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>> LAKELAND PBS IS PROUD TO PRESENT LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00 WITH LOCAL NEW FROM BEMIDJI, BRAINERD, AND ALL OF THE LAKES COUNTRY.

DENNIS WEIMANN WITH THE NEWS AND STACY CHRISTENSON WITH THE WEATHER.

[♪♪♪] >> Dennis: HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

>>> THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS ESCALATING ITS FIGHT WITH FEDERAL JUDGES IN MINNESOTA.

WEDNESDAY, ATTORNEY GENERAL TODD BLANCHE SAID THE D.O.J.

IS FILING A JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT COMPLAINT AGAINST NEARLY ALL OF THE STATE'S FEDERAL JUDGES.

THE MOVE COMES AFTER SIX JUDGES SPOKE TO THE NEW YORK TIMES ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S HANDLING OF IMMIGRATION CASES.

>> ASIDE FROM WHAT IS OBVIOUS FROM THE ARTICLE AND THE ON THE RECORD STATEMENT FROM THESE JUDGES, THERE IS AN OBVIOUS BIAS AGAINST THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES IN MINNESOTA.

THESE JUDGES ARE COMMENTING PUBLICLY ON PENDING AND IMPENDING CASES, MAKING POLITICAL STATEMENTS ON MATTERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY OR JUST RECENTLY BEEN BEFORE THEM, MANY OF WHICH ARE STILL ON APPEAL.

>> BLANCHE IS ALSO CALLING ON THE JUDGES TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM CASES INVOLVING THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

THE JUDGES' COMMENTS FOCUSED IN PART ON JUSTICE DEPARTMENT STAFFING SHORTAGES AND FAILURES TO COMPLY WITH COURT ORDERS DURING A WINTER IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT SURGE.

MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON RESPONDED TO THE NEWS TODAY WITH A LENGTHY STATEMENT.

THE STATEMENT SAYS AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT, "THIS IS A DESPERATE AND DANGEROUS ATTACK ON AMERICAN JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE."

IT GOES ON TO SAY THE COMPLAINT IS A DIRECT ATTEMPT BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO INTIMIDATE JUDGES WHO HAVE RULED AGAINST THEM IN THE PAST AND AN ATTEMPT TO INTIMIDATE EVERY JUDGE AGAINST RULING AGAINST THEM IN THE FUTURE.

AND THAT, THIS COMPLAINT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH JUDICIAL ETHICS AND EVERYTHING TO DO WITH POLITICAL PUNISHMENT.

>>> THE MINNESOTA B.C.A.

HAS ISSUED AN ENDANGERED PERSON ALERT FOR A MISSING 25-YEAR-OLD BEMIDJI MAN.

ZACHARIAH AUSMUS WAS LAST SEEN IN BEMIDJI ON SEPTEMBER 14TH.

AUSMUS IS FIVE FEET SEVEN INCHES TALL AND ABOUT 200 POUNDS.

HE HAS BROWN HAIR AND BLUE EYES.

AUTHORITIES SAY IT IS POSSIBLE AUSMUS IS IN FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA.

CASS COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA HAD CONTACT WITH AUSMUS FROM SEPTEMBER 23RD TO THE 25TH.

HIS LAST CONTACT WITH FAMILY WAS IN JULY AND FAMILY MEMBERS REPORT AUSMUS'S MENTAL STATUS IS AS UNSTABLE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN.

AUTHORITIES SAY AUSMUS MAY BE USING THE NAME OF RIVER-BORN OR CELIA MARIE AUSMUS-MAY.

>>> THE BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL REPORTS OF A KNOWN SCAM THAT IS NOW TARGETING RESIDENTS THAT INCLUDE THE SCAMMERS IMPERSONATING BELTRAMI COUNTY PERSONNEL.

THE SCAMMER CLAIMS TO BE A DEPUTY, AND THE SCAM INCLUDES THE NAMING OF ACTUAL STAFF FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WITH A SUMMONS OR A WARRANT FOR THEIR ARREST.

THE SCAMMERS THEN ATTEMPT TO GAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION AS WELL AS SOLICIT MONEY TO AVOID ARREST.

BELTRAMI COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY LAW ENFORCEMENT DOES NOT INITIATE THESE TYPES OF CALLS NOR DIRECTS PEOPLE TO ONLINE PAYMENT APPLICATIONS.

AUTHORITIES SAY IF YOU RECEIVE THESE TYPES OF CALLS, TERMINATE THEM IMMEDIATELY AND DO NOT PROVIDE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION.

>>> SANFORD HEALTH IN BEMIDJI'S MED-X CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAM BEGAN ITS FALL SESSIONS LAST WEEK.

THE GOAL OF MED-X IS TO GIVE 7TH THROUGH 12TH GRADERS THE CHANCE TO GET A REAL-LIFE LOOK AT DIFFERENT MEDICAL CAREERS.

THE FIRST OF FOUR FALL SESSIONS HIGHLIGHTED RESPIRATORY THERAPY AND GAVE THE STUDENTS HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ONE OF THE MOST-USED PROFESSIONS IN THE WHOLE HOSPITAL.

SANFORD'S CAREER EXPLORATION INFORMS STUDENTS ABOUT LOCAL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND DIVES INTO THE FINANCIALS OF THESE JOBS, ON TOP OF FOCUSING ON SPECIALTIES THAT THEY MAY NOT OTHERWISE LEARN ABOUT.

>> WHEN YOU ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL, LOT OF TIMES YOU DON'T HEAR ABOUT IT UNTIL YOU START A JOB IN THE HOSPITAL AND SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE.

WHEN I HIT THESE CAREERS THAT ARE NOT YOUR PHYSICAL THERAPIES OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIES, PHARMACY AND RESPIRATORY THERAPY, AND A LAB TECH, ALL THOSE CAREERS ARE NOT TALKED ABOUT NECESSARILY, RATHER THAN YOUR NURSE AND DOCTOR.

SO IT'S TO SAY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, CHECK THIS OUT.

IT'S AN OPTION FOR YOU AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN GET INTO IT BEFORE YOU ARE GRADUATED, OUT OF COLLEGE, AND THEN YOU ARE LIKE I WISH I COULD HAVE DONE THIS WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.

SO, THAT'S WHY WE HIT THOSE.

>> THE NEXT SCHEDULED PROGRAM IS SET TO BE ON OCTOBER 20TH, AND WILL HIGHLIGHT PHARMACY.

THERE ARE FOUR TOTAL FALL SESSIONS AND FOUR SPRING ONES, STUDENTS CAN REGISTER FOR THEM AT ANY POINT IN THE SCHOOL YEAR.

>>> THE U.S.

ECONOMY WAS REMARKABLY RESILIENT THIS SPRING, DESPITE HIGHER GAS PRICES.

IN THE SECOND QUARTER, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GREW AT 2.2 PERCENT.

THAT'S A SHARPER REBOUND THAN THE 1.5 PERCENT RATE PREVIOUSLY ESTIMATED.

STRONGER CONSUMER SPENDING AND BUSINESS INVESTMENT HELPED POWER THE GROWTH.

ACCORDING TO CONSENSUS ESTIMATES FROM FACTSET, ECONOMISTS WERE EXPECTING THE PRIOR READING TO HOLD.

STILL, LAST QUARTER'S GDP READING IS LOWER THAN THE FIRST QUARTER.

THAT'S WHEN THE ECONOMY GREW AT A 2.5 PERCENT ANNUALIZED PACE.

>>> DEMOCRATIC SENATORS BLOCKED A BILL WEDNESDAY AIMED AT COMBATTING RISING ENERGY COSTS DRIVEN BY DATA CENTERS.

THEY SAY THE REASON IS BECAUSE THE REPUBLICAN-LED BILL LACKED TEETH.

THE MEASURE REQUIRED STATE REGULATORS TO CONSIDER A PROPOSED FEDERAL STANDARD THAT WOULD MAKE DATA CENTERS PAY FOR THEIR OWN DEMANDS ON POWER GRIDS.

UTILITIES WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO PASS THOSE COSTS ON TO CONSUMERS.

THE BILL WOULD NOT FORCE STATES TO ADOPT THE STANDARD, ONLY TO CONSIDER IT.

BLOCKING THE LEGISLATION DOES SOMETHING ELSE FOR DEMOCRATS.

IT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES TO TELL VOTERS THEY ARE WORKING TO REEL IN COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DATA CENTERS.

BUT, IT COULD ALSO BACKFIRE IF VOTERS FEEL DEMOCRATS STOOD IN THE WAY OF ACTION.

>>> A TERRIFYING INCIDENT AT 34,000 FEET FORCED A FLY-DUBAI FLIGHT HEADED TO ISRAEL TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN SAUDI ARABIA.

ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER SAID THERE WAS A VIOLENT ALTERCATION INVOLVING THE TWO PILOTS, SENDING THE PLANE INTO A RAPID NOSEDIVE AND LEAVING INVESTIGATORS WITH QUESTIONS.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS THE LATEST ON THIS DEVELOPING STORY.

A WARNING FOR OUR AUDIENCE: THIS STORY CONTAINS VIDEO THAT SOME VIEWERS MAY FIND DISTURBING DUE TO THE GRAPHIC NATURE.

>> Reporter: WE ARE HERE ON THE PLANE RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE TAKEN CONTROL OF THE TERRACE.

A CLOSE CALL FOR PASSENGERS ON FC1073 ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

FLIGHT TRACKING DATA SHOWS THE PLANE DROPPED 17,400 FEET IN LESS THAN TWO MINUTES.

A VIOLENT INCIDENT INVOLVING THE TWO PILOTS SET THE PLANE INTO A RAPID DISSENT.

IT WAS HEADED TO DUBAI FROM TEL AVIV.

>> SHE SAID THE AIRPLANE WAS JUMPING IN THE AIR AND THEN IT STARTED DIVING VERY QUICK TO THE GROUND.

>> Reporter: ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SAYS ONE OF THE PILOTS STABBED THE OTHER PILOT AND APPEARED TO TRY TO HAVE CRASHED THE PLANE.

PASSENGERS AND CREWS GOT INTO THE COCKPIT AND SUBDUED HIM.

>> ANOTHER TEAM THAT WAS ON THE PLANE WENT INTO THE COCKPIT AND MANAGED TO STABILIZE THE PLANE.

>> Reporter: THE PLANE WAS DIVERTED TO SAUDI ARABIA WHERE IT EVENTUALLY LANDED SAFELY.

THE LEADING AVIATION OPERATOR SAID BOTH PILOTS WERE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES.

ISRAELI AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING BUT THE MOTIVE HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED.

THE INCIDENT RECEIVED SWIFT REACTION FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

>> A LOT OF QUESTIONS, HOW DID THE PASSENGERS GET INTO WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A BLOCKED COCKPIT?

HOW DID THE WEAPON GET INTO THE COCKPIT?

>> Reporter: I IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

>> PASSENGERS OF THE DIVERTED FLIGHT FLEW BACK TO TEL AVIV WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AFTER A NEW FLY-DUBAI PLANE WAS SENT TO PICK THEM UP.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE'LL SEE SUNNY SKIES ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW, BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER AND IT WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TOMORROW NIGHT TO FORM AREAS OF FROST.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, ONE WOMAN'S JOURNEY FROM WAR TO A NEW LIFE IN AMERICA.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> ONE WOMAN IS SHARING HOW HARDSHIP LED TO A NEW LIFE IN AMERICA.

REPORTER RYAN FLEMING TAKES US TO PARK RAPIDS, WHERE SHE'S REFLECTING ON THE JOURNEY THAT FOLLOWED.

>> Reporter: AT THE AMERICAN LEGION, FAY THE TURNING A ROOM FULL OF LISTENERS TO HISTORY, FOLLOWED BY WAR, DISPLACEMENT, AND A NEW BEGINNING IN AMERICA.

>> THIS IS A PERSON THAT LIVED IT AND I HOPE THAT THE YOUNG PEOPLE KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II AND ITS IMMENSE IMPACT ON THE HISTORY OF EVERYBODY SINCE.

HERE'S A PERSON THAT LIVED IT IN HER OWN LIFE.

YOU CAN'T GET BETTER THAN THAT.

>> Reporter: OVER THE YEARS, HER LIFE TOOK MANY UNEXPECTED TURNS.

SHE WAS A TEACHER, OPERA SINGER, AND RAN A DAIRY FORM WITH 50 COWS, CARRYING MEMORIES FROM A MUCH DIFFERENT CHILDHOOD.

SHE CAME TO AMERICA LOOKING FOR A NEW BEGINNING AND BUILT A LIFE THAT WENT FAR BEYOND WHAT SHE IMAGINED.

>> IT'S A TIME YOU NEVER WANT TO TALK ABOUT AND THEN I THOUGHT WELL, IF I AM NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT, PEOPLE WILL THINK THIS TIME NEVER HAPPENED.

SO, THAT'S THE REASON I DO IT.

[♪♪♪] >> Reporter: AFTER HEARING MORE OF HER STORY FIRSTHAND, THE LIFELONG LEARNING GROUP FOUND A CHANCE TO LEARN HISTORY THROUGH SOMEONE THAT LIVED IT, INCLUDING CHAPTERS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE TODAY.

>> AT 9 YEARS OLD, AT THE END OF WORLD WAR II, SHE HAD TO HIDE IN A MANURE PIT WHILE THE RUSSIAN ARMY WENT THROUGH AND HOW SHE BECAME A REFUGEE TO GERMANY AND THEN YOU KNOW, MET SOME AMERICAN SOLDIERS, AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS AN AMAZING LIFE'S STORY.

>> Reporter: AT 90 YEARS OLD, MEMORIES BEFORE IT WAS ANNEXED BY NAZI GERMANY IN 1938 AND CHILDHOOD SHAPED BY WAR REMAINS VIVID.

NINE DECADES LATER, IT'S A LEGACY MEANT TO BE PASSED ON.

>> HER STORY IS ENRICHING AND INSPIRING FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO AND DO IT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN PARK RAPIDS, I'M RYAN FLEMING, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> TUESDAY'S PROGRAM MARKED DICKEY'S SECOND APPEARANCE WITH HEADWATERS CENTER FOR LIFELONG LEARNING THIS YEAR, FOLLOWING AN APRIL TALK FOCUSED ON HER CHILDHOOD DURING WORLD WAR TWO.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE.

A WONDERFUL LAST DAY OF SEPTEMBER WE HAD TODAY.

>> Stacy: YES, CERTAINLY VERY MILD OUT THERE.

IT'S A LITTLE HUMID IN SOME INSTANCES.

THINGS ARE GOING TO CHANGE TOMORROW.

WE KEEP THE SUNSHINE, SO IT WILL BE A SUNNY DAY BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50s TO LOW 60s, AND IN FACT, TEMPS MAY FALL ENOUGH TOMORROW NIGHT THAT WE COULD SEE SOME AREAS OF FROST.

[♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE GOT TO ENJOY SOME ALMOST SUMMER-LIKE WEATHER OUT THERE ON THIS LAST DAY OF SEPTEMBER.

HIGHS IN THE 70s, WE ENJOYED SUNSHINE, AND LITTLE BIT OF HUMIDITY IN THE AIR.

WE KEEP THE SUNSHINE TOMORROW, TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER AND WE COULD SEE SOME AREAS OF FROST AS THE LOWS FALL INTO THE MID-30s TOMORROW NIGHT.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 60 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE STUDIO, WINDS ARE CALM, DEW POINT IS 49, AND HUMIDITY IS AT 66%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 57 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 56.

PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY, WINDS ARE SOUTHEAST AT 3 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, IT'S FAIRLY QUIET OUT THERE.

WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT A MIX OF CLEAR SKIES AND CLOUDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA, BUT HEADING INTO TOMORROW, SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY BY THE AFTERNOON.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, IT IS GOING TO BE COOLER, HIGHS IN THE 50s TO LOW 60s, COMPARED TO THE 70s WE HAD TODAY AND WE WILL SEE THE COLD TEMPERATURES SETTLING IN TOMORROW NIGHT.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING, AND AGAIN JUST ENJOYING ALL THAT FALL COLOR OUT THERE.

IT WAS A GREAT DAY TO ENJOY THE VIEWS.

SANDY SENDING US THIS PHOTO FROM RABIDEAU LAKE, LINDA FROM ONAMIA, ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, AND GARY IN DEERWOOD WITH THOSE PICTURES.

WE DID HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FOG EARLY TODAY.

ANGELA IN CASS LAKE, ARLENE IN MENAHGA WITH THOSE PHOTOS.

WE DIDN'T HAVE THE CLOUDS, JUST A BEAUTIFUL MORNING, SAMROSE SENDING US THIS PHOTO.

SONYA SPOTTING THIS GIANT MUSHROOM, PUTTING A HOT ON -- HAT ON THAT FOR SIZE COMPARISON.

THIS EVENING, JUST BEAUTIFUL.

LAURIE FROM LITTLE TURTLE LAKE AND BILL AND JUDY OVER UPPER RED LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 58, CALM, AND FOGGY THIS MORNING.

SONYA AT TURTLE RIVER LAKE, 67 THIS AFTERNOON.

SANDY IN BLACKDUCK REPORTING SOME FOG THIS MORNING, 72 DEGREES THIS EVENING.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD WITH A HIGH OF 75.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNNY AND 74.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD, SUNSHINE WITH A FEW CLOUDS TODAY.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLEAR SKIES THIS EVENING, SOME FOG THIS MORNING, WITH A LOW OF 46.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, IN BRAINERD WE TOPPED OUT AT 75, VERY MILD OUT THERE.

OUR AVERAGE IS IN THE MID-60s.

61 WAS OUR LOW AND WE HAD SUNSET AT 7:58.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 75, 61 IS OUR AVERAGE, AND YOU CAN SEE HOW WARM THOSE TEMPERATURES WERE TODAY.

54 FOR THE LOW AND 7:17 WAS OUR SUNRISE.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE WILL ENJOY SUNNY SKIES, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TO START THE DAY, BUT A LOT OF SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

THE DIFFERENCE IS GOING TO BE IN THE TEMPERATURES.

THE COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT, RESULTING IN A CAL DOWN TOMORROW, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 50s FOR MOST OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA, RIGHT AROUND 60 DEGREES IN PARK RAPIDS AND IN GRAND RAPIDS.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE SHOULD SEE HIGHS IN THE LOW 60s.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, VARIABLE CLOUDS FOR TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 44, NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS.

PARTLY TO SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, HIGHS NEAR 59, AND WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, SOME AREAS OF FROST ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING AS TEMPS DROP INTO THE MID-30s, OTHERWISE SUNNY AND 57.

WE COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS, MAYBE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA ON SATURDAY, WITH A HIGH OF 61.

THEN UPPER 50s EARLY NEXT WEEK, AGAIN SOME COOL TEMPERATURES IN THE MORNING, ESPECIALLY MONDAY MORNING, AND AGAIN THAT COULD RESULT IN SOME FROST.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

MILES IS HERE NOW WITH OUR SPORTS.

TURNING INTO A POWERHOUSE.

>> Miles: A REAL POWERHOUSE, RANKED FOURTH IN CLASS 2A, OUR NEWEST SPORTS REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY WILL HAVE MORE AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE BROKE A TWO-GAME LOSING STREAK BY PUTTING UP OVER 400 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE IN LAST SATURDAY'S WIN AGAINST MINOT STATE.

WHILE INCLEMENT WEATHER PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE BEAVER'S OFFENSIVE APPROACH, RUNNING THE BALL 58 TIMES OPPOSING TO THEIR THREE PASSING ATTEMPTS, BSU IS PREPARING FOR A VERY DIFFERENT GAME AGAINST NORTHERN STATE THIS WEEK.

THE WOLVES ARE CURRENTLY THE SECOND-BEST SCORING DEFENSE IN THE NORTHERN SUN INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE.

FOR BSU, CARVER ACCOUNTED FOR THE BULK OF THE GROUND GAME LAST WEEK, RUNNING FOR A RECORD 335 YARDS.

WHILE ESTABLISHING THE RUN REMAINS PIVOTAL TO THE BEAVERS' SUCCESS, SHOWCASING A BALANCED ATTACK WILL ALSO BE A POINT OF EMPHASIS THIS SATURDAY.

>> LAST WEEKEND, WE DIDN'T REALLY PASS THE BALL AT ALL.

WE RAN THE BALL, SO JUST PASSING THE BALL AROUND, GETTING THE BALL TO EVERYBODY, SO THEY CAN MAKE THE PLAY.

WHEN WE GO OUT WITH CARVER, PACKING THE BOX, WE CAN DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, AND THEN THEY ARE SO WORRIED ABOUT THE RUN.

>> THEY HAVE A REALLY STRONG DEFENSE, GOOD SECONDARY, PASSERS, LINEBACKER.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE WHAT THEY GIVE US AND HOPEFULLY COME OUT ON TOP.

JUST A LOT OF GOOD DEFENSE, SO HOPE ANY YOU FIND SOME WINDOWS HERE AND THERE THAT WE CAN HIT AND DRIVE DOWN THE FIELD SLOWLY AND SURELY.

>> Miles: THEY WILL BE FACING NORTHERN STATE FOR THE 49th TIME THIS SATURDAY.

THEY HAVE GOTTEN BETTER OF THE WOLVES RECENTLY, TAKING THE LAST ONE ON HOMECOMING.

>> AITKIN FOOTBALL IS COMING OFF A RUN TO THE SECTION SEVEN CLASS TWO A CHAMPIONSHIP, WHERE THEY WERE DEFEATED 28-0 MOOSE LAKE-WILLOW RIVER, THEY'RE CURRENTLY RANKED THIRD IN CLASS-2A ACCORDING TO THE STAR TRIBUNE.

WITH THEIR NEXT GAME AGAINST MESABI EAST, THEY'RE LOOKING TO CONTINUE THIS WIN STREAK AND TRY TO FINISH THE SEASON THIS TIME WITH A CHAMPIONSHIP.

OUR NEW SPORTS REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY CAUGHT UP WITH THE TEAM TO SEE HOW THEY'RE LOOKING TO GET IT DONE.

>> Reporter: AITKIN FOOTBALL IS ROLLING, STARTING THE SEASON 4-0, THEIR BEST START TO A SEASON SINCE 2022.

>> THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP IN GENERAL.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A TEAM THAT IS HUNGRY, THEY'RE READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BIG WINS UNDER OUR BELT, AND THEY ARE FOCUSED.

THEY ARE LOCKED IN AND WANT TO BE SUCCESS.

.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE RETURNING PLAYERS IS JUNIOR QUARTERBACK BO SANFORD.

>> I THINK THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF THINGS.

I THINK THAT AS A TEAM, WE DEDICATE OURSELVES.

WE HAVE BEEN CLOSER.

THERE IS A LOT MORE TRUST BETWEEN PLAYERS AND COACHES.

WHEN YOU COMBINE THOSE THINGS, THIS IS THE RESULT THAT HAPPENS.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER MAJOR PART IN THE SUCCESS IS THE TEAM'S ABILITY TO GET THE GROUND GAME GOING.

PARKER FULTON AND JACK JACOBSON HAVE TERRORIZED DEFENSES RUSHING FOR A COMBINED 613 RUSHING.

>> JUST BEING DOGS IN THE LOCKER ROOM AND GETTING BETTER EVERY SINGLE WEEK.

THE OFFENSIVE LINE, ALL OF THEM HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB AND OUR COACH BELIEVING IN US AND JUST JACK AND I BLOCKING FOR EACH OTHER AND RUNNING HARD.

>> Reporter: AITKIN IS COMING OVER A VICTORY OVER INTERNATIONAL FALLS WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO BOAST OVER 200 RUSHING YARDS ON THE GROUND.

THEY ARE HOPING TO CARRY THAT MOMENTUM THIS FRIDAY.

>> WE GO INTO THAT GAME SIMILAR.

WE'RE THE BETTER TEAM.

OUR GOAL IS THAT WE HAVE TO CHALLENGE OURSELVES TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND YOU KNOW, WE FEEL THAT OBVIOUSLY YOU GO OUT THERE AND IT'S GOING TO BE A HOME COMING GAME.

WE'RE ONE OF THE TOP TEAMS.

WE HAVE A TARGET ON OUR BACKS, BUT IF WE EXECUTE LIKE WE HAVE BEEN, WE SHOULD COME OUT VICTORIOUS.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN AITKIN, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: THEY WILL BE FACING MESABI EAST AT 7:00 P.M.

THIS FRIDAY.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BALL, THEY ARE ALLOWING 8.5 POINT AS GAME, 5 POINTS LESS THAN LAST YEAR'S AVERAGE.

>> Miles: TAKING A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TODAY, BEMIDJI BLANKS SAUK RAPIDS RICE.

>> Dennis: OKAY, THANKS A LOT MILES.

NEW RESEARCH IS REVEALING A SURPRISING TREND WHEN IT COMES TO THE NUMBER OF ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTENTIONALLY EXPOSING THEMSELVES TO SUBSTANCES AT SCHOOL AND THE DATA IS PROMPTING A WARNING TO BOTH PARENTS AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER TALKS TO THE STUDY'S CO-AUTHOR ABOUT THE FINDINGS AND WHAT SHE SAYS NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN ORDER TO TURN THE NUMBERS AROUND.

>> Reporter: WHEN STUDYING THE NUMBER OF INTENTIONAL SUBSTANCE EXPOSURES HAPPENING AT U.S.

SCHOOLS, RESEARCHERS DISCOVERED SOMETHING THEY WEREN'T EXPECTING.

>> WHAT SURPRISED US WAS THE AGE SHIFT.

>> Reporter: DR.

HAYS IS COAUTHOR OF THIS STUDY, WHICH COME FROM 25 YEARS OF POISON CONTROL DATA, FINDING 122,000 INTENTIONAL SUBSTANCE EXPOSURES AT SCHOOLS WITH STUDENTS AGES 6 TO 18, BETWEEN 2024, THOSE EXPOSURE RATES INCREASED BY 287% AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND NEARLY 112% IN THAT TIME PERIOD FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN.

HOWEVER, THE RATE DECREASED BY MORE THAN 4% FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

>> IN THE YOUNGEST CHILDREN, EXPOSURES WERE LED BY COSMETICS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS, ARTS, CRAFTS, OFFICE SUPPLIES, PLANTS, AND THINGS LIKE FOREIGN BODIES AND TOYS.

IN HIGH SCHOOL AGE, STREET DRUGS LED THE LIST.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE INTENTIONAL SUBSTANCE EXPOSURE RATE AMONG YOUNGER CHILDREN INCREASED, IT'S THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO HAVE SERIOUS MEDICAL OUTCOMES.

THIS DATA SHOULD PROMPT PARENTS TO TALK ABOUT SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH IN A NON-JUDGMENTAL WAY EARLIER, AND LIMITING ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION AND OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICINES AT HOME.

SCHOOLS ALSO NEED TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>> Dennis: AND LET'S CHECK BACK IN WITH STACY WITH MORE ON OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE VARIABLE CLOUDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

LOWS DROPPING TO 44 WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY TOMORROW, BUT IT IS GOING TO BE COOLER, HIGHS SHOULD REACH 59 WITH NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20.

>> Dennis: THAT'S GOING TO WRAP UP OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Miles: GOOD NIGHT.

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