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

>>> THREE MINNESOTA FIRST RESPONDERS WHO WERE GUNNED DOWN WHILE RESPONDING TO A REPORT OF A DOMESTIC INCIDENT AT A HOME WITH SEVEN CHILDREN INSIDE ARE BEING REMEMBERED AS HEROES WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.

THEIR MEMORIAL SERVICE WEDNESDAY DREW THOUSANDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS.

THE MINNEAPOLIS SUBURB OF BURNSVILLE HAS BEEN IN MOURNING SINCE OFFICERS PAUL ELMSTRAND AND MATTHEW RUGE AND PARAMEDIC ADAM FINSETH, WERE SLAIN.

INVESTIGATORS SAY A MAN OPENED FIRE ON THEM WITHOUT WARNING DURING A STANDOFF AT HIS HOME, THEN KILLED HIMSELF.

MANY STEPPED UP TO SHARE SOME WORDS ABOUT THE FALLEN OFFICERS AND EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR THE OUT WAVE OF SUPPORT.

>> MATT AND PAUL LOVED BEING POLICE OFFICERS.

THEY DID THE JOB SELFLESSLY WITH INTEGRITY, HONOR, AND COURAGE.

THEY KNEW THE DANGERS BUT IT NEVER DETERRED THEM.

ON FEBRUARY 18TH, THEY PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE WHILE TRYING TO PROTECT CHILDREN.

THEIR BRAVERY AND WILLINGNESS TO PUT THEMSELVES BEFORE OTHERS IS WHY THE WORD HERO IS SYNONYMOUS WITH EACH OF THEIR NAMES.

>> COURT RECORDS SHOW THE SHOOTER WASN'T LEGALLY ALLOWED TO HAVE GUNS BECAUSE OF HIS CRIMINAL RECORD AND HAD BEEN ENTANGLED IN A YEARS LONG DISPUTE OVER HIS THREE OLDEST CHILDREN.

>>> A BEMIDJI AREA SCHOOLS BUS CARRYING STUDENTS ON THEIR WAY TO SCHOOL WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT THIS MORNING.

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE JEFFERSON STREET ROUNDABOUT.

ON BOARD THE BUS WERE STUDENTS FROM GENE DILLON ELEMENTARY, BEMIDJI MIDDLE SCHOOL AND BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AS THE BUSSES DRIVER AND A BUS MONITOR.

ALL STUDENTS WERE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER BUS TO COMPLETE THEIR TRIP TO SCHOOL AND WERE SCREENED BY BUILDING HEALTH OFFICE STAFF WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT SCHOOL.

>>> CROW WING COUNTY AUTHORITIES HAVE RELEASED THE NAME OF THE INMATE WHO DIED AT THE JAIL ON FEBRUARY 22ND.

57-YEAR-OLD ROBERT ARTHUR SLAYBAUGH WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN A JAIL CELL AROUND 9:00 P.M. ON THAT DAY.

SLAYBAUGH HAD BEEN BOOKED IN EARLIER IN THE EVENING FOR A D.W.I.

LIFE SAVING MEASURES WERE ATTEMPTED BY JAIL CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS, JAIL MEDICAL STAFF AND PARAMEDICS, BUT THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

THE MINNESOTA BUREAU OF CRIMINAL APPREHENSION AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IS INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT.

>>> THERE WAS A FULL HOUSE AT MONDAY'S BEMIDJI SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, WHERE TEACHERS FROM THE BEMIDJI EDUCATION ASSOCIATION EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION WITH CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DISTRICT.

REPORTER ZY'RIAH SIMMONS SPOKE WITH B.C.A.

MEMBERS ON THEIR CONCERNS DURING THE LAST FEW MINUTES OF THE MEETING.

>> Reporter: BEMIDJI EDUCATION ASSOCIATION HAD BEEN IN AN ONGOING NEGOTIATION WITH THE DISTRICT REGARDING CONTRACT RENEWALS AND INCREASED CONTRACTOR SUPPORT AND DISCUSSED THEIR CHALLENGES WITH RISING LIVING EXPENSES DUE TO INFLATION.

SOME TEACHERS SAY THEY WORK MULTIPLE JOBS TO MAKE ENDS MEET AND OTHERS USE THEIR OWN MONEY TO PAY FOR EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES.

>> I WORK THREE JOBS, 10 HOUR DAYS, 8 HOURS FOR THE SCHOOL, THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, AND ON FRIDAY I BAR TEND AT NIGHT SO IT GIVES ME A 20 HOUR DAY.

WHY DO I DO THIS?

BECAUSE I SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON MY KIDS, ON MY CLASSROOM.

>> Reporter: NO DEAL HAS BEEN REACHED AS OF FEBRUARY.

DISTRICT HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR JORDAN HICKMAN GAVE A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE PROCESS BUT THERE WAS A DISAGREEMENT WHILE GIVING HIS REPORT.

>> DURING THAT TIME PERIOD BETWEEN JANUARY 30TH, MEDIATION SESSION AND SCHEDULED MEMBERSHIP VOTE, THE DISTRICT RECEIVED REPORTS THAT MEMBERS WERE BEING PROVIDED WITH MISINFORMATION AND ENCOURAGED TO VOTE NO ON THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT.

HAVE YOU BEEN NOTIFIED?

>> NO.

>> Reporter: BEMIDJI EDUCATION ASSOCIATION MEMBERS DID NOT AGREE WITH THE REMARKS HICKMAN GAVE.

>> I DON'T THINK IT TOLD THE WHOLE STORY.

WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTRACT IN GOINGS WITH THE DISTRICT FOR OVER 100 HOURS AND IT WASN'T THE ENTIRE TRUTH.

I BELIEVE THE HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR SAID WE WERE AS MEMBERS OF THE NEGOTIATION GROUP, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO RECOMMEND THE PROPOSAL.

THAT WAS NOT AN AGREEMENT WE HAD.

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

>> THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, MARCH 18 AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE.

>>> AT THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY, MEMBERS DISCUSSED A PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE NEW YEAR.

SOME OF THE TOPICS OF DISCUSSION INCLUDED THE RECENT DIFFICULTY OF RECRUITING AND RETAINING FIRST RESPONDERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, FINDING WAYS TO PARTNER WITH TRIBAL NATIONS IN THE AREA, AND HOW THE CITY CAN INCREASE FUNDING FOR ROAD RECONSTRUCTION, BUT WHAT SEEMED TO BE THE MAJOR TALKING POINT OF THE NIGHT WAS HOUSING AND PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS IN THE AREA.

>> I DON'T THINK THAT'S A SURPRISE TO MANY PEOPLE.

THERE ARE TWO SIDES OF THAT, INCREASING HOUSING STOCK AND MAYBE REVISITING OUR RENTAL CODE AND MAKING SURE OUR CITIZENS ARE IN SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS.

RIGHT NOW, WE KNOW THAT WE LOST SOME HOUSING STOCK OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WITH THE CLOSING OF RIDGWAY AND RED PINE.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THAT GROUND UP.

WE ALSO WANT TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE SO WE HAVE MORE DEVELOPMENT IN THE PIPELINE, SO WE CAN GET MORE APARTMENT BUILDINGS, ET CETERA, AND SINGLE FAMILY HOMES BUILT.

I WASN'T SURPRISED IT WAS A TOPIC AND I WAS HAPPY IT WAS.

>> COUNCILORS ALSO DISCUSSED THE POTENTIAL OF WORKING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZERS TO HELP ADDRESS THE HOUSING ISSUES ALONG WITH DIFFERENT WAYS TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

>>> THE BRAINERD CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE WAGE CONTRACT FOR THE STREET WORKERS IN BRAINERD.

THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NUMBER 49 REPRESENTS BRAINERD'S STREET DIVISION EMPLOYEES.

THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS STARTED BACK IN OCTOBER.

A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THE CITY COUNCIL WAS PLEASED WITH A RELATIVELY SHORT NEGOTIATION PROCESS WITH OTHER NEGOTIATIONS TAKING PLACE, THE COUNCIL WANTS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS TAKEN CARE OF.

>> WE'RE DEALING WITH OUR EMPLOYEES AND COUNCIL WANTS TO TREAT THEM FAIRLY.

WE HAVE OTHER UNION NEGOTIATIONS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

THERE ARE 7 BARGAINING UNITS AND 1 NON-BARGAINING UNITS THAT THE CITY HAS.

WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE BRAINERD A BETTER COMMUNITY.

>> PER THE CONTRACT TERMS, THE STREET WORKERS WILL RECEIVE RAISES EVERY JANUARY AND JULY 1ST FROM 2024 THROUGH 2026.

THOSE RAISES RANGE FROM 2% TO 3.75%.

>>> THE JENKINS VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS ORGANIZATION RECEIVED SOME MUCH NEEDED RENOVATIONS TO ITS FLOORING LAST MONTH, COURTESY OF THE BRAINERD HOME DEPOT AND HOME DEPOT FOUNDATION.

THE HOME DEPOT ALSO SUPPLIED ALL THE REQUISITE MATERIALS FOR THE JENKINS V.F.W.

'S FLOOR AT NO COST, INCLUDING AN INSTALLATION CREW.

THE FOUNDATION HAS INVESTED OVER $500 MILLION TO ASSIST OVER 60,000 VETERANS AND FACILITIES, WHICH MANY VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE JENKINS V.F.W.

APPRECIATES.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF FAMILIES NOWADAYS THAT NEED HELP AND SUPPORT.

AS A V.F.W., WE TRY TO HELP OTHER 501Cs AND ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE HARDSHIPS.

WE HELP THE COMMUNITY OUT EVERY MONTH.

WITHOUT THEM, OUR LOVE OF PEOPLE, THEY WOULD NOT GET THE HELP AND SUPPORT THEY NEED.

>> YOU CAN STOP BY THE JENKINS V.F.W.

NOT ONLY TO SEE THE NEW FLOORS BUT ALSO FOR THE PROGRAM RED FRIDAY WHERE EVERY STAFF MEMBER AND VETERAN WEARS RED IN HONOR OF ALL THOSE SERVING OUR COUNTRY.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE HAVE ANOTHER COLD NIGHT WITH SOME DANGEROUS WINDCHILLS IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TONIGHT.

WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL BE BACK TOMORROW.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

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>> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >>> ON THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, THE PEQUOT LAKES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ALLOWS LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS TO NETWORK WITH OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS AND FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY ATTENDED THE EXPLORE PEQUOT LAKES BUSINESS MEETING TO LEARN MORE.

>> Reporter: THE EXPLORE PEQUOT LAKES BUSINESS MEETINGS WERE STARTED IN 2022.

THE MEETINGS GIVE ENTREPRENEURS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK AS THERE IS ALWAYS A NEW FACE AT A MEETING.

>> THE IMPORTANCE IN THE COMMUNITY IS THAT IT'S BEYOND MEASURE.

YOU CAN'T EVEN MEASURE IT.

I MEAN THEY COME HERE, THERE ARE ALWAYS DIFFERENT PEOPLE, THERE IS NOT ALWAYS THE SAME BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT COMES TO EVERY MEETING, WHICH MAKES IT EXCITING.

YOU ARE ALWAYS MEETING NEW PEOPLE AND IT'S NEVER THE SAME.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER GREAT THING THAT THE MEETINGS PROVIDE IS IDEA SHARING.

SOMEONE AT THE MEETING MAY HAVE A SOLUTION.

>> WHEN ONE PERSON IS HAVING AN ISSUE, IT'S NOT JUST THEM THAT IS HAVING THAT SAME ISSUE.

IT REALLY BRIDGES -- BRINGS UP A LOT OF CONVERSATION ON HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO FIX THOSE ISSUES AND WE WALK OUT OF HERE WITH SOMETIMES A LIST OF THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP IMPROVE.

>> Reporter: ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY CAN ATTEND THESE MEETINGS.

THE GOAL IS TO BRING AS MANY PEOPLE TOGETHER IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN PEQUOT LAKES TO BUILD A STRONG COHESION.

>> WHETHER YOU ARE A CHAMBER MEMBER OR LOOKING TO BECOME A CHAMBER MEMBER, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF OUR CHAMBER TO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT AS WELL.

THERE IS AN IMPORTANCE OF OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY ALL COMING TOGETHER.

I JUST FEEL LIKE WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE HERE, THEY FEEL MORE EMPOWERED TO GET MORE THINGS DONE AND WORK TOGETHER AS A UNIT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN PEQUOT LAKES, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> ANY BUSINESS IN PEQUOT LAKES CAN SIGN UP TO HOST THE MONTHLY MEETING.

THE MARCH MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF IN PEQUOT LAKES.

>>> NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE WEATHER WITH STACY.

PLEASE TELL ME IT WILL BE WARMING UP IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

>> Stacy: IT WILL BE WARMING UP PRETTY QUICKLY, BUT STILL COLD TONIGHT.

WE WILL SEE COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND COLD WINDCHILLS IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

BY TOMORROW, HIGHS WILL BE WARMER AND WE SHOULD SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ACCESS MINNESOTA.

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>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAVEN'T SEEN TOO MANY DAYS LIKE TODAY THROUGHOUT THIS WINTER, BUT IT WAS COLD OUT THERE.

WE DID HAVE THE SUNSHINE, DIDN'T HELP TEMPERATURES MUCH THOUGH, HIGHS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TO MID-TEENS.

NOW WE ARE GOING TO SEE COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT, SOME COLD WINDCHILLS IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, WHERE OUR WINDCHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECTED.

EXPECT TO SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES TOMORROW AND A BIGGER WARM UP ON FRIDAY.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S -8.

HUMIDITY IS AT 71%.

IN BRAINERD, 9 DEGREES, -7 IS THE DEW POINT, PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE CALM.

A WINDCHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR KOOCHICHING COUNTY UNTIL 8:00 A.M. ON THURSDAY.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE WINDCHILLS AS COLD AS -30 IN THIS AREA.

THE RADAR PICTURE IS PRETTY QUIET OUT THERE.

WE SHOULD HAVE VARIABLE CLOUDS IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA, BUT SOME COLD TEMPERATURES, TEMPERATURES BELOW 0 ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN MINNESOTA, AND WE WILL SEE THE TEMPERATURES WARMING AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME SNOW SHOWERS AND SCATTERED FLURRIES.

WE ARE MISSING THIS LITTLE SYSTEM, BUT AGAIN THAT COULD CROSS INTO PARTS OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

OVERALL, WE WILL START OUT WITH VARIABLE CLOUDS, SKIES BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 30s AND INTO THE 40s.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

IT WAS A NICE BUT COLD MORNING IN MENAHGA.

ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF A COUPLE OF DEER TRYING TO WARM UP.

WE HAVE THE BIRDS FINDING SOME OPEN WATER IN THIS CHILLY MORNING IN BLACKDUCK, SAMMY WITH THAT PICTURE.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYE REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, -9 THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUN WITH A NORTHWEST WIND.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD REPORTING A HIGH OF 15.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE AND 15 WAS THE HIGH.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, -11 FOR THE LOW TEMP.

PAUL IN BEMIDJI, SUNNY SKIES WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURE THIS MORNING DOWN TO -16.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 15 WAS THE HIGH TODAY IN BRAINERD, WE HAD A LOW OF -4 AND BEMIDJI ONLY MANAGING TO REACH 5.

6:02 WAS OUR SUNSET.

TOMORROW, WE START WITH VARIABLE CLOUDS AND LIGHT SNOW IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, BUT HIGHS RANGE FROM 28 IN WARROAD TO 40 IN PARK RAPIDS.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE SHOULD BE SEEING HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID-40s WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST, VARIABLE CLOUDS TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 0, SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15.

TOMORROW, SKIES BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA IN THE AFTERNOON AND HIGHS NEAR 38.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, WE HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION MOVING IN.

WE WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF PRECIPITATION MOVES IN.

HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE WARM ON SUNDAY WITH HIGHS NEAR 51.

STARTING TO COOL DOWN A BIT ON MONDAY, THE HIGH IS 28.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH STACY.

IT'S SO NICE THAT IT'S WARMING UP.

IT'S WARMING UP IN THE STUDIO BECAUSE WE HAVE CHARLIE IN WITH SPORTS.

>> Charlie: IT'S WARM ON THE COURT AS WELL.

THE GIRLS SECTION BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CONTINUED TONIGHT.

WE HAVE ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT AND WE HEAR FROM SOME LOCAL WRESTLERS AS WELL HEADING INTO THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

WE'LL HAVE THAT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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>> 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.

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>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> BRAINERD GIRLS BASKETBALL CAPPED REGULAR SEASON PLAY ON A HIGH NOTE, WINNING NINE OF THEIR FINAL TEN CONTESTS, LOCKING THEM INTO THE THREE SEED IN SECTION 8-4A.

THEY FINISHED 21 AND FIVE OVERALL BUT TONIGHT THEY WILL FACE A TEAM WHO GAVE THEM THEM ONE OF THOSE LOSSES.

>>> THE WARRIORS ARE HOSTING SIXTH SEEDED SAUK RAPIDS RICE IN THE SECTION QUARTERFINALS.

THE TWO TEAMS SPLIT THEIR SEASON SERIES.

FIRST HALF, ADDISON BYORKLUND TO THE HOLE, SWEET TOUCH OFF THE GLASS.

BRAINERD UP 8-3.

LATER IN THE HALF, MYA TAUTGES SINKS IT JUST INSIDE THE FREE THROW LINE.

ALLISON THOMES FROM WAY DOWNTOWN, HER FIFTH THREE OF THE HALF, FINISHED WITH 19 POINTS.

BRAINERD GO ON TO WIN 79-56 OVER SAUK RAPIDS-RICE, ADVANCING TO THE SECTION 8-4A SEMIS WHERE THEY'LL MEET SECOND-SEEDED ELK RIVER ON THE ROAD THIS SATURDAY.

THEY WILL TRY TO AVENGE THE LOSS FROM THIS PAST SATURDAY.

BEMIDJI ENDED THEIR SEASON 98-27.

>>> OVER TO SECTION 7 3-A FOR MORE GIRLS HOOPS.

GRAND RAPIDS HOSTING CHICAGO LAKES IN THE QUARTER-FINALS.

T HAWK IN THE FAST BREAK, AND SHE HAD 29.

A FEW MINUTES LATER, AMANDA LEFT WIDE OPEN, KNOCKS DOWN THE TRAY, ONE OF 10 THREE POINTERS FOR THE THUNDER HAWKS.

LATER ON GRAND RAPIDS LOOKING TO PULL AWAY, AND LOCK AND LOADED, PUTS IT TO BED.

SHE HIT 4 THREE POINTERS.

GRAND RANDZ -- RAPIDS GETS A BIG ONE.

THEY HEAD TO CLOQET.

>>> IN MEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS.

BEMIDJI STATE AT SIOUX FALLS FOR THE FIRST ROUND OF THE NSIC POST SEASON TOURNAMENT.

WE PICK UP JUST UNDER TWO MINUTES TO PLAY.

BEAVERS TRAIL BY THREE.

DALTON ALBRIGHT JUMP HOOK BRINGS IT TO WITHIN ONE.

HE FINISHED WITH 23.

JUST OVER TEN SECONDS TO GO, BSU GOES TO ALBRIGHT AGAIN, DOWN LOW AND HE WORKS THE DEUCE TO TIE THE GAME 66.

THEY JUST NEED A STOP ON THE OTHER END TO SEND IT TO OVERTIME BUT JACK THOMPSON GETS ONE TO FALL AT THE BUZZER FOR THE COUGARS.

THEY STORM THE COURT AS SIOUX FALLS BEATS BEMIDJI STATE FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON.

68-66 THE FINAL.

THE BEAVERS WON BOTH REGULAR SEASON MEETINGS WITH THE PANTHERS.

THE FIRST ONE DECIDED BY A LAST SECOND SHOT WELL, JUST A TOUGH WAY GO AS BSU'S 2023-24 MEN'S BASKETBALL CAMPAIGN COMES TO A CLOSE.

>>> IN THE NBA, MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES GET THE WIN.

>>> WELL, STATE BOYS WRESTLING BEGINS TOMORROW WITH THE TEAM TOURNAMENT BUT THERE IS NO STATE GIRLS TEAM WRESTLING TOURNAMENT IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, AT LEAST NOT YET.

>>> SO THE BEMIDJI GIRLS ARE PREPPING FOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL STATE TOURNAMENT WHICH IS THIS UPCOMING SATURDAY AND THEY ARE SENDING SEVEN WRESTLERS FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT SEASON.

IT'S THE MOST BY ANY TEAM IN THE STATE THIS YEAR, GIVING THE LUMBERJACKS A LEG UP IN TRYING TO WIN THEIR SECOND STATE TITLE IN GIRLS WRESTLING.

>> WE'RE JUST GOING THERE TO WRESTLE THE BEST WE CAN AND IF THAT IS HOW IT WORKS OUT, THAT'S HOW IT WORKS OUT.

THAT'S WHAT THE GIRLS HAD AS A GOAL SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND WE HOPE TO PLACE HIGHLY AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT, WHETHER WE'RE THE NUMBER ONE TEAM OR NOT, REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND THAT OPPORTUNITY.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO.

I'M EXCITED TO WRESTLE PEOPLE WHO ARE A LOT HARDER THAN ME.

I WRESTLED WITH ONE GIRL BEFORE AND I'M EXCITED TO WRESTLE WITH HER AGAIN.

>> IT'S COOL AND EXCITING TO HAVE OUR NAMES UP ON THE WALL AND BE REMEMBERED, LEAVE A LEGACY BEHIND.

ALL THE HARD WORK THAT ALL THE GIRLS ARE PUTTING IN.

>> HERE IS THE FULL LIST OF GIRLS COMPETING AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT THIS SATURDAY.

THE QUARTERFINALS BEGIN AS EARLY AS 9:00 A.M. WITH CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES STARTING AT 4:00 P.M..

THE BOYS ALSO QUALIFIED A FEW WRESTLERS TO COMPETE INDIVIDUALLY SIX THIS SEASON.

THEY WE BEGIN THEIR FIRST ROUND FRIDAY AT 9:00 A.M. WITH THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES ON SATURDAY AT 4:00 P.M. AS WELL.

>> Matthew: YOU SAID EVEN -- SEVEN GIRLS GOING TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT?

>> Charlie: UH-HUH.

BEMIDJI HAD THE MOST EVERY SINGLE YEAR THEY HAD THE GIRLS INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT.

>> Matthew: THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.

GOOD LUCK TO THEM THIS WEEKEND.

>>> IT'S OFTEN LINKED TO GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS, AWARDS AND ACCOLADES, BUT WHEN A PERSON STRUGGLES WITH A PERSONALITY TRAIT CALLED PERFECTIONISM, IT CAN HAVE A DANGEROUS IMPACT ON THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND EVEN FUTURE SUCCESSES.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF TRYING TO BE PERFECT, AND HOW PARENTS CAN HELP THEIR CHILDREN AVOID PERFECTIONISM.

>> Reporter: IT CAN LEAD TO GREAT SUCCESS, BUT ALSO A FEAR OF FAILURE.

PERFECTIONISM IS A PERSONALITY TRAIT WHEN A PERSON SETS HIGH STANDARDS AND HAS UNREALISTIC EXPECT TAKES FOR THEMSELVES, COUPLED WITH SELF CRITICISM.

>> IT REALLY DRIVES US INTO A PLACE OF CONSTANTLY PUSHING TO THE POINT OF EXTREME STRESS AND OVERWHELMING BURNOUT.

>> Reporter: PSYCHOTHERAPIST WITH CHILDREN HEALTHCARE'S STRONG FOR LIFE PROGRAM SAYS CHILDREN AND TEENS NEED TO HEAR THAT NOBODY IS PERFECT AND THERE IS NO EXPECTATION FOR THEM TO BE EITHER.

SHE SAYS PARENTS NEED TO REMEMBER THE SAME.

>> SO IF WE MAKE A MISTAKE, WE CAN'T BE ALL CRITICAL IN BEATING OURSELVES UP.

WE NEED TO RESPOND WITH PATIENCE AND COMPASSION AND TEACH THEM HOW TO WORK THROUGH A MISTAKE.

>> Reporter: PARENTS CAN ALSO HELP BY FOCUSING ON A CHILD'S EFFORT, NOT THE OUTCOME.

>> DO THEY BRING HOME THEIR REPORT CARD WITH ALL A'S, WHAT DO YOU SAY?

WE PRAISE THEM FOR GETTING ALL A'S.

NOW THEY ARE JUST FOCUSED ON THE OUTCOME.

WE WANT TO FOCUS ON EFFORT, I'M PROUD OF HOW HARD YOU WORKED THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: PARENTS SHOULD TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN I FAILED AND I AM A FAILURE.

>> SO WHEN THEY THINK I FAILED, WELL THEN THEY'RE MOTIVATED.

THEY SEE THIS AS A MOMENT IN TIME, IT'S TEMPORARY, SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY EXPERIENCES, AND THERE IS SOMETHING THEY CAN DO BETTER NEXT TIME.

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

>> IF YOUR CHILD ALREADY STRUGGLES WITH PERFECTIONISM, AND IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH INTENSE SELF-CRITICISM, BAUMSTEIN SAYS TO HELP THEM TO SEE THEMSELVES POSITIVELY BY ASKING WHAT THEY'D SAY TO A FRIEND.

SHE SAYS A LOT OF TIMES IT'S EASIER FOR US TO BE KIND, COMPASSIONATE AND PATIENT TO OTHERS, RATHER THAN TO OURSELVES.

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

>> Stacy: WE WILL SEE COLD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

WINDCHILLS COULD BE AS COLD AS -30 IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

OTHERWISE FOR TONIGHT, VARIABLE CLOUDS, LOWS NEAR 0, SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15, WARM UP IN STORE FOR TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GIRLS BASKETBALL SECTIONS CONTINUE TOMORROW, A LOT OF SECTIONS STARTING THEIR TOURNAMENTS.

IT WILL BE FUN TO WATCH.

WE'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS.

>> Matthew: WE'LL BE BACK TOMORROW AT 10:00 WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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