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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.

>>> EVERY FIVE YEARS, BELTRAMI COUNTY IS REQUIRED BY STATE STATUTE TO COMPLETE A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF THE HEALTH OF THE COUNTY.

THIS DATA IS TURNED INTO A COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT IN ORDER TO FORM A CONSENSUS FOR WHAT THE RESPONDENTS THOUGHT POSITIVELY AND NEGATIVELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY.

THE ASSESSMENT WAS PRESENTED TO THE BELTRAMI COUNTY BOARD TO HELP COUNTY OFFICIALS FORM A PLAN TO IMPROVE AREAS THAT MAY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE OVERALL HEALTH OF BELTRAMI COUNTY?

THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY SHOW A PRETTY EVEN SPLIT, WITH OVER 50% BELIEVING THE COUNTY IS SOMEWHAT HEALTHY OR BETTER, BUT ANOTHER 40% VOTING FOR SOMEWHAT UNHEALTHY OR WORSE.

ALL THE DATA COLLECTED FROM THE 580 RESPONSES CAME FROM DOWNTOWN BEMIDJI, RED LAKE, BLACKDUCK, AND OTHER AREAS WITHIN THE COUNTY.

>> THIS TEAM IS ENSURING THE STRATEGIC MEASURES WILL BE THOUGHTFULLY ADDRESSED IN OBTAINABLE GOALS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF BELTRAMI COUNTY.

WE WILL REVIEW THE DATA THAT WAS COLLECTED AND WE WILL PROVIDE THAT TO YOU WITH THE HOPES OF GIVING YOU SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO FOR OUR NEXT STEPS AND OUR COMMITTEE.

>> Reporter: WHEN RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED WHAT FACTORS WERE IMPORTANT TO A HEALTHY COMMUNITY, ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND HOUSES WAS THE MOST COMMON RESPONSE.

CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY AND HOUSING WERE THE TOP CHOICES.

WHEN ASKED ABOUT WHAT POSITIVELY EFFECT IT IS COUNTY, THEY TALKED ABOUT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE COMMUNITY.

>> FOR SOME PEOPLE, SAFETY AND SECURITY MEANS BEING ABLE TO GO FOR A WALK AND NOT BEING AFRAID.

FOR ANOTHER, IT MAY BE A FAMILY BEING COMFORTABLE LETTING THEIR KIDS PLAY OUTSIDE WHILE THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE WATCHING THEM.

FOR ANOTHER PERSON, IT COULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND FEELING COMFORTABLE AND SAFE THEY ARE NOT GOING TO GET HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER.

SO THOSE SAFETY AND SECURITY THINGS ARE ALL OVER THE BOARD, JUST DEPENDING ON THE PERCEPTION OF THE PERSON ANSWERING THAT QUESTION.

>> Reporter: CHILD MORTALITY IS OFTEN USED AS A MEASUREMENT FOR THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY.

WHEN DISCUSSED ABOUT THE HEALTH RANKINGS, THE INFORMATION REVEALED TROUBLING NUMBERS.

>> 70 KIDS OUT OF 10,000 KIDS DIE BEFORE THE AGE OF 20 IN BELTRAMI COUNTY, COMPARED TO OUR STATE AVERAGE OF 40 AND COMPARED TO OUR NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 50.

>> Reporter: THE ASSESSMENT CONCLUDED THAT SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SAFETY AND SECURITY, AND TRANSPORTATION WERE THE MUCH NEEDED AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT IN BELTRAMI COUNTY.

REPORTING IN BEMIDJI, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE BELTRAMI COUNTY BOARD WAS ALSO PRESENTED WITH A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS H.V.A., WHICH LISTED WHAT POTENTIAL HAZARDS THE COUNTY IS AT HIGH RISK FOR.

THE TOP 5 HIGHEST RISKS ACCORDING TO THE REPORT WERE IN ORDER, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS FAILURES, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, AND WILDFIRES RANKED AT NUMBER ONE.

>>> AN EXPLOSION AT A RED LAKE HOME EARLIER THIS MONTH SEVERELY INJURED A WOMAN AND SINCE THEN, THE VICTIM SHIRLEY CORONA HAS BEEN SEDATED IN THE HOSPITAL WITH BURNS AND BROKEN BONES.

THE SPLASH EXPRESS CAR WASH IN BEMIDJI DECIDED THAT THEY WANTED TO HELP OUT CORONA AND HER FAMILY BY RUNNING AN ALL-DAY FUNDRAISER TODAY.

THE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER AND THE CAR WASH WAS BUSY ALL DAY.

ALTHOUGH THE FINAL AMOUNT RAISED IS NOT KNOWN YET, ALL OF THE MONEY WILL BE GOING DIRECTLY TO CORONA TO HELP WITH MEDICAL BILLS AS WELL AS THE COST OF LOSING HER HOUSE AND ALL OF HER POSSESSIONS.

>> WE REACHED OUT TO HER SISTER AND TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO FOR HER DURING THIS TIME OF NEED.

WE CAME UP WITH DOING A FUNDRAISER, A ONE DAY EVENT HERE.

WE ARE DONATING HALF OF ALL OUR REVENUE TO THE FAMILY.

WE'RE DOING CASH AND CHECK DONATIONS TOO.

WE WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> ALTHOUGH THE SPLASH EXPRESS FUNDRAISER WAS TODAY ONLY, PEOPLE CAN STILL DONATE TO THE GOFUNDME AT THE LINK ON THE SCREEN.

WE'LL ALSO INCLUDE A LINK WITH THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> THE NEW DAY CENTER IN BEMIDJI HAS BEEN UNDERGOING RENOVATIONS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK WENT TO THEIR OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEKEND CELEBRATING THE NEW ROOF, PARKING LOT, AND MORE.

>> Reporter: THE NAMELESS COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS HAS OFFICIALLY FINISHED THIS ROUND OF RENOVATIONS IN BEMIDJI.

THIS IS THE SECOND ROUND OF MAJOR CONSTRUCTION THEY HAVE DONE ON THE BUILDING AND THIS TIME AROUND IT COST $670,000.

>> WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET TWO GRANTS FROM THE STATE, ONE THAT WE SPENT LAST YEAR, AND ONE THAT WE'RE USING THIS YEAR, TOTALING $1.3 MILLION, PLUS WE RAISED SOME MONEY OF OUR OWN.

SO AFTER THIS IS DONE, WE WILL HAVE PUT CLOSE TO $1.4 MILLION, $1.3 MILLION INTO THIS BUILDING.

>> Reporter: NOW THAT THIS ROUND OF RENOVATIONS IS DONE, THEY WANTED TO THROW AN OPEN HOUSE TO CELEBRATE THE END OF CONSTRUCTION AND TO SHOW APPRECIATION.

>> IT'S SORT OF A THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS AND OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND CELEBRATION OF THE WRAP UP OF THE LATEST PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS SUMMER.

>> Reporter: THE CENTER GOT A NEW ROOF, ROOFTOP FURNACE, PARKING LOT, CARPET FLOORING, AND NEW CEILING TIMES.

>> A LOT OF WHAT WE DID IS MODERNIZING THE BUILDING.

THIS IS A WELL BUILT BUILDING, BUT THEY HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY UPGRADES.

>> Reporter: THE DAY CENTER IS A PLACE FOR UNHOUSED OR MARGINALLY HOUSED PEOPLE TO SPEND THEIR DAY.

IT'S OPEN FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M., 365 DAY AS YEAR.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE CONNECTIONS, TO GET THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE THAT MIGHT BE HARD TO ACCESS ELSEWHERE.

LIKE I SAID, SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST REAL HUNGRY AND WE GOT MEALS FOR THEM.

>> WE OFFER MAILING ADDRESS, THE ABILITY TO STORE SOME OF THEIR BELONGINGS, WE HAVE A FOOD PROGRAM SO PEOPLE CAN EAT IF THEY ARE HUNGRY, AND WE ALSO TRY TO SET PEOPLE UP WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

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

>> THESE TYPES OF RENOVATIONS ARE NECESSARY FOR SITES SUCH AS THE NEW DAY CENTER BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH TRAFFIC THEY GET.

THE CENTER SEES AN AVERAGE OF 40 PEOPLE PER DAY AND HELPS AROUND 600 TO 700 DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS EVERY YEAR.

>>> CROW WING COUNTY WAS RECENTLY NAMED A 2022 TRIPLE CROWN WINNER BY THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.

GFOA'S TRIPLE CROWN DESIGNATION RECOGNIZES GOVERNMENTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE ORGANIZATION'S CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING, POPULAR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTING AWARD, AND DISTINGUISHED BUDGET AWARD.

CROW WING COUNTY IS ONE OF ONLY FOUR MINNESOTA COUNTIES TO RECEIVE THE TRIPLE CROWN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 AND ONE OF JUST 357 GOVERNMENTS NATIONWIDE TO RECEIVE THIS ACHIEVEMENT AND THE COUNTY RECOGNIZES THE AWARD'S SIGNIFICANCE.

>> I WAS JUST REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE IT SHOWS THE COUNTY AND OUR FINANCE TEAM, WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

IT TOOK ME ABOUT 850 HOURS JUST TO PUT THE ACT TOGETHER FOR THE REPORT.

SO, IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

I TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN THAT.

>> WIGGINS PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE COUNTY ACHIEVING THE TRIPLE CROWN AWARD, HELPING COMPOSE TWO OF THE THREE REPORTS IN THIS RECOGNITION.

>>> RETAILERS EXPECT HOLIDAY SALES WILL HIT A NEW RECORD BUT AT A SLOWER PACE THAN LAST YEAR AS CONSUMERS CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH HIGHER PRICES AND OTHER REASONS TO SPEND.

KARIN CAIFA IS IN WASHINGTON WITH A LOOK AT WHAT THAT MEANS FOR HOLIDAY DEAL.

>> Reporter: RETAILERS EXPECT ANOTHER HOLIDAY SPENDING RECORD, BUT SALES WILL GROW AT A SLOWER PACE.

THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION SAYS CONSUMERS WILL SPEND BETWEEN $980 BILLION AND $990 BILLION IN DECEMBER, WITH SALES UP 2.5%.

THE VICE PRESIDENT OF STRESS AND CONSUMER INSIGHTS SAYS GROWTH IS IN LINE WITH PRE-PANDEMIC NUMBERS BECAUSE CONSUMERS HAVE OTHER OUTLETS FOR SPENDING.

>> THEY'RE SPENDING ON TRAVEL, THEY'RE SPENDING ON DINING OUT, AS WELL AS OTHER SERVICES IN THEIR LIVES, AND AS A RESULT, THEY ARE MODERATINGER THAT SPENDING ON GOODS.

THEY'RE RETURNING TO HOW THEY USED TO SPEND ON THINGS LIKE APPAREL, ON HOME GOODS.

>> Reporter: OTHER FACTORS, LINGERING INFLATION FATIGUE, A SHORTER SPAN BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND THANKSGIVING AND A POTENTIAL IMPACT FROM HELENE AND MILTON AND THE NOVEMBER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ALSO REMAINS A WILDCARD.

>> THERE IS A LOT OF STRESSORS OUT THERE AND WE SEE THAT CONSUMERS ARE TURNING TO THESE MOMENTS OF CELEBRATION TO FIND JOY, TO FIND MEANING.

>> Reporter: RETAILERS EXPECT DELIBERATIVE CONSUMERS, SO SCORES -- STORES HAVE ALREADY STARTED SALES.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M KARIN CAIFA.

>> A PRIMARY CONTRIBUTOR OF OVERALL RETAIL SALES GROWTH IS EXPECTED FROM ONLINE SHOPPING.

ONLINE AND OTHER NON-STORE SALES, WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL, ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BETWEEN 8 AND 9 PERCENT [♪♪♪] >> STILL TO COME ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL MEAN SOME HIGH FIRE DANGER IN THE AREA AND WE HAVE RED FLAG WARNINGS AND FIRE WEATHER WATCHES OUT FOR TOMORROW.

I'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT IN A FEW MINUTES.

[♪♪♪] COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE CAMP CONFIDENCE LION'S CLUB HA >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

; INTERNET, PHONE, AND T.V.

C.T.C; CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY ONLINE AT GOCTC.COM.

>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> THE CAMP CONFIDENCE LIONS CLUB HELD ITS ANNUAL HALLOWEEN DANCE AT CRAGUN'S LEGACY GOLF COURSE IN EAST GULL LAKE ON MONDAY NIGHT.

ADULTS WITH COGNITIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ATTENDED THE DANCE.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY WAS AT THE DANCE TO SEE THE SPOOKY COSTUMES AND THE GROOVY DANCE MOVES.

>> Reporter: THE CAMP CONFIDENCE LION'S CLUB SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN DANCE WAS A GRAVEYARD SMASH.

THE DANCE MOVES CAUGHT ON IN A FLASH AS EVERYONE WAS DOING THE MONSTER MASH.

THESE DANCES ARE ALWAYS AN INCREDIBLE TIME AND THE ONE WHO SETS THE TONE IS D.J.

TAMMY LU.

>> I GOT INVOLVED ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO AND I WAS A FRESH DEEJAY.

I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO DO, IF I SHOULD DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT.

WHEN I GOT WITH THE GROUP AND FOUND OUT THEY ARE THE SAME AS US, THEY JUST WANT TO BE RESPECTED AND LOVE.

IF I QUIT DEEJAYING, I WILL NEVER STOP DOING THIS DANCE.

>> Reporter: IT'S EASY TO GET INTO THE GROOVE.

THESE DANCES ARE CHERISHED BY ATTENDEES AS THEY CAN SEE NEW OR FAMILIAR FACES OR MASKS IN THIS CASE.

THE HARDEST PART OF THE DANCE IS WHEN IT'S TIME TO LEAVE.

>> THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT.

I GOT TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND STUFF.

I'M PART OF THE LION'S CLUB AND THAT PUTS IT ON.

COME OVER HERE AND MEET MY FRIENDS AND A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE.

IT'S LINEBACKER -- LIKE A BLAST.

WHEN YOU LEAVE, YOU'RE FULL OF ENERGY.

YOU DON'T WANT TO LEAVE.

>> Reporter: THE BEST PART ABOUT THESE DANCES ARGUABLY AND D.J.

TAMMY AGREES IS SEEING ALL THE REGULARS HERE AND BEING ABLE TO CATCH UP WITH THEM AND SEE IF THEY LEARNED ANY NEW DANCE MOVES.

>> I COME HERE AND THEY ARE STANDING IN THEIR SAME SPOT.

IT'S LIKE CHURCH WHERE EVERYBODY GOES TO THEIR SAME SPOT.

I KNOW WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR, FOR ME.

BUT I GET IT FROM THEM TOO.

TO SEE THEM AND SAY HI, AND ASK THEM HOW THEIR WEEK WAS, OR HOW THEIR SUMMER WAS, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY DANCES, IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME.

I KNOW IT MEANS THE WORLD TO THEM TOO.

IT'S JUST SO GRATIFYING.

I CAN'T PUT WORDS TO IT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN EAST GULL LAKE, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> 232 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE DANCE.

THE CAMP CONFIDENCE LIONS CLUB WILL HOLD ITS NEXT DANCE ON DECEMBER 9 AT CRAGUN'S IN EAST GULL LAKE.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE HIGH WINDS TOMORROW AND IT'S VERY DRY AS WELL.

THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE THE MAP LIT UP WITH DIFFERENT WARNINGS.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE SOMETHING GOING ON EVERYWHERE ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA.

AGAIN, IT'S LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, SO THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE HIGH, AND SOME ARE UNDER A RED FLAG WARNING AND OTHERS >> 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: IT'S SUNNY AND BREEZY ACROSS THE AREA TODAY, AND IT LOOKS LIKE MORE OF THE SAME TOMORROW.

WITH CONDITIONS AS DRY AS THEY ARE, WE HAVE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND THE STRONG WINDS, WE WILL SEE A HIGH FIRE DANGER, RED FLAG WARNINGS AND FIRE WEATHER WATCHES FOR THE ENTIRE VIEWING AREA TOMORROW.

WE WILL SEE MILD TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE WAY AND A COOL DOWN AS WE START THE WEEKEND.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 54 AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE STUDIO, WE HAVE AN EAST WIND AT 10 MILES PER HOUR, BUT GUSTS UP TO 18 AND OUR DEW POINT IS AT 23.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, AND 52.

THE DEW POINT IS 22.

WINDS ARE OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 17 MILES PER HOUR WITH GUSTS UP TO 31.

A RED FLAG WARNING IS OUT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN MINNESOTA FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M. ON THURSDAY, AGAIN WE HAVE THAT STRONG WIND, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, SO ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY.

THE REST OF THE AREA IS UNDER A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

WE'RE EXPECTING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITHIN THAT AGAIN THE WINDY CONDITIONS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, SO CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES AND OF COURSE KEEP AN EYE OUT IN THAT AREA AS ANY RED FLAG WARNINGS COULD BE ISSUED AS WE MOVE INTO TOMORROW.

ON THE RADAR, IT IS QUIET.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE DRY WEATHER OVERNIGHT, CLEAR SKIES, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, WINDY ONCE AGAIN WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY SO THE FIRE DANGER IS HIGH TOMORROW.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK, WE DO HAVE AT LEAST A CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN SHOWERS RETURNING TO THE AREA BUT TEMPERATURES LOOK TO BE OVERALL MILD INTO NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

BEAUTIFUL MORNING SKIES FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA AND JANICE.

DEBRA SENDING US A PHOTO OF THE FROST ON THE LEAVES IN PINE RIVER.

AN EAGLE SPOTTED IN PEQUOT LAKES.

CARRIE HAS A PICTURE OF A FURRY FRIEND IN THE YARD AT WALKER.

KEN AND DIANE SENDING US A PHOTO OF THE FALL COLORS NEAR LEECH LAKE.

ANGELA WITH FALL COLORS NEAR CASS LAKE.

IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, THERE IS A BALD EAGLE IN THE TREE BRANCHES.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, DEBRA IN PINE RIVER, 25 THIS MORNING.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 30 WITH A LIGHT BREEZE THIS MORNING.

COLD TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNNY AND BREEZY WITH A LOW OF 27.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, HIGH OF 61.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, A HIGH OF 59.

A QUICK LOOK AT OUR ALMANAC, WARM TEMPERATURES, 62 WAS THE HIGH IN BRAINERD.

WE STARTED OUT WITH A LOW OF 25.

IN BEMIDJI, WE AGAIN SAW SOME MILD TEMPERATURES, THE HIGH TEMP WAS 61, NEARLY 10 DEGREES ABOVE THE AVERAGE, AND WE STARTED OUT THIS MORNING AT 33.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST.

TOMORROW, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, BREEZY CONDITIONS, WARM TEMPERATURES, HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60s IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

MORE OF THE SAME IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, SUNSHINE AND BREEZY, TEMPERATURES UPPER 60s TO NEAR 70.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, CLEAR SKIES, 42 FOR THE LOW, SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, 67 FOR THE HIGH, SOUTH WINDS AT 10 TO 25.

LOOKING AT THE WEEKEND FORECAST, WE DO HAVE CHANCES OF RAIN MOVING THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

IT SHOULD BE QUIET AGAIN ON SUNDAY, BUT VERY MILD.

HIGHS NEAR 71 ON SUNDAY, 72 ON MONDAY, JUST SOME ISOLATED RAIN IN FAR NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

>> Dennis: NOW CHARLIE IS HERE WITH OUR FINAL WEEK OF REGULAR SEASON FOOTBALL.

>> Charlie: IT FEELS LIKE FRIDAY, BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO GO TO WORK TOMORROW.

DON'T THINK IT'S FRIDAY.

IT'S FOOTBALL ALL NIGHT.

WE START WITH NEVIS.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS AND MORE COMING >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS; NORTHERN MINNESOTA'S CERTIFIED APPLE SERVICE CENTER, OFFERING REPAIR SERVICES ON APPLE PRODUCTS AND P.C.S.

PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS IN BEMIDJI AND GRAND RAPIDS, IT'S RIGHT HERE.

>> HEALTH MINUTE IS SPONSORED IN PART BY EMPLOYEE-OWNED LUEKEN'S VILLAGE FOODS, FEATURING THE AREA'S LARGEST SELECTION OF SEAFOOD AND HIGHEST QUALITY MEATS.

MORE INFO AT LUEKENS.COM.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: THE OLD GUARD, THE PIRATES OWN 17 SECTION TITLES, 2 STATE TITLES, BOTH COMING IN 1997 AND 2002.

NEVIS IS WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL THE NEW GUARD.

THEY ARE CURRENTLY THE TOP RANKED TEAM AND THE NINTH PLAYER CLASS.

RIGHTFULLY SO.

THEY ARE ON A 20-GAME WIN STREAK DATING BACK TO THE 2023 SEASON.

IN THE FINAL GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON, WE WERE TREATED TO A CLASH OF THE OLD AND NEW GUARD.

WE'LL START IN THE SECOND QUARTER.

PIRATES TRAIL.

NOW THE SCORE REMAINS 6-0.

ENSUING POSSESSION, NEVIS WITH A FOURTH DOWN OF THEIR OWN, AND WITH THE ROCK, BROUGHT DOWN NEAR THE LINE, AND IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

THAT'S A TURNOVER.

THEY WILL TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE.

HE TUCKS IT AND RUNS AND HE HAS SPACE AND A TOUCHDOWN, 2 POINT CONVERSION WAS NO GOOD.

WE'RE TIED AT 6-6.

LESS THAN 30 SECONDS IN THE HALF, IT LOOKS LIKE THE TIGERS WERE GOING TO RUN THE CLOCK OUT AND TAKE THE TIE, BUT STOP ME IF YOU SEEN THIS MOVIE BEFORE.

68 YARDS TO THE PROMISE LAND, NOW THEY GO ON TO WIN.

TIGERS FINISH UNDEFEATED FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.

THE PIRATES FINISH 4-4.

>>> IT WAS SENIOR NIGHT FOR BRAINERD AS THEY HOST ST. FRANCIS.

FIRST QUARTER, TY SNATCHES IT OUT OF THE YEAR.

NOW IT GOES 60 YARDS TO THE CRIB.

BRAINERD HAD A 7-0 LEAD.

NELSON ADDS TO THE COUNT, 10-YARD T.D., MAKING IT 13-0.

BRAINERD IS STILL LEADING 19-14.

NELSON, GET THAT MAN SOME HONEY MUSTARD FOR HIS THREE PIECE.

BRAINERD IS TRYING TO FOLLOW A FUMBLE AND HE STROLLS IN FOR 6.

THEY WRAP UP THEIR REGULAR SEASON WITH A 39-20 VICTORY OVER ST. FRANCIS.

THEY WILL BE HOME NEXT TUESDAY TO KICK OFF THE SECTION 5 PLAYOFFS, AND THAT SHOULD BE AGAINST SARTELL.

>>> SOME MORE SCORES FOR YOU.

BEMIDJI SCORED 20 POINTS IN THE FIRST COURT.

IT HELD.

PEQUOT LAKES FINISHES AN UNDEFEATED SEASON.

LITTLE FALL BLANKS THIEF RIVER FALLS.

PIERZ 2-POINT LOSS TO HOWARD.

PILLAGER BLANKS NEW YORK MILLS.

WARROAD GETS A WIN OVER ROSEAU BY 2.

CROSBY-IRONTON GETS A WIN.

PELICAN RAPIDS BEATS PARK RAPIDS BY A FIELD GOAL.

BRECKENRIDGE BEATS WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY.

BAGLEY GETS THE WIN.

FOSSTON FINISHES THEIR REGULAR SEASON UNDEFEATED.

BELTRAMI GETS THE WIN OVER CLEAR BROOK GONVICK.

AND THE NEW YORK LIBERTY WHO WERE TRAILING ALL GAME LONG, A HUGE 3 TO BEAT THE MINNESOTA LYNX WITH JUST UNDER 2 SECONDS REMAINING.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE WOMEN'S HOCKEY REMAINS AT HOME FOR ANOTHER SERIES THIS WEEKEND.

THEY WILL BE WELCOMING A TEAM THAT IS STILL SEARCHING FOR THEIR FIRST ONE.

BOTH TEAMS HAVE PLAYED A SIMILAR OPPONENT IN ST.

CLOUD STATE.

THE LIONS ARE FALLING 4-0 AND BSU PLAYED CLOSER GAMES, BUT FAILED TO SCORE, LOSING 1-0.

SO THE MATCH UP MIGHT REPRESENT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BEAVERS TO GET THEIR FIRST VICTORY, THEY HAVE THEIR FOCUS ON WHAT WILL GET THEM THERE.

>> WE'RE JUDGED ON OUR OUTCOMES.

WE ALL WANT TO WIN HOCKEY GAMES.

THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO.

WE CONTINUE TO STAY FOCUSED ON OUR HABITS, OUR DETAILS, AND OUR PROCESS AND WHAT IS IN OUR CONTROL.

SO THAT'S AN AREA OF FOCUS FOR US.

KEEPING A POSITIVE MINDSET AND CELEBRATING THE SMALL WINS.

OUR TEAM HAS STAYED POSITIVE AND FOCUSED ON THAT PROCESS, NOT NECESSARILY THE OUTCOME.

>> I THINK IT'S PRETTY EASY TO STAY MOTIVATED.

WE HAVE SEEN HOW FAR WE'VE COME AND KIND OF WHAT CHANCES WE HAD THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD DEFENSIVE ZONE AND THAT LED TO SOME OF OUR OFFENSIVE CHANCES AND I THINK WE KNOW THAT EVENTUALLY ONE IS GOING TO COME AND THAT WILL BE THE TURNING POINT.

THEN IT WILL NATURALLY HAPPEN.

WE END UP WITH SOME SUCCESS.

>> Charlie: HERE'S A LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEKEND.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> ACCORDING TO RECENT FEDERAL DATA OVERDOSE DEATHS IN THE U.S. ARE THE LOWEST THEY'VE BEEN IN THREE YEARS.

AND A STEEP DROP IN DEATHS FROM FENTANYL IS A KEY FACTOR DRIVING THE OVERALL DECLINE.

AT THE SAME TIME A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS MORE PEOPLE ARE RECEIVING OVERDOSE REVERSING MEDICATION.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS A LOOK AT THE RESEARCH AND WHY EXPERTS SAY THERE'S STILL WORK TO BE DONE.

>> Reporter: IT'S BEING CALLED UNPRECEDENTED PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE DRUG EPIDEMIC, OVERDOSE DEATHS INVOLVING FENTANYL AND OVER SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS ARE DOWN 20% YEAR OVER YEAR.

>> A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ACCESS TO REVERSAL AGENTS IS WORKING.

>> Reporter: THE DOCTOR WITH WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER ARE LOOKING AT HOW MANY LAY PEOPLE HAVE ADMINISTERED NALOXONE.

>> IT IS A MEDICATION THAT CAN REVERSE THE EFFECTS OF AN OPIOID OVERDOSE IN SECONDS IF GIVEN IMMEDIATELY.

>> Reporter: DURING A TWO YEAR PERIOD BETWEEN 2020 AND 2022, THE RATE OF EVERYDAY PEOPLE ADMINISTERING NALOXONE TO SOMEONE EXPERIENCING AN OPIOID OVERDOSE BEFORE E.M.S.

ARRIVAL INCREASED BY MORE THAN 43%.

>> A LAYPERSON HAVING THIS IN THEIR HANDS CAN ACTUALLY SAVE SOMEONE FROM AN OPIOID OVERDOSE.

SO TRYING TO GET THIS INTO THE HANDS OF PEOPLE WHO CAN USE THIS TO SAVE A LIFE IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION APPROVED THE FIRST OVER-THE-COUNTER OPIOID ANTIDOTE LAST YEAR, AFTER A BACKDROP OF MANY OPIOID DEATHS.

THE MEDICATION CAN BE SOLD WITHOUT ANY PRESCRIPTION IN RETAIL STORES AND ONLINE.

>> OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAD ASSISTANCE FROM 9-1-1, ONLY 3.4% RECEIVE LAYPERSON NALOXONE.

SO THE WORD IS OUT.

THE ACCESS IS AVAILABLE, BUT WE HAVE A LOT MORE WORK TO DO.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>> HEALTH EXPERTS SAY THAT WHILE NALOXONE CAN QUICKLY RESTORE NORMAL BREATHING TO A PERSON WHOSE BREATHING HAS SLOWED OR STOPPED BECAUSE OF AN OPIOID OVERDOSE.

IT WILL NOT HAVE AN EFFECT ON SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT HAVE OPIOIDS IN THEIR SYSTEM SO EXPERTS SAY IT'S OK TO GIVE THE MEDICINE WHENEVER AN OVERDOSE IS SUSPECTED.

>>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE FINAL LOOK AT OUR WEATHER AND WE GO BACK TO STACY.

>> Stacy: THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE HIGH TOMORROW.

WE HAVE RED FLAG WARNINGS AND FIRE WEATHER WATCHES FOR THE ENTIRE VIEWING AREA, STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CONTRIBUTING TO THOSE FACTORS.

>> Dennis: WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

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

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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