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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.

>>> TODAY IS SUPER TUESDAY.

THE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTIES HELD NOMINATING CONTESTS IN 15 STATES EACH INCLUDING MINNESOTA.

865 REPUBLICAN DELEGATES AND 1,420 DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES WERE AT STAKE TODAY.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: SUPER TUESDAY WILL SEE 15 STATES AWARD DELEGATES TO CANDIDATES FROM THE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTIES WHO HOPE TO EARN THEIR PARTY'S NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT.

MINNESOTA HAS HELD CAUCUSES FOR THE MAJORITY OF THEIR HISTORY, THIS YEAR BEING THE SIXTH TIME HOLDING A PRIMARY.

>> I SEE GOODS IN EACH OF THE SYSTEMS.

I LOVE AT THE CAUCUS LEVEL, IN THE CAUCUS SYSTEM, YOU GET A LOT OF GRASSROOTS INPUT, A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS YOU WOULD OTHERWISE YOU WOULDN'T GET.

THERE IS A BENEFIT TO THE PRIMARY.

THERE MAY BE LESS DRAMA AND SOME SAY YOU GET A MAINSTREAM CANDIDATE RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE 850,000 VOTES CAST IN THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY IN 2020 IN MINNESOTA.

THIS YEAR'S PRIMARY IS NOT AS DISPUTED WHICH COULD SEE A DIP IN TURNOUT.

>> WITHOUT A SUPER CONTESTED PRIMARY, I HAVE A FEELING THAT TURNOUT WILL BE DOWN BUT I DON'T KNOW.

IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE.

>> Reporter: WHILE PRESIDENT BIDEN AND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ARE LIKELY THE CHOSEN, TODAY IS ABOUT MAKING YOUR VOICE HEARD.

>> THAT ONE LITTLE DRAW, THAT ONE VOTE CAN CHANGE THINGS.

ONCE YOU'RE OUT TALKING TO PEOPLE, WE ALL CARE ABOUT THE SAME THINGS.

WE ALL WANT THE SAME THINGS.

IT'S POWER OF THE PEOPLE, NOT POWER OF THE PARTY.

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

>> Dennis: IT WAS A BIG NIGHT FOR TRUMP AND BIDEN.

TRUMP PICKED UP WINS IN 11 STATES, INCLUDING MINNESOTA, WITH SOME RESULTS NOT IN YET.

BIDEN LOOKS LIKE HE'S HEADED TOWARDS A REMATCH WITH DONALD TRUMP THIS FALL.

>>> THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED WHO THEY BELIEVE SHOULD BE THE NEWEST GENERAL MANAGER AT THE SANFORD CENTER.

BOBBY ANDERSON RECEIVED UNANIMOUS APPROVAL FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO TAKE ON THE ROLE AS G.M.

ANDERSON HAS WORKED AT THE SANFORD CENTER SINCE 2013, AND HAS RISEN THROUGH THE RANKS, EVENTUALLY SERVING AS INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER AFTER SHEILA MURPHY WAS LET GO FROM THE POSITION AFTER THE CENTER WAS PROJECTED TO LOSE OVER $700,000 IN 2023.

ANDERSON SAYS THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT WITH HIM IN CHARGE.

>> IT'S BEEN 11-PLUS YEARS NOW.

I HAD A LOT OF ROLES, OPERATIONS, MANAGERS, CUSTODIAL STAFF, TO INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER.

I BELIEVE STRONGLY THIS FACILITY NEEDS TO BE RUN BY THE PEOPLE OF BEMIDJI, FOR THE PEOPLE OF BEMIDJI.

WE OWE THEM LONG-TERM STABILITY FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THAT'S WHAT HAS BEEN MISSING.

>> ANDERSON HAS NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY OFFERED THE POSITION YET, BUT REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COMPANY THAT MANAGES THE SANFORD CENTER.

ASM GLOBAL WERE IN ATTENDANCE DURING THE MEETING AND ALSO EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR ANDERSON.

>>> THE BRAINERD CITY COUNCIL VOTED 4-3 AGAINST HOLDING A JOINT WORKSHOP WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE.

THIS COMES AFTER VOTING AGAINST THE LAST PROPOSED ORDINANCE AT THE FEBRUARY 20 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WOULD SET CAPS ON THE NUMBER OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS THAT COULD BE ALLOWED IN THE CITY AS WELL AS SET A CAP ON HOW MANY A PROPERTY OWNER COULD OWN.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS CONCERNS ABOUT AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS BASED ON THE FACT THAT DOWNTOWN BRAINERD PROVIDES A GOOD NUMBER OF WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS.

>> NOW, IF I'M A PROPERTY OWNER, I AM FILLING OUT SHORT-TERM RENTAL FORMS AS FAST AS I CAN GET THE INK TO DRY.

THAT'S THE BIGGER ISSUE.

WE MAY GET A BONANZA OF APPLICATIONS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS, NOT BECAUSE THEY WANT SHORT-TERM RENTALS, BUT THERE IS NO REGULATION.

>> AS OF NOW, A PROPERTY OWNER MUST APPLY AND RECEIVE AN INTERIM USE PERMIT AND RENTAL LICENSE TO OPERATE A SHORT-TERM RENTAL.

THERE ARE NO CAPS AS TO HOW MANY A PROPERTY OWNER COULD OWN.

>>> A 42-YEAR-OLD PINE RIVER MAN IS CHARGED WITH TWO FELONIES AFTER LEADING LAW ENFORCEMENT ON A PURSUIT IN A STOLEN VEHICLE.

JOSHUA ZEBROSKI IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF THEFT, TAKE DRIVE MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT OWNER CONSENT, AND ONE COUNT OF FLEEING A POLICE OFFICER IN A MOTOR VEHICLE.

ON SUNDAY A CROSSLAKE POLICE OFFICER ATTEMPTED TO STOP ZEBROSKI NEAR CROSSLAKE.

ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS SEBROSKI WAS DRIVING A WHITE VAN THAT HAD BEEN STOLEN FROM SKI GULL BUT AFTER INITIALLY STOPPING, ZEBROSKI REFUSED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND TOOK OFF AGAIN IN THE VAN.

THE PURSUIT CONTINUED AT SPEEDS UNDER 70 MILES PER HOUR INTO THE CITY OF EMILY THE VAN WENT OVER STOP STICKS IN TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND LOST ALL TIRES BUT CONTINUED ON SLOWLY ON THE METAL WHEELS.

AN OFFICER WAS ABLE TO USE A PRECISION IMMOBILIZATION TECHNIQUE THAT FORCED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND AND COME TO STOP.

ZEBROSKI WAS THEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

ZEBROSKI MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN CROW WING COUNTY COURT THIS MORNING.

>>> MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS ARE ON THE VERGE OF A COMPROMISE THAT WILL GIVE POLICE OFFICERS WHO WORK IN SCHOOLS CLEARER AUTHORITY TO USE FORCE.

MINNESOTA REACTED TO THE 2020 MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD BY A MINNEAPOLIS OFFICER WITH A SERIES OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES BUT A LAW ENACTED LAST YEAR LED AROUND 40 POLICE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE STATE TO PULL THEIR OFFICERS FROM SCHOOLS.

THEY SAID NEW RESTRICTIONS ON PRONE RESTRAINTS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DO THEIR JOBS.

THE MINNESOTA HOUSE VOTED 124-8 MONDAY TO PASS A CHANGE BACKED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT'S MEANT TO ENSURE THAT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS CAN USE PRONE RESTRAINTS ON STUDENTS, ALTHOUGH SCHOOL STAFF WOULD REMAIN BANNED FROM DOING SO.

IT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE BETTER TRAINING AND CREATION OF A MODEL POLICY ON THE DUTIES OF POLICE WHO WORK IN SCHOOLS.

IT ALSO WOULD EXPRESSLY PROHIBIT OFFICERS FROM BEING USED TO IMPOSE DISCIPLINE FOR VIOLATIONS OF SCHOOL POLICIES.

THE BILL NOW HEADS TO THE SENATE.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW TOMORROW, AND WE COULD SEE BLOWING SNOW IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, BUT WE HAVE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TOMORROW AND THURSDAY.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK IN THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, THE SPORTS ANNUAL EVENT AT BREEZY POINT RESORT.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> MINNESOTA'S MOOSE POPULATION HAS REMAINED RELATIVELY STABLE FOR NEARLY A DECADE.

THE MOST RECENT D.N.R.

POPULATION ESTIMATE IS APPROXIMATELY 3,470 ANIMALS.

RESULTS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST THAT AFTER A STEEP DECLINE FROM A POPULATION ESTIMATE OF APPROXIMATELY 8,000 IN 2009, MINNESOTA'S MOOSE POPULATION APPEARS TO HAVE STABILIZED AND HAS FLUCTUATED AROUND 3,700 ANIMALS IN RECENT YEARS.

OMIT.

>> RERIVET -- RELATIVELY SPEAKING, IT'S GOOD NEWS.

POPULATION IS STABILIZING AROUND THE 3,700 MARK AFTER A STEEP DECLINE FROM THE MID 2000s.

SO THE POPULATION IS STILL AT RISK, BUT WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE IS THAT THE DECLINE HAS SLOWED DOWN AND WE SEEM TO BE FLUCTUATING AROUND A SEMI-STABLE NUMBER.

>> CLIMATE CHANGE, PARASITES, AND PREDATOR IMPACTS ON CALF SURVIVAL ALL PLAY A PART IN THE LONG-TERM SURVIVAL OF THE MOOSE POPULATION.

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

WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME WINTER WEATHER ON THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE STATE TOMORROW.

>> Stacy: YES, WE COULD SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW.

WE WILL ALSO SEE WINDY CONDITIONS, BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IS A CONCERN.

THE REST OF US ARE LOOKING AT CHANCES OF RAIN AND SNOW AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ACCESS MINNESOTA.

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>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAD A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE TODAY, BUT OUR WEATHER IS GOING TO TAKE A WINTERY TURN AS WE HEAD INTO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, WHERE WE HAVE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT.

THE REST OF US ARE LOOKING AT RAIN OR SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY WITH QUIETER WEATHER RETURNING AS WE HEAD TO THE END OF THE WEEK.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 27 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT, THE DEW POINT IS 15.

THE HUMIDITY IS AT 61%.

IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY CLOUDY AND 27, WITH A DEW POINT OF 16, PRESSURE IS STEADY WITH A LIGHT NORTH WIND.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, THIS BEGINS AT 9:00 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUES UNTIL 6:00 P.M. ON THURSDAY.

ESTIMATES RIGHT NOW ABOUT 2 TO 6 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL POSSIBLE AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MILES PER HOUR AND THAT COULD CREATE SOME BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY.

ON THE RADAR, WE HAVE SOME UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE, NOT SEEING ANY REPORTS OF PRECIPITATION OUT OF THIS AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE QUIET WEATHER OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

WE WILL START TO SEE THE SNOW DEVELOPING IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS THE REST OF OUR AREA.

AGAIN, THAT FAR NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE, WE COULD SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

CHANCES OF RAIN OR SNOW ELSEWHERE.

AROUND THE HIGHWAY 2, AN INCH OF SNOWFALL WITH LESS AS WE MOVE FURTHER SOUTH FROM THERE.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU.

BEAUTIFUL SKIES THIS MORNING, A GORGEOUS SUNSET OUT THERE.

ANGELA FROM CASS LAKE, ARLENE WITH A PICTURE OF A BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE.

THE SUNSET IS NOT DISAPPOINTING EITHER.

GREAT SHOTS FROM SAMROSE OVER LOWER RED LAKE AND DAVE FROM BRAINERD.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

TERRY REPORTING 15 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 15 WITH A LIGHT BREEZE THIS MORNING.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, A HIGH OF 43, MOSTLY CLEAR TONIGHT.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE SEEING SOME CLOUDS AND SUN.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 35.

THE LOW WAS 15 IN BEMIDJI.

WE'RE CLOSE TO OUR AVERAGE LOW WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 8 THIS MORNING.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, SNOW IS LIKELY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WITH CHANCES OF RAIN OR SNOW ELSEWHERE.

IT'S MUCH COLDER IN THE NORTHWEST, HIGHS OF 33 IN WARROAD.

MOST OF US IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA SHOULD SEE LOW TO MID-40s, WITH EVEN WARMER TEMPERATURES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND A SMALLER CHANCE OF SEEING THAT RAIN OR SNOWFALL.

OTHERWISE, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS IN THE VIEWING AREA.

SO OUR FORECAST, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT, WITH A LOW NEAR 14.

TOMORROW, RAIN AND SNOW IS LIKELY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW ELSEWHERE.

WE COULD SEE BLOWING SNOW IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 10 TO 25.

LOOKING AHEAD, CHANCES OF RAIN OR SNOW CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY, AND THEN WE SHOULD HAVE A LOT OF SUNSHINE BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH A NICE WARM UP ON SUNDAY WITH HIGHS NEAR 48.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS.

BOYS STATE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT THIS WEEK.

>> Charlie: YES, IT STARTS TOMORROW.

WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO GRAND RAPIDS AND SEE THEIR OUTLOOK ON THIS YEAR'S TOURNAMENT.

THEY PLAY THURSDAY, BUT WE HEAR FROM THEM TOMORROW.

WE HEAR FROM CLC'S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH AS WELL, HAVING QUITE THE SEASON DOWN THERE.

THAT IS COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: GRANDS RAPIDS BOYS HOCKEY IS BACK AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2017.

AFTER FALLING TO ANOVER IN THE SECTION 7-2A TOURNAMENT, THE THUNDER HAWKS PUNCHED THEIR TICKET OVER A WIN AGAINST THE HUSKIES.

THEIR ROAD TO A FIFTH CHAMPIONSHIP DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER AS THEY DREW A REMATCH IN THE QUARTER FINALS WITH WHITE BEAR LAKE.

THE T-HAWKS AREN'T FOCUSED ON THE PAST, THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING TO THE X AND ENJOYING EVERYTHING THAT COMES WITH IT.

>> IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM.

THEY WORKED SO HARD.

RIGHT NOW, I THINK THE BIGGEST THING IS GOING DOWN THERE AND ENJOYING IT, WITH THE GOAL OF MAKING SOME NOISE.

>> I THINK WE HAVE TO GET PUCKS TO THE NET.

I THINK WE REALLY JUST HAVE TO GET A LOT OF SHOTS.

WE HAVE TO GET THE WHOLE TEAM TOGETHER AND KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE A PUSH HERE.

>> WE HAVE YOUNG KIDS THAT PLAYED REALLY GOOD THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE OUR SENIORS STEPPING UP.

WE HAVE A NEW COACH, PUSHING US TO BE OUR BEST.

IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT EXPERIENCE, IT'S GOING TO BE VERY FUN.

>> Charlie: HERE'S A LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE, GRAND RAPIDS PLAYING WHITE BEAR LAKE.

THEY'RE THE LAST QUARTER FINALS GAME PLAYING AT 8:00 P.M. ON THURSDAY.

ALSO IN THE BOYS HOCKEY STATE TOURNAMENT IN CLASS A, TWO SEEDED WARROAD PLAY TOMORROW, THEY PLAY THE FIRST QUARTER FINAL GAME AT 11:00 A.M. AND LITTLE FALLS, THEY SEE THEIR SEASON COME TO THE END AT THE HANDS OF SAINT CLOUD.

>>> CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE MENS BASKETBALLS HAS ESTABLISHED A WINNING CULTURE, POSTING AN ABOVE 500 RECORD IN EACH OF THE LAST 27 SEASONS WHILE MAKING THE MINNESOTA STATE TOURNAMENT IN ALL BUT ONE YEAR DURING THAT STRETCH AND THE MAN BEHIND IT ALL, HEAD COACH JIM RUSSELL WHO THIS SEASON BECAME THE FIRST VIETNAMESE HEAD COACH TO ECLIPSE 500 WINS.

BUT AS REPORTER MILES WALKER TELLS US, THE MILESTONE HARDLY ENCAPSULATES WHAT COACH RUSSELL'S DONE FOR CLC BASKETBALL AND THE YOUNG MEN WHO PLAY THERE.

>> Reporter: WHEN COACH RUSSELL TOOK OVER THE HELM, AFTER THANKING HIS MENTORS, HE TURNED HIS ATTENTION TO HIS FIRST GOAL, CHANGING THE CULTURE WITHIN THE BUILDING.

>> THIS FLOOR WAS A RUBBER FLOOR AND FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, EVERYBODY WAS IN HERE.

WE HAD TO CHANGE THE ENVIRONMENT OF IT ALL.

WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTOOD THAT MEN'S BASKETBALL HAD SOME VALUE TO IT.

>> Reporter: AFTER 27 YEARS, 7 MINNESOTA COLLEGE ATHLETIC TITLES, AND 3 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES, IT'S SAFE TO SAY HE HAS FULFILLED THAT DREAM.

>> I TELL PEOPLE, THIS IS LIKE MY NORTH CAROLINA.

I BUILT IT FROM SCRATCH.

THERE ARE SOME GREAT HITS, BUT BEING HERE THIS LONG AND SEEING PLAYERS GO THROUGH, COACHING STAFF GO THROUGH, AND NOW OTHER PLAYERS COACHING, AND SEEING OTHER COACHES COACHING SOMEWHERE ELSE.

IT SAYS A LOT OF THIS PROGRAM.

>> Reporter: IT SPEAKS VOLUMES OF THE PROGRAM, SEEING FORMER PLAYERS COACH ALONG COACH RUSSELL.

>> HIS LOVE FOR THE GAME, HE BRINGS IT OUT IN THE COURT, HE BRINGS IT OUT OF THE PLAYER, PUSHES THEM TO BE THE BEST, NOT JUST OFF THE COURT, BUT ON THE COURT.

>> Reporter: IT'S WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR CLC BASKETBALL THAT HAD THE BEST IMPACT.

>> SOMETIMES YOU NEED THE SUPPORT SYSTEM.

ME, I NEEDED THAT AND HE GAVE ME THAT.

THAT'S WHY I REALLY LOVE THAT MAN.

LIKE, HE REALLY DO BE BRINGING JOY TO YOU.

>> Reporter: AND THE JOY HE BRINGS TO HIS PLAYERS ENABLES THEM TO PUT THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD.

>> HE WILL MAKE SURE HE GETS THEM ON TRACK, CHECKS THEM EVERY SINGLE TIME.

THIS TEAM JUST BONDS THE BEST BECAUSE WHEN SOMEONE IS DOWN, WE ALL KNOW AND WE ALL PULL THEM TO THE SIDE.

HE MAY LOOK MAD, BUT HE JUST WANTS TO WIN.

>> Reporter: AT THE END OF THE DAY, ALL COACH RUSSELL STRIVES TO DO IS BUILD GREAT MEN.

>> IF THEY CAN MAKE THE PLAY ON THE COURT, THEY CAN MAKE THE PLAYOFF THE COURT.

NAME A PLAYER THAT BECAME ALL AMERICAN OR ALL CONFERENCE.

THOSE ARE THINGS AND THEN THE GUY THAT GRADUATED WITH A FOUR YEAR DEGREE.

OKAY.

I COULDN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING BETTER THAN THAT AND WHAT A REWARD AS A COACH TO GET TO SEE THAT.

THAT'S THE 500.

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

>> THE RAIDER'S MADE IT BACK NJCAA TOURNAMENT FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN COACH RUSSEL'S TENURE BUT FELL IN THE REGION 13 SEMIFINALS TO RIVERLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE THIS PAST SATURDAY, BRINGING CLC'S SEASON TO A CLOSE.

THEY FINISHED 20-11 OVERALL AND SECOND IN THEIR CONFERENCE.

>> Dennis: IMPRESSIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THE TRIPLEFEST SNOWMOBILE ICE DRAG RACES DREW IN QUITE THE CROWD AT BREEZY POINT RESORT LAST MONTH.

FOR ITS FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR, SPECTATORS FROM ALL OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND OTHERS FROM AS FAR AS MICHIGAN SHOWED UP TO SEE RACERS TAKE ON PELICAN LAKE.

REPORTER MILES WALKER TELLS US MORE IN THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: TRIPLE FEST CO-OWNERS NEVER THOUGHT THEIR CHILDHOOD SNOWMOBILE RACES WOULD ULTIMATELY TURN INTO THIS.

>> I HONESTLY, IT WASN'T ANYTHING I EVER DREAMT ABOUT.

ALL OF OUR RACING THAT WE DID, IT WAS ALL YOUR BUDDIES AND LINE UP, RACE EACH OTHER, HAVE FUN, NON-SANCTIONED.

IT JUST GREW INTO THIS.

THIS HAS TURNED INTO SOMETHING I NEVER IMAGINED.

>> Reporter: IT STARTED FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN THEY DECIDED TO BUY TRIPLE SNOWMOBILES, AND AFTER HOLDING THE RACES FOR 50 PEOPLE IN FRONT OF THE CABIN, TRIPLEFEST HAS BECOME MUCH MORE.

>> WE BOUGHT LIGHTS, OUR BLOW UPS, AND WE CREATED A BETTER EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE WITH UPGRADES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

>> Reporter: IT'S NOT JUST THE FOUNDER OF THE EVENT THAT CAN SEE ITS GROWING APPEAL.

>> IT IS RISING OUT OF THE ASHES.

IT WAS CALLED ICE FEST A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, BUT IT'S BEEN 20 YEARS SINCE THE RACING HAS COME BACK.

>> THE COMMUNITY HERE, EVERYBODY LOVES WHAT THE VIBE HAS BROUGHT.

THE FAMILY ATMOSPHERE, PEOPLE CAN'T WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR.

>> Reporter: NOT EVEN THE MILD MINNESOTA WEATHER CAN SLOW DOWN TRIPLEFEST AS THEY LOOK TO DWARF LAST YEAR'S TOTAL OF ROUGHLY 2,000 AND THEY BELIEVE THE KEY THING IS THE RACING AND SENSE OF COMRADERY AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS.

>> WE ALWAYS HAVE FUN AND IT'S ALWAYS WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE WE ENJOY TIME WITH AND WE LIKE FAST, HIGH HORSEPOWER THINGS, AND THIS BRINGS ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WE TYPICALLY WOULD ENJOY BEING WITH TO ONE PLACE AND IT'S OUR EVENT.

THAT'S WHAT REALLY IS THE CAPTURE OF MY HEART AND IT'S A LOT OF STRESS TO PUT THIS ON, TO IRON IT OUT, BUT IT'S WORTH IT AT THE END OF THE DAY.

>> Reporter: REPORTING AT BREEZY POINT WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> AND TRIPLEFEST'S ALREADY SLATED TO MAKE ITS FIFTH STRAIGHT SHOWING IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA NEXT YEAR ON FEBRUARY 22, 2025.

>>> A DOUBLE DOSE OF MILES WALKER TO CLOSE OFF THE SHOW.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE DO HAVE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN FAR NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TOMORROW AND THURSDAY.

WE COULD SEE 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL, ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS.

OUTSIDE OF THAT, TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOWS NEAR 14, THE RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE IN TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: JACKSON GOT CCHA PLAYER OF THE WEEK AND MITCH, THE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK.

SECOND WEEK IN A ROW THEY HAD TWO GUYS UP THERE.

>> Dennis: BSU MEN'S HOCKEY.

WE ARE OUT OF TIME, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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