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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.

>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS SIGNED INTO LAW LEGISLATION THAT LIFTS A FEDERAL BAN ON MINING NEAR MINNESOTA'S BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS.

U.S.

REPRESENTATIVE PETE STAUBER, A DULUTH REPUBLICAN, INTRODUCED THE RESOLUTION TO LIFT THE MORATORIUM IN JANUARY.

THE HOUSE APPROVED IT ON JANUARY 21ST.

THE SENATE PASSED THE RESOLUTION EARLIER THIS MONTH.

THE NEW LEGISLATION COMES AS A CHILEAN MINING COMPANY IS LOOKING TO OPEN A COPPER MINE IN THE SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST ON THE EDGE OF THE WILDERNESS AREA.

CONSERVATIONISTS INSIST MINING WOULD CONTAMINATE THE PRISTINE WATERSHED.

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S ADMINISTRATION BLOCKED THE PROJECT IN 2023 BY IMPOSING A 20-YEAR MORATORIUM ON MINING ACROSS 400 SQUARE MILES IN THE FOREST.

IN A PRESS RELEASE, CONGRESSMAN STAUBER THANKED PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR HIS SUPPORT IN CHAMPIONING MINNESOTA'S UNION MINERS AND WORKERS, AND SAID THAT NOW, PROPOSED MINING PROJECTS AIMED AT UNLOCKING TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS' WORTH OF CRITICAL MINERALS CAN MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THE PROPER STATE AND FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESS.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OF THE GROUP SAVE THE BOUNDARY WATERS, INGRID LYONS SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT THIS DECISION DISMISSES OUTRIGHT YEARS OF RIGOROUS SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE, THE VOICES OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS, AND THE CLEAR WILL OF MINNESOTANS—70 PERCENT OF WHOM SUPPORT PERMANENT PROTECTION OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS.

>>> THE WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' DINNER SHOOTING SUSPECT APPEARED IN FEDERAL COURT MONDAY.

AUTHORITIES ARE EXAMINING A NOTE ALLEGEDLY WRITTEN BY 31 YEAR OLD COLE TOMAS ALLEN.

MEANWHILE, THE WHITE HOUSE IS EXPECTING TO HOLD A SECURITY REVIEW THIS WEEK FOR MAJOR EVENTS INVOLVING THE PRESIDENT.

LEIGH WALDMAN HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME THE SUSPECT IN THE SHOOTING INCIDENT AT THE WHITE HOUSE CORESPONDENTS DINNER IN WASHINGTON D.C.

IS IN COURT.

>> THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE APPROACHES INCIDENTS LIKE THIS WITH URGENCY AND CLARITY OF PURPOSE.

VIOLENCE HAS NO PLACE IN CIVIC LIFE.

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW, INVESTIGATORS ARE COMBING THROUGH A MESSAGE SAID TO HAVE BEEN SENT BY COLE ALLEN TO HIS FAMILY MEMBERS BEFORE THE ATTACK.

ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS IT APPEARS THAT ALLEN WAS TARGETING MEMBERS OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

>> WE SHOULD NOT LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE CONSTANT FEAR OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE PERMEATES OUR SOCIETY EVERY SINGLE DAY.

>> Reporter: THE 31-YEAR-OLD PART TIME TEACHER AND VIDEO GAME DEVELOPER FROM CALIFORNIA CAME ARMED WITH SEVERAL FIREARMS LAW ENFORCEMENT SAID.

THE WHITE HOUSE WILL MEET WITH THE SECRET SERVICE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO DISCUSS SECURITY PROTOCOLS AROUND MAJOR EVENTS INVOLVING THE PRESIDENT ACCORDING TO A SENIOR WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL.

PRESS SECRETARY KAROLINE LEAVITT SAID SATURDAY'S INCIDENT PROVES WHY THE WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM IS NECESSARY BUT THOSE WHO OPPOSE THE PROJECT SAY IT WOULD DO NOTHING.

>> THE LINE OF SUCCESSION IN THIS COUNTRY SHOULD GATHER FREELY AND SAFELY WITHOUT THE FEAR OF THREATS OR POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND THE WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM WILL PROVIDE THAT.

>> Reporter: F.B.I.

DIRECTOR KASH PATEL SAYS THE BUREAU WILL WORK WITH OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO DISCUSS LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE INCIDENT.

I'M LEIGH WALDMAN REPORTING.

>> ALLEN IS NOW FACING 3 CHARGES INCLUDING ATTEMPTING TO ASSASSINATE THE PRESIDENT.

THE U.S.

ATTORNEY FOR WASHINGTON D.C.

SAYS MORE CHARGES ARE LIKELY AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

A DETENTION HEARING IS SET FOR APRIL 30TH.

>>> A NORTH DAKOTA LAWMAKER WAS ONE OF THE TWO PEOPLE WHO DIED WHEN A SMALL PLANE WENT DOWN IN A MINNEAPOLIS SUBURB ON SATURDAY.

DEMOCRATIC STATE REPRESENTATIVE LIZ CONMY IS BEING MOURNED BY HER COLLEAGUES.

A SPOKESPERSON WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE PLANE CRASHED INTO A BROOKLYN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD SHORTLY AFTER IT TOOK OFF FROM NEARBY CRYSTAL AIRPORT.

NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS HURT, AND THE PLANE CRASH DID NOT DAMAGE ANY HOMES.

>>> THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL WAS PRESENTED A CORRIDOR STUDY ON MIDDLE SCHOOL DRIVE NORTHWEST DURING TONIGHT'S WORK SESSION, IN ANTICIPATION OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN 2027, USING FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING.

THE STUDY, COMPLETED BY KLLJ ENGINEERING, BROUGHT UP MULTIPLE KEY ISSUES BETWEEN 23RD STREET NORTHWEST AND 15TH STREET NORTHWEST.

INCLUDING MULTIPLE UNSIGNALIZED ACCESS POINTS, HIGH ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL TRAFFIC FROM BUSSES, STAFF, AND PARENTS, AND GAPS IN SIDEWALKS AND CROSSINGS.

AFTER THE PRESENTATION, THE COUNCIL PROVIDED SOME DIRECTION ON THEIR PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE FOR THE UPCOMING PROJECT.

>> IT'S THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TO BE PART OF THE ROUNDABOUT AS PART OF OUR PROPOSAL.

WE SAW SOME OF THE HIGH FLOWS AND THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE HOPEFULLY EXPECT TO HAPPEN AT SOME POINT TO THE WEST OF US WITH BEMIDJI H.R.A., AND THEN LOOKING AT THE THREE ALTERNATIVES FOR THAT PARKING LOT ACCESS, STAFF ARE LOOKING AT THE RIGHT IN AND RIGHT OUT AS THE FRONT RUNNER, SO TO SPEAK, FROM WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE.

>> DESIGN AND BIDDING SERVICES FOR THIS PROJECT WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL SOMETIME IN MAY.

>>> THE BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL ALSO DISCUSSED THE POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE WATER AND/OR SEWER EXTENSIONS SINCE THERE ARE MULTIPLE ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS SCHEDULED IN THE AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

IN THE PAST, ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS HAVE BEEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT NEEDED UPGRADES TO EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, OR POSSIBLE NEW EXTENSIONS DUE TO THE ROAD REPLACEMENT COST BEING COVERED BY ANOTHER ENTITY.

UPCOMING COUNTY ROAD PROJECTS OPEN THE DOOR FOR POSSIBLE EXTENSIONS ALONG TWO ROADS IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, AND ANOTHER TWO ROADS IN THE THREE-TO-FIVE YEARS.

ADAMS AVENUE NORTHWEST AND 15TH STREET NORTHWEST ARE INVOLVED IN THE FIRST PHASE, ESTIMATED TO COST AROUND $7 MILLION.

>> NOW, THERE IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, STILL A DESIRE FOR THE CITY AT SOME POINT TO CONNECT AT LEAST FOR SURE WATER DOWN FROM ADAM'S AVENUE TO MIDDLE SCHOOL DRIVE.

THAT CURRENTLY IS NO WATER MAIN THERE.

THAT IS ANOTHER LOOP POSSIBILITY THERE, GETTING MORE INTO THE ENGINEERING WEEDS, THERE ARE SOME HYDRAULIC ADVANTAGES FOR US BASED ON HOW OUR WATER TOWERS SIT.

ALL THE PRESSURES WILL EQUALIZE AND HOW BEST TO USE OUR SYSTEM.

>> THE PROJECT DESIGN IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2027.

>>> AFTER OVERWHELMING COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO THE REFOREST BEMIDJI FREE TREE PROGRAM, FIRST NATIONAL BANK BEMIDJI IS STEPPING FORWARD TO HELP MAKE 5,000 ADDITIONAL FREE TREE SEEDLINGS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

THE ORIGINAL 10,000 FREE TREE SEEDLINGS FOR REFOREST BEMIDJI WERE FULLY RESERVED THROUGH PRE-ORDERS IN JUST 48 HOURS, SHOWING JUST HOW STRONGLY BEMIDJI AREA RESIDENTS WANT TO BE PART OF RESTORING THE REGION'S TREE CANOPY AFTER LAST YEAR'S STORM DAMAGE.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK BEMIDJI IS HELPING PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL TREES THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON SUNDAY, MAY 17TH BEGINNING AT 10:00 A.M.

AT THE SANFORD CENTER.

THESE ADDITIONAL TREES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS UNTIL GONE.

NO PRE-ORDER IS REQUIRED FOR THE SUNDAY PUBLIC PICKUP.

RESIDENTS WHO ALREADY RESERVED TREES THROUGH THE ORIGINAL PREORDER PROGRAM SHOULD STILL PLAN ON PICKING THOSE UP ON SATURDAY, MAY 16TH FROM 10:00 A.M.

TO 3:00 P.M.

AT THE SANFORD CENTER.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WE HAVE SUNNY BUT COOL WEATHER IN STORE FOR US TOMORROW.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, FORBIDDEN LOVE, BEMIDJI'S FIRST ROMANCE BOOKSTORE OPENED UP OVER THE WEEKENDS.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> THOSE WITHIN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA AND BEYOND GATHERED FOR THE ROBERT COHEN'S ALZHEIMER'S STORIES CONCERT LAST FRIDAY.

PRESENTED THROUGH THE LEGACY CHORALE OF GREATER MINNESOTA, A CHOIR, SOLOISTS, AND ORCHESTRA WITH A LIBRETTO HELPED TELL RECOLLECTIONS OF CHORUS MEMBERS AND FRIENDS WITH RELATIVES WHO HAVE LIVED WITH THE CONDITION.

ACCORDING TO THE MAYO CLINIC, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF DEMENTIA.

THE DISEASE IS INCURABLE AND ABOUT 6.9 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES AGE 65 AND OLDER LIVE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

THE LEGACY CHORALE'S MISSION BEHIND THE CONCERT CENTERED AROUND PROVIDING AWARENESS FOR THE DISEASE, WHILE ALSO GENERATING FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

>> WE FIND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MUSIC, MEMORY, AND COGNITION.

WE STARTED A CHOIR CALLED STILL WE SING, WHICH IS DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE MEMORY CHANGE OR VARYING DEGREES OF DEMENTIA.

IT'S MEANT TO CREATE AWARENESS AND GENERATE SUPPORT FOR THAT COMMUNITY CHOIR.

>> A RESOURCE FAIR ALSO TOOK PLACE PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE CONCERT, WHERE MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE NORTHERN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATES OF MINNESOTA AND LAKES AREA MEMORY AWARENESS ADVOCATES WERE PRESENT.

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

WE'RE GETTING MUCH NEEDED RAIN THROUGHOUT THE STATE TODAY.

>> Stacy: WE ARE, WE HAVE SEEN IT ALL THROUGHOUT LAST NIGHT AND TODAY.

IT'S STARTING TO MOVE OUT OF THE AREA AS WE NOW MOVED INTO THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT SHOULD FINALLY MOVE OFF TO THE EAST.

WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING SUNSHINE TOMORROW, BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE.

I'LL H [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAVE SEEN ANOTHER RAINY DAY TODAY, SOME MUCH NEEDED RAIN ACROSS THE AREA, AND SOME OF THAT IS STILL CONTINUING IN THE EASTERN HALF OF LAKELAND COUNTRY TONIGHT.

IT SHOULD MOVE TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING SUNSHINE TOMORROW.

TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO STAY COOL, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 40s AND LOW 50s TOMORROW AND IT DOES LOOK LIKE WE'LL SEE COOLER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT IS 39 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, WINDS ARE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 10 MILES PER HOUR, ALTHOUGH WE'RE SEEING GUSTS UP TO 21 AND SO FAR WE HAVE PICKED UP NEARLY 0.1-INCH OF RAINFALL.

IN BRAINERD, SOME LIGHT RAIN THIS EVENING, 40 DEGREES.

THE DEW POINT IS 37.

WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR, WITH GUSTS UP TO 25.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE CAN SEE WHERE MOST OF THE RAINFALL IS LOCATED AND THAT IS IN THE EASTERN HALF OF MINNESOTA.

WE STILL COULD SEE SOME AREAS OF RAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT IN THE EASTERN HALF OF LAKELAND COUNTRY.

AS FAR AS THE WESTERN HALF, WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT CLOUD COVER THIS EVENING, BUT STARTING TO SEE THE CLOUDS BREAKING UP, AND WE COULD SEE SKIES BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.

THE CLEARING TREND CONTINUES TOMORROW, SO WE SHOULD HAVE A LOT OF SUNSHINE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO SEE TEMPERATURES JUST A BIT COOLER THAN AVERAGE.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

IT WAS A GLOOMY START TO THE DAY IN CASS LAKE.

ANGELA SENDING US THAT PHOTO AND ARLENE IN MENAHGA WITH THE PUDDLES ON THE GROUND.

A LITTLE BIT OF FOG SPOTTED IN DEERWOOD FROM GARY, AND CHRISSY SENDING US A PICTURE OF THE RAINY CONDITIONS IN DEERWOOD.

JOAN WITH A TURKEY STRUTTING HIS STUFF IN LAPORTE.

SAMROSE WITH A PICTURE OVER LOWER RED LAKE, SOME OF THE WAVES WITH THE WINDS THERE.

SANDY WITH A BIT OF A SUNSET TONIGHT IN BLACKDUCK, SEEING ENOUGH CLEARING WITH THAT.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PHOTOS WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD, 0.75-INCH OF RAIN.

JOAN IN LAPORTE SEEING RAINY CONDITIONS, 43 WAS THE HIGH.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, 0.8-INCH OF RAIN WITH A HIGH OF 45.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, STILL RAINING THIS EVENING, THE HIGH WAS 45.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, DRIZZLE.

AND SANDY IN BLACKDUCK, WINDY WITH OFF AND ON RAIN SHOWERS.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 45, SO WE ARE SEEING CHILLY TEMPERATURES, OUR AVERAGE IS 60 AND WITH THE CLOUDS AND RAIN, WE HAVEN'T SEEN TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THE LOW TEMP WAS 40.

A SIMILAR STORY IN BEMIDJI, A HIGH OF 40, CHILLY OUT THERE, AND OUR LOW TEMPERATURE WAS ONLY 38.

SO AGAIN, IT'S A 2 DEGREE TEMPERATURE SWING IN BEMIDJI THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

SO LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, THE RAIN WILL HAVE MOVED OUT AS WILL THE CLOUDS AND WE SHOULD BE SEEING A LOT OF SUNSHINE EARLY ON AND OTHER THAN A FEW PASSING CLOUDS NOW AND AGAIN, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL WITH HIGHS 45 TO 50 IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE VIEWING AREA, WITH LOW 50s ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

SO HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST, VARIABLE CLOUDS TONIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUING IN EASTERN MINNESOTA, LOWS NEAR 30, LOOKING AT A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES FOR TOMORROW, 49 FOR THE HIGH, NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20.

ON OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, MAINLY SUNNY ON WEDNESDAY, THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

HIGHS WILL BE NEAR 50, STILL 48 ON THURSDAY, AND THEN WE START TO SEE THE TEMPERATURES WARMING UP AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-60s SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS STACY.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS GETTING NEAR THE END OF THE SPORTS YEAR AND STARTING TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE ATHLETES NOW.

>> Charlie: YEAH, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SPRING SEASON, BUT WE'RE STARTING TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THOSE ATHLETES AND GIVING OUT THE SENIOR AWARDS FOR THE BEST ATHLETES AT SOME OF THE SCHOOLS, MAYBE A CULMINATION OF THEIR CAREER AS WELL.

BRAINERD HELD THEIRS TONIGHT.

WE GOT TO HEAR FROM THE WINNERS AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL HELD ITS 51ST ANNUAL ALL-SPORTS BANQUET TONIGHT AT THE GIICHI-ZIBI CENTER FOR THE ARTS TO ANNOUNCE THE MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETES OF THE YEAR, AS WELL AS HONOR THOSE INDUCTED INTO THE ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME.

OWEN ROBERTSON WAS ANNOUNCED AS THE 2026 MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR.

HE IS A THREE-SPORT ATHLETE IN SOCCER, NORDIC SKIING, AND TENNIS, AND EARNED ALLSTATE HONORS AT THIS YEAR'S NORDIC SKI STATE MEET.

CORA CLOUGH WAS NAMED THE FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR.

SHE IS A THREE-SPORT ATHLETE COMPETING IN TRACK AND FIELD, WHERE SHE EARNED THE STATE HIGH JUMP TITLE BACK IN 2024.

SHE ALSO COMPETES IN VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL.

>> I WAS REALLY SURPRISED.

I DON'T PLAY THE MOST POPULAR SPORTS, BUT I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT THE AWARDS.

I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL MY COACHES AND THE ATHLETES.

WITHOUT THEM, I WOULD HAVE NOT STAY IN THE SPORT AND PUT AS MUCH WORK INTO THEM.

THE COACHES HAVE HELPED ME ALONG THE WAY.

>> I'M HONORED TO GET THIS AWARD AND I FEEL LIKE ALL MY HARD WORK HAS PAID OFF.

IT FEELS GREAT TO GET SOMETHING THAT I WORKED SO HARD FOR THROUGHOUT MY LIFE.

>> Charlie: HER DAD ALSO WON THE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD.

HERE ARE THE INDUCTEES.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE ATHLETICS ALSO ANNOUNCED THEIR 2026 MALE AND FEMALE STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR.

FOR THE WOMEN, KATRINA BARTHELT WON THE AWARD FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.

THE SENIOR SOCCER PLAYER EARNED ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM HONORS, WAS THE CENTRAL REGION PLAYER OF THE YEAR, AND THE NSIC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR THE 2ND CONSECUTIVE SEASON, AFTER LEADING THE CONFERENCE WITH 13-GOALS AND SCORING A CAREER HIGH 32-POINTS.

FOR THE MEN, SENIOR GOLFER LOGAN SCHOEPP TOOK HOME THE AWARD, AFTER 6-TOP 20 FINISHES AND FOUR TOP-5 FINISHES IN THE BEAVERS 9-TOURNAMENTS THIS SEASON.

AS A JUNIOR HE ALSO WON THE NSIC INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

>>> THE TWO-WEEK WINDOW TO ENTER THE MEN'S HOCKEY TRANSFER PORTAL ENDS TODAY, WHILE THE ABILITY FOR TEAMS TO PICK UP PLAYERS FROM THE PORTAL CONTINUES UNTIL THE SEASON BEGINS.

BSU MEN'S HOCKEY HAD FOUR PLAYERS ENTER THE PORTAL ON THE FIRST DAY IT WAS OPEN, AND THIS PAST FRIDAY, ONE MORE HOPPED IN THE PORTAL.

SOPHOMORE DEFENSEMAN ISA PAREKH, WHO PLAYED IN 62-GAMES IN TWO SEASONS AT BEMIDJI STATE, SCORING 20-POINTS WITH 3-GOALS.

BUT THE BEAVERS ADDED THREE FROM THE PORTAL AS WELL, INCLUDING GRAD TRANSFER CARTER RAPALJE, A FORWARD OUT OF FERRIS STATE.

BSU WILL BE HIS 4TH TEAM IN 5-YEARS, BEGINNING AT STONEHILL, THEN GOING TO LONG ISLAND BEFORE FSU, WHERE HE SCORED 11-GOALS AND HAD 9-ASSISTS.

SOPHOMORE DEFENSEMAN JOE GRAMER FROM OMAHA AND SOPHOMORE FORWARD WILL DAWSON FROM AIR FORCE WERE ALSO PICKED UP IN THE PORTAL.

SO FAR THE WOMEN HAVE ADDED TWO NEW SKATERS FROM THE TRANSFER PORTAL, RUBY RAUK, A FRESHMAN FORWARD FROM QUINNIPIAC THAT PLAYED AT MINNETONKA IN HIGH SCHOOL.

AND FRESHMAN GOALTENDER SOPHIA VILLANUEVA FROM MINNESOTA-DULUTH WHO ONLY SAW ACTION IN 5-GAMES LAST YEAR.

>>> WHAT STARTED AS A BEST OF 7-SERIES HAS TURNED INTO A BEST OF 3.

THE WILD AND THE STARS FIRST ROUND SERIES IS TIED AT 2-GAMES APIECE AFTER MINNESOTA'S 3-2 OVERTIME WIN ON SATURDAY.

IT'S THE SECOND GAME IN ROW TO BE DECIDED IN EXTRA FRAMES, BUT DESPITE HOW TIGHT THINGS HAVE BEEN ON THE SCOREBOARD, THE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAY COULD NOT BE FURTHER APART.

IN GAME ONE THE WILD WENT 2-FOR-4 ON THE POWER PLAY, BUT HAVE GONE 1-FOR-15 SINCE, AND ARE NOW 15.8-PERCENT EFFECTIVE FOR THE SERIES.

CONVERSELY, THE STARS ARE SCORING ON JUST OVER 42-PERCENT OF THEIR POWER PLAYS, AVERAGING 2-GOALS PER GAME WITH THE MAN-ADVANTAGE.

THE DIFFERENCE COULD LIE WITH MINNEOSTA FORWARD MATS ZUCCARELLO, WHO HAD AN ASSIST ON EACH OF THE POWER PLAY GOALS IN GAME ONE BEFORE LEAVING WITH AN UPPER BODY INJURY.

HE HAS NOT PLAYED SINCE, BUT PRACTICED TODAY IN DALLAS.

>> I THINK IT'S A GOOD SIGNING -- SIGN WE'LL SEE WHAT HE FELT AND HIS RESPONSE.

IT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> A SMART PLAYER, KNOWS THE GAME.

A COMBINATION OF HIS HOCKEY SENSE AND HIS PERSONALITY IS WHAT YOU WELCOME INTO THE GROUP.

>> HE'S A GREAT PLAYER.

PLAYING AGAINST HIM AND HOW HE OPENS UP SPACE AND TIME FOR GUYS, THE VISION, AND THE SMARTS HE HAS.

HE IS A HUGE ADD IF WE CAN GET HIM BACK.

>> DURING THE REGULAR SEASON THE WILD WERE THE THIRD BEST TEAM IN POWER PLAY PERCENTAGE AT 25.2, ZUCCARELLO WAS 4TH ON THE TEAM IN GOALS ON THE POWER PLAY WITH 6 AND THIRD IN ASSISTS WITH 15.

THE SERIES SHIFTS TO DALLAS FOR GAME 5 TOMORROW.

IN GAME 5 TONIGHT, WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A SECOND.

MINNESOTA TWINS SNAP A 5 GAME STREAK.

PLAYING RIGHT NOW IN GAME 5, THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVESES DOWN BY 1.

THEY ARE WITHOUT ANTHONY EDWARDS AND WITHOUT DANTE, BUT THEY'RE UP 3-1 IN THAT SERIES.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> A NEW BUSINESS OPENED ITS DOORS IN DOWNTOWN BEMIDJI OVER THE WEEKEND, WITH THE FORBIDDEN LOVE BOOKSTORE BRINGING TOGETHER A FULL SHOP OF ROMANCE NOVELS FOR THE READING COMMUNITY.

FOR THIS WEEK'S IN BUSINESS, OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK WAS THERE ALONG WITH THE FIRST CUSTOMERS.

>> Reporter: MANY READERS FROM THE BEMIDJI AREA HAD THEIR WEEKEND BOOKED AS THEY MADE THEIR WAY TO THE AWAITED OPENINGS OF THE REGION'S FIRST EVER ROMANCE BOOKSTORE FORBIDDEN LOVE.

>> I WALKED AROUND THAT CORNER THIS MORNING AND SAID OKAY, SOME PEOPLE WILL BE HERE, AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE WILL BE HERE.

IT FEELS REALLY GOOD, ALL THE TIME, EFFORT, LATE NIGHTS AND EARLY MORNINGS, IT FEELS GOOD TO SEE PEOPLE COME AND WANT TO BE PART OF IT.

>> I GOT HERE AROUND 8:00, BUT THE CREW NEXT TO ME GOT HERE AT 6:00.

>> WHAT TIME DID THEY OPEN?

>> 11:00.

>> WE WERE NOT EXPECTING TO SEE PEOPLE WAITING OUTSIDE, SO IT FEELS REALLY GOOD THAT THERE IS A COMMUNITY HERE THAT WANTS A ROMANCE BOOKSTORE SO IT'S FUN.

>> WE'RE CELEBRATING THAT WE HAVE THIS HERE IN BEMIDJI AND IT'S INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE].

>> THAT'S WHY.

>> WE WANT THIS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IF WE DON'T STAND UP AND ACTUALLY SHOW UP, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE IT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE MAIN FOCAL POINTS OF THE STORE IS THIS HAND PAINTED MURAL THAT WAS DONE BY A LOCAL BEMIDJI ARTIST.

EACH PIECE OF THE MURAL IS PAYING HOMAGE TO A DIFFERENT TYPE OF ROMANCE BOOK, A SPECIFIC SERIES, OR A SPECIFIC BOOK.

>> BECAUSE YOU HAVE ROMANCE FANTASY, DARK ROMANCE, SO I FEEL THAT THE MURAL DID A GOOD JOB OF BEING A FOCAL POINT OF THE STORE, HITTING ALL THE SUB GONE -- GENRES THAT EVERYONE ENJOYS.

>> THERE ARE SO MANY SUB GENRES THAT I FEEL LIKE YOU CAN FIND SOMETHING IN THE ROMANCE GENRE.

>> Reporter: FORBIDDEN LOVE WILL HOLD VIEWING PARTIES, SPECIAL RELEASES, AND BOOK RELATED EVENTS.

>> I FEEL LIKE ROMANCE AND READING ROMANCE BOOKS IS JUST SO DIFFERENT AND FUN THAT I JUST GET TO BE AROUND MY HOBBY ALL THE TIME AND TALK BOOKS.

SO I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S WEARING AS TURNING ANOTHER HOBBY INTO A BUSINESS.

I LOVE IT BECAUSE IT'S LIKE GOING TO WORK AND HAVING FUN.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: THAT'S GOING TO WRAP UP OUR SHOW.

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

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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