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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.

>>> A FIRE AT A BRAINERD RECYCLING CENTER FORCED THE CLOSURE OF A NEARBY ROAD TODAY AS FIRE FIGHTERS WORKED TO PUT OUT THE BLAZE.

FIRE CREWS RESPONDED TO CROW WING RECYCLING AROUND 7:15 THIS MORNING AFTER A SCRAP PILE CAUGHT ON FIRE.

BECAUSE OF THE LARGE FIRE, INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD WAS CLOSED FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO HOURS.

THE RECYCLING FACILITY WAS NOT DAMAGED BUT IT TOOK FIRE CREWS ABOUT TWO HOURS TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE INVOLVING THE SCRAP PILE.

>> WE GOTTEN THERE BEFORE FOR SIMILAR SITUATIONS.

CREWS GOT ON SCENE.

WE WORKED WITH THE STAFF AT THE RECYCLING CENTER TO SEPARATE THE PILE.

THEY USED THEIR GRAPPLES AND SEPARATED THE PILES, WE EXTINGUISHED ANYTHING ON FIRE IN THE PILE AND WORKED WITH THEM FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS, SEPARATING THE PILE, AND GETTING THE FIRE PUT OUT.

>> THE OWNER OF CROW WING RECYCLING TELLS LAKELAND NEWS THE FIRE WAS LIKELY STARTED BY A LITHIUM ION BATTERY THAT WAS LEFT IN SOMETHING THAT WAS PUT INTO RECYCLING.

>>> A 20-FOOT TALL STATUE OF A NATIVE AMERICAN FIGURE IS NO LONGER STANDING IN DOWNTOWN BEMIDJI.

THE STATUE WHICH IS UNOFFICIALLY KNOWN AS THE "MUFFLER MAN" OR "NAHNA-BOO-ZSHEW" WAS TAKEN DOWN MONDAY AND IS BEING MOVED TO THE AMERICAN GIANTS MUSEUM IN ILLINOIS.

THE STATUE HAD STOOD OUTSIDE MORELL'S CHIPPEWA TRADING POST SINCE 1963 BUT MORRELL'S WAS SOLD RECENTLY AND NEW OWNERS ARE MOVING IT CLOSER TO BEMIDJI STATE.

THE STATUE FIRST APPEARED IN BEMIDJI IN THE EARLY 1960'S, A TIME WHEN SEVERAL VERSIONS WERE BEING BUILT FOR A CHAIN OF MUFFLER SHOPS.

>>> A CASS COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING EARLIER THIS MONTH ENDED IN A TIE VOTE ON OBTAINING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR HOWARD LAKE.

MANY RESIDENTS ARE STILL FIGHTING AGAINST THE BUILDING OF AN R.V.

PARK THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED BUT NOT YET FINALIZED.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK AN UPDATE TONIGHT.

>> Reporter: THE HOWARD LAKE ACHELY ASSOCIATION GATHERED OVER 350 SIGNATURES TO PETITION FOR THE COUNTY TO OBTAIN AN E.I.S., STATING THE CASS COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION NEEDS TO TAKE AND IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE LAKE AND ITS NEEDS.

>> IT'S BEEN DESIGNATED A LAKE OF OUTSTANDING BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE.

IT HAS A LOT OF UNIQUE PLANTS, ANIMALS.

SO THE IMPACT OF ADDING ALL THE DENSITY AND THE BOAT TRAFFIC TO THE LAKE CAN IMPACT THOSE POPULATIONS.

>> Reporter: BUT RESIDENTS ARE FOCUSED ON MORE THAN JUST THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS THAT THE NEW PEOPLE AND BOATS CAN CAUSE.

THIS CONTROVERSY HAS BROUGHT A DIFFERENT LONGSTANDING ISSUE WITH THE COUNTY TO LIGHT.

>> OUR COUNTY ORDINANCES DON'T EVER FACTOR THE IMPACT OF THE LAKE.

THEY ONLY LOOK AT LAND.

SO WE TRIED TO LOOK AT OTHER STATES, OTHER COUNTIES THAT HAS THE SAME DENSITY.

WE HAVEN'T FOUND ANY.

WE WILL TRY TO LOOK AT CHANGING THE ORDINANCES BECAUSE STUDIES ARE SHOWING THAT OVERDEVELOPMENT ON LAKES REALLY IMPAIR IT IS QUALITY OF THE WATER.

>> Reporter: THE NEW RESORT WILL BE BIGGER THAN THE OLD ONE, SET TO HOLD 41 TO 47 UNITS AND WILL INCREASE HOWARD LAKE'S POPULATION BY 50%.

>> RIGHT NOW, I THINK THE WAY IT'S SET UP IS BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY DEVELOPERS AND OF COURSE IT'S ALL ABOUT MAKING MONEY.

WHAT THE DEVELOPERS WILL ALSO TELL YOU IS THEY WILL SAY WELL, IF WE COME HERE, IT'S GOING TO REALLY HELP THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

THEY'RE HERE FROM THE 1st OF MAY UNTIL THE END OF OCTOBER.

IF YOU GO INTO TOWN DURING THE MONTH, THERE IS NO NEED FOR EXTRA PEOPLE.

WHERE THERE IS NEED FOR MORE PEOPLE IS IN THE WINTER, WHEN ALL THESE BUSINESSES THAT ARE HERE TO BE HERE FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS, THEY ARE TRYING TO KEEP ENOUGH BUSINESS IN THE WINTER TO SURVIVE.

A LOT OF BUSINESSES CLOSED DOWN, THEY REALLY STRUGGLE.

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

>> THE NEXT MEETING WHERE THE RE-VOTE WILL TAKE PLACE IS ON APRIL 14TH AT THE CASS COUNTY LAND SERVICES BUILDING.

>>> IN OTHER NEWS TONIGHT, A 47-YEAR-OLD BEMIDJI MAN WHO WAS CONVICTED FOR ADVERTISING, DISTRIBUTING, AND POSSESSING MATERIAL DEPICTING MINORS ENGAGED IN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT WAS SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT TODAY.

A U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE SENTENCED CRAIG JAMES MYRAN TO 21 YEARS IN PRISON.

ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, MYRAN WAS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT ON A SITE ON THE DARK WEB THAT WAS DEDICATED TO DISCUSSING AND TRAFFICKING IN CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL.

INVESTIGATORS FOUND THOUSANDS OF IMAGES OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL ON NUMEROUS HARD DRIVES AND A CELL PHONE USED BY MYRAN.

>>> AN AKELEY MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO FIFTEEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR DISSEMINATING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

MITCHELL ALLAN PHILLIPPI WAS SENTENCED IN HUBBARD COUNTY COURT YESTERDAY.

HE PREVIOUSLY WAS FOUND GUILTY ON EIGHT SEPARATE COUNTS OF DISSEMINATING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY DEPICTING PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 14 IN A STIPULATED FACTS TRIAL.

AFTER SERVING HIS SENTENCE, PHILLIPPI WILL FACE AN ADDITIONAL 15 YEARS OF CONDITIONAL RELEASE.

>>> A 29-YEAR-OLD BEMIDJI MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON FOR TRAFFICKING FENTANYL AND ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A MACHINE GUN.

PATRICK BUTTON STRONG WAS SENTENCED YESTERDAY IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO THE CHARGES.

ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, STRONG TRAVELED FROM BEMIDJI TO MINNEAPOLIS WHERE HE PURCHASED $10,000 WORTH OF FENTANYL.

STRONG WAS ARRESTED AFTER A MINNESOTA STATE TROOPER STOPPED THE VEHICLE HE WAS IN AND FOUND 100 GRAMS OF FENTANYL POWDER AS WELL AS THE GUN.

THERE WERE TWO OTHERS WHO WERE IN THE VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED.

27-YEAR-OLD DANIELLE GOODMAN AND 24-YEAR-OLD LETICIA SUMNER HAVE PLEADED GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE FENTANYL BUT HAVE NOT BEEN SENTENCED YET.

>>> DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL IN MINNESOTA AND 22 OTHER STATES AND WASHINGTON, D.C. ARE SUING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER THE ROLLBACK OF $12 BILLION IN PUBLIC HEALTH FUNDING.

THE LAWSUIT AGAINST THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND H.H.S.

SECRETARY ROBERT F. KENNEDY JUNIOR ALLEGES THE ROLLBACK WAS UNLAWFUL AND HARMFUL.

THE SUIT SEEKS TO IMMEDIATELY HALT THE FUNDING CUTS.

THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL SAY THE CUTS WILL LEAD TO KEY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES BEING DISCONTINUED AND THOUSANDS OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS LOSING THEIR JOBS.

THE C.D.C.

PULLED BACK ABOUT $11.4 BILLION ALLOCATED TO STATE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.

THE SUIT ALLEGES ANOTHER BILLION FROM THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION WAS TERMINATED.

>>> THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAID TODAY IT H.A.A.

SENT LAYOFF AND SEPARATION NOTICES TO 170 EMPLOYEES WHOSE POSITIONS WERE FUNDED BY RECENTLY TERMINATED FEDERAL GRANTS.

THE STATE AGENCY ALSO SAID ABOUT 300 MORE WORKERS WERE AT RISK OF HAVING THEIR POSITIONS ELIMINATED, AND THAT IT HAD RESCINDED JOB OFFERS TO NEARLY 20 PEOPLE.

THE AGENCY SAID THE LAYOFFS AND SEPARATIONS ARE A DIRECT CONSEQUENCE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S CUTTING OF MORE THAN $220 MILLION IN PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FUNDING.

>>> THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL HOLD AN EVENT ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WHERE IT'S EXPECTED HE WILL ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR RECIPROCAL OR POTENTIALLY UNIVERSAL TARIFFS.

ON TOP OF THE MUCH-ANTICIPATED WEDNESDAY ANNOUNCEMENT, THURSDAY IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BE AN IMPACTFUL DAY FOR THE ECONOMY, AS TRUMP'S 25 PERCENT TARIFFS ON IMPORTED VEHICLES ARE SET TO TAKE EFFECT.

SHERRELL HUBBARD HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE FULL DETAILS ARE NOT YET FIRM, BUT REPUBLICAN SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE MIKE JOHNSON IS ALREADY ENCOURAGING AMERICANS TO TRUST THE PROCESS.

>> YOU HAVE TO TRUST THE PRESIDENT'S INSTINCTS ON THE ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS PRESIDENT TRUMP IS SPENDING TUESDAY PERFECTING HIS TARIFF PLAN.

>> PERFECTING IT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS A PERFECT DEAL FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THE AMERICAN WORKER.

>> Reporter: A ROSE GARDEN ANNOUNCEMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR 4:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY, WHEN HE IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE RECIPROCAL AND OTHER TARIFFS, WHAT HE IS CALLING LIBERATION DAY.

POLITICAL OPPONENTS ARE ALREADY TAKING AIM.

>> PRICES ARE UP, STOCK MARKET IS DOWN, THE RISK OF RECESSION IS CLIMBING, CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IS IN THE GUTTER, 401K PLANS ARE LOSING VALUE.

ARE YOU BETTER OFF THAN YOU WERE 72 DAYS AGO UNDER THIS PRESIDENT'S LEADERSHIP, UNDER THE VERGE OF HIS LIBERATION DAY THAT WILL DRIVE PRICES UP MORE.

>> Reporter: THEY PREDICT THAT TARIFFS WILL LEAD TO HIGHER PRICES FOR U.S. CONSUMERS.

>> THEY WILL RETALIATE.

IN EUROPE, WE KNOW THAT WHISKEY, JEANS, HARLEYS, THE AMERICAN FARMER IS GOING TO BE IN THE CROSSHAIRS ACROSS THE GLOBE.

>> Reporter: THE ANNOUNCEMENT MAKE AMERICA WEALTHY AGAIN.

>> WE'RE WORKING ON RESTORING THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA.

>> Reporter: I'M SHERRELL HUBBARD REPORTING.

>> THE PRESS SECRETARY REITERATED THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS OPEN TO CALLS FROM FOREIGN LEADERS OR INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES LOOKING TO NEGOTIATE TARIFFS.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE'LL SEE MORE SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND THROUGH TOMORROW AND SOME PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL.

WE HAVE WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES OUT FOR THE AREA.

WE'LL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND THE ANNUAL FANTASY ON ICE SH >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> THE BEMIDJI FIGURE SKATING CLUB HELD ITS 57TH ANNUAL FANTASY ON ICE SHOW THIS PAST WEEKEND WITH THIS YEAR'S THEME BEING BEMIDJI ON BROADWAY.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN ATTENDED THE EVENT, AND HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: SINCE EARLY JANUARY, MEMBERS OF THE BEMIDJI FIGURE SKATING CLUB HAVE BEEN PREPPING FOR THEIR 57th ANNUAL FANTASY ON ICE SHOW, WITH EACH YEAR HAVING A DIFFERENT THEME.

>> WE JUST MESSED AROUND WITH ALL THESE DIFFERENT IDEAS.

WE TRY TO FIND A FEW SONGS THAT INSPIRE US.

WICKED COMING BACK AND MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE THEATER AND STUFF HAS PEAKED SOME INTEREST.

SO I THINK THAT INSPIRED US A LITTLE BIT TOO.

>> Reporter: THIS HAPPENED DURING TEST SEASON.

>> IT'S DURING OUR COMPETITION SEASON, IT'S DURING WHEN THE GIRLS ARE TRYING TO GET THROUGH THEIR TESTS, AND THEN WE ADD ICE SHOW AND THEY'RE DOING GREAT.

>> Reporter: IT'S MAINLY NERVES FOR SOME OF THE SKATERS.

>> A BIT NERVOUS, BUT WE'LL GET THERE.

>> Reporter: BUT FOR SOME, MORE CONFIDENCE.

>> A CHALLENGE, I AM REALLY GOOD.

I DO A BACKWARDS SPIRAL AND A CIRCLE.

>> Reporter: AND SOME YOUNG SKATERS ARE HAPPY TO BE THERE.

>> IT WAS JUST REALLY FUN TO SEE THEM OUT THERE PERFORMING AND TRYING THEIR BEST, AND SEEING THEIR PARENTS, AND WAVING TO EVERYBODY IN THE STANDS.

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY'RE FOLLOWING ALONG WITH THE COACH, AS LONG AS THEY'RE HAVING FUN.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF CRAZY MUSIC, A LOT OF CRAZY KIDS.

>> Reporter: IT FEATURES A NUMBER OF SHOWS THAT ARE FEATURED ON BROADWAY, SO MANY THAT IT WAS HARD TO PINPOINT A FAVORITE AMONG THE CLUB.

>> IT'S SO FUN TO WATCH THEM SKATE TOGETHER, SO THAT MIGHT BE MY FAVORITE.

>> MY FAVORITE ONE WILL BE DANCE NUMBER.

WE'RE DOING A SONG FROM THE GREAT GATSBY.

>> I THINK IT'S WHEN WE GO INTO A CIRCLE.

>> YOU DO THE PINWHEEL TOO?

>> YEAH.

>> THE BEGINNING WHERE YOU LIKE START DOWN AND THEN GO UP AND THEN DO A POSE LIKE THIS.

>> Reporter: A LONG TIME FORMER MEMBER OF THE BEMIDJI FIGURE CLUB MADE HER WAY BACK TO COACH SOME OF THE NEW SKATERS.

>> I SKATED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND THEN I MOVED BACK LAST YEAR TO COACH.

I HAD A COACH THAT WAS VERY IMPACTFUL TO ME SO I WANTED TO BRING THAT TO THE TABLE TO EVERYBODY ELSE AND SHOW AN IMPACT ON OTHERS.

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

>> THE BEMIDJI FIGURE SKATING CLUB WILL BE HOSTING LEARN TO SKATE SESSIONS STARTING ON APRIL 7TH.

REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE BEMIDJI FIGURE SKATING CLUB'S WEBSITE.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE.

A COUPLE OF SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

BEMIDJI WILL BE E-LEARNING TOMORROW AND RED LAKE WILL HAVE NO SCHOOL IN ANTICIPATION OF THIS STORM THAT SO FAR THE BEMIDJI AREA HASN'T SEEN MUCH IMPACT YET.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE SEEN SOME SNOW FALLING, BUT IT'S MELTING.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY ACCUMULATION.

WE ARE JUST AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS STORM SYSTEM, WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING MORE SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW THERE COULD BE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL, SO THAT COULD UP THOSE ACCUMULATION TOTALS.

WE HAVE WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES OUT FOR THE VIEW >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS OF MINNESOTA AND THE MINNESOTA >> AND WITH SANFORD HEALTH.

LEARN MORE 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, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME AREAS OF SNOW MOVING INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY.

SOME LOCATIONS ARE PICKING UP ACCUMULATION, OTHERS THAT SNOW IS MELTING AS IT REACHES THE GROUFRND.

WE'RE AT THE BEGINNINGS OF THE WEATHER SYSTEM.

WE WILL SEE MORE SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, AND SOME PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WE COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OUT OF THE SYSTEM.

WE WILL BE SEEING IN ADDITION TO THAT, SOME GUSTY WINDS, ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN MINNESOTA.

SO THERE MAY BE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE SYSTEM AS WELL.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 32 AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE STUDIO, WE HAVE A SOUTHEAST WIND AT 8 MLES PER HOUR WITH A DEW POINT OF 28.

WINDS ARE VARIABLE AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.

NOW MUCH OF THE VIEWING AREA IS UNDER A WINTER STORM WARNING.

THIS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 1:00 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY IN PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE, IT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 7:00 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, NORTHWEST MINNESOTA IS UNDER A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY.

WE WILL SEE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL, SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION, SO THERE MAY BE SOME ICE OUT THERE AS WELL.

IT LOOKS LIKE TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM ABOUT 3 TO 13 INCHES, WHICH IS WHAT IS FALLING BUT SOME OF IT IS MELTING AND COMPACTING ON THE GROUND.

AS FAR AS EXPECTED TOTALS ON THE GROUND BY 7:00 ON THURSDAY, WE ARE LOOKING AT AN ADDITIONAL 6.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, BEMIDJI LOOKING AT 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATING ON THE GROUND THERE.

OF COURSE, THAT'S BECOMES A LITTLE BIT LESS AS WE MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTH.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING THE SNOW MOVE INTO OUR VIEWING AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

A LOT OF IT IS FALLING IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WHERE WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF ACCUMULATION.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE MORE SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, SOME HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE TOMORROW MORNING, AND SO WE COULD BE SEEING THOSE ACCUMULATIONS PILING UP PRETTY QUICKLY ONCE WE SEE THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU, WE HAVE GORGEOUS SKIES THIS MORNING FROM DEBRA IN LAKE ADA.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA WITH THE SUN TRYING TO PEEK THROUGH THE CLOUDS NEAR TURTLE RIVER LAKE.

MONTE WITH A LITTLE FOX VISITING THE YARD NEAR LAKE JULIA.

CARRIE WITH A COUPLE OF TRUMPET SWANS.

AND PERHAPS THIS IS AN APRIL FOOLS' JOKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TONIGHT.

SONYA NEAR TURTLE RIVER LAKE REPORTING 33, ALL TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON REPORTING 2.5 INCHES OF SNOW.

ARLENE WITH 1 INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING.

AND ANGELA AT CASS LAKE REPORTING SNOWY CONDITIONS TODAY.

WE'RE 10 DEGREES BELOW THE AVERAGE, WITH THE LOW OF 27.

IN BEMIDJI, 36 WAS OUR HIGH AND WE HAD A LOW OF 22.

NOW FOR TOMORROW, WE WILL HAVE AREAS OF SNOW AND MAYBE SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO START THE DAY AND THAT SNOW CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGHOUT THE AREA ALL DAY LONG, COULD BE SEEING SOME PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL IN THE MORNING.

AS YOU CAN SEE, SNOW CONTINUES REALLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO TOMORROW NIGHT.

AS FAR AS TEMPERATURES GO, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID-30s ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA, WITH SOME 30s, MID-30s IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE.

OUR FORECAST, SNOW COULD SEE SOME PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL YET THIS EVENING, BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH LOWS NEAR 28.

TOMORROW WE CONTINUE TO HAVE SNOW, HEAVY SNOW IN THE MORNING, SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION, WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

SNOW CONTINUES TOMORROW NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

OVERALL, IT LOOKS QUIET AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND HIGHS NEAR 40.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS.

THERE IS AN INDOOR TRACK FACILITY.

>> Charlie: YEAH, IT STARTED TO GET A LITTLE BAD LATER ON AS THE DAY WENT ON AND IT WAS A GOOD THING.

WE WERE INSIDE AT THE GILLETT WELLNESS CENTER WITH TRACK MEMBERS COMPETING AND REALLY SHOWING OUT TODAY.

IT WAS A LOT OF FUN TO SEE WHAT EVERYBODY COULD DO AND SEE SOME P.R.s MADE AND ALL THAT FUN STUFF.

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>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORT WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> EVERY YEAR, THEY BEAT THE LESS THAN OPTIMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS OF SPRING BY COMPETING INDOORS.

ONE OF THE INDOOR MEETS IS HOSTED BY BEMIDJI STATE.

A LOT OF LOCAL SCHOOLS RUNNING, JUMPING, AND VAULTING TODAY AT THE GILLETT WELLNESS CENTER.

IN THE 60-METER HURDLES, IT WAS HERSCHEL TAKING TOP HONORS.

THEY CLEAR THE HURDLES FOR THE 60-METER DASH.

IT WAS A THREE WAY TIE FOR FIRST, TWO OF THEM THUNDER HAWKS.

THEN AT THE POLE VAULT, IT WAS WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY'S HIGHEST AREA FINISHER, CLEARING 11.5 FEET WAS AUSTIN.

PARK RAPIDS WOULD FINISH AS A TEAM, AND GRAND RAPIDS CRACKING THE TOP 5 TODAY.

>>> ON THE GIRL'S SIDE OF THINGS, IT WAS A TIGHT ONE BUT LILY FINISHING SECOND OVERALL FOR GRAND RAPIDS.

10 SECONDS FLAT.

THEN AVA FROM BAGLEY FOSSTON, MEETING A RECORD, FIRST SUB 8 SECOND DASH.

THAT'S HOW FAST SHE IS, STILL WANTED TO BE BETTER.

TO THE FIELD EVENT, CLEAR BROOK GONVICK, THEY WILL BE HAPPY TO HAVE HER NEXT YEAR.

SHE FINISHED FIRST IN THE LONG JUMP.

PINE RIVER-BACKUS DOMINATED THE DAY.

PARK RAPIDS WOULD PUT UP THE NUMBERS IN THE GIRLS EVENT, FINISHING AS THE TOP TEAM THERE, GRAND RAPIDS, AND BAGLEY FOSSTON ROUNDING OUT THE TOP SIX.

>>> BSU SOFTBALL IN A BACK TO BACK DOUBLE HEADER.

LOOKING TO RIGHT THE SHIP TODAY AT ST.

CLOUD STATE.

NOT A GREAT START IN GAME ONE.

THEY WERE IN A 3-0 HOLE AFTER ONE, BUT AMY COMES UP WITH THE TWO R.B.I.

TRIPLE TO CUT THE LEAD TO 1.

THEN IN THE FIFTH, SAME SCORE, TWO OUTS FOR AUBREY, WHO SENDS ONE UP THE MIDDLE, PLATES TWO TO GIVE BEMIDJI STATE THE LEAD.

IT GOES TO EXTRAS.

AMY SCORES TWO MORE.

SHE GETS 4 R.B.I.s.

BSU WINS OVER ST.

CLOUD STATE.

BEAVERS FALL IN GAME TWO 9-1.

>>> THE TWINS ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON.

THEY ARE TAKING ON THE WHITE SOX.

IT'S MINNESOTA'S FIRST NIGHT GAME OF THE SEASON, MAYBE THAT WOULD HELP.

DOWN 3-0 IN THE 6th, TWO SINGLES, A WALK, AND ANOTHER SINGLE WOULD TIE THE GAME.

THE FIRST RUN IN 19 INNINGS.

JOSE COMING UP NEXT, HE WOULD KEEP THE RALLY GOING.

HE CHOPS ONE DOWN THE LINE.

ATOP OF THE NINTH, THE GAME WAS IN DOUBT BUT NOT ANYMORE.

HARRISON WITH TWO HOME RUNS, NO DOUBTER NO ONE TO THE EXIT, THE TWINS GET THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON.

THEY WILL PLAY THEM AGAIN TOMORROW AND TAKE THE SERIES.

THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES TRAIL THE DENVER NUGGETS.

THEY ARE TRYING TO KEEP A TWO GAME WIN STREAK ALIVE.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> ALTHOUGH IT MAY NOT FEEL LIKE IT RIGHT NOW HERE IN MINNESOTA, SPRING IS IN FULL SWING AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO SPEND A SPRING BREAK THAN OUT ON A LAKE?

WELL, ONE BRAINERD BUSINESS ISN'T JUST TRYING TO TAKE YOU ONTO THE LAKE BUT INTO THE LAKE AS WELL.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL HAS MORE WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: SCUBA DIVING MAY SEEM LIKE AN ACTIVITY RESERVED FOR PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN A TROPICAL CLIMATE, BUT THE MINNESOTA SCHOOL DIVING SAYS THERE ARE GREAT PLACES TO DIVE, RIGHT HERE IN OUR BACKYARD.

>> WE UNFORTUNATELY HAVE A NATURAL ENVIRONMENT EAST OF TOWN, THE CROSBY MINE PITS OR THE CUYUNA REC AREA.

THE MINES ARE FILLED WITH WATER, THERE ARE A LOT OF FISH IN THERE, A FOREST OF TREES, MINE SHAFTS, SO A LOT OF THINGS FOR THE DIVERS TO SEE.

>> Reporter: THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR OVER 60 YEARS, BRINGING DIVERS OF ALL LEVELS TO THEIR UNDER WATER OH ASSIST.

>> WE SELL THEM EQUIPMENT AND GIVE THEM A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WHERE THEY CAN USE THEIR DIVING TO ENJOY THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: THEY RUN THEIR LOCAL SEASON FROM MAY TO OCTOBER, BUT WHEN THEY'RE NOT DIVING IN THE LAKES LOCALLY, THEY ARE TAKING TRIPS TO THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE WATERS OF THE CARIBBEAN.

>> WE HIT DIFFERENT DESTINATIONS EVERY YEAR, WHETHER IT'S THE CAYMANS, BELIZE, AND WE DO OCCASIONALLY AFTER EVERY FEW YEARS RUN A LONGER TRIP TO THE WEST PACIFI.

OUT THERE, WE'RE THERE FOR 2.5 WEEKS, JUST BECAUSE WE FLY THAT FAR, WE NEED TO SPEND SOME TIME.

>> Reporter: IT HELPS PROVIDE AN ESCAPE FOR A WORLD ABOVE THE SURFACE.

>> WELL, DIVING I THINK THE NICE THING FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE IS THAT IT'S A NICE ESCAPE.

IT'S AN HOUR TO SEE NATURE, JUST ENJOYING YOURSELF.

DIVING ITSELF, IT'S A RELEASE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.

IT'S A GREAT WAY TO RELAX, KIND OF COMMUNE WITH NATURE AND GET TO KNOW SOME OTHER DIVE ERS.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: THAT'S GOING TO DO