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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.

>>> NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET FOR BELTRAMI COUNTY COULD POSSIBLY INCLUDE CUTS OF OVER 40-PERCENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICES IN THE AREA.

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, TOM BARRY, SAYS THE COUNTY WILL RECEIVE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS FROM FEDERAL AND STATE RESOURCES, AND IS EXPECTED TO COVER MORE COSTS THAN USUAL, DUE TO UNFUNDED MANDATES.

THE BIGGEST HIT TO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET WILL BE CUTS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES.

FUNDING FOR LIBRARY SERVICES IN BEMIDJI AND BLACKDUCK ARE PROPOSED TO BE CUT DOWN TO THE STATE-MANDATED MINIMUM.

SIGNIFICANT CUTS TO PAUL BUNYAN TRANSIT AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARE BEING PROPOSED AS WELL.

>> $7,500 IS THE ENTIRE ALLOCATION THAT THE COUNTY PROVIDES TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

IT'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR US TO USE FOR PROGRAMING, FOR PRESERVING OUR RESOURCES, FOR BEING ABLE TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON.

YOU KNOW, WE CANNOT GET OPERATIONAL GRANTS.

THERE IS NO SUCH THING.

WHAT LITTLE MONEY THERE WAS FROM FEDERAL FUNDING IS GONE AND WHAT MONEY THERE IS FROM THE STATE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR OPERATIONAL FUNDING.

SO WE REALLY RELY ON OUR COUNTY TO VALUE HISTORY AND TO SHOW THAT VALUE THROUGH THAT ALLOCATION.

SO, WE WERE VERY DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET AND WE REALLY HOPE THAT THERE WILL BE A RECONSIDERATION BY THE COMMISSIONERS AS THEY LOOK FORWARD.

>> THE BELTRAMI COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL DISCUSS AND POTENTIALLY VOTE ON THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET DURING TOMORROW'S MEETING AT 5:00 P.M.

THE BUDGET FOR 2026 MUST BE SUBMITTED BY SEPTEMBER 30TH.

>>> A NEW APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT WILL BE ADDRESSING CHILDCARE RECENTLY BROKE GROUND IN AITKIN.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE DETAILS, ON HOW THE BUNKER HILLS APARTMENTS, COULD POTENTIALLY REPRESENT A SOLUTION, A PREVALENT CRISIS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

>> Reporter: PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 10TH, THE STATE OF MINNESOTA DID NOT HAVE ANY HOUSING WITH AN IN-HOUSE CHILDCARE COMPONENT, HOWEVER JIM BROKE THAT STATISTICS UPON BREAKING GROUND.

>> WE ARE AWARE OF THE DAYCARE SHORTAGE THAT IS OCCURRING ALL OVER VARIOUS COMMUNITIES.

WE DESIGNED A GROUND UNIT, WITH A PRIVATE ENTRY, DIRECT ACCESS TO THE PLAYGROUNDS, AND DROP OFF STALLS.

>> Reporter: HE RAISED CONCERNS DURING THE TIME SERVING AS BREEZY POINTS MAYOR AND CAME UP WITH THE IDEA TO HAVE MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPERS INCORPORATE UNITS DEDICATED SOLELY TO THE ISSUE.

>> THROUGH THAT RESEARCH, WORKING WITH WAYFAIR, INITIATIVE FOUNDATION, WE STARTED TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM A LITTLE MORE AND I LEARNED OF THE SPECIAL LICENSING THAT COUNTIES GOT INVOLVED TO INCREASE CAPACITY FOR CHILDCARE THROUGH THOSE LICENSES AND BEING THAT I WAS IN THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE REAL ESTATE WORLD, I THOUGHT WHAT IF WE COMBINED THE TWO.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE ROUGHLY 400,000 CHILDREN IN THE STATE UNDER THE AGE OF 6 AND 20% OF THOSE CHILDREN LIVE WITH A PARENT IN THE LABOR FORCE.

>> CHILDCARE CENTERS ARE REGULATED BY THE STATE.

WE DON'T HAVE THE LABOR FORCE IN RURAL MINNESOTA TO SUSTAIN A LOT OF THOSE CENTERS.

HOPEFULLY THIS NEW IDEA OF PUTTING DESIGNATED IN-HOME CHILDCARE UNITS IN DEVELOPMENT WILL SOLVE THAT.

>> Reporter: ALL THE MORE REASON THAT THEY ARE HOPEFUL THAT BUNKER HILLS APARTMENTS MEET THEIR GOAL, GETTING MORE PEOPLE APPLYING FOR SPECIAL LICENSES NOW THAT A STABLE LOCATION IS ON THE HORIZON DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING THE CHILDCARE CRISIS.

>> WE WANT TO LET DEVELOPERS KNOW THAT IT DOESN'T COST MORE TO DO THIS.

>> IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME, AS A LOT OF PEOPLE STATED, WITH GROWTH INNOVATION, THE CITY, AND THE COUNTY.

WE ARE EXCITED TO BE HERE AND HAVE THIS FINALLY STARTED.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN AITKIN, I'M MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> ZIERDEN IS ALSO CURRENTLY WORKING ON FOUR APARTMENT DEDICATED TO RESIDENTS DOING IN-HOME CHILDCARE IN BAXTER.

>>> A RECENT HOUSING STUDY COMPLETED IN THE CITY OF BEMIDJI SUGGESTS THE AREA HAS AN OVERWHELMING NEED FOR ADDITIONAL HOUSING, BOTH AFFORDABLE AND MARKET RATE UNITS.

THE STUDY WAS DISCUSSED WITH THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL EARLIER TONIGHT, AND THEY WERE PRESENTED WITH SIX ISSUES CHALLENGING THE AREA.

THOSE INCLUDED AN AGING POPULATION ALONG WITH AGING HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURES WITHIN THE CITY.

OVER 50-PERCENT OF THE LOCAL HOUSING STOCK WAS BUILT BEFORE 1980, ACCORDING TO THE REPORT.

THOSE WHO CONDUCTED THE STUDY SUGGESTED THE CITY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HOUSING UNITS, AS WELL AS UPDATING AND AMENDING CERTAIN ZONING CODES.

>> COMMUNITIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE TAKING PROACTIVE STEPS TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS AND WE BELIEVE THAT BEMIDJI CAN DO THE SAME.

HOUSING IS VERY COMPLICATED AND IT GETS MESSY, BUT WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS GETTING COLLABORATION.

THERE ARE SOME LITTLE, LITTLE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO THAT ACTUALLY CAN BE CONTENTIOUS.

WE JUST HAVE TO STAND FIRM AND KEEP PRODDING, KEEP POKING AT IT.

>> THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED TWO DIFFERENT UNION AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY LIQUOR STORE AND THE BEMIDJI FIRE DEPARTMENT DURING TONIGHTS MEETING.

>>> A 71-YEAR-OLD RANDALL WOMAN WAS AIRLIFTED TO A ST.

CLOUD HOSPITAL AFTER AN A.T.V.

FELL ON HER.

THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND 5:00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT A HOME ABOUT THREE MILES SOUTHWEST OF RANDALL ON 50TH AVENUE.

THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS PATRICIA ALTRICHTER WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD HER A.T.V.

IN THE BACK OF A TRUCK WHEN THE RAMP KICKED OUT AND THE A.T.V.

TIPPED OVER ON TOP OF HER.

HER CONDITION HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.

>>> THIS PAST WEEKEND THE GROUP, INDIVISIBLE HUBBARD COUNTY GATHERED PEOPLE IN PARK RAPIDS FOR AN EVENT FEATURING A DAY OF SPEAKERS IN WHAT THEY DUBBED A PEOPLE OVER POWER RALLY.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK STOPPED BY AND SPOKE TO ATTENDEES AND ORGANIZERS ABOUT THE GATHERING, AND WHAT IT HAD TO DO WITH RECENT LEGISLATIVE CHANGES FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

>> Reporter: DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL GROUPS HAVE HOSTED PROTESTS AND RALLIES IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, BUT THE HUBBARD COUNTY CHAPTER MEANT TO SHARE INFORMATION AND ESTABLISH A CALL TO ACTION REGARDING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S RECENT BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL.

>> IF WE COULD HAVE 300 PEOPLE HERE, THE SAME THING, RATHER THAN JUST LITTLE PIECES OF RUMORS THAT OFTEN GET PASSED AROUND.

I THINK THAT'S POWERFUL.

IT IS IMPACTFUL FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

>> RIGHT NOW, PEOPLE FEEL A LITTLE OVERWHELMED.

THERE IS A LOT OF CHAOS AND INSTABILITY.

SO, WHEN WE CAN COME TOGETHER DIRECTLY, TALK FACE-TO-FACE, REALLY SEE EACH OTHER AND LOOK EACH OTHER IN THE EYE, I THINK THAT CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO OPEN UP, TO SHARE, TO BUILD THAT CONNECTION.

>> Reporter: THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THERE WERE SEVERAL SPEAKERS TALKING ABOUT A VARIETY OF TOPICS BUT THE MAIN THEME OF THE DAY WAS ABOUT COMING TOGETHER.

>> ALL OF US HAVE SOME PART OF THE PUZZLE TOWARDS HEALING OUR SOCIETY, THAT ALL OF US COME FROM THE SAME BEAUTIFUL CREATION.

SO WHERE WE DISAGREE, I THINK IS IN THE HOW TO GET HERE.

>> AND HERE IN OUR OWN COUNTRY, IT'S TEARING US APART EVERY TIME WE REDUCE LIFE TO A LABEL.

WE LOSE SIGHT OF OUR HUMANITY.

EVERY TIME WE CHOOSE PARTY OVER PEOPLE, WE CANNOT HEAL IF WE SEE EACH OTHER AS ENEMIES.

>> Reporter: SO ALONG WITH BEING AN INFORMATION SESSION, INDIVISIBLE HUBBARD COUNTY ALSO WANTED THE EVENT TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION.

>> YOU ARE YELLING AT THE TV, LET'S GET OUT AND TALK AND FIND OUT WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON.

SOME MORE INFORMATION PEOPLE HAVE EARLY ON, THE BETTER THEY CAN PLAN HOW IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THEM IN THE LONG-TERM.

>> THESE CUTS THAT ARE COMING TO SNAP, THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN GREATER MINNESOTA AND RURAL COMMUNITIES WHO RELY ON SNAP TO KEEP FOOD ON THE TABLE.

THESE ARE CHILDREN, FAMILIES, ELDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

STRIPPING FOOD SECURITY, THAT DOESN'T FEEL MINNESOTAN.

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

>> IN HER SPEECH, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR FLANNAGAN ALSO DENOUNCED RECENT POLITICAL VIOLENCE, INCLUDING THE ASSASSINATIONS OF STATE D.F.L.

SENATOR MELISSA HORTMAN AND CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST CHARLIE KIRK.

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

>> WE'LL HAVE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS FOR A COUPLE MORE DAYS BEFORE COOLER WEATHER ARRIVES ON THURSDAY.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE LITTLE FALLS IN BRAINERD LAKES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TEAMED UP TO HOST AN EVENT TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.

HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF THE INVASIVE ALGAE STARRY STONEWORT IN A HUBBARD COUNTY LAKE.

THE INVASIVE SPECIES HAS BEEN LOCATED IN BENEDICT LAKE, NEAR THE TOWN OF BENEDICT.

A CASS COUNTY AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES TECHNICIAN CONTACTED THE D.N.R.

AFTER FINDING IT NEAR THE BENEDICT LAKE PUBLIC WATER ACCESS.

D.N.R.

AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES SPECIALISTS CONFIRMED STARRY STONEWORT IN THE PUBLIC ACCESS AREA AND WILL WORK WITH LOCAL ENTITIES TO ASSESS POTENTIAL MANAGEMENT OPTIONS.

STARRY STONEWORT IS USUALLY IDENTIFIED BY THE STAR-SHAPED WHITE BULB-LIKE STRUCTURES ON THE PLANT FOR WHICH IT IS NAMED.

THESE BULBILS TYPICALLY BECOME VISIBLE IN LATE SUMMER.

SINCE IT WAS FIRST FOUND IN MINNESOTA IN 2015, STARRY STONEWORT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN 37 WATER BODIES IN THE STATE.

IT CAN FORM DENSE MATS, WHICH CAN INTERFERE WITH RECREATIONAL USES OF A LAKE AND COMPETE WITH NATIVE PLANTS.

STARRY STONEWORT HAS NEVER BEEN ERADICATED FROM ANY U.S. LAKE OR RIVER, BUT TREATMENT OR CAREFUL REMOVAL FROM WATER BODIES CAN HELP REDUCE THE RISK OF SPREAD AND RELIEVE ASSOCIATED NUISANCE IMPACTS.

EARLY DETECTION IS KEY TO EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE.

WE ARE SEEING SOME WEATHER, THAT WILL BE NICE TO BE ON THE LAKE TODAY.

>> Stacy: IT WOULD.

IT IS FEELING LIKE SUMMER AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER.

IT'S HOT AND HUMID, AND WE WILL KEEP THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY FOR A COUPLE MORE DAYS.

WE HAVE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED MIDWEEK AND A COOL DOWN [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, OUR SUMMERTIME WEATHER IS STILL HOLDING ON HERE IN MID-SEPTEMBER AND AGAIN, WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE DAYS OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY BEFORE THINGS RETURN TO A LITTLE MORE NORMAL CONDITIONS.

WE WILL BE SEEING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STARTING AROUND MIDWEEK AND THERE ARE MORE CHANCES AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

AGAIN, THAT COOL DOWN LOOKS TO ARRIVE ON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 73 AT THE AIRPORT, AT OUR STUDIO WE HAVE A SOUTH WIND AT 4 MILES PER HOUR, THE DEW POINT IS AT 61, AND HUMIDITY IS AT 67%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE FAIR SKIES, IT'S 73 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 66.

WE HAVE RISING BAROMETRIC PRESSURE WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 8 MILES PER HOUR.

NOW LOOKING AT OUR SATELLITE SATELLITE AND RADAR, MOST OF US HAVE BEEN CLEAR BUT WE HAVE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, IT SHOULD BE EXITING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, SOME AREAS OF FOG AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW MORNING, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A SUNNY DAY WITH THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS STILL IN PLACE.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE MORNING SKIES OVER MENAHGA.

SANDY SEEING THE FALL COLORS BLOWING AWAY WITH THE BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY AT RABIDEAU LAKE.

STILL HAVE SOME BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS IN BLOOM FROM JOAN IN LAPORTE.

AND NOW A WOODPECKER SPOTTED, AND TONIGHT'S SUNSET OVER LEECH LAKE.

AND DEBBIE SAYING IT WAS A GREAT DAY TO BE ROWING IN BRAINERD.

SO THANK YOU FOR SENDING THOSE PHOTOS IN TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA REPORTING 69 AND WINDY THIS MORNING.

81 TONIGHT.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUN AND HUMID WITH A SOUTH WIND.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, MOSTLY SUNNY, HUMID, AND BREEZY, THE HIGH WAS 85.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, SUNNY AND 83.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT, HIGH WAS 81.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT TODAY AT 84, WELL ABOVE THE AVERAGE.

IT'S NOT A NEW RECORD, WE DID MISS THAT BY 5 DEGREES.

68 WAS OUR LOW TEMPERATURE, SUNSET AT 7:28.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 82 AND THAT TOPS OUR OLD RECORD SET BACK IN 2015, 66 FOR THE LOW, AND SUNSET AT 7:31.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE JUST STARTED OUT WITH PATCHY FOG IN PARTS OF THE AREA, BUT THAT SHOULD BE DISSIPATING.

WE WILL BE SEEING A LOT OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW, SOME MODELS INDICATING A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS DEVELOPING, BUT OVERALL, WE WILL BE SEEING A LOT OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW, STILL HOT AND HUMID, THE COOL SPOT WILL BE WARROAD AT 77, BUT A LOT OF LOW TO MID-80s IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA WITH MID-80s IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 62, SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

THEN TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES, STILL COULD SEE SOME PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING, HIGHS NEAR 83, WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 15.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, WE WILL START TO SEE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ON WEDNESDAY, HIGHS NEAR 77.

A BIG DROP IN THE TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO THURSDAY WITH HIGHS NEAR 66 AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

MOST OF IT WILL BE OVER BY SUNDAY, BUT STILL A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME RAIN IN EASTERN MINNESOTA.

TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY ARE BACK IN THE 70s WITH A HIGH OF 72.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, TIME FOR SPORTS.

CHARLIE IS HERE, WHAT DO YOU HAVE?

>> Charlie: WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY GIRLS SOCCER TAKING ON MELROSE.

I HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS AND RECAP OF THE WEEKEND THAT WAS BSU FOOTBALL.

ALL THAT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> JUST PAST THE MIDWAY POINT OF THEIR SEASON, WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY GIRLS' SOCCER IS 4-4, A BIG TURNAROUND FOR THE WOLVES WHO WENT 2-8-2 JUST A YEAR AGO.

TODAY, THEY COULD GET BACK ABOVE .500 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE A 6-0 WIN IN THEIR SEASON OPENER AT MELROSE.

AND AS IT HAPPENS THE WOLVES PLAYING THE DUTCHMEN AGAIN, THIS TIME AT HOME.

GRACE INFILTRATE IT IS DEFENSE AND GOES TOP SHELF, KNOT IT IS GAME AT 1-1.

AFTER THE BREAK, TIED AGAIN, A FREE KICK FOR THE WOLVES, AND TO HER SISTER ELIZABETH, THE JUNIOR CAPTAIN, AND PUTS THE WOLVES BACK IN FRONT 3-2.

MELROSE TIES IT ONCE AGAIN.

IN THE 63rd MINUTE, DELANEY BATTLING FOR THE BALL AND BURIES IT.

HER SECOND GOAL OF THE GAME, SHE FINISHED WITH A HAT-TRICK.

ELIZABETH WOULD FINISH WITH 2 GOALS AND THE WOLVES GO ON TO WIN 7-3.

>>> A FEW MORE SCORES FOR YOU, BRAINERD GETS THE WIN ON THE ROAD.

EXCUSE ME, BRAINERD GETS THE WIN AT HOME AND BEMIDJI ON THE ROAD GET A WIN.

ON THE BOY'S SIDE OF THINGS, WILMER BEATS LITTLE FALLS.

LONG PRAIRIE GREY EAGLE GETS THE WIN OVER MELROSE.

IN GIRLS VOLLEYBALL, GREEN WAY DROPS IN 5 TO CHISHOLM.

SEBEKA AND LONG PRAIRIE GREY EAGLE COLLECTING WINS TODAY.

LAPORTE WINS 3-0.

>>> WELL, THE CCHA RELEASED THEIR PRE-SEASON COACHES POLL EARLIER TODAY WITH BEMIDJI PICKED TO FINISH 6th IN THE CONFERENCE.

THEY VOTED THE PRESEASON ALL CCHA TEAM.

THE CONFERENCE ALSO RELEASED THE MEDIA POLL WHERE BSU WAS PICKED TO FINISH 6th OVERALL.

THE MEDIA ALSO SELECTED BEMIDJI STATE INCOMING FRESHMAN MAX AS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.

>>> WELL, FOR THEIR FIRST TWO GAMES OF 2025, BSU FOOTBALL HAS BEEN TRYING TO FIND THEIR SENSE OF IDENTITY AS A TEAM.

THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER SOME OFFENSE, BUT HAVE YET TO SCORE IN THE SECOND HALF AND THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE STOPS ON DEFENSE, JUST NOT THE BIG ONES THEY NEEDED.

THEY ARE HOPING THEIR RETURN TO HOME WOULD BE THE REMEDY.

SIOUX FALLS SPOILED THE PLANS AFTER SCORING EARLY.

SECOND QUARTER, THE COUGARS STRIKE AGAIN, AND FOR THE 30-YARD SCORE, MAKING IT 21-0.

ENSUING DRIVE, BEMIDJI STATE COMES UP WITH AN ANSWER, FIRST CONNOR CARVER, 42-YARD PASS AND THEY GET THE RED ZONE FOR THE FIRST TIME ALL AFTERNOON.

THEY CASH IN A FEW PLAYS LATER.

CARVER TO SAM, CIRCUS CATCH, FROM 10-YARDS, MAKING IT 21-7.

THEY LEAD AT THE HALF.

LATE THIRD QUARTER, 42-7, AND HANDS OFF TO ANTONIO, NOTHING BUT THE TURF BETWEEN HIM AND PATER.

HE SAID THOSE GUYS DESERVED A SHOT TO SHOW WHAT THEY CAN DO.

BSU SCORES IN THE FOURTH, BUT INCONSEQUENTIAL AT THAT POINT.

56-23 THE FINAL.

HERE'S MORE OF WHAT THE COACH HAD TO SAY AFTER THE GAME.

>> THEY STARTED OUT AS POORLY AS YOU CAN HAVE AND GAVE UP THE OPENING KICK OFF, WHICH IS USUALLY A RECIPE FOR DISASTER AND WE HAD CHANCES.

WE MOVED THE BALL AT TIMES, THEN WE ARE IN THE HIGH RED ZONE, THEN WE HAD A FALSE START.

I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME, I GUESS 100 GAMES HERE AS THE HEAD COACH AND I WILL REMEMBER THIS ONE.

I GOT MY BUTT KICK.

WE HAVE A LOT OF TALENT, YOU HAVE TO BECOME A TEAM AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO, FINDING AN IDENTITY AND COMING TOGETHER.

>> Charlie: THE FIRST 0-3 START UNDER THIS COACH, GIVING UP 50-PLUS POINTS AT HOME TO AUGUSTANA, AND THAT'S WHO THEY HAVE NEXT WEEK, NUMBER 9 AUGUSTANA.

A TOUGH SCHEDULE FOR THEM HERE ON OUT.

>>> BEMIDJI FALLS TO PARK SIDE IN FIVE SETS.

OVER THE WEEKEND, NSIC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK, KATRINA WAS NAMED THAT AFTER A 5-POINT MATCH.

PRETTY GOOD GAME FOR HER.

>> Dennis: VERY GOOD.

THANKS CHARLIE.

THE BRAINERD LAKES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND LITTLE FALLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TEAMED UP FOR THE FIRST TIME TO HOST A BUSINESS AFTER HOURS EVENT IN LITTLE FALLS.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL HAS MORE WITH THIS WEEK'S IN BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: THE BRAINERD LAKES CHAMBER AND LITTLE FALLS CHAMBER TYPICALLY DON'T COLLABORATE ON EVENTS BUT THE OPPORTUNITY AROSE WITH THE LINDEN HILL ESTATES.

>> Reporter: LINDEN HILL IS OUR HOST HERE, AND THIS IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BRAINERD LAKES CHAMBER.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE A MEMBER OF BOTH CHAMBERS, SO THEY JUMPED AT THE CHANCE TO HOST BOTH.

>> SO HE REACHED OUT AND HE SAID HEY, THEY ARE IN LITTLE FALLS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THERE ARE GOING TO BE PEOPLE COMING FROM BRAINERD, SO WHY DON'T WE JUST HOST IT TOGETHER AS THEY ARE A MEMBER OF BOTH OUR CHAMBERS AND THAT'S HOW THAT HAPPENED.

WE'RE ALWAYS EXCITED TO RECEIVE NEW PEOPLE AND SHOW OUR WONDERFUL TOWN OFF.

SO NEVER ENOUGH.

>> Reporter: THE ESTATE HAS BEEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SINCE 1995, BUT THE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR WELL OVER 100 YEARS.

>> SO IT'S A 9.5 ACRE HISTORIC ESTATE HERE IN LITTLE FALLS, JUST A COUPLE BLOCKS DOWN FROM DOWNTOWN AND IT IS A PROPERTY THAT IS CENTERED, KIND OF AROUND THE TWO HISTORIC HOMES ON THE ESTATE, THE WAREHOUSE MANSION AND MUSTARD MANSION.

>> Reporter: THEY BELIEVE IT'S A PERFECT WAY TO NETWORK AND LEARN THE INS AND OUTS OF A BUSINESS THAT MANY MAY NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE.

>> YOU GET TO LEARN ABOUT THE EVENTS THEY PUT UP FOR THE COMMUNITY, BUT YOU ALSO GET TO LEARN ABOUT THE EVENTS, YOU GET TO HAVE HERE, LIKE WEDDINGS, BUSINESS RETREATS, THEY CAN DO IT ALL.

YOU GET TO LIVE IN A NICE HISTORICAL HOUSE WHILE YOU DO THAT.

SO THAT'S THE BIG ATTRACTION FOR LINDON HILLS, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE WITH FANTASTIC HISTORY.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN LITTLE FALLS WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> LINDEN HILL HOSTS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, TO SEE THE FULL CALENDAR, HEAD TO LINDEN-HILL.ORG.

>>> BACK TO STACY FOR MORE ON OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: OUR LOWS WILL FALL TO 62, SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES, SOME PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID-80s, SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

STILL PRETTY WARM, STILL HUMID THERE ON WEDNESDAY, BUT WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH UNSETTLED WEATHER AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

THE BIG DIFFERENCE WILL BE COOLER TEMPERATURES ARRIVING AS WE HEAD INTO THURSDAY AND THE COOLER AIR WILL STICK AROUND UNTIL THE START OF THE WEEKEND.

>> Charlie: TWO GIRLS TENNIS SCORES, BRAINERD BEATS WILLMAR 5-2.

BEMIDJI JOBS THEIR MATCH WITH THIEF RIVER FALLS, 4-3.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT FOR US TONIGHT.

WE'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE TOMORROW AT 10:00.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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