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>> 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.

INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL PIECING TOGETHER WHAT HAPPENED WHEN TWO POLICE OFFICERS AND A FIREFIGHTER WERE SLAIN WHILE RESPONDING TO A DOMESTIC INCIDENT AT HOME IN BURNSVILLE ON SUNDAY.

AUTHORITIES SAY THE THREE WERE KILLED EARLY SUNDAY BY 38-YEAR-OLD SHANNON GOODEN WHO OPENED FIRE FROM THE HOME.

SEVEN CHILDREN WERE INSIDE.

A SEARCH WARRANT AFFIDAVIT FILED TODAY BY THE BCA REVEALED GOODEN USED MULTIPLE GUNS TO FATALLY SHOOT THE MEN.

GOODEN DIED OF A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD.

COURT RECORDS SHOW THAT HE WAS NOT LEGALLY ALLOWED TO HAVE GUNS BECAUSE OF HIS CRIMINAL RECORD.

THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING.

>>> THE FALLEN FIRST RESPONDERS WERE BURNSVILLE POLICE OFFICERS PAUL ELMSTRAND AND MATTHEW RUGE, AND FIREFIGHTER AND PARAMEDIC ADAM FINSETH.

A JOINT PUBLIC SAFETY MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR ALL THREE IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 28TH AT GRACE CHURCH IN EDEN PRAIRIE AT ITS 4,000+ SEAT AUDITORIUM.

>>> THREE INDIVIDUALS LIVING ON THE RED LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION HAVE BEEN CONVICTED BY A FEDERAL JURY OF FELONY CHILD NEGLECT.

ACCORDING TO EVIDENCE PRESENTED AT TRIAL BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2022 AND JANUARY 2023, 55-YEAR-OLD ROBIN JOHN ROY, 29-YEAR-OLD NICOLE ROBYN ROY, AND 36-YEAR-OLD HARRISON EDWIN DUDLEY SENIOR WILLFULLY DEPRIVED THE MINOR VICTIMS OF NECESSARY FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, HEALTH CARE, OR SUPERVISION DESPITE THEIR REASONABLE ABILITY TO MAKE THE NECESSARY PROVISIONS, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL HARM TO THE MINOR VICTIMS' PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH.

ALL THREE DEFENDANTS WERE FOUND GUILTY OF FELONY CHILD NEGLECT ON FEBRUARY 16TH FOLLOWING A SIX-DAY TRIAL.

NICOLE ROY AND DUDLEY WERE ALSO FOUND GUILTY OF FELONY CHILD ENDANGERMENT.

SENTENCING HEARINGS FOR THE DEFENDANTS WILL BE SCHEDULED AT A LATER TIME.

>>> MOUNT KILIMANJARO IS THE TALLEST MOUNTAIN ALL ACROSS AFRICA AND THE WORLD'S TALLEST FREE-STANDING MOUNTAIN.

ONE LOCAL BEMIDJI MAN MADE THE MIRACULOUS CLIMB NOT JUST FOR THE THRILL BUT FOR A PRETTY IMPORTANT CAUSE.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE SUMMIT OF THE MOUNT SITS AT 19,341 FEET HIGH.

A 31-YEAR-OLD SUPERINTENDENT REACHED THE SUMMIT OF MOUNT KILIMANJARO, AND NOT JUST TO SAY HE DID IT BUT TO BRING AWARENESS TO CANCER TREATMENT IN THE AREA.

>> WE WERE VISITING A HOSPITAL IN THE BASE OF MOUNT KILIMANJARO SO A GROUP OF 15 OF US VISITED THE HOSPITAL TO SEE ONGOING PROJECTS AND SEE WHAT WE COULD DO TO HELP CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN WAS JUST A BONUS.

>> Reporter: HERE IN AMERICA, IT'S PRETTY EASY TO FIND WAYS TO TREAT CANCER, BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME FOR OTHER COUNTRIES.

>> I THINK WE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED HERE IN THE STATES HOW GOOD OF A HEALTHCARE WE HAVE.

OVER THERE, THEY'RE WORKING ON IT.

IT'S LIKE ANY PROJECT.

WHERE DO YOU GET THE MONEY?

WHERE DO YOU GET THE RESOURCES TO DIAGNOSE CANCER, AND THEN WHAT?

YOU HAVE TO TREAT IT.

>> Reporter: HE DECIDED TO STAY ANOTHER WEEK TO ATTEMPT TO CLIMB KILIMANJARO.

>> CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN, YOU GO THROUGH ALL THESE CLIMATE ZONES.

I ENDED UP IN A SNOWSTORM.

THE ROUTE ITSELF IS A ROUGH TERRAIN.

IT'S NOT REALLY A TECHNICAL CLIMB.

YOU DON'T REALLY USE ROPES OR CLIMBING EQUIPMENT, SO I THINK THAT'S WHY CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN IS SO POPULAR.

>> Reporter: ONCE YOU REACHED THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN, HE SAID IT WAS A FEELING UNLIKE ANY OTHER.

>> I AM NOT TOO MUCH OF AN EMOTIONAL PERSON PER SE.

I DIDN'T SHED A TEAR, BUT IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A RELIEF, YOU KNOW?

IT WAS A BIG WEIGHT OFF YOUR SHOULDERS.

YOU THINK YOU WOULD SPEND MORE TIME UP THERE BUT I THINK WE WERE THERE FOR A TOTAL OF 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND THEN IT WAS LIKE ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE AND GO DOWN THE MOUNTAIN.

ANY TIME YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO VISIT THEIR NATIONAL PARKS AND CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN, IT'S A TRIP OF A LIFETIME.

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

>> IF ANYONE WISHES TO DONATE TO THE FOUNDATION FOR CANCER CARE IN TANZANIA, YOU GO DO SO BY GOING TO THE WEBSITE THAT IS ON THE SCREEN.

>>> A FEDERAL GRANT OF $50,000 WILL HELP REPLACE THE ROOF ON THE BUILDING THAT HOUSES LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN AITKIN.

U.S.

SENATORS AMY KLOBUCHAR AND TINA SMITH ANNOUNCED THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT TODAY WHICH WILL REPLACE THE ROOF ON AITKIN'S PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING.

BOTH SAY THE GRANT WAS NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE SO EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDERS HAVE THE FACILITIES THEY NEED TO CONTINUE SERVING THE COMMUNITY.

SENATORS KLOBUCHAR AND SMITH ARE MEMBERS OF THE U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION AND FORESTRY, WHICH OVERSEES THE USDA.

>>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HAS CANCELED ANOTHER $1.2 BILLION OF STUDENT LOAN DEBT.

THIS LATEST ROUND OF RELIEF IMPACTS NEARLY 153,000 BORROWERS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN A NEW REPAYMENT PLAN THE ADMINISTRATION LAUNCHED IN AUGUST.

THE SAVING ON A VALUABLE EDUCATION PLAN ERASES REMAINING FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN BALANCES FOR THOSE WHO ORIGINALLY BORROWED $12,000 OR LESS AND HAVE MADE PAYMENTS FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS.

>> WHEN PEOPLE WITH STUDENT DEBT RELIEF, THEY BUY HOMES, THEY START BUSINESSES, THEY CONTRIBUTE, THEY ENGAGE IN THE COMMUNITY IN WAYS THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO BEFORE.

IT GROWS THE ECONOMY.

>> Dennis: SINCE TAKING OFFICE, BIDEN HAS CANCELED NEARLY $138 BILLION OF FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN DEBT FOR NEARLY 4 MILLION BORROWERS >>> CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE'S “VERSE LIKE WATER ” PROGRAM HAS BEEN INVITING VISITING POETS TO SPEAK AT THE BRAINERD CAMPUS FOR 12 YEARS.

TODAY'S SPEAKER WAS MAI DER VANG, A HMONG-AMERICAN POET.

VANG'S POETRY IS CENTERED AROUND THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF HER HERITAGE.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: HER STORY BEGAN AS HER PARENTS FLED LAOS AFTER THE FALLOUT OF THE VIETNAM WAR.

THEY SETTLED IN THE TWIN CITIES BEFORE MOVING TO FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.

SHE BEGAN WRITING AS A YOUNG CHILD AND USED POETRY AS A WAY TO EXPRESS HERSELF.

HER POETRY IS FOCUSED ON HER HERITAGE AND OTHER ISSUES SHE HOLDS DEAR.

>> A LOT OF MY POEMS SHOW MY HMONG AMERICAN IDENTITY AND WE LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO CULTURAL ISSUES WITHIN MY OWN COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF HER POETRY IS TELLING THE STORY OF HER PEOPLE AND THEIR CULTURE, SOMETHING THAT IS NOT OFTEN TOLD IN AMERICA.

>> DURING THE U.S. WAR IN VIETNAM, THE C.I.A.

RECRUITED AND HAD MANY HMON G-MEN FIGHT IN THE WAR ALONG WITH THE AMERICANS.

THEN THE WAR IN VEET NATURAL, THEY LEFT A LOT OF HMONG FAMILIES BEHIND SO THEY HAD TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES.

A LOT OF THEM ESCAPED FROM THE COUNTRY BY FLEEING TO THAILAND AND THE REFUGEE CAMPS WHERE THEY SETTLED FOR A SHORT PERIOD, INCLUDING MY PARENTS.

AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS, THE UNITED STATES ALLOWED MANY HMONG FAMILIES TO RESETTLE IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: HER GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THEIR HISTORY IS NEVER FORGOTTEN AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT SUPPORTED HER WORK INSPIRES HER TO CONTINUE.

>> WHEN I SEE PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED OR JUST CURIOUS AND THE HMONG STORY, IT ENCOURAGES ME TO WANT TO SHARE IT, TO CONTINUE TO WRITE ABOUT IT, TO CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THIS WAR AND THE HMONG PEOPLE IN THE WAR AND CREATE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN ASK QUESTIONS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DON'T KNOW.

SO I HOPE TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT IN MY OWN WRITING.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> MAI DER VANG'S BOOK “YELLOW RAIN ” WAS A FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE IN 2022.

HER FIRST BOOK, “AFTERLAND ” WON THE WALT WHITMAN AWARD OF THE ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS IN 2016.

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

>> Stacy: IT WILL BE SUNNY AND MILD AGAIN TOMORROW BEFORE SOME COLDER AIR ARRIVES ON FRIDAY.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, STUDENTS WERE EXCITED TO SEE WHO THE MYSTERY WAS >> 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.

>>> NORTHERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CELEBRATED "I LOVE TO READ MONTH" BY DEDICATING SOME INSTRUCTIONAL TIME FOR STUDENTS TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT CHARACTERS AND PLOTS BEYOND THEIR USUAL HOME AND SCHOOL SETTING.

TODAY'S THEME WAS MYSTERY READER, WHERE ATHLETES FROM BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY AND LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS CAME TO READ TO THE STUDENTS.

IT WAS A FUN AND EXCITING WAY FOR THE STUDENTS TO ENGAGE WITH READING AND LEARN FROM SPECIAL GUESTS.

REPORTER ZY'RIAH SIMMONS HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: FEBRUARY IS DESIGNATED AS THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL'S READING MONTH.

STUDENTS LEARN FROM THEIR BOOKS.

>> PROBABLY THE BOOKS BECAUSE IT TEACHES US HOW TO BE KIND AND NOT TELL ON OTHER PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THIS WAS NOT ONLY A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS BUT ALSO FOR THE READERS THEMSELVES, SOME OF WHOM WANT TO WORK WITH CHILDREN FOR A LIVING.

>> EVERY WEEK, I'M AN EDUCATION MAJOR SO I'M HERE EVERY WEEK, SO BEING ABLE TO SPEND TIME WITH THE KIDS AND READ A BOOK TO THEM AND SEE THEM GET EXCITED WAS AWESOME.

>> Reporter: IT WAS NOTICEABLE TO SEE HOW EXCITED THE STUDENTS WERE TO HAVE READERS COME AND READ.

>> EVERY KID WAS SMILING, LAUGHING, ASKING SOME GOOD QUESTIONS, HAVING A GOOD TIME.

IT'S BEEN A JOY.

>> THEY REALLY LIKE BEING HERE AND IT'S EASY TO ENGAGE THEM IF YOU'RE ENTERTAINING THEM WITH THE STORY.

I JUST THINK THEIR EXCITEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT WAS AWESOME.

>> Reporter: WITH I LOVE TO READ MONTH HERE AT NORTHERN ELEMENTARY, IT GIVES A CHANCE FOR PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO COME AND GIVE BACK JUST BY READING A BOOK.

>> IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE I THINK IT KIND OF IS A FORM OF INSPIRATION FOR THEM, SOMETHING THEY CAN DO WHEN THEY GET OLDER.

IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST NOW, IT CAN TAKE YOU FURTHER THAN JUST HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU CAN DO THINGS BEYOND THAT AND DO THINGS FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.

>> WHEN YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO GIVE BACK, DO IT.

OBVIOUSLY WE'VE ALL BEEN IN THEIR SHOES AND WE UNDERSTAND THE MANAGEMENT -- IMPACT WE CAN HAVE ON THEM.

WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE TO DO IT, DO IT.

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

>> Dennis: AND NOW TIME TO BRING IN WEATHERCASTER STACY CHRISTENSON, A COOL DOWN IS COMING UP IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

>> Stacy: YES, IT WILL BE SEASONAL AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY, TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO WHERE WE EXPECT THEM TO BE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

IT IS A SHORT >> 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, WE HAD A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY, BUT ONE THING PRETTY STEADY ACROSS MOST OF THE VIEWING AREA, TEMPERATURES ARE MILD, HIGHS IN THE 40s AND 50s.

NOW AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, A MILD DAY, WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGHS AROUND 40 DEGREES.

THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A COOL DOWN, MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY, BUT BACK IN THE 40s AS WE START THE WEEKEND.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, 34 AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE STUDIO, WE HAVE A SOUTHEAST WIND AT 3 MILES PER HOUR.

24 IS OUR DEW POINT.

HUMIDITY IS AT 68%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLOUDY SKIES, 39 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 27, PRESSURE IS FALLING AND WINDS ARE SOUTH AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, A LITTLE BIT OF MOISTURE AGAIN MOVING THROUGH NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A FEW FLURRIES HERE AND THERE WITH THAT.

IT WILL BE MOVING OUT QUICKLY AND WE SHOULD HAVE QUIET WEATHER OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, ANOTHER QUIET DAY, MILD, HIGH TEMPERATURES NOT AS WARM AS TODAY BUT RIGHT AROUND 40, WE SHOULD BE SEEING SUNSHINE IN THE AREA ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW.

WE DO HAVE A COOL DOWN IN STORE AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY AS TEMPERATURES TOP OUT MAINLY IN THE 20s IN THE VIEWING AREA.

WE SHOULD SEE HIGHS IN THE 40s BY SATURDAY.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, BEAUTIFUL SKIES, BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE IN MENAHGA, ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO.

WE GOT GREAT SHOTS OF THE CLOUDS AND THE SUNSHINE IN THE SKY FROM SAMROSE OVER LOWER RED LAKE.

DAN OVER LAKE BEMIDJI WITH THE SUN THROUGH THE CLOUDS THERE.

A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET FROM ANGELA AT CASS LAKE.

SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYE REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 24, CALM, AND HAZY THIS MORNING.

DEBRA IN PINE RIVER 44.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, REPORTING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, TOPPING OUT AT 44.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNSHINE WITH A HIGH OF 50.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, 52 FOR THE HIGH AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT.

ARLENE REPORTING A HIGH OF 50 IN LONGVILLE.

AND BRAINERD, TOPPING OUT AT 53, BEATING THE OLD RECORD BY 1 DEGREE.

23 WAS OUR LOW TEMP THIS MORNING, 5:51 WAS THE SUNSET, BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 44.

NO NEW RECORD, BUT STILL VERY WARM.

27 IS THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE, WHICH WAS OUR LOW THIS MORNING.

TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, A LITTLE BIT COOLER IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE.

WARROAD IS LOOKING TO TOP OUT AROUND 34, BUT WE SHOULD SEE HIGHS IN THE 40s ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, IT LOOKS LIKE MID-40s FOR OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TO GO AROUND TOMORROW, AND AGAIN WE HAVE THE COOL DOWN ON FRIDAY, BUT EXPECT TO SEE THE HIGHS BACK IN THE 40s ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AS WE START THE WEEKEND.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST, VARIABLE CLOUDS TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 22, NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 MILES PER HOUR.

THEN PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, HIGHS NEAR 40, WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, THERE IS THE COOL DOWN ON FRIDAY, STILL PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, BUT HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 22.

WE REBOUND QUICKLY ON SATURDAY, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY THIS WEEKEND, 43 ON SATURDAY, MAYBE JUST A LITTLE BIT COOLER ON SUNDAY, BUT AS WE START THE WORKWEEK ON MONDAY, 46 FOR THE HIGH TEMPERATURE, MAYBE A FEW ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

GIRLS HOCKEY TONIGHT.

>> Charlie: YES, AND WHAT A GAME IT WAS.

IT WENT TO OVERTIME.

WE HAVE ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR YOU COMING UP RIGHT AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪] >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE GIGAZONE GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP AND TECH EXPO SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH WITH SPECIAL GUEST DANIELLE FEINBERG, PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS.

EXHIBITOR APPLICATIONS ONLINE AT GIGAZONETECHXPO.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.

>>> WHEN IT COMES TO WARROAD GIRLS HOCKEY, YOU CAN FILL A BOOKS WITH ALL THE STATISTICS THEY OWN.

MOST SHOTS BY ONE TEAM IN A GAME, YOU GET THE IDEA.

NONE OF THAT MATTERS TONIGHT FOR THE WARRIORS AS THEY PUT THEIR BACK TO BACK STATE TITLES ON THE LINE AND TRY TO BE THE FIRST TEAM TO THREE-PEAT.

WARROAD FACING OFF WITH PROCTOR.

THEY BEAT THE MIRAGE IN THE FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON.

A SHOT STOP, BUT SOPHIE JOHNSON WAITING IN THE WINGS, PICKS UP THE REBOUND, AND THE WARRIORS LEAD IT 1-0.

NOW MIRAGE WITH A 6 ON 4 POWER PLAY, AND THEY TIE THE GAME TO SEND IT TO OVERTIME.

COULD THERE BE A NEW STATE CHAMPION IN 2024?

TAYLOR DECIDES WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL FRIDAY, PERFECT PASS FROM SANDY, AND WHAT A GAME.

WARROAD WINS IT IN OVERTIME, 2- 1 OVER PROCTOR.

THEY WILL PLAY THE ACADEMY OF HOLY ANGELS ON FRIDAY, THAT GAME AT 1 P.M. >>> WELL, TOMORROW THE CLASS 2A GIRLS HOCKEY TEAMS WILL PLAY THEIR QUARTERFINALS MATCHUPS WHERE ROSEAU WILL BE MAKING THEIR SEVENTH STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE AND FIRST SINCE 2020.

THE 18-10 RAMS WERE GIVEN A RANDOM DRAW AND PAIRED WITH A FAMILIAR OPPONENT IN TWO SEED HILL-MURRAY, A TEAM THAT BEAT THEM 8-2 IN LATE DECEMBER.

BUT SINCE THAT LOSS, ROSEAU HAS GONE 11-2, INCLUDING A COME FROM BEHIND WIN OVER SEVENTH RANKED MOORHEAD IN THE SECTION 8-2A FINALS, A VICTORY THAT EPITOMIZES THIS YEAR'S SQUAD.

>> WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT, EVEN OFFSITE THIS YEAR.

COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM, IT SHOWS WE CAN PUSH THROUGH A LOT OF ADVERSITY, WHICH WE HAD A LOT THIS SEASON.

IT'S FUN TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WHEN WE COME TOGETHER.

>> WE DON'T LEAVE THE DOUBT ON THE ICE.

WE DON'T TAKE A HARD TIME AND THINK WE CAN'T GET PASS THEM.

WE JUST HAVE TO FIGHT THROUGH THE TOUGH BATTLES.

IF WE FIGHT HARD THROUGH ALL THREE PERIODS, WE WILL COME OUT ON TOP.

>> WHEN I WAS AN EIGHTH GRADER, I THOUGHT THAT'S EASY.

WE'RE GOING TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT A LOT.

THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION TO GET THERE.

IT'S AN HONOR AND I THINK THE WHOLE TEAM FEELS THE SAME WAY I DO.

WE'RE PUMPED TO GO DOWN THERE.

>> ROSEAU HAS NOT WON A QUARTERFINAL GAME AT THE STATE TOURNEY SINCE BEATING NEW PRAGUE 4-1 IN 2008 IN THEIR FIRST EVER STATE APPEARANCE.

THAT SEASON THEY FINISHED 3RD.

TOMORROW THE RAMS HAVE THE EARLY GAME AT 11PM AND WE WILL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS TOMORROW NIGHT.

>>> WELL, LITTLE FALLS BOYS WRESTLING PUNCHED THEIR TICKET TO THE CLASS 2A STATE TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2012 AFTER DEFEATING GRAND RAPIDS IN THRILLING FASHION IN THE SECTION 7-2A CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE FLYERS FINISHED THE SEASON 19-4 AND RANKED 10TH IN CLASS 2A, WHILE BOASTING THREE WRESTLERS RANKED INDIVIDUALLY IN THEIR RESPECTIVE WEIGHT CLASSES, BUT THEY WILL HAVE A TALL ORDER ON HAND AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

SQAURING OFF WITH TOP SEEDED SIMLEY, WHO HAS WON THE PAST FIVE CLASS-2A STATE TITLES.

REGARDLESS OF THE OPPONENT THOUGH, LITTLE FALLS IS EXCITED TO BE COMPETING AS A TEAM AT THE EX NEXT WEEK.

>> YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU QUALIFY AS A TEAM, IT'S A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE.

I HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER TEAMS.

IT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO.

I HOPE THEY HAVE SUCCESS, NOT JUST SHOW UP AND ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE, HOPEFULLY BRING HOME SOME METALS AND HARDWARE AS WELL.

>> I'M READY TO COMPETE AND SEE WITH MY TEAM, ONE LAST TIME, BEING ALL TOGETHER.

I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY THAT IT WILL BE IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT AT THE XCEL ENERGY CENTER.

>> THIS IS BIG FOR ME.

I THINK I WAS IN TEARS.

LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, IT HASN'T HAPPENED FOR 12 YEARS.

>> I'M EXCITED.

I HAVE GONE DOWN PRETTY SUCH SINCE I WAS IN EIGHTH GRADE.

I WILL BE DOWN THERE ON THE MAT.

>>> HERE IS THE FLYERS SCHEDULE FOR NEXT THURSDAY.

THEY STILL HAVE THEIR INDIVIDUAL SECTION TOURNAMENT THIS SATURDAY.

LITTLE FALLS HAS NOT HAD AN INDIVIDUAL STATE WRESTLING CHAMPION SINCE KEVIN LARSEN AND STEVE PROZINSKI IN 1979 AND THEY HAVE NEVER WON A STATE TEAM TITLE.

>> Dennis: WOW, THAT'S A LONG TIME.

>> Charlie: IT IS.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> YOU MAY WEAR ONE ON YOUR WRIST, TALK INTO ONE, OR WATCH VIDEOS ON THEM.

SMART DEVICES ARE ALL AROUND US BUT CAN THEY BE USED TO ACCURATELY TRACK YOUR HEALTH?

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER GETS A CARDIOLOGIST TO WEIGH IN.

>> Reporter: WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR HEALTH, KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.

>> TRACKING OUR HEALTH IS VERY IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: CARDIOLOGIST WITH THE OHIO STATE WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER SAYS ROUTINE DOCTOR VISITS CAN HELP BUT PATIENTS ALSO ASK ABOUT THEIR SMART DEVICES AND WHETHER THEY CAN BE USED TOO.

>> THERE ARE SOME TRACKERS THAT ONLY TRACK YOUR STEP COUNT AND THERE ARE OTHERS LIKE WATCHES THAT CAN TELL YOU HOW MUCH SLEEP YOU'RE GETTING AND THE QUALITY OF YOUR SLEEP, AS WELL AS YOUR HEART RATE, WHICH CAN BE IMPORTANT FOR SOMEONE WITH POTENTIAL UNDERLYING HEART CONDITIONS.

>> Reporter: SMART DEVICES CAN BE A GOOD TOOL TO HELP TRACK HEALTH FOR SOME, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH UNDERLYING HEALTH ISSUES.

>> I HAD SOME PATIENTS THAT WE PUT MONITORS ON THEM FOR A MONTH AND WE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING ON THEM BECAUSE IT WAS TOO INFREQUENT.

WHEN THEY HAVE THESE DEVICES, WE WERE ABLE TO SEE WHAT THEY WERE EXPERIENCING IS REAL.

IT'S NOT ANXIETY OR SOMETHING IN THEIR HEAD, IT'S SOMETHING REAL BUT WE CAN'T CAPTURE IT ON OUR MONITOR BECAUSE THE MONITOR IS NOT WORN TOO LONG.

>> Reporter: THEY CAUTION SMART DEVICES FROM BEING YOUR ONLY TOOL, IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM, IT'S TIME TO SEE A DOCTOR.

THE DEVICES SHOULDN'T REPLACE ROUTINE VISITS.

>> I THINK THESE TRACKERS ADD ADDITIONAL VALUE, BUT IT'S NOT TO MAKE YOU PARANOID BUT TO START CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN ABOUT YOUR HEALTH.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>> THE CARDIOLOGIST SAYS SMART DEVICES CAN ALSO HELP ALERT YOU TO A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS CONDITION CALLED ATRIAL FIBRILLATION OR AN ABNORMAL HEART RHYTHM.

SHE SAYS IF IT GOES UNDIAGNOSED FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME, IT DOES RAISE A PERSON'S RISK OF HAVING A STROKE.

>>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

LET'S HEAR MORE FROM STACY.

>> Stacy: VARIABLE CLOUDS OVERNIGHT, LOWS NEAR 22, NORTHWEST WIND AT 10 MILES PER HOUR.

ANOTHER MILD DAY IN STORE TOMORROW, WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.

HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 40, WE WILL SEE THE WINDS PICKING UP AT 5 TO 20.

WE HAVE A COOL DOWN IN STORE FOR US AND TEMPERATURES ARE FAIRLY SEASONAL ON FRIDAY WITH HIGHS NEAR 22, A LOW OF 11.

STARTING OUT AT 12 ON SATURDAY, BUT LOOK AT THOSE TEMPERATURES REBOUND QUICKLY, HIGHS NEAR 43.

>> Charlie: BSU WOMEN'S HOCKEY TEAM HAD 14 PLAYERS SELECTED TO THE ALL ACADEMIC TEAM AND 11 OF THEM HAD 3.5 G.P.A.

>> Dennis: GOOD TO HEAR.

THAT'S IT FOR TONIGHT, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

SEE YOU THEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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