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>> CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF LOCAL NEWS FOR BEMIDJI, BRAINERD, AND ALL OF THE LAKES COUNTRY.

LAKELAND PBS IS PROUD TO PRESENT LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

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

>> Matthew: HEY EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.

I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> A WILDFIRE WAS SPOTTED LAST NIGHT JUST A FEW MILES AWAY FROM THE CITY OF MCGREGOR.

THE AITKIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TELLS LAKELAND NEWS THAT A WILDFIRE WAS STARTED JUST OFF OF HIGHWAY 210 A FEW MILES WEST FROM THE CITY.

AITKEN COUNTY SHERIFF WORKED WITH MCGREGOR AND PALISADE FIRE TO ENSURE THAT NO STRUCTURES WERE LOST, ALTHOUGH A FEW WERE THREATENED WHILE THE FIRE WAS RAGING.

SMALL ENGINE AIR-TANKERS WERE USED ALONG WITH 4 HELICOPTERS, 4 TRACKED VEHICLES, AND 4 FIRE ENGINES TO MAKE SURE THE FIRE REMAINS CONTAINED.

THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION AND THE FIRE LOOKS TO BE FULLY PUT OUT IN JUST A FEW DAYS.

>>> AFTER THE MINNESOTA SENATE ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE, AND LEGACY COMMITTEE TABLED A BILL THAT WOULD TRANSFER WHITE EARTH STATE FOREST LAND TO WHITE EARTH NATION, A LOCAL STATE SENATOR IS EXPRESSING HIS OPPOSITION TO THE LEGISLATION.

REPUBLICAN SENATOR STEVE GREEN OF FOSSTON REPRESENTS THE AREA AROUND THE WHITE EARTH STATE FOREST AND IS A WHITE EARTH BAND MEMBER.

HE EXPRESSED HIS DISSATISFACTION WITH THE BILL AND HOW IT RAISED QUESTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY.

GREEN STATED THAT HE HEARD FROM 400 PEOPLE WHO WERE AGAINST THE BILL AND ONLY KNEW OF TEN PEOPLE IN FAVOR OF IT.

>> THE BILL IS VERY VAGUE.

SO THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT AREN'T ANSWERED AS FAR AS WHO MANAGES IT, HOW IT'S MANAGED AND A LOT OF THE LANDOWNERS ARE TRIBAL MEMBERS.

THEY OWN THEIR OWN PROPERTY.

WHAT THIS WILL DO TO THEIR PROPERTY TAXES AND WHAT IT WILL DO TO OUR COUNTIES.

>> IN AN INTERVIEW WITH LAKELAND NEWS EARLIER THIS MONTH, WHITE EARTH CHAIRMAN MICHAEL FAIRBANKS SAID THAT THEIR PLAN IS TO KEEP AFFECTED PARKS AND TRAILS OPEN TO EVERYONE, AND NOT JUST TRIBAL MEMBERS.

SENATOR GREEN SAID HE QUESTIONED IF THAT PLAN WOULD BE ALTERED IF THERE WERE CHANGES IN TRIBAL LEADERSHIP, AND THAT THE BILL'S INTRODUCTION SEEMED SUDDEN TO HIM.

>> IF THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE ANY CHANGE, WHY CAUSE THIS ANGST?

WHY DO THIS?

LET'S HAVE PUBLIC MEETINGS BEFORE THIS GOES FORWARD, HEAR WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY, WORK OUT DIFFERENCES SO THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY'RE BLINDSIDED.

>> ACCORDING TO WHITE EARTH NATION, HAVING THE LAND TRANSFERRED BACK TO THE TRIBE WOULD ALLOW THEM MANAGE FOREST RESOURCES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY POSITIVE MANNER TO BENEFIT PEOPLE IN THE PRESENT AND FUTURE.

THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE'S FIRST COMMITTEE DEADLINE IS MARCH 22 AT 5:00 P.M. WHERE THE COMMITTEES MUST APPROVE THE BILL BEFORE IT MOVES FORWARD.

>>> A BILL TO END THE SALE OF ALL FLAVORED COMMERCIAL TOBACCO AND E-CIGARETTE PRODUCTS IN MINNESOTA, ADVANCED EARLIER THIS MONTH AFTER LAWMAKERS HEARD FROM HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND YOUTH ADVOCATES MOST IMPACTED BY FLAVORED TOBACCO.

WE GOT A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN WITH AN EXPERT FROM THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION, AS WELL AS A LOCAL SMOKE SHOP OWNER TO GET THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE BILL.

>> A BILL HAS BEEN PROPOSED IN MINNESOTA THAT WOULD END THE SALE OF ALL COMMERCIAL TOBACCO PRODUCTS ACROSS THE STATE.

>> IT'S REALLY DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOLS AND PARENTS AND FOLKS AROUND MINNESOTA THAT ARE DEALING WITH THE EPIDEMIC OF E-CIGARETTES AND VAPING.

IN ADOLESCENCE, THEY TAKE ALL THOSE FLAVORED PRODUCTS, VAPE PRODUCTS, UNICORN, ALL THE CRAZY STUFF IS OUT THERE.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE 2022 STUDENT SURVEY, 1 IN 7, 11th GRADERS USE E-CIGARETTES.

>> WHEN YOU HAVE A PRODUCT YOU KNOW IS HIGHLY ADDICTIVE OR BOTH POTENTIALLY LIFE SHORTENING AND LIFE-THREATENING, AND THEN TO MASK NICOTINE, ONE OF THE MOST ADDICTIVE DRUGS WE KNOW IN THESE NEW DEVICES WITH FLAVORS THAT MAKES IT REALLY EASY TO JUST GRAB ONE.

>> Reporter: IF YOU ASK THE SHOPS THAT SELL THE FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS, THEY WILL SAY IT'S AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT ISSUE.

>> VAPING IS LEGAL BUT TRYING TO OUTLAW VAPING PRODUCTS.

THEY KNOW THAT CIGARETTES, THE NUMBER ONE LEADING CAUSE OF HEART DISEASE AND LUNG CANCER, HOW IS IT AFFECTING THE YOUTH WHEN THE LEGAL AGE IS 21-PLUS?

SO WE THINK THE PROBLEM IS MORE OF AN ENFORCEMENT PROBLEM THAN IT IS THROWING THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH WATER.

>> Reporter: SMOKE SHOPS WILL ARGUE THERE IS A BENEFIT TO HAVING FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS AVAILABLE.

>> VAPING HAS HELPED MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE QUIT SMOKING, MY WIFE AND I ARE INCLUDED IN THAT GROUP.

NEITHER ONE OF US HAVE HAD A CIGARETTE AND IF IT WEREN'T FOR FLAVORED VAPE, WE WOULDN'T BE SUCCESSFUL.

IF YOU GOT RID OF FLAVORED VAPES, 30% OF PEOPLE SAID THEY WOULD GO BACK TO SMOKING REGULAR CIGARETTES.

>> Reporter: THEY BELIEVE THIS WILL HELP THOSE WHO ARE TRULY WANTING TO QUIT.

>> WHEN YOU MAKE PRODUCTS HARDER TO GET, YOU ACTUALLY SUPPORT THEIR EFFORT TO GET OFF OF THE DRUG.

THE DRUG HERE IS NICOTINE AND IT'S VERY POWERFUL.

WE WANT TO PROMOTE TREATMENT FOR NICOTINE ADDICTION, SUPPORT THOSE THAT REALLY WANT TO STOP AND HAVE THAT TRUE FREEDOM TO BREATHE AND BREATHE CLEAN AIR AND WE'RE HOLDING THE COMMUNITY TO SAY NO MORE, NOT US.

>> A STATEWIDE POLL FOUND THAT 62 PERCENT OF MINNESOTANS SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL TO END THE SALE OF ALL FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

>>> GOVERNOR TIM WALZ ANNOUNCED THAT BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY WILL RECEIVE $750,000 IN FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR HIGH-DEMAND JOBS.

THIS GRANT HOPES TO GROW MINNESOTA'S WORKFORCE THROUGH THE DRIVE FOR FIVE WORKFORCE INITIATIVE, A NEW EFFORT TO PREPARE MORE MINNESOTANS FOR HIGH-DEMAND JOBS IN FIVE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.

THOSE BEING TECHNOLOGY, THE TRADES, CARING PROFESSIONS, MANUFACTURING, AND EDUCATION.

BSU ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER PROGRAMS, WILL TRAIN AND PLACE AN ESTIMATED 1,200 MINNESOTANS OVER THE NEXT 15 MONTHS IN HIGH-DEMAND JOBS, BENEFITING AN ESTIMATED 3,000 MINNESOTA BUSINESSES.

THE STATE IS INVESTING $20 MILLION IN TOTAL FOR THE DRIVE FOR FIVE PROGRAM, IN HOPES TO ADDRESS THE ONGOING TIGHT LABOR MARKET AS WELL AS ACHIEVE A MORE EQUITABLE ECONOMY.

>>> CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE IN BRAINERD HAS BEEN HOSTING A CONTINUATION OF THE INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE CONNECT EFFECT CALLED CHATTY-HOUR.

FACILITATED BY CLC'S HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM, CHATTY-HOUR'S A LIVELY DROP-IN EVENT THAT AIMS TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO PARTAKE IN DEEP CONVERSATIONS, CULTIVATE NEW CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, AND CHIP AWAY AT MENTAL HEALTH BARRIERS.

>> THE TROUBLE IS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND ISOLATION, THOSE PROTECTION FACTORS, IF WE CAN CREATE PLACES THAT FOSTERS BELONGING, WE CAN INCREASE THAT TOGETHERNESS AND DECREASE THE DIVIDE.

>> FOLLOWING TODAY'S CONVERSATIONS ON CAMPUS, CHATTY-HOUR WILL BE HELD AGAIN ON APRIL 3RD, APRIL 17TH, AND MAY 1ST FROM 3:00 P.M. TO 4:00 P.M. >>> CONSIDERING TO RUN FOR OFFICE CAN BE AN INTIMIDATING DECISION.

THE BRAINERD LAKES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOSTED A WORKSHOP YESTERDAY WITH THE HOPE OF DEMYSTIFYING THE PROCESS OF RUNNING FOR OFFICE.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE CHAMBER FEELS THAT MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY COULD BE CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL LEADERSHIP AND HELP THE WORKSHOP TO SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS OF RUNNING.

>> WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THE CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP, THERE ARE JUST SOME AWESOME LEADERS THAT WOULD BE AWESOME COMMUNITY LEADERS.

RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE RUNNING SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES AND WE HAVE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO RUN FOR ELECTED OFFICE, BUT THE PROCESS IS A LITTLE MYSTERIOUS.

SO WE'RE HOPING TO CLEAR UP SOME OF THAT SO THEY FEEL MORE CONFIDENT IN THROWING THEIR HAT IN THE RING IN THE FALL.

>> Reporter: THERE WAS A FORMER MINNESOTA STATE SENATOR THAT WAS EAGER TO SHARE HER KNOWLEDGE.

>> I'M REALLY EXCITED OF BEING PART OF THIS.

WE NEED GOOD LEADERS AND I MENTORED SEVERAL PEOPLE INTO OFFICER.

WE NEED YOUNG PEOPLE, ALL AGES, ALL GENDERS.

WE NEED THEM TO COME AND SERVE.

SO IT'S EXCITING TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCES AND LET THEM KNOW IT'S NOT A SCARY THING.

IT'S REALLY A FUN THING TO DO.

>> Reporter: THE FORMER SENATOR IS EXCITED WHEN SPEAKING WITH POSSIBLE LEADERS.

ONE THING IN PARTICULAR ABOUT CANDIDATES SHE SEES IS THEIR WILLINGNESS TO PUT THEIR COMMUNITY FIRST.

>> I LOVE TO SEE WHEN THE LEADERS COME IN WITH THE SERVANT'S HEART.

THEY'RE NOT COMING IN BECAUSE OF THEIR OWN EGO, BUT THEY WANT TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE THINGS BETTER.

MAYBE THEY SEE SOMETHING THAT NEEDS ATTENTION, THAT THEY WANT TO GET DONE AND THAT'S REALLY EXCITING, THAT THEY PAID ATTENTION AND WANT TO MAKE IT BETTER.

>> Reporter: ALL THE INFORMATION TO RUN FOR OFFICE CAN BE FOUND ONLINE, BUT HAVING PEOPLE WITH FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROCESS WALK YOU THROUGH IT IS NOT AS EASY TO FIND.

>> WHEN YOU'RE TALKING TO PEOPLE THAT HAVE SERVED IN OFFICE BEFORE, THAT HAVE MANAGED CAMPAIGNS BEFORE, THAT WORK FOR A COUNTY THAT THEY ARE RUNNING ELECTIONS AND TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF LOGISTICAL THINGS THAT PEOPLE DON'T THINK ABOUT, WE TRY TO MAKE THE WORKSHOP INTERACTIVE SO THERE IS JUST AS MUCH Q&A AS THERE IS PRESENTING.

WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO INSPIRE CONFIDENCE IN PEOPLE TO TAKE THAT NEXT STEP.

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

>> BRAINERD LAKES CHAMBER PRESIDENT MATT KILLIAN TOLD LAKELAND NEWS THAT 21 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE WORKSHOP.

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

>> Stacy: A SPRING STORM COULD BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW TO PARTS OF THE AREA TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT, BUT A LARGER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT US EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, LAKELAND PBS WILL BE PRESENTING ORDER UP >> 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 LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >>> LAKELAND PBS LEGACY PRODUCER RANDY CADWELL WILL BE PREMIERING “ORDER UP!

”, A DOCUMENTARY ON THE HISTORY OF DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

ACCORDING TO CADWELL, “DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS WERE AN EXPERIENCE, YOU HAD TO BE THERE TO UNDERSTAND ”.

THE DOCUMENTARY HITS HOME FOR MANY, AS DRIVE-INS WERE A PLACE FAMILIES COULD GO, SIT BACK, AND ENJOY A MEAL WITHOUT RUSHING.

>> I REMEMBERED GOING TO THESE DRIVE IN RESTAURANTS THAT YOU USE TO BE ABLE TO PULL IN AND SOMEBODY WOULD COME OUT AND TAKE YOUR ORDER AND YOU COULD STAY IN THE CAR.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DRESS UP.

IT WAS UNIQUE AT THAT TIME AND I GOT WONDERING WHAT WAS THE HISTORY OF THOSE TYPES OF RESTAURANTS IN THE NORTHERN MINNESOTA AREA.

THIS DOCUMENTARY BROUGHT OUT THE FACT THAT WE ARE PRETTY BUSY ALL THE TIME.

WE'RE MOVING ALL THE TIME.

WE DON'T TAKE THE TIME TO STOP AND ENJOY A MEAL OR WHATEVER LIKE YOU WOULD IN A DRIVE IN.

>> THE DOCUMENTARY WILL FIRST AIR ON LAKELAND PBS TOMORROW, MARCH 21ST AT 8:00 P.M. YOU CAN ALSO WATCH IT ON OUR WEBSITE OR THE PBS APP.

>>> NOW I'M NOT SURE IF ON THIS CHILLY DAY IF A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD BE GOING TO DRIVE IN THEATERS OR DRIVE IN RESTAURANTS.

>> Stacy: IT IS COLD AND IT'S GOING TO LOOK MORE WINTERY NOW AS WE HEAD INTO THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF SPRING.

A SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW NIGHT WITH A BIGGER SYSTEM SET TO IMPACT MORE OF THE AREA AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

>> 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 WERE ABLE TO ENJOY SOME NICE SUNSHINE TODAY, BUT A CHANGE IN WEATHER PATTERN IS ON THE WAY AND IT'S GOING TO START TOMORROW, BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON.

WE COULD START TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW MOVING INTO THE AREA.

MORE SNOW, ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA TOMORROW NIGHT, AND WE HAVE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF QUIET DAYS AS WE HEAD INTO THE START OF THE WEEKEND, BUT A WINTER STORM IS GOING TO BE IMPACTING US AGAIN AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT IS 15 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, WE HAVE A NORTHWEST WIND AT 4 MILES PER HOUR.

THE DEW POINT IS 0 AND HUMIDITY IS AT 51%.

IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY CLOUDY, AND A DEW POINT OF -3, PRESSURE IS RISING AROUND -- AND WINDS ARE NORTH AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.

THE BIGGEST FACTOR IS ACCUMULATING SNOW.

AS FAR AS SNOWFALL TOTALS, YOU CAN SEE THOSE IN THE DARK BLUE AREA, MUCH OF THAT ADVISORY AREA IS LOOKING AT 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AND AGAIN YOU CAN SEE THE SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF AS WE HEAD FURTHER NORTH.

THIS IS THE FIRST IN A COUPLE OF WEATHER SYSTEMS THAT WILL BE IMPACTING THE AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

ON THE RADAR, IT IS PRETTY QUIET.

SO FAR TONIGHT, WE HAVE UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE, BUT NO PRECIPITATION REACHING THE GROUND.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE QUIET WEATHER OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND TO START THE DAY TOMORROW.

WE WILL BE SEEING SOME SUNSHINE IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, A LITTLE MORE CLOUD COVER IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE AND IN THE AFTERNOON, WE SEE THE SNOWFALL DEVELOPING, THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME MIXED PRECIP AND MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW.

THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND A LOT OF THAT WILL BE HAPPENING TOMORROW EVENING AND TOMORROW NIGHT.

WE HAVE A LOOK AT SOME EAGLE EYE PHOTOS FOR TONIGHT.

WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE PICTURE FROM BRANDON.

ANGELA ALSO WITH A SHOT OF THE SUNRISE AT CASS LAKE THIS MORNING.

SAMROSE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE BLUE SKIES.

ARLENE WITH SUNSHINE THROUGH THE CLOUDS IN MENAHGA.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, A LIGHT BREEZE THIS EVENING.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, A HIGH OF 26.

DEAN IN RED LAKE REPORTING 5 DEGREES AT SUNRISE.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUN WITH A SOUTHWEST WIND.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 22.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 27, SO WE ARE SEEING SOME CHILLY TEMPERATURES OUT THERE.

WE HAD A LOW TODAY OF 11.

BEMIDJI IS REACHING A HIGH OF 22, WE DID START OUT WITH A LOW OF 4, SO VERY COLD THIS MORNING AND SUNSET AT 7:33.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE WILL BE SEEING VARIABLE CLOUDS AND AS I MENTIONED, A LITTLE BIT MORE SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD FURTHER TO THE NORTH.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, HIGHS IN THE 20s IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, AROUND 30 IN PARK RAPIDS.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, WE COULD START TO SEE SOME SNOWFALL DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON, WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE LOW 30s.

SO HERE'S THE FORECAST, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 10, WITH NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

TOMORROW VARIABLE CLOUDS AND WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR SNOWFALL DEVELOPING IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA IN THE AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS NEAR 28.

NOW THE SNOW WILL PICK UP TOMORROW NIGHT IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND AGAIN WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR ABOUT 2 TO 6-INCHS OF ACCUMULATION.

MOST OF THAT WILL EXIT ON SATURDAY, LOOKING QUIET TO START THE WEEKEND, BUT ON SUNDAY WE WILL BE SEEING THE NEXT ROUND OF SNOW MOVING IN AND WE COULD SEE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WITH THAT SYSTEM THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY.

AS FAR AS HIGH TEMPERATURES EARLY NEXT WEEK, UPPER 20s TO NEAR 30.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Charlie: THANK YOU STACY.

LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE BOYS STATE TOURNAMENT.

THE BOYS BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENT STARTING TODAY, WE HAVE CLASS 2A ACTION, PEQUOT LAKES TAKING ON MINNEHAHA ACADEMY.

WE ALSO HEAR FROM THE NEVIS BASKETBALL TEAM, THEIR FIRST GAME IN CLASS A IS TOMORROW.

WE HAVE ALL THAT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪] >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS; NORTHERN MINNESOTA'S CERTIFIED APPLE SERVICE CENTER, OFFERING REPAIR SERVICES ON APPLE PRODUCTS AND P.C.S.

PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS IN BEMIDJI AND GRAND RAPIDS, IT'S RIGHT HERE.

>> 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.

MORE INFO AT LUEKENS.COM.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> PEQUOT LAKES BOYS BASKETBALL IS ON AN IMPRESSIVE 11 GAME WINNING STREAK, OUTSCORING THEIR OPPONENTS BY AN AVERAGE OF 21 POINTS PER GAME DURING THAT STRETCH, CULMINATING IN THE TEAM'S THIRD STRAIGHT CLASS 2A STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE.

THE PATRIOTS WENT UNSEEDED THEIR PAST TWO TRIPS, LOSING IN THE QUARTERFINAL ROUND.

THIS SEASON THEY GO IN AS THE 4-SEED BUT WITH A TOUGH MATCH-UP TONIGHT AGAINST 5-SEED AND STATE-RUNNER UP MINNEHAHA ACADEMY.

WE HEAD DOWN TO WILLIAMS ARENA FOR THE CLASS 2A STATE QUARTERFINAL.

THE PATS AND THE RED HAWKS LAST PLAYED IN THE CONSOLATION FINAL TWO YEARS AGO.

MINNEHAHA WON THAT GAME.

THEY GOT AFTER IT EARLY TONIGHT.

FREE THROW LINE, MINNEHAHA UP 18-6.

PEQUOT LAKES CLOSING THE HALF STRONG, ETHAN SNIPE IT IS CORNER 3, HE HAD 8 POINTS TONIGHT.

PATRIOTS CLIMBING BACK, GETS THE LAY IN AND THE RED HAWKS WERE TOO MUCH TONIGHT BEHIND LORENZO'S GAME LEADING 18 POINTS, LACES ONE OF HIS FOURTH TRAYS HERE.

THEY GO ON TO BEAT PEQUOT LAKES.

THE PATS, THEY HEAD TO THE CONSOLATION ROUND, SOMEWHERE THEY WON THE CONSOLATION BRACKET LAST YEAR.

I'M NOT SURE THE TIME ON THAT, BUT WE WILL HAVE THAT LATER.

>>> IN YOUTH HOCKEY, A FEW AREA TEAMS TOOK HOME SOME HARDWARE INCLUDING THE WARROAD BANTAM-A BOYS WHO FINISHED AS STATE CHAMPIONS, BEATING HOPKINS 3-0 IN THE TITLE GAME.

ALSO IN BANTAM A, NORTHERN LAKES BEAT SAINT LOUIS PARK 5-3 TO CLAIM 3RD PLACE AT THIS YEAR'S STATE TOURNEY AND ON THE GIRLS SIDE, GRAND RAPIDS-GREENWAY WON THE 15-UB STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, BEATING ARMSTRONG COOPER 4-3 IN OVERTIME.

IN ADDITION, PEEWEE A WARROAD BOYS FINISHED AS STATE RUNNER-UP AND BEMIDJI BLUE WON THE PEEWEE B CONSOLATION.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM.

>> NEVIS BOY'S BASKETBALL DEFEATED EAST CENTRAL LAST FRIDAY IN THE SECTION 5A CHAMPIONSHIP, PUNCHING THEIR TICKET TO THE CLASS A STATE TOURNAMENT FOR THE 4TH YEAR IN A ROW.

LOGAN VEO HAD CHANCE TO CATCH UP WITH THE TEAM AHEAD OF THEIR TRIP TO STATE.

HE FOUND OUT IT WASN'T AS EASY TO GET THERE AS THE TIGERS MADE IT LOOK.

>> Reporter: TIGERS ARE APEX PREDATORS, SO IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT THE NEVIS TIGERS HAVE BEEN ON TOP OF THE FOOD CHANGE IN SECTION 5A FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, BUT CONTINUED SUCCESS CAN SOMETIMES TURN THE HUNTER INTO THE HUNTED.

>> YOU START WINNING AND TEAMS WANT TO BEAT YOU.

AS YOU GO INTO REGULAR ACTION OR TOURNAMENT ACTION, EVERYBODY IS TRYING TO GIVE YOU THEIR BEST GAME BECAUSE AFTER YOU WON A WHILE, YOU GET A TARGET ON YOUR BACK.

>> Reporter: THE TIGERS WON 96 OF THE GAMES THEY PLAYED, MOST NUMBERS NOT MET BY BOTH TEAMS AND ALL THAT PLAYING TIME HAS PROVED VALUABLE.

>> THE WHOLE GOAL IS TO MAKE IT BACK TO STATE.

WE HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE AS A TEAM.

IT'S GREAT.

ALL THE GUYS ARE GREAT PEOPLE.

WE HAVE TO STAY HUNGRY.

I THINK IT'S THE SAME EVERY YEAR, BUT WE NEED TO STAY HUNGRY THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: SOMETHING ELSE THAT PROVED VALUABLE WAS EARLY SEASON ADVERSITY AS THE A CHUNK OF ROSTER WAS PLAYING FOR FOOTBALL WHEN BASKETBALL SEASON BEGAN.

>> WE TRIED TO GIVE THE GUYS A BREAK, BUT WE HAD 7 GAMES AND 11 DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS.

WE DIDN'T DO TOO WELL BUT THAT MADE US STRONGER.

>> THE TRANSITION BETWEEN FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL.

SOME OF US HAVEN'T SHOT AS MUCH AS OTHERS.

EXTRA PRACTICE YOU KNOW, PUTTING IN THE HOURS.

>> Reporter: ALL OF THIS CULMINATE IN THE TIGERS WINNING THEIR SIXTH SECTION TITLE BUT IT'S THE GAME AFTER THE SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP THAT GIVEN NEVIS TROUBLE.

THEY ARE 0-5, PROVING HOW DIFFICULT IT CAN BE TO WIN A STATE TITLE.

>> WE ASK OURSELVES, DO WE BELONG?

WE DO.

WE JUST HAVE TO PLAY.

WE HAVE BEEN IN EVERY GAME WE PLAYED IN THE FIRST ROUND, WE JUST HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET THE FIRST VICTORY.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR COULD BE DIFFERENT THANKS TO AN OFFENSE THAT AVERAGES 80 POINTS PER GAME AND HAVE THREE PLAYERS THAT HAVE OVER 1,000 CAREER POINTS.

THESE TIGERS DON'T HUNT ALONE.

>> IT MAKES US MORE DANGEROUS FOR SURE.

WE HAVE MORE THAN JUST THREE GUYS THAT CAN THROW THE BALL.

WE ARE WELL ROUNDED, EVEN ON THE BENCH.

>> Reporter: BEYOND THE BENCH IS THE NEVIS COMMUNITY.

WHILE THEY DON'T SCORE POINTS ON THE COURT, THEY PLAY A BIG ROLE OFF OF IT.

>> THE COMMUNITY IS HUGE.

THEY ARE SUPPORTING US, GIVING US BASKETS WHEN WE GO TO SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS, THE LITTLE KIDS, THE FAMILY MEMBERS, THEY'RE CONGRATULATING YOU.

>> IT'S A GREAT FEELING TO HAVE ALL THE SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND EVERYONE AROUND YOU.

IT MAKES PLAYING 100 TIMES BETTER.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN NEVIS, LEE LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Charlie: THE FIFTH SEEDED TIGERS TAKE THEM ON TOMORROW AT 1:00 P.M. THAT GAME IS AT THE TARGET CENTER.

>> Matthew: THAT'S A GOOD STORY FROM OUR INTERN LOGAN VEO.

>> Charlie: YEAH, IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR FROM NEAT VIS AND THEY HAVE A GREAT SUPPORT FROM THEIR FANS.

>> Matthew: GOOD LUCK TO NEVIS AND THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

THANK YOU CHARLIE.

>>> IT'S A CANNABIS COMPOUND, THAT IS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS T.H.C.

LIGHT BUT A NEW STUDY IS SOUNDING AN ALARM ON THE RISE IN THE NUMBER OF TEENS USING PRODUCTS, WHICH CONTAIN DELTA-8 T.H.C.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS A LOOK AT THE DATA AND EXPLAINS WHY RESEARCHERS CALL THIS A POTENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN.

>> Reporter: IT'S A NEW PSYCHO ACTIVE SUBSTANCE, SOMETIMES MARKETED AS A LEGAL ALTERNATIVE TO WEED AND RESEARCHERS SAY MORE TEENS ARE USING THE CANNABIS COMPOUND KNOWN AS DELTA 8 T.H.C.

>> IT COULD IMPACT PROPER DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRAIN AND A WHOLE HOST OF OTHER CONSEQUENCES.

>> Reporter: ADAM IS AUTHOR OF A STUDY PUBLISHED THAT RELIED ON SCHOOL SURVEY DATA FROM 12th GRADERS.

>> WE WERE REALLY SURPRISED TO SEE 11%, SO MORE THAN 1 IN 10 TEENS IN AMERICA WERE USING THESE PRODUCTS AT LEAST ONCE IN THE PAST YEAR AND A GOOD PORTION OF THEM WERE NOT JUST EXPERIMENTING.

>> Reporter: THE DRUG COMES IN MANY FORMS THAT MAY APPEAL TO TEENS LIKE GUMMIES AND VAPING CARTRIDGES.

UNLIKE WEED, THERE ARE NO AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR BUYING DELTA 8 IN MOST STATE WHERE IS THE PRODUCT IS LEGAL AND IT'S NOT REGULATED EITHER.

>> SO WE DON'T KNOW IF THESE PRODUCTS HAVE IMPURITIES OR TOXIC BUY PRODUCTS AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S IN THEM.

>> Reporter: SCIENTISTS DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT EFFECTS DELTA 8 HAS ON TEENS AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE BODY, ESPECIALLY ONES STILL DEVELOPING.

>> WE KNOW THAT THE MARKET FOR ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES MOVES MUCH MORE QUICKLY THAN WE DO IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND RESEARCH.

WE'VE ALREADY SEEN A TEEN EPIDEMIC OF E-CIGARETTE USE.

WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THE SAME THING WITH THESE CANNABIS PRODUCTS.

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

>> LEVANTHAL SAYS HE HOPES THE RESEARCH ENCOURAGES PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO TALK TO TEENS ABOUT THESE SUBSTANCES AND THE CONCERNS OVER POTENTIAL ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS FROM USING THEM.

>> Charlie: THE WILD STARTED A LATE GAME AGAINST THE KINGS AND THEY ARE TRAILING 4-0 EARLY IN THAT ONE.

>> Matthew: THAT'S NOT WHAT WE LIKE TO HEAR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH CHARLIE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.

WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS TOMORROW.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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