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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 FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

>>> THE CONTESTED BOUNDARY TRIAL BETWEEN NORTHERN TOWNSHIP AND THE CITY OF BEMIDJI BEGAN ON MONDAY, EARLIER THIS WEEK.

THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE HEARING HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AT THE BELTRAMI COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, WITH RESIDENTS OF NORTHERN TOWNSHIP ABLE TO SAY WHETHER THEY ARE IN FAVOR OF, OR AGAINST THE TOWNSHIP INCORPORATING INTO A CITY.

BECAUSE THIS IS COURT PROCEEDING WE WEREN'T ALLOWED TO RECORD ANY OF THE TRIAL BUT OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, ATTENDED THE HEARING AND HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: AROUND 350 RESIDENTS OF NORTHERN TOWNSHIP IN THE CITY OF BEMIDJI PACKED THE BUILDING AT THE BELTRAMI FAIRGROUNDS TO LISTEN OR PROVIDE COMMENT ON THE INCORPORATION OF NORTHERN TOWNSHIP TO THE JUDGE PROCEEDING THE CASE.

THE NIGHT BEGAN WITH BOTH SIDES PRESENTING THEIR VERSION OF HOW THE LAST DECADE OF EVENTS HAVE LED TO THE HEARING.

>> WITH THE SEWER ISSUES ON THE LAKE, TOWNSHIP DECIDED IT'S TIME FOR US TO SEWER THIS AREA.

THEY RAISED $6 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDS AND I THINK THAT IS WHAT TRIGGERED IT.

THE CITY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THEY'RE SERIOUS, THEY'RE GOING TO DO THIS, THEY'RE GOING TO INCORPORATE.

THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE TO GRAB THE TAX BASE ONCE WE CAN.

ONCE THEY INCORPORATE, THE CITY CANNOT ANNEX THE PROPERTY.

>> Reporter: THEY SAID THIS ALL STARTED WHEN THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOUND THAT THE RESORT'S SEWAGE SYSTEM WAS POLLUTING LAKE BEMIDJI.

>> IT WASN'T THAT THE CITY WAS LOOKING TO ANNEX, WE RESPONDED TO A NEIGHBOR'S CALL FOR HELP AND I WOULD ARGUE THAT WE DID THE RIGHT THING.

>> Reporter: THE MAYOR BEGAN HIS PRESENTATION DURING THE HEARING WITH DISAPPOINTMENT, SAYING HE IS SAD THAT THE PAST EVENTS LED TO THIS MOMENT WHERE ONE JUDGE WILL MAKE A FINAL DECISION THAT AFFECTS HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS IN THE AREA.

>> AS LEADERS, WE COULDN'T SOLVE OUR DISAGREEMENT.

THAT IS DISHEARTENING TO ME, IT'S DISAPPOINTING TO ME, IT'S A FAILURE.

I OWN AN EQUAL SHARE OF THAT ALONG WITH EVERY OTHER ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS.

>> Reporter: THEY GAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THE HEARING WITH MOST IN FAVOR OF THE INCORPORATION OF NORTHERN TOWNSHIP INTO A CITY.

THE TOWNSHIP WOULD LOSE 30% OF THEIR TAX BASE SHOULD THE ANNEXATION GO THROUGH.

>> I THINK IT'S NO COINCIDENCE THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO ANNEX ABOUT 6 MILES OR SO.

IT'S A CRAZY ANNEXATION, BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THE TAX BASE IS AND THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN THE CITY GRABBING THE TAX BASE IF THEY CAN GET IT.

>> Reporter: RESIDENTS ALSO STATED THEY WOULD NOT BE THRILLED WITH THEIR TAXES GOING UP SHOULD THEY BECOME PART OF THE CITY OF BEMIDJI.

THEY ARGUED THAT BEMIDJI IS A REGIONAL HUB, WHICH IS WHY THE TAXES ARE HIGHER THAN RESIDENTS OF THE TOWNSHIP.

>> WE HAVE A HUGE MEDICAL CENTER THAT EVERYBODY UTILIZES.

IT DOESN'T PAY A DOLLAR OF PROPERTY TAX.

WHEN YOU WANT TO SEND YOUR KIDS TO COLLEGE, MANY GO TO BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY.

ACRES OF PRIME REAL ESTATE THAT PAYS NO PROPERTY TAX.

THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT, IT'S JUST HOW IT IS.

>> THAT REALLY IS WHERE THE CITY'S PROBLEM IS.

IT'S A HIGHER COST CITY THAN THE TOWNSHIP IS.

THE TOWNSHIP RUNS LEANER, THEY'RE EFFICIENT, THEY ARE CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE, AND BEMIDJI IS NOW COMING IN NOT BEING ABLE TO CONVINCE PEOPLE TO ANNEX IN, THEY ARE COMING IN SAYING WE'RE GOING TO FORCE YOU.

>> Reporter: THE JUDGE WILL FINALIZE A RULING ON THE TOWNSHIP'S PETITION TO INCORPORATE AND THEIR DECISION TO ANNEX BY MAY OF 2026.

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

>> THE CITY OF BEMIDJI WILL ALSO BE HOLDING A PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING.

THAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH, AT THE SANFORD CENTER.

>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S ADMINISTRATION HAS ACCUSED MINNESOTA OF VIOLATING FEDERAL LAW BY ALLOWING TRANSGENDER ATHLETES TO COMPETE IN GIRLS SPORTS.

THE U.S.

DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CLAIM THIS BREACHES TITLE IX, WHICH PROHIBITS SEX DISCRIMINATION.

THE AGENCIES FOUND THAT TRANSGENDER ATHLETES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS GIRLS SPORTS, INCLUDING SKIING, LACROSSE, TRACK AND FIELD, VOLLEYBALL AND FASTPITCH SOFTBALL.

THE ADMINISTRATION INITIATED THIS INVESTIGATION AFTER TRUMP ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER IN FEBRUARY.

THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE HAS STATED IT WILL FOLLOW STATE LAW, NOT THE EXECUTIVE ORDER.

THE FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE GIVEN THE STATE 10 DAYS TO COMPLY OR FACE ENFORCEMENT ACTION.

THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAID IN A STATEMENT IT IS REVIEWING THE LETTER AND REMAINS COMMITTED TO ENSURING EVERY CHILD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE IN A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

>>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN OVERNIGHT, AFTER A DEADLOCKED CONGRESS FAILED TO REACH A DEAL BEFORE THE DEADLINE.

WHILE REPUBLICANS ARE IN CONTROL OF BOTH CHAMBERS, THEY DO NEED VOTES FROM DEMOCRATS IN ORDER TO FUND THE GOVERNMENT.

BOTH PARTIES ARE STILL AT ODDS RIGHT NOW AND ARE DETERMINED NOT TO TAKE THE BLAME FOR THE LAPSE IN FUNDING.

WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JULIA BENBROOK REPORTS.

>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS WEEK, WE SAW THE TOP LEADERS FROM BOTH PARTIES AND BOTH CHAMBERS MEETING HERE AT THE WHITE HOUSE, WITH A STATED GOAL OF TRYING TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT OPEN.

IN THE HOURS AND DAYS AFTER THAT MEETING, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT BOTH SIDES WERE REALLY DIGGING IN.

NOW THAT THERE IS A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, THE BLAME GAME CONTINUES.

>> DEMOCRATS WANT TO PLAY POLITICAL GAMES WITH THE LIVES AND THE LIVELIHOODS OF AMERICANS.

>> REPUBLICANS HAVE ADOPTED THE MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY APPROACH.

THEY BASICALLY SAID TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT, WITH RESPECT TO OUR PARTISAN REPUBLICAN SPENDING BILL.

>> Reporter: SO WHAT ARE THE MAIN STICKING POINTS?

WHILE DEMOCRATS ARE PUSHING TO EXPAND OBAMACARE SUBSIDIES, REPUBLICANS ARE ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION OF CURRENT FUNDING FOR ANOTHER 7 WEEKS.

WHEN IT COMES TO HOW THIS SHUT DOWN DIFFERS FROM THOSE IN THE PAST, THE THREAT OF MASS FIRINGS LOOM LARGE.

WHILE IT IS TYPICAL TO SEE SOME GOVERNMENT WORKERS FURLOUGHED DURING THIS TIME, THE PRESIDENT IS THREATENING A MORE PERMANENT IMPACT, WHICH LINES UP WITH HIS LONG STATED GOAL TO SHRINK THE SIZE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND COULD BE SEEN AS A TACTIC THE ADMINISTRATION HOPES WILL FORCE DEMOCRATS TO SUPPORT THEIR PLAN WITHOUT COMPROMISE.

THE LAST GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN TOOK PLACE AT THE END OF 2018, GOING INTO 2019 DURING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S FIRST TERM.

IT WAS THE LONGEST IN MORE THAN 4 DECADES, LASTING 35 DAYS IN TOTAL.

AT THE WHITE HOUSE, I'M JULIA BENBROOK.

>> NO ONE KNOWS HOW LONG THIS SHUTDOWN WILL LAST BUT SENATORS ARE LEAVING TOWN UNTIL FRIDAY MEANING THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE SHUT DOWN AT LEAST UNTIL THEN, THOUGH LIKELY LONGER.

>>> THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS INVITING THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND AN OPEN HOUSE THIS MONTH TO LEARN ABOUT AN UPCOMING HIGHWAY 200 LAPORTE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

IN 2027, MINN-DOT PLANS TO RESURFACE AND RECONSTRUCT HIGHWAY 200 FROM HUBBARD COUNTY ROAD 39 IN LAPORTE TO HIGHWAY 371.

THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES SIDEWALK, CURB AND GUTTER, AND STORM SEWER INSTALLATION IN LAPORTE.

VARIOUS CENTERLINE CULVERTS WILL BE REPLACED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT LIMITS.

THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES TURN LANES AND SHOULDER WIDENING IN PORTIONS OF THE RURAL SEGMENTS.

THE OPEN HOUSE WILL RUN FROM 4:00 P.M.

TO 6:00 P.M.

ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH,, AT LAKEPORT TOWN HALL IN LAPORTE.

THERE IS NO FORMAL PRESENTATION, SO THE PUBLIC MAY COME AND GO AT THEIR CONVENIENCE.

THE PROJECT TEAM WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND HEAR FEEDBACK.

>>> FOR MANY YEARS BEMIDJI HAS HELD AN ANNUAL 5K RUN/WALK/SKATE FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION AND THIS YEAR THEY HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE PANDEMIC UNDER A NEW NAME, A WALK FOR HOPE.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK ATTENDED THE WALK TO SEE WHY BRINGING TOPICS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH INTO LIGHT CAN BE SO IMPORTANT, AND WHAT EVENTS LIKE THESE CAN MEAN TO A HEALING COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE C.D.C., THERE IS A DEATH BY SUICIDE EVERY 11 MINUTES.

THE HEADWATERS ALLIANCE FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION IS WORKING TOWARDS BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND GATHERING RESOURCES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY SUICIDE IN THE BEMIDJI AREA.

ONE EVENT THAT THEY HELD THIS YEAR WAS A WALK FOR HOPE.

>> THE WALK IS TECHNICALLY BEEN GOING ON FOR MANY YEARS, BUT IT WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED THE RUN/WALK/SKATE FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION.

NOW IT IS RE-BRANDED AS A WALK FOR HOPE AND THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR UNDER THAT NAME.

>> I DON'T WANT TO FOCUS ON SUICIDE SPECIFICALLY BUT MENTAL HEALTH AS A WHOLE.

WHEN WE THINK OF SUICIDE, MENTAL HEALTH IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST FACTORS IN THAT.

SO JUST WALKING FOR HOPE AND HEALING.

>> Reporter: COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAD TIME TO CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER BEFORE THE WALK.

>> COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS IS A PROTECTIVE FACTOR.

SO WHEN WE FEEL COMFORTABLE AND SAFE AND CONNECTED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, WE FEEL SUPPORTED, JUST KNOWING THAT ALL OF US HERE TODAY, WE'RE ALL HERE TO HELP.

WE'RE ALL GOING TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE COFFEE WITH YOU AND TALK ABOUT IT.

YOU DON'T NEED TO END YOUR LIFE.

>> Reporter: MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE ARE TOPICS THAT THEY FEEL NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT UP AND TALKED ABOUT AND THESE CONVERSATIONS MAY SAVE LIVES.

>> THE COMMUNITY IS WANTING TO SUPPORT SUICIDE PREVENTION.

IT'S AN IMPORTANT TOPIC TO PEOPLE.

>> I, MYSELF, LOST MY FATHER TO SUICIDE.

I LOST A PARTNER TO SUICIDE.

I SURVIVED SUICIDE.

SO IT'S SOMETHING I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND I JUST FOUND A HOME WITHIN HEADWATERS.

>> Reporter: THE WALK IS OPEN FOR ANYONE TO GO TO AND IT'S LESS THAN A 5K.

>> MENTAL HEALTH IS A BIG TOPIC IN GENERAL AND JUST TO SHOW PEOPLE IN BEMIDJI SPECIFICALLY THAT THERE ARE GROUPS OUT HERE THAT THEY CAN JOIN, THEY CAN JOIN IN ON EVENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT, JUST TO SHOW THAT THERE ARE OPTIONS, RESOURCES.

>> FOR PEOPLE TO SHOW UP AND SEE ALL OF THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE HAVE SUICIDAL LIVED EXPERIENCES IN SOME WAY.

SO JUST KNOWING THAT THEY'RE NOT ALONE.

WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT.

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

>> IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS EXPERIENCING THOUGHTS OF HARMING THEMSELVES OR IS STRUGGLING WITH SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, THE SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE IS OPEN 24-7 AND CAN BE REACHED AT THE NUMBER 9-8-8.

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

>> Stacy: OUR VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, BUT A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE IN LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY AND THAT WILL BRING US SOME FALL-LIKE TEMPERATURES.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE CITY OF BRAINERD IS PREPARING TO CLOSE A STRETCH OF OAK STREET FOR UP [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE CITY OF BRAINERD WILL BE CONDUCTING ROAD WORK ON OAK STREET BEGINNING TOMORROW.

THE STRETCH OF OAK STREET BETWEEN WALNUT AND BEECH STREET WILL BE CLOSED FOR UP TO FOUR WEEKS TO REPLACE THE SEWAGE AND WATER MAIN BENEATH THE ROAD.

BUT CITY OFFICIALS ARE OPTIMISTIC THAT THE WORK WILL ONLY TAKE TWO WEEKS.

IT DEPENDS ON THE WEATHER.

>> IT COULD TAKE TWO WEEKS BUT I'M ALLOWING FOUR WEEKS BECAUSE OF RAIN AND COMPLICATIONS.

WE DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE IT'S AN OLDER WATER LINE AND SEWER LINE.

WHEN YOU DIG IN THE GROUND, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WILL FIND.

I'M ALLOWING FOR FOUR WEEKS, BUT IT SHOULD TAKE TWO WEEKS.

IT SHOULD BE A GOOD PROJECT ONCE WE'RE DONE.

>> DETOURS WILL BE SET UP TO HAVE DRIVERS GO THROUGH DOWNTOWN BRAINERD VIA HIGHWAY 25, WASHINGTON STREET, AND 13TH STREET.

>>> THE FRIENDS OF THE BRAINERD PUBLIC LIBRARY KICKED OFF THEIR SEMI ANNUAL BOOK SALE THIS MORNING AT THE WESTGATE MALL.

PATRONS LINED UP THROUGH THE MALL TO GET THEIR HANDS ON USED BOOKS.

FUNDS GAINED FROM BOOKS BEING SOLD WILL BE USED TO FUND VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE BRAINERD PUBLIC LIBRARY.

BUT THE ORGANIZATION IS LOOKING TO KEEP PRICES DOWN FOR CUSTOMERS, WITH MOST CHILDRENS BOOKS BEING PRICED AT 25 CENTS AND MOST OTHER BOOKS BEING PRICED AT JUST 50 CENTS.

>> THE PRICES HAVE NOT CHANGED IN THE 20 YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN HELPING WITH THE BOOK SALE.

WE WANT TO GET BOOKS INTO PEOPLE'S HANDS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN'S HANDS, AND TO KEEP BOOKS AFFORDABLE SO PEOPLE CAN READ IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

>> Dennis: THE BOOK SALE WILL RUN FROM FRIDAY FROM 10:00 A.M.

TO 6:00 P.M.

EACH DAY.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, WE BRING IN WEATHERCASTER STACY CHRISTENSON.

I KEEP WAITING TO SEE THE STREAK OF WONDERFUL WEATHER END BUT WE'RE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

>> Stacy: WE ARE, A LITTLE BIT BREEZY BUT TEMPERATURES ARE VERY WARM OUT THERE.

THE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO TOP OUT IN THE UPPER 70s, EVEN LOW TO MID-80s AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

WE WILL SEE A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY, WHICH WILL BRING A COOL DOWN AND A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, IT WAS ANOTHER HOT DAY OUT THERE TODAY.

THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT WE HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A WIND, A LITTLE BREEZY OUT THERE IN THE AREA, WHICH WILL BE CALMING DOWN AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT.

THERE ARE A FEW SLIGHT CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE OVERALL, IT WILL BE QUIET.

IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE PRETTY HOT, AT LEAST THROUGH THE START OF THE WEEKEND.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 70 DEGREES, WINDS ARE FROM THE SOUTH AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.

THE DEW POINT IS 56, HUMIDITY IS 61%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, IT'S 70 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 59.

HUMIDITY IS 68%, AND WINDS ARE SOUTHEAST AT 13 MILES PER HOUR.

NOW LOOKING AT OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR PICTURE, A LITTLE BIT OF MOISTURE FORMING, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT HAS BEEN FAIRLY QUIET.

WE DID HAVE SOME BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY, THOSE WINDS ARE STARTING TO CALM DOWN A LITTLE BIT AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO BE PRETTY QUIET OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, MAYBE A FEW POP-UP SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, AND THOSE COULD CONTINUE INTO TOMORROW.

AGAIN, OVERALL, IT LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THE DAY WILL BE QUIET, MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE QUIET, ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE HOT OUT THERE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

ANGELA SHOWING US THIS PHOTO OF THE MOON IN CASS LAKE.

LINDA SAYING SHE HAD A FEW VISITORS TO THE AREA IN ONAMIA.

GARY WITH BEAUTIFUL BLUE SKIES, AND THIS PHOTO OF THE FIRE IN THE SKY IN PEMBINA.

AND SUNSETS WERE GORGEOUS FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA, EUGENE AT RED LAKE, SARAH AT LAKE EDWARD, AND BILL AND JUDY AT UPPER RED LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY AND WINDY WITH A HIGH OF 80.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY CLEAR, TOPPING OUT AT 82.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNNY AND BREEZY, 81 FOR THE HIGH.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, 82 WAS OUR HIGH TODAY IN BRAINERD, NOT SETTING ANY NEW RECORDS BUT WE'RE WELL ABOVE OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 63.

62 WAS OUR LOW AND SUNSET AT 6:54.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 81, SO MORE THAN 20 DEGREES ABOVE THAT AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS OUR LOW TODAY AT 60, SUNRISE AT 7:20.

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

AS I MENTIONED, MAYBE A FEW POP-UP SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA, OVERALL, QUIET.

WE WILL HAVE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW, JUST SLIGHT CHANCES AS THE LITTLE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH.

AGAIN, IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE SEEING A LOT OF SUNSHINE, VERY HOT TEMPERATURES, WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70s TO POSSIBLY MID-80s IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, WITH LOW TO MID-80s IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE.

OUR FORECAST TONIGHT, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

LOWS NEAR 61.

THEN AGAIN TOMORROW, SOME POP-UP SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY, OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY WITH HIGHS NEAR 82.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, AGAIN FRIDAY IN THE NORTHWEST, BETTER CHANCE ON SUNDAY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

YOU CAN SEE WHEN IT MOVES THROUGH, STILL IN THE 80s THROUGH SATURDAY, BY SUNDAY, HIGHS NEAR 67 AND 58 ON MONDAY WITH VARIABLE CLOUDS.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THAT'S A LITTLE MORE MONDAY, A LITTLE MORE SEASONAL AT 58.

>> Charlie: YEAH, I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

>> Dennis: WELL, YOU HAVE A STORY ON PEQUOT LAKES GIRLS VOLLEYBALL.

>> Charlie: YES, THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE THEIR WAY BACK, THEY ARE RANKED FIFTH IN THEIR CLASS.

WE'LL HEAR FROM THEM AND [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> PEQUOT LAKES VOLLEYBALL IS IMPOSING ITS WILL ON THE COURT EARLY AND OFTEN IN 2025.

THE PATRIOTS ARE 15-4 SINCE FIRST YEAR HEAD COACH JENNA ANDERSON TOOK THE HELM, AND ARE CURRENTLY RANKED 5TH IN CLASS 2-A.

SPORTS REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE STORY.

>> FOLLOWING THEIR COACH'S RETIREMENT THAT LED THEM TO THREE STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES AND A 2A TITLE IN 2023, THEY LOOKED AT HER SUCCESSES.

>> I KNOWN MOST OF THESE GIRLS SINCE THEY WERE IN THIRD GRADE.

I COACHED A LOT OF THEM.

>> IT'S NICE BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME OF THE SAME RITUALS FOR PRE-GAME PRACTICES AND WE HAVE NEW THINGS THAT HELPED, NOT JUST THE TEAM BOND BUT THE CHEMISTRY WITHIN US.

>> Reporter: AND ANDERSON INHERITED QUITE THE ROSTER, HAVING TWO PLAYERS FROM THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROSTER, AND ALEXA.

>> GETTING THE EXPOSURE AT PLAYING AT STATE HELPED US AS A TEAM AND WHAT WE WILL FACE IN PLAYOFFS AND SECTION FINALS AND HOPEFULLY AT STATE.

>> Reporter: THE PATRIOTS ARE RUNNING A 6-2 OFFENSE, WITH SENIOR PRESLEY SERVING AS THE SETTER, CALLING FOR IRON-TIGHT CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THEM AND THE FRONT COURT.

>> TRYING TO FIND THAT CONNECTION OF WHAT SETS WE WANT AT CERTAIN TIMES IN ROTATION.

>> I THINK OUR HITTERS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB IN CONNECTING WITH BOTH OF OUR SETTERS.

I THINK OUR SETTERS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB AT DISTRIBUTING THE BALL.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO RUNNING AN EFFICIENT OFFENSE, ANDERSON AND THE PATRIOTS VIEW DEFENSE AS THE MAIN FOCUS, WITH TOUGH COMPETITION IN 6-2A INCLUDING ALBANY AND SALK CENTER, STAYING STINGY ON DEFENSE COULD PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN CAPTURING THEIR FIFTH TRIP TO THE TOURNAMENT.

>> YOU NEED DEFENSE TO PLAY THE GAME.

SO THAT IS LIKE OUR MAIN FOCUS.

IT JUST MAKES EVERYONE ALL AROUND BETTER.

THE BIGGEST PART IS GETTING THAT IN EVERY GAME AND MAKING IT CONSISTENT.

IT IS HUGE FOR OUR SECTION RUN.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN PEQUOT LAKES, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Charlie: STILL LOOMING ON THEIR SCHEDULE IS THE ALBANY TEAM, BUT TOMORROW THEY WILL WORRY ABOUT ST.

CLOUD CATHEDRAL.

THAT'S WHO THEY PLAY AT 7:15 AT HOME.

>>> WELL, WE DROPPED THE NEWS YESTERDAY THAT 218-SPORTS HAD PUT TOGETHER THREE PREMIER SHOWCASE WEEKENDS AT THE SANFORD CENTER IN BEMIDJI THIS JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, FEATURING HIGH LEVEL COMPETITION ACROSS HOCKEY AND BASKETBALL.

ACCORDING TO 218-SPORTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RYAN RUDE, THE BALL GOT ROLLING WHEN BEMIDJI BOY'S BASKETBALL COACH STEVE THOMPSON HAD THE IDEA OF THE LUMBERJACKS PLAYING A GAME AT THE SANFORD CENTER PAIRED WITH A BSU GAME.

>> 218-SPORTS WANTS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND TOURISM IS ONE WAY WE CAN DO THAT.

ANOTHER AVENUE IS HELPING OUR BEMIDJI TEAMS.

WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE ACCOMPLISHING THOSE GOALS WITH THESE EVENTS, BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND JUST CREATING AN AWESOME ATMOSPHERE.

>> IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY, TO BRING THIS EVENT WHERE WE CAN SHOWCASE MULTIPLE TEAMS ON DIFFERENT CALIBERS, DIFFERENT LEVELS, GIVE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY IN A BUILDING LIKE THIS, THAT THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO OTHERWISE.

>> WHEN IT CAME TO FINDING TEAMS TO FEATURE IN THE SHOWCASE, THE CHOICE WAS OBVIOUS TO HIGHLIGHT BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL AND BEMIDJI STATE, BUT ALSO TO FIND A GOOD MIX OF OTHER LOCAL SCHOOLS AND HIGH-LEVEL COMPETITION.

A PITCH THAT WAS PRETTY EASY TO SELL.

>> THE IDEA OF BEING ABLE TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY AND PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, IT'S PHENOMENAL.

WE HAVE A GREAT COMMUNITY, WE HAVE A LOT TO OFFER, AND THERE IS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT.

SO IT'S TO BRING OUR KIDS TO A BIG STAGE TO PLAY, IT'S A BIG DEAL.

>> YOU KNOW, BEMIDJI STATE IS TRYING TO SOLIDIFY OURSELVES AS THE SCHOOL FOR THE NORTH.

WE'RE FOR THE NORTH, WE'RE FOR THIS REGION, AND WHAT WE DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IS SO IMPACTFUL AND BEING ABLE TO SHOWCASE THAT, IT'S A TEAM EFFORT.

IT REALLY IS ABOUT SHOWING FOLKS THAT THIS IS THE DESTINATION, NOT ONLY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, BUT FOR ATHLETICS IN MINNESOTA.

>> AND IT'S GOING TO BE THE DESTINATION OF A LOT OF GREAT MATCH-UPS AT THE SANFORD CENTER.

WE TOUCHED ON THE FIRST WEEKEND OF HOCKEY YESTERDAY, WITH BEMIDJI PLAYING EAST GRAND FORKS AND ROCK RIDGE BACK-TO-BACK NIGHTS WHILE BSU PLAYS A SERIES WITH MICHIGAN TECH.

FOR WOMEN'S HOCKEY THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND, BSU HAS A SERIES WITH MINNESOTA, WHILE HILL-MURRAY, WARROAD, ORONO, AND BEMIDJI GIRLS' HOCKEY WILL BE MATCHED UP OVER TWO DAYS.

AND THE FINAL WEEKEND, WHICH IS IN FEBRUARY, WILL FEATURE BEMIDJI BOYS' AND GIRLS' BASKETBALL HOSTING GRAND RAPIDS THURSDAY, AND HERMANTOWN AND CLOQUET ON SATURDAY IN MATINEE GAMES, WHILE BSU HOSTS NORTHERN STATE AND JAMESTOWN IN THE NIGHT GAMES.

BUT FRIDAY THAT WEEKEND WILL FEATURE A BUNCH OF LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, DEER RIVER, CASS LAKE-BENA, FOSSTON, WHA, BAGLEY, NORTHOME-KELLIHER, AND A WHOLE BUNCH MORE.

THEY WILL PLACE -- PLAY EACH OTHER AS WELL.

>> Dennis: IT'S GOING TO BE A COOL EVENT.

THANKS CHARLIE.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO CLEAN AND DISINFECT YOUR HOME TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF GERMS, BUT SOME CLEANING PRODUCTS CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH, IF THEY'RE USED IMPROPERLY.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON THE DANGERS AND HOW TO SAFELY DISINFECT YOUR HOUSE.

>> Reporter: WASHING HANDS AND HIGHLY TOUCHED SURFACES ARE TWO KEYS IN KEEPING VIRUSES AND OTHER ILLNESSES FROM SPREADING BUT SOME OF THE CLEANING SUPPLIES IN YOUR HOME CAN BE DANGEROUS IF USED THE WRONG WAY.

>> THE NON-PROFIT ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP FOUND THAT MORE THAN 2,000 CLEANING PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES MIGHT CONTAIN CHEMICALS RELATED TO AS -- ASTHMA, CANCER.

>> Reporter: IF SOMEONE IN YOUR HOME IS SICK OR SOMEONE THAT VISITED HAD AN ILLNESS, THE AGENCY SAYS PROPERLY DILUTED BLEACH CAN EFFECTIVELY KILL GERMS, BUT TAKE THESE STEPS FOR SAFETY.

USE REGULAR, UNSCENTED HOUSEHOLD BLEACH THAT CONTAINS 5% TO 9% HYDRO CHLORIDE.

IF IT'S SPLASHLESS BLEACH, IT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH FOR DISINFECTANT.

DO NOT MIX, THIS CAN RELEASE VAPORS THAT CAN BE DANGEROUS TO BREATHE IN.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE GOOD VENTILATION, FOR EXAMPLE, OPEN WINDOWS, CHECK THE LABEL TO SEE IF YOU NEED TO WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT LIKE GLOVES OR EYE PROTECTION, AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS ON THE BOTTLE TO PREPARE A DILUTED BLEACH SOLUTION.

YOU CAN ALSO CHECK IF YOUR OTHER CLEANERS ARE SAFE.

>> NEXT TIME YOU NEED TO REPLACE SOMETHING, SPEND A MINUTE LOOKING FOR THIS, THE E.P.A.

'S SAFER CHOICE LABEL OR CHECKING THEIR ONLINE DATABASE.

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

>> Dennis: AND WE GO BACK TO STACY FOR MORE ON OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: A SMALL CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TONIGHT, WE'LL BE SEEING CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND LOWS NEAR 61.

A FEW POP-UP SHOWERS AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH TOMORROW, OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.

WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT HIGHS NEAR 82.

THEN LOOKING AHEAD, VERY WARM TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND, WITH A COOL DOWN AS WE START NEXT WEEK.

>> Dennis: THAT IS GOING TO WRAP IT UP FOR US.

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

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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