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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.

>>> A MAN WHO HAS WORKED AS A RESERVE DEPUTY WITH THE MILLE LACS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH FOUR FELONY COUNTS OF DISSEMINATING PORNOGRAPHIC WORK INVOLVING A MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF 14.

28-YEAR OLD TYLER PETTIT OF ISLE WAS CHARGED IN MILLE LACS COUNTY COURT ON SEPTEMBER 19TH.

HE'S AN ACCUSED OF SENDING VIDEOS THAT CONTAIN CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE WITH VICTIMS UNDER THE AGE OF 14.

MILLE LACS COUNTY SHERIFF KYLE BURTON SAID IN A FACEBOOK MESSAGE THAT PETTIT WAS PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE ON JUNE FIFTH WHILE THE ISANTI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE INVESTIGATED THE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY ALLEGATIONS BEFORE A WARRANT WAS ISSUED FOR HIS ARREST.

>> ONCE WE GOT THIS WARRANT, I PERSONALLY WENT UP TO HIS HOUSE IN ISLE AND I ARRESTED HIM MYSELF WITH SOME OTHER STAFF WITH ME.

I DROVE HIM TO JAIL AND I BOOKED HIM IN.

I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT IT COME FROM ME, THAT AS A SHERIFF, I WILL HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE SOMEBODY WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY REPRESENTED THIS OFFICE AND NOW, YOU KNOW, GOT INVOLVED IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

THAT DEFINITELY IS A BLACK EYE FOR THE PROFESSION.

>> BURTON SAYS A BACKGROUND CHECK ON "PET-TEET" WAS CONDUCTED BEFORE HE WAS HIRED BY MILLE LACS COUNTY.

HE SAYS A RESERVE DEPUTY IS NOT A SWORN IN OFFICER BUT RATHER A VOLUNTEER WHO HELPS WITH COMMUNITY AND SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE PARADES IN THE COUNTY.

HE POSTED $20,000 BOND WITH CONDITIONS AND IS NOT CURRENTLY IN CUSTODY.

>>> JERMAINE GALLOWAY IS A FORMER POLICE OFFICER WHO STARTED THE COMPANY TALL COP SAYS STOP IN 2007.

SINCE THEN, GALLOWAY HAS CONDUCTED TRAINING IN EVERY US STATE TO COMMUNITIES ON DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION, EDUCATION, AND ENFORCEMENT.

LAST NIGHT, THE BRAINERD LAKES >> OUR REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE.

>> HE HAS BEEN TRAVELING AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, HOLDING CLASSES FOR COMMUNITIES TO BRING AWARENESS ON SUBSTANCES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

GALLOWAY REQUESTED NO VIDEOS.

>> EDUCATING PEOPLE WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW WITH REGARDS TO DRUG, CULTURE, AND CLIMATE.

THINGS SOLD AROUND YOU AT YOUR BACKYARD, IN GAS STATIONS, SMOKE SHOPS, WHAT'S TRENDING ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN YOUR REGION.

IT'S TO INFORM YOU OF WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON OUT THERE.

>> Reporter: AS A FORMER POLICE OFFICER, HE BELIEVES THAT MORE EDUCATION, MORE TREATMENT, AND MORE INFORMATION THAT IS SHARED UP FRONT LEADS TO FEWER OVERDOSES AND INCARCERATIONS.

ALL THIS INFORMATION LEADS TO SAFER COMMUNITIES IN GALLOWAY'S EYES.

>> IT DOESN'T MEAN IT WILL STOP IT BUT IT WILL IMPACT IT.

IT GOES WHETHER YOU ARE A PARENT ON THINGS THAT WILL KEEP YOUR KIDS HEALTHY OR YOU'RE THE PUBLIC, EDUCATING THEM ON THINGS THEY'RE NOT SO INFORMED ABOUT AND NOW THEY CAN MAKE A BETTER DECISION ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH SUBSTANCES.

>> Reporter: HE FEELS THAT COMMUNITIES ARE UNDER INFORMED ABOUT SUBSTANCES.

PEOPLE MAY KNOW ABOUT VAPES, CANNABIS, AND FENTANYL, BUT THEY TEACH ABOUT WHAT ELSE IS OUT THERE AND WHAT ELSE IS BEING ADDED TO THE SUBSTANCES.

>> THERE IS SO MUCH MORE.

ALL THOSE THINGS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FENTANYL, BUT WE ARE SEEING DRUGS THAT ARE MIXED INTO FENTANYL THAT MAKE IT MORE ADDICTIVE AND MORE FATAL.

SO I MEAN THE EDUCATION LEVEL, YOU KNOW WHAT I TELL MY CLASSES IS THIS.

I COULD KEEP YOU HERE FOR TWO DAYS.

IF I WERE TO EDUCATE ALL YOUR VIEWERS, I COULD SPEND A DAY TO EDUCATE THEM.

>> Reporter: AFTER ATTENDING THE CLASS, ONE CAN LEAVE SHOCKED AND OVERWHELM.

MOST LEAVE SAYING I DIDN'T KNOW THAT AFTER LEARNING ABOUT WHAT IS OUT IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

>> THAT'S PROBABLY THE NUMBER ONE COMMENT I GET FROM PROFESSIONALS.

I DID NOT KNOW THIS AND IT IS OVERWHELMING, EVEN PROFESSIONALS IN RECOVERY THEMSELVES, WHO DID HEROIN, WHO DID METHAMPHETAMINE, WHO DID THOSE DRUGS.

I DID THAT BUT I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS.

THAT'S FEEDBACK I GET FROM THOSE GUYS.

IT'S ALL ACROSS THE BOARD.

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

>> FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GALLOWAY'S IN-PERSON CLASSES, WEBINARS, AND PODCASTS, YOU CAN VISIT THE WEBSITE ON THE SCREEN.

>>> THE RACE FOR BEMIDJI MAYOR IS BACK ON.

DANIEL JOURDAIN WHO ANNOUNCED IN EARLY SEPTEMBER THAT HE WAS DROPPING OUT OF THE RACE HAS RESUMED CAMPAIGNING.

JOURDAIN ORIGINALLY SAID HE WAS DROPPING OUT BECAUSE HE WANTED TO ENJOY HIS LIFE PEACEFULLY AND WITHOUT STRESS OF CITY POLITICS.

BUT JOURDAIN ANNOUNCED ON FACEBOOK A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT THANKS TO ENCOURAGEMENT FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT HE WILL CONTINUE HIS CAMPAIGN TO THE FINISH LINE WITH HOPE AND OPTIMISM.

JOURDAIN RENEWED CAMPAIGN INCLUDED AN APPEARANCE ON RED LAKE NATION RADIO THIS AFTERNOON.

>>> THE CITY OF BAXTER IS SEEING A LOWER INTEREST RATE FOR ITS 2024 PROJECTS.

THE TOTAL PROJECT COST FOR THE YEAR SITS AT ROUGHLY $14 MILLION, WITH A BOND ISSUE INITIALLY AT $6.9 MILLION THAT GOT KNOCKED DOWN TO $5.48 MILLION DUE TO THE CITY SELLING BONDS LAST MONTH.

THE CITY FINANCED THREE DIFFERENT RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS: THE MILL AND OVERLAY WITH SOME RESIDENTS RECEIVING FULL-DEPTH RECLAMATION STREET IMPROVEMENTS, THE SOUTH FORESTVIEW STREET AND UTILITIES, AND THE COUNTY HIGHWAY 77 UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS.

>> AS PART OF THAT SALE, TYPICALLY INVESTORS WANT TO SEE HIGHER INTEREST RATES IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.

WE SELL THOSE BONDS WITH A PREMIUM, SO THEY'RE CHARGING A HIGHER INTEREST RATE BUT THEY'RE REFUNDING THAT INTEREST BACK ON THE FRONT END AND THEN THEY CAN APPLY IT TO REDUCTION, WHICH REDUCES PART OF THAT BOND.

>> THE THREE RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS FOR BAXTER ARE ALL NEARING COMPLETION AND EXPECTED TO BE DONE BY THE END OF 2024 OR EARLY 2025.

>>> TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE BATTERING FLORIDA'S NORTHWESTERN COAST WITH HURRICANE HELENE CLOSE TO MAKING LANDFALL AS A POWERFUL CATEGORY 4 STORM.

FORECASTERS WARN THE ENORMOUS STORM COULD CREATE A NIGHTMARE SURGE OF UP TO 20 FEET ALONG THE COAST AND DELIVER DAMAGING WINDS HUNDREDS OF MILES INLAND ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.

THE WINDS HAVE LEFT AROUND 320,000 HOMES AND BUSINESSES WITHOUT POWER ALREADY IN FLORIDA.

HURRICANE AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS EXTEND FAR BEYOND THE COAST UP INTO NORTHERN GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

THE HURRICANE WILL BE THE FOURTH TO MAKE LANDFALL IN THE U.S.

THIS YEAR AND THE FIFTH STORM TO SLAM STORM-WEARY FLORIDA SINCE 2022.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL HAVE MORE SUNSHINE AND ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES TO WRAP UP THE WEEK.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, THE CAREER ACADEMY HELD THEIR CAREER FAIR AT BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> BEMIDJI'S EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY EDUCATION PROGRAM IS CELEBRATING ECFE'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY.

THEY BROUGHT IN THE TEDDY BEAR BAND TO CREATE A FUN EVENT FOR KIDS AND THEIR PARENTS TO CELEBRATE.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: MUSIC, GAMES, AND TEDDY BEARS?

IS THERE EVEN A BETTER WAY TO SPEND YOUR THURSDAY NIGHT?

THE TEDDY BEAR BAND VISITED BEMIDJI TO CELEBRATE THE 50th ANNIVERSARY.

>> IT'S EARLY CHILDHOOD FAMILY EDUCATION, A PROGRAM IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR PARENTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN, FROM INFANTS UP THROUGH KINDERGARTEN AND PARENTS ATTEND WITH THEIR KIDS.

>> IT IS A PROGRAM THAT BELIEVES PARENTS ARE THE CHILD'S FIRST TEACHER.

SO WE SUPPORT THE WHOLE FAMILY.

WE SUPPORT CHILDREN BIRTH THROUGH 5 AND THE CAREGIVERS THEY HAVE.

>> Reporter: THEY WANTED TO CREATE AN EVENT FOR THE FAMILIES TO COME TO NOT ONLY CELEBRATE THEIR BIRTHDAY, BUT ALSO TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC IN EARLY CHILDHOOD.

>> WE REALLY WANTED A COMMUNITY, AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EVENT, SO WE PARTNERED WITH HEAD START, HEAD WATER SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND ARTS.

SO THE FIRST ONE WAS THE TEDDY BEAR BAND AND WE HOPE THERE COULD BE MORE LIVE MUSICAL, SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD.

>> Reporter: THE CHOSEN BAND OF THE NIGHT, THE TEDDY BEAR BAND WAS NOT ONLY SPECIAL FOR THE KIDS BUT FOR THE ADULTS AS WELL.

>> WE HAVE BEEN GOING SO LONG THAT WE HAVE PARENTS COMING TO THE SHOW WITH LITTLE KIDS THAT SAW US WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE KIDS.

WE HAVE GIVEN THE PARENTS THE TITLE OF HONORARY TED HEADS.

>> I WAS 3 YEARS OLD AND I SAW THE TEDDY BEAR BAND AND I SAID WE GOT TO GET THEM TO BEMIDJI.

WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.

SO IT WAS A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT.

>> MY 3-YEAR-OLD SON WAS IN THE CROWD THROWING HIS BEAR IN THE AIR.

IT WAS A COOL MOMENT, DEFINITELY FULL CIRCLE.

>> Reporter: ALONG WITH THE TEDDY BEAR BAND AND DANCING AND CROWD PARTICIPATION, THERE WAS ANOTHER ASPECT TO TONIGHT'S SHOW.

>> WE WROTE A SONG FOR THE 50th ANNIVERSARY AND PART OF THE LYRICS IS THAT MINNESOTA LEADS THE NATION IN THIS KIND OF PROGRAMING.

HERE WE ARE.

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

>> ALTHOUGH ECFE DOES PUT ON SPECIAL EVENTS SUCH AS THESE, THEY NORMALLY SPECIALIZE IN CREATING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR PRE-KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN AND GETTING THEM USED TO CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS.

>>> STACY IS HERE NOW WITH OUR WEATHER.

WE ARE CLOSING IN ON OCTOBER, RIGHT?

>> Stacy: WE ARE.

YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW IT WHEN YOU'RE OUTSIDE.

IT IS CERTAINLY FEELING MORE SUMMER-LIKE THAN FALL-LIKE.

THAT TREND IS GOING TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, PROBABLY GOING TO SEE COOLER TEMPERATURES RETURNING NEXT WEEK >> 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: TEMPERATURES CLIMBED INTO THE 80s ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND AGAIN WE DID ENJOY A LOT OF NICE SUNSHINE, MAYBE NOT AS WARM TOMORROW BUT WELL ABOVE AVERAGE AND SUNNY WEATHER CONTINUES.

THAT'S WHEN WE'RE GOING TO WRAP UP THE WORKWEEK.

WE MAY SEE COOLER TEMPS RETURNING AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 68 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE STUDIO WE HAVE A SOUTHEAST WIND AT 6 MILES PER HOUR.

HUMIDITY IS AT 56%.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES AND 66 WITH A DEW POINT OF 55.

WE HAVE A RISING BAROMETRIC PRESSURE WITH WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 6.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, IT IS PRETTY QUIET OUT THERE AGAIN TONIGHT.

WE HAVE THE SUNSHINE TODAY, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT, SOME NICE COOLER TEMPERATURES.

WE ARE SEEING THE OVERNIGHT LOWS COOLING INTO THE 50s.

AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER DAY WITH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES, MAINLY IN THE 70s, WE COULD SEE LOW 80s OUT THERE.

WE'RE GOING TO ENJOY A LOT OF SUNSHINE AS THE HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE, GIVING US THE QUIET WEATHER, AND WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE VERY SUMMER-LIKE CONDITIONS AS WE HEAD INTO AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, THIS PHOTO OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS.

DEBRA WITH A PICTURE OF THE SUNRISE OVER A CALM LAKE ADA.

LAURIE SENDING US A PHOTO OF A DEER SHE SPOTTED ON THE SHORES OF LITTLE TURTLE LAKE.

NOW IT FEELS LIKE SUMMER, LOOKING LIKE FALL, ARLENE IN MENAHGA AND JOAN IN LAPORTE WITH THOSE PICTURES.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, DEBRA IN PINE RIVER, 52 THIS MORNING.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 50 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, PARTLY CLOUDY AND CLEAR, TOPPING OUT AT 85.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, 82 FOR THE HIGH.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD REPORTING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT AND THE HIGH TODAY WAS 82.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, IN BRAINERD WE TOPPED OUT AT 83.

WE'RE WELL ABOVE THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

NO NEW RECORD IN BRAINERD.

WE HAD A LOW OF 48 AND SUNSET TONIGHT AT 5 MINUTES AFTER 7:00.

IN BEMIDJI, WE TOPPED OUT AT 83, SO WE SET A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE BY 1 DEGREE.

47 WAS OUR LOW AND WE HAD SUNRISE AT 7:13.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

WE WILL BE SEEING A LOT OF SUNSHINE OUT THERE.

TEMPERATURES ARE A LITTLE COOLER THAN WE HAD TODAY.

WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGHS MAINLY IN THE MID-70s, MAYBE SOME UPPER 70s, ALTHOUGH IT COULD BE A LITTLE BIT COOLER IN FAR NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

THEN IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AS WELL.

UPPER 70s TO LOW 80s FOR OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES, SO AGAIN MORE SUMMER-LIKE WEATHER SHOULD CONTINUE TOMORROW AND EVEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES FOR TONIGHT, LOWS TO 54 WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES, HIGHS IN THE MID-70s, NORTH WINDS UP TO 10.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE REST OF OUR WEEKEND FORECAST AND WE HAVE MORE SUNSHINE BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

HIGHS NEAR 80 ON SATURDAY AND WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT UPPER 70s LATE THIS WEEKEND.

NOW WE COULD START TO SEE THE WEATHER TAKING A MORE FALL-LIKE TURN AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK, STILL PRETTY QUIET, SOME ICE LAID RAIN SHOWERS AROUND LAKE OF THE WOODS ON MONDAY, BUT THE HIGHS IN THE 70s ON MONDAY COULD BE SEEING LOW TO MID-60s BY TUESDAY.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: TIME FOR SPORTS, CHARLIE IS HERE TONIGHT.

BSU WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL, THEY HAD THEIR HOME OPENER, RIGHT?

>> Charlie: THIS WAS THEIR HOME OPENER.

THEY WERE IN HAWAII FIRST AND THEY HAD TO CANCEL A FEW GAMES BECAUSE OF THE PASSING OF KEVIN.

A BIG GAME AGAINST NUMBER 15 RANKED MINNESOTA DULUTH.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> LAST TUESDAY, KEVIN ULMER, THE BSU WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL HEAD COACH PASSED AWAY AFTER A 3-YEAR BATTLE WITH CANCER.

TONIGHT, BEMIDJI STATE TOOK THE COURT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HIS PASSING AT HOME AGAINST 15th RANKED MINNESOTA DULUTH.

BEFORE THE GAME, THEY HONORED THEIR COACH WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THE BEAVS ALSO WEARING PATCHES WITH KEVIN ULMER'S INITIALS K.U.

AN EMOTIONAL NIGHT LIKE THIS, THE GAME REALLY DOES TAKE A BACKSEAT.

UMD JUMPED OUT TO A 2 SETS TO NONE LEAD.

IN THE THIRD SET, SOME MAGIC HAPPENS.

BSU COMES TO LIFE.

A KILL HERE, AND SHE HAD 10 TONIGHT.

THEY TAKE THE THIRD SET, 25-19.

THEN IN THE FOURTH SET, RILEY WHO ADDED ANOTHER 6 KILLS FOR THE BEAVS SENDS THIS WITH AUTHORITY.

THEY FORCE A FIFTH SET AND UMD IS RANKED 15th IN THE NATION FOR A REASON.

SIENNA WITH ONE OF HER GAME LEADING 16 KILLS, BULLDOGS WIN THE MATCH 3-2.

AFTER THE MATCH, A VERY CLASSY MOVE BY UMD GIVING FLOWERS TO THE BSU FLOWERS FOR THE LOSS OF THEIR HEAD COACH.

SOMETIMES IT'S ABOUT MORE THAN JUST THE GAME FOLKS.

BEMIDJI STATE IS 5-4, STILL ONE OF THEIR BETTER STARTS.

THEY HAVE ANOTHER TOUGH MATCH AT HOME AGAINST ST.

CLOUD TECH.

>>> IN A RIVALRY GAME, SOME PEOPLE MIGHT TELL YOU TO THROW THE RECORDS OUT, THAT THEY DON'T MATTER BECAUSE SPORTS ARE UNPREDICTABLE AND A RIVALRY ALWAYS SEEMS TO BRING OUT THE BEST IN BOTH TEAMS.

TO THAT I SAY, THAT'S PARTLY TRUE BUT IT'S SURE MORE FUN WHEN SOMETHING'S ON THE LINE OTHER THAN BRAGGING RIGHTS, LIKE MAYBE SAY, AN UNDEFEATED SEASON?

THE TOP SEED IN THE SECTION TOURNAMENT?

BEMIDJI AND BRAINERD MET ON THE TENNIS COURT TODAY FOR THE FINAL MEET OF THE REGULAR SEASON.

THE LUMBERJACKS A PERFECT 22-0, TRYING TO FINISH THE YEAR UNBEATEN.

THE WARRIORS COME IN 15-1 AND CHANCE TO PLAY SPOILER AND PERHAPS SNAG THE TOP SEED HEADING INTO THE SECTION 8-2A TOURNAMENT.

km RON -- CAMERON, THEY BEAT SAM WOODS IN THREE SETS.

THEN THE SISTERS ARE TAKING ON RUBY AND AVERY.

LEAH ABLE TO SNEAK IT THROUGH.

BRAINERD WINS IN STRAIGHT SETS.

MOVING TO SINGLES COURT, SHE WAS ABLE TO RALLY TO WIN 7-6.

SHE TAKES THE MATCH.

IN SINGLES COURT 2, LIZ PETERSON DOWN EARLY, BUT ABLE TO RALLY BACK AGAINST JESSICA.

SHE WINS HER MATCH, 7-5, 6-4.

BEMIDJI WINS ALL SINGLES MATCHES.

BECAUSE OF THAT, BEMIDJI COMES OUT ON TOP 4-3.

THEY FINISH THEIR REGULAR SEASON 23-0, THEIR FIRST UNDEFEATED SEASON SINCE 2012 WHEN THEY WENT 16-0.

>>> WE CONTINUE WITH THE BRAINERD-BEMIDJI RIVALRY ON THE PITCH.

WARRIORS HOSTING THE LUMBERJACKS IN GIRL'S SOCCER, BOTH TEAMS ENTER ON A FIVE GAME WIN STREAK.

ONE WILL END TONIGHT.

FIRST HALF, ISABELLE GETS THE BOX, LUMBERJACKS 1, WARRIORS NIL.

CLARA SNAGS IT AT THE 1-YARD LINE, SHE HAD 8 SAVES ON THE NIGHT.

BEMIDJI STAYS IN FRONT.

LATER IN THE HALF, JACKS ARE LOOKING FOR MORE CUSHION.

ADDING THE EXCLAMATION POINT AND BEMIDJI TAKES DOWN BRAINERD, EXTENDING THEIR WIN STREAK TO 6 GAMES AND ENDING BRAINERD'S WIN STREAK.

>>> MORE SCORES FOR YOU, GRAND RAPIDS IN GIRLS SOCCER, 2-0 OVER HIBBING-CHISHOLM.

ON THE BOYS SIDE, BEMIDJI BEATS PELICAN RAPIDS.

ST.

CLOUD CATHEDRAL, THEY BEAT LITTLE FALLS IN BOYS SOCCER TOO.

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

THUNDERHAWKS SITTING AT 13-5 ON THE YEAR, TRYING TO BUILD ON THEIR WIN OVER PROCTOR ON TUESDAY.

ROLLING THIS OVER THE TOP OF THE NET, A 3-0 RUN.

LATER T-HAWKS UP 6.

LEFT SIDE BLAST THE BALL TO THE HARDWOOD, SHE DOES IT AGAIN A LITTLE BIT LATER WITH CONVICTION.

GRAND RAPIDS HANDLES DULUTH MARSHALL IN STRAIGHT SETS.

T-HAWKS HAVE NOT ONLY LOST TO THE TOPPERS BUT THEY HAVEN'T DROPPED A SINGLE SET EITHER.

GOOD ON THEM.

>>> MORE SCORES IN GIRLS VOLLEYBALL.

ALEXANDRIA BEATS BRAINERD.

PIERZ SWEEPS LITTLE FALLS.

PINE RIVER-BACKUS GETS THE WIN OVER BLACKDUCK.

ROYALTON FIVE SETS OVER KIMBELL.

AND EAST GRAND FORKS BEATS WARROAD 3-0.

AITKIN OVER PINE CITY AND HENNING BEATS MENAHGA.

WADENA DEER CREEK BLANK BERTHA HEWITT.

NEVIS, 3-0 OVER NORTHOME-KELLIHER.

AND SWANVILLE BEATS BROWERVILLE.

WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY BEATS LAPORTE 3-1.

IN SWIMMING AND DIVING, BRAINERD BEATS ALEXANDRIA 135-50.

THEY REMAIN UNDEFEATED 7-0.

AND RIGHT NOW IT'S TIED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE 11th MARLINS AND TWINS.

THEY ARE TRYING TO STAY ALIVE.

A THIN LINE.

>> Dennis: BACK TO THE BEMIDJI TENNIS TEAM, THAT'S THE FIRST UNDEFEATED SEASON EVER?

>> Charlie: SINCE 2012.

SO THEY WON A LOT MORE MATCHES.

>> Dennis: YEAH, I THINK IT'S THE SECTION TOURNAMENT.

THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THE BEMIDJI CAREER ACADEMIES HELD THEIR ANNUAL CAREER FAIR AT BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL EARLIER THIS WEEK.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN ATTENDED THE EVENT TO SEE WHAT CAREER PATHS THESE FUTURE GRADUATES GOT TO EXPLORE, FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE.

>> Reporter: FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, THE BEMIDJI CAREER ACADEMY HOSTED THEIR CAREER FAIR AT BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE GRADUATING STUDENTS TO EXPLORE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, NOT JUST CLOSE TO BEMIDJI, BUT ALL ACROSS MINNESOTA.

>> WE REALLY FEEL THE EXPOSURE IS THE BEST THING FOR STUDENTS TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHAT PATH THEY WANT TO TAKE BACK.

WE DON'T LIMIT THAT.

YES, WE WANT TO KEEP STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT WE REALIZE THAT SOMETIMES GOING A LITTLE BIT FURTHER CAN BE HELPFUL TO COME BACK, BUT MOSTLY IT'S BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE THE SPIRIT OF BEING OPEN AND WELCOMING TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE.

>> IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE CONNECTED WITH OUR EMPLOYERS, AS WELL AS THE HIGH SCHOOL, TO TALK ABOUT THE SKILLS THAT WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PREPARING CAREER READY STUDENTS, TO SEE WHAT OPPORTUNITIES EXIST FOR THOSE STUDENTS, IN TERMS OF INTERNSHIPS AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND FOR US TO PRESENT OURSELVES.

SO IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CONNECT AND ENGAGE WITH STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: A WIDE RANGE OF EMPLOYERS WANTED TO IMPRESS STUDENTS BY BRINGING ON HANDS ON ACTIVITIES SUCH AS A SIMPLE GAME OF PLINKO AND DRIVING SIMULATOR.

>> WE ASK THEM TO BRING INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS.

EVERY YEAR THEY SEE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING, SO THEY BRING SOMETHING NEW, FRESH, AND FUN.

THEY PUT A LOT OF EFFORT AND TIME INTO IT AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

IT'S FUN TO SEE THE KIDS ENGAGE AND ENJOYING THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: THE CAREER ACADEMY WANTED TO EXPAND THE FAIR BY INVITING SCHOOLS WITHIN A 60 MILE RADIUS TO ATTEND.

WITH THAT BEING A SUCCESS, THEY WANTED TO DO THE SAME THING THIS YEAR.

>> IT'S A HUB FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS.

SO THERE ARE A LOT OF OUR PARTNERS THAT ARE HIRING STUDENTS NOT JUST FROM THE BEMIDJI AREA.

WE USED TO HAVE A CAREER FAIR THAT WAS HOSTED ELSEWHERE AND THAT WENT AWAY WITH COVID.

THIS HAS BECOME A FUN THING FOR ME TO REACH OUT TO MY COLLEAGUES AT OTHER SCHOOLS AND SAY HEY, WHY DON'T YOU BRING YOUR KIDS OVER?

WE KNOW OUR PARTNERS WANT TO CONNECT WITH YOUR STUDENTS TOO.

>> Reporter: OVER 1,000 STUDENTS APARTMENTED IN THE CAREER FAIR.

FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: AND WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER CHECK OF THE WEATHER WITH STACY.

>> Stacy: TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, LOWS IN THE MID-50s.

SUNSHINE IS BACK TOMORROW, A LITTLE COOLER THAN TODAY.

WE SHOULD HAVE HIGHS IN THE MID-70s.

>> Charlie: FORMER PEQUOT LAKES OLIVIA LANE HAD HER FIRST GAME, DOUBLE-DOUBLE, WHAT A WAY TO START YOUR PROFESSIONAL CAREER.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, GOOD FOR HER.

THAT'S IT FOR US.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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