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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 FIRE DAMAGED A MOTEL NEAR CASS LAKE LAST NIGHT.

FIRE CREWS RESPONDED AROUND 10:00 P.M.

TO WHISPERING PINES MOTEL LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 2 JUST WEST OF CASS LAKE.

WHEN FIREFIGHTERS FROM THE CASS LAKE AND BEMIDJI FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED THEY FOUND AT LEAST ONE UNIT FULLY ENGULFED IN FIRE.

THERE ARE NO REPORTED INJURIES FROM FIRE AND THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO THE MOTEL IS UNKNOWN.

THE INCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHALLS OFFICE.

>>> AUTHORITIES HAVE RELEASED THE NAME OF THE 80-YEAR-OLD NEVIS WOMAN WHO DIED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH NEAR DORSET YESTERDAY.

THE STATE PATROL SAYS NANCY BAMLET DIED IN THE COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 34, JUST WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 11.

THE PATROL REPORT SAYS BAMLET WAS DRIVING A CAR EASTBOUND, AND STRUCK A PICKUP TRUCK HEAD-ON.

THE DRIVER OF THE PICKUP, 85-YEAR-OLD NOEL SLETTEN, OF PARK RAPIDS SUFFERED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES IN THE CRASH.

THE STATE PATROL HAS ALSO IDENTIFIED THE PEDESTRIAN WHO WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY 210 NEAR STAPLES ON MONDAY NIGHT.

THE PATROL SAYS 28-YEAR-OLD TYLER SCHRECK OF NEW RICHMOND, WISCONSIN WAS IN THE ROADWAY WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A JEEP CHEROKEE DRIVEN BY 55-YEAR-OLD SUSAN HORSTMANN OF STAPLES.

ACCORDING TO THE CRASH REPORT, SCHRECK SUFFERED LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AND A DETERMINATION ON IF HE HAD ALCOHOL IN HIS SYSTEM IS PENDING.

HORSTMANN WAS NOT INJURED AND THE PATROL SAYS ALCOHOL WAS NOT INVOLVED WITH HER.

>>> TWO FEDERAL AGENTS WHO WERE INVOLVED IN THE FATAL SHOOTING OF ALEX PRETTI ON SATURDAY HAVE BEEN PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE WHICH IS STANDARD PROTOCOL.

MEANWHILE, WE'RE LEARNING MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE MAN WHO ATTACKED REPRESENTATIVE ILLHAN OMAR LAST NIGHT.

>> SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM MUST RESIGN OR FACE IMPEACHMENT.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE].

>> Reporter: CONGRESSWOMAN ILL HART OMAR TUESDAY ATTACKED IN MINNEAPOLIS WHEN SOMEONE SPRAYED AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE ON HER BEFORE BEING TACKLED ON THE GROUND.

OMAR CONTINUING THE EVENT AFTER.

>> WE ARE MINNESOTA STRONG AND WE WILL STAY RESILIENT NO MATTER WHAT THEY THROW AT US.

>> Reporter: THE COUNT OF MINNEAPOLIS CONTINUE TO GRAPPLE WITH THE SHOOTINGS OF ALEX PRETTI AND RENEE GOOD.

PRESIDENT TRUMP MAKING A LEADERSHIP AND DEMOCRATS THREATEN TO WITHHOLD KEY FUNDING VOTE AND SOME IN THE PRESIDENT'S PARTY ARE CRITICIZING.

>> SHE HAS TAKEN THE ADMINISTRATION TO THE GROUND.

>> Reporter: HE OUTS GREG BOVINO, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID THE MOVE IS TO TURN THE TEMPERATURE DOWN.

>> WE HAVE TO HOLE MAN NOW, HE IS GREAT.

THEY MET WITH THE GOVERNOR, THE MAYOR, EVERYONE ELSE, AND WE'RE GOING TO DE-ESCALATE A LITTLE BIT.

>> Reporter: THE MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING OMAR.

OFFICIALS ARE CONDEMNING THE POLITICAL VIOLENCE AFTER THE ATTACK.

IN WASHINGTON, BRIAN ABEL REPORTING.

>> A MINNEAPOLIS POLICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THE F.B.I.

IS LEADING THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE ATTACK ON OMAR.

>>> SANFORD HEALTH HAS LIFTED VISITOR RESTRICTIONS AT ALL CLINICS AND HOPSITALS IN ITS BEMIDJI REGION DUE TO IMPROVING RESPIRATORY ILLNESS TRENDS.

THE VISITOR RESTRICTIONS WERE IMPLEMENTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO ON DECEMBER 23RD TO PROTECT PATIENTS AND EMPLOYEES FROM POTENTIALLY CATCHING AND SPREADING ILLNESS.

THEY WERE PUT IN PLACE AT THE TIME DUE TO A RISE IN RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES AT SANFORD HOSPITALS AND CLINICS IN THE BEMIDJI REGION AT THE TIME.

NOW, SANFORD OFFICIALS SAY INSTEAD OF RESTRICTIONS, PATIENTS AND VISITORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THEIR BEST JUDGEMENT WHEN VISITING PATIENTS AND SHOULD REFRAIN FROM VISITING IF THEY ARE ILL OR SHOWING SIGNS OF RESPIRATORY ILLNESS.

>>> MINNESOTA'S 2026 PRECINCT CAUCUSES ARE SCHEDULED FOR NEXT TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD, MARKING THE START OF THE CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENT PROCESS FOR STATE AND LOCAL OFFICES.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, SPOKE TO A FEW COUNTY PARTY CHAIRS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CAUCUSES AND HOW THEY OPERATE.

>> Reporter: MINNESOTA STATUTE REQUIRES WHAT IS CALLED A CAUCUS EVERY TWO YEARS WITH THE STATE'S TWO MAJOR PARTIES, THAT BEING THE DFL AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTIES.

IT GIVES BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES A CHANCE TO RECREATE THEMSELVES BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION.

>> PEOPLE GET TOGETHER AND THEY PRINT -- PRESENT RESOLUTIONS AND THEY VOTE ON DELEGATES THAT WILL EVENTUALLY ENDORSE CANDIDATES.

IT BASICALLY STARTS THE FORMATION OF A PARTY PLATFORM.

>> THIS IS A QUASI GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITY THAT WE CARRY OUT THROUGH OUR PARTIES EVERY OTHER YEAR.

>> Reporter: EACH POLITICAL PARTY RUNS THEIR CAUCUS MEETING DIFFERENTLY.

GENERALLY, THERE ARE THREE MAIN ACTIVITIES, THEY WILL CHOOSE VOLUNTEERS TO ORGANIZE POLITICAL ACTIVITIES IN THEIR PRECINCT, THEY WILL DISCUSS ISSUES AND IDEAS FOR THE PARTY TO SUPPORT, AND CHOOSE DELEGATES THAT WILL ENDORSE CANDIDATES AT FUTURE CONVENTIONS.

>> THIS YEAR, THE DFL WILL ALSO HAVE A PREFERENTIAL POLL FOR A GOVERNOR CANDIDATE.

WE DON'T KNOW WHO THE PEOPLE WILL BE ON THE LIST AT THIS POINT, BUT THAT WILL BE FUN, I THINK, FOR QUITE A FEW PEOPLE.

>> I THINK WE WILL GET RESOLUTIONS OF IMMIGRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAW AND RESOLUTIONS OF SCHOOLS.

I MEAN PEOPLE HAVE A CHANCE TO PRESENT THEIR VIEWS.

>> Reporter: WITH MINNESOTA BEING THE CENTER OF NATIONAL ATTENTION OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, COUNTY CHAIRS ARE HOPING TO GET MORE PARTICIPATION IN THIS YEAR'S CAUCUS.

>> PEOPLE ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MINNESOTA DEALING WITH FRAUD, IMMIGRATION, AND THAT SORT OF THING.

THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE EXCITED AND HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS ON BOTH SIDES.

>> IT IS A CHANCE TO TURN WHAT MIGHT BE KIND OF AN ANXIOUS TIME INTO ACTION, BEING INVOLVED, TAKING STEPS THAT ARE CONCRETE TO MAKE ALL OF US FEEL BETTER ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING.

THIS IS THE CHANCE TO MAYBE CHANGE THE TENOR OF THE CONVERSATION.

>> Reporter: THE NEXT CAUCUSES TAKE PLACE NEXT TUESDAY AT 7:00 P.M.

I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN REPORTING FOR LAKELAND NEWS.

>> YOU CAN USE THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S CAUCUS FINDER TO INPUT YOUR ADDRESS AND RECEIVE YOUR EXACT CAUCUS LOCATION.

WE WILL PROVIDE A LINK TO THE CAUCUS FINDER ALONG WITH THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> THE BRAINERD LAKES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HELD A MEETING TODAY WITH LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS TO DISCUSS UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION ON WASHINGTON STREET IN BRAINERD.

THE CONSTRUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE OVER TWO YEARS WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING A SAFER, BETTER LOOKING, AND MORE EFFICIENT ROADWAY IN THE CITY.

BUT BUSINESS OWNERS ARE WARY THAT CONSTRUCTION MAY IMPACT THEIR COMPANIES.

THE CHAMBER IS READY TO ASSIST OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS TO ENSURE THAT BUSINESS ISN'T SKIPPING A BEAT.

>> THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY JUST WANTS TO STAY COORDINATED.

WE ARE GOING TO BE LAUNCHING A SINGLE WEBSITE, A SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, A BRAND.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO THEM THAT WE STAY POSITIVE, THAT WE GET FREQUENT UPDATES TO THE COMMUNITY, AND THEN THERE IS A SINGLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION THAT EVERYONE CAN LOOK TO.

>> CONSTRUCTION IS SLATED TO BEGIN LATER THIS YEAR, WITH A PROJECTED END DATE OF LATE 2027.

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

>> Stacy: WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT A WARM UP IS IN STORE FOR US THIS WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE ANNUAL BEMIDJI HOCKEY EVENT TOOK PLACE OVER THE WEEKEND.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE BEMIDJI BOYS AND GIRLS HOCKEY TEAMS PLAYED THEIR ANNUAL HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER GAMES OVER THE WEEKEND, TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE JOE LUEKEN CANCER CENTER IN BEMIDJI.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK ATTENDED THE EVENT, WHERE VOLUNTEERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND PLAYERS GATHERED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE BATTLING CANCER, AND SHOW THEIR SUPPORT.

>> Reporter: THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY REPORTED AROUND 18.6 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES ALONE WITH A HISTORY OF CANCER IN 2025, WITH BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER EVENT, THEY ARE LOOKING AT THOSE NUMBERS CLOSER TO HOME.

>> I THINK EVERYBODY IS TOUCHED BY SOMEONE WITH CANCER, SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT BRINGS EVERYBODY TOGETHER FOR A GREAT CAUSE.

>> WE SEE PATIENTS FREQUENTLY AND IT ENDS UP BEING A LOT OF TRAVEL IF WE'RE UNABLE TO PROVIDE THAT CARE NEAR HOME.

THAT'S WHERE PEOPLE DO THE BEST, PROVIDING THAT CARE NEAR WHERE THEY ARE THE MOST COMFORTABLE IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: AND FOR THE PLAYERS, IT'S ABOUT MORE THAN JUST SUPPORTING THOSE WITH CANCER, IT'S BEING ABLE TO DO THAT AND SPREAD THE POSITIVE MESSAGES, WHILE COMBINING IT WITH A GAME THEY LOVE.

>> THINGS THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER LIKE HOCKEY, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND WE CAN GATHER IN ONE PLACE.

>> IT'S CIRCLED ON THE CALENDAR, WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT A LOT AND IT CHANGES OUR PERSPECTIVE TO NOT ONLY PLAY FOR OURSELVES BUT FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: EACH PLAYER HAD THEIR REASON FOR DAWNING THE PURPLE PATCH ON THEIR JERSEY.

>> MY BEST FRIEND'S DAD HAS BEEN DEALING WITH A BUNCH OF CANCER AND YOU KNOW, I KNOWN HIM ALL MY LIFE.

I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT MY BUDDY IS GOING THROUGH.

IT'S TOUGH ON ALL OF US.

>> I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT IT MEANS A LOT TO AND IT MEANS A LOT TO PEOPLE I'M CLOSE TO, IT MEANS A LOT TO ME AS WELL.

>> THE BIGGEST ONE IS LUCY, THE BATTLE SHE HAS GONE THROUGH AND SHE SHOWS UP AT THE RINK WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE.

WE LOOK UP TO HER SO MUCH AND WE WANT TO BE LIKE HER.

>> Reporter: THE IMPACT OF RAISING AWARENESS AND THE FUNDRAISING LASTS MUCH LONGER THAN JUST THE FEW HOURS THAT THE EVENT ITSELF GOES.

>> IT ALSO TEACHES YOU NOT TO TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTED.

LIKE WE MAY BE HAVING A BAD DAY AND THEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT THESE PEOPLE HAVE GONE THROUGH AND WE ARE SO LUCKY FOR WHAT WE HAVE.

>> JUST SEEING HOW IMPACTFUL IT IS FOR OUR PATIENTS AT WORK, NOT JUST HERE, WHAT BIG OF A DIFFERENCE THIS BRINGS TO THEIR LIFE, IT'S GREAT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE AMOUNT RAISED IN THE 2026 HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER EVENT HAS NOT BEEN TOTALED YET, BUT LAST YEAR THEY RAISED MORE THAN $7,000 FOR THE CANCER CENTER.

>>> A GREAT EVENT THERE.

STACY JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT OUR WEATHER, WHICH IS NOT WARMING UP TODAY OR TOMORROW.

>> Stacy: NOT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THE NEXT FEW DAYS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE PRETTY COLD WITH OUR LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AND SOME -20s.

THE WARM UP IS ARRIVING JUST IN TIME, WE SHOULD BE SEEING [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, ALTHOUGH MANY OF US SAW A LOT OF SUNSHINE TODAY, IT WAS ANOTHER COLD DAY WITH HIGHS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS, BOTH ABOVE AND BELOW 0 ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE MORE OF THE SAME OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, DOWNING -- DOUBLE DIGIT LOWS.

WE WILL BE SEEING WARMER TEMPERATURES ARRIVE FOR THE WEEKEND AND IT'S ALSO GOING TO BRING US OUR NEXT CHANCE OF SEEING LIGHT SNOW.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S -11 AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE STUDIO, WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT 6 MILES PER HOUR, WE HAVE A WINDCHILL OF -25.

IN BRAINERD, -6, THE DEW POINT IS -13, A NORTH WIND AT 5 MILES PER HOUR, AND THAT IS BRINGING THE WIND CHILL DOWN TO -19.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, IT'S BEEN FAIRLY QUIET OUT THERE.

WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUD COVER MOVING INTO THE AREA.

WE MAY SEE A FEW FLURRIES DEVELOPING AROUND THE LAKE OF THE WOODS AREA OVER INTO PARTS OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

OTHER THAN THAT, WE WILL BE SEEING VARIABLE CLOUDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE TEENS AND EVEN POSSIBLY SOME LOW -20s.

WE WILL SEE SUNNY SKIES RETURN, HIGHS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, GARY SENDING US A PHOTO OF THE SUNSHINE THROUGH THE TREES IN DEERWOOD AND ANGELA WITH A LITTLE BIT OF SUN POKING THROUGH THE CLOUDS IN CASS LAKE.

WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL SUNSETS TONIGHT FROM SAMROSE OVER LOWER RED LAKE AND ARLENE IN MENAHGA.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, -13.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 3.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNNY SKIES, TOPPING OUT TODAY AT 2.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT, WE HAVE A WINDCHILL OF -13.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLEAR SKIES FOR MOST OF THE DAY, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THIS EVENING WITH A LOW OF -11.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 5 TODAY WAS OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE IN BRAINERD.

SO AGAIN WE ARE SEEING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES, THE AVERAGE IN THE LOW 20s, -8 FOR THE LOW, SUNSET AT 5:16.

BEMIDJI STAYING BELOW 0, WE TOPPED OUT AT -2.

OUR LOW TEMPERATURE IS -17 AND SUNRISE THIS MORNING AT 7:50.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE MAY BE SEEING A FEW FLURRIES ROAMING THE AREA AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY, OTHERWISE EXPECT TO SEE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY SKIES BECOMING PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY.

IT IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER COLD DAY OUT THERE, HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE MAINLY IN THE LOW SINGLE DIGITS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, ALTHOUGH A FEW LOCATIONS WILL STAY BELOW 0 ONCE AGAIN.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE WILL SEE THE HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND THE 5 DEGREE MARK, MAYBE UP THE HIGH SINGLE DIGITS FOR THE HIGH.

SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY TOMORROW WITH A CHANCE OF FLURRIES, HIGHS NEAR 3, AND NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, SUNNY SKIES ON FRIDAY, HIGHS ONLY NEAR 4 WITH A LOW OF -18.

COLD TEMPERATURES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING, BUT THEN OUR WARM UP BEGINS.

17 FOR THE HIGH ON SATURDAY WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.

WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY, BUT TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE AND BY EARLY WEEK, WE SHOULD HAVE HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-20s AND LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE 0.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH SOME BSU HOCKEY PREVIEWS.

>> Charlie: WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT BSU MEN AND WOMEN, AND A YOUNG MAN FROM GRAND RAPIDS WITH A FEW MEDALS IN HIS TROPHY CASE.

HE IS A WRESTLER OUT THERE AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO HIM AND SEE HOW THE REST OF THE GRAND RAPIDS TEAM IS DOING.

ALL THAT AND MORE C [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> ON THE ICE WOES CONTINUE FOR BSU MEN'S HOCKEY, WHO WERE SWEPT THIS PAST WEEKEND AT HOME BY BOWLING GREEN, BRINGING THEIR LOSING STREAK TO SIX GAMES.

BUT ALL IS NOT LOST, THE BEAVERS HAVE FALLEN ON HARD TIMES BEFORE, INCLUDING WHEN THEY WENT 0-6 TO START THE SECOND HALF OF THEIR 2008-2009 CAMPAIGN, AND THAT SEASON ENDED WITH A TRIP TO THE FROZEN FOUR.

THIS WEEKEND BEMIDJI STATE HAS PERHAPS THEIR BEST OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT OF THEIR FUNK WHEN THEY HEAD TO MARQUETTE TO PLAY NORTHERN MICHIGAN, THE WILDCATS ARE CURRENTLY LAST IN THE CCHA STANDINGS, HAVING WON ONLY TWO GAMES ALL YEAR.

>> THE BIGGEST PART IS BEING MENTALLY TOUGH.

GOING THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THIS, LAST YEAR WE WENT THROUGH A TOUGH STRETCH, WE BECAME BETTER BECAUSE OF IT.

I TRULY BELIEVE IF YOU JUST GO THROUGH A SEASON, ALL FULL OF UPS AND NOT MANY DOWNS, YOU'RE NOT LEARNING VERY MUCH BECAUSE YOU THINK IT'S EASY.

>> YOU HAVE TO GET BACK ON THE HORSE.

YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST GROUP OF GUYS THAT HAVE BEEN IN A FUNK, IT'S NOT THE LAST TIME.

ADVERSITY IS PART OF LIFE.

I DON'T WANT TO GET OVER ANALYTICAL BUT WE'VE ALL BEEN THROUGH IT.

EVENTUALLY YOU GET OVER IT AND THEN WHEN YOU DO, IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS LIGHT YEARS AGO.

>> TO GIVE AN IDEA OF HOW BIG A HOLE THE BEAVERS ARE IN, THESE WERE THE CCHA STANDINGS AT THE END OF THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON, WHEN THEY WERE JUST 3-POINTS OUT OF FIRST WITH TWO GAMES IN HAND.

AND THESE ARE THE CURRENT STANDINGS, WHERE BSU IS IN 6TH PLACE AND 10-POINTS FROM EVEN HOSTING IN THE 1ST ROUND OF THE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, INCLUDING THIS WEEKEND, THEY HAVE JUST 4-SERIES LEFT IN THE REGULAR SEASON.

>>> BSU WOMEN'S HOCKEY SORT OF RETURNS HOME THIS WEEKEND, THIS FRIDAY THEY WILL HOST WCHA RIVAL MINNESOTA STATE AT THE SANFORD CENTER, THEN SATURDAY, THE BEAVERS WILL HOST THE 13TH RANKED MAVERICKS AT YANMAR ARENA IN GRAND RAPIDS FOR THE U.S.

HOCKEY HALL OF FAME MUSEUM WOMEN'S FACE-OFF CLASSIC.

IT MARKS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW BEMIDJI STATE WILL PLAY IN THE EVENT, THE GAME WILL ALSO BE RETURN HOME FOR MSU'S MECURY BISCHOFF.

THE 2025 MISS HOCKEY AWARD WINNER IS FROM COHASSET AND PLAYED FOR GRAND RAPIDS-GREENWAY, YANMAR IS THEIR HOME RINK.

HERE'S THE SCHEDULE, THE BEAVERS TIED AND LOST TO THE MAVERICKS IN THEIR SERIES IN MANKATO EARLIER THIS SEASON, GRG GIRLS'S HOCKEY ALSO PLAYING ON SATURDAY AT YANMAR VERSUS THIEF RIVER FALLS, FACE OFF FOR THAT ONE BEFOREHAND AT 12:30 P.M.

>>> AND GRAND RAPIDS FOOTBALL HEAD COACH GREG SPAHN HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE 2025 STATE FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR IN CLASS 4-A, THE FIRST TO EARN THAT AWARD IN PROGRAM HISTORY.

THIS SEASON THE THUNDERHAWKS WON JUST THEIR 5TH SECTION TITLE EVER IN FOOTBALL, MADE THEIR FIRST STATE SEMIFINAL APPEARANCE IN 31-YEARS, AND FINISHED WITH A 10-2 RECORD.

THIS WAS SPAHN'S 12TH SEASON AT THE HELM, AND HE WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE MINNESOTA FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION BANQUET ON MARCH 28TH.

>>> GRAND RAPIDS BOYS WRESTLING HAS BEEN ESTABLISHING THEMSELVES AS A TOP TEAM IN THIER CLASS, CURRENTLY RANKED NINTH IN THE STATE ACCORDING TO THE GUILLOTINE.

HELPING LEAD THE WAY FOR THE THUNDERHAWKS IS SENIOR CHRISTIAN JELLE, THE BACK-TO-BACK CLASS 2-A STATE CHAMPION AT 139-127 POUNDS.

AND SPORTS REPORTER MILES WALKER TELLS US HOW THE DECORATED SENIOR IS LEAVING A MARK ON THE PROGRAM THAT GOES BEYOND THE TROPHY CASE.

>> Reporter: CHRISTIAN IS THE 13th STATE CHAMPION TO HAIL FROM GRAND RAPIDS AND WENT 95-0 ACROSS HIS SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR YEARS YES HE IS HUNGRY FOR MORE.

>> THERE HAS BEEN ADVERSITY AND I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING.

IT GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO BE HUNGRY ABOUT.

FROM NOW FORWARD, I WANT TO DOMINATE AND GOING INTO THE SUMMER, I WANT TO WIN A NATIONAL TITLE.

>> HE TAUGHT ME SO MUCH JUST WATCHING HIM WRESTLE.

IT'S SUCH A DRIVE FOR HIMSELF AND THE TEAM.

>> Reporter: HE JUMPED TWO CLASSES FROM 127 POUNDS, A WEIGHT THAT HAS ALLOWED HIM TO SHOWCASE MORE POWER AND SPEED ON THE MAT.

>> I FEEL GREAT.

MY BODY FEELS GREAT.

EXPLOSIVE, IT'S DEFINITELY NICE.

I LIKE BEING BIGGER RATHER THAN SMALLER.

I WILL CONTINUE TO PUT MORE WEIGHT ON AND MUSCLE AND GET BETTER AND BETTER.

>> Reporter: HE FACED SOME ADVERSITY, BREAKING A 100 CONSECUTIVE MATCH WIN STREAK.

>> IT MADE HIM A BETTER WRESTLER.

HE DIDN'T LIKE IT BUT HE GOT BACK IN THE ROOM AND SAID WHAT CAN I DO TO BE BETTER.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

>> Reporter: HE FEELS THAT BEING UNDER PRESSURE IS WHERE HE THRIVES.

>> I AM GOING TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD AND LET THAT FUEL ME.

WITHOUT THAT, I WOULD HAVE GONE STEADY.

THAT MADE ME MAD AND GIVES ME SOMETHING TO WORK FOR MORE.

>> Reporter: GRAND RAPIDS BOYS WRESTLING HAS SEVEN DIFFERENT WRESTLERS RANKED TOP TEN INDIVIDUALLY IN THEIR RESPECTIVE WEIGHT CLASSES AND IS LOOKING TO SURPASS LAST YEAR'S FIFTH PLACE FINISH.

>> IT SHOWS US WHERE WE CAN BE AND WHERE WE ARE.

WE ARE GOING TO DO BETTER.

WE KNOW WE ARE GOING TO DO THAT AND WE WILL.

>> THEY WRESTLE, THEY JUST DO WHAT IT TAKES.

WHEN I SAY SHOW UP AT 8:00, THEY WILL BE HERE AT 7:50 READY TO GO.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN GRAND RAPIDS, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Charlie: IF HE CAN WIN ANOTHER TITLE THIS YEAR, HE WILL BE THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL IN GRAND RAPIDS PROGRAM HISTORY TO CLAIM THREE STATE TITLES.

>> Dennis: I WISH HIM WELL.

THANKS CHARLIE.

IT'S CALLED A NUTRIENT OF CONCERN IN THE CDC'S DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS.

VITAMIN D IS A CRITICAL PART OF OVERALL HEALTH AND CAN BE ACQUIRED THROUGH SAFE SUN EXPOSURE.

BUT WHEN IT'S COLD OUTSIDE, EXPERTS SAY MAINTAINING PROPER LEVELS GETS HARDER.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS SYMPTOMS OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AND TIPS ON HOW TO REPLENISH THIS IMPORTANT NUTRIENT EVEN IN WINTER.

>> Reporter: IT'S CRITICAL FOR STRONG HEALTHY BONES.

YOUR BODY CAN ABSORB VITAMIN D FROM THE SUN, BUT IN THE WINTER, THAT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY.

>> LESS SUNSHINE MEANS LESS VITAMIN D.

>> Reporter: DR.

VYAS SAYS LOW LEVELS CAN LEAD TO DEFICIENCY, SYMPTOMS IS BONE PAIN, MUSCLE WEAKNESS, AND MOOD CHANGES.

>> IF YOU ARE HAVING ANY OF THOSE, TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT GETTING CHECKED FOR VISIT MINUTE D DEFICIENCIES.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN GO OUTSIDE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES MOST DAYS OF THE WEEK OR A LITTLE LONGER IF AN UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITION PREVENTS PROPER ABSORPTION, IT CAN BE FOUND IN EGGS, FATTY FISH, FORTIFIED CEREALS AND JUICES.

TAKING VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTS CAN ALSO HELP IF A MEDICAL CONDITION IS CAUSING LOW LEVELS.

>> DEFINITELY TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR TO SEE IF YOU NEED A LEVEL DRAWN OR WHETHER YOU NEED SUPPLEMENTATION.

>> Reporter: THE C.D.C.

SAYS VISIT MINUTE D DEFICIENCY MAY RAISE THE RISK OF FALLING AND THIS TIME OF YEAR, SO CAN THE WEATHER.

>> WE DON'T WANT THEM TO FRACTURE A BONE, SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE STRONG HEALTHY BONES, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER.

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

>> Dennis: IN GENERAL, DR.

VYAS SAYS THE RECOMMENDED AMOUNT OF VITAMIN D YOUR BODY NEEDS EACH DAY IS BETWEEN 400 AND 800 INTERNATIONAL UNITS, THAT'S EQUAL TO TEN TO TWENTY MICROGRAMS.

THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH SAY THE AMOUNT YOU NEED DEPENDS ON YOUR AGE.

>>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ANOTHER CHECK ON OUR WEATHER.

WE HEAD OVER TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE COULD SEE SOME FLURRIES IN NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

OTHERWISE, VARIABLE CLOUDS, LOWS NEAR -17.

SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY TOMORROW WITH HIGHS NEAR 3.

>> Charlie: THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES BEAT THE DALLAS MAVERICKS TONIGHT 118-105.

>> Dennis: THAT WILL WRAP UP TONIGHT'S SHOW.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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