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

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

>>> ORGANIZERS SAY MILLIONS OF AMERICANS TOOK TO THE STREETS THIS SATURDAY TO PROTEST PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND HIS ADMINISTRATION'S ACTIONS ON A NUMBER OF KEY ISSUES.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ATTENDED SEVERAL PROTESTS HERE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, OVER 1,200 HANDS OFF DEMONSTRATIONS TOOK PLACE IN ALL 50 STATES ON SATURDAY, INCLUDING MULTIPLE PROTESTS IN MINNESOTA.

>> WE HAD MORE PEOPLE SHOWING UP THAN WE EVER HAD IN SIX YEARS.

>> I WAS HERE IN 2016 WHEN WE WERE PROTESTING AND THIS IS THE BIGGEST CROWD I HAVE SEEN YET.

I EXPECT THAT THE CROWDS WILL CONTINUE TO GROW.

>> Reporter: AROUND 700 PROTESTERS AT THE SCHOOL, ANOTHER 1,000 TOOK TO THE STREETS OF BRAINERD.

>> IT'S OUR TURN AS CITIZENS TO TAKE TO THE STREETS AND SHOW WE'RE NOT OKAY WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING.

>> PEOPLE ARE PISSED.

THERE IS A LOT OF ENERGY.

I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

>> Reporter: IT'S ALL ONE COMMON THEME.

>> THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF INTERVENTIONS BY MUSK AND TRUMP ON MEDICAID, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOUND ECONOMIC POLICY, GRANTS THAT FUND SCIENCE, VACCINE RESEARCH, 1ST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.

WE STILL HAVE DUE PROCESS IN THIS COUNTRY AND TRUMP AND MUSK CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM US.

>> Reporter: PROTESTS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA FOCUSED ON PETE STAUBER.

>> HE WON'T MEET WITH US, HE WON'T LISTEN TO OUR CONCERNS.

THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.

>> HE IS NOT SHOWING UP.

HE WILL HAVE SELECTIVE TOWN HALLS WITH PRESELECTED QUESTIONS.

HE REFUSES TO SHOW UP AND A GROUP OF HIS CONSTITUENCY SHOWED UP IN DULUTH AND HE CALLED THEM PAID ACTORS.

I AM PROCLAIMING I AM RECEIVING $0 FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

>> Reporter: IT'S ALL TO GAIN POLITICAL POWER.

>> WE DON'T WANT AN AUTHORITARIAN GOVERNMENT, WE DON'T WANT AN OLIGARCHY.

WE HAVE A GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: SOME CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL ATTACKED.

>> I HAVE AN OLDER BROTHER THAT IS TRANS AND HE IS ENGAGED TO A TRANS WOMAN AND THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED.

THEY ARE NOT SAFE.

I'M NOT OKAY WITH THAT.

I MYSELF AM ALSO QUEER.

I HAVE MET SO MANY WONDERFUL INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, LIKE SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS HONESTLY AND IT ISN'T RIGHT WHAT'S HAPPENING.

>> Reporter: AN ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS INDIVISIBLE HELPED ORGANIZE THE RALLY IN MINNESOTA.

I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN REPORTING, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE PROTESTS, THE WHITE HOUSE SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT, “PRESIDENT TRUMP'S POSITION IS CLEAR: HE WILL ALWAYS PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, AND MEDICAID FOR ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES AND THAT THE DEMOCRATS' STANCE IS GIVING SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICAID, AND MEDICARE BENEFITS TO ILLEGAL ALIENS, WHICH WILL BANKRUPT THESE PROGRAMS AND CRUSH AMERICAN SENIORS.” >>> TOMORROW A PUBLIC FORUM WILL BE HOSTED TO INTRODUCE THE EIGHT REPUBLICAN NOMINEES VYING FOR THE VACANT DISTRICT SIX STATE SENATE SEAT.

THE SEAT OPENED FOLLOWING SENATOR JUSTIN EICHORN'S RESIGNATION LAST MONTH AFTER HE WAS ARRESTED ON CHILD SOLICITATION CHARGES.

ALL EIGHT CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN INVITED TO THE FORUM AND WITH EACH ATTENDEE WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND ADDRESS THE PUBLIC AT THE FORUM.

THE EVENT WILL RUN FROM 7:00 TO 8:30 AT FORESTVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL IN BAXTER.

BRAINERD LAKES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT MATT KILLIAN IS URGING RESIDENTS TO SHOW UP AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CANDIDATES TO HELP THEM MAKE AN INFORMED VOTE.

>> DON'T SIT THIS ONE OUT.

THIS IS OUR REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA ALL THE WAY TO GRAND RAPIDS.

WE HAVE ONE SENATOR AND IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO GET EDUCATED AND TO GET OUT AND VOTE.

>> THE PRIMARY ELECTION TO SELECT THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE IS ON APRIL 15TH WITH THE SPECIAL ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 29TH.

D.F.L.

CANDIDATE DENISE SLIPY HAS ALREADY SECURED THE NOMINATION FOR HER PARTY.

>>> A CONSTRUCTION AND PAVING COMPANY LOCATED IN BRAINERD HAS AGREED TO PAY NEARLY $1.3 MILLION TO RESOLVE ALLEGATIONS THAT IT THE FEDERAL FALSE CLAIMS ACT AND THE MINNESOTA FALSE CLAIMS ACT.

MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON ANNOUNCED THE AGREEMENT TODAY.

ELLISON SAYS ANDERSON BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY VIOLATED THE ACT BY ROUTINELY AND KNOWINGLY FALSIFYING TEST RESULTS TO MAKE ITS PAVING MATERIAL APPEAR HIGHER QUALITY THAN IT WAS AND SUBMITTING THOSE FALSE RESULTS TO THE GOVERNMENT IN SEEKING PAYMENTS FOR ROAD PAVING IN MINNESOTA BETWEEN 2017 AND 2022.

ANDERSON BROTHERS HAS ALSO ENTERED INTO A COMPLIANCE MONITORING AGREEMENT WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED DURING THE UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION SEASON.

>>> A SPECIAL ELECTION IS BEING HELD TOMORROW FOR THE PEQUOT LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE SCHOOL WILL RECEIVE FUNDING FOR REPAIRS AND EXPANSION TO THE CAMPUSES.

THE ELECTION FEATURES A TWO QUESTION REFERENDUM: THE FIRST OF WHICH WOULD BRING $55 MILLION TO ALL THREE SCHOOLS TO COMPLETE WHAT THE DISTRICT IS CALLING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS.

THE SECOND WOULD BRING IN $600,000 A YEAR FOR 10 YEARS TO HELP PAY FOR CURRICULUM MATERIALS, TEXTBOOKS, AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY.

>> PEQUOT LAKES SCHOOLS IS ONE OF THE LOWEST FUNDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE.

WE WERE RANKED AT THE BOTTOM 10 FOR PER STUDENT FUNDING LAST YEAR.

WE WOULD PROVIDE DEDICATED FUNDING FOR CURRICULUM INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE AN ACTUAL ONGOING REVENUE STREAM FOR THOSE AREAS FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS.

>> ALTHOUGH THERE ARE TWO PARTS TO THE REFERENDUM, THEY ARE INDEPENDENT QUESTIONS, MEANING THAT PART ONE COULD PASS WITHOUT PART TWO AND VICE VERSA.

>>> BRAINERD CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS DISCUSSED ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY FOR IMPROVEMENT REGARDING THE HAWKINS DRIVE, RONALD STREET, JOSEPH STREET RESURFACING PROJECT DURING TONIGHT'S MEETING.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THE BRAINERD CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT LAST MONTH, CENTERING AROUND STREET RESURFACING, ADJUSTING SEWER CASTINGS, AND REPLACING THE WATER MAIN AND WATER SERVICE LINES.

>> AFTER FURTHER ASSESSMENT AND THE CONSULTANT LOOKING AT THAT, THERE IS AN ALLY WE NEED TO PAVE ALSO, WHILE ONLY SOME PROPERTIES TOUCH THAT ALLEY AND OTHERS DO NOT.

SO THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT APPROACHES THAT WE CAN DO.

>> Reporter: MORE ENGINEERING IS AT THE HELM OF THE PROJECT AND IDENTIFYING THE STREET IDENTIFICATION BETWEEN PAUL AND JOSEPH STREET, AMIDST THE FEASIBILITY REPORT.

>> NORMALLY WE WOULDN'T DEVIATE FROM OUR NORMAL PRACTICE WHERE WE LUMP THE STREET COSTS ALL TOGETHER AND DIVIDE IT BY FRONTAGE.

HERE IT IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF THE ALLEY PAVING.

THE COST CAN BE DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF THE PRODUCTION RATE.

SO THAT CAN FACTOR INTO THE COST OF THE ASSESSMENT.

>> Reporter: AS WELL AS HEAVY DRAINAGE ISSUES, CREATING STANDING WATER AND PAVEMENT BREAK DOWN.

>> THERE ARE TWO THAT WOULD JUST GET ASSESSED FOR THE ALLEY FRONTAGE.

THERE ARE FOUR CORNER PROPERTIES ON RONALD THAT HAVE SIDE YARD DEDUCTION.

ON JOSEPH, YOU HAVE THE NORTH WHICH WILL BE FULL FRONTAGE ON THE JOSEPH SIDE FOR THE STREET PAVING, AND THE TWO PROPERTIES ON THE SOUTH WOULD BE SPLIT BETWEEN THE STREET AND THE ALLEY.

>> Reporter: THE PROJECT WILL CONCERN MULTIPLE STREETS IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA, INCLUDING HAWKINS, RONALD STREET, AND JOSEPH STREET AND MORE, WHICH THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AIMS TO HAVE FULL ALIGNMENT ON FOR THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION FOR CONSTRUCTION.

>> WE COULD ASSESS THE ALLEY AND DETERMINE A PRICE POINT AND THEN JUST ASSESS THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS ON THAT AND THEN THE STREETS AND THEN THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON THAT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BRAINERD, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE HAWKINS-RONALD-JOSEPH STREET PROJECT WILL BE HELD AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON APRIL 21ST.

>>> THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS A DRIVER WHO WAS FLEEING FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS SHOT BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER THIS MORNING.

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND 10:00 A.M. ABOUT TEN MILES SOUTH OF CROOKSTON AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 9 AND 350TH AVENUE SOUTHWEST.

THE DRIVER AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE PURSUIT WAS TRANSPORTED TO ALTRU HOSPITAL IN GRAND FORKS WITH A NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURY.

THE MINNESOTA B.C.A.

WAS CONTACTED AND IS RESPONDING TO THE SCENE.

ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THERE IS NO RISK TO THE PUBLIC BUT ROADS IN THE AREA OF THE SHOOTING WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL THE B.C.A.

HAS COMPLETED ITS INVESTIGATION.

FURTHER DETAILS ARE EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED AT A LATER DATE.

>>> A 59-YEAR-OLD RICE, MINNESOTA MAN WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN A.T.V.

CRASH NEAR PIERZ ON SATURDAY.

THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS LLYOD ORTH WAS DRIVING AN A.T.V.

WEST ON THE SOO LINE TRAIL WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE A.T.V.

AND IT ROLLED.

THE A.T.V.

LANDED ON ORT HAND HE WAS TAKEN TO ST.

CLOUD HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FROM SHERIFF SHAWN LARSEN, ORTH WAS WEARING A HELMET.

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

>> Stacy: WE HAD SOME CHILLY TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA TODAY BUT A BIG WARM UP IS IN STORE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> FEAR IS GROWING ON WALL STREET AS GLOBAL MARKETS SINK.

U.S. STOCKS HAVE SUNK IN RECENT DAYS DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT HOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S TARIFFS COULD AFFECT THE GLOBAL ECONOMY.

MARYBEL GONZALEZ SPOKE TO FINANCIAL EXPERTS ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOUR WALLET AND HOW TO PROTECT YOUR MONEY AS THE MARKETS PLUNGE.

>> Reporter: WHIPLASH ON WALL STREET, ON MONDAY, U.S. STOCKS OPENED IN BEAR MARK TERRITORY, MEANING A 20% DECLINE FROM A RECENT MARKET PEAK AS THE TRADE WAR CAUSES FINANCIAL FEARS.

>> THIS IS A SHOCK THAT MARKETS REALLY HAVEN'T DEALT WITH BEFORE.

>> Reporter: BUT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU?

FINANCIAL EXPERTS SAY DON'T PANIC.

>> THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO SELL AND RUN FOR THE HILLS.

IF YOU'RE NOT IN, THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO GET IN.

>> Reporter: HEAVY CASH ON HAND OUTSIDE THE MARKETS IS NECESSARY.

>> MY RECOMMENDATION IS ABOUT 40% IN CASH AND BONDS, CASH IN POSITIONS LIKE MONEY MARKETS OR HIGH YIELD SAVINGS.

>> Reporter: IF YOU'RE NEAR RETIREMENT AGE, WORKING ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR IS ONE WAY TO MEET YOUR LONG-TERM RETIREMENT NEEDS.

>> DON'T LET THE SHORT-TERM AFFECT YOUR PLANNING FOR THE LONG-TERM.

AND FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST RETIRING, RETIREMENT IS A LONG-TERM PLAN.

>> Reporter: CUTTING BACK ON SPENDING AND DIVERSIFYING YOUR INVESTMENTS MAY HELP TOO.

>> YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO SELL STOCKS AT DEPRESSED PRICES.

THAT WILL BURN YOUR NEST EGG.

>> Reporter: IF YOU'RE NOT DOING SO, INVEST.

>> OFTEN THE BEST DAYS FOLLOW THE WORST.

>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY STAY THE COURSE BECAUSE HISTORICALLY, THE MARKET RECOVERS.

>> YOU HAVE TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT, EVEN IN THE FACE OF VOLATILITY.

>> Reporter: I'M MARYBEL GONZALEZ REPORTING.

>> THE DOW JONES FELL 349 POINTS TODAY, THE S&P DROPPED 0.2 PERCENT AND THE NASDAQ COMPOSITE ROSE 0.1 PERCENT.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, LET'S HEAD OVER TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE BEEN SEEING CHILLY TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY.

WE WILL BE SEEING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AROUND MIDWEEK, BUT THEN WE HAVE A WARM UP IN STORE FOR US LATE THIS >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS OF MINNESOTA.

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>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAVE SEEN SOME VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA TODAY, HIGHS ONLY IN THE 30s ACROSS MOST OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

WE WILL START TO SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES, ALREADY STARTING TOMORROW, THERE IS A CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION AROUND THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK.

AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE WEEKEND, WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE 50s AND POSSIBLY SOME 60s.

WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW SECONDS.

LET'S LOOK AT THE CURRENT CONDITIONS RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI.

WE DO HAVE PRETTY CLEAR SKIES.

WE HAVE A CURRENT TEMPERATURE OF 26 DEGREES, THE WIND IS CALM, DEW POINT AT 7, AND WE HAVE A FALLING BAROMETRIC PRESSURE.

IN BRAINERD, DEW POINT OF 7, HUMIDITY 37%, AND WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.

NOW AS WE LOOK AT THE RADAR, IT IS ALL QUIET OUT THERE.

WE HAVE BEEN ENJOYING THAT SUNSHINE TODAY.

WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES FOR US TONIGHT.

WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING TEMPERATURES WARMER THAN WE HAD LAST NIGHT, BUT A LITTLE BIT ON THE CHILLY SIDE.

WE WILL HAVE HIGHS IN THE 40s TOMORROW, SO IT WILL BE WARMER TOMORROW THAN WHAT WE HAD TODAY, BUT EXPECT THE BIGGER WARM UP TO OCCUR LATER THIS WEEK.

A FEW WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU, ARLENE SHOWING US THE PRETTY MORNING SKIES.

WE HAVE THIS PICTURE OF SOME BEAUTIFUL SWANS.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD REPORTING CLEAR SKIES THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNSHINE TODAY, HIGH OF 32.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE BUT A LITTLE BIT BREEZY, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 35.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT TODAY AT 35, OUR AVERAGE IS 50.

SO YOU CAN SEE WE ARE WELL SHY OF THAT.

20 DEGREES FOR THE LOW AND WE HAD SUNRISE AT 6:42.

BEMIDJI WITH A HIGH OF 32, SO WE'RE 15 DEGREES BELOW THAT AVERAGE, 14 FOR THE LOW, AND SUNSET AT 7:58.

SO HERE'S A LOOK AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST.

YOU CAN SEE WE'RE STARTING OUT QUIET, A LOT OF SUNSHINE EARLY ON TOMORROW AND THEN WE HAVE SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.

THERE COULD BE SOME INCREASE IN CLOUDS AS WE HEAD INTO THE EVENING AND SOME SHOWERS PUSHING IN TOMORROW NIGHT AND THAT CONTINUES INTO WEDNESDAY.

THAT IS OUR CHANCE OF SEEING SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE MORNING WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.

HIGH TEMPERATURES TOMORROW, WARMER THAN TODAY, HIGHS SHOULD BE IN THE MID TO LOW 40s.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT MID-40s.

SO HERE'S THAT FORECAST FOR YOU, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES FOR TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 13, VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

FOR TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, 43 FOR THE HIGH, WINDS SOUTH AT 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, THERE IS THE CHANCE OF SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, THAT SHOULD BECOME ALL RAIN AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY UP TO 51, WE'RE ABOUT 47 ON THURSDAY, JUST SOME ISOLATED RAIN POSSIBLE IN EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA, OTHERWISE EXPECT TO SEE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND THAT WILL BE WHAT WE ARE EXPECTING AS WE HEAD INTO THE START OF THE WEEKEND AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER, HIGHS IN THE MID-60s SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

WE ONCE AGAIN HAVE A CHANCE OF SEEING SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ON SUNDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN SPRING SPORTS ARE HAPPY TO SEE THAT.

>> Charlie: THEY ARE, BUT ONE PLAYED INSIDE, THE BEMIDJI BOYS VOLLEYBALL.

THEY TOOK THE NEXT STEP THIS YEAR AND BECAME AN MSHSL SANCTIONED.

WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO THEM AT PRACTICE AND WE'LL HEAR FROM THEM AND WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT FINALLY BEING RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE.

ALL THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪] >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS POWERED BY THE GIGAZONE.

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS AGO OF THE GIGAZONE.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> AFTER A SUCCESSFUL FIRST SEASON AS A CLUB TEAM IN THE SPRING OF 2024.

BEMIDJI BOYS VOLLEYBALL IS BACK BUT THIS TIME AS AN OFFICIALLY SANCTIONED MSHSL SPORT.

IT WILL BE THE FIRST YEAR THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE RECOGNIZES BOYS VOLLEYBALL AS SPORT, COMPLETE WITH A SINGLE CLASS STATE TOURNAMENT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE REGULAR SEASON, AND THE LUMBERJACKS ARE GLAD TO BE A PART OF IT.

>> I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

IT'S GOING TO BE SUPER FUN.

THE CLUB SEASON, IT WASN'T LIKE A LEGIT SPORT, BUT NOW IT'S REAL.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COMPETITION AND IT WILL BE FUN.

>> IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THAT THING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

I MADE IT TO STATE LAST YEAR BUT THIS YEAR IT WILL BE AN ACTUAL STATE, AN OFFICIAL MSHSL.

THE TOURNAMENT WILL BE FUN, IT'S PROBABLY THE TOP SECTION OF THE WHOLE STATE.

IT'S EIGHT OF THE BEST TEAM.

SO WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.

>> Charlie: BEMIDJI WAS PLACED IN SECTION 8 AS THEY ARE IN MOST OTHER SPORTS.

THE JACKS WILL PLAY SOME FAMILIAR SCHOOLS LIKE SAINT CLOUD TECH, SAINT MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE, ROGERS, AND ELK RIVER, WHILE ALSO COMPETING AGAINST SOME THAT USUALLY HAIL FROM OTHER SECTIONS LIKE MAPLE GROVE, OSSEO, AND CHAMPLIN PARK.

THE BOYS HAVE ALREADY STARTED THE SEASON ON A HIGH NOTE, WINNING THEIR FIRST MATCH LAST FRIDAY AGAINST TECH WITH A 3-SET SWEEP AND THEY ARE LOOKING TO >> I'M SO GLAD WE WON.

IT WAS A REALLY COOL EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYBODY THAT HADN'T PLAYED THE GAME YET AND REAL HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL AND IT OPENED OUR EYES TO WHAT WE NEED TO WORK ON AND ALL THAT STUFF.

IT WAS GOOD.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COMPETITION AND SEEING WHAT THE TEAMS HAVE TO OFFER AND HOW WELL THEY'RE GOING TO PERFORM.

>> THIS YEAR, YEAH, IT'S THE ONE YEAR OF EXPERIENCE.

YOU'RE NOT STARTING FROM ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

YOU HAVE A BASE AND YOU'RE BUILDING ON TOP OF THAT.

PEOPLE HAVE DONE IT BEFORE AND YOU CAN TELL.

>>> THE LUMBERJACKS MADE THE MINNESOTA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION'S STATE TOURNAMENT LAST YEAR AS A CLUB TEAM.

THE 8-TEAM TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND IS IN SAINT CLOUD WITH GAMES STARTING AT 9:00 A.M. >>> THE TWINS ARE ON THE ROAD AGAINST THE ROYALS AND NO SCORE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST.

SHALLOW LEFT, HE CAN'T GET THERE, PLACES JONATHAN TO A 1-0 LEAD.

THEN THE TWINS ANSWERED BACK.

CASTRO DOUBLES TO DEEP RIGHT FIELD, AND FRANCE WILL SCORE ON THAT ONE, WE'RE TIED AT 1-1.

NOW RUNNERS ON THE CORNER FROM KYLE, TOUGH PLAY, NOT IN TIME, M.J. SCORES TO MAKE IT 2-1.

THEY GO ON TO BEAT THE TWINS, 4-2.

ROCKO ALSO TOSSED AT ONE POINT FOR ARGUING A PITCH CLOCK VIOLATION.

WE'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO REBOUND TOMORROW.

>>> WE'LL END TONIGHT WITH A FUN LITTLE SHOUTOUT.

OVER THE WEEKEND, THE 60-PLUS BEMIDJI HOCKEY TEAM SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE “OLD TIMERS”, WELL THEY WENT 4-0 AT THE LEGENDS OF HOCKEY SENIOR TOURNAMENT IN BOZEMAN THIS PAST WEEKEND, WINNING THE 60-PLUS TOURNAMENT WITH A 2-1 SHOOTOUT WIN IN THE FINAL GAME, AND FOR THOSE TRYING TO DO THAT MATH IN YOUR HEAD, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO HAVE BEEN BORN BEFORE 1965 TO COMPETE IN THIS ONE.

SOME ARE OLDER THAN THAT.

I'LL TELL YOU DENNIS, I PLAYED WITH A COUPLE OF THOSE GENTLEMEN ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS AT THE B.C.A.

AND THEY SKATE CIRCLES AROUND ME.

I HAVEN'T PLAYED MUCH HOCKEY BUT I CAN SEE HOW THEY WON THE TOURNAMENT.

>> Dennis: IT TAKES FINELY TUNED STATE ATHLETES TO COME OUT OF THAT TOURNAMENT.

THAT SUMS THAT UP.

>> Charlie: IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU GO OUT WITH FOLKS THAT ARE 60-PLUS, YOU EXPECT THEM TO RUN AROUND.

SOME OF THOSE GUYS HAVE WAY MORE ENERGY THAN I DO.

>> Dennis: DEDICATION, SOMETIMES THEY'RE SKATING SPRINTS AT THE END OF THE SCRIMMAGES.

>> Charlie: THEY'RE DEFINITELY GETTING THE SPRINTS IN WHILE THE ZAMBONIS ARE TRYING TO CLEAN THE ICE.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> ANNIVERSARIES MAY MAKE YOU THINK OF A RELATIONSHIP, BUSINESS OR ACCOMPLISHMENT.

FOR BEMIDJI BREWING, ANNIVERSARIES ARE FOR BEER.

FOR THIS WEEK'S IN BUSINESS, OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK WENT TO THE BREWERY'S 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVENT TO CELEBRATE THEIR MOST POPULAR BEER.

>> Reporter: BEMIDJI BREWING'S FIRST TAP ROOM OPEN IN 2013 AND TWO YEARS LATER, THEY CREATED THEIR GERMAN BLOND, WHICH BECAME THEIR FLAGSHIP BEER.

>> I THINK IT REALLY HELPED CARRY THIS COMPANY THROUGH AND IT CONTINUES TO LEAD THIS COMPANY.

I BELIEVE IT'S ABOUT 40 TO 50 PERCENT OF ALL OF OUR SALES WHEN WE DISTRIBUTE THE BEER.

EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A BIG KICK OFF WEEKEND FOR THE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE GERMAN BLOND, THERE WILL BE DIFFERENT CELEBRATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

>> DIFFERENT BEER INFUSIONS, WE HAVE THE RASPBERRY GERMAN BLOND, MOSCOW MULE GERMAN BLOND, YOU WILL SEE DIFFERENT INFUSIONS IN OUR TAP ROOM AND AT DIFFERENT BARS.

>> Reporter: FOR THE KICK OFF WEEKEND, BEMIDJI BREWING PAIRED WITH SMALL BUSINESSES FOR MERCHANDISE AND FOOD.

>> YEAH, THIS IS LOCAL ARTWORK DONE TO CELEBRATE OUR GERMAN BLOND'S 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY.

>> WE'RE BIG ON FISHING HERE SO WE HAVE OUR MIDWEST GUY, WHO IS THROWING OUT A CAST AND CATCHING OUR GERMAN BLOND.

>> Reporter: THE BREWERY SAID THEY'RE CELEBRATING THE PEOPLE OF BEMIDJI JUST AS MUCH AS THEY ARE CELEBRATING THE GERMAN BLOND ITSELF.

>> THIS IS CELEBRATING COMMUNITY, THIS IS CELEBRATING SMALL BUSINESSES, AND JUST GATHERING AND HAVING FUN TIMES.

>> WITH THE RISING TIDE, ALL BOATS FLOAT.

IF I DO WELL, SOMEBODY ELSE DOES WELL TOO.

A CORE VALUE OF MINE IN MY BUSINESS, IT'S WHY I COLLAB WITH A LOT OF LOCAL BUSINESSES.

>> THERE ARE MOM AND POP SHOPS YOU CAN SHOP FROM AND IT'S SO DIFFERENT FROM JUST GETTING THE SAME THING THAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS BECAUSE YOU GO TO THE SAME BIG BOX.

>> IT'S WONDERFUL TO HAVE IT BUSY.

THERE ARE SMALL BUSINESSES STRUGGLING AND I THINK WE ALL FEEL GRATEFUL HERE THAT WE HAVE A FULL TAP ROOM AND GOOD ENERGY AND LOYAL CUSTOMERS.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: AND THE WEATHER FORECAST IS IMPROVING AND HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT IS STACY AGAIN.

>> Stacy: WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT, LOWS DROPPING TO 13, A LITTLE BIT CHILLY TONIGHT, VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY, HIGHS NEAR 43, SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15.

WE HAVE A CHANCE OF MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE MORNING, BECOMING RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB TO THE LOW 50s, 47 WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA ON THURSDAY, WITH QUIET AND WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

>> Charlie: AND THERE IS GOING TO BE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING BEMIDJI AND HOCKEY.

I'M NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE OUT THE DETAILS YET BUT YOU CAN TUNE IN TOMORROW NIGHT AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT IS.

>> Dennis: EXCITING NEWS.

WE'LL TELL YOU TOMORROW.

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

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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