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

>> Dennis: HI EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

>>> INVESTIGATORS MAY BE CLOSING IN ON MAKING AN ARREST IN THE FATAL HIT-AND-RUN CRASH THAT KILLED AN ONAMIA DOCTOR WHO WAS WALKING HER DOGS ALONG A MILLE LACS COUNTY ROAD LAST NOVEMBER.

CATHY DONOVAN WAS STRUCK WHILE SHE WAS WALKING ALONG HIGHWAY 169 NEAR GRAND CASINO MILLE LACS JUST BEFORE 5:00 P.M. ON NOVEMBER 13TH.

AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN TRYING TO LOCATE THE PERSON WHO STRUCK DONOVAN AND THERE IS A $10,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION THAT LEADS TO THAT PERSON.

TODAY THE MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE, CITING A SEARCH WARRANT AFFIDAVIT THEY OBTAINED, REPORTED THAT STATE INVESTIGATORS HAVE SEIZED AN SUV AND QUESTIONED THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE THEY SUSPECT WAS INVOLVED IN THAT CRASH.

THE 42-YEAR-OLD DRIVER WAS NOT IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT BECAUSE HE HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED BUT THE STORY QUOTES MILLE LACS COUNTY SHERIFF KYLE BURTON AS SAYING HE BELIEVES THEY HAVE FOR SURE ESTABLISHED PROBABLE CAUSE, WHICH WOULD MEAN CHARGES WOULD BE JUSTIFIED.

INVESTIGATORS ARE EXAMINING THE MAN'S PHONE, VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLES COMPUTER WHICH COULD CONFIRM THE VEHICLES LOCATION.

THEY HAVE COLLECTED HAIR OFF THREE LOCATIONS ON THE SUV AND ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE THE HAIR'S ORIGIN.

THE MAN TOLD INVESTIGATORS HE WAS LIKELY DRIVING TO HIS CROSS LAKE CABIN THAT DAY BUT DENIED HITTING DONOVAN AND LEAVING THE SCENE.

>>> A BELTRAMI COUNTY JUDGE HAS RESCINDED A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND INJUNCTION THAT HE ISSUED FOR THE BEMIDJI EDUCATION ASSOCIATION LAST WEEK.

BEMIDJI TEACHERS HAVE WORKED WITHOUT A CONTRACT FOR ALMOST SEVEN MONTHS NOW AND THIS WEEK PICKETED OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICES AND SPOKE AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

THE ORIGINAL RULING LAST WEEK SAID THAT ON DECEMBER 18TH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ORDERED EMPLOYEES INVOLVED IN A CONTRACT DISPUTE TO CEASE AND DESIST FROM DISTRIBUTING ANY MATERIALS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND ON JANUARY 4TH THE DISTRICT ORDERED EMPLOYEES TO NO LONGER CONDUCT ANY FURTHER INFORMATIONAL PICKETS ON DISTRICT PROPERTY ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS LAST WEEK JUDGE JOHN MELBYE SAID HE ORDERED THE RESTRAINING ORDER BECAUSE THE DISTRICTS ACTIONS CHILLED EMPLOYEES STATUTORILY PROTECTED ACTIVITIES.

HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT SAY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF IS NECESSARY TO CURE IRREPARABLE HARM TO THE POWER DYNAMICS BETWEEN LABOR AND MANAGEMENT IN THE MIDST OF AN ONGOING LABOR DISPUTE.

BUT AFTER A HEARING ON MONDAY MELBYE RESCINDED THAT ORDER AND RULED THAT THE BEMIDJI EDUCATION ASSOCIATION FAILED TO MEET ITS BURDEN OF SHOWING IMMEDIATE AND IRREPARABLE INJURY, LOSS, OR DAMAGE WILL RESULT.

MONDAY'S RULING SAYS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CEASE AND DESIST DIRECTIVES AT ISSUE MAY REMAIN IN PLACE.

>>> THE BIG BRAINERD JAYCEES ICE FISHING EXTRAVAGANZA IS SET FOR THIS SATURDAY IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

THIS YEAR'S EVENT WILL BE A HYBRID VERSION WITH ANGLERS ABLE TO FISH ON SEVERAL AREA LAKES RATHER THAN IN JUST ONE LOCATION AS IS USUALLY THE CASE.

STILL, CASS COUNTY SHERIFF BRYAN WELK IS URGING PARTICIPANTS TO USE CAUTION BECAUSE HIS OFFICE HAS SEEN A WIDE VARIETY OF ICE CONDITIONS WITH ICE DEPTHS RANGING FROM 5 INCHES TO 12 INCHES.

HE SAYS IN MANY AREAS' ICE IS NOT THICK ENOUGH FOR VEHICLE TRAVEL AND THAT IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO CHECK AHEAD, KNOW, AND UNDERSTAND THE ICE CONDITIONS IN THE AREA YOU ARE TRAVELLING.

>>> WHILE THIS WINTER HAS BEEN MILD COMPARED TO MOST WINTERS, WARM CLOTHES ARE STILL ESSENTIAL.

ON FRIDAY AT THE AMERICAN LEGION IN BRAINERD, THE “WARMTH AND HEART AND HUGS OF BABY CLOTHING GIVEAWAY ” TOOK PLACE.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY STOPPED BY TO SEE THE COMMUNITY GIVE BACK TO THOSE IN NEED.

>> Reporter: AT THE AMERICAN LEGION ON FRIDAY, PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COMMUNITY DONATED WHAT THEY COULD TO HELP THE LESS FORNATE OBTAIN ESSENTIAL ITEMS FOR THE WINTER, WARM CLOTHES.

PEOPLE OF ALL AGES CAME TO GET WARM CLOTHES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

EVENTS LIKE THE WARMTH AND HEART AND HUGS OF BABY CLOTHING GIVE AWAY IS HELD AT HIGH ESTEEM IN THE BRAINERD COMMUNITY.

>> SO I THINK THE MAIN IMPORTANCE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BRINGING FAMILIES TOGETHER AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE ESSENTIALS THAT MAYBE YOU AND I TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING, THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING A WARM JACKET OR A ROOF OVER OUR HEAD.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO WHAT WE CAN AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN NEED.

>> SOME PEOPLE ARE TOO PROUD TO ASK FOR HELP, BUT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH TAKING HELP FROM YOUR NEIGHBORS.

>> THERE IS DEFINITELY NO SHAME IN ASKING FOR HELP.

I'VE BEEN THERE.

I HAD TO ASK FOR HELP.

I GET THE WHOLE EMBARRASSMENT AND MAYBE JUST THE AWKWARDNESS OF ASKING FOR THAT HELP.

>> Reporter: WHILE PROVIDING WARM CLOTHES WAS THE CORE OF THIS GIVE AWAY, THE ORGANIZATIONS WHO ATTENDED WERE EAGER TO HELP IN ANY WAY THEY COULD.

>> IF THEY NEED THE HELP, WE ARE HERE TO SERVE THEM.

WE WILL DO WHATEVER WE CAN.

IF IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN'T PROVIDE, WE WILL CONNECT THEM WITH A RESOURCE THAT MAY BE ABLE TO.

I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THERE IS NO SHAME IN ASKING FOR HELP, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU NEED IT.

>> Reporter: THE BRAINERD COMMUNITY ALWAYS SEEMS TO SHOW UP FOR EVENTS LIKE THIS.

HAVING THE COMMUNITY'S BACK IS SOMETHING THAT THIS TOWN TAKES VERY SERIOUSLY.

>> YEAH, IT WARMS MY HEART.

IT'S JUST WELCOMING TO SEE SO MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER, PARTNERING IN THIS COMMUNITY, TO JUST HELP PEOPLE.

IT'S IMPORTANT AND IT JUST WARMS MY HEART.

>> IT'S A GREAT FEELING TO KNOW THAT I LIVE AND RAISE MY FAMILY IN A COMMUNITY THAT IS SO GIVING.

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

>> THANKS TO THE ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO DONATED, DOZENS OF FAMILIES RECEIVED CLOTHING FOR THE REST OF THIS WINTER AND WINTERS TO COME.

>>> THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCED NEARLY $13.6 MILLION IN WORKFORCE GRANTS IN ITS LATEST EFFORT TO HELP GROW MINNESOTA'S WORKFORCE AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO GOOD JOBS.

DEED AWARDED PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY GRANT FUNDING TO 43 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE.

AND THAT INCLUDES $275,000 FOR THE NORTHWEST INDIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER IN BEMIDJI.

WHITE EARTH TRIBAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN MAHNOMEN WILL ALSO RECEIVE A TOTAL OF $715,000 FROM TWO SEPARATE GRANTS.

>>> LEADING UP TO THE 20TH ANNUAL BEMIDJI PLUNGE ON FEBRUARY 3RD, THE BEMIDJI JAYCEES AND THE BEMIDJI PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT ARE COLLABORATING TO PRESENT BRRRMIDJI DAYS, A WEEK OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO ENJOY.

REPORTER ZY'RIAH SIMMONS HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: BETTER MID.

>> Miles:.

>> Reporter: USE TO BE A ONE DAY EVENT WHERE ARE PEOPLE JUST JUMP INTO THE LAKE.

NOW THEY JAYCEES HAVE CREATED A LIST OF EVENTS TO SUPPORT THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN BEMIDJI.

>> SO IT REALLY CAME ABOUT AS WE WERE LOOKING TO CELEBRATE MORE THINGS ABOUT OUR WINTER.

NOW I KNOW THIS WINTER IS A LITTLE BIT WEIRD.

WHEN WE PLANNED THIS, WE ANTICIPATED THE USUAL, BUT WE'RE STILL HOPEFUL THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT EVENT ON SATURDAY, ON THE ICE.

IT'S OUR 20th YEAR OF DOING THE BEMIDJI PLUNGE.

FOR OUR 20th CELEBRATION, WE THOUGHT OF A MULTI-DAY, COMMUNITY CELEBRATION, BRINGING TOGETHER OUR NON-PROFIT PARTNERS TO RAISE SOME FUNDS FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: THE JAYCEES HAVE BEEN PLANNING AND PREPARING FOR THE WEEK OF ACTIVITIES FOR A WHILE NOW.

THIS BEING THE FIRST YEAR FOR BRRRMIDJI DAYS, THERE HAVE BEEN EVENTS ADDED TO BRING BACK THE BEMIDJI SPIRIT.

>> A LOT OF GREAT MINDS WORKED TOGETHER OVER SEVERAL MONTHS.

WE MET EVERY TWO WEEKS OR SO TO REALLY COME TOGETHER WITH A PLAN.

A LOT OF US HAVE A LOT OF CONTACTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE CAN REACH OUT TO OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS AND TELL THEM ABOUT OUR IDEAS AND REALLY BACK IN THE DAY, BEMIDJI USE TO HAVE THIS HUGE WINTER CARNIVAL.

WE ARE TRYING TO GET BACK THERE, BUT WE JUST NEED MORE MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO GET US TO THAT POINT.

>> Reporter: THEY KICKED OFF THEIR PRE-GAME EVENTS ON JANUARY 26TH WITH THE WINTER GOLF CHALLENGE AND WILL BE MOVING IN WITH THEIR MAIN EVENTS FROM FEBRUARY 1ST TO THE 4th.

THE JAYCEES HOPE TO BRING BACK THE FUN ACTIVITIES AFTER WINTER, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT THE NORMAL WINTER SEASON HERE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

>> THE WHOLE REASON WE STARTED THINKING OF BEMIDJI DAYS, AT THE END OF JANUARY, EVERYONE IS TIRED OF BEING STUCK IN THE HOUSE, BUT WE NEED SOMETHING TO DO.

IF YOU PUT IT OUT THERE, YOU WILL FIND PEOPLE WANT SOMETHING TO DO.

WE'RE ALSO ON OUR -- ALL OF OUR INFORMATION, WE'RE PROMOTING WHAT PARKS AND REC HAS TO DO.

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

>> TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BRRRMIDJI DAYS EVENTS, OR REGISTER FOR THE PLUNGE.

VISIT THE WEBSITE LINK DOWN BELOW.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE SOME PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WHILE NOT AS WARM AS TODAY, IT LOOKS LIKE OUR STRETCH OF MILD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY THEATER IS HOSTING WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOLF THIS WEEKEND AND I GOT TO SIT DOWN WITH SOME OF THE ACTORS AND DISCUSSED WHAT IT'S LIKE >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY THEATER IS PRESENTING EDWARD ALBEE'S “WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?

” STARTING THIS WEEKEND.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN GIVES US A SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE SHOW.

>> Reporter: WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF IS A PLAY THAT WITHSTOOD THE TEST OF TIME FOR 60 YEARS AND IT'S MAKING ITS WAY TO THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY THEATER THIS WEEK.

WHAT IS THE PLAY ABOUT?

>> I THINK EVERYONE REFERS TO IT AS THE DYSFUNCTIONAL DINNER PARTY, BUT IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT.

IT'S TWO COUPLES THAT ARE GOING THROUGH LIFE WITH A LOT OF DELUSION AND HOW WE NAVIGATE THAT ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN MARRIED COUPLES OF ALL AGES, 20s TO 50s, HOW THAT KIND OF LOOKS.

>> Reporter: WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF WAS FIRST STAGED IN 1962 AND WAS ADAPTED TO A MOVIE OF THE SAME TITLE IN 1966.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THESE ACTORS TO BE PART OF THIS HISTORIC STORY?

>> I WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PLAY EVEN WHEN WE FIRST LEARNED OF THE ADDITIONS, I KNEW THIS PLAY LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND.

I WATCHED THE MOVIES, I HEARD COLLEGE LECTURES, AND I KNEW I WANTED TO PLAY NICK AND IT'S REALLY FUN TO BE A PART OF IT.

>> Reporter: THIS IS KNOWN AS AN ACTOR'S PLAY, MEANING THE ACTORS INVOLVED CAN LET THEIR EMOTIONS BE SHOWN.

>> YOU REALLY RUN THROUGH THE GAMBIT OF DIFFERENT EMOTIONS IN THIS PLAY.

THERE IS SOME COMEDY, A LOT OF DRAMA, I GET ANGRY, I CRY, JUST GOING THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF EMOTIONS IN THIS PLAY.

>> Reporter: AND BEING UP ON THAT STAGE, IT MEAN AS WHOLE LOT MORE TO THESE ACTORS THAN JUST ANOTHER JOB.

>> THE FEELING OF BEING UP THERE IS SOMETHING LIKE NOTHING ELSE YOU EVER EXPERIENCED.

I GET TO TAKE ALL OF THE WEIGHT AND THE WORRIES OF JULIE AND PUSH THEM AWAY AND I GET TO TAKE ON SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE, CREATE IT FOR YOU AND BRING IT TO YOU AND THERE IS NO FEELING LIKE THAT, THAT EXISTS.

IT'S MAGICAL KNOWING THAT SOMEBODY IN THE AUDIENCE MAY GLEAN SOMETHING FROM WHAT I BRING AND THAT'S A GREAT FEELING.

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

>> THE FIRST SHOW IS THIS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2ND AT 7:00 P.M. ZBL.

>>> FINAL THE --.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY JOINING US, I DON'T REMEMBER A DAY IN JANUARY LIKE TODAY.

>> Stacy: WE BROKE RECORDS, HIGHS IN THE 50s FOR MANY OF US.

WE WILL HAVE MILD WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEXT FEW DAYS, NOT AS WARM AS TODAY, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE 30s AND 40s.

THAT >> 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, IT WAS A RECORD BREAKING KIND OF DAY ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY.

TEMPERATURES FOR MOST OF US IN THE 50s, AND THAT DID SET NEW RECORD HIGHS FOR THE LAST DAY OF JANUARY.

NOT QUITE AS WARM TOMORROW, STILL ABOVE AVERAGE, WARMER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES SHOULD CONTINUE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AND IT DOES LOOK LIKE IT'S OVERALL LOOKING PRETTY DRY AS WELL.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, 35 AT THE AIRPORT, WINDS ARE WEST AT 6 MILES PER HOUR, 31 IS OUR DEW POINT, HUMIDITY IS AT 87%.

IN BRAINERD, FAIR SKIES, 36 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 31.

WE HAVE A STEADY BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AND WINDS ARE CALM.

THE RADAR PICTURE IS ALL QUIET, NO PRECIPITATION OUT THERE TONIGHT.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE AREA, PROBABLY MORE CLOUD COVER IN THE NORTH.

WE MAY ALSO SEE SOME PATCHY FOG AND THERE ARE DENSE FOG ADVISORIES NOT JUST FOR OUR VIEWING AREA AND WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA, SO WE COULD SEE SOME PATCHY FOG ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, WE SHOULD AGAIN HAVE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, MORE CLOUD COVER TO THE NORTH, AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, NOT QUITE AS WARM.

WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGHS FROM THE MID-30s TO MID-40s, BUT AGAIN THAT IS STILL ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY.

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

A LOT OF SUNSHINE FROM DEBRA AT LAKE ADA.

THE EAGLE IS OUT THERE ENJOYING SOME OF THE WARM TEMPERATURES.

BEAUTIFUL DAY FROM KAREN IN BEMIDJI.

THIS IS THE SUNSET AND CHRIS WITH SOME BEAUTIFUL CLOUDS AT SUNSET TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES WITH US.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYE REPORTS.

KAREN IN BEMIDJI, 40, PARTLY CLOUDY, AND CALM THIS AFTERNOON.

DEBRA IN PINE RIVER, 51 THIS AFTERNOON.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, HIGH OF 51.

WE ALSO HEARD FROM BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNSHINE WITH A HIGH OF 44.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, 52 WAS THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WITH SUNNY SKIES, STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A HIGH OF 52.

53 WAS THE HIGH IN BRAINERD, 22 WAS OUR AVERAGE, AND WE SET A RECORD.

THE OLD RECORD OF 48 WAS SET IN 1993.

30 DEGREES FOR OUR LOW, SUNSET AT 5:19.

BEMIDJI TOPPED OUT AT 51, BEATING THE OLD RECORD OF 48 SET BACK IN 2009.

SUNRISE WAS AT 7:47.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE WILL BE SEEING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND WE'RE STILL ABOVE AVERAGE, NOT SEEING THE TEMPERATURES LIKE TODAY.

WE'RE LOOKING AT 35 IN WARROAD, 40 IN BEMIDJI, AND IN PARK RAPIDS.

HEADING INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

TEMPERATURES ARE WARMER, HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM 40 IN AITKIN, TO 44 IN LITTLE FALLS.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

WE MAY SEE SOME PATCHY FOG, ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WITH LOWS NEAR 27.

FOR TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, HIGHS NEAR 40 WITH NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME SUNSHINE AGAIN ON FRIDAY, A BIT MORE CLOUD COVER AS WE HEAD INTO THE START OF THE WEEKEND.

TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER ON FRIDAY WITH HIGHS NEAR 37, BUT WE SHOULD BE BACK IN THE 40s FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK.

THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT RAIN IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA ON MONDAY.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH OUR SPORTS.

>> Charlie: YES, AND YESTERDAY WE TALKED ABOUT TORY FROM CROSBY-IRONTON.

SHE SURPASSED THE 3,000 POINT MARK AND WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO HER AND SEE WHAT MAKING HISTORY IS LIKE.

WE'LL HAVE THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> CROSBY-IRONTON TORY MADE BASKETBALL HISTORY LAST NIGHT.

BECOMING THE FIRST SOPHOMORE TO ECLIPSE THE 3,000 POINT MARK AFTER JUST 101 GAMES.

OEHRLEIN HAS SCORED 3,026 POINTS AND IS ON PACE TO BREAK REBEKAH DAHLMAN'S RECORD OF 5,060.

REPORTER MILES WALKER CAUGHT UP WITH THE C.I.

BALLER AT PRACTICE TODAY TO FIND OUT WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE MAKING HISTORY.

>> Reporter: THE FASTEST TO 3,000 POINTS IN MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL HISTORY, SHE EXCEEDED HER OWN EXPECTATIONS.

>> NO, I DEFINITELY DID NOT.

MY GOAL AS A LITTLE GIRL WAS JUST TO PLAY BASKETBALL AND I ALWAYS LOOKED UP TO MIGHT YEA MOORE, SO MY GOAL WAS TO GET 1,000 POINTS.

I LOVED TO WATCH HER PLAY, SO THAT WAS MY GOAL, TO PLAY WITH HER.

>> Reporter: AND JUST LIKE MINNESOTA LYNX LEGEND, TORY BRINGS FAR MORE TO THE TABLE, AVERAGING 15 REBOUNDS IN A GAME.

>> HAVING SECOND CHANCES AND KNOWING THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR US, AND SHE CAN READ THE BALL SO WELL WHEN WE SHOOT.

IT'S INCREDIBLE.

>> AS A REBOUNDER, SHE GETS SO MANY POINTS, ESPECIALLY ON THE MATCH UP.

IF THERE IS A SMALLER TEAM, YOU BETTER BE PREPARED FOR HER HAVING 20-PLUS REBOUNDS AND 20 POINTS OFF THOSE REBOUNDS.

>> Reporter: THE STRONGEST FACET OF HER GAME, IS HER PASSING.

>> YEAH, IT'S INCREDIBLE.

YOU KNOW, AT TIMES IT'S FRUSTRATING BECAUSE TORY, WE NEED THAT BALL IN YOUR HANDS.

LAST NIGHT IN THE PROVIDENCE GAME, A FEW TIMES SHE PUSHED THE BALL AND WE SHOULD HAVE HELD IT.

REWATCHING THE FILM, YES, I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

IN REALTIME, IT'S TOUGH.

YOU SEE IT IN FILM.

IT'S LIKE HOW DID YOU SEE THAT?

>> Reporter: WHICH IS WHY HER GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IS STILL FURTHER DOWN THE LINE.

>> I LOVE TO BRING A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TO C.I., BUT MY FIRST PRIORITY IS TO GET 1,000 ASSISTS, IT HASN'T HAPPENED YET IN MINNESOTA, SO I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

I WOULD TAKE PRIDE IN THAT.

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

>> Charlie: MAN, SHE IS JUST AS HUMBLE AS CAN BE.

WE'LL BRAG FOR HER.

SHE IS CURRENTLY AVERAGING 37.8 POINTS PER GAME, SHE WILL TAKE 54 GAMES TO BREAK THE RECORD.

>>> MINNESOTA IS KNOWN AS THE STATE OF HOCKEY BUT THE LAND OF 10,000 LAKES PRODUCES QUALITY ATHLETES BEYOND THE ICE.

THE BEMIDJI STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM HAS BEEN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE RISING HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS SCENE UP NORTH WITH SOME LOCAL PLAYERS BECOMING KEY CONTRIBUTORS TO THE TEAM'S SUCCESS.

INTERN LOGAN VEO HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THE BEMIDJI STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM IS COMING OFF ONE OF THE BEST SEASONS OF PROGRAM HISTORY.

13 OF 16 PLAYERS ON THE ROSTER PLAYED HIGH SCHOOL BALL IN MINNESOTA, WITH SOME LOCAL PROGRAMS LEAVING THEIR FINGERPRINTS.

SOMETHING UNHEARD OF JUST A FEW YEARS AGO.

>> I THINK WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE, 11 OR 12 YEARS AGO, THERE WASN'T ONE PLAYER I THINK WITHIN A 90-MILE RADIUS OF BEMIDJI THAT WAS IN THE NSIC.

>> Reporter: IMPROVEMENT OF THE OVERALL QUALITY OF BASKETBALL PLAYED IN GREATER MINNESOTA ALLOWED THE COACH TO STICK LOCAL WITH SOME OF HIS RECRUITING EFFORTS.

>> CERTAINLY YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE TALENT IN YOUR AREA AND SEE IF THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PLAY AT THE DIVISION 2 LEVEL.

IT'S NICE TO SEE SOME LOCAL TALENT OUT ON THE FLOOR.

THAT'S OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO AND CONTINUE TO DO IN THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: GRAND RAPIDS PRODUCT JOHN SUTHERLAND CAME VIA THE TRANSFER PORTAL.

HIS FAMILIARITY WITH THE PROGRAM IS WHAT LED HIM TO THE BEAVERS.

>> CLOSE TO HOME, THE HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITED ME HARD TOO.

IT FELT LIKE A GREAT FIT.

>> Reporter: AVERAGING JUST OVER 20 POINTS PER GAME.

HE WAS NAMED ALL NSIC LAST YEAR AND PLAYED A BIG PART IN THE OUTSTANDING RUN, SOMETHING HE AIMS TO DO THIS SEASON.

>> WE WILL GET BACK TO THE NSIC TOURNAMENT AND MAKE IT TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND GO INTO REGIONALS AND PERSONALLY GET BACK TO THE TEAM FOR NSIC.

>> Reporter: BSU ADDED THREE MORE LOCAL PROSPECTS THIS YEAR, ISAAC, ELI, AND JOHN, WHO HAS EARNED SIGNIFICANT MINUTES AS A FRESHMAN.

HE CREDITS OTHER LOCAL PROSPECTS IN MAKING HIS DECISION TO STAY NEAR HOME AND COMPETE ALONGSIDE HIS PEERS.

>> HE'S A GOOD PLAYER, AND ELI, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CLOSE WITH HIM.

IT'S A GREAT CONNECTION.

HE PUSHED MANY ESO -- ME SO HARD, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I'M HERE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BEMIDJI, I'M LOGAN VEO, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE BEAVERS AREN'T DONE ADDING LOCAL TALENT.

THEY HAVE SECURED A COMMITMENT FROM DOMINIC STAPLES-FAIRBANKS, A CAREER 2,000 POINT SCORER FROM CASS LAKE-BENA.

THE BEAVERS CONTINUE THEIR CAMPAIGN TOMORROW ON THE ROAD AT 19TH RANKED MINOT STATE.

>>> AND MORE SPORTS NEWS, THERMAN IS FROM CALIFORNIA AND HE REPLACES GREG, WHO SERVES AS THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.

IN THE RAIDERS WELCOMES A NEW COACH IN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL.

DURING THAT TIME, SHE ALSO COACHED CLUB VOLLEYBALL AND IS PURSUING A MASTER'S DEGREE IN COACH MANAGEMENT AND COACHING IN ST.

CLOUD STATE.

>> Dennis: VERY GOOD.

THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THEY COME IN A RAINBOW OF COLORS, KEEPING UP TO 40-OUNCES OF LIQUID COLD, ALL WHILE FITTING IN A CAR CUP HOLDER.

THERE'S NO QUESTION STANLEY AND OTHER BRANDS OF TRAVEL TUMBLERS ARE THE "IT" THING TO HAVE RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY'RE ALSO GRABBING ATTENTION FOR ANOTHER REASON, FEARS THOSE POPULAR CUPS MAY CONTAIN LEAD.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER GETS A DOCTOR TO WEIGH IN ON WHETHER TO WORRY ABOUT THESE CUPS.

>> CONSUMERS HAVE WAITED IN LONG LINES TO SNAG ONE.

ONE WOMAN IS ACCUSED OF STEALING $2,500 WORTH OF THEM, WHILE THE STANLEY CUP CRAZE CONTINUES, SOME ARE WORRIED THAT THEIR FAVORITE TUMBLER MAY CONTAIN LEAD.

>> I THINK ANY TIME YOU HEAR YOU COULD BE EXPOSED TO LEAD, YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED.

>> Reporter: THE MATERIAL TO SEAL THE VACUUM INSULATION AT THE BASE OF THE CUP CONTAINS LEAD, BUT ONCE SEALED, IT'S COVERED WITH A STAINLESS STEEL LAYER, ADDING REST ASSURE, NO LEAD IS ON THE SURFACE OF ANY STANLEY PRODUCT THAT COMES INTO CONTACT WITH THE CONSUMER OR THE CONTENTS OF THE PRODUCT.

LEAD EXPOSURE IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY TO YOUNG CHILDREN AND THOSE WHO ARE PREGNANT.

SHE DOESN'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY TO DITCH YOUR CUPS.

>> SO, IF YOU ARE USING THESE CUPS CORRECTLY AND THEY ARE NOT BROKEN IN TERMS OF THEIR SEALANT, I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO BE TERRIBLY CONCERNED.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS MANY PEOPLE USE THE CUPS TO HELP ENCOURAGE MORE WATER CONSUMPTION, A HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE TO BEVERAGES LIKE SODA.

>> SO I DO WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PUT THIS IN CONTEXT FOR THEIR OVERALL HEALTH, NOT JUST TO BE FEARFUL OF THE POTENTIAL LEAD EXPOSURE ALONE.

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

>> Dennis: AND BACK WITH ONE MORE LOOK AT OUR WEATHER, WE HEAD OVER TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING SOME PATCHY FOG, ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT.

OTHERWISE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, WITH LOWS NEAR 27.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY, HIGHS AROUND 40, NOT QUITE AS WARM AS TODAY, BUT STILL VERY MILD AND MILD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

>> Dennis: NICE START TO FEBRUARY.

THAT IS GOING TO WRAP IT UP FOR US.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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