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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 IF.

WAING TONIGHT.

>>> OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT, ONE MAN IS DEAD AFTER AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN THE CITY OF BAGLEY.

ACCORDING TO THE CLEARWATER COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE AROUND 12:15 TODAY AT THE BAGLEY CENEX CONVIENANCE STORE, A CLEARWATER COUNTY DEPUTY ATTEMPTED TO TAKE A MAN INTO CUSTODY ON A FELONY WARRANT.

THE SUSPECT RESISTED AND AFTER A PHYSICAL ALTERCATION WITH THE DEPUTY WAS ABLE TO FLEE THE SCENE.

A CHASE ENSUED AND THE SUSPECT VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AFTER DRIVING INTO THE YARDS OF TWO RESIDENCES.

ONCE STOPPED, DEPUTIES AND OFFICERS ATTEMPTED TO GET THE MAN OUT OF THE VEHICLE.

BUT THE MAN DISCHARGED A WEAPON AT THEM THAT FIRED A FLARE TYPE PROJECTILE.

A DEPUTY FIRED THEIR WEAPON STRIKING THE SUSPECT.

LIFE SAVING MEASURES WERE PERFORMED ON THE MAN BUT HE DIED AT THE SCENE.

ONE DEPUTY DID SUSTAIN A MINOR INJURY IN THE INCIDENT.

THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS BODY CAMERAS WERE WORN AND ACTIVATED THROUGHOUT THE INCIDENT.

THE MINNESOTA B.C.A.

WAS CALLED IN TO INVESTIGATE AND IS ON THE SCENE.

NO NAMES ARE BEING RELEASED AT THIS TIME.

>>> THE EMILY CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT DISCUSSED A POTENTIAL MANGANESE MINE THAT COULD BE PUT IN ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF NORTH OF DOWNTOWN EMILY.

THE MANGANESE WAS FIRST DISCOVERED IN THE AREA OVER 70 YEARS AGO, AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ATTEMPTS TO EXTRACT THE ORE SINCE THEN.

BUT RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN ARE EXTREMELY HESITANT TO ALLOW NORTH STAR MANGANESE, THE COMPANY PROPOSING THE MINE, TO DO ANY DRILLING IN THE AREA.

CITING EVERYTHING FROM ALLEGED BROKEN PROMISES FROM PREVIOUS MINING COMPANIES TO ENSURING THE WATER IN THEIR HOMES REMAINS CLEAN.

>> WELL, IT FELT LIKE THEY WERE DOING US A FAVOR BY MINING IN OUR TOWN.

IT'S LIKE NO, YOU'RE NOT.

YOU ARE CAUSING -- LIKE WHEN THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, IT'S GOING TO CONTAMINATE OUR WATER.

WE'RE GOING TO BE PAYING FOR IT THE REST OF OUR LIVES.

>> WHILE AN OFFICIAL DATE WAS NOT SET FOR A FOLLOW UP MEETING WITH THE COMPANY, COUNCIL MEMBERS EMPHASIZED THEIR DESIRE FOR FOLLOW UP MEETINGS TO OCCUR AS EARLY AS THE FIRST QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR.

>>> THE MY NEIGHBOR TO LOVE COALITION IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT AIMS TO PROVIDE PERMANENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

WHILE THEY ARE NEARING COMPLETION ON THEIR LATEST PROJECT, THEY ARE ASKING FOR THE COMMUNITY'S HELP THIS HOLIDAY SEASON TO HELP FURNISH THE NEWLY BUILT APARTMENTS.

THE ORGANIZATION IS PLANNING ON WELCOMING 30 NEW RESIDENTS TO THEIR COMPLEX IN BRAINERD BY CHRISTMAS TIME.

WHILE THE WALLS AND WINDOWS ARE IN PLACE, THE COALITION NEEDS HELP TO FURNISH THE APARTMENTS AS WELL.

THEY ARE SEEKING EVERYTHING FROM MATTRESSES TO POTS AND PANS TO MAKE THE SPACE LIVABLE FOR THEIR NEW RESIDENTS.

>> WE'RE STARTING OUR HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS CAMPAIGN.

SO WE NEED TO STILL PURCHASE BEDS AND BEDDING, AND FURNITURE, AND WINDOW COVERINGS, AND ALL THE THINGS.

IT COULD BE COMPLETELY FURNISHED, EACH ONE OF THESE HOUSING UNITS.

A LOT OF PEOPLE COME WITH THE CLOTHES ON THEIR BACKS, SO WE WANT TO MAKE IT A NICE HOME.

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>>> THE LONGEST SHUTDOWN IN U.S.

HISTORY IS OVER AFTER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SIGNED A FUNDING BILL TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT LAST NIGHT.

IT FOLLOWS A BITTER, 43-DAY STANDOFF IN CONGRESS OVER THE COUNTRY'S SPENDING PRIORITIES.

BUT EVEN AS THE GOVERNMENT REOPENS, THINGS WON'T QUICKLY BE RETURNING TO NORMAL.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: THE U.S.

GOVERNMENT IS FINALLY BACK OPEN BUT THE FALLOUT CONTINUES.

>> IT COSTS ABOUT $15 BILLION A WEEK, AND IT ACCUMULATES TO MAYBE 1% OF G.D.P.

>> Reporter: WHILE THERE IS RELIEF FOR TRAVELERS.

>> I'M HAPPY IT WILL GET BACK TO SOME KIND OF NORMALCY.

>> Reporter: FLIGHT DELAYS AND CANCELATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER AS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILIIES STAFF BACK UP.

MORE THAN 1 THOU -- 1,000 FLIGHTS WERE CANCELED.

IT REMAINS UNCLEAR WHEN REGULAR OPERATIONS WILL RESUME.

>> IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME.

THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CASCADING EFFECT THAT OCCURRED DURING THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS GOING TO KIND OF BUILD ON TOP OF ITSELF.

>> Reporter: ACROSS FEDERAL AGENCIES, THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FURLOUGHED WORKERS WILL HAVE TO ADDRESS A MORE THAN 6-WEEK BACKLOG OF WORK, FROM FOOD SAFETY INSPECTIONS, TO TAX REFUNDS.

FEDERAL WORKERS SAY IT TAKES TIME TO GET THINGS BACK UP AND RUNNING.

THE BATTLE ON CAPITOL HILL STILL ISN'T OVER.

THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES THAT CONGRESS WILL EXTEND THE HEALTH CARE SUBSIDIES SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, SOMETHING DEMANDED BY DEMOCRATS AS AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ENROLLEES BRACE FOR PREMIUM INCREASES.

>> IT WENT FROM $400 THAT WE'RE PAYING RIGHT NOW TO $1,975 FOR THE SAME POLICY.

>> Reporter: THE LEGISLATION ALSO ONLY FUNDS MOST OF THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH JANUARY, WHICH MEANS IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS, THE GOVERNMENT COULD CLOSE ITS DOORS AGAIN.

IN ATLANTA, I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ.

>> ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE FLIGHT AWARE, 32 FLIGHTS WERE CANCELLED AT THE MINNEAPOLIS ST.

PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TODAY AND 47 WERE DELAYED.

>>> THE IDEAL COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION AWARDED ITS ANNUAL VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD AT THEIR BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.

TONY COFFEY WAS PRESENTED WITH THE AWARD FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE IDEAL TOWNSHIP AREA.

COFFEY IS PASSIONATE ABOUT PRESERVING THE NATIONAL BEAUTY OF HIS COMMUNITY, INCLUDING WITH THE WHITEFISH AREA PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, WHERE HE HAS LED THE FIGHT AGAINST STARRY STONEWORT IN THEIR LAKES.

>> IT'S A REAL SURPRISE TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES AWARDS LIKE THIS, PARTICULARLY WHEN THEY COME FROM VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS, YOU KNOW THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT THESE PEOPLE PUT IN TO THEIR OWN CAUSES, THEIR OWN CONCERNS, THEIR OWN THINGS.

IT'S A REAL HONOR TO RECEIVE THE AWARD.

>> COFFEY PLANS TO CONTINUE HIS FIGHT TO HELP MAINTAIN THE PRISTINE WATERS OF THE WHITEFISH CHAIN.

>>> CROW WING COUNTY RECEIVES A GRANT EVERY YEAR FROM THE STATE TO HELP COMBAT AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES IN THE AREA, AND THEY ARE NOW ASKING FOR THE COMMUNITY'S INPUT ON THIS YEAR'S PLAN.

THE COUNTY RECIEVES ABOUT $450,000 FROM THE STATE TO HELP WITH THE PREVENTION OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES.

TYPICALLY THE FUNDS ARE USED FOR EVERYTHING FROM WATERCRAFT INSPECTIONS TO SUPPORTING OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO TEACHING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DANGERS THAT INVASIVE SPECIES POSE TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE A TOURIST AREA SO TOURISTS COME TO USE OUR WATER AND THEY'RE MURKY OR FULL OF WEEDS.

WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, OUR ECONOMY IS GOING TO CRASH AND THE TOURISTS WON'T COME HERE.

THEY REALLY COME HERE TO VISIT AND USE OUR WATERS AND IF THEY'RE FULL OF WEEDS, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO USE THEM THE WAY THEY WANT.

>> TO SUBMIT FEEDBACK, EMAIL LANDSERVICES@CROWWING.GOV BY DECEMBER 10TH AT 9:00 A.M.

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

>> Stacy: IT'S GOING TO BE SUNNY AND VERY WARM AGAIN TOMORROW BUT OUR TEMPERATURES WILL TURN COLDER THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK WITH THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, BAGLEY HIGH SCHOOL HELD [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> MINNESOTA MAY EXPERIENCE A MORE INTENSE WINTER THIS YEAR.

WITH 2025-26 EXPECTED TO ENTER A LA NIÑA WEATHER PATTERN, REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE, ON HOW THE LAND OF TEN THOUSAND LAKES, COULD BE SEEING LOWER TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION RATES OVER THE COURSE OF THE SEASON.

>> Reporter: MINNESOTA SAW BELOW AVERAGE SNOWFALL RATES ACROSS THE STATE IN THE 2024-25 WINTER, RANGING FROM THE TWIN CITIES, GETTING AROUND 30-INCHES TO DULUTH SITTING AROUND THE 40-INCH RANGE, AND CROW WING COUNTY IS PREPARING FOR A DIFFERENT STORY THIS GO AROUND.

>> WE HAD ALL OUR SNOW AND ICE EQUIPMENT CALIBRATED AND READY TO GO OUT IF IT SNOWS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF DE-IING CHEMICALS READY TO GO.

LUCKILY WE HAD A SURPLUS OF SALT, SO WE'RE SITTING GOOD RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: THERE IS A 33% TO 50% CHANCE OF BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

>> I SUBSCRIBE TO THE CYCLICAL ENVIRONMENT, WHERE IT RUNS ITS COURSE EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS.

WE HAD 80-SOMETHING INCHES OF SNOW IN 2023 AND I DON'T THINK WE HAD 80-THING INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST TWO YEARS COMBINED.

>> Reporter: RESORTS IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA KNOW THAT BEING ADAPTABLE TO THE POTENTIAL WINTER CONDITIONS IS CRUCIAL TOWARDS MAXIMIZING PROFIT.

>> WE'RE FORTUNATE BECAUSE WE HAVE INDOOR HOCKEY ARENAS, WE HAVE INDOOR GOLF SIMULATORS, WE HAVE INDOOR POOL TABLES, PING-PONG TABLES, AND WE HAVE INDOOR RESTAURANTS AND BARS.

>> Reporter: JUST AS THE CROW WING COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT STAYS READY FOR AN INTENSE MINNESOTA WINTER, THEY HAVE A BLUEPRINT TO FOLLOW.

>> WE'RE FLEXIBLE.

WE HAVE A LOT OF SNOW, SNOWMOBILERS, THE ICE FISHERMEN, AND IF WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET OUTDOORS, THEN WE HAVE ALL THE INDOOR ACTIVITIES.

I THINK THAT THIS AREA, THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA IS GOING TO ATTRACT PEOPLE NO MATTER WHAT.

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

>> Dennis: WELL STACY, I AM ALWAYS OF THE THOUGHT THAT AS LONG AS WINTER RUNS DECEMBER, JANUARY, AND FEBRUARY, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF MARCH, I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

AS LONG AS WE DON'T START IN NOVEMBER.

>> Stacy: RIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING COLDER AIR AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, BUT NOT TOMORROW.

TOMORROW WE'RE GOING TO ENJOY SUNSHINE AND WE WILL SEE HIGHS IN THE 50s AND 60s, BUT AS I MENTIONED, A LITTLE BIT MORE WINTER-LIKE AND SEASONAL AS [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE DID ENJOY SOME BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE OUT THERE TODAY, MILD TEMPERATURES, WE'RE GOING TO SEE EVEN MORE OF THE SAME TOMORROW, A LOT OF SUNSHINE, HIGHS IN THE 50s AND 60s.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

SO WE WILL SEE THE TEMPERATURES BECOMING MORE SEASONAL AND IN FACT HIGHS NEXT WEEK SHOULD BE MAINLY IN THE 30s.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 35 AT THE AIRPORT, A LIGHT SOUTH WIND AT THE STUDIO, DEW POINT IS 28, AND HUMIDITY IS AT 73%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES, IT'S 35, A DEW POINT OF 25, AND THE PRESSURE IS FALLING, AND WINDS ARE CALM.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A FEW PASSING CLOUDS NOW AND AGAIN, THOSE SKIES HAVE BEEN CLEAR ACROSS THE VIEWING AREA.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT AND WE ARE SETTING UP FOR A LOT OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW AS WE HAVE THE MILD AIR IN PLACE WITH HIGHS REACHING THE 50s AND 60s IN THE VIEWING AREA BEFORE THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU, WE DID PICK UP A FEW PICTURES OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS LATE LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY.

SO WE'RE SHARING THOSE WITH YOU ONCE AGAIN.

WE ALSO HAVE A PHOTO OF THE RECENT SUNRISE FROM J.D.

WE HAVE GORGEOUS SKIES, GORGEOUS CONDITIONS THIS MORNING FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA, LAURIE SAID IT WAS A GREAT DAY ON LITTLE TURTLE LAKE.

SARAH WITH THE BEAUTIFUL SHOT OF TONIGHT'S SUNSET OVER LAKE EDWARD.

JOAN WITH A TURKEY THAT WAS SPOTTED IN THE YARD.

ANGELA SPOTTING A DEER THERE IN THE DISTANCE NEAR CASS LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, DEBRA IN PINE RIVER, 26 THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY AND 52.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR AND 55.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE AND 55.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, SUNNY AND 58.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 56 WAS OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY IN BRAINERD, WELL ABOVE THE AVERAGE.

IT'S NOT CLOSE TO THAT RECORD HIGH, BUT MILD OUT THERE.

22 WAS OUR LOW TEMP THIS MORNING, WE HAD SUNRISE AT 4:46.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 54, SO AGAIN, AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE IS 37.

WE'RE WELL ABOVE THAT.

21 WAS OUR LOW THIS MORNING, SUNRISE AT 7:22.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, NOT MUCH FOR CLOUDS, A FEW PASSING CLOUDS NOW AND THEN.

WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THE CLOUDS INCREASE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT BEGINS TO APPROACH.

HIGHS TOMORROW, WE'RE LOOKING AT 50s ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA, 59 IN THE PARK RAPIDS AREA, AND THEN IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE SHOULD ACTUALLY SEE THOSE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 60s.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 29, SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15.

TOMORROW, HIGHS SHOULD REACH 58, LOW 60s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WITH SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE REST OF OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH, IT'S GOING TO BRING MORE CLOUDS, COULD ALSO TRIGGER A FEW ISOLATED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS ESPECIALLY IN EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA ON SATURDAY.

40 FOR THE HIGH ON SATURDAY, 38 ON SUNDAY, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.

OVERALL, QUIET EARLY NEXT WEEK, STILL GOING TO SEE THE COOL TEMPERATURES, HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30s, COULD SEE A FEW RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS ON TUESDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

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

WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR US TONIGHT?

>> Charlie: WE TALKED TO MAHNOMEN-WAUBUN FOOTBALL.

THEY'RE IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIFTH STRAIGHT YEAR, BUT THEY HAVE A PRETTY TOUGH OPPONENT COMING UP AND WE GET TO HEAR FROM THE CHAIN CREW FOR BSU.

A SPECIAL STORY COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> THE LAST TWO SEASONS, THE THUNDERBIRDS HAVE BEEN RIGHT ON THE CUSP OF FALLING BACK IN THE CLASS A SEMIFINALS.

THEY'RE HOPING THE THIRD TIME IS A CHARM.

IT'S A STORIED PROGRAM THAT OWNED THE LAST THREE TITLES AND HAVE NOT LOST A GAME SINCE 2022.

THE T-BIRDS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO RISING TO THE CHALLENGE.

>> THEY ARE A VERY WELL-KNOWN, RESPECTED TEAM AND THEY HAD THEIR SUCCESS IN THE PAST TO BACK IT UP.

WE BELIEVE WE CAN GO OUT THERE AND BATTLE WITH THEM AND WE'RE EVENLY MATCHED AND WE CAN COMPETE AND MAKE IT A GAME.

EVERY YEAR, EVERY GAME IS A NEW OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THE FAN BASE ALL THE HARD WORK YOU HAVE DONE AND PUT IT OUT TO SHOW OUT THERE.

EVERY PLAY IS A NEW PLAY TO BE BETTER.

>> IT'S FUN TO GO.

WE PLAYED IN THE DOME, WE PLAYED IN THE BANK, NOTHING BETTER THAN THAT, RIGHT?

IF YOU LOSE, IT'S NOT A GOOD MEMORY.

>> I THINK EVERY YEAR WE'RE PHYSICAL, WE PREACH AND PRACTICE, WE STOP THE RUN VERY WELL, AND WE TRIED IN THE PAST.

WE'RE PHYSICAL AND WE ARE MADE FOR FOOTBALL.

>> Charlie: WELL, SATURDAY IS WHEN THEY WILL GET A CHANCE TO PLAY THAT HARD-NOSE FOOTBALL.

THEY HAVE A 9:00 A.M.

KICK OFF AT U.S.

BANK STADIUM, THE FIRST GAME OF THE DAY IN THE CLASS A SEMIFINALS.

>>> FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE SEASON, BSU'S KATRINA BARTHELT IS THE NSIC WOMEN'S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, JUST THE 4TH REPEAT WINNER IN CONFERENCE HISTORY, AND 2ND IN PROGRAM HISTORY.

THE SENIOR CAPTAIN TALLIED A CAREER HIGH 13-GOALS AND 32-POINTS, MOST IN THE NSIC THIS YEAR, AND MARKS THE 10TH 30-POINT SEASON POSTED BY A BEAVER.

BEMIDJI STATE HAD EIGHT PLAYERS EARN ON CONFERENCE HONORS.

THEY HAD 8 ALSO IN 2022.

WE GOT A FEW HOCKEY GIRLS SCORES FOR YOU.

BRAINERD-LITTLE FALLS TIES RIVER LAKES.

BEMIDJI BEATS THIEF RIVER FALLS 6-1.

>>> WELL, THIS SATURDAY IS THE FINAL GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON FOR BSU FOOTBALL WHEN THEY HOST U-MARY.

SO WE DECIDED TO SPOTLIGHT AN OFTEN OVERLOOKED, YET ESSENTIAL GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS, THE CHAIN CREW.

AND WHILE THESE EIGHT VOLUNTEERS AREN'T THE STARS OF THE SHOW, THEY DO GET TO SEE SOME UP CLOSE.

>> IT'S GAME DAY AT THE CHET AND NO ONE HAS A BETTER SEAT THAN THE CHAIN CREW.

[CHEERING].

>> WOW.

>> Reporter: BUT FOR THE EIGHT VOLUNTEERS RUNNING THE STICKS, IT'S MORE THAN JUST A GREAT VIEW.

>> I THINK THEIR LOVE OF FOOTBALL, LOVE OF SPORTS, BEING OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING, IT'S REALLY COOL.

>> YEP.

YEP, YEP, YEP.

>> Reporter: BRUCE HAS BEEN ON THE CREW THE LONGEST, 20-PLUS YEARS HE WALKED THE SIDELINES, ENSURING EVERYONE IN THE STADIUM KNOWS THE DOWN AND DISTANCE AND STRIKING UP A CONVERSATION OR TWO.

>> WE TALKED TO THE SIDE JUDGES.

WE'RE TALKING TO THE REFEREES ALL THE TIME.

WE TALK TO THE PLAYERS, WE TALKED TO THE MEDICAL STAFF, WE TALK TO EVERYBODY.

>> Reporter: AND ON OCCASION, THEY MAY OVERHEAR THE PLAY CALL.

>> WE SNICKER BECAUSE WE KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO AND WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO PLAY.

IT'S FUN THAT WAY.

>> Reporter: THE JOB IS NOT WITHOUT ITS HAZARDS, THE KIND THAT WILL HIT YOU SQUARE IN THE FACE.

>> IT DIDN'T FEEL GREAT.

I WAS NERVOUS BECAUSE I JUST HAD MY KNEE REPLACED A COUPLE MONTHS PRIOR TO THAT.

I HAD FOUR BSU FOOTBALL PLAYERS PICK ME UP, TELL ME I WAS GOOD AND I HAD TO THINK ABOUT THAT TO MAKE SURE I WAS GOOD, AND IT TURNED OUT I WAS OKAY.

>> Reporter: PAYMENT FOR THE CREW COMES IN THE FORM OF THE FRIENDS THEY MAKE.

>> YEAH, I THINK THE OTHER WOULD HAVE HAD IT.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE FEW THINGS THEY CAN'T MEASURE WITH THEIR CHAINS.

>> THERE YOU GO.

>> MY FAVORITE PART IS THE RELATIONSHIPS I BUILT WITH PLAYERS AND COACHES, AND PLAYERS' FAMILIES.

THIS YEAR, HOMECOMING, ONE OF THE PLAYERS ASKED ME IF I WAS GOING TO JUMP IN THE LAKE WITH THEM SO I JUMPED IN THE LAKE WITH THEM AND IT WAS A BLAST.

>> Reporter: THE MORNING BEFORE KICK OFF, THE CREW MEETS TO TALK SHOP, THE UPCOMING GAME, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHO IS ON CLIP DUTY.

>> NO ONE WANTS TO DO THE CLIP.

A LOT OF US CAN'T BEND OVER THAT FAR TO PUT THE CLIP DOWN AND BRING IT BACK UP AGAIN.

>> Reporter: PROOF THEY'RE NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER.

THE GANG IS NOT READY FOR FOURTH DOWN JUST YET.

>> AS LONG AS MY BODY CAN HOLD OUT, I WILL KEEP DOING IT.

>> WE HAVE A GUY THAT IS IN HIS MID-70s RIGHT NOW.

HE IS STILL GOING STRONG AND I THINK IF ALL OF US CAN PHYSICALLY HANDLE IT, I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF KIDS AND PEOPLE, WE CAN DO IT.

>> Charlie: WELL, THIS IS THE 2025 CHAIN CREW MEMBERS AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS, THEY HAVE 8 MEMBERS THERE, BUT THEY HAVE A STORIED PASS, STUDENTS WORKING THE SIDELINES, VOLUNTEERS, AND DEDICATED PEOPLE WHO REALLY LOVE FOOTBALL AND THAT BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE.

I HAD THAT SEAT IN THE HOUSE A LITTLE BIT, BUT THEY MADE ME AN HONORARY MEMORY OF THE CHAIN GANG FROM BRUCE HIMSELF.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING ME BOMBARD YOU AND MIC YOU UP FOR THE LAST GAME AGAINST JAMESTOWN.

>> Dennis: THOSE GUYS WORK HARD ON SATURDAY.

>> Charlie: THEY ABSOLUTELY DO.

THEY ARE SWEATING IT UP AND AGAIN, THEY DO IT TO GET THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE AND THEY REALLY ENJOY IT.

>> Dennis: GREAT STORY CHARLIE, THANKS.

FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, STUDENTS AT BAGLEY HIGH SCHOOL DISCUSSED HOW HAVING ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS IN THEIR FAMILIES AFFECTS THEIR LIVES DURING THEIR ANNUAL VETERANS DAY PROGRAM.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, ATTENDED THE PROGRAM, AND HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE TO MAKE THE DRIVE-THRU BAGLEY, THIS CLEAR WATER VETERANS MEMORIAL MAY CATCH YOUR EYE, A SIGN THAT THOSE IN THE CITY LOVE THEIR VETERANS, INCLUDING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WHO HELD A PROGRAM TO HONOR THOSE WHO SERVE OUR COUNTRY.

[♪♪♪] >> BAGLEY HIGH SCHOOL SINCERELY WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE VETERANS THAT ATTENDED OUR PROGRAM TODAY, WHILE KEEPING IN MIND THE MILITARY PERSONNEL THAT ARE NO LONGER WITH US THAT PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR OUR FREEDOM.

>> Reporter: HER FATHER SERVES IN THE NATIONAL GUARD TODAY.

HE HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER MILITARY MEMBER FOR 17 YEARS.

>> THERE IS NOT A TIME IN MY LIFE WHERE HE HASN'T BEEN SERVING THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: MULTIPLE DEPLOYMENTS, SOME LASTING A FEW WEEKS, SOME LASTING MONTHS.

SHE WOULD DESCRIBE THE FEELING SHE GETS SAYING GOODBYE TO HER FATHER BEFORE HIS DEPLOYMENTS.

>> THE DAY WHEN I HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE TO MY DAD FEELS LIKE FOREVER.

WHEN I GIVE HIM ONE LAST HUG, FOR IT WOULD BE A COUPLE DAYS, A COUPLE WEEKS, OR EVEN A COUPLE MONTHS.

>> Reporter: ISABELLA AND HER FAMILY WOULD VIDEO CHAT WITH HER FATHER AS MUCH AS THEY COULD BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME AS HAVING THEM NEXT TO YOU.

>> MY MOM FELT LONELY SITTING IN HER ROOM, ALONE WITH HER WORRIES AND FEARS.

WE WOULD HAVE SLEEP OVERS WITH HER ON THOSE NIGHTS.

MY MOM WOULD TRY TO STAY STRONG WITH US WHEN I KNEW SHE WAS STRUGGLING INSIDE.

>> Reporter: SAM SMITH WAS A BAGLEY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE THAT JOINED THE NAVY IN THE SCHOOL CAFETERIA.

HE TALKED ABOUT WHY HE ENLISTED AND HOW BEING A VETERAN IMPACTED HIS LIFE.

>> THAT SMALL DECISION I MADE WHEN I WAS 17 WAS ONE OF THE BEST COURSE CHANGES IN MY LIFE.

I TELL FOLKS BEFORE I WENT INTO THE NAVY I HAD TWO SISTERS.

WHEN I LEFT TO LOUISVILLE, I HAD 2 SISTERS AND 108 BROTHERS.

>> Reporter: THEY NOMINATED 5 VETERANS TO RECEIVE AN AWARD.

>> WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WELCOME HOME.

[APPLAUSE].

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BAGLEY FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> AS OF OCTOBER 31ST OF THIS YEAR, THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 427,000 QUILTS OF VALOR PRESENTED VETERANS WHO HAVE BEEN HONORABLY DISCHARGED.

>>> TIME FOR A LAST CHECK OF OUR WEATHER, WE GO TO STACY.

>> Stacy: CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT, SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15, HIGHS SHOULD REACH 58 TOMORROW AND LOW 60s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

THEN THINGS START TO TURN MORE SEASONAL AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

>> Charlie: GRAND RAPIDS TOMORROW IN THE 4A SEMIFINALS IN FOOTBALL.

WE'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT TOMORROW NIGHT.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'RE BACK AT 10:00 TOMORROW, WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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