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>> THE WEATHER IS SPONSORED IN PART BY WIDSETH; ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS, LAND SURVEYORS, SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.

>> 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.

>>> F.B.I.

DIRECTOR KASH PATEL ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT FEDERAL AGENTS HAVE ARRESTED FOUR PEOPLE IN MINNESOTA AS PART OF A WIDE-RANGING FRAUD INVESTIGATION.

HE SAID AUTHORITIES HAD EXECUTED 17 SEARCH WARRANTS IN A SINGLE DAY AND SECURED A 26-COUNT INDICTMENT.

SPEAKING AT A NEWS CONFERENCE IN ST.

CLOUD, PATEL SAID THE ARRESTS FOLLOWED INVESTIGATIONS INTO ALLEGED HEALTH CARE FRAUD INVOLVING SEVERAL BUSINESSES, INCLUDING CHILD CARE CENTERS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

>> THIS F.B.I.

FOLLOWS THE MONEY.

THIS F.B.I.

WILL PUT IN PRISON ANYONE WHO COMMITS FRAUD ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AGAINST ANY AMERICAN CITIZEN.

>> PATEL SAID THE ALLEGED SCHEMES INVOLVED MORE THAN $41 MILLION IN INTENDED LOSSES AND AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF VICTIMS.

THREE SEARCH WARRANTS WERE EXECUTED AT A CHILD CARE CENTER, TWO AT THE RESIDENCES OF THE CENTER'S OWNERS, AND TWO AT MINNESOTA'S EARLY INTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION UNIT.

>>> THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.

IS ACCEPTING COMMENTS ON AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET FOR A PROPOSED SCRAM MINING PROJECT AND ASSOCIATED REMOVAL OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES AT THE FORMER HILL ANNEX MINE IN ITASCA COUNTY.

CALUMET RECLAMATION COMPANY PROPOSES TO USE SCRAM MINING METHODS TO PROCESS LEGACY STOCKPILES AND TAILINGS CONTAINING HEMATITE AT THE FORMER HILL ANNEX MINE.

THE PROJECT WOULD INCLUDE THE DEMOLITION OF CERTAIN HISTORIC PROPERTIES OWNED BY THE D.N.R., WHICH REQUIRES THE MANDATORY PREPARATION OF AN E.A.W.

FOR THE PROJECT.

THE HEMATITE FROM THE PROJECT WOULD BE PROCESSED INTO A CONCENTRATE-TYPE PRODUCT WHICH WOULD BE TRANSPORTED BY RAIL TO AN IRON PRODUCTION FACILITY IN MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA THAT MANUFACTURES A TYPE OF IRON CALLED PIG IRON.

THE E.A.W.

WAS PUBLISHED TUESDAY.

A COPY OF IT IS AVAILABLE ON THE PROJECT PAGE OF THE D.N.R.

WEBSITE.

A 30-DAY PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIOD IS OPEN UNTIL 4:30 P.M.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH.

COMMENTS CAN BE SUBMITTED BY USING THE D.N.R.

'S ONLINE COMMENTING WEBPAGE OR BY E-MAILING THE PROJECT MANAGER AT THE D.N.R.

WE ARE PROVIDING THOSE LINKS ALONG WITH A LINK TO THE E.A.W.

ALONG WITH THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> ELECTION DAY IS NEXT TUESDAY, AND THROUGHOUT THIS PAST WEEK WE HAVE BEEN PREVIEWING SOME OF THE RACES IN LAKELAND COUNTRY.

TONIGHT, WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE MINNESOTA DISTRICT 6 STATE SENATE ELECTION.

INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN KERI HEINTZEMAN IS FACING D.F.L.

CHALLENGER DENISE SLIPY.

WE REACHED OUT TO BOTH CANDIDATES ON OCTOBER 15TH IN HOPES OF SETTING UP INTERVIEWS.

HEINTZEMAN WAS UNABLE TO INTERVIEW WITH US, BUT WE ASKED SLIPY IF ELECTED WHAT WOULD BE YOUR MAIN PRIORITY AND WHY?

>> A LOT OF IT THAT I AM HEARING ON THE DOORS IS THEY DON'T HAVE AFFORDABILITY.

THEY ARE WORRYING ABOUT IF THEY LOSE THEIR JOB, IF THEY HAVE ONE DIAGNOSIS, THAT THEY'RE GOING TO LOSE EVERYTHING THEY HAVE.

ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT I AM GOING TO PUSH FOR IS MINNESOTA MEDICARE FOR ALL.

MINNESOTA HAS HAD A HEALTH PLAN IN PLACE FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS THAT JUST HASN'T BEEN TAKEN OVER THE EDGE.

I WANT TO WORK WITH THE SENATORS THAT HAVE ALREADY WRITTEN THAT.

IT'S THERE.

WORK WITH THEM TO UNDERSTAND IT AND TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE BARRIERS ARE BECAUSE YOU KNOW, PAYING $8,000, $13,000 A YEAR, SOMEWHERE IN THAT PRICE RANGE, TO HAVE SOMEONE DENY YOUR CLAIM THAT A DOCTOR SAYS YOU NEED TO HAVE, YOU NEED TO GO TO THIS DOCTOR, YOU NEED TO HAVE THIS AND THIS, TO HAVE SOMEONE TELL YOU THAT NO, THAT IS NOT WHAT YOU NEED.

THAT IS JUST NOT FAIR.

IT'S NOT HEALTHY.

THAT IS NOT OUR DEMOCRACY OR AMERICA.

>> ALSO TONIGHT WE ARE TAKING A LOOK AT THE CANDIDATES FACING OFF FOR THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE SEAT, INCUMBENT AUDREY THAYER AND CHALLENGER RON JOHNSON.

ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WE ASKED THEM WAS IF ELECTED WHAT WOULD BE YOUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AND WHY?

>> RIGHT NOW FOR THE CITY OF BEMIDJI WITH NOT ONLY OUR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, OUR BUSINESSES, OUR COUNTY, AND OUR STATE, HOUSE, AND THE CITY IS THAT WE HAVE HOUSING ISSUES.

SO OBVIOUSLY I AM GOING TO MOVE FULL FORWARD ON WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET HOUSING.

NOW, I REPRESENTED AND HAVE TESTIFIED IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE ON MY OWN DIME ON ISSUES.

I KNOW HOW HARD THAT IS.

I ALSO KNOW HOW EASY IT CAN BE DONE.

SO, I WILL MAKE SURE ONCE NOVEMBER 3RD PASSES, WE KNOW WHO IS IN OFFICE, START THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, GET THEM GOING, LET THEM KNOW WHAT OUR CONCERNS IS FOR HOUSING.

>> IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY, MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MORE LIVING WAGE JOBS, AND LOWER PROPERTY TAXES.

THOSE ARE THE FOUR THEY WILL WORK HARD ON ALL FOUR OF THEM BUT THE MAIN THING I WILL DO WHEN I GET ELECTED IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED, THAT WILL BE HAPPENING SOON.

WE ARE TAKING OVER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SANFORD CENTER.

THE CITY IS GOING TO ASSUME THE MANAGEMENT ROLE AND I WANT TO BE THERE.

I NEVER SUPPORTED USING A MANAGEMENT COMPANY.

I THINK WE CAN DO BETTER IF WE TAKE IT IN-HOUSE AND SAVE TAXPAYERS A LOT OF MONEY BY MAKING THAT BUILDING CASH FLOW.

>> AND JUST A REMINDER, ON MONDAY NIGHT WE'LL HEAR FROM SOME OF THE STATEWIDE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES WHO WERE IN BEMIDJI DURING BUS TOURS DURING THEIR FINAL CAMPAIGN STOPS BEFORE THE ELECTION.

>>> WELL, TRACKING SERVICES SAY THERE IS A RECORD AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT ON CAMPAIGN ADS THIS ELECTION CYCLE.

ADVERTISEMENTS ARE DOMINATING THE AIR WAVES WITH STATES WITH THE MOST COMPETITIVE RACES.

MADDIE GANNON EXPLAINS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> Reporter: IT CAN BE EASY TO GET LOST IN THE DOLLAR FIGURES AND FLOOD OF CAMPAIGN MESSAGES BUT WHERE AND WHEN MONEY IS BEING SPENT IS OFTEN STRATEGIC AND IT PROVIDES A GLIMPSE INTO HOW EACH PARTY IS FEELING ABOUT THEIR CHANCES IN KEY STATES AND RACES.

THE AVALANCHE OF TV ADS, IT'S AN AMERICAN ELECTION SEASON STAPLE.

THIS YEAR IS NO EXCEPTION.

>> RADICAL TALARICO WANTS TO SET IT ABLAZE.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN $11.3 BILLION HAS BEEN SPENT ON ADS FOR THIS MIDTERM ELECTION ACCORDING TO AD IMPACT.

THAT SURPASSES THE PREVIOUS RECORD SET DURING THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

>> HERE IN MICHIGAN, WE KNOW THAT CANADA IS NOT OUR ENEMY.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THE MESSAGES HAVE BROKEN THROUGH TO THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE, WITH THE REPUBLICAN SENATE CANDIDATE IN MICHIGAN PUSHING BACK ON THE PRESIDENT'S TARIFF POLICY.

BEHIND THE MESSAGES, THERE IS MORE TO GLEAN.

>> I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENS IN THE LAST WEEK OF THE ELECTION, YOU SEE A LOT OF NEGATIVE CAMPAIGN ADS.

THOSE NEGATIVE CAMPAIGN ADS ARE TARGETING UNDECIDED VOTERS.

>> Reporter: AD SPENDING HAS SURGE IN SOME RED STATES IN THE HOME STRETCH.

THERE IS NOW MORE MONEY SLATED TO FUND THE FINAL WEEK ON THE SENATE RACES IN KANSAS AND SOUTH CAROLINA THAN THOSE IN GEORGIA AND NORTH CAROLINA, TWO BATTLEGROUND STATES WHERE DEMOCRATS FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT THEIR CHANCES.

>> IT'S SO SATURATED HERE IN A WAY I NEVER SEEN.

AT SOME POINT, THE VOTERS KNOW.

>> Reporter: AD SPENDING HAS TOPPED $1 BILLION IN CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS.

OHIO, MICHIGAN, AND GEORGIA HAVE SEEN MORE THAN $500 MILLION SPENT ON ADS THIS CYCLE.

IN JUNE, AD IMPACT SAYS THEY EXPECTED $11.6 BILLION TO BE SPENT IN ADS IN TOTAL THIS ELECTION CYCLE.

THERE IS STILL FIVE DAYS LEFT IN THIS CAMPAIGN CYCLE FOR AD SPENDING TO POTENTIALLY REACH THAT TOTAL.

AT THAT -- THE WHITE HOUSE, I'M MADDIE GANNON.

>> IN MINNESOTA POLITICAL AD SPENDING IS AT $14.88 MILLION WHICH IS 17TH HIGHEST IN THE U.S.

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

>> Stacy: WE MAY SEE A FEW RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AREA TOMORROW, CLOUDY AND MILD ON SUNDAY, AND THEN MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS EXPECTED AS WE HEAD INTO THE WORKWEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, FROM VIBRANT YARN TO HANDMADE MASTERPIECES, A BEMIDJI ART FORM IS [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >> OVER THE SUMMER, BEMIDJI STATE STARTED THE SECOND-EVER COHORT IN THE FIELD-BASED ELEMENTARY ED PROGRAM THAT CREATES AN ACCELERATED PATH TO TEACHING LICENSES FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK SPOKE TO ONE OF THE PROGRAM'S LEADING PROFESSORS, FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT THE DEGREE PATH ENTAILS FOR STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS ENROLLED IN BEMIDJI STATE'S FIELD BASED ELEMENTARY ED PROGRAM HAD A CHANCE TO GET THEIR TEACHING CERTIFICATIONS IN THE UNIVERSITY CLASSROOM WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY WORKING UNDER JOURNEY TEACHER INSTRUCTIONS IN ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS.

>> THE STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE ENROLL IN THIS FIELD BASED ELEMENTARY PROGRAM ARE CONSIDERED APPRENTICES AND WITH THEIR ROLE IN OUR PROGRAM, THEY ARE PARAPROFESSIONALS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH ADMINISTRATORS.

THERE WILL BE PRINCIPALS AND OTHERS AS THE STRONG PARAPROFESSIONALS THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL ELEMENTARY TEACHERS.

>> Reporter: WITH BSU'S FIELD-BASED PROGRAM, THE ENROLLED STUDENTS WILL BE WORKING HANDS-ON IN CLASSROOMS AROUND THE STATE AS THEY EARN THEIR BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ACCELERATED THREE YEARS.

>> THEY LEARN THROUGH US, THE THEORIES AND DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT THEN THEY ARE DOING THINGS IN ACTION.

YOU LEARN BY DOING AND WORKING WITH STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: THE FIRST COHORT TO GO THROUGH THIS PROGRAM FEATURES 15 STUDENTS STARTING LAST SUMMER.

THIS YEAR'S GROUP HAD 32 STUDENTS STARTING OFF, NOT ONLY SHOWING THE INCREASED INTEREST IN THE BSU PROGRAM BUT ALSO THE INCREASED NEED FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN MINNESOTA.

>> THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS, ELEMENTARY TEACHERS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE PEOPLE BETTER PREPARED AND HAVE THIS REAL ENTHUSIASM FOR TEACHING AND WITH THEIR PRIOR WORK IN THE FIELD-BASE AS PARAPROFESSIONALS, THEY HAVE AN INSIDE ROUTE INTO SEEING WHAT IS GOING ON AS AN ELEMENTARY TEACHER.

THEY ARE ALREADY WORKING IN THE SCHOOLS.

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

>> THE PROGRAM BEGAN BY SENDING ELEMENTARY ED STUDENTS INTO CLASSROOMS LOCATED NEAR THE TWIN CITIES, BUT HAVE SINCE GROWN TO PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS AROUND THE STATE, INCLUDING IN BEMIDJI, RED LAKE, CASS LAKE, AND MORE.

THE PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE DUE TO BSU PARTNERSHIP WITH TEACHER APPRENTICESHIP MINNESOTA.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, THE WEEKEND IS HERE AND STACY IS HERE TO TELL US HOW THE WEEKEND FORECAST LOOKS.

>> Stacy: IT LOOKS MILD, WE COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY IN THE EVER -- AFTERNOON AND MAYBE THE EVENING.

AS WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, WE WILL SEE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STAY -- STACY CHRISTENSON.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SUNSHINE AND CLOUD COVER IN THE AREA TODAY.

WE WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, BECOMING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.

WHERE WE HAVE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TOMORROW MORNING, EXPECT THE CLOUDS TO INCREASE AS WELL.

SOME SHOWERS COULD BE MAKING THEIR WAY INTO THE AREA, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

IT WILL BE QUIET AGAIN AND MILD ON SUNDAY BEFORE MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY AS WE HEAD INTO THE WORKWEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 41 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT, A LIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND AT OUR STUDIO, AND HUMIDITY IS AT 76%.

IN BRAINERD, 38 DEGREES, UNDER CLEAR SKIES, THE DEW POINT IS 35, WE HAVE A FALLING BAROMETRIC PRESSURE WITH CALM WINDS.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, THE CLOUDS ARE MOVING ACROSS, CLEARING SKIES HEADED INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

THEN WE WILL SEE THE SKIES BECOMING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY, INCREASING CLOUDS TOMORROW, AND INTO THE ASH -- AFTERNOON, WE WILL SEE SOME SHOWER DEVELOPMENT.

MORE ACTIVITY IS MOVING IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, AND AS I MENTIONED, THAT MOVES OUT AND QUIET WEATHER TO END THE WEEKEND WITH WARM TEMPERATURES.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, GARY SENDING US THIS PICTURE OF THE MOON IN DEERWOOD LAST NIGHT.

WE HAVE GORGEOUS SKIES FROM DEBRA AT LAKE ADA, LORRIE FROM LITTLE TURTLE LAKE, AND ARLENE IN MENAHGA.

STEPHANIE WITH THE LAST FLOWERS IN BLOOM IN BRAINERD.

LINDA WITH A FEW MORNING VISITORS TO THE YARD IN ONAMIA.

THEN THE SUNSET TONIGHT FROM BILL AND JUDY OVER UPPER RED LAKE AND CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, DEBRA IN PINE RIVER, 32 THIS MORNING.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 51 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS WITH A LOW OF 24.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNNY AND 53.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD WITH A HIGH OF 52.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD, THE HIGH WAS 51.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, PARTLY CLOUDY, A HIGH OF 51.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REACHING A HIGH OF 53 TODAY.

WE'RE SEEING A RETURN TO MILD TEMPERATURES.

OUR AVERAGE IS 48.

29 IS OUR LOW, WE HAD 6:04 FOR THE SUNSET.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 52, SO AGAIN A LITTLE MILD, THE AVERAGE IS 45.

WE SAW A LOW TODAY OF 32, 8:00 WAS OUR SUNRISE.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, BUT THE CLOUDS WILL START TO INCREASE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY, AND WE MAY START TO SEE SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY DEVELOPING ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE EVENING.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW 50s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA AND HEADING INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, TEMPERATURES SHOULD TOP OUT IN THE LOW TO MAYBE EVEN GETS CLOSE TO THE MID-50s.

LOOKS LIKE 53 IN LITTLE FALLS.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST, SKIES ARE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

TOMORROW, SKIES BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY, WE HAVE THE CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, WITH HIGHS NEAR 52.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE REST OF THE WEEKEND FORECAST, CLOUDY ON SUNDAY, BUT VERY WARM.

MANY OF US WILL SEE THE HIGHS IN THE 60s.

WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT UPPER 50s ON MONDAY, BUT MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS RETURN TO THE AREA, THOSE CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY, AND BOTH THOSE DAYS THERE ARE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HERE AND THERE.

STILL SOME LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEKS WILL BE IN THE 50s.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: NOW MILES IS HERE, BSU HOCKEY IS BACK AT HOME.

>> Miles: YES, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE RIGHT AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> BEMIDJI STATE MEN'S HOCKEY HEAD COACH TOM SERRATORE MADE A FEW MAJOR LINE CHANGES DURING LAST WEEK'S HOME-AND-HOME SERIES AGAINST MINNESOTA DULUTH.

DESPITE DROPPING BOTH GAMES, SERRATORE SAID HE LIKED WHAT HE SAW FROM THE BEAVERS SO MUCH SO THAT HE'S GOING WITH THE SAME LOOK THIS WEEKEND, AS BSU OPENED THEIR TWO-GAME SET AGAINST FERRIS STATE.

FIVE MINUTES INTO THE FIRST PERIOD, BSU DOWN 1-0.

BOTTLE ROCKET PAST THE PIPES, KNOTS THINGS UP AT 1-1.

CARTER PUTTING HIS WHOLE TEAMMATES ON A MIXED TAPE, AND THEY GIVE THE BEAVERS A 2-1 LEAD.

BSU WAS FAR FROM DONE.

STILL 2-1.

HIS SECOND GOAL OF THE SEASON.

THE BOOEFERS PUT -- BEAVERS LIGHT UP FERRIS STATE IN A 6-1 VICTORY.

>>> SOME MORE COLLEGE SCORES TONIGHT, IN WOMEN'S HOCKEY, BEMIDJI STATE DROPS TO NUMBER ONE OHIO STATE.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE GETS ONE SET AGAINST NORTHERN STATE.

>>> IT HAS BEEN SEVEN YEARS SINCE THE LAST TIME BEMIDJI AND BRAINERD FOOTBALL MET UP FOR AN ENCORE IN THE SECTION PLAYOFFS, HOWEVER THE TWO NORTHERN MINNESOTA RIVALS WILL SPEND HALLOWEEN DUKING IT OUT FOR A SPOT IN THE SECTION 8-5A CHAMPIONSHIP.

AFTER FINISHING THE REGULAR SEASON WINLESS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2004, BEMIDJI FINALLY GOT THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE KYLE MCMARTIN ERA ON TUESDAY, RUNNING ALL OVER SAUK RAPIDS-RICE, WITH WOODY HALVERSON'S 296 RUSHING YARD AND FOUR TOUCHDOWN EFFORT POWERING THE JACKS TO A 35-21 WIN.

BACK IN WEEK 5, BEMIDJI FELL A TWO-POINT CONVERSION SHORT OF TOPPLING BRAINERD IN THE BATTLE FOR BABES BELL 28-27, HOWEVER THE JACKS STILL OUTGAINED THE WARRIORS IN TOTAL YARDAGE 336 TO 312.

THEY BELIEVE THAT THEIR OFFENSE CAN ONCE AGAIN SHINE COME SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

>> I THINK THE BIGGEST KEY IS STAYING SHARP OFFENSIVELY AND DEFENSIVELY.

JUST MAKING SURE WE'RE CHECKING INTO THE RIGHT CALLS, CHECKING WITH THE LINE.

IF WE CAN CHECK THE RIGHT CALLS, WE WILL HOPEFULLY OUT NUMBER THEM WHERE WE WANT TO.

BEMIDJI AND BRAINERD ALWAYS HAVE A RIVALRY AND TO TAKE THEM OUT AFTER LOSING TO THEM IN THE REGULAR SEASON WOULD BE REALLY SWEET.

>> WHILE BRAINERD POSTED A 7-1 REGULAR SEASON RECORD FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2023, EARNING THEM THE NUMBER ONE SEED IN THE SECTION.

SOPHOMORE QUARTERBACK MALIK LAUER IS LEADING THE WAY, TALLYING OVER 1800 TOTAL YARDS, 15 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS, AS WELL AS 7 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS.

LAUER AND THE WARRIORS ARE READY TO RUN IT BACK AGAINST THEIR FAMILIAR FOES.

>> THEIR DEFENSE WAS REALLY AGGRESSIVE AND I DON'T THINK WE WERE READY AS A TEAM.

THEY WERE A REALLY GOOD 0-4 TEAM.

WE SAID OH, THEY'RE 0-4, WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY CAN HANG WITH A 4-0 TEAM.

WE WEREN'T EXPECTING IT AND NOW WE KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE AND COME WITH AND WE'LL CHANGE THAT.

>> Miles: TAKING A LOOK AT TOMORROW, BEMIDJI AND BRAINERD WILL GO AHEAD TOMORROW AT 2:00 P.M.

>>> GRAND RAPIDS FOOTBALL ENTERED THE 2026 SEASON STRIVING TO EMBODY A PHYSICAL, AND FOCUSED BRAND OF FOOTBALL.

EVER SINCE THEIR OPENING WEEK 56-14 DOMINATION OVER CLOQUET, THE THUNDERHAWKS HAVE BEEN OVERWHELMING THEIR OPPOSITION, POSTING A PERFECT 8-0 REGULAR SEASON RECORD FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2022, EARNING SECTION 7-4A'S FIRST SEED FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR.

HOWEVER THE BOYS ARE HOPING THIS PLAYOFF RUN GOES A TOUCH BETTER THAN 2022, WHEN THE THUNDERHAWKS BOWED OUT IN THE SEMIFINALS AGAINST CLOQUET 42-15.

GRAND RAPIDS IS COMING OFF THEIR FIRST STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE IN FOUR YEARS, A RUN IN WHICH CULMINATED IN A SEMIFINALS DEFEAT TO KASSON-MANTORVILLE 16-14, AS WELL AS LESSONS LEARNED, FOR THE THUNDERHAWKS TO IMPART ON THEIR GAME THIS YEAR.

>> I THINK WE HAD A CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER ALL YEAR, SINCE CAMP, SINCE EVERYTHING.

GAME ON GAME, WE GET BETTER AND BETTER.

THERE IS A BIGGER STEP TO GET BETTER AND WE LEARNED THAT AND NOW WE'RE READY FOR IT.

>> IT'S GOING INTO EACH GAME AND PLAYING A NAMELESS, FACELESS OPPONENT.

THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN PREACHING ALL YEAR.

WE DON'T WANT IT TO END LIKE IN 2022 WHEN WE WERE UNDEFEATED.

>> JUST BE STRONG AND DON'T BE LAZY ON THE LINE.

>> Miles: TAKING A LOOK AHEAD, THE FIRST SEEDED THUNDER HAWKS WILL FACE OFF AGAINST DULUTH DENFELD TOMORROW.

>>> OVER IN GIRLS VOLLEYBALL, GRAND RAPIDS DROPS TO NORTH BRANCH ON THE SECTION 8-2A QUARTER FINALS, WADENA DEER CREEK DROPS TO EAST GRAND FORKS.

IN SECTION 8-1A, BAGLEY FALLS SHORT.

IN CROSS COUNTRY, 8-1A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP, PARK RAPIDS BOYS GOING TO STATE.

ROSEAU DROPS TO UNITED NORTH-CENTRAL IN FOURTH, NEVIS IN 8th PLACE, AND WARROAD COMING OUT IN 10th.

IN THE NBA, 47 POINTS IN THEIR WIN AGAINST THE LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS.

>> Dennis: ADJUSTING TO LIFE.

>> Miles: IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE DOING WELL SO FAR.

>> Dennis: WON TWO GAMES AND NOW THEY'RE 1-1.

THANKS MILES.

FROM COLORFUL THREADS TO DETAILED HANDMADE CREATIONS, FIDDLESTICKS FIBER ARTS IS PROVING THERE'S MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE.

REPORTER RYAN FLEMING TAKES US INSIDE THE CRAFTMANSHIP BEHIND THIS UNIQUE ART FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS.

>>> FOR CENTURIES, FIBER ART HAS TRANSFORMED THREAD TO ELABORATE WORKS OF ART.

THEY ARE GIVING THESE TIMELESS TRADITIONS A NEW PURPOSE, CONNECTING PEOPLE THROUGH CREATIVITY.

>> THIS IS WHAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDED FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS TO COME TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY POST-COVID.

FOLKS ARE JUST YEARNING TO COME TOGETHER TO SIT AROUND AND VISIT, TO GET CONNECT WITH OTHER ARTISTS.

>> EVERY STITCH TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY AND THE POSSIBILITIES STRETCH FAR BEYOND SCARVES AND SWEATERS.

FROM DETAILED PATTERNS TO ONE OF A KIND CREATIONS, IT'S MORE THAN JUST A MASTERPIECE.

WHAT MIGHT SEEM LIKE A SIMPLE HOBBY TO SOME IS AN ART FORM WHERE CREATIVITY HAS NO LIMITS.

>> THESE ART FORMS ARE SO UNIQUE AND THAT THEY ARE NOT ONLY THERAPEUTIC MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY, THEY ARE VERY MEDITATIVE, THEY ARE GOOD PHYSICALLY.

IT'S GREAT FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE ARTHRITIS IN THEIR HANDS OR NEED TO KEEP THEIR HANDS AND FINGERS MOVING.

>> Reporter: FROM CURIOUS BEGINNERS TO SEASONED ARTISTS, STITCHING TRADITIONS OFFER SOMETHING FOR EVERY AGE AND SKILL LEVEL.

THROUGH HANDS-ON CLASSES, THESE TIME HONORED TECHNIQUES ARE FINDING THEY WAY INTO THE HANDS OF A NEW GENERATION.

>> A PRODUCT THAT IS USEFUL, WARM, THAT IS BEAUTIFUL, AND ALL THESE THINGS, WHAT A JOY TO PASS IT ON TO OTHER GENERATIONS.

>> Reporter: THERE IS NO ASSEMBLY LINE FOR IMAGINATION.

EVERY HANDMADE PIECE CARRIES ITS OWN CHARACTER SHAMED BY PATIENCE, PERSONAL EXPRESSION, AND COUNTLESS SMALL DECISIONS THAT TURN AN IDEA INTO SOMETHING TRULY ORIGINAL.

>> A PATTERN CREATED BY A HUMAN THAT IS BEAUTIFUL AND THEN ANOTHER HUMAN IS SITTING DOWN AND EITHER CROCHETING OR KNITTING OR WHATEVER AND CREATING SOMETHING.

IT'S JUST THAT WHOLE PROCESS OF JUST CREATING SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T EXIST TO WALKING AWAY WITH A FINISHED PROJECT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BEMIDJI WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, I'M RYAN FLEMING, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE ART OF KNITTING CONTINUES TO FIND NEW HANDS IN BEMIDJI, WITH A BEGINNERS WORKSHOP SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 7TH AT FIDDLESTICKS FIBER ARTS.

>>> OKAY, WE HAVE TIME FOR ANOTHER CHECK OF OUR WEATHER.

WE GO BACK TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING SKIES BECOMING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

LOWS DROPPING TO 32, VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10.

SKIES ARE MOSTLY CLOUDY TOMORROW AND A FEW SHOWERS ARE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA, HIGHS NEAR 52.

QUIET AND VERY MILD ON SUNDAY AND THEN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WILL RETURN MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND MAYBE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS, HIGHS STILL IN THE 50s.

>> Miles: AND ON THE COLLEGE SIDE, BEMIDJI STATE FOOTBALL WILL BE BATTLING FOR THE BATTLE OF THE AX AND IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, WE'LL HAVE 22 TEAMS PLAYING IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SECTION SEMIFINALS.

>> Dennis: WOW, BUSY SATURDAY.

ALL RIGHT, THANKS MILES.

THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

WE'RE BACK ON MONDAY NIGHT.

WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.

>> Miles: GOOD NIGHT.

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