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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.

>>> MINNESOTA FIRE OFFICIALS SAY WILDFIRE ACTIVITY IS PICKING UP ACROSS THE STATE AND ARE REMINDING PEOPLE TO KEEP THEIR DRONES GROUNDED AROUND WILDFIRES.

ON AVERAGE, FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO MORE THAN 500 WILDFIRES BETWEEN APRIL AND MAY, OFTEN USING AIRCRAFT TO SLOW DOWN FLAMES WITH WATER OR FIRE RETARDANT.

THE MINNESOTA INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER REMINDS ALL MINNESOTANS THAT THE UNAUTHORIZED USE OF DRONES WITHIN THE VICINITY OF A WILDFIRE IS PROHIBITED AND IS A HAZARD TO FIREFIGHTERS.

WHEN A DRONE IS SPOTTED NEAR A WILDFIRE, ALL RESPONDING AIRCRAFT ARE DIRECTED TO LAND OR RETURN TO THE AIRPORT UNTIL THE AIRSPACE IS CLEAR.

THE DELAY WASTES VALUABLE TIME THAT COULD BE USED TO SLOW DOWN A RAPIDLY MOVING WILDFIRE.

MINNESOTA LAW PROHIBITS INTERFERING WITH A FIREFIGHTER IN THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES, INCLUDING UNAUTHORIZED DRONES THAT DELAY OR RESTRICT RESPONDING AIRCRAFT.

LAST SPRING, FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDING TO A WILDFIRE NEAR THE SPLIT ROCK LIGHT HOUSE ALONG THE NORTH SHORE WERE FORCED TO GROUND A HELICOPTER WHEN A DRONE WAS SPOTTED HOVERING NEAR THE FIRE.

>>> SIX PEOPLE WERE KILLED THIS AFTERNOON WHEN A HELICOPTER CRASHED INTO THE HUDSON RIVER IN NEW YORK.

FIRST RESPONDERS WORKED TO PULL PEOPLE FROM THE WATER.

LEIGH WALDMAN IS ON THE SCENE WITH THE DETAILS AND A WARNING.

THIS REPORT CONTAINS SOME DISTURBING VIDEO.

>> Reporter: VIDEO FOOTAGE CAPTURED THE MOMENT THE HELICOPTER FELL FROM THE SKY.

THREE CHILDREN AND THREE ADULTS WERE ONBOARD.

DIVERS WORKED TO RESCUE THE PILOT AND THE FIVE PASSENGERS.

>> AT THIS TIME, ALL SIX VICTIMS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE WATER AND SADLY, ALL SIX VICTIMS HAVE BEEN PRONOUNCED DECEASED.

>> Reporter: THE NYPD REPORTED THE HELICOPTER CRASH AROUND 3:17 THIS AFTERNOON.

RESCUE EFFORTS GOT UNDERWAY WITH EMERGENCY VEHICLES FLOODING INTO THE SURROUNDING AREA.

OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARRIVED ON SCENE WITHIN MINUTES.

>> NYPD DIVERS PULLED FOUR PEOPLE FROM THE CRASH SITE AND THEY RECOVERED AN ADDITIONAL TWO.

IMMEDIATE LIFESAVING MEASURES WERE TAKEN ON THE VESSELS AT THE SCENE, ALONG WITH THE ADJOINING PIER.

FOUR VICTIMS WERE PRONOUNCED DEAD ON SCENE AND TWO MORE WERE REMOVED TO LOCAL HOSPITALS WHERE BOTH SUCCUMB TO THEIR INJURIES.

>> Reporter: AUTHORITIES REPORT THAT THE HELICOPTER HAD BEEN IN THE AIR FOR ABOUT 16 MINUTES BEFORE THIS CRASH.

THE VICTIMS, A FAMILY VISITING THE U.S. FROM SPAIN ACCORDING TO NEW YORK MAYOR ERIC ADAMS.

>> WE WERE MET BY THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEY TOLD US THEY DID EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO TRY TO SAVE THESE VICTIMS.

YOU CAN SEE THE TRAUMA ON THEIR FACE.

THEY DID EVERYTHING THEY CAN AND THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE I MADE THAT PUBLIC.

THEY TRIED THEIR HARDEST.

>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, I'M LEIGH WALDMAN REPORTING.

>> THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND THE NEW YORK POLICE COMMISSIONER SAYS THE VICTIMS IDENTITIES ARE BEING WITHHELD PENDING NEXT-OF-KIN NOTIFICATION.

THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AND THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD ARE INVESTIGATING THE CRASH.

>>> RESIDENTS IN THE PEQUOT LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTED YES ON BOTH QUESTIONS ON A RECENT REFERENDUM, GIVING THE DISTRICT THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO COMPLETE REFURBISHMENTS ON THE SCHOOLS.

THE REFERENDUM WILL PROVIDE A $55 MILLION BOND TO HELP THE DISTRICT REPAIR AND UPDATE PARTS OF THE SCHOOLS INCLUDING A LEAKY ROOF, WHILE EXPANDING CAFETERIA LINES AND CREATING A NEW SPACE FOR CAREER, TECHNOLOGY AND TRADE EDUCATION.

THE REFERENDUM WILL ALSO PROVIDE $600,000 A YEAR FOR THE NEXT DECADE TO SUPPORT COSTS FOR CURRICULUM, TEXTBOOKS, AND TECHNOLOGY.

>> THE PROCESS CLEARLY ISN'T OVER.

WE STILL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THE BEST JOB USING THIS FUND THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS INVESTED IN OUR SCHOOLS, TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY, AND TO HAVE ACTUAL SCHOOLS THAT WILL SET US UP FOR THE FUTURE, FOR OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY.

>> Dennis: CONSTRUCTION ON THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT SUMMER.

>>> THE APRIL 15TH PRIMARY ELECTION FOR STATE SENATE DISTRICT 6 IS LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY AND TO ENSURE THAT THE ELECTION PROCESS WILL RUN SMOOTHLY, AN ACCURACY TEST WAS HELD AT THE CROW WING COUNTY COURTHOUSE.

ELECTION JUDGES FROM VARIOUS PRECINCTS IN THE DISTRICT GATHERED TO TEST OUT THE BALLOT COUNTERS, AS WELL AS TO REPORT DATA BACK TO THE STATE TO ENSURE A SAFE AND STREAMLINED VOTING PROCESS.

THE TEST WAS RUN NOT ONLY TO ENSURE THE MACHINES RAN CORRECTLY BUT ALSO TO GIVE THE PUBLIC AS MUCH TRANSPARENCY AS POSSIBLE.

>> WE WANT FULL TRANSPARENCY AND WE HAVE A MISSION IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO PROVIDE FREE, FAIR, ACCURATE AND SECURE ELECTIONS.

THIS IS PART OF THE PROCESS THAT ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO VIEW WHAT'S GOING ON AND TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THE ELECTIONS PROCESS WORKS.

>> THE ACCURACY TESTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH MORE TESTS BEING RUN TOMORROW AT THE CROW WING COUNTY COURTHOUSE AT 9:00 A.M., 11:00 A.M., AND 1:00 IN THE AFTERNOON.

>>> NEW DATA SHOWS U.S. INFLATION SLOWED SHARPLY IN MARCH, COOLING TO A SIX-MONTH LOW BUT THE POSITIVE PRICE NEWS MAY BE SHORT LIVED WITH ECONOMISTS WORRYING CONTINUED FALLOUT FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S TARIFF POLICIES COULD SEND THE COST OF GOODS SOARING.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON.

>> Reporter: THURSDAY'S CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SHOWS U.S. INFLATION COOLED TO AN ANNUAL RATE OF 2.4% IN MARCH.

PRICES FELL 0.1% FROM FEBRUARY, THE FIRST TIME PRICES HAVE FALLEN MONTHLY SINCE MAY 2020.

NORMALLY THIS TREND WOULD STOKE OPTIMISM BUT ECONOMISTS WARN THAT THE LATEST DATA DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT HOW TARIFFS COULD IMPACT CONSUMER GOODS PRICES GOING FORWARD.

>> WE ARE COMPLETELY BLIND LOOKING AT THE MARKET.

CPI NUMBERS TELL US NOTHING.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S AGGRESSIVE TRADE MOVES HAVE UPENDED GLOBAL MARKETS AND COULD MAKE IMPORTS AND LIKELY END PRODUCTS FOR CONSUMERS MORE EXPENSIVE.

THEY ANNOUNCED A 90-DAY PAUSE ON ALL OF HIS RECIPROCAL TARIFFS, EXCEPT FOR THOSE ON CHINA WHICH HE RAISED AGAIN.

>> EVERYBODY WANTS TO COME AND MAKE A DEAL.

WE'RE WORKING WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND IT'S ALL GOING TO WORK OUT VERY WELL.

>> Reporter: STILL THE ESCALATING TRADE CONFLICT WITH CHINA, AND PAIN DUE TO TARIFFS ON GOODS, STRESSING MARKETS, CONSUMERS, AND BUSINESSES ALIKE.

>> WHAT WOULD HAVE COST ME MAYBE $30,000 WITH A REASONABLE TARIFF, NOW IS GOING TO COST $200,000.

>> THERE IS JUST NOT A PATHWAY FOR EVERYONE TO PIVOT AND CHANGE AND MAGICALLY CREATE THIS MANUFACTURING THAT DOESN'T EXIST TODAY.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, I'M MICHAEL YOSHIDA REPORTING.

>> U.S. STOCKS SURRENDERED A CHUNK OF THEIR HISTORIC GAINS FROM THE DAY BEFORE AS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S TRADE WAR CONTINUES TO THREATEN THE ECONOMY.

THE S&P 500 FELL 3.5 PERCENT THURSDAY, THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE DROPPED 2.5 PERCENT, AND THE NASDAQ COMPOSITE SANK 4.3 PERCENT.

CHINA ANNOUNCED MORE COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST THE UNITED STATES, AND LOSSES FOR STOCKS ACCELERATED AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE CLARIFIED THAT IT WILL TAX CHINESE IMPORTS AT 145-PERCENT, NOT THE 125 PERCENT RATE TRUMP HAD EARLIER WRITTEN ABOUT.

THE SWINGS ALSO HIT THE BOND MARKET DESPITE THAT BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED REPORT ON INFLATION.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE'LL SEE SUNSHINE AND WARMER TEMPERATURES TOMORROW WITH EVEN WARMER TEMPS AT LEAST TO START THE WEEKEND.

WE COULD BE SEEING SOME PRECIPITATION EARLY NEXT WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK WITH THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, THE HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL WILL DETERMINE WHO WILL WIN THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> A TEACHER FROM ROSEAU IS ONE OF A DOZEN FINALISTS FOR THE 2025 MINNESOTA TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD.

SOREN OLESEN TEACHES WELDING, MACHINE SHOP AND WORK-BASED LEARNING FOR 11TH AND 12TH GRADERS IN MINNESOTA.

HE WAS ONE OF THE 12 FINALISTS SELECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT SELECTION PANEL OF 21 LEADERS IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT AND NON-PROFITS.

THE FINALISTS WERE CHOSEN FROM A GROUP OF 31 SEMIFINALISTS.

OLESEN IS THE ONLY FINALIST FROM THE LAKELAND VIEWING AREA.

IN ALL THERE WERE 142 TEACHER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES FOR THIS PROGRAM YEAR.

THE WINNER OF THE 2025 TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON MAY 4TH.

>>> A LOT OF PEOPLE CELEBRATE THEIR PETS EVERY DAY BUT DOING SO IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT ON FRIDAY BECAUSE IT'S NATIONAL PET DAY, OBSERVED EVERY YEAR ON APRIL 11TH.

THE DAY IS DEDICATED TO PETS WHO MAY NOT BE GETTING THE ATTENTION AND COMPANIONSHIP THEY DESERVE.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ORPHANED PETS OR THOSE ANIMALS AT SHELTERS NEEDING A FOREVER HOME.

IF YOU HAVE A PET, THIS DAY IS ALSO THE PERFECT TIME TO DOUBLE-CHECK THEIR VACCINATION SCHEDULE AND ANY MEDICATIONS THEY TAKE.

>>> TIME TO TALK SOME WEATHER, STACY IS HERE AS WE CLOSE IN ON THE WEEKEND.

IT'S STILL LOOKING LIKE A NICE ONE?

>> IT'S LOOKING WARMER, I'LL SAY THAT MUCH.

WE WILL BE SEEING A WARM START TO THE WEEKEND, HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-60s, WINDS MAY PICK UP ALREADY ON SATURDAY, AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY, THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN, TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50s AND THEN HEADING INTO THE WORKWEEK, IT LOOKS LIKE EVEN COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS OF MINNESOTA.

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>> 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, THAT STARTED OUT WITH SOME PRECIPITATION EARLY TODAY, BUT WHILE IT'S BEEN DRY, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A LOT OF CLOUD COVER WITHIN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

THE CLOUDS WILL CLEAR OUT AND WE WILL ENJOY SUNSHINE TOMORROW.

TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE WARMER, HIGHS IN THE 50s, 60s EXPECTED TO START THE WEEKEND, WINDS WILL START TO PICK UP AND FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND, WE HAVE CHANCES OF RAIN WITH POSSIBLY RAIN OR SNOW AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 42 DEGREES.

WINDS OUT OF THE STUDIO IS CALM.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLOUDY SKIES, 34 IS OUR DEW POINT, PRESSURE IS ON THE RISE, AND WINDS ARE CALM.

LOOKING AT OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR PICTURE, IT HAS BEEN CLOUDY THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY IN OUR VIEWING AREA AND WE HAVE THE CLOUD COVER OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

IT DOES LOOK LIKE WE WILL START TO SEE THE CLOUDS BREAKING UP TOWARDS THE MORNING, SOME SUNSHINE IN STORE FOR US AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER, HIGHS IN THE 50s, WITH WARMER TEMPS EXPECTED AS WE START THE WEEKEND.

A COUPLE WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO FROM MENAHGA.

WE HAVE THE DEER IN THE WOODS.

NOT A LOT OF SNOW ON THE GROUND ANYMORE IN THE MENAHGA AREA.

ANGELA TAKING THIS PHOTO OF THE SUNSET NEAR DETROIT LAKES THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, STEPHANIE REPORTING CLOUDY SKIES, A HIGH OF 40.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, TOPPING OUT AT 48.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLOUDY SKIES, 46 WAS OUR HIGH TEMP.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA REPORTING 47 THIS EVENING, AND ANGELA AT CASS LAKE REPORTING A HIGH OF 47.

BRAINERD REACHING A HIGH OF 42, SO WE'RE SEEING COOLER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA, WHICH IS NEARLY 10 DEGREES BELOW THE AVERAGE HIGH.

WE HAD A LOW TODAY OF 33, SUNRISE AT 6:37.

NOW IN BEMIDJI, WE ALSO HAD THE COOL TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS NEAR 46, A COUPLE DEGREES BELOW THAT AVERAGE, 33 WAS OUR LOW TEMP, SUNSET TONIGHT AT 2 MINUTES AFTER 8:00.

SO IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE WILL START THE DAY WITH SOME PATCHY CLOUD COVER OUT THERE.

IT SHOULD BE DRY AND THEN AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY, WE WILL SEE THE CLOUDS BREAKING UP AND ENJOY A LOT OF SUNSHINE.

TOWARDS THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WE COULD SEE CLOUDS INCREASE AND THEN SOME RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA.

IT DOES LOOK LIKE OVERALL IT SHOULD BE QUIET FOR MOST OF US AS WE START THE WEEKEND.

AS FAR AS TEMPERATURES GO, TOMORROW WILL BE WARMER, HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA, AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE'RE LOOKING AT UPPER 50s, A LOT OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW, AND THEN THE WINDS WILL START TO PICK UP.

MAYBE IT'S NOT THE GREATEST WEEKEND, BUT TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE WARMER.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A POSSIBILITY OF SEEING PATCHY FOG OUT THERE WITH LOWS NEAR 32 AND VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, WE WILL HAVE THE WARMER TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS NEAR 57, AND WINDS WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, WE DO START OFF THE WEEKEND WITH ISOLATED RAIN IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, OTHERWISE IT LOOKS PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH HIGHS NEAR 63.

HEADING INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND, WE HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING SOME RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA WITH HIGHS NEAR 58.

COLDER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY, A GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS THE AREA.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW 40s, BACK TO 48 ON TUESDAY, AND THEN FOR THE MOST PART EARLY NEXT WEEK, LOWS WILL BE IN THE 30s, BUT IT WILL DROP BACK INTO THE UPPER 20s BY TUESDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE HAS TONIGHT OFF.

MILES WALKER IS IN WITH OUR SPORTS.

BEMIDJI STATE BASEBALL.

>> Miles: YES, THEY WERE TAKING ON DULUTH THIS AFTERNOON.

I'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT AFTER THE BREAK.

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[♪♪♪] >> Miles: BEMIDJI STATE BASEBALL IS LOOKING TO CHANGE THEIR SEASON, FOLLOWING A LOSS TO SIOUX FALLS, THEY WELCOME MINNESOTA DULUTH TO THEY WERE -- THEIR FRIENDLY CONFINES.

FIRST INNING, RUNNERS ON FIRST BASE FOR ZACK, SHOOTS ONE OVER, AND IT CLEARS THE OUTFIELDER.

BEAVERS ARE UP 1-0.

TO THE BOTTOM OF THE 2nd, BEAVERS DOWN 1-2, BUT THEY ARE ABLE TO GET IT OVER FOR ONE TO TIE THE GAME 2-2.

NOW LATER IT'S 4-2.

THE BEAVERS ARE UP.

THE BEAVERS GO ON TO WIN THE GAME 9-6, BUT THEY TIE FOR DOUBLE HEADER AS MINNESOTA DULUTH TAKES THE 16-16.

>>> GRAND RAPIDS GOT THE WIN OVER DULUTH DENFELD.

CROSBY-IRONTON GOT THE WIN.

NEVIS GOT THE WIN OVER BLACKDUCK, 10-6 WITH LITTLE FALLS WINNING OVER PIERZ 3-1.

>>> OVER TO HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL, FIRST INNING, LAPORTE GOT AFTER IT AS HANNAH SHOOTS ONE OVER THE LEFT FIELD AND SHE GOES ON TO TRIPLE.

SHE BRINGS IN LILY AS THE REPORT GOES UP 1-0.

LATER IN THE INNING, REPORTS ARE STILL GOING AFTER IT AS SHE IS ABLE TO GET HERSELF A TRIPLE.

SHE MAKES IT A 4-0 GAME.

LAPORTE STILL TACKING ON THAT 7-0.

THAT WAS ENOUGH FOR MACY, WHO HELD THE PANTHERS TO 15-4 THE FINAL.

>>> SEBEKA TOOK DOWN PILLAGER 12-7.

IN MEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY, WE HAD A COUPLE OF LOCALS AS WARROAD'S FINEST HAMPSON FOR WESTERN MICHIGAN.

IT WAS A TIGHT GAME AS POLLCAMP GOT THE ASSIST AND WENT TO TIE THE GAME.

HE WAS ABLE TO GET A SAVE, BUT WESTERN MICHIGAN WAS ABLE TO SAY ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH, THEY PUT DOWN DENVER AS IT WAS OWEN MITCHELL THAT SENT WESTERN MICHIGAN TO THEIR FIRST EVER CHAMPIONSHIP.

>>> MORE SCORES AS THE TIMBERWOLVES ARE GOING AFTER THE GRIZZLIES.

IN THE MLB, THE TWINS FELL TO THE ROYALS, THEY DROP THE SERIES, LOSING 3-2, DROPPING 3 OUT OF 4.

>> Dennis: IT'S APRIL 10TH AND THERE IS A LOT OF SNOW ON THE GROUND.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE HIGHLIGHTS FROM AROUND THE AREA.

>> Miles: YEAH, IT'S BEEN TOUGH FOR THEM, ALL THIS SNOW.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, SUPER, THANKS MILES.

>>> THE WATERMARK ART CENTER IN BEMIDJI HOLDS A SPECIAL HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL EXHIBIT EVERY YEAR THAT FEATURES ARTWORK OF STUDENTS FROM LOCAL AREA HIGH SCHOOLS.

FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN GIVES US A DEEPER LOOK INTO THE STUDENTS WORK AND WHY THE ART CENTER HOLDS THIS EVENT EACH YEAR.

O THE.

>> Reporter: THE WATERMARK INVITATION DRAWS IN MANY COMMUNITY AND FAMILY MEMBERS.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO COME OUT AND SEE THEIR KIDS' WORK.

IT HIGHLIGHTS WHAT THEY HAVE DONE AND HAVE ART IN A REAL GALLERY SETTING.

>> Reporter: IT CAN MAKE QUITE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE STUDENTS.

>> IT FEELS PRETTY COOL.

IT'S COOL TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE THIS IN BEMIDJI.

IT FEELS LIKE ART CENTRIC, LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE IT IN THE SCHOOL, YOU JUST PASS IT IN THE HALLWAY.

HERE IT'S THE POINT OF IT.

>> IT'S SO FUN TO SEE IT IN THIS SPACE, EVEN WHEN WE WOULD CREATE IT IN THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, TO GET IT OUT OF THE SCHOOL TO A NEW LOCATION, I FEEL LIKE THE KIDS MAKE IT FEEL SPECIAL WHEN IT'S AT THE WATERMARK ART CENTER.

>> Reporter: FROM SCULPTURES AND CERAMICS, PAINTINGS, AND SO MUCH MORE.

>> IT WAS A RAG TAG AND THEN I GOT AN IDEA OF MISOGYNY.

>> I WANTED TO KEEP MYSELF AMBIGUOUS AND I DON'T HAVE DIRECT INSPIRATION, BUT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUNNY.

>> Reporter: INVITATIONS WILL GATHER THEIR FAVORITE PIECE AND THE WINNER WILL BE THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD.

>> IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO VOTE.

I MEAN YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO GET ONE VOTE AND I CAN'T FIND ONE THAT I DON'T WANT TO VOTE FOR.

>> Reporter: IF YOU ASK THE ART TEACHERS, THEY WILL SAY IT'S NOT ABOUT WINNING ANY AWARD, IT'S ABOUT ENJOYING THE PROCESS.

>> NOT EVERY STUDENT WILL COME OUT BEING AN ARTIST IN A CAREER OR TRADE, BUT IF THEY CAN FIND SOME ENJOYMENT IN WHAT THEY'RE MAKING AND MAKE IT CONNECT TO THEMSELVES AND LEARN SOMETHING IN THE PROCESS, I'M HAPPY WITH THAT.

>> THERE ARE SO MANY TALENTED KIDS HERE AT BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL, AT THE OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE AREA, AND WOW, IT'S PHENOMENAL.

IT BLOWS MY MIND.

IF YOU ARE GO INK -- GOING TO DO ART, DO THIS.

>> YOU CAN STILL VOTE ON YOUR FAVORITE ARTWORK FROM STUDENTS OF LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS IF YOU SO WISH.

YOU HAVE UNTIL APRIL 23RD TO DO SO AND THAT CAN ONLY BE DONE IN-PERSON AT THE WATERMARK ART CENTER IN BEMIDJI.

>>> WELL, WE HAVE TIME FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR WEATHER, WE GO BACK OVER TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WELL, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING CLOUD COVER FOR MOST OF THE DAY.

THAT WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

PATCHY FOG COULD BE DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT, LOWS WILL DEVELOP TO 32, WITH WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, TEMPERATURES WARMER, HIGHS AROUND 57, WINDS FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 15.

THEN AS WE LOOK AHEAD, WE START THE WEEKEND WITH MAINLY QUIET WEATHER AND WARMER TEMPERATURES, HIGHS IN THE MID TO LOW 60s, JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.

A BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE ON SUNDAY WITH 40% TO 50% CHANCE, OTHERS PARTLY CLOUDY, AND WE WILL BE SEEING WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL AS WE HEAD INTO THE WORKWEEK AND WE ACTUALLY COULD SEE SOME RAIN OR SNOWFALL ON MONDAY, MAYBE SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS IN A FEW LOCATIONS.

HIGHS OF 42, LOW OF 34.

QUIETER WEATHER RETURNS ON TUESDAY BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGHS NEAR 48 AND THE MORNING LOW TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 28.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THAT WAS A GOOD HOCKEY GAME.

>> Miles: IT WAS A GREAT HOCKEY GAME.

THIS IS CIRCLING BACK, IT WAS HIS BROTHER AND GRANT WHO WILL LOOK TO TACK ON WESTERN MICHIGAN'S FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF ACTION OVER ON THE TENNIS COURT FROM THE BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL BOYS, AS WELL AS THE BASEBALL TEAM TAKING ON ST.

CLOUD APOLLO.

>> Dennis: WE'LL LOOK FOR THAT TOMORROW.

THANKS FOR WATCHING EVERYBODY.

WE'RE BACK TOMORROW AND WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Miles: GOOD NIGHT.

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