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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 BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL HAS REJECTED A SETTLEMENT OFFER FROM THE NORTHERN TOWNSHIP BOARD REGARDING THE CONTESTED ANNEXATION OF PORTIONS OF THE TOWNSHIP SURROUNDING LAKE BEMIDJI.

THE COUNCIL MADE THAT DECISION AT TONIGHTS SPECIAL MEETING.

THE CITY OF BEMIDJI PETITIONED TO ANNEX PORTIONS OF THE TOWNSHIP BACK IN APRIL.

THE PETITION CAME NOT LONG AFTER NORTHERN TOWNSHIP FILED THEIR INTENT TO INCORPORATE INTO A CITY.

THE CITY OF BEMIDJI FIRST OFFERED A SETTLEMENT BACK IN AUGUST DURING A SPECIAL JOINT INFORMATIONAL MEETING BETWEEN THE TOWNSHIP AND CITY.

THE TOWNSHIP BOARD COUNTER-OFFERED, BUT CITY OFFICIALS BELIEVE THEIR ORIGINAL OFFER WAS MORE THAN FAIR, AND THAT THE COUNTEROFFER FROM THE TOWNSHIP SIMPLY DIDN'T OFFER ENOUGH.

>> WHEREAS THEY OFFERED A COUNTER PROPOSAL THAT DIDN'T HAVE ANY COMPROMISES THAN PREVIOUS POSITIONS PROCEEDING UP UNTIL THIS POINT.

FOR ME, THAT IS THIS RESOLUTION.

>> THE INCORPORATION TRIAL FOR NORTHERN TOWNSHIP IS NEXT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH, AT THE 4H BUILDING AT THE BELTRAMI COUNTY FAIRGROUND AT 6:00 P.M.

RESIDENTS OF THE TOWNSHIP ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND, AS THE JUDGE PROCEEDING THE TRIAL WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE TO HEAR RESIDENTS OPINIONS ON INCORPORATION.

>>> A 24-YEAR-OLD BAGLEY MAN IS FACING MURDER CHARGES FOLLOWING THE BEATING DEATH OF ANOTHER MAN.

CHRISTYAN LOGAN WAS FORMALLY CHARGED IN CLEARWATER COUNTY COURT TODAY WITH TWO COUNTS OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER AND ONE COUNT OF THIRD-DEGREE MURDER IN THE DEATH OF 26-YEAR-OLD TRAY MCCOLLUM.

LOGAN IS BEING HELD ON $2 MILLION BAIL OR BOND WITHOUT CONDITIONS OR $1 MILLION WITH CONDITIONS.

ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT IN THE CASE LOGAN AND TWO OTHER MEN WERE RICING AT AN AREA LAKE WHEN LOGAN BEGAN ASSAULTING ONE OF THE MEN.

THAT MAN RAN INTO THE WOODS AND WHEN HE LOOKED BACK HE SAW LOGAN FIGHTING MCCOLLUM, WITH LOGAN STOMPING ON THE VICTIMS HEAD.

THE VICTIM WAS NOT BREATHING AND WAS TURNING BLUE WHEN LOGAN AND THE MAN LOADED MCCOLLUM INTO A VEHICLE AND DROVE HIM BACK TO HIS HOME.

MCCOLLUM'S GIRLFRIEND THEN CALLED 9-1-1 BUT DESPITE LIFE SAVING EFFORTS MCCOLLUM WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT AN AREA HOSPITAL.

LOGAN WILL MAKE HIS NEXT COURT APPEARANCE ON SEPTEMBER 28th.

>>> A 15-YEAR-OLD LITTLE FALLS GIRL WAS INJURED IN A HORSE-RIDING ACCIDENT NEAR BOWLUS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS THE GIRL WAS CONDUCTING A MANEUVER ON A HORSE WHEN SHE WAS BUCKED OFF.

THE GIRL WAS AIRLIFTED TO HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES.

>>> A 17-YEAR-OLD LITTLE FALLS BOY WAS ALSO AIRLIFTED TO HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER AFTER AN A.T.V.

CRASH LAST FRIDAY NIGHT.

THE CRASH HAPPENED ON GROUSE ROAD ABOUT FOUR MILES NORTH OF LITTLE FALLS JUST BEFORE 7:00 P.M.

ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE BOY WAS TRAVELING IN THE DITCH SOUTH ON GROUSE ROAD WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE A.T.V.

AND ROLLED.

THE 17-YEAR-OLD WAS THROWN FROM THE A.T.V.

AND THE A.T.V.

LANDED ON TOP OF HIM.

THE JUVENILE WAS WEARING A HELMET AND THE EXTENT OF HIS INJURIES IS UNKNOWN.

THE ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

>>> THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.

HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF ZEBRA MUSSELS IN A LAKE NEAR COHASSET IN ITASCA COUNTY.

ITASCA COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT INVASIVE SPECIES STAFF CONTACTED THE D.N.R.

AFTER FINDING ADULT ZEBRA MUSSELS ATTACHED TO SETTLEMENT SAMPLERS ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SHORES OF BASS LAKE.

D.N.R.

INVASIVE SPECIES STAFF CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF ZEBRA MUSSELS AT MULTIPLE OTHER LOCATIONS IN BASS LAKE.

SETTLEMENT SAMPLERS ARE SOLID SURFACES TEMPORARILY PLACED IN THE WATER THAT PEOPLE CAN REGULARLY CHECK FOR ATTACHED ZEBRA MUSSELS TO AID IN DETECTION.

ITASCA COUNTY SWCD STAFF DEPLOYED THE SETTLEMENT SAMPLERS AS PART OF THEIR PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION EFFORTS.

>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE OVAL OFFICE ABOUT AUTISM TODAY, THE PRESIDENT SAYS THAT THE U.S.

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION WILL BE NOTIFYING PHYSICIANS THAT THE USE OF AN OVER THE COUNTER PAIN RELIEVER DURING PREGNANCY CAN BE LINKED TO INCREASED RISK OF AUTISM.

THIS DESPITE DECADES OF EVIDENCE THAT IT'S SAFE.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ BREAKS DOWN TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT.

ZMROORJS.

>> DON'T TAKE IT.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP STRONGLY RECOMMENDING THAT WOMEN LIMIT TYLENOL USE DURING PREGNANCY.

>> THE USE OF ACETAMINOPHEN, IS THAT OKAY?

WHICH IS BASICALLY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS TYLENOL DURING PREGNANCY CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH A VERY INCREASED RISK OF AUTISM.

>> Reporter: TRUMP ANNOUNCED MONDAY THAT THE U.S.

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION WILL BE NOTIFYING PHYSICIANS THAT THE USE OF ACETAMINOPHEN DURING PREGNANCY CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF AUTISM.

THEY HAVE ENGAGED IN A SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE ON THE ISSUE WITH THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICIALS.

THEY SAID ACETAMINOPHEN IS THE SAFEST PAIN RELIEF MEDICINE FOR WOMEN DURING PREGNANCY.

>> WE KNOW THERE ARE REAL RISK.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO A U.S.

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION REPORT PUBLISHED IN APRIL, THE RISE OF AUTISM IS ON THE RISE, ONE SAID IT'S DUE FOR THE BROADENING OF THE DEFINITION AND PUSH FOR BETTER SCREENING IN CHILDREN.

IT WAS UP FROM 1 IN 36 IN 2020.

IN ATLANTA, I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ.

>> SEVERAL STUDIES HAVE LOOKED AT THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ACETAMINOPHEN USE IN PREGNANCY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTISM IN CHILDREN, BUT EXPERTS SAY THE SCIENCE BEHIND THIS THEORY IS NOT SETTLED.

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY ROBERT F. KENNEDY JUNIOR HAS PREVIOUSLY PROMOTED DEBUNKED THEORIES LINKING VACCINES TO AUTISM, AND HE PLEDGED IN APRIL THAT HIS AGENCY WOULD HAVE ANSWERS THIS MONTH ON THE CAUSES OF AUTISM.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE SOME AREAS OF DENSE FOG, ESPECIALLY IN THE EASTERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING.

ONCE THAT LIFTS, IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE SEEING SUNNY AND 70s ACROSS THE AREA.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK IN THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, A COMPANY IN THE PINE RIVER-BACKUS RIVER IS DOING ITS BEST TO EQUIP PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS AND PEOPLE WITH THE REQUISITE MEANS TO COMBAT GUN VIOLENCE.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> THE CENTER IN BRAINERD HELD ITS ANNUAL AGELESS EXPO THIS WEEKEND TO HELP INFORM THE COMMUNITY OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THOSE AGED 55 AND OVER, REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: ON A NORMAL DAY, THE HALLS OF FOREST VIEW MIDDLE IS FULL OF STUDENTS WALKING THE HALLS, DISCUSSING THEIR HOMEWORK OR FAVORITE MEMES, BUT IT SHIFTED TO A MORE EXPERIENCED CROWD THAT TRADED SCIENCE FOR SEWING.

>> WE ARE HERE AT FOREST VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, HOSTED BY THE CENTER, AND IT'S AN EVENT WE DO TO FEATURE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES AND ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY THAT PERTAIN TO MAINLY 55-PLUS RESIDENTS IN THE AREA.

>> Reporter: IT FEATURED VENDORS FROM HEALTH CARE TO HOUSE CLEANING SERVICES, FEATURING THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 55.

>> THIS IS A SPECIAL EXPO.

WE PLAN FOR IT AIL -- ALL YEAR.

THEY CAN GATHER INFORMATION PERTINENT TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN THEIR LIVES.

THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF CHANGE IN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR, AND THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY FOR OUR POPULATION, SO THEY HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND THEY NEED GUIDANCE AND REASSURANCE ON WHAT TO DO.

TO HAVE PEOPLE HERE TO SPEAK TO THAT HAS BEEN HELPFUL.

>> Reporter: THE EXPO HAS VARIOUS EXHIBITS, INCLUDING AN INFLATABLE COLON.

>> GOING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND BEING ABLE TO SHARE RISK FACTORS, REALLY PREVENTING THOSE DISEASES, SO KNOWING YOUR NUMBERS, KNOWING YOUR CHOLESTEROL, KNOWING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE.

WE CAN DO A LOT OF THAT HERE.

WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CHECK A LOT OF BLOOD PRESSURES TODAY SO PEOPLE ARE AWARE IF THEY HAVE PERFECT BLOOD PRESSURE OR IF IT'S ELEVATED.

WE CAN DIRECT THEM TO GO SEE THEIR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER.

>> WHILE AGES MAY COME WITH SOME UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS, THE CREW AT THE CENTER ENSURE TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT ENTERING OLD AGE IS NOT THE END OF THEIR STORY BUT THE BEGINNING OF A NEW CHAPTER.

>> THE MISCONCEPTION THAT I HAVE SEEN IS THAT IT'S FOR OLD PEOPLE.

IT'S LIKE, MAYBE ALL THEY DO IS SIT AROUND AND TALK.

WELL, NO, IT'S ACTIVE.

YOU DO HAVE TO FACE THE UNCOMFORTABLE STUFF, BUT IN REALITY, WE'RE ALL GOING TO AGE.

THAT'S JUST THE REALITY OF LIFE.

IN THE PROCESS, WHY NOT ENJOY LIFE?

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BAXTER, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, TIME FOR WEATHER NOW.

STAY -- STACY IS HERE AFTER A WET WEEK, THINGS HAVE TURNED THE OPPOSITE WAY.

>> Stacy: THEY HAVE.

WE WILL BE SEEING MILD TEMPERATURES AND WARMER NIGHTS.

WE COULD SEE FOG DEVELOPING AND WE HAVE A DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

WE'LL HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT AN [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL AFTER STARTING OUT WITH SOME PRETTY DENSE FOG ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING, SUNSHINE RETURNED.

WE HAD SOME VERY NICE TEMPERATURES AS HIGHS CLIMBED INTO THE 70s ACROSS THE VIEWING AREA.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, ONCE AGAIN, WE WILL BE SEEING AREAS OF FOG FORMING AND SOME OF THAT FOG COULD BE LOCALLY DENSE, ESPECIALLY IN THE EASTERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

WE HAVE A DENSE FOG ADVISORY THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING FOR THAT AREA.

ONCE THAT LIFTS, IT LOOKS LIKE SUNSHINE WILL BE BACK AND HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 70s.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 61 DEGREES.

AT THE STUDIO, WINDS ARE CALM AND THE DEW POINT IS 56.

HUMIDITY IS AT 84%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES AND 61, DEW .59, PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE CALM.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 11:00 A.M.

ON TUESDAY.

VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SOME OF THAT DENSE FOG.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, IT HAS BEEN CLEAR THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING.

WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUD COVER AND FOG DEVELOPING IN EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WE COULD SEE AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS IN PARTS OF THE EAST, BUT AGAIN WE WILL BE SEEING AREAS OF FOG ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA AND SOME OF THE FOG COULD BE DENSE IN THE EASTERN PART OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

THAT CONTINUES INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, THAT FOG WILL LIFT.

WE WILL SEE ALL THE CLOUDS CLEAR OUT AND AGAIN WE'LL HAVE SUNSHINE WITH HIGHS IN THE 70s.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, IT WAS A CLOUDY START TODAY FROM TRACY TAKING THIS PHOTO FROM WALKER PARK OVER LEECH LAKE.

ANGELA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF WHAT LOOKS LIKE A RAINBOW FORMING IN THE FOG IN CASS LAKE.

BILL AND JUDY WITH THE FOG OVER UPPER RED LAKE.

BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE AT THE NARROWS OF UPPER AND LOWER RED LAKE.

ARLENE SPOTTING THIS SPIDER WEB WITH THE MOISTURE IN MENAHGA.

MARK TAKING A PHOTO OF AN EAGLE, AN UP CLOSE VIEW OF AN EAGLE.

WENDY WITH A DOUBLE RAINBOW, WE HAVE A SWAN FAMILY FROM LAURIE AT LITTLE TURTLE LAKE.

GARY SENDING US A PHOTO OF THE CLOUDS ON THIS FIRST DAY OF FALL AND TONIGHT'S SUNSET.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 47, CALM, FOG THIS MORNING.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNNY AND 73.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUN TODAY, A HIGH OF 74.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY SUNNY AND 71.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLEAR, BUT THE FOG THIS MORNING WITH A HIGH OF 74.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 71 WAS OUR HIGH TODAY IN BRAINERD, SO WE ARE A LITTLE BIT ABOVE THAT AVERAGE.

WE HAD A LOW TODAY OF 51, AND TOMORROW, EXCUSE ME, AND IN BEMIDJI, 74, SO A BIT ABOVE OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE AND THEN OUR LOW AT 46.

SO AGAIN, TOMORROW WE WILL BE STARTING WITH A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUD COVER, ESPECIALLY IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE VIEWING AREA, FROM AREAS OF FOG AND THAT WILL LINGER THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING.

IT WILL CLEAR OFF AND WE WILL SEE SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.

EXPECT TO SEE SOME NICE TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-70s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE VIEWING AREA WILL ENJOY HIGH TEMPS IN THE LOW TO MID-70s.

OUR FORECAST TONIGHT WILL FEATURE VARIABLE CLOUDS WITH AREAS OF FOG, LOWS NEAR 53.

TOMORROW, SKIES EVENTUALLY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY, BUT WE WILL SEE AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING, HIGHS NEAR 74.

ON OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, NOT A LOT HAPPENING, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, WITH NICE TEMPERATURES.

IN FACT, TEMPERATURES COULD BE IN THE HIGH 70s TO LOW 80s ON THURSDAY.

HEADING THROUGH THE WEEKEND, QUIET WEATHER CONTINUES, LOOK FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID-70s.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: YEP, 180 DEGREES CHANGE FROM LAST WEEK.

IT WAS RAIN LAST WEEK AND NOW IT'S ALL SUN.

>> Charlie: I WILL ENJOY THE SUN AS LONG AS THE SUN WANTS TO STAY OUT.

>> Dennis: YOU HAVE SOME BSU FOOTBALL AND SOCCER.

>> Charlie: WE DO HAVE SOME OF THAT TO TALK ABOUT AND WE HAVE SOMETHING REALLY EXCITING TO TALK ABOUT AS WELL.

IN CASE THE WEATHER DOESN'T STAY SUNNY, WHICH WE DON'T EXPECT IT WILL, THEY ARE PLANNING TO BUILD A NEW INDOOR FACILITY FOR SOCCER, BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT ON THAT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> THE OLD NEILSON-REISE ARENA IN BEMIDJI IS GETTING A RENOVATION THIS FALL, ONE THAT WILL CHANGE BOTH ITS NAME AND USAGE.

THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED NON-PROFIT BEMIDJI INDOOR SPORTS COMMISSION SIGNED A LEASE FOR THE BUILDING WITH THE CITY, AND HAS BEGUN TO TRANSFORM THE SPACE INTO AN INDOOR SPORTS FACILITY WHICH WILL NOW BE CALLED THE NEILSON FIELDHOUSE.

THE NAME COMES FROM THE GEORGE W. NEILSON FOUNDATION WHICH DONATED $250,000 TO HELP KICKSTART WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST A $500,000 PROJECT.

THE FACILITY WILL FEATURE AN ARTIFICIAL TURF FIELD, RETRACTABLE BATTING CAGES, A WALKING TRACK, UPDATED LOCKER ROOMS AND WORKOUT SPACES, A HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE LIFT, AND MORE.

THE BSIC, THE GROUP SPEARHEADING THE RENOVATION, WAS CREATED IN MAY THROUGH THE COLLABORATION OF THE BEMIDJI GIRLS FASTPITCH ASSOCIATION, BEMIDJI YOUTH BASEBALL, AND BEMIDJI YOUTH SOCCER.

>> BETWEEN ORGANIZATION, WE HAVE 1,000 AND KIDS AND HAVE AN OFF SEASON SPACE WITHOUT ROOM FOR PRACTICE.

WE NOTICED THAT THE ARENA HAD BEEN VACANT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND IT MAY BE A PRIME SPOT TO COME IN AND USE THE SPACE, NOT JUST FOR OUR PROGRAMS, BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

WE KNOW THAT IT WAS HOME TO SO MANY MEMORIES FOR BEMIDJI HOCKEY AND ICE FIGURE SKATING, SO REALLY IT WAS THE ICE PLANT THAT WENT OUT BEFORE COVID, AND IT JUST WOULDN'T COST EFFICIENT FOR THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO REPAIR THAT AND GET IT OUT AND KEEP IT UP AND RUNNING.

IT NEEDS LOVE TO BE BROUGHT BACK AND IT CAN BE REPURPOSED FOR INDOOR SPORTS.

>> THIS IS AN A.I.

GENERATED ROUGH MOCK-UP OF WHAT THE NEILSON FIELDHOUSE WILL LOOK LIKE AFTER COMPLETION, STILL A LOT OF RENOVATING LEFT BUT THE BSIC IS HOPING TO OPEN THE FACILITY THIS NOVEMBER.

>>> WELL, THERE IS NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT, IT'S BEEN A ROUGH START FOR THE SEASON FOR BSU FOOTBALL.

THE BEAVERS ARE 0-3 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2015 AFTER DROPPING LAST WEEK'S HOME OPENER TO SIOUX FALLS.

THE COACH SAID THEY COULD NOT HAVE STARTED THAT GAME ANY WORSE.

THIS PAST SATURDAY, BEMIDJI STATE WOULD NEED A BETTER START IF THEY WANTED ANY CHANCE AGAINST 9th RANKED AUGUSTANA AT HOME.

I REGRET TO INFORM YOU, THEY DID NOT HAVE A BETTER START.

FIRST PLAY FROM SCRIMMAGE, THE VIKINGS RECOVER IT.

THEN, ON THEIR FIRST PLAY AFTER THE TURNOVER, GUNNER CAN'T FIND ANYONE OPEN, 18 SECONDS IN, THEY LED 7-0.

ON THE NEXT DRIVE, THE FOURTH PLAY OF THE GAME, RYAN RAN FOR 130 YARDS, GETS 31 OF THEM HERE ON THE FIRST OF TWO RUSHING T.D.s, VIKINGS LED 35-0 AT THE HALF.

ONE OF THE FEW BRIGHT SPOTS FOR BSU CAME IN THE THIRD QUARTER, RED SHIRT FRESHMAN, COMES IN AND LEADS A 13 PLAY, CAPPED THERE BY A 13-YARD PASS.

HE FINISHED 13 FOR 23, WITH 157 YARDS AND 1 TOUCHDOWN.

THE BEAVERS FALL, DROPPING TO 0-4 FOR THE YEARS, FIRST TIME SINCE 199 # 6.

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

>> I THOUGHT THERE WERE SOME GOOD THINGS, ESPECIALLY ON OFFENSE.

BART HAD A SPARK, I THOUGHT HE COMPETED AND THE GUYS TRUSTED HIM.

HE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY THIS WEEK TO LEAD THE GROUP AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME LEADERSHIP BACK THERE.

I THINK THE QUARTERBACK PLAY HAS BEEN ERRATIC, SO IT STARTS THERE.

I DON'T THINK ANY OF THE GUYS ARE NOT TRYING, BUT THEY'RE PRESSING TOO MUCH TO BE PERFECT.

WE HAVE TO DO BASIC STUFF.

THERE IS JUST A MISFIT HERE, A GUY OUT OF POSITION, AND THAT'S HOW YOU GIVE UP BIG PLAYS ON DEFENSE.

IT'S JUST GUYS EXECUTING THEIR JOB DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

THAT'S ALL WE'RE GOING TO GET BACK TO.

THAT'S ALL I KNOW.

>> SO IT'S A TOUGH PILL TO SWALLOW AFTER A TRIP TO THE NCAA QUARTER FINALS.

NEXT WEEK, MAYBE THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO GET THE FIRST WIN.

BATTLE OF THE BEAVERS ON THE ROAD.

WE'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR YOU AFTER THAT.

>>> BSU WOMEN'S SOCCER NOTCHED THEIR FIRST CONFERENCE WIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

THEY HOSTED SIOUX FALLS ON SUNDAY.

THE FIRST HALF, IT'S STILL 0-0.

MEGAN HITS A STREAK AND KATRINA, AND FOR THE SECOND GAME IN A ROW GOES OFF THE POST, SCORE WAS ALL 0s AT THE HALF.

BEAVERS WITH THE CORNER, A GREAT KICK, AND THEN PINBALL WIZARD, GOES OFF THE HEAD OF MAGGIE, AND THEN GUESS WHO?

HER FOURTH GOAL OF THE SEASON.

THAT WAS ENOUGH, BEMIDJI STATE WINS 1-0 OVER SIOUX FALLS.

SINCE LOSING THE SEASON OPENER, THEY HAVE WON FOUR STRAIGHT AND ARE 2-0 IN CONFERENCE PLAY.

>>> AND HERE'S SOMETHING PRETTY COOL THAT HAPPENED FOR A FACE THAT YOU MAY RECOGNIZE.

LOGAN, ONE OF OUR FORMER INTERNS, HE WORKS FOR HUBBARD RADIO NOW AND COOL 103.5, HE GOT TO THROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH AT THE TWINS GAME.

HE DID IT FROM THE RUBBER, GOT IT ALL THE WAY THERE.

AWESOME TO SEE HIM DOING THAT.

YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE HIM, ALL YOU BRAINERD FOLKS, BY HIS VOICE.

HE IS THE VOICE OF WARRIOR ATHLETICS THERE FOR KLIZ THE FAN.

YOU HAVE BEEN HEARING HIM LAST YEAR AND THE FOOTBALL GAME THIS YEAR, A GUY THAT USE TO SIT HERE AT THIS DESK.

>> Dennis: HE DOES A GOOD JOB DOWN THERE.

THANKS CHARLIE.

A COMPANY IN THE PINE RIVER-BACKUS AREA IS DOING ITS PART TO BEST EQUIP BUILDINGS, PRIMARILY SCHOOLS, WITH THE REQUISITE MEANS TO COMBAT GUN VIOLENCE.

REPORTER MILES WALKER SAT DOWN WITH ZERO BREACH SAFETY DOORS TO LEARN MORE, IN THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: ZERO BREACH SAFETY DOORS HAS BEEN WORKING TO GIVE TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND STAFF MEMBERS THE GIFT OF TIME AND THE BEST CHANCE OF SURVIVAL SHOULD THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPEN.

>> I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT MY PURPOSE ON THE PLANET IS AND I NEVER KNEW THAT BEFORE THIS WHOLE THING.

>> AFTER UVALDE, TEXAS, IT WAS A GAME CHANGER.

WE DECIDED TO PIVOT BASICALLY ALL OF OUR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INTO MAKING SURE THAT THE PRODUCT WAS NOT ONLY PUT TOGETHER THE RIGHT WAY BUT AFFORDABLE.

>> Reporter: THEIR MISSION TO ENSURE SAFETY EXTENDS I DON'T UNDERSTAND CLASSROOMS AS EVEN MASS SHOOTINGS, SUCH AS WHAT OCCURRED IN A MINNEAPOLIS CHURCH ON AUGUST 27TH THIS YEAR ARE STILL EVENTS THEY WISH TO POSITIVELY IMPACT.

>> I AM 100% CONVINCED THAT IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE OUTSIDE OF THAT BUILDING, WE COULD HAVE PROTECTED EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THAT BUILDING.

IT MIGHT HAVE STARTLED THEM, THE IMPACT OF A GUN AND THE NOISE WILL STARTLE YOU, BUT THAT'S A LOT BETTER THAN WHAT HAPPENED.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE MASS SHOOTING TRACKER SITE, THERE'S BEEN OVER 6,000 MASS SHOOTING IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE 2013.

IT'S A STATISTIC THAT ZERO BREACH KNOWS.

>> I BELIEVE THE BIGGEST DETERRENCE FOR THIS IS THE KNOWLEDGE THAT SCHOOLS HAVE TAKEN COUNTER MEASURES TO FORTIFY THEIR DOORS, WINDOWS, AND ENTRYWAYS.

THE SHOOTINGS MAY CONTINUE AT THE SAME PACE, BUT THE CASUALTIES ARE GOING TO NOSEDIVE, TREMENDOUSLY.

>> Reporter: SINCE SHIFTING GEARS FROM THE SAFETY INDUSTRY, TO SPECIALIZING AND PROTECTING PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS AND PEOPLE IN 2022, ZERO BREACH HAS BEEN HARD AT WORK, AIMING TO ACHIEVE THEIR VISION AND NOW WEEKS AWAY FROM A MEETING WITH THE PINE RIVER-BACKUS SCHOOL BOARD, THE COMPANY IS HOPEFUL THEIR REACH WILL BE FELT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

>> ONE SCHOOL AT A TIME IS OUR APPROACH.

THAT'S OUR PASSION, REACHING EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL.

I KNOW THERE ARE 115,000 OF THEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT THAT'S OUR MISSION.

HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL LOOK AT THE TAG AND SAY IT'S PROTECTED BY ZERO BREACH, NO SENSE IN TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE DOOR.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN PINE RIVER WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: AND WE'RE OUT OF