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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 EVERYONE THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

>>> AUTHORITIES HAVE IDENTIFIED THE MAN WHO DIED DURING AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN BAGLEY LAST WEEK, AS WELL AS THE DEPUTY INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING.

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA FORENSIC PATHOLOGY CENTER HAS IDENTIFIED THE MAN WHO DIED AS 75-YEAR-OLD DENNIS HOIE OF BAGLEY.

THE MINNESOTA BUREAU OF CRIMINAL APPREHENSION HAS IDENTIFIED THE DEPUTY WHO USED FORCE DURING THE NOVEMBER 13TH INCIDENT AS CLEARWATER COUNTY DEPUTY NOAH HALLMAN.

THE B.C.A.

SAYS HALLMAN FIRED HIS DEPARTMENT-ISSUED HANDGUN AFTER HOIE SHOT A FLARE GUN TOWARDS DEPUTIES WHO WERE TRYING TO APPREHEND HIM ON AN OUTSTANDING FELONY WARRANT.

MEDICAL AID WAS RENDERED TO HOIE, BUT HE WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED ON THE SCENE.

A DEPUTY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF HOIE'S VEHICLE SUSTAINED A GRAZE INJURY TO HIS HEAD THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

B.C.A.

CRIME SCENE PERSONNEL RECOVERED ONE ORANGE-COLORED FLARE GUN.

DEPUTY HALLMAN'S BODY CAMERA WAS ON AND RECORDING DURING THIS INCIDENT.

HALLMAN, WHO HAS THREE YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE, HAS BEEN PLACED ON CRITICAL INCIDENT LEAVE BY THE CLEARWATER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

THE CLEARWATER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REQUESTED THE B.C.A.

INVESTIGATE THE USE OF FORCE.

ONCE THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE, THE B.C.A.

WILL PRESENT ITS FINDINGS WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION ON CHARGES TO THE CLEARWATER COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR REVIEW.

>>> TWICE A YEAR, AN ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS 100 PLUS WOMEN WHO CARE OF THE BEMIDJI AREA COMES TOGETHER TO GIVE AWAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DONATED FROM WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY TO A LOCAL NON-PROFIT.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, ATTENDED THE EVENT, TO SEE WHO WALKED AWAY WITH A RECORD-BREAKING DONATION.

>> Reporter: WELL OVER 100 WOMEN THAT LIVE IN THE BEMIDJI AREA GATHERED FOR A BIANNUAL EVENT TO DONATE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO A LOCAL NON-PROFIT.

>> I USE THE WORD GROOVY ONCE IN A WHILE AND IT'S PERFECT FOR THIS.

THIS IS REALLY GROOVY.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE FOURTH EVENT FOR 100-PLUS WOMEN THAT CARE IN BEMIDJI.

>> TONIGHT, WE'RE HOPING THAT THE 43 SURPASSES 60,000 AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT IT WILL.

>> Reporter: IN ONE HOUR, FOUR NON-PROFITS IN THE SELECTION POOL IS CHOSEN AND THEY PROVIDE A SALES PITCH, EXPLAINING WHAT THE ORGANIZATION DOES AND WHY THEY FEEL THEY NEED THE DONATION.

>> EVERY TIME I ASK FOR AGENCIES, I LEARN ABOUT ONE OR MORE THAN ONE I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT.

WE LOVE THOSE STORIES TOO, THAT WE'RE GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE NON-PROFITS.

>> Reporter: WHEN THE FOUR ARE SELECTED AND THE SALES PITCHES ARE COMPLETE, THEY GIVE A VOTE ON WHO THEY BELIEVE SHOULD RECEIVE THE DONATION.

[CHEERING].

>> Reporter: THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF WAS VOTED TO RECEIVE THE TOTAL DONATION, MAKING IT THE BIGGEST DONATION THE FOOD SHELF HAS EVER SEEN.

THE DIRECTOR COULDN'T HELP BUT GET EMOTIONAL WHEN RECEIVING THE CHECK.

>> GRATITUDE FOR EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE SO FAR, THE PEOPLE, THE WOMEN, WHAT AN HONOR TO RECEIVE THIS ON THEIR BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF THE FOOD SHELF AND OUR CUSTOMERS AND WHAT IT MEANS TO THEM.

THIS IS SUCH A GIFT AND IT WILL GO A LONG WAY AND I WILL USE IT WISELY TO MAKE SURE OUR SHELVES ARE FULL.

>> Reporter: THE DONATING DIDN'T STOP THERE.

ONE STUDENT AT GENE DILLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DECIDED TO RAISE MONEY ON HER OWN, SELLING BRACELETS TO HER SCHOOL.

SHE DONATED THE MONEY AFTER THE EVENT.

>> WE WERE IN WAL-MART AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT HOW OTHER KIDS DON'T HAVE STUFF THEY NEED, LIKE STUFF THAT THEY CAN EAT, AND STAY WARM, AND STUFF.

LIKE KIDS MY AGE AND OLDER AND YOUNGER.

SO IF THEY CAN HAVE STUFF THEY NEEDED.

>> Reporter: JUST OVER $100 WAS DONATED TO THE VILLAGE OF HOPE.

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

>> AFTER THE TOTAL AMOUNT WAS CALCULATED.

$17,500 WAS PRESENTED TO THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF.

THE NEXT 100 PLUS WOMEN WHO CARE EVENT FOR THE BEMIDJI AREA WILL TAKE PLACE ON APRIL 30TH NEXT YEAR.

>>> THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CROW WING COUNTY FOOD COALITION BEGAN DISTRIBUTING FOOD FOR THANKSGIVING THIS MORNING.

PEOPLE CAN RECEIVE ALL OF THE ESSENTIALS FOR A THANKSGIVING MEAL FROM A TURKEY TO STUFFING AND CRANBERRY SAUCE.

THE FOOD SHELF IS ACCEPTING DONATIONS OF ALL KINDS OF FOOD TO HELP ENSURE THAT CROW WING COUNTY RESIDENTS WILL HAVE FOOD ON THEIR TABLES THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

>> WE WILL TAKE ANY KIND OF FOOD THAT ANYONE WILL GIVE US.

SHELF STABLE PROTEINS ARE ALWAYS GREAT, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE TO SAY ABOUT DONATED FOOD IS WHEN SOMEBODY GOES TO THE GROCERY STORE AND BUYS FOOD FOR A FOOD SHELF, THEY'RE OFTEN BUYING THINGS THEY LIKE AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT ADD VARIETY TO THE SHELVES.

IT'S FUN FOR OUR SHOPPERS TO SEE THINGS THAT ARE NOT STANDARD RUN OF THE MILL STUFF I WOULD BUY FROM THE FOOD SHELF.

>> THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF IS OPEN TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS FROM 9:00 A.M.

TO NOON AND WEDNESDAYS FROM 3:00 TO 6:00 P.M.

>>> THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS AWARDED MORE THAN $4.8 MILLION TO 39 ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE MORE THAN 4,000 YOUNG PEOPLE WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.

DEED'S YOUTH AT WORK OPPORTUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM SERVES YOUTH OF COLOR AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED OR CONSIDERED TO BE AT-RISK.

GRANTEES WILL CONNECT YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 14-24 WITH GOOD-PAYING JOBS IN HIGH-GROWTH INDUSTRIES, TAKING A TARGETED APPROACH FOR YOUTH WHO FACE THE LARGEST SYSTEMIC BARRIERS.

TWO OF THE YOUTH AT WORK GRANTEES ARE FROM THE IMMEDIATE LAKELAND VIEWING AREA INCLUDING.

BI-COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS, INC OF BEMIDJI RECEIVED A $100,000 GRANT.

AND GREATER BEMIDJI/MINNESOTA INNOVATION INITIATIVE OF BEMIDJI RECEIVED A $200,000 GRANT.

>>> THE LITTLE FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT OPENED ITS NEWEST PLAYGROUND AT THEIR CHILD CARE CENTER LAST WEEK.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVED A NEARLY QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO HELP BUILD THE PARK.

THE GRANT FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF CHILDCARE IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

ALTHOUGH THE PLAYGROUND IS ON THE GROUNDS OF THE CHILD CARE CENTER, IT IS OPEN FOR ANYONE TO UTILIZE.

>> THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME WE HAD APPLIED FOR THE GRANT AND WERE SUCCESSFUL AND REALLY EXCITED THAT IT'S A GREAT WAY TO RE-INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, LITTLE FLYERS IN OUR PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAM WILL USE THIS PLAYGROUND EXTENSIVELY, BUT IT'S HERE FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

IT'S JUST A REALLY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY.

>> THE PLAYGROUND IS THE LATEST STEP IN EXPANDING THE DISTRICT'S CHILD CARE SERVICES AFTER OPENING THEIR CHILD CARE CENTER EARLIER THIS YEAR.

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

>> Stacy: WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SEEING A BIT OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AREA TOMORROW BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, IT LOOKS LIKE QUIET WEATHER AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

WE'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK IN THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, OVER 400,000 MINNESOTANS TOOK TO THE GREAT OUTDOORS FOR THE DEER FIREARMS HUNTING SEASON.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> EARLIER IN THE SHOW, WE REFERENCES THE 100-PLUS WOMEN WHO CARE DONATING THIS YEAR'S FUNDS TO THE BEMIDJI FOOD SHELF, BUT LAST YEAR IT WENT TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE BEMIDJI AREA.

THEY HAVE PUT THEIR $17,000 RAISED TOWARDS BUILD NEW BATHROOMS FOR THEIR TEENS AND TWEENS.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK ATTENDED THEIR OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT, WHERE THEY SHOWED OFF ALL OF THE OTHER RENOVATIONS THEY HAVE ALSO DONE THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: ALONG WITH THE $17,000 DONATION FROM THE 100-PLUS WOMEN WHO CARE ORGANIZATION, THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE BEMIDJI AREA RECEIVED STATE GRANTS, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FUNDING, AND OTHER DONATIONS FOR A MAJOR RENOVATION TO THEIR 6 THROUGH 12th GRADE WING.

CONSTRUCTION CREWS BROKE GROUND IN JANUARY SO IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR, THE SPACE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED.

THE TOTAL COST FOR ALL OF THE RENOVATIONS WAS AROUND $475,000 AND CREATED 3 NEW PROGRAM SPACES, NEW BATHROOMS, AND NEW OFFICE SPACES.

>> IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.

I GAVE A TOUR TO A VOLUNTEER WE HAD.

WE HAD SEEN THE SPACE BEFORE, SO IT WAS A STORAGE ROOM, A STORAGE SPACE, AND THEN WE WALKED IN AND IT WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE.

>> IT WAS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.

NOW IT GIVES US SPACE TO DO WORK, RIGHT?

WE CAN DO MORE NOW FOR THE KIDS.

>> Reporter: A BRAND NEW GAMING ROOM WITH P.C.s BUILT BY THE KIDS, AND A MENTORING ARTS AND CULTURE CENTER WAS PUT TOGETHER WITH THE KIDS' INPUT AND IDEAS.

THERE ARE NEW OFFICE SPACES AND WHAT SOME CONSIDER THE BIGGEST CHANGE, NEW BATHROOMS.

>> SINCE 2009, WE HAVEN'T HAD BATHROOMS ON THIS SIDE OF THE BUILDING FOR OUR TEENS AND TWEENS TO USE.

THEY HAD TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE BUILDING.

>> BEFORE THE BATHROOM HERE, WE HAD A SINGLE STALL BATHROOM IN THE FRONT OF THE CLUBHOUSE, IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM, WHICH IS NOT STAFFED.

SO SAFETY WAS NOT GREAT.

A LOT OF KIDS WOULD TELL ME THAT THEY WOULD JUST HOLD IT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO WALK UP FRONT OR THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME.

WE HAVE 60 KIDS SHARING ONE BATHROOM, WHICH IS INSANE.

>> Reporter: NOW THAT THE BATHROOM ISSUE IS OUT OF THE WAY, EVERYONE HAS MORE TIME TO FOCUS ON ENJOYING THEIR TIME AT THE CLUB.

>> THE BIGGEST THING IS GIVING THE TEENS AND TEENS A VOICE AND THIS SPACE GAVE THEM THAT.

IT IS THEIR SPACE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE RENOVATION PROJECT IS FINISHED AND ONLY SMALL DETAILS REMAIN, SUCH AS FINISHING INSTALLING SOFTWARE ON THE COMPUTERS BEFORE THE SPACE IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND OPEN, WHICH SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH.

>>> STACY IS HERE.

WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH NOVEMBER NOW AND STILL NO BIG SNOWSTORMS HEADED OUR WAY.

>> Stacy: NO, IN FACT OTHER THAN SOME LIGHT RAIN TOMORROW, TOMORROW NIGHT, IT LOOKS PRETTY QUIET FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND OVERALL, TEMPERATURES LOOK LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO STAY [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE DID SEE A MIXTURE OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY, BUT TEMPERATURES ARE STAYING A BIT MILD.

WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE OF SOME RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING IN FAR NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND THEN MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW, THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT.

BEYOND THAT, QUIET WEATHER RETURNS AND OVERALL, IT LOOKS LIKE MILD WEATHER SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 31 AT THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE A LIGHT SOUTH WIND AT OUR STUDIO.

OUR DEW POINT IS 16, HUMIDITY IS AT 54%.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 25 DEGREES WITH A DEW POINT OF 13, PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE CALM.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING INCREASING CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL BE SEEING THE CLOUD COVER BEGINNING TO MOVE THROUGH MUCH OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT A FEW RAIN SHOWERS COULD DEVELOP IN THE FAR NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE STATE, ABOUT THE LAKE OF THE WOODS AREA AND ON WEST.

THOSE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA, ESPECIALLY NORTHERN MINNESOTA TOMORROW, AND MORE TOMORROW EVENING AND TOMORROW NIGHT, MOVING INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, BUT ONCE THAT MOVES THROUGH, IT LOOKS LIKE QUIET WEATHER WILL BE BACK FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL MORNING FROM ARLENE AND JAKE CAPTURING THE BEAUTIFUL MORNING CONDITIONS IN JENKINS.

ANGELA SENDING US THIS PHOTO, THE CLOUDS OVER CASS LAKE TODAY, GARY SAYING THAT THE BEAVERS WERE BUSY IN HIS AREA AND CHRISTY SENDING US THIS PICTURE OF THE SUNSHINE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY WITH A LOW OF 18.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR AND 42.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNNY AND 42.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLOUDY SKIES AND OUR HIGH WAS 41.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 42 WAS OUR HIGH TODAY IN BRAINERD, SO WE ARE A LITTLE BIT ABOVE OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

THE LOW EARLY ON TODAY WAS 22 AND WE HAD SUNSET TONIGHT AT 4:41.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 41, SO WE ARE AGAIN SEEING THOSE MILD TEMPERATURES, OUR AVERAGE IS 34.

11 DEGREES FOR THE LOW, AND WE HAD SUNRISE AT 7:29.

SO HERE'S A LOOK AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST.

IT DOES LOOK LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING A LOT OF CLOUD COVER.

THERE MAY BE A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN EARLY ON AND MAINLY NORTHERN MINNESOTA, BUT AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, A GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING THAT RAIN IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, AND THEN LATER IN THE DAY, MORE RAINFALL IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, STILL LOOKING ABOVE AVERAGE, WE WILL BE SEEING HIGHS AROUND 40 DEGREES IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA AND IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, EXPECT TO SEE THE HIGHS IN THE LOW 40s.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT, THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, WITH LOWS NEAR 28.

CLOUDY SKIES TOMORROW, RAIN LIKELY IN THE NORTHWEST, SO SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE, SO THOSE WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA TOMORROW EVENING AND TOMORROW NIGHT.

HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 41.

BEYOND TOMORROW, THE WEATHER PICTURE LOOKS VERY QUIET WITH A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

ON FRIDAY, TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 30s, BUT OTHERWISE HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 40s AND IN FACT, WE MAY SEE SOME MID-40s AS WE START THE WEEKEND.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: AND CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH NEWS OF A BIG HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS HOCKEY SHOWDOWN TONIGHT.

>> Charlie: YEAH, SECTION 8-2A ROSEAU AND BEMIDJI.

IT FEELS LIKE THEY PLAY OFTEN HERE IN THE FIRST PART OF THE SEASON AND TONIGHT IT WAS A GOOD GAUGE TO SEE WHERE THE TWO TEAMS ARE AT AS THEY GET THINGS GOING IN 2025.

THAT HIGHLIGHT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >> BEMIDJI AND ROSEAU GIRLS' HOCKEY OFTEN MEET EARLY IN SEASONS, A COUPLE OF SECTION 8-2A FOES TRYING TO GET A FEEL FOR WHERE THEY STAY UP.

AS OF LATE, IT'S BEEN RAMS RUNNING THE SHOW, HAVING WON THEIR LAST 6-MEETINGS, INCLUDING LAST YEAR'S SECTION SEMIFINAL, BUT THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE BEEN ROLLING, AND ARE LOOKING TO START THE YEAR 4-0 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2022.

AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, DURING THAT START IN 22 WAS THE LAST TIME BEMIDJI BEAT ROSEAU, TONIGHT THEY FACED OFF AT THE B.C.A.

FIRST PERIOD, JACKS GET THE SCORING GOING, BAILEY ROOP, CORRALS HER OWN REBOUND LIGHTS THE LAMP, IT WAS 1-0 AFTER ONE.

IN THE SECOND, BEMIDJI TRYING TO DOUBLE UP, NAOMI JOHNSON COMES AWAY WITH A GREASY GOAL, THEY'D ADD ANOTHER SOON AFTER TO MAKE IT 3-0.

LATER, ON A JACKS POWER PLAY, LILY LAUER FELL DOWN COMING OUT TO PLAY THE PUCK AND THE RAMS HAD AN EMPTY NET, BUT LAUER FINDS HER WAY BACK TO MAKE THE SAVE, SHE HAD 18 TONIGHT.

AND ALMOST HAD A SHUTOUT, BUT IN THE THIRD, LAUREN BUFFLIN FINALLY NETS ONE ON A POWER PLAY FOR ROSEAU TO MAKE IT 3-1.

BEMIDJI HOWEVER, WOULD NOT ALLOW ANOTHER, 4-1 THE FINAL, ROOP FINISHED WITH 2-GOALS, MILLIE KNOTT ADDED THE EMPTY NETTER AS THE JACKS REMAIN UNDEFEATED, RAMS MOVE TO 2-2.

AND AFTER DROPPING THEIR FIRST TWO GAMES GRAND RAPIDS-GREENWAY HAS STRUNG TWO TOGETHER TO GET TO .500 WITH A BIG WIN TONIGHT.

>>> IF NOTHING ELSE, BSU MEN'S HOCKEY HAS BEEN ENTERTAINING SINCE BEGINNING CONFERENCE PLAY, WITH SIX OF THEIR EIGHT CCHA GAMES HAVE GOING TO OVERTIME.

BUT THERE IS PLENTY OF ELSE.

BECAUSE BEMIDJI STATE HAS WON FIVE OF THOSE O.T.

THRILLERS AND REMAIN ATOP THE STANDINGS TIED WITH BOWLING GREEN, EVEN AFTER A 3-POINT SPLIT AT MICHIGAN TECH LAST WEEKEND.

THIS FRIDAY THEY RETURN HOME FOR A SERIES WITH LAST PLACE NORTHERN MICHIGAN, A TEAM THAT, DESPITE THEIR 0-12 RECORD, STILL HAS THE BEAVERS ON THEIR TOES.

>> ONE THING I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT THIS LEAGUE SO FAR IS THAT IT'S ANYBODY'S GAME ON ANY NIGHT.

SO, YOU KNOW THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVEN'T HAD A GOOD START TO THEIR YEAR.

THAT'S NOT A SECRET.

YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY TEAM LIGHTLY AND THAT'S A TEAM, THEY ARE DANGEROUS, THEY'RE HUNGRY, THEY ARE MOTIVATED, THEY HAVE EVER REASON TO PLAY WITH DESPERATION THIS WEEKEND.

WE'RE NOT LOOKING PAST THESE GUYS IN ANY WAY.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GROW AS A TEAM AND GET BETTER.

>> THEY SCARED ME.

THEY CAME INTO OUR BUILDING LAST YEAR AND THEY WON TWO GAMES.

THEY PLAY A LOT OF TIGHT GAMES.

IN COLLEGE HOCKEY, EVERYTHING IS SO TIGHT.

WE NEED TO MAINTAIN THAT PLAY WE HAD LAST WEEKEND, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT AND HAVE IT CONSISTENTLY.

IF YOU DON'T, YOU'RE IN TROUBLE.

>> BSU HAS A RIGHT TO GIVE PAUSE TO NORTHERN MICHIGAN, OVER THE LAST TWO SEASONS THE BEAVERS ARE JUST 2-5-1 AGAINST THE WILDCATS, INCLUDING THE AFOREMENTIONED SWEEP AT THE SANFORD CENTER LAST JANUARY, PUCK DROP FRIDAY IS AT 7:00 P.M.

>>> WELL, BSU WOMEN'S HOCKEY ALSO PLAYING AT HOME THIS WEEKEND.

THEY WILL BE TAKING ON ST.

CLOUD STATE.

THE BEAVERS ARE COMING OFF A SWEEP AT SECOND RANKED MINNESOTA.

THEY FEEL THEIR PLAY HAS GIVEN THEM REASON TO BELIEVE IN THEIR ABILITY TO COME AWAY WITH A WIN OR TWO THIS WEEKEND.

>> IT WAS A CLOSE GAME, THE WIN AGAINST ST.

THOMAS, AND THE 2-2 GAME GOING INTO THIRD PERIOD.

THAT GAVE OUR TEAM CONFIDENCE AND IT GAVE OUR TEAM MOTIVATION AS WELL TO ELEVATE OUR STANDARDS AND CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR HAVING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND THOSE GAMES TO CONTINUE TO ELEVATE IN OUR LEAGUE TOO.

>> I THINK WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT IN OUR ABILITIES TO BE ABLE TO STAY WITH GOOD TEAMS AND YEAH, I THINK JUST THE FACT OF FINISHING OUT A GAME IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK TOWARDS AND WE'RE JUST ALL REALLY MOTIVATED AND JUST HOPE WE CAN TAKE IT THIS WEEKEND.

>> Charlie: BEMIDJI STATE DROPPED THEIR LAST STRAIGHT BUT NOT COUNTING EMPTY NETTERS, THIS SEASON THEY COME IN WITH A NEARLY IDENTICAL RECORD.

BSU IS 3-8-1.

ST.

CLOUD COMES IN AT 4-9-1.

WE'LL SEE HOW THEY DO THIS WEEKEND.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

OVER 400,000 MINNESOTANS HIT THE GREAT OUTDOORS FOR THE DEER FIREARM HUNTING SEASON.

IN THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOOD'S EXPERIENCE, REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE ON HOW THE STATE IS SEEING AN UPTICK IN OVERALL NUMBERS SO FAR.

>> Reporter: THROUGH MONDAY, OVER 121,000 DEER HAVE BEEN HARVESTED IN 2025, AND ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA D.N.R., ROUGHLY 65,000 DEER WERE HARVESTED OVER THE FIREARM WEEKEND ALONE, SURPASSING THE STATE'S AVERAGE OF 59,000.

>> THE DEER ARE HARVESTED DURING THE OPENING WEEKEND OF FIREARMS.

OVERALL, IT'S A VERY SUCCESSFUL FIREARM SEASON SO FAR, COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

WE'RE UP ABOUT 9% TO 10%.

THAT'S SHOWING MORE HUNTERS ARE HARVESTING MORE DEER AND THAT'S STATEWIDE TOO.

>> Reporter: LICENSE SALES ARE UP 1% TO 2% THIS YEAR, WITH THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.

RECORDING OVER 380,000 FIREARM LICENSES, WHICH IS MUSIC TO THE EARS OF LONG TIME DEER HUNTING ENTHUSIASTS.

>> MY FAMILY, BOTH SIDES HAVE BEEN HUNTING FOREVER REALLY.

I CAN REMEMBER BEING AS LITTLE AS 4 YEARS OLD AND GOING OUT AND BEING EXCITED TO SEE THE DEER THAT MY MOM OR DAD SHOT.

EVERY HUNTER REMEMBERS THEIR FIRST DEER.

I WAS 12 YEARS OLD AND IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.

>> Reporter: THE INCREASE IN HUNTERS COINCIDING WELL WITH AN INCREASE IN MINNESOTA'S DEER POPULATION, EXCLUDING THE NORTHEASTERN REGION.

THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.

HAS NOTED HIGHER NUMBERS IN DEER HARVEST WITHIN THE NORTHEAST, SIGNALING A REDUCED WINTER MORTALITY RATE.

>> COLD TEMPERATURES AND DEEP SNOW, ESPECIALLY, REALLY IMPACTS THEIR SURVIVAL.

FOOD IS BURIED UNDER SNOW.

THEY'RE GOING TO RELY HEAVILY ON THE FAT RESERVES AS THOUGH DEPLETE.

EVEN IF TAKE MAKE IT OUT OF THE WINTER, THEY WILL BE IN A ROUGHER SHAPE.

WHEN WE GET MILD WINTERS, THAT LETS THE DEER POPULATION BOUNCE BACK.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE NUMBERS ARE LOOKING UP FOR MINNESOTA'S DEER POPULATION AND AVID HUNTERS, CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IS STILL A NEVER-ENDING BATTLE, BOTH THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.

AND THE AVID HUNTERS UNDERSTAND THE VALUE IN FOLLOWING PROPER PROTOCOL.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS GOING AGAINST US WITH THIS DISEASE.

IT'S REALLY HARD TO GET AHEAD OF BECAUSE THERE IS NO TREATMENT AND IT'S ALWAYS FATAL.

ONE OF THE BEST WAYS WE CAN HOPEFULLY GET AHEAD OF THIS IS MONITORING.

>> YOU WANT A HEALTHY POPULATION, GET MORE PEOPLE INTERESTED IN HUNTING, AND IT'S GOOD FOR THE ECOSYSTEM OF EVERYTHING, NOT JUST THE DEER.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE FIREARMS DEER SEASON CONTINUES IN 100-SERIES DEER PERMIT AREAS THROUGH NOVEMBER 23RD.

MUZZLELOADER DEER SEASON OPENS NOVEMBER 29TH AND CONTINUES THROUGH DECEMBER 14TH.

>>> OKAY, LET'S CHECK ON OUR WEATHER ONE LAST TIME WITH STACY.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN THE AREA OVERNIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

LOWS ARE DROPPING TO 28.

TOMORROW, CLOUDY SKIES, RAIN IS LIKELY IN THE NORTHWEST, SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE, AND AGAIN THOSE SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA TOMORROW EVENING AND TOMORROW NIGHT.

HIGHS WILL BE NEAR 41.

BEYOND THAT, THE WEATHER PICTURE LOOKS PRETTY QUIET, HIGHS NEAR 38 ON FRIDAY, OTHERWISE WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE HIGHS IN THE 40s.

>> I MISSED MENTIONING IT YESTERDAY, BUT AMY DIDN'T TOP THE PODIUM, WAS ON THE PODIUM, THIRD PLACE OVER THE WEEKEND.

>> Dennis: OKAY, WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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