>> PRODUCTION FUNDING FOR LAKELAND NEWS IS PROVIDED BY: FIRST NATIONAL BANK BEMIDJI; CONTINUING THEIR SECOND CENTURY OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

MEMBER FDIC.

>> SOURCEWELL; COOPERATIVE PURCHASING FOR GOVERNMENT NONPROFITS AND EDUCATION.

MN.SOURCEWELL.ORG.

>> CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF LOCAL NEWS FOR BEMIDJI, BRAINERD, AND ALL OF THE LAKES COUNTRY.

LAKELAND PBS IS PROUD TO PRESENT LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

DENNIS WEIMANN WITH THE NEWS, STACY CHRISTENSON WITH THE WEATHER AND CHARLIE YAEGER WITH YOUR SPORTS.

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

>>> MAHNOMEN HEALTH CARE OFFICIALS HAVE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO ELIMINATE INPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES AT THEIR FACILITY IN MAHNOMEN.

THE PLAN IS TO TRANSITION FROM A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL TO A RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITAL.

RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITALS DO NOT HAVE INPATIENT SERVICES OR SWING BEDS.

ACCORDING TO THE SUBMISSION FILED BY MAHNOMEN HEALTH CENTER, MAHNOMEN HEALTH CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND EMERGENCY SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 30 AT 6:00 P.M. ON MAHNOMEN HEALTH CENTER'S TRANSITION TO A RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITAL.

THE HEARING WILL BE HOSTED BY MDH'S HEALTH REGULATION DIVISION TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR THE COMMUNITY TO DISCUSS THE CHANGE AND AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVES FOR MAHNOMEN HEALTH CENTER PATIENTS.

IF THE CHANGE TAKES PLACE, THE NEXT NEAREST FULL-SERVICE HOSPITALS TO MAHNOMEN WOULD BE ABOUT 30 MILES AWAY IN FOSSTON OR ADA.

THE CLOSEST REGIONAL HOSPITAL WOULD BE ABOUT 35 MILES AWAY IN DETROIT LAKES.

>>> THE GRAND FORKS AIRFORCE BASE WAS LOCKED DOWN FOR ABOUT 3.5 HOURS TODAY AFTER A REPORT OF A SINGLE GUN SHOT NEAR THE MEDICAL CLINIC AND BASE EXCHANGE.

OFFICIALS SAID IN A FACEBOOK POST THAT THEY ISSUED THE LOCKDOWN OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION AROUND 1:00 P.M. TODAY.

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, AND NO SOURCE OF THE SOUND WAS LOCATED DURING A THOROUGH DOOR-TO-DOOR SWEEP WHICH CONCLUDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND AIR FORCE OFFICIALS LIFTED THE LOCKDOWN AROUND 4:30.

>>> CONSTRUCTION ON A NEW JAIL IN BEMIDJI IS EXPECTED TO START IN ABOUT A YEAR.

THE BELTRAMI COUNTY BOARD ON TUESDAY VOTED FOR AN OPTION THAT WOULD HAVE CONSTRUCTION START IN APRIL OF 2025 AND WOULD NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SPENDING.

THEY ALSO CONSIDERED AN OPTION THAT WOULD HAVE STARTED CONSTRUCTION THIS FALL BUT THAT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED AN ADDITIONAL $500,000.

THE BOARD PASSED THE PLAN TO START CONSTRUCTION NEXT SPRING UNANIMOUSLY.

>>> A MAN FROM THE WHITE EARTH RESERVATION WILL SPEND 40 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS COUSIN AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE HEAR WHY HE DID IT.

NEWS REPORTER MATT HENSON WAS IN THE COURTROOM TODAY WHERE EMOTIONS RAN HIGH FORCING THE JUDGE TO INTERVENE.

>> I WANT TO GET THESE PEOPLE SOME CLOSURE.

>> Reporter: WHEN IT WAS HIS TURN TO SPEAK, HE SPOKE TO THE COUPLE OF FAMILY MEMBERS OF DAVID HANKS THAT WAS SITTING IN THE COURTROOM.

THE BROUGHT UP HIS PAST.

>> HE WAS BATTLING HIS DEMONS AND DRUGS.

>> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY, CROWD ADMITTED WHY HE SHOT HANKS SEVERAL TIMES AS HE SAT IN THE CAR FULL OF PEOPLE AT PINE POINT.

>> HE THREATENED ME OVER $50.

HE THREATENED TO COME SHOOT UP MY HOUSE, MY KIDS.

HOW IS ANYONE SUPPOSED TO REACT TO THAT?

>> Reporter: HANKS'S FAMILY STARTED SPEAKING UP, FORCING THE JUDGE TO INTERVENE.

>> STOP, STOP FOR A MINUTE.

I WANT TO MAKE THIS CLEAR.

THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A STATEMENT.

I CANNOT HAVE A BACK AND FORTH.

I CANNOT ALLOW THAT.

>> Reporter: THE CROWD TURNED BACK AROUND AND FACED THE JUDGE, CALLING IT A SAD SITUATION AND WISHED HE COULD TAKE IT BACK.

>> IT IS WHAT IT IS.

I APOLOGIZE TO EVERYONE.

>> ONCE HE'S DONE SERVING THE MURDER SENTENCE, CROUD WILL SERVE ANOTHER 5 YEARS FOR SHOOTING AT A WITNESS WHO WAS DRIVING AWAY.

CROUD WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE WHEN HE'S 70.

>>> A 53-YEAR-OLD BRAINERD MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A 13-YEAR-OLD VICTIM IS FACING SEVERAL CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ALLEGATIONS.

ROBERT AUTHUR GALLAGHER IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT IN THE FIRST DEGREE AND TWO COUNTS OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT IN THE SECOND DEGREE.

THE VICTIM WHO IS 14 FILED A REPORT OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ON MARCH 28TH.

THE VICTIM REPORTED SEVERAL SEXUAL ASSAULTS WHEN THE VICTIM WAS 13 YEARS OLD.

BAIL FOR GALLAGHER WAS SET AT $100,000 OR ZERO WITH CONDITIONS.

HE IS NO LONGER LISTED AS IN CUSTODY IN THE CROW WING COUNTY JAIL.

>>> EARLIER THIS MONTH, BEMIDJI MAYOR JORGE PRINCE DECLARED THE ENTIRE MONTH OF APRIL AS SEXUAL VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH FOR THE CITY OF BEMIDJI.

LAST WEEK, SUPPORT WITHIN REACH, A SEXUAL VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTER, AND BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY HOSTED THE ANNUAL EVENT CALLED TAKE BACK THE NIGHT, IN HOPES TO BRING EVEN MORE AWARENESS TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: A LOT HAS BEEN DONE TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO BELIEVE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

JUST BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE ARE BELIEVING VICTIMS DOESN'T MEAN THEY DON'T NEED SUPPORT.

>> I THINK THEY NEED A HIGH LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND AWARNESS TO THE TRAUMA OF VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE EXPERIENCE.

WE ALL NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB TO USE OUR VOICES TO BE VOCAL, TO STAND AGAINST IT, AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THOSE VICTIMS.

>> Reporter: THAT'S THE GOAL FOR TAKE BACK THE NIGHT, STARTING WITH A WALK AT THE TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER, TO THE LAKESIDE AREA OF LIKE SIDE UNIVERSITY.

>> SHOWING ALLEGIANCE AND ALLIANCE AND THAT WE ALL KNOW SOMEBODY OR HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE, WHETHER IT'S SEXUAL VIOLENCE OR MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS RELATIVES.

NOT ONLY ARE WE WALKING FOR OURSELVES, WE'RE WALKING FOR THOSE WHO WALKED BEFORE US, FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T WALK TODAY.

NO ONE WALKS ALONE AND WE CARRY EVERY ONE OF THOSE STORIES WITH US.

>> Reporter: THEY WERE MET WITH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT OUTLETS AND RESOURCES THAT VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE CAN REACH OUT TO, AS WELL AS A GUEST SPEAKER WHO SAID A LISTENING EAR CAN PROVIDE MORE HELP THAN YOU CAN REALIZE.

>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WHEN WE'RE APPROACHING THINGS LIKE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT, THESE ARE TOPICS RIPE WITH COMFORT.

THE MORE WE CAN SIT WITH THAT DISCOMFORT, THE BETTER IT IS FOR EVERYBODY.

OFTENTIMES, SOMEONE IS TELLING US A STORY THAT IS REALLY HARD.

HOW CAN WE GO TO FIX IT?

WHAT CAN WE DO TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW?

THOSE ARE ALL ACTIONS THAT COME OUT OF OUR DISCOMFORT.

THE MORE WE CAN SIT IN THAT DISCOMFORT WITHOUT TAKING ANY SORT OF ACTION, BUT JUST TRULY LISTENING TO WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM, I THINK THE BETTER SOCIETY WILL BE AND THE HEALTHIER THE COMMUNITY WILL BE.

>> Reporter: AFTER THE SPEECH, THOSE WHO ATTENDED WERE GIVEN THIS RED PIECE OF PAPER TO WRITE DOWN THEIR TRAUMA.

SHE WOULD READ THE STORIES ANONYMOUS AND THROW IT INTO THE FIRE SYMBOLIZING THE PAST.

DON'T LOOK JUST FOR THE RED FLAGS, SEEK THE GREEN FLAGS.

>> THE SIGNS ARE GREEN IS TO BRING AWARENESS TO GREEN FLAGS.

EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT THE RED FLAGS, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO EDUCATE AND BRING AWARENESS THAT THERE ARE POSITIVES.

YOU CAN LOOK FOR THE LIGHT, FOLLOW THE GREEN FLAGS AND YOU WILL GET TO YOUR DESTINATION.

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

>> IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU MAY KNOW HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, SUPPORT WITHIN REACH WANTS YOU TO KNOW SOMEONE IS ALWAYS THERE TO HELP, AND ENCOURAGES ALL TO REACH OUT TO THE SUPPORT WITHIN REACH CENTER IF YOU NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO >>> TWO HIGHER EDUCATION LEARNING INSTITUTIONS IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAVE NAMED INTERIM PRESIDENTS.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HAS NAMED SHARI OLSON TO SERVE AS INTERIM PRESIDENT OF NORTHLAND COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN THIEF RIVER FALLS.

THE APPOINTMENT BECOMES EFFECTIVE ON JULY 1ST.

IN HER MOST RECENT ROLE, SHE SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN ARIZONA FROM 2011 UNTIL HER RETIREMENT IN 2022.

SHE ALSO PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS INTERIM PRESIDENT OF ANOKA TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ALSO NAMED LARRY DIETZ TO SERVE AS INTERIM PRESIDENT OF ST.

CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY ALSO BEGINNING ON JULY 1ST.

DR. DIETZ SERVED ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY AS PRESIDENT FROM 2014 UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 2021 HE ALSO SERVED ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY AS VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS FROM 2011 TO 2014.

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

>> Stacy: TEMPERATURES WILL GET COLDER AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE END OF THE WORKWEEK AND WE HAVE CHANCES OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE FORECAST.

I'LL HAVE THAT FORECAST FOR YOU IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY BROUGHT DIVERSITY THROUGH AN OPEN HOUSE EVENT.

>> 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.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY HELD ITS 50TH FESTIVAL OF NATIONS THIS PAST WEEKEND.

PEOPLE FROM THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT CULTURES OF STUDENTS AT BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY.

REPORTER ZY'RIAH SIMMONS WAS ONE OF MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ALSO HAD THE CHANCE TO DO SO.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR, BSU'S FESTIVAL OF NATIONS MARKED THEIR FIRST YEAR BACK AFTER BEING PLACED ON HOLD DUE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAKS.

WITH THE HELP OF MANY ORGANIZATIONS, THE EVENT HAD A SUCCESSFUL KICK OFF.

>> WE STARTED OFF FROM SCRATCH AND I TOLD THE STUDENTS, PIE IN THE SKY, WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE TO YOU?

WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH EVERYTHING ON THE LIST, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL OUR PARTNERS, THE ISO, BLACK CIVIC UNION, THE CDI, ALL THESE GREAT PROGRAMS.

>> Reporter: BSU FESTIVAL OF NATION IS AN EVENT WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES WITHIN THE COLLEGE.

THEY HAD THEIR COUNTRY'S FOOD AND MUSIC TO ENJOY.

>> I REALLY ENJOYED THE FOOD TO BE HONEST.

IT WAS ALL DELICIOUS.

I CAME BECAUSE I WANTED MY DAUGHTER TO BE EXPOSED TO DIFFERENT CULTURES AND PLACES.

WE ARE ENJOYING THE LIVE MUSIC AND THE FOOD.

>> IT'S REALLY COOL TO HAVE OUR FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS INCLUDED AS WELL AND TRYING SO MANY DIFFERENT KINDS IN ONE PLACE.

>> IT FEELS AWESOME THE COLLABORATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND ALL THE STUDENTS HERE LEARNING ABOUT THEIR BACKGROUNDS AND HOW THEY MAKE DISHES AND HOW THEY MAKE FOOD.

>> GETTING TO TRY A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT FOOD AND JUST LIKE THE GENEROSITY AND TIME THAT THESE STUDENTS DONATED TO SHARE THEIR CULTURE WITH US IS GREAT.

>> Reporter: WHEN ASKED TO RATE THE FOOD AND EXPERIENCE, THE STUDENTS HAD A LOT TO SAY.

>> 10 OUT OF 10, IT WAS GREAT.

I REALLY LIKED THE CHICKEN CURRY AND THE RICE.

>> I REALLY LIKED THE FRIED BREAD.

NOTHING BETTER THAN FRIED CARBS.

>> 10 OUT OF 10, I LOVED THE AFRICAN CHICKEN ON A STICK.

>> Reporter: THE EXPERIENCE WAS SO GOOD THAT IT MADE THOSE WHO ATTENDED WANT TO BRING THE EXPERIENCE HOME.

>> YOU MAY LOOK AT SOMEBODY AND NOT KNOW WHERE THEIR BACKGROUND IS FROM AND JUST BEING ABLE TO BE IN A SPACE WHERE OH MY GOD, THERE IS SO MUCH CULTURE.

YOU FIND OUT OH THIS PERSON IS FROM HERE.

SO JUST BEING ABLE TO DIG DEEPER WITH PEOPLE YOU SEE EVERYDAY.

THAT'S THE WAY TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND START EXPLORING OTHER SPACES.

OH MY GOD, THIS MEAL IS SO GOOD.

SO I WANTED TO MAKE IT AT HOME.

THAT'S A WAY TO BRING AWARENESS.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BEMIDJI, I'M ZY'RIAH SIMMONS, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY WILL BE HOSTING ITS WOMEN'S HISTORY AND HERITAGE THIS THURSDAY IN THE PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION.

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

WE'RE LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY FOR SNOW.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING COLDER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WORKWEEK AND WITH CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION, WE COULD SEE RAIN AND WE COULD SEE SNOW IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE SUNSHINE AND >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ACCESS MINNESOTA.

>> 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, ALL THE RAIN HAS COME TO AN END AND WE DID HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE HERE AND THERE IN THE AREA THIS EVENING.

IT LOOKS PRETTY QUIET OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, BUT AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME SNOW, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

THAT WILL LAST A COUPLE OF DAYS.

COOLER TEMPERATURES TO END THE WORKWEEK, BUT WE SHOULD START TO WARM UP WITH SOME SUNSHINE THIS WEEKEND.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 43 AT THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE A LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND AT OUR STUDIO.

SINCE LAST NIGHT AT THIS TIME, WE PICKED UP 0.08-INCH OF RAINFALL.

IN BRAINERD, 46 DEGREES, DEW POINT OF 36, A RISING BAROMETRIC PRESSURE WITH LIGHT WEST WINDS.

ON THE RADAR, ALL IS QUIET AND IT IS GOING TO BE MAINLY QUIET OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

THERE IS JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT THERE MAY BE A FEW RAIN SHOWERS THAT DEVELOP AROUND LAKE OF THE WOODS.

OTHER THAN THAT, VERY QUIET AND VARIABLE CLOUDS.

WE SHOULD HAVE VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY, THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME RAIN AND MAYBE SOME SNOW DEVELOPING.

THE GREEN LOOKS LIKE IT'S MAINLY RAIN, BUT WITH THE COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SNOW, ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN MINNESOTA TOMORROW.

THAT WAS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA, AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE, BUT BY FRIDAY, MOST OF THAT PRECIPITATION, RAIN OR SNOW WILL BE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, BUT AGAIN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, THINGS ARE LOOKING UP WITH SUNSHINE AND WARMER TEMPS.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, A LOT OF GRAY IN THE SKY AT LAKE ADA THIS MORNING.

DEBRA SENDING US THIS PHOTO.

THIS IS HARD TO SEE, BUT IF YOU HEAD TO OUR FACEBOOK GROUP, YOU CAN SEE THE COUPLE OF BALD EAGLES IN THE TREES IN THE DISTANCE.

WE HAVE SOME FEATHERED FRIENDS IN THE YARD.

THIS PHOTO OF ANOTHER FRIEND MOVING THROUGH THE WATER THERE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, DEBRA IN PINE RIVER, 39 THIS MORNING.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 39 WITH A LIGHT DRIZZLE.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD PICKING UP AN INCH OF RAINFALL.

BOB IN BLUFFTON SAW SOME SUNSHINE LATE.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY AND BREEZY TODAY.

PAUL IN BEMIDJI, ABOUT 0.06-INCH OF LIGHT RAIN THIS MORNING, THE HIGH WAS 46.

ON OUR ALMANAC, WE HAD A HIGH OF 52 IN BRAYERED IN -- BRAINERD.

44 IS THE LOW AND SUNSET WAS AT 8:08.

IN BEMIDJI, WE TOPPED OUT AT 47, SO SHY OF THAT AVERAGE.

36 WAS THE LOW AND 6:26 WAS OUR SUNRISE.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

WE HAVE VARIABLE CLOUDS, AND CLOUD COVER IN THE WEST.

HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 40s, SOME LOW 40s IN THE NORTHWEST, COULD BE UP TO 48 IN GRAND RAPIDS, AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, BUT RIGHT AROUND WADENA, THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN OR SNOW.

HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE RANGING FROM 46 IN WADENA TO THE LOW 50s.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, VARIABLE CLOUDS, A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AROUND THE LAKE OF THE WOODS.

FOR TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, WE DO HAVE A CHANCE OF SOME RAIN OR SNOW MAINLY IN WESTERN, FAR NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

HIGHS NEAR 47, WEST WINDS PICKING UP AT 10 TO 25.

LOOKING AT THE WEEKEND FORECAST, ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW, MAINLY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA THERE ON FRIDAY.

HIGHS ARE ONLY NEAR 38, BUT MORE SUNSHINE AND WARMER TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND.

FOR SUNDAY, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE MID-50s, THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR RAIN ON MONDAY WITH A HIGH OF 57.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: CHARLIE IS HERE WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR BEMIDJI STATE AND UMD TO COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD.

THEY HAVE DONE IT FOR MANY YEARS.

TO COMPETE IN APRIL, THAT'S DIFFERENT.

>> Charlie: IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FACT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO COMPETE THIS FALL.

BEMIDJI STATE WITH A CHANCE TO MAKE HISTORY TODAY BY PLAYING THEIR FIRST EVER SPRING EXHIBITION GAME.

THEY DID IT AGAINST MINNESOTA DULUTH, A CHANCE FOR LIVE REFS AND A CHANCE FOR THEM TO SEE WHO IS WHO IN THE ZOO.

WE HAVE THAT AND MORE COMING UP >> PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, ANNOUNCING THE EXPO ON APRIL 20TH.

MORE INFO AT GIGAZONEGAMING.COM.

>> 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.

>>> BEMIDJI PLAYING A SPRING EXHIBITION GAME.

IT WAS AGAINST MINNESOTA DULUTH, A TEAM THAT THE BEAVERS WILL NOT PLAY THIS NEXT SEASON AND THE DE FACTO SCRIMMAGE WAS DIFFERENT THAN A NORMAL FOOTBALL GAME.

BOTH TEAMS ROTATING A 10-GAME SERIES REGARDLESS IF THEY SCORE OR NOT.

IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR BOTH TEAMS TO GET SOME LIVE REPS IN THE OFF SEASON.

HERE'S SOME OF THE BEAVER HIGHLIGHTS FOR YOU.

IN THEIR FIRST SERIES, BSU DRIVING DOWN TO THE RED ZONE.

SAM THE QUARTERBACK, HE SAW SOME PLAY TIME LAST YEAR, GETS HIM DOWN AT THE 7.

ON THE NEXT PLAY, JAYDEN, RED SHIRT SOPHOMORE ABLE TO FIND HIM FOR THE BEAVERS.

HE FELT THE O-LINE PLAYED REALLY WELL TODAY.

THAT'S ON DISPLAY AS THE SENIOR, INTO THE RED ZONE, BSU COMES AWAY WITH A FIELD GOAL THERE.

IN THE THIRD SERIES, FIRST PLACE FROM SCRIMMAGE, RED SHIRT Q.B.

ZACH, ROLLS IT OUT, AND THE 75-YARD STRIKE.

BEMIDJI STATE WOULD UNOFFICIALLY WIN THE GAME 41-27 BUT IT'S LIKE WHO'S LINE IS IT ANY WAY.

COACH SAID IT WAS JUST FUN.

THAT'S WHAT HE TOLD ME AFTER THE GAME AS WELL.

>>> A COUPLE MORE SCORES FOR YOU, COLLEGE BASEBALL, BEMIDJI PLAYING CROOKSTON, THEY FELL 8-3 IN 15-1 IN THEIR DOUBLE HEADER TODAY.

IN SOFTBALL, BEMIDJI STATE GETS A 15-0 WIN.

AMY CHRISTENSEN WITH A GRAND SLAM IN THE 1ST INNING.

IN THE SECOND GAME, MINNESOTA CROOKSTON CAME AWAY WITH A VICTORY OVER BEMIDJI STATE.

>>> BEMIDJI BASEBALL IN ACTION AFTER RAIN POSTPONED YESTERDAY'S DOUBLE-HEADER TO TODAY.

THEY'RE AT HOME TAKING ON DULUTH EAST.

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND, LUMBERJACKS UP 1-0 WITH THE BASES LOADED.

FISHER GANSKE, WHO WENT 3-4 IN GAME ONE WITH A 2 R.B.I.

DOUBLE HERE AND THE JACKS TAKE A 3-0 LEAD.

TOP OF THE THIRD, GREYHOUNDS WITH A RUNNER ON SECOND FOR BJORN LIND.

HE CHOPS ONE THROUGH THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INFIELD, SCORES KYLER SUNDEEN, HOUNDS WOULD ADD ANOTHER IN THE TOP OF THE 5TH.

SO 3-2 IN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE INNING.

A RUNNER ON FOR BOSTON SMITH.

HE TURNS ON ONE.

SUNDEEN GIVING CHASE BUT HE RUNS OUT OF REAL ESTATE.

TWO RUN SHOT MAKES IT 5-2.

THEN IN THE 6TH AFTER A PEYTON NEADEAU R.B.I.

SINGLE, LANDON HANSON GOES OPPO BOPPO.

SOME INSURANCE RUNS FOR THE LUMBERJACKS MAKES IT 8-2.

BEMIDJI GOES ON TO WIN 8-4 OVER DULUTH EAST.

LUMBERJACKS EXTENDED THEIR WEEK STREAK AGAINST THE GREYHOUNDS TO 7 BUT THE HOUNDS ABLE TO SNAP IT IN GAME 2 OF THE DOUBLE HEADER.

>>> THE ORIOLES ABLE TO BEAT THE TWINS IN WALK OFF FASHION.

LOPEZ HAD A GOOD DAY.

7 STRIKEOUTS.

>>> BRAINERD BOYS GOLF IS ONE MORE GOOD NIGHT OF SLEEP AWAY FROM THEIR SEASON KICKING OFF.

NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT WITH TIM JOHNSON FOLLOWING LONGTIME COACH BRAIN WALLACE'S DEPARTURE.

THE TEAM IS LOOKING TO EXORCISE THE DEMONS OF PAST YEARS AFTER FINISHING IN SECOND AND FOURTH PLACE THE PAST TWO SECTION 8-3A TOURNAMENTS.

REPORTER MILES WALKER TELLS US HOW THE FINAL PREPARATIONS ARE PANNING OUT FOR THE WARRIORS.

>> Reporter: BRAINERD BOYS GOLF LOOKS DIFFERENT THAN ANY YEAR IN THE PAST.

>> I THINK THE SIZE OF THE TEAM ALMOST DOUBLED.

SO IT'S BEEN A LOT MORE KIDS THAT ARE TRYING OUT AND YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOT OF COMPETITIVENESS.

WE BROUGHT UP KIDS FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEY'RE PRETTY GOOD AND A LOT OF GOOD FRESHMEN, A LOT OF YOUNG COMPETITION, BUT IT KEEPS EVERYBODY ON THEIR GAME SO IT'S ENJOYABLE.

>> Reporter: THE TEAM HAS NEVER HAD THIS MUCH YOUTH, YOU WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO TELL BASED ON THEIR PLAY.

>> YEAH, I THINK MATURITY.

THERE ARE GUYS THAT CAN STEP UP AND PLAY GOOD ON ANY DAY.

YEAH, JUST THE MATURITY.

>> Reporter: AND THAT MATURITY, AS WELL AS THE COLLECTIVE UNITY AMONGST THE SQUAD HAS MADE COACH JOHNSON'S JOB EASIER.

>> AS A TEAM, THEY ARE PULLING TOGETHER AND HELPING EACH OTHER OUT.

IT'S NOT BY ABOUT OR CLASS, IT'S THAT WE ARE GOING TO GO OUT AND PLAY AND HELP THAT INDIVIDUAL IF THEY NEED HELP.

WE'LL TELL THEM THE FORMAT OF HOW HIGH SCHOOL GOLF AND TOURNAMENT WORKS.

>> Reporter: WITH ALL THEM IN THE RIGHT HEAD SPACE, COACH HAS BEEN ABLE TO FOCUS ON PERFORMANCE AND THE BIGGEST THING THEY ARE HAVING THEM HONE IN ON IS THEIR SHORT GAME.

>> THIS YEAR WE GOT A LOT MORE HELP ON OUR SWING AND A LOT MORE PUTTING STUFF.

WE HAD A HUGE MATCH TOMORROW.

WE JUST CAN'T WAIT TO WIN.

>> Reporter: HOWEVER, TOMORROW IS JUST ANOTHER STEPPINGSTONE FOR THE WARRIORS AS THEY CONTINUE WORKING TOWARDS THEIR ULTIMATE GOALS.

>> I THINK ALL OF US ARE REALLY DETERMINED TO WIN THAT SECTION.

WE HAVE BEEN SUPER CLOSE THE PAST TWO YEARS AND I KNOW FOR ME AND A COUPLE OTHER GUYS, WE DID NOT PERFORM TO THE LEVEL WE WANTED TO.

I THINK THAT WILL DRIVE A LOT AND HOPEFULLY WIN THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN EAST GULL LAKE, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Charlie: THEY WILL PLAY AT THE PINES IN NICHE WA -- AND WE'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT TOMORROW.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> YOU KNOW TO CHECK YOUR SKIN FOR CANCER, TO DO SELF-BREAST EXAMS, AND TO MONITOR THINGS LIKE HEART RATE, BLOOD SUGAR, AND BLOOD PRESSURE.

BUT DID YOU KNOW THAT KEEPING AN EYE ON YOUR TONGUE CAN HELP YOU DETECT POTENTIAL HEALTH PROBLEMS?

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER EXPLAINS WHAT YOUR TONGUE CAN TELL YOU ABOUT YOUR HEALTH.

>> Reporter: IT'S A MUSCULAR ORGAN THAT HELPS YOU SWALLOW, SUCK, AND SPEAK, BUT YOUR TONGUE CAN ALSO REVEAL TELLTALE SIGNS OF HEALTH PROBLEMS.

>> IT'S PART OF OUR OBSERVABLE AREAS THAT WE CAN MONITOR FOR CHANGES.

>> Reporter: DR. GABRIEL WITH CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA SAYS MONITORING YOUR TONGUE IS A SIMPLE WAY TO SPOT POTENTIAL ISSUES THAT CAN BE QUICKLY DONE WHILE BRUSHING TEETH.

>> TO MAKE SURE WE NOTICE CHANGES AND IF WE NOTICE, TO SEE WHAT THEY SIGNIFY.

>> Reporter: SIGNIFICANT CHANGES MAY SIGNIFY A PROBLEM, A WHITISH TONGUE CAN INDICATE A FUNGAL INFECTION OR PRECANCEROUS INFECTION.

A GREEN TONGUE IS DUE TO POOR ORAL HYGIENE COMING FROM SMOKING, TOBACCO, BEING DEHYDRATED OR TAKING CERTAIN VITAMINS.

AN ORANGE TONGUE IS CAUSED BY DRY MOUTH AND ANTIBIOTICS OR CARROTS.

A BRIGHT RED TONGUE MAY SIGNIFY VITAMIN B DEFICIENCY.

A BLACK TONGUE COULD MEAN A KERATIN BUILD UP.

IF YOU HAVE A BLUE TONG, -- TONGUE, IT COULD INDICATE A LACK OF OXYGEN.

MAINTAINING A HEALTHY TONGUE COLOR MEANS MAINTAINING A BALANCE DIET, DRINKING WATER, AND VISITING A DENTIST REGULARLY.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>> EXPERTS SAY YOU SHOULD ALSO BRUSH TEETH AT LEAST TWICE A DAY, FLOSS EVERY DAY, AND DO DAILY TONGUE CLEANINGS WITH A TOOTHBRUSH OR SCRAPER.

IF YOU DO NOTICE TONGUE DISCOLORATION, THE CLEVELAND CLINIC SAYS THAT THE UNDERLYING CONDITION THAT CAUSED IT WILL NEED TO BE TREATED.

>>> WE HEAD BACK OVER TO STACY FOR MORE ON OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE WILL HAVE VARIABLE CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT, SOME SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN AROUND THE LAKE OF THE WOODS WITH LOWS NEAR 33.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, A CHANCE FOR RAIN OR SNOW IN WESTERN AND FAR NORTHERN MINNESOTA WITH HIGHS NEAR 47.

>> Dennis: THAT'S IT FOR US, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

[♪♪♪]