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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 14-YEAR-OLD BOY HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOR ALLEGEDLY MAKING THREATS TO FORESTVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL IN BAXTER.

THE BAXTER POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT A POSSIBLE THREAT TO THE SCHOOL AROUND 9:30 YESTERDAY MORNING.

DURING THE INVESTIGATION THEY IDENTIFIED A 14-YEAR-OLD MALE STUDENT THEY BELIEVE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE THREATS.

THE BOY WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT FOR FELONY THREATS OF VIOLENCE AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER.

BAXTER POLICE OFFICIALS SAY THAT AT NO TIME DID THEY IDENTIFY AN IMMEDIATE THREAT AND THAT THERE IS NO INDICATION OF ANY CONTINUED THREATS TO STUDENTS, STAFF OR FACILITIES.

THE CASE HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE CROW WING COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR PROSECUTION.

>>> THE U.S.

SENATE UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO ADVANCE A BILL THAT WOULD RESTORE ILLEGALLY TAKEN LEECH LAKE RESERVATION LANDS.

THE BILL WOULD RESTORE LANDS ILLEGALLY TAKEN BY THE U.S.

FOREST SERVICE IN THE 1940S AND 1950S.

THE NEED FOR THE RESTORATION AMENDMENTS ACT AROSE DURING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INITIAL LEECH LAKE RESERVATION RESTORATION ACT WHICH PASSED CONGRESS IN 2020.

DURING IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT LAW, A BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT INDIAN LAND SURVEYOR DISCOVERED THAT 16,122 ACRES WERE ILLEGALLY TRANSFERRED FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO THE U.S.

FOREST SERVICE, RATHER THAN THE APPROXIMATELY 11,760 ACRES IDENTIFIED IN THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION.

LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE CHAIRMAN FARON JACKSON SENIOR PRAISED THE SENATE'S ACTION, STATING.

FOR GENERATIONS, THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE HAS WORKED TO CORRECT A HISTORIC INJUSTICE AND RESTORE RESERVATION LANDS THAT WERE WRONGLY TAKEN BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

TODAY'S UNANIMOUS SENATE VOTE BRINGS US ONE IMPORTANT STEP CLOSER TO MAKING THAT RIGHT.

I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO SENATORS TINA SMITH AND AMY KLOBUCHAR FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND TIRELESS EFFORTS TO MOVE THIS BILL THROUGH THE UNITED STATES SENATE.

THE LEGISLATION DOES NOT IMPACT PRIVATE LANDOWNERS AND DOES NOT AFFECT THE HUNTING OR FISHING RIGHTS OF MINNESOTANS, WHICH WERE RESOLVED THROUGH THE HERBST AGREEMENT OF 1973.

THE BILL NOW MOVES TO THE U.S.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR CONSIDERATION.

>>> THE RED LAKE BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS IS THE LATEST TRIBAL NATION TO ENTER INTO A CANNABIS COMPACT WITH THE STATE.

WALZ AND RED LAKE LEADERS SIGNED THE COMPACT YESTERDAY.

THE RED LAKE BAND'S NATIVECARE DISPENSARY—LOCATED ON THE RED LAKE NATION—WAS THE FIRST IN THE STATE TO SELL LEGAL, ADULT-USE CANNABIS AFTER THE LAW LEGALIZING CANNABIS TOOK EFFECT IN AUGUST 2023.

WITH THIS AGREEMENT IN PLACE, THE RED LAKE BAND IS ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH STATE-LICENSED CANNABIS BUSINESSES, CREATING PARTNERSHIPS THAT WILL BENEFIT BOTH THE STATE AND THE TRIBAL NATION.

DARRELL G. SEKI, SR., CHAIRMAN OF THE RED LAKE NATION SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE, "THE RED LAKE NATION IS EAGER TO SHARE OUR TOP TIER CANNABIS AND CANNABIS PRODUCTS WITH THE MINNESOTA MARKET."

TO DATE, THE STATE HAS SIGNED COMPACTS WITH THE WHITE EARTH NATION, THE MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE, THE PRAIRIE ISLAND INDIAN COMMUNITY, THE FOND DU LAC BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA, AND THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE.

THE STATE EXPECTS TO ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL TRIBAL-STATE CANNABIS AGREEMENTS SOON.

>>> THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL SPENT CLOSE TO 3 HOURS IN THE CITY HALL MEETING ROOM LAST NIGHT.

ONE OF THE MAIN TOPICS OF DISCUSSION WAS FINALIZING THE BUDGET AND SETTING THE LEVY FOR 2026.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: AFTER MONTHS OF DISCUSSION, THEY MUST SET THE LEVY FOR 2026.

BACK IN SEPTEMBER, THE COUNCIL SET THE PRELIMINARY LEVY AT 6%.

JOSH PETERSON MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE'S AGAINST ANYTHING HIGHER THAN A 3% LEVY INCREASE.

THAT OPINION STILL HASN'T CHANGED HEADING INTO THIS MEETING.

>> I SUPPORT NOT A POINT MORE.

SO 0 TO 3, OTHERWISE IT'S A NO VOTE FOR ME.

>> Reporter: MARK DICKENSON WAS APPROVAL OF A 6% LEVY AND NOW SAYS OTHERWISE.

>> OUR MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE CITY THAT IS KEEPING OUR BUILDINGS UP.

I REALIZE THAT EVEN GOING TO 6% IS NOT GOING TO DO MUCH.

SO, I HAVE SWITCHED GEARS AND I AM WILLING TO VOTE FOR A 4%.

>> Reporter: LYNN EXPRESSED HE WAS FLEXIBLE WITH HIS DECISION, LAYING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 4% AND 6%.

>> NOTHING AS FAR AS DOUBT IN THIS WORLD AS FAR AS COST.

I'M STILL COMFORTABLE WITH 6%, BUT I CAN LIVE WITH SOMETHING LESS, IF THERE IS, YOU KNOW, CONSENSUS TOWARDS THAT.

>> Reporter: COUNCIL MEMBER AT-LARGE MADE THE MOTION TO SET IT AT 4.5%, SAYING SHE REACHED OUT TO MULTIPLE CONSTITUENTS ON WHAT PERCENTAGE THEY WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH.

>> I HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE CONSTITUENTS.

IT'S A TOUGH YEAR FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: THAT FAILS 5-2.

THE MAYOR SAYS HE WOULD NOT VOTE FOR ANY INCREASE OVER 4%.

NO MATTER WHAT PERCENTAGE THEY DECIDE, THEY ARE KICKING A CAN DOWN THE ROAD UNTIL THE CITY WORKS WITH OUTSIDE PARTNERS TO LOWER TAXES FOR THOSE LIVING WITHIN THE CITY.

>> I DON'T SEE A GREAT SOLUTION UNLESS WE CAN GET SURROUNDING AREAS OUTSIDE OF OUR PROPERTY TAXPAYERS TO HELP SUPPORT SOME OF OUR NEEDS.

INFRASTRUCTURE TO ME IS THE MOST OBVIOUS NEED BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT FOLKS DRIVING ON OUR ROADS, UTILIZING OUR PARKS AND OTHER PUBLIC SPACES.

>> Reporter: RIVERA DIDN'T SHARE WHAT LEVY INCREASE THEY SUPPORTED DURING THE MEETING.

DICKENSON WOULD MAKE THE NEXT MOTION TO SET IT AT 4%.

>> RIVERA.

>> NO.

>> DICKENSON.

>> NO.

>> GOULD.

>> NO.

>> PRINCE.

>> YES.

>> EATON.

>> YES.

>> SO THAT PASSES 4-3.

>> Reporter: THAT 4% INCREASE IS WORTH JUST OVER 8 MILLION, $788,000.

I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> MAYOR PRINCE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE PROCESS OF SETTING THE OVERALL BUDGET.

SAYING A CITY BUDGET COMMITTEE WOULD HELP GET MORE COUNCIL MEMBERS INVOLVED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INSTEAD OF PUTTING ALL THE WEIGHT OF MANAGING THE BUDGET ON THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR.

>>> MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ SIGNED TWO EXECUTIVE ORDERS TODAY AIMED AT ADDRESSING GUN VIOLENCE IN THE STATE.

THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS CREATE A STATEWIDE SAFETY COUNCIL AND DIRECT STATE AGENCIES TO TAKE CONCRETE STEPS TO PREVENT GUN-RELATED INJURIES AND DEATHS.

STATE REPUBLICAN LEADERS SAY THE ORDERS ARE NOT ACTUAL SOLUTIONS TO KEEPING KIDS SAFE IN SCHOOL.

>>> AUTOMAKERS HYUNDAI AND KIA HAVE REACHED A SETTLEMENT WITH DOZENS OF STATES OVER ANTITHEFT TECHNOLOGY IN MODELS OF THEIR VEHICLES.

MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON ANNOUNCED THE SETTLEMENT TUESDAY.

IN 2021, TIKTOK AND SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEOS SHOWED HOW EASILY HYUNDAI AND KIA MODELS COULD BE EXPLOITED AND STOLEN WITH AS LITTLE AS A SCREWDRIVER AND A U.S.B.

CABLE, LEADING TO SKYROCKETING CAR THEFTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

ELLISON'S OFFICE SAYS THAT UNDER THE SETTLEMENT, THE COMPANIES WILL OFFER A FREE FIX TO ALL ELIGIBLE VEHICLES AT A COST THAT COULD TOP $500 MILLION.

UNDER THE SETTLEMENT, HYUNDAI AND KIA WILL INSTALL A ZINC SLEEVE TO STOP WOULD-BE THIEVES FROM CRACKING OPEN A VEHICLE'S IGNITION CYLINDER AND STARTING THE CAR.

ELIGIBLE CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THE COMPANIES' NOTICE TO GET THE REPAIR AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP.

THE REPAIRS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE FROM EARLY 2026 THROUGH EARLY 2027.

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

>> Stacy: WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT BUT WE HAVE A LOOMING WINTER STORM AND A WINTER STORM WATCH IS OUT FOR A PORTION OF OUR VIEWING AREA FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE BRAINERD CURLING CLUB IS INVITING THE COMMUNITY TO COME AND LEARN THE SPORT.

>> [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM'S DOCTOR JAY LENZ IS THIS YEARS SCHEELS HOMETOWN HERO AWARD WINNER.

THE SPECIAL RECOGNITION IS PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN AMERICAN HEROES OUTDOORS AND SCHEELS.

THE AWARD HONORS THOSE WHO HAVE DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO SERVING THE COUNTRY AND RESPECTIVE COMMUNITY.

LENZ SERVED IN THE U.S.

NAVY AS AN ACTIVE DUTY SURGEON FROM 1982 THROUGH 1996.

HE HAS ALSO HELPED TEACH THE NEXT GENERATION OF DOCTORS AND SURGEONS.

LENZ HAS BEEN A PART OF THE LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM SINCE 2010.

>> I ALWAYS TRY TO TEACH MY STUDENTS AND EVERYWHERE AROUND ME, TREAT EVERYONE LIKE YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED YOURSELF.

I GO EVERY DAY MAKING SURE THAT ALL THESE PEOPLE FEEL THAT THEY'RE IMPORTANT TO ME AND THEMSELVES.

THAT'S WHY I'M AT LAKEWOOD BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THIS WHOLE PLACE THRIVES ON THAT IDEA.

>> LENZ HAS CARED FOR COUNTLESS PATIENTS AND MENTORED THE NEXT GENERATION OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING HIS DAUGHTER, DOCTOR KATIE NORRIS, AND SON-IN-LAW, DOCTOR CHAD NORRIS, WHO ARE BOTH PHYSICIANS AT LAKEWOOD.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE.

WE'RE BACK TALKING ABOUT SEVERE WEATHER COMING IN.

>> Stacy: YES, WE ARE LOOKING AT A WINTER STORM, WHICH WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA LATER ON TOMORROW.

IT COULD BE BRINGING SOME RAIN AND SNOW AND SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE, ALL POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM AND WE HAVE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF OUR VIEWING AREA BEGINNING TOMORROW NIGHT.

>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE HAD A VERY WARM, VERY WINDY DAY OUT THERE TODAY AND WINDS ARE STILL PRETTY STRONG TONIGHT, BUT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH NOW AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT.

WE'LL SEE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT.

AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, THERE IS A CHANCE OF SEEING MIXED PRECIPITATION IN PARTS OF THE AREA, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, AND THAT WILL PICK UP TOMORROW NIGHT AND THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

WE HAVE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

MORE ON THAT IN A SECOND.

HERE ARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS IN BEMIDJI, 24 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE STUDIO, WINDS ARE FROM THE NORTH AT 15 MILES PER HOUR, WITH A DEW POINT OF 18, AND WE'RE SEEING WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MILES PER HOUR.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY AND 33 WITH A DEW POINT OF 26, WINDS NORTHWEST AT 22, GUSTS UP TO 39.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS OUT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

SNOW AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AND TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES.

WE COULD ALSO SEE WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MILES PER HOUR.

TONIGHT, WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THE WINDS DIMINISHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ALL DAY TODAY.

WE HAVE A LOT OF CLOUD COVER IN THE AREA AND WE'LL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT.

HEADING INTO TOMORROW, A LOT OF CLOUD COVER AND INTO THE AFTERNOON, WE COULD SEE AREAS OF RAIN, SOME FREEZING RAIN OR SNOW, AND THEN TOMORROW NIGHT WE WILL SEE THAT CHANGING OVER TO SNOW WITH POTENTIAL ACCUMULATIONS AS WE HEAD THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT AND THURSDAY INTO THE AFTERNOON.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, BEAUTIFUL MORNING SKIES FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA, SONYA WITH NATURE'S CHRISTMAS TREE AT TURTLE RIVER LAKE.

SONYA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE CLOUD BANK OVER EAST PIKE BAY.

A NICE BLUE SKIES FROM GARY.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 23 AND WINDY THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, WINDY CONDITIONS AS WELL WITH A HIGH OF 43.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNNY AND WINDY, 49 FOR OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE, ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, A LOT OF MELTING SNOW AS HIGHS CLIMB TO 49.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, OVERCAST WITH WINDS 20 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR.

CHRISSY AT DEER WOOD REPORTING A HIGH OF 44.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 49 WAS OUR HIGH TODAY IN BRAINERD, WELL ABOVE THE AVERAGE.

WE DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT TO THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE, BUT STILL VERY, VERY MILD.

12 DEGREES FOR THE LOW, SUNSET AT 4:31.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 48 AND THAT ACTUALLY DOES SET THE RECORD FOR BEMIDJI BY 2 DEGREES.

16 WAS OUR LOW AND WE HAD SUNSET AT 4:29.

SO HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE WILL BE SEEING SOME PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA LATE MORNING, THE BETTER CHANCE OF SEEING THAT PRECIPITATION MOVING IN WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

LOOKING AT OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES, STILL MILD, COOLER THAN TODAY.

WE WILL BE SEEING HIGHS FROM 30 TO 36 IN THE NORTH, AND THEN IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, THE TEMPERATURES SHOULD TOP OUT IN THE MID TO EVEN SOME UPPER 30s.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT, LOWS AT 8, WEST WINDS 5 TO 20.

SKIES ARE MOSTLY CLOUDY TOMORROW AND THERE IS A CHANCE FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.

35 FOR THE HIGH, SOUTH WINDS FOR MOST OF US 5 TO 20.

BETTER CHANCE OF SEEING THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY UNTIL ABOUT MIDNIGHT THURSDAY MORNING AND THEN THAT CHANGES TO ALL SNOW.

A GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING SNOW ACROSS THE AREA AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL.

FRIDAY MORNING, WE'RE LOOKING AT LOWS NEAR -16.

A ROLLER COASTER AS FAR AS OUR TEMPERATURES GO, BUT WE SHOULD SEE QUIETER WEATHER WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ON SATURDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANK YOU, CHARLIE IS HERE NOW.

A BIG MATCH UP IN GIRLS BASKETBALL.

>> Charlie: BEMIDJI IS WELCOMING PEQUOT LAKES, TWO AREA SCHOOLS GOING AT EACH OTHER.

THEY PLAYED SOME GOOD TEAMS AND BEMIDJI IS ON A 6-GAME WIN STREAK.

WHO WILL COME OUT ON TOP?

WE'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHT FROM THAT AND [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> A ONE POINT LOSS IN THEIR FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON IS THE ONLY REASON BEMIDJI GIRLS BASKETBALL ISN'T UNDEFEATED, RATTLING OFF 6-STRAIGHT WINS SINCE.

PEQUOT LAKES, WHO IS RECEIVING VOTES IN THE CLASS 2-A TOP-TEN RANKINGS, HAS A RANKED WIN OVER PROCTOR AND A CLOSE LOSS WITH 2ND RANKED CROSBY-IRONTON.

THE PATRIOTS ARE IN BEMIDJI TONIGHT, TRYING TO BUILD OFF THEIR WIN OVER SAINT CLOUD CATHEDRAL LAST FRIDAY, THE LUMBRJACKS TRYING TO WIN THEIR 7TH IN A ROW.

TYING THE GAME AT 6, LATER PATS WOULD START TO PULL AWAY.

JUNE WITH ONE OF HER THREE, SHE HAD 12 POINTS BUT MAKES IT A 10-POINT GAME.

IN THE SECOND HALF, BEMIDJI TRIES TO INCH CLOSER BUT PEQUOT ANSWERS THANKS TO ALEXA.

SHE HAD A GAME HIGH 19 POINTS.

PATRIOTS SNAP THE LUMBERJACKS WIN STREAK WITH A 59-51 WIN TONIGHT.

>>> A COUPLE MORE SCORES -- EXCUSE ME, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO GIRLS BASKETBALL.

BRAINERD TRYING TO GET BACK ABOVE .500 AFTER A LOSS AT MONTICELLO ON FRIDAY, THEY'RE HOSTING 1-4 SAINT CLOUD.

FIRST HALF, TIED AT FOUR APIECE, ADDISON BJORKLUND, FANCY FOOTWORK DOWN LOW, SHE HAD NINE POINTS, BRAINERD TOOK THE LEAD.

AND IT WAS OFF TO THE RACES FROM THERE, FEW MINUTES LATER, MACY CASTLE, JUMPS THE PASS, FINISHES AT THE RACK, SHE LED ALL SCORING WITH 13 POINTS, BRAINERD WOULD OPEN ON A 34-8 RUN.

FINAL MOMENTS OF THE FIRST HALF, WARRIORS STILL IN CONTROL, SOPHIA SINCLAIR, SHOOTING PRACTICE FROM DEEP, SHE HAD SEVEN POINTS ON THE NIGHT.

BRAINERD GETS BACK IN THE WIN COLUMN WITH A 72-21 VICTORY OVER SAINT CLOUD.

11-DIFFERENT WARRIORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE SCORING TONIGHT.

>>> NOW MORE IN BASKETBALL, LITTLE FALLS BEATS MOORHEAD.

ROSEAU GETS THE WIN OVER CROOKSTON.

CROSBY-IRONTON 70 OVER PILLAGER.

BEMIDJI IN BOYS BASKETBALL GETS THE BIG WIN OVER SAINT MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE.

THEY HAVE NOW WON THREE IN A ROW.

ST.

CLOUD TECH EDGES BRAINERD.

PEQUOT LAKES BEATS PILLAGER TONIGHT.

WARROAD GETS THE WIN OVER LAKE OF THE WOODS.

>>> AFTER LOSING THEIR FIRST TWO GAMES, GRAND RAPIDS-GREENWAY GIRLS HOCKEY IS UNBEATEN IN THEIR LAST NINE AND RANKED 14TH IN CLASS 2-A, THEY'RE ON THE ROAD IN DULUTH.

OLIVIA GETS CREDIT FOR DEFECTING SOPHIE'S SHOT.

THEY LED 2-1 AFTER 1.

LIGHTNING UP 3-1 WITH A 5 ON 3 ADVANTAGE, KATE ONE TIMER EXTENDS THE LEAD TO 3.

DULUTH WAS NOT DONE.

JESSE BLUE LINER, CHOPPED UP BY AISLEY.

THEY SURRENDER 4 IN THE THIRD PERIOD AND THEY LOSE 6-4 TO DULUTH.

>>> MORE HOCKEY SCORES FROM AROUND THE AREA.

ST.

CLOUD BEATS BRAINERD LITTLE FALLS.

WARROAD BEATS THIEF RIVER FALLS.

ALEXANDRIA BEATS DETROIT LAKES, THAT'S IN GIRLS HOCKEY.

IN BOY'S HOCKEY, BEMIDJI A HUGE ROAD WIN AT EAST GRAND FORKS.

NATHAN GOT HURT IN THAT GAME.

HE HAD TO LEAVE.

THEY'RE WORRIED HE MAY HAVE TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL.

RIGHT NOW THEY'RE SAYING EVERYTHING IS OKAY, BUT OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH HIM AND HIS FAMILY.

BRAINERD BEATS ST.

CLOUD 8-2.

WARROAD, 6-0 OVER THIEF RIVER FALLS.

NORTHERN LAKES, 9-0 OVER LITTLE FALLS.

BAGLEY FOSSTON GETS THE WIN.

I-FALLS DROPS PARK RAPIDS.

GREEN WAY AND RED LAKE FALLS COLLECTING WINS IN BOYS HOCKEY.

>>> BRAINERD GIRLS WRESTLING HAS CLIMBED TO 7TH IN THE GUILLOTINE'S STATE RANKINGS, THEY'RE HOSTING A TRIANGULAR, TAKING ON 5TH RANKED MORA IN THEIR FIRST DUEL.

AT 130-POUNDS, RETURNING STATE WRESTLER ARI PICKAR, IMPOSING HER WILL, SHE GETS THE WIN BY FALL IN 1 MINUTE AND 7 SECONDS.

AT 1:36, WARRIORS' HOLLY BERGIN, PICKING HER UP AND PUTTING HER DOWN, SHE WINS BY FALL IN 29-SECONDS.

BRAINERD WOULD GO ON TO BEAT MORA 42-33, HOWEVER THEY WOULD FALL TO SAUK CENTRE-MELROSE 39-36.

>>> IN THE POOL, BRAINERD BOYS' SWIMMING AND DIVING HOSTING SAUK RAPIDS-RICE.

IN THE 200-FREESTYLE, BRAINERD'S LOGAN KUEPERS, COASTING HIS WAY TO FIRST PLACE IN 2 MINUTES, 1 SECOND.

IN THE 50-YARD FREESTYLE, WARRIORS FRESHMEN BENNETT DAY, BLAZING IN THE POOL TODAY, HE TAKES FIRST IN 22.58 SECONDS.

BRAINERD GOES TO TAKE DOWN SAUK RAPIDS-RICE IN A 123-63 VICTORY.

>>> ONE LAST SCORE FOR YOU TONIGHT, MINNESOTA WILD PUMP THE CATS FOR 5.

THEY ARE PLAYING REAL WELL NOW THAT THEY HAVE QUINN HUGHES.

>> Dennis: YEAH, THEY'RE LOOKING REAL GOOD.

THE GOALIES ARE PLAYING WELL.

>> Charlie: TRYING TO MATCH EACH OTHER FOR SHUT OUTS, THAT'S A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE.

>> Dennis: ABSOLUTELY.

THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THE WINTER OLYMPICS ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AND THE WORLD WILL WATCH AS ATHLETES COMPETE IN SPORTS THAT PEOPLE MAY ONLY GET TO SEE EVERY FOUR YEARS.

BUT IN BRAINERD, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE LEARNING THE ROPES OF AN OLYMPIC SPORT THAT ANYONE CAN PLAY EACH WINTER.

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

>> Reporter: CURLING IS A SPORT THAT PEOPLE MAY ONLY KNOW FROM THE WINTER OLYMPICS, BUT AT THE BRAINERD LAKES CURLING ASSOCIATION, THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE THE GAME A MORE FREQUENT AFFAIR.

>> WE LEARNED THE CURL EVENTS TO GET THE PUBLIC IN THE DOOR, WHETHER THEY WANT TO TRY IT IN THE FUTURE.

WE ALSO HAVE TOURNAMENTS WHERE WE HAVE AREA CLUBS OUTSIDE THE STATE, OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY AS WELL.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS WITH THE BRAINERD LAKES CURLING ASSOCIATION ARE EAGER TO WELCOME NEW MEMBERS, WHETHER IT'S A NIGHT TO LEARN TO CURL EVENT OR SIGNING UP FOR A LEAGUE.

>> OUR LEARN TO CURL IS $10 A PERSON AND THEN WE HAVE A FEW DURING THE YEAR, WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE WHERE IT'S FREE TO COME IN AND TRY IT OUT.

WE ALSO HAVE LEAGUES THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

YOU CAN REGISTER A TEAM.

THEY ARE VERY BEGINNER FRIENDLY AND WE'RE WELCOMING OF ANYONE TO REGISTER AND PLAY CURLING.

>> Reporter: TO PLAY, PARTICIPANTS, ALSO KNOWN AS CURLERS WILL SLIDE ROCK FROM THE END OF THE ICE TO THE TARGET ON THE OPPOSITE END, WITH AWARDS FOR THOSE WHO LAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TARGET.

THE RULES MAY SOUND SIMPLE, THE EXECUTION IS A DIFFERENT STORY.

>> UNIVERSALLY THE ANSWER IS WAY MORE DIFFICULT THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.

IF CURLING WAS EASY, THEY WOULD CALL IT HOCKEY.

>> Reporter: IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE COMPETITION.

PEOPLE WITH THE ASSOCIATION SAYS THE MOST REWARDING PART IS THE COMRADERY BUILT FROM SHARING TIME ON THE ICE.

>> CURLING IS A SOCIAL SPORT.

AFTER EVERY MATCH, YOU WILL SIT WITH YOUR TEAM, YOUR OPPONENT, HAVE A DRINK WITH THEM AND TALK ABOUT THE GAME OR WHAT'S GOING ON.

IT'S A VERY GOOD COMMUNITY TO SPEND TIME WITH.

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

>> THE NEXT LEARN TO CURL EVENT IS ON JANUARY 17TH, WITH SUBSEQUENT CLASSES IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH.

TO REGISTER FOR A CLASS HEAD TO BRAINERDCURLING.ORG.

>>> LET'S GO OVER TO STACY FOR MORE ON OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE A WINTER STORM WATCH OUT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

WE'LL BE SEEING AREAS OF SNOW AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AS WINDS PICK UP AND WE COULD SEE ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AND WE COULD SEE MIXED PRECIPITATION AS THE STORM MOVES IN THE AREA.

FOR TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOWS DROP TO ABOUT 8.

THEN WE HAVE A CHANCE OF RAIN, SNOW, AND FREEZING DRIZZLE AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS NEAR 35.

>> Charlie: THE WORLD JUNIORS OF HOCKEY START AFTER CHRISTMAS, BUT THE PRE-TOURNAMENT STARTED HERE.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE GAMES THIS WEEKEND, BUT WE'RE GOING TO STOP BY A COUPLE PRACTICES TOMORROW AND TALK TO A COUPLE OF THE PLAYERS AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, FIRST GAME IN BEMIDJI ON FRIDAY.

>> Charlie: YES, ON FRIDAY AND THEN A GAME OVER THE WEEKEND, AND THEN ONE ON MONDAY AS WELL.

>> Dennis: OKAY, WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

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

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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