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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.

[♪♪♪] >> Dennis: HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

>>> THE U.S.

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION HAS ANNOUNCED THE AVAILABILITY OF LOW-INTEREST FEDERAL DISASTER LOANS FOR MINNESOTA BUSINESSES, PRIVATE NON-PROFITS, AND RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY THE SEVERE STORMS AND HIGH WINDS THAT OCCURRED ON JUNE 21ST.

BUSINESSES AND PRIVATE NON-PROFITS ARE ABLE TO APPLY TO BORROW UP TO $2 MILLION TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED PROPERTY.

HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS CAN APPLY FOR UP TO $100,000 TO REPLACE OR REPAIR PERSONAL PROPERTY.

HOMEOWNERS CAN ALSO APPLY FOR UP TO $500,000 TO REPLACE OR REPAIR THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE.

APPLICANTS MAY ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A LOAN INCREASE UP TO 20% OF THEIR PHYSICAL DAMAGE.

THE S.B.A.

ISSUED A DISASTER DECLARATION IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST RECEIVED FROM GOVERNOR TIM WALZ ON SEPTEMBER 30TH.

>> ONCE THE REQUEST WAS APPROVED, THEY FLEW INTO BEMIDJI AND WE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS, WENT OUT AND STARTED DOING THE WINDSHIELD SURVEY.

SO WE WERE GOING BY PEOPLE'S HOMES AND JUST LOOKING AT DAMAGE THAT IS STILL THERE.

IT WAS SURPRISING THAT AFTER THREE MONTHS, HOW MUCH WORK WE STILL HAVE TO DO AND THE TEAM THAT'S CAME UP TO DO THE ASSESSMENT, WE ANTICIPATED BEING HERE FOR 2.5 DAYS TO GET TO THAT THRESHOLD AND BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH DAMAGE, WE WERE DONE BY NOON ON THE FIRST DAY.

>> THE DISASTER LOAN OUTREACH CENTER IS LOCATED AT BEMIDJI FIRE STATION NUMBER TWO, LOCATED AT 312 LAKE AVENUE SOUTHEAST.

THE CENTER IS OPEN UNTIL OCTOBER 18TH, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

8:00 A.M.

TO 5:00 P.M, AND SATURDAYS FROM 10:00 A.M.

TO 2:00 P.M.

THE CENTER WILL BE CLOSED ON OCTOBER 13 FOR THE HOLIDAY.

>>> STATE SENATOR SANDY PAPPAS EMBARKED ON A TWO DAY TOUR AROUND THE STATE TO LEARN ABOUT PROPOSED PROJECTS REQUESTING STATE FUNDS.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL WAS AT ONE OF THE STOPS ON THE TOUR, HERE HE IS WITH MORE.

>> OFFICIAL FROM THE CITY OF BRAINERD MET WITH STATE SENATOR ON WEDNESDAY MORNING TO DISCUSS RECEIVING FUNDING TO HELP PAY FOR PROJECTS AROUND THE CITY.

>> I WAS JUST GIVING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SENATORS TO LOOK AT OUR BONDING REQUEST AND HOPEFULLY GET OURSELVES ON TO THE BONDING BILL.

IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PEOPLE TO COME UP AND SEE THE PROJECTS HAPPENING, HEAR US SAY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR FROM OUR OWN MOUTHS AND HOPEFULLY CONNECT ON WHY THESE PROJECTS ARE REGION SPECIFIC.

>> Reporter: REPLACING THE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY.

>> WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR WATER TREATMENT FACILITY, WHICH NEEDS A LITTLE BIT OF WORK.

OBVIOUSLY, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, THE CITY OF BRAINERD SWELLS IN THE SUMMERTIME MONTHS, AND THEN WE HAVE A LOT OF HEAVY IMPACT ON THAT.

WE'RE TRYING TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WITH THE TAXPAYERS' MONEY AND NOT PUT A BURDEN ON THE TAXPAYERS FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE IN DESPERATE NEED FOR AN OVERHAUL, WITH SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE BEING OVER 100 YEARS OLD.

>> IT WOULD BE AN OVERHAUL OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.

THIS SYSTEM STARTED IN 1918, THE SAME TIME AS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HISTORIC WATER TOWER.

THERE ARE STILL PIPES IN THE GROUND THAT IS OVER 100 YEARS OLD AND PIECES OF THE PUZZLE THAT IS STILL BEING USED TODAY.

OUR GOAL IS TO MODERNIZE IT AND GET IT UP TO SCALE SO WE CAN BE PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE PLANNING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY FOR SOME TIME, BUT BRAINERD RESIDENTS MAY FIND AN UPTICK IN THEIR TAXES TO PAY FOR THE PROJECT.

>> OVER THE LAST DECADE, WE HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS PROJECT.

OUR RATES HAVE INCREASED A LITTLE BIT EACH YEAR TO TRY TO GET US CLOSER TO WHAT THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT IS GOING TO BE.

SADLY BECAUSE OF COVID AND THOSE SITUATIONS, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT HAS SKYROCKETED.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LARGE IMPACT OF OUR WATER BILL IF THERE IS NOT ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

THIS PROJECT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

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

>> Dennis: THEY ARE EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE A BONDING BILL THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

>>> BRAINERD CITY OFFICIALS ARE STILL AWAITING WORD AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE STATE WILL BE PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROJECTS.

MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL, KEITH ELLISON, STOPPED BY BEMIDJI YESTERDAY FOR A ‘PROTECT MINNESOTA' FORUM.

DOZENS FROM THE AREA FILLED THE PEWS OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH TO ENGAGE WITH ELLISON ON A NUMBER OF TOPICS, MANY OF WHICH INVOLVED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE HAS SUED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION NUMEROUS TIMES OVER ACTIONS THAT ELLISON BELIEVES TO BE UNLAWFUL.

ELLISONS OFFICE HAS BROUGHT OVER 20 DIFFERENT LAWSUITS TO PREVENT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROM HOLDING FEDERAL FUNDS AND TERMINATING FEDERAL GRANTS.

AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS SURROUNDING TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS ENDING BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP, TARIFFS, AND DATA PRIVACY.

>> WE HAVE COUNTED OVER $2 BILLION THAT BECAUSE WE FILED THESE LAWSUITS, WE WERE ABLE TO TURN BACK THE MINUTE THAT THE STATE OF MINNESOTA WAS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE.

WHEN THE PRESIDENT SAID WE'RE GOING TO CUT YOUR MONEY, WE SUED, AND THAT GETS TURNED BACK ON.

WHEN THEY SAID WE'RE GOING TO CUT YOUR K-12 EDUCATION LEVEL UNLESS YOU GET RID OF YOUR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PROGRAM.

WE SUED AND WE GOT MONEY BACK.

WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET RESOURCES BACK TO MINNESOTA WHICH OTHERWISE WE WOULD NOT GET.

I SAID IN A WHOLE YEAR, WE PROBABLY HAVE $1 MILLION BECAUSE WE HAVE FOUR PEOPLE WORKING FULL TIME, BUT IT'S ALL SALARY.

IF WE DIDN'T DO IT, OUR STATE WOULD BE POORER FOR IT.

>> MINNESOTA-BASED ATTORNEY, RON SHULTZ, ANNOUNCED ON TUESDAY THAT HE IS ENTERING THE RACE FOR STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN 2026.

KEITH ELLISON HAS NOT YET ANNOUNCED IF HE INTENDS TO SEEK REELECTION.

>>> A BLACKDUCK AREA MAN IS FACING CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A GIRL UNDER THE AGE OF 14.

49-YEAR-OLD JOEY JAY LEE IS CHARGED WITH FIVE COUNTS OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT.

HE IS ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A GIRL NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FOUR YEARS, BEGINNING WHEN THE GIRL WAS 8.

THE VICTIM TOLD A FRIEND ABOUT THE ABUSE AND THAT FRIEND ALERTED AUTHORITIES WHO THEN INTERVIEWED THE VICTIM AND LEE.

LEE MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE ON OCTOBER SECOND.

HIS NEXT COURT APPEARANCE IS SET FOR OCTOBER 13th.

LEE POSTED NON CASH BOND OF $200,000 ON OCTOBER THIRD AND IS NOT IN CUSTODY AT THIS TIME.

>>> A CATHOLIC PRIEST WHO PREVIOUSLY SERVED PARISHES IN SEVERAL COMMUNITIES NEAR WADENA AND STAPLES HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT FOR ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A WOMAN OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS.

AARON KUHN WAS CHARGED TUESDAY IN STEARNS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT WITH THIRD-DEGREE CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT.

ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT, A WOMAN TOLD POLICE THAT SHE AND KUHN “ENGAGED IN MULTIPLE ACTS OF SEXUAL CONTACT AND SEXUAL PENETRATION” FROM SEPTEMBER 2019 THROUGH OCTOBER 2022, AND THAT KUHN USED HIS ROLE AS A SPIRITUAL ADVISOR TO MANIPULATE AND PRESSURE HER INTO ENGAGING IN SEX ACTS.

ST.

CLOUD DIOCESE BISHOP PATRICK M. NEARY PLACED KUHN ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE WHEN THE ALLEGATIONS AROSE IN JUNE OF 2024.

KUHN WAS A PRIEST FOR MARY, MOTHER OF THE CHURCH CATHOLIC COMMUNITY, WHICH HAS PARISHES IN BERTHA, BLUEGRASS, BLUFFTON, MENAHGA, MOTLEY, STAPLES, VERNDALE, AND WADENA.

>>> PEOPLE WHO HAVE PURCHASED SPINACH RECENTLY SHOULD CHECK TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE TWO MINNESOTA MADE PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED.

SNO PACK FOODS HAS RECALLED DEL MAR 35 LB BULK FROZEN SPINACH AND TEN OUNCE ORGANIC FROZEN CUT SPINACH.

THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE PRODUCTS MIGHT BE CONTAMINATED WITH LISTERIA.

OFFICIALS SAY THE SPINACH WAS DISTRIBUTED TO RETAILERS NATIONWIDE.

NO RELATED ILLNESSES HAVE BEEN REPORTED BUT CONSUMERS ARE ADVISED TO RETURN THE SPINACH TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE.

>>> ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN THE AREA ARE WRAPPING UP FOR THE YEAR.

THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTS HIGHWAY 200 NEAR REMER WILL REOPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

THIS INCLUDES LIFTING THE TRUCK DETOUR FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE NEW BRIDGE OVER THE WILLOW RIVER JUST SOUTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 6 IN CASS COUNTY.

THE $2.5 MILLION PROJECT ADDS A DOUBLE-BOX BRIDGE BUILT TO LAST MORE THAN 60 YEARS ALONG WITH STRONGER BARRIERS TO IMPROVE SAFETY.

>>> AND HIGHWAY 71 IN WADENA HAS RE-OPENED AS OF LAST NIGHT AND THE DETOUR HAS BEEN LIFTED.

THIS MILESTONE MARKS THE COMPLETION OF MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS ON HIGHWAY 71 NORTH OF HIGHWAY 10 THAT BEGAN IN JULY.

THE WORK INCLUDED RECONSTRUCTION AND RESURFACING TO IMPROVE SAFETY, DRAINAGE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.

ALTHOUGH HIGHWAY 71 WILL BE OPEN, ROADWORK ON HIGHWAY 10 WILL CONTINUE THROUGH OCTOBER.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE MAINLY QUIET WEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, BEMIDJI STATE HELD THEIR ANNUAL HONORS GALA.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> FOR MANY YEARS, BEMIDJI STATE HAS BEEN HOLDING AN ANNUAL HONORS GALA TO RECOGNIZE CERTAIN ALUMNI FOR THEIR WORK POST-GRADUATION, AND FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCHOOL.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK WENT TO THIS YEAR'S CEREMONY, AND HAS MORE ON WHY THE SCHOOL HOLDS THE EVENT.

>> Reporter: THE SANFORD CENTER BALLROOMS IN BEMIDJI PLAY HOST TO A VARIETY OF EVENTS AND LAST WEEK THEY HELD A BLACK TIE GALA FOR THE ANNUAL BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY HONORS AWARD CEREMONY.

>> WE HAVE SO MANY ALUMNI COMING BACK FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND IN SOME CASES, BEYOND TO BE HERE AT HOME, FOR HOMECOMING AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO RECOGNIZE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR ALUMNI IN THEIR CAREERS AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND ALSO IN THE WAYS THEY ARE GIVING BACK TO BEMIDJI STATE AND TO OUR STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: A SOCIAL HOUR TO START THE NIGHT BROUGHT TOGETHER FUN CONVERSATIONS AND FANCY DRESS.

>> I DON'T WEAR A BOW TIE VERY OFTEN, BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN IT'S FINE.

>> Reporter: THEN THE AWARDS WERE STARTED.

FRIENDS OF THE FOUNDATION ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD, THREE OUTSTANDING ALUMNIS, AND A PHILANTHROPIST OF THE YEAR WERE GIVEN OUT AND RECIPIENTS WERE ABLE TO GIVE ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES AS WELL.

THE UNIVERSITY ALSO HOSTED A GALA JUST TO BRING EVERYBODY TOGETHER.

>> FOR STUDENTS TO SEE WHAT OUR ALUMNI HAVE DONE IN THEIR LIVES, IT BUILDS THAT TYPE OF ENERGY AND IT HELPS FOLKS WHEN THEY MADE THOSE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS, PROGRAMS, OR OTHER TYPES OF DOLLARS TO HELP THEM FEEL THE IMPACT OF THE GIFTS THAT THEY'RE GIVING.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR'S GALA WAS HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY'S FOR THE NORTH CAMPAIGN.

>> IT'S CONNECTED TO THIS BOLD, AGGRESSIVE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IN JUST THREE YEARS, AND SO IT'S A FUN WAY TO KICK IT OFF TONIGHT.

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

>> THE FULL LIST OF THE 2025 AWARD RECIPIENTS AND BIOGRAPHIES ABOUT WHAT THEY DO FOR THE UNIVERSITY CAN BE FOUND ON THE BSU ALUMNI AND FOUNDATION WEBSITE.

>>> THE CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IS WELCOMING BILLY JOEL AND ELTON JOHN TRIBUTE ARTIST MICHAEL CAVANAUGH TO THE CHALBERG THEATER THIS FRIDAY.

CAVANAUGH WAS HAND PICKED BY BILLY JOEL TO PLAY THE PIANO MAN HIMSELF IN THE ORIGINAL BROADWAY PRODUCTION ABOUT JOEL'S LIFE ENTITLED MOVING OUT.

CAVANAUGH'S INCLUSION IN THIS YEAR'S SEASON CONTINUES THE TREND OF THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ATTRACTING NAME BRAND TALENT TO THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

>> WE REALLY LOVE IT WHEN WE ARE FINDING THESE ARARTISTS, WHERE E ARTIST OR THE FAMILY SAYS THAT'S THE PERSON WE WANT TO PLAY THIS.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET TWO ARTISTS APPROVED OR ARTIST ADJACENT APPROVED SHOWS IN ONE SEASON.

>> THE PERFORMANCE WILL TAKE PLACE THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, AT 7:00 P.M.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE WITH OUR FORECAST AS WE HEAD CLOSER TO THE WEEKEND.

>> Stacy: IT LOOKS PRETTY NICE.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS, BUT TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE AVERAGE.

WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAD SOME COLD TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING, A LOT OF FROST ON THE GROUND, BUT SUNSHINE HELPED THOSE TEMPS WARM BACK INTO THE 60s ACROSS OUR AREA TODAY.

WE WILL BE SEEING CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE AS COLD, AND WE HAVE A SOUTHERLY AIR FLOW, AND MAINLY QUIET WEATHER TOMORROW AND THROUGH MOST OF THIS WEEK.

OUR NEXT BEST CHANCE OF SEEING RAIN WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 50 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WINDS FROM THE SOUTH AT 4 MILES PER HOUR.

OUR DEW POINT IS 30 AND OUR HUMIDITY IS AT 45%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES AND 50 DEGREES, 28 IS OUR DEW POINT, STEADY BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AND WINDS ARE SOUTHEAST AT 9 MILES PER HOUR.

ALL IS QUIET ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR PICTURE AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE MAINLY CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, BUT WITH THE SOUTHERLY AIR FLOW, WE WILL BE SEEING THE LOWS BOTTOMING OUT IN THE 40s OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, WE WILL START OUT WITH SOME SUNSHINE, COULD SEE AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN REACH THE UPPER 50s INTO THE 60s.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, BEAUTIFUL ORANGE SKIES FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA THIS MORNING, DEBRA CAPTURING THIS BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF THE SUN COMING THROUGH THE TREES IN PINE RIVER, GARY SPOTTING SOME FALL COLOR, AND ARLENE SAYING IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL FALL DAY IN LONGVILLE.

WE HAVE SOME SHOTS FROM THIS EVENING FROM LINDA IN WALKER, SAMROSE WITH THE SUNSET OVER LOWER RED LAKE, AND THE MOONRISING OVER LITTLE TURTLE LAKE FROM LAURIE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA REPORTING 25, CALM, AND FROSTY THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, A HARD FREEZE TODAY, OTHERWISE SUNSHINE, THAT LOW ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 20, STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 61, ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE AND 59, AND ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLEAR SKIES WITH SOME FROST ON THE GROUND THIS MORNING.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 62 WAS OUR HIGH IN BRAINERD, SO WE DID WARM UP TO ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES.

WE STARTED OUT WITH A LOW OF 24, SUNSET AT 6:41.

BEMIDJI ALSO REACHING A HIGH OF 62, SO WE'RE ABOVE AVERAGE, 7:30 WAS OUR SUNRISE.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE WILL START OUT WITH CLEAR SKIES EARLY IN THE DAY AND AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY, WE WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS, SOME MOISTURE MOVING THROUGH, WE DON'T EXPECT TO SEE MUCH OF THAT REACHING THE GROUND, BUT TEMPERATURE-WISE, HIGHS SHOULD REACH THE 60s IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA WITH SIMILAR TEMPERATURES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, LITTLE FALLS COULD GET CLOSE TO 70.

SO OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLEAR WITH LOWS NEAR 43 AND SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20.

VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW, HIGHS NEAR 66, AND WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 5 TO 20.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, OTHER THAN A FEW ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS IN FAR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, QUIET WEATHER, SUNNY WEATHER THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK, HIGHS WILL BE NEAR 64 TO START THE WEEKEND, PRETTY GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING SOME SHOWERS AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY, A FEW OF THOSE COULD LINGER INTO MONDAY MORNING, AND HIGH TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY BACK NEAR 60.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: CHARLIE IS HERE NOW, SOCCER PLAYOFFS IS UNDERWAY.

>> Charlie: TODAY IT WAS 8-3A GIRLS AND THEY HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE ON ALEXANDRIA.

BEMIDJI DID, BRAINERD TAKING ON ELK RIVER.

WE HAVE THAT MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> IT'S BEEN A WHIRLWIND 36 HOURS FOR BEMIDJI GIRLS' SOCCER.

SINCE THE SECTION 8-3A PLAYOFF SEEDINGS WERE ANNOUNCED OVER THE WEEKEND, THE 3-SEED LUMBERJACKS HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR A QUARTERFINAL HOME MATCH TONIGHT WITH 6-SEED MOORHEAD, A TEAM THEY BEAT 4-2 DURING THE REGULAR SEASON.

WELL YESTERDAY AT NOON, THE JACKS WERE INFORMED OF A CLERICAL ERROR WAS FOUND IN THE COUNTING OF THE COACHES SEEDING VOTES, AND THAT THEY'D NOW BE FACING A DIFFERENT OPPONENT.

SO BEMIDJI HOSTING ALEXANDRIA NOW, THE NEW 6-SEED, THE TEAMS DID NOT PLAY THIS SEASON AND HAVE HAD ALMOST NO TIME TO PREPARE FOR EACH OTHER, WOULD IT HAVE AN EFFECT.

THEY HAD A NUMBER OF CHANCES IN THE FIRST HALF, DOMINATED THE TIME OF POSSESSION, JUST UNABLE TO GET ONE THROUGH.

IT WAS NIL-NIL AT THE BREAK.

IN THE 55th MINUTE, THE JACKS BREAKTHROUGH, AND WHAT A GOAL AND A HUGE MOMENT IN THE GAME.

THEN WITH UNDER 5 MINUTES TO PLAY, STILL 1-0, ONE OF THE CARDINAL'S FEW CHANCES OF THE EVENING, AND THEY HOLD ON TO BEAT ALEXANDRIA IN A TIGHT ONE AND ARE THROUGH TO THE SECTION SEMIFINALS FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT SEASON.

THAT GAME WILL BE AT 2-SEED BUFFALO ON SATURDAY, TIME IS STILL TO BE DETERMINED.

>>> BRAINERD GIRLS SOCCER HOSTING ELK RIVER IN THEIR SECTION 8-3A QUARTERFINAL, WARRIORS BEAT THE ELKS 2-0 ON THE ROAD IN THEIR LONE MEETING DURING THE REGULAR SEASON.

24TH MINUTE, STILL SCORELESS, MACY CASTLE, IN THE OPEN, JUST A TOUCH WIDE LEFT, GAME WAS TIED AT THE HALF.

THEN ONE MINUTE IN, CASTLE ON THE CORNER KICK, AND ELK RIVER, TRYING TO CLEAR AND THEY KNOCK IT IN FOR AN OWN GOAL, 1-0 WARRIORS.

LATER IN THE 2ND, SAME SCORE, THE GOALIE, ANI LYNCH KNOCKS IT RIGHT INTO CARA WALLACE, AND SHE KNOCKS IT IN FOR ANOTHER OWN GOAL, MADE IT 2-0.

BRAINERD WOULD HOLD ON TO SHUT OUT ELK RIVER IN A 2-0 VICTORY.

WARRIORS WILL FACE TOP-SEEDED SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE ON THE ROAD THIS SATURDAY.

THAT GAME IS SCHEDULED FOR 2:30.

AND LITTLE FALLS BOYS SOCCER'S SEASON COMES TO AN END.

>>> LUMBERJACKS ACTIVITIES FINALLY HAVE A HOME.

BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL WILL JOIN THE CENTRAL LAKES CONFERENCE BEGINNING IN THE FALL OF 2026 AFTER BEING VOTED IN BY MEMBER SCHOOLS.

THE SCHOOL HAS LONG BEEN INDEPENDENT IN MOST SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES, CAUSING FRUSTRATION WITH SCHEDULING OPPONENTS, MANY OF WHICH WHO DO NOT WANT TO MAKE THE LONG DRIVE UP TO BEMIDJI.

BY JOINING THE C.L.C, THE JACKS ARE NOW GUARANTEED AT LEAST ONE GAME PER YEAR AGAINST EACH CONFERENCE OPPONENT.

IT'S A MOVE BEMIDJI HAS BEEN TRYING TO MAKE FOR OVER 25-YEARS, BUT NOW IT APPEARS THE TIMING IS FINALLY RIGHT.

>> YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THIS IS ABOUT THE KIDS.

A LOT OF ACCOLADES AND A LOT OF PRIDE THAT KIDS TAKE IN THEIR SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES WHEN THEY CAN COME HOME AND SAY YOU KNOW WHAT?

I WAS ALL CONFERENCE.

I WAS ALL CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION.

THAT IS SUPER IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY YEARS DOWN THE ROAD AND IN THE NEAR FUTURE WHEN THEY'RE PLAYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS.

THE SCHEDULING IS GOING TO BE GREAT.

WE ARE PLAYING ALREADY AGAINST A LOT OF THESE SCHOOLS AS THEIR SECTION OPPONENTS, SO IT'S A LOGICAL FIT AND JUST CREATING A GOOD COMPETITIVE RIVALRY WITH OUR NEIGHBORS, I THINK IT'S HEALTHY FOR EVERYONE.

>> HERE ARE THE 10-TEAMS CURRENTLY IN THE CENTRAL LAKES CONFERENCE, IT IS WELL ESTABLISHED HAVING BEEN FORMED IN 1975, BRAINERD AND LITTLE FALLS BEING TWO OF ITS CHARTER MEMBERS, ALTHOUGH LITTLE FALLS HAS SINCE MOVED OUT.

>>> WADENA-DEER CREEK FOOTBALL IS BACK IN FULL FORCE.

THE PROGRAM CANCELLED ITS 2024 CAMPAIGN IN THE FINAL WEEK OF THE REGULAR SEASON DUE TO INJURIES COMPOUNDED BY A LOW NUMBER OF UPPERCLASSMEN.

NOW SIX GAMES INTO THE 2025 SEASON, THE WOLVERINES ARE LOOKING PRIMED TO PLAY OUT THE REST OF THEIR SCHEDULE.

THE SQUAD IS SITTING AT 2-4 SO FAR.

AND WITH THREE OF CLASS 2-A'S TOP RANKED TEAMS CROWDING AT THE TOP OF THEIR SECTION, POST-SEASON SUCCESS MIGHT EVADE THE WOLVERINES.

BUT THE TEAM KNOWS THIS SEASON IS ABOUT FAR MORE THAN WINS AND LOSSES, AS EVIDENCED BY THE PACKED BLEACHERS FOR THEIR FIRST HOME GAME OF THE SEASON.

>> I HAVE BEEN COMING OUT TO FOOTBALL GAMES SINCE I WAS 6 YEARS OLD AND I THINK IT BRINGS EVERYBODY TOGETHER AS A TOWN.

YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY SHOWS UP ON THE FRIDAY.

IT FEELS SPECIAL THAT EVERYONE SHOWS UP TO WATCH YOU.

>> I THINK MAYBE WE NEED TO TAKE AND VALUE OUR THINGS A LITTLE BIT MORE SERIOUSLY.

YOU KNOW, WE TRAINED A LOT, WE PRACTICED, SO SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

>> WE WANT TO GET OUT THERE AND DO THE BEST WE CAN.

WE KNOW EVERY WEEK, IT'S NOT GOING TO LOOK THE EXACT SAME, IT WILL LOOK DIFFERENT, BUT IF THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO GIVE US THAT SUPPORT, WE WANT TO GIVE THEM THAT EFFORT BACK.

>> WADENA-DEER CREEK HAS ONLY RECORDED ONE WINNING SEASON OVER THE PAST 15-YEARS, BUT HEAD COACH KYLE PETERMEIER IS HOPEFUL FOR THE FUTURE, SAYING THEY CURRENTLY HAVE THE STRONG PARTICIPATION AT LOWER LEVELS, AND HE BELIEVES THAT COULD LEAD TO IMPROVED RESULTS OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

THE WOLVERINES PLAY PARKERS PRAIRIE.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, GOOD TO SEE THE PROGRAM HEADED BACK IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> Charlie: ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE THE PROGRAM CONTINUING TO PLAY AND GET THE KIDS ALL THE GAMES THEY DESERVE.

>> Dennis: ABSOLUTELY.

THANKS CHARLIE.

IT'S A COMMON RESPIRATORY VIRUS THAT CAN CAUSE MILD SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO A COLD.

BUT R.S.V.

CAN BE DANGEROUS EVEN DEADLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE MORE VULNERABLE.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON WHAT TO EXPECT THIS R.S.V.

SEASON AND HOW EXPERTS SAY FAMILIES CAN BE PROTECTED.

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW IN THE U.S., R.S.V.

ACTIVITY IS LOW BUT OCTOBER IS WHEN THE VIRUS TYPICALLY STARTS SPREADING AND IT'S DANGEROUS TO THOSE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE.

>> IT'S THE LEADING CAUSE OF HOSPITALIZATIONS IN KIDS LESS THAN 1 YEAR OF AGE.

>> Reporter: R.S.V.

SYMPTOMS MAY START MILD WITH A RUNNY NOSE AND HIGH FEVER, BUT THEN IT CAN TRAVEL TO THE LUNGS AND CAUSE BABIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN TO BE AT RISK FOR ILLNESSES LIKE PNEUMONIA.

IF A CHILD IS HAVING LABORED BREATHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, WHEEZING, A WORSENING COUGH, OR SIGNS OF DEHYDRATION, LIKE A LACK OF WET DIAPERS, IT'S TIME TO TAKE THEM TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

SHE SAYS THERE IS A WAY TO PROTECT AGAINST SEVERE DISEASE, THE R.S.V.

VACCINE.

THE C.D.C.

SAYS IT CAN BE GIVEN BETWEEN WEEKS OF 32 AND 36 OF PREGNANCY OR AN INFANT R.S.V.

ANTIBODY CAN BE GIVEN TO THE BABY AFTER BIRTH.

>> WE HAVE SEEN FROM THE 2024-25 DATA, GIVING PROTECTION TO THE BABIES, WE WERE ABLE TO REDUCE HOSPITALIZATION BY 50%.

>> Reporter: LAST SEASON, THEY ESTIMATE THAT FROM OCTOBER 2024 TO MAY 2025, THERE WERE UP TO 6.5 MILLION R.S.V.

OUTPATIENT VISITS, 350,000 HOSPITALIZATIONS, AND UP TO 23,000 DEATHS DUE TO R.S.V.

THIS SEASON, THE AGENCY EXPECTS PEAK WEEKLY HOSPITALIZATION RATES ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS DUE TO R.S.V.

TO BE SIMILAR.

>> LET'S PROTECT THE VILLAGE TO HELP PROTECT THESE BABIES.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>> Dennis: AND TIME FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT WEATHER WITH STACY.

>> Stacy: WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE QUIET WEATHER AS WE HEAD THROUGH THIS WEEK.

TONIGHT WE WILL HAVE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, LOWS DOWN TO 43, WITH WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 5 TO 20.

VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW, CLOUDS MAY INCREASE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY, HIGHS SHOULD REACH 66, WITH SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20.

QUIET AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK, BUT WE HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY.

>> Dennis: THAT'S GOING TO WRAP IT UP FOR US, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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