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>> THE WEATHER IS SPONSORED IN PART BY WIDSETH; ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS, LAND SURVEYORS, SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.

>> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, PROVIDING ALL FIBEROPTIC INTERNET SPEEDS UP TO 10 GIGS WITH NO DATA CAPS AND NO SPEED THROTTLING.

>> 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.

>>> TODAY MARKS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TERROR ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2001.

ACROSS THE COUNTRY AMERICANS ARE REMEMBERING AND REFLECTING UPON A DAY THAT CHANGED THE WORLD.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA REPORTS ON THE EVENTS AND TRIBUTES, FROM WASHINGTON DC TO NEW YORK CITY.

>> Reporter: 25 YEARS SINCE THE 9/11 TERROR ATTACKS, GROUND ZERO IN NEW YORK CITY, FAMILIES GATHER WHERE THE TWIN TOWERS ONCE STOOD, HONORING THE PEOPLE KILLED THERE.

>> I NEVER HAD THE CHANCE TO KNOW MY FATHER.

MY SON WOULD GROW UP KNOWING THAT HIS GRANDFATHER WAS A HERO.

>> FAMILIES AND DIGNITARIES AND FORMER PRESIDENTS OBSERVING THE SOLEMN ANNIVERSARY.

>> MY FATHER, MICHAEL BRADLEY, WE LIVE EACH DAY MAKING YOU PROUD.

WE LOVE YOU DAD.

[♪♪♪] >> Reporter: IN OUR NATION'S CAPITOL, A REMEMBRANCE FOR THOSE KILLED IN THE ATTACK AT THE PENTAGON.

>> WE FEEL THE PRESENCE OF 184 SOULS WHO ARE LOST.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING.

>> ON DAYS LIKE 9/11, WE LEARN WHAT A COUNTRY IS TRULY MADE OF.

>> Reporter: AND NEAR PENNSYLVANIA, THE 40 PASSENGERS AND CREW MEMBERS OF UNITED FLIGHT 93 WERE HONORED FOR THEIR HEROISM.

>> AN ACT OF MERCY AND COURAGE THAT NOT ONLY SAVED LIVES BUT WHO'S ACTIONS WILL INSPIRE COUNTLESS GENERATIONS.

>> Reporter: ACROSS THE COUNTRY, COMMUNITIES HELD CEREMONIES THAT MARKED THE DAY THAT CHANGED AMERICA AND THE WORLD.

THOUSANDS OF LIVES WERE CUT SHORT AND COUNTLESS FAMILIES FOREVER CHANGED.

>> TO THE BEST UNCLE THAT I NEVER MET.

>> WE MISS YOU SO MUCH DAVE.

MAY GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND BRING PEACE AND COMFORT TO ALL WHO MOURN HERE TODAY.

>> Reporter: I AM MICHAEL YOSHIDA REPORTING.

>> THIS YEAR'S CEREMONY AT GROUND ZERO INCLUDED A NEW MOMENT OF SILENCE WHICH WAS HELD TO HONOR THE THOUSANDS WHO HAVE DIED FROM 9/11-RELATED HEALTH ISSUES LINKED TO EXPOSURE TO THE TOXIC ASH AND RUBBLE OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER.

>>> COMMUNITIES IN MINNESOTA ALSO REMEMBERED 9/11 TODAY.

IN LAPORTE THERE WAS A MEMORIAL HONOR SERVICE THIS MORNING AT THE AMERICAN LEGION POST OF LAPORTE.

THE LADIES AUXILIARY AMERICAN LEGION POST ORGANIZED IT AND THE LAPORTE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE PORT E.M.S.

EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WERE ON HAND AS WELL AS STUDENTS FROM LAPORTE SCHOOL AND MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

LATER ON IN TONIGHTS SHOW FOLLOWING SPORTS, REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY WILL TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THE NEW MINNESOTA MILITARY AND VETERANS MUSEUM NEAR LITTLE FALLS REMEMBERED 9/11 TODAY.

>>> WE HAVE AN UPDATE, BUT NOT MUCH NEW INFORMATION YET, FROM THE F.B.I.

ON THE RAID AT THE CHILD WELFARE BUILDING IN RED LAKE YESTERDAY.

IN A STATEMENT TO LAKELAND NEWS, SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT MATTHEW VOGEL CONFIRMED THE F.B.I.

AND B.C.A.

EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT THAT FACILITY YESTERDAY AND THAT NO ARRESTS WERE MADE.

HE SAYS AS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION, HE IS UNABLE TO COMMENT FURTHER AT THIS TIME.

ACCORDING TO A RED LAKE NATION PRESS RELEASE, THERE WAS NO KNOWN THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

RED LAKE TRIBAL COUNCIL OFFICIALS ARE ASKING BAND MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY TO REMAIN PATIENT, RESPECTFUL AND UNDERSTANDING WHILE THE INVESTIGATION RUNS ITS COURSE.

THEY SAY THEY WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE AS SOON AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE THAT CAN BE SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN WORKING TO EXPAND INCLUSIVE HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY.

AND THE SCHOOL RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO HELP STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ATTEND COLLEGE.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK SPOKE TO THOSE INVOLVED IN GETTING THE GRANT, ABOUT HOW THIS WILL ADD TO INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN THE AREA.

>> Reporter: THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO LEAVE HIGH SCHOOL AND GO ON TO INCLUSIVE HIGHER ED IS ABOUT 4% IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

THAT MEANS THAT THEY ARE NOT USING THE SKILLS THAT THEY HAVE.

THEY DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THOSE SKILLS LIKE OTHER STUDENTS.

THEY DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET JOBS AND HAVE CAREERS, WHICH THEY MAY BE SUCCESSFUL AT.

>> I THINK THAT ESPECIALLY AS A REGIONAL PUBLIC UNIVERSITY, WE ARE COMMITTED TO SERVING ALL STUDENTS WHO WOULD LIKE TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION AND SO I SEE BSU BEING AN ACCESS TO THOSE WHO DIDN'T HAVE PATHWAYS TO BSU.

>> Reporter: THE PLAN IS TO START OFF WITH TWO TRIAL STUDENTS IN THE SPRING AND THEN BY NEXT FALL, THEY WILL BE EXPANDING THE INCLUSIVITY.

>> ONE OF THE GUIDELINES IS THAT STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO REGISTER FOR ALL CLASSES ON CAMPUS.

THEY WILL HAVE SUPPORT THROUGH PEER MENTORSHIP AND ALSO THROUGH STUDENT CENTERED PLANNING, WHICH MEANS THEY WOULD MEET WITH AT LEAST ONE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY THREE ADVISERS AND THE STUDENT AND FACULTY TO CREATE A PLAN FOR THE STUDENT TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN ALL THE CLASSES.

>> Reporter: THE GRANT WILL ALLOCATE $1 MILLION OVER THE COURSE OF 10 YEARS TO BSU TO GO TOWARDS THE NEW INCLUSIVE HIGHER ED AND THE GRANT HAS THREE MAIN PILLARS, ACADEMIC SUCCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS, SELF-DETERMINATION AND LIFE SKILLS, AND MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT EXPLORATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT.

>> STEPPING INTO THE COLLEGE WORLD, WE ARE FOSTERING INDEPENDENCE THROUGH LEARNING HOW TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES, UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL AID, UNDERSTANDING HOW TO GET YOUR BOOKS, HOW TO LIVE IN A DORM SETTING ON CAMPUS WITH PEERS.

IT'S A GREAT SETTING WHEN YOU GET TO LEARN FROM OTHERS, NO MATTER YOUR ABILITY.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SOCIAL PIECE.

WE GET TO DEVELOP A PATHWAY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT IN A MEANINGFUL WAY.

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

>> ALONG WITH THE CAMPUS LIFE AND EDUCATION, THE GRANT WILL ALSO CREATE PATHWAYS TO EXPAND UNIFIED AND ADAPTIVE SPORT AND CLUB PROGRAMS ON CAMPUS.

>>> BELTRAMI COUNTY'S AUTUMN JOB FAIR IN BEMIDJI BROUGHT JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS TOGETHER FACE TO FACE.

REPORTER RYAN FLEMING SHOWS US HOW THOSE CONVERSATIONS COULD LEAD TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES.

>> Reporter: THE AUTUMN JOB FAIR OFFERED MORE THAN A LOOK AT LOCAL OPENINGS, IT GAVE PEOPLE A CHANCE TO MAKE CONNECTIONS AND LEARN WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE.

SUPPORT CONTINUES WELL BEYOND THE EVENT.

>> WE HELP WITH RESUMES, INTERVIEWS.

OUR BUSINESS ACCOUNT REP KEEPS TRACK OF JOB POSTINGS IN THE AREA AND WE CAN HELP PEOPLE CONNECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH EMPLOYERS.

>> Reporter: THEY WERE DOING THEIR BEST TO STEAL THE SHOW.

SIGNS AND PAPERS WERE TOSSED ALL AROUND BUT THROUGH IT ALL, THE FOCUS STAYED ON SOMETHING MORE GROUNDED, MAKING FACE-TO-FACE CONNECTIONS.

APPLYING FOR A JOB OFTEN STARTS BEHIND A SCREEN.

HERE, JOB SEEKERS CAN PUT A FACE TO THE RESUME AND MAKE THE FIRST CONNECTION IN PERSON.

>> YOU CAN ONLY SAY SO MUCH WITH A PIECE OF PAPER ON AN APPLICATION.

BEING PRESENT AND HAVING THE EMPLOYERS BE ABLE TO SEE HOW YOU INTERACT WITH PEOPLE AND YOUR DEMEANOR, IT'S A HUGE ADVANTAGE FOR SURE.

>> Reporter: THE OPPORTUNITIES WERE NOT ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL.

SOME WERE PART TIME, OTHERS LONG-TERM, GIVING JOB SEEKERS A CHANCE TO CONNECT WITH VARIOUS COMPANIES.

>> WE DEFINITELY HAVE A LOT OF COLLEGE STUDENTS THAT COME, HIGH SCHOOL THAT COME BACK TO US EACH SCHOOL YEAR.

WE ALSO HAVE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A FEW YEARS.

IT'S LONG-TERM, SHORT-TERM, PARTLY TIME, FULL TIME, A WONDERFUL MIX.

>> FOR SOME BUSINESSES, HIRING LOCAL IS ABOUT KEEPING TALENT, PAYCHECKS, AND EXPERIENCE RIGHT HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> HELP OUR COMMUNITY OUT TOO.

I MEAN WE LOVE TO HIRE LOCAL AND HELP TO PROVIDE BEMIDJI WITH THE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE BASE OF EMPLOYEES AND PEOPLE CAN STAY HERE AND EARN A GOOD LIVING.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BEMIDJI, I'M RYAN FLEMING, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> FOR ANYONE WHO MISSED WEDNESDAY'S JOB FAIR, THE NEXT LOCAL HIRING EVENT IS SEPTEMBER 20TH AT BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL STARTING AT 8:00 A.M.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, LEAVING US WITH QUIETER BUT COLDER WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, THE MINNESOTA MILITARY AND VETERANS MUSEUM OPENS THIS WEEKEND BUT FIRST THEY HAD A PAUSE TO REMEMBER 9/11.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> THE BRAINERD YMCA ALONG WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE DOING WHAT THEY CAN HELP TO ENSURE LOCAL CHILDREN ARE STOCKED UP ON CLOTHING FOR THE WINTER.

THE ANNUAL COATS FOR KIDS COLLECTION WILL BE GATHERING DONATIONS FOR CLOTHING THROUGHOUT THE MONTH AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN BRAINERD AND BAXTER, BEFORE DISTRIBUTING THE DONATIONS AT THE WESTGATE MALL ON OCTOBER 17TH.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DONATE WINTER COATS, SNOW PANTS, GLOVES, AND OTHER WINTER CLOTHING ITEMS IN A VARIETY OF SIZES.

ADULT-SIZED WINTER GEAR IS ALSO NEEDED TO HELP ENSURE OLDER AND LARGER CHILDREN CAN FIND SOMETHING THAT FITS.

>> SO FOR AROUND 40 YEARS NOW, OUR COMMUNITY HAS COME TOGETHER.

WE ARE PARTNERING WITH ANDERSON CLEANER AND HUBBARD RADIO, OUR TWO FRONT LINE SPONSORS THIS YEAR.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

ALL TOGETHER, IT'S ABOUT 1,000 COATS THAT GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY IN OCTOBER.

>> DONATION DROP-OFF LOCATIONS INCLUDE HUBBARD RADIO, ANDERSON CLEANERS, AND THE BRAINERD YMCA.

ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH OCTOBER 7TH.

>>> STACY IS HERE.

A BIT OF A STORMY NIGHT TONIGHT.

>> Stacy: YES, WE HAVE SEEN SEVERE WEATHER, BUT THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OUT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

WE WILL HAVE QUIETER WEATHER THIS WEEKEND BUT [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAVE SEEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AND SOME SEVERE WEATHER REPORTED ALONG WITH SOME HAIL DAMAGE AND SOME WIND DAMAGE WITH THESE STORMS.

NOW THE STORMS ARE MOVING OUT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

WE WILL HAVE QUIETER WEATHER, A LITTLE BIT BREEZY TOMORROW, BUT IT LOOKS OVERALL FAIRLY QUIET.

IT WILL BE COOLER AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 67 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WINDS ARE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AT 8 MILES PER HOUR, AND WE PICKED UP 0.02-INCH OF RAINFALL.

LOOKING AT OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE CAN SEE THIS LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOPED JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THAT IS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.

WE HAVE HAD SOME SEVERE WEATHER REPORTED OUT OF THIS.

NOW THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO THE EAST, SO OTHER THAN A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN MINNESOTA, WE WILL START TO SEE CLEARING SKIES ACROSS THE AREA.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE SEEING SOME SUNSHINE TOMORROW, A LITTLE BIT BREEZY, AND A LOT COOLER.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, GORGEOUS SKIES THIS MORNING FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA, DEBRA AT LAKE ADA, AND JOAN WITH A BUTTERFLY MAKING A STOP IN LAPORTE.

GARY SENDING US THIS PHOTO FROM CROSBY TODAY.

WE HAVE THE STORM CLOUDS ROLLING INTO CASS LAKE FROM ANGELA WITH CLOUDS THIS EVENING FROM BILL AND JUDY OVER UPPER RED LAKE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THOSE.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, DEBRA IN PINE RIVER, 64 THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLOUDY WITH A HIGH OF 80.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY AND HUMID.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, MOSTLY OVERCAST, AND HUMID CONDITIONS.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD WITH A HIGH OF 80.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE PICKING UP 0.25-INCH OF RAIN TODAY.

>>> NOW WE ARE WAY ABOVE OUR AVERAGE, WE WOULD NORMALLY SEE AT THE POINTS -- TEMPERATURES AROUND 73.

SO 61 IS THE LOW AND 7:40 IS THE SUNSET.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, IT'S GOING TO BE QUIETER, NOT A LOT OF CLOUDS, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, WINDY CONDITIONS, AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER, HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM 60 TO 65 ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA WITH TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT IN THE MID TO UPPER 60s, CLOSE TO 70 IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT, A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN MINNESOTA AND LOWS NEAR 49.

PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY TOMORROW, 65 FOR THE HIGH, BUT BREEZY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 25.

LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE WEEKEND FORECAST, THE COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE HERE TO STAY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE BACK IN THE FORECAST ON MONDAY.

HIGHS NEAR 62, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE LOW TO MID-60s THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: CHARLIE IS HERE WITH SPORTS NOW.

AN EXCITING NIGHT ON THE GRIDIRON.

>> Charlie: VERY MUCH SO.

WE WERE IN GRAND RAPIDS BEFORE THE RAIN STARTED FALLING.

UNBELIEVABLE GAME.

IT CAME DOWN TO THE WIRE.

WE GOT THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT AND MORE FROM AROUND THE AREA IN FOOTBALL COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

>> THEY SAY THE OFFENSE FILLS THE STANDS, BUT THAT DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS.

WELL WHAT ABOUT SPECIAL TEAMS?

IT ACCOUNTS FOR A THIRD OF THE GAME SO, KIND OF IMPORTANT.

BOTH GRAND RAPIDS AND BEMIDJI FOOTBALL FOUND OUT TONIGHT.

THUNDERHAWKS HOSTING THE LUMBERJACKS WHO WON LAST YEARS MEETING 24-7.

AND THEY'D DRAW FIRST BLOOD TONIGHT.

IT WAS 2-2, BUT STILL TIED, BEMIDJI GETS IT OFF, BUT THEN KAIDEN SWEENY PUPPETS, AND THE LUMBERJACKS RECOVER.

NOW OWEN, JOSH COMES DOWN WITH IT AND THE JACKS LED 9-2 AT THE BREAK.

FIRST DRIVE OF THE THIRD QUARTER, TYSON READS IT, ALL THE WAY, IT'S A PICK 6.

NOW LATER AFTER ANOTHER RAPIDS, MORGAN IN FOR THE SCORE AND THEY LEAD 16-9.

HEAD TO THE FOURTH, THIRD AND GOAL, LOOKS LIKE RAPIDS HAVE VANDEMERE BOTTLED UP, IT'S A SCRAMBLE DRILL AND HE FINDS BRENNAN FOR THE SCORE.

THEY GO FOR 2 TO TAKE THE LEAD.

NOW ALL ALONE, 17-6 JACKS.

THE CAMERA HAD TO LEAVE, SO THIS IS THE RADIO STREAM.

JUST SECONDS LEFT, LOGAN HITS HIM WITH THE 10, THEY SPIKE IT WITH 2 SECONDS LEFT, AND THE CHANCE TO WIN IT.

>> IT'S ON THE WAY, IT IS.

SCORE.

IT'S GOOD.

GRAND RAPIDS HAS WON THE GAME.

>> Charlie: SPECIAL TEAMS, HUH?

THERE IT IS.

GRAND RAPIDS, AN INSTANT CLASSIC OVER BEMIDJI, 19-7.

>> THERE IS A SAYING THAT YOUR LIFE DOES NOT GET BETTER BY CHANCE, BUT RATHER BY CHANGE, AND BRAINERD FOOTBALL HAD TO MAKE A BIG CHANGE AFTER THEIR QUARTERBACK BO SCHWARTZ TRANSFERRED TO SHAKOPEE FOLLOWING THE 2025 SEASON.

NOW SOPHOMORE MALIK LAUER IS AT THE HELM, WHO RANG IN HIS QB DEBUT WITH NEARLY 300 YARDS PASSING IN LAST WEEK'S WIN AGAINST BUFFALO.

AND TONIGHT, LAUER HAD ANOTHER BIG GAME, AS BRAINERD FACED OFF AGAINST DULUTH EAST IN THEIR HOME OPENER.

FIRST QUARTER, BRAINERD NEAR THE RED ZONE, KYLE SYRDAL, 22 YARD RUN SETS HIMSELF UP FOR A ONE-YARD TOUCHDOWN, HE WENT FOR 91 YARDS TODAY, BRAINERD UP 8-0.

LATE FIRST QUARTER, WARRIORS STILL UP 8-0, LAUER, TO BRADY VANEK, STEPS ON THE GAS, 63 YARDS TO THE CRIB, VANEK POSTED HIS SECOND STRAIGHT 100-YARD GAME TODAY, WARRIORS UP 16-0.

STILL THE FIRST QUARTER, BRAINERD BACK ON OFFENSE, LAUER FINDS LUKE MERESTH FOR THE 4-YARD HOUSE CALL, 23-0 WARRIORS.

SECOND QUARTER, SAME SCORE, BRAINERD IN THE RED ZONE, LAUER, SHOWING OFF THE TRACK AND FIELD PROWESS, 7-YARD RUSH, BRAINERD EXTENDS THE LEAD.

AND FINAL MINUTE OF THE FIRST HALF, BRAINERD LOOKING FOR MORE, LAUER TO MERSETH AGAIN, 22-YARD RECEPTION, LAUER HAD 4 TOUCHDOWNS AND 264 TOTAL YARDS ON THE GAME, WARRIORS KEEP ROLLING.

AND THEY GO ON TO BEAT DULUTH EAST IN A 51-0 VICTORY.

A COUPLE MORE SCORES FOR YOU.

STAPLES MOTLEY GETS THE WIN OVER ROSEAU.

CLEARBROOK-GONVICK OVER LAKE OF THE WOODS.

PARK RAPIDS FALLS, BLACKDUCK WINS TONIGHT, 24-6.

CROSBY-IRONTON, A BIG BOUNCE BACK AFTER LOSING LAST WEEK.

THEY BEAT EAST-CENTRAL 50-6.

DEER RIVER HANDLED GREEN WAY.

PIERZ GETS THE WIN OVER FOLEY.

MENAHGA EDGING OUT FROESE.

AND A COUPLE MORE SCORES FOR YOU.

WADENA DEER CREEK 35-7 OVER LAKE PARK AUDUBON.

HOLLY BEATS WARROAD.

WIN-E-MAC GETS THE WIN.

WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER RIGHT NOW, AFTER THE RAIN DELAY, FIRST HALF, BEMIDJI STATE, SIOUX FALLS, 0-0 TIE.

IN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL, THEY CONTINUE TO WIN, BEMIDJI STATE IS 9-0 AFTER BEATING MINOT AND THEY WILL TAKE ON U MARY NEXT.

A GOOD START FOR THEM.

9-0.

>> Dennis: YEAH GO AHEAD.

>> YEAH, THEY PLAY U MARY NEXT.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

THIS WEEKEND, A NEW CHAPTER IN MINNESOTA MILITARY HISTORY BEGINS JUST OUTSIDE THE GATES OF CAMP RIPLEY IN LITTLE FALLS.

BUT BEFORE THE MINNESOTA MILITARY AND VETERANS MUSEUM OFFICIALLY OPENS ITS DOORS, THE CAMPUS HAD A REMEMBRANCE FOR A DAY THAT CHANGED THE NATION—AND A GENERATION OF SERVICE MEMBERS.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS MORE DETAILS FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-FOCUS.

>> Reporter: THIS WEEKEND MARKS A VERY SIGNIFICANT MOMENT IN MINNESOTA'S MILITARY FUTURE BUT TODAY, 25 YEARS AGO MARKED A VERY IMPORTANT MOMENT IN AMERICA'S HISTORY.

[♪♪♪] >> Reporter: BEFORE THESE DOORS OPEN, THE CAMPUS WILL PAUSE TO REMEMBER THE 25th ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11, SETTING THE TONE FOR THE WEEKEND, FOCUSING ON PRESERVING THE HISTORY OF MINNESOTA'S MILITARY.

>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AS WE REMEMBER.

>> IT'S ESSENTIAL FOR EVERY VETERAN AND VETERANS' FAMILY TO COME AND SEE AND WITNESS AND HEAR THE STORIES, LOOK AT THE ARTIFACTS, SEE SOME OF THE TREMENDOUS DEDICATION AND SACRIFICES THAT WERE DONE BY OUR FELLOW MINNESOTANS.

>> Reporter: THE NEW MUSEUM'S EXHIBIT HALLS AND OUTDOOR SPACES WILL TAKE VISITORS THROUGH THE MILITARY HISTORY, FROM THE CIVIL WAR AND WORLD WARS, ALL THE WAY TO THE VETERANS THAT SERVE IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

>> I DO THINK THAT WE HAVE SOME VERY DISTINCT STORIES TO TELL AND WE TELL THEM IN A MANNER THAT HASN'T BEEN TOLD BEFORE.

I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AND DISCOVER SOME NEW THINGS.

I HOPE THE VISITORS GO AWAY BEING MORE CURIOUS THAN WHEN THEY CAME IN.

THEY WILL STUMBLE UPON A VETERAN OR TOPIC THEY FIND FASCINATING AND THEY WANT TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION.

CURIOSITY IS SOMETHING THAT RESULTS FROM THEIR VISIT HERE.

>> Reporter: FOR VETERANS ATTENDING, THE MUSEUM OFFERS SOMETHING BEYOND ARTIFACTS, A CHANCE TO SEE THE EXPERIENCES AND SACRIFICES OF GENERATIONS OF MINNESOTA SERVICE MEMBERS PRESERVED IN ONE PLACE.

>> TELLING THE STORY ABOUT WORLD WAR II AND THE ACTIVITIES THERE, AND I'M INVOLVED WITH THE WORLD WAR II ROUNDTABLE IN MINNESOTA AND HAVE A LOT OF WORLD WAR II FRIENDS AND SEVERAL STILL ALIVE AND TELLING THEIR STORIES, BRIDING -- BRINGING THEIR FAMILIES TO TELL THEIR STORIES HERE AND READING ABOUT THOSE IN THE PAST, FROM THE CIVIL WAR TO WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: FROM THE STORIES OF THOSE WHO SERVED GENERATIONS AGO, TO THE EVENTS THAT SHAPED A NEW GENERATION OF SERVICE, THE MUSEUM IS DESIGNED TO CONNECT THE MILITARY PAST WITH THE PEOPLE THAT CARRY THOSE STORIES FORWARD.

>> IT'S A CHANCE FOR PEOPLE TO CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER.

IT'S HAPPENING WITH VETERANS, FAMILIES CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER.

THAT'S THE BEST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN, RELATIONSHIPS BEING BUILT.

WE'RE GOING TO OFFER MULTIMEDIA OPPORTUNITIES, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE HUMAN CONNECTION THAT THIS SPACE ENABLES.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN LITTLE FALLS FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: AND IT WILL BE AN EXCITING WEEKEND AT THE MILITARY MUSEUM THERE, THE MINNESOTA MILITARY MUSEUM, VETERANS MUSEUM.

THEY WILL HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY OFFICIALLY OPENING THE CEREMONY TOMORROW AT 10:00 A.M.

WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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