIME WHERE EMPLOYEES COME TOGETHER.

IT'S AMAZING TO SEE HOW DEDICATED EMPLOYEES REMAIN IN THE MIDST OF VERY LITTLE SLEEP, 16-HOUR DAYS, BUT NONETHELESS, OUR ORGANIZATION SEEMS TO BOND TOGETHER AND ALWAYS PERSEVERE.

>> THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE PRESENTS TWO AWARDS EVERY YEAR FOR RECOVERY AND ASSISTANCE EFFORTS FOLLOWING A STORM OR OTHER NATURAL EVENT THAT CAUSES ELECTRICAL INTERRUPTIONS.

THEY ARE NATION-WIDE AWARDS.

>>> EVERY YEAR, LENNOX INTERNATIONAL DONATES A FREE FURNACE FOR SOMEONE IN NEED FOR THEIR FEEL THE LOVE PROGRAM, AND LOCAL HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING WORKERS DONATE THEIR TIME AND LABOR TO INSTALL THE UNITS.

IN THE BEMIDJI AREA OVER THE PAST DECADE AND A HALF, HIGGINS HEATING HAS INSTALLED 14 HEATING UNITS AROUND THE AREA.

THE TEAM WILL GET TOGETHER ON A DAY OFF AND DO THE FULL INSTALLATION FOR FREE.

THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENT'S ORIGINAL FURNACE WAS FROM THE 1960S AND DESPERATELY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ESPECIALLY WITH ANOTHER NORTHERN MINNESOTA WINTER ON THE HORIZON.

AND THE HOUSE HAD NEVER HAD AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, SO THAT WAS ALSO A TOTALLY NEW INSTALLATION.

>> THIS IS A SINGLE MOM, SHE HAS A SON THAT LIVES WITH HER, AND SHE HAD BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY A PRIOR CONTRACTOR DOING SOME HOME REMODELING.

SHE WAS OUT THE MONEY, DIDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY THEN TO MOVE FORWARD WITH REPLACING THE EQUIPMENT.

SO NOW THIS GIVES HER A CHANCE TO GET THAT DONE.

IT'S WHAT COMES AROUND, GOES AROUND, BUT IN A GOOD WAY.

>> THE FURNACE WAS PRETTY OLD.

THE FIRST WEEK WE MOVED IN, IT QUIT WORKING.

THIS REALLY MEANS A LOT.

I JUST THANKS LENNOX AND HIGGINS SO MUCH FOR THEIR TIME.

>> THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WOULD NORMALLY BE A $10,000 TO $12,000 INSTALL, BUT FEEL THE LOVE MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR NO COST TO THE HOMEOWNER.

ANY HEATING OR A/C UNIT RECIPIENTS MUST BE NOMINATED BY AN OUTSIDE SOURCE, AND THEN MAKE IT THROUGH A VETTING PROCESS, SO THE COMPANY CAN MAKE THEIR DONATIONS TO THE PEOPLE MOST IN NEED.

>>> PEOPLES CHOICE VOTING IS UNDERWAY FOR THE TANK OF THE YEAR AND THE PEQOUT LAKES WATER TOWER IS CURRENTLY RANKED SECOND IN THE VOTING.

CHEYENNE WYOMING HOLDS THE TOP SPOT RIGHT NOW.

THERE IS A LOOK AT THEIRS.

AND PEQOUT LAKES SITS IN SECOND PLACE.

TO VOTE GO TO TANKOFTHEYEAR.COM.

PEOPLES CHOICE VOTING ENDS ON OCTOBER 17TH WITH THE TOP VOTE GETTER EARNING A FINALIST SPOT ALONG WITH 11 OTHERS CHOSEN BY A COMMITTEE OF WATER TANK ENTHUSIASTS.

THE TANK OF THE YEAR ANNOUNCEMENT SET FOR OCTOBER 24TH.

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

>> Stacy: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE $20s ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT, BUT IT DOES LOOK LIKE A WARM UP IS IN STORE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK IN THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, THE CROW WING COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IS TEAMING UP WITH THE CITY OF BREEZY POINT AND PEQUOT LAKES FOR A HIGHWAY STUDY.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> THE CAMP CONFIDENCE AND BRAINERD LIONS CLUBS MET TODAY TO DISCUSS THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND AT BUFFALO HILLS PARK.

THE PLAYGROUND WILL BE APART OF A LARGE SCALE REFURBISHMENT OF THE PARK.

THE CAMP CONFIDENCE LIONS CLUB HAS BEEN WORKING TO ENSURE THAT WHATEVER MAY BE BROUGHT INTO THE PARK WILL BE AS ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE, NO MATTER A PERSONS LIMITATIONS, BY INCLUDING STRUCTURES LIKE ACCESSIBLE SLIDES AND SURFACES THAT WHEELCHAIRS CAN MOVE ACROSS.

>> IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE WANT INCLUSION HAPPENING AND EVERYONE TO BE INCLUDED IN PLAY AT THE PARK.

SO, KIDS OF ALL ABILITIES TO BE ABLE TO PLAY TOGETHER AND ENJOY A SPACE OUTSIDE AND INTEGRATE AND BE INCLUDED.

>> THE CLUBS ARE STILL IN THE PLANNING PHASE FOR THE PARK, BUT THEY EXPECT CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN AROUND SPRING OF NEXT YEAR.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY JOINS US.

FINALLY A LITTLE BIT OF FALL IN THE AIR.

>> Stacy: DEFINITELY FEELS LIKE OCTOBER COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAD JUST A LITTLE WHILE AGO.

WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME COLD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, LOWS SHOULD FALL INTO THE 20s ACROSS MOST OF THE VIEWING AREA, AND WE DO HAVE A FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR OUR VIEWING AREA.

BEYOND TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING, IT DOES LOOK LIKE SOME WARMER WEATHER IS [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE BEEN SEEING MORE SEASONAL WEATHER OVER THE AREA IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS AND WE ARE IN FOR A COLD SPELL TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20s.

A FREEZE WARNING IS OUT FOR OUR ENTIRE VIEWING AREA INTO TOMORROW MORNING, BUT BEYOND THAT COLD NIGHT AND COLD MORNING, WE WILL BE SEEING WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 39 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WINDS ARE CALM AND THE DEW POINT IS 24 AND HUMIDITY IS AT 55%.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 42 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 26.

PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE CALM.

A FREEZE WARNING IS OUT FOR OUR ENTIRE VIEWING AREA TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING AND BY THE TIME IT ENDS ACROSS OUR ENTIRE VIEWING AREA, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 10:00 A.M.

ON WEDNESDAY.

TEMPERATURES SHOULD FALL IN THE 20s AND COULD BE AS LOW AS 23 IN PARTS OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, IT IS ALL QUIET.

WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF SUNSHINE TODAY, CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING WIDESPREAD FROST AND FREEZING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA.

THAT WIDESPREAD FROST CONTINUES THROUGH MUCH OF TOMORROW MORNING, BUT BEYOND THAT, IT DOES LOOK LIKE MORE SUNSHINE AND THE START OF A WARMING TREND.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, IT IS THE TIME OF THE HARVEST MOON AND OUR EAGLE EYES ARE SENDING US PHOTOS.

ARLENE WITH THIS PICTURE FROM LAST NIGHT IN MENAHGA.

CHRIS AT BREEZY POINT, YOU CAN SEE THE MOON IN THE DISTANCE.

MARY AND SANDY WITH THE MOONRISING THIS EVENING OVER RABIDEAU LAKE.

A WINDY DAY ON LOWER RED LAKE FROM SAMROSE.

ARLENE STILL HAS SOME FLOWERS IN BLOOM IN LONGVILLE.

GARY WITH THE FALL COLORS AND ANGELA AT CASS LAKE WITH THE SUNSHINE THROUGH THE TREES THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 41 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY AND 50 FOR THE HIGH.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, TOPPING OUT AT 61.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE AND 51.

TOPPING OUT AT 52 AND CLEAR SKIES FROM ARLENE.

AND WE DID FALL SHY OF THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE AND WE HAD A LOW THIS MORNING OF 37.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 51, SO COOLER THAN OUR AVERAGE OF 57 AND WE STARTED OUT THE DAY WITH A LOW OF 32.

LOOKING AT OUR FORECAST, EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF CLEAR SKIES TOMORROW MORNING.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT WIDESPREAD FROST BUT AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY, NOT A CLOUD IN SIGHT.

IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF SUNSHINE.

THEN THAT WILL HELP OUR TEMPERATURES WARM A LITTLE BIT.

WE HAVE A SHIFT IN OUR WEATHER PATTERNS, SO HIGHS FOR THE MOST PART WILL BE IN THE 60s, SOME LOW 60s IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, AND IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE'RE LOOKING AT LOW TO MID-60s.

SO OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, WIDESPREAD FROST, LOWS FALL INTO THE 20s.

TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES, BUT WE'LL SEE THE WIDESPREAD FROST THROUGHOUT THE MORNING, 61 FOR THE HIGH, AND SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, WE WILL SEE QUIET WEATHER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, STILL LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE 60s, AND THEN AS WE START THE WEEKEND, WE COULD BE SEEING SOME SHOWERS MOVING INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA AND THEN THOSE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY.

HIGHS NEAR 70 ON SATURDAY, AND WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT 68 TO END THE WEEKEND.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, STILL MILD WEATHER.

CHARLIE IS HERE, YOU WERE OUTSHOOTING SOME SECTION PLAYOFF FOR SOCCER.

>> Charlie: YEAH, IT WAS PRETTY COOL.

I'LL TELL YOU WHO WASN'T COOL, THEY WERE HOT, GRAND RAPIDS BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER.

THEY WERE SCORING GOALS LEFT AND RIGHT.

HERE IS SOME OF THEIR FIRST ROUND SECTION PLAY COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> AS THE AUTUMN WEATHER WAS GETTING COOLER, GRAND RAPIDS GIRLS' SOCCER WAS JUST HEATING UP.

AFTER STARTING THE SEASON 3-4, THE THUNDERHAWKS FLIPPED A SWITCH, GOING 6-2-AND-1 OVER THEIR FINAL 9-GAMES, EARNING THEM THE 3-SEED IN THE SECTION 7-2A PLAYOFFS AND A REMATCH AT WITH HIBBING-CHISHOLM.

T-HAWKS WON BOTH MEETINGS WITH THE BLUE JACKETS, OUTSCORING THEM 15-2.

TONIGHT IN GRAND RAPIDS, THE RESULT WAS VERY SIMILAR.

STARTING OFF WITH KYLIE, A BREAK AWAY FOR THE RAPIDS, SHE PUTS THEM UP 1-0 IMMEDIATELY.

SHE DOES A DANCE THERE TOO.

BROOKLYN GETS PAST THE DEFENSE AND THAT'S WHEN AVA WENT TO WORK, SCORING NOT ONE, NOT TWO, HOLY HAT-TRICK, AND IT'S OF THE NATURAL KIND.

I PROMISE YOU.

RAPIDS GO ON TO WIN 6-0.

THEY DISMANTLE HIBBIHIBBING-CHI.

>>> GRAND RAPIDS BOYS SOCCER PLAYED THEIR QUARTER FINAL GAME EARLIER IN THE DAY.

THEY ARE THE 2-SEED HOSTING 7-SEED.

THEY SCORED EARLY AND OFTEN.

THEN IN THE 26th MINUTE, THE BALL BOUNCES AROUND BEFORE IT'S POKED IN BY MAC, AND HE SCORES ON A P.K.

A FEW MOMENTS LATER TO MAKE IT 3-0.

THEN RILEY FOULED INSIDE THE 18 AND AWARDED A PENALTY KICK.

THEY WOULD ALSO WIN 6-0 IN THEIR QUARTER FINAL MATCH UP, BUT THEY ARE THE 2-SEED, SO THEY WILL HOST 3-SEED ON THURSDAY, THAT GAME IS SET FOR 6:00 P.M., THE SEMIFINAL.

>>> SOME SCORES FOR YOU IN BOYS SOCCER, IN 8-3A, BEMIDJI AND BRAINERD BOTH GETTING BLANKED TONIGHT.

THEIR SEASON COMING TO AN END.

BRAINERD GETS THE WIN OVER ST.

CLOUD APOLLO.

PEQUOT LAKES SWEEPS PIERZ.

LITTLE FALLS DROPPING THEIR GAME TO ALBANY.

I BELIEVE THAT MIGHT BE IT UNLESS WE HAVE MORE.

WE HAVE SOME MORE, ALL RIGHT.

LAKE OF THE WOODS AND SEBEKA BOTH GETTING WINS TONIGHT AS WELL.

THEN BAGLEY GETS THE WIN, 3-1.

GOOD RIDGE ALSO GETTING 3-1 OVER RED LAKE.

>>> WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY GIRLS SOCCER MADE HISTORY THIS SEASON, WINNING A PROGRAM RECORD 9-GAMES.

BUT THE JOURNEY ISN'T OVER YET FOR THE WOLVES, WHO HAVE EARNED THE SECTION 8-A NORTH 2-SEED AND A HOME GAME IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS.

HERE'S HOW THEY GOT THERE.

>> IT FELT LIKE ANY OTHER SEASON FOR WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY GIRLS SOCCER, JUST 3-4 IN THEIR FIRST SEVEN GAMES, THEY SEEMED DESTINED FOR A SUB-500 FINISH.

>> WE LOST A LOT OF SENIORS LAST YEAR, AND WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW WE COULD COME BACK FROM THAT.

I DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD BE THIS GOOD THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON, THEY FOUND THEIR GAME, RATTLING OFF 5-STRAIGHT WINS, AND PULLING OFF THE BEST IN PROGRAM HISTORY.

>> I THINK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON, THEY DIDN'T THINK THEY COULD.

THEY HAD NO FAITH IN THEMSELVES PLAYING THESE BIGGER SCHOOLS AND WORKED THAT THROUGH IN PRACTICE AND THEY FINALLY REALIZED THEY CAN DO IT, YOU JUST HAVE TO CONVINCE THEM AND GIVE THEM THE CONFIDENCE THEY HAVE.

>> Reporter: HELPING LEAD THE WAY IS THE CAPTAIN WHO HAS A KNACK FOR DISTRIBUTING THE BALL.

SHE RANKS SECOND IN THE STATE WITH 22-ASSISTS THIS YEAR, TYING HER FOR 9th ALL TIME FOR A SINGLE SEASON IN THE MSHSL.

>> MY JOB IS TO MOSTLY PASS AND GET THE BALL MOVING.

SO, IT'S KIND OF MY JOB TO ASSIST.

I LIKE THE FEELING OF BOTH OF THEM.

>> Reporter: THE BIGGEST BENEFICIARY OF THOSE PASSES IS DELANEY, WHICH LEADS IN GOALS, 18, A SCHOOL RECORD.

PLENTY OF OTHER WOLVES GET FED AS WELL, INCLUDING LILY'S SISTER LIZZY, WHO HAS 10 GOALS, AND LILY HERSELF HAS 8.

IT'S THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SHARE THAT LED TO THE RESULTS.

>> EVERYONE ON THE TEAM, WE ALL PLAYED TOGETHER FOREVER.

THERE IS DEFINITELY A STREAK LIKE THAT, BEING UNSELFISH.

NO ONE IS LIKE GO HUNGRY.

EVERYONE IS DISTRIBUTING THE BALL.

IT'S AMAZING TO HAVE A FAMILY LIKE THAT.

>> WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY, WHO JOINED WITH LAPORTE THIS SEASON, WILL PLAY A FAMILIAR OPPONENT FOR THEIR FIRST ROUND SECTION GAME, HILLCREST LUTHERAN, A TEAM THEY LOST TO 3-0 ON THE ROAD IN THE EARLY PART OF THE SEASON, BUT LATER BEAT 2-1 AT HOME AS PART OF THAT SECOND HALF 5-GAME WINNING STREAK.

AND A CHANGE FOR TOMORROW'S.

THERE IS A CLERICAL ERROR IN THE COACH'S VOTING.

BEMIDJI, THE 3-SEED FOR GIRLS SOCCER WAS SUPPOSED TO HOST MOORHEAD AT CHET ANDERSON STADIUM, NOW THEY WILL BE HOSTING ALEXANDRIA.

THEY FOUND THAT OUT JUST TODAY, 36 HOURS BEFORE KICK OFF.

WHAT A TIME TO FIND OUT YOU ARE PLAYING SOMEONE TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED THEM THIS YEAR.

IT'S AN UNKNOWN.

>> Dennis: WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

THANKS CHARLIE.

THE CROW WING COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IS TEAMING UP WITH THE CITIES OF BREEZY POINT AND PEQUOT LAKES AND I.S.D.

NUMBER 186.

REPORTER MILES WALKER SAT DOWN WITH THE CROW WING COUNTY ENGINEERING AND HAS MORE IN THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: EFFICIENCY AND THE OVERALL USE OF COUNTY STATE HIGHWAY 11.

>> WE SPLIT THE CURRENT STUDY IN 2 PIECES, COUNTY ROAD 11 INTERSECTION.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THE INTERNAL MOVEMENTS ALSO TO SEE IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE WITH SCHOOL TRAFFIC.

IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE, PICK UP, DROP OFF TIMES.

>> Reporter: THE PROJECT'S AIM IS TO ASSESS CURRENT CONDITIONS AND FORMULATE POTENTIAL FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS.

>> YEARS AGO, WE DID SURVEYS WITH FAMILIES AND ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS WAS THE ROAD AND SINCE THAT CAME IN 2014, THE TRAFFIC FLOW ON COUNTY ROAD 11 HAD STEADILY INCREASED OVER THE YEARS.

WE HAVE DONE A VARIETY OF THINGS WHERE WE CHANGED THE SPEED LIMITS, WE ADJUSTED FOR THE STOP SIGNS AND TURN LANES, BUT WITH THE REFERENDUM, IT ALLOWED US TO GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

>> Reporter: HIGHWAY 11 TRANSITIONS FROM A 55 MILES PER HOUR TO 30 MILES PER HOUR DURING SCHOOL HOURS NEAR EAGLE VIEW, THOSE AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WITHIN THE PEQUOT LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICT STILL BELIEVE STUDENT SAFETY CAN BE BETTER OPTIMIZED.

>> THE AVERAGE SPEED WAS 50 TO 55.

DURING THE TIMES WHEN THEY ARE ON, IT SHOULD BE 30, THE AVERAGE SPEED WAS 40 TO 45.

>> ONE OF THE FIRST WAYS WE ENGAGED OUR COMMUNITY IS THROUGH AN ONLINE PORTAL SYSTEM WHERE SOMEONE CAN MAKE A COMMENT.

THERE WAS EVERYTHING FROM STOPLIGHTS TO STOP SIGNS, TO ROUNDABOUTS.

>> Reporter: THEIR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SAFE AND EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND PEQUOT LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHICH AIMS TO PROVIDE AN IDEAL ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS TO CONNECT, LEARN, AND THRIVE IN, THE HIGHWAY 11 STUDY WILL HOPEFULLY BEST ENABLE BOTH ENTITIES TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR VISIONS.

>> THEIR MAIN CONCERN IS SAFETY AND OURS IS ALSO SAFETY, AS WELL AS NUMBER ONE.

>> THIS CHANGE HAS TO SUPPORT THE WHOLE AREA.

THIS IS A LARGE SEASONAL AREA AND WHATEVER CHANGES ARE MADE, WE DON'T WANT IT TO IMPACT THAT EITHER, BUT WE WANT EVERYONE SAFE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BREEZY POINT WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE CROW WING COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOLDING A SECOND OPEN HOUSE REGARDING THE HIGHWAY 11 STUDY IN NOVEMBER.

THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT PLANS TO PRESENT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE STUDY'S FINDINGS TO THE PEQUOT LAKES SCHOOL BOARD AS WELL AS BOTH THE CITIES OF BREEZY POINT AND PEQUOT LAKES IN LATE DECEMBER OR EARLY JANUARY.

>>> WE HAVE TIME FOR A LAST LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

LET'S HEAD OVER TO STACY.

>> Stacy: IT IS GOING TO BE A COLD NIGHT TONIGHT.

TEMPERATURES SHOULD FALL INTO THE 20s, AND WE HAVE A FREEZE WARNING TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING FOR OUR ENTIRE VIEWING AREA.

NOW AS FAR AS THE FORECAST, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT, WIDESPREAD FROST IS POSSIBLE, AS WE ARE LOOKING AT LOWS IN THE 20s.

FOR TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES, WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT THE WIDESPREAD FROST IN THE MORNING HOWEVER, HIGHS NEAR 61, WE WILL BE SEEING WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH PICKING UP TO 5 TO 20.

>> Charlie: TOMORROW WE GET A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM WADENA DEER CREEK FOOTBALL WHO HAD TO CANCEL THE END OF THEIR SEASON LAST YEAR.

THIS YEAR THEY WON'T BE DOING IT.

>> Dennis: OKAY, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'RE BACK AT 10:00 TOMORROW.

WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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