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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.

[♪♪♪] >> Matthew: HEY EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING, MY NAME IS MATTHEW FREEMAN FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> A 36-YEAR-OLD BRAINERD MAN WANTED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS WAS ARRESTED EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING AFTER A SEARCH WARRANT WAS EXECUTED ON HIS RESIDENCE IN BRAINERD.

ACCORDING TO THE CROW WING COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AT AROUND 9:15 A.M. ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, CROW WING COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TACTICAL RESPONSE TEAM EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT ON A RESIDENCE ON 2ND AVENUE ON THE EAST SIDE OF BRAINERD.

THIS ACTION FOLLOWED INFORMATION THAT, JUSTIN CRONQUIST, A MAN WANTED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR VIOLATING CONDITIONS OF HIS RELEASE ON A FELONY BURGLARY CHARGE, WAS PRESENT AT THE HOME.

CRONQUIST WAS LOCATED INSIDE, AND ARRESTED AFTER HE FAILED TO COMPLY WITH ORDERS TO EXIT.

CRONQUIST WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THIRD-DEGREE FELONY BURGLARY AND RECEIVED A 27-MONTH SENTENCE BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 2022 FOR BREAKING AND ENTERING INTO BUILDINGS IN RURAL ITASCA COUNTY AND STEALING SEVERAL ITEMS.

CRONQUIST WAS ORIGINALLY MEANT TO ONLY SERVE TWO-THIRDS OF HIS SENTENCE IN PRISON, WHILE THE REST OF THE SENTENCE WAS MEANT TO BE ON SUPERVISED RELEASE BUT CRONQUIST WOULD SERVE THE FULL 27-MONTHS IN PRISON AFTER HE VIOLATED THE CONDITIONS OF HIS PROBATION TWICE.

COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW CRONQUIST'S CRIMINAL HISTORY GOES BACK AS EARLY AS 2006.

CRONQUIST HAS RECEIVED FELONY CONVICTIONS FOR THEFT, DRUG POSSESSION, AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT, AS WELL AS SEVERAL MISDEMEANORS FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT, DOMESTIC ASSAULT, FLEEING, THEFT, DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, AND GIVING A FALSE NAME TO A PEACE OFFICER.

CRONQUIST IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD AT THE CROW WING COUNTY JAIL.

>>> THE MINNESOTA ADULT AND TEEN CHALLENGE HAD THEIR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT HERITAGE CHURCH IN BAXTER LAST NIGHT, WHERE CLIENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM PUT ON A SHOW IN FRONT OF A PACKED HOUSE.

NEWS REPORTER SKYLER BLAINE WAS ABLE TO WITNESS HOW THIS CONCERT HELPS THOSE TRYING TO GAIN FREEDOM FROM CHEMICAL ADDICTION.

>> Reporter: THE MINNESOTA ADULT AND TEEN CHALLENGE ASSISTS MEN AND WOMEN TRYING TO RECOVER FROM LIFE CONTROLLING PROBLEMS IN CHEMICAL ADDICTIONS.

THEIR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CLIENTS TO PUT IN HARD WORK TO PERFORM IN FRONT OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

>> FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IT'S ALMOST MORE IMPORTANT TO OUR CLIENTS BECAUSE OUR CLIENTS ARE BREAKING FREE OF THEIR ADDICTIONS AND THEN TO PREPARE FOR SOMETHING AS BIG AS THIS AND PRACTICE ALL THE SONGS AND GET READY FOR THIS AND THEN TO STAND UP ON THE STAGE, SING THE SONGS, AND HEAR THE APPLAUSE, IT CHANGES THEIR VIEW OF THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: ADDICTION NOT ONLY AFFECTS ADDICTS THEMSELVES BUT CAN CAUSE HARM TO FAMILY AND LOVED ONES.

GETTING THE PEOPLE THE HELP THEY NEED CAN MAKE A HUGE IMPACT ON EVERYONE INVOLVED.

>> THE AVERAGE ALCOHOLIC AFFECTS 100 PEOPLE.

SO IF WE CAN HAVE ONE CLIENT TRANSFORM -- BE TRANSFORMED AND HAVE A NEW LIFE IN SOBRIETY, THINK OF 100 PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THOSE SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION FEEL PAIN BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY, LOVED ONES OF AN ADDICT TEND TO DISTANCE THEMSELVES, LEAVING ADDICTS ISOLATED AND FEELING LIKE THERE IS NO WAY OUT.

THE ADULT TEEN CHALLENGE GIVES A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

>> PEOPLE IN ADDICTION HAVE REALLY LOST HOPE, FEEL WORTHLESS, FEEL I HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER.

A LOT OF TIMES LOVED ONES AND FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE GIVEN UP.

THEN THEY COME TO THIS EVENT AND THEY SEE THEIR LOVED ONE UP ON STAGE AND THEY'RE LIKE WHOA, THERE IS HOPE.

THINGS CAN CHANGE.

HOPE IS POSSIBLE, RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: THE CONCERT IS A WAY FOR CLIENTS ENROLLED TO SHOWCASE TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT THERE IS A SILVER LINING, AN EXPERIENCE THAT CAN CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY TO THE PATH OF SOMEONE'S RECOVERY.

>> IN 2016, I SANG AT ONE OF THESE AND THERE WAS FAMILY HERE AND IT WAS A POWERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR ME.

THERE IS A COMMUNITY HERE THAT CARES ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE STUCK IN ADDICTION AND THERE IS HOPE OUTSIDE OF THAT AS WELL.

>> Reporter: I'M SKYLER BLAIN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> THE BELTRAMI COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S HIGHWAY DIVISION IS SEEKING INPUT FROM RESIDENTS IN THE AREA ON BEMIDJI AVENUE NORTH FROM 23RD STREET NORTHEAST TO ANNEBELL STREET NORTHEAST.

BELTRAMI COUNTY IS PLANNING ON IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT AREA TO ENHANCE SAFETY, TRAFFIC FLOW, AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR RESIDENTS AND COMMUTERS IN THE AREA.

IF YOU LIVE IN THE AREA, THE COUNTY HIGHLY RECOMMENDS YOU TAKE THE SURVEY TO ENSURE THE DESIGN MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.

ANYONE WHO COMPLETES THE SURVEY BY JANUARY 17TH WILL BE ENTERED TO WIN ONE OF FOUR $25 BEMIDJI CHAMBER BUCKS GIFT CARDS.

YOU CAN VISIT THE BELTRAMI COUNTY WEBSITE TO TAKE THE SURVEY.

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

>>> HUBBARD RADIO HOSTED ITS 31ST ANNUAL BRAINERD RADIOTHON TO END CHILD ABUSE THIS WEEK, RUNNING FROM NOON UNTIL 7:00 LAST NIGHT AND 6:00 A.M. UNTIL NOON TODAY.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: THE WEST GATE MALL IN BRAINERD SERVED AS A HUB FOR ALL THOSE INTERESTED IN HELPING RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS TOWARDS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION.

CHILD ABUSE IS A PLAGUE TO MANKIND, ONE A THAT THE CHILD PREVENTION COUNCIL AND ALL THOSE INVOLVE IN THE RADIOTHON KNOW CAN'T BE COMPLETELY ERADICATED, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN A DIFFERENCE CANNOT STILL BE MADE.

>> THE REASONS ARE MANY.

POVERTY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

IT'S NOT SO MUCH ABUSE OF CHILDREN AS NEGLECT IS WHAT USUALLY HAPPENS.

SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE STARTED FROM OUR RADIOTHON DOLLARS, LIKE PARENT WORKS, HELP IT IS PARENTS BE REUNITED WITH THEIR CHILDREN.

THAT'S THE END GOAL.

>> Reporter: 4.8 OUT OF EVERY THOUSAND CHILDREN EXPERIENCE MALTREATMENT.

ALL THE MORE REASON THAT THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA AND BEYOND SEE THE NEED FOR THE RADIOTHON.

>> TO SEE WHAT THE TEAMS ARE DOING HERE IN AITKIN COUNTY, MORRISON COUNTY, CROW WING COUNTY, CASS COUNTY, AND TO HEAR THE NUMBER OF CALLS WE GET, CLUBS CHALLENGING EACH OTHER, IT SHOWS YOU WHAT THIS AREA WILL DO WHEN THEY HAVE A CAUSE TO GET BEHIND AND THEY WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT IT.

>> Reporter: THEY RAISED $2 MILLION IN AN EFFORT TO COMBAT CHILD ABUSE.

FOR THE CALL TAKERS AND RADIO ANNOUNCERS, THEIR FAVORITE PART IS THE CONNECTIONS FOR THEM.

>> WHEN THEY INTERVIEW SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT BENEFITTED FROM IT IN THE PAST, IT BECOMES EMOTIONAL.

THEY APPRECIATION HEARING SOME OF THE SUCCESS STORIES AND HOW IT HAS HELPED SAVE KIDS.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT REALLY MAKES IT WORTHWHILE.

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

>> Matthew: THE RADIOTHON RAISED $106,921 OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS.

>>> NEW YORK POLICE AND FEDERAL AGENTS HAVE GATHERED MORE CLUES ON THE GUNMAN WHO FATALLY SHOT A HEALTHCARE C.E.O.

THIS WEEK.

AS LAURA AGUIRRE EXPLAINS, SOME CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR EXPERTS WATCHING THE CASE SAY ONE ASPECT OF IT IS A TALE AS OLD AS TIME.

>> CLEARLY THE SHOOTER HAS MADE SOME MISTAKES.

>> Reporter: MANY LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERTS AGREE, THE MASKED GUN MARN THAT KILLED UNITED HEALTHCARE CEO OUTSIDE A HOTEL WHEN WAS CALCULATED, BUT SLOPPY.

>> THIS INDIVIDUAL DID LEAVE A LOT OF CLUES BEHIND.

>> Reporter: LIKE A TRAIL OF SURVEILLANCE CAMERA SIGHTINGS THAT SHOW THE SUSPECT BEFORE AND AFTER THE SHOOTING, A BURNER PHONE AND WATER BOTTLE, PROVIDING DNA EVIDENCE, THAT IS IN THE HANDS OF THE MEDICAL EXAMINER, AND THE WORD DISPOSE, AND IT'S THIS MOMENT THAT CAN BREAK THE CASE.

>> IT'S AN AGE OLD STORY, BEAUTY KILLED THE BEAST.

SHE SAID LET ME SEE YOUR FACE AND HE SAID OKAY AND PULLS HIS MASK DOWN AND HERE WE ARE.

>> Reporter: A FLIRTATIOUS SMILE, REVEALING THE FACE OF THIS PERSON OF INTEREST THAT THE NYPD WANTS TO QUESTION.

POLICE SEARCHED THE HOSTEL WHERE HE STAYED AND INTERVIEWED MANY PEOPLE THAT REMEMBER HIM THERE.

HE USED A FAKE NEW JERSEY DRIVER'S LICENSE TO CHECK IN TO THE HOSTEL AFTER ARRIVING BY BUS, 10 DAYS BEFORE THE SHOOTING.

>> WE HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE PERSON IN QUESTION HAS LEFT NEW YORK CITY.

SO YOU WANT A WIDER AUDIENCE TO SEE THE PICTURE OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK CITY.

>> Reporter: I'M LAURA AGUIRRE REPORTING.

>> MEDICA, A MINNESOTA-BASED NONPROFIT HEALTH CARE FIRM, SAID IT IS TEMPORARILY CLOSING ITS SIX OFFICES FOR SECURITY REASONS AND WILL HAVE ITS EMPLOYEES WORK FROM HOME.

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

>> Stacy: WE COULD SEE SOME AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN PARTS OF NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS OUT FOR THOSE AREAS.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, A LOCAL ARTIST TEAMED UP WITH DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN THE TEPEE BUIL >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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>> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >>> A NEW FENCE FOR THE BRAINERD LAKES REGIONAL AIRPORT IS CURRENTLY IN THE WORKS AFTER BRAINERD AIRPORT COMMISSION MEMBERS APPROVED A FENCE RECONSTRUCTION DESIGN DURING YESTERDAY'S MEETING.

THE TOPIC INITIALLY SPURRED IN AN EFFORT TO MEET NEW SAFETY AND SECURITY REGULATIONS ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL, BOTH FOR THE AIRPORT AND THOSE WHO FREQUENT IT, AS WELL AS FOR THE SURROUNDING WILDLIFE, ADDING BARBED WIRE, AND FABRIC AT THE BASE TO THE NEW FENCE DESIGN TO PREVENT ANIMALS FROM BURROWING UNDER AND ONTO THE AIRPORT PROPERTY.

>> IT'S GOING TO BE PHASED IN OVER SEVERAL YEARS OF TIME, YOU KNOW THE FIRST PHASE, WE'LL DO IT AND SOME OF OUR WETLAND AREAS.

WE WANT TO DESIGN THE FENCE THAT WILL LAST OVERTIME, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO REPLACE THAT FENCE FOR QUITE SOME TIME AFTER THESE PROJECTS ARE DONE.

>> THE BRAINERD AIRPORT COMMISSION WILL NOW HAVE ENGINEER CONSULTANTS GO OVER THE FENCE RECONSTRUCTION DESIGN TO ENSURE IT MEETS THE GOVERNMENT'S REGULATION STANDARDS.

>>> WELL STACY IT LOOKS LIKE IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR MORE SNOW OVER THE WEEKEND, YOU MAY HAVE IT.

>> Stacy: WE COULD SEE SOME SNOW AND RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS IN THE 30s.

WE DO HAVE SOME CHANCES OF SOME FREEZING RAIN IN THERE AND ONE OF THE CHANCES IS TONIGHT IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, WHERE WE DO HAVE AN ADVISORY IN EFFECT.

WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT >> 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: WELL, WE HAVE SEEN THE BEGINNING OF A WARM UP TODAY AS HIGHS CLIMBED INTO THE 20s ACROSS THE AREA AND THOSE TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE EVEN WARMER THIS WEEKEND.

WE DO HAVE A CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING IN PARTS OF NORTH AND NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

WE DO HAVE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THAT LOCATION.

WE WILL BE SEEING PRETTY QUIET WEATHER FOR MOST OF THE DAY TOMORROW, BUT MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS ANTICIPATED FOR SUNDAY.

THE CURRENT CONDITIONS, IT'S 25 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT IN BEMIDJI.

AT THE STUDIO, WE HAVE VARIABLE WINDS AT 3 MILES PER HOUR, HUMIDITY IS AT 100%.

IN BRAINERD, PARTLY CLOUDY, DEW POINT IS 22.

PRESSURE IS FALLING AND WINDS ARE SOUTH AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL NOON ON SATURDAY FOR MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

WE WILL BE SEEING SOME AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN, SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION, WE COULD PICK UP MAYBE AN INCH OF SNOWFALL, BUT IN ADDITION, THERE COULD BE UP TO 0.1-INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION, RESULTING IN SLIPPERY ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

IN FACT, THIS IS AN OLD RADAR PICTURE.

WE HAVE SOME AREAS OF RAIN MOVING INTO NORTHEAST MINNESOTA ALREADY TONIGHT.

SOME OF THAT COULD LINGER TOMORROW MORNING, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, IT WILL MOVE TO THE EAST AND WE SHOULD HAVE QUIET WEATHER THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY TOMORROW.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, VERY MILD, HIGH TEMPS IN THE 30s ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA, IT COULD BE CLOSE TO 40 IN PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA, STILL MILD ON SUNDAY, BUT THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME PRECIPITATION, SOME RAIN, FREEZING RAIN, OR SNOW THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

WE HAVE A SERIES OF WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT OF A BALD EAGLE TAKING OFF FROM A TREE AT CASS LAKE.

ANGELA SENDING THOSE PHOTOS IN.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE PHOTOS WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD SAID MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TODAY, A HIGH OF 28.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY AND 28 FOR THE HIGH TEMPERATURE, AND ANGELA AT CASS LAKE REPORTING A HIGH OF 27 UNDER CLOUDY SKIES.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 29, OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THIS DATE.

WE STARTED OUT WITH A LOW OF 14, SUNSET AT 4:30.

BEMIDJI REACHED A HIGH OF 24, CLOSE TO THE AVERAGE HIGH AND OUR LOW THIS MORNING WAS AT 13.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA, A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME LINGERING FREEZING RAIN IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA IN THE MORNING.

HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30s IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE WILL BE SEEING VARIABLE CLOUDS, SKIES BECOMING PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD TOP OUT IN THE UPPER 30s, COULD BE CLOSE TO 40 IN THE LITTLE FALLS AREA.

MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF FREEZING SNOW AND RAIN IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA, LOWS NEAR 22, AND TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND HIGHS NEAR 37.

LOOKING AT THE REST OF OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, IT LOOKS LIKE MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION, SOME SNOW, SOME RAIN, SOME FREEZING RAIN ON SUNDAY, HIGHS NEAR 34.

THAT WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY MONDAY AND WE COULD SEE SOME ACCUMULATION OUT OF THAT.

QUIETER AND COLDER WEATHER MIDWEEK, HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY NEAR 8.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH STACY.

CHARLIE YAEGER IS WITH US AND THEY HAVE BEEN ON A HOT STREAK.

>> Charlie: THEY ARE UNDEFEATED IN THEIR LAST FIVE, BUT THEY HAD TO MAKE THE 11.5 HOUR TRIP TO SAULT STE.

MARIE AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE SO HOT IN SOO AS OF LATE.

WE'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT GAME AND MORE COMING UP >> 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.

>> IN FOCUS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE MINNESOTA ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND AND BY >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: BSU MEN'S HOCKEY HAS BEEN ON A HOT STREAK.

THEY ARE UNBEATEN IN THEIR LAST FOUR CONTESTS.

THEY SANDWICH ADD FIVE POINT WEEKEND IN CCHA PLAY.

BEMIDJI STATE CAN'T TAKE A BREATH JUST YET.

THEY WERE IN THEUP -- THE UPPER PENINSULA.

THEY ARE 1-3 IN THEIR LAST TWO GAMES AND THEY TRAILED 1-0 LATE IN THE FIRST.

AUSTIN WAS ABLE TO NET HIS FIRST OF THE SEASON TO KNOT THE GAME AT 1-1.

NOW I'M PRETTY SURE WHERE EVERY BEAVER TOUCHED THE PUCK, THEY GET A LEAD.

NOW BSU IS SHORTHANDED, JUTTING WITH THE STEEL AND THEY HAVE 3-1.

THEY WIN 4-2 OVER LAKE SUPERIOR STATE.

THEY EXTENDED THEIR UNBEATEN STREAK AND NOW ARE 5-3-1 IN CCHA PLAY.

BOTH BSU BASKETBALL TEAMS WERE IN ACTION TONIGHT ON THE ROAD AT MINNESOTA CROOKSTON.

THE MEN FELL BY 84-83 IN BEMIDJI STATE.

IN THE WOMEN'S GAME, THEY FELL BY 6 POINTS IN OVERTIME.

>>> NOW LUMBERJACKS TRYING TO BUILD A WIN OVER THIEF RIVER FALLS.

IN THE FIRST, NO SCORE.

BAILEY GETS A ONE-ON-ONE BY RACHEL.

AND NAOMI JOHNSON FINISHES THE JOB.

THEY LED 1-0 AFTER ONE.

CARDINALS ARE TRYING TO GET BACK IN IT, AND NOW WE'RE SQUARE AT 1.

MEGAN FINDS A GOAL, 99 OUT OF 100 TIMES, BUT MOORE WAS THERE FOR THE SAVE.

FORTUNATELY FOR BEMIDJI, SHE DID NOT STAY HOT IN THE THIRD, THEY NETTED FOUR GOALS IN THE FINAL FRAME.

THEY WIN 5-2.

HERE'S A COUPLE MORE HOCKEY SCORES FOR YOU.

ROSEAU BEATS BUFFALO.

WARROAD BEATS GENTRY ACADEMY 3-0.

RIVER LAKES BEATS NORTHERN LAKES.

DETROIT LAKES GETS THE WIN 5-0.

IN THE BOY'S, WARROADS CONTINUES THEIR WINNING WAYS.

PARK RAPIDS GETS A WIN OVER LAKE OF THE WOODS.

>>> CASS LAKE-BENA AND NORTHOME-KELLIER GIRLS BASKETBALL MET THREE TIMES ON THE HARDWOOD LAST YEAR AND ALL THREE TIMES THE MUSTANGS PREVAILED, INCLUDING IN THE SECTION 8A QUARTERFINALS WHERE THEY ENDED THE PANTHERS SEASON.

TONIGHT THEY MATCH-UP AGAIN.

CASS LAKE-BENA HOSTING NORTHOME-KELLIER.

NEITHER TEAM WITH A BLEMISH ON THEIR RECORD.

THE PANTHERS COME IN RANKED 3RD IN CLASS A.

THE LEADING SCORER OF THE NIGHT WAS GABBY AND SHE WAS STAYING STRONG FOR THE CONTACT HERE, BRINGING CASS LAKE UP, PUTS THEM UP BY 14 WITH 4 MINUTES LEFT IN THE FIRST HALF.

THEN FAIR BANKS WITH THE INTERCEPTION, AND WITH TWO MINUTES LEFT IN THE FIRST HALF, KATE FROM BEHIND THE ARK.

IT WAS HER LONE THREE OF THE NIGHT, BUT HER 27 POINTS.

THEY WEREN'T ENOUGH HOWEVER, AS THE MUSTANGS SUFFER THEIR FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON.

THE PANTHERS REMAIN UNDEFEATED AFTER THEIR 84-65 WIN OVER CASS LAKE-BENA.

OR CASS LAKE-BENA WINS THAT GAME.

>>> GIRLS BASKETBALL, CONGRATULATIONS TO AUBREY OF WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY.

SHE JOINS THE 2,000 POINT CLUB IN THEIR WIN.

AWESOME FOR HER, CONGRATULATIONS.

STAPLES MOTLEY FALLS.

ALSO IN GIRLS BASKETBALL, CROSBY-IRONTON STAYS UNDEFEATED WITH THEIR WIN.

PEQUOT LAKES GETS A WIN.

WADENA DEER CREEK AND MENAHGA COLLECTING WINS.

LITTLE FORK AND BIG FALLS GETS WINS AS WELL.

IN BOYS BASKETBALL, BEMIDJI HOSTING DETROIT LAKES.

LUMBERJACKS ARE 1-1 TO START THE YEAR.

TONIGHT THEY WERE WINNING BIG AND A MAJOR REASON WAS THE PLAY OF JACKSON.

HE WAS BREAKING ANKLES AND GETTING ONES ON TOP OF IT.

HE FINISHED WITH 25 POINTS.

ALSO PLAYING WELL TONIGHT, AUSTIN DOWN LOW AND BEHIND THE ARK, HE HAD A COOL 17 POINTS FOR THE LUMBERJACKS.

AND JARREN WAS PLAYING GOOD AS WELL.

HE TAKES THE LANE AND HE GETS 22 POINTS TONIGHT AS BEMIDJI ROLLS 90- 50 OVER DETROIT LAKES.

>>> ALSO IN BOYS BASKETBALL, LITTLE FALLS DROPS ONE TO ZIMMERMAN.

BARNESVILLE GETS A WIN OVER PARK RAPIDS.

AITKIN LOSES, AND CROSBY-IRONTON FALLS.

IN THE NBA RIGHT NOW, THE TIMBERWOLVES ARE LEADING THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS.

IN THE NHL, THE MINNESOTA WILD ARE UP OVER ANAHEIM.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH CHARLIE.

>>> LOCAL ARTIST RORY WAKEMUP HOSTED A TIPI BUILDING WORKSHOP WITH SEVERAL LOCAL SCHOOLS TO SHOW STUDENTS HOW TO BUILD A TIPI AS WELL AS LEARN SOME HISTORY AND INDIGENOUS HERITAGE.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK HAS MORE FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS.

>> Reporter: THE SCHOOL IS NOW HOME TO A NEW TEPEE, STUDENTS FROM BRAINERD AND MILLE LACS SCHOOL MADE THE TRIP FOR INDIGENOUS ARTIST'S TEPEE BUILDING WORKSHOP.

>> IT'S LIKE A GOOD ENTRY LEVEL, SURFACE LEVEL, ONE-ON-ONE OF TEPEES, HOW TO TREAT THEM AND MAKE THEM.

I DON'T PUT ANY PRAYERS IN THESE TEPEES SO IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, THEY'RE NOT CEREMONIAL ITEMS.

>> Reporter: THEY TIED THE TOP TOGETHER WITH SPECIFIC KNOTS AND LEARNED HOW TO PROPERLY CREATE A DOOR.

IT WAS SPONSORED BY THE INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK AND THE GALLERY.

WHEN CHOOSING THE CANVAS, THINGS WERE VERY INTENTIONAL.

EVERYTHING FROM THE COLORS, TO THE HANDPRINTS WERE ALL CHOSEN FOR A SPECIFIC REASON.

>> THAT'S THE COLOR OF THE BOARDING SCHOOL, THE MOVEMENT TO GET THAT INFORMATION AND THE KIDS BACK FROM BOARDING SCHOOLS, THAT ARE BURIED ON THEIR PROPERTIES.

AT ANISHINAABE ACADEMY IN MINNEAPOLIS, THEY LAID THE TEPEE IN THE AUDITORIUM AND THE KIDS PUT THEIR HANDPRINTS ON THEM.

>> Reporter: IT'S ABOUT THE PHYSICAL BUILDING OF THE STRUCTURE AND CONNECTING WITH INDIGENOUS CULTURE.

>> THEY'RE OUTDATED NOW, NO ONE REALLY KNOWS HOW TO DO THEM.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE YOUNGER KIDS, KNOWING HOW TO DO SOME STUFF THAT THE ELDERS DID BEFORE.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT WE BRIDGE OUR CULTURE INTO OUR DAILY LIVES.

TOO OFTEN OUR CULTURE GETS HIDDEN AND IS NOT SHOWCASED TO OUR CHILDREN AND THEY CAN'T SEE THEMSELVES WITHIN THE SCHOOLS.

SO THAT'S WHY OUR PROGRAM IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO FEEL COMFORTABLE, TO BE THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: THE HOPE OF DOING THE WORKSHOP WAS THAT THE IMPACT WILL LAST MUCH LONGER THAN JUST THE WEEK.

>> MEMORIES FOR KIDS THAT LASTS A LIFETIME.

MAYBE NOT ALL OF THEM WILL REMEMBER THIS FOREVER, BUT IT'S STUFF I REMEMBERED AS A KID IN SCHOOL.

I'LL REMEMBER MORE ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES LIKE FIELD TRIPS LIKE THIS THAN I DO ANY DAY IN CLASS.

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

>> Matthew: WE HAVE SOME EXTRA TIME SO WE'RE GOING TO HEAD TO STACY FOR MORE WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN IN NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, AND NORTHEAST MINNESOTA IS UNDER A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL NOON TOMORROW.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEKEND.

STAY SAFE OUT THERE AND WE'LL BE BACK ON MONDAY.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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