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>> LAKELAND NEWS 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.

>>> FOR OVER 50 YEARS, SEPTIC TANKS IN NORTHERN TOWNSHIP NORTH OF BEMIDJI HAVE NOT BEEN TOUCHED AND THE NORTHERN TOWNSHIP BOARD ARE LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT A WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM.

THE NORTHERN TOWNSHIP BOARD HELD A DISCUSSION MEETING WITH RESIDENTS IN THE AREA TO EXPLAIN THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS AND HOW MUCH THIS WILL ALL COST.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: EFFORTS TO PROVIDE MUNICIPAL SERVICE AROUND BEMIDJI HAS BEEN DISCUSSED SINCE 1960.

THERE ARE NUMEROUS AGING SYSTEMS AND PARCEL SIZE LIMITATIONS.

>> THEY WERE HAVING SEPTIC ISSUES AND WE HEARD ABOUT COUNTY ROAD 20, AND THERE WAS A PUSH TO POTENTIALLY GET THEM HOOKED UP TO THE SEWER AND EXTEND THAT TO PORTIONS OF THE LAKE.

HAVING THE COUNTY ROAD 20 PROJECT GOING ON, IF WE COULD RUN THE PROJECT IN CONJUNCTION, WE ESTIMATE THAT DOING SO WILL SAVE OUR PROJECT WELL OVER $1 MILLION.

IT ISN'T JUST PENNIES THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SAVE HERE, IT'S A SUBSTANTIAL CHUNK OF CHANGE.

>> Reporter: MANY SEPTIC TANKS IN THE AREA HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED IN OVER TWO DECADES.

MANY ARE NOT FANS OF THIS PLAN BUT THEY FEEL THAT THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM HAS BEEN DESPERATELY NEEDED.

>> THOSE IN RED ARE OVER 20 YEARS OLD.

IT'S OVER HALF OF THE SYSTEMS, GETTING TOWARDS THE END OF LIFE OR AT END OF LIFE.

HAVING A SOLUTION LIKE THIS OF A MUNICIPAL TYPE FOR ALL OF THESE PARCELS IS SOMETHING THAT MANY PEOPLE WILL BE HAPPY ABOUT.

THERE IS A LARGE CHUNK OF PEOPLE THAT I TALKED TO PERSONALLY WHEN THEY HEAR ABOUT THIS PROJECT, THEY GET EXCITED.

IT'S TIME FOR THEM TO DO SOMETHING ON THEIR PROPERTY.

>> Reporter: $19 MILLION IS THE EXPECTED COST FOR THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM.

6 MILLION IN FEDERAL GRANTS WILL FUND PART OF THE PROGRAM, AND $60,000 OF THE TOWNSHIP'S GENERAL FUND IS ADDED IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS.

CERTAIN FEES TO RESIDENTS ARE NECESSARY TO HELP FUND THE PROJECT AND TO HELP WITH GETTING EVERYONE CONNECTED TO THE SYSTEM AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.

>> IT WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE IT WOULD GO ON YOUR PROPERTY TAXES AND YOU WOULD HAVE THE OPTION, MOST LIKELY TO PAY THAT OFF OVER THE COURSE OF 15 YEARS.

THERE IS THE IDEA OF HAVING A $2,000 CONNECTION FEE.

ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY THAT IS THE CASE IS BECAUSE WE KNOW NOT EVERYBODY WILL HOOK UP TO THIS SYSTEM DAY ONE, BUT WE NEED TO GET AS MUCH CASH FLOWING INTO THE SYSTEM AS WE CAN.

HAVING THESE CONNECTION FEES WILL HELP WITH THAT CASH FLOW, THE FRONT END OF THE PROJECT.

THAT CONNECTION FEE WOULD POTENTIALLY BE WAIVED FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD HOOK UP IN THE FIRST YEAR.

ONCE EVERYONE IS HOOKED UP, THERE WILL BE NO ISSUES.

>> WITH THE ASSESSMENT, IT GETS DOWN TO IN OUR MODEL, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE APPROXIMATELY 60% OF THE PIPE COST.

THE PLANT IS COVERED BY THE GRANT.

SO THE RESIDENTS ARE ACTUALLY, INSTEAD OF BEING ASSESSED IN SOME PROJECTS 75% TO 100% OF A UTILITY PROJECT, WE'RE LOOKING AT 60% OF THE COLLECTION PROCESS.

I KNOW THAT JUST SOUNDS LIKE A NUMBER, BUT THE TOWNSHIP IS WORKING AS HARD AS WE CAN TO OBTAIN AS MUCH MONEY WE CAN TO KEEP THE COSTS DOWN.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN NORTHERN TOWNSHIP, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> NORTHERN TOWNSHIP HOPES PHASE 1 OF THE PROJECT WILL BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN THE FALL OF 2025 AND BE COMPLETED IN 2026.

WITH PHASE 2 HOPING TO BEGIN IN 2027.

>>> A 54-YEAR-OLD MAN DIED YESTERDAY AFTER GOING FOR A SWIM IN A RIVER NEAR PINE RIVER.

CASS COUNTY SHERIFF BRYAN WELK REPORTS THAT THE MAN WAS REPORTED MISSING AROUND 5:30 LAST NIGHT AND THE VICTIM WAS LOCATED DEAD IN THE PINE RIVER AROUND 7:15 P.M.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS NOT IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM BUT SAYS AN AUTOPSY IS SCHEDULED.

>>> BSU HAD THEIR FIRST DAY OF CLASSES EARLIER THIS WEEK AND THE COLLEGE IS OFFICIALLY BACK IN SESSION.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK JOINED THE SCHOOL'S PRESIDENT JOHN HOFFMAN TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WILL BE GOING ON THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH BSU JUST STARTED THEIR FALL SEMESTER, THEY SEEM TO ALREADY BE OFF TO A GOOD START.

>> WELL, IT'S REALLY EXCITING FOR US.

SO, THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW WITH AN INCREASE IN NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT.

IN FACT, OUR NEW STUDENTS ARE UP BY 12.5% AT BEMIDJI STATE OVER LAST YEAR.

THAT'S OUR LARGEST CLASS SINCE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

THE FIRST TIME OUR OVERALL ENROLLMENT HAS BEEN UP SINCE 2017.

>> Reporter: BEMIDJI STATE OFFERS OVER 30 MAJORS.

WHILE OF COURSE ACADEMICS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WHEN IT COMES TO COLLEGE, PRESIDENT HOFFMAN IS EQUALLY AS EXCITED ABOUT SOME OTHER THINGS THAT BSU HAS TO OFFER.

>> WELL, I LOVE CONNECTING WITH STUDENTS.

I AM EXCITED ABOUT OUR MUSIC PROGRAMS, LOVE TO SEE OUR BEAVER ATHLETICS PERFORM, INTERNSHIPS, AND CONNECTING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, LOVE TO SEE OUR STUDENTS GETTING CONNECTED AND GETTING INVOLVED IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

OUR FACULTY IS REALLY GOOD AT FACILITATING THOSE TYPES OF CONNECTIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE MANY WAYS FOR STUDENTS TO MAKE THESE NECKS SUCH AS JOINING ONE OF THE MANY ON CAMPUS CLUBS OR ATHLETIC TEAMS, BUT PRESIDENT HOFFMAN KNOWS THAT THERE IS A LOT MORE TO RUNNING A SCHOOL THAN JUST THESE FUN ACTIVITIES.

>> I WANT TO DOUBLE DOWN ON CONTINUING TO LISTEN TO OUR PEOPLE.

THEY ARE THE FUTURE FOR OUR INSTITUTION.

I WANT TO SPEND TIME LISTENING TO OUR STUDENTS, AS ALWAYS, BECAUSE EVEN MORE SO, OUR STUDENTS ARE OUR FUTURE.

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

>> WHILE ENROLLMENT NUMBERS HAVE BEEN INCREASING FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, BSU IS STILL WORKING ON BUDGETS AND STAFFING.

WE WILL HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU NEXT WEEK ON SOME OF THE CUTS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON INSIDE THE ORGANIZATION.

>>> WITH ELECTION SEASON UPON US, CANDIDATES ALL OVER MINNESOTA ARE HITTING THE CAMPAIGN TRAILS.

JEN SCHULTZ IS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS IN MINNESOTA'S 8TH DISTRICT.

SCHULTZ HELD A MEET AND GREET IN NISSWA MONDAY NIGHT.

SCHULTZ IS THE D.F.L.

CANDIDATE RUNNING AGAINST G.O.P.

INCUMBENT, PETE STAUBER.

SCHULTZ AND STAUBER FACED OFF IN THE 2022 ELECTION WITH STAUBER DEFEATING SCHULTZ BY NEARLY 15 PERCENTAGE POINTS.

SCHULTZ BELIEVES EVENTS LIKE MEET AND GREETS ARE IMPORTANT NOT ONLY FOR CANDIDATES MEETING VOTERS BUT FOR VOTERS LEARNING AS MUCH AS THEY CAN ABOUT CANDIDATES.

>> IT IS IMPORTANT FOR VOTERS TO GET EDUCATED ON WHO THEY ARE VOTING FOR.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE KNOWS WHO YOU ELECT MATTERS.

IT MATTERS WHO IS IN D.C.

REPRESENTING YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR FAMILY.

>> THE GENERAL ELECTION IS ON NOVEMBER 5TH.

TO REGISTER TO VOTE OR CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION, YOU CAN VISIT THE SECRETARY OF STATE WEBSITE.

>>> AN ISRAELI TAKEN HOSTAGE LAST OCTOBER IS BACK IN THE ARMS OF HIS FAMILY TONIGHT, RESCUED BY ISRAELI FORCES IN A DARING TUNNEL RAID IN SOUTHERN GAZA.

.

>> THIS MOMENT IS BETTER THAN BEING BORN AGAIN AS HE SHARED HIS FAMILY'S GRATITUDE.

ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU ALSO WELCOMED HIM HOME AND PRAISED ISRAELI FORCES.

THE BOLD OPERATION COMES AS NEGOTIATORS, INCLUDING THE U.S., WORK ON A DELICATE CEASEFIRE DEAL WITH HAMAS, WHICH IF AGREED UPON, COULD OPEN A PATH TO FREEING HOSTAGES.

IN A STATEMENT THEY CALLED IT MIRACULOUS BUT SAID THAT MILITARY OPERATIONS ALONE CANNOT FREE THE REMAINING 108 CAPTIVES.

SOURCES CLOSE TO THE CEASEFIRE TALKS IN CAIRO SAY PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN RECENT DAYS BUT A DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION HAS WAYS TO GO.

I'M LAURA AGUIRRE REPORTING.

>> A SENIOR SOURCE SAYS THEY AIM TO BRIDGE THE GAP THAT HAD BEEN FORMULATED BY THE U.S.

ACCORDING TO ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE, OF THE 108 HOSTAGES BEING HELD BY HAMAS, 104 ARE FROM THE OCTOBER 7TH HAMAS ATTACK.

OF THOSE 104, 34 ARE PRESUMED DEATH.

PRIOR TO OCTOBER 7TH, THERE WERE 4 HOSTAGES HELD IN GAZA, 2 WERE ISRAELI SERVICE MEMBERS AND ARE DEAD ACCORDING TO THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE.

THE OTHER 2 ARE BELIEVED TO BE ALIVE.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE SUNSHINE TOMORROW, BUT MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE LATE TOMORROW NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK IN THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, THE REIGNING CHAOS TEAM WILL BE COMPETING AT THE 4H HORSE SHOW THIS YEAR.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> EVERY YEAR, THANKS TO DONATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC, THE CONFIDENCE LEARNING CENTER IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA HOLDS A CAMP SALE.

THIS YEAR'S SALE WILL TAKE PLACE FROM SEPTEMBER 19TH THROUGH THE 21ST, WITH FUNDS BEING PUT TOWARDS OPERATING CAMP ACTIVITIES.

A WIDE VARIETY OF ITEMS WILL BE SOLD DURING THE SALE, ANYTHING FROM FURNITURE, POWER TOOLS, SPORTING GOODS AND EQUIPMENT, TO HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES.

THE CONFIDENCE LEARNING CENTER IS THANKFUL FOR THE GENEROSITY SHOWN BY THE PUBLIC IN DONATING AND BUYING ITEMS DURING THE SALE.

>> WE ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO SEE THE LARGE AMOUNT OF DONATIONS THAT WE GET HERE EVERY YEAR.

IT FILLS OUR PARKING LOT AND IT'S JUST -- IT'S PROBABLY THE LARGEST SALE IN THE AREA, BY FAR.

WE ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL.

>> TO ARRANGE A DONATION TO BE PICKED UP, CONTACT THE CONFIDENCE LEARNING CENTER BY SEPTEMBER 10TH.

DONATIONS CAN BE DROPPED OFF UNTIL SEPTEMBER 17TH.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY JOINS US NOW.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LITTLE SUN TOMORROW?

>> Stacy: IT LOOKS LIKE IT.

WE WILL BE SEEING SUNSHINE FOR MOST OF THE DAY.

TOMORROW NIGHT AND THROUGH THURSDAY, MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA AND THERE IS A SLIGHT POTENTIAL THAT A FEW OF THOSE COULD BE STRONG OR SEVERE.

>> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ACCESS MINNESOTA.

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>> AND BY SANFORD HEALTH; HERE FOR ALL, HERE FOR GOOD.

DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SERVICES IN THE BEMIDJI AREA IS AVAILABLE AT SANFORDHEALTH.ORG.

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

>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA TODAY.

MOST OF THOSE NOW WILL BE MOVING OUT OVERNIGHT, AND WE WILL HAVE SUNSHINE TOMORROW ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA.

HOWEVER, AS WE HEAD INTO LATER TOMORROW, TOMORROW NIGHT, AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY, CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE BACK BEFORE QUIET WEATHER RETURNS TO END THE WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 60 AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE STUDIO, WE HAVE A LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND, THE DEW POINT IS 59.

WE HAVE RECEIVED 0.03-INCH OF RAINFALL TODAY.

IN BRAINERD, SOME LIGHT RAIN THIS EVENING, 68 DEGREES, WITH A DEW POINT OF 62.

PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE EAST AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT OUR RADAR, WE STILL HAVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OUT THERE AND I DO WANT TO POINT OUT WE HAVE A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL AITKIN COUNTY.

WE HAD STATIONARY AREA OF SHOWERS IN THAT LOCATION, WHERE WE HAVE RECEIVED AN ESTIMATED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE STILL HAVE RAIN IN THAT AREA TONIGHT.

IT IS SLOWLY MOVING OUT AND WE SHOULD SEE ALL THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN OUR AREA COME TO AN END OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE SUNNY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW.

THAT DOES CHANGE LATE TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT, THAT NEXT ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVES IN AND STAYS WITH US THROUGH THURSDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT WE COULD SEE STRONG STORMS OR POSSIBLY SEVERE WEATHER AS THE SYSTEM ROLLS THROUGH.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, GORGEOUS MORNING SKIES FROM CARRIE IN WALKER.

THE RAIN DID LEAD TO SOME RAINBOWS IN THE AREA, ANGELA IN CASS LAKE AND DAN IN BEMIDJI WITH THOSE PHOTOS.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF CURIOUS FAWNS SENT IN BY ANN.

BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS IN BLOOM FROM LAURIE NEAR LITTLE TURTLE LAKE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 61 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

69 WAS LIGHT RAIN THIS EVENING.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, PARTLY SUNNY WITH SOME SPRINKLES THIS AFTERNOON.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, MOSTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, TOPPING OUT AT 78.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLOUDY WITH A FEW SCATTERED SPRINKLES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REACHING A HIGH TODAY OF 79.

WE'RE A COUPLE DEGREES ABOVE OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

65 WAS OUR LOW THIS MORNING AND WE HAD SUNSET AT 8:04.

BEMIDJI HAD A HIGH OF 71, SO SHY OF THAT AVERAGE HIGH.

SUNRISE WAS AT 6:32.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE SHOULD ENJOY SUNSHINE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY, AND SOME NICE TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS IN THE 70s ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

MOST OF US ARE IN THE MID-70s.

IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT MID-70s.

YOU SHOULD SEE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE THERE.

AGAIN, THOSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD RETURN LATE TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOWS NEAR 57, EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

THEN FOR TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, MID-70s FOR OUR HIGHS, EAST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN TOMORROW NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH A HIGH OF 74.

THEY DO MOVE OUT AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY.

WE SHOULD SEE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA ON SATURDAY.

AGAIN, OTHERWISE, SUNNY SKIES THROUGH THE WEEKEND, TEMPERATURES A LITTLE BIT COOLER LATE THIS WEEKEND WITH HIGHS NEAR 68.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS.

>> Charlie: YEAH, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SOCCER, A LITTLE BIT OF SWIMMING AND DIVING, A LITTLE BIT OF VOLLEYBALL.

WE WILL START OFF WITH SOCCER.

THE BOYS WERE PLAYING A TOUGH GAME AGAINST A TOUGH OPPONENT.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT AND MORE COMING UP.

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>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> BEMIDJI BOYS SOCCER STARTED THEIR 2024 SEASON OFF ON A HIGH NOTE, BEATING SAUK RAPIDS-RICE 5-0 THIS PAST SATURDAY.

TODAY THEY FACED A MUCH TOUGHER OPPONENT, HOSTING SAINT MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE, THE REIGNING SECTION 8-3A CHAMPIONS.

A GOOD EARLY TEST FOR THE JACKS.

LATE IN THE FIRST HALF, NO SCORE.

ALEX HERNANDEZ CROSSER MISPLAYED BY BEMIDJI AND FEMI OMOTAYO MAKES THEM PAY.

KNIGHTS TAKE A 1-0 LEAD.

EARLY SECOND HALF, JACKS HAVE SOMETHING GOING.

JERON HUSEBY CONNECTS WITH LINCOLN SCHMITT WHO SENDS IT HOME AND KNOTS THE GAME AT ONE.

JUST UNDER 15 MINUTES TO GO NOW.

ANTHONY DAVIS LOBS A SHOT FROM 30 YARDS.

EXTRAORDINARY.

PUTS STMA BACK ON TOP 2-1.

NOW UP 3-1 WITH UNDER 5 MINUTES TO PLAY, CHARLIE ZELLMAN ABLE TO NET A SCRAPPY GOAL OFF THE FREE KICK BY REED JOHNSON.

BUT BEMIDJI'S BID FOR A COMEBACK WOULD FALL SHORT, LOSING TO SAINT MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE 3-2.

JACKS ARE NOW 1-1 ON THE YEAR.

THEY HEAD TO CROOKSTON ON THURSDAY TO DO BATTLE WITH THE PIRATES.

>>> IN GIRLS -- OH EXCUSE ME.

SOME MORE BOYS SOCCER SCORES.

LITTLE FALLS FALLS, AND IN GIRLS SOCCER, BRAINERD BEATS MOORHEAD 5-1.

STMA BEATS BEMIDJI 3-1.

>>> IN GIRLS SWIM AND DIVE, BEMIDJI AND BRAINERD HAD THEIR FIRST MEET OF THE SEASON TODAY.

THE LUMBERJACKS HOSTED THE WARRIORS.

WE HAVE THE 500-METER FREE.

IT'S BRAINERD THAT LED FROM THE START TO FINISH WITH A TIME OF 25.93.

MIGHT -- MAYA TOUCHED FIRST IN 55 SECONDS FLAT TO WIN THE EVENT.

IN THE 100-METER BACKSTROKE, SHE TOOK TOP PRIZE FOR THE WARRIORS, FINISHING IN ONE MINUTE AND 7 SECONDS.

THEN ABBEY SNAGGED A WIN FOR THE LUMBERJACKS.

I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS 1 MINUTE AND 14 SECONDS.

IT WAS THE FIRST NIGHT WITH THE NEW TIMING SYSTEM.

THEY'RE WORKING OUT A FEW KINKS.

AS OF NOW, I WAS TOLD THAT BRAINERD WON THE MEET, BUT WE'RE AWAITING THE OFFICIAL RESULTS.

>>> IN GIRLS VOLLEYBALL, MOORHEAD IS HOSTING BRAINERD.

WHAT A NIGHT FOR ANNIE FOR THE SPUDS.

A DOMINANT PERFORMANCE ON OFFENSE.

THAT IS ONE OF HER 19 KILLS IN THE THIRD SET.

THE WARRIORS TRYING TO PLAY IT, BUT JUST UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING ALL NIGHT.

THEY GOT SWEPT IN 3 STRAIGHT SETS.

MOORHEAD WINS 3-0.

>>> SOME OTHER SCORES, GRAND RAPIDS BEATS NORTH BRANCH.

THEY SWEEP THEM.

ALBANY BEATS LITTLE FALLS AND PEQUOT LAKES GETS ONE OVER PIERZ.

IN GIRLS TENNIS, BEMIDJI IS 8-0 ON THE SEASON AFTER 2 WINS TODAY.

BRAINERD GOT A WIN OVER ALEXANDRIA, THEY ARE 4-0 ON THE SEASON.

IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, THE BRAVES RIGHT NOW ARE LEADING THE TWINS 8-6 -- EXCUSE ME, THAT SCORE WENT FINAL.

THEY BEAT THE TWINS 8-6 IN EXTRA INNINGS.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> CASS COUNTY AND CROW WING COUNTY WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THIS YEAR'S MINNESOTA STATE 4H HORSE SHOW FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2021.

THE REINING CHAOS 4H DRILL TEAM WILL MAKE THE TRIP DOWN TO SAINT PAUL SEPTEMBER 13TH THROUGH THE 16TH AFTER CLINCHING A BERTH AT THE REGIONAL COMPETITION IN VERNDALE.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE IN THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOOD'S EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: MANY OF THE REIGNING CHAOS DRILL TEAM GIRLS FELL IN LOVE WITH HORSEBACK RIDING AT A YOUNG AGE AND THAT LOVE STEMS WITH THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR TRUSTY STEEDS.

>> YOU LEARN ABOUT EACH OVER A LOT.

THEY HAVE DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES.

THE MORE TIME YOU SPEND WITH A HORSE, THE MORE YOU GET THEIR PERSONALITY.

HE WAS GOOFY AND KIND AND A BIT OF A HAND FULL.

WE DON'T LIKE BORING HORSES.

SO HE'S LIKE YOUR BEST FRIEND.

YOU'RE LIKE OH, I LOVE YOU.

>> Reporter: IT'S NOT ONLY THE BOND FORMED BY HORSEBACK RIDING BUT COMPETITION AND GOING 90 MILES PER HOUR WITH THEIR PARTNERS.

>> THE MINUTE YOU COME OUT, YOU'RE LIKE IT'S SO SHORT.

IT'S AN ADRENALINE RUSH.

IT'S SO EXCITING TO SAY LOOK AT WHAT I CAN DO.

>> Reporter: AN EQUESTRIAN DRILL TEAM, OR A DANCE WITH HORSES, PERFORMING MANEUVERS, TIMING, COORDINATION, CHOREOGRAPHY AND CROWD APPEAL PLAYS A ROLE IN HOW TEAMS WIN THEIR POINTS.

THE WHOLE ROUTINE IS EVEN SET TO MUSIC.

>> I HAVE TO REALLY LISTEN TO THE MUSIC ON MY OFF TIME AND GET THE TIMING RIGHT.

I HAVE TO KNOW AT THE END OF THE ROUTINE, IF WE HAVE TOO MUCH MUSIC LEFTOVER, AND I NEED TO DO SOMETHING IN THAT ROUTINE TO FILL IT UP OR IF WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH, THEN I NEED TO STOP EARLY.

>> Reporter: THE REIGNING CHAOS 4H DRILL TEAM IS STILL STATE BOUND AND ACCORDING TO THE GIRLS, IT'S THE TEAM'S CHEMISTRY AND COMMUNICATION THAT IS PAYING OFF, BOTH BETWEEN THE GIRLS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HORSES.

>> IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BOND, THEN YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING WITH YOUR HORSE.

YOUR HORSE WILL NOT BE WILLING TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH THEM.

LIKE MY HORSE, WE HAVE SUCH A STRONG BOND.

I HAD HIM FOR FOUR YEARS NOW AND HE'S BEEN THERE, DONE THAT, DONE EVERYTHING THAT I WANTED.

HE TRIES SO HARD FOR ME.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, MILES WALKER.

>> THE REINING CHAOS 4H DRILL TEAM WILL OPEN ITS FINAL PRACTICE SESSION TO THE PUBLIC ON SEPTEMBER 4TH AT 6:00 P.M. >>> BACK TO STACY FOR MORE WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING THE SHOWERS COMING TO AN END, LEAVING PARTLY CLOUDY SIES OVERNIGHT.

A LOT OF SUNSHINE FOR THE DAYTIME HOURS TOMORROW, HIGHS SHOULD REACH THE MID-70s, EAST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN TO THE AREA TOMORROW NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.

THEN IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL HAVE QUIETER WEATHER LATER ON THIS WEEK, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 70s, BUT A BIT OF A COOL DOWN ON SUNDAY.

>> Charlie: TOMORROW WE WILL GET A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM BRAINERD BOYS SOCCER AND A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM THE BSU FOOTBALL TEAM AHEAD OF THEIR THURSDAY NIGHT MATCH UP AGAINST MICHIGAN TECH.

>> Dennis: VERY GOOD.

THANKS FOR WATCHING EVERYBODY.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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