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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 FEDERAL OFFICER HAS SHOT A PERSON IN THE LEG IN MINNEAPOLIS AFTER BEING ATTACKED WITH A SHOVEL DURING AN ARREST WEDNESDAY.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO FEDERAL OFFICIALS.

THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE ABOUT 4.5 MILES NORTH OF WHERE AN IMMIGRATION AGENT FATALLY SHOT RENEE GOOD ON JANUARY 7th.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS STOPPED A PERSON FROM VENEZUELA WHO WAS IN THE U-S ILLEGALLY.

IT SAID THE PERSON DROVE AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR BEFORE TAKING OFF ON FOOT.

ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT POSTED ON-LINE BY D.H.S., AFTER OFFICERS REACHED THE PERSON, TWO OTHER PEOPLE ARRIVED FROM A NEARBY APARTMENT AND ALL THREE STARTED ATTACKING THE OFFICER.

THE D.H.S STATEMENT SAID, "FEARING FOR HIS LIFE AND SAFETY AS HE WAS BEING AMBUSHED BY THREE INDIVIDUALS, THE OFFICER FIRED A DEFENSIVE SHOT TO DEFEND HIS LIFE.” >>> IN OTHER NEWS TODAY REGARDING THE ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION IN THE STATE.

REPORTS OF I.C.E.

AGENTS BEING SPOTTED OUTSIDE THE TWIN CITIES AREA CONTINUE.

ALEXANDRIA RADIO STATION KXRA REPORTS ICE AGENTS MAKING STOPS IN ALEXANDRIA, FERGUS FALLS, PELICAN RAPIDS, ST.

CLOUD AND, WAITE PARK OVER THE WEEKEND.

ALSO THE PARK RAPIDS ENTERPRISE REPORTED ON ICE AGENTS BEING AT AN APARTMENT BUILDING THERE AND INCLUDED PHOTOS OF THEIR PRESENCE.

AND SHEARER'S FOODS IN PERHAM SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE THAT AN EMPLOYEE THERE WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY AND THAT THE EMPLOYEE COOPERATED WITH AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARILY ACCOMPANIED THE AGENTS.

MEANWHILE, THERE HAS BEEN NO DECISION, YET, ON MINNESOTA'S REQUEST TO SUSPEND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN.

JUDGE KATHERINE MENENDEZ GAVE THE GOVERNMENT UNTIL MONDAY TO RESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR A RESTRAINING ORDER.

THE PENTAGON MAY SEND MILITARY LAWYERS TO MINNEAPOLIS.

PLUMES OF TEAR GAS, THE DEPLOYMENT OF CHEMICAL IRRITANTS AND THE SCREECH OF PROTEST WHISTLES HAVE BECOME COMMON ON THE STREETS OF MINNEAPOLIS, WHERE AN IMMIGRATION AGENT KILLED RENEE GOOD LAST WEEK.

>>> ALSO, ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, THE AGENT WHO SHOT GOOD SUFFERED INTERNAL BLEEDING DURING THE INCIDENT.

NO OTHER DETAILS WERE DISCLOSED.

>>> MORE LOCAL NEWS NOW.

THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF HAS BEEN SERVING THE BRAINERD LAKES AERA FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

BUT NOW THEY ARE WORKING ON EXPANDING THEIR REACH TO HELP AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE IN CROW WING COUNTY.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF PURCHASED SPACE TO OPEN A NEW FOOD SHELF FOR THE BRAINERD LAKES COMMUNITY.

>> THE NEED IS GREAT ALONG THIS WASHINGTON CORRIDOR.

THE NEED IS GREAT.

TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF WORKING FAMILIES THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO BUY GROCERIES, THEY'RE NOT COVERING ALL THEIR EXPENSES, WHICH IS HEALTH CARE, CHILDCARE, AND RENT AND AFTER THEY TAKEN CARE OF ALL THOSE EXPENSES, THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOR FOOD.

>> Reporter: MATCHING THE INCREASED SIZE OF THE FACILITY AND THE INCREASED DEMAND IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

>> IF WE PUT THE HAT ON OF ONE OF OUR SHOPPERS, THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE GAS MONEY TO GET TO PEQUOT.

MANY TIMES THEY DO NOT HAVE A STABLE ENOUGH VEHICLE TO GET TO PEQUOT.

SO, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT 40% OF OUR SHOPPERS COMING TO PEQUOT RIGHT NOW ARE COMING AND SHOPPING FROM BRAINERD AND BAXTER, THERE ARE MANY, MANY OTHER HOUSEHOLDS THAT DON'T HAVE THE GAS AND DON'T HAVE THE CARS TO GET THEM THERE.

IF THEY DON'T HAVE A FRIEND TO DRIVE THEM UP THERE, THEY ARE NOT COMING AND THEY MAY NOT BE GETTING THE NUTRIENT-RICH FOOD TODAY.

>> Reporter: THEY'RE PARTNERING WITH BRIDGES OF HOPE AND THE MINNESOTA EXTENSION TO CREATE A ONE STOP SHOP FOR BRAINERD LAKES RESIDENTS IN NEED.

>> WE'RE TRYING TO BRIDGE THAT GAP AND BRING THE RESOURCES TO THE PEOPLE AT THE FOOD SHELF.

IF YOU ARE COMING TO THE FOOD SHELF, YOU LIKELY NEED OTHER RESOURCES OR ASSISTANCE AS WELL.

OUR RESOURCE SPECIALIST WILL BE AT THE FOOD SHELF AND SHE CONNECTS TO PEOPLE ONSITE TO CONNECT THEM TO THE RESOURCES.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS, THE PROJECT WAS BUDGETED TO COST $1.5 MILLION.

A NUMBER THAT OFFICIALS SAID WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH WITHOUT THE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FROM THE BRAINERD LAKES COMMUNITY.

>> WE'RE THRILLED ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND THE SUPPORT WE HAD.

I GET E-MAILS FROM PEOPLE REACHING OUT SAYING THEY WANT TO VOLUNTEER.

WE'RE GETTING READY TO THINKING ABOUT THE VOLUNTEER TRAINING IN THE MARCH TIMEFRAME TO OPEN IN APRIL.

THIS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN AMAZING AND THE SUPPORT WE HAVE.

A LOT OF CHECKS COME IN THAT SAY FOR BAXTER REMODELING OR BAXTER FOOD.

>> Reporter: I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> WHILE THERE IS NO OFFICIAL OPENING DATE FOR THE BAXTER LOCATION ON EXCELSIOR ROAD, OFFICIALS WITH THE ORGANIZATION ANTICIPATE OPENING IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR.

>>> BEMIDJI MAYOR, JORGE PRINCE, WILL BE THE FOURTH RECIPIENT OF THE TOMMY LINGO DISASTER LEADERSHIP AWARD, A NATIONWIDE AWARD TO HONOR CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS WHO LEAD THEIR COMMUNITIES WELL THROUGH A MAJOR DISASTER.

THE AWARD WAS CREATED BY LEADERSLINK, A NONPROFIT THAT SHARES HOW ELECTED OFFICIALS' HELP COMMUNITIES RECOVER FROM MAJOR CRISES.

THE THREE-JUDGE PANEL SAID MAYOR PRINCE WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE.

HE'D DONE AN EXTRAORDINARY JOB LEADING BEMIDJI WHEN THE STRAIGHT-LINE WIND EVENT, SWEPT THROUGH THE CITY ON JUNE 21ST.

THE WINDSTORM DAMAGED HUNDREDS OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES, AND CAUSED WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

>> I GOT A CALL OUT OF THE BLUE LAST WEEK AND I WENT WHAT?

JUST SIMPLY BECAUSE NO ONE PERSON LEADS THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A DISASTER.

WHEN I WAS INFORMED, I NOTIFIED THE ORGANIZERS AND THE FOLKS NOMINATED ME THAT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO RECEIVE THE AWARD, BUT ONLY IF I COULD DO SO ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

WE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED IN OUR STORM RECOVERY FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, TO FIREFIGHTERS, TO LINES PEOPLE, TO COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN.

I NEVER FELT THAT IT WOULD BE RIGHT TO ACCEPT AN AWARD WITHOUT INCLUDING ALL OF THOSE FOLKS.

>> THE HURRICANE-FORCE 120 M.P.H.

WINDS CAUSED AN ESTIMATED $10 MILLION IN DAMAGE TO CITY-OWNED BUILDINGS ALONE AND DESTROYED AN ESTIMATED NINE MILLION TREES IN BEMIDJI AND IN THE SURROUNDING COUNTY.

PRINCE SAYS HE IS FOCUSED ON FUTURE RECOVERY EFFORTS AS WE APPROACH SEVEN-MONTHS SINCE THE MONUMENTAL STORM.

>> I THINK THE LOGICAL NEXT STEP IS TO FINISH OUR PLANTINGS.

WE HAVE SO MANY TREES TO PUT BACK AND THERE ARE SO MANY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE THOSE TREES AFFORDABLE OR AT NO COST TO CITIZENS.

JUST GETTING OUR TREE STOCK BACK UP WILL BE HUGE.

AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THERE WILL BE MORE THINGS WE DISCOVER IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WERE DAMAGED IN THE STORM AND HOW WE FIX THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE AS RESILIENT AS POSSIBLE FOR THE FUTURE WILL BE HUGE.

YEAH, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO COME SPRING.

>> MAYOR PRINCE WILL BE PRESENTED THE AWARD IN THE COMING MONTHS.

THE LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES NOMINATED PRINCE FOR THE AWARD.

>>> THE BEMIDJI AREA SCHOOL BOARD VOTED TO FIRE A PROBATIONARY TEACHER AT A SPECIAL MEETING THIS MORNING.

DURING A CLOSED SESSION ON DECEMBER 11TH.

THE BOARD MET TO DISCUSS PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATION OF ALLEGATIONS AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE.

THOSE ALLEGATIONS AND THE EMPLOYEE'S IDENTITY HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC.

AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION TODAY THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO REMOVE THE TEACHER FROM THEIR POSITION.

SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS CITED A LACK OF APOLOGY FROM THE EMPLOYEE ABOUT CERTAIN COMMENTS THE TEACHER ALLEGEDLY MADE, AND THAT THE BOARD'S OBLIGATION MUST REMAIN WITH THE STUDENTS.

BEMIDJI DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT JEREMY OLSON DECLINED FURTHER COMMENT ON THE ISSUE, AND THE NAME OF THE TEACHER AND STUDENTS INVOLVED IS NOT PUBLIC INFORMATION.

>>> THE FOSSTON AREA HEALTHCARE TASKFORCE IS INVITING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ATTEND A STATE OF PRIMARY HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY MEETING NEXT WEEK.

THE CITY OF FOSSTON IS TRYING TO TERMINATE AN AFFILATION AGREEMENT WITH ESSENTIA HEALTH AND AN ARBITRATION HEARING ON THE MATTER IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 5TH.

ACCORDING TO A RELEASE FROM THE CITY OF FOSSTON THE MEETING WILL PROVIDE A CLEAR OVERVIEW OF THE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE OPTIONS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN FOSSTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, ALONG WITH AN UPDATE ON CURRENT CHALLENGES AND ONGOING EFFORTS TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO CARE LOCALLY.

THIS INFORMATIONAL MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND AND BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION.

THE MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 22ND AT 6:00 P.M.

AT NEW JOURNEY CHURCH IN FOSSTON.

ESSENTIA SAID IN A STATEMENT IN NOVEMBER THAT THEIR COMMITMENT TO FOSSTON AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY IS UNWAVERING AND THAT IT EXPECTS TO SERVE THE REGION WELL INTO THE FUTURE.

>>> DIRECT 2 REPRESENTATIVE MATT BLISS SAID HE IS SEEKING RE-ELECTION IN THE MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

BLISS WAS FIRST ELECTED TO THE HOUSE IN 2016 AND CURRENTLY SERVES A DISTRICT THAT INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BAGLEY, BLACKDUCK, CASS LAKE, DEER RIVER, MAHNOMEN AND WALKER.

IN A PRESS RELEASE BLISS SAID HE IS PROUD OF THE WORK HE HAS DONE REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT AND THAT HE HAS BEEN A LEADING ADVOCATE FOR VETERANS THROUGHOUT HIS TENURE AND PLAYED A LEADING ROLE IN CONSTRUCTING A NEW FACILITY IN BEMIDJI FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE MILITARY.

BLISS CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE REPUBLICAN CHAIR OF THE VETERANS AND MILITARY AFFAIRS DIVISION AND IS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE JUDICIAL FINANCE AND CIVIL LAW COMMITTEES.

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

>> Stacy: WE HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING SOME LIGHT SNOW OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, MAYBE SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION TOMORROW, AND GUSTY WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

I'LL HAVE MORE ON YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE BELTRAMI COUNTY HISTORY CENTER HELD AN EVENT FOR THOSE TRACING [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE BELTRAMI COUNTY HISTORY CENTER HOSTED A PROGRAM EARLIER TODAY ABOUT THE BELTRAMI COUNTY SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

A PANEL OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHERED TO TALK ABOUT HOW THEY TRACED THEIR LINEAGE TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY ERA OR EARLIER.

IN SOME CASES, THE PANELISTS HAVE SPENT DECADES LEARNING THEIR FAMILY HISTORY, AND THE IMPACT SOME ANCESTORS HAD ON THE FOUNDING OF THE UNITED STATES.

BY FOLLOWING GENEALOGY RECORDS, COLLECTING HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS, AND VISITING SIGNIFICANT PLACES FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, BELTRAMI COUNTY FAMILIES CAN BE TRACED BACK TO WHERE THEY WERE BEFORE COMING TO AMERICA.

>> I THINK KNOWING OUR HISTORY IS VERY IMPORTANT AND WHETHER YOU WERE A ROYALIST AT THE TIME OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, SOMEONE ON THE PANEL SAID THEY HAD A RELATIVE WHO LIKE PAUL REVERE WENT OUT AND NOTIFIED THE COLONISTS OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

THERE WERE OTHER MESSENGERS.

JUST KNOWING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND WHO WE ARE AND WHERE WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE GOING.

>> THE HISTORY CENTER'S NEXT EVENT IS SCHEDULED TO BE THE IN HER BOOTS DISCUSSION THAT WAS POSTPONED FROM NOVEMBER.

THERE IS NOT A SET DATE FOR THE EVENT YET, BUT IT WILL HIGHLIGHT PAST AND PRESENT WOMEN IN SERVICE.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY JOINS US NOW.

IT FELT LIKE JANUARY TODAY.

>> Stacy: IT WAS QUITE A BIT COLDER OUT THERE.

AGAIN, WE HAD GUSTY WINDS, SO IT FELT COLDER THAN THE TEMPERATURES WERE.

HEADING INTO THE OVERNIGHT, WE WILL SEE INCREASING CLOUDS.

WE MAY SEE SOME SNOW BEGINNING TONIGHT, BUT MORE LIKELY WE WILL SEE IT TOMORROW.

WE MAY SEE PERIODS OF MIXED PREC [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE SAW COLDER TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE AREA TODAY BUT WE DID GET TO ENJOY SOME SUNSHINE.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT, WE WILL SEE INCREASING CLOUDS.

THERE MAY BE SOME SNOW IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

WE'RE LIKELY TO SEE AREAS OF SNOW TOMORROW AND WE COULD SEE MIXED PRECIPITATION, LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE, AND SOME SLEET IN THE AREA.

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY AND AGAIN WE WILL BE SEEING THE WINDS PICKING UP.

WE MAY SEE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S -4.

WINDS ARE CALM, THE DEW POINT IS -9 AND HUMIDITY IS AT 80%.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 2, AND THE DEW POINT IS -3, AND WINDS ARE CALM.

LOOKING AT THE SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING CLEAR SKIES THIS EVENING.

WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THE CLOUDS INCREASING IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

WE'LL HAVE INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE WE WILL SEE SNOW MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE STATE, A SMALLER CHANCE IT WILL MOVE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE AREA.

AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING SOME LIGHT SNOW, SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION, AND THE CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY.

NOT A BIG SNOW MAKER BY THE TIME WE HIT ABOUT 7:00 ON FRIDAY EVENING.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO POSSIBLY 3.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION WITH THIS SYSTEM AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING SOME STRONG WINDS.

WE MAY HAVE TO ENCOUNTER AND DEAL WITH SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

A BEAUTIFUL SLIVER OF THE MOON VISIBLE OVER MENAHGA.

THAT PICTURE FROM ARLENE.

CHRISSY SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE MORNING SUNRISE IN DEERWOOD.

JOAN SPOTTING A WILD TURKEY.

AND THE DEER IN DEERWOOD FROM GARY.

SAMROSE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE BEAUTIFUL SUNSET.

WE HAVE A LINE OF CLOUDS IN CASS LAKE.

THAT PHOTO IS SUBMITTED BY ANGELA.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 1 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

JOAN IN LAPORTE SAW A LOW OF -1.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 12.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE AND 14.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLEAR SKIES WITH A LOW OF 0.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD REPORTING A HIGH OF 15.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 19, A SEASONAL HIGH TEMPERATURE FROM WHAT WE HAD EXPERIENCED AS OF LATE.

2 IS OUR LOW TEMPERATURE, SUNSET AT 4:56.

BEMIDJI, TOPPLING -- TOPPING OUT AT 13, MUCH MORE SEASONAL THAN OUR 30s AND 40s OF THE LAST FEW DAYS.

-4 WAS THE LOW AND SUNRISE AT 8:04.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SEEING SNOW IN THE AREA, SOME PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE, POSSIBLY SOME SLEET, THEN AGAIN SOME AREAS OF SNOW AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

AS FAR AS HIGH TEMPERATURES GO, IT WILL BE WARMER, HIGHS WILL BE FROM 23 IN GRAND RAPIDS TO ABOUT 33 IN THE FOSSTON AREA.

THEN IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE ARE LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES ANYWHERE FROM THE MID-20s INTO THE LOW POSSIBLY MID-30s.

SO OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY, SNOW IS LIKELY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA LATER ON TONIGHT, A SMALLER CHANCE OF SNOW DEVELOPING ELSEWHERE.

WE WILL SEE LOWS NEAR -2.

SNOW IS LIKELY IN THE AREA TOMORROW, SOME AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN, FREEZING DRIZZLE, AND SLEET.

HIGHS WILL BE NEAR 30.

LOOKING AT THE WEEKEND FORECAST, CHANCES OF SNOW CONTINUING UNTIL FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL START TO FALL, WE'LL HAVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW, BUT NO PRECIPITATION ON SATURDAY, HIGHS NEAR -5.

THEN BACK TO 8 ON SUNDAY, BUT VERY COLD TEMPERATURES, WE WILL SEE THE TEMPS REMAINING BELOW 0 ON MONDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: CHARLIE YAEGER IS HERE WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS.

>> Charlie: THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE ON THE TOMMIES AND THEN A TOUGH LITTLE BIT OF ROAD FOR THE BEAVERS AS OF LATE.

THEY JUST GOT SWEPT BY MICHIGAN TECH.

THEY HAD A LOT OF LUCK AGAINST THE TOMMIES AS OF LATE.

WE WILL GET TO HEAR FROM THEM ABOUT THAT AND THE BSU WOMEN'S HOCKEY TEAM THAT RETURNS HOME AFTER 41 DAYS.

THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >> IN THE SNAP OF THE FINGERS, BSU MEN'S HOCKEY DROPPED FROM 3RD TO 6TH PLACE IN THE CCHA STANDINGS AFTER BEING SWEPT AT HOME BY MICHIGAN TECH LAST WEEKEND.

THE BEAVERS WERE 7-1-2 THROUGH THEIR FIRST 10 CONFERENCE GAMES, BUT HAVE YET TO WIN SINCE, WITH 3-LOSSES AND A TIE.

IT'S PART OF A BIGGER 7-GAME WINLESS STREAK INCLUDING THEIR EXHIBITION WITH MINNESOTA, AND IT WON'T GET ANY EASIER THIS WEEKEND WHEN THE BEAVS HEAD TO 18TH RANKED SAINT THOMAS, WHO IS TIED FOR FIRST IN THE CCHA.

>> I KNOW IT'S EASY TO LOSE YOUR CONFIDENCE A LITTLE BIT, BUT YOU CAN'T FEEL SORRY FOR YOURSELF.

YOU HAVE TO GET BACK ON THE HORSE.

WE HAD A GOOD WEEK OF PRACTICE AND THE GUYS ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN THE COACHES.

THEY WANT TO GET BACK ON TRACK.

>> WE DID NOT PLAY WELL AND WE GOT, WE GOT WHAT WE DESERVED ON THE WEEKEND AND I THINK THAT WAS A WAKE UP CALL.

EVERY GAME IS THE BIGGEST GAME NOW.

I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF URGENCY.

THERE IS A LOT TO PLAY FOR.

THAT GOES FOR THE OTHER TEAM TOO.

EVERY TEAM IS GOING TO BE IN THE SAME HEAD SPACE AND MINDSET.

THE GAME WILL GET TIGHTER.

IT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR, SECOND HALF.

SO THERE IS A LOT AT STAKE.

>> HERE'S A LOOK AT HOW TIGHT THE STANDINGS ARE HEADING INTO THIS WEEKEND, ONLY 5-POINTS SEPARATING THE TOP TEAMS FROM BEMIDJI STATE.

SAINT THOMAS IS ON A 6-GAME WIN STREAK, BUT EVEN WHEN THEY'VE BEEN HOT, THE BEAVERS HAVE ALWAYS SEEMED TO GIVE THEM FITS, GOING 12-2-2 VERSUS THE TOMMIES SINCE THEY JOINED THE CCHA IN 2021.

>>> BSU WOMEN'S HOCKEY RETURNS HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 41 DAYS AS THEY TRY TO SNAG THEIR THIRD WIN OF THE SEASON AGAINST MINNESOTA.

THE BEAVERS ARE COMING OFF BEING SWEPT BY ST.

THOMAS, WHICH WAS A DISAPPOINTING RESULT FOR SURE.

THEY ARE FOCUSED ON THEMSELVES, THEIR PROCESS, AND THE DIRECTION THEY'RE HEADED.

>> COMING BACK FROM CHRISTMAS BREAK, YOU CAN SEE A LOT MORE CONFIDENCE IN PRACTICE AND THAT TRANSLATED INTO THE GAME, WHICH IS HUGE.

PLAYING WITH THAT CONFIDENCE HELPS EVERYONE AROUND YOU.

IT RADIATES IN THE TEAMMATES NEXT TO YOU AND YOU PUSH FORWARD AS A GROUP, AND IT CAN BUILD, YOU KNOW, USING YOUR SKILLS AND BEING CONFIDENT IN THOSE SKILLS AND ALLOWING THAT TO PUSH OUR TEAM FORWARD AND HOPEFULLY GET WHAT WE WANT IN THE END.

>> Charlie: THEIR SERIES IS PART OF THE SECOND WEEKEND OF THE 2-1-8 SPORTS SHOWCASE, THIS ONE FEATURING WOMEN AND GIRLS HOCKEY.

FRIDAY WE'LL HAVE TWO HIGH SCHOOL GAMES FEATURING FOUR TOP TEN TEAMS IN THE STATE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CLASSES, THAT'S BEFORE THE BEMIDJI STATE GAME.

AND SATURDAY'S GAMES WILL SANDWICH THE BEMIDJI STATE GAME.

>>> THE BRAINERD DANCE TEAM HAS WON BACK-TO-BACK STATE TITLES THREE SEPARATE TIMES, AND MOST RECENTLY THE PAST TWO YEARS IN 2024 AND 25, BUT THE ILLUSTRIOUS 3-PEAT HAS ALLUDED THEM.

SPORT REPORTER MILES WALKER SAT IN FOR PRACTICE TODAY TO SEE HOW THE WARRIORS ARE ATTACKING THIS YEAR'S GOAL OF MAKING HISTORY.

>> Reporter: THE WARRIORS ARE DEEP IN THE 2025-26 CAMPAIGN AND SO FAR, THEY HAVE SWEPT FIRST PLACE FOR BOTH HIGH KICK AND JAZZ IN ALL BUT ONE MEET, WHILE ALSO SECURING THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT CENTRAL LAKES CONFERENCE TITLE.

>> WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE OUR CHOREOGRAPHY WAS GOOD HEADING INTO THIS YEAR.

WE SPENT SOME OF OUR FIRST WEEK HANDLING CHOREOGRAPHY, GETTING THAT DOWN AND THEN WE JUST RAN INTO CLEANING, TRYING TO GET AS MANY POINTS AS POSSIBLE ON THE SCORECARD.

>> Reporter: HIGH KICK HAS BEEN THE WARRIORS BREAD AND BUTTER IN RECENT MEMORY, AFTER SECURING THE FIRST STATE TITLE IN 2024, THE SQUAD KEPT THE CROWN IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA ONCE AGAIN LAST YEAR.

THEY ARE PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH WHAT IS REQUIRED WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE.

>> WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THE WEAKNESS, TECHNIQUES OF TURNS AND KICKS AND THEN WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON PLACEMENT AND TIMING AND DEGREE OF ACCURACY.

>> Reporter: HOWEVER, LAST YEAR SHOWED THE WARRIORS HOW DIFFICULT STAYING ON TOP CAN BE AND THE SQUAD KNOWS THAT THIS YEAR'S CHALLENGE OF EARNING THE PROGRAM'S FIRST EVER 3-PEAT IS QUITE THE MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB.

>> YOU WIN THEM AT PRACTICE FOR SURE, SOMETHING I ALWAYS TELL MYSELF AND I LIKE TO TELL THE TEAM IS TELLING YOURSELF I CAN INSTEAD OF I CAN'T OR I'M SO TIRED TODAY.

JUST GIVE YOURSELF THAT POSITIVE SIDE AND MAKES YOU PUSH MORE.

>> Reporter: POST-SEASON COMPETITION IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FOR THE WARRIORS, JANUARY 30TH AT SAINT MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE AND THE TARGET CENTER.

THE WARRIORS ARE EAGER FOR THE CHANCE TO SOLIDIFY THEMSELVES IN PROGRAM HISTORY.

>> THERE IS SO MUCH ANTICIPATION.

IT'S SO EXCITING.

>> WE'RE JUST EXCITED TO SEE.

WE ARE GOING TO PUT ALL WE HAVE OUT THERE AND WHATEVER HAPPENS IN THE END IS MEANT TO BE.

WE'RE EXCITED TO SHOW EVERYONE WHAT WE CREATED TOGETHER.

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

>> SIX WARRIOR DANCERS HAVE EARNED ALL-CENTRAL-LAKES-CONFERENCE HONORS.

THIS YEAR'S HIGH-KICK ROUTINE IS A FOSSE TRIBUTE, APPEALING TO THE WELL-KNOWN BROADWAY PERFORMER BOB FOSSE.

FOSSE WAS KNOWN FOR HIS INFLUENCE IN JAZZ DANCE, AND THE WARRIORS ARE INCORPORATING THAT GENRE INTO THEIR HIGH KICK PERFORMANCE AS WELL.

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE HOW THEY DO AND IF THEY CAN COME AWAY WITH THE 3-PEAT THIS YEAR.

>> Dennis: I HOPE SO.

THANKS CHARLIE.

WE'RE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS INTO A NEW YEAR AND TODAY, A LEADING U.S.

HEALTH ORGANIZATION IS RELEASING ITS ANNUAL REPORT ON WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2026, WHEN IT COMES TO CANCER CASES AND DEATH RATES.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS A LOOK AT THE DATA AND EXPLAINS WHY EXPERTS SAY THERE'S STILL WORK TO BE DONE TO IMPROVE CANCER CARE AND OUTCOMES.

>> Reporter: FIRST, THE GOOD NEWS IN A NEW ANNUAL REPORT, THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY SAYS CANCER DEATHS CONTINUE TO DECLINE IN THE U.S., LARGELY DUE TO LESS SMOKING.

EARLIER DETECTIONS OF CANCERS AND IMPROVED TREATMENTS.

>> WE MADE MORE PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF METASTATIC CANCER IN THE LAST 20 YEARS THAN WE DID IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND BEFORE THEN.

WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS.

>> Reporter: BUT THERE IS BAD NEWS TOO.

IN 2026, THE ORGANIZATION PROJECTS MORE THAN 2.1 MILLION NEW CANCER CASES IN THE U.S., ALONG WITH MORE THAN 626,000 CANCER DEATHS.

LUNG CANCER REMAINS THE LEADING CAUSE OF THE DEATHS, KILLING MORE PEOPLE THAN COLORECTAL AND PANCREATIC CANCERS COMBINED, THE NEXT TWO DEADLIEST CANCERS.

>> WE'RE SEEING A FIVE TIME IMPROVEMENT OF METASTATIC LUNG CANCER.

THERE IS STILL A LONG WAY TO GO.

>> Reporter: DISPARITIES ALSO REMAIN, ALASKAN NATIVES AND NATIVE AMERICANS HAVE THE LARGEST CANCER DEATH RATES, WHICH IS DRIVEN TO LACK OF CARE, ENVIRONMENT, AND WOMEN ARE LIKELY TO BE DIAGNOSED LATE.

THE U.S.

CONTINUES TO SEE RATES CLIMB FOR PROSTATE CANCER AND BLACK MEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE DIAGNOSED AND DIE FROM THAT DISEASE.

>> THERE IS STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.

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

>> DR.

WILLIAM DAHUT WITH THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY SAYS IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR THE U.S.

MEDICAL COMMUNITY TO PRIORITIZE CARE FOR CANCER SURVIVORS BECAUSE THE DISEASE IMPACTS A PATIENT'S DAY TO DAY LIFE, SOCIAL CONNECTIONS, AND FINANCES AND THEIR NEEDS IN LIGHT OF THOSE AREN'T ALWAYS MET.

>>> WELL, WE HAVE TIME FOR ANOTHER QUICK CHECK ON OUR WEATHER, WE GO BACK TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE WILL LIKELY SEE SNOW MOVING IN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, AND A SMALLER CHANCE ELSEWHERE, LOWS NEAR -2, MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE TOMORROW.

>> Dennis: THAT'S ALL FOR US TONIGHT.

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

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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