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

>> Dennis: HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

>>> CLOQUET POLICE OFFICIALS SAY THE MAN WHO SHOT AND KILLED TWO PEOPLE AT A MOTEL IN CLOQUET IN JANUARY DID NOT KNOW THE VICTIMS AND HAD METHAMPHETAMINES IN HIS SYSTEM AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTINGS.

CLOQUET POLICE CHIEF DEREK RANDALL SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE 32-YEAR-OLD NICHOLAS LENIUS MAY HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH EPISODE, POTENTIALLY COMPOUNDED BY THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS.

DURING THE INTERVIEWS, OFFICERS DISCOVERED LENIUS HAD CONTACTED A COWORKER AND REFERENCED DEALING WITH MONSTERS.

RANDALL SAYS HIS DEPARTMENT HAS ANALYZED ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRAGIC SHOOTING THE SUPER 8 MOTEL ON JANUARY 9TH.

THE VICTIMS IN THE SHOOTING WERE 22-YEAR-OLD SHELLBY TRETTEL, A WORKER AT THE MOTEL AND 35-YEAR-OLD PATRICK ROERS OF DEER RIVER, WHO WAS IN IN HIS TRUCK IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE MOTEL.

LENIUS WAS FOUND DEAD OUTSIDE THE MOTEL WITH AS WEAPON NEARBY.

AUTHORITIES USED HOTEL SURVEILLANCE VIDEO TO DETERMINE THAT LENIUS WAS THE SHOOTER AND THAT HE TURNED THE GUN ON HIMSELF.

>>> BEMIDJI HASN'T HAD AN EMERGENCY VETERINARY SITE SINCE AFTER THE PANDEMIC.

PET OWNERS SAY THEY HAVE TO DRIVE UP TO TWO HOURS AWAY TO THE NEAREST EMERGENCY VET.

CHARLOTTE ROY AND MEGHAN FITZPATRICK ARE TWO CONCERNED PET OWNERS IN THE BEMIDJI AREA AND SPOKE WITH REPORTER ZY'RIAH SIMMONS ON THE CONCERNS NOT ONLY THEY HAVE OF THEIR PETS BUT ALSO OF OTHER PET OWNERS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.

>> Reporter: BEMIDJI HAS BEEN WITHOUT AN EMERGENCY VETERINARIAN CARE SINCE THE PANDEMIC, LEAVING PET OWNERS IN THE COMMUNITY SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS.

>> OBVIOUSLY AS A PET OWNER, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.

I THINK IT IS TO A LOT OF FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

DURING THE PANDEMIC, VETERINARY CARE IN THE COMMUNITY REALLY CHANGED IN PART BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IT WAS JUST REALLY DRAINING ON A LOT OF US.

>> Reporter: SHE TALKED ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE AS A PET OWNER HERE IN BEMIDJI AND HOW SHE HAD TO WAIT FOR A DAY TO GET SERVICE FOR HER PUPPY JACK.

>> HE GOT A SEED IN HIS EYE OVER THE WEEKEND WHEN WE WERE OUT.

WE GO OUT ON THE WEEKENDS BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN I'M NOT WORKING AND THAT'S WHEN EMERGENCIES ARE LIKELY TO HAPPEN FOR A LOT OF FOLKS, ON THE WEEKEND.

HE GOT A SEED STUCK IN HIS EYE AND WE COULDN'T GET HIM IN UNTIL MONDAY AND WHEN WE WENT IN, OUR VETERINARIAN MENTIONED IF THEY HAD EMERGENCY CARE THEY WOULD HAVE RECOMMENDED WE BRING HIM IN BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE LONG-TERM VISUAL PROBLEMS IF IT'S NOT ADDRESSED SOON ENOUGH.

>> Reporter: THEY CREATED A PETITION TO BRING AN EMERGENCY VET SERVICE TO BEMIDJI.

THEY AIMED TO GIVE A VOICE TO PET OWNERS WHO ARE STRESSED OF THE LACK OF EMERGENCY VET SERVICES IN THE AREA.

>> WE'RE HOPING TO DO WITH THE PETITION TO DEMONSTRATE THERE IS A REAL NEED AND COMMUNITY DESIRE FOR THIS AND A VIABLE BUSINESS MARKET FOR AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY CARE.

>> Reporter: FINDING A SOLUTION IS THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE AND EXPRESSING GRATITUDE TO THE VETERINARY CLINIC FOR THEIR SERVICES ON AVAILABLE DAYS.

>> WE ARE TRYING TO LOOK FOR SOLUTIONS AND WORK WITH OUR VETERINARIANS AND WORK WITH PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO TRY TO IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT GOING TO HELP US TO BLAME ANYONE OR CRITICIZE ANYONE.

WE APPRECIATE OUR LOCAL VETERINARIANS AND WE ARE JUST LOOKING FOR WAYS TO ADDRESS OUR NEEDS BECAUSE CURRENTLY OUR NEEDS AREN'T BEING MET.

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

>> Dennis: LINK CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE.

>>> A COMPANY OWNED BY THE MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BUILD A 50,000 SQUARE FOOT CANNABIS CULTIVATION FACILITY IN ONAMIA.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, MILLE LACS CORPORATE VENTURES HAS ALREADY STARTED CONSTRUCTION AND EXPECTS THE FACILITY TO BE COMPLETED THIS FALL.

THE FACILITY WILL BE LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE GRAND CASINO MILLE LACS AND ACCORDING TO THE PRESS RELEASE FROM MLCV PROFITS GENERATED WILL BE REINVESTED INTO THE MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE TO SUPPORT ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR ITS MEMBERS.

MLVC SAYS FOR NOW IT WILL STICK WITH THE GROWING AND MANUFACTURING SIDE OF THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY BUT THEY ARE EXPLORING ADDING RETAIL OPTIONS IN THE FUTURE.

>>> LONGTIME BELTRAMI COUNTY DISTRICT COURT JUDGE SHARI SCHLUCHTER WILL BE RETIRING LATER THIS MONTH.

SCHLUCHTER'S FINAL DAY IS SET FOR MARCH 15TH AND SHE SAT DOWN WITH OUR MATTHEW FREEMAN TO REFLECT ON HER TIME SERVING BELTRAMI COUNTY.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE MANY DARK AND DIFSHTH -- DIFFICULT DAYS INSIDE THE COURTROOM.

IF YOU STEP INSIDE ONE, IT MAY BE THE WORST DAY OF YOUR LIFE, BUT FOR THIS JUDGE, THIS IS WHERE SHE SPENT THE LAST 19 YEARS.

>> I'M LUCKY TO WORK WITH GREAT COLLEAGUES, THE STAFF HERE IN THE COURTHOUSE, THEY ARE FABULOUS.

THAT MAKES THE JOB MUCH EASIER, BUT THESE ARE HARD DECISIONS THAT JUDGES ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE EVERYDAY, DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

I LOVE THE JOB THAT I DO.

I WORK WITH TERRIFIC PEOPLE AND IT HAS BEEN A REALLY REWARDING CAREER.

>> Reporter: SHARI HAS A LOT OF HISTORY AS A DISTRICT JUDGE AROUND SPENT A LOT OF HER CAREER IN BELTRAMI COUNTY.

>> I WAS AN ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY AND I WORK IN THE OFFICE FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS.

THEN THE GOVERNOR APPOINTED ME TO THE BENCH IN 2005.

>> Reporter: WHEN SHE WAS APPOINTED, SHE BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE JUDGE IN BELTRAMI COUNTY.

DURING THAT TIME, A LOT OF DIFFICULT DECISIONS HAD TO BE MADE.

>> IT IS A DIFFICULT JOB TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AND WE ARE MAKING THOSE DECISIONS EVERYDAY.

SO, IT'S A HARD JOB AND WE DO SEE PEOPLE AT THEIR VERY LOWEST AND WE TRY TO DO THE BEST WE CAN, BUT SOME DAYS IT'S JUST A DIFFICULT DAY IN THIS COURTROOM.

>> Reporter: AFTER 19 YEARS OF DOING THE BEST SHE CAN, SHE IS READY FOR THE RETIREMENT LIFE.

>> I HAVE A LONG LIST OF TO DOS AND I PUT OFF A LOT OF THINGS SO I WILL TACKLE THE TO DO LIST, DO SOME TRAVELING, SPEND TIME WITH MY FAMILY AND READ SOME BOOKS THAT I PUT OFF READING AND ENJOY LIFE HERE IN BEMIDJI.

>> Reporter: I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: GOVERNOR WALZ WILL PICK HER REPLACEMENT.

THAT PROCESS IS STILL UNDERWAY.

>>> IT'S THE EVE OF THE BIGGEST DAY OF THE PRIMARY SEASON FOR THE 2024 ELECTION AND IT COMES WITH A MAJOR RULING FROM THE SUPREME COURT.

FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WILL BE ALLOWED TO STAY ON THE COLORADO BALLOT, A UNANIMOUS DECISION WITH NATIONWIDE IMPLICATIONS AS MORE THAN DOZEN STATES AND ONE TERRITORY ARE SET TO VOTE TOMORROW.

OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JULIA BENBROOK HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: ON THE EVE OF SUPER TUESDAY, THE SUPREME COURT RULED THAT FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SHOULD REMAIN ON THE BALLOT IN COLORADO.

THE DECISION FOLLOWS MONTHS OF DEBATE OVER WHETHER THE REPUBLICAN FRONT RUNNER VIOLATED THE INSURRECTIONIST CLAUSE, INCLUDED IN THE 14th AMENDMENT.

>> IT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT DECISION, VERY WELL CRAFTED AND I THINK IT WILL GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS BRINGING OUR COUNTRY TOGETHER, WHICH OUR COUNTRY NEEDS.

>> Reporter: THE COURT WAS UNANIMOUS ON THE IDEA THAT TRUMP COULD NOT BE UNILATERALLY REMOVED FROM THE STATE'S BALLOT, A MASSIVE WIN FOR THE FORMER PRESIDENT.

THE DECISION COMES AS HIS LAST MAJOR PRIMARY OPPONENT NIKKI HALEY WHO VOWED TO STAY IN THE RACE, FACES A MAKE OR BREAK MOMENT.

>> WE DO HAVE A COUNTRY TO SAVE.

SO THIS IS WHERE YOU GET TO WORK.

[LAUGHTER] >> WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE GO OUT IN FORCE ON TUESDAY.

>> Reporter: SHE SECURED HER FIRST PRIMARY WIN THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON D.C., BUT SOME G.O.P.

STRATEGISTS SAY TUESDAY'S RACE COULD BE THE FINAL CONTEST IN HER 2024 RUN.

>> THERE IS JUST NO PATH FORWARD FOR NIKKI HALEY, SHE HAS THE RESUME AND THE PRESENTATION THAT SHOULD HAVE DONE WELL, BUT SHE DIDN'T.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF THE TOTAL DELEGATES IN THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES ARE UP FOR GRABS ON TUESDAY.

>> Dennis: THERE WAS ONE CONTEST TONIGHT WITH DONALD TRUMP WINNING THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CAUCUSES IN NORTH DAKOTA.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: IT'S GOING TO BE QUIET TOMORROW, BUT WINTERY WEATHER COULD RETURN MIDWEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK IN THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, THERE IS A DOOR AND GLASS MAKING COMPANY IN >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

; INTERNET, PHONE, AND T.V.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> THE BAXTER CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW TREE CLEARING ON LAND THAT COULD SEE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

THE APPLICANT REQUESTED THE TREE CLEARING TO COMPLETE A WETLAND FILL WHICH WAS APPROVED BY CROW WING COUNTY.

THE LAND PROPOSED FOR DEVELOPMENT COVERS NEARLY 12 ACRES, THE LAND IS ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF DELLWOOD DRIVE AND NOVOTNY ROAD.

WHILE THERE ARE NO CURRENT ACTIVE APPLICATIONS TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY, THE CITY IS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPMENT.

>> WE ALWAYS GET EXCITED ABOUT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, THE CITY OF BAXTER IS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF DEVELOPMENT.

PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEVELOP THEIR PROPERTY.

WE WORK REALLY HARD AT OUR PLANNING SO THAT DEVELOPMENT CAN OCCUR IN A WAY THAT BENEFIT IT IS COMMUNITY.

>> Dennis: HE SAYS THERE IS NO TIMETABLE FOR WHEN DEVELOPMENT COULD BEGIN.

TIME FOR WEATHER, WE BRING IN WEATHERCASTER STACY CHRISTENSON.

>> Stacy: WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING SOME QUIET WEATHER THROUGH TOMORROW, STILL LOOKING AT SOME SUNSHINE THROUGH MOST OF THE AREA, BUT MORE WINTERY WEATHER ON >> 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 NICE TO SEE SOME SUNSHINE TODAY AND WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING SUNSHINE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA TOMORROW, CLOUDS INCREASING FOR SOME OF US.

WE DO HAVE A CHANCE OF SOME WINTERY WEATHER, SOME RAIN OR SNOW AROUND MIDWEEK THAT LOOKS LIKE QUIET WEATHER SHOULD BE BACK BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK, AND IT WILL STICK WITH US THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

AT BEMIDJI, IT'S 20 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

OUR DEW POINT IS AT 12.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 25, WITH A DEW POINT OF 9.

WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT 6 MILES PER HOUR.

IT IS QUIET ON THE RADAR AND IT IS GOING TO BE QUIET OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

FOR MOST OF US, THOSE CLEAR SKIES WILL STICK AROUND TOMORROW, AT LEAST CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AREA, AN INCREASE OF CLOUDS IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA, BUT IT DOES LOOK QUIET TOMORROW.

WE WILL SEE A BIG TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH IN OUR VIEWING AREA.

THAT WILL BE THE CASE THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK.

AS I MENTIONED, WE COULD SEE CHANCES OF RAIN OR SNOW RETURNING AS WE HEAD INTO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

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

NOT A LOT OF SNOW ON THE GROUND FROM KAREN, SENDING THIS PICTURE FROM LONG LAKE.

WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL SUNSET AND AN EAGLE ENJOYING THE SUNSET IN THE TREES FROM ANGELA.

THAT LOVELY COVER FROM DEAN.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PHOTOS.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYE REPORTS.

SAMROSE, REPORTING A WINDCHILL OF -1 THIS MORNING.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A HIGH OF 38.

DEAN AT RED LAKE, 21 AND CALM THIS EVENING.

ANGELA FROM CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLEAR AND 32.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUN BUT BREEZY TODAY WITH A HIGH OF 38.

AND OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REACHING A HIGH OF 38, WHICH IS A FEW DEGREES ABOVE OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE AND LOW OF 24 THIS MORNING.

BEMIDJI TODAY REACHING A HIGH OF 28.

WE WERE SHY OF THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE, 16 FOR THE LOW, AND WE HAD SUNSET AT 6:10.

TOMORROW, WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 20 IN WARROAD, BUT MOST OF US SHOULD SEE LOW TO MID-30s, MAYBE A LITTLE WARMER ON THE GRAND RAPIDS AREA.

CENTRAL MINNESOTA, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY, WARMER, HIGH TEMPERATURES 37 IN WADENA, CLOSE TO 40 ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

TOMORROW, 32 FOR THE HIGH AND VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE EXTENDED FORECAST.

CHANCES OF RAIN OR SNOW ON WEDNESDAY, CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY, HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30s.

HEADING TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK, QUIETER WEATHER RETURNS, A LITTLE BIT OF A COOL DOWN ON FRIDAY, WITH A HIGH OF 32.

AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WE WILL BE SEEING WARMING TEMPERATURES AND HIGHS IN THE LOW 40s.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: CHARLIE IS HERE WITH OUR SPORTS.

>> Charlie: WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTS FROM >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE GIGAZONE GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP AND TECH EXPO SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH WITH SPECIAL GUEST DANIELLE FEINBERG, PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS.

EXHIBITOR APPLICATIONS ONLINE AT GIGAZONETECHXPO.COM.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE WESTERN HALF OF THE BOYS SECTION 8A TOURNAMENT GOT UNDERWAY TONIGHT WITH A COUPLE PLAY-IN GAMES INCLUDING ONE BETWEEN TWO REGIONAL RIVALS, NORTHOME-KELLIHER AND BLACKDUCK.

THE TWO TEAMS HAVE TRADED BLOWS AS OF LATE WITH THE DRAKES WINNING BOTH MEETINGS IN 22-23 AND THE MUSTANGS ANSWERING BACK TAKING BOTH GAMES THIS TIME.

SO FOR THE THIRD TIME THIS YEAR, 8-SEED NORTHOME-KELLIHER TAKING ON 9-SEED BLACKDUCK AT NORTHOME HIGH SCHOOL.

EARLY FIRST HALF, THEY TRAIL BY 2.

JAKE HAD 12 AND BLACKDUCK TIES IT AT 10-10.

THIS THREE BY BILLY TIES IT AT 20-20.

AFTER A DRAKE BUCKET, ANOTHER TO TAKE THE LEAD, HE HAD 6 THREE'S.

DUSTIN, AN EASY BUCKET AS NORTHOME-KELLIHER WINS OVER BLACKDUCK.

MUSTANGS HAVE A DATE WITH TOP SEEDED CASS LAKE-BENA ON THURSDAY.

HERE'S A COUPLE OF THE OTHER SCORES FOR YOU.

LONG PRAIRIE GREY EAGLE GET THE WIN OVER LAPORTE.

IN 7-2A, PEQUOT LAKES AND PILLAGER GET WINS.

>>> ON SATURDAY, BEMIDJI STATE AT HOME FOR THE FINAL GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON FACING RIVAL MINNESOTA STATE.

THEY COULD HAVE HAD A LET DOWN, BUT THEY DID NOT.

JAKE FINDS MITCH FOR HIS FIRST CAREER GOAL.

THEN IN THE THIRD, WITH AN EMPTY NET, ERIC FIRES IT DOWN THE ICE, JUST MISSES, BUT CASPER THERE TO PUT THE EXCLAMATION POINT ON THEIR REGULAR SEASON.

THEY BLANK MINNESOTA STATE BACK TO BACK GAMES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY.

THEY ARE NOW 7-0-1 HEADING INTO THE QUARTER FINALS OF THE POST-SEASON TOURNEY.

WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT LATER THIS WEEK.

>>> SOME MORE SCORES FROM COLLEGE, OHIO STATE BEATS BEMIDJI STATE.

THEY END THE GIRLS' SEASON IN OHIO.

IN SOFTBALL, BEMIDJI STATE SPLITS IN THE SPRING GAMES ON SATURDAY.

IN BASEBALL, THEY SPLIT ON SATURDAY AS WELL AND FELL ON SUNDAY.

THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES, THEY KEEP WINNING.

THEY BEAT THE TRAILBLAZERS.

>>> WELL AT THE XCEL ENERGY CENTER ON SATURDAY, THE INDIVIDUAL STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT WRAPPED UP WITH QUITE A FEW AREA WRESTLERS IN THE MIX TRYING TO TAKE HOME SOME HARDWARE.

WE WILL START WITH THE BOYS IN THE 107.

HE GETS THREE POINTS AND HE WINS BY DECISION 9-1.

IN THE 127, CLASS 2A TITLE MATCH, KRISTEN WAS DOWN MOST OF THE MATCH BUT TAKES THE LEAD WITH THE REVERSAL AND DOES A BACK FLIP TO CELEBRATE AS HE WINS 13-12K.

HERE ARE ALL THE WRESTLERS THAT FINISHED IN THE TOP THREE IN THE TOURNAMENT.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

>>> THE GIRLS ARE CROWNED CHAMPS ON SATURDAY AS WELL IN THE 100 WEIGHT CLASS.

ELLA FROM WALKER HACKENSACK WAS ABLE TO GET A TAKE DOWN.

SHE TOOK THE STATE TITLE.

AT 142, KYLELY BEAT THE NUMBER ONE GIRL IN THE STATE IN HER SEMIFINALS, SHE WINS BY DECISION 5-2.

HERE ARE ALL THE GIRLS AREA WRESTLERS THAT FINISH IN THE TOP THREE AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

CONGRATS TO THEM.

TODAY WE HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH HER TO SEE WHAT IT FEELS LIKE NOW TO BE A STATE CHAMPION.

>> IT WAS SUPER COOL, SEEING MY FAMILY THERE SMILING, MY COACHES SMILING, ALL THE PEOPLE THERE SUPPORTING ME.

I CAN'T EVEN DESCRIBE THE EMOTIONS I WAS FEELING.

I HAVE BEEN WANTING THIS FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND THE FACT THAT IT HAPPENED, IT MADE ME SO HAPPY.

IT MADE ME SO HAPPY.

>> JUST EXCITED FOR HER.

I'M PROUD OF HER AND ALL OF OUR GIRLS IN THE PROGRAM.

THEY ALL WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD.

THAT IS SOMETHING THEY ALL HOPED FOR AND THEY WERE 100% BEHIND KYLIE.

IT WAS A GREAT MATCH AND OUR PROGRAM AND FOR HER TO MAKE HISTORY AND BE PART OF THE PROGRAM FOREVER.

>> Charlie: THAT'S THEIR FIRST STATE TITLE SINCE 2017.

THEY HAD A 4 BY 800 BOYS TRACK TEAM THAT WON A STATE TITLE.

IT IS THE FIRST STATE INDIVIDUAL WRESTLING TITLE SINCE 1999.

SO IT'S BEEN A WHILE BUT SHE'LL GET THROUGH IT.

SHE'LL GET UP ON THAT WALL WITH ALL THE OTHER STATE WINNERS.

>> Dennis: YEAH, THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THERE'S A COMPANY OUT IN PINE RIVER-BACKUS TRYING TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY.

ZERO-BREACH SAFETY DOORS ORIGINALLY A WINDOW MANUFACTURER SPECIALIZING IN BALLISTIC GLASS NOW SPECIALIZES IN CREATING REINFORCED DOORS AND WINDOWS FOR SCHOOLS.

REPORTER MILES WALKER TELLS US MORE IN THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: RAYMOND FIRST JOINED THE GLASS MAKING BUSINESS 25 YEARS AGO, LOOKING TO ENSURE BETTER CONDITIONS FOR THOSE WORKING WITH HEAVY MACHINERY.

TODAY, THEY ARE FOCUSED ON SCHOOL SAFETY.

>> IN ABOUT 2000, WE SAW IT GO FROM ABOUT 40 DEATHS PER YEAR AND LITERALLY SPIKE TO 200 TO 300.

WE GOT TOGETHER AND WE SAID, YOU KNOW, JUST TAKE THE MACHINE, THIS HAS TO STOP.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTING DIFFERENT WINDOW CONFIGURATIONS, COORDINATING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE BROTHERS SAW THEIR NEWEST DREAM MOLDING INTO REALITY.

>> GIVE THEM HOPEFULLY A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A PEACE OF MIND WHEN THEY GO THERE WITH THEIR PARENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT, THE TEACHERS.

YOU DON'T JUST WANT THE KIDS TO GO HOME SAFELY, BUT THE TEACHERS AND THE PRINCIPALS AND EVERYONE IN THE BUILDING.

IN IOWA, THE PRINCIPAL DIED AND YOU DON'T WANT IT TO COME DOWN TO BE AN ADULT BEING A HUMAN SHIELD FOR A KID.

I THINK WE CAN OFFER MORE THAN THAT.

>> Reporter: FOLLOWING THE EVENTS IN UVALDE, TEXAS IN 2022, PROMPTING RAYMOND AND HIS WIFE WHO WORKS IN THE PINE RIVER-BACKUS SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HAVE A DIFFICULT CONVERSATION.

NOW THEY DEDICATE THEIR WORK TOWARDS BEST EQUIPPING PUBLIC SETTINGS LIKE SCHOOLS WITH THE OPTIMAL SAFETY MEASURES TO PREVENT SUCH TRAGEDIES FROM BEFALLING OUR YOUTH.

>> THE TESTING THAT HAS BEEN DONE ON THESE DOORS, I WILL TELL YOU AFTER WATCHING THE SHOOTING OF THIS DOOR BEHIND ME AND KNOWING THAT I WOULD BE SAFE STANDING BEHIND IT, I DID CRY.

I DID -- IT WAS EMOTIONAL.

I KNOW THAT IT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN PINE RIVER WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE ZERO-BREACH SAFETY DOORS ARE STILL UNDERGOING FURTHER TESTING BUT ARE EXPECTED TO LAUNCH FOR PURCHASE IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.

>>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR WEATHER NOW, WE GO OVER TO STACY.

>> Stacy: QUIET WEATHER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, OUR LOWS WILL DROP TO 11 WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15.

VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW, MOST OF US SHOULD SEE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, HIGHS NEAR 32, WINDS VARIABLE UP TO 10.

WE DO HAVE A CHANCE FOR RAIN OR SNOW AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30s, BUT THINGS WILL QUIET DOWN AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE WEEKEND AND WE SHOULD SEE WARMING TEMPERATURES, HIGHS ON SATURDAY NEAR 34, COULD BE WARMER ON SUNDAY.

>> Charlie: TOMORROW WE WILL HEAR FROM BSU MEN'S HOCKEY.

WE HAVE A PRESS CONFERENCE WITH THEM AHEAD OF THEIR MATCH UP.

THEY HAVE HOME ICE ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE END OF THE CCHA TOURNAMENT.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THAT WILL DO IT FOR US.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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