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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.

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

>>> THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT BELTRAMI COUNTY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A “HIGH-INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA”, JOINING 7 ADDITIONAL MINNESOTA COUNTIES IN THE FEDERAL PROGRAM.

BELTRAMI COUNTY WAS DESIGNATED AS AN HIDTA BECAUSE THE COUNTY IS A SIGNIFICANT CENTER FOR DRUG-RELATED ACTIVITIES.

LOCAL AGENCIES HAVE ALREADY COMMITTED RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, BUT IT STILL HAS A SIGNIFICANT HARMFUL IMPACT ON THE AREA.

BELTRAMI COUNTY OFFICIALS BELIEVE ALLOCATING FEDERAL RESOURCES IS NECESSARY TO RESPOND TO THE DRUG-RELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA.

OVER THE LAST DECADE, BELTRAMI COUNTY HAS SEEN A 12,500 PERCENT INCREASE IN METHAMPHETAMINE SEIZURES AND A 28,500 PERCENT INCREASE IN OPIOID SEIZURES.

BELTRAMI COUNTY HAS AN OVERDOSE RATE THAT IS MORE THAN TWICE THAT OF STATE AND NATIONAL AVERAGES.

THE HIDTA DESIGNATION WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT TO DISRUPT AND DISMANTLE DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS THAT PREY ON MEMBERS OF BELTRAMI COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

U.S.

SENATORS TINA SMITH AND AMY KLOBUCHAR ANNOUNCED THAT BELTRAMI COUNTY WOULD RECEIVE HELP FROM THE HIDTA PROGRAM EARLIER THIS WEEK.

>>> A MAN FROM BLACKDUCK HAS SUFFERED LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES AFTER A COLLISION THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN HIM AND A MINIVAN IN BELTRAMI COUNTY NEAR PORT HOPE TOWNSHIP.

ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL, 75-YEAR-OLD, JED MAGGERT, WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 71 ON HIS 1957 MOPED TURNING EAST ONTO TURTLE LAKE ROAD, WHILE A MINIVAN, DRIVEN BY 20-YEAR-OLD SHANA KAMPA, WAS ALSO DRIVING SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 71.

THE VEHICLES THEN COLLIDED AT THE INTERSECTION OF TURTLE LAKE ROAD.

NO ALCOHOL IS BELIEVED TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT.

MAGGERT WAS TRANSFERRED TO FARGO HOSPITAL WITH LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.

>>> THE BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING 15-YEAR-OLD MASON DOBRAVA.

ACCORDING TO THE BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT.

MASON WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED AS A RUNAWAY ON SEPTEMBER 22ND EARLIER THIS WEEK, AND WAS LAST SEEN NEAR THE 1200 BLOCK OF 5TH STREET IN BEMIDJI.

MASON IS 5'7", WEIGHS 150 POUNDS AND HAS BROWN HAIR AND BLUE EYES.

MASON WAS WEARING A DARK GREEN SHIRT AND BLUE PANTS AT THE TIME HE WAS REPORTED MISSING.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF MASON DOBRAVA, YOU ARE ASKED TO CONTACT THE BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT AT THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN.

>>> THE RED LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS PARTNERED WITH HIGHLAND ELECTRIC FLEETS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS TO BRING ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES TO THE COMMUNITY.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK WENT TO THEIR OFFICIAL RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY, WHERE THE NEW VEHICLES WERE SHOWN TO THE PUBLIC.

>> Reporter: MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY WERE REPRESENTED AT RED LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THIS MORNING FOR A SPECIAL RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY.

>> TODAY WE'RE CELEBRATING RED LAKE'S DEEMPLOYMENT OF TWO ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES THAT WERE FUNDED UNDER THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE, $5 BILLION CLEAN SCHOOL BUS PROGRAM.

>> IT'S REALLY A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT.

THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED, FROM PEOPLE AT THE SCHOOLS, TO PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE STATE, THE LOCAL UTILITIES HAS TO BE INVOLVED.

IT'S A TWO YEAR PLANNING CYCLE THAT CULMINATES IN THESE CLEAN, AMAZING BUSES PICKING UP KIDS EVERY MORNING AND TAKING THEM HOME EVERY AFTERNOON.

>> Reporter: THROUGHOUT THE CEREMONY, THERE WERE SEVERAL GUEST SPEAKERS TALKING ABOUT WHY THEY DECIDED TO MAKE THIS SWITCH.

THIS MAY LOOK LIKE A NORMAL SCHOOL BUS, THERE IS A GREAT NUMBER OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DIESEL BUSES AND THE E-BUSES.

THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SAVE THE SCHOOL MONEY.

>> YOU CAN SAVE MORE THAN 50% OF YOUR ANNUAL FUEL COST, THEY'RE LESS EXPENSIVE TO OPERATE.

SO YOU CAN USUALLY PUT MONEY BACK INTO THE SCHOOL BUDGET.

>> THERE IS NO SERPENTINE BELTS AND DIESEL ENGINES BLOCKED, SO THERE IS LESS MAINTENANCE, NO OIL CHANGES, NO TAILPIPE OR EXHAUST TO RUST AND FALL OFF.

PHYSICALLY ON THE OUTSIDE AND ON THE INSIDE, THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME, BUT THE INTERIOR COMPONENTS IS REALLY WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE.

>> Reporter: DESPITE ALL THE MONETARY POSITIVES, RED LAKE DECIDED TO START THEIR ELECTRIC VEHICLE JOURNEY FOR A DIFFERENT REASON.

>> FOR ONE THING, THEY DON'T POLLUTE.

THEY DON'T HAVE EMISSIONS.

SO WE'RE ABLE TO KEEP OUR AIR AND OUR WATER AND OUR LAND CLEAN FOR OUR STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: DIESEL BUSES EMIT POLLUTANTS THAT ARE HARMFUL FOR NOT ONLY AIR QUALITY BUT HUMAN HEALTH IN PARTICULAR.

PARTICULATE MATTER AND NITROGEN OXIDE ARE HELPFUL TO RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS, AND IT'S IMPORTANT IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN.

>> Reporter: THE SCHOOL SYSTEM ONLY HAS TWO BUSES AT THE MOMENT, NEXT YEAR THEY PLAN TO APPLY FOR MORE GRANT FUNDING WITH THE HOPES TO GET FIVE MORE.

>> TO SET AN EXAMPLE FOR THE STATE AND COUNTRY.

LESS THAN 2% OF BUSES ARE ELECTRIC IN THE U.S. AND IT TAKES LEADERS LIKE THIS TO INSPIRE OTHERS AND SHOW THEM THE WAY.

>> FOR ME, THE FAVORITE PART OF SHOWING THIS DREAM COME TO FRUITION IS KNOWING THAT WE ARE PROVIDING CLEAN, SAFE, AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT WE'RE NOT ADDING TO OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT.

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

>> IN THE MORNINGS, THE BUSES BRING KIDS TO SCHOOL AND THEN PARK IN THE GARAGE FOR THE DAY WHERE THEY ARE HOOKED UP TO THEIR CHARGERS.

IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT TWO HOURS FOR THEM TO FULLY CHARGE, SO THEY ARE READY TO GO AGAIN FOR THE AFTERNOON DROP-OFFS.

>>> TROPICAL DEPRESSION HELENE CONTINUES TO SPIN NORTH, BUT ITS WAKE, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT POWER AND AT LEAST 25 DEATHS ARE BEING BLAMED ON THE FORMER CAT-4 HURRICANE.

HUGE PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST ARE NOW GRAPPLING WITH LIFE-THREATENING FLOOD WATERS AND INFRASTRUCTURE AT RISK OF BUCKLING UNDER THE STRAIN.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA IS IN STEINHATCHEE, FLORIDA AND HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: THE CLEAN UP UNDERWAY HERE IN FLORIDA FOLLOWING HURRICANE HELENE.

YOU CAN SEE THE DEBRIS PILED UP BEHIND ME, ALL PUSHED TO SHORE FROM THE STORM SURGE.

THIS POWERFUL AND DEADLY HURRICANE BATTERED THE SOUTHEAST.

>> THIS IS STILL A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THE STORM SURGES ARE RECEING IN FLORIDA.

>> Reporter: BOTH IN YARDS AND IN FRONT OF HOMES, ROOFS ATTORNEY OFF AND VEHICLES CRUSHED.

THE THREAT MOVES NORTH.

>> THERE IS STILL SO MUCH THAT IS HAPPENING ACROSS MANY STATES.

>> Reporter: POTENTIALLY HISTORIC AND DEVASTATING FLOOD LEVELS ARE WASHING ACROSS LARGE PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST.

>> WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO GET TO MULTIPLE STRUCTURES RIGHT NOW THAT WE KNOW HAVE INDIVIDUALS INSIDE THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH.

>> Reporter: GEORGIA'S GOVERNOR SAYS MANY PEOPLE REMAIN STUCK IN BUILDINGS.

WATER RESCUES HAVE BEEN NON-STOP SINCE HELENE'S LANDFALL.

IN NORTH CAROLINA, FORECASTERS PREDICT HELENE'S IMPACT IS ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT STORMS IN THE REGION.

AT LEAST TWO FATALITIES HAVE HAPPENED THERE.

THERE ARE OTHER THREATS.

>> I AM WORRIED OF POTENTIAL BUILDING FALLING AND LANDSLIDES.

>> THIS KEEPS COMING UP.

I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO CREST.

>> THE TREES ARE DOWN ON ROADS EVERYWHERE.

DON'T GET OUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

>> GOOD ADVICE ECHOED JUST BY EVERY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL.

>> YOU NEED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.

>> THERE ARE JUST UNDER 4 MILLION POWER OUTAGES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST, MOST DUE TO HELENE'S WRATH ACCORDING TO POWEROUTAGE.US.

OFFICIALS IN SEVERAL STATES HAVE CAUTIONED THAT OUTAGES IN SOME AREAS COULD TAKE DAYS TO RESTORE.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE MORE SUNSHINE AND MILD TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND, BUT A COOL DOWN IS IN SCORE NEXT WEEK.

I'LL WILL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, A LOCAL MUSICIAN PERFORMS A LIVE CONCERT IN BRAINERD.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE BROUGHT THE INNOVATIVE AND INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE CONNECT-EFFECT BACK FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR, HOSTED BY TWO-TIME EMMY NOMINATED TELEVISION DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER RIAZ PATEL.

THE EVENT IS DESIGNED TO BRIDGE SOCIAL GAPS AND FOSTER MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

MULTIPLE SESSIONS WERE HELD AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THIS WEEK ACROSS BRAINERD AND STAPLES, INCLUDING BOTH CLC CAMPUSES, SOURCEWELL, AND BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL.

PARTICIPANTS GOT TO STEP AWAY FROM THEIR PHONES AND SCREENS AND ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS AND ACTIVITIES WITH PEOPLE IN THE REAL WORLD.

>> THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS IS THAT YOU LEAVE HERE NOT JUST CONNECTED TO THE PEOPLE HERE BUT YOU ARE ABLE TO RECREATE IT.

WE LIVE OUR LIVES BETWEEN THESE TWO WORLDSES -- WORLDS AND WE'RE GETTING THEM CONFUSED.

SO HALF OF THE EXPERIENCE IS IN THE SCREEN WORLD AND HALF IS THE REAL WORLD AND WE PULL THEM APART.

>> STARTING NEXT WEEK, CONNECT-EFFECT WILL LAUNCH A 3-MONTH LONG ENGAGEMENT OF CHATTYHOUR.

CLC WILL ANNOUNCE THE LOCATIONS FOR CHATTY-HOUR SOON.

>>> WELL STACY, I GOT TO GO TO HACKENSACK FOR THE CHAINSAW EVENT AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL WEATHER.

HOPEFULLY IT REMAINS THAT WAY.

>> Stacy: WE WILL SEE SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD TO THE WEEKEND, AND NICE TEMPERATURES, BUT IT WILL FEEL MORE LIKE FALL AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK WITH THOSE HIGHS, SOME IN THE 50s, BUT A LOT OF >> 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 ENJOYED MORE SUNSHINE TODAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70s AND 80s ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA.

IT LOOKS LIKE MORE OF THE SAME AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

WE WILL START TO SEE MORE FALL-LIKE CONDITIONS ARRIVING AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS THOSE HIGHS WILL BE A BIT COOLER, MAYBE IN THE 50s IN SOME LOCATIONS ON TUESDAY AND 60s AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 54 DEGREES.

AT OUR STUDIO, WE HAVE A CALM WINTER, DEW POINT IS 49 AND HUMIDITY IS AT 83%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES AND 60 DEGREES, WITH A DEW POINT OF 55.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE CALM.

ON THE RADAR, ALL IS QUIET AGAIN, WE JUST HAD NOT SEEN ANYTHING IN THE WAY OF ACTIVE WEATHER AS OF LATE.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WE ARE SETTING UP FOR ANOTHER SUNNY DAY ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW.

NO PRECIPITATION IN THE REGION.

WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE THE HIGH TEMPS IN THE 80s FOR MOST OF US TOMORROW, A LITTLE BIT COOLER IN THE FAR NORTH.

VERY PLEASANT WEATHER CONTINUES ON SUNDAY AND AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK, IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE PRETTY QUIET AND WE WILL SEE COOLER TEMPERATURES ARISE.

TAKING A LOOK AT SOME WEATHER SHOTS SENT TO US, DEBRA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE.

WE HAVE A GORGEOUS SUNRISE FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA.

LAURIE WITH A PHOTO OF A MALLARD DUCK AND AMBER WITH THE BUSY BEES IN BEMIDJI.

WE HAVE GORGEOUS SHOTS OF THE VIEW FROM LAKE BEMIDJI FROM KAREN.

JOAN SAYING IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR A BIKE RIDE ON THE PAUL BUNYAN TRAIL.

ANGELA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE SUNSET.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, DEBRA REPORTING 53 AND CALM THIS MORNING AT PINE RIVER.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUN TODAY, THE HIGH WAS 83.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, A HIGH OF 82.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, A HIGH OF 81.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, THE HIGH WAS 80.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLEAR AND EARLY MORNING FOG AND THE HIGH WAS 78.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD WE HIT 82, 2 DEGREES SHY OF THE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

BEMIDJI, IT'S A LITTLE BIT COOLER AT 77, BUT AGAIN WELL ABOVE THAT AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 62.

47 WAS OUR LOW AND WE HAD SUNRISE AT 7:14.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE ARE AGAIN GOING TO BE SEEING A LOT OF SUNSHINE, VERY MILD TEMPERATURES, WE COULD SEE MID TO UPPER 70s ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA, BUT MOST OF US SHOULD BE SEEING HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID-80s, AND THE REST OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA ALSO LOW TO MID-80s.

A LOT OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW, QUIET WEATHER CONTINUES ON SUNDAY, SO WE HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND SHAPING UP FOR US THIS WEEKEND.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 52, VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

TOMORROW SUNNY SKIES, 82 FOR THE HIGH, NORTH WINDS AROUND 5.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, WE'LL SEE MORE SUNSHINE ON SUNDAY, WITH A HIGH OF 78.

79 ON MONDAY WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, AND WHILE THE WEATHER STAYS QUIET TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, WE WILL SEE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS NEAR 58 ON TUESDAY, 62 ON WEDNESDAY, AND TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO COOL OFF ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING.

WE'LL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR AREAS OF FROST.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH STACY.

WE HAVE CHARLIE YAEGER WITH US.

I KNOW THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOOTBALL FRIDAYS AND TODAY IS THE START OF HOCKEY SEASON.

>> Charlie: IT IS FOR BSU WOMEN.

WE HAD A CHANCE TO GO TO THEIR GAME TONIGHT.

THEY WERE TAKING ON OHIO STATE, NUMBER 5 RANKED IN THE COUNTRY.

HEAD COACH AMBER'S FIRST GAME AS THE BENCH BOSS.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT AND FOOTBALL FOR FRIDAY, ALL THAT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> 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 SPORT WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> IT MAY STILL FEEL A BIT LIKE SUMMER OUTSIDE BUT INSIDE THE SANFORD CENTER IT FEELS LIKE WINTER, WHICH IS A GOOD THING BECAUSE BSU WOMEN'S HOCKEY STARTS THEIR SEASON TONIGHT.

BEMIDJI STATE HOSTING DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION AND 5TH RANKED THE OHIO STATE.

IT'S ALSO HEAD COACH AMBER FRYKLUND'S FIRST GAME AT THE HELM FOR THE BEAVERS.

>>> IN THE FIRST PERIOD, MADDIE FINDS HER IN FRONT OF THE NET AND GIVES OHIO STATE A 1-0 LEAD.

EMMA SERVES IT UP TO JOSEY SAINT MARTIN FOR THE CLOSE RANGE 1 TIMER, PUTTING THEM UP 2-0.

IN THE SECOND, BSU SHORTHANDED, LAST YEAR'S LEADING SCORER ABLE TO GET BEHIND THE DEFENSE, LIGHTS THE LAMP, GETS THE BEAVERS ON THE BOARD.

MINNESOTA TRANSFER WOULD NET ANOTHER FOR THE BEAVERS, BUT BEMIDJI STATE COMES UP SHORT, 8-2 THE FINAL.

THE COACH ACKNOWLEDGE THE ROUGH START AND APPRECIATED THE TEAM'S FIGHT AS THE GAME WENT ON.

>> OBVIOUSLY THE FIRST PERIOD JITTERS, I WOULD SAY.

I THOUGHT AFTER OUR RESPONSE IN THE SECOND AND THIRD PERIOD, I THOUGHT IT WAS WAY BETTER.

WE TALKED ABOUT MAKING SURE WE COMPETED EVERY SINGLE SHIFT AND WE TALKED ABOUT PLAYING GOOD IN OUR DEFENSIVE ZONE AND GETTING PUCKS IN THE NET.

I THOUGHT WE DID THOSE THINGS PRETTY WELL TONIGHT.

WE TALKED ABOUT CELEBRATING THE SMALL WINS SO WE SCORED TWO GOALS, A SHORTY.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS AND LEARN FROM IT AND BECOME BETTER.

>> Charlie: THEY WILL HAVE THEIR CHANCE AGAINST OHIO STATE TOMORROW, THAT GAME IN THE AFTERNOON AT 3:00 P.M. >>> WELL IN FOOTBALL, IT'S WEEK FIVE AND HOMECOMING FOR STAPLES MOTLEY HOSTING PINE RIVER-BACKUS.

13-YARD RECEPTION MAKES IT 7-0 CARDINALS.

NOW STAPLES ARE BACK IN THE RED ZONE, BUT SNAGGING THE PICK OFF THE DEFLECTION, TIGERS TAKE OVER BUT CAN'T TAKE ADVANTAGE.

SECOND QUARTER NOW 14-0, CARDINALS DIMES UP, AS HE ROLLS OUT, 25-YARD STRIKE FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.

CARDINALS EXTEND THE LEAD THERE.

STAPLES MOTLEY PUTS AWAY PINE RIVER-BACKUS, EXTENDING THEIR WIN STREAK TO FIVE GAMES.

HE LED THE WAY WITH 136 YARDS IN THE AIR AND TWO TOUCHDOWNS.

>>> 3-1 PILLAGER WAS HOSTING WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY.

THE HUSKIES ARE UP BIG AND THEN CHRISTIAN SCOOPS AND SCORES.

PILLAGER EXTENDS THEIR LEAD IN THE THIRD QUARTER, HUSKIES BACK IN THE RED ZONE.

THOMAS HIGH STEPS INTO THE END ZONE, PILLAGER CONTINUES TO ADD ON AS THE HUSKIES GO ON TO WIN 47-6 OVER WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY, IMPROVING TO 4-1 FOR THE SEASON.

THE WOLVES WILL HOST WADENA DEER CREEK.

>>> IN THE DULUTH AREA, THE THUNDER HAWKS ENTERING WEEK FIVE.

OLIVER TAKES IT TO THE HOUSE AND THE RAPIDS ARE UP.

BEFORE THE FANS CAN FIND THEIR SEATS.

MASON SHOWS US WHAT HE CAN DO ON DEFENSE, RECOVERS A FUMBLE HERE AND SHOWS US WHAT HE CAN DO ON OFFENSE.

INTO THE END ZONE, LOOKING STRONG.

THEN DOUGLAS, I'LL GO THIS WAY.

ON SECOND THOUGHT, I'LL GO THAT WAY.

HE GETS ALL THE WAY DOWN INSIDE THE RED ZONE TO THE 13-YARD LINE, GRAND RAPIDS WOULD SCORE SOON AFTER THEY LEAVE NO DOUBT AGAINST DULUTH EAST.

THEY HAVE NOT LOST TO THE GREYHOUNDS SINCE 2018.

>>> BEMIDJI BEATS SARTELL.

BRAINERD FALLS TO ALEXANDRIA.

PIERZ COLLECTING A WIN IN FOOTBALL.

PEQUOT LAKES REMAIN UNDEFEATED.

PARK RAPIDS FALLS TO HOLLY BY A SCORE.

INTERNATIONAL FALLS BY 3 POINTS OVER CROSBY-IRONTON.

AITKIN FALLS TO RUSH CITY.

MESABI EAST BEATS NASHUA.

AND NEVIS, THEY REIGN UNDEFEATED AS WELL, NUMBER ONE TEAM.

COOKE COUNTY BEATS BLACKDUCK.

NORTHWOODS GETS THE BETTER OF CASS LAKE-BENA.

MOUNT IRON GETS THE WIN.

SEBEKA GETS THE WIN OVER BERTHA HEWITT.

>>> THE TWINS, THEY FALL TONIGHT IN THEIR GAME.

>>> IN GIRL'S TENNIS, SECTION 8-2A RELEASED THEIR SEEDINGS AND BRACKET FOR THEIR TOURNAMENT THAT BEGINS NEXT TUESDAY AND BEMIDJI EARNED THEMSELVES THE TOP SEED AND A BYE IN THE NORTH SUB-SECTION AFTER FINISHING THE REGULAR SEASON A PERFECT 23-0.

THAT MEANS THE LUMBERJACKS WILL NOT HAVE ANOTHER HOME MEET THIS SEASON INSTEAD THEY WILL PLAY A NEUTRAL SITE MATCH NEXT THURSDAY IN GRAND FORKS AT THE CHOICE HEALTH & FITNESS CENTER AT 4:00 P.M. AND THEY WILL PLAY THE WINNER OF THE LITTLE FALLS AT ALEXANDRIA MATCH.

LITTLE FALLS EARNING THE 5-SEED IN THE NORTH AND BRAINERD AFTER FINISHING THE REGULAR SEASON 16-2 SNAGGED THE NORTH'S 3-SEED.

THEY'LL HOST DETROIT LAKES.

BOTH THOSE FIRST ROUND MATCHES START AT 3:30 P.M. NEXT TUESDAY.

>> Matthew: WELL, GOOD LUCK TO THOSE TEAMS NEXT WEEK.

THANK YOU CHARLIE.

>>> WHAT'S A BETTER WAY TO ENJOY GOOD WEATHER THAN IN THE PARK?

NOW, LET'S ADD LIVE MUSIC TO THAT.

ON THURSDAY NIGHT AT LYMAN P. WHITE AMPHITHEATER IN BRAINERD, LOCAL MUSICIAN SETH DOUD PERFORMED AN OUTDOOR CONCERT.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS.

>> Reporter: BRAINERD COMMUNITY ACTION AND COLLABORATION WITH JACK PINE BREWERY HOSTED LOCAL MUSICIANS FOR THE FIRST CONCERT OF ITS KIND IN BRAINERD.

OUTDOOR CONCERTS ARE NOT UNIQUE BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN BRAINERD, ALCOHOL WAS ALLOWED TO BE SOLD IN A CONCERT, AT A PUBLIC PARK.

>> BRINGING THEM TO AN OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER LIKE THIS, IT OPENS THE GATE FOR SO MUCH MORE INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE ARE LIMITED WITH HOW MUCH SPACE WE HAVE.

WE DO HAVE LIVE MUSIC EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT, BUT SMALL GATHERINGS, IT DOESN'T BRING IN A LARGE PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY.

TO HAVE AN EVENT LIKE THIS IS A NEW EXPERIENCE FOR US AND WE'RE GLAD TO BE PART OF A NEW THING HERE IN THE CITY OF BRAINERD.

>> Reporter: AS FOR THE MUSIC, HE HAD LIVED IN MINNEAPOLIS FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS AND NOW BACK IN BRAINERD, PERFORMING IN FRONT OF HIS HOMETOWN IS SOMETHING THAT HE HAS LOOKED FORWARD TO.

>> I HAVE BEEN BACK FOR A WHILE SO I HAVE BEEN PLAYING A LOT OF SHOWS AROUND HERE.

IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE FROM OUT OF TOWN AND TOURISTS AND STUFF.

I THINK TONIGHT WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE TO SEE A LOT OF LOCALS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I MAY NOT HAVE SEEN FOR A LONG TIME.

>> Reporter: EVERYBODY'S STORY ON HOW THEY FELL IN LOVE WITH MUSIC IS UNIQUE.

HIS LOVE FOR MUSIC BEGAN DURING HIS CHILDHOOD.

>> OH MAN, IT WAS SUCH AN EARLY AGE.

MY DAD WAS THE PASTOR OF A CHURCH.

I REMEMBER SINGING IN CHURCH AND IT WAS MY FAVORITE THING TO USE MY VOICE IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

THAT'S WHAT STARTED IT.

>> Reporter: A CHILDHOOD FAVORITE BECAME A LIFELONG PASSION AND NOW HE MAKES A LIVING DOING WHAT HE LOVES.

AS THE SAYING GOES, CHOOSE A JOB YOU LOVE AND YOU WILL NEVER HAVE TO WORK A DAY IN YOUR LIFE.

>> MUSIC IS EVERYTHING TO ME.

IT'S BEEN -- LIKE I SAID, IT'S MY FAVORITE THING AND I AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE IT BE MY JOB AND IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE DOING ANYTHING ELSE.

IT'S MY HOBBY AND IT'S MY CAREER, AND IT'S MY PASSION.

THAT'S WHAT I DO ALL THE TIME.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> EVENT ORGANIZERS DO NOT FORESEE ANOTHER CONCERT TAKING PLACE THIS YEAR, BUT HOPE TO HOST MULTIPLE CONCERTS NEXT SUMMER.

>>> WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIME SO WE WILL HEAD TO STACY FOR EXTRA WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND SHAPING UP.

TONIGHT WE WILL SEE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, A LOT OF SUNSHINE, 82 FOR OUR HIGH TEMP, NORTH WINDS AROUND 5.

GREAT WEATHER CONTINUES INTO SUNDAY, A FEW DEGREES COOLER AND AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK, WE SEE FALL MAKING A RETURN, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THROUGH WEDNESDAY, BUT MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING, I HOPE YOU HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEKEND.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK ON MONDAY.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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