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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.

>>> HEY EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING TONIGHT, MY NAME IS MATTHEW FREEMAN, FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> A HEAVY FIRE EARLY MONDAY MORNING BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE HOUSING AUTHORITY BUILDING.

ACCORDING TO A FACEBOOK POST ON THE BAND'S OFFICIAL PAGE.

THE BUILDING IS A TOTAL LOSS, BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, HOWEVER, REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

STAFF AT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY ARE WORKING TO ESTABLISH TEMPORARY OPERATIONS SO SERVICES CAN CONTINUE FOR LEECH LAKE BAND MEMBERS.

NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME, BUT WE WILL PROVIDE UPDATES IF MORE INFORMATION IS RELEASED.

>>> AN 87-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM LONGVILLE IS NOW FACING LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AFTER A SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH.

ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL, ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST, DONALD WALDERA WAS HEADING NORTHBOUND IN A MID-SIZE SEDAN ON HIGHWAY 84 IN PONTO LAKE TOWNSHIP LOCATED IN CASS COUNTY, WHEN HE VEERED OFF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A LARGE TREE.

WALDERA WAS TRANSFERRED TO SAINT CLOUD HOSPITAL WHERE HE IS CURRENTLY FACING LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

NO ALCOHOL WAS REPORTED TO BE INVOLVED, AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.

>>> MULTIPLE INDIVISIBLE PROTEST GROUPS ORGANIZED EARLIER TODAY THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO STAND UP FOR WORKERS RIGHTS.

AS WELL AS TO PROTEST AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TAXATION POLICIES, THAT THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES ONLY BENEFITS THE WEALTHY.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK STOPPED BY THE RALLY IN DOWNTOWN BEMIDJI TO SPEAK TO ATTENDEES ABOUT WHY THEY FEEL THEIR ADVOCACY IS IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: LABOR DAY IS A DAY OFF OF WORK FOR MANY AMERICANS AND WHILE MOST TREAT THE LONG WEEKEND AS A HOLIDAY, INDIVIDUAL BEMIDJI TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE WORKERS OF THE COUNTRY.

>> TODAY WE'RE STANDING UP FOR OUR WORKERS, FOR THOSE WHO, YOU KNOW, SHOULD GET EQUAL PAY.

I BELIEVE THAT WOMEN SHOULD BE TREATED EQUALLY TO MEN IN THE WORKPLACE AND IN THE HOME.

I THINK EVERYBODY NEEDS TO REALIZE THAT WE SHOULD BE WORKING TOGETHER AND NOT TRYING TO DIVIDE EVERYBODY UP BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHERE WE COME FROM.

>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE SEE DIFFERENT STORIES ON THE NEWS AND MAYBE FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, BUT THEY JUST KNOW THAT WE HAVE REAL CONCERNS AND MAYBE IT WILL CAUSE THEM TO REFLECT AND LOOK INTO IT A LITTLE BIT AND FOR PEOPLE THAT KIND OF AGREE WITH THE STANCE WE'RE TAKING, MAYBE IT MAKES THEM FEEL BETTER KNOWING THAT SOMEBODY IS STANDING UP AND DOING THIS.

>> Reporter: THERE WERE A FEW HUNDRED PEOPLE THAT RALLIED ALONG PAUL BUNYAN DRIVE WITH THE WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES STANCE.

>> THEY WILL GET A $60,000 CUT AND YOUR AVERAGE PERSON WILL GET MUCH LESS, MAYBE $1,600.

WITH THE TARIFFS, PRICES ARE GOING TO INCREASE AND THAT'S GOING TO GET EATEN UP PRETTY QUICK.

SO, WE THINK THAT THE STANDARD OF LIVING FOR YOUR AVERAGE AMERICAN IS GOING TO GO DOWN AND THE STANDARD OF LIVING FOR A BILLIONAIRE IS GOING TO GO UP AND THAT'S NOT THE AMERICAN WAY.

>> Reporter: LABOR DAY WAS CREATED TO RECOGNIZE AMERICAN WORKERS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATION'S STRENGTH AND PROSPERITY, WHICH IS WHY THEY CHOSE TO HAVE THEIR RALLY TODAY.

>> SAVING OUR DEMOCRACY IS IMPORTANT AND WE NEED TO HAVE A MORE EQUAL AND JUST WORKING COMMUNITY AND WORK WITH OUR PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY ARE WORKING FOR US.

WE HAVE GOOD AND BAD EVERYWHERE, BUT LET'S PROMOTE THE GOOD.

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

>> SOME OF THE OTHER TOPICS SPOKEN ABOUT AT THE RALLY WERE HOW RECENT TAX AND TARIFF LAWS ARE AFFECTING AMERICANS, IMMIGRATION AND ITS AFFECT ON THE WORKING ECONOMY, AND SAFETY AND HEALTH PROTECTIONS IN PLACE FOR WORKERS.

>>> A BEMIDJI WOMAN IS NOW IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER TWO MOTORCYCLES COLLIDED IN BECKER COUNTY.

ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL, ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 30TH, 65-YEAR-OLD JOANNE CASSADY OF BEMIDJI WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 113 ON HER HARLEY DAVIDSON, WHILE 68-YEAR-OLD, KELLY CARVER OF EAST GRAND FORKS WAS HEADING EASTBOUND ON THE SAME HIGHWAY.

THE TWO MOTORCYCLES WOULD COLLIDE ON THAT HIGHWAY AT MILE MARKER 42 IN FOREST TOWNSHIP, ABOUT FIVE MILES SOUTHWEST OF ITASCA STATE PARK.

CASSADY OF BEMIDJI SUFFERED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO SANFORD HEALTH IN FARGO.

CARVER ALSO SUFFERED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES, BUT WAS NOT TAKEN TO ANY HEALTH CARE FACILITY.

ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY WHEN THE CRASH HAPPENED, AND NO ALCOHOL IS REPORTED TO BE INVOLVED.

>>> BRIDGES OF HOPE'S BRIDGE ON 7TH OVERNIGHT SHELTER IS OFFICIALLY OPEN FOR ITS FIFTH SEASON.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE ON HOW THE MILESTONE MARKS ANOTHER SEASON OF HOPE, DIGNITY, AND SAFETY FOR BOTH THE ORGANIZATION, AND THOSE THAT UTILIZE THE RESOURCE.

>> Reporter: SINCE INSTANCE -- ITS INCEPTION, THE BRIDGE ON 7th OVERNIGHT SHELTER PROVIDED 13,000 NIGHTS OF SHELTER, HELPING OVER 500 INDIVIDUALS.

>> IT SHOWS THAT THE UNHOUSED ISSUE IS NOT JUST ONE ORGANIZATION'S ISSUE, IT'S THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

IT TAKES EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: BRIDGE ON 7th OPERATES NIGHTLY FROM 7:00 P.M. TO 8:00 A.M., RUNNING FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY, OFFERING GUESTS A PLACE TO SLEEP, PERSONAL NECESSITIES, AND SUPPORT FROM STAFF.

>> IT'S ALL ABOUT TRUST, GETTING TO KNOW WHO THE PEOPLE THAT COME THROUGH OUR DOORS, AND THEIR PROBLEMS AND HOPES AND DREAMS SO WE CAN GUIDE THEM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

WE ARE A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN CONNECT WITH YOUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: WHICH IS NECESSARY AS THE SHELTER CONTINUES STRIDING TOWARDS ITS GOAL, HELPING THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA AS LAST YEAR 54 PEOPLE WERE UNSHELTERED AND 161 INDIVIDUALS WERE IN TEMPORARY HOUSING.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS OF OUR AREA VERSUS METROPOLITAN AREA, YOU CAN DRIVE 5 MINUTES OUT OF TOWN AND BE HIDDEN.

IN A MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA, THERE IS NO PLACE TO BE HIDDEN.

IN HERE, IT'S A LOT EASIER TO BLEND IN AND NOT BE AS NOTICED.

WHEN WE DON'T NOTICE IT, WE DON'T THINK THERE IS AN ISSUE, WHICH IS NOT THE CASE.

>> Reporter: THE SHELTER ABIDES BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CORE VALUE, FAITH, STEWARDSHIP, AND CULTIVATING HUMAN CONNECTIONS, THAT EMBRACE DIVERSITY AND CELEBRATE THE RICHNESS ALL BACKGROUNDS BRING TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> NO ONE IS IMMUNE TO POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS.

ANYBODY COULD BE COMING THROUGH OUR DOORS.

I MYSELF WAS HOMELESS AT ONE POINT AND I WANT TO SEE OTHER PEOPLE TO GET THAT CHANCE AND HOPE.

WITHOUT HOPE, EVERYTHING IS LOST.

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

>> THE BRIDGE ON SEVENTH OVERNIGHT SHELTER IS LOCATED AT 1926 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET, WALK-INS ARE ACCEPTED FROM 7:00 P.M. TO 11:00 P.M. [♪♪♪] >> STILL TO COME ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE HAVE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND, A BIG COOL DOWN IS EXPERTED TO ARRIVE AROUND MIDWEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE CENTER IN BRAINERD IS SERVING UP HOT AND FRESH DONUTS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >>> LABOR DAY MEANS THE UNOFFICIAL END TO SUMMER.

IT'S TIME TO BREAK OUT THE SWEATERS AND PUMPKIN SPICE LATTES.

IT ALSO MEANS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FALL FOLIAGE.

JENN SULLIVAN LOOKS AT HOW THIS SUMMER'S EXTREME HEAT AND HEAVY RAINS COULD IMPACT THE AUTUMN COLORS, AND WHERE THE BEST PLACES ARE IN THE U.S. TO VIEW THEM.

>> Reporter: THE END OF SUMMER MEANS THE VIBRANT GREEN LEAVES WILL SOON TRANSITION TO THE WARM HUES OF ORANGE, YELLOW, AND RED, TURNING MOUNTAIN RANGES INTO MOSAICS OF FALL COLORS.

>> IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET YOURSELF OUTDOORS AND LOOK AT SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL.

>> Reporter: PRICE LINE CAME OUT WITH A LIST OF PLACES THIS YEAR, AND NUMBER ONE WAS HUDSON VALLEY, IN NEW YORK.

>> WE LOOK AT THE TRENDS AND HOW FAR AWAY CONSUMERS ARE FROM THE ACCOMMODATIONS.

>> Reporter: THESE RADIANT COLORS GENERATE A LOT OF GREEN FOR LOCAL ECONOMIES.

IN MAINE, IT BRINGS AROUND $1 BILLION IN VISITOR SPENDING.

>> IT'S A MAJOR DRIVER OF OUR TOURISM INDUSTRY.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT THERE ARE A VARIETY OF FACTORS AS TO WHY SOME AREAS EXPERIENCE MORE VIBRANT COLORS THAN OTHER REGIONS, ONE BEING THE VAST CONTRAST BETWEEN TEMPERATURES DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT.

THE VARIETY OF TREE SPECIES AND THE LANDSCAPE.

>> FALL FOLIAGE IS A DELICATE DANCE BETWEEN A NUMBER OF THINGS AND CLIMATE IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: THIS SUMMER BROUGHT INTENSE HEAT AND EXCESSIVE RAINFALL TO PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

KEATON SAYS THOSE EXTREME WEATHER PATTERN IMPACT HOW VIBRANT THE COLORS WILL BE AND WHEN THE LEAVES WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE.

>> THESE KINDS OF EXTREMES CREATE STRESSES ON TREES.

THEY BEGIN TO BROWN UP AND DROP THEIR LEAVES SOONER THAN THEY OTHERWISE WOULD.

>> Reporter: KEATON SAYS CLIMATE CHANGE COULD ALSO CAUSE THE FALL FOLIAGE SEASON TO SHORTEN OVERTIME.

IF YOU DO WANT TO CARVE OUT TIME TO SEE THE FALL COLORS, THEY TYPICALLY PEAK IN THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER IN THE NORTHEAST.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JENN SULLIVAN.

>> ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA D.N.R., AFTER THE STATE'S DROUGHT IN 2023, THIS YEAR'S RAINY GROWING SEASON MEANS TREES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MAXIMIZE THEIR COLOR PRODUCTION THIS UPCOMING FALL.

>>> STACY IS WITH US, WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THE HIGH 50s THIS COMING WEEK?

>> Stacy: YES, WE'RE SPEAKING OF FALL.

IT'S GOING TO FEEL LIKE FALL IN THE SECOND HALF OF THIS WEEK.

WE ARE STILL GOING TO SEE THAT COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH, STARTING TOMORROW.

SO TOMORROW'S TEMPERATURES ARE STILL NOT TOO BAD, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE 50s, LOW TO MID-50s, AND SOME VERY COLD OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES TO GO [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE DID HAVE ONE LAST BLAST OF SUMMER OUT THERE TODAY AS WE HAD HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70s AND INTO THE 80s.

NOW AS WE LOOK AHEAD, WE WILL START TO FEEL A LOT MORE LIKE FALL AS A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW, BRINGING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

WEATHER PICTURE STAYS UNSETTLED FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK BUT TEMPERATURE-WISE, THAT'S WHERE WE WILL SEE HIGHS IN THE 50s AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 40s AND SOME 30s.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 68 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT, WINDS ARE CALM OUT OF THE STUDIO AND OUR DEW POINT IS AT 58.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 65 DEGREES, 61 IS THE DEW POINT, AND WE HAVE A LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND.

LOOKING AT OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR PICTURE, WE HAVE HAD SOME SUNSHINE TODAY, A LITTLE MORE CLOUD COVER NOW IN THE EVENING, AND AS WE MOVE INTO THE LATER HOURS OF THE EVENING, WE STARTED TO SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PUSHING INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

THESE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.

WE ALSO HAVE A LITTLE CELL IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, SO WE HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TONIGHT.

THAT WILL LINGER INTO TOMORROW MORNING, AND THEN WE COULD SEE MORE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM REDEVELOPMENT AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

A RECENT SUNSET FROM NORTH ROUND LAKE, THAT PICTURE SENT TO US FROM DELEAN.

ONE LAST CHANCE FOR SWIMMING IN THE SUMMER FROM JESSE.

AND ANGELA SAYING IT WAS A GOOD DAY FOR RICING, WE HAVE THE CORN FLOWERS IN BLOOM FROM JOAN IN LAPORTE AND GORGEOUS SKIES FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA, RACHEL AT LAKE MILLE LACS, BILL AND SCREWDRIVERDY -- JUDY.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, DEBRA REPORTING 55 THIS MORNING, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 75 THIS EVENING, ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNNY SKIES TODAY, JOAN IN LAPORTE, SOME CLOUDS ROLLING IN THIS EVENING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON REPORTING A HIGH OF 74.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLOUDY AND 79.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 79 WAS THE HIGH IN BRAINERD.

THAT WAS A SEASONAL HIGH TEMPERATURE, JUST A FEW DEGREES ABOVE THE AVERAGE.

WE HAD A LOW OF 51.

79 WAS THE HIGH IN BEMIDJI AS WELL, SO A BIT ABOVE THE AVERAGE, WITH A LOW TODAY OF 57.

SO LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE AREA IN THE MORNING.

THEN AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING, WE COULD SEE SOME SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM REDEVELOPMENT.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, IT IS GOING TO START TO GET A LITTLE BIT COOLER THERE IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, 66 IN WARROAD, BUT MOST OF THE NORTH IN THE LOW TO MID-70s, WITH MID TO UPPER 70s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, LOWS NEAR 58, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY TOMORROW, WITH A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

HIGHS NEAR 74.

ON OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, STILL A LITTLE BIT UNSETTLED AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT LOOK AT THAT CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES, HIGHS IN THE MID-50s ON WEDNESDAY, 50s IN THE SECOND PART OF THE WEEK, AND THE LOWS WILL DROP TO THE 30s AND 40s.

THEN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, LOOKS A LITTLE QUIETER, TEMPERATURES START TO RECOVER, HIGHS NEAR 65 ON SUNDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH STACY.

WE HAVE CHARLIE AND HE HAS NEWS ON THE BEMIDJI GIRLS SOCCER TEAM.

>> Charlie: THEY ARE FOUR GAMES INTO THE SEASON BUT I FIGURE WE WOULD TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY LEARNED THE FIRST COUPLE OF GAMES AND WHAT THEY PLAN TO DO THE REST OF THE SEASON.

THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> THE QUICKEST PATH BETWEEN TWO POINTS IS A STRAIGHT LINE, BUT VERY RARELY DOES A TEAM EVER TAKE THAT PATH TO REACH THEIR GOAL.

BEMIDJI GIRLS' SOCCER HAS ZIG-ZAGGED THROUGH THEIR FIRST FOUR GAMES OF THE SEASON, ON A PATH THEY HOPE LEADS TO A STATE TOURNAMENT BERTH.

SO FAR THE LUMBERJACKS ARE 2-2, WITH A CLOSE LOSS TO BUFFALO, FOLLOWED BY A COME FROM BEHIND WIN AT SARTELL, BEFORE HANDLING GRAND RAPIDS 5-0, AND FINALLY, FALLING TO STMA.

NOW, THE JACKS PLAN TO TAKE WHAT THEY LEARNED IN THOSE FIRST 4-GAMES, AND IMPROVE IT AS THEY HEAD INTO THE HEART OF THEIR SCHEDULE.

>> POSSESSION IS A BIG PART OF OUR GAME AND THE MORE WE POSSESS, THE MORE WE WORK TOGETHER, GET INTO THE TACK.

JUST OUR FIRST TOUCH, OUR PASSES, WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM FROM THE BACK, ALL THE WAY UP, MAKING SURE WE'RE NOT JUST PLAYING KICK BALL, LOSING THE BALL IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON LATELY.

FOR PRACTICES, WE HAVE TO PLAY HARD EVERY SINGLE DAY.

WE HAVE TO PRACTICE EVERY SINGLE DAY LIKE WE WANT TO PLAY.

>> WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE, IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE ON YOU, TURN, WHATEVER, IF YOU HAVE SPACE, ALL THAT STUFF, WE CAN FIND OUR SHAPE.

THOSE ARE TWO OTHER THINGS THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT.

>> Charlie: SOMETHING ELSE IMPORTANT IS THE POSITION OF GOALTENDER, AND THE JACKS HAVE A VETERAN IN CLARA BIEBER, WHO HAS STARTED THERE SINCE HER SOPHOMORE YEAR.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THE KEEPERS FIRST GAME IN GOAL, BUT BIEBER IS UTILIZING ALL THAT SHE'S LEARNED IN HER TIME SPENT BETWEEN THE PIPES.

>> DEFINITELY A LOT MORE CONFIDENCE NOW THAN I DID THE FIRST GAME TWO YEARS AGO AGAINST BUFFALO.

THAT WAS LIKE A CRAZY EXPERIENCE BEING IN NET FOR THE FIRST TIME, BUT AS WE'RE GETTING NEW DEFENSE IN THE BACK LINE, THERE IS A LOT MORE TO SAY AND COORDINATE WITH THEM.

THEY ARE ALSO LEARNING TOO AND SOMETHING ELSE I'VE BEEN WORKING ON, GETTING MORE COMFORTABLE WITH, BEING UP ON THE FIELD, INSTEAD OF JUST STAYING IN THE BOX.

>> SHE'S THE BEST KEEPER I EVER PLAYED WITH AND HAVING CONFIDENT BACK THERE HELPS A TON.

IT KEEPS OUR POSSESSION MORE AND THE BETTER WE DO.

>> Charlie: THE JACKS WILL BE ON THE ROAD THIS WEEK FIRST IN EAST GRAND FORKS TOMORROW AT 7:00 P.M. AND THEN THEY WILL HEAD TO CLOQUET ON THURSDAY.

>>> THE START TO THE BSU MEN'S HOCKEY SEASON IS NOW ONLY 32 DAYS AWAY.

THE BEAVERS WILL BEGIN THEIR 2025 CAMPAIGN IN ANCHORAGE ALASKA, AND WHEN THE PUCK DROPS ON OCTOBER 3RD.

IT WILL BE 4-SENIORS LEADING THEM INTO BATTLE.

KIRKLAN IREY WILL DON THE “C” ON HIS CHEST, BECOMING THE 64TH CAPTAIN IN PROGRAM HISTORY TO DO SO.

IT WILL BE THE SENIOR FORWARDS FIRST YEAR WEARING A LETTER IN COLLEGE, BUT HE DID CAPTAIN THE SIOUX CITY MUSKATEERS TO A CLARK CUP CHAMPIONSHIP IN HIS FINAL SEASON OF JUNIOR HOCKEY.

DEFENDERS VINCE CORCORAN AND MITCH WOLFE, AS WELL AS FORWARD ADAM FLAMMANG, WERE NAMED ALTERNATE CAPTAINS, ALL THREE HAVE BEEN PART OF A LEADERSHIP GROUP EITHER IN HIGH SCHOOL OR WHILE PLAYING JUNIOR HOCKEY.

THAT IS THE SCHEDULE THERE WHEN THEY WILL BE IN ANCHORAGE.

THEY ARE PLAYING IN ALASKA IN BOTH OF THOSE GAMES, STARTING AT 10:00 P.M. CENTRAL START TIME AND 8:00 P.M. CENTRAL START TIME.

SO PROBABLY WON'T HAVE HIGHLIGHTS OF THOSE BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE GAMES TO OPEN THE SEASON.

>>> THE MINNESOTA BASEBALL ASSOCIATIONS AMATEUR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS WERE THIS PAST WEEKEND, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TEAM HISTORY.

PIERZ WON THE CLASS-C TOWNBALL TITLE.

THE LAKERS BEAT THE LA SUEUR BRAVES 11-1 IN 7 INNINGS IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN BROWNTON ON SUNDAY.

BUT THE WEEKEND BEGAN WITH A 5-2 WIN OVER HOWARD LAKE ON SATURDAY, AND THEN A 17-5 WIN OVER THE ROSEAU ROYALS ON SUNDAY IN THE SEMIFINALS.

THIS A PICTURE OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM, CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

>>> WELL, IN PRO BALL, TWINS HOSTING THE WHITE SOX ON LABOR DAY.

WE WILL START AT THE BOTTOM OF THE 6th, ROYCE LEWIS WITH A ROCKET TO LEFT FIELD.

10th HOMER OF THE SEASON, CUTS THE LEAD IN HALF, THE TWINS WILL TIE THE GAME.

THEN IN THE 7th, BROOKS LEAD, SINGLE TO LEFT, IT'S GOING TO GIVE THE TWIN AS 5-4 LEAD.

IN THE NEXT INNING, AFTER A BROOKS BALDWIN DOUBLE WOULD TIE THE GAME, NEXT BATTER, MIKE DOUBLES AGAIN TO GIVE THE WHITE SOX THE LEAD AND THEY TAKE THE LEAD FOR GOOD.

TWINS FALL 6-5 IN THE FIRST GAME OF THAT SERIES.

>>> ALSO IN THE WNBA, COLLIER HAD 25, AND THEY SECURE THE BEST RECORD IN THE WNBA WITH JUST FOUR GAMES LEFT TO PLAY THIS SEASON.

>> Matthew: THE TWINS ALMOST HAD THAT COME BACK.

>> Charlie: WELL, THAT'S TYPICAL OF THE TWINS.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU CHARLIE.

AMERICANS HAVE BEEN ENJOYING DONUTS WITH THEIR CUP OF COFFEE FOR NEARLY 100 YEARS.

AT THE CENTER IN BRAINERD THEY ARE WORKING HARD EVERY WEEK TO PROVIDE A GREAT PAIRING WITH YOUR CUP OF JOE.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL HAS MORE WITH THIS WEEK'S IN BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: EVERY THURSDAY, BRAINERD RESIDENTS FILE INTO THE CENTER TO GET THEIR HANDS-ON FRESH MADE DONUTS.

>> IT'S DONUT DAY, BEST DAY OF THE WEEK FOR EVERYBODY.

IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR US TO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY, TO BRING JOY TO OTHERS, AND ALSO TO FIND A WAY TO SUPPORT THE CENTER.

>> Reporter: VOLUNTEERS ARRIVE AS EARLY AS 1:00 IN THE MORNING TO FRY, FROST, AND SPRINKLE THE DONUTS.

>> I USUALLY COME IN AT 5:00, BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE WAY BEFORE ME.

THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY MAKING THE DONUTS ARE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME THEY COME IN, MIDNIGHT NOW?

THEN PEOPLE COME IN AND START FROSTING AROUND 2:00 A.M. AND I JOIN THEM AT 5:00 BECAUSE I DO HAVE A FULL TIME JOB.

THIS IS A SIDE GIG.

IT'S A FUN CREATIVE OUTLET.

I COME IN AND HELP FROST IN THE BACK.

>> Reporter: SELLING THE DONUTS BRINGS IN MORE MONEY FOR THE CENTER THAN ANY OTHER FUNDRAISER THEY HOLD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

BEYOND BRINGING IN THE BIG BUCKS, CREATING THE SWEET TREATS GIVES VOLUNTEERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FLEX THEIR CULINARY CREATIVITY.

>> I HAVE TO BE CREATIVE IN ORDER TO KEEP IT GOING AND NOW PEOPLE HELP ME, THEY BRING ME STUFF WHEN THEY ARE TRAVELING THAT THEY FIND, LIKE DIFFERENT SPRINKLES, DIFFERENT COLORS, STUFF LIKE THAT.

IT'S FUN TO VOLUNTEER AND MEET OTHER VOLUNTEERS.

>> Reporter: THURSDAY MORNING DONUTS IS A LONGSTANDING TRADITION WITH THE CENTER, BRINGING SMILES TO NOT ONLY THE VOLUNTEERS' FACES BUT THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

>> THE THING THAT MAKES ME MOST EXCITED IS SEEING THE RESPONSE OF OUR CUSTOMERS COMING IN.

THAT FUELS JOY AND I KNOW THE VOLUNTEERS GET A KICK OUT OF THAT.

THEY LOVE SEEING THE LITTLE ONES PICKING OUT THEIR FAVORITE DONUT AND GROWING UP.

IT'S FUN TO SEE THE JOY AND SMILES THAT PEOPLE HAVE ON THURSDAY BECAUSE IT'S DONUT DAY.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Matthew: DONUTS ARE SOLD IN THE CENTER EVERY THURSDAY THROUGH 9:00 A.M. NOW WE GO TO STACY FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE WEATHER.

>> Stacy: PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LOWS NEAR 58.

TOMORROW, MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDER STORMS, 74 THE HIGH.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.

WE'LL BE BACK TOMORROW AT 10:00.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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