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>> Announcer: LAKELAND PBS IS PROUD TO PRESENT LAKELAND NEWS AT 10.

WE'RE 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 MILES WALKER WITH YOUR SPORTS.

>> Ryan: HI, EVERYONE.

I'M RYAN FLEMING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN TONIGHT.

BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS RECEIVED THE FINDINGS OF AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF BULLYING POLICIES AND PRACTICES AT FORESTVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL AFTER THE LOSS OF TWO FORESTVIEW STUDENTS THIS SUMMER.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY WAS ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THE FINDINGS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> Xzayver: THE DISTRICT HIRED ATTORNEY JAMES K. MARTIN OF MARTIN LAW FIRM IN AUGUST TO CONDUCT THE REVIEW OF THE POLICIES AT FORESTVIEW MIDDLE.

>> WE WANT TO BE COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT.

HE HAD FULL ACCESS TO EVERY FAMILY, EVERY STAFF MEMBER, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE STAFF AT FORESTVIEW WORK EXTREMELY HARD TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.

THERE ARE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE AND WHILE IT'S EXTREMELY TRAGIC WHAT HAPPENED THIS SUMMER, IT'S A COMPLEX PROBLEM AND SIMPLY BLAMING THE SCHOOL, IT'S MORE COMPLEX THAN THAT SXA THE REVIEW FOUND THAT DISTRICT POLICY BULLYING PROHIBITION MEETS MINNESOTA LAW AND THE PRACTICES AT FORESTVIEW ARE REASONABLY.

IT ALSO IDENTIFIED AREAS WHERE THE DISTRICT CAN DO BETTER.

>> WE TOOK IT VERY SERIOUSLY, GOT AN INDEPENDENT SET OF EYES ON WHAT WE'RE DOING AND HOW WE DO THINGS, AND ALWAYS THE NEW COMING IN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAD A FRESH SET OF EYES ON THIS BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME ALLEGATIONS MADE AND I WANT TO I CAN NA SURE PEOPLE KNEW I TOOK THEM SERIOUSLY.

>> Xzayver: THE DISTRICT WILL NOW BUILD AN ACTION PLAN INCLUDING A REVIEW OF COUNSELING AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFING AT FORESTVIEW, A SYSTEM TO TRACK BULLYING REPORTS SO A PATTERN IS NOT MISSED AND ADMINISTRATORS CAN SEE BULLYING AND ADDRESS IT RIGHT AWAY.

>> ANOTHER KEY PIECE IS WE'RE FULLY IMPLEMENTING SANDY HOOK'S PROMISE A YEAR AND A HALF EARLIER THAN REQUIRED, AND THE REPORTING SYSTEM ALLOWS ALL OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO REPORT INSTANCES OF BULLYING AND THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL.

>> Xzayver: HE BELIEVES THE HIRING OF THE INVESTIGATOR SHOWS THE DISTRICT IS NOT JUST IMPLEMENTING CHANGES, ACTUALLY DOING IT.

REPORTING IN BAXTER, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Ryan: BECAUSE THE REVIEW INVOLVES PRIVATE STUDENT INFORMATION AND SOME FOLLOW-UP IS STILL UNDERWAY, THE DISTRICT WILL NOT COMMENT ON SPECIFIC STUDENTS OR SPECIFIC CLAIMS, OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE FAMILIES INVOLVED.

STUDENTS WHO ARE BEING BULLIED, OR WHO SEE IT HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE, ARE ENCOURAGED TO TELL ANY ADULT AT SCHOOL.

IF YOU NEED MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, YOU CAN CALL OR TEXT THE SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE AT 988.

>>> A SUSPICIOUS PIECE OF MAIL AIMED AT MINNESOTA'S SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE WAS STOPPED BEFORE IT EVER REACHED THE BUILDING.

ACCORDING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE, STATE OFFICIALS FOUND THE MAILING TODAY BEFORE DELIVERY.

INSIDE WAS A THREATENING MESSAGE ALONG WITH AN UNKNOWN WHITE SUBSTANCE.

THE PACKAGE HAS SINCE BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE U.S.

POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE FOR TESTING.

OFFICIALS SAY IT APPEARS TO BE PART OF A LARGER PATTERN OF SIMILAR MAILINGS SENT TO ELECTION OFFICIALS NATIONWIDE.

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE STEVE SIMON SAYS THE THREATS WILL NOT STOP ELECTION WORKERS FROM CONTINUING THEIR DUTIES ACROSS THE STATE.

ALSO TODAY, U.S.

SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR SAID ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT HER MINNESOTA OFFICE WAS SENT A LETTER CONTAINING A SUSPICIOUS SUBSTANCE THAT WAS IDENTIFIED AND INTERCEPTED.

THE STATEMENT SAYS THANKS TO POSTAL WORKERS AND INVESTIGATORS, NO ONE IN THE OFFICE WAS IN IMMEDIATE DANGER.

>>> MORE THAN 200,000 MINNESOTANS HAVE ALREADY CAST BALLOTS AHEAD OF THE NOVEMBER ELECTION AS EXPANDED EARLY VOTING BEGINS ACROSS THE STATE.

ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE, OVER 202,000 BALLOTS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED THROUGH OCTOBER 15th.

THAT INCLUDES MORE THAN 80,000 CAST IN PERSON AND MORE THAN 121,000 RETURNED BY MAIL.

EARLY VOTING ALSO BEGAN TODAY UNDER A NEW STATE LAW REQUIRING EVERY COUNTY TO OFFER AT LEAST ONE LOCATION WHERE VOTERS CAN PLACE BALLOTS DIRECTLY INTO A TABULATOR.

VOTERS CAN FIND EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS, HOURS, AND OTHER ELECTION INFORMATION AT MNVOTES.GOV.

>>> DRIVERS IN BEMIDJI SHOULD PLAN FOR A SHORT DETOUR NEXT WEEK WHILE CREWS INSPECT THE IRVINE AVENUE BRIDGE.

ACCORDING TO A ROAD CLOSURE RELEASE FROM THE BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE BRIDGE OVER THE RAILROAD TRACKS WILL BE CLOSED TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20th WHILE MINN-DOT AND LHB COMPLETE AN INSPECTION.

THE CLOSURE IS SET TO BEGIN AT 9 A.M.

AND LAST UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON.

TRAFFIC WILL BE REROUTED TO PARK AVENUE NORTHWEST.

THE BRIDGE IS EXPECTED TO REOPEN ONCE THE INSPECTION IS COMPLETE LATER THAT DAY.

>>> RIGHT NOW, POPE LEO XIV IS STILL RECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER SURGERY TO REMOVE PART OF HIS RIGHT LUNG EARLIER THIS WEEK FOLLOWING A LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSIS.

DOCTORS SAY THEY'RE CONFIDENT THE CANCER HAS BEEN REMOVED, BUT ARE WAITING ON MORE TEST RESULTS.

HIS DIAGNOSIS HAS SHED LIGHT ON WHY EARLY SCREENINGS ARE SO IMPORTANT.

JENN SULLIVAN HAS DETAILS ON THE PUSH FOR MORE PREVENTIVE CARE.

>> Jenn: OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL IN ROME, PEOPLE LEAVING WELL WISHES FOR POPE LEO XIV AS HE RECOVERS FROM SURGERY.

THE 71-YEAR-OLD WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ADEN NO CARCINOMA, THE MOST COMMON FORM OF LUNG CANCER.

POPE LEO ANNOUNCING TO THE WORLD DURING SUNDAY MASS THAT DOCTORS HAD FOUND A LOCALIZED NODULE IN HIS LUNG.

TUESDAY, HE UNDERWENT SURGERY TO REMOVE THE LOWER SECTION OF HIS RIGHT LUNG.

DOCTORS CONCLUDED HIS POSTOPERATIVE RECOVERY IS PROGRESSING NORMALLY, BUT HIS DOCTOR NOR THE VATICAN HAS CONTIRMD IF STAGE THE CANCER WAS OR IF IT SPREAD.

THE POPE SAID TUESDAY THE GROWTH WAS FOUND AT AN EARLY STAGE.

THE VATICAN CAN SAY HE IS NOT KNOWN TO BE A SMOKER.

THE SHOCKING NEWS IS SHEDDING LIGHT ON WHY EARLY DETECTION OF LUNG CANCER IS SO IMPORTANT, EVEN FOR NONSMOKERS AND PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE A KNOWN FAMILY HISTORY.

>> TODAY IN THIS COUNTRY, ABOUT 20% OF LUNG CANCER WILL HAPPEN IN PEOPLE THAT HAVE NEVER SMOKED.

>> Jenn: LUNG CANCER IS A LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH NOT JUST IN THE U.S., BUT AROUND THE WORLD.

>> THE EARLIER YOU CATCH AND DIAGNOSE AND TREAT A LUNG CANCER, THE BETTER AND BETTER THE CHANCE OF CURE.

>> Jenn: THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY SAYS ONLY 20% OF ELIGIBLE PEOPLE IN THE U.S.

RECEIVED LUNG CANCER SCREENINGS IN 2024.

THAT'S WHY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION RECOMMENDS ANYONE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 50 AND 80 AND/OR ANYONE WHO HAD BEEN A SMOKER UNDERGOING A CT SCAN.

IF THE SCAN DOES SHOW A NODULE OR SHADOW ON YOUR LUNG, DOCTORS RECOMMEND GETTING IT CHECKED AND UNDERGO FOLLOW-UP MONITORING.

I'M JENN SULLIVAN REPORTING.

>> Ryan: THE VATICAN SAYS POPE LEO IS SHOWING STEADY IMPROVEMENT AND HAS ALREADY RESUMED SOME NORMAL DAILY ACTIVITIES WITH LITTLE ASSISTANCE.

>> Announcer: STILL TO COME ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10: >> Stacy: WE'RE GOING TO SEE COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN PARTS OF THE YIR UNDER A FREEZE ADVISORY INTO TOMORROW MORNING BUT BEYOND THAT, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL BE SEEING SUNSHINE AND WARMER TEMPERATURES.

WE'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> Sydney: AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-FOCUS, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE BEMIDJI AREA DEBUTED THE NEW MURALS IN THEIR GARDEN.

>> Announcer: AND NOW, LAKELAND NEWS AT 10.

>> Ryan: BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY'S AMERICAN INDIGENOUS BUSINESS LEADERS CLUB HOSTED ITS ANNUAL FALL VENDOR MARKET MONDAY.

IT'S AN EVENT THAT HELPS TURN CREATIVITY INTO BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

OUT WITH THE WINTER CHILL AND IN WITH THE FALL COLORS.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, DAGWAAGIN DEALS TRADED WINTER FOR AUTUMN, BRINGING STUDENTS AND LOCAL VENDORS TOGETHER TO SHOWCASE THE CREATIONS AND OPEN DOORS BEYOND MAKING A SALE.

>> THIS IS A GREAT WAY FOR OUR LOCAL ARTISANS AND CRAFTERS TO ENTER INTO A SHARED SPACE WHERE THEY CAN GAIN ACCESS TO BUSINESSES AND ALLOW THE CLUB MEMBERS TO RAISE FUNDS AND INTERACT WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING FROM THE LOCAL CRAFTS MEN.

>> Ryan: FOR SOME, THE OPPORTUNITY GOES BEYOND RUNNING A BUSINESS.

IT'S A CHANCE TO SHARE SOMETHING PERSONAL, AND FOR ONE BSU BUSINESS STUDENTS, WHAT STARTED AS A CHILDHOOD MEMORY HAS BROKEN INTO A PASSION SHE CAN NOW SHARES WITH OTHERS.

>> MY MOTHER WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, SHE USED TO PAINT AND HAD A PAINTING THAT I GOT AHOLD OF, SO I ENDED UP BLASTING A BLACK STICK MAN ON ONE OF HER PAINTINGS AND A BLACK SUN, SO AFTER THAT, I KEPT GOING.

>> Ryan: WITH SPACE FOR STUDENTS, THE MARKET OFFERED A HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

FOR ASPIRING BUSINESS OWNERS, IT WAS A CHANCE TO PUT CLASSROOM LESSONS INTO PRACTICE.

EVERY TABLE HAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO OFFER, BUT THE REAL VALUE GOES BEYOND WHAT'S ON SALE.

BEYOND THESE HAND MADE CREATIONS ARE PEOPLE WITH A PASSION.

>> I REALLY HOPE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO I CAN THAT AWAY SOME OF THE INSPIR -- TAKE AWAY SOME OF THE INSPIRATION FROM THE CRAFTS AVAILABLE HERE, SEE SOME OF THE GREAT ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS THAT MOST OF OUR VENDORS ARE CREATING AND BE ABLE TO MAKE CONNECTIONS.

>> Ryan: THE IMPACT DIDN'T STOP WITH THE VENDORS.

THE MARKET ALSO RAISED MONEY FOR BSU'S AMERICAN INDIGENOUS BUSINESS LEADERS CLUB, HELPING SUPPORT FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES.

>> IT'S A REALLY GOOD FEELING TO HAVE SOMEONE PURCHASE SOMETHING BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT SOMEONE ACTUALLY LIKED THIS.

I HAD SOME BEAUTIFUL FRAME PAINTINGS I HAD EARLIER AND I DIDN'T THINK ANYONE WOULD BUY THEM, BUT I HAD PEOPLE WHO AUTOMATICALLY WANTED THEM AND I LOVE THAT FEELING.

>> Ryan: THE SIX-HOUR EVENT BROUGHT STUDENTS AND LOCAL MAKERS TOGETHER AT BEMIDJI STATE, GIVING THE CAMPUS ONE MORE WAY TO SPOTLIGHT CREATIVITY BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.

>>> STACY JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: AND IT IS GOING TO BE COLD OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, IN FACT, PARTS OF OUR VIEWING AREA DO HAVE A FREEZE WARNING INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

ONCE WE GET BEYOND TONIGHT, WE WILL START TO SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES MOVING IN IN, SEVERAL DAYS OF SUNSHINE AND >> Announcer: AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

>> Stacy: IT WAS NICE TO SEE SOME SUNSHINE ONCE AGAIN TODAY, BUT TEMPERATURES WERE COOL AND WE HAD BREEZY CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY EARLY ON FODE.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO SEE COLD TEMPS AND, IN FACT, AS SOME TEMPERATURES COULD DROP BELOW FREEZING, WE HAVE A FREEZE WARNING FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

BUT THE WARMER AIR WILL START MOVING IN TOMORROW, HIGHS IN THE 50s TOMORROW.

LOOKS LIKE 60s EARLY NEXT WEEK AND WE HAVE A STRETCH OF SEVERAL DAYS WHERE WE SHOULD SEE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.

BEMIDJI, 37 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT, WINDS VARIABLE AT 2 MILES PER HOUR WITH A DEWPOINT OF 29, HUMIDITY AT 71%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES AND 32 WITH A DEWPOINT OF 26.

PRESSURE IS FALLING.

PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA ARE UNDER A FREEZE WARNING.

THIS BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUES UNTIL 9:00 A.M.

ON SATURDAY.

WE'LL SEE SOME SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN THESE AREAS.

AS FAR AS SATELLITE AND RADAR, IT IS ALL QUIET OUT THERE.

WE HAVE BASICALLY BEEN SEEING CLEAR SKIES, GOING TO BE MOSTLY CLEAR OVERNIGHT AND THE COLDER AIR SETTLING IN, SO WE'LL HAVE TEMPERATURES IN THE 30s ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA.

ONCE WE GET BEYOND TOMORROW MORNING, WE'LL START TO WARM UP.

WE HAVE A SOUTHERLY AIR FLOW, SO ENJOY SUNSHINE ONCE AGAIN AND THE WARM-UP CONTINUES EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU.

BEAUTIFUL MORNING SKIES FROM ARLENE IN MENAGHA AND THE BLUE SKIES WITH THE FALL COLOR POPPING OUT FROM CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD, GARY IN DEERWOOD AND RALPH IN JENKINSES.

TONIGHT'S SKIES WERE PRETTY ONCE AGAIN, SONIA IN TURTLE RIVER LAKE, ANGELA IN CASS LAKE.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYE REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAGHA, 37 AND WINDY THIS MORNING.

RALPH IN JENKINS, A HIGH OF 50.

SONIA AT TURTLE RIVER LAKE, 140 DEGREES AND ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUN AND WINDY TODAY WITH A HIGH OF 48.

ANGELA IN CASS LAKE, CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD, WINDY EARLY TODAY, AND STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD ALSO REPORTING A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 50.

TAKING A LOOK AT OUR ALMANAC, 50 WAS THE HIGH TODAY IN BRAINERD.

TEMPERATURES AGAIN JUST A LITTLE BIT BELOW OUR AVERAGE.

THE AVERAGE IN BRAINERD FOR TODAY IS 56.

32 THE LOW.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW AND SUNSET AT 6:28.

BEMIDJI TODAY TOPPING OUT AT 49, SO JUST A LITTLE BIT COOL.

37 FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE, SUNRISE THIS MORNING AT 7:40.

AS WE LOOK AT OUR FORECAST TOMORROW, NOT A CLOUD IN THE SKY AS WE START THE DAY AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE.

WE'RE PUTTING THAT IN MOTION, BELIEVE IT OR NOTING BUT AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE A LOT OF SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND WITH A MORE SOUTHERLY AIR FLOW, WE SEE WARMER AIR MOVING IN.

HIGHS SHOULD BE BACK IN THE MID TO UPPER 50s, CLOSE TO 60 DEGREES IN LITTLE FALLS.

SO OUR FORECAST, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 32, SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, 58 FOR OUR HIGH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS AGAIN AT 5 TO 20.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE REST OF OUR FRIEND FORECAST.

A LOT OF SUNSHINE MOVING FORWARD.

SEVERAL DAYS OF SUNNY SKIES AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE EVEN WARMER EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 60s SUNDAY AND MONDAY, AND WE PRETTY MUCH STAY THERE ON TUESDAY.

PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ON WEDNESDAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 64, THE LOW ON WEDNESDAY 45.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Ryan: MILES JOINS US NOW WITH A LOOK AT OUR SPORTS.

>> Miles: YEAH, BEMIDJI WOMEN'S HOCKEY WITH >> Announcer: AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH MILES WALKER.

>> Miles: 24 OF BEMIDJI STATE WOMEN'S HOCKEY'S 35 REGULAR SEASON GAMES WILL FEATURE AN OPPONENT RANKED IN THE TOP 25.

THE BEAVERS HAVE ANOTHER ONE STOPPING BY THE SANFORD CENTER THIS WEEKEND IN INTRASTATE RIVAL MINNESOTA DULUTH, A TEAM BSU HAS NOT BEATEN SINCE JANUARY 22, 2021.

BSU BACK AT HOME FOLLOWING A 1-1 SHOWING AT THE MINNESOTA EAST/WEST SHOWCASE LAST WEEKEND, TAKING ON UMD.

LATE IN THE GAME, BEMIDJI STATE LOOKING TO TALLY ONE ON THE BOARD.

KAY JOHNSON CAN'T SQUEEZE ONE THROUGH.

BEAVERS HAD A TOUGH TIME FINDING THEIR RHYTHM I WANT TO, BUT THE BULLDOGS WERE FIRING.

McCLOUD BAR DOWN.

UMD PUT UP THREE GOALS AS BEMIDJI STATE FAILS TO PULL UP THE UPSET, COMING UP SHORT AGAINST MINNESOTA DULUTH BY A SCORE OF 3-0.

BEAVERS LOOK TO REBOUND TOMORROW EVENING WHEN WE FACE OFF AGAIN AT 3 P.M.

TAKING A LOOK AT OTHER SPORTS IN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL, BEMIDJI COULDN'T GET THINGS GOING TODAY AGAINST WAYNE STATE AND IN COLLEGE SOCCER, BEMIDJI STATE GETS A W STAYING DOWN WINONA STATE.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TODAY: >>> AND THE CITY OF BEMIDJI INTRODUCED A NEW FOOTBALL PROGRAM TO MINNESOTA THIS YEAR THROUGH TREKNORTH JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, A CHARTER SCHOOL IN MIDTOWN.

HOWEVER, THE JOURNEY TOWARDS TWEEG A PART OF FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS WAS HARDLY A STRAIGHT PATH.

FROM FLAG FOOTBALL RUNS AT SOPHOMORES TO JUNIOR VARSITY TABL FOOTBALL GAMES AT THE STADIUM AT SENIORS, AS EVEN TREKNORTH'S FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE IN AWE OF HOW FAR PROGRAM HAS COME.

>> I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE PLAYING ON THE FIELD LIKE THIS.

GROWING UP, I NEVER WAS REALLY INTO FOOTBALL, I NEVER PLAYED SPORTS LIKE THAT, BUT SOON AS I CAME OVER TO TREKNORTH AND GOT TO PLAY, FEELS REALLY GOOD TO BE OUT HERE.

FEELS LIKE I'M LIVING UP TO MY DREAMS.

>> Miles: PRIOR TO THE 2026 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON, NO PLAYER A TREKNORTH HAD EVER PLAYED TACKLE FOOTBALL.

WHILE MANY OF THE SUNDOGS PLAYED TRACK DURING THE SPRING, THEY WANTED TO STAY ACTIVE DURING THE FALL.

>> MOST OF US PLAYED FOOTBALL REALLY YOUNG, BUT THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

WE'RE A SMALL TEAM AND WE DON'T HAVE BACKUPS.

IT'S ALL NEW TERRITORY.

EVERY PLAY IS COMPLETELY KNEW.

>> Miles: THE SUNDOGS BECAME THE FIRST CHARTER SCHOOL TO PLAY TACKLE FOOTBALL THIS YEAR, AND WEIMANN THE KIDS ARE STILL -- WHILE THE SKID KIDS ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE PROGRAM'S FIST WIN, THEY DON'T HAVE TO LOOK FAR TO SEE THE SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

>> WHEN WE CAME UP AS A TEAM, A LOT OF PEOPLE STARTED COMING UP TO ME SAYING HI YOU KNOW, WE GOT ALL THE SUPPORT, TAKING FIRST AND EVERYTHING, JUST FROM THE COMMUNITY.

>> Miles: TREKNORTH TYPICALLY PRACTICES ON AN 80-YARD FIELD EVERY DAY.

HOWEVER NIGHTS LIKE THIS FAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AGAINST.

>> Larissa: FORTINGS PLAYING ON THE SAME FIELD ALWAYS THE BEAVERS, DONNING THE SAME COLOR AS WELL, ARE WHAT THE BOYS HOPE TO HAVE THE CHANCE TO STEERN WITH THEIR FRIENDS.

>> FRIEND GROUP IN SCHOOL, WE ALL HANG OUT AND AT HOME AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF, BUT WE GET OUT ON THE FIELD AND EVERYBODY IS WORKING TOGETHER.

WE GET IN ARGUMENTS AND DISAGREEMENTS, BUT IT PULLS THROUGH AT THE END.

>> Miles: AS WELL AS THE EXPERIENCE.

>> THE ADRENALINE OF GETTING A TOUCHDOWN IS THE BEST.

ALL THE PLAYERS OUT THERE, JUST REALLY FUN.

THE BEST PART.

>> Miles: TREKNORTH WILL PLAY THEIR FINAL GAME THIS SEASON THIS TUESDAY.

>>> AND BEMIDJI'S DAN NINHAM IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE SPORT OF BASKETBALL IN THE STATE BY BEING INDUCTED INTO THE MINNESOTA BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME.

NINHAM SPENT OVER 35 YEARS COACHING BASKETBALL IN MINNESOTA, INCLUDING FOUR YEARS AS A BEMIDJI BOYS BASKETBALL COACH, IN BENA AS WELL AS A COUPLE YEARS WORKING AS AN ASSISTANT HEAD COACH FOR THE RED LAKE BOYS TEAM.

THE 2026 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE SHARED HIS THOUGHTS OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

>> THE HONOR IS GREAT AND THE HONOR IS REALLY A COLLECTIVE "WE" RATHER THAN JUST THE "ME."

THERE'S SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH IT.

IT'S A TESTAMENT TO ALL THE HARD WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PURPOSEFUL.

I ALWAYS SAY "WE," AND WHENEVER I SAY "WE," I TALK ABOUT THE TEAM AND TEAM FIRST.

>> Miles: A BANQUET WILL BE HELD FOR NINHAM ALONG WITH THE OTHERS ON OCTOBER 24th AT THE NORTHWEST MARRIOTT HOTEL IN BROOKLYN PARK.

HE PLAYED ON THE NCAA D-2, D-3, AND NJCAA COLLEGEABLE RECORD AND HE ALSO OWNS THE RECORD FOR REBOUNDS IN A SINGLE GAME WHILE HE'S AT NORTHEASTERN COLORADO COLLEGE WITH 26.

>> Ryan: THAT'S QUITE A FEAT.

THANK YOU, MILES.

HALL OF FAME, THAT'S FANTASTIC.

>>> YOUTH AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE BEMIDJI AREA RECENTLY FINISHED UP A PROJECT WITH A LOCAL ARTIST TO CREATE MURALS IN THE BACK GARDEN AT THE CLUB.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK VISITED THE PAINTINGS AND LEARNED MORE ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS THAT CAME ALONG WITH IT FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS.

>> Sydney: WORKING ALONGSIDE LOCAL ARTISTS, MARY, KIDS AND TEENS AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE BEMIDJI AREA HAVE SPENT THE PAST SEVERAL SEVERAL MONTHS WORKING ON NATURE AND POLLINATOR FOCUSED MURALS IN THE GARDEN.

>> THAT WAS REALLY FUN WHEN HE SEE THEM EXCITED TO BE INVOLVED.

>> MY FAVORITE PART OF THE PROJECT WAS LEARNING, LIKE, THE ANIMALS POLLINATED AND HOW ALL THE ANIMALS HELP THEM POLLINATE.

>> PROBABLY ABOUT THE NATIVE PLANTS THAT, LIKE, A LOT OF THEM ARE, LIKE, REALLY SPECIAL TO THE EARTH.

>> MINE WAS PAINTING THE FLOWERS AND CONNECTING WITH MY FRIENDS.

>> Sydney: THE MURAL PROJECT WAS SPLIT INTO TWO DIFFERENT PIECES.

ONE ON THE SHED IN THE BACK OF THE GARDEN AND ANOTHER TO COVER THE WATER TANK.

THIS ORANGE PIECE ON THE SHED WAS FINISHED BACK IN APRIL WHEN SCHOOL WAS IN STETION AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, THE WATER TANK PIECE WAS FINISHED.

>> IT'S JUST SO BEAUTIFUL AND BRIGHTEN THINGS UP AND WITH WINTER COMING, I THINK IT WILL BRING A LOT OF COLOR TO A GARDEN THAT IS DYING AND GOING TO BE DORMANT AND WE CAN STILL REMEMBER THAT SPRING WILL COME.

>> Sydney: THE PROJECT WAS FUNDED THROUGH AN ARTS EXPERIENCE GRANT THROUGH THE MINNESOTA STATE ARTS BOARD THROUGH THEIR ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND.

IT WAS CREATED WITH THE INTENTION OF COMBINING THE PAINTING WITH LEARNING.

>> I LEARNED THAT THERE'S WAY MORE FLOWERS THAN I, LIKE, KNEW.

>> LIKE THE SUNFLOWER, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY WERE NATIVE TO MINNESOTA.

>> WE DEPEND ON THE POLLINATORS FOR AT LEAST 75% OF OUR FOOD SOURCES, AND IF THEY GO AWAY, WE LOSE FOOD AND WE NEED TO HELP PROTECT THE PLANET.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SEE THE KIDS OUT HERE WORKING AND LEARNING HOW TO GROW, GROW VEGETABLES AND PICK FRUIT OFF THE TREES AND REFLECT IT IN THE ART, AND IT'S JUST PULLS IT ALL TOGETHER AND THEY GET TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES.

>> Sydney: REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Ryan: THE OTHER MAIN PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT WAS TO ENCLOSE THE GARDEN'S WATER TANK, BUT DO SO IN A WAY THAT KEEPS THE KIDS INVOLVED AND CREATE ART IN PLACES IT MAY NOT NORMALLY BE FOUND.

>>> STACY IS GOING TO JOIN US BACK FOR ANOTHER WEATHER UPDATE.

>> Stacy: WE ARE GOING TO SEE COLD TEMPERATURES I WANT TO.

COULD BE BELOW FREEZING AS WE HAVE THE FREEZE WARNING OUT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 9:00 A.M.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

OTHERWISE, WE'LL BE SEEING CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES NEXT WEEK.

>> Miles: AND TAKING A LOOK AT THIS WEEKEND, AS WELL AS BSU GOING UP AGAINST UMD IN WOMEN'S HOCKEY, IN VOLLEYBALL, BEMIDJI STATE FACING OFF AGAINST AUGUSTANA AND WE SWITCH OFF WITH WOMEN'S SOCCER FOR BEMIDJI.

>> Ryan: THAT SHOULD BE EXCITING AND IT'S GOING TO BE NICE WEATHER.

>> Miles: SHOULD BE A FUN WEEKEND.

>> Ryan: THANKS FOR WATCHING AND WE'LL SEE YOU ON MONDAY.

>> Miles: GOOD NIGHT.

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