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>> LAKELAND PBS IS PROUD TO PRESENT LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

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 WATCHING TONIGHT.

>>> FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHERED IN CASS LAKE EARLIER TONIGHT FOR A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL IN REMEMBRANCE OF DYLON RAY OOTHOUDT, WHO LOST HIS LIFE TO GUN VIOLENCE OVER THE WEEKEND.

HIS BODY WAS FOUND AROUND 8:00 A.M.

ON SUNDAY IN A YARD ON JOHN MOOSE DRIVE NORTHWEST IN RURAL CASS LAKE.

THE INVESTIGATION INTO HIS DEATH IS STILL ONGOING.

LOVED ONES GATHERED TO SHARE STORIES AND MEMORIES OF THE 17-YEAR-OLD, WHO DIED ON SUNDAY.

PICTURES OF THE TEEN WERE ON DISPLAY AS CANDLES WERE LIT IN HIS HONOR AND PRAYERS WERE SPOKEN TO THE CROWD.

>> I SEE HIS FRIENDS, HE WOULD WALK BY HIS FRIENDS AND SHAKE THEIR HANDS AND HUG THEM WHEN HE WAS GOING TO SCHOOL.

HE WAS ALWAYS A FRIENDLY GUY.

HE WAS A HAPPY BOY.

WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM IS JUST NOT RIGHT.

IT'S NOT RIGHT AT ALL FOR ANYBODY TO DEAL WITH THIS KIND OF STUFF.

IT'S NOT RIGHT.

ALL YOU YOUNG MEN OUT THERE, I MEAN IF YOU'RE STRUGGLING AND YOU'RE HAVING DIFFICULTIES, REACH OUT.

REACH OUT TO PEOPLE AND FIND SOMEBODY.

>> WE WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS ON DYLON AND HEAR FROM HIS FAMILY MEMBERS IN OUR NEWSCAST TOMORROW NIGHT AT 10:00.

>>> THE BODY OF WORLD WAR TWO SOLDIER DUANE W PAYNE WHO WAS BORN IN MOTLEY HAS RETURNED HOME AFTER BEING MISSING FOR 82 YEARS.

SERVICE MEMBERS, BRAINERD LAKES AREA COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND MORE GATHERED AT THE MINNESOTA STATE VETERANS CEMETERY FOR PAYNE'S BURIAL CEREMONY.

REPORTER MILES WALKER WAS IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: DWAYNE'S BURIAL CEREMONY WAS OVER 80 YEARS IN THE MAKING, AFTER BEING MISSING AFTER KILLED IN ACTION IN 1944, TO BEING HONORED IN 2026, EMOTIONS RAN HIGH FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE BURIAL CEREMONY.

>> I FEEL BLESSED FOR THE COMMUNITY'S OUTPOURING, FOR THE FAMILY COMING OUT HERE.

I FEEL LIKE MY GRANDPA IS FINALLY AT PEACE.

IT FEELS THAT HE CAN REST IN PEACE AND BE HOME.

>> JUST HAPPY AND BLESSED TO HAVE PEOPLE CELEBRATING MY GRANDFATHER'S HOMECOMING.

>> Reporter: FOR THEM, PAYNE'S BURIAL PROVIDED -- >> CLOSURE.

I WISH MY DAD COULD GET IT BECAUSE HE NEVER KNEW HIS DAD.

IT'S A LOT OF CLOSURE FOR US GRANDKIDS THAT DID NOT KNOW OUR GRANDFATHER BUT NEVER STOPPED LOOKING.

>> HOPE IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST THING.

I DON'T WANT FAMILIES TO GIVE UP.

EVEN WHEN THINGS DON'T GO YOUR WAY, JUST THE HOPE, THAT'S WHAT WE HAD FOR MY LIFE OF 62, TO NOW 82 YEARS LATER, HE IS COMING HOME.

HOPE WAS A BIG THING.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER FEELING COURSING THROUGH THEIR VEINS AMIDST THE CEREMONY WAS PRIDE.

>> TO SEE ALL THE PATRIOTS TO HONOR OUR HEROES, SOME GAVE ALL.

WE NEED TO REMEMBER THEM.

THEY'RE STILL PEOPLE AND THEY STILL HAVE FAMILIES LOOKING FOR THEM.

>> VERY BLESSED IN MY HEART THAT WE DIDN'T GIVE UP HOPE TO STOP LOOKING AND NO ONE ELSE SHOULD STOP LOOKING FOR THEIR LOVED ONES OR FAMILY ALSO.

>> Reporter: AND WHEN ASKED ABOUT HOW HER GRANDFATHER WOULD FEEL, SHE SAID.

>> I BELIEVE HE WOULD HAVE SO MUCH JOY.

HE WOULD BE SO PROUD THAT HIS GRANDCHILDREN DID NOT FORGET.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE FORGET THE PEOPLE IN THE OLDER GENERATION.

WE DIDN'T FORGET.

HE IS COMING HOME BECAUSE OF THE WORK WE DID.

VERY PROUD.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN CAMP RIPLEY, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> ANNETTE SAYS SHE IS STILL CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON DUANE'S LIFE BEFORE HE JOINED THE MILITARY.

OVER 50 PEOPLE ATTENDED DUANE'S CEREMONY.

>>> THE CHOOSE KINDNESS EVENT WILL BE BACK AT FORESTVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR.

ARRANGED THROUGH BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE LIONS CLUB, AND MANY OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, THE EVENT WILL FEATURE INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE KINDNESS, POSITIVITY AND WELLNESS THROUGHOUT BOTH FORESTVIEW AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY.

FORMER FORESTVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL TAMMY STELLMACH HOPES THAT BOTH PARENTS AND KIDS NOT ONLY LEAVE WITH THE EVENT WITH THE MESSAGE OF KINDNESS.

STELLMACH ALSO HOPES THAT THOSE IN ATTENDANCE LEAVE THE EVENT WITH INFORMATION ON WHERE IN THE COMMUNITY THEY CAN GO TO LEARN ABOUT KINDNESS, POSITIVITY, AND WELLNESS.

>> WE ARE FOCUSING ON KINDNESS, POSITIVITY, AND THEN OVERALL WELLNESS.

SO SOME OF OUR SPONSORS AND PARTICIPANTS THAT WILL BE THERE MAY HAVE BOOTHS AND TABLES THAT FOCUS ON PHYSICAL WELLNESS, MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS, THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL PIECE OF WELLNESS.

SO POSITIVITY, PEACE, AND WELLNESS.

>> THE CHOOSE KINDNESS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER EIGHTH, FROM 5:30 P.M.

TO 7:30 P.M.

AT FORESTVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THE SHELTERED REALITY DRUM LINE WILL ALSO BE GUEST SPEAKING AT THE EVENT.

>>> THE DIRECTOR OF THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF IS STEPPING DOWN FROM THAT ROLE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

TAMARA LARSEN ANNOUNCED HER RETIREMENT ON SEPTEMBER 9TH.

LARSEN IS CREDITED WITH LEADING THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF THROUGH A PERIOD OF MAJOR EXPANSION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

SHE GUIDED AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOOD SHELVES IN PEQUOT LAKES AND BAXTER AND HAS HELP GROW THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF TO THE POINT WHERE IT NOW SERVES OVER 1,000 FAMILIES PER MONTH.

IN THE COMING MONTHS THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF WILL CONDUCT A SEARCH FOR ITS NEXT DIRECTOR.

DETAILS OF THAT PROCESS WILL BE MADE PUBLIC IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

>>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S LAST MINUTE PUSH TO HAVE THE U.S.

POSTAL SERVICE PLAY A CENTRAL ROLE IN DECIDING WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO RECEIVE A BALLOT IN THE UPCOMING NOVEMBER ELECTION HAS BEEN BLOCKED BY THE SUPREME COURT.

THE COURT RULED LATE MONDAY IN AN EMERGENCY ORDER THAT THE RESTRICTIONS WOULD MOST LIKELY LOSE IN COURT, AT LEAST FOR THIS YEAR'S ELECTION.

THE DECISION IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST TO COME OUT OF THE HIGH COURT'S QUICK-TURN DOCKET AND IT CARRIES MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE FOR PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.

MADDIE GANNON HAS THE DETAILS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> Reporter: EVERYONE FROM STATE AND LOCAL ELECTION OFFICIALS TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HIMSELF WAS ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THIS DECISION FROM THE SUPREME COURT ON VOTING BY MAIL JUST AHEAD OF NOVEMBER'S MIDTERM ELECTIONS.

ON TUESDAY, TRUMP DID NOT HOLD BACK IN HIS CRITICISM OF THE SUPREME COURT'S REJECTION OF HIS PROPOSED CHANGES.

JUST TWO JUSTICES, SAM -- SUPPORTED THE PLAN.

IN A SEARING POST ON TRUTH SOCIAL, TRUMP ACCUSED THE SUPREME COURT OF LETTING THE COUNTRY DOWN.

HE ADDED WITHOUT EVIDENCE THAT IT WILL BE EASIER FOR DEMOCRATS TO CHEAT IN ELECTIONS AND TRUMP ARGUES THAT THESE ARE NOT THE SAME SUPREME COURT JUSTICES THAT HE INTERVIEWED TO BE ON THE BENCH.

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WANTED CHANGES LIKE ADDING BAR CODES TO BALLOTS, REQUIRING STATES TO GIVE VOTER ROLLS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND ALLOWING THE U.S.

POSTAL SERVICE TO REJECT MAIL BALLOTS IN SOME INSTANCES.

THE SUPREME COURT GAVE LITTLE ABOUT THEIR REJECTION OF TRUMP'S LIMITS BUT IT COMES AS LOCAL ELECTION OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN EXPRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT IMPLEMENTING THESE CHANGES SO QUICKLY BEFORE AN ELECTION.

THOSE OPPOSED TO THE CHANGES LIKE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL ARE CELEBRATING.

>> WE SECURED AN IMPORTANT VICTORY, BLOCKING A FINAL RULE BY THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE THAT WOULD HAVE UPENDED MAIL VOTING THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

>> Reporter: HE ALSO SAID THAT THE SUPREME COURT DECISION MEANS THE ELECTION THIS NOVEMBER WILL BE "BUSINESS AS USUAL" BUT IT MARK AS LOSS FOR TRUMP, WHO HAS LONG CRITICIZED BROAD MAIL-IN VOTING PRACTICES, DESPITE USING THE VOTING METHOD HIMSELF.

HE IS ALSO PUSHING FOR OTHER ELECTION CHANGES THROUGH LEGISLATION LIKE THE SAVE AMERICA ACT BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PASS THE SENATE.

AT THE WHITE HOUSE, I'M MADDIE GANNON.

>> ROUGHLY A THIRD OF VOTERS USE MAIL BALLOTS AND MAIL VOTING HAS ALREADY BEGUN IN SOME STATES.

THE DECISION ALLOWS STATES TO CONTINUE SENDING OUT MAIL BALLOTS UNDER THE SAME PROCESSES THEY'VE USED FOR YEARS.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MIDDLE 30s IN MUCH OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND A FROST ADVISORY FOR A PORTION OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF BRAINERD HAS BEEN INSTALLING A NEW WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM.

[♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> STUDENTS FROM 11 AREA HIGH SCHOOLS GATHERED AT BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY ON MONDAY FOR THE MINNESOTA EDUCATION FAIR TO EXPLORE WHAT COMES NEXT AFTER GRADUATION.

REPORTER RYAN FLEMING SHOWS US HOW STUDENTS ARE WEIGHING THEIR OPTIONS.

>> WHAT LOOKS LIKE ONE BUSY BALLROOM IN BEMIDJI IS THE STARTING POINT FOR SOMETHING MUCH BIGGER.

WITH MORE THAN 50 COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS REPRESENTED, MONDAY'S FAIR IS THE FIRST STOP OF REGION-WIDE EVENTS.

>> IT'S PART OF A LARGER CIRCUIT.

IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF THREE WEEKS OF COLLEGE FAIR FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER TO IOWA.

>> Reporter: BEFORE STUDENTS START COMPARING SCHOOLS, THEY'RE OFTEN COMPARING POSSIBILITIES, WHAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN, WHAT KIND OF TRAINING THEY WANT, AND WHAT PATH MAKES SENSE TO THEM.

THAT'S WHERE HAVING ALL THESE OPTIONS IN ONE PLACE CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.

FOR STUDENTS, THIS ROOM IS BASICALLY A WHAT'S NEXT MENU, COLLEGE, TECHNICAL TRAINING, AN DIFFERENT CAREERS.

TODAY, THEY CAN SHOP AROUND BEFORE DECIDING WHAT MIGHT BE THE BEST FIT.

>> THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT STUDENTS CAN DO.

SO WHEN WE BRING ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCHOOLS TOGETHER, I THINK IT REALLY SHOWS STUDENTS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THEY CAN PURSUE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL OR EVEN AGAIN, ADULT LEARNERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN COMING BACK TO SCHOOL, THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS AVAILABLE NOW THAN MAYBE WHEN THEY GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: A CONVERSATION AT ONE TABLE CAN TURN A VAGUE IDEA INTO SOMETHING THAT SUDDENLY FEELS POSSIBLE.

FOR STUDENTS THAT MAY NOT SEE COLLEGE AS AN OPTION YET, ASKING A QUESTION COULD BE THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS CHANGING THAT.

>> THE GOAL IS TO SHOW STUDENTS WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE.

WE FIND THAT STUDENTS THINK COLLEGE IS NOT ACCESSIBLE TO THEM UNTIL THEY GET OUT AND TALK TO SCHOOLS.

>> Reporter: THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY MAY BE THAT THERE IS NOT JUST ONE VERSION OF SUCCESS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

FOR STUDENTS, IT'S LESS ABOUT HAVING THE ANSWER RIGHT NOW AND MORE ABOUT HOW MANY ANSWERS ARE OUT THERE.

>> I HOPE THEY KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING FOR THEM, WHETHER IT'S A 4-YEAR, PRIVATE, PUBLIC, 2-YEAR, TECHNICAL OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE, I HOPE THAT THEY START TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THEIR OPTIONS ARE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

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

>> THE FAIR AT BEMIDJI STATE'S BEAUX ARTS BALLROOM WAS THE FIRST STOP IN A LARGER STRETCH OF EVENTS, WITH MORE CONTINUING ACROSS MINNESOTA, IOWA, AND PARTS OF CANADA IN THE WEEKS AHEAD.

>>> STACY JOINS US NOW.

THE RAIN MOVED OUT AND IT TURNED INTO A NICE DAY.

>> Stacy: WINDY EARLY ON BUT THE WINDS HAVE BEEN DIMINISHING.

WE HAD SUNSHINE AND WARMER TEMPERATURES, BUT CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT MEANING COLDER TEMPERATURES, ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA WHERE WE HAVE A FROST ADVISORY FOR SOME OF US IN THE VIEWING AREA.

I'LL HAVE THE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL AFTER SOME WINDY CONDITIONS EARLIER TODAY, THE SKIES CLEARED OUT.

WE HAD SOME NICE TEMPERATURES.

WE HAD HIGHS IN THE 60s.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT ACROSS THE AREA AND THAT COULD LEAD TO SOME AREAS OF FROST IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA WHERE TEMPERATURES COULD FALL INTO THE MID-30s, AREAS OF FOG ELSEWHERE.

THERE COULD BE A LITTLE BIT OF SHOWER ACTIVITY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW NIGHT.

IT DOES LOOK LIKE TEMPERATURES WILL AT LEAST STAY IN THE 60s TOMORROW.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 52 DEGREES.

WINDS ARE CALM, THE DEW POINT IS 49 AND HUMIDITY IS AT 89%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES, 52 DEGREES, 50 IS OUR DEW POINT, PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE CALM.

A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR A PART OF NORTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

THIS WILL BEGIN AT 4:00 A.M.

AND CONTINUE UNTIL 8:00 A.M.

ON WEDNESDAY.

WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE TEMPERATURES FALLING TO AS HE AS 36 AND THAT COULD RESULT IN SOME FROST FORMATION.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, IT HAS BEEN A PLEASANT DAY ACROSS THE AREA, ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THE WINDS DIED DOWN AND WE HAD THE SUNSHINE.

NICE TEMPERATURES OUT THERE.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, LOOKS MOSTLY CLEAR, BUT AGAIN WE COULD SEE PATCHY FROST IN THE NORTH, PATCHY FOG ELSEWHERE, AND THAT COULD LINGER INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

WE WILL START OUT WITH MORE SUNSHINE, CLOUDS INCREASE, AND THEN WE COULD SEE SCATTERED SHOWERS AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

>>> WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

NICE WEATHER, A LITTLE BIT WINDY THIS MORNING FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA.

WE HAVE RAIN DROPS ON A FALLEN LEAF IN DEERWOOD FROM CHRISSY.

THE SWAN FAMILY WITH A COUPLE OF LOONS ON LITTLE TURTLE LAKE FROM LAURIE.

JOAN SPOTTING A MONARCH ON THE FLOWERS IN LAPORTE.

WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL SKIES OVER CROSBY FROM GARY.

AND TONIGHT'S EVENING SKIES AROUND SUNSET WAS JUST GORGEOUS OUT THERE, ANGELA AT CASS LAKE AND BILL AND JUDY SENDING US THIS PICTURE FROM UPPER RED LAKE.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN BUT AGAIN A WINDY DAY.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, WINDY THIS MORNING, OTHERWISE SUNNY, THE HIGH WAS 68.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, BREEZY AND 63.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLOUDY WITH SOME FOG THIS EVENING AND OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 64.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 66.

IT WAS A COMFORTABLE FALL DAY, BUT IT WAS COOLER, THE AVERAGE IS 71.

52 IS THE LOW, 7:28 THE SUNSET.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 64, SO WE'RE 5 DEGREES BELOW THE AVERAGE HIGH.

51 IS THE LOW TEMPERATURE AND 6:57 WAS OUR SUN RISE.

SO OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, AREAS OF FROST AND FOG IN THE MORNING, BUT OVERALL, A SUNNY START.

CLOUDS START TO INCREASE AND WE START TO SEE CHANCE OF SHOWERS MOVING INTO THE AREA AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW EVENING.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID-60s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA, WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, SOME PATCHY FOG IN NORTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND PATCHY FOG ELSEWHERE.

LOWS DOWN TO 39.

THEN TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, WITH THAT FROST AND FOG STILL CONTINUING INTO THE MORNING, AND THEN WE HAVE THE CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS BEGINNING IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA IN THE AFTERNOON, WITH HIGHS NEAR 65.

SO SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT, CLEAR OUT FOR SUNNY SKIES ON THURSDAY, AND A HIGH OF 67.

LOOKING AT LATE THIS WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND, WE DO HAVE SOME CHANCE OF SHOWERS RETURNING TO THE AREA BUT TEMPERATURE-WISE, IT LOOKS STABLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60s.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW.

THE BRAINERD GIRLS SOCCER TEAM, PRETTY HIGH SCORING BUNCH THIS YEAR.

>> Charlie: THEY SCORED QUITE A BIT.

THEY ARE ALSO UNBEATEN AS WELL.

THEY ARE PUTTING THAT ON THE LINE TONIGHT.

ALSO ANOTHER GOOD SOCCER TEAM IN THE AREA, BEMIDJI ONLY LOST ONE GAME AND IT WAS TO BRAINERD.

WE HAVE THEIR HIGHLIGHTS FROM TODAY AS WELL COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> BRAINERD GIRLS SOCCER THE WARRIORS HAVE FOUND THE BACK OF THE NET 24 TIMES THROUGH THEIR FIRST SIX GAMES, WITH EIGHT DIFFERENT PLAYERS NOTCHING A GOAL SO FAR.

THEY HAD ANOTHER CHANCE TO ADD TO THAT TALLY TONIGHT.

THE WARRIORS COME INTO THIS MATCH 5-0-1, HOSTING CONFERENCE FOE DETROIT LAKES.

JUST TWO MINUTES IN, CECILIA DIRKS WITH THE CORNER, MACY CARLSON SHOULDERS IT IN FOR ICE BREAKER, WARRIORS LEAD 1-0.

MIDWAY THRU THE HALF, SAME SCORE, DIRCKS, LOBS IT INTO THE BOX, GETS A FAVORABLE DEFLECTION OFF THE DEFENDER, UNLUCKY, BRAINERD LEADS BY TWO.

A FEW MINUTES LATER, AVA ERLANDSON, STRIKES ONE FAR POST, THATS HER FIFTH GOAL OF THE SEASON.

BRAINERD WINS BIG OVER DETROIT LAKES 9-0 AND IMPROVES TO 6-0-1, THE WARRIORS BEST START SINCE 2021.

>>> BEMIDJI GIRLS' SOCCER RIDING A 4-GAME WIN STREAK IN WHICH THEY HAVEN'T ALLOWED A SINGLE GOAL, THEY'RE HOSTING WILMAR.

FIRST HALF, STELLA SCHOONOVER DOING STELLA SCHOONOVER THINGS, GETS THE BOUNCE OFF THE DEFENDER FOR HER 17TH GOAL OF THE YEAR WHICH PUTS HER AS THE MINNESOTA STATE LEADER IN GOALS SCORED.

BUT SHE WASN'T DONE, THIS, LOOKED LIKE A SAVE, BUT THE BALL WAS ALREADY OVER THE LINE, SCHOONOVER'S 4TH GOAL OF THE GAME, SHE HAD 6 TODAY, A DOUBLE HAT TRICK, WOW.

LATER, BERGEN BOCKEE STARTS HER SCORING FOR THE DAY, SHE FINISHED WITH A REGULAR HAT TRICK.

ELLA WILFORD ALSO SCORED AS THE LUMBERJACKS HUNG 10 ON WILMAR IN A THEIR 5TH CONSECUTIVE WIN AND SHUTOUT, BEMIDJI HAS NOT ALLOWED A GOAL NOW IN THE LAST 450-MINUTES OF PLAY.

>>> A FEW OTHER GIRLS SCORES.

LITTLE FALLS WINS.

ESKO TOPS GRAND RAPIDS 5-1.

WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY GETS THE WIN OVER PELICAN RAPIDS.

GRAND RAPIDS BOYS SOCCER ON THE ROAD, LOOKING FOR AN UPSET.

8 MINUTES IN, HE HAD THE WALK OFF GAME WINNING GOAL FOR THE THUNDER HAWKS, SNEAKS THIS ONE PAST THE GOALIE.

3 MINUTES LATER, ROCKO BURIES THE EQUALIZER FOR THE GREYHOUNDS.

LATER IN THE HALF, JAKE PUTS ANOTHER IN FOR THE HOUNDS AS THEY TAKE THE LEAD.

RAPIDS UPSET BID IS STYMIED BY DULUTH EAST.

>>> LONG PRAIRIE GREY EAGLE TOPS CMC, WILLMAR GETS THE WIN OVER BEMIDJI.

>>> BEMIDJI GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL SEARCHING FOR THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON.

THEY'RE HOSTING ROCORI.

LATE FIRST SET, SPARTANS LEADING BY ONE.

CHLOE LABINE SCREAMER DOWN THE LINE MAKES IT 20-18.

BEMIDJI ANSWERS RIGHT BACK.

SENIOR CAPTAIN NORA JACOBSON FINDS HARDWOOD TO GET BACK WITHIN ONE.

THEY'D TIE ON THE NEXT POINT.

THEN, JACOBSON ON THE SERVE.

THAT'S AN ACE.

LUMBERJACKS UP 21-20.

A POINT LATER, TIED AGAIN.

ELIANA FRANK FROM THE MIDDLE, HELPS THE JACKS TAKE THE LEAD BACK 22-21.

BUT A PAIR OF BACK-TO-BACK SERVICE ACES BY ROCORI'S MYLIE HESSE PUT THE SPARTANS BACK IN FRONT FOR GOOD.

THEY'D HOLD ON TO WIN THE SET 25-23.

BEMIDJI WOULD DROP THE NEXT TWO SETS AS WELL, 25-18, 25-16.

>>> GRAND RAPIDS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL ON A THREE GAME HEATER, BUT THEY ARE ON THE ROAD AT ESKO.

THEY WON 7 STRAIGHT.

FIRST POINT OF THE MATCH, JOHNSON WITH THE KILL, SETTING THE TONE FOR THE THUNDER HAWKS.

LATER, RAPIDS TRAILING BY 4, IT'S JOHNSON AGAIN, HAMMERS THIS ONE THROUGH THE BLOCK TO PULL THEM BACK WITHIN 3.

ESKO GETS FAMILIAR WITH THE PLAY.

MAYA JOHNSON GETTING A HAND ON THE KILL ATTEMPT.

THEN ON SET POINT, KENNEDY FINISHES IT FOR ESKO.

THEY WILL SWEEP GRAND RAPIDS IN THIS ONE, 3-SETS TO NONE.

>>> A FEW MORE VOLLEYBALL SCORES FOR YOU.

PEQUOT LAKES WIN.

FERGUS FALLS SWEEPS BRAINERD.

FOLEY GETS THE WIN OVER LITTLE FALLS.

WADENA DEER CREEK BEATS PARK RAPIDS.

PINE RIVER-BACKUS AND BERTHA-HEWITT PICKING UP WINS TONIGHT.

ROYALTON BEATS PIERZ, 3-0.

WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY GETS THE WIN OVER CLEARBROOK-GONVICK.

FOSSTON GETTING THE SWEEP.

ROSEAU OVER GOOD RIDGE IN FOUR.

BEMIDJI IN GIRLS TENNIS SWEEPS WILLMAR.

ALEXANDRIA TOPS BRAINERD 6-1.

IN WOMEN'S GOLF, SIOUX FALLS TAKES THE TOURNAMENT.

BEMIDJI FINISHES IN THIRD PLACE.

SARAH FROM BSU, THE TOP BEAVER FINISHING AT 13.

GIGI FROM NORTH DAKOTA ENDED UP WINNING.

SHE DID WELL IN THE BIRCHMONT AS WELL.

THE NEW YORK YANKEES, 8-1 OVER THE MINNESOTA TWINS.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

A NEW WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED IN BRAINERD THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CLIMAVISION AND BRAINERD PUBLIC UTILITIES.

CLIMAVISION PROVIDES ADVANCED WEATHER TECHNOLOGY DESIGNED TO HELP FILL GAPS IN TRADITIONAL GOVERNMENT RADAR COVERAGE.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS MORE ON THE NEW ADDITION FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: WHETHER YOU ARE OUTSIDE ENJOYING THE WEATHER OR KEEPING AN EYE ON CHANGING CONDITIONS, WEATHER INFORMATION PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUTDOOR LIFE ACROSS THE STATE.

TRADITIONAL WEATHER RADAR CAN HAVE LIMITATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO DETECTING CONDITIONS CLOSER TO THE GROUND.

NOT ANYMORE.

NOW THANKS TO A NEW RADAR SYSTEM FROM CLIMAVISION, THE CITY OF BRAINERD WILL BE ABLE TO GET BETTER INFORMATION ON THE LOW RADAR SPOTS.

>> WHAT WE DO, WE TAKE A RADAR AND WE CENTRALLY LOCATE IT IN THIS GAP.

THAT ALLOWS US TO SEE THIS PART OF THE ATMOSPHERE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY BLIND, TO FORECASTERS AND THE PEOPLE IN THIS AREA.

NOW WE CAN SEE EVERYTHING FROM TORNADOS, TO SNOW SQUALLS, ALL AT THE LOWEST LEVELS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY MISSED.

>> Reporter: THE NEW SYSTEM WILL BE PLACED ON TOP OF THE CITY'S WATER TOWER TO GET THE BEST RADAR COVERAGE.

THE SYSTEM WILL GIVE LOCAL LEADERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS ANOTHER TOOL TO MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS.

>> SEE, I BELIEVE THIS WILL HAVE A HUGE IMPACT FOR THE RESIDENTS.

WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT WARNINGS FOR SEVERE WEATHER, SNOW EVENTS OR RAIN EVENTS, SO JUST THAT ADVANCE WARNING.

YOU KNOW, JUST CROW WING COUNTY AS A WHOLE AND THEIR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, IT WILL REALLY BE IMPACTED BY THIS.

>> Reporter: FOR THE MAYOR, HE SAYS IF IT CREATES A BETTER, SAFER BRAINERD, THEN HE IS ALL FOR IT.

>> ANY TIME YOU CAN DO A SMALL THING TO HELP THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT AND IN THIS INSTANCE, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CREATE A MUCH SAFER ENVIRONMENT WITH BETTER WARNING SYSTEMS, NOT JUST FOR US, BUT FOR THE ENTIRE STATE.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LOOK FORWARD TO CREATING A BETTER FUTURE THAT WE CAN BE A SAFER FUTURE AND WITH LITTLE IMPACT TO THE TAXPAYERS.

>> Reporter: THE GOAL IS TO ADD ANOTHER LAYER OF WEATHER INFORMATION TO THE REGION'S FORECASTING NETWORK.

THE NEXT STEP IS TO ADD THE DATA FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE AGENCIES WHO RELY ON IT.

>> I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD FOR THE INFORMATION AND THE DATA WE GET FROM THEM AND USING IT AS AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND DOING WHAT WE CAN TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY SAFER.

>> REPORTING IN BRAINERD, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THIS IS CLIMAVISION'S SECOND INSTALLED RADAR IN THE REGION, WITH PLANS TO EXPAND TO EIGHT THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MINNESOTA BY NEXT YEAR.

>>> LET'S CHECK BACK IN WITH STACY FOR MORE ON OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE A FROST ADVISORY FROM 4:00 A.M.

TO 8:00 A.M., WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE MID-30s AND THAT WILL RESULT IN FROST FORMATION.

OTHERWISE FOR TONIGHT, WE WILL SEE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, LOWS NEAR 39, VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 15.

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

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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