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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 MINNESOTA D.N.R.

ENFORCEMENT DIVISION RECENTLY RECOGNIZED FOUR CONSERVATION OFFICERS, A NATURAL RESOURCES PILOT, AND A FORESTRY DIVISION STAFF PERSON FOR THEIR LIFESAVING EFFORTS DURING THE PREVIOUS SEVERAL MONTHS.

RECOGNIZED WERE NATURAL RESOURCES PILOT GRACE ZELLER, CONSERVATION OFFICERS MIKE CROSS, TYLER LUSIGNAN, CURTIS SIMONSON, AND BRICE VOLLBRECHT, AND MATT BOYER OF THE FORESTRY DIVISION.

ZELLER WAS CALLED IN WHILE OFF-DUTY AND RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF PEOPLE INJURED AND MISSING IN THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS NEAR CURTAIN FALLS ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER.

ZELLER RESPONDED IN A HELICOPTER IMMEDIATELY, LANDED AT A REMOTE LOCATION IN THE DARK, LOCATED AN AREA WITHOUT HAZARDS, AND OVER THE COURSE OF TWO FLIGHTS TRANSPORTED THREE MEDICS AND TWO SEVERELY WOUNDED INDIVIDUALS OUT OF THE WILDERNESS.

TRAGICALLY, TWO MEN DIED IN THE INCIDENT THAT PRECIPITATED ZELLERS' RESCUE EFFORT, BUT HER EFFORTS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE SURVIVAL OF TWO MEN.

>> TEAMWORK, TRIAGE, AND EXCEPTIONAL PILOTING ABILITY SAVED TWO LIVES THAT NIGHT.

I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS LIVE SAVING AWARD.

>> IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE SITUATION.

IT WAS ALREADY BAD ENOUGH, BUT THINGS COULD HAVE SPIRALED FROM THERE.

SO, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE FOR THE RESCUE EFFORT, FROM EVERYONE INVOLVED, AND ESPECIALLY GRACE.

>> MOST RESCUE PILOTS ARE E.M.S.

PILOTS.

THEY DON'T GET TO KNOW IF THEIR PATIENT MADE IT.

NOT ONLY DID I GET TO DO THAT, I GOT TO MEET THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, AND THAT IS REALLY SPECIAL.

>> WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF PILOTS THAT WORK FOR US.

I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD TO BE HERE WITH GRACE AND THE PEOPLE SHE RESCUED.

>> I THINK WE NEED TO MENTION THERE WAS LOTS INVOLVED THAT NIGHT.

>> I KNEW THAT THE PEOPLE THAT I WAS FLYING OUT HAD HAD A ROUGH, ROUGH EVENING.

HOWEVER, I WAS ABLE TO USE MY SKILLS IN A WAY THAT IS VERY MEANINGFUL AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF MY TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE TO MAKE IT A SAFE MISSION.

>> Dennis: ZELLOR IS FROM THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE RECOGNIZED INCLUDE CONSERVATION OFFICERS MIKE CROSS AND CURTIS SIMONSON WHO WERE FIRST ON THE SCENE OF A SERIOUS SINGLE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES THAT OCCURRED MARCH 18TH IN KOOCHICHING COUNTY.

THE TWO REMOVED THE VICTIM FROM THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED, AND BEGAN LIFESAVING EFFORTS.

WHILE HE DIED THE NEXT DAY, CROSS AND SIMONSON'S EFFORTS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN ENSURING THE MAN'S FAMILY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THEIR LOVED ONE BEFORE HE PASSED.

ALSO RECOGNIZED WERE CONSERVATION OFFICER BRICE VOLLBRECHT AND FORESTRY OFFICER MATT BOYER.

VOLLBRECHT AND BOYER, A FORESTRY OFFICER IN TRAINING, WERE PATROLLING BLACKDUCK LAKE WHEN VOLLBRECHT RECEIVED A CALL FROM MINNESOTA STATE PATROL DISPATCH ABOUT A WATER EMERGENCY ON THE LAKE.

VOLLBRECHT MOTORED ACROSS THE LAKE AND EVENTUALLY LOCATED AN OVERTURNED BOAT WITH FOUR INDIVIDUALS CLINGING TO IT.

VOLLBRECHT AND BOYER HELPED THE INDIVIDUALS INTO VOLLBRECHT'S BOAT, THEN TRANSPORTED THEM TO AN AMBULANCE WAITING ON SHORE.

>>> VOTER REGISTRATION DAY, WHICH IS TODAY SEPTEMBER 17TH, IS A CIVIC HOLIDAY AND A NATIONWIDE EFFORT TO REGISTER VOTERS FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

THIS YEAR THE OFFICE OF MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE PARTNERED WITH MANY DIFFERENT POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST EVENTS AT BLACKDUCK AND BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOLS TO HELP SCHOOLS REGISTER ELIGIBLE VOTERS.

ALL MINNESOTA PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLS WERE INVITED TO ATTEND THE EVENT LIVE OR VIA ZOOM IN ORDER TO LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING AND EXACTLY HOW TO REGISTER.

THERE IS ALSO A NEW LAW IN MINNESOTA THAT ALLOWS 16 TO 17-YEAR-OLDS TO PRE-REGISTER TO VOTE BEFORE THEIR 18TH BIRTHDAY.

>> I'M HERE AT BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL AS PART OF AN EFFORT, INCLUDING OVER 150 HIGH SCHOOLS TO EMPHASIZE NOT ONLY VOTER REGISTRATION BUT PRE-REGISTRATION, WHICH A NEW LAW IN THE BOOKS THAT ALLOWS 16 AND 17-YEAR-OLDS TO GET IN LINE TO REGISTER.

THEY FILL OUT THE SAME FORM AS YOU WOULD WHEN YOU REGISTER AND WE MAKE SURE WE HAVE TIME TO SCREEN AND FILTER AND GET THOSE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ON THE ROLL, AND ON A STUDENT'S 18th BIRTHDAY, IF EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT, THEY ARE WHO THEY SAY THEY ARE, THEY WILL BE ON THE VOTING ROLLS.

>> VOTERS AGED 18 TO 24 HAVE VOTED 20 PERCENTAGE POINTS LESS THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION IN MINNESOTA IN THE LAST FEW ELECTIONS.

HOWEVER, MICHELLE WITTE FROM THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF MINNESOTA SAYS THAT IF THAT 18 TO 24 AGE GROUP ARE ALREADY REGISTERED, THEY VOTE WELL OVER 90-PERCENT.

>>> SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND ENTREPRENEURS IN CROW WING COUNTY CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT NETWORKING AND RECEIVE TRAINING ON BEST OPTIMIZING THEIR BUSINESSES AT "ENTREPRENEURS ON TAP", WHICH IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE BRAINERD LAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE NORTH CENTRAL SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL SBDC, KICKING OFF 2024, WHICH WAS AN EASY PARTNERSHIP, CONSIDERING THE TWO SHARE SIMILAR MISSIONS IN STRIVING TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN MINNESOTA.

>> IT'S HARD TO FIND A PARTNER WHO IS, YOU KNOW, BOTH KNOWLEDGEABLE AND HAS CONNECTIONS, BUT IS ALSO WILLING TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND WORK.

THEY BECAME A SATELLITE CENTER OF OURS IN 2020 AND SINCE THEN, IT'S BEEN SO GREAT TO DEEPEN THAT RELATIONSHIP.

>> Reporter: ENTREPRENEURS ON TAP FOCUSES ON ENGAING WITH CROW WING COUNTY'S BUSINESSMEN AND WOMEN.

THEY KNOW THAT GOOD BUSINESS VENTURES CAN COME FROM ANYONE AND ANYWHERE.

>> I THINK RURAL MINNESOTA SOMETIMES GETS A BAD RAP LIKE NOTHING IS HAPPENING HERE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT INVENTIONS AND PEOPLE COMING UP WITH WAYS TO BE INNOVATIVE AND SOLVE PROBLEMS, OFTEN IT'S PEOPLE WITH LESS RESOURCES WHO HAVE TO BE MORE CREATIVE.

>> Reporter: THE EVENT IS HELD THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH THIS YEAR, WITH A NEW TOPIC DISCUSSED EVERY SESSION.

FROM ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO GROWING WITH GOOGLE, ANY INFORMATION BOTH SEASONED BUSINESS OWNERS CAN APPLY AND NEW ENTREPRENEURS CAN USE FOR THEIR START UPS.

>> RECOGNIZING WHAT IS AVAILABLE AT A STATE LEVEL, AT A LOCAL LEVEL, EVEN AT A REGIONAL LEVEL, WHERE DO GRANTS COME FROM?

HOW DO GRANTS IMPACT A BUSINESS?

THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AT THE STATE LEVEL THAT MIGHT A WOMAN'S OWNED BUSINESS GET OFF THEIR FEET.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE MAIN TOPIC OF DISCUSSION, AS WELL AS THE VENUE CHANGES EVERY MONTH, ONE CENTRAL CONCEPT THEY ALWAYS STRESS IS NETWORKING AS IT COULD BE HARD TO APPEAL TO CUSTOMERS AND SELL PRODUCTS TO CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE NO IDEA WHO YOU ARE OR WHAT YOUR BUSINESS IS.

>> IT GIVES THEM AN ABILITY TO WORK THROUGH AND ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS TO THOSE WHO ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME THINGS.

IT'S VALUABLE WHEN WE CAN OFFER THESE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AND BUILDING A COMMUNITY.

IT'S FANTASTIC FROM OUR STANDPOINT TO PUT THE RIGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER AND LET THEM LEARN FROM EACH OTHER.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM NISSWA, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE NEXT TOPIC ON TAP WILL FOCUS ON NON-TRADITIONAL LENDERS AND WILL BE HELD AT WOODLORE CIDER IN BRAINERD ON OCTOBER 9TH.

>>> THE CITY OF BEMIDJI HAS PROCLAIMED THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AS RECOVERY MONTH.

AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY, MAYOR JORGE PRINCE READ A PROCLAMATION, AND GAVE THAT TO A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BEMIDJI RECOVERY ALLIANCE, WHOSE MISSION IS TO COME TOGETHER TO UNITE IN THE CAUSE OF BATTLING ADDICTION AND TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THE BATTLE TO ADDICTION TO DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.

>> DESIGNATED WORLDWIDE AS RECOVERY MONTH, OBSERVING AND HOLDING EVENTS TO BRING AWARENESS TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS AND HARM REDUCTION AND WHEREAS THE REQUEST OF THE ALLIANCE TO CARRY ON WITH THE RECOVERY AND LIFT UP RECOVERY, HEALING AND FREEDOM FROM DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.

THEREFORE, I JORGE PRINCE PROCLAIMS SEPTEMBER 29, 2024, TO RECOGNIZE RECOVERY MONTH.

>> THE BEMIDJI RECOVERY ALLIANCE WILL BE HOSTING A COMMUNITY WALK ON SEPTEMBER 29TH TO SUPPORT THOSE DEALING WITH OR AFFECTED BY THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION.

THE WALK STARTS AT THE BEMIDJI VISITORS CENTER ON PAUL BUNYAN DRIVE AT 4:00 P.M. >>> A BRAINERD WOMAN WHO HAS BEEN LIVING WITH EPILEPSY FOR OVER 30 YEARS IS TRAVELING AROUND MINNESOTA INFORMING PEOPLE ABOUT HER EVERYDAY STRUGGLES AND A BOOK SHE WROTE ABOUT THAT.

BARBARA MACK'S LIFE WAS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED AT 30 YEARS OLD.

IN 2022, SHE WROTE A BOOK "THE HAND I'VE BEEN DEALT, A LIFE LIVED WITH EPILEPSY."

LAST WEEKEND, SHE VISITED THE BEMIDJI PUBLIC LIBRARY.

AFTER FINISHING THE MEMOIR DETAILING HER LIFE POST-DIAGNOSIS, MACK HAS BEEN DOING AUTHOR TALKS AROUND MINNESOTA TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT EPILEPSY, ALSO CREATING AN EPILEPSY SUPPORT GROUP IN THE PROCESS.

MACK WANTS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF SEIZURES AS WELL AS SHARE HER JOURNEY WITH THE PUBLIC AND FORM CONNECTIONS WITH HER AUDIENCE.

>> I HAD A LOT OF EXCELLENT FEEDBACK, RAISING MORE AWARENESS.

EVERYWHERE I GO, I TALK TO PEOPLE AND EVERYBODY HAS QUESTIONS.

WHEN YOU TALK TO PEOPLE, EVERYBODY HAS A FAMILY MEMBER OR A FRIEND, EVERYBODY KNOWS SOMEBODY.

THEY'RE JUST NOT GOING TO BRING UP THE SUBJECT.

SO, I GO OUT, MEET PEOPLE, START TALKING AND WE CAN SIT AND TALK FOR A LONG TIME.

I'M JUST THERE FOR PEOPLE TO TALK TO.

MAYBE SOMEBODY NEEDS ADVICE, WHATEVER THEY NEED.

I'M THERE TO LISTEN.

>> IT HAS BEEN NEARLY FIVE YEARS SINCE MACK HAS HAD A SEIZURE, AND SINCE THEN, SHE HAS REGAINED A LOT OF HER FREEDOM.

ONE THING THAT SHE CAN DO AGAIN IS DRIVE, SO SHE SPENDS TIME TAKING OTHERS WITH EPILEPSY WHO CAN'T DRIVE TO DIFFERENT PLACES LIKE SUPPORT GROUPS OR OTHER PLACES THEY WISH TO GO BUT HAVE NO ACCESS TO.

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

>> Stacy: WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN LATER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

TEMPERATURES ARE STILL VERY WARM TOMORROW, BUT WE ARE EXPECTING MORE FALL-LIKE WEATHER AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK ON THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, MINNESOTANS GOT A CHANCE TO SHOOT AGAINST THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO TEST THEIR MARKSMANSHIP AT THE FORGOTTEN >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL'S HOMECOMING WEEK OFFICIALLY STARTED ON MONDAY.

STUDENTS AND STAFF WILL ENJOY A WHOLE WEEK'S WORTH OF THEMED DRESS-UP DAYS AND AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.

THE STUDENT COUNCIL HAS SPENT THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS PLANNING THEIR HOMECOMING WEEK, WHICH INCLUDES SEVERAL NEW ELEMENTS SUCH AS A UNIFIED FOOTBALL GAME, POWDERPUFF FOOTBALL, AND THURSDAY NIGHT PARADE.

>> I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PARADE BECAUSE IT'S A NEW THING THIS YEAR.

IT WILL TAKE PLACE AT 5:00 DOWNTOWN.

WE HOPE EVERYONE CAN COME TO THAT.

>> ALL OUR ACTIVITIES, IT DOESN'T MATTER THE SEASON, IF IT'S A CLUB, WE HAVE A COUPLE DEPARTMENTS OF ACADEMICS IN THE SCHOOL.

THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO PUT TOGETHER A FLOAT, A SIGN, OR WHATEVER THEY WANT TO WALK IN THIS PARADE AND REALLY SHOWCASE TO THE COMMUNITY WHAT THE HIGH SCHOOL IS ALL ABOUT.

OUR AMAING PROGRAMS AND JUST TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN, GET THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT UP FOR FRIDAY.

>> AND THEN FRIDAY NIGHT THEY WILL BE HOSTING ST.

CLOUD TECH AT 7:00 P.M. AT CHET ANDERSON STADIUM.

BEFORE THE GAME, STUDENTS CAN ALSO ENJOY TAILGATING AND FREE FOOD AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

>>> STACY, WILL IT BE WARM FRIDAY NIGHT?

>> Stacy: IT HAS BEEN WARM, BUT IT WON'T BE QUITE AS WARM ON FRIDAY.

WE WILL SEE SOME WARM TEMPERATURES, SOME HOT TEMPERATURES TOMORROW, BUT WE WILL START TO SEE A COOL DOWN AS WE MADE -- HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK, MAYBE SOME 60s LATE >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS OF MINNESOTA AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DEAF, DEAF/BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING STATE SERVICES DIVISION.

>> SANFORD HEALTH; HERE FOR ALL, HERE FOR GOOD.

DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SERVICES IN THE BEMIDJI AREA IS AVAILABLE AT SANFORDHEALTH.ORG.

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

>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, IT WAS ANOTHER HOT DAY FOR MID-SEPTEMBER ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA.

WE DID HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE AND SOME BREEZE OUT THERE.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT, IT IS GOING TO START QUIET.

WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT AND THEN A FEW AGAIN TOMORROW.

WE WILL AGAIN BE SEEING VERY HOT TEMPERATURES TOMORROW, BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING SOME COOLER TEMPS AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES BY THE WEEKEND.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 75 DEGREES.

AT THE STUDIO WE HAVE A SOUTHWEST WIND AT 5 MILES PER HOUR, HUMIDITY IS AT 69%.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, A DEW POINT OF 63, A RISING BAROMETRIC PRESSURE WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 8.

ON THE RADAR, THERE IS REALLY NOTHING TO SEE.

IT'S BEEN QUIET THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY.

IT WILL BE QUIET AT LEAST TO START THE NIGHT TONIGHT.

WE WILL BE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS, A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE OVERNIGHT, AND LATE TONIGHT, THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING TO THE AREA AND THAT CHANCE CONTINUES TOMORROW ACROSS PRETTY MUCH ALL OF MINNESOTA.

IT IS GOING TO BE HOT ONCE AGAIN.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE HIGHS IN THE 80s, BUT WE WILL START TO SEE A COOL DOWN AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK, HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 70s, WITH SOME 60s FOR OUR HIGHS ON SUNDAY.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU, JOAN CAPTURING THE NORTHERN LIGHTS SHE SPOTTED IN LAPORTE EARLY THIS MORNING.

BEAUTIFUL SKIES THIS MORNING.

DAN SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF AN AMAZING SUNSET OVER LAKE BEMIDJI.

THE MOON WAS SOMETHING TO SEE, THE HARVEST MOON OUT THERE.

WE HAVE PHOTOS FROM SANDY OVER RABIDEAU LAKE.

JULIE WITH A PHOTO OVER LOWER MISSION LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 66 AND BREEZY THIS MORNING.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, HIGH OF 86.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, SUNSHINE AND BREEZY.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, THE HIGH WAS 86.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUN, WINDY, AND DRY TODAY.

JULIE AT LOWER MISSION LAKE, 76 WITH A SLIGHT BREEZE AND HUMID THIS EVENING.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLEAR SKIES.

SANDY AT BLACKDUCK REPORTING A HIGH OF 85.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REACHING 87.

THAT TIES THE RECORD HIGH FOR THIS DATE, THAT RECORD WAS SET NOT THAT LONG AGO IN 2019.

61 WAS OUR LOW THIS MORNING AND SUNSET AT 7:23.

IN BEMIDJI, WE REACHED A HIGH OF 87.

SO A LITTLE BIT SHY OF THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE, BUT VERY CLOSE.

63 WAS OUR LOW AND WE HAD SUNRISE AT 7:00 THIS MORNING.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE WILL BE SEEING VARIABLE CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD REACH THE LOW 80s, MAYBE SOME MID-80s IN PARTS OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA AS WE HEAD INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, WE WILL AGAIN BE SEEING VARIABLE CLOUDS WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE, A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID-80s.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, VARIABLE CLOUDS, A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN LATE TONIGHT, LOWS DROPPING INTO THE 60s AND THEN FOR TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, 82 FOR THE HIGH, AND AGAIN A LITTLE BIT BREEZY WITH SOUTH WINDS AT 10 TO 25.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK.

TEMPERATURES START TO COOL OFF.

WE'RE STILL IN THE UPPER 70s ON THURSDAY, BY FRIDAY MID-70s, AND THEN AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND, THE COOLING TREND CONTINUES.

WE STILL HAVE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, BUT HIGHS ON SUNDAY LOOKS TO BE AROUND 65.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH OUR SPORTS.

REALLY ONE OF THE STORIES OF THE FALL SPORTS SEASON IS THIS BEMIDJI TENNIS TEAM.

>> THEY HAVE BEEN QUITE THE RUN.

16-0 TO START THE SEASON.

THEY HAD A TRIANGULAR TODAY.

WE WENT TO A COUPLE OF THE MATCHES.

WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW IT WENT DOWN AT THE TENNIS COURTS.

THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, BRINGING NORTHERN MINNESOTA THE GIGAZONE.

INTERNET SPEEDS UP TO 10 GIGABITS PER SECONDS, BOTH UPLOAD AND DOWNLOAD.

IT'S THE GIGAZONE FROM PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS AND IT'S RIGHT HERE.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> WHOEVER SAID, ”IT'S ABOUT EFFORT, NOT BEING PERFECT”, CLEARLY NEVER MET THE GIRLS ON THIS YEAR'S BEMIDJI TENNIS TEAM BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE LUMBERJACKS ARE PUTTING IN THE EFFORT, WHILE ALSO BEING PERFECT.

JACKS WERE A 16-0 HEADING INTO TODAY'S HOME TRIANGULAR.

THEY BEAT DETROIT LAKES 7-0 IN THE EARLY MATCHES.

WE'LL PICK UP IN THE LATER MATCHES AGAINST CROOKSTON.

ON SINGLES COURT ONE, ELENA PETERSON SERVING.

NO RETURN ADDRESS FOUND.

SHE'D WIN IN STRAIGHT SETS.

HER YOUNGER SISTER LIZ NEXT DOOR WAS CHASING TENNIS BALLS ALL OVER THE COURT BUT UNFAZED.

SHE MAKES QUICK WORK OF HER OPPONENT.

6 WILL 2 -- 6-2, 6-0.

BAILEY ROOP PLAYING THIRD SINGLES, ALREADY UP 1-SET.

NICE TOUCH ON THE DROP SHOT.

SHE WOULD TAKE THE MATCH IN STRAIGHT SETS.

ON DOUBLES COURT TWO, RUBY MCKEON WITH THE RETURN AND THEN SAM WOODS COMES OUT OF NOWHERE.

DWAYNE THE ROCK JOHNSON TYPE SLAM.

I HEAR SHE'S A FAN.

THEY ALSO WIN IN STRAIGHT SETS.

THE FINAL MATCH WAS AT DOUBLES COURT ONE, LILLY CARON AND MEGAN BERG LOST THE FIRST SET BUT CLIMB ALL THE WAY BACK TO WIN.

BEMIDJI WINS ALL THEIR MATCHES TODAY.

THE REMAIN UNDEFEATED 18-0.

LUMBERJACKS HAVE JUST FOUR MEETS LEFT ON THEIR REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE.

A TRIANGULAR THURSDAY AGAINST LITTLE FALLS AND PEQUOT LAKES.

THEN AT HOME FRIDAY AGAINST A HIGHLY TOUTED ROCK RIDGE SQUAD BEFORE FINISHING NEXT TUESDAY WHEN THEY HOST RIVAL BRAINERD.

SPEAKING OF BRAINERD, THEY HOSTED SARTELL TODAY.

THEY SWEPT THEM 7-0.

>>> IN GIRLS VOLLEYBALL, GRAND RAPIDS ON THE ROAD AT ESKO.

LOOKING TO START OFF THE WEEK ON A GOOD NOTE, THAT HELPS.

RAPIDS LEAD EARLY IN SET 1.

ESKO WOULD DIAL BACK.

SYDNEY SETS HIGH TO MAYA JOHNSON, AND KNOTS THINGS AT 4-4.

NOW THE BLOCK DOESN'T BOTHER HER AT ALL.

THE NEXT POINT, CASSIE PUTS AN EMPHATIC STAMP ON THE BLAST.

ESKO GOES ON TO WIN 3-0 OVER GRAND RAPIDS.

WE'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT.

>>> MORE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SCORES.

BRAINERD FALLS TO WILMER.

WARROAD FALLS TO BADGER GREEN BUSH.

BERTHA HEWITT BEATS LAPORTE.

SEBEKA ALSO WITH A WIN.

>>> IN GIRLS SOCCER, GRAND RAPIDS ON THE ROAD.

SEAHAWKS TRYING TO GET BACK ON THE WIN COLUMN.

EARLY ON, CLAIRE HAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SCORE, BUT MAGGIE WAS LIGHTS OUT ALL NIGHT.

SHE HAD TWO SAVES TO KEEP THE GAME SCORELESS.

NO ONE IS HOME FOR HERMANTOWN, BUT RAPIDS CAN'T CONVERT.

NOW AN ABSOLUTE BOMB ON NET, BREAKING THE 0-0 TIE.

GRAND RAPIDS GOES ON TO BEAT HERMANTOWN 2-0.

THEY IMPROVE TO 5-2.

THEY WILL HAVE HIBBING-CHISHOLM AT HOME ON THURSDAY.

>>> MORE SOCCER SCORES FOR YOU, BEMIDJI BLANKS CROOKSTON 3-0.

BRAINERD BEATS SARTELL 2-0.

LITTLE FALLS WINS.

ON THE BOY'S SIDE, SARTELL GETS THE BETTER OF BRAINERD.

GRAND RAPIDS, THEY GET A WIN OVER MESABI EAST.

IN SWIMMING, BEMIDJI BEATS WARROAD.

IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, THE TWINS GET A WIN OVER THE GUARDIANS.

THEY ARE TWO GAMES IN FRONT OF DETROIT IN THE WILDCARD.

THE MINNESOTA LYNX WRAP UP THE NUMBER TWO SPOT WITH THEIR WIN TONIGHT.

THEY HAVE ONE GAME LATER THIS WEEK.

>>> THE MINNESOTA WILD OPENED THEIR TRAINING CAMP ON THURSDAY AND TWO LOCAL STANDOUTS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO PARTICIPATE.

GAVIN IS ONE OF THE 57 PLAYERS VYING FOR A SPOT ON THE ROSTER.

HE WAS A CAPTAIN ON THE 2016-2017 THUNDER HAWKS TEAM.

BSU FANS MAY RECOGNIZE WILLS, YOU MAY RECOGNIZE HIS NAME.

THE DEFENSEMAN WAS ALSO INVITED TO SKATE WITH SOME OF THE BEST THE NHL HAD TO OFFER.

HE SPENT THE PAST TWO YEARS PLAYING FOR THE PHANTOMS.

HE WAS SIGNED THIS YEAR TO PLAY FOR THE IOWA WILD.

HE GRADUATED 2023.

>> Dennis: YEAH, WE ALL REMEMBER HIM.

ANY TIME YOU GET INTO NHL CAMP, THAT'S A GOOD THING.

>> 57 GUYS, A LOT OF GUYS TO GO THROUGH.

THAT'S SPECIAL.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THIS SATURDAY, MINNESOTANS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEST THEIR MARKSMANSHIP AGAINST THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS.

FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY MADE HIS WAY OUT TO MCGREGOR TO SPEND THE DAY ON THE RANGE.

>> Reporter: FOR THE SECOND YEAR AT THE FORGOTTEN HEROES RANGE AND RETREAT, OFFICIALS TESTED THEIR MARKSMANSHIP SKILLS AGAINST THEIR CONSTITUENTS.

IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO SEE POLITICIANS IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS WHERE THEY LEARN MORE ABOUT WHO THEY SEND TO ST. PAUL.

>> I'M TRYING TO BE MORE WITH THE PEOPLE THAN ABOVE.

IT'S FRUSTRATING WHEN I GET TOLD, WE NEVER GET TO TALK TO YOU.

I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TALK TO ANYBODY OR EVERYBODY.

WHEN I GET AN EVENT LIKE THIS WHERE I CAN JUST BE ME AND NOT WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING, WE CAN JUST TALK AND YOU CAN TELL ME HOW YOU FEEL AND I CAN TALK TO YOU.

THESE EVENTS ARE IMPORTANT FOR THAT.

>> Reporter: IT WAS A FRIENDLY COMPETITION TO SEE WHO COULD POST THE BEST SCORE.

THERE IS EXTRA BRAGGING RIGHTS ON THE LINE, BEING ON THE METRO AREA GAVE HIM SOME EXTRA MOTIVATION TO PROVE HIS PROWLESS.

>> IT'S FUN BECAUSE I'M A METRO STATE SENATOR AND WE HAVE SOME GUYS FROM THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE.

IT'S FUN TO HEAR THEM TELLING ME, I GO SHOOTING EVERY WEEK.

I GO HUNTING.

I SAY I DON'T DO ANY OF THOSE THINGS.

THEN SHOW UP AND OUT SHOOT THEM, WHICH I SUCCESSFULLY DID, OR YOU KNOW, JUST BEING COMPETITIVE.

THAT WAS PRETTY FUN.

>> Reporter: FORGOTTEN HEROES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TEACHES FIREARM SAFETY AND SHOOTING CLASSES.

A FEW OF HIS STUDENTS PARTICIPATED AND SEEING THEM SHOOT WELL LEFT HIM PROUD.

>> ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT HAVE WENT THROUGH MY CLASS WHEN THEY COME OUT HERE, WHEN I WATCH HOW GOOD THEY SHOOT, IT'S KIND OF LIKE THAT DAD WHEN HIS KID SCORES THE TOUCHDOWN, THE PROUD DAD THING.

>> Reporter: WHAT TODAY PROVIDED WAS A SMALL GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE OF WHAT A DAY COULD BE LIKE OUT HERE ON THE RANGE ONCE IT'S FULLY OPERATIONAL.

>> WHEN YOU SEE THIS, YOU SEE THESE PEOPLE COME OUT AND THEY BELIEVE IN IT, TO ME IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE WHEN WE SEE THE WHEELCHAIR AMPUTEE OUT HERE DOING THE SAME THING AND MY VISION, YOU WILL SEE IT'S LIKE THIS EVERYDAY.

YOU'LL SEE THERE ARE KIDS OUT HERE ENJOYING BEAN BAGS OR HORSESHOES AND COMRADERY.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN McGREGOR WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> AROUND 200 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE EVENT WITH 120 PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN THE SHOOTING COMPETITION.

FORGOTTEN HEROES RAISED $8,000 FROM THE EVENT.

>>> TIME FOR ONE LAST LOOK AT OUR WEATHER, WE GO BACK TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING AT LEAST A CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN LATE TONIGHT.

OTHERWISE, VARIABLE CLOUDS WITH LOWS NEAR 66.

CITY A CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT VARIABLE CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

82 FOR THE HIGH WITH SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 25.

>> TOMORROW WE LOOK AT BRAINERD CROSS COUNTRY.

THE TEAM WENT TO STATE LAST YEAR.

GOOD FOR THEM.

>> Dennis: OKAY, THAT'S IT FOR US.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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