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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 BROKE GROUND ON YET ANOTHER WELLNESS CENTER WITHIN THE RESERVATION, THIS TIME IN THE SMALL COMMUNITY OF BALL CLUB.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, ATTENDED THE CEREMONY AND HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWA AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA PARTNERED FOR A FINANCIAL PACKAGE THAT BROUGHT TWO NEW WELLNESS CENTERS TO THE RESERVATION, AS WELL AS AN EXPANSION OF ONE OF THEIR COMMUNITY CENTERS.

THE BAND BROKE GROUND ON ONE OF THE CENTERS COMING TO THE BALL CLUB.

>> THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.

TALK ABOUT THESE WELLNESS CENTERS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A DECADE.

>> THAT IS GOING TO NOT ONLY PROVIDE THAT KIND OF RECREATION THAT KEEPS US ALL HEALTHY, BUT ALSO THE KIND OF PLACE THAT WELCOMES THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

>> Reporter: LEECH LAKE CHAIRMAN SPOKE ABOUT A WORD IN THE OJIBWA LANGUAGE THAT HIS DAD TAUGHT HIM WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER DURING THE CEREMONY.

>> THEY SAID IT'S A GOOD THING WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY.

THAT WOULD APPLY HERE.

IT APPLIES TO A LOT OF OUR DAILY WAYS ON HOW WE LIVE OUR LIVES.

>> Reporter: LEECH LAKE TRIBAL OFFICIALS HOPE THIS CAN BE A HOME AWAY FROM HOME FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT.

>> THAT'S WHAT THE WELLNESS CENTER WILL REPRESENT, A PLACE FOR EVERYONE TO GATHER, COME TOGETHER, AND STAY HEALTHY.

THAT'S WHY WE CALL IT A WELLNESS CENTER.

>> Reporter: THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE BAND REPRESENTS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN INDIAN COUNTRY.

>> WHEN WE CAN BE TOGETHER AND WE CAN SEE THINGS LIKE THIS PROJECT COME TO FRUITION THAT WILL SERVE AND BENEFIT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, WE ALL DO BETTER AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD ALL CELEBRATE AND BE THANKFUL FOR.

>> Reporter: SOME MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL REFLECTED ON THE HISTORY OF THE BUILDING THAT ONCE STARTED AS A HEAD START PROGRAM.

>> REALLY, WE'RE CELEBRATING LIFE FROM PRENATAL CARE TO LAYING OUR LOVED ONES TO REST.

THIS IS A SACRED BUILDING IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS BUILDING DID SERVE ITS PURPOSE, IT SERVED ITS PURPOSE WELL, BUT IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON, ENJOY THE NEW BUILDING, AND MAKE NEW MEMORIES.

>> THERE IS A SAYING LIKE, THE ONLY ONE WHO LIKES CHANGE IS THE PERSON WHO'S IDEA IT WAS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE CASE TODAY, I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT FOR THE NEW BUILDING, BUT CERTAINLY UNDERSTANDING AND THANKING THIS BASE AND THIS LAND FOR WHAT IT HAS GIVEN TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BALL CLUB, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> CONSTRUCTION ON THE WELLNESS CENTER HOPES TO BEGIN WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, AND IS EXPECTED TO LAST AROUND A YEAR.

THE COMMUNITY CENTER NEXT DOOR TO THE SITE HOPES TO REMAIN.

OPEN THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD.

>>> BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOLS AGREED TO BEGIN THE SEARCH FOR A NEW SUPERINTENDENT AT THEIR MEETING LAST WEEK.

CURRENT INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT PETER GRANT'S CONTRACT IS EXPIRING NEXT SUMMER, AND THE BOARD IS MOVING AHEAD WITH FINDING A PERMANENT REPLACEMENT.

AFTER SOME DISCUSSION WITHIN THE BOARD ABOUT POTENTIALLY LOOKING IN HOUSE FOR CANDIDATES, THE BOARD ULTIMATELY DECIDED TO CONTRACT THE MINNESOTA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR HELP IN FINDING A WORTHY SUCCESSOR.

>> I AGREE.

I THINK IT'S MONEY WELL SPENT BECAUSE IT KEEPS US LEGAL IN THE PROCESS AND KEEPS IT TRANSPARENT AND KEEPS US HONEST IN HOW WE GO ABOUT THAT, AND IF THERE IS GREAT INTERNAL CANDIDATES, I THINK IT GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE AS WELL.

>> GRANT HAS SERVED IN THE POSITION SINCE JULY OF 2024 WHEN FORMER SUPERINTENDENT HEIDI HAHN RESIGNED.

>>> CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE STUDENTS, LEADERSHIP, AND REPRESENTATIVES ALL GATHERED FOR ITS DENTAL HYGIENE AND ASSISTING PROGRAM'S FLOSS-CUTTING CEREMONY FOR ITS BRAND-NEW, STATE OF THE ART FACILITY LAST WEEK.

IN ADDITION TO INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DENTAL HYGIENE, THE NEW DENTAL PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE THE FULL SCOPE OF PREVENTIVE PERIODONTAL CARE FOR MANY PATIENTS WITHIN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA AT A LOWER COST, INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT ITS ON-CAMPUS DENTAL CLINIC.

>> DENTAL HYGIENE AND DENTAL ASSISTING, THEY ARE VERY HIGH DEMAND CAREERS RIGHT NOW.

THERE IS A SHORTAGE IN THE STATE, A SHORTAGE IN THE AREA.

WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE THIS PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY TO INVEST IN OUR STUDENTS.

THEY GET A 2-YEAR DEGREE AND THEY CAN EARN A GREAT WAGE, HELPING PEOPLE.

>> C.L.C.

'S DENTAL CLINIC EXPECTS TO BEGIN ACCEPTING PATIENTS WITHIN THE AREA THIS UPCOMING FEBRUARY.

>>> THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS INVITING THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND AN OPEN HOUSE ON TO LEARN ABOUT THE HIGHWAY 71 PARK RAPIDS CORRIDOR STUDY.

MINN-DOT WILL HOST THE EVENT FROM 4:00 P.M.

TO 6:00 P.M.

TOMORROW, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH, AT PARK RAPIDS CITY HALL.

THIS STUDY WILL INFORM ABOUT THE FUTURE RECONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAY 71 BETWEEN 8TH STREET AND SOUTH OF 190TH STREET IN 2030.

THERE IS NO FORMAL PRESENTATION, SO THE PUBLIC MAY COME AND GO AT THEIR CONVENIENCE.

PROJECT STAFF WILL BE PRESENT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STUDY AND THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE INPUT AND ASK QUESTIONS.

>>> POLICE SAY ALL THE PEOPLE MISSING AFTER A DEADLY CHURCH SHOOTING AND FIRE JUST SOUTH OF FLINT MICHIGAN, ARE NOW ACCOUNTED FOR.

FOUR PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND EIGHT OTHERS INJURED IN THE ATTACK DURING A SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE.

WE'RE NOW LEARNING THE MASS SHOOTING AND FIRE COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLIER IF NOT FOR THE BRAVERY OF THOSE WHO RISKED THEIR LIVES TO SAVE OTHERS.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ IS IN GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP WITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

>> Reporter: NEW DETAILS ARE EMERGING ABOUT THE HORRIFYING MOMENTS AFTER WITNESSES SAY A GUNMAN RAMMED A TRUCK INTO A CHURCH IN MICHIGAN AND THEN OPENED FIRE BEFORE SENDING THE SANCTUARY UP IN FLAMES.

>> I WILL TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE NOBLE HEROES THAT DON'T WEAR UNIFORMS THAT WENT TO THAT CHURCH YESTERDAY.

>> Reporter: THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED EIGHT PATIENTS ON SUNDAY, RANGING FROM 6 TO 78 YEARS OLD.

MONDAY, THE HOSPITAL'S CHIEF OF STAFF TALKED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF AN ATTACK THAT HIT SO CLOSE TO HOME.

>> WE HAD A NUMBER OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH AND WERE ON SITE.

NOT ONLY WERE THEY VICTIMS, THEY WERE ALSO FIRST RESPONDERS.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THE INJURED WERE SHOT AND OTHERS SUFFER FROM SMOKE INHALATION.

>> THOSE ON THE SCENE WERE HEROES, GOING IN AND OUT OF THE FIRE TO DRAG PEOPLE OUT, HELPING EACH OTHER TAKE CARE OF THE VICTIMS.

>> Reporter: THE GUNMAN WAS KILLED IN A SHOOTOUT WITH POLICE.

INVESTIGAORS IDENTIFIED HIM AS THOMAS JACOB STANFORD, WHO SERVED AS AN IRAQ WAR VETERAN.

HIS FAMILY IS COOPERATING AS THE F.B.I.

INVESTIGATES THE ATTACK BUT THE MOTIVE REMAINS UNCLEAR.

>> WHILE OUR FOCUS IS ON THIS INVESTIGATION, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO KEEP THE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN OUR THOUGHTS AS THEY NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TIME.

>> Reporter: IN GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN, I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ.

>> THE SIEGE WAS AMONG 324 MASS SHOOTINGS THIS YEAR IN THE US AND THE LATEST PLACE OF WORSHIP.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE MAINLY QUIET AND VERY WARM WEATHER OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE SEEING CHANCES OF RAIN AND A COOL DOWN AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, LADY SIPPERS IN DEER RIVER HAS BECOME THE ONLY NON-ALCOHOLIC BOTTLE SHOP IN ITASCA COUNTY.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> NEXT WEEK THE CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE GORDON ROSENMEIER CENTER FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WILL BE HOSTING A FORUM ON SOUTHEAST ASIAN IMMIGRATION TO MINNESOTA.

THE FORUM WILL BE LED BY STEVE YOUNG, GLOBAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CAUX ROUND TABLE.

WITH THE PURPOSE OF SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE CHALLENGES OF IMMIGRATION AND U.S.

FOREIGN POLICY.

STEVE WENZEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ROSENMEIER CENTER.

HOPES THAT THE TALK WILL BRING IN PEOPLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SUCCESSES THAT MINNESOTA HAS EXPERIENCED WITH THE HOT BUTTON TOPIC.

>> THIS EVENT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE FACT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE A TIME IN MINNESOTA HISTORY WHEN IMMIGRATION WAS SUCCESSFUL, WHEN IT WAS LEGAL, AND WHEN PEOPLE WANTED TO HELP THE BOAT PEOPLE OF VIETNAM ESTABLISH THEIR CITIZENSHIP IN AMERICA AND IN MINNESOTA.

>> THE FORUM WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 6TH AT 7:00 PM AT THE CHALBERG THEATER IN BRAINERD.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE.

WE'RE ALMOST DONE WITH SEPTEMBER BUT IT'S FEELING MORE LIKE JULY.

>> Stacy: IT'S BEEN VERY WARM, RECORD BREAKING HEAT IN THE AREA TODAY, HIGHS CLIMBING INTO THE MID AND UPPER 80s IN PARTS OF OUR AREA.

IT'S NOT QUITE AS WARM TOMORROW, IT'S STILL NOT GOING TO FEEL LIKE FALL AND IN FACT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WARM TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK WITH CHANCES OF RAIN AND SOME COOLER TEMPS FINALLY ARRIVING HEADING INT [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, IT WAS A DAY OF SUNSHINE AND RECORD BREAKING HEAT IN THE AREA.

TEMPERATURES CLIMBED INTO THE 80s AND SOME INSTANCES, UPPER 80s OUT THERE.

TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO STAY PRETTY WARM AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH HIGHS IN THE 70s AND 80s.

FAIRLY QUIET UNTIL WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK WHEN CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN, AND WE'LL SEE THE TEMPERATURES COME DOWN TO FALL-LIKE LEVELS BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 71 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WINDS OUT OF THE STUDIO ARE FROM THE SOUTH AT 4 MILES PER HOUR, AND HUMIDITY IS AT 68%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES AND 69, WITH A DEW POINT OF 60, AND PRESSURE IS STEADY.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR PICTURE, OTHER THAN A FEW SCATTERED CLOUDS HERE AND THERE, IT'S PRETTY CLEAR TONIGHT.

FOR THE MOST PART, WE'RE GOING TO SEE QUIET WEATHER, THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, SEEING A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER ON TONIGHT, AND IN EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA, A FEW SPRINKLES COULD DEVELOP TOMORROW, OTHERWISE A SUNNY DAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70s AND SOME LOW 80s.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, THIS PHOTO OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS THIS MORNING OVER LOWER RED LAKE, BEAUTIFUL MORNING SKIES FROM ANGELA AT CASS LAKE AND ARLENE IN MENAHGA AND MARK WITH THE SUNRISE.

LAURIE SPOTTING A BALD EAGLE OVER LITTLE TURTLE LAKE TODAY.

BEAUTIFUL SUNSETS FROM MANY OF OUR OTHER EAGLE EYES.

BEAUTIFUL EVENING AT LAKE ADA, DEBRA SENDING US THAT PHOTO AND YOLANDA WITH A PICTURE OF TONIGHT'S MOON WITH A FEW OF THE SCATTERED CLOUDS OUT THERE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, THE HIGH WAS 82, ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 85.

DEAN NEAR LOWER RED LAKE REPORTING A HIGH OF 84.

DEBRA AT PINE RIVER SAYING IT IS STILL 72 DEGREES THIS EVENING.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 87 WAS OUR HIGH TODAY IN BRAINERD, SO WE ARE BREAKING THAT RECORD, WHICH WAS SET A FEW YEARS BACK IN 2021.

WE DID START OUT WITH A LOW OF 49, 7:00 WAS OUR SUNSET.

BEMIDJI TODAY WITH A NEW RECORD HIGH TOPPING OUT AT 85, SO AGAIN 3 DEGREES ABOVE THE 2021 RECORD.

WE HAD A LOW OF 49 AND 718 WAS OUR SUNRISE.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

WE WILL HAVE VARIABLE CLOUDS, SOME LINGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE VARIABLE CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, SOME SPRINKLES DEVELOPING IN EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, IT'S NOT AS WARM AS TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA AND LOW 80s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

OUR FORECAST TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

WE WILL BE LOOKING AT LOWS NEAR 58.

FOR TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, A CHANCE OF SPRINKLES IN EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA, A LOT OF THOSE IN THE AFTERNOON, AND HIGHS NEAR 78.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, WE ARE BACK IN THE 80s WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, A LOT OF SUNSHINE BOTH DAYS.

THEN AS WE HEAD LATE THIS WEEK, A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STARTING ON FRIDAY, BUT WE WILL SEE COOLING TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND, UNSETTLED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, HIGHS NEAR 70 ON SUNDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: OKAY, THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS AND BIG NEWS INVOLVING THE TWINS TODAY.

>> Charlie: YES, UNFORTUNATELY FOR TWINS FANS, THERE IS MORE BAD NEWS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A FAN OF ROCKO.

WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> TWINS MANAGER ROCCO BALDELLI WILL NOT BE BACK IN 2026.

AFTER A FIRE SALE OF HALF THEIR MLB ROSTER IN MID-JULY THAT SUNK ANY HOPE OF THE TEAM MAKING THE POST-SEASON, THE ORGANIZATION ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THEY ARE PARTING WAYS WITH BALDELLI AFTER SEVEN SEASONS.

IN A STATEMENT, TWINS PRESIDENT DEREK FALVEY SAID "ROCCO HAS BEEN MUCH MORE THAN OUR MANAGER.

HE HAS BEEN A TRUSTED PARTNER AND TEAMMATE TO ME IN LEADING THIS ORGANIZATION”.

HE'D GO ON TO LAUD BALDELLI AND HIS MANAGERIAL STYLE BEFORE SAYING, "THIS GAME IS ULTIMATELY MEASURED BY RESULTS, AND OVER THE PAST TWO SEASONS WE DID NOT REACH THE GOALS WE SET.

I TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT”.

HE WENT ON TO SAY, ”THIS DECISION IS NOT A REFLECTION OF ROCCO'S EFFORT OR LEADERSHIP.

IT REFLECTS WHERE WE ARE AS AN ORGANIZATION AND THE BELIEF THAT A DIFFERENT VOICE IS NEEDED TO HELP US MOVE FORWARD”.

DURING HIS SEVEN SEASONS WITH THE TEAM, BALDELLI WENT 527-505 RECORD, AND WON THREE AL CENTRAL DIVISION TITLES.

IN HIS FIRST YEAR AT THE HELM HE LED THE TWINS TO THEIR FIRST 100-WIN REGULAR SEASON SINCE 1965.

THEN IN 2023, ENDED THE MLB LONGEST 18-GAME PLAYOFF GAME LOSING STREAK THAT DATED BACK TO 2004, AND ALSO GOT THEIR FIRST SERIES WIN SINCE 0-2.

THE ORGANIZATION SAID A SEARCH FOR THEIR NEW HEAD COACH WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY.

>>> BY ALL ACCOUNTS, IT'S BEEN AN UNFATHOMABLE START TO THE SEASON FOR BSU FOOTBALL, WHO ARE WINLESS THROUGH THEIR FIRST FOUR GAMES.

ON SATURDAY, BEMIDJI STATE HAD THEIR BAST CHANCE TO DATE TO GET THEIR FIRST WIN OF 2025 WHEN THEY HIT THE ROAD TO PLAY ANOTHER 0-4 SQUAD, RIVAL MINOT STATE.

BUT MUCH LIKE THEIR LAST TWO GAMES, THE BATTLE OF THE BEAVERS DID NOT START WELL FOR BSU.

THEY HAD BOTH STARTING RUNNING BACKS OUT, AND ARE TRAILING 21-7 TO START THE THIRD QUARTER, BUT REDSHIRT FRESHMAN ISAIAH TISDALE, 14-YARDS UNTOUCHED TO THE ENDZONE, MAKES IT A ONE SCORE GAME.

LATER, BART MCANINCH GOT THE START, BUT CONNER CARVER WAS USED AS A WILDCAT TYPE TO SUPPLEMENT THAT RUN GAME, HE HAD 101-YARDS RUSHING, 36 OF THEM ON THIS T.D.

RUN AND IT'S 21-ALL.

LATE 4TH QUARTER, STILL TIED, BSU WITH A 4TH AND 2, THEY DECIDE NOT TO KICK A FIELD GOAL FOR THE LEAD, AND THEY DON'T GET IT, THE GANG GREEN DEFENSE WOULD FORCE A PUNT THOUGH.

SO WITH A MINUTE, 55 LEFT, BSU WITH A CHANCE TO WIN IT ON THEIR FINAL DRIVE, NALU CORDERO, TURNS THE GAME ON ITS HEAD, 45-YARD PICK SIX GIVES MINOT STATE THE 28-21 LEAD.

BSU, STILL HAS A MINUTE, 42 LEFT TO FORCE OVERTIME OR WIN IT, MCANINCH, HITS DREYTON LEHMAN, WHO HAD 112-YARDS RECEIVING, HE'S OUT OF BOUNDS AT THE 32, THEN TAKES A LATE HIT FOR 15 MORE.

A FEW PLAYS LATER, JUST 29-SECONDS LEFT, 1ST AND GOAL FROM THE SIX, MCANINCH TESTS CORDERO AGAIN, AND AGAIN HE IS INTERCEPTED BY NUMBER-31, A PENALTY NEGATES THE PICK SIX.

BUT THAT ONE SEALED IT, MINOT STATE 28, BEMIDJI STATE 21, MCANINCH LOOKED ALRIGHT UNTIL THOSE FINAL TWO POSSESSIONS, 21-OF-29 PASSING FOR 196 YARDS AND A TOUCHDOWN, BUT THE PAIR OF INT'S, NO BUENO.

BSU IS NOW 0-5 AND THE ONLY TEAM IN THE NSIC WITHOUT A WIN, AS THEY RETURN TO CHET ANDERSON THIS WEEK TO PLAY NORTHERN STATE FOR HOMECOMING.

>>> A COUPLE SCORES FROM OVER THE WEEKEND, WISCONSIN BLANKS BEMIDJI STATE IN THEIR FINALE OF THAT SERIES.

ALSO IN WOMEN'S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL, WAYNE STATE BLANKS BEMIDJI STATE.

IN COLLEGE SOCCER, OUTSHOOTING THEM ON SUNDAY.

>>> BSU MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RELEASED THEIR SCHEDULES.

THE WOMEN KICK OFF THEIR SEASON FIRST AND THEY DO IT AT HOME WHEN THEY HOST NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY ON NOVEMBER 4TH, ONE OF SEVEN NON-CONFERENCE FOR THE LADY BEAVS.

THE MEN START THEIR SEASON ON THE ROAD AT THE CENTRAL REGION CHALLENGE AGAINST HENDERSON STATE ON NOVEMBER 14TH AND THEN TAKING ON SOUTHERN ARKANSAS THE FOLLOWING NIGHT, TWO OF THEIR SIX NON-CONFERENCE GAMES.

BOTH TEAMS WILL PLAY THE SAME NSIC OPPONENTS ON THE SAME DATES FOR THEIR 21-GAME CONFERENCE SCHEDULE, WHICH BEGINS AT HOME ON DECEMBER 4TH AGAINST MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD.

THE MEN WILL PLAY THE MATINEE GAMES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NSIC PLAY AND WILL SWITCH WITH THE WOMEN FOR THE BACK HALF.

AND HERE ARE THE HOME OPENERS FOR BOTH SQUADS, AS I MENTIONED WOMENS START THE SEASON AT HOME, BUT THE MEN DON'T PLAY AT HOME UNTIL NOVEMBER 21ST AGAINST OAK HILLS CHRSTIAN COLLEGE.

>>> WELL THE 2O26 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS HERE IN MINNESOTA ARE STILL A FEW MONTHS AWAY, BUT SINGLE GAME TICKETS GO ON SALE OCTOBER 1ST FOR THE PRELIMINARY AND QUARTERFINAL GAMES AT MARRUICI AND GRAND CASINO ARENA.

SEMIFINAL, BRONZE, AND GOLD-MEDAL MATCHES WILL GO ON SALE AT A LATER DATE.

ALONG WITH TICKETS FOR THE PRE-TOURNAMENT GAMES THAT WILL BE PLAYED AT THE SANFORD CENTER, THOSE TEAMS AND DATES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED YET.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

“LADY SIPPERS NON-ALCOHOLIC BOTTLE SHOP” IN DEER RIVER HAS BEEN BRINGING A NEW KIND OF DRINKING TO ITASCA COUNTY.

WITH NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND A FOCUS ON SUPPORTING SMALL AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES, THE SHOP ALSO HAS A MISSION TO BRING MORE FOOT TRAFFIC TO THE AREA.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK STOPPED BY THE N.A.

SHOP TO SEE HOW THEIR FIRST TWO MONTHS OF BEING OPEN HAVE GONE.

>> EYE TAN -- ITASCA COUNTY'S NON-ALCOHOLIC BOTTLE SHOP OPENED IN JULY AND THE OWNER CREATED LADY SIPPERS TO OFFER OPTIONS FOR THOSE WHO DON'T OR CAN'T DRINK ALCOHOL.

>> I'M JUST A GIRL THAT LOVE AS BEVERAGE.

I GET CHARLEY HORSES IF I DRINK ANY ALCOHOL AT ALL.

I STILL LIKE A GLASS OF WINE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GO OUT, HAVE FUN, AND STILL BE PART OF THE PARTY, BUT WITHOUT THE ALCOHOL.

>> Reporter: SO WHEN JENNIFER WALKED INTO A NON-ALCOHOLIC BOTTLE SHOP EARLIER IN THE YEAR.

>> OH MY GOD, THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR MY WHOLE LIFE.

>> Reporter: SO THE IDEA SPRUNG LAST SPRING TO OPEN HER VERY OWN NON-ALCOHOLIC BOTTLE SHOP, FULL OF EVERYTHING FROM REGULAR SODAS TO N.A.

WINE AND BEER, LIQUOR SAFE FOR NON-DRINKERS TO DRINK.

>> IT'S NOT HAVING A DIET COKE IN YOUR HAND OR JUST A WATER.

THERE ARE SO MANY TIMES WHERE I WILL GO OUT AND THERE IS NOT AN OPTION ON THE MENU THAT IS NON-ALCOHOLIC THAT SOUNDS DELICIOUS BECAUSE LIKE, I CAN HAVE A DIET COKE ANY TIME.

>> Reporter: THERE IS MORE TO THE SHOP THAN JUST THE 100 DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF BEVERAGES.

THERE ARE GIFTS AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THESE CARDS THAT FEATURE JENNIFER'S OWN ARTWORK.

>> DEER RIVER HAS BEEN SUCH A WELCOMING, WONDERFUL COMMUNITY TO OPEN A BUSINESS IN AND THAT HAS MADE IT EVEN BETTER.

>> Reporter: OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, DEER RIVER HAS GROWN AND SEEN THE OPENING OF SEVERAL SMALL BUSINESSES AND EVEN THOUGH THE LADY SIPPERS BOTTLE SHOP IS ONLY TWO MONTHS OLD, IT IS ALREADY WORKING ON BRINGING MORE BUSINESS INTO THE CITY.

>> WE ARE STARTING THE DESIGNATION DEER RIVER PASSPORT, WHICH WILL HAVE 10 DIFFERENT BUSINESSES IN IT AND THE OPTION TO ALSO HELP DONATE TOWARDS THE DEER RIVER DOG PARK.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM DEER RIVER WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE “DESTINATION DEER RIVER PASSPORT” WILL START THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, AND GO THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH.

PARTICIPANTS CAN PICK UP THEIR OWN PASSPORT AND FROM EVERY SHOP ON THE LIST THAT THEY SPEND TEN DOLLARS AT OR DONATE TO THE DOG PARK FUNDS, THEY WILL RECEIVE A STAMP.

AT THE END OF THE MONTH, THOSE WHO HAVE FILLED OUT THEIR PASSPORT CAN RECEIVE PRIZES.

>>> LET'S GO BACK TO STACY FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT THE FORECAST.

>> Stacy: IT WILL FEEL LIKE SUMMER FOR MOST OF THIS WEEK.

WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WITH LOWS NEAR 58.

VARIABLE CLOUDS AND 78.

>> Dennis: THAT'S GOING TO WRAP IT UP FOR US.

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

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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