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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.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Matthew: HEY EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING, MY NAME IS MATTHEW FREEMAN FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> A MOTORCYCLIST HAS PASSED AWAY AFTER A MAJOR CRASH THIS WEEKEND IN MORRISON COUNTY.

ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL, DAVID AND RUTH SEARCY WERE TRAVELING EAST ON HIGHWAY 10 NEAR RANDALL ON A 2011 HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE, ALONG WITH A 17-YEAR-OLD MALE DRIVER OF A 2022 FORD BRONCO.

THE BRONCO WAS IN THE LEFT LANE, WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE, WHO WAS IN THE RIGHT LINE, MERGED IN FRONT OF THE BRONCO, CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE'S REAR TIRE TO COLLIDE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE BRONCO'S FRONT BUMPER.

THE RIDERS OF THE MOTORCYCLE WERE EJECTED FROM THEIR SEATS AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE WEST SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY 10.

THE BRONCO ROLLED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY ON ITS WHEELS.

BOTH RUTH AND DAVID SEARCY WERE TRANSPORTED TO SAINT CLOUD HOSPITAL, RUTH SUFFERING NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURES BUT DAVID WOULD PASS AWAY DUE TO THE INJURIES HE SUSTAINED.

IT IS UNKNOWN THE CONDITION OF THE 17-YEAR-OLD DRIVER OF THE BRONCO, BUT HE WAS NOT TAKEN TO ANY HEALTH CARE FACILITY.

BOTH RIDERS OF THE MOTORCYCLE WERE WEARING THEIR HELMETS, AND NO ALCOHOL IS BELIEVED TO BE INVOLVED.

>>> AN EXPLOSION AT A CAMPFIRE IN MINNESOTA HAS LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD AND EIGHT PEOPLE INJURED INCLUDING A CHILD.

THIS HAPPENED FRIDAY NIGHT IN FRENCH TOWNSHIP IN WESTERN SAINT LOUIS COUNTY.

THE VICTIMS RANGE IN AGE BETWEEN 14 AND 60.

FIRST RESPONDERS SAY SEVERAL FAMILIES AND FRIENDS HAD GATHERED TO CELEBRATE THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

THEY WERE PREPARING TO ENJOY A CAMPFIRE WHEN AN UNKNOWN FLAMMABLE LIQUID WAS USED TO START IT, WHICH CAUSED THE FLAMES TO EXPLODE.

THE VICTIMS SUFFERED BURNS AND RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS.

THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE IS STILL INVESTIGATING.

>>> A FIRE THAT WAS STARTED EARLY THIS MORNING HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO RESIDENTIAL HOME JUST A LITTLE NORTH OF THE CITY BEMIDJI.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, THE BEMIDJI FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A CALL AROUND 2:04 A.M. OF A STRUCTURE FIRE ON THE 1300 BLOCK OF BEAVER LODGE LANE, JUST 15 MILES NORTH OF BEMIDJI.

ONCE FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED, THEY NOTICED HEAVY SMOKE COMING FROM THE ATTACHED GARAGE OF THE SINGLE-STORY HOME AND WENT INTO OFFENSIVE MODE USING A 3.75-INCH HANDLINE AND FOUND A LARGE AMOUNT OF THE FIRE.

ADDITIONAL CREW MEMBERS EVENTUALLY ARRIVED ON THE SCENE, MAKING IT 24 TOTAL FIREFIGHTERS USING 10 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT TO BATTLE THE FIRE FOR AROUND TWO HOURS.

ALTHOUGH THE INSIDE OF THE HOME SCATHED BY WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE, THE GARAGE AND ALL OF ITS CONTENTS SUFFERED HEAVY DAMAGE.

THE FIRE IS CURRENTLY STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BUT APPEARS TO BE ACCIDENTAL.

THERE ARE NO INJURIES REPORTED AT THIS TIME.

>>> FOR 20 YEARS, THE LAKES AREA RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROJECT HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO HELPING AREA YOUTH NOT LET A BAD DECISION DEFINE THEM.

THROUGH RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, THE ORGANIZATION SERVES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE TRADITIONAL JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM.

THIS YEAR, THE LARJP RECEIVED A GRANT TO IMPLEMENT A NEW PROGRAM THAT WILL HELP THEM FURTHER IMPACT THE COMMUNITY.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE LAKES AREA RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROJECT HELPS AREA YOUTH GET OFF A PATH OF TROUBLE.

THEY RECEIVE CASE REFERRAL FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, SURROUNDING POLICE DEPARTMENTS, AND LOCAL SCHOOLS.

THROUGH RESTORATIVE GROUP CONFERENCING, PARTICIPANTS SEE THAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THEM AND NO LONGER WANT THEM TO MAKE BAD DECISIONS.

>> TO ME, THE KIDS COME IN IDENTIFYING AS A CRIMINAL.

I THINK I'M A BAD KID.

AND THROUGH THE PROCESS, THEY SEE VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE SERVING IN THE ORGANIZATION THAT ARE VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME.

WHEN THEY REALIZE THAT, THEY'RE LIKE THEY'RE VOLUNTEERING FOR ME?

THEN WE SEE A SPARK OF, I HAVE WORTH AND VALUE.

I'M WORTH INVESTING IN.

>> Reporter: TO FURTHER IMPACT THE YOUTH, THE ORGANIZATION IS IMPLEMENTING A FOLLOW UP PROGRAM WHERE AFTER PARTICIPANTS RIGHT THEIR WRONGS, LARJP IDENTIFIES GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE PARTICIPANT AND PUTS THEM ON A PATH TOWARDS ACHIEVING SAID GOALS.

>> WE WANT TO FURTHER CREATE A PROGRAM THAT IS GOING TO HELP THEM LAUNCH INTO WHAT THEY'RE GOOD AT, WHAT THEIR DESIRE IN LIFE.

SAY THE KID WANTS TO BE A WELDER.

THEN I WANT TO CREATE A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEBODY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO DO.

>> WE REALIZE THAT IF WE ONLY ADDRESS THE HARM, IT'S GOING TO BE A DISSERVICE TO THE YOUTH AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

SO AS A COMMUNITY, WE'RE REACHING OUT AND COLLABORATING AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS THAT WILL ALL BE A PART OF INVESTING IN THE NEXT GENERATION.

>> Reporter: WITH PARTICIPANTS TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS AND WORKING TO BETTER THEMSELVES, THOSE THROUGHOUT THE LAKES AREA RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROJECT BELIEVE THERE IS A COMPOUNDING EFFECT ON THE COMMUNITY.

>> AS THE KID STAYS OUT OF THE SYSTEM, WE SEE THAT THOSE HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING A JOB, GETTING A PLACE TO LIVE, WHEN WE CAN ADDRESS THIS EARLY ON AND THE YOUTH IS ABLE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY AND THAT SHIFT HAPPENS, WE SEE EVERY AREA OF COMMUNITY BECOMING STRONGER AND HEALTHIER, LEADING TO OUR MISSION OF FOSTERING A STRONG AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY THROUGH RESTORATIVE PRACTICES.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> WHEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BRIAN ANDREWS TOOK THE POSITION IN 2020, THE LAKES AREA RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROJECTS WORKED ON AVERAGE BETWEEN 40 TO 50 CASES A YEAR.

ACCORDING TO ANDREWS, THE ORGANIZATION IS ALREADY OVER 80 CASES THIS YEAR.

>>> SOME VANS AT THE BACK OF A MOTORCADE CARRYING DEMOCRATIC VICE-PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE TIM WALZ CRASHED WHILE HEADING FROM THE AIRPORT TO A CAMPAIGN STOP IN MILWAUKEE EARLIER TODAY, BUT WALZ WAS UNHURT.

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN CALLED AND SPOKE TO WALZ A SHORT TIME LATER, AS THE PRESIDENT WAS TRAVELING TO A SEPARATE CAMPAIGN STOP IN PITTSBURGH WITH VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS.

THE CAMPAIGN SAID THE CRASH INVOLVED VEHICLES NEAR THE REAR OF THE MOTORCADE.

WALZ WAS RIDING CLOSER TO THE FRONT.

IT WASN'T IMMEDIATELY CLEAR WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH, WHICH LEFT SOME PEOPLE WITH MINOR INJURIES.

WALZ AND HIS MOTORCADE STOPPED AT THE HOSPITAL A FEW HOURS AFTER THE CRASH SO HE COULD CHECK ON STAFF MEMBERS WHO WERE INVOLVED.

>>> IN A THEATRE NOT SO FAR, FAR AWAY, SOME STAR WARS FANS ARE GETTING A CHANCE TO SEE THE ORIGINAL CLASSIC MOVIE IN THE OJIBWE LANGUAGE.

WITH BACKING FROM THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT, THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA AND THE DAKOTA OJIBWE TRIBAL COUNCIL HOPED THAT TRANSLATING ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC MOVIES WILL HELP PRESERVE THE OJIBWE LANGUAGE.

ASHLEY WEIL REPORTS FROM MADISON, WISCONSIN.

>> WE WANT TO BE INCLUSIVE, TO BRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER.

THAT'S WHAT WE DO.

>> Reporter: GREG SAYS THAT THEIR MISSION IS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND BY SHOWCASING A CLASSIC FILM IN AN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE, HE HOPES TO DO JUST THAT.

>> I HOPE THAT THE STATEMENT IT MAKES IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THE INDUSTRY, THE BROADER INDUSTRY WANTS TO CELEBRATE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND REALLY PEOPLE, ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: FOR SOME, IT WAS EXCITING TO SEE REPRESENTATION ON THE BIG SCREEN.

>> I'M OJIBWA.

MY MOM WAS BORN AND RAISED THERE.

I MOVED BACK THERE AND NOW I'M HERE IN MADISON AND I WAS REALLY SURPRISED THIS WAS IN THE THEATERS.

>> Reporter: AND A CHANCE TO SEE A FAVORITE FILM.

>> I'M A BIG FAN OF "STAR WARS."

I'VE SEEN THEM ALL AND IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE IN A NATIVE TONGUE.

>> Reporter: WHILE OTHERS CAME TO EXPERIENCE A NEW CULTURE.

>> LIKE NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE IS UNDERREPRESENTED IN A LOT OF MEDIA, AND I WANTED TO SO FORTH THAT EXPANSION INTO ANOTHER LANGUAGE AND ANOTHER CULTURE.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

I LOVE "STAR WARS," SO IT WAS A NATURAL FIT.

IT COULD HAVE BEEN ANY MOVIE AND I WANTED TO SUPPORT IT, BUT IT'S A MOVIE I LOVE, THAT HELPS.

>> THE BEMIDJI THEATRE WILL BE PLAYING THE OJIBWE DUBBED VERSION OF "STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE" THROUGH THIS THURSDAY AND ANTON TREUER, AN OJIBWE LANGUAGE PROFESSOR AT BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY, CONTRIBUTED VOICES TO THE PROJECT.

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

>> Stacy: WILDFIRE SMOKE IS ONCE AGAIN AFFECTING OUR AIR QUALITY AND AN AIR QUALITY ALERT CONTINUES FOR MOST OF THE AREA.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, CHRIS WELLNESS HAS >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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>> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> GOLF ENTHUSIASTS FROM ALL OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND BEYOND FILED INTO CRAGUN'S RESORT FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL CUYUNA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHAMPIONSHIP LAST WEEK.

HOSTED THROUGH THE CRMC FOUNDATION THE PGA TOUR OF AMERICAS TOURNAMENT, THE CHAMPIONSHIP NOT ONLY IS THE PENULTIMATE TOURNEY FOR KORN FERRY TOUR PLAYERS BUT ALSO TO RAISE MONEY FOR CRMC'S PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE >> Reporter: THE FOUNDATION HELPS THIS COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS, INCLUDING SUPPORTING CRITICAL HEALTHCARE INITIATIVES IN THE RANGE, FACILITATING THE REALIZATION OF SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND FIRST AND FOREMOST, PRIORITIZING THE WELL-BEING OF PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY.

>> WE FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING THAT CARE.

WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE AT HOME AND HAVE THE MOST INNOVATIVE AND HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE POSSIBLE SO YOUR FAMILY CAN VISIT YOU AND YOU CAN SEE YOUR LOVED ONES.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL FAR.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO INNOVATE THAT WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE THE BEST LEVEL OF CAR.

>> Reporter: LAST WEEK FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR, THEY HELPED RAISE MONEY FOR THE CRMC AS THEY SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTINUED MAKING PROGRESS IN THEIR CLIMB TO THE TOP OF THE SPORT.

>> SINCE WE STARTED THIS TOUR, WE HAD 95 PLAYERS THAT HAVE GRADUATED TO THE PGA TOUR, WE HAVE 25 PLAYER ACCOUNTING FOR 37 WINS ON THE PGA TOUR.

WE HEAR THE TERM THEY'RE ONE SHOT AWAY AND THEY ARE ONE SHOT AWAY.

>> Reporter: MANY TOOK TIME OUT OF THEIR LABOR DAY WEEKEND TO NOT ONLY SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION BUT ALSO TO SIT BACK WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND COLLECTIVELY ENJOY SOME HIGH END GOLF.

>> I'M A SCRATCH GOLFER.

IF I MAKE A BOGEY, I'M MAD.

IF SOMEONE THAT IS HANDICAP MAKES A BOGEY, THEY'RE HAPPY.

YOU CAN MAKE IT FIT YOUR LIFE AND GAME AND IT'S ENJOYABLE.

I AM SURE THEY'RE WATCHING THESE GUYS SAYING I WISH I COULD DO THAT OR THAT'S AWESOME.

>> Reporter: SPORTS DO NOT ONLY PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT AS THEY CAN SERVE ADDRESS AS A FORCE FOR COMMUNITY.

THEY'RE DONATING TO THE CRMC FOUNDATION.

>> WHEN YOU GO FROM THE HEALTHIEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN IN YOUR WHOLE LIFE TO A CANCER PATIENT OVERNIGHT AND ESPECIALLY A CANCER PATIENT THAT IS A MOM.

I TELL EVERYONE MY PRIMARY CAREGIVER SAVED MY LIFE, HANDS DOWN.

IF SHE WOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN THE EXTRA TIME TO REALLY TALK TO ME ABOUT MY SYMPTOMS, DO A FULL CHECK AND SAY LET'S JUST RULE A FEW THINGS OUT, I WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> DENMARK'S FREDERIK KJETTRUP TOOK HOME FIRST PLACE AT THE CRMC CHAMPIONSHIP, FINISHING THE FOUR-DAY EVENT SHOOTING 24-UNDER PAR.

>>> WELL STACY, IT WAS A BIT OF A CHILLY WEEKEND, BUT I UNDERSTAND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A BIT OF AN AIR QUALITY CONCERN FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

>> Stacy: WE ARE FEELING THE IMPACTS, WE'RE SEEING THE IMPACTS OF THE WILDFIRES IN CANADA AND THAT IS BRINGING THE SMOKE INTO OUR VIEWING AREA AND WE HAVE THIS AIR QUALITY ALERT INTO EFFECT TONIGHT, EXPIING AT 1:00 A.M. AS WE LOOK AHEAD, WARM TEMPERATURES TOMORROW, AND WE WILL SEE A COOL DOWN BY THE END >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ACCESS MINNESOTA AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DEAF, DEAF/BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING STATE SERVICES DIVISION.

>> AND BY 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, LAND SURVEYORS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.

>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Stacy: IT WAS A SUNNY BY HAZY DAY ACROSS THE AREA.

ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE THE CANADIAN WILDFIRES AFFECTING OUR AIR QUALITY AND THAT CONTINUES FOR THE ENTIRE VIEWING AREA.

TOMORROW WILL FEATURE SUNSHINE AND WARMER TEMPERATURES BUT EXPECT A COOL DOWN BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

AT THE STUDIO, WE HAVE AN EAST WIND AT 6 MILES PER HOUR AND THE DEW POINT OF 51.

PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY AND WINDS ARE SOUTHEAST AT 6 MILES PER HOUR IN BRAINERD.

AN AIR QUALITY ALERT CONTINUES FOR THE VIEWING AREA UNTIL 1:00 A.M., SO FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

WE'RE EXPECTING THE AIR QUALITY INDEX TO REACH THE RED CATEGORY, MEANING IT'S UNHEALTHY AIR AND THE REST TO REACH THE ORANGE AREA.

ON THE RADAR, IT IS ALL QUIET ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT.

IT WILL BE QUIET OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE, SOME MODELS SUGGESTING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS, SPRINKLES IN FAR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, WE ARE LOOKING AT SUNNY SKIES ACROSS THE AREA.

TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE WARM TOMORROW.

WE WILL BE SEEING A COOL DOWN HEADING INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, A BEAUTIFUL BUT HAZY MORNING FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA AND CARRIE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE SUNRISE IN WALKER.

LAURIE SPOTTING A HUMMINGBIRD NEAR LITTLE TURTLE LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, JOAN IN LAPORTE, SUNSHINE WITH A HIGH OF 74.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 73.

WE DID HAVE A LOW OF 41.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, A HAZY SUNSHINE, 79 FOR THE HIGH.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, HIGH OF 74, AND ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND THE HIGH WAS ALSO 74.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 74.

THAT'S A SEASONAL HIGH TEMPERATURE, A COUPLE DEGREES BELOW OUR AVERAGE.

THE LOW WAS 43.

IN BEMIDJI, 74 WAS THE HIGH TEMPERATURE, SEASONAL ONCE AGAIN, TEMPS WERE COOL THIS MORNING WITH A LOW OF 42.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST.

FOR TOMORROW, WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA, BUT AGAIN THERE IS THE SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

HIGHS SHOULD BE AROUND 80, TO THE LOW 80s IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE HIGH TEMPERATURES RIGHT AROUND 80 DEGREES, A LOT OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW AND THEN MORE UNSETTLED MIDWEEK, WITH A COOL DOWN BY THE WEEKEND.

MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT, LOW NEAR 58.

TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH SPRINKLES IN THE NORTHEAST, HIGHS NEAR 80, AND SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20, STRONGER IN PARTS OF THE WEST.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, WE START TO SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN STARTING LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT, CONTINUING TO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

YOU CAN SEE THE TEMPERATURES ARE REALLY DROPPING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THOSE SYSTEMS.

WE WILL BE SEEING HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 61 ON FRIDAY, 62 ON SATURDAY, AND ON SUNDAY, BACK TO 68, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE SHOULD ENJOY SOME SUNSHINE THIS WEEKEND.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH STACY.

WE HAVE CHARLIE YAEGER WITH US.

LAST WEEK WE ENDED IT WITH FOOTBALL AND NOW WE'RE STARTING THIS WEEK WITH FOOTBALL.

>> Charlie: YES, WE GET A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM BEMIDJI STATE WOMEN'S SOCCER.

THEY HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS LAST THREE SEASONS, WINNING A REGULAR SEASON CONFERENCE TITLE AND TWO CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS; NORTHERN MINNESOTA'S CERTIFIED APPLE SERVICE CENTER, OFFERING REPAIR SERVICES ON APPLE PRODUCTS AND P.C.S.

PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS IN BEMIDJI AND GRAND RAPIDS, IT'S RIGHT HERE.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> BSU WOMEN'S SOCCER HAS ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES ON THE NATIONAL STAGE WITH THREE STRAIGHT TRIPS TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT ENDING IN TRIPS TO THE SWEET SIXTEEN, ELITE EIGHT, AND LAST YEAR, THE SECOND ROUND.

THEY'RE ALSO THE BACK-TO-BACK NSIC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS AND WON THE REGULAR SEASON TITLE IN 2021.

LAST YEAR ONLY 9 OF THE 29 PLAYERS WERE UPPER CLASSMEN AND WITH A SQUAD THAT YOUNG.

MANY PEGGED THE BEAVERS AS REBUILDING BUT BY YEARS END HAD PROVEN THAT WASN'T THE CASE.

NOW TWO WEEKS INTO THE PRE-SEASON, THEY HAVE WON ALL THREE OF THEIR SCRIMMAGES AGAINST OTHER OPPONENTS, PUTTING THEIR GROWTH AND MATURITY ON DISPLAY IN THE PROCESS.

>> WITH THE SHORT PRESEASON WE HAD, YOU CAN SEE THE EXPERIENCE ON THE FIELD, IN TERMS OF THE STYLE OF PLAY AND THE IDEAS THEY BRING OUT OF THE FIELD AND BRINGING THEM WITHIN THE UMBRELLA OF HOW WE WANT TO PLAY.

I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD BALANCE.

I THINK WE WILL DEFEND WELL AND ATTACK WELL AND HOLD THE BALL WELL.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT ALL OF OUR LINES, INCLUDING THE GOAL KEEPERS.

>> DESPITE THE PREVIOUS SUCCESS, BEMIDJI STATE WAS PICKED TO FINISH THIRD IN THE NSIC.

THE TEAM HOWEVER, IS MORE CONCERNED WITH WHERE THEY WILL ACTUALLY END UP AND NOT JUST WHERE OTHERS EXPECT THEM TO BE >> I FEEL LIKE EVERY YEAR THEY RANK US LOWER THAN WE THINK WE SHOULD BE, BUT LOWER THAN WE WANT TO BE.

EACH YEAR WE PROVE THAT WE CAN BE THAT NUMBER ONE SPOT.

HOPEFULLY THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO THIS YEAR.

>> IT'S SOMETHING WE LOOK AT BUT WE PUT THE STANDINGS TO THE SIDE AND WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT THERE AND DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO BE THE BEST WE CAN.

I MEAN AGAIN, NOTHING IS GIVEN TO US, WE HAVE TO WORK FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE.

I THINK WE'RE JUST GOING TO WORK AS HARD AND GRIND OUT THE SEASON AND HOPEFULLY END UP WHERE WE WANT TO BE.

>> AND ONE OF THE PLACES THEY'D LIKE TO BE AT YEARS END IS THE NCAA TOURNAMENT.

THEIR BID FOR A FOURTH STRAIGHT APPEARANCE AND SEVENTH OVERALL STARTS THIS FRIDAY AT HOME AGAINST MISSOURI WESTERN STATE.

BEAVERS TIED THE GRIFFONS TO OPEN THE 2023 SEASON.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL ANNOUNCED THEIR SCHEDULE FOR THE UPCOMING 2024-2025 SEASON.

THIS YEAR, THEY WILL BEGIN ON THE ROAD AT THE CENTRAL REGION CHALLENGE IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, WHERE THEY WILL PLAY TWO GAMES ON BACK TO BACK DAYS.

THE BEAVERS WILL BE PLAYING AN EXHIBITION GAME THREE WEEKS EARLIER IN THE TWIN CITIES AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.

THEY RETURNED LEADING SCORE SUTHERLAND TO THIS YEAR'S LINE UP.

HE AVERAGED 20 POINTS PER GAME FOR THE GREEN AND WHITE.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT SOME OF THE OTHER NOTABLE GAMES.

BSU WILL HAVE THEIR HOME OPENER AGAINST VALLEY CITY STATE.

THEY WILL OPEN THE NSIC PLAY ON THE ROAD AT MINNESOTA CROOKSTON ON DECEMBER 6TH.

>>> WELL, FORMER BEMIDJI HOCKEY PLAYER CHASE SIGNED WITH THE UTAH GRIZZLIES FOR THE 2024-2025 SEASON.

HE IS A BEMIDJI LOCAL, GRADUATED FROM BEMIDJI HIGH IN 2017, SPENDING THREE SEASONS IN THE WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE.

THEN HE PLAYED FOUR SEASONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA, BEFORE PLAYING THE FINAL GAMES ACROSS THE POND IN THE U.K. WITH THE CONVENTRY BLAZE.

HE HELPED ANCHOR THE DEFENSE ON TWO STATE TOURNAMENT TEAMS IN 2015 AND 2016.

>>> THEN WE HAVE SOME SCORES FROM OVER THE WEEKEND.

THAT'S AMATEUR BASEBALL, NOT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.

CLASS C STATE TOURNAMENT, ROUND OF 16, THE BLUE HAWKS FELL THIS WEEKEND AGAINST THE LAKERS 4-1.

THEN IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, THE MINNESOTA TWINS BEAT THE TAMPA BAY RAYS.

>> Matthew: WE HAVE TO BASICALLY COVER ALL THE SPORTS TODAY.

>> Charlie: YES, ROUND IT ALL OUT.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU CHARLIE.

>>> CRIST WELLNESS CO, AN IN INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE AND WELLNESS CENTER LOCATED IN BEMIDJI, HAS MOVED LOCATIONS.

THEY HAVE NOW JOINED WITH THE SALON SASHAY SALT SPA.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK WENT TO THE NEW LOCATION FOR THIS WEEK'S IN BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: CRS IST WELLNESS OPENED EARLIER THIS YEAR.

IT'S RUN BY A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER DUO THAT ARE NURSES WITH A LONG MEDICAL BACKGROUND.

THERE WAS A MORE PERSONAL ASPECT TO THE DECISION TO OPEN THEIR OWN PRACTICE.

>> MY HUSBAND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH M.S.

A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND WE WERE LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS FOR HIM.

ONE OF THE BIG ONES WAS VITAMINS, MINERALS, AND I.V.

THERAPY.

STARTING TO DO THAT FOR HIM AND KIM AS WELL REALLY JUMPED IN ON THAT AND SAID THAT WE SHOULD BE OFFERING THIS.

>> Reporter: THE PAIR STARTED TO START UP A MEDICINE SPA BECAUSE THEY KNEW HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY COULD HELP.

>> I FEEL LIKE IN OUR CULTURE HERE IN BEMIDJI, WE WERE LACKING IN INTEGRATED MEDICINE AND ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS, OTHER THAN MODERN MEDICINE AND I'VE BEEN A NURSE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR OVER SIX YEARS AND I STEPPED AWAY TO DO THIS AND OFFER DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE WELLNESS CENTER IS BASED IN THE SOUTH SPA, WHICH HAS TWO HIMALAYAN SALT ROOMS.

>> WHILE IN THE SALT ROOMS, CLIENTS CAN SIT BACK AND RELAX WHILE ENJOYING ALL OF THE HEALTH BENEFITS.

>> IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR YOUR SKIN, IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE BREATHING, IF YOU HAVE ECZEMA.

IF YOU LET IT SIT ON YOUR SKIN, IT HELPS MORE.

YOU DON'T WANT TO SHOWER AFTERWARDS, YOU WANT TO LEAVE THE SALT ON YOUR SKIN.

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

>> Matthew: WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIME SO WE'RE GOING TO HEAD TO STACY FOR SOME WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE WILDFIRE SMOKE IMPACTING OUR AIR QUALITY FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND AN AIR QUALITY ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1:00 A.M. ON TUESDAY.

NOW AS WE LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, WE WILL SEE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, LOWS NEAR 58, SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, IT SHOULD BE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA, HOWEVER THERE IS JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, HIGHS NEAR 81.

>> Matthew: I HOPE YOU HAVE AN AMAZING NIGHT.

WE WILL BE BACK TOMORROW AT 10:00.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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