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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.

>>> BIDAL DURAN, THE NEWLY ELECTED MINNESOTA STATE HOUSE 2A REPRESENTATIVE, WAS OVERJOYED AFTER WINNING THE ELECTION THIS PAST NOVEMBER, BUT DURAN IS NOW CELEBRATING AFTER A JUDICIAL BOARD RULED IN HIS FAVOR AS WELL SAYING NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUDGE ERIC SCHIEFERDECKER COMMITTED MISCONDUCT IN HIS INTERACTIONS WITH DURAN WHILE HE WAS WORKING AS A HUBBARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY IN LATE DECEMBER OF 2022.

OUR REPORTER MATT FREEMAN SAT DOWN WITH DURAN TO GET HIS FULL THOUGHTS ON THE RULING.

>> Reporter: BIDAL DURAN AND A MEMBER OF THE PAUL BUNYAN DRUG TASK FORCE WAS ACCUSE OFFEND LYING TO THE COURT AFTER THE JUDGE REVOKED A LIMITED SEARCH WARRANT HE HAD ALREADY GRANTED AFTER DISCOVERING A CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT THAT DURAN CONNECTED WITH THE CASE THAT HE DID NOT MENTION DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

>> THE FIRST SEARCH WARRANTS I RECEIVED SOME LEGAL ADVICE WITH REGARDS THAT I DIDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO PUT THAT INDIVIDUAL GAVE US THE INFORMATION BECAUSE WE NEVER USED THAT INFORMATION TO STOP THE VEHICLE.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS A VEHICLE TRAVELING WITH DRUGS INSIDE THERE.

SO THERE IS NO NEED FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PUT THAT INFORMATION IN THERE.

>> Reporter: THE JUDGE RULED THAT THE COMMENT COULD BE INSIDIOUS AND IT'S INEXCUSABLE TO ANSWER DISHONESTLY.

PROSECUTORS WOULD DROP THE CHARGES AND DURAN WAS TO BE INVESTIGATED BUT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE DIDN'T VIOLATE DEPARTMENT POLICY.

HE WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE BOARD OF JUDICIAL STANDARDS.

>> THE JUDGE WORRIES A LOT OF COPS, PROSECUTORS, AND DEFENSE ATTORNEYS.

HE HAS EVERYONE SCARED OF HIM.

>> Reporter: DURAN RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF JUDICIAL STANDARDS THAT HE SHARES WITH THE MEDIA, INFORMING THAT DURAN AND THE JUDGE AGREED TO ENTER A FORM OF PROBATION.

ANY ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE JUDGE WERE SUSTAINED.

HE IS ETHICALLY LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING RESPONSE.

THE BOARD PROCEEDINGS DO NOT AND CANNOT CHANGE THE RULINGS I MADE CONCERNING BIDAL DER -- DURAN.

I OFFER THE PROSECUTION A HEARING WHERE MR. DURAN COULD TESTIFY UNDER OATH.

THEY DISCUSS MISSED THE CHARGES FOR TWO DEFENDANTS FOR POSSESSION OF MORE THAN 100 GRAMS OF METHAMPHETAMINE.

>> I WAS READY TO GO TO THE COURT HEARING AND I WAS READY TO DO THIS.

YOU KNOW WHO WASN'T?

THE PROSECUTOR.

HE WAS SCARED OF THE JUDGE AND SCARED TO SAY JUDGE, YOU'RE WRONG ON THIS.

>> Reporter: THIS IS NOT JUST A BIG RELIEF OFF OF HIS SHOULDERS, BUT IT'S A MAJOR WIN FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE AREA.

>> AFTER THE RULING, THERE HAS BEEN SOME RELIEF.

I'VE BEEN SCREAMING THIS, HEY, I DIDN'T DO THIS AND NOW THE JUDICIAL BOARD FOUND THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH WHAT THE JUDGE SAID IN HIS RULING TO A LOT OF COPS THAT ARE SCARED TO DEFEND THEMSELVES.

THIS IS A SIGH OF RELIEF FOR THEM.

IT SETS PRECEDENT THAT WHEN YOU STAND UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT WHEN YOU KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG, HOPEFULLY JUSTICE WILL PREVAIL.

IT SHOWS PEOPLE THAT I'M NOT THE LIAR THAT THEY THOUGHT I WAS.

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

>> IF JUDGE SHIEFERDECKER TAKES CORRECTIVE ACTION, A NON-DISCIPLINARY LETTER OF CAUTION WILL BE ISSUED IN TWO YEARS ADVISING SHIEFERDECKER OF FUTURE CONDUCT.

NONCOMPLIANCE COULD RESULT IN A PRIVATE WARNING OR A PUBLIC REPRIMAND.

JUDGE SHIEFERDECKER WAS FIRST APPOINTED IN 2014, ELECTED IN 2016 AND 2022, AND HIS TERM EXPIRES IN 2029.

>>> STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAD A BUSY DAY YESTERDAY AS THE STATE SAW ITS FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE YEAR.

THE STATE PATROL RESPONDED TO MORE THAN 400 CRASHES ON STATE ROADWAYS ALONE AND THAT DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT CRASHES ON SOME CITY STREETS LIKE THIS ONE IN BEMIDJI LAST NIGHT.

NO SIGNIFICANT INJURIES WERE REPORTED FROM THIS CRASH ALONG BEMIDJI AVENUE AT THE INTERSECTION OF TENTH STREET BUT THE STATE PATROL REPORTS 38 INJURIES STATEWIDE AS OF 8:30 LAST NIGHT AND ONE FATALITY.

>>> THE MINNESOTA MILITARY AND VETERANS MUSEUM'S NEW FACILITY BEGAN CONSTRUCTION THIS PAST SUMMER TO EXPAND THEIR RESOURCES TO TELL MORE STORIES OF VETERANS OF MINNESOTA.

OUR NEWS REPORTER, SKYLER BLAINE, STOPPED BY THE MUSEUM AND WAS ABLE TO SEE HOW MUCH CAMP RIPLEY CARES ABOUT THEIR STORIED PAST.

>> Reporter: FOR HALF A CENTURY, THE MINNESOTA MILITARY AND VETERANS MUSEUM HAS TOLD STORIES OF THE GREAT MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVED THE STATE OF MINNESOTA'S MILITARY.

IT IS AN HONOR FOR THE STAFF AT CAMP RIPLEY TO REMIND THOSE WHO VISIT THE MUSEUM OF THE STATE'S LONG MILITARY HISTORY.

>> WE LOVE TELLING THE STORIES OF VETERANS HERE AT THE MINNESOTA MILITARY VETERANS MUSEUM.

WE'VE BEEN DOING IT TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY FOR 50 YEARS.

WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE VETERANS COME THROUGH OUR DOORS, SHARE THEIR STORIES WITH US AND BRING THEIR FAMILIES AND EVEN MORE THRILLED TO SEE MINNESOTANS IN GENERAL COME THROUGH OUR DOORS, STUDENTS FROM SCHOOLS ALL ACROSS THE AREA.

>> Reporter: THE MUSEUM TELLS SHOULDER STORIES DATING BACK TO THE CIVIL WAR ERA BUT THERE ARE MORE TALES TO TELL.

THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF STORIES WAITING TO BE TOLD AND THOUSANDS OF VETERANS IN MINNESOTA THAT SERVED DURING THAT TIME.

>> I KNOW MINNESOTANS THAT WERE THERE THAT DAY AND HAD AN ACTIVE ROLE IN HOW THE DAY UNFOLDED AND THE FIGHT THAT FOLLOWED AND THE DEPLOYMENT OF ALL THOSE MINNESOTANS.

IT'S A HUGE STORY.

>> Reporter: THE MUSEUM IS FILLED WITH GREAT HISTORY BUT THE CURRENT FACILITY IN PLACE IS CAPPED OUT IN SPACE TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND.

>> PRETTY TIGHT IN HERE AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE LIKE TO DO IS TELL THE STORIES OF SPECIFIC VETERANS OR MINNESOTA VETERANS, AND WHILE WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO TELL THEM ALL, WE WILL BE ABLE TO TELL MORE OF THOSE STORIES IN A LARGER SPACE.

>> Reporter: THE NEW MUSEUM COMING IN THE SUMMER OF 2026 WILL BE 40,000 SQUARE FEET, ALL THE NEW FEATURES AND RESOURCES ARE TO THE BENEFIT OF STORYTELLING FOR OVER 300,000 VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED THE STATE OF MINNESOTA SINCE STATE HOOD.

>> TO TELL THE STORY OF HOW MINNESOTANS HAVE STOOD UP WHEN CALLED UPON AND DEPLOYED OVERSEAS, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES, TO HAVE A PERMANENT GALLERY IN THIS NEW SPACE DEDICATED TO THE 43,000 POST 9/11 VETERANS IN MINNESOTA.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN LITTLE FALLS, I'M SKYLER BLAINE, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> CONSTRUCTION FOR THE NEW FACILITY IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY VETERANS DAY OF 2025.

>>> THE AITKIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS LOWERING THE PRICE OF CARRY PERMITS FOR VETERANS IN THE COUNTY.

A PERMIT TO CARRY ALLOWS A PERSON TO CARRY A HANDGUN IN PUBLIC IN MINNESOTA WHETHER CONCEALED OR UNCONCEALED.

IT ALSO ALLOWS THE HOLDER TO CARRY THE HANDGUN IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, SNOWMOBILE OR BOAT.

AITKIN COUNTY SHERIFF DANIEL GUIDA SAID YESTERDAY IN A FACEBOOK POST THAT THE FEES FOR VETERANS WILL BE REDUCED FROM $100 TO $10 AS A WAY TO SHOW APPRECIATION FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY.

>>> MERE HOURS BEFORE THE MIDNIGHT DEADLINE TO FUND THE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE MEMBERS PASSED THE AMERICAN RELIEF ACT OF 2025, WHICH WOULD FUND THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH MID-MARCH OF NEXT YEAR.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ EXPLAINS WHAT LED UP TO THE LAST MINUTE SCRAMBLE.

>> IT WOULD BE THE HEIGHT OF STUPIDITY TO SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWNRIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

>> Reporter: A NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON AVERTED.

>> THE BILL IS PASSED.

>> Reporter: HOUSE MEMBERS VOTED 366-34 TO PASS A STOPGAP FUNDING BILL.

>> WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT EVERYONE STOOD TOGETHER TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

>> HOUSE DEMOCRATS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY FUNDED THE GOVERNMENT AT LEVELS REQUESTED BY PRESIDENT BIDEN.

>> Reporter: SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER POSTING ON X THAT HE IS CONFIDENT THAT THE SENATE WILL PASS THE SPENDING BILL.

THE WHITE HOUSE RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING PRESIDENT BIDEN SUPPORTS MOVING THE LEGISLATION FORWARD.

TWO OTHER SPENDING BILLS VOTED ON EARLIER THIS WEEK FAILED TO GET ENOUGH VOTES TO PASS.

THE UNCERTAINTY BEGAN ON WEDNESDAY WHEN PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP'S ALLY ELON MUSK POSTED ON X, EFFECTIVELY KILLING A BIPARTISAN SPENDING PACKAGE.

>> AT THE BEHEST OF THE WORLD'S RICHEST MAN, WHO NO ONE VOTED FOR, THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS HAS BEEN THROWN INTO PAN PAN MOAN YUM.

>> Reporter: FRIDAY'S VERSION OF THE SPENDING EXTENDS FUNDING INTO MATCH, AND FARMING PROVISIONS.

THE BILL DOES NOT INCLUDE A SUSPENSION OF THE DEBT LIMIT WHICH TRUMP HAS BEEN DEMANDING THAT REPUBLICANS ADDRESS.

I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

>> Dennis: THE GOVERNMENT STILL HAS NOT VOTED ON THE PLAN BUT CHUCK SCHUMER SAID MOMENTS AGO THAT THE VOTE WILL HAPPEN BEFORE THE MIDNIGHT DEADLINE.

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

>> Stacy: WE'RE GOING TO SEE COLD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT, BUT TOMORROW WE WILL BEGIN A WARMING TRENDFUL I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> CENTRAL LAKE COLLEGE'S POLAR EXPRESS HOLIDAY FESTIVAL WENT UNDERWAY LAS >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> CENTRAL MINNESOTANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY SOME HOLIDAY CHEER AT CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE'S FOURTH ANNUAL POLAR XPRESS HOLIDAY FESTIVAL LAST WEEKEND, ORGANIZED THROUGH C.L.C.

AND THE STAPLES HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

FAMILIES IN ATTENDANCE GOT TO PARTAKE IN CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATION CRAFTS, TAKE A PICTURE WITH SANTA, AND MARVEL AT G-SCALE TRAIN MODELS.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE HOLIDAYS CAN BE A BLISSFUL TIME FOR MANY, THEY CAN ALSO BE A STRESSFUL TIME FOR OTHERS, AND CLC DIRECTOR OF STUDENT LIFE WANTED TO GIVE THE STAPLES COMMUNITY A FREE AND EASY OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES TO GATHER AND CELEBRATE THE SEASON.

>> IT'S A TIME TO RECHARGE.

A LOT OF FOLKS ARE STRUGGLING.

A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS ARE STRUGGLING, WHETHER IT'S FOOD INSECURITY OR HOUSING INSECURITY, AND WE KNOW THOSE STRUGGLES ARE NOT JUST UNIQUE TO THEM.

I THINK THE HOLIDAY TIME HELPS PEOPLE FOCUS IN ON THEIR FAMILIES AND RE-ENERGIZES THEM FOR THE YEAR AHEAD.

>> Reporter: AND THANKS TO THE HELP OF THE STAPLES HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WHICH ALSO OWNS THE STAPLES DEPOT, FINDING A THEME FOR THE POLAR EXPRESS HOLIDAY FESTIVAL WAS A CINCH.

>> I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR BUILDING THE INVENTORY OF BOXCARS AND IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE THE CHILDREN STAND BY THE TRACKS AND THEY'RE READING OFF THE LABELS, THEY KNOW THE McDONALD'S CARS, THE SPRITE.

>> Reporter: AND A TRAIN RIDE FOR THE LITTLE ONES TO ENJOY, THOSE IN ATTENDANCE RECEIVE THE FESTIVAL QUITE WELL.

>> JUST BEING ABLE TO COME WITH MOM OR DAD OR WHOEVER TO THIS EVENT IS REALLY SPECIAL.

THAT'S WHY WE KEPT IT FREE.

THAT'S WHY WE ADDED SO MANY KIDS ACTIVITIES.

WE LOVE TO MAKE THE KIDS LAUGH AND SCREAM ON THE RIDES, IT'S A GOOD TIME.

>> Reporter: CLC SEES OVER 1,200 FAMILIES STOP BY THE FESTIVAL AND TAKE IN THE EXPERIENCE.

THE COLLEGE ALSO HAS PATRONS FROM ALL OVER THE NORTH, FROM DETROIT LAKES, TO GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, TAKING THE TIME TO IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT WITH THEIR LOVED ONES.

>> IT'S THE SMELLS, ALL THESE SENSES COMING TOGETHER AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

THE SMELLS OF COFFEE AND EGGNOG AND HOT CHOCOLATE.

>> IT'S A TIME OF GIVING, IT'S A TIME OF FAMILY, IT'S A TIME OF THINKING OF OTHERS BEFORE YOURSELF, AND I THINK THAT'S HOW THE COLLEGE FEELS ABOUT IT AS WELL.

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

>> THE STAPLES HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS CURRENTLY TRYING TO FRIEND-RAISE AND FUNDRAISE FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE STAPLES DEPOT.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE NOW.

WELL, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH ASSURED WE WILL HAVE A WHITE CHRISTMAS.

THE QUESTION IS, ALTHOUGH IT'S A WAYS OFF, WHAT TEMPERATURE-WISE WE'RE LOOKING AT.

>> Stacy: WE'RE GOING TO SEE A WARM UP TOMORROW AND EARL NEXT -- EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WE MAY SEE ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

THERE ARE A FEW CHANCES OF >> 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, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY TODAY, BUT THE COLD AIR FILTERED IN BEHIND LAST NIGHT'S SNOW.

TEMPERATURES REMAINED PRETTY COLD ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA.

WE'RE IN FOR SOME COLD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, AND IT MAY START TO RISE IN WESTERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT.

WE START A WARMING TREND TOMORROW.

HIGHS WILL BE IN THE TEENS TOMORROW, WE'RE LOOKING AT 20s AND POSSIBLY SOME 30 DEGREE READINGS AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

IN BEMIDJI, -14 AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, WE HAVE CALM WINDS, DEW POINT IS -19 AND HUMIDITY IS AT 80%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, IT'S -6 WITH A DEW POINT OF -11.

PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY AND WINDS ARE CALM.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR PICTURE, IT HAS BEEN QUIET TODAY.

WE ENJOYED SOME BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE, ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES ARE NOT REFLECTING THAT THEY WERE COLD ACROSS THE AREA.

MOST OF US WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE VERY QUIET WEATHER OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A FEW SNOW SHOWERS AND MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE STATE TOMORROW.

OTHER THAN THAT, IT LOOKS QUIET AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE WARMER.

YOLANDA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE MORNING SKIES AND CARRIE WITH A BEAUTIFUL MORNING SHOT FROM WALKER, ANGELA SENDING US THIS PICTURE OF THE SUN DOGS JUST AT SUNRISE OVER PIKE BAY, AND ARLENE WITH ANOTHER SHOT OF THE SUNRISE THIS MORNING.

IT WAS VERY PRETTY OUT THERE.

WE GOT SOME NEW SNOW ON THE DECK FROM DAVE IN BAXTER AND RALPH.

WE HAVE THE SNOWPLOW GOING TODAY.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, -5 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLOUDY WITH A HIGH OF 12.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLEAR SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 10.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE, TOPPING OUT AT 12.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TODAY WITH A HIGH OF 16.

SO AGAIN, VERY COLD.

WE ARE WELL BELOW THE AVERAGE HIGH OF 24.

-1 WAS OUR LOW THIS MORNING, AND SUNSET AT 4:33.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 6, SO IT WAS VERY COLD.

21 IS OUR AVERAGE.

THE LOW THIS MORNING WAS -13.

AGAIN, WE HAVE DROPPED BELOW THAT ALREADY TONIGHT AT -14.

SUNSET THIS EVENING AT 4:31.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SEEING SNOW IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, OTHER THAN THAT, IT LOOKS LIKE A CLOUDY DAY.

THE TEMPERATURES DO START TO WARM UP WITH HIGHS IN THE MID-TEENS ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT CLOUD COVER IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, MID TO UPPER TEENS FOR OUR HIGHS, SO IT'S THE BEGINNING OF A WARMING TREND.

HIGHS SHOULD BE IN THE 20s AND 30s NEXT WEEK.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST, A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, AND PATCHY FOG IN THE NORTHEAST, WITH LOWS NEAR -14.

TOMORROW, MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE WEST, HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 15.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, THE REST OF OUR WEEKEND WE'LL BE SEEING VARIABLE CLOUDS ON SUNDAY AND EVEN INTO MONDAY, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, SOME ISOLATED SNOW IN EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA ON MONDAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND IN THE MID-20s AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WE SHOULD BE SEEING MID TO UPPER 20s WITH POSSIBLY TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT NEAR 30 ON WEDNESDAY, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE OVERALL, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A LOT OF CLOUD COVER.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS.

A COUPLE OF STATE RANKED GIRLS HOCKEY TEAMS MEETING UP.

>> Charlie: YEAH, THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO MEET LAST NIGHT BUT THEN THE SNOW HAPPENED.

I HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BCA TONIGHT AND MORE FROM AROUND THE NORTH AREA COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪] >> 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 ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>> Charlie: EXACTLY ONE MONTH OKAY, ROSEAU DEALT BEMIDJI THEIR FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON.

SINCE THEN, THE RAMS HAVE GONE 5-1 AND THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE GONE 4-3, WITH LOSSES TO TEAMS RANKED HIGHER THAN THEMSELVES.

THE TWO TEAMS MEET AGAIN FOR A RANKED SHOWDOWN IN BEMIDJI.

ROSEAU RANKS 11.

SECTION SEATING IMPLICATIONS A PLENTY.

ALL KNOTTED AT 1-1.

JARED GIVES ROSEAU THEIR FIRST LEAD OF THE GAME.

A MOMENT LATER, NAOMI TRIES TO TIE THINGS BACK UP BUT MADELINE WITH THE EDGE OF HER PAD, KEEPS THE PUCK OUT OF THE NET, THE SCORE REMAINS 2-1.

THE REST OF THE PERIOD BELONGS TO ROSEAU.

AND THEN PEYTON GETTING IN ON THE ACTION.

SHE HAD 2 TONIGHT.

RAMS LED 5-1 HEADING TO THE THIRD.

THE LUMBERJACKS WILL TRY TO MOUNT A COMEBACK.

JACKS COULDN'T MUSTER ANYMORE.

ROSEAU WINS 6-2 OVER BEMIDJI.

THEY IMPROVE 10-3 FOR THE YEAR.

LUMBERJACKS ARE NOW 7-5.

>>> NORTH SHORE BEATS NORTHERN LAKES IN GIRLS HOCKEY.

ON THE BOYS SIDE, BEMIDJI GETS A 4-1 WIN AT ROSEAU.

GRAND RAPIDS GETS A WIN TONIGHT, 2-1 OVER EDEN PRAIRIE.

PARK RAPIDS DIDN'T DO TOO HOT AGAINST RED LAKE FALLS.

>>> IN BOYS BASKETBALL, CASS LAKE-BENA HOSTING FOSSTON.

BOTH TEAMS TRYING TO BUILD THEIR WINS FROM PREVIOUS GAMES.

BAILEYING NOING DOWN TWO OF HIS 12.

NOW THIS TIME IT'S RYAN TO WILL, CHRISTIAN FINISHED WITH 10 AND THE HOUNDS LED AT THE HALF.

LATE IN THE SECOND, KINGSLEY KNOCKS DOWN HIS POINT OF THE GAME AND HE GOT THREE THE HARD WAY, PUTTING THE PANTHERS UP FOR GOOD.

CASS LAKE-BENA BEATS FOSSTON.

A FEW MORE SCORES FOR YOU IN BOYS BASKETBALL, BRAINERD GIVES ST. ALBERT MICHAELVILLE ALL THEY COULD HANDLE BUT CAME UP SHORT.

A BIG GAME FOR THEM.

PEQUOT LAKES WINS OVER GRAND RAPIDS.

LITTLE FALLS DROPS ONE BY TWO POINTS.

WARROAD REMAINS UNDEFEATED FOR THE SEASON.

PIERZ FALLS TO PRINCETON.

DEER RIVER GETS A WIN.

THEY REMAIN UNDEFEATED AS WELL.

STAPLES MOTLEY FALLS.

WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY PICKING UP A WIN.

SEBEKA, 8 POINT LOSS TO NEW YORK MILLS.

LITTLE FALLS GETS A WIN BUT STAPLES MOTLEY DOES NOT.

PARK RAPIDS AND PINE RIVER-BACKUS PICKING UP WINS IN THE CLASSIC.

AITKIN BEATS PIERZ.

WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY STAYS UNDEFEATED.

BERTHA HEWITT GETS THE WIN OVER SEBEKA.

UTAH HOCKEY CLUB DEALS MINNESOTA THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT LOSS.

>>> THE POST-SEASON ACCOLADES CONTINUE TO GROW FOR BEMIDJI STATE FOOTBALL, AS OFFENSIVE LINEMAN JAKE GANNON AND DEFENSIVE LINEMAN MARCUS HANSEN WERE NAMED ALL-AMERICANS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

GANNON WAS DUBBED A FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN.

THE SENIOR CAPTAIN BLOCKED AT THE CENTER OF THE BEAVERS O-LINE THAT RANKED 27TH IN RUSHING OFFENSE, AVERAGING JUST OVER 180-YARDS PER GAME, AND RANKING 29TH IN SACKS ALLOWED, GIVING UP LESS THAN 2-PER GAME.

HANSEN EARNED 2ND TEAM HONORS.

THE REDSHIRT JUNIOR HELPED ANCHOR A DEFENSE THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST IN PROGRAM HISTORY, FINISHING AS THE 10TH BEST UNIT IN THE NCAA.

UPFRONT, HE WAS ABLE TO NET 61 TOTAL TACKLES, 34 OF THEM SOLO, 14.5 FOR A LOSS, ALONG WITH 7.5 SACKS.

THE TWO LINEMAN JOIN A LIST OF AP ALL-AMERICANS THAT HAS SWELLED TO TEN.

THIS IS GANNON'S FIRST TIME GARNERING ALL-AMERICAN HONORS.

IT IS THE SECOND TIME FOR HANSEN.

IT'S A LITTLE BITTERSWEET FOR BSU BECAUSE HE ENTERED THE TRANSFER PORTAL.

>> Dennis: WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT.

THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL HELD THEIR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CHOIR CONCERT ON TUESDAY.

IN THE LAST WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS BREAK, OVER ONE THOUSAND PEOPLE GATHERED IN THE AUDITORIUM FOR THE PERFORMANCE.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK WAS THERE TO HEAR THE HOLIDAY TUNES AND THE MEANINGS BEHIND THEM FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS.

[♪♪♪] >> Reporter: WITH TWO STRAIGHT MONTHS OF PRACTICE AND LEARNING SONGS IN MULTIPLE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, THE BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR IS PREPARING FOR THEIR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT, BUT THERE IS ALSO A LOT MORE TO BEING IN CHOIR THAN JUST SINGING.

>> I LOVE BEING PART OF A HUGE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ALL INTERESTED IN THE SAME THING.

WE ALL HAVE THE SAME PASSION FOR MUSIC AND IT'S GREAT TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

>> HONESTLY IT'S JUST SHOWCASING WHAT WE'VE WORKED ON AND GETTING TO SHOW EVERYONE ELSE THE WORK WE PUT IN.

>> I LOVE LISTENING TO THE ENTIRE CHOIR COME TOGETHER AND SOUND AMAZING.

I LOVE SEEING ALL OF US HAPPENING AND SMILING WHEN WE DO SOMETHING RIGHT.

IT'S FULFILLING.

>> Reporter: THE SET WAS FULL OF CHRISTMAS SONGS OF COURSE, BUT THAT'S NOT ALL.

ON TOP OF INTEGRATING DRUMS, CLAPPING, AND STRING INSTRUMENTS, THERE WERE SONGS IN GERMAN AND LATIN IN THE SHOW AS WELL.

>> IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE TO DO SOME OF THESE FOREIGN LANGUAGE PIECES, BUT IT'S REALLY EXCITING.

THE KIDS HAVE PUT IN SO MUCH WORK TOO.

>> IT'S A LITTLE INTIMIDATING AT FIRST OF COURSE, BUT ONCE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING, IT JUST GENUINELY FEELS LIKE A SECOND LANGUAGE.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND IT FEELS FULFILLING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AND DOING IT WELL.

>> Reporter: SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS AT THE CONCERT RATHER THAN IT BEING CHRISTMAS THEME AND IN DECEMBER, THEY END EVERY PRODUCTION WITH A SPECIAL SONG.

>> CONTINUING THE LEGACY AND TRADITION OF SILENCE FOR THIS PARTICULAR CONCERT IS SOMETHING THAT I HOLD DEAR TO MY HEART, ALL THE LIGHTS COME DOWN AND THE KIDS HAVE CANDLES THAT THEY PASS AND HELP LIGHT EACH OTHER'S LIGHT.

IT IS REALLY A SPECIAL MOMENT THAT THE COMMUNITY IS USE TO US ENDING THE CONCERT.

>> Reporter: WHEN IT COMES TO ENDING THE SHOW TIME, THEY SAW A PACKED HOUSE.

>> WE FILLED AN 1,100 SEAT AUDITORIUM.

IT'S GREAT THAT WE GET THAT MUCH SUPPORT TOWARDS THE ARTS.

NOT EVERY SCHOOL GETS THAT SO IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE.

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

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS SYDNEY.

LET'S HEAD BACK TO STACY FOR MORE ON OUR WEEKEND WEATHER.

>> Stacy: OVERALL, IT LOOKS QUIET AND WARMER AS WELL.

WE WILL HAVE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A CHANCE FOR LIGHT KNOW IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, LOWS DOWN TO -14.

TOMORROW, WE WILL SEE THE CLOUDY SKY, AND SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW IN THE NORTHWEST, BUT TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE A LITTLE WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE MID-TEENS.

>> Dennis: THAT WILL DO IT FOR US.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND, WE'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE ON MONDAY NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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