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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.

>> HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

>>> THE CONTESTED BOUNDARY TRIAL CONTINUES BETWEEN NORTHERN TOWNSHIP AND THE CITY OF BEMIDJI.

YESTERDAY WAS THE SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE TRIAL HELD AT THE SANFORD CONVENTION CENTER.

14 PEOPLE PROVIDED A COMMENT FOR THE RECORD DURING THIS MEETING, MOST SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF THE ANNEXATION OF PROPERTIES ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE BEMIDJI INTO THE CITY OF BEMIDJI.

BUT NORTHERN TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS, BELIEVE THAT WITH MORE PEOPLE SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF INCORPORATION DURING LAST WEEK'S PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING, AND THE EVIDENCE PROVIDED, JUDGE PALMER-DENIG WILL RULE IN THE TOWNSHIP'S FAVOR.

>> WE THINK WE PROVED OUR CASE VERY WELL IN FRONT OF THE COURT.

THE CITY IS PRESENTING THEIR CASE.

SO FAR, THEY HAVE NOT YET PROVED THEY WILL BETTER SERVE THE PROPERTY.

IN TERMS OF THE CASE, IT'S GOING AS THESE CASES GO.

I KNOW IT'S NEW FOR BEMIDJI, BUT THE INCORPORATION FOLLOW THIS PATTERN.

IT'S NOT AS DIFFERENT AS THE OTHERS WE SEE.

>> FIVE NON-COUNCIL MEMBER RESIDENTS SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THE CITY'S ANNEXATION ATTEMPTS, WHILE FOUR SPOKE IN FAVOR OF NORTHERN TOWNSHIP INCORPORATING INTO A CITY.

A FEW, HOWEVER, TOLD THE JUDGE THEY WANT THE CITY AND TOWNSHIP TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION OUT OF COURT.

>> YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE WAY THAT I EXPECTED IT WOULD BE.

A LEGAL CASE HAS AN AWFUL LOT OF DATA, LAWS, AND PRECEDENT, SO I HEARD THAT.

I DO REALLY WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE THE WAY THE JUDGE HAS CONDUCTED ALL OF THESE HEARINGS.

I THINK THEY HAVE BEEN DONE VERY WELL AND PROFESSIONALLY AND I DON'T ENVY HER JOB TO MAKE THIS DECISION.

AGAIN, I SAID IT BEFORE AND I WILL SAY IT AGAIN, I TRULY WISH WE COULD HAVE FOUND A DIFFERENT ROAD THAN THE ONE WE ARE ON.

>> THOSE WHO STILL WANT TO SUBMIT A COMMENT FOR THE RECORD CAN DO SO UNTIL THE TRAIL IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED ON OCTOBER 24TH.

YOU CAN MAIL A WRITTEN LETTER TO THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS DETAILING YOUR THOUGHTS AND CONCERNS ON THE TRAIL.

ONLINE COMMENTS CAN ALSO BE SUBMITTED.

THE ADDRESSES FOR BOTH OF THOSE METHODS ARE SHOWN ON THE SCREEN.

SUBMITTED COMMENTS MUST INCLUDE THE DOCKET NUMBERS FOR THE CASE, WHICH ARE PROVIDED ON YOUR SCREEN AS WELL.

JUDGE PALMER-DENIG WILL MAKE A FINAL RULING THAT WILL AFFECT BOTH NORTHERN TOWNSHIP AND THE CITY OF BEMIDJI BY MAY OF 2026.

>>> THE BRAINERD CITY COUNCIL HAS SET THE PRELIMINARY LEVY FOR 2026 AT AN 8 PERCENT INCREASE FROM THIS YEAR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS CAME TO THE DECISION DURING A SPECIAL MEETING LAST WEEK, AFTER AN INITIAL MOTION TO SET THE PRELIMINARY LEVY AT A TEN PERCENT INCREASE FAILED IN A 6-1 VOTE.

FINANCE DIRECTOR CONNIE HILLMAN STATED THAT BOTH PERSONAL SERVICES AND THE BRAINERD LAKES REGIONAL AIRPORT ACCOUNT FOR A BIG CHUNK OF THE INCREASE.

PERSONAL SERVICES ARE CURRENTLY SLATED AT A $600,000 INCREASE, AND THE AIRPORT AT THREE PERCENT OF THE PRELIMINARY INCREASE ALONE.

COUNCIL MEMBERS EXPECT THE FINAL LEVY WILL SETTLE AT A LOWER RATE.

>> RIGHT NOW, WE'RE AT 9.82% TO GET DOWN TO THE 8%, SO WE NEED TO FIND $130,000, OF REDUCED EXPENDITURES OR INCREASES IN REVENUE TO HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET.

WE NEED TO LOOK AT REVENUES AND EXPENSES AND BRING IT TO COUNCIL SAYING DO YOU WANT TO USE THE FUND BALANCE, ARE THERE THINGS YOU WANT TO CUT.

WE WILL NEED TO HAVE HARD CONVERSATIONS.

>> CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE HOPEFUL THE FINAL LEVY WILL BE AT 6 PERCENT.

>>> THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS HAS ANNOUNCED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS FOR WHAT IT IS CALLING BLATANT SEX DISCRIMINATION INVOLVING TWO COMPANIES IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, LAKES CONCRETE PLUS IN BEMIDJI WILL PAY A FORMER FEMALE EMPLOYEE THAT WAS FIRED FROM THE COMPANY $45,000 FOR LOST WAGES.

LAKES CONCRETE PLUS TOLD THE WOMAN TELLING HER THAT DRIVING A CONCRETE TRUCK WAS NOT WOMEN'S WORK, AND THAT SHE SHOULD FIND A JOB THAT WAS MORE FITTING.

LAKES CONCRETE PLUS WILL ALSO IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO CREATE A WORKPLACE FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION.

>>> AND KEY LIME AIR OUT OF THIEF RIVER FALLS WILL PAY THE FORMER JOB APPLICANT APPROXIMATELY $45,000 FOR DAMAGES AFTER THE COMPANY REFUSED TO HIRE A QUALIFIED JOB APPLICANT FOR A FLIGHT ATTENDANT POSITION BECAUSE HE IS A MAN.

KEY LIME AIR ACKNOWLEDGED ITS PRACTICE OF ONLY HIRING WOMEN AS FLIGHT ATTENDANTS BECAUSE THE COMPANY BELIEVED WOMEN ARE BETTER THAN MEN FOR THE POSITION.

ALSO UNDER THE AGREEMENT KEY LIME AIR WAS ALSO AGREED TO ENSURE ITS WORKPLACE POLICIES DO NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST JOB APPLICANTS AND EMPLOYEES IN MINNESOTA.

>>> THE BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING A MISSING PERSON FROM THE CITY OF BEMIDJI.

50-YEAR-OLD MARIE HILLMAN WAS LAST SEEN ON JUNE 30TH IN THE 500 BLOCK OF IRVINE AVE.

LAST PHONE CONTACT WAS ON JULY 31ST HILLMAN IS CONSIDERED AN ENDANGERED MISSING PERSON.

SHE IS DESCRIBED AS 5'3" TALL AND WEIGHTS ABOUT 130 POUNDS.

HILLMAN HAS GREEN EYES AND BROWN HAIR, AND A TATTOO OF BUDDY.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT DETECTIVE MOYER, 218-333-4229.

>>> A ROYALTON MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOLLOWING A STANDOFF THAT FORCED ROYALTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO GO INTO A LOCKOUT ON WEDNESDAY.

THE STANDOFF STARTED IN THE MORNING WHEN THE SUSPECT, 37-YEAR-OLD REED ALLEN CLARK OF ROYALTON FLED FROM POLICE WHO WERE AT HIS HOUSE TO ARREST HIM FOR OUTSTANDING WARRANTS.

CLARK CLIMBED ONTO THE ROOF OF HIS HOUSE AND REFUSED TO COME DOWN DESPITE SEVERAL HOURS OF NEGOTIATIONS AND THEN LATER THE DEPLOYMENT OF MULTIPLE CHEMICAL AND ORGANIC IRRITANTS TO THE ROOF TO TRY AND COAX THE HIM DOWN.

AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 P.M.

CLARK TRIED TO JUMP FROM THE ROOF TO A SHED AND FLEE.

AS A SWAT TEAM CLOSED, HE AGAIN GOT ONTO THE ROOF AND INJURED HIS ARM IN THE PROCESS.

CLARK THEN COMPLIED WITH ORDERS AND CLIMBED DOWN A LADDER TO TEAM MEMBERS AND WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

CLASSES AT ROYALTON ELEMENTARY CONTINUED DURING THE LOCKOUT AND ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE WITH THE SCHOOL TO ALLOW SAFE RELEASE OF STUDENTS AT THE END OF THE DAY.

>>> THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME.

STRANGERS IN ROCHESTER POSSIBLY SAVED A MAN'S LIFE AFTER ONE WOMAN MADE A HEROIC SPLIT SECOND DECISION.

HERE'S RYDER BLAIR WITH MORE ON WHAT HAPPENED IN ROCHESTER MINNESOTA EARLIER THIS WEEK.

>> NO, I FEEL LIKE THERE WERE 10 OTHER PEOPLE IN LINE BEHIND ME THAT WOULD HAVE DONE THE EXACT SAME THING.

>> Reporter: IT WAS AN ORDINARY MONDAY MORNING AFTER A DAILY WORK OUT IN ROCHESTER FOR PATRICIA, UNTIL IT WASN'T.

>> SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT TODAY IS I STAYED AFTER FOR A BIT TO CHAT WITH A FRIEND AND MY TIMING WAS OFF BY 20 MINUTES.

>> Reporter: JUST AFTER 10:00 A.M., SUMMER'S NURSE OF 18 YEARS TOOK HER USUAL ROUTE.

>> RIGHT OVER HERE TO THIS SIDE, THE GENTLEMAN'S CAR WAS HALF ON THE CURVE.

>> Reporter: SHE NOTICED THE DRIVER SLUMPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

>> I THOUGHT HE WAS SLEEPING AND I THOUGHT I SHOULD SLIP BACK AROUND AND MAKE SURE.

WHEN I SLIPPED BACK AROUND, HIS CAR DRIFTED TO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.

>> Reporter: INSIDE, A 75-YEAR-OLD MAN, UNCONSCIOUS, AND NOT BREATHING.

>> WITHIN 3 MINUTES, THERE WERE THREE NURSES, A NURSE PRACTITIONER, JUST ALL THERE READY TO HELP AND DO WHAT NEEDED TO SAVE HIS LIFE.

>> Reporter: NO UNIFORM, NO SIRENS, JUST INSTINCTS THAT SHE ACQUIRED AFTER PASSING HER C.P.A.

CERTIFICATION ON SATURDAY.

>> IT WAS FRESH IN MY MIND AND I SENT MY INSTRUCTOR SAYING THANKS FOR PASSING ME OFF BECAUSE IT GOT PUT TO GOOD USE TODAY.

>> Reporter: SUMMER IS MENTIONING THAT IT'S NEVER TOO LATE FOR ANYONE TO BECOME C.P.R.

CERTIFIED.

>> MAYBE IT'S A PLUS LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE, VERY CAPABLE PEOPLE SURROUNDING YOU.

>> ROCHESTER, A PLACE WHERE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND MEDICAL TRAINING SITS AROUND EVERY CORNER.

>> THE STATUS OF THE MAN IN THE INCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN.

HOWEVER, SOMMERS SAID BEFORE HE WAS PLACED IN THE AMBULANCE, THEY DID FIND HIS PULSE.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL GET TO ENJOY PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT WE DO HAVE CHANCES OF SHOWERS LATE THIS WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THIS YEAR'S SANFORD RUN PROJECT PARTICIPANTS HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR THE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> EVERY YEAR BEFORE THE BEMIDJI BLUE OX MARATHON, SANFORD HEALTH CHOOSES ONE RUNNER TO SPONSOR, GIVING THEM PERSONAL TRAINING AND THREE MONTHS OF HELP TO PREPARE FOR THE RUN.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK SPOKE TO THIS YEAR'S ‘RUN PROJECT PARTICIPANT' TO SEE HOW SHE HAS PREPARED FOR THIS UPCOMING SATURDAY'S COMPETITION, AND WHAT THE RACES MEAN TO HER.

>> Reporter: SOME PEOPLE DREAD GOING FOR A RUN, BUT OTHERS LOVE THE IDEA OF GETTING OUTDOORS, GETTING THEIR LEGS PUMPING, AND EXPERIENCING THAT RUNNER'S HIGH.

FOR MAGGIE, IT'S A BIT OF BOTH.

>> I STARTED RUNNING WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, FOR KIND OF FOR FUN, BUT I WAS INSECURE ABOUT MY WEIGHT.

IT'S SOMETHING I HAVE DONE ON AND OFF.

AS AN ADULT, IT'S SOMETHING I EMBRACED AS A HEALTH STANDPOINT.

>> Reporter: LAST YEAR SHE RAN THE BLUE OX BUT SHE WAS TRAINING ON HER OWN.

SINCE PARTNERING WITH SANFORD, SHE HAS HAD A TRAINER.

>> SHE HAD A GOAL TIME, SHE WANTED TO FINISH THE HALF IN UNDER TWO HOURS, SO WE WORKED ON SPEED.

I THINK SHE WOULD DEFINITELY SAY SHE HAS BECOME A FASTER RUNNER AND SHE HAS GOTTEN BETTER AT THAT AND MORE WILLING TO CHALLENGE HERSELF.

>> NOW BEING ON THE BACK END OF ALL THAT WORK, IT REALLY HIGHLIGHTS THAT IT'S WORTH IT.

>> Reporter: AND RUNNING THIS RACE HAS BECOME MUCH MORE THAN JUST A PHYSICAL ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THE SANFORD SPEECH PATHOLOGIST.

>> I WANTED TO BE A GOOD EXAMPLE, RIGHT?

I REALLY WANTED TO BE A GOOD EXAMPLE TO MY SON OF SEEING HIS MOM RUN AND TAKE CARE OF HER HEALTH.

HE IS 2 NOW AND BECAUSE HE IS LEARNING A LOT OF LANGUAGE, HE SAYS MAMA RUN, BUT I WANT TO BE A GOOD EXAMPLE TO OTHER MOMS.

IT'S A BUSY TIME WHEN YOU HAVE LITTLE ONES.

YOU CAN TAKE TIME, ALTHOUGH IT'S HARD TO STEP AWAY FROM ALL THESE HOME DUTIES, YOU CAN TAKE TIME TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF IN A WAY THAT IS BENEFICIAL FOR YOUR BODY.

>> Reporter: THE TRAINING HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 12 WEEKS AND DESPITE SUFFERING A FAMILIAL LOSS DURING THAT TIME, SHE USED HER EMOTIONS AND SPIRITUAL STRENGTH TO CONTINUE ON THE PATH.

>> AS COACHES, WE TRY TO BE THERE FOR THEIR PHYSICAL ABILITIES OR MENTALLY, IF YOU ARE HAVING ASETBACK TOO.

>> WE ALL HAVE HARDSHIPS, BUT IT'S NOT A GOOD REFLECTION TO SAY I'M DONE, I'M TAPPING OUT, I'M NOT DOING IT ANYMORE.

IT'S NOT A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR MY SON, WHEN THINGS GET TOO TOUGH OTTO, YOU TAP OUT.

SO I HAVE A LOT TO LIVE UP TO, I THINK, AND I AM GLAD I WAS ABLE TO.

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

>> THE MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON WILL BE STARTING AT 9:00 A.M.

AT THE SANFORD CENTER THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11TH.

>> Dennis: STACY, WEATHER-WISE, IT SHOULD BE NICE FOR THAT.

>> Stacy: WE WILL START OUT WITH A LOT OF SUNSHINE.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, PRETTY WARM AS WELL.

WE COULD SEE WINDS PICKING UP AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SEE BREEZY CONDITIONS AND WE DO HAVE MORE CHANCES OF SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE DID HAVE SOME SUNSHINE EARLIER TODAY, BUT IT HAS BEEN FAIRLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING, AND WE HAVE SEEN SOME SHOWERS AND MAYBE A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER IN PARTS OF THE AREA.

MOST OF THAT IS GOING TO BE MOVING OUT TONIGHT.

WE STILL HAVE VARIABLE CLOUDS OVERNIGHT, BUT SUNSHINE IS BACK TOMORROW AND IN FACT, IT LOOKS LIKE A COUPLE OF SUNNY DAYS TO END THE WEEK.

AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY, WE DO HAVE SHOWERS RETURNING TO THE FORECAST AND IT DOES LOOK LIKE TEMPERATURES WILL BE JUST A LITTLE BIT COOLER TOMORROW AND THEN AGAIN BEHIND THAT NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 61 DEGREES, AT THE STUDIO, WINDS ARE CALM, DEW POINT IS 44, AND HUMIDITY IS AT 53%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLOUDY SKIES, 63.

44 IS OUR DEW POINT.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE IS FALLING AND WINDS ARE SOUTH AT 9 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE CAN SEE SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS IN THAT LINE THAT IS JUST IN THE MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLIER TODAY.

WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF CLOUD COVER IN THE AREA, BUT WE ARE STARTING TO SEE CLEARING OUT TO THE WEST.

WE WILL HAVE VARIABLE CLOUDS OVERNIGHT, DEPENDING WHERE YOU ARE, THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE, MORE TO THE EAST, CLEARER SKIES TO THE WEST.

TOMORROW, EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE, ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER THAN WHAT WE EXPERIENCED TODAY.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, A BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE.

WE DID SEE THE SUNSHINE EARLY TODAY AND COURTNEY IN PONEMAH, AND ARLENE IN MENAHGA CAPTURING THAT SUNRISE THIS MORNING.

ANGELA SEEING THE SUN THROUGH THE CLOUDS IN CASS LAKE, SAYING IT LOOKS LIKE AN EYE UP IN THE SKY.

WE HAD SUNSHINE FROM GARY AT ONE OF OUR AREA LAKES.

LAURIE SENDING US A PHOTO OF THE CLOUDS OVER LITTLE TURTLE LAKE AND LOW CLOUDS OVER UPPER RED LAKE FROM BILL AND JUDY.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 48 AND WINDY THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS WITH A SOUTH BREEZE.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, A HIGH OF 66.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY WITH A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT RAIN.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, SCATTERED SPRINKLES.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 69 WAS OUR HIGH TODAY IN BRAINERD, THAT IS A FULL 10 DEGREES ABOVE THE AVERAGE.

OUR LOW THIS MORNING, 43.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 65, SO AGAIN WE ARE NEARLY 10 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE, 44 WAS OUR LOW, AND SUNSET AT 6:40.

AS YOU LOOK AT THE FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, EXPECT TO SEE THE CLOUDS CLEARING OUT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

WE START OUT WITH CLEAR SKIES AND WE SHOULD ENJOY SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY.

YOU CAN HARDLY TELL THAT IS IN MOTION BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE MUCH FOR CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, MAYBE JUST A LITTLE BIT COOLER THAN TODAY.

WE ARE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50s.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE SHOULD SEE HIGHS IN THE HIGH TO MID-60s.

FOR OUR FORECAST, WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 AND LOOKING AT TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES, 59 IS OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE, NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

THE REST OF OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND, HIGHS SHOULD BE IN THE MID-60s.

NOW WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT 60s FOR HIGHS ON SUNDAY, BUT WINDS WILL PICK UP AND SHOWERS ARE LIKELY WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

BEYOND THAT, TEMPERATURES COOL OFF AS WE HEAD INTO THE WORKWEEK.

QUIET MONDAY AND TUESDAY, BUT WE SHOULD SEE HIGHS AROUND 50 DEGREES.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU STACY.

BEMIDJI PLAYOFF MATCH UP TONIGHT.

>> Charlie: NOT A PLAYOFF, IT'S JUST THE REGULAR SEASON GIRLS VOLLEYBALL WE HAD TONIGHT.

BEMIDJI DOWN AT BRAINERD.

ALSO, LAPORTE TAKING ON CLEAR BROOK GONVICK.

SO WE HAVE THOSE HIGHLIGHTS AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> IT HASN'T EXACTLY BEEN THE YEAR BRAINERD OR BEMIDJI GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL HAD HOPED FOR.

THE TEAMS ONLY HAVE A COMBINED 5 WINS, BUT WHEN THE SEASON ISN'T GOING SO HOT THERE'S ALWAYS ONE THING YOU CAN REST YOUR HAT ON TO MAKE IT FEEL BETTER, AND THAT'S BEATING YOUR RIVAL.

THE WARRIORS HOSTING THE LUMBERJACKS IN A LATE SEASON CLASH, BEMIDJI HAD THE UPPER HAND IN LAST YEARS MATCH-UP.

FIRST SET, BEMIDJI GOT OUT HOT.

CROSS COURT FOR THE HILL, AND THEY TAKE THE FIRST SET.

SECOND SET, BEMIDJI DOWN, BUT STILL ON THE OFFENSIVE.

CASEY POWERS PAST THE BLOCKERS, AND THE JACKS KEEP THE PRESSURE ON.

LATER, BRAINERD LOOKING TO RESPOND.

PAIGE BLASTS ONE PAST THE JACKS RIGHT HERE, WARRIORS TAKE THE SET 25-17.

NOW IN THE FOURTH SET, BRAINERD UP 2-1.

KORAH PUTS SOME EXTRA SAUCE ON IT, AND WARRIORS WILL TAKE THE FINAL 3 SETS TO BEAT BEMIDJI, 3-1.

THE WARRIORS LED ALL PLAYERS IN KILLS WITH 15.

>>> FOR 33-YEARS, TAMARA DAY HAS HELD THE CLIPBOARD FOR LAPORTE GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL, AND AFTER THIS SEASON, SHE'LL BE CHEERING FROM THE STANDS.

THE LONGTIME HEAD COACH WAS HONORED BEFORE THE WILDCATS FINAL REGULAR SEASON HOME GAME TONIGHT.

THEY HELPED BUILD VOLLEYBALL IN LAPORTE.

GETTING FLOWERS, WILDCAT KITTENS, FANS, AND FORMER PLAYERS ALSO THERE TO CHEER ON DAY.

TO ALSO WITNESS A GREAT VOLLEYBALL GAME, LAPORTE HOSTING CLEAR BROOK GONVICK.

BEARS OUT LOOKING GOOD.

LATER IN THE SET, CLEAR BROOK NOW TRAILING 16-14.

IT'S HARPER, SENDING ONE INTO YOUR LIVING ROOM.

IT'S A 1-POINT GAME.

LAPORTE WOULD NOT WAIVER.

THE WILDCATS WIN THAT ONE.

SECOND SET, TIGHT GAME, BEARS GO FOR THE KILL, NO, NO, NO, LOGAN WITH THE REJECTION.

THEY LEAD 11-9.

THEN RUBY SPIKES IT TO THE STONE AGE.

LAPORTE WIN IT IS SET AND EVENTUALLY THE MATCH.

THEY SEND COACH OFF WITH A WIN IN THEIR FINAL HOME GAME FOR THE REGULAR SEASON.

>>> MORE SCORES FOR YOU, GRAND RAPIDS AND PIERZ GETTING WINS TONIGHT.

ALBANY BEATS PEQUOT LAKES, A RARE LOSS FOR THE PATRIOTS THERE.

ROSEAU GETS A WIN OVER LAKE OF THE WOODS.

SEBEKA FALLS.

ALSO BAGLEY DROPS ONE.

RED LAKE FALLS WINS.

AND IN 7-2A AFTER BEATING CLOQUET-ESKO-CARLTON, AND IN GIRLS SOCCER RIGHT NOW, GRAND RAPIDS STILL IN PROGRESS, WE DON'T KNOW THE SCORE.

LITTLE FALLS BEATS DETROIT LAKES, THEY WON IN A SHOOTOUT.

THEY ARE MOVING ON AS WELL.

WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY, THEY ARE GOING TO THE SEMIFINALS MATCH IN SECTION 8-A.

THE MINNESOTA WILD, THEY BEAT UP ON THE ST.

LOUIS BLUES TONIGHT, WAY TO OPEN THE SEASON FOR THE WILD IN THE NHL.

THEY GET THE WIN.

>>> BSU MEN'S HOCKEY IS RIDING HIGH AFTER A WEEKEND SWEEP OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE ON THE ROAD TO OPEN THE SEASON.

THEY RETURN TO MINNESOTA THIS WEEKEND FOR A HOME-AND-HOME SERIES WITH RIVAL SAINT CLOUD STATE.

FRIDAY THE BEAVERS WILL HOST THE HUSKIES FOR THEIR HOME OPENER AT THE SANFORD CENTER.

THE RIVALRY HASN'T BEEN KIND TO THE BEAVS AS OF LATE, HAVING LOST 5-STRAIGHT IN THE SERIES, INCLUDING A PAIR OF ONE GOAL LOSSES LAST YEAR IN WHICH THEY MATCHED SAINT CLOUD SHOT FOR SHOT.

SO THEY KNOW IT WON'T BE EASY TO RID THEMSELVES OF THE BURDEN OF ENDING THAT STREAK.

>> THEY ARE PHYSICAL.

THEY DEFEND HARD.

THEY ARE VERY STRUCTURED.

THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A THORN ON OUR SIDE.

IT'S SOMETHING ON THE BACK OF OUR HEADS.

WE WANT TO BEAT THESE GUYS AND BEING A RIVAL, WE WANT THEM.

>> WE KNOW WE HAVE OUR HANDS FULL.

WE WERE 1-7-2.

WE KNOW THAT STAT, SO WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

WE KNOW THAT.

LAST YEAR WE LOST TWO HEARTBREAKERS.

WE COULD HAVE WON TWO GAMES BUT WE LOST TWO.

>> Reporter: THAT CAME AT HOME AT THE SANFORD CENTER.

THE PUCK DROP IS AT 7:00 P.M.

AND THE NEXT NIGHT THEY WILL PLAY AT ST.

CLOUD STATE.

>>> BSU MEN'S BASKETBALL, AUSTIN ANNOUNCED HIS COMMITMENT TO PLAY FOR THE BEAVERS VIA X. HE IS A 6'7" POWER FORWARD, HE CAN PLAY DOWN LOW, BUT HE ALSO HAS THE ABILITY TO SHOOT.

HE IS AN ATHLETE FOR THE LUMBERJACKS, HE PLAYS SOCCER, RUNS TRACK, AND THIS YEAR HE WAS KICKING FOR THE FOOTBALL TEAM, HE IS STILL KICKING FOR THE FOOTBALL TEAM.

HE JOINS ISAAC, WHO WILL BE A JUNIOR THIS YEAR ON THE BSU MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM.

THEY JUST KEEP SNAGGING GOOD TALENT.

>> Dennis: HE'S A GOOD KICKER TOO.

>> Charlie: YEAH, FIRST TIME KICKING A FOOTBALL AND HE GOES OUT AND HE'S THE GUY.

IT'S COOL TO SEE.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

THE MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY RECENTLY RECEIVED CLASS PHOTOS FROM NEARLY EVERY GRADUATING CLASS OF THE SHORT LIVED FATHER PIERZ MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL TOOK A LOOK AT THE EXHIBIT FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY A PICTURE IS WORTH 1,000 WORDS, BUT AT THE MORRISON HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S LATEST EXHIBIT, THE PHOTOS ON DISPLAY TELL THE STORY OF NEARLY 1,000 LIVES.

>> SO OUR CURRENT DISPLAY IS GRADUATION PHOTO SETS FROM THE FATHER PIERZ MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

THE SCHOOL EXISTED FROM SEPTEMBER 1952 TO JUNE 1968.

SO THERE WERE 16 GRADUATING CLASSES FROM THAT SCHOOL.

WE HAVE THE PHOTO SETS OF 12 OF THOSE 16 CLASSES.

>> BEFORE RECENTLY, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAD NO RECORD OF THE PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED THE SCHOOL.

>> WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE ANY ITEMS FROM PIERZ MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A PHOTO OF IT.

SO, BEING ABLE TO HAVE THESE IN OUR COLLECTION NOW, BEING ABLE TO SHARE THEM WITH FOLKS IS JUST ANOTHER PART OF FULFILLING OUR MISSION OF TELLING PEOPLE THE STORIES OF THE FOLKS WHO LIVED IN THE COUNTY.

>> Reporter: THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY PIECED TOGETHER THE PUZZLE, LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE STUDENTS THAT NOW GRACE THEIR WALLS IN THE PROCESS.

>> THERE IS THIS QUOTE, HISTORIANS ARE GOSSIPS THAT TEASE THE DEAD, AND WE LIKE TO FIND SOMETHING, WE'RE LIKE OH, THIS IS A FUN LITTLE FACT.

THIS IS A FUN PERSON.

LET'S SEE WHAT THEY WERE UP TO THEIR ENTIRE LIFE.

THEN WE WRITE A BLOG POST AND HOPEFULLY THEIR FAMILY WILL SEE IT AND LIKE IT.

>> Reporter: SINCE THE EXHIBIT OPENED, PEOPLE IN THE PHOTOS AND FAMILY MEMBERS ALIKE FLOCKED TO THE MUSEUM TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THEIR CHILDHOOD, BRINGING WAVES OF EMOTION FROM THOSE WHO VISITED.

>> WE HAD PEOPLE CRY IN HERE BEFORE AND IT'S A MOVING EXPERIENCE TO HELP PEOPLE CONNECT TO THEIR OWN PAST IN THIS WAY.

THEY'RE SEEING FAMILY MEMBERS THEY HAVEN'T SEEN EVER, YOU KNOW.

THEY ARE CONNECTING, LIKE THIS IS WHO I AM.

THIS IS WHERE I CAME FROM.

IT'S A VERY MOVING EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN LITTLE FALLS FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE EXHIBIT WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY THROUGH MARCH OF 2026.

>>> BACK TO STACY FOR A QUICK LOOK AGAIN AT OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: AND WE'LL SEE VARIABLE CLOUDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

LOWS DOWN TO 41, WITH WEST WINDS 5 TO 15.

SUNNY TOMORROW, HIGHS NEAR 59.

>> Dennis: WE'RE OUT OF TIME, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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