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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.

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

>>> FOR A DECADE NOW, THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES HAS BEEN RECOGNIZING COUNTIES, PROGRAMS, AND NOW TRIBAL NATIONS THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA FOR THEIR INVALUABLE HUMAN SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS.

THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE WAS RECOGNIZED WITH A CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD EARLIER TODAY FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN SPOKE WITH BAND MEMBERS TO SEE WHAT THIS AWARD MEANS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE BAND.

>> Reporter: THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWA HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO MAKE THE PROCESS EASIER TO ABSTAIN GRANTS FOR PROJECTS, ALLOWING STAFF TO FOCUS MORE ON THE PEOPLE THEY ARE SERVING.

BECAUSE OF THIS, THE LEECH LAKE BAND WAS PRESENTED WITH A CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD.

>> THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE].

>> IT HELPS ALL OF US, KEEPS GOVERNMENT MORE EFFICIENT AND SIMPLIFIED, STILL ACCOUNTING FOR ALL THE DOLLARS AND MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS DONE WELL, BUT IN A SIMPLER WAY.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE BEEN PRESENTING THESE AWARDS FOR A DECADE NOW BUT THE DAY BRINGS A NEW FIRST FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

>> NOT ONLY DID THEY WRITE THIS AGREEMENT WITH US THAT WE HAVE A BETTER WAY OF WORKING WITH THEM NOW BUT THEY'RE THE FIRST TRIBE IN MINNESOTA TO DO IT AND WE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO THE TEN OTHER TRIBES TO SEE IF THEY WANT TO DO THE SAME THING.

WE ARE PROUD OF LEECH LAKE STANDING UP TO BE THE FIRST.

>> Reporter: THIS OPENS UP EVEN MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SERVICES THAT LEECH LAKE PROVIDES.

>> WE SEE THE CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD IS HUGE TO PROVIDE THESE UMBRELLA SERVICES WITH SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME OUR WAY.

WE'RE DEALING WITH UNMET NEEDS.

TIMES ARE TOUGH FOR A LOT OF TRIBES AND JUST TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IN SOME EXTRA DOLLARS AND TO RECEIVE THE COMMISSIONER'S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, WE'RE EXCITED.

>> Reporter: THEY EMPHASIZE THAT THE WORK BEING DONE HAS TO CONTINUE AND THEY BELIEVE THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT, THANKS TO RECEIVING THIS AWARD.

>> IN OUR OJIBWA WAYS, WE SAY -- IT'S A GOOD THING WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE TODAY AND I THINK IT APPLIES TO, YOU KNOW, THIS AWARD WE'RE RECEIVING AND COMING TO LLBO.

A LOT OF THE UMBRELLA SERVICES THAT ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HOPEFULLY HAVE MORE FUNDING COMING OUR WAY TO PROVIDE MORE SERVICES TO OUR MEMBERSHIP.

>> Reporter: THE D.H.S.

AND LEECH LAKE BAND CREATED AN UMBRELLA CONTRACT.

REPORTING IN CASS LAKE, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> JADE FISHERMAN FROM THE OFFICE OF INDIAN POLICY WAS THE PERSON WHO NOMINATED THE LEECH LAKE BAND FOR THE CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD.

>>> HUBBARD COUNTY ATTORNEY JONATHAN FRIEDEN HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 43.

FRIEDEN PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER S 9th AFTER BATTLING STAGE FOUR COLON CANCER FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF.

FREEDEN SERVED AS HUBBARD COUNTY ATTORNEY FROM 2017 UNTIL HIS DEATH.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE SARAH AND THEIR THREE DAUGHTERS.

CELEBRATION OF LIFE MEMORIAL VISITATION WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14TH FROM 2:00 UNTIL 4:00 P.M. AT THE CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH IN PARK RAPIDS.

A TIME OF TRIBUTE SHARING WITH AN OPEN MIC WILL START AT 3:00 P.M. JONATHAN'S FAMILY SUGGEST MEMORIALS IN LIEU OF FLOWERS.

>>> THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.

HAS IDENTIFIED THE PRESENCE OF ZEBRA MUSSELS IN WHITE SAND LAKE IN CROW WING COUNTY.

MINNESOTA D.N.R.

AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES SPECIALISTS CONFIRMED THE REPORT AFTER THE WHITE SAND LAKE ASSOCIATION FOUND THE ZEBRA MUSSELS ON A DOCK AT THE LAKE.

PROPERTY OWNERS AND LAKE SERVICE PROVIDERS HAVE FOUND SEVERAL NEW ZEBRA MUSSEL POPULATIONS IN RECENT YEARS WHEN CLEANING DOCKS, BOATS, AND OTHER WATERCRAFT EQUIPMENT AT THE END OF THE SEASON.

A.I.S.

LIKE ZEBRA MUSSELS CAN FIND THEIR WAY INTO FOREIGN WATERS VIA WATERCRAFT EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS WHY THE D.N.R.

STRESSES PROPER PROTOCOL FOR PREVENTION.

>> IF YOU ARE GOING FROM ONE LAKE TO ANOTHER, TO MAKE SURE NOT TO TRANSPORT ANY LAKE WATER.

THE ZEBRA MUSSELS, DURING THEIR REPRODUCTION TIME, THEY HAVE THEIR BABIES, WHICH CAN HIDE IN WATER IN THE BOAT, LIKE IN THE MOTORS IF YOU LOWER THEM DOWN TO THE LOWER UNION, YOU CAN DRAIN SOME EXCESS WATER OUT OF THERE.

JUST DO ANYTHING YOU CAN TO DO YOUR PART.

>> MINNESOTA LAW ALSO REQUIRES PEOPLE TO DRY DOCKS, LIFTS, AND RAFTS FOR 21 DAYS BEFORE MOVING THEM FROM ONE WATER BODY TO ANOTHER.

IN ADDITION, THE D.N.R.

HAS FREE DECONTAMINATION STATIONS FOR WATERCRAFT EQUIPMENT THAT CAN BE FOUND ON ITS WEBSITE.

>>> A 61-YEAR-OLD BOWLUS MAN WAS HOSPITALIZED TODAY AFTER THE TRACTOR HE WAS DRIVING WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A CAR ABOUT TWO MILES WEST OF BOWLUS.

THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS ROBERT GERADS WAS HAULING A TRAILER WITH THE TRACTOR WHEN THE CAR DRIVEN BY 72-YEAR-OLD JOHN LOXTERCAMP OF SWANVILLE STRUCK THE BACK OF THE TRAILER ON 30TH STREET.

GERADS WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO ST.

CLOUD HOSPITAL WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES.

LOXTERKAMP WAS TREATED AT THE SCENE FOR MINOR INJURIES.

THE COLLISION HAPPENED SATURDAY AROUND 8:30 P.M. >>> MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE ARE BACK ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY AFTER A MORE THAN MONTH-LONG RECESS.

THIS LAMEDUCK SESSION IS POISED TO BE HECTIC.

AMY KILEY REPORTS ON THE PRESSING DEADLINES BEFORE INAUGURATION DAY.

>> THAT HEADLINE WILL CREEP UP QUICKLY.

>> Reporter: CONGRESS RETURNS TO WASHINGTON TODAY AFTER AN EXTENDED ELECTION RECESS.

LAWMAKERS FACE AN URGENT TO DO LIST AND A TICKING CLOCK.

THEY HAVE ABOUT FIVE WEEKS TO PASS A FUNDING BILL TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT OPEN.

>> EXPECT A CLASH BECAUSE THAT'S ALWAYS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE HAVE THESE POTENTIAL SHUT DOWNS.

REPUBLICANS ARE LIKELY GOING TO PUSH FOR A SHORTER TERM FUNDING PATCH WHILE DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO WANT A LONGER TERM FUNDING PLAN.

>> Reporter: A PRESSING CONCERN IS THE FISCAL YEAR'S NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT.

THE HOUSE AND SENATE HAS SEPARATE VERSIONS ON THE TABLE AND NEED ONE THAT CAN PASS BOTH CHAMBERS.

CONGRESS ALSO FACES PRESSURE TO APPROVE MORE DISASTER RELIEF FUNDS AFTER HURRICANE MILTON AND HELENE.

>> WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN THE FREQUENCY AND GRAVITY OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS AND IT IS OUR OBLIGATION AS A GOVERNMENT TO BE PREPARED FOR THE LONG-TERM.

THAT IS WHY WE NEED CONGRESS TO ACT.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, SOME FARM BILL PROGRAMS EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

THE DEBT CEILING WILL BE REIN-STATED JANUARY 2ND.

>> PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE CASE TO CONGRESS AND TO THE INCOMING ADMINISTRATION THAT THE UNITED STATES SHOULD NOT WALK AWAY FROM UKRAINE.

>> THE SENATE FACES A FEW VOTES THAT DON'T INCLUDE THE HOUSE.

REPUBLICANS ARE SET TO ELECT THEIR LEADERS FOR THAT CHAMBER TOMORROW.

SENATE DEMOCRATS ARE RUSHING TO CONFIRM PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S JUDICIAL NOMINEES.

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

>> Stacy: RAIN SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW.

THE END OF THE WEEK LOOKS QUIET AND WE DO HAVE A WARM UP LATE THIS WEEK AS WELL.

WE'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, LAST WEEKEND WAS OPENING WEEKEND FOR FIREARM DEER HUNTING SEASON.

[♪♪♪] >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

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LPTV.ORG/CAPTIONSURVEY >>> INFLATION-WEARY CONSUMERS MAY FINALLY GET SOME RELIEF WHEN SHOPPING FOR THIS YEAR'S THANKSGIVING MEAL.

OVERALL GROCERY INFLATION HAS EASED DURING THE PAST YEAR AND SOME CENTERPIECES OF THE THANKSGIVING TABLE WILL BE SLIGHTLY LESS EXPENSIVE.

KARIN CAIFA IS IN WASHINGTON WITH THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THANKSGIVING SHOPPERS WILL FACE UP AND DOWNS IN PRICES THIS YEAR, STARTING WITH THE TURKEY.

WELLS FARGO SAYS FRESH TURKEY PRICES ARE LARGELY UNCHANGED THIS YEAR COMPARED TO THE LAST, WITH NAME BRAND TURKEY SEEING A 2% DECLINE IN PRICE SINCE 2023.

AN ECONOMIST SAYS THAT CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED FOR TURKEY FARMERS AS THE IMPACT OF AVIAN FLU HAS EASED.

>> THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT FEED PRICES ARE REALLY DOWN.

WE HAD A REALLY GOOD HARVEST ON CORN AND SOYBEAN MEAL SO THEY CAN FEED THE BIRDS FOR LESS.

>> Reporter: STUFFING MAY BE AN EXPENSIVE SALE, CITING LABOR AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS.

>> WE'RE STILL SEEING SOME INFLATION MIXED IN.

>> Reporter: CRANBERRY PUSHED NAME PRICES DOWN.

>> WE HAVE SEEN MORE CRANBERRIES PRODUCED HERE, SO WE'RE SEEING BRAND PRICES DOWN 3%.

>> Reporter: ACKNOWLEDGING CONSUMERS POST PANDEMIC INFLATION FATIGUE, ALDI'S, SAM'S CLUB, AND TARGET ARE OFFERING MEAL DEALS.

A SURVEY FOUND THAT 98% OF CONSUMERS EXPECT INFLATION TO IMPACT THEIR HOLIDAY PLANS.

MANY DIDN'T PLAN TO CHANGE TO SAVE MONEY.

I'M KARIN CAIFA.

>> Dennis: NOW THANKSGIVING WILL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT.

>> Stacy: IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE WE'RE HEADED INTO THAT SEASON.

WE ARE CONTINUING TO SEE ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS OF MINNESOTA AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DEAF, DEAF/BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING STATE SERVICES DIVISION.

>> 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, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS, LAND SURVEYORS SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.

>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, IT WAS SUNNY, BUT ALSO BREEZY OUT THERE TODAY.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE STRONG WINDS AS WE CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO SEE SOME RAIN SHOWERS MOVING INTO THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT AND TOWARDS MORNING.

IT LOOKS LIKE A RAINY DAY FOR US TOMORROW.

WE WILL SEE THAT TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

QUIETER WEATHER SHOULD RETURN BY THURSDAY AND WE DO HAVE SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 39 AT THE AIRPORT.

THE DEW POINT IS 31 AND WE HAVE PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 22 MILES PER HOUR THIS EVENING.

IN BRAINERD, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 40 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 32.

WINDS ARE SOUTHEAST AT 9 MILES PER HOUR, WITH GUSTS UP TO 21.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, SO FAR THINGS ARE QUIET.

WE HAVE BEEN SEEING QUIET WEATHER ALL DAY TODAY AND NOW THAT WE STARTED THE EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT, IT WILL BE QUIET.

AFTER MIDNIGHT, MAYBE TOWARDS MORNING, WE WILL SEE THE NEXT SURGE OF RAIN SHOWERS MOVE INTO THE AREA AND THEY WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD IN THE MORNING IN WESTERN MINNESOTA AND THEN IN EASTERN MINNESOTA IN THE AFTERNOON, COULD START TO SEE THEM TAPERING OFF IN THE WEST AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

WIDESPREAD RAIN EXPECTED TOMORROW.

WE WILL BE SEEING THAT TAPER OFF BY THE TIME WE HEAD INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY, SO QUIETER WEATHER DOES RETURN AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

SOME BEAUTIFUL SKIES THIS MORNING FROM YOLANDA.

RALPH SPOTTING A BUCK IN THE BACKYARD IN JENKINS.

ARLENE WITH A PICTURE OF THE LATE AFTERNOON SKIES IN MENAHGA.

KEEGAN WITH SOME EVENING SKIES IN WALKER.

GORGEOUS NIGHT TONIGHT.

CAREY AT WALKER AND LINDA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE SUNSET, AND ANGELA WITH A PICTURE OF THE NIGHTTIME SKIES.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, YOLANDA REPORTING SUN AND FROST THIS MORNING, ARLENE REPORTING 40 AND WINDY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, REPORTING 42.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNNY AND WINDY, 45 FOR THE HIGH.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, TEMPERATURE TOPPING OUT AT 41.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 47, SO WE HAVE BEEN SEEING MILD TEMPERATURES.

OUR AVERAGE IS 41.

23 IS THE LOW THIS MORNING AND SUNRISE AT 7:15.

IN BEMIDJI, WE REACHED 46, SO WELL ABOVE OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE, 28 IS WHERE WE STARTED THE DAY, AND SUNSET TONIGHT AT 4:46.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, IT'S GOING TO BE CLOUDY AND WE WILL HAVE THE WIDESPREAD RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE AREA.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-40s, A FEW LOCATIONS COULD BE IN THE UPPER 30s.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME LOW 40s OUT THERE, CLOUD COVER, VERY GOOD CHANCES OF RAIN AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY.

IT IS A QUICK MOVING SYSTEM, SO WE SHOULD SEE QUIETER WEATHER RETURNING BY THURSDAY.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT, STILL BREEZY WITH LOWS NEAR 37.

THEN FOR TOMORROW, RAIN SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA, HIGHS NEAR 41 AND WINDS FROM THE SOUTH AT 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, CLOUDY, HIGHS NEAR 42.

WE HAVE A WARM UP AS WE HEAD TO THE END OF THE WEEK AND THE START OF THE WEEKEND.

CLOUDS ON SATURDAY, WITH HIGHS AROUND 50 DEGREES, AND THEN ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN ON SUNDAY, WITH A HIGH OF 43.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: STILL IN FAVOR OF THE RAIN SHOWERS RIGHT NOW INSTEAD OF SNOW SHOWERS.

>> Charlie: MUCH BETTER.

>> Dennis: BIG HOCKEY MATCH UP TONIGHT.

>> Charlie: YES, HIGHWAY 2 RIVALRY YOU CAN CALL IT, BEMIDJI AND GRAND RAPIDS GREEN WAY.

THEY ARE SPORTING TWO OF THE BETTER GIRLS HOCKEY PLAYERS IN THE STATE.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪] >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, BRINGING NORTHERN MINNESOTA THE GIGAZONE.

INTERNET SPEEDS UP TO 10 GIGABITS PER SECONDS, BOTH UPLOAD AND DOWNLOAD.

IT'S THE GIGAZONE FROM PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS AND IT'S RIGHT HERE.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> IT'S LESS THAN A WEEK TO THE GIRLS HOCKEY SEASON AND WE WERE TREATED TO A CLASS 2A MATCH UP BETWEEN BEMIDJI AND GRAND RAPIDS GREEN WAY.

THEY BEGAN WITH CONVINCING VICTORIES AND TONIGHT THEY HAD A CHANCE TO NOTCH ANOTHER ONE.

THE LIGHTNING HOSTING THE LUMBERJACKS, THE TWO TEAMS TOUTING TWO OF THE BEST HOCKEY PLAYERS IN THE STATE.

FROM THE FIRST PUCK DROP, SHE GOES RIGHT FOR GOAL FOR G.R.G.

BAILEY IS THE OTHER IN JUST 27 SECONDS IN THE GAME, GLOVE SIDE, BEMIDJI LED 1-0 AT THE INTERMISSION.

THEY START THE SECOND FRAME, MEGAN WAS HANGING AND THE BACKDOOR AND WIDE OPEN NET.

IT'S 2-0.

LATE IN THE PERIOD, RAPIDS ARE TRYING TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN.

AND POP A BOTTLE TO CUT THE LEAD IN HALF.

IT WAS A CAT AND MOUSE GAME THE REST OF THE WAY.

BEMIDJI COMES OUT ON TOP 6-4.

THEY FINISHED WITH 2 FOR THE LIGHTNING, THEY WILL MEET AGAIN IN JANUARY.

>>> A COUPLE SCORES FOR YOU, BRAINERD AND LITTLE FALLS GETS THE WIN OVER DETROIT LAKES.

ROSEAU BEATS EAST GRAND FORKS.

THE NBA, THE TRAILBLAZERS ARE LEADING MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 60-53.

>>> BRAINERD GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING HAS CEMENTED ITSELF IN WARRIORS HISTORY WITH SATURDAY'S SECTION 8-2A FINALS VICTORY.

THE GIRLS CAPPED THE FIRST EVER PERFECT 10-0 REGULAR SEASON IN PROGRAM HISTORY.

IN ADDITION TO WINNING THE SECTION MEET, THEY ALSO WON THE TRUE TEAM SECTION TITLE.

AS AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 19 YEARS, THEY ALSO WON THE CENTRAL LAKES CONFERENCE TITLE.

BRAINERD WILL BE SENDING FOUR SWIMMERS DOWN TO THE CLASS TWO-A STATE MEET TO COMPETE ACROSS FIVE DIFFERENT EVENTS AS WELL AND THE MENTALITY THIS YEAR IS ALL ABOUT BUSINESS.

>> GIVING EACH OTHER SPACE WHEN NEEDED, GIVING US TIME TO FOCUS AND GET IN THE ZONE, JUST DEFINITELY SUPPORTING EACH OTHER I THINK IS GOING TO BE THE BEST THING FOR US TO DO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

>> WE OBVIOUSLY ARE REALLY HARD WORKERS.

I MEAN EVEN IN PRACTICE, WE'RE COMPETITIVE WITH EACH OTHER, NOT WANTING TO LOSE THE WARM UP.

>> YOU WANT TO END YOUR SENIOR YEAR WITH A KICK AND THIS IS THE PERFECT KICK.

SO HOPEFULLY WE KICK IT OFF GOOD AT STATE.

>> I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

I WOULD LIKE TO GET HIGHER UP ON THE PODIUM.

I REALLY HOPE SO.

>> Charlie: HERE'S A LOOK AT WHO WILL BE GOING FOR BRAINERD.

THEY'RE THE SECTION CHAMPIONS.

THEY ARE SENDING FIVE GIRLS, THERE ARE FOUR LISTED THERE.

OLSON WILL BE COMPETING FOR BEMIDJI IN DIVING.

ON THE OTHER SIDE, PARK RAPIDS AND GRAND RAPIDS ALL SENDING QUITE A FEW SWIMMERS.

PARK RAPIDS WON THEIR SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP AS WELL.

>>> BSU MEN'S HOCKEY TAKES A BREAK FROM CCHA PLAY THIS WEEK TO TAKE ON THE THIRD RANKED MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS IN A THURSDAY-SATURDAY HOME-HOME SERIES.

THE BEAVERS WILL TRAVEL TO MINNEAPOLIS ON THURSDAY TO PLAY THE GOPHERS AT MARIUCCI ARENA AND THEN COME BACK TO BEMIDJI FOR A SATURDAY SHOWDOWN AT THE SANFORD CENTER.

BEMIDJI STATE IS COMING OFF A SPLIT AT AUGUSTANA THIS PAST WEEKEND AND CURRENTLY SIT AT 4-5 OVERALL, WITH A 2-3 RECORD VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS.

MINNESOTA ENTERS THE SERIES ON AN 8-GAME WIN STREAK WITH A 9-1 RECORD AND ONE OF THE BEST FORWARD GROUPS IN THE COUNTRY, RANKING 2ND IN THE NATION IN SCORING OFFENSE AND GOAL DIFFERENTIAL, OUTSCORING OPPONENTS 43-17.

>> I MEAN THAT'S THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION, IS THAT WE'RE A PRETTY AGGRESSIVE TEAM.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S HOW WE PLAY.

THERE IS NO QUESTION, YOU HAVE TO PLAY A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY AGAINST THOSE GUYS.

WE ALL KNOW HOW GOOD THEY ARE RIGHT NOW AND THEY HAVE A HECK OF A HOCKEY TEAM.

IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE.

THERE IS ALWAYS ENTHUSIASM AND EXCITEMENT.

>> FROM A BROAD PERSPECTIVE, YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE POINTS IN THE LINE VERSUS NO POINTS.

IT'S JUST A GAME ON MENTALITY AND WHOEVER IS IN FRONT OF US, WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON THAT GAME.

TO PLAY A TEAM LIKE THE GOPHERS IN STATE RIVAL, SOMEONE AS GOOD AS THEM, WE'RE GOING TO BE UP FOR THE TEST.

IT'S A GAME BY GAME BASIS.

WE'RE GOING TO PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD.

>> IT WILL BE 24TH MEETING BETWEEN BEMIDJI STATE AND MINNESOTA SINCE THEY FIRST PLAYED ON OCTOBER 14, 2000 AND IT WILL BE THE FIRST NON-EXHIBITION GAME BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS SINCE 2019.

THE GOPHERS HAVE NOT PLAYED HERE IN BEMIDJI SINCE 2013 BUT THEY'RE 7-0 WHEN PLAYING HERE AND OWN A 20-2-1 RECORD AGAINST THE BEAVS.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, SHOULD BE A FUN WEEKEND.

>> Charlie: LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

>> Dennis: THAT'S SATURDAY AND THURSDAY.

>> Charlie: YES, SATURDAY HERE AT THE SANFORD CENTER.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> LAST WEEK WE HAD A STORY PREVIEWING DEER SEASON AND NOW IT IS ACTUALLY HERE.

THIS PAST WEEKEND WAS OPENING WEEKEND FOR FIREARM DEER HUNTING.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK HAS MORE ON IN ORDER NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: NATURE INTERRUPTED BY THE SOUND OF DEER HUNTING SEASON.

MINNESOTA FIREARM DEER HUNTING'S OPENING WEEKEND JUST WRAPPED UP AND THE STATE SAW SOME MAJOR NUMBERS.

>> 380,000 DEER HUNTERS ON THE FIELD ON OPENING WEEKEND.

DEER LICENSE SALES REALLY DRIVE A LARGE PORTION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

SO ALL THOSE LICENSE DOLLARS HELPS PUT HABITATS BACK ON THE LANDSCAPE.

IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR HABITAT AND WILDLIFE IN GENERAL.

>> Reporter: LOTS OF LICENSES GOING OUT MEANS LOTS OF DEER COMING IN.

THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF THE SEASON BROUGHT IN OVER 83,400 DEER REGISTERED TO THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

THE D.N.R.

HAD A BUSY FEW DAYS, BUT SO HAVE OTHER BUSINESSES SUCH AS MEAT PROCESSING FACILITIES.

>> WE'RE CLOSE TO 100 MORE THE FIRST THREE DAYS.

OUR AVERAGE IS AROUND 250 TO 300, AND YOU'RE USUALLY HEAVY ON THE FIRST WEEKEND.

SO, IT'S PROBABLY RIGHT IN LINE WITH HOW IT'S GOING TO GO.

>> Reporter: TO MINNESOTANS, THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO HUNTING SEASON THAN JUST HARVESTING DEER.

>> THEY DESCRIBE IT LIKE CHRISTMAS WITH GUNS, SO IT'S JUST LIKE AN EXTRA CHRISTMAS, THE HOLIDAY FOR PEOPLE.

>> IT'S EASIER FOR ME TO FIND PEOPLE TO WORK ON CHRISTMAS THAN HUNTING SEASON.

IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST GATHERING EVENTS IN THE YEAR.

PEOPLE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TOGETHER AND COOKING.

YOU JUST GET OUT IN THE WOODS AND UNWIND AND GET AROUND YOUR FAMILY.

I THINK THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT IS THE MOST VALUABLE ABOUT HUNTING SEASON, IT'S NOT THE DEER, THE DEER EXCUSE TO BE AROUND YOUR FAMILY.

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH IT WAS JUST OPENING WEEKEND, DEER HUNTING SEASON LASTS FOR A DIFFERENT AMOUNT OF TIME, DEPENDING WHERE YOU ARE LOCATED.

FOR THE FULL LIST OF REGULATIONS, GO TO THE D.N.R.

WEBSITE AND GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN.

FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.

WANTS TO REMIND HUNTERS TO PROPERLY TAG AND REGISTER THEIR DEER.

THERE IS ALSO A SITE AT THE BELTRAMI COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS THAT TESTS THE DEER FOR CHRONIC WASTE DISEASE, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY BE HARMFUL FOR HUMANS.

THEY ASK THAT YOU TEST YOUR DEER AND ALSO USE SAFE HUNTING PRACTICES.

>>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE LAST LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

WE GO BACK TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 37, BREEZY WITH SOUTH WINDS AT 10 TO 25.

>> Dennis: WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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