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>> LAKELAND PBS IS PROUD TO PRESENT LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00 WITH LOCAL NEW FROM BEMIDJI, BRAINERD, AND ALL OF THE LAKES COUNTRY.

DENNIS WEIMANN WITH THE NEWS AND STACY CHRISTENSON WITH THE WEATHER.

AND MILES WALKER WITH YOUR SPORTS.

[♪♪♪] >> Sydney: HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT, I'M SYDNEY DICK IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AT OUR BRAINERD STUDIO TONIGHT, WE WERE UNABLE TO BROADCAST HOUSE DISTRICT 5-B AND 6-A DEBATES AT 7:00 P.M.

AND 8:00 P.M.

WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED, AS WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE ALL OF OUR VIEWERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR DISTRICT'S CANDIDATES TO HELP YOU MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AT THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY.

>>> A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT IN SWAN RIVER TOWNSHIP INJURED ONE ON WEDNESDAY.

THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTS.

JUST AFTER 4:00 P.M, 43-YEAR-OLD PAUL POSCH OF LITTLE FALLS WAS OPERATING A MOTORCYCLE SOUTHBOUND ON GREAT RIVER ROAD APPROXIMATELY SIX MILES SOUTH OF LITTLE FALLS, WHEN HE ENTERED A CURVE IN THE ROAD AT A SPEED TOO FAST TO SAFELY MAKE.

THE MOTORCYCLE ENTERED THE DITCH, AND POSCH WAS THROWN FROM THE MACHINE.

POSCH WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO SAINT GABRIEL'S HOSPITAL IN LITTLE FALLS WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES.

>>> REPRESENTATIVES FROM DOZENS OF AREA BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS SEVERAL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, ATTENDED A FRIDAY MEETING CALLED BY SUPERINTENDENT CHIP RANKIN, TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND STAFF.

THE MEETING SERVED AS A WAY TO CONNECT SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT CAN HELP IN TIMES OF CRISIS.

AMONG ATTENDEES WERE BRAINERD LAKES AREA DRUG EDUCATION, SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES, CROW WING ENERGIZED, BRAINERD AREA YOUTH FOR CHRIST, AND MORE.

AFTER INTRODUCTIONS, THEY WERE PLACED IN GROUPS TO TALK ABOUT GAPS THAT COULD BE FILLED IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> WHEN I ARRIVED THIS SUMMER, I MET ALL KINDS OF ORGANIZATIONS FROM RIGHT HERE IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA, IN OUR REGION, AND THE COMMON THEME IS THEY WANT TO COME AND HELP.

UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO THE SUMMER'S TRAGEDY.

EVERYONE CAME TO SEE ME RIGHT AWAY.

I WAS LIKE WOW, WE NEED TO GET THESE PEOPLE INTEGRATED IN OUR PLAN.

WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME TEAM.

LET'S GET ON THE SAME PLAYBOOK.

>> RANKIN PLANS TO HAVE ANOTHER MEETING AGAIN IN JANUARY TO PREPARE FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER.

>>> MORE THAN 1,700 RUNNERS FROM 32 STATES AND 3 CANADIAN PROVINCES WILL BE LACING THEIR RUNNING SHOES THIS WEEKEND FOR THE 14TH BEMIDJI BLUE OX MARATHON.

THE WEEKEND OF RUNNING EVENTS HAS BECOME A FALL STAPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

WITH A KIDS RUN, 5 AND 10K, HALF MARATHON, 26K, AND OF COURSE, FULL MARATHON.

THE EVENT ALSO SERVES AS A FUNDRAISER, GIVING $5,000 TO THE UNITED WAY OF BEMIDJI AREA, AND ALSO MAKING DONATIONS TO BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS PROGRAMS.

THIS YEAR, THE RUNNERS WILL RETURN TO THE TRAILS OF LAKE BEMIDJI STATE PARK, AFTER STORM DAMAGE LAST YEAR IMPACTED THE USUAL ROUTE.

THE BLUE OX KICKS OFF TOMORROW WITH THE HALF AND 1K KIDS FUN RUN AT 4:20 P.M.

AT THE SANFORD EVENT CENTER.

THE 5K AND 10K RUN/WALK WILL BLAST OFF AT 5:00.

WE WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS FROM THE SCENE OF TOMORROW'S RACES, AS WELL AS SPEAK TO RESIDENTS ABOUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE MARATHON, ON OUR NEWSCAST TOMORROW NIGHT AT 10:00.

>>> THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY IS SEEKING PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF A PROPOSED DAIRY FEEDLOT IN MORRISON COUNTY.

3C DAIRY LLC PLANS TO HOUSE 3,600 DAIRY COWS NEAR LITTLE FALLS.

ON LAND CURRENTLY USED FOR ROW CROP AGRICULTURE.

THE MPCA HAS RELEASED A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET, OR E.A.W, FOR PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THE PROJECT.

CONSTRUCTION ON THE PROPOSED FEEDLOT WILL INCLUDE A BARN WITH A MILKING PARLOR, STORAGE AREA, AND SIX STORM WATER BASINS TO PROTECT AGAINST MANURE RUNOFF.

THE DRAFT E.A.W.

REVIEWS POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO AIR, GEOLOGY, SOIL, GROUNDWATER, AND SURFACE WATER.

THE WORKSHEET AND COMMENTS RECEIVED WILL DETERMINE WHETHER THE POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY SHOULD ORDER AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.

THE FULL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET DRAFT, AND LOCATION TO SEND IN PUBLIC COMMENT CAN BE FOUND ON THE MPCA WEBSITE.

COMMENTS CAN ALSO BE RECEIVED BY MAIL.

>>> A HENNEPIN COUNTY JUDGE HAS LIFTED THE TEMPORARY GAG ORDER THAT WAS PLACED LAST WEEK FOR ANYONE INVOLVED IN THE VANCE BOELTER STATE MURDER CASE.

BOELTER PLEADED GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO THE ASSASSINATIONS AND ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATIONS OF SEVERAL MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

THE GAG ORDER WAS ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 30TH FOR BOELTER, ATTORNEYS, SURVIVING VICTIMS AND FAMILIES, LAWYERS, AND ANYONE INVOLVED IN THE CASE.

THE ORDER WAS LIFTED TODAY, BUT DISTRICT JUDGE JUAN HOYOS REPORTEDLY STATED THAT HE STILL WANTS ALL PARTIES TO EXERCISE APPROPRIATE RESTRAINT AND JUDGEMENT IN ANY STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS PROCEEDING.

THIS UPDATE COMES JUST DAYS AFTER THE STATE HEARING WAS MOVED SIX MONTHS, TO GIVE BOELTER'S DEFENSE TEAM MORE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE TRIAL.

>>> RECORD-SHATTERING HURRICANE ISAIAS CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN EN ROUTE TO LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY THIS WEEKEND.

THE STORM RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED INTO THE ATLANTIC SEASON'S FIRST HURRICANE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

IT WILL ALSO VERY LIKELY BE THE FIRST HURRICANE TO MAKE LANDFALL IN THE U.S.

IN TWO YEARS.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ IS IN ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA WITH A LOOK AT HOW THE COMMUNITY IS GETTING READY FOR THE STORM, AND MARYBEL GONZALEZ HAS TRACKING UPDATES.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE HERE IN ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA ARE NOT JUST WAITING FOR THE HURRICANE TO ARRIVE, THEY'RE ACTIVELY PREPARING.

PEOPLE ARE FILLING UP SANDBAGS.

I SPOKE TO SOME PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE DURING HURRICANE SALLY AND THEY HOPE THIS HURRICANE WON'T BRING AS MUCH DAMAGE AS THAT DID.

THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO PREPARE.

IT'S EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND POSSIBLY GET CLOSE TO CATEGORY 3 STRENGTH.

IT COULD MAKE LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY HURRICANE.

WE'RE EXPECTING IN THIS AREA A STORM SURGE TO BE BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET AND UP TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN.

WE ALSO SPOKE WITH THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR HERE IN ORANGE BEACH WHO SAYS THEY'RE MONITORING EVERYTHING THEY CAN LEADING UP TO LANDFALL BUT WHEN WE DO GET TO THOSE HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS, WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FIRST RESPONDERS ARE SAFE AND NOT OUT ON THE ROADS.

>> SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS FLURRIES OF LIGHTNING AND SWIRLING CLOUDS AS IT STRENGTHENS INTO THE FIRST HURRICANE IN THE ATLANTIC SEASON.

>> THE WATER IN THE GULF IS WARM, BUT THERE IS UPPER LEVEL WIND SHEAR, PREVENTING THIS STORM FROM GETTING TOO STRONG.

>> Reporter: THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE LOPSIDED, BRINGING HEAVY RAIN, STORM SURGE, TORNADOS, AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS TO THE SOUTH.

>> WE WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE FULL THROTTLE ON.

>> GET YOUR LARGE DUFFEL BAGS.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS HAVE DECLARED STATES OF EMERGENCY FOR PARTS OF FLORIDA AND ALABAMA, WITH MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED IN TWO COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

LOCATIONS ON THE COAST FROM EASTERN MISSISSIPPI TO ALABAMA COULD SEE FLOODING AND DAMAGED STRUCTURES.

>> WE HAVE A NUMBER OF INFLATABLE BOATS, LIFE JACKETS, AND WE'LL ALSO HELP WITH HIGH WATER VEHICLES AND ASSIST THE LOCAL AGENCY WE EVACUATIONS.

>> Reporter: IMPACTS COULD BE FELT AS EARLY AS FRIDAY.

>> I GOT DOG FOOD, SO YES, TAKING ALL THE PRECAUTIONS I CAN.

I HAVE AN EVACUATION PLAN AS WELL.

>> Reporter: I'M MARYBEL GONZALEZ REPORTING.

>> STATES OF EMERGENCY HAVE BEEN ISSUES IN PARTS OF ALABAMA AND FLORIDA, AS OFFICIALS URGE RESIDENTS TO PREPARE.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE WARMING TEMPERATURES AND HIGHS COULD BE NEAR 80 ON SATURDAY AND THEN WE DO HAVE A COOL DOWN IN STORE FOR US AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE GETTING A FIRSTHAND TASTE AS LIFE AS A TEACHER BEFORE THEY EVEN [♪♪♪] >> NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >>> RESPIRATORY VIRUS SEASON IS IN FULL SWING.

RIGHT NOW, THE LATEST DATA FROM THE U.S.

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION SHOWS RSV ACTIVITY IS VERY LOW IN MOST AREAS OF THE COUNTRY, WHILE COVID-19 CASES ARE ELEVATED IN SOME REGIONS, BUT DECLINING NATIONALLY.

VIRUSES THAT TRIGGER COLD-LIKE SYMPTOMS ARE INCREASING ALONG WITH INFECTIONS CAUSED BY THE GROUP A STREP BACTERIA.

AS FOR SEASONAL FLU, ACTIVITY IS STILL CONSIDERED LOW, BUT CASES ARE STARTING TO RISE.

MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: IT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR THE U.S.

TO START SEEING RESPIRATORY VIRUSES IN OCTOBER, BUT THE SEASON TENDS TO PEAK BETWEEN DECEMBER AND FEBRUARY, THERE IS A CONCERN ABOUT WHAT SOME U.S.

DOCTORS ARE ALREADY WITNESSES.

>> THE PROCESS OF SEEING INFLUENZA POSITIVE.

>> Reporter: AT CLEVELAND CLINIC, THE DOCTOR IS SEEING HIGHER THAN EXPECTED RATES OF INFLUENZA A. SHE SAYS THAT IS A BIT EARLIER THAN SHE TYPICALLY SEES.

NATIONWIDE, THE C.D.C.

SAYS SEASONAL FLU ACTIVITY REMAINS LOW BUT IS INCREASING.

THE LATEST DATA SHOWS MORE THAN 33,500 SPECIMENS TESTED FOR FLU, WITH A POSITIVITY RATE OF 3.4%.

>> THAT SAID, WE STILL SEE A CONSISTENT AND STEADY RATE OF THE ENTEROVIRUSES AND THE RHINOVIRUSES, WHICH IS PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AS WELL AS COVID VIRUSES.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE BEST PROTECTION AGAINST SEVERE DISEASE FROM RESPIRATORY VIRUSES IS VACCINATION AND SINCE CASES ARE ALREADY STARTING TO CLIMB, SHE SAYS THE BEST TIME TO GET IMMUNIZED IS NOW.

>> THE EARLY FACTOR DOES MAKE US WONDER WHAT THE REST OF THE SEASON HOLDS.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN IT WILL BE A LONGER OR MORE SEVERE FLU SEASON, BUT PREVENTION IS KEY, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS, AND THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO GETTING REALLY SICK.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO VACCINATE THEM, AS WELL AS VACCINATE YOURSELF, TO PROTECT OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY.

>> EXPERTS SAY IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF VIRUSES BY FREQUENT HAND WASHING WITH SOAP AND WATER, OR AN ALCOHOL-BASED SANITIZER, IF NECESSARY, STAY HOME IF YOU'RE SICK, AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.

>>> NOW IT'S TIME FOR WEATHER WITH STACY.

THE TEMPERATURES ARE BRINGING ABOUT FLU AND COLD SEASON, BUT IT WILL BE WARM THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

>> Stacy: WE'RE STILL ABOVE AVERAGE FOR OUR HIGHS ACROSS THE AREA AND WE WILL HAVE A WARM UP AS WE START THE WEEKEND.

IT WILL RANGE FROM THE MID-70s TO MIDDLE 80s.

WE HAVE A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY, BRINGING US SHOWERS, AND IT MEANS A [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE DID HAVE A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TEMPERATURES STILL ABOVE AVERAGE BUT THEY ARE GOING TO GET WARMER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

IT'S STARTING TO WARM UP TOMORROW BUT A BIG WARM UP IN STORE AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY, WITH HIGHS IN THE VIEWING AREA RANGING FROM THE MID-70s TO MIDDLE 80s.

WE DO HAVE THE COLD FRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK, AND THAT IS GOING TO BRING US A BIG COOL DOWN BY THE TIME WE HIT MONDAY.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 49 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WINDS ARE CALM, A DEW POINT OF 38, AND HUMIDITY AT 67%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLOUDY SKIES, 48 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 43, PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE CALM.

LOOKING AT OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A MIX OF CLEAR SKIES AND CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

HEADING INTO TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, WE START TO SEE SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES.

IT WILL BE ABOUT 5 DEGREES OR SO ABOVE WHAT WE HAD TODAY, BUT THAT BIG WARM UP IS IN STORE TO START THE WEEKEND BEFORE OUR COOL DOWN NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, WE HAVE GORGEOUS PICTURES FROM THIS MORNING FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA, DEAN IN RED LAKE, DEBRA AT LAKE ADA, AND ANGELA AT CASS LAKE.

WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL FALL COLORS OUT THERE, JOAN IN LAPORTE WITH THAT PICTURE AND LAURIE FROM LITTLE TURTLE LAKE SPOTTING A BALD EAGLE NEST IN THE TREES, BILL AND JUDY ENJOYING THE FALL COLORS AS WELL AND PRETTY SKIES AROUND SUNSET FROM SARAH AT LAKE EDWARD AND CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 38 AND BREEZY THIS MORNING.

DEAN AT RED LAKE, 39 THIS MORNING.

DEBRA AT PINE RIVER, 40 THIS MORNING.

JOAN IN LAPORTE REPORTING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A LOW OF 33.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, TOPPING OUT AT 62.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, THAT MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS TODAY.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD WITH A LIGHT BREEZE AND A HIGH NEAR 61.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC IN BRAINERD, WE TOPPED OUT AT 62, A PRETTY SEASONAL HIGH TEMPERATURE.

WE'RE A LITTLE ABOVE OUR AVERAGE.

36 IS OUR LOW, SUNSET TONIGHT AT 6:43.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 62, A LITTLE BIT ABOVE THE AVERAGE AS WELL, 37 FOR THE LOW, SO THAT WAS RIGHT ON TARGET WITH WHAT WE SHOULD EXPECT WITH SUNSET AT 6:45.

SO AS WE LOOK AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY AND WE WILL START TO SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES WARMING UP.

WE ARE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-60s FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA, BUT FOSSTON AND PARK RAPIDS COULD CLIMB TO 68.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE EXPECT TO SEE HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60s, SO CLOSE TO 70 IN LITTLE FALLS.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES FOR TONIGHT, 38 FOR THE LOW, AND VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 5 MILES PER HOUR.

PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, HIGHS NEAR 67, AND SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

TAKING A LOOK AT THE REST OF OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, BREEZY, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY ON SATURDAY AND VERY WARM OUT THERE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGHS AROUND 80 DEGREES, SOME 70s AND SOME 80s.

ON SUNDAY, WE START TO SEE THAT COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH, SO WE WILL SEE A BIG TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, AND THEN THE COOLER AIR SETTLES IN MONDAY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AND HIGH TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY NEAR 54.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Sydney: THANK YOU STACY.

MILES WALKER HAS OUR SPORTS UPDATE.

WE HAVE SOME BIG NAMES FOR BSU HOCKEY.

>> Miles: YES, THEY HAVE A BIG TEST THIS WEEK GOING UP AGAINST A HIGHLY RANKED NORTH DAKOTA.

I'LL HAVE MORE AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH MILES WALKER.

>>> BSU MEN'S HOCKEY OPENED THE SEASON IN STYLE, NOTCHING A 3-2 OVERTIME VICTORY OVER SAINT CLOUD STATE LAST SATURDAY AT HOME.

THIS WEEKEND, THE BEAVERS WILL CONTINUE CCHA PLAY.

MATCHING UP WITH RIVALS NORTH DAKOTA FOR A HOME-AND-HOME SERIES.

THE FIGHTING HAWKS ARE COMING OFF A FROZEN FOUR APPEARANCE LAST YEAR, AND ARE CURRENTLY RANKED FOURTH IN THE COUNTRY.

WHILE HEAD COACH TOM SERRATORE HAD POSITIVE TAKEAWAYS FROM THE BEAVERS OPENING WIN, HE IS LOOKING FOR THE TEAM TO PUT TOGETHER A MORE COMPLETE GAME THIS WEEKEND.

>> WE WERE PITCHING AND THEY WERE CATCHING IN THE FIRST PERIOD.

I THOUGHT IT WAS THE SECOND AND THIRD PERIOD, WE WERE PITCHING AND THEY WERE CATCHING.

20 MINUTES IN THE FIRST, WE HAD A LOT OF GOOD TALK IN THE SECOND AND THIRD PERIOD.

IT WASN'T CONSISTENT.

WE NEED TO KEEP OUR FOOT ON THE GAS.

>> Miles: TAKING A LOOK AHEAD AT THE BEAVERS, THEY WILL BE AT THE SANFORD CENTER AT 7:00 P.M.

AGAINST THE HAWKS.

BSU WILL GO ON THE ROAD TO FACE UND AT 6 P.M.

>>> BSU WOMEN'S HOCKEY WILL BE BACK IN ACTION THIS WEEKEND FOR THE MINNESOTA EAST-WEST SHOWCASE IN MINNEAPOLIS.

THE BEAVERS OPENED THEIR SEASON WITH A TWO-GAME SERIES AGAINST THIRD-RANKED MINNESOTA, WHERE THEY FELL IN BOTH CONTESTS, HOWEVER BSU WILL HAVE GET ANOTHER GO AGAINST THE GOLDEN GOPHERS THIS SUNDAY.

BSU WILL ALSO HIT THE ICE SATURDAY AFTERNOON, WHERE THEY WILL MATCH UP VERSUS MAINE, WHO IS FRESH OFF SPLITTING A TWO-GAME SERIES WITH SAINT LAWRENCE THIS PAST WEEKEND.

HEAD COACH AMBER FRYKLUND NOTED HOW THE BEAVERS ARE LOOKING TO FURTHER EMBODY THEIR ‘HARD TO PLAY AGAINST' MENTALITY THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND.

>> THAT HARD TO PLAY AGAINST MENTALITY IS AN AREA FOR US AS WE LOOKED AT LAST YEAR, DEFENSIVELY AND TRYING TO BE HARDER TO PLAY AGAINST.

IT'S PROTECTING HOUROUS -- OUR HOUSE, AND BEING HARD TO PLAY AGAINST IS SOMETHING WE'RE LEANING INTO AS A PROGRAM, A TEAM, AND AS INDIVIDUALS THIS SEASON.

>> Miles: THEY WILL LOCK HORN AT 2:00 P.M.

THIS SATURDAY BEFORE FACING MINNESOTA ON SUNDAY AT 2:00 P.M.

>>> OVER IN GIRLS VOLLEYBALL, BERTHA-HEWITT COMING OFF A WIN, TAKING ON 11-4 WADENA DEER CREEK.

THE WOLVERINES ARE UP.

CARLY TEAMING UP, BURIES ONE IN THE HARDWOOD.

THEY GET THE FIRST SET.

STILL TIED 5-5, WITH THE ALLEY, AND KENDALL WITH THE U. THE BEARS GO ON TO TAKE A 6-5 LEAD, THE WOLVERINES WILL TAKE THE SECOND SET, 25-13 BEFORE GETTING THEIR 11th STRAIGHT WIN WITH A 3-0 VICTORY OVER BERTHA-HEWITT.

THEY DROPPED 3 TOTAL SETS DURING THEIR CURRENT WINNING STREAK.

>>> MORE AROUND THE AREA, BRAINERD FALLS TO RECORY.

BEMIDJI FALLS TO WILLMAR.

NORTHOME-KELLIHER GETS THE WIN OVER RED LAKE.

WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY TAKES DOWN BLACKDUCK.

CROSBY-IRONTON IMPROVES TO 11-5.

GREEN WAY GETS THE W OVER SILVER BAY.

MAHNOMEN-WAUBUN GETS THE WIN, AND MILLE LACS IMPROVES TO 14-4.

MOUNTAIN IRON WILL TAKE DOWN DEER RIVER, AND PEQUOT LOSES TO MILACA.

ROYALTON GETS THE WIN OVER ACG.

SEBEKA BOUNCES BACK AGAINST NEW YORK MILLS.

FOSSTON GETS THE W OVER BAGLEY AND IMPROVES TO 11-4.

AND CLIMAX FISHER GETS THE WIN OVER WIN-E-MAC.

IN GIRLS SOCCER, BRAINERD IMPROVES TO 15-0-1 FOR THE REGULAR SEASON AND LITTLE FALLS FALLS TO ST.

CLOUD CATHEDRAL.

GRAND RAPIDS AND DULUTH DENFELD ENDS IN A TIE.

MORE IN BOYS SOCCER AS LONG PRAIRIE GREY EAGLE IMPROVES TO 9-4 FOR THE SEASON.

OVER IN SWIM AND DIVE, WE DON'T HAVE THE RESULT FOR BEMIDJI AS BRAINERD GETS THE WIN OVER FERGUS FALLS.

>> Sydney: ALL RIGHT, A LOT OF GOOD STUFF GOING ON IN THE AREA.

THANK YOU MILES.

A NEW CLASS AT CASS LAKE-BENA HIGH SCHOOL IS GIVING STUDENTS A FIRSTHAND LOOK AT LIFE AS A TEACHER.

REPORTER RYAN FLEMING SHOWS US HOW THE INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING COURSE COULD HELP THE NEXT GENERATION OF EDUCATORS, FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE.

>> Reporter: TEACHING IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST TEXT BOOKS AND LESSON PLANS, IT'S ABOUT PATIENCE, CONNECTION, AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

FOR THESE STUDENTS, DISCOVERING WHAT GOES INTO THAT RESPONSIBILITY IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS DECIDING WHETHER IT'S THEIR CALLING.

>> I FEEL LIKE THAT IS REALLY VALUABLE.

THEY GET TO SEE THE INS AND OUTS OF TEACHING AND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND THE DAY-TO-DAY CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS, AND AGAIN, LIKE REALLY DECIDE IF THIS IS FOR THEM OR NOT.

>> THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH MINNESOTA NORTH COLLEGE, STUDENTS CAN EARN COLLEGE CREDIT WHILE EXPLORING EVERYTHING FROM LESSON PLANNING, TO MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS IN THE CLASSROOM, AND THOSE CONSIDERING A FUTURE IN EDUCATION, THE EXPERIENCE COULD TURN A CURIOSITY INTO A CAREER.

>> THEY SPENT YEARS WATCHING TEACHERS LEAD THE CLASSROOM.

NOW THESE STUDENTS ARE GETTING A CHANCE TO SEE WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DESK.

>> DEFINITELY BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH MY STUDENTS BECAUSE MY STUDENTS, LIKE I HEAR THEY LIKE ME, SO IT'S GOOD TO HEAR.

SOMETIMES I SEE THEM OUT IN PUBLIC AND THEY WILL HIDE.

>> Reporter: FOR THESE STUDENTS, IT GOES BEYOND COLLEGE CREDIT, THEY ARE DISCOVERING THE REWARDS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A PROFESSION THAT COULD BE THEIR OWN AND HOW MEANINGFUL THAT JOURNEY COULD BE.

>> IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO TEACH THIS COURSE, REALLY.

IT'S BEEN SO FUN TO SHARE MY PASSION OF EDUCATION WITH OTHER YOUNG STUDENTS THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY AS I DO AND IT'S JUST BEEN REWARDING WHEN THEY COME BACK FROM THEIR FIELD EXPERIENCE, THE NEXT DAY WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT HOW GOOD THEY FELT WORKING WITH STUDENTS AND HELPING STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: THEY MAY BE PLANTING SEEDS FOR TOMORROW'S EDUCATORS, BUT TEACHERS THAT LEAVE A LASTING IMPRESSION LONG AFTER THEIR LESSONS ARE OVER.

>> IF I BECOME A TEACHER, LIKE IN MY EXPERIENCE, I ALWAYS HAD THE TEACHERS THAT STUCK IN MY MIND AND ALWAYS HELPED ME OUT DURING TOUGH TIMES.

I WANT TO BE THERE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN CASS LAKE WITH THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, I'M RYAN FLEMING, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> AS PART OF THE COURSE, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS VISIT ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS TWICE A WEEK, SHADOWING TEACHERS AND ASSISTING WITH DAILY ACTIVITIES.

>>> WE HAVE SOME EXTRA TIME TO GO BACK TO STACY FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

MOST TEMPERATURES SHOULD DROP TO ABOUT 38 WITH VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 5.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, WE WILL START TO SEE THE TEMPERATURES WARMING UP, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60s, WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS ALSO PICKING UP A LITTLE BIT AT 5 TO 20.

NOW AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY, THAT IS WHEN WE ARE EXPECTING A BIG WARM UP, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, IT IS GOING TO BE BREEZY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO SEE HIGHS RANGING FROM THE MID-70s IN PARTS OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA TO THE MIDDLE 80s IN PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

SO VERY WARM OUT THERE.

WE WILL START TO SEE THE COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH, HOWEVER LATE ON SUNDAY.

WE WILL SEE A BIG TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, SO MID-50s IN THE NORTH, MID-70s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, AND THEN AS THAT COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY, WE WILL SEE SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER, HIGHS ON SATURDAY NEAR 80, 52 ON MONDAY, AND THEN ON TUESDAY MORNING, WE COULD SEE LOWS NEAR 38.

>> Miles: TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE THE LAST FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.

THEY WILL BE GOING UP AGAINST ALEXANDRIA, LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST WIN COMING OFF A LOSS AGAINST BRAINERD THIS PAST WEEKEND.

WE'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM PINE RIVER-BACKUS GOING UP AGAINST BAGLEY.

BAGLEY IS CURRENTLY 3-2, TRYING TO IMPROVE ONE MORE GAME.

WE WILL BE GETTING MORE HIGHLIGHTS AS WELL REGARDING CLEARBROOK-GONVICK AND FOOTBALL AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET TO SEE BSU CAN MAKE IT TWO IN A ROW TOMORROW AGAINST NORTH DAKOTA.

>> Sydney: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

>> Miles: GOOD NIGHT.

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