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

[♪♪♪] >> Matthew: HEY EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> MORE DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED REGARDING THE SHOOTING IN BURNSVILLE RESULTING IN THE KILLING OF 2 POLICE OFFICERS AND A PARAMEDIC.

ACCORDING TO A BUREAU OF CRIMINAL APPREHENSION STATEMENT AND COURT DOCUMENT, OFFICERS RESPONDED TO AN ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORT SHORTLY BEFORE 2:00 A.M.

THEY ARRIVED AT THE HOME OF SHANNON GOODEN, WHO REFUSED TO LEAVE THE HOME AND LIED TO THE OFFICERS SAYING HE WAS UNARMED.

AFTER ABOUT 3.5 HOURS OF NEGOTIATION TO GET GOODEN TO SURRENDER AT APPROXIMATELY 5:26 A.M., GOODEN OPENED FIRE AT THE OFFICERS IN THE HOME.

OFFICERS PAUL ELMSTRAND, MATTHEW RUGE, AND SARGENT ADAM MEDLICOTT ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN INITIALLY SHOT INSIDE THE HOME.

RUGE AND MEDLICOTT WERE SHOT A SECOND TIME AS OFFICERS MOVED TO THE ARMOR VEHICLE OUTSIDE.

THAT'S WHEN PARAMEDIC ADAM FINSETH WAS SHOT TRYING TO HELP HIS FELLOW OFFICER.

A STANDOFF ENSUED WITH GOODEN FIRING SHOTS FROM AN UPSTAIRS WINDOW AND OFFICER JAVIER JIMENEZ RETURNED FIRE WITH A SNIPER RIFLE.

GOODEN REPORTEDLY SHOT OVER A HUNDRED ROUNDS AT THE OFFICERS DURING THE STANDOFF, ENDING WHEN GOODEN SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD.

A SWAT TEAM WITH A DRONE DISCOVERED HIS BODY AT 10:15 A.M.

WHILE THESE NEW DETAILS FILL IN SOME GAPS OF INFORMATION, THERE IS STILL A LOT OF DETAILS TO PIECE TOGETHER.

VIDEO FROM POLICE BODY CAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO BCA INVESTIGATORS.

ONCE THEY ARE DONE WITH THE INVESTIGATION, THE FINDINGS WILL BE REPORTED TO THE DAKOTA COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR REVIEW.

>>> A MINNESOTA MAN WHO REPEATEDLY ATTACKED POLICE OFFICERS DURING THE U.S. CAPITOL RIOT WIELDED A POLICE BATON AS A WEAPON AND STOLE TWO RIOT SHIELDS WAS SENTENCED ON THURSDAY TO NEARLY THREE YEARS IN PRISON.

BRIAN MOCK, AGED 44, HELPED REMOVE TWO POLICE BARRICADES BEFORE HE ASSAULTED FOUR OFFICERS DURING THE JANUARY 6, 2021 SIEGE.

HE SHOVED ONE OF THE OFFICERS IN THE CHEST AND KNOCKED HIM ONTO THE GROUND, WHERE OTHER RIOTERS KICKED AND HIT HIM.

MOCK ASKED FOR LENIENCY BEFORE CHIEF JUDGE JAMES BOASBERG SENTENCED HIM TO TWO YEARS AND NINE MONTHS IN PRISON.

BOASBERG CONVICTED MOCK OF ALL 11 COUNTS IN HIS INDICTMENT, INCLUDING FELONY ASSAULT CHARGES, AFTER HEARING TESTIMONY WITHOUT A JURY.

MOCK RECRUITED HIS GIRLFRIEND AND ANOTHER FRIEND TO DRIVE WITH HIM TO WASHINGTON D.C. FOR THEN PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S STOP THE STEAL RALLY ON JANUARY 6TH.

BEFORE LEAVING, MOCK TOLD HIS OLDEST SON THAT HE MIGHT DIE THERE.

AFTER MOCK'S ARREST ON JANUARY 6TH CHARGES, THE THEN-GIRLFRIEND WHO JOINED HIM IN WASHINGTON OBTAINED A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST HIM BECAUSE SHE FELT SCARED OF HIS BEHAVIOR AND POTENTIAL BEHAVIOR IN THE AFTERMATH OF THEIR BREAKUP, PROSECUTORS SAID.

APPROXIMATELY 1,300 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH FEDERAL CRIMES RELATED TO THE CAPITOL ATTACK.

OVER 800 OF THEM HAVE BEEN SENTENCED, WITH ROUGHLY TWO-THIRDS RECEIVING PRISON TERMS RANGING FROM A FEW DAYS TO 22 YEARS.

>>> K-9 OFFICER RYKER OF CASS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS RETURNED TO DUTY AFTER SEVEN WEEKS OF RECOVERY FROM AN INJURY HE SUFFERED ON SEPTEMBER 17TH OF LAST YEAR.

AFTER BEING HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A METAL PIPE TWICE WHILE APPREHENDING A SUSPECT NEAR CASS LAKE, RYKER HAD TO GET SURGERY AND RECEIVED TREATMENT FROM THE ANIMAL EMERGENCY AND REFERRAL CENTER OF MINNESOTA FOR A FRACTURED SNOUT AND EYE SOCKET, BROKEN TEETH, AND SEVERAL LACERATIONS.

A HUGE WAVE OF SUPPORT CAME FROM MANY RESIDENTS IN THE CASS COUNTY AREA, SENDING NOTES, CARDS, AND EVEN FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM BUSINESS AND INDIVIDUALS DURING RYKER'S RECOVERY.

RYKER HAS SPENT 5 YEARS ON THE ROAD WITH THE CASS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, WHO WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ANYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO RYKER'S RECOVERY.

>>> THE CROW WING COUNTY BOARD HAS EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR CLAY COUNTY'S EFFORTS IN REQUESTING STATE BOND FUNDS TO DEVELOP A PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY.

THERE ARE ONLY FOUR PRTF'S IN MINNESOTA WITH ONE PENDING IN GRAND RAPIDS AND DUE TO THE LIMITED SPACE, CHILDREN CAN WAIT AS LONG AS FIVE MONTHS TO RECEIVE ADMISSION.

ALL THE MORE REASON CROW WING COUNTY IS ENDORSING CLAY COUNTY'S PROPOSAL.

>> I THINK A HEALTHY INFRASTRUCTURE OR CONTINUUM OF CARE IS MAKING SURE THAT YOU ARE EXPLORING FROM THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE TO THE INPATIENT, PSYCHIATRIC, SHORT-TERM OR LONG-TERM LEVEL OF CARE.

WE WILL SUPPORT OTHER COMMUNITIES WHO ARE EXPANDING ON THE CONTINUUM OF CARE OR UTILIZE BOTH SERVICES AS NEEDED FOR OUR YOUTH AND CHILDREN.

>> Matthew: CLAY COUNTY IS ALSO WORKING WITH THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER SOLUTIONS BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ON THIS PROJECT.

>>> EVERY YEAR, THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF IN PEQUOT LAKES PARTICIPATES IN A STATE-WIDE FOOD SHARE CAMPAIGN.

THE CAMPAIGN WILL RUN BETWEEN FEBRUARY 26 AND APRIL 6 AND HELPS STOCK AND SUPPORT NEARLY THREE HUNDRED FOOD SHELVES ACROSS THE STATE.

THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF ENCOURAGES THE COMMUNITY TO GET INVOLVED BY PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL FOOD DRIVES OR MAKING A FINANCIAL DONATION.

THE FOOD SHELF IS CONFIDENT THAT THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA WILL DO ITS PART, BASED ON WHAT THEY SEE EVERY DAY.

>> I GET TO BE THE MESSENGER EVERY DAY.

WE ARE GIVING FOOD AWAY, ONLY BECAUSE OF GENEROSITY IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

I MEAN WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THE FINAL AND FOOD DONATIONS.

>> LAST YEAR DURING THE MINNESOTA FOOD SHARE CAMPAIGN, THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF RAISED $161,000 AND COLLECTED 6,000 POUNDS OF FOOD.

TO LEARN MORE ON HOW YOU CAN DONATE, VISIT THE WEBSITE ON THE SCREEN.

>>> DRIVERS IN EIGHT MIDWESTERN STATES INCLUDING MINNESOTA WILL BE ABLE TO FUEL UP WITH A HIGHER BLEND OF ETHANOL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR UNDER A RULED FINALIZED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

THE END OF A SUMMERTIME BAN ON SALES OF GASOLINE BLENDED WITH 15 PERCENT ETHANOL HAS BEEN SOUGHT FOR YEARS BY THE BIOFUELS INDUSTRY AND FARMING GROUPS WITH THE SUPPORT OF MIDWEST GOVERNORS.

IT REFLECTS THE IMPORTANCE OF ETHANOL TO AGRICULTURE.

THE FUEL ADDITIVE CONSUMES ROUGHLY 40-PERCENT OF THE NATION'S CORN CROP.

HIGHER SALES OF ETHANOL COULD MEAN GREATER PROFITS FOR CORN FARMERS.

THE NEW RULE WAS ANNOUNCED THURSDAY AND TAKES EFFECT IN APRIL 2025.

IT WILL APPLY IN ILLINOIS, IOWA, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, OHIO, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND WISCONSIN.

>>> CELLPHONE SERVICE ON MULTIPLE NETWORKS NATIONWIDE IS SLOWLY BEING RESTORED THIS HOUR BUT TENS OF THOUSANDS CUSTOMERS COAST-TO-COAST WOKE UP THURSDAY TO FIND ERROR MESSAGES OR NO SERVICE CONNECTION AT ALL.

MEANING NO CALLS, NO TEXTING, AND IN SOME MAJOR CITIES, NO ABILITY TO DIAL 9-1-1.

LAURA AGUIRRE HAS MORE ON WHERE THE OUTAGES STAND RIGHT NOW AS THE SEARCH FOR WHY IT HAPPENED AT ALL CONTINUES.

>> Reporter: DOWN DETECTOR WAS A POPULAR WEBSITE ON THURSDAY AS IT MONITORED A WIDESPREAD NATIONAL OUTAGE, IMPACTING A NUMBER OF WIRELESS CARRIERS, WITH THE MOST OCCURRING ON AT&T'S NETWORK.

SOME USERS SAID THEY WOKE UP TO S.O.S.

MESSAGES, OTHERS HAD NO CONNECTION AT ALL, NO ABILITY TO MAKE CALLS, SEND OR RECEIVE TEXTS, AND IN SEVERAL STATES, 9-1-1 SERVICE WAS TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS.

THE COMPANY IS TELLING CNN THEY WERE WORKING URGENTLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO RESTORE SERVICE TO ITS CUSTOMERS, ENCOURAGING THEM TO USE WI-FI CALLING UNTIL THEN.

THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF OUTAGES WERE REPORTED ACROSS THE MIDWEST, SOUTHEAST, AND IN TEXAS ACCORDING TO DOWN DETECTOR.

CUSTOMERS REPORTED OUTAGES ON T-MOBILE AND VERIZON, ALTHOUGH T-MOBILE SAID THEY ARE OPERAING NORMALLY.

ON THURSDAY MORNING, IT SHOWED THAT 2,000 OUTAGES WERE REPORTED ON T-MOBILE'S NETWORK.

VERIZON SAID THEY WERE OPERATING NORMAL HE.

AS TO WHY IT HAPPENED, THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT IT WAS A CYBER ATTACK OR OTHER MALICIOUS ACTIVITY.

PUBLIC SAFETY EXPERTS SAY WIRELESS NETWORK OUTAGES OCCUR FOR MUNDANE REASONS, LIKE CONSTRUCTION RELATED DIGGING OR SOFTWARE ISSUES.

I'M LAURA AGUIRRE REPORTING.

>> AS OF THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AT&T SAID IT HAD RESTORED SERVICE TO ALL AFFECTED CUSTOMERS AND SENT OUT A STATEMENT APOLOGIZING TO ITS NETWORK USERS.

THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION POSTED ON "X" THURSDAY AFTERNOON THAT IT'S PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU IS INVESTIGATING THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE OUTAGES.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE CLOUDY SKIES AND POSSIBLY SOME FLURRIES AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE NOTICEABLY COLDER TOMORROW.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE DENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WILL BE OFFERING CHILDREN FREE DENTA >> 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.

>>> THE CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE DENTAL ASSISTING PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE FREE DENTAL CARE TO CHILDREN WHOSE FAMILIES CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR DENTAL CARE.

“GIVE KIDS A SMILE DAY ” WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 19 AT CLC'S DENTAL ASSISTING LAB IN BRAINERD.

PATIENTS SEEKING APPOINTMENTS SHOULD BE AGE 18 AND YOUNGER AND ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN.

LICENSED DENTAL ASSISTANTS AND HYGIENISTS WILL BE PROVIDING CARE ALONG WITH TWO LICENSED DENTISTS.

THE STUDENTS IN CLC'S DENTAL ASSISTING PROGRAM WILL ALSO BE ON STAFF AND HAVE A VALUABLE AND FULFILLING OPPORTUNITY.

>> IT'S A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

IT'S A REWARDING EXPERIENCE AS WELL, JUST ANY TIME THEY VOLUNTEER, THEY'RE ABLE TO SEE THE JOY IN THE SERVICES THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE AND MAKE IT AN ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE FOR THE PATIENT.

>> THROUGH “GIVE KIDS A SMILE, ” MINNESOTA DENTISTS HAVE PROVIDED FREE CARE TO 84,000 CHILDREN OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN START SCHEDULING APPOINTMENTS NOW.

THE INFORMATION ON HOW TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT WILL BE ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> NOW STACY HAS OUR WEATHER.

I AM FROM FLORIDA, SO THIS IS COLD, BUT IT'S BEEN MILD FOR MINNESOTA.

>> Stacy: WE'RE GOING TO SEE TEMPERATURES NEAR OUR AVERAGES TOMORROW, WE'RE EXPECTING A COOL DOWN, HIGHS IN THE TEENS IN SOME INSTANCES AND 20s FOR >> 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 ENJOYED ANOTHER SUNNY DAY WITH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA.

A COLD FRONT IS GOING TO BE MOVING ACROSS THE STATE STARTING TONIGHT.

CLOUDS WILL INCREASE.

WE MAY HAVE A FEW FLURRIES OUT THERE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSER TO OUR AVERAGES TOMORROW, BUT IT'S A SHORT LIVED COOL DOWN BECAUSE HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 40s AS WE START THE WEEKEND.

BEMIDJI, 33 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT, WINDS AT OUR STUDIO FROM THE WEST AT 6 MILES PER HOUR.

27 IS OUR DEW POINT.

HUMIDITY AT 79%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES, 25 IS OUR DEW POINT, PRESSURE IS FALLING, WINDS ARE WEST AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, IT'S PRETTY QUIET OUT THERE.

WE HAVE BEEN SEEING THE SUNNY SKIES TODAY AND CLOUDS ARE STARTING TO ENCREASE AS THE COLD FRONT IS MAKING ITS WAY IN OUR DIRECTION.

AFTER MIDNIGHT, WE MAY SEE A FEW FLURRIES ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE VIEWING AREA.

THIS COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH BUT OTHER THAN THAT, WE SHOULD BE SEEING SKIES RETURN TO MOSTLY SUNNY AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT COLDER THAN WHAT WE'RE USE TO, TEENS AND 20s TOMORROW, BUT BACK INTO THE 40s AS WE START THE WEEKEND.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, A BEAUTIFUL MOON THIS MORNING.

A BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA AND SAMROSE TAKING THIS PICTURE FROM UPPER RED LAKE.

THIS PHOTO IS FROM LAKE BEMIDJI.

WE HAVE SOME ICE ON THE LAKES.

YOLANDA SENT US THIS PHOTO OF THE MOON THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES TONIGHT.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 29 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

KAREN IN BEMIDJI 39 AT NOON.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNSHINE WITH A HIGH OF 39.

CLEAR SKIES, BUT THE BREEZE WAS PICKING UP IN THE AFTERNOON.

ARLENE, A HIGH OF 50.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLEAR, BUT A LITTLE BIT WINDY TONIGHT, THE HIGH WAS 43.

ON OUR ALMANAC, RAY NERD REACHING A HIGH OF 48 TODAY.

THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE IS 30.

26 WAS OUR LOW THIS MORNING AND SUNSET AT 5:52.

IN BEMIDJI, WE REACHED A HIGH OF 38, SO MILD, 27 IS THE AVERAGE, 22 IS OUR LOW TEMPERATURE AND SUNRISE AT 7:13.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT.

WE START OUT WITH VARIABLE CLOUDS.

YOU CAN SEE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE COLDER, 14 FOR THE HIGH IN WARROAD, MID TO UPPER 20s IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE VIEWING AREA.

A FEW FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING, HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20s, MAYBE SOME LOW 30s IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT WITH THE CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN NORTHERN AND MUCH OF WESTERN MINNESOTA WITH LOWS NEAR 12.

TOMORROW, SKIES WILL BE SUNNY BUT WE MAY SEE LINGERING FLURRIES IN THE MORNING, HIGHS NEAR 23.

LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE WEEKEND, TEMPERATURES REBOUND QUICKLY.

THE HIGH WILL BE 43 ON SATURDAY, THE LOW SATURDAY MORNING OF 11, WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, A FEW SCATTERED FLURRIES AND COOLER ON SUNDAY.

THEN WE SEE A CHANGE AS WE HEAD INTOENED MO, MILD TEMPERATURES, BUT WE HAVE A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION THAT PICKS UP ON TUESDAY, HIGHS ON TUESDAY NEAR 30.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU STACY.

NOW WE HAVE CHARLIE HERE WITH SPORTS.

>> Charlie: ABSOLUTELY.

TONIGHT, THE CLASS 2A GIRLS STATE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT.

THEY START THEIR QUARTER FINALS AFTER THE CLASS A ENDED LAST NIGHT.

WE HAVE ROSEAU HIGHLIGHTS AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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>> THE GOLDEN APPLE IS SPONSORED IN PART BY CROW WING POWER.

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>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> ROSEAU GIRLS HOCKEY IS MAKING THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE AT THE STATE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT IN FOUR YEARS AND WILL TRY TO GET THEIR FIRST OPENING ROUND VICTORY SINCE 2008.

BUT THEY WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH BOTH A TOUGH AND FAMILIAR OPPONENT IN HILL-MURRAY, WHO BEAT THE RAMS BACK IN DECEMBER AND FINISHED THE REGULAR SEASON RANKED NUMBER TWO IN THE STATE.

IT'S THE CLASS 2A QUARTERFINALS, UNSEEDED ROSEAU AND TWO SEED HILL-MURRAY.

RAMS COME IN RIDING A SEVEN GAME WIN STREAK.

PIONEERS UNBEATEN IN THEIR LAST EIGHT.

FIRST PERIOD, KASEY SENGEN'S SHOT'S BLOCKED BUT REGAN BERGLUND'S THERE ON CLEAN UP.

HILL MURRAY TAKE A 1-0 LEAD.

FEW MINUTES LATER, JASMINE HOVDA FINDS ELLA KETRING FOR THE ANSWER.

ROSEAU TIES IT AT 1.

LATER IN THE FIRST, BREAKAWAY FOR CHLOE BOREEN RATTLES IT IN.

BANGS IT HOME, AND HILL MURRAY BEAT ROSEAU 8-2, THE SAME SCORE FROM THEIR MIDSEASON SHOWDOWN.

THE RAMS TALKED ABOUT THE TEAM AND WHAT THEY ENJOYED MOST ABOUT THEIR TRIP TO THE STATE TOURNEY.

>> I AM SUPER PROUD OF THE EFFORT WE PUT IN.

IT SEEMS COUNTERINTUITIVE, BUT I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF HOW THEY BATTLED BACK AND DIDN'T QUIT.

>> IT'S COOL BECAUSE WE DON'T GET DOWN HERE AS MUCH AS WE SHOULD.

US GETTING HERE, LITTLE GIRLS WILL SAY WHEN I GET UP THERE, I WILL DO THAT TOO.

>> WE HAD A WALK THROUGH BEFORE WE LEFT.

IT'S COOL TO SEE ALL THE KIDS LOOKING UP TO US AND WALKING THE HALLS.

>> Charlie: ROSEAU MOVE TO THE CONSOLATION BRACKET WHERE THEY WILL FACE ROSEMOUNT, GAME TIME AT 10:00 A.M. >>> AND THE WARROAD GETS THE WIN OVER PARK RAPIDS.

THEY WILL HEAD TO THE SEMIS.

>>> IN GIRLS BASKETBALL, 11TH RANKED CASS LAKE-BENA ON THE ROAD AT 8TH RANKED NORTHOME-KELLIHER, SECTION 8-A TOURNAMENT SEEDING ON THE LINE.

THE FLOATER AND THE FOUL, THE FREE THROW WAS GOOD AND THE PANTHERS DRAW FIRST BLOOD.

NOW THE PANTHERS ARE WORKING QUICKLY, AN EASY DEUCE, THEY LEAD BY 5.

ON THE OTHER END, THROUGH THE CONTACT, GIVES THE MUSTANG THEIR FIRST POINT.

SHE WOULD SCORE HER THOUSANDth CAREER POINT THAT NIGHT.

MALIA ON THE BOARD, STRONG REBOUND, GETS THE PUT BACK.

IT WOULD BE LIKE THIS ALL NIGHT.

WHEN THE DUST SETTLES, THEY COME OUT ON TOP.

MUSTANGS BEAT THE PANTHERS TWICE OF THE SEASON, WHICH THEY WILL LIKELY GET THE LEAD IN THE 8A TOURNAMENT.

>>> MOORHEAD BEATS BEMIDJI AND CROSBY-IRONTON, THEY FINISH OFF ON A HIGH NOTE, 66-51.

FOSSTON FINISHES THE SEASON WITH ONLY TWO LOSSES.

NEVIS GETS A WIN OVER LAPORTE.

WALKER HACKENSACK GET A WIN OVER PINE RIVER-BACKUS.

PEQUOT LAKES GETS A WIN AND PARK RAPIDS COMES AWAY WITH A 1-POINT VICTORY OVER A CROSBY-IRONTON TEAM.

>>> WELL, BEMIDJI STATE MEN'S HOCKEY ENTHEIR THEIR FINAL TWO CONFERENCE SERIES ATOP THE CCHA STANDINGS.

IT'S A RAZOR THIN MARGIN THOUGH AS THE BEAVERS HOLD JUST A TWO-POINT LEAD OVER THREE TEAMS CURRENTLY TIED FOR SECOND PLACE.

TWO OF WHICH THEY WILL PLAY OVER THE FINAL TWO WEEKS.

THAT BEING SAINT THOMAS ON THE ROAD THIS WEEKEND.

THEN HOSTING RIVAL MINNESOTA STATE TO FINISH THINGS OFF.

THE BEAVS GOT HERE BY PUTTING TOGETHER BACK-TO-BACK FIVE-POINT WEEKENDS, VAULTING THEMSELVES FROM FOURTH TO FIRST, AND TAKING CONTROL OF THEIR OWN DESTINY DOWN THE STRETCH.

>> YEAH, I THINK WE'VE BEEN PLAYING PRETTY GOOD HOCKEY RIGHT DOMESTIC ABUSE -- NOW.

THIS WEEKEND WILL BE HUGE.

WE NEED SIX POINTS WITHOUT A DOUBT.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY FOR SURE.

ST. THOMAS IS PLAYING REALLY WELL AND THEY'RE A GOOD HOCKEY TEAM.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE EVERYTHING WE GOT.

>> I AM SURE WE WILL BE SEEING A DIFFERENT TEAM THAN THE FIRST TIME WE SAW THEM HERE.

THEY HAD SUSTAINED SUCCESS SO IT WILL BE BY FAR THE BIGGEST WEEKEND OF THE YEAR AND A GOOD TEST FOR OUR GROUP.

>> I LOOKED AT OUR HOME MAKE UP.

I LIKE THE MINDSET THAT OUR PLAYERS HAVE.

I LIKE HOW WE'RE PLAYING.

I LIKE THE SACRIFICE IN OUR TEAM.

ONCE YOU HAVE SUCCESS AND YOU RECOGNIZE EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, I THINK IT'S EASY TO CARRY THAT OVER.

>>> HERES A LOOK AT THE CCHA STANDINGS HEADING INTO TOMORROWS GAMES.

IT'S A TIGHT RACE AT THE TOP NOT JUST FOR THE REGULAR SEASON TITLE BUT FOR A HOME GAME IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS.

THERE ARE FOUR TEAMS UP THERE, THREE OF THEM ARE TIED, AND ONE IN CONTROL OF THEIR OWN DESTINY, THE BSU HOCKEY TEAM.

GOOD LUCK TO THEM.

>> Matthew: GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE TEAMS INVOLVED.

>>> DR. MIRIAM RIVERA-HOCKANSON, THE SPANISH PROFESSOR AT BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY, HAS BEEN OFFERING SPANISH CLASSES FOR SENIORS AT THE BEMIDJI SENIOR CENTER.

WE WILL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THOSE CLASSES FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE.

>> Reporter: THE SENIOR CENTER HAS BEEN OFFERING SPANISH CLASSES TO ANY SENIOR WHO WANTS TO LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE OR BRUSH UP ON SPANISH THEY ALREADY KNOW.

>> I ALWAYS WANTED TO TAKE A LANGUAGE AND I NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AND I JUST THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE NON-THREATENING AND FUN.

>> WELL, I TOOK SPANISH IN HIGH SCHOOL.

I JUST WANTED TO LEARN MORE AND BE COMFORTABLE WITH IT.

I HAVE A GRANDCHILD COMING WHO HER FATHER IS SPANISH.

I CAN'T WAIT TO TALK WITH HER IN SPANISH OR HIM.

>> Reporter: THE DOCTOR WILL BE AT THE SENIOR CENTER EVERY THURSDAY TEACHING SENIORS HOW TO IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNICATION SKILLS THROUGH READING, WRITING, AND VOCABULARY.

>> WE SAW THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONNECT MORE, LIKE I SAID, WITH THE COMMUNITY.

I DECIDED TO DO THIS, USING THIS TRAINING THAT I HAD IN BSU, HAVING THE SKILLS IN MY LANGUAGE AND BEING A PROFESSIONAL FOR 20 YEARS AT THAT SCHOOL.

I THOUGHT WELL, WE HAVE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE TO REALLY DO MORE FOR THEM, LIKE THE SENIORS ARE PEOPLE THAT WILL HELP THEM FOR THEIR BRAIN IS REALLY GOOD, ESPECIALLY AT THIS AGE.

>> Reporter: SHE EVEN BRINGS STUDENTS OF OUR SPANISH CLASS TO TEACH SENIORS.

>> IT'S SO NICE TO JUST CHAT WITH THEM, CONVERSATE WITH THEM, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I'M SHARING SOMETHING THAT I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT AND TO SEE THEM HAPPY ABOUT IT IS FULFILLING.

IT'S AWESOME.

>> THIS WILL HELP YOU GROW AS A PROFESSIONAL.

IT WILL HELP YOU TO BE MORE CONNECTED WITH PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THAT ARE NOT YOUR AGE.

IT WILL SHOW YOU HOW YOU RELATE TO PEOPLE AND YOU WILL KNOW MORE EXPERTISE ON BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE THAT YOU WILL INTERACT WITH LATER ON IN YOUR CAREER.

THE GOOD THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT THE EXPERIENCE AND THAT GOOD INTERACTION THEY HAVE WITH THE SENIORS.

THIS IS REWARDING FOR THEM.

>> YOU CAN JOIN THE REMAINING SPANISH CLASSES SIMPLY BY SIGNING UP AT THE BEMIDJI SENIOR CENTER.

>>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE LAST LOOK AT THE WEATHER WITH STACY.

>> Stacy: WE WILL SEE THE COLD FRONT DROPPING INTO THE AREA TONIGHT, BRINGING US MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A CHANCE FOR SOME FLURRIES IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA, LOWS NEAR 12.

THE FLURRIES WILL SHIFT INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE MOVING OUT AN SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY, BUT TEMPERATURES WILL COOLER, HIGHS NEAR 23 WITH NORTH WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

WE REBOUND ON SATURDAY WITH A HIGH OF 43, AND YOU COULD SEE SOME CHANGE IN THE FORECAST AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

>> Charlie: GIRLS HOCKEY CONTINUES TOMORROW AND WARROAD TAKE ON THE ACADEMY OF HOLY CROSS, THE NUMBER ONE SEED IN THE BRACKET.

>> Matthew: THEY HAVE A WIN STREAK.

>> Charlie: A LITTLE BIT.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING, I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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