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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.

>> Josh: GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, I'M JOSH PETERSON IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

>>> SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW FELL ACROSS THE LAKELAND VIEWING AREA LAST NIGHT, AND WORKERS WERE HARD AT WORK REMOVING THE SNOW THIS MORNING.

AT LAST WEEK'S BRAINERD CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE COUNCIL VOTED TO ALTER THEIR EXISTING SNOW REMOVAL POLICY THAT PREVIOUSLY ONLY ALLOWED FOR THE CONTRACTING OF AN OUTSIDE COMPANY.

BUT AFTER THE CHANGE, CITY OFFICIALS ARE NOW ALSO ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SNOW CLEAN UP IN BRAINERDS DOWNTOWN AREA AS WELL.

>> THE EXISTING ORDINANCE IS SPECIFIC TO A CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE THE SNOW REMOVAL DOWNTOWN.

IT'S BEEN REVIEWED BY STAFF AND APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE ORDINANCE IS FLEXIBLE NOW TO ALLOW THE CITY COUNCIL, TO AWARD DOWNTOWN SNOW REMOVAL TO A SPECIFIC CONTRACTOR AND TO BE COMPLETED BY CITY STAFF.

>> AROUND 8 INCHES OF SNOW CAME DOWN IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA JUST LAST NIGHT.

>>> THE AMERICAN LEGION IN BRAINERD IS HOSTING ITS ANNUAL THANKSGIVING COMMUNITY MEAL EVENT.

FIRST RESPONDERS WILL BE VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME TO HELP DELIVER THE MEALS FOR THE HOLIDAY.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH NEARLY 8 INCHES OF SNOW CAME DOWN YESTERDAY, VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA WANTED TO GET BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

PREPARATIONS BEGAN EARLIER THIS WEEK.

>> WE HAVE 102 TURKEYS WE'RE COOKING, SO WE SPLIT THEM MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

THEN WE PUT THEM IN THE COOLER, WE PREP ALL THE CRANBERRIES, THE COLESLAW, ANYTHING THAT CAN GO IN THE STYROFOAM, AND THEN THOSE GO IN THE COOLER.

THEN TOMORROW MORNING, I GET THE TURKEYS COOKING AND HEATED UP.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 1,600 FREE MEALS HAVE BEEN PREPARED AND VOLUNTEERS INCLUDING POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND MANY MORE WILL HELP HAND OUT OR DELIVER THE GOODS.

>> USUALLY AROUND 8:30 A.M.

WE HEAR THE BUILDING RUMBLE.

IT FEELS GOOD.

YOU HEAR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH THEIR BIG TRUCKS AND IT RUMBLES THE WHOLE STREET.

IT'S THE KICK OFF TO THANKSGIVING.

IT'S AWESOME.

>> Reporter: TOMORROW MORNING, THEY WILL START BUSING THE MEALS, AND THOSE WHO PLACED AN ORDER CAN STOP BY TO PICK UP.

>> WE DO THE HIGH-RISE OR THE LARGER BUILDING IN CROSBY.

WE HAVE SOME VOLUNTEERS AND THEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE HIGH-RISE, THE GROUP HOMES, AND WE'LL HAVE LARGER ORDERS GOING OUT, BUT THEN A LOT OF THEM GO TWO OR THREE, TO A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS THAT SIGNED UP.

>> Reporter: MANY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN VOLUNTEERING TO HELP MAKE THE ANNUAL THANKSGIVING COMMUNITY MEAL A SUCCESS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND FOR THEM, THE BEST PART ABOUT IT IS THE COMRADERY BUILT AMONG PEERS WHILE PUTTING THE FEAST TOGETHER.

>> THE COMRADERY AND SEEING EVERYONE WORK TOGETHER IS THE BEST THING.

WE NEVER HAVE A PROBLEM GETTING ENOUGH VOLUNTEERS.

>> EVERYBODY COMES TOGETHER, THEY'RE HAPPY, AND THE DONATIONS ARE PHENOMENAL FROM THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S GREAT.

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

>> THE BRAINERD V.F.W, ELKS LODGE, AND EAGLES ARE ALL HELPING THE AMERICAN LEGION PUT THE THANKSGIVING COMMUNITY MEAL TOGETHER.

>>> THE BEMIDJI EAGLES CLUB HAS ALSO BEEN BUSY PREPARING MEALS FOR THEIR COMMUNITY OVER THE PAST WEEK, WITH VOLUNTEERS GATHERING TONIGHT TO PUT TOGETHER THE MEAL PACKAGES THAT WILL BE DELIVERED TO HOMES TOMORROW MORNING.

THE TRADITION IS ON ITS 45TH YEAR IN THE AREA, BRINGING MEALS TO THOSE WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE GET TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY.

TURKEY, PUMPKIN PIE, GRAVY, AND OTHER THANKSGIVING ESSENTIALS ARE DONATED BY THE EAGLES AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WANT TO HELP THOSE WHO CANT GET THE MEAL THEMSELVES.

>> WE'LL GET DONATIONS IN AFTER THE FACT, A LOT OF THEM FROM THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RECIPIENTS.

THEY WILL GIVE WHAT THEY CAN.

MANY, MANY NOTES THAT COME THERE, JUST GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL TO THE COMMUNITY FOR PROVIDING IT, THAT SORT OF THING.

IT'S FUN TO READ THROUGH.

>> WHEN PEOPLE CALL IN AND THEY SAY THEY WANT ONE MEAL DELIVERED, I SAY IF YOU CAN THINK OF SOMEBODY ELSE TO INVITE OVER TO YOUR HOME, YOU JUST GIVE ME A CALL BACK TOMORROW AND I WILL BRING YOU TWO MEALS OR HOWEVER MANY YOU NEED.

IT JUST FEELS LIKE THAT WOULD BE WHAT THANKSGIVING SHOULD BE, MORE THAN JUST BY YOURSELF.

>> VOLUNTEER DRIVERS WILL ARRIVE AT THE EAGLES CLUB EARLY IN THE MORNING TOMORROW, AND AIM TO HAVE ALL 375 OF THE MEALS DELIVERED BY NOON, SO RECIPIENTS CAN ENJOY A NICE HOT THANKSGIVING MEAL.

>>> GATHERING OF WATERS IS A COMMUNITY BAND FESTIVAL LED BY CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE DIRECTOR OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC JONATHAN LAFLAMME.

THE COMMUNITY BAND FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE MUSICIANS OF ALL AGES FROM FIVE DIFFERENT BANDS FROM AROUND MINNESOTA.

ACCORDING TO EVENT OFFICIALS, THE EVENT WAS FOUNDED TO CELEBRATE THE MANY STREAMS THAT COME TOGETHER TO FORM THE ARTS COMMUNITY.

WITH THE FESTIVAL BEING CAPPED OFF WITH ALL OF THE BANDS JOINING FORCES TO PLAY A FINAL MARCH.

>> THERE'S NOTHING THAT YOU CAN COMPARE A PERFORMING ENSEMBLE TO.

GETTING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO PLAY FOR EACH OTHER, I WOULD SAY, I'LL JUST QUOTE A VERY OLD BOOK THAT SAYS IRON SHARP IS IRON SHARPENS ANOTHER.

THAT IS IT.

AS FAR AS COMBINING A PIECE, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS VERY MAGICAL.

>> THE FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY DECEMBER 8TH AT 7:00 P.M.

AT THE CHARLES D MARTIN AUDITORIUM IN LITTLE FALLS.

ADMISSION IS FREE FOR ALL THAT WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND.

>>> CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGES, BENT PINE JOURNAL, 2025 EDITION, HAS BEEN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE HUMANITIES ASSOCIATIONS ANNUAL LITERARY MAGAZINE CONTEST.

THE COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT WORK FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN CREATIVE WRITING, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND VISUAL ART.

THE STUDENT-LED BENT PINE JOURNAL CLUB HOPES TO CREATE A SENSE OF CONNECTION FOR ITS READERS.

THE CLUB ALSO HOPES TO CREATE THE PURE JOY OF EXPERIENCING ART.

THOSE INVOLVED BELIEVE ART IS ESSENTIAL TO THE COMMUNITY'S SURVIVAL.

>> I THINK ART AND BEAUTY JUST HAVE A WAY OF COMING INTO OUR LIVES AND GIVING HOPE.

SO IF THE BENT PINE CAN JUST REMIND US OF THAT, THE STUDENTS INVOLVED IN IT LOVE IT FOR THAT REASON.

THEY UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT ART IS TO OUR WELLBEING AND OUR STUDENT BODY.

WE SOMETIMES LOSE SIGHT OF THAT WHEN WE'RE BUSY WITH EVERYTHING ELSE.

>> C.L.C.

'S BENT PINE JOURNAL EARNED THIRD PLACE FOR THE BEST MAGAZINES NATIONAL AWARD AND SECOND PLACE FOR BEST MAGAZINE IN THE CENTRAL DIVISION.

>>> A HISTORIC GERMAN STATUE IN NEW ULM IS IN NEED OF REPAIRS, AND THE COST COULD BE SUBSTANTIAL.

AARON STUVE HAS MORE ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND WHAT THE CITY IS PRIORITIZING TO RESTORE THE MONUMENT.

>> Reporter: FOR MORE THAN 135 YEARS, THE 102 FOOT MONUMENT HAS KEPT WATCH OVER NEW ULM, BUT THAT CENTURY AND A HALF HAS BEEN ROUGH ON THE OLD GERMAN AND THE WEAR AND TEAR IS SHOWING THROUGH THE MONUMENT.

HERMAN IS IN GOOD SHAPE, BUT THE BASE IS FALLING APART AND THE CITY HAS DECIDED IT'S TIME TO ACT.

>> THE STATUE ITSELF IS IN GOOD CONDITION.

IT WAS REFURBISHED 20-PLUS YEARS AGO, BUT THE BASE OF THE MONUMENT IS FAILING.

WE'RE WORKING ON A WAY TO DECONSTRUCT AND RECONSTRUCT THE BASE.

>> Reporter: THAT RECONSTRUCTION WON'T BE AN EASY TASK.

THE CITY HAS BEEN DOING STUDIES ON THE MONUMENT SINCE 2019 IN BETWEEN PLANNING, FUNDRAISING, AND CONSTRUCTION, THE STATUTE WOULDN'T HAVE A NEW HOME UNTIL 2032 IF THINGS MOVE SLOWLY.

THE PROJECT IS STILL IN THE EARLY PHASES OF PLANNING BUT EARLY ESTIMATES FOUND THAT THE PROJECT COULD COST BETWEEN 10 MILLION TO 14 MILLION.

DESPITE THE TIME AND COST, THE CITY SAYS IT'S A PROJECT THAT THEY'RE TAKING SERIOUSLY AS HERMAN IS AN ICONIC PART OF NEW ULM AND THEY WANT HIM STANDING TALL FOR ANOTHER 100 YEARS.

>> THE BUSINESSES, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, YOU WILL SEE HERMAN IDENTIFIED IN THE LANDSCAPE.

SO WE WANT TO KEEP HERMAN ON THE HILL AND KEEP IT IN HERMAN HEIGHTS PARK.

>> THE MONUMENT IS THE LARGEST IN MINNESOTA AND WAS DESIGNATED BY THE U.S.

CONGRESS IN 2000 AS A NATIONAL SYMBOL FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICANS OF GERMAN HERITAGE.

>>> TWO MEMBERS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARD ARE FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES TONIGHT AFTER POLICE SAY A SUSPECT SHOT THEM IN BROAD DAY LIGHT AND JUST BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.

THAT SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY BUT A MOTIVE IS STILL UNCLEAR.

MARYBEL GONZALEZ HAS THE LASTEST IN THE INVESTIGATION.

>> Reporter: A CHAOTIC SCENE IN OUR NATION'S CAPITAL ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

A CHAOTIC SCENE IN OUR NATION'S CAPITOL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

>> Josh: ALL RIGHT, WE'RE EXPERIENCING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES THERE, BUT WEST VIRGINA GOVERNOR, PATRICK MORRISEY HAS CALLED THE SHOOTING OF THE TWO WEST VIRGINA NATIONAL GUARDSMAN QUOTE, AN ACT OF UNSPEAKABLE VIOLECE.

BACK IN AUGUST, MORRISEY ANNOUNCED THAT WEST VIRGINA WAS DEPLOYING BETWEEN 300 TO 400 TROUPS TO D.C.

IN RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENTS EFFORTS TO CRACK DOWN ON CRIME IN THE NATIONS CAPITAL.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CLOUDY BUT COLD THANKSGIVING TOMORROW.

WE COULD HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW ON FRIDAY AND THEN EVEN COLDER AIR MOVES IN NEXT WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE NORTHLAND ARBORETUM FOR NEURO DIE VERTICAL [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE PAUL BUNYAN EDUCATION COOPERATIVE IS HOSTING A SENSORY FRIENDLY SANTA EVENT AT THE NORTHLAND ARBORETUM IN BRAINERD NEXT WEEK.

THE EVENT AIMS TO PROVIDE A COMFORTABLE SPACE FOR NEURO-DIVERGENT KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO MEET WITH ST NICK.

EACH FAMILY WILL RECEIVE A 15 MINUTE BLOCK TO MEET SANTA.

IN THAT TIME PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS AND RECEIVE A BOOK AS THEIR FIRST GIFT OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON FROM THE MAN IN RED.

>> THE GRINCH AND SANTA CAN BE OVERWHELMING FOR THOSE WITH AUTISM OR SENSORY PROXIMATE CAUSE -- PROCESSES OR CEREBRAL PAULS SIT, THOSE THAT CAUSE OVERWHELMED FEELINGS.

MANY OF THE KIDS, IT WAS THEIR FIRST TIME VISITING WITH SANTA AND IT WAS EMOTIONALLY OVERWHELMING.

>> THERE ARE LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE FOR THE EVENT, TO SECURE A SPOT CALL 218-454-9264.

>>> THE FIRST CITY OF LIGHTS FOUNDATION IS BACK AGAIN WITH THEIR ANNUAL NIGHT WE LIGHT CELEBRATION, BRINGING CHEER TO THE BEMIDJI AREA AND KICKING OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

FOR THE 29TH YEAR, THE DISPLAY INCLUDES WELL OVER A HALF MILLION LIGHTS.

AND FRIDAY WILL SEE VISITS FROM SANTA CLAUS, A PARADE THROUGH DOWNTOWN STREETS, AND A FIREWORKS SHOW TO CAP OFF THE NIGHT.

SEVERAL CHANGES WILL BE PUT INTO PLACE THIS YEAR FOR NIGHT WE LIGHT, ONE OF WHICH IS THAT THERE WILL BE NO CANDY THROWN IN THE PARADE IN ORDER TO HELP WITH POST-PARADE CLEANUP AND KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.

AS ALWAYS, THE PUBLIC IS ASKED NOT TO PARK ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE.

THE JUNE 21ST STORM KNOCKED DOWN MANY OF THE TREES IN THE PARK, BUT THE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY WILL GO ON AS PLANNED.

>> AFTER THE STORM THIS SUMMER, WE WERE WORRIED WE WERE GOING TO LOSE LIGHTS BUT TRUTHFULLY, WE ARE JUST ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF LIGHTS NOW AS WHAT WE HAD IN THE PAST.

>> IT IS A GREAT WAY FOR US TO WARM UP, STAY TOGETHER, AND JOIN, AND BECOME A GREAT COMMUNITY.

THE KIDS GET TO SEE SANTA.

HE COMES AND GREETS ALL THE KIDS.

THAT'S MY FAVORITE PART, TO SEE THE LOOK ON THEIR FACE, WHEN THEY COME MEET SANTA AND IN THE PARADE WHEN SANTA IS IN THE PARADE.

IT'S A POSITIVE WAY, WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

>> TWO OTHER NEW ASPECTS OF THE EVENT THIS YEAR ARE NEW PANEL TREES BEHIND PAUL AND BABE, AND THE CUP OF CHEER THAT WILL DISTRIBUTE HOT COCOA SAMPLES.

THE FULL NIGHT WE LIGHT SCHEDULE CAN BE FOUND ON THE FIRST CITY OF LIGHTS FOUNDATION FACEBOOK PAGE AND WEBSITE.

>>> STACY JOINS US AND WE LOOK SEASONAL AND CHRISTMASY OUT THERE.

>> Stacy: WE DID PICK UP SOME SNOW ACROSS THE AREA, SOME SIGNIFICANT TOTALS, ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

NOW THAT SYSTEM HAS MOVED OUT.

WE HAVE CLOUDY SKIES, A LITTLE BIT COOLER TODAY, BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING CLOUDY AND COOL CONDITIONS FOR THANKSGIVING, COULD SEE SOME SNOW ON FRIDAY, AND THEN EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE HAD A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE TODAY, COOLER TEMPERATURES, HIGHS IN THE 20s AND IN FACT, TEMPS STAYED CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW, WE MAY BE SEEING CLOUDY SKIES, A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT SNOW AROUND LAKE OF THE WOODS AND NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, AND MAYBE A FEW FLURRIES IN THE EAST TOMORROW.

OVERALL, IT LOOKS QUIET, IT LOOKS CLOUDY, IT LOOKS COOL, AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY, WE COULD SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE SNOW WITH COLDER AIR SET TO ARRIVE NEXT WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 24 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WINDS FROM THE STUDIO ARE FROM THE NORTH AT 10 MILES PER HOUR, HUMIDITY AT 76%.

IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY CLOUDY, 23 TONIGHT, THE DEW POINT IS 15, BAROMETRIC PRESSURE IS ON THE RISE, WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MILES PER HOUR.

NOW WE DID SEE SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

THESE ARE THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, INCLUDING CAMP RIPLEY, WHICH REPORTED 9.5 INCHES OF SNOW.

YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF LOCATIONS WITH AT LEAST 7.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW.

IN GENERAL IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE PICKED UP 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AND TO THE NORTH, ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT 3 TO 6.

SO, DEFINITE SNOW MAKER THIS SNOW SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH.

WE HAD A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE, STILL SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF A GUSTY WIND AND THAT CREATED SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

MORE CLOUDS AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT, THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT SOME SNOW COULD DEVELOP AROUND LAKE OF THE WOODS AND THAT COULD IMPACT FAR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TOMORROW NIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING, AND WE COULD SEE FLURRIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF CLOUD COVER TOMORROW, HIGHS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE IN THE 20s.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

THE SNOW MAKING FOR SOME BEAUTIFUL SCENES OUT THERE.

WE HAVE SOME MORE, BUT MY CLICKER HAS STOPPED WORKING.

WE HAVE MORE PICTURES OF THE SNOW THAT FELL YESTERDAY AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

HOPEFULLY WE GET THOSE MOVING THERE.

SHARON FROM CASS LAKE, DAVE IN BAXTER, JOAN IN LAPORTE, AND STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 22 AND WINDY THIS MORNING.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY AND WINDY TODAY, 9 INCHES OF SNOW.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, 6 INCHES OF SNOW YESTERDAY, THE HIGH WAS 23.

JOAN IN LAPORTE PICKING UP 7 INCHES OF SNOW.

AND ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH CLOUDY AND WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 26.

WE ARE BELOW OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 34.

23 WAS OUR LOW TEMPERATURE, SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE DIDN'T SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES VERY MUCH THROUGHOUT THE DAY, SUNSET AT 4:34.

24 WAS THE HIGH IN BEMIDJI, 22 WAS THE LOW, A 2 DEGREE DIFFERENCE.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, WE WILL BE SEEING A LOT OF CLOUD COVER.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW AROUND LAKE OF THE WOODS AND NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, AND AGAIN THERE MAY BE A FEW FLURRIES IN THE EAST.

OTHERWISE, EXPECT TO SEE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 20s, MID-20s ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA, AND WE SHOULD BE SEEING THOSE MID-20s IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE.

SO OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, AND LOWS NEAR 17.

MOSTLY CLOUDY AGAIN, A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW AND FLURRIES POSSIBLE IN EASTERN MINNESOTA WITH HIGHS NEAR 24.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, OVERALL FAIRLY QUIET.

WE COULD BE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT SNOW AND THAT ACTUALLY SHOULD BE ON FRIDAY, THAT LIGHT SNOW MOVING IN.

WE WILL BE SEEING COLDER AIR ARRIVING AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

HIGHS WILL ONLY BE IN THE TEENS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Josh: THANK YOU VERY MUCH STACY.

YOU KNOW CHARLIE, MOST PEOPLE THINK OF THANKSGIVING, THEY THINK FOOTBALL, BUT AROUND HERE WE THINK OF HOCKEY.

>> Charlie: YES, FOOTBALL IS OVER FOR BSU, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN THE LAST FOUR YEARS OBVIOUSLY.

YES, WE'RE BACK TO HOCKEY AND WE HAVE SOME HOCKEY THIS WEEKEND.

BSU MEN'S HOCKEY TAKING ON NORTH DAKOTA.

HERE'S WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY AHEAD OF THE GAME, WE WERE AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE EARLIER THIS WEEK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> BSU MEN'S HOCKEY IS COMING OFF THEIR FIRST 6-POINT SWEEP IN CCHA PLAY SINCE MARCH OF 2024 WHEN THEY SWEPT MINNESOTA STATE IN THE FINAL SERIES OF THE REGULAR SEASON TO CLAIM THE MCNAUGHTON CUP.

THE PAIR OF WINS OVER NORTHERN MICHIGAN KEEPS BEMIDJI STATE AT THE TOP OF THE CONFERENCE STANDINGS, AND 4-POINTS AHEAD OF SECOND PLACE BOWLING GREEN.

THE BEAVERS ONLY HAVE 1-LOSS IN THEIR LAST TEN GAMES, AND THEY'RE HOPING TO KEEP THAT BALL ROLLING AS THEY HEAD INTO A NON-CONFERENCE HOME-AND-HOME SERIES AGAINST 6TH RANKED NORTH DAKOTA FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

>> EVERYBODY HAS EBBS AND FLOWS AND THEY HAVE TIMES WHERE THINGS AREN'T GOING WELL, AND THEN THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THINGS ARE GOING REALLY WELL.

WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE COMING BACK.

WE ARE JUST TRYING TO FIND OURSELVES.

I'M NOT SAYING WE FOUND OURSELVES, BECAUSE WHEN YOU THINK YOU FOUND YOURSELF, YOU GET PUNCH IN THE GUT IN A HURRY.

WE'RE A DIFFERENT TEAM.

>> IN THE BEGINNING, IT WAS WEIRD TO HAVE ALL THESE NEW GUYS AND THEY HAD TO SETTLE INTO HOW WE WANTED TO PLAY.

WE HAVE TO PLAY HARD, FAST HOCKEY.

NOW AS A TEAM, WE'RE PULLING THE SAME ROPE AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD.

>> MORE OFTEN THAN NOT BSU IS ON THE LOSING END OF THEIR RIVALRY WITH UND, BUT LAST YEAR THE BEAVERS WENT UNBEATEN AGAINST THE FIGHTING HAWKS, WINNING FRIDAYS MATCH AT THE SANFORD CENTER AND TYING AT THE RALPH.

THOSE ARE THE PUCK DROP TIMES THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND.

>>> KATRINA BARTHELT BECAME THE FIRST BSU WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER IN THE PROGRAM'S 30-YEAR HISTORY TO BE NAMED D-2 CCA CENTRAL REGION PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

THE SENIOR CAPTAIN ALREADY REPEATED AS THE NSIC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, JUST THE 4TH TIME IN CONFERENCE HISTORY THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED, FINISHING THIS SEASON WITH A CAREER HIGH 32-POINTS AND TIED FOR A LEAGUE LEADING 13-GOALS.

IT IS ALSO THE THIRD TIME THE BEAVER FORWARD HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE ALL-CENTRAL REGION TEAM, BARTHELT ISS JOINED BY REDSHIRT SENIOR DEFENDER EMMA HUELSNITZ, WHO'S MAKING THE TEAM FOR HER FIRST TIME.

>>> AND BSU'S BILL KETOLA IS THE 2025 RECIPIENT OF THE NSIC'S GLEN GALLIGAN AWARD, GIVEN TO A FOOTBALL PLAYER WHO IS ACADEMICALLY SUPERIOR WHILE MAKING A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THEIR INSTITUTION.

ON TOP OF HAVING A 4.00 G.P.A.

WHILE MAJORING IN BIOLOGY AND SPANISH, THE SENIOR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN MAY DISCOVERED A VIRUS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE USED IN THE TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS, WHILE STUDYING AT BEMIDJI STATE.

HE'S THE 11TH BEAVER TO EARN THE AWARD AND THE 2ND O-LINEMAN.

>>> WELL, MINNESOTA WILD WERE FINISHING UP A 3-GAME ROAD TRIP IN CHICAGO, TAKING ON THE BLACKHAWKS.

THEY WON FIVE STRAIGHT HEADING INTO THIS ONE.

1-0 IN THE SECOND.

CONNOR, BACKDOOR, AND HIS 14th OF THE SEASON, 2-0.

NOW CLOSING THE GAP TO 1.

AND NOW THEY TIE IT, MOMENTS LATER, THE HAWKS TAKE THE LEAD BACK.

NETTING HIS FIRST CAREER GOAL, BUT THE WILD NOT DONE.

MIDWAY THROUGH THE THIRD, MATT TIES IT WITH HIS 14th GOAL OF THE SEASON.

THEY SEND IT TO OVERTIME AND THAT'S WHERE HE SCORED A POWER PLAY GOAL, RIGHT AS I WAS SITTING DOWN FOR THE TEASE.

HE WON IT IN OVERTIME, THEY EXTEND THAT WIN STREAK TO 6, BUT THEY'RE 6th PLACE IN DIVISION.

>>> ALSO IN THE NBA, THE TIMBERWOLVES LOSE TO THE THUNDER.

>> Josh: ALL KINDS OF ACTION AND TURKEY AND HOCKEY MAKES FOR A GREAT THANKSGIVING WEEKEND.

>> Charlie: EXACTLY.

>> Josh: THANKS CHARLIE.

ITS THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN WE TEND TO INDULGE OURSELVES BUT OVEREATING ON THANKSGIVING CAN MAKE YOU FEEL LESS THAN THANKFUL AND PUT A DAMPER ON THE CELEBRATION.

BUT A DOCTOR SAYS THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN DO BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THAT MEAL TO HELP WITH THE HOLIDAY BLOAT.

IN TODAYS HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER EXPLAINS HOW TO WORK OFF YOUR THANKSGIVING MEAL.

>> Reporter: ON THANKSGIVING, IF YOU TEND TO FEEL AS STUFFED AS THE TURKEY, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

>> WE OFTEN USE FOOD AS A CELEBRATION AND OVEREATING IS A TYPICAL THING THAT PEOPLE MIGHT DO THAT DAY.

>> Reporter: DR.

SARAH SAM'S SAYS THAT PREPARING FOR A HEAVY HOLIDAY MEAL STARTS WITH BREAKFAST.

EAT SOMETHING SMALL BUT DON'T SKIP THIS MEAL.

WE TEND TO OVEREAT WITH AN EMPTY STOMACH.

EAT SLOWLY, SPACE OUT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE MEAL OVER A PERIOD OF TIME SO YOU'RE NOT EATING AS MUCH ALL AT ONCE.

>> MAKE SURE YOU PUT YOUR FORK DOWN BETWEEN BITES SO YOU ARE TAKING TIME TO DIGEST AND TO LET YOUR BODY CATCH UP AND YOUR BRAIN TO CATCH UP WITH THAT SENSE OF FEELING FULL.

>> Reporter: STAYING HYDRATED IS ALSO KEY.

SAM'S SAYS IT HELPS OUR METABOLISM AND DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AS YOU GO INTO A MEAL.

WHILE TURKEY MAY MAKE YOU TIRED, DON'T GIVE INTO THE TEMPTATION TO TAKE A NAP.

>> ESPECIALLY AFTER EATING A BIG MEAL, IF YOU LAY DOWN, YOU WILL HAVE ACID REFLUX, HAVE DIFFICULTY DIGESTING.

>> Reporter: INSTEAD, SHE SUGGESTS TAKING A LIGHT WALK OR SOME MODEST EXERCISE BUT AVOID STRENUOUS ACTIVITY.

>> YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM IS TAKING A LOT OF THE BLOOD FLOW TO HELP WITH DIGESTING THE FOOD.

SO IF YOU DIVERT THAT BLOOD FLOW TO MUSCLES TO DO AN ACTIVITY LIKE A RUN OR A STRENUOUS EXERCISE AFTER EATING, YOU WON'T DIGEST YOUR FOOD AS WELL.

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

>> Josh: OKAY, A RECAP OF YOUR HOLIDAY WEEKEND FORECAST WITH STACY.

>> WE COULD SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TONIGHT, OTHERWISE LOWS NEAR 17, SOME OF THE SNOW COULD CONTINUE IN TH N -- NORTHEAST TOMORROW MORNING.

>> Josh: THANK YOU STACY AND FROM ALL OF US HERE AT LAKELAND, YOU GUYS HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE THANKSGIVING WEEKEND.

WE'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE NEXT WEEK.

>> Charlie: HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYBODY.

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