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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 LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE HELD AN EVENT THIS MORNING COMMEMORATING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ST. REGIS SUPERFUND SITE BEING LISTED ON THE E.P.A.

'S NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST.

SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY WERE THERE TO GIVE SPEECHES REGARDING THE CONTAMINATED SITE'S CLEANUP.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK HAS MORE.

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>> Reporter: BETWEEN THE 1950s AND 1980s, THERE WAS A WOOD TREATMENT FACILITY THAT USED MANY DANGEROUS HEALTH HARMING CHEMICAL.

THE SITE HAS NOW BEEN ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST FOR 40 YEARS.

DUE TO THE DANGEROUS NATURE OF THE CONTAMINATION, THE LOCATION BECAME A SUPER FUND SITE, WHICH IS A TOXIC WASTE LOCATION THAT REQUIRES LONG-TERM CLEAN UP.

>> THE FIRST WAS LISTED IN 1983.

THERE ARE STILL OVER 300 OF THOSE SITES ON THE LIST.

>> Reporter: REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE E.P.A., M.P.C.A., AND OJIBWA TRIBAL LEADERSHIP HELD A CONFERENCE TO TALK ABOUT THE PLAN MOVING FORWARD.

>> WE'RE PLANNING A SOURCE AREA INVESTIGATION AS A FIRST STEP TO IMPROVING THE GROUND WATER PUMP AND TREAT SYSTEM.

E.P.A.

HAS ARRANGED FOR TECHNICAL AND THOROUGH REVIEWS OF THE HEALTH AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT AND THE FEASIBILITY STUDY TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS RAISED BY THE BAND IN OUR MOST RECENT CONSULTATION.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THE CHEMICAL CONTAMINATES INCLUDE PCP, DIE AUXIN, THESE CHEMICALS CAN BE FOUND IN THE SURFACE WATER AND SOIL AND HAVE MIGRATED, IMPACTING GREATER AREAS THAN JUST THE LOCATION OF THE ORIGINAL FACILITY.

>> IT'S EASY FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE TO SAY THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER.

WHEN THEY WERE POISONING THE LAND, THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER, BUT THEY REALLY DID.

WE HAD REPEATED STORIES OF THESE COMPANIES PUTTING FRESHLY TREATED WOOD NEXT TO PEOPLE'S HOMES AND THEN YOU HAVE THESE CHEMICALS POURING INTO YOUR HOME AND THEY WOULD PILE THEM NEXT TO YOUR HOME UNTIL YOU WOULD MOVE.

>> Reporter: THE LEECH LAKE BAND HAVE FELT THE EFFECTS, SUCH AS THE DECLINE OR LOSS OF WALLEYES, RABBITS, AND BERRIES DUE TO FEAR OF CONTAMINATION.

CONSUMING THESE FOODS HAVE BEEN ALLEGED TO CONTRIBUTE TO CANCER, RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES, AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES.

>> WE WILL HAVE TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT THE RISKS THAT PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING TODAY, THOSE CHALLENGES WE FACE, AND HOLDING PARTIES ACCOUNTABLE, AND GETTING THINGS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.

I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.

I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT TOGETHER.

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

>> THE MEETING WAS HELD TODAY NOT ONLY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE TIMETABLE IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT, BUT ALSO TO ADVOCATE FOR MORE EFFECTIVE CLEANUP SOLUTIONS, SUCH AS REMOVING THE CONTAMINATED SOILS FROM THE SITE.

>>> ONE PERSON WAS TAKING FROM THE SCENE BY AMBULANCE AFTER A MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH IN BEMIDJI NEAR PAUL AND BABE.

THE CRASH HAPPENED AROUND 4:45 THIS AFTERNOON.

A WITNESS REPORTED ONE VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED AND FLIPPED OVER.

ONE PERSON WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE THAT ROLLED OVER AND WERE STRETCHERED OUT TO AN AMBULANCE.

THAT'S ALL THE DETAILS WE HAVE AT THIS TIME.

>>> ONE PERSON IS IN CUSTODY FOLLOWING A POLICE PURSUIT IN BEMIDJI YESTERDAY.

THIS IS VIDEO A VIEWER SENT US OF THE CHASE FROM AROUND 5:40 LAST NIGHT ON 12TH STREET NORTHWEST IN BEMIDJI.

THE BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTS THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS INVESTIGATING A REPORT OF STOLEN PROPERTY WHEN THE SUSPECT FLED IN THEIR VEHICLE AND THEN ON FOOT.

THE SUSPECT WAS ULTIMATELY LOCATED AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

THE SUSPECTS NAME HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED BECAUSE AS OF LATE THIS AFTERNOON THAT PERSON HAS NOT YET BEEN ARRAIGNED.

>>> THE CITY OF BAXTER IS WAITING FOR APPROVAL TO DRILL AN ADDITIONAL TWO WELLS.

BAXTER HAS FOUR WELLS AND WHILE THE CITY TYPICALLY DOES NOT USE THEM SIMULTANEOUSLY, DROUGHT CONDITIONS FORCED THE CITY TO DRAW FROM EACH AT ONCE LAST YEAR, GENERATING OVER 2 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY.

BAXTER'S WELLS ARE EACH OVER A DECADE OLD IN USAGE AND WHILE THE WATER AQUIFER SUPPLYING THE WELLS IS IN OPTIMAL SHAPE.

LAST YEAR'S UPTICK IN WELL USAGE TOOK ITS TOLL AS TWO OF THE CITY'S FOUR CURRENT WELLS ARE IN NEED OF MAINTENANCE.

>> WE DO IT JUST LIKE CAR MAINTENANCE.

YOU DO OIL CHANGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE CALL THEM WELL REHABS.

THEY'RE DONE EVERY THREE OR FOUR YEARS, IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN A CAR ENGINE OR THE BATTERY ON YOUR PHONE.

EACH TIME YOU CHARGE IT, YOU ARE LOSING CAPACITY.

>> THE CITY OF BAXTER WILL BE REHABBING THE LAST TWO WELLS LATER THIS MONTH AND HOPES TO HAVE THE ADDITIONAL WELLS READY FOR USE BY THE END OF 2025.

>>> POLITICS COLLIDING WITH THE FEDERAL RESERVE'S RATE CUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE BIDEN PRESIDENCY.

THE FED CUT INTEREST RATES WITH LESS THAN 50 DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION, MAKING THE MOVE A BIT OF A POLITICAL FOOTBALL.

BRIAN ABEL REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON ON HOW THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE REACTING AND USING THE CUT.

.

>> Reporter: AFTER OVER 3 YEARS OF GRAPPLING WITH THE ECONOMY, CRIPPLED BY COVID, DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE KAMALA HARRIS CELEBRATED THE INTEREST RATE CUT.

IN A CAMPAIGN STATEMENT, SHE CALLED IT WELCOMED NEWS.

THE TINY OF THE CUT IS LEADING HER OPPONENT DONALD TRUMP TO QUESTION WHETHER THE FEDS MOVE IS AN ECONOMICAL ONE.

>> ASSUMING THEY'RE NOT JUST PLAYING POLITICS.

THE ECONOMY WOULD BE VERY BAD OR THEY ARE PLAYING POLITICS, ONE OR THE OTHER.

IT WAS A BIG CUT.

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>> Reporter: SOME EXPERTS ARE DISMISSING THAT CLAIM.

>> INFLATION IS GETTING BACK DOWN TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE.

>> LOOK, IF THE FEDERAL RESERVE WERE TRYING TO INFLUENCE THIS ELECTION, TRYING TO HELP DEMOCRATS, THEY WOULD HAVE CUT RATES NINE MONTHS AGO.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAYING THIS IN A THURSDAY ECONOMIC SPEECH.

>> I THINK IT'S GOOD NEWS FOR CONSUMERS.

IT MEANS THE COST OF BUYING A HOME AND CAR AND SO MUCH MORE IS GOING DOWN.

>> Reporter: TIME WILL TELL IF VOTERS WILL FEEL THE IMPACTS OF LEVELING INFLATION OR THE RATE CUT OR THEY BELIEVE IT'S A POLITICAL SMOKE AND MIRROR BEFORE CASTING BALLOTS IN NOVEMBER.

>> AS MUCH AS PEOPLE LIKE TO PUT THE ELECTION ON THE FED'S SHOULDER, THEY DO IT WHEN THEY THINK THEY NEED TO DO IT, NOT ANSWERING TO ANY POLITICIAN.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, BRIAN ABLE REPORTING.

>> Dennis: THE STOCK MARKET REACTED FAVORABLY TO THE CUT AND SET RECORD HIGHS TODAY.

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

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Stacy: SUNNY AND WARM TOMORROW, BUT WE WILL BE SEEING SOME COOLER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK ON THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, ADVENTURE BEGINS HERE IS THE NEW THEME FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR AT BACK >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

; INTERNET, PHONE, AND T.V.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTH NOW SINCE VIRGIL WIND WAS SWORN IN AS THE NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE.

FOR THE MOST PART WIND HAS KEPT A LOW PROFILE DURING HIS EARLY MONTHS IN OFFICE BUT YESTERDAY HE RELEASED A VIDEO ADDRESS FOR BAND MEMBERS ON FACEBOOK.

WIND WAS SWORN IN BACK ON TUESDAY, JULY 9TH AS A PART OF HIS MESSAGE ON FACEBOOK WIND ANNOUNCED THAT THE BAND WILL BE ORGANIZING A SERIES OF COMMUNITY SMUDGE WALKS.

WIND SAYS THESE WALKS WILL SERVE AS A POWERFUL SYMBOL OF THE BANDS COLLECTIVE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE.

>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET BACK TO THE ROOTS, THE THINGS I LOVE THE MOST ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT'S THE PEOPLE.

WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH THE SUB DEPARTMENT AND WE HAVE SOME SMUDGE WALKS, MILLE LACS BAND SMUDGE WALKS COMING UP.

THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES TO CLEANSE OUR COMMUNITIES AND COME TOGETHER AS A PEOPLE.

THERE WILL BE A MEAL PROVIDED.

WE HAVE PULLED PORK AND MAC AND CHEESE AND COOKIES AND STUFF AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF YOU.

SO PLEASE COME ON OUT.

>> WIND SAYS THAT IT IS THROUGH THESE WALKS THAT BAND MEMBERS WILL COME TOGETHER, CLEANSE THEIR SPIRITS, AND PROMOTE WELL-BEING FOR ALL.

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>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE.

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND.

>> Stacy: A LITTLE COOLER AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

A LOT OF SUNSHINE, WE'LL HAVE THE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-70s ACROSS THE VIEWING AREA.

WE COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY AND THEN EXPECT THAT COOL DOWN TO ARRIVE ON SU >> 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, WE HAD A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE IN THE AREA TODAY AND AS WE HAVE NOW BEEN MOVING INTO THE OVERNIGHT, IT LOOKS LIKE OUR QUIET WEATHER WILL CONTINUE.

A LOT OF SUNSHINE IN STORE FOR US TOMORROW, HIGHS SHOULD BE BACK IN THE 70s, A LITTLE ACTIVE AS WE START THE WEEKEND, SO SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY.

THEN WE HAVE A BIGGER COOL DOWN AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 66.

AT THE STUDIO, WE HAVE VARIABLE WINDS AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.

THE HUMIDITY IS AT 69%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 66 DEGREES, WITH A DEW POINT OF 59.

WE HAVE A RISING BAROMETRIC PRESSURE, WINDS ARE SOUTHEAST AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, THINGS ARE PRETTY QUIET ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA TONIGHT.

WE SHOULD HAVE PRETTY QUIET WEATHER OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

STILL LOOKING AT VARIABLE CLOUDS THROUGHOUT OUR VIEWING AREA, BUT THE CLOUDS SHOULD BE BREAKING UP AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS MAP.

IT IS PRETTY QUIET.

HIGHS SHOULD BE IN THE 70s, WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE MID-70s IN GENERAL.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND, WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE SOME COOLER TEMPERATURES ARRIVE.

CHECKING IN WITH OUR EAGLE EYES, ARLENE SENDING US THIS PICTURE OF THE MORNING SKIES IN MENAHGA.

JOAN WITH A PHOTO OF THE WILD TURKEYS THAT WERE OUT AND ABOUT IN THE YARD.

LINDA WITH THE RAIN CLOUDS AFTER THE RAIN MOVED THROUGH NEAR MILLE LACS LAKE.

KAREN HAS A PICTURE FROM LAKE SUPERIOR.

DAN FROM LAKE BEMIDJI, LINDA OVER LOWER RED LAKE, AND BILL AND JUDY AT UPPER RED LAKE WITH THOSE PHOTOS.

NOW JOAN IN LAPORTE, MOSTLY CLOUDY AND REPORTING AN INCH OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, A HIGH OF 83.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS, TOPPING OUT AT 82.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, ALSO CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.

THE HIGH WAS 77.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLEAR SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 78.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC IN BRAINERD, WE REACHED A HIGH OF 83.

SO WE ARE WELL ABOVE OUR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES, OUR AVERAGE IS 69.

67 WAS OUR LOW THIS MORNING AND SUNSET AT 7:19.

IN BEMIDJI, WE WERE AT 77, SO THAT IS A FULL 10 DEGREES ABOVE THE AVERAGE.

64 WAS THE LOW AND SUNSET AT 7:22.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TO START THE DAY, BUT EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.

IVE -- TEMPERATURES ARE A BIT COOLER, A LOT OF MID-70s ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, MID TO UPPER 70s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, AND THEN AS I MENTIONED, TOMORROW NIGHT, BUT ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY, THERE ARE SOME CHANCES OF SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ONCE AGAIN.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, VARIABLE CLOUDS FOR TONIGHT, SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

THEN TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, MID-70s FOR OUR HIGHS, WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE WEEKEND FORECAST, SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY, OTHERWISE IT LOOKS LIKE QUIET WEATHER THIS WEEKEND.

TEMPERATURES ARE STILL IN THE 70s SATURDAY, 67 FOR OUR HIGH ON SUNDAY, AND STILL A LITTLE BIT COOL, ACTUALLY SEASONAL ON MONDAY, BUT WE DO HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS MOVING INTO THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK, HIGHS ON TUESDAY NEAR 70.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR US TONIGHT?

>> Charlie: WE HAVE SOMEBODY WHO DID SOMETHING IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TODAY THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE IN THE GAME OF BASEBALL AND NOW I HAVE A JERSEY IN MY CLOSET THAT IS WORTH A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY.

WE HAVE THAT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORT WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> WE LEAD OFF TONIGHT WITH HISTORY.

SHOHEI OHTANI HAS HIT 50 HOME RUNS AND STOLEN 50 BASES, THE FIRST TO EVER DO SO IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.

OHTANI ENTERED TODAY'S GAME AGAINST MIAMI NEEDING ONE STEAL AND TWO HOME RUNS TO REACH THE MILESTONE.

HE GOT HIS 50TH STEAL IN THE TOP OF THE FIRST INNING AND THEN HIT A HOME RUN IN THE TOP OF THE 6TH PUTTING HIM ONE HOME RUN AWAY FROM THE 50-50 MARK AND THEN IN THE TOP OF THE 7TH.

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>> TRIPLE FOR THE CYCLE, HOMER FOR HISTORY.

OHTANI, IN THE AIR, THE OTHER WAY, AND THERE IT GOES, GONE.

[CHEERING].

>> ONE OF A KIND PLAYER.

ONE OF A KIND SEASON.

SHOHEI OHTANI STARTS THE 50-50 CLUB.

>> TO PUT 50-50 INTO PERSPECTIVE, NO ONE HAS EVER ACHIEVED A 45-45 SEASON.

THIS IS THE 40-40 CLUB AND IT'S CLEAR SHOHEI OHTANI STANDS ABOVE THE REST, AND BY THE WAY, HE NOT ONLY MADE HISTORY BUT DID IT WITH ONE OF THE BEST SINGLE GAME STAT LINES YOU WILL EVER SEE, 6-FOR-6, 10 R.B.I.

'S, THREE HOME RUNS, TWO STOLEN BASES.

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>>> IN GIRLS VOLLEYBALL, THEY HELD A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR BSU VOLLEYBALL COACH THAT PASSED AWAY ON TUESDAY.

THEY ARE WEARING BLUE AND GREEN RIBBONS IN HONOR OF HIM.

NOW PUT THAT ONE IN YOUR LIVING ROOM.

RAPIDS HAD A FEW ANSWERS OF THEIR OWN.

COLBY SET UP NICELY BY ELLA JOHNSON.

T HAWKS LED THIS SET.

THE JACKS RALLIED.

MARJORIE ANDERSON SETS UPROOT.

SHE OPTS FOR THE TOUCH.

BEMIDJI GOES ON TO WIN THE SET.

THEY LATER ON GO TO SWEEP GRAND RAPIDS.

THEY ARE NOW 4-2.

T HAWKS ARE 12-15. .

>>> A FEW MORE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SCORES FOR YOU.

CLOQUET BEATS GREEN WAY.

WADENA DEER CREEK BLANKS MENAHGA.

EAST GRAND FORKS BEATS ROSEAU.

BLACKDUCK GETS A WIN OVER NEVIS AND PINE RIVER-BACKUS, THEY BEAT CASS LAKE-BENA.

>>> AND IN GIRLS TENNIS, BRAINERD HOSTING SECTION 8-2A FOE WILLMAR.

IN NUMBER ONE SINGLES, WARRIORS KAMRYN KRAMER ALREADY UP 1-0 IN SET ONE, RIPS IT DOWN THE LINE.

KRAMER TAKES THE POINT AND MATCH IN THREE SETS.

IN NUMBER ONE DOUBLES, ERICAH FOLDEN AND LEAH SOUKUP UP 3-0 IN THE FIRST SET, CLEAN NET WORK FROM SOUKUP.

THEY TAKE THE POINT AND MATCH IN STRAIGHT SETS FOR THE WARRIORS.

OVER TO NUMBER TWO DOUBLES.

BRAINERD'S JESSICA COLE AND REBEKEAH SOUKUP, THEY TOOK SET ONE 6-0 AND THEY TAKE THE SECOND SET HERE 6-1.

BRAINERD COMES OUT ON TOP 7-0 AGAINST WILLMAR.

WARRIORS IMPROVE TO 11-1 ON THE SEASON.

>>> ELSEWHERE IN TENNIS, BEMIDJI STAYS UNBEATEN, NOW 20-0 AFTER BEATING LITTLE FALLS AND PEQUOT LAKES IN BOTH MATCHES OF THEIR TRIANGULAR.

PEE PEQUOT LAKES BEAT LITTLE FALLS 4-3. .

>>> AND NOW THE GIRLS SWIM AND DIVE.

BRAINERD HOSTING SAINT CLOUD TECH.

IN THE 200-YARD FREESTYLE, ARALYN MARCELO TOOK FIRST PLACE FOR THE WARRIORS, FINISHING IN 2 MINUTES AND 2.95 SECONDS AND IN THE 50-YARD FREE, IT WAS MYA TAUTGES FROM BRAINERD COASTING TO FIRST IN 24.51 SECONDS WITH ISABELLE PLOOF TAKING SECOND PLACE, AS BRAINERD TAKES THE MEET 104-80 OVER SAINT CLOUD TECH.

NEXT MEET FOR THE GIRLS IS NEXT THURSDAY ON THE ROAD AGAINST ALEXANDRIA.

.

>>> SOME MORE SCORES FOR YOU, BEMIDJI WAS GOING UP AGAINST FOSSTON AND THEY TIED TONIGHT, 47-47 IN SWIMMING AND DIVING.

BEMIDJI BEATS EAST GRAND FORKS IN SOCCER.

IN GIRLS SOCCER, LITTLE FALLS GETS A WIN.

ON THE BOY'S SIDE, BRAINERD BLANKS THEIR OPPONENT 4-0.

LITTLE FALLS, ANOTHER BLANK.

IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, PARK RAPIDS AND ROSEAU WERE PLAYING TONIGHT.

PARK RAPIDS GOT THE WIN.

CLEVELAND GUARDIANS BEAT THE TWINS.

THE TWINS ARE TIED WITH DETROIT FOR THE FINAL SPOT IN THE PLAYOFFS.

THE SPARKS BEAT THE LYNX, BUT THE LYNX WERE ALREADY IN THE NUMBER TWO SPOT.

SO THAT GAME DIDN'T MEAN A WHOLE LOT TONIGHT.

>>> WELL BEMIDJI FOOTBALL RETURNS HOME FROM THEIR WEEK FOUR MATCH-UP AFTER SUFFERING THEIR FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON LAST FRIDAY AT MOORHEAD.

THE LUMBERJACKS AREN'T DWELLING ON THE PAST THOUGH, FOCUSING ON THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT SAINT CLOUD TECH, A TEAM THAT AVERAGED 46 POINTS AGAINST THE JACKS DESPITE LOSING IN BOTH THEIR MEETINGS.

ADD IN THE FACT THAT IT'S HOMECOMING WEEK AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF DISTRACTIONS THAT COULD DE-RAIL THE WHOLE ENDEAVOR BUT THE PLAYERS SEEM BE FIRMLY ON TRACK.

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>> IT'S A MENTAL GAME.

YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO BE MENTALLY TOUGH.

IT'S A BIG DISTRACTION.

YOU WANT TO HAVE FUN AT HOME COMING WEEK, BUT THE BIGGEST PART OF HOMECOMING WEEK IS WINNING A GAME FRIDAY NIGHT.

>> I THINK THIS IS THE MOST PHYSICAL TEAM.

WE LET UP WAY TOO MANY POINTS THAN WE SHOULD HAVE AND THEY HAD TOO MANY IN THE FIRST HALF AND WE HAD TO COME BACK IN THE SECOND HALF.

IT COULD HAVE GONE BOTH WAYS WITH HOW WE STARTED OFF.

JUST BE MORE PHYSICAL THIS YEAR AND SET THE TONE RIGHT AWAY.

>> Charlie: WE'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS TOMORROW NIGHT.

THAT GAME IS AT CHET ANDERSON STADIUM.

LAST YEAR, IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO NOT EXTRA TIME, BUT THEY BLOCKED THE FIELD GOAL.

BEMIDJI GOT THE 2 AND THEY BLOCKED THE FIELD GOAL TO WIN THE GAME.

IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.

>> Dennis: HOPEFULLY EXCITING TOMORROW NIGHT AS WELL.

>>> BAXTER ELEMENTARY IS NOW IN ITS FIFTH SCHOOL YEAR IN ITS NEW BUILDING.

EACH YEAR, BAXTER ELEMENTARY SELECTS A THEME TO HELP BRING THE WHOLE SCHOOL TOGETHER.

LAST YEAR'S THEME WAS “TOGETHER WE GROW,” AND FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY STOPPED BY BAXTER ELEMENTARY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S “ADVENTURE” THEME.

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>> Reporter: ADVENTURE BEGINS HERE, THAT IS THE THEME FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR AT BAXTER ELEMENTARY.

THE THEME ATTEMPTS TO RAISE STUDENT MORALE AND ENCOURAGE PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

>> WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING EVERYTHING ABOUT CLIMBING MOUNTAINS AND COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND BEING ABLE TO PERSEVERE THROUGH DIFFERENT THINGS, READING AND BRINGING IN FAMILIES AND REALLY HAVING A LENS ON HOW CAN WE GROW TOGETHER IN THAT WAY?

>> Reporter: WITH EACH YEAR COMES A NEW THEME.

EACH THEME PROVIDES UNIQUE MEMORIES AND STAFF HAS SEEN THAT STUDENTS INVESTED WITH THEIR GROWTH, ESPECIALLY AS STUDENTS REACH HIGHER GRADES.

>> AS THEY WATCHED, ESPECIALLY OUR FOURTH GRADERS, WHO HAVE SEEN THEME AFTER THEME, THEY REALLY GET TO SEE THE GROWTH.

WHEN THEY ARE CONNECTED TO IT AND THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT IT, THEY ARE MORE ENGAGED IN THAT GROWTH.

>> Reporter: THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, STUDENTS CAN EARN ADVENTURE SLIPS, SHOWING EXPECTED BEHAVIORS, AND GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND.

BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, ALL THE MOUNTAINS AROUND THE SCHOOL WILL BE BLANKETED WITH SLIPS.

>> ANY STAFF IN THE BUILDING CAN GIVE THEM OUT WHEN THEY NOTICE A KID DOING THEIR JOB OR DOING SOMETHING ABOVE AND BEYOND AND THEY GET A SLIP AND IT GETS READ OVER THE ANNOUNCEMENTS, SO THE KIDS GET REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR THEIR NAME AND IT BUILDS THAT EXCITEMENT AROUND OUR THEME.

>> Reporter: SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS IMPORTANT WITH THIS YEAR'S THEME IS FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AS STAFF WANTS TO SEE FAMILIES ADVENTURE IN THE CLASSROOM.

THAT NOT ONLY BENEFITS THE STUDENTS BUT THE PARENTS AS WELL.

>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE STUDENTS TO SEE THAT CONNECTION AND TO SEE THAT THEIR APARTMENTS ARE INVESTED IN THEIR EDUCATION AS WELL, BUT I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS TO SEE WHAT IS MY STUDENT WORKING ON?

WHAT IS MY STUDENT STRUGGLING WITH?

WHAT ARE THEY DOING WELL AT?

SO THEY CAN CELEBRATE AND SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BAXTER WITH THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THANKS TO THE BAXTER ELEMENTARY PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION, EACH STUDENT AND STAFF MEMBER WAS PROVIDED A SCHOOL-THEMED T-SHIRT.

>> Dennis: OKAY, WE HAVE TIME FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

LET'S GO TO WEATHERCASTER STACY CHRISTENSON.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING VARIABLE CLOUDS IN THE AREA TONIGHT, 56 FOR THE LOW, SOUTHWEST WIND AT 5 TO 20.

TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, HIGHS IN THE MID-70s, WITH WEST WINDS 5 TO 20.

WE DO HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY, HIGHS STILL NEAR 73, AND THEN COOLER TEMPERATURES ARRIVING EARLY NEXT WEEK, HIGHS SUNDAY AND MONDAY SHOULD BE IN THE UPPER 60s.

>> Charlie: BSU CLIMBS TWO SPOTS, NOW THEY'RE UP TO 21.

THIS WEEKEND THEY ARE AT SIOUX FALLS.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS FOR WATCHING EVERYBODY.

WE'RE BACK AT 10:00 TOMORROW.

WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US THEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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