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>> LAKELAND PBS IS PROUD TO PRESENT LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

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.

[♪♪♪] >> Sydney: GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR WATCHING, I'M SYDNEY DICK IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> A SEBEKA MAN WAS INJURED IN A 2-VEHICLE CRASH IN CROW WING COUNTY EARLIER TODAY.

ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON, 17-YEAR-OLD TAMARA DEVRIES OF BAXTER WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 371 ABOUT SIX MILES NORTHWEST OF BRAINERD SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON BON ARBOR LANE WHEN HER SUV STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 371.

THE DRIVER OF THAT VEHICLE, 73-YEAR-OLD RAMOND AVELSGARD OF SEBEKA, WAS TRANSPORTED TO SAINT JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER IN BRAINERD WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

DEVRIES WAS NOT INJURED IN THE CRASH.

>>> THE BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING TO ACCESS CITY RESIDENTS' AND BUSINESS OWNERS' SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, HAS MORE DETAILS ON A BRAND-NEW PROGRAM THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IS INTENDED TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY.

>> Reporter: THE BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INTRODUCING A NEW CRIME FIGHTING TOOL, THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERA AND MAPPING OR SCRAM PROGRAM.

THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS TO REGISTER THE LOCATIONS OF THEIR PRIVATE SECURITY CAMERAS SO THAT POLICE CAN QUICKLY IDENTIFY POTENTIAL EVIDENCE WHEN A CRIME OCCURS.

>> THIS IS A TOOL AS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

>> WE WILL CREATE A MAP.

WE AS OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATORS CAN LOOK AT WHERE A CRIME OCCURRED AND CONTACT REGISTRANTS AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT VIDEO AND SEE IF THEY CAPTURED ANY EVIDENCE.

>> Reporter: THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WANTS TO STRESS THE VOLUNTARY PART OF THE PROGRAM AND THE FACT THAT REGISTERING ONLY INCLUDES THE CAMERA LOCATION AND THE CONTACT INVESTIGATE.

>> THIS PROGRAM IS SUCCESSFUL IF WE HAVE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.

IT'S COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY, SO NO ONE IS FORCED TO REGISTER CAMERAS, BUT YOU REGISTER WHERE YOU ARE AND WHO DO WE CONTACT.

>> Reporter: THE SERGEANT UNDERSTANDS WHY THEY ARE WEIRD TO REGISTER FOR THE PROGRAM FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT, BUT THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPOSED TO BEN 23I9 -- BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

>> YOU ARE REGISTERING YOUR CAMERA FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS THAT DON'T HAVE CAMERAS.

YOU WILL HELP ME RESOLVE THAT CRIME.

YOUR NEIGHBOR REGISTERING OR YOU NOT REGISTERING FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR, I THINK HELPS IMMENSELY IN THE PROGRESS OF THESE GOALS.

>> Reporter: INFORMATION ON THESE NEW PROGRAMS WAS PRESENTED TO THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL.

AFTER HEARING THAT CAMERA LOCATIONS WOULD BE KEPT PRIVATE, THE COUNCIL EXPRESSED FULL SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM.

>> I CAN SEE WHERE THIS WOULD REALLY CUT DOWN ON THE AMOUNT OF INVESTIGATIVE WORK AND THINGS IF YOU WERE ABLE TO CONTACT THOSE ENTITIES RIGHT AWAY.

SO FOR ME, THAT'S ONE OF THOSE PIECES.

IT ALLOWS THAT COORDINATED RESPONSE TIME.

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

>> TO REGISTER FOR THE SCRAM PROGRAM, YOU CAN DO SO IN PERSON AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER IN BEMIDJI OR UNDER THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TAB ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

>>> EARLIER TODAY, MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA APP, TIKTOK, FOR VIOLATING MINNESOTA'S CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS.

A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICES OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON TUESDAY, ALLEGED THAT TIKTOK, DIRECTLY PROFITED FROM ADDICTING CHILDREN, INCLUDING THROUGH AN ILLEGAL VIRTUAL ECONOMY.

THE OFFICIAL COMPLAINT WAS FILED IN HENNEPIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, AND ALLEGED HOW THE APP'S DESIGN FEATURES PREY ON YOUNG PEOPLE'S NEURO-DEVELOPMENTAL VULNERABILITIES.

THE STATE OF MINNESOTA REFERENCED THAT THEY HAVE DOCUMENTED SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN RATES OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND HOPELESSNESS IN MINNESOTA YOUTH.

ELLISON'S LAWSUIT ACCUSED TIKTOK OF VIOLATING SEVERAL MINNESOTA CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS.

INCLUDING CREATING A HIGHLY ADDICTING ALGORITHM, LYING TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE PLATFORM, AND OPERATING AN ILLEGAL MONEY TRANSMITTER SYSTEM THROUGH TIKTOK LIVE THAT ALLOWED THE COMPANY TO PROFIT FROM THE FINANCIAL AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN.

IN THE COMPLAINT, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ASKS THE COURT TO REQUIRE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES IN HOW THE COMPANY OPERATES.

ATTORNEY GENERAL ELLISON IS ALSO SEEKING PENALTIES AND OTHER MONETARY RELIEF FOR THE PURPOSE OF WHAT THEY SAY WILL DETER FUTURE ILLEGAL CONDUCT AND ADDRESS THE HARMS THAT THESE PRACTICES HAVE CAUSED.

IN RESPONSE TO THE LAWSUIT, TIKTOK SAID TODAY THAT IT IS BASED ON MISLEADING AND INACCURATE CLAIMS THAT FAIL TO RECOGNIZE THE PLATFORM'S SAFETY FEATURES.

>>> WELL, A THIRD AND FINAL ROUND OF TREE DEBRIS PICKUP BY THE CITY OF BEMIDJI WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK, AFTER THE PREVIOUS ROUND WENT QUICKER THAN THEY EXPECTED.

IN A POST ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE EARLIER TODAY, THE CITY ANNOUNCED THAT THE DEADLINE TO PLACE REMAINING TREE DEBRIS FROM THE JUNE 21ST WIND STORM AT THEIR NEAREST PUBLIC STREET WILL BE NEXT MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH.

BEGINNING ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH, CURBSIDE TREE DEBRIS CREWS WILL BEGIN THE THIRD ROUND OF PICKUP AND ARE SET TO COMPLETE THE REMOVAL BY FRIDAY, AUGUST 29TH.

THE REMOVAL STARTS IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE CITY LIMITS AND WILL WORK IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION AROUND LAKE BEMIDJI UNTIL THE REMAINDER OF THE CITY HAS BEEN CLEANED UP.

AS A REMINDER, THE CURBSIDE PICKUP SERVICE IS INTENDED FOR TREE DEBRIS, WHICH ONLY INCLUDES BRANCHES AND LOGS, NOT STUMPS, CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS, OR ANY OTHER GENERAL GARBAGE.

AND IF THOSE OTHER ITEMS ARE MIXED IN WITH THE BRANCHES, THE DEBRIS PILE WILL BE LEFT BEHIND.

>>> THE UNITED WAY OF THE BEMIDJI AREA IS ONCE AGAIN HOSTING THEIR SUMMER WINE AND BEER TASTING SOCIAL.

THE 23RD ANNUAL EVENT WILL BE TAKING PLACE THIS THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST, AT THE SANFORD CENTER IN BEMIDJI.

THE SOCIAL IS ONE OF THE LOCAL UNITED WAY'S BIGGEST FUNDRAISERS FOR THEIR ANNUAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE COMMUNITY, WHICH RAISES MONEY FOR OTHER NONPROFITS IN THE AREA WHO HAVE FOCUSES ON BASIC NEEDS, FOOD AND SHELTER, OR HEALTH AND EDUCATION.

THE EVENT WILL FEATURE FOOD AND BEVERAGE VENDORS FROM ALL OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND ALL OF THEIR PRODUCTS ARE DONATED.

ALL THE PROCEEDS FROM A SILENT AUCTION AND OTHER ITEMS SOLD WILL ALSO GO TO THE UNITED WAY.

THIS YEAR'S WINE AND BEER TASTING SOCIAL WILL GO FROM 4:30 TO 7:30 THIS THURSDAY AT THE SANFORD CENTER.

TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED AHEAD OF TIME ON THE UNITED WAY BEMIDJI WEBSITE OR AT THE DOOR BUT YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD TO ATTEND.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE'LL SEE A PATCHY FOG TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING, AND IT LOOKS LIKE SOME OF THE FOG COULD BE LOCALLY DENSE.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE ONCE THE FOG LIFTS TOMORROW, WE HAVE A COOL DOWN FOR THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, A SUMMER CAMP IN CROSS LAKE IS GIVING KIDS AFFECTED BY CANCER THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE GREAT OUTDOORS.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE BRAINERD LAKES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BROUGHT BUSINESS LEADERS, AFFILIATES, AND MORE FROM THROUGHOUT THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA TOGETHER FOR THE 36TH ANNUAL CHAMBER GOLF CLASSIC YESTERDAY MORNING.

SPONSORED THROUGH THE 'GRAND CASINO MILLE LACS' ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

REPORTER MILES WALKER WAS IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: AT THE GRANDVIEW LODGE'S GOLF COURSE, OVER 40 DIFFERENT BUSINESSES ASSEMBLED TEAMS OF FOUR TO ENJOY THE 27-HOLE COURSE, AS WELL AS A DAY FILLED WITH COMRADERY.

>> YOU HAVE A VARIETY OF LEVELS OF ABILITY AND YOU SEE TRUE COLORS IN HOW PEOPLE ARE.

YOU ARE JUST COMMUNICATING AND TALKING IN BETWEEN SHOTS AND THEN YOU TALK ABOUT A SHOT, YOU TALK ABOUT A BUSINESS, OR YOU TALK ABOUT FAMILY.

IT KIND OF HAS A UNIQUE TOUCH TO IT WHEN IT COMES TO A SPORT.

>> Reporter: AND THE COMPETITIVE JUICES WERE FLOWING AS THE PARTICIPANTS HAD VARIOUS CHALLENGES TO TAKE PART IN, INCLUDING A HIT IT TO WIN IT PUTTING CONTEST AND A SYNC IT TO WIN IT CONTEST.

>> COMPETITION ON THE COURSE GOES HAND IN HAND, THEY CAN WIN BEVERAGES.

ALSO WE HAVE SKINS, EVERYBODY IS COMPETING IN SKINS TODAY SO THAT'S A POT OF MONEY THEY ARE GOING FOR BASED ON THEIR SCORES.

>> Reporter: AND THEIR CHAMBER GOLF CLASSIC PROVIDED MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES, WHETHER IT'S CHANCE TO PLAY WITH TWO GOLFERS OR DIFFERENT SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BUSINESSES TO INVOLVE THEMSELVES IN.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE WITH THIS EVENT.

WE HAVE OVER 20 POSITIONED THROUGHOUT THE THREE COURSES, SO THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK TO THE THIRD OF THE TEAMS, MEET, AND GREET, AND LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THEIR PRODUCT, SERVICES, WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER.

>> Reporter: IT SERVES AS A NETWORKING EVENT FOR ALL THOSE IN ATTENDANCE, PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR EVERY BUSINESS TO PROMOTE AND ELEVATE THEIR RESPECTIVE BRANDS.

>> IT IS A GREAT DAY FOR PEOPLE TO NETWORK WITH EACH OTHER.

A LOT OF NEW BUSINESSES ENJOY GOING TO THIS EVENT.

SOME BUSINESSES HAVE MORE THAN ONE TEAM BECAUSE THEY ARE A LARGER BUSINESS AND THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY SPREAD THE LOVE AMONGST THEIR EMPLOYEES.

IT'S A GREAT BENEFIT THEY CAN OFFER TO THEIR EMPLOYEES TOO.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN NISSWA, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> MAGNUM MACHINING TOOK HOME FIRST PLACE FOR THIS YEAR'S CHAMBER GOLF CLASSIC.

>>> IN LESS THAN ONE WEEK WILL FIND OUT WHO IS THE WINNER OF OUR LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY CONTEST.

THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER GETS A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT CRAGUNS RESORT NEAR BRAINERD.

ALL SUMMER LONG DURING EACH NEWSCAST WE DRAW FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS FOR A GRAND DRAWING THAT WILL HAPPEN ON OUR MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH NEWSCAST, AND THAT IS NEXT MONDAY.

THE LAST DAY TO QUALIFY IS THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND, SO JUST A FEW DAYS OF OFFICIAL QUALIFYING LEFT.

HERE ARE TONIGHT'S POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.

TO BE AN OFFICIAL QUALIFIER, IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME, CALL THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN BEFORE THE END OF THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, AND YOU WILL BE IN THAT GRAND DRAWING SLATED FOR NEXT WEEK.

>>> AND NOW WE HAVE STACY JOINING US FOR SOME WEATHER.

STACY, WHAT DO WE HAVE COMING UP THIS WEEK?

>> Stacy: FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, IT LOOKS LIKE WARMER TEMPERATURES, AT LEAST IN THE SHORT-TERM.

WE WILL BE SEEING HIGHS IN THE 80s OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THINGS START TO TURN COOLER AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE WEEKEND AND IN FACT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, WE'RE EXPECTING HIGHS IN THE MID-60s.

I'LL HAVE YO [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE DID HAVE SOME CLOUD COVER EARLY ON TODAY.

A LITTLE BIT MORE SUNSHINE, AT LEAST IN PARTS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

HEADING INTO TONIGHT, WE'LL SEE AREAS OF FOG AND SOME OF THAT FOG COULD BE LOCALLY DENSE.

THAT FOG LINGERS INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

EXPECT TO SEE SUNNY SKIES.

HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE IN THE 80s OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT A COLD FRONT WILL BRINGS SOME COOLER TEMPERATURES BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 67 AT THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE A LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND AT THE STUDIO, OUR DEW POINT IS 61.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 71 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 63, PRESSURE IS ON THE RISE, AND WINDS ARE NORTH AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR PICTURE, WE HAVE HELD ON TO A LITTLE BIT MORE CLOUD COVER IN PARTS OF NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

A LOT OF CLEAR SKIES OUT THERE ACROSS MUCH OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WE WILL BE SEEING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, BUT WE WILL ALSO HAVE THE AREAS OF FOG, WHICH WILL DEVELOP, AND AGAIN SOME OF THE FOG COULD BE LOCALLY DENSE.

THAT LINGERS INTO TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE IT LIFTS AND THEN WE WILL HAVE SUNNY SKIES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE MORNING SKIES IN MENAHGA AND DEBRA CAPTURING A SLIVERER OF THE MOON OVER LAKE ADA.

WE HAVE A BUSY BEE FROM MARK.

JOAN WITH A PICTURE OF THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS IN LAPORTE AND WE HAVE MORE FLOWERS IN BLOOM FROM PAUL IN BEMIDJI AND GARY.

DEBBIE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE BRAINERD LAKES AEROING -- AREA ROWING CLUB.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES WITH US.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 64, CALM, AND HEAVY DUE THIS MORNING.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, HUMID AND FOGGY THIS MORNING, OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUN AND HUMID.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE AND 78.

PAUL IN BEMIDJI, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, WITH A HIGH OF 71.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 82, WITH A LOW OF 64.

A LITTLE BIT COOLER IN BEMIDJI, TOPPING OUT AT 73, WE DID KEEP THE CLOUD COVER FOR MUCH OF THE DAY.

OUR AVERAGE IS 77.

OUR LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 65.

SO AS WE LOOK AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, OVERALL, WE WILL BE SEEING CLEAR SKIES, BUT WE COULD BE SEEING THOSE AREAS OF FOG, ESPECIALLY EARLY IN THE DAY.

AS THAT LIFTS, WE WILL SEE A RETURN TO SUNSHINE, HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 80s ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA, 79 IN GRAND RAPIDS, LOW 80s ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA, AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, HIGH TEMPS IN THE LOW 80s, ANOTHER DAY OF 80s AS WE HEAD INTO THURSDAY, BEFORE COOLER TEMPERATURES RETURN LATER THIS WEEK.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT, PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING.

SOME OF THE FOG COULD BE DENSE WITH LOWS NEAR 57.

TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES, AREAS OF FOG, STILL IN THE MORNING, 81 FOR THE HIGH WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGIN TO RETURN TO THE AREA ON THURSDAY, BECOMING MORE LIKELY ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND EVEN INTO THE OVERNIGHT.

HIGHS ON THURSDAY NEAR 83.

NOW THAT COLD FRONT THAT IS TRIGGERING THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH AND THAT WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND.

WE ARE LOOKING AT HIGHS NEAR 74 ON FRIDAY, SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA SATURDAY, BUT HIGHS NEAR 64.

SUNSHINE RETURNS ON SUNDAY, TEMPS ARE ON THE COOL SIDE WITH HIGHS NEAR 65.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Sydney: THANK YOU STACY.

WE HAVE CHARLIE YAEGER JOINING US FOR SPORTS.

WE HAVE TEMPERATURES IN THE 80s, BUT IT'S TIME FOR FALL SPORTS.

>> Charlie: YEAH, IT'S GOING TO COOL -- IT WAS COOL TODAY WHEN I HAD A CHANCE TO STOP BY BSU WOMEN'S SOCCER PRACTICE.

IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE 80 DEGREES, BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT?

IT WAS GETTING HOT IN THE FIELD AS THEY WERE RAMPING UP THINGS FOR THE SEASON, JUST THEIR THIRD PRACTICE FOR THE SEASON.

THEY HAVE A SCRIMMAGE TOMORROW AND WE HAD A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM THEM AS THEY ENTERED THEIR 30th YEAR OF PROGRAM HISTORY FOR WOMEN SOCCER AT BEMIDJI STATE.

THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> SUCCESS IS A HARD THING TO TURN DOWN ONCE YOU'VE HAD IT.

LAST SEASON, BSU WOMEN'S SOCCER FELL SHORT OF THEIR GOAL OF MAKING IT BACK TO THE NCAA PLAYOFFS AFTER MAKING DEEP POST-SEASON RUNS THE THREE YEARS PRIOR.

NOW, AS THE BEAVERS RETURN FOR THEIR 30TH SEASON IN PROGRAM HISTORY.

THEY KNOW THERE'S ONLY ONE ACHIEVE THE SUCCESS OF YEARS PAST.

>> Reporter: RESPOND, THE MANTRA THIS SEASON FOR BSU WOMEN'S SOCCER, A TEAM DETERMINED TO RETURN TO THE NATIONAL STAGE.

>> THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT US, EVEN IN THE LAST TWO DAYS, WE HAVE SEEN A LOT.

THE INTENSITY HAS BEEN SUPER HIGH.

>> WHETHER WE FELL SHORT OR NOT, OUR GOALS STAYED THE SAME THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: GOES AS FAR AS POSSIBLE INTO THE PLAYOFFS, THE PLAN IS GET BACK TO THE BASICS.

>> THE PRINCIPALS ARE ALWAYS IN PLACE.

IT'S THE MATTER OF DOING THINGS BETTER.

I DON'T THINK WE WANT TO REINVENT THE WHEEL BUT WE WANT TO FINE TUNE THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MAYBE IN MOMENTS WE'RE MISSING.

>> Reporter: EVEN WITH AN NSIC PLAYER OF THE YEAR, LEADING THE WAY IN 2024, THE BEAVERS AVERAGED UNDER 1.5 GOALS PER GAME, THE LOWEST SINCE 2019.

>> THE LAST YEAR, WE HAD YOUNGER GIRLS THAT WERE STARTING TOWARDS THE END AND I FEEL LIKE THEY NEED TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE THIS YEAR.

KATRINA CAN'T BE THE ONLY ONE SCORING AND THEY WILL DO JUST THAT.

THEY HAVE CONFIDENCE AND A YEAR PAST THEM.

>> Reporter: ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL, THEY ALLOWED 0.89 GOALS PER CONTEST AND IT WAS THE HIGHEST FOR 8 SEASONS.

>> IN MANY WAYS, WE DEFENDED PRETTY GOOD.

THE PROBLEM IS WE WERE DEFENDING TOO MUCH.

WE WANT TO SPEND MORE TIME IN THE ATTACKING THIRD AND HOPEFULLY THOSE NUMBERS START TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: STILL, THE BEAVERS PLAN TO RESPOND AND IMPROVE ON D. >> I THINK IT'S JUST ABOUT TRUSTING YOUR TEAMMATES, KNOWING THAT ONE PERSON GETS BEAT, THEN YOUR TEAMMATE WILL HAVE YOUR BACK.

JUST COMMUNICATING WHEN TO STEP, WHEN TO DROP, THOSE BASIC PRINCIPALS, THOSE HAVE BEEN GOOD.

>> Reporter: KICK OFF TO THE 30th SEASON IN PROGRAM HISTORY IS ONLY A FEW WEEKS AWAY AND WITH THAT IN MIND, THE BEAVERS UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO RESPOND IN 2025.

>> THE ONLY REASON WE'RE HERE AND ABLE TO PLAY AT SUCH A HIGH LEVEL AND BE RECOGNIZED IS BECAUSE OF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT COME BEFORE US AND THE WOMEN WE'RE CELEBRATING ON THE 30th ANNIVERSARY TEAM.

IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO JUST PLAY WITH THAT, HAVE THAT AS OUR LOGO FOR THE SEASON, RECOGNIZE ALL THOSE PEOPLE, AND IT'S BEEN REALLY AWESOME.

>> Charlie: AND HERE IS THE SEASON OPENER FOR BEMIDJI STATE.

THEY OPEN ON THE ROAD SEPTEMBER 5TH AT 7:00 P.M. AGAINST MISSOURI WESTERN STATE.

THEY HAVE TWO SCRIMMAGES BEFORE THEM, ONE AT HOME NEXT SUNDAY IS WHEN THEY WILL PLAY THAT ONE AND THEY WILL RETURN BACK HOME AGAIN LATER IN SEPTEMBER FOR THEIR FIRST HOME OPENER.

>>> WELL THE LATEST PRESEASON FOOTBALL POLL JUST DROPPED, AND BSU IS ONCE AGAIN IN THE TOP 25.

D-2 FOOTBALL.COM RANKED THE BEAVERS 19TH COMING INTO THEIR 2025 CAMPAIGN, AFTER FINISHING LAST SEASON 9TH IN THE FINAL RANKINGS.

THE POLL IS DETERMINED BY VOTES FROM MEMBERS OF THE D-2 FOOTBALL.COM STAFF AS WELL AS SELECT MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA.

BEMIDJI STATE JOINS 5TH RANKED MINNESOTA STATE AND 16TH RANKED AUGUSTANA AS THE ONLY NSIC SCHOOLS IN THE TOP 25.

>>> IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS A CLOUD OVER THE TWINS THEY WERE NO LONGER SELLING THE FRANCHISE.

NOW THEY ARE 8 GAMES BELOW 500, AND IN FOURTH PLACE IN DIVISION, AND THE POLL ADS ARE NOT SELLING THE TEAM.

NOW WE'LL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND, MATT IS GOING TO DOUBLE IT, OUT TO RIGHT FIELD, THAT'S BECAUSE CENTER FIELDER COMING ON, CAN'T MAKE THE CATCH.

THAT BREAKS THE 0-0 TIE, IT'S 1-0.

TOP OF THE THIRD, AMBUSHING THE FIRST PITCH HE SEES, THAT GETS OUT IN A HURRY.

THEY LEAD 5-1 HEADING INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE 4th.

THEN THE HOTTEST THING ABOUT THE TWINS RIGHT NOW IS BROOKS AND HE MANAGES TO KNOCK ONE OUT OF THE BALLPARK, MAKING IT 5-2.

TWINS WOULD COME NO CLOSER AS THEY END UP FALLING TO THE ATHLETICS, 6-3 THE FINAL THERE.

AT THIS POINT, THE TWINS KNOW WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO GET ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFF CONTENTION.

>>> THE MINNESOTA LYNX PLAY THE LIBBY THREE GAMES IN A ROW AND LOST THEIR FIRST ONE.

THEY ARE IN PRIMETIME SPOT TO TAKE THE NUMBER ONE SEED IN THE WNBA HEADED TO THE PLAYOFFS WITH 10 GAMES TO GO.

>>> BRAINERD GIRLS TENNIS, THEY SWEEP TODAY TO OPEN UP THE SEASON.

THEY ARE 2-0.

WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START WITH THAT TRIANGULAR.

>> Sydney: GREAT WAY TO START.

THANK YOU CHARLIE.

THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, BUT SOME STUDENTS ARE STILL GETTING THEIR FIX OF SUMMER FUN AT CAMPS ACROSS THE STATE.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL MET WITH SOME CAMPERS WHO MIGHT NOT NORMALLY GET TO EXPERIENCE SUMMER ACTIVITIES LIKE THEIR CLASSMATES.

HERE HE IS WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: CAMP NORDEN IS LIKE ANY OTHER SUMMER CAMP WITH LOTS OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND MONKEY BUSINESS.

>> THERE ARE WATER ACTIVITIES, WHICH IS A POPULAR THING AT CAMPS.

THERE IS RELAXATION, THERE IS CRAFTING, THERE IS SNACK TIME, THERE IS CAMP COOKING, THERE IS ARCHERY, THERE IS WATER BALLOON LAUNCHING, SO THERE IS SILLY STUFF WHERE THEY GET TO BE KIDS AND HAVE FUN.

>> Reporter: THE ROPE COURSE IS NOT THE OBSTACLE THEY WILL FACE THIS SUMMER.

>> CAMP NORDEN ARE THOSE WHO HAD CANCER PREVIOUSLY OR ARE CURRENTLY ON TREATMENT.

>> Reporter: OVER 30 CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY CANCER FLOCK TO THE CAMP.

THE STAFF HOPES TO GET THEM TO FORGET ABOUT THE STRESSES DEALING WITH CANCER.

>> I CAME HERE FOUR YEARS AGO, I WASN'T HAVING A GOOD TIME, I WAS CRANKY BUT THEN I STARTED TO GROW AND LOVE THE CAMP AND EVERYONE AROUND IT AND THE COUNSELORS AND THE KIDS, AND IT REALLY MADE ME FEEL HAPPY AND LIKE I BELONGED SOMEWHERE.

>> Reporter: WHILE AT CAMP, THE KIDS AREN'T JUST MAKING LIFELONG MEMORIES BUT BUILDING A LIFE LONG COMMUNITY AS WELL.

>> THAT LEVEL OF EMOTION THAT COMES WITH THE EXPERIENCE, HAVING THAT IN COMMON REALLY, THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE PART OF SOMETHING INSTEAD OF FEELING ISOLATED AND THAT IT BRINGS MORE POWER THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE AND TO THAT INDIVIDUAL AND TO THE GROUP AS A WHOLE.

>> MEETING PEOPLE LIKE ME THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED CANCER.

IT'S VERY FUN.

IT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER THAT KNOWING THOSE PEOPLE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE.

>> Reporter: CAMP NORDEN IS NAMED THE GERMAN AND SCANDINAVIAN WORD FOR NORTH.

THEY WANT KIDS TO FIND THEIR TRUE NORTH, THE TRUEST VERSION OF THEMSELVES WHILE DEALING WITH THE DIFFICULTIES OF CANCER.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE LIKE TO SAY HERE IS CANCER BEATS US SO MANY TIMES, LET'S GIVE US A CHANCE TO BEAT CANCER ONCE.

WHEN WE MAKE A KID SMILE HERE, WE'RE BEATING CANCER ONE MORE TIME.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN CROSS LAKE WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> CAMP NORDEN IS FUNDED BY THE CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND, WHERE FAMILIES CAN SEND THEIR CHILD TO THE CAMP AT NO COST.

>>> AND NOW WE HAVE STACY AGAIN FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT, BUT SOME AREAS OF FOG ARE POSSIBLE, SOME LOCALLY DENSE FOG AS WELL.

LOWS NEAR 57 WITH VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

>> Sydney: THANK YOU STACY AND THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR TONIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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