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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 19-YEAR-OLD MAN DIED IN A TWO-VEHICLE CRASH THAT HAPPENED ABOUT 11 MILES NORTH OF BEMIDJI TODAY.

ACCORDING TO THE BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE COLLISION HAPPENED AROUND 10:40 THIS MORNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF BEMIDJI ROAD NORTHEAST AND ISLAND VIEW DRIVE NORTHEAST NEAR TURTLE RIVER.

BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFF JASON RIGGS SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE THAT THE MAN DIED AT THE SCENE AND HAD TO BE EXTRICATED FROM HIS VEHICLE.

ALSO A WOMAN WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE SANFORD EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN BEMIDJI.

HER CONDITION IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

THE CRASH IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

THE NAMES OF THOSE INVOLVED ARE BEING WITHHELD PENDING FAMILY NOTIFICATION.

>>> THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL HAS IDENTIFIED THE DRIVERS INVOLVED IN A FATAL HEAD-ON CRASH THAT HAPPENED MONDAY MORNING NEAR THE BRAINERD LAKES REGIONAL AIRPORT.

ACCORDING TO THE STATE PATROL REPORT, A 47-TEAR-OLD DONALD WANT OF DEERWOOD WAS DRIVING A PICKUP WESTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 210 WHEN THE PICKUP STARTED SLIDING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT.

THE PICKUP THEN ENTERED THE EASTBOUND LANES WHERE IT STRUCK AN SUV THAT WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND HEAD-ON.

THE DRIVER OF THE SUV 67-YEAR-OLD PAMELA BEEBE OF BRAINERD DIED FOLLOWING THE COLLISION.

WANT SUFFERED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

THE STATE PATROL SAYS BOTH DRIVERS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS AND ALCOHOL WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE CRASH WHICH HAPPENED AROUND 7:20 A.M. ON MONDAY NEAR THE AIRPORTS EAST GATE.

ROAD CONDITIONS INCLUDED SNOW AND ICE AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.

>>> THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL HAS GIVEN SURPLUS FUNDING TO THE POLICE, FIRE, AND PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENTS AFTER HEARING THE 2023 YEAR END FINANCIAL REVIEW.

DURING THEIR WORK SESSION ON MONDAY, THE CITY COUNCIL WAS PRESENTED WITH SPECIFIC NUMBERS REGARDING HOW THE CITY SPENT THEIR FUNDS THIS YEAR COMPARED TO THE PLAN THEY HAD LAID OUT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

A SURPLUS OF $113,000 WAS DISCOVERED, WHICH WAS SPLIT AMONGST THE POLICE, FIRE, AND PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENTS.

HOWEVER, IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SPENT $300,000 MORE THAN WHAT WAS BUDGETED.

>> THE LARGEST FACTORS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVING THAT NUMBER THERE ARE THE P.T.O.

PAYOUTS IN 2023, IT WAS REALLY BAD.

TO BE $330,000 OVER BUDGET IN ONE DEPARTMENT, IT DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH ME.

HOWEVER, IT HAD TO DO MOSTLY WITH THE P.T.O.

BEING THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE LONG ENOUGH, TWICE A YEAR, WE ALLOW THEM TO TAKE PAYOUTS UNDER P.T.O.

AND IT'S NOT BUDGETED.

>> AFTERWARD, THE CITY COUNCIL CONTINUED THEIR DISCUSSION AROUND THE 2025 BUDGET PLANS AND THE BEST WAYS TO LOWER THE LEVY PERCENTAGE THAT WILL BE SET BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

CITY MANAGER RICH SPICZKA BROKE DOWN HOW ARPA FUNDS CAN BE USED TO HELP WITH THE NEW $200,000 HVAC SYSTEM FOR THE BELTRAMI COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY BUILDING IN ORDER TO KEEP THE LEVY AT ONLY A 6 PERCENT INCREASE.

>> I SUPPORT USING AARP DOLLARS.

I SHARE THE CONCERNS, THE LONG-TERM PLAN FOR THESE CITY-OWNED BUILDINGS.

I WILL SUPPORT THAT.

>> MAYOR JORGE PRINCE ALSO EXPRESSED THAT HE WOULD NOT SUPPORT A TAX LEVY INCREASE OF OVER 6 PERCENT FOR THE CITY OF BEMIDJI.

>>> STATE HOUSE LEADERS HAVE ANNOUNCED THE CO-CHAIRS FOR COMMITTEES FOR THE UPCOMING STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

BECAUSE THE HOUSE IS EVENLY DIVIDED WITH 67 REPUBLICANS AND 67 DEMOCRATS ALL COMMITTEES WILL INCLUDE ONE CO-CHAIR FROM EACH PARTY AND SOME LAKELAND AREA LEGISLATORS WILL BE SERVING IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS.

LITTLE FALLS REPUBLICAN RON KREESHA WILL SERVE AS ONE OF THE CO-CHAIRS ON THE EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE.

NISSWA REPUBLICAN JOSH HEINTZEMAN IS ONE OF THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE.

ITASCA COUNTY REPUBLICAN SPENCER IGO WILL BE A CO-CHAIR FOR THE HOUSING FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE AND BEMIDJI AREA REPUBLICAN MATT BLISS IS SET TO SERVE AS A CO-CHAIR ON THE VETERANS AND MILITARY AFFAIRS DIVISION.

THE FIRST DAY OF THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION FOR THE HOUSE IS JANUARY 14TH.

>>> THE PINE RIVER-BACKUS SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS AWARDED 2024 TEACHER OF THE YEAR HONORS TO KATIE VERSCHELDE.

VERSCHELDE TEACHES SCIENCE TO BOTH HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND HAS BEEN A PART OF THE P.R.B.

SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR SEVEN YEARS NOW.

VERSCHELDE CREDITED HER GROWTH AS A TEACHER DURING HER TENURE TO HER PARTICIPATION ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES WITHIN THE P.R.B.

SCHOOL DISTRICT INCLUDING THE SAFETY COMMITTEE, LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS CAREER PATHWAYS.

AND THE PEOPLE VERSCHELDE WORKS WITH WITHIN THE SCHOOL HAVE ALSO HAD A SIMILAR EFFECT ON HER.

>> THE COMMITTEES ARE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES, BUT IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SERVE WITH THAT HAVE THE SAME PASSION TO MAKE THIS A BETTER PLACE.

WHAT DO WE WANT OUR KIDS TO LEAVE THE BUILDING WITH?

IT'S NOT ABOUT WHEN THEY'RE HERE, IT'S WHEN THEY LEAVE TOO.

>> VERSCHELDE WAS CHOSEN AS TEACHER OF THE YEAR BY HER OWN COLLEAGUES AND WAS AMONG 20 CANDIDATES UP FOR THE HONOR.

>>> DESPITE 11TH HOUR STRIKES ON CENTRAL BEIRUT, THE ISRAELI SECURITY CABINET HAS APPROVED A CEASEFIRE DEAL IN LEBANON, POTENTIALLY BRINGING THE END TO A YEAR OF HOSTILITIES.

THOUGH THE AGREEMENT DOES NOT EXTEND TO ISRAEL'S WAR WITH HAMAS IN GAZA, THE U.S.

BELIEVES THIS COULD PAVE THE WAY TO PEACE.

BRIAN ABEL IS IN WASHINGTON WITH MORE.

[SIRENS].

>> Reporter: FOLLOWING A YEAR, CROSS-BORDER SKIRMISHING AND MONTHS OF FULL SCALE WAR THAT KILLED THOUSANDS OF LEBANESE AN DOZENS OF ISRAELIS.

>> WE ARE CHANGING THE FACE OF THE MIDDLE EAST.

>> Reporter: PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU ANNOUNCING THE APPROVAL OF A 60-DAY CEASEFIRE DEAL WITH HEZBOLLAH.

THE IRAN-BACKED MILITANT GROUP IN LEBANON.

>> IT'S BEEN A YEAR, NO LONGER THE SAME HEZBOLLAH.

>> Reporter: HE IS AGREES TO THE CEASEFIRE IN ORDER TO FOCUS ON IRAN, REEQUIP TROOPS, AN ISOLATE HAMAS IN GAZA.

>> IT WILL HELP US WITH THE TASK OF BRINGING OUR HOSTAGES BACK.

>> Reporter: THE DETAILS OF THE U.S.

SUPPORTED AGREEMENT HAS NOT YET BEEN ANNOUNCED BUT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS HOPEFUL IT WILL ALSO HELP LAY THE GROUND WORK FOR A LASTING CEASEFIRE WITH HAMAS.

>> THE LEBANESE PEOPLE DESERVE A FUTURE OF SECURITY AND PROSPERITY, SO DO THE PEOPLE OF GAZA.

THEY TOO DESERVE AN END TO THE FIGHTING AND DISPLACEMENT.

>> Reporter: AS THE DEATH TOLL CONTINUES TO RISE, SURPASSING MORE THAN 44,200 ACCORDING TO THE PALESTINIAN HEALTH MINISTRY, THEY ARE BRACING FOR THE WINTER AHEAD.

>> I JUST WANT THE WAR TO STOP.

I PRAY FOR IT EVERYDAY.

I WANT TO BE STRONG FOR MY FAMILY.

>> Reporter: ISRAELIS WHOSE LOVED ONES HAVE BEEN HELD HOSTAGE BY HAMAS ARE STILL WAITING TO BE REUNITED.

>> MY HUSBAND IS UNDERNEATH THE GROUND AND JUST PRAYING THAT SOMEBODY WILL COME AND TAKE HIM OUT AND BRING HIM HOME.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, BRIAN ABEL REPORTING.

>> THE CEASEFIRE DEAL CALLS FOR A TWO-MONTH INITIAL HALT IN FIGHTING AND WOULD REQUIRE HEZBOLLAH TO END ITS ARMED PRESENCE IN A BROAD SWATH OF SOUTHERN LEBANON, WHILE ISRAELI TROOPS WOULD RETURN TO THEIR SIDE OF THE BORDER.

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

>> Stacy: SOME OF US WILL SEE SOME SNOW TOMORROW AND TEMPERATURES WILL TURN COLDER STARTING ON THANKSGIVING.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, PATRONS WITHIN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA GOT A CHANCE TO RECEIVE AVALANCHE SAFETY >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> THE BEMIDJI AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS CELEBRATING THEIR 117 YEAR WITH THEIR ANNUAL GALA.

EVERY YEAR, THE CHAMBER GATHERS TO RECOGNIZE THEIR MEMBERS AND CELEBRATE THE END OF THE YEAR.

MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS ARE ALL INVITED TO SPEND THE EVENING GETTING READY FOR THE NEW CHAMBER YEAR, NETWORKING, AND ENJOYING THE AWARDS CEREMONY.

>> WE'LL DO SOME SILENT AUCTION ITEMS AND WINE WALL AND SOME FUN THINGS LIKE THAT AND LIVE MUSIC.

IT'S A GREAT EVENING.

IF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING TICKETS, THEY CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE, BEMIDJI.ORG AND PURCHASE THE TICKETS THERE.

>> THE MONEY FROM THE TICKETS WILL BE GOING TO THE CHAMBER'S EVENTS NEXT YEAR.

ALONG WITH THE SOCIAL AND AUCTION, THIS GALA WILL HAVE A SPEAKER WITH A MINNESOTA CONNECTION.

>> WE WILL HAVE AS OUR GUEST SPEAKER, A RETIRED LINEBACKER FOR THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS.

HE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP AND HISTORY ABOUT THE VIKINGS AND HIS EXPERIENCE AS TEAM CAPTAIN.

WE LOVE SPORTS HERE AND HE IS AN ICON IN MINNESOTA.

WE FELT LIKE IT WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR HIM TO SPEAK ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND THINGS HE HAS DONE.

>> TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE ON THE BEMIDJI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEBSITE AND THE GALA ITSELF WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT THE SANFORD CENTER NEXT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5TH.

DOORS OPEN FOR SOCIAL HOUR AT 5:30 AND THE AUCTION AND OTHER EVENTS WILL BEGIN AT 6:30.

THAT HAPPENS NEXT WEEK.

>>> ON BLACK FRIDAY, WALKER WILL KICK OFF THEIR FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS CELEBRATION.

THE LEECH LAKE AREA OF COMMERCE IS INVITING EVERYONE TO ENJOY TWO DAYS OF FUN ACTIVITIES AND WHAT WALKER IS CALLING THEIR MOST DAZZLING EVENT OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

THE COMMUNITY TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT 5:00 P.M. ON THE VILLAGE SQUARE PATIO.

THERE WILL BE A FESTIVE PHOTO HUNT ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

SANTA AND HIS REINDEER WILL ALSO MAKE AN APPEARANCE.

THE TOWN OF WALKER WELCOMES YOU TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS.

>> IT WILL BE A LOT OF FUN THIS WEEKEND.

I KNOW IT WILL BE CHILLY, BUT THAT WILL MAKE IT MORE SPECIAL BECAUSE YOU WILL WANT TO GATHER AROUND THE FIRE THAT WE HAVE THERE AND REMINISCE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND TAKE THOSE GREAT PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU HAVE.

>> THE LEECH LAKE AREA OF COMMERCE WILL HAND OUT A TOP DECORATOR PRIZE FOR THE BUSINESS WITH THE MOST HOLIDAY SPIRIT.

THE ANNUAL NISSWA CITY OF LIGHTS CELEBRATION WILL BE HELD THIS FRIDAY.

THE EVENT KICKS OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON INTENDED TO CREATE AN EXPERIENCE STRAIGHT OUT OF A HALLMARK MOVIE.

THE BUILDINGS AND TREES OF NISSWA WILL BE LIT WITH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ALL DOWN MAIN STREET.

THROUGHOUT THE EVENT, YOU CAN EXPERIENCE TRAIN RIDES, LIVE REINDEER, CAMPFIRES, AND FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED BY LOCAL VENDORS.

THE NISSWA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS READY TO PUT ON A SHOW.

>> NOVEMBER 29TH IS MY FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR IN NISSWA.

IT'S OUR CITY OF LIGHTS FESTIVAL.

WE ACTUALLY FINISHED THE LIGHTS THIS WEEKEND AND WE HAD THEM ON FOR A LITTLE BIT.

THEY ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT, JUST A VARIETY AND IT'S BRIGHT AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

I JUST CANNOT WAIT FOR EVERYONE TO SEE THEM.

>> FIREWORKS WILL GO OFF AT 7:00 P.M. AT THE NISSWA COMMUNITY CENTER.

>> Charlie: -- >>> STACY IS HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THE WEATHER FORECAST.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S COLD?

>> Stacy: IT LOOKS PRETTY COLD THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, STARTING ON THURSDAY, WE WILL SEE THE TEMPERATURES TAKE THAT DOWNWARD TURN AND THEY WILL STAY COLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR SNOW IN THE MEANTIME IN PARTS OF THE AREA >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS OF MINNESOTA AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DEAF, DEAF/BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING STATE SERVICES DIVISION.

>> 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, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS, LAND SURVEYORS SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.

>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, IT WAS ANOTHER COLD DAY AND WE DID HAVE A LOT OF CLOUD COVER THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE CLOUDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND SOME OF US WILL START TO SEE A CHANCE OF SOME SNOWFALL RETURNING, ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND UP NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS, WHERE WE COULD SEE SOME LAKE-EFFECT SNOW THROUGH TOMORROW.

NOW ONCE TOMORROW EXITS, THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AHEAD, BUT WEATHER IS GOING TO BE COLDER STARTING ON THURSDAY AND THE COLD AIR WILL STAY AT LEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 17 DEGREES.

AT THE STUDIO, WINDS ARE CALM, HUMIDITY IS AT 93%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLOUDY SKIES, 23 DEGREES, 17 IS OUR DEW POINT, PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY AND WINDS ARE CALM.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, WE ARE SEEING QUIET WEATHER ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING.

FOR MOST OF US, IT WILL STAY QUIET.

WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SEE LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IN NORTH-CENTRAL, NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

WE WILL ALSO SEE SOME OF THIS SNOWFALL PUSHING INTO THE AREA, AND THAT'S WHERE WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE OF SEEING SOME SNOW TOMORROW.

AGAIN, IT'S MAINLY WEST CENTRAL INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, WE COULD SEE SOME LAKE-EFFECT SNOW AND NARROW BAND OF 1 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION, MOST OF US LOOKING AT A DUSTING OF SNOW.

BEHIND THAT, TEMPERATURES WILL TURN COLDER STARTING ON THANKSGIVING.

>>> SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, IT WAS A CLOUDY DAY, BUT RATHER PRETTY WITH THE NEW SNOW.

DEBRA AT LAKE ADA SENDING US THAT PHOTO.

YOLANDA TAKING THIS PHOTO OF THE BLACKDUCK RIVER.

ARLENE CAPTURING THIS LITTLE DEER IN THE YARD IN MENAHGA.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, DEBRA IN PINE RIVER, 14 BUT FELT LIKE 6 THIS MORNING.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 14 AND OVERCAST SKIES THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLOUDY SKIES, 17 FOR THE HIGH, AND ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY WITH A HIGH OF 26.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, IN BRAINERD, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 24.

SO WE ARE A FULL 10 DEGREES BELOW THE AVERAGE HIGH.

14 WAS OUR LOW TEMP THIS MORNING, WE HAD SUNRISE AT 7:34.

NOW BEMIDJI WAS COLDER, REACHING 19.

OUR AVERAGE IS 31.

WE ARE QUITE A BIT BELOW THAT, 9 DEGREES FOR THE LOW THIS MORNING, SUNSET AT 4:33.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF SEEING LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IN NORTH-CENTRAL, NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

OTHERWISE, LOOK FOR PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD RANGE FROM 21 IN FOSSTON, THEN MID-20s THROUGHOUT THE REST OF MINNESOTA.

WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS IN THIS AREA, OTHERWISE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, HIGHS IN THE MID TO MAYBE UPPER 20s.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST.

MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT, A CHANCE FOR SNOW IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, LOWS NEAR 13.

THEN FOR TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW, MAINLY IN PARTS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 24.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST.

WE HAVE A FEW CHANCES OF SOME SNOW SHOWERS ON THANKSGIVING, BUT THERE ARE SLIGHT CHANCES IN THE AFTERNOON.

TEMPERATURES ARE TURNING COLDER WITH HIGHS NEAR 18.

ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, OTHERWISE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, MORE CLOUDS THAN SUNSHINE, AND A HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE HIGH TEENS OVER THE WEEKEND.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: A BIG HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY MATCH UP.

>> Charlie: YES, 2A RANKED TEAM AND THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN CLASS A, WARROAD.

THEY'RE THE REIGNING STATE CHAMPIONS PLUS MORE.

WE HAVE THAT HIGHLIGHT AND SOME BEMIDJI GIRLS BASKETBALL AS WELL, COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

>> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, BRINGING NORTHERN MINNESOTA THE GIGAZONE.

INTERNET SPEEDS UP TO 10 GIGABITS PER SECONDS, BOTH UPLOAD AND DOWNLOAD.

IT'S THE GIGAZONE FROM PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS AND IT'S RIGHT HERE.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> BEMIDJI GIRLS HOCKEY IS COMING OFF A TOUGH LOSS TO CLASS 2A 3RD RANKED HILL-MURRAY OVER THE WEEKEND BUT ARE 4 AND 2 TO START THE SEASON AND LOOKING TO REBOUND.

ANOTHER TEAM LOOKING TO REBOUND AFTER A WEEKEND LOSS IS TOP RANKED AND REIGNING 3-PEAT CLASS-A STATE CHAMPION WARROAD, WHO SUFFERED THEIR FIRST LOSS OF THE YEAR TO CLASS A 5TH RANKED ORONO ON SATURDAY.

LUMBERJACKS HOSTING THE WARRIORS TONIGHT.

THE LAST TIME THESE TWO TEAMS DUKED IT OUT AT THE BCA THE JACKS WON A 1-0 GRINDER.

THIS TIME, IT WAS THE OPPOSITE.

8th GRADER OLIVIA GIVES THEM A 1-0 LEAD.

AND THEN THE SHOT IS SAVED BY PEYTON, BUT NAOMI THERE TO CLEAN THINGS UP.

NOW WARRIORS BACK ON THE ATTACK, GOES 5, PUTTING WARROAD ON TOP.

FINAL MINUTE OF THE FIRST, SOME TRAFFIC AND PILE UP, BUT SANDY COMES OUT OF IT AND THE CAPTAIN DEPOSITS ANOTHER GOAL FOR THE WARRIORS.

WARROAD WINS BIG TONIGHT, 9-3 OVER BEMIDJI.

>>> A FEW MORE HOCKEY SCORES, BRAINERD LITTLE FALLS BLANKS ZIMMERMAN.

HUTCHINSON BEATS NORTHERN LAKES.

IN BOYS HOCKEY, BRAINERD FALLS TO ALEXANDRIA.

GRAND RAPIDS GETS THE WIN OVER DULUTH EAST.

LITTLE FALLS AND ROSEAU COLLECT WINS TONIGHT.

BAGLEY FOSSTON FALLS.

>>> IN GIRLS BASKETBALL, LUMBERJACKS COMING IN 1-1.

7 MINUTES IN, JACKS LEAD BY 3.

PINK WITH THE CONTACT, BUT SHE FINISHED WITH 17.

LUMBERJACKS ARE LEADING 21-12.

CLAIRE FINISH IT IS BREAK AWAY FOR TWO OF HER 10 POINTS.

IN THE SECOND, THEY KEPT THEIR FOOT ON THE PEDAL.

OLIVIA, EASY BUCKET.

SHE LED WITH 20 POINTS.

BEMIDJI BEATS HERMANTOWN 70-47.

THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THE JACKS HAD SCORED OVER 70 POINTS IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

>>> SOME MORE SCORES FOR YOU, ALEXANDRIA AND GRAND RAPIDS GETS WINS TONIGHT.

PEQUOT LAKES WITH A RESOUNDING VICTORY OVER DETROIT LAKES.

PELICAN RAPIDS WINS.

ROYALTON BEATS ANDALE.

WADENA DEER CREEK AND AITKIN GETTING WINS AS WELL.

BLACKDUCK GETS A WIN.

BERTHA HEWITT BEATS SWANVILLE.

IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL, BEMIDJI STATE PLAYING IN MIAMI, THEY FALL BY 3.

HOUSTON ROCKETS GETS THE BETTER OF THE TIMBERWOLVES.

>>> FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 3-WEEKS, BSU MEN'S HOCKEY PUTS CCHA PLAY ON PAUSE FOR A HOME-AND-HOME NON-CONFERENCE SERIES.

THIS TIME WITH NUMBER 15-RANKED NORTH DAKOTA.

BEMIDJI STATE IS RIDING A 3-GAME UNBEATEN STREAK THAT INCLUDES A WIN OVER FOURTH RANKED MINNESOTA AND A 5-POINT WEEKEND AGAINST CONFERENCE FOE SAINT THOMAS AND WIN AT HOME ON FRIDAY WOULD PUT THE 6-6-AND-1 BEAVERS OVER THE 500-MARK FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE STARTING THE YEAR 1-AND-0 AFTER BEATING MINNESOTA DULUTH IN THEIR SEASON OPENER, JUST ONE OF THE MANY THINGS THE BEAVS ARE PLAYING FOR THIS WEEKEND.

>> EVERY GAME YOU PLAY, IT'S SO IMPORTANT.

YOU VALUE EVERY GAME.

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S NON-CONFERENCE, CONFERENCE, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

IT ALL MEANS SOMETHING.

WE'RE PLAYING GOOD HOCKEY.

WE WANT TO KEEP THAT GOING.

IT'S FUN PLAYING NORTH DAKOTA.

>> IT'S A BIG RIVALRY, CLOSE TO EACH OTHER, BOTH TEAMS PLAY FAST.

IT'S GOING TO BE TIGHT GAMES.

>> IT'S FUN, IT'S LOUD, IT'S CRAZY, NORMALLY SOLD OUT, BUT IT'S A FUN GAME.

>> BEMIDJI STATE HAS NOT BEATEN NORTH DAKOTA SINCE GETTING THEIR 4-3 OVERTIME WIN IN GRAND FORKS IN 2021 BUT HAVE NOT WON AGAINST THE FIGHT HAWKS IN BEMIDJI SINCE 2018, ALTHOUGH THE BEAVERS DID TIE UND AT HOME IN 2022.

THAT WAS THE SCHEDULE THERE.

I'M LOOKING FOR ANOTHER PACKED HOUSE AT THE SANFORD CENTER.

UMD BRINGS A LOT OF FANS.

>> SO THEY PLAYED UND, MINNESOTA DULUTH.

>> Charlie: AND ST.

CLOUD AS WELL.

THEY GOT SOME WINS OVER SOME RANKED TEAMS.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THOSE IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTAKE IN A 3-DAY LONG AVALANCHE SAFETY TRAINING SESSION THIS PAST WEEKEND ARRANGED THROUGH THE COREY BORG-MASSANARI FOUNDATION AND THE BRAINERD FIRE DEPARTMENT.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE ON WHAT THOSE IN ATTENDANCE TOOK AWAY FROM THE CRASH COURSE IN THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: THE BRAINERD FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN VYING FOR AN AVALANCHE SAFETY COURSE AND THAT COINCIDED WELL WITH THE FOUNDATION THAT LAUNCHED IN 2020, A YEAR FOLLOWING BRAINERD NATIVE'S PASSING FROM AN AVALANCHE ACCIDENT.

>> WE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE WE WOULD GO AND WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON THINGS LOCALLY AND HAVE A BROADER PERSPECTIVE.

SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO, WE DON'T WANT TO SEE ANOTHER FAMILY GO THROUGH WHAT WE DID.

>> Reporter: AVALANCHES TAKES AN AVERAGE OF 28 LIVES EVERY SEASON AND CAUSING ECONOMIC LOSSES FROM BLOCKED TRANSPORTATION ROUTES AND RESCUE EFFORTS.

THAT'S WHY THE FIRE CHIEF AIMS TO RAISE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.

>> NOT BEING IMMERSE IN THAT CULTURE.

PEOPLE AREN'T AWARE OF IT.

THIS IS ANOTHER BIG ACTIVITY THAT PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY DO.

SO FOR US TO BRING IT HERE AS A FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OFFER IT TO THE COMMUNITY, IT'S JUST GOING ALONG WITH OUR MISSION ABOUT TRYING TO PREVENT INJURIES AND ACCIDENTS FROM HAPPENING.

>> Reporter: AVALANCHE RESCUE TEAM MEMBERS FROM COLORADO FLEW OUT TO SUPPLY THAT KNOWLEDGE, GOING OVER THE GAMUT, USING PROBES, TRACKERS, AND BEACONS, OR SIMPLY THROUGH TEAMWORK.

>> AN EFFICIENT TEAM WORKING TOGETHER IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE BETTER, QUICKER, SAFER.

IT WILL LIMIT THE EXPOSURE AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME WE ARE OUT THERE AND UNDERNEATH THE SNOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE RIGHT NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND THE RIGHT TRAINED PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: IT'S NOT AS BIG OF A PROBLEM HERE THAN IN COLORADO, KNOWING THE PROTOCOL IS STILL AN ESSENTIAL.

IT WILL LEAD TO ALL THOSE OUT ON THE SLOPES FULLY AND SAFELY ENJOYING THE GREAT OUTDOORS.

>> A BETTER AWARENESS OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS AND WHAT TO LOOK FOR DURING AN AVALANCHE, SO THEY HAVE THINGS TO THINK ABOUT AND TOOLS TO USE IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THERE WERE ROUGHLY 35 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE FINAL DAY OF THE AVALANCHE SAFETY TRAINING AND GORRON HOPES TO MAKE IT AN ANNUAL EVENT.

>>> WE'LL GO BACK TO STACY FOR MORE ON OUR WEATHER NOW.

>> Stacy: WE ARE GOING TO SEE CHANCES OF SNOW MAINLY IN PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES FOR TONIGHT, OUR LOW TEMPERATURE SHOULD FALL TO ABOUT 13.

FOR TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, BUT A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW IN PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MINNESOTA, MID-20s FOR OUR HIGHS, NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15.

WE HAVE A SMALL CHANCES OF SNOW LOOKING AHEAD BUT THE BIGGER DIFFERENCE IS THE TEMPERATURE, STARTING ON THURSDAY WITH HIGHS NEAR 18, WITH MID-TEENS AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND, ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, OTHERWISE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.

>> Charlie: I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO BEMIDJI STATE FOOTBALL TODAY.

THEY WERE PRACTICING OUT IN THE SNOW.

WE WILL HEAR FROM THEM TOMORROW AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO PREPARE FOR THEIR SECOND ROUND GAME AGAINST WESTERN COLORADO.

>> Dennis: THAT WILL DO IT FOR US.

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

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