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>> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, PROVIDING ALL FIBEROPTIC INTERNET SPEEDS UP TO 10 GIGS WITH NO DATA CAPS AND NO SPEED THROTTLING.

>> LAKELAND PBS IS PROUD TO PRESENT LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00 WITH LOCAL NEW FROM BEMIDJI, BRAINERD, AND ALL OF THE LAKES COUNTRY.

DENNIS WEIMANN WITH THE NEWS, STACY CHRISTENSON WITH THE WEATHER, AND MILES WALKER WITH YOUR SPORTS.

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

>>> ESSENTIA-HEALTH ST.

JOSEPH CELEBRATED THE OPENING OF A NEW ORTHOPEDIC CENTER IN BAXTER WITH A BIG GRAND OPENING AND RIBBON CUTTING.

THE NEARLY $50 MILLION PROJECT HAS TRANSFORMED THE FORMER CAMPING WORLD BUILDING INTO A MORE THAN 60,000 SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY FEATURING ALMOST 80 EXAM AND PROCEDURE ROOMS.

IT COMBINES MUSCULOSKELETAL CARE, AS WELL AS PHARMACY SERVICES AND URGENT CARE, UNDER ONE ROOF.

THE CENTER IS DESIGNED TO DELIVER MORE CONVENIENT, COORDINATED AND ACCESSIBLE CARE FOR PATIENTS ACROSS THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

>> IT'S AN EXCITING NEW FACILITY.

IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE THE CARE WE PROVIDED FOR A LONG TIME.

WE HAVE PODIATRY, WE HAVE PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, ORTHOPEDICS, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT PROVIDED ORTHOPEDIC CARE HERE, THAT SAME APPROACH TO MEDICAL CARE AND ORTHOPEDICS.

WE'RE EXCITED TO CONTINUE HERE AT THE ORTHOPEDIC CENTER.

>> THE ORTHOPEDIC CENTER WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THIS COMING MONDAY NOVEMBER 2nd.

>>> MINNESOTA STATE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL BE RE-DISTRIBUTING SOME MONEY TO CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS TO HELP STABILIZE IF THEY ARE STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY.

BEMIDJI STATE WAS NAMED AS ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES AS THEY BEGIN THE NEW DESIGN PROCESS TO MOVE NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE ON TO THE SAME CAMPUS AS BSU.

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2028, BSU WILL RECEIVE $4.8 MILLION IN BRIDGE FUNDING.

THE DOLLARS WILL NOT GO DIRECTLY TOWARDS THE NTC CO-LOCATION PROJECT, BUT WILL FOCUS ON KEEPING THE REST OF THE UNIVERSITY AFLOAT, AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF STEEP CUTS AND REDUCTIONS.

>> ONE PIECE THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE OUR EXPENSES AT BEMIDJI STATE WITH MINIMAL IMPACT ON THE BREATH OF PROGRAMS TO OUR STUDENTS.

IF WE HAD TO MAKE ADDITIONAL CUTS IN THE FUTURE TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET, WE WOULD HAVE TO START CUTTING INTO THOSE PROGRAMS.

THE INVESTMENTS FOR MINNESOTA STATE AND THE REALIGNMENT PROJECT ARE DESIGNED TO HELP US MAINTAIN THE BREATH OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS FOR OUR STUDENTS SO THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION AND THEY CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE FULL BREATH OF MAJORS THAT WE OFFER TODAY.

>> PRESIDENT HOFFMAN NOTED THAT THE MINNESOTA STATE FUNDING WILL GIVE BEMIDJI STATE TIME TO CONTINUE BUILDING NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND WORK TO REDUCE ITS SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR BUDGET DEFICIT, WHILE PUTTING A HOLD ON MAKING MORE REDUCTIONS.

>>> A RED LAKE MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO A LITTLE MORE THAN FIVE-YEARS IN PRISON FOR SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR.

37-YEAR-OLD DARWIN LEE LUSSIER JUNIOR WAS SENTENCED TODAY IN U.S.

DISTRICT COURT AFTER PLEADING GUILTY LAST MARCH.

LUSSIER WAS SENTENCED TO 63 MONTHS IN PRISON AND 15-YEARS SUPERVISED RELEASE FOR ONE COURT OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR.

ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, FROM ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 2018 AND CONTINUING UNTIL ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 2019, THE DEFENDANT KNOWINGLY ENGAGED IN SEXUAL CONTACT WITH A MINOR.

DURING THIS TIME, THE MINOR WAS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12-AND-13-YEARS-OLD.

AND DURING SOME OF THIS ABUSE, THE MINOR VICTIM WAS ENTRUSTED TO LUSSIER AS A CAREGIVER.

>>> ELECTION DAY IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, AND BETWEEN NOW AND THEN WE ARE PREVIEWING A FEW OF THE RACES IN LAKELAND COUNTRY.

TONIGHT, WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE CANDIDATES FACING OFF FOR THE MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 5B, REPUBLICAN JONATHAN CLAUSSEN AND DEMOCRAT MAGGIE EVERS.

ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WE ASKED THEM WAS WHY SHOULD VOTERS ELECT YOU FOR THIS POSITION.

>> PEOPLE SHOULD VOTE FOR ME BECAUSE A CENTRAL PART OF THIS RESPONSIBILITY IS UPHOLDING BOTH THE U.S.

AND MINNESOTA CONSTITUTIONS.

FOR ME, THIS IS AN ETHICAL COMMITMENT HONORING THE ENTIE CONSTITUTION, NOT JUST THE PARTS THAT FEEL COMFORTABLE OVERLYING WITH MY PROFESSIONAL VIEWS.

I'M A CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, SO INTEGRITY IS PART OF THAT.

IT REQUIRES ADHERING TO FULL CODE OF ETHICS, EVEN WHEN IT'S CHALLENGING OR INCONVENIENT.

IN PUBLIC SERVICE, THE SAME PRINCIPALS APPLY.

UPHOLDING THE CONSTITUTION MEANS PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF EVERY RESIDENT, RESPECTING THE LIMITS PLACED ON GOVERNMENTAL POWER, AND GROUNDING DECISIONS IN THE RULE OF LAW RATHER THAN POLITICAL PREFERENCE OR PRESSURE.

>> YES, I BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY IN LIMITED GOVERNMENT.

A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE ARE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AND WE'VE BEEN DOING WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, PEOPLE ARE ASKING WHAT CAN YOU DO?

A LOT OF THE TIMES MY ANSWER IS LESS.

I THINK IT'S LESS.

SOMETIMES THE GOVERNMENT WHEN WE GET INVOLVED, I THINK WE MAKE THINGS WORSE AS THERE ARE MORE REGULATIONS AND PROBLEMS, AND WE DON'T TEND TO MANAGE MONEY VERY WELL.

THAT HAS CERTAINLY BEEN IN THE NEWS IN MINNESOTA AND IT MADE ME REALLY SAD WHEN WE LOOK AT SOME OF THE FRAUD AND THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED HERE.

I REALIZE THAT YOU KNOW, WE ARE NOT WATCHING OVER MANAGING OUR MONEY VERY WELL.

I THINK THE PRIVATE SECTOR, GOOD COMPETITION AND CAPITALISM WORKS WELL.

I WANT TO BE A CHAMPION TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GET AHEAD AND DO THINGS ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT OUR INTERFERENCE.

>> OUR LAKELAND NEWS ELECTION PREVIEWS WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW.

>>> MUCH OF THE ATTENTION IN THE LEAD-UP TO NEXT WEEK'S MIDTERM ELECTIONS HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON THE BATTLE FOR THE SENATE.

BUT THERE ARE DOZENS OF HOUSE RACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT WILL DETERMINE WHICH PARTY CONTROLS THE LOWER CHAMBER.

AND THE OUTCOME WILL HAVE JUST AS MUCH OF AN IMPACT IN WASHINGTON.

MADDIE GANNON HAS THE LATEST FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> Reporter: ALL 40 -- 435 HOUSE SEATS ARE ON THE BALLOT THIS NOVEMBER AND DEMOCRATS HAVE A REASON TO BE OPTIMISTIC.

>> THE BIG PICTURE, IT'S MOVING THE WAY IT HAS ALL YEAR, TOWARDS THE DEMOCRATS.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TOWARDS THEM BUT CERTAINLY TAKING OVER THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

>> Reporter: LESS THAN A WEEK OUT FROM NOVEMBER 3RD, THE COOK POLITICAL REPORT HAS ABOUT 17 HOUSE RACES LISTED AS TOSS UPS.

ANOTHER FEW SEATS LIKE FLORIDA AND NEBRASKA ARE LISTED AS LIKELY TO SWITCH PARTY, AND A COUPLE IN CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS ARE EXPECTED TO FLIP AS A RESULT OF THE REDISTRICTING BATTLE.

>> WE'RE GOING TO HOLD A MAJORITY AND I'M GOING TO BE THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.

WE WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH TO EVERYBODY.

>> Reporter: MIKE JOHNSON WAS CAMPAIGNING WITH THE REPUBLICAN INCUMBENT, FACING A DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER IN IOWA ON WEDNESDAY.

THIS WARNING FROM HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER HAKEEM JEFFRIES.

>> YOU HAVE TO ASSUME THAT WE HAVE DONE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, REPUBLICANS WILL COME UP WITH ANY DIABOLICAL SCHEME TO PREVENT NOVEMBER 3RD FROM BEING A FREE AND FAIR ELECTION.

>> Reporter: THE POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR DEMOCRATS HAS ONE GROUP ORGANIZING AGAINST REPUBLICAN PARTISAN REDISTRICTING, QUESTIONING IF IT WAS WORTH IT FOR REPUBLICANS TO LAUNCH IT.

>> IN THE END, THEY'RE GOING TO NET JUST ONE OR TWO SEATS FOR THIS MASSIVE, MASSIVE POLITICAL ONSLAUGHT THEY PUT FORWARD.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, I'M MADDIE GANNON.

>> AS FOR THE U.S.

SENATE, REPUBLICANS CURRENTLY HOLD A 53-47 MARGIN.

35 SENATE SEATS ARE ON THE BALLOT, 22 OF THOSE ARE CURRENTLY HELD BY REPUBLICANS, 13 ARE HELD BY DEMOCRATS.

DEMOCRATS NEED A NET GAIN OF FOUR SEATS TO TAKE CONTROL.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES BUT WE WILL BE SEEING THAT WARM UP AGAIN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THEIR IMPACT REACHES FAR BEYOND A REWARD, HOW BEMIDJI IS CELEBRATING WOMEN WHO HELPED MAKE THEIR [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> WOMEN MAKING A LASTING IMPACT TOOK THE SPOTLIGHT AT THE 10TH ANNUAL WOMEN UNITED TRIBUTE AWARDS.

THE CELEBRATION HONORED LOCAL WOMEN FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

REPORTER RYAN FLEMING SHOWS US HOW THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE FAR BEYOND THE AWARDS CEREMONY.

>> Reporter: DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, DIFFERENT JOURNEYS, BUT ONE COMMON PURPOSE, MAKING BEMIDJI A BETTER PLACE.

AT THIS YEAR'S TRIBUTE AWARDS BREAKFAST, THE MESSAGE WENT BEYOND RECOGNITION, SHOWING HOW A SHARED COMMITMENT CAN BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.

>> INSPIRATION, WILLINGNESS AND WANTING TO GET INVOLVED AND DO SOMETHING BECAUSE THE FUN PART ABOUT LIVING IN A SMALLER COMMUNITY IS THAT YOU REALLY CAN MAKE AN IMPACT.

YOU ARE BRINGING TOGETHER PEOPLE THAT MAY HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS IN THE WORLD BUT THEY ALL AGREE THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT THING TO DO.

>> Reporter: GREAT LEADERS DON'T JUST LEAD TEAMS, THEY INSPIRE OTHERS TO GROW.

THIS YEAR'S EMERGING LEADER AWARD RECOGNIZES WOMEN MAKING THEIR MARK THROUGH LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

SANFORD HEALTH'S MEGAN SAID THAT THE HONOR GAVE HER A CHANCE TO REFLECT.

>> I LEAD TEAMS AND I HAVE BEEN LEADING TEAMS FOR YEARS.

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU ARE JUST IN THE DAY-TO-DAY GRIND, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING, THE IMPACT YOU ARE MAKING.

SO TAKING A STEP BACK AND BEING ABLE TO RECEIVE THIS TODAY IS JUST REALLY, REALLY VALIDATING AND REALLY HUMBLING.

>> Reporter: KEYNOTE SPEAKER, SANFORD'S HEALTH'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SHARED A MESSAGE OF STRENGTH AND SELF WORTH.

THE EVENT CARRIED A POWERFUL REMINDER, THE BEST TIME TO RECOGNIZE SOMEONE'S IMPACT IS WHILE THEY'RE HERE TO SEE IT.

NOT EVERY DIFFERENCE MAKER MAKES HEADLINES.

HERE IN BEMIDJI, THE QUIET ACTS OF KINDNESS ARE FINALLY GETTING A STANDING OVATION.

>> IT'S PERSONAL FOR ME.

MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER WAS AN IMPORTANT FIGURE IN THE BEMIDJI AREA AND WAS ONLY RECOGNIZED AFTER SHE PASSED AWAY.

TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE WOMEN THAT ARE DOING GREAT THINGS RIGHT NOW IN OUR COMMUNITY IS PRETTY SPECIAL.

>> Reporter: FROM PREVIOUS HONOREES TO THIS YEAR'S FIVE RECIPIENTS, THE AWARDS MARK A MOMENT IN TIME BUT THEIR WORK DOESN'T STOP THERE.

FOR THESE WOMEN, GIVING BACK IS NOT ABOUT EARNING RECOGNITION, IT'S A PART OF WHO THEY ARE.

>> IF YOU ARE FOCUSED ON OTHERS AND THE COMMUNITY AND WRAPPING YOUR ARMS AROUND THOSE AROUND YOU, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU EVEN HAVE TO TRY TO DO.

IT SHOULD BE NATURAL TO THOSE WHO ARE TRULY, TRULY MAKING AN IMPACT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BEMIDJI, I'M RYAN FLEMING, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> FOUR OTHER WOMEN WERE RECOGNIZED AT THIS YEAR'S CEREMONY, BERYL WERNBERG, LORI LUNDBERG, ALICE THOMPSON, AND KARI HOWE.

>>> A FIVE-MILE $12.4 MILLION HIGHWAY 169 RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN GARRISON HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE PROJECT BETWEEN CROW WING COUNTY ROAD 26 AND PIKE AVENUE IN GARRISON IS FINISHED AND ALL LANES AND SIDEWALKS ARE NOW OPEN TO TRAVELERS.

THE IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE PROJECT INCLUDE A NEW SINGLE-LANE, FOUR-LEG ROUNDABOUT AT HIGHWAY 169, HIGHWAY 18 AND MONROE STREET, AS WELL AS A RECONSTRUCTED HIGHWAY 169 THROUGH GARRISON.

CREWS WILL COMPLETE ANY REMAINING OFFROAD WORK THROUGH EARLY NOVEMBER.

>>> AS THE CONSTRUCTION CREWS ARE FINISHING UP THEIR ROAD PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, THAT MEANS WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO SOME WINTER WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WELL, WE'RE GETTING CLOSER.

WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET, WE HAVEN'T SEEN SOME RAIN SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA TODAY.

IT DOES LOOK LIKE QUIETER WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR US TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, A LITTLE BIT COOLER, BUT WE WILL SEE A WARM UP AS WE HEAD INTO THE WE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, FOR THE MOST PART, IT WAS ANOTHER GLOOMY DAY TODAY.

WE HAD SOME SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS, BUT THE SKIES HAVE BEEN CLEARING OUT IN PARTS OF THE AREA THIS EVENING AND WE WILL SEE VARIABLE CLOUDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

COOLER TOMORROW, WE WILL START TO SEE TEMPERATURES WARMING UP, SO MOST OF US WILL BE IN THE 50s THIS WEEKEND.

FOR THE MOST PART, IT DOES LOOK PRETTY QUIET BUT THERE ARE SLIGHT CHANCES OF RAIN SHOWERS ON SATURDAY.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 45 AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT 8 MILES PER HOUR, 45 IS OUR DEW POINT, AND HUMIDITY IS AT 100%.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT, 50 DEGREES, 48 IS OUR DEW POINT, PRESSURE IS RISING, AND WINDS ARE WEST AT 6 MILES PER HOUR.

ON THE SATELLITE AND RADAR, THE RAIN SHOWERS HAVE MOVED OUT.

WE HAVE SOME AREAS OF CLOUDS, BUT THERE HAS BEEN SOME CLEARING IN THE AREA THIS EVENING.

WE'LL HAVE VARIABLE CLOUDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND THAT WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW, THE MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.

IT'S COOLER, HIGHS IN THE 40s TOMORROW, BUT WE SHOULD BE AT 50 ON FRIDAY AND INTO THE 50s THIS WEEKEND.

A LOT OF WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

GRAY SKIES FROM CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD AND LASS -- THE LAST OF THE FALL COLORS.

SHAWN FROM BEMIDJI WITH THOSE PICTURES.

THE SKIES THIS EVENING AS THE CLOUDS CLEARED OUT, LEAVING A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, BILL AND JUDY FROM UPPER RED LIKE, JOAN IN LAPORTE, LORRIE AT LITTLE TURTLE LAKE, SONYA AT TURTLE RIVER LAKE WITH THOSE PICTURES, JUST BEAUTIFUL OUT THERE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 53 WITH OFF AND ON DRIZZLE THIS MORNING.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, OVERCAST WITH LIGHT RAIN THIS EVENING.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, DRIZZLE WITH SOME PATCHES OF FOG, AND SONYA AT TURTLE RIVER LAKE, CALM AND 50 DEGREES THIS EVENING.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLOUDY, SOME OFF AND ON RAIN.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, 0.1-INCH OF RAIN.

SANDY AT BLACKDUCK, RAIN TODAY, BUT CLEARING SKIES LATER ON THIS EVENING.

ON OUR ALMANAC, IN BRAINERD WE TOPPED OUT AT 56.

46 WAS OUR LOW AND WE HAD SUNSET AT 6:08.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 51, SO AGAIN JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOVE THE AVERAGE, 5 DEGREES ABOVE THE AVERAGE, 42 FOR THE LOW, AND 7:57 WAS OUR SUNRISE.

OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE MAY SEE SOME CLOUD COVER EARLY ON, A FEW PATCHES OF SUNSHINE, AND AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY, WE WILL SEE A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN IN THE AREA.

AS FAR AS TEMPERATURES GO, IT WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE LOW 40s IN THE FAR NORTH, BUT THE MID TO UPPER 40s IN THE REST OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, UPPER 40s TO SOME LOW 50s, 51 IN BRAINERD.

OUR FORECAST TONIGHT, VARIABLE CLOUDS, LOWS DOWN TO 29, WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

VARIABLE CLOUDS FOR US TOMORROW, HIGHS IN THE MID-40s, AND WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AT THE WEEKEND FORECAST, MOSTLY SUNNY, BACK UP TO 50 ON FRIDAY, AND THEN WE SHOULD SEE HIGHS CLIMBING TO THE 50s THERE WEEKEND, SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN ON SATURDAY, AND THEN IN FAR NORTHWEST MINNESOTA SUNDAY, INCREASING CLOUDS AS WE HEAD INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND.

THEN ON MONDAY, AGAIN, A LOT OF CLOUD COVER, SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS, WITH HIGHS NEAR 58.

BACK TO YOU?

I THANKS STACY.

MILES IS HERE NOW WITH OUR SPORTS.

BACK INTO CONFERENCE PLAY THIS WEEKEND.

>> Miles: YES, THEY'RE GOING TO HOPE TO BREAK THEIR FOUR GAME SKID THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND.

WE'LL HAVE MORE RIGHT AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH MILES WALKER.

>>> BEMIDJI BOYS HOCKEY WILL BE PLAYING AGAINST FERRIS STATE THIS WEEKEND.

THEY WERE AGAINST 7th RANKED MINNESOTA DULUTH LAST WEEKEND, BUT BSU CAME UP SHORT IN BOTH CONTESTS, 4-1 AND 3-0.

THEY ARE ENTERING WEEK 5 WITH A 1-4 RECORD.

THE HEAD COACH SAID HE IS HAPPY WITH THE TEAM'S STANDARD OF PLAY FOLLOWING A STRETCH IN THE SCHEDULE WITH UMD AND NORTH DAKOTA.

>> IT'S TOO BAD WE DIDN'T GET A LITTLE SUGAR OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FOUR GAMES.

I THINK WE DESERVED IT.

I THINK THERE WERE A COUPLE OF THOSE GAMES, I THOUGHT WE PLAYED REALLY GOOD.

OUR EXECUTION HAS BEEN PRETTY GOOD.

TERRITORIALLY WE ESTABLISHED OUR GAME PRETTY GOOD OVER THE COURSE OF FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

I CAN'T ASK MUCH MORE OUT OF OUR GUYS THAN THEY BROUGHT THIS PAST WEEKEND, BUT AGAIN, WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO BE PRODUCTIVE AND WE DIDN'T HAVE THE PRODUCTION.

>> HERE'S THE START TIME FOR THE FRONT HALF OF THE BEAVER'S DOUBLE HEADER WITH THE BULLDOGS.

FERRIS STATE WON THREE OF THE LAST FOUR MEETINGS, BUT HISTORY IS ON BSU'S SIDE, OWNING THE ALL TIME RECORD 25-24-6.

>>> PARK RAPIDS CROSS COUNTRY HAS TURNED THE CLASS 1A STATE TOURNAMENT, INTO A SECOND HOME OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, SENDING BOTH THE BOYS TEAM AND GIRLS INDIVIDUALLY TO THE MEET.

THE PANTHERS BOYS POUNCED INTO THE 2026 SEASON RANKED EIGHT IN THE CLASS' PRESEASON RANKINGS.

RETURNING SIX STATE ENTRANTS, INCLUDING TWO THREE-TIME STATE MEET PARTICIPANTS IN TYLER HUOT, AND CLASS-1A NINTH RANKED RUNNER JACK MITTENESS, AS WELL AS A TWO-TIME STATE MEET RUNNER IN CESAR GUTIERREZ.

GUTIERREZ, MITTENESS, AND THE CLASS' EIGHTH-RANKED RUNNER CHRISTIAN THORSON EACH EARNED ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS DURING THE HEART O LAKES' CHAMPIONSHIP MEET LAST WEEKEND, AND ARE LOOKING TOWARDS MAINTAINING THE STANDARD, FOR PARK RAPIDS BOYS CROSS COUNTRY.

>> FOR PARK RAPIDS CROSS COUNTRY, THE STANDARD IS THAT YOU SHOW UP, YOU DO YOUR BEST, YOU HAVE FUN, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT'S JUST YOU GOT TO GET USE TO PUSHING THROUGH THE PAIN.

THIS AIN'T TRACK.

THIS AIN'T SPRINTING.

>> THERE ARE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR SECTIONS.

WE KNOW WE'RE THE BEST.

WE JUST HAVE TO BE THERE ON THE DAY AND PROVE IT.

>> AND ON THE GIRL'S SIDE THE PANTHERS RETURNED ONE STATE TOURNAMENT ENTRANT IN GRETA GALZKI, PLACING 51ST LAST YEAR.

HEAD COACH JACOB HUTCHINS' GOAL IS TO SEE BOTH THE BOYS AND GIRLS TEAM CLINCH A STATE TOURNAMENT BERTH.

GALZKI ALSO EARNED ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS DURING THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> STRETCHING, NUTRITION, A LOT OF WATER, AND WHEN WE ARE TAPERING, IT'S JUST TO HELP US GET UP TO GOING TO SECTIONS AND PREPARING OUR BODIES FOR THE NEXT RACE.

>> OUR SECTION FOR THE GIRLS IS THE HARDEST IN THE ENTIRE STATE.

THERE ARE FOUR RANKED TEAMS WE'RE GOING UP AGAINST.

WE HAVE TO STAY SUPER HEALTHY AND GIVE THEM ONE OF OUR BEST RACES WE CAN GIVE.

I THINK THIS CREW CAN DO IT.

>> Miles: HERE'S THE START TIME FOR THE MEET THIS UPCOMING FRIDAY.

THE PANTHERS BOYS WILL BE GUNNING FOR THEIR 17th OVERALL STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE.

>>> HERE ARE SOME SCORES FOR YOU TONIGHT.

STARTING IN GIRLS VOLLEYBALL, GRAND RAPIDS ADVANCES TO THE SEMIS.

WADENA DEER CREEK DOWNS PARK RAPIDS.

PHRASE -- MENAHGA DROPS TO HOLLY.

IN SECTIONS 7-2A, CROSBY-IRONTON DROPS TO PROCTOR.

LAKE OF THE WOODS GETS THE WIN AGAINST WIN-E-MAC AND FOSSTON STUNTS ROSEWOOD.

GOOD RICH GETS THE WIN AGAINST NORTHERN FREEZE, AND BAGLEY WINS.

BELTRAMI TAKES DOWN BLACKDUCK.

AND OVER IN GIRLS TENNIS, PEQUOT LAKES'S SEASON COMES TO AN END, DROPPING IN THE FIFTH PLACE MATCH.

IN THE NBA, A 40-BALL FOR 38-YEAR-OLD STEPHAN CURRY.

>> Dennis: HOW MANY WAS THAT?

>> Miles: 44.

>> Dennis: WHAT WILL HE BE WITHOUT EDWARDS.

>> Miles: LIKE A JANUARY RETURN FOR HIM.

>> Dennis: THAT'S A BIG LOSS.

>> Miles: LOOKING LIKE AN MVP.

>> Dennis: YEAH, HE DID.

THEY'LL GET HIM FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON.

THANKS A LOT MILES.

OCTOBER IS NATIONAL BONE AND JOINT HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH PROTECTING MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH CAN HELP KEEP YOU MOVING THROUGH EVERY STAGE OF LIFE, BUT CONDITIONS LIKE ARTHRITIS, OSTEOPOROSIS, BACK, KNEE AND HIP PAIN, ARE LEADING CAUSES OF DISABILITY IN THE U.S.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS THE STORY OF AN ATHLETE WHO WAS SIDELINED BY SEVERE HIP PAIN, AND HOW HE FOUGHT BACK, JUST TO WALK AGAIN.

>> WHEN YOU HAD TO LEARN TO WALK AGAIN, YOU DON'T TAKE SIMPLE MOVEMENTS FOR GRANTED.

>> Reporter: BY THE AGE OF 18, ROBERT WAS A THREE TIME TRIPLE CROWN KARATE CHAMPION, BUT LIFE AFTER SPORTS HAD HIM FIGHTING ANOTHER OPPONENT, HIS OWN BODY.

>> WE KNOW THE HIPS WERE COMPLETELY GONE.

THERE WAS NOTHING WE COULD DO ABOUT IT.

THE LONGER I WAITED, THE WORST IT GOT.

>> Reporter: HE PACKED ON 330 POUNDS AND WAS OFTEN FORCED TO RELY ON A WHEELCHAIR TO GET AROUND AND HE WAS TOLD THAT A DOUBLE HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY WAS NOT AN OPTION UNTIL HE LOST SOME WEIGHT.

>> WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT SOMEONE WITH A LARGE B.M.I., THERE ARE A LOT OF POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS THAT CAN OCCUR IF YOU UNDERGO THAT SURGERY.

>> Reporter: AT ORLANDO HEALTH, ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON DR.

SANDS ASKED HIM TO LOSE 30 POUNDS.

SINCE EXERCISE WAS PAINFUL, HE FOCUSED ON POOL WALKING, HE IMPROVED HIS NUTRITION, HYDRATION, AND SLEEP.

IN SIX MONTHS, HIS WEIGHT DROPPED BY MORE THAN 100, WHICH ALLOWED FOR A NEWER SURGERY TECHNIQUE.

>> SO THE ABILITY FOR SOMEONE TO JUST GET UP AND GET STARTED WITH THEIR RECOVERY FASTER IS GREATLY IMPROVED.

>> I GET UP 15 MINUTES AFTER MY SURGERY AND I WAS WALKING AROUND AND SMILING AND LAUGHING.

>> Reporter: NOW JUST BEING ABLE TO WALK UPSTAIRS IS EXCITING.

>> WHEN I DO IT, I HAVE TO STOP FOR A MOMENT AND THINK WOW, DID I JUST DO THAT?

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

>> Dennis: OKAY, WE HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

WE GO TO STACY.

>> Stacy: VARIABLE CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE AREA TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 29, WEST WINDS 5 TO 15.

THE MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE TOMORROW, WEST WINDS 5 TO 15.

WE START TO WARM UP TOWARDS THE WEEKEND, A LOT OF SUNSHINE ON FRIDAY, MORE CLOUDS AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, BUT IT WILL BE WARMER, HIGHS IN THE 50s, COULD SEE A FEW 60s ON SUNDAY, AND OUR LOW TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE 20s EARLY ON BUT CLOSE TO 50 BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

>> Miles: AND TAKING A LOOK AHEAD TO TOMORROW, WE WILL GO DEEPER IN THE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL.

>> Dennis: THAT'S GOING TO WRAP UP OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'RE BACK AT 10:00 TOMORROW.

WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.

>> Miles: GOOD NIGHT.

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