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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.

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

>>> THE LONGEST GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IN U.S.

HISTORY IS OVER.

ON DAY 43 OF THE SHUTDOWN THE U.S.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTED TODAY TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT AND PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNED IT ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.

SHERRELL HUBBARD HAS THE DETAILS ON THE CRUCIAL HOUSE VOTE.

>> THE AYE ARE 222, THE NAYS ARE 209.

THE BILL IS PASSED, THE MOTION IS ADOPTED.

>> Reporter: IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE LONGEST GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IN HISTORY.

GOING INTO THE VOTE, SOME HOUSE DEMOCRATS SLAMMED THE BILL.

>> I THINK IT'S A RAW DEAL FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THE DEAL TO END THE SHUTDOWN INCLUDES JOB RESTORATION FOR THOUSANDS OF FEDERAL WORKERS FIRED DURING THE SHUTDOWN, PROTECTIONS AGAINST MASS FEDERAL LAYOFFS THROUGH THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, AND FUNDING SNAP BENEFITS THROUGH THE 2026-FISCAL YEAR, BUT IT'S WHAT THE BILL DOESN'T INCLUDE THAT IS GETTING THE MOST REACTION, AN EXTENSION OF THE ENHANCED AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SUBSIDIES, WHICH MILLIONS OF AMERICAN RELY ON.

>> EVERY PERSON IN OUR COUNTRY HAS LOST A LOVED ONE TO CANCER AND YET YOU WOULD DENY PEOPLE LIFESAVING CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH.

THE REPUBLICANS CONTROL THE HOUSE, SENATE, AND WHITE HOUSE, AND YOU WANT TO ENFACT HARM TO MAKE PEOPLE SICKER AND LESS SAFE.

>> Reporter: REPUBLICANS PROMISED A FUTURE VOTE ON A.C.A.

SUBSIDIES.

AFTER THE VOTE, MIKE JOHNSON PLACED BLAME ON THE SHUTDOWN SQUARELY ON DEMOCRATS.

>> THE DEMOCRATS SHUT DOWN IS FINALLY OVER THANKS TO HOUSE AND SENATE REPUBLICANS WHO STOOD TOGETHER TO GET THE JOB DONE.

>> ABSOLUTELY NO QUESTION IN ANYBODY'S MINDS NOW THAT THE DEMOCRATS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS.

>> Reporter: I'M SHERRELL HUBBARD REPORTING.

>> THE ENDING OF THE SHUTDOWN HAS RESULTED IN CHANGES TO PLANNED FLIGHT REDUCTIONS FOR LATER THIS WEEK.

FLIGHT REDUCTIONS WERE SUPPOSED TO RISE TO 10-PERCENT, BUT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION SAID THE 6-PERCENT LIMIT WILL REMAIN SINCE THERE ARE MORE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS COMING TO WORK.

>>> ESSENTIA HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE REACHED A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE MINNESOTA NURSES ASSOCIATION ON A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT COVERING NEARLY 300 NURSES AT ST.

JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER IN BRAINERD.

ESSENTIA SAYS IN A PRESS RELEASE THAT THE M.N.A.

AND UNION BARGAINING COMMITTEE HAVE GIVEN THEIR FULL RECOMMENDATION AND WILL HOLD A RATIFICATION VOTE IN THE COMING DAYS, AND THAT THE AGREEMENT WAS REACHED AFTER JUST EIGHT BARGAINING SESSIONS.

ONCE RATIFIED, THE CONTRACT WILL BE EFFECTIVE THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST OF 2028.

>>> FEMA DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS ARE NOW OPEN IN BOTH CASS LAKE AND BEMIDJI FOR LEECH LAKE BAND MEMBERS AND DESCENDANTS WHO WERE AFFECTED BY THE SUMMER SOLSTICE STORM EARLIER THIS YEAR.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP RECENTLY APPROVED THE DECLARATION FOR BOTH PUBLIC AND INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE WHO SUFFERED STORM DAMAGE OR LOSSES.

LEECH LAKE HAS BEEN STRAINING TO COVER THE COSTS OF CLEARING THOUSANDS OF DOWNED TREES ACROSS ITS RESERVATION, AND HAS SPENT ABOUT $1.5 MILLION OF ITS OWN FUNDS SO FAR.

>> WHEN WE FIRST CAME UP HERE, WE SAW THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE AND THE RECOVERY THAT NEEDED TO TAKE PLACE AT LEECH LAKE AND AREAS AROUND THAT.

ALL THE WIND DAMAGE, ALL THE HOME DAMAGE, SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE TO START PROVIDING THAT ASSISTANCE TO THE BAND MEMBERS AND THE TRIBE ITSELF.

>> IT'S A GOD SEND.

WE ARE PRETTY HAPPY THAT WE ARE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE PROGRAMS.

>> LEECH LAKE DESCENDANTS MUST FIRST CONTACT THE LEECH LAKE ENROLLMENT OFFICE TO REQUEST A DESCENDANCY DOCUMENT.

YOU ARE ASKED TO BRING A CERTIFIED BIRTH CERTIFICATE SHOWING A LEECH LAKE-ENROLLED PARENT, OR A PARENT'S RECORD SHOWING A LEECH LAKE-ENROLLED GRANDPARENT.

ALL OF THOSE WHO DO APPLY FOR FEMA ASSISTANCE WILL BE ASKED TO BRING THEIR TRIBAL I.D, ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER ITEMS.

>> A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT DAMAGE THEY INCURRED AT THEIR PROPERTY.

SOME BASIC THINGS LIKE A PHONE NUMBER, AN ADDRESS, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE IMPORTANT WHEN THEY'RE REGISTERING.

THEY WILL ASK YOU ABOUT HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND OTHER THINGS, BUT THOSE ARE THE MAIN THINGS YOU NEED IN ADDITION TO PROVING YOU ARE A TRIBAL MEMBER.

>> BOTH FEMA RECOVERY CENTERS IN CASS LAKE AND BEMIDJI WILL BE OPEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19TH, FROM 9:00 A.M.

TO 6:00 P.M.

THE CENTERS ARE CLOSED ON SUNDAYS THOUGH.

WE WILL HAVE THE ADDRESS TO BOTH CENTERS PROVIDED ALONG WITH THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> BRAINERD COMMUNITY ACTION CONTINUED ITS TOUR OF HANDING OUT COMMUNITY AWARDS TODAY AS THEY PRESENTED THE AWARDS FOR NON-PROFIT OF THE YEAR AND YOUTH VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR.

THE NON-PROFIT RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY WENT TO SMILES FOR JAKE.

AN ORGANIZATION THAT AIMS TO SHED LIGHT ON MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND SUICIDE PREVENTION THROUGH OUTREACH EVENTS HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

>> I AM USUALLY NOT AT A LOSS FOR WORDS AND RIGHT NOW I'M FUMBLING OVER MY WORDS, WHICH I USUALLY DON'T.

THIS IS A CULMINATION OF A LOT OF WORK FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND JUST TO BE RECOGNIZED IS VERY HUMBLING TO SAY THE LEAST.

>> AND MARIANNA CALL WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE BRAINERD YOUTH VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR.

SHE WAS HONORED FOR HER WORK WITH THE BRAINERD LEO'S CLUB AND HER WORK TO HELP ENGAGE HER PEERS IN COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES.

>> IT MEANS A LOT TO ME.

I DOUBT MYSELF OFTEN, AM I EVER DOING ENOUGH?

TEENS THESE DAYS, I FEEL LIKE STRUGGLE TO FIND A COMMUNITY TO GET OUT OR SOMETHING, A REASON TO GET OUT AND DO SOMETHING.

SO I TRY TO FIND WAYS TO GET THE TEENS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO GO OUT AND DO SOMETHING.

>> RECIPIENTS OF THE AWARDS FROM BRAINERD COMMUNITY ACTION WILL BE RECOGNIZED TOGETHER IN A CEREMONY ON JANUARY 10TH.

>>> 100-PLUS WOMEN WHO CARE BEMIDJI IS PLANNING ITS FOURTH EVENT IN THE AREA, TO GATHER AS MANY WOMEN AS THEY CAN FOR A COLLECTING GIVING FUNDRAISER FOR A LOCAL NONPROFIT.

THE MOVEMENT AS A WHOLE IS NEARLY TWO DECADES OLD AND HAS SPREAD NATIONWIDE, BUT IS ONLY ON ITS SECOND YEAR IN BEMIDJI.

THIS THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 13TH, MORE THAN 100 WOMEN WILL GET TOGETHER, BRING $100 WITH THEM, AND VOTE ON A LOCAL NONPROFIT TO DONATE TO.

EACH WOMAN PAYS A MINIMUM OF $100 AND CHOOSES A NONPROFIT THAT THEY WISH TO DONATE TO, AND THE CHOICES ARE NARROWED DOWN TO FOUR, WHICH ARE THEN VOTED ON BY ALL OF THE WOMEN IN ATTENDANCE.

THE BEMIDJI CHAPTER HAS HELD THREE ONE-HOUR LONG EVENTS, IN WHICH THEY HAVE RAISED A TOTAL OF $43,200.

>> THE REALLY PROMINENT FEELING IN THE ATMOSPHERE IS PURE JOY.

WOMEN JUST LOVE BEING THERE.

THE MORE WOMEN THAT COME, THE BIGGER THE TAKE AT THE END OF THE NIGHT AND THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE FEEL A REALLY GOOD PART OF FOR ONLY $100, A WOMAN WAS PART OF GIVING $17,000 TO THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB.

TO DO THAT EFFORT ALONE WOULD BE INSURMOUNTABLE FOR MOST PEOPLE.

>> IT'S BEEN A HUMBLING EXPERIENCE AND THE ENERGY OF ALL THESE WOMEN COMING TOGETHER AND SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL NON-PROFITS AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO DESCRIBE.

IT'S A SENSE OF COMRADERY AND COLLECTIVE GIVING AND HOW VALUABLE THAT CAN BE IN SUCH A SHORT TIME IN ONE EVENING.

>> THE UPCOMING 100-PLUS WOMEN WHO CARE EVENT IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE TOMORROW, THURSDAY, THE 13TH, AT THE SOUTH SHORE HOTEL IN BEMIDJI AT 6:00 P.M, WITH A 5:00 P.M.

SOCIAL HOUR TO START THE EVENING, AND EXACTLY ONE HOUR OF FUNDRAISING.

>>> THE SUPREME COURT IS GEARING UP FOR ORAL ARGUMENTS ON TWO BLOCKBUSTER CONTROVERSIES IN JANUARY.

ON JANUARY 13TH, THE JUSTICES WILL TAKE UP A PAIR OF CHALLENGES TO STATE BANS THAT BLOCK TRANSGENDER STUDENTS FROM PLAYING ON SPORTS TEAMS THAT ALIGN WITH THEIR GENDER IDENTITY.

THEN, ON JANUARY 21ST, THE COURT WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS OVER WHETHER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CAN FIRE FEDERAL RESERVE GOVERNOR LISA COOK.

THE OUTCOME OF THAT CLOSELY-WATCHED CASE COULD RISK THE INDEPENDENCE OF AN AGENCY WITH VAST POWER OVER THE U.S.

ECONOMY.

THE HIGH COURT IS EXPECTED TO HAND DOWN DECISIONS IN THOSE CASES BEFORE THE END OF JUNE.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF SUNSHINE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME MILD TEMPERATURES TO END THE WORKWEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE BRAINERD LAKES REGIONAL AIRPORT DEBUTED A NEW AIRCRAFT MODEL LAST WEEK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> THE BRAINERD LAKES REGIONAL AIRPORT LAST WEEK DEBUTED A NEW DISPLAY FEATURING A HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE FROM THE 1930S.

REPORTER MILES WALKER WAS IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE CEREMONY, TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT THE HENDERSON LONGSTER HAS IN STORE FOR THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA AND BEYOND.

>> Reporter: THE PROJECT TO INTEGRATE BEGAN OVER FIVE YEARS AGO AND PAUL'S SHOP IN BRAINERD.

>> IT WAS FOUND IN A BARN SOUTH OF TOWN IS WHAT I HEARD.

IT'S AMAZING, THE LOCAL E.A.

CHAPTER DID A GREAT JOB IN REFURBISHING THAT.

>> WE WERE HAPPY TO HAVE IT AS AN ITEM IN OUR AIRPORT.

IT MAKES FOR A GREAT CONVERSATION PIECE FOR PASSENGERS COMING AND GOING.

>> Dennis: IT'S A VINTAGE PIECE AS THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION CHAPTER 1610 RESTORED THE AIRCRAFT MODEL ORIGINALLY THE -- DESIGN IN THE 1930s.

>> THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT A REPLICA OF A PLANE BUILT BY LESLIE LONG.

THEY SAID THANKS TO THE LONGSTER, THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WOULDN'T HAPPEN.

SO IT'S HOW IT ORIGINATED.

>> Reporter: THANKS TO WEEKLY MEETINGS EVERY THURSDAY AND THE SHOP, THE AIRCRAFT IS FINALLY READY FOR THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

>> THE OAK E.A.

CHAPTER CAME TO ONE OF THE COMMISSION MEETINGS AND THEY WERE ASKING THEM TO FINANCE THE HANGING OF IT AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK TO THE AIRPORT.

I HOPE IT JUST BRINGS GOOD AVIATION THOUGHTS TO PEOPLE AS THEY WALK INTO THE AIRPORT AND HOPEFULLY THEY CHOOSE TO FLY BRAINERD MORE OFTEN.

>> Reporter: FROM ADDING DECALS TO A MANNEQUIN DEPICTING EDNA GARNER WHITE, THE HENDERSON LONGSTER HAS BEEN THROUGH ITS WORTH AND THEY BELIEVE IT'S THE RIGHT ADDITION TO TAKE THE COMMUNITY BACK IN TIME AMONG FIRST GLANCE.

>> THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 1940s.

THIS IS A PIECE OF THAT HISTORY.

IT HAD BEEN GOING THROUGH THERE IN THAT ERA.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE THE HISTORY.

MOST PEOPLE IN THIS AREA AND PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT DON'T KNOW THE BREATH OF ALL THE DETAILS THAT GO ON IN THE AIRPORT.

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

>>> THE BRAINERD LAKES REGIONAL AIRPORT PLANS ON HOLDING AN OPEN HOUSE IN THE SPRING.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, A WARM UP IS IN STORE.

>> Stacy: YES, WE'RE GOING TO SEE WARM TEMPERATURES THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, A LOT OF 40s AND SOME 50s AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE COOLER TEMPERATURES COMING BACK INTO [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE ENJOYED A LOT OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND WE HAD SOME WARMER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT, MORE SUNSHINE, AND WARMER TEMPS TOMORROW.

IN FACT, AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY, WE COULD SEE HIGHS IN THE 50s.

WE WILL BE SEEING ANOTHER COOL DOWN AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 28 DEGREES.

WINDS OUT OF THE STUDIO ARE CALM WITH A DEW POINT OF 22 AND HUMIDITY AT 79%.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 33 DEGREES, 24 IS OUR DEW POINT, PRESSURE IS ON THE RISE AND WINDS ARE WEST AT 6 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, IT IS ALL CLEAR ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

THAT WILL LEAD US INTO A SUNNY DAY TOMORROW.

TEMPERATURES, VERY MILD FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR, MOST OF US SHOULD SEE THE HIGHS COMING BACK INTO THE 40s.

MORE WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

WE HAVE SO MANY PICTURES OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS FROM LAST NIGHT THIS MORNING AND TODAY THAT I WANTED TO SHARE SOME MORE WITH YOU.

A LOT OF PICTURES SENT TO US.

WE ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE CLEAR SKIES, SO WE ARE ABLE TO SEE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS LAST NIGHT AND AGAIN TONIGHT.

WE HAVE MORE PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON OUR FACEBOOK GROUP, LAKELAND NEWS EAGLE EYE WEATHER WATCHERS.

WE HAVE MORE AVAILABLE THERE.

I WANT TO THANK ALL THE EAGLE EYES FOR SENDING THESE IN AND SHARING THOSE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLEAR AND 45.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, A HIGH OF 48.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, SUNNY AND BREEZY.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUN AND 47.

ANGELA IN CASS LAKE, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TODAY.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REACHING A HIGH OF 49.

WE'RE SEEING ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES IN THE AREA.

OUR AVERAGE IS 41.

33 FOR OUR LOW TEMP AND SUNSET WAS AT 4:47.

BEMIDJI WITH A HIGH OF 44, SO VERY MUCH ABOVE THE AVERAGE HIGH.

28 WAS OUR LOW THIS MORNING, AND SUNSET AT 4:46.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

WE ARE GOING TO BE ENJOYING A LOT OF SUNSHINE AND OTHER THAN A FEW PASSING CLOUDS, IT LOOKS LIKE SUNNY SKIES WILL STAY WITH US THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE IN THE 40s IN THE FAR NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE, MOST OF US, CLOSE TO 50 DEGREES, AND AS WE HEAD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE WILL BE SEEING THE HIGHS CLIMBING INTO THE LOW 50s.

SO TAKING A LOOK AT THAT FORECAST FOR YOU FOR TONIGHT, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 28 FOR OUR LOW TEMP, VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15.

MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, HIGHS NEAR 49 AND SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10.

LOOKING AT THE WEEKEND FORECAST, WE WILL SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, HIGHS IN THE MID-50s.

WE'LL START TO COOL OFF AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR RAIN, MAYBE SOME EARLY SNOW IN PARTS OF EASTERN MINNESOTA SATURDAY, OTHERWISE QUIET WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, HIGHS SUNDAY AND MONDAY SHOULD REACH THE UPPER 30s.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: OKAY, AND CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS.

IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR, YOU ARE CROSSING OVER SPORTS SEASON.

FALL SPORTS ARE WRAPPING UP AS YOU HAVE WINTER SPORTS UNDERWAY.

>> Charlie: YES, WE HAD GIRLS HOCKEY STARTING AND WE GET A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM A GIRLS HOCKEY TEAM TONIGHT DOWN IN BRAINERD BUT ALSO THE STATE MEET COMING UP THIS WEEKEND FOR GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING AND BEMIDJI IS BACK AFTER 7 YEARS OF NOT HAVING A GIRL SWIMMER AT THE STATE MEET.

WE GET A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM THEIR RELAY TIME COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2018, THE BEMIDJI GIRLS' WILL HAVE SWIMMERS AT THE CLASS 2-A STATE MEET.

THE 200-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY TEAM, COMPOSED OF SENIOR ABBY DAMAN, JUNIOR ELLIE WILL, SOPHOMORE KIERA STRODTMAN, AND FRESHMAN FINLEY ZOTHMAN, FINISHED 2ND AT THE SECTION 8-2A FINALS THIS PAST SATURDAY, PUNCHING THEIR TICKET TO MINNEAPOLIS.

ZOTHMAN ALSO WON THE SECTION TITLE IN THE 50-YARD FREE AND WILL COMPETE IN THAT EVENT AS WELL.

INCLUDING THEIR THREE ALTERNATES, THE LUMBERJACKS WILL HAVE SEVEN TOTAL SWIMMERS AT STATE, A PLACE THE GIRLS HAVE BEEN DREAMING OF REACHING FOR A LONG TIME.

>> OBVIOUSLY, IT'S LIKE A BITTERSWEET MOMENT.

I KNOW THIS IS MY LAST TIME I GET TO SWIM WITH THEM, BUT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARDS THIS GOAL, AT LEAST FOR ME, MY WHOLE HIGH SCHOOL CAREER, TO GO WITH MY BEST FRIEND, IT'S A SUPER AMAZING MOMENT.

I SAW WE GOT SECOND AND I WAS LIKE OH MY GOODNESS AND ALL THE GIRLS CAME TO ME AND STARTED CRYING.

I WAS LIKE THIS IS SO SURREAL.

IT'S SUPER EXCITING THIS GETS TO HAPPEN.

I ACTUALLY ENJOYED AND REALIZED A LOT.

YOU HAVE OTHER PEOPLE TO LEAN ON AND THEY KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH.

IN INDIVIDUAL EVENTS, EVERYONE IS SO DIFFERENT.

WITH FINALLY, -- THE RELAY, WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE SAME EXPERIENCE.

I GET TO BE WITH MY FRIENDS MORE, I GET TO PRACTICE WITH THEM A LITTLE LONGER.

>> BRAINERD WILL ALSO BE SENDING SEVERAL SWIMMERS TO THE STATE MEET, INCLUDING SENIOR AVERY DEER WHO SIGNED TO SWIM IN COLLEGE AT NORTHERN IOWA EARLIER TODAY.

>>> WELL, BEMIDJI'S MILES GISH AND BRAINERD'S SAWYER RIFFLE WERE AMONG SIX AREA FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO MADE THE NORTH'S ROSTER FOR THE 52ND ANNUAL MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL ALLSTAR GAME.

GISH FINISHED THE SEASON WITH NEARLY A THOUSAND YARDS RUSHING, 169 YARDS RECEIVING, AND 9 TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS FOR THE LUMBERJACKS.

RIFFLE, WHO HANDLED PUNTING AND KICKING DUTIES FOR THE WARRIORS, AVERAGED 43.5 YARDS PER PUNT, AND SCORED 32-POINTS ON FIELD GOALS AND P.A.T.'S.

HE'S ALSO A UND COMMIT.

HERE ARE ALL THE AREA FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND ONE COACH WHO MADE THE NORTH'S ALLSTAR ROSTER, THE GAME IS DECEMBER 13TH AT U.S.

BANK STADIUM.

>>> AND FINALLY, BSU WOMEN'S SOCCER HAS JUMPED TO NUMBER TWO IN THE LATEST NCAA CENTRAL REGIONAL RANKINGS, BEHIND MINNESOTA STATE MANKATO AND DIRECTLY AHEAD OF SAINT CLOUD STATE.

THE TOP EIGHT TEAMS IN EACH REGION EARN BIDS TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT UNLESS A TEAM OUTSIDE THAT EIGHT EARNS AN AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER.

LIKE AN UPSET IN THE TOURNAMENT.

SO EVEN IF THE BEAVERS LOSE THEIR NSIC TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINAL MATCH AGAINST SAINT CLOUD STATE ON FRIDAY, THEY WILL LIKELY STILL GET A BID.

>> WELL, BRAINERD LITTLE FALLS GIRLS HOCKEY RANG IN A NEW ERA WITH A 1-0 WIN LAST THURSDAY AGAINST SECTION 8AA OPPONENT BUFFALO.

SPORTS REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE, ON THE STANDARD NEW HEAD COACH TONY COUTURE, IS TRYING TO SET WITHIN THE WARRIORS.

>> Reporter: HE MAY BE NEW TO COACHING GIRLS HOCKEY BUT HE IS BRINGING HIS EXPERIENCE WITH THE BOYS, COMPILING OVER 400 WINS AND 7 STATE TOURNAMENT EXPERIENCES.

>> KATE DID A GREAT JOB BRINGING IT THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO WHAT HE HAD ALREADY STARTED, YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOT OF A TEAM CONCEPT, WORKING HARD, AND SHOWING THE GIRLS ALTHOUGH WE LOST 14 SENIORS, WE'RE CAPABLE OF WORKING HARD AND WINNING GAMES.

>> Reporter: HOWEVER, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW.

ONE OF THE MAIN POINTS OF EMPHASIS CENTERED AROUND HAVING WOMEN ON HIS COACHING STAFF.

>> GABBY AND ALEX ARE GREAT WITH THE GIRLS THEY KNOW THE INS AND OUTS AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT GIRLS GO THROUGH AS A HOCKEY PLAYER.

>> I LOVE HAVING WOMEN AS COACHES BECAUSE IT'S MORE COMFORTABLE.

>> Reporter: HE HAS THREE CORE GOALS FOR THE WARRIORS EARLY THIS SEASON.

HAVE FUN, WORK YOUR TAIL OFF, AND SHOW SOME GRIT.

>> WITH US UPPERCLASSMEN, WE HAD THE EXPERIENCE WITH COUTURE BEFORE AND WE CAN SHOW BY EXAMPLE TO THE YOUNGER GIRLS HOW HARD YOU HAVE TO WORK TO WIN IN THIS STATE OF HOCKEY.

>> Reporter: HE IS ALSO TAKING AIM AT THE GIRLS FIGHTING NYLON MORE AVERAGE.

IN 2022, THAT'S WHEN THEY LAST MADE THE TOURNAMENT.

>> IT COMES DOWN TO WHAT YOU DO ON YOUR OWN TIME.

LIKE, DO YOU SHOOT PUCKS?

DO YOU COME OUT EARLY AND PRACTICE SHOOTING?

ALSO AT PRACTICE, YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE SHOOTING TO SCORE EVERY TIME.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO THAT, HE IS TRYING SOMETHING NEW DEFENSIVELY, RUNNING 6 DEFENDERS DEEP, OPPOSED TO 4 OR 5 ON PAST BRAINERD ITERATIONS.

>> IT BRINGS US TOGETHER IF WE HAVE MORE GIRLS PLAYING.

PLAYING WITH DIFFERENT GIRLS HELPS US ADJUST BETTER.

ANY SCENARIO THROWN OUT ON US ON THE ICE.

>> RUNNING 60 IS JUST MAKING IT A POWERHOUSE BACK THERE.

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

>> Charlie: AND THEY HAVE TWO BIG GAMES COMING UP TOMORROW NIGHT, THE FIRST ONE THEY ARE PLAYING BASICALLY RECORY.

TOMORROW THEY WILL BE PLAYING AND FRIDAY NIGHT THEY ARE TAKING ON BLOOMINGTON JEFFERSON AT HOME AT THE ESSENTIA HEALTH CARE CENTER.

IT'S BACK THERE WHERE THEY PLAY HOCKEY ALL THE TIME.

>> Dennis: SOUNDS GOOD.

THANKS CHARLIE.

ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION, ABOUT EVERY TWO MINUTES IN THE U.S.

SOMEONE IS DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER.

AND EXPERTS SAY A DISTURBING TREND IS ON THE RISE, UP TO 20 PERCENT OF LUNG CANCERS EACH YEAR HAPPEN IN PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER SMOKED OR SMOKED VERY LITTLE AND MANY OF THEM ARE YOUNGER.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS ONE MOM'S STORY AND WHAT'S BELIEVED TO BE BEHIND THE RISE OF THIS DISEASE IN NON-SMOKERS.

>> CHRISTY HAS CONQUERED MOUNT KILIMANJARO, IS 36 YEARS OLD, LIVES AN ACTIVE LIFE, DOESN'T SMOKE, AND HAS A HUSBAND AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, SO YOU CAN IMAGINE HER SHOCK WHEN FOUR MONTHS AGO SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER.

>> THIS IS A JOKE, RIGHT?

LIKE, I DON'T HAVE LUNG CANCER.

THERE IS NO WAY.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS EVEN THE DOCTORS DIDN'T BELIEVE IT, BUT AFTER FEELING CHEST PAIN, MULTIPLE TESTS WERE ORDERED AND SHE SAYS A MASS WAS DETECTED IN HER UPPER RIGHT LOBE.

>> WHEN I GOT THE C.A.T.

SCAN DONE, THAT SPOT LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE.

>> UNFORTUNATELY, THE FACE OF LUNG CANCER IS CHANGING.

>> Reporter: THE DOCTOR AT THE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER SAYS PEOPLE WITH THE AGES OF 50 TO 80 WITH A SMOKING HISTORY ARE RECOMMENDED TO BE SCREENED FOR LUNG CANCER, BUT IT CAN BE CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES TO THINGS LIKE RADON, ASBESTOS, AND AIR POLLUTION, GENETICS, HAVING A FAMILY HISTORY OR GENE MUTATIONS, AND BREATHING IN SECONDHAND SMOKE.

>> AS A PATIENT, YOU KNOW YOUR BODY MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

YOU DESERVE A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION IF YOU HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT.

>> Reporter: THROUGH SURGERY, SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE ALL OF HER CANCER AND PART OF HER LUNG AND SINCE THE DISEASE WAS DETECTED EARLY, SHE DIDN'T NEED XHEEM -- KEEP THERAPY OR RADIATION.

>> I'M BACK TO FULL RECOVERY, PICKING UP MY KIDS, AND ALL THE FUN STUFF.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>> WHILE THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW FOR SURE, HOUVOURAS BELIEVES HER LUNG CANCER WAS THE RESULT OF RADON EXPOSURE AS A CHILD.

SHE SAYS IT LED HER TO GET HER CURRENT HOME TESTED FOR RADON, WHICH FOUND ELEVATED LEVELS OF THE NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE GAS.

SO, SHE NOW HAS A RADON MITIGATION SYSTEM TO HELP REDUCE EXPOSURE.

>>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR WEATHER AND WE GO BACK OVER TO STACY.

>> WE WILL BE SEEING CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

LOWS DOWN TO 28, WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE AT 5 TO 15.

LOOK FOR A LOT OF SUNSHINE IN THE AREA TOMORROW, HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40s INTO THE LOW 50s, WE'LL SEE SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10.

WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY WITH HIGHS NEAR 55.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW ON SATURDAY IN EASTERN MINNESOTA AND IN WESTERN MINNESOTA ON FRIDAY, AND HIGHS SHOULD BE IN THE UPPER 30s EARLY NEXT WEEK.

>> Charlie: BSU FOOTBALL HAS THEIR FINAL HOME GAME OF THE SEASON THIS SATURDAY AND ESPECIALLY FOR THAT, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT AND SPOT LIKE THE CHAIN CREW THAT NORMALLY DOESN'T GET A LOT OF RECOGNITION BUT THEY DO A LOT OF GOOD.

WE WILL HEAR FROM THEM TOMORROW.

>> Dennis: WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.

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

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