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

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.

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>>> THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.

IS SEEKING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON TWO DRAFT AMENDMENTS FOR ITASCA STATE PARK MANAGEMENT PLANS.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK SPOKE TO D.N.R.

REPRESENTATIVES TO SEE WHAT THOSE AMENDMENT PLANS ARE, AHEAD OF THE CLOSE OF PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS FRIDAY.

>> WE'RE DOING TWO PLANNED AMENDMENTS TO THE 1983 ITASCA STATE PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN.

ONE PLANNED AMENDMENT DEALS PRIMARILY WITH OVERNIGHT USE AND WINTER SERVICES, PRIMARILY WINTER TRAIL USE.

THEN THE OTHER PLANNED AMENDMENT DEALS WITH REDEVELOPMENT OF TWO OF THE BOAT ACCESSES ON LAKE ITASCA, THE BOAT ACCESS AT THE BEAR PAW CAMPGROUND AND THE BOAT ACCESS THAT IS NEAR DOUGLAS LODGE AT THE SOUTHERN END.

>> Reporter: THE D.N.R.

ANNOUNCED THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF MARCH AND HAVE BEEN ACCEPTING PUBLIC INPUT FOR A MONTH.

THE MAIN GOAL OF THE 1ST AMENDMENT IS TO BRING MORE PEOPLE TO THE PARK IN WINTERTIME, WITH PLANS TO DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF CROSS COUNTRY SKI TRAILS AND PROVIDE MORE OVERNIGHT LODGING OPPORTUNITIES.

>> WITH THE ADDITION OF THE EQUIPMENT RENTALS, WE'RE REALLY HOPING WE CAN BRING MORE PEOPLE TO THE PARK AND THEY CAN ENJOY THE PARK.

THE STATE PARKS WERE OPEN ALL YEAR-ROUND BUT MOST PEOPLE VISIT US IN THE SUMMER.

WE HAVE THESE FACILITIES HERE, THEY'RE OPEN AND AVAILABLE TO MINNESOTANS ALL YEAR ROUND AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT AND HAVE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY WILL ENJOY.

>> Reporter: THE SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN HAS TO DO WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT OF TWO PUBLIC WATER ACCESSES TO PROTECT LAKE ITASCA WATER QUALITY BY CONSOLIDATING DRIVE IN BOAT ACCESS AND ADVISING MORE BOAT CARRY INS.

>> ONCE WE'RE FINISHED WITH PUBLIC REVIEW, WE'RE GOING TO COLLECT ALL THE COMMENTS AND TAKE THEM BACK INTERNALLY AND DO SOME REVIEW TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY TWEAKING OR CHANGING WE NEED TO MAKE TO THE PROPOSALS.

ONCE WE'RE CONFIDENCE WE HAVE THE PROPOSALS AS READY TO GO, THEY WILL BE SIGNED BY DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF PARKS AND TRAILS WHO WORKS FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

ONCE THEY ARE SIGNED AND THEY ARE APPROVED, WE CAN LOOK AT MAKING CHANGES, DO SOME IMPLEMENTATIONS.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FOR LAKELAND NEWS, I'M SYDNEY DICK.

>> PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MANAGEMENT PLAN AMENDMENTS IS OPEN THROUGH THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH.

THE INPUT SECTION AND AMENDMENT SPECIFICS CAN BE FOUND ON THE D.N.R.

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>>> ROADS WERE ICY AND SNOWY WHEN AN AMBULANCE ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE IN THE DITCH JUST NORTH OF BEMIDJI ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL SAYS THE AMBULANCE WAS SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 89 WHEN IT ENTERED THE DITCH ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.

THE DRIVER OF THE AMBULANCE, 65-YEAR-OLD RALPH CRNKOVIV WAS TAKEN TO SANFORD BEMIDJI HOSPITAL WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

THREE PASSENGERS IN THE AMBULANCE WERE ALSO TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AS WELL.

THE CRASH HAPPENED NEAR MILE MARKER 8 ON HIGHWAY 89 AROUND 2:30 P.M.

>>> AFTER NEARLY A YEAR OF SEARCHING THE BRAINERD SCHOOL BOARD HAS APPROVED A NEW WAY OF LEARNING FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED A NEW WAY OF LEARNING FOR KIDS K-4.

THE NEW CURRICULUM IS CALLED EMERGE AND ITS MAIN GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A COHESIVE APPROACH TO READING, WRITING, PHONICS, AND COMPREHENSION, GIVING TEACHERS THE TOOL TO ENSURE A STRONG READING FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDENTS.

>> IT CAME THROUGH IN 2024 AND IT PUT FORTH A NEW WAY FOR TEACHERS TO THINK ABOUT INSTRUCTING READING.

SO WITH THAT, THE STATE PUT OUT 16 CURRICULUMS THAT THEY APPROVED THAT WE GET TO LOOK THROUGH THEM AND THINK ABOUT WHICH ONES WILL BE RIGHT FOR THIS DISTRICT.

>> WITH NEW CURRICULUMS, COMES NEW TEACHING, WHICH THE SCHOOL BOARD IS AWARE OF AND THEY'RE MAKING SURE THEY TAKE THE RIGHT MEASURES TO MAKE SURE THE TRANSITION IS SMOOTH.

>> WE HAVE BEEN IN THIS TRANSITION FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.

WHEN THE READ ACT CAME INTO PLAY A COUPLE YEARS AGO, THE STATE ASKED THAT ALL SCHOOLS DO TRAININGS WITH THEIR STAFF TO GET THEM TO A POINT WHERE THEY ARE READY TO TAKE ON A CURRICULUM LIKE THIS.

THERE IS A GROUP THAT HAS BEEN PILOTING THIS CURRICULUM AND THEY WILL HELP LEAD THE CHARGE TO BRINGING THIS OUT AND ROLLING THIS OUT TO THE REST OF THE DISTRICT.

>> Reporter: IF YOU'RE WONDERING HOW THIS MIGHT EFFECT THE TEACHERS AND HOW THEY TEACH, THE CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO BE HIGHLY ENGAGING AND INTERACTIVE TO THE STUDENTS, WHICH IS A KEY COMPONENT OF STRUCTURED LITERACY AND TO ENSURE THAT TEACHERS CAN MONITOR THE STUDENTS IN REAL-TIME AND GET QUICK AND INFORMATIVE FEEDBACK THEN AND THERE.

>> AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU CAN PUT ANY CURRICULUM IN FRONT OF THE TEACHER BUT IT'S THE TEACHER THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE.

IT'S THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE CONTENT.

IT'S THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CHILD DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHAT WILL WORK FOR THE LEARNERS IN FRONT OF THIS AND THAT IS A VAST SKILL SET AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S WHAT WE RELY ON.

SO WE WANT THEM TO HAVE CURRICULUMS THAT THEY ARE CONFIDENT IN.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, XZAYVER CURRY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE NEW CURRICULUM WILL TAKE EFFECT AT THE START OF THE 2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR THIS UPCOMING FALL.

>>> CHIEF JUSTICE NATALIE E HUDSON HAS ANNOUNCED SHE IS RETIRING FROM THE SUPREME COURT LATER THIS YEAR.

HUDSON PLANS TO RETIRE ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, ABOUT THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO HER 70TH BIRTHDAY WHEN SHE WOULD BE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW TO RETIRE.

HUDSON WAS FIRST APPOINTED TO THE MINNESOTA COURT OF APPEALS IN 2002 BY GOVERNOR JESSE VENTURA.

GOVERNOR MARK DAYTON NOMINATED HER TO THE SUPREME COURT TO REPLACE THE RETIRING ALAN PAGE IN AUGUST OF 2015 AND GOVERNOR TIM WALZ ELEVATED HUDSON TO CHIEF JUSTICE IN OCTOBER OF 2023.

WALZ WILL NOW GET TO SELECT HUDSONS SUCCESSOR BEFORE HIS TERM AS GOVERNOR ENDS IN 2027.

>>> A POTENTIAL 45 DAY CEASEFIRE IS ON THE TABLE AS THE US ISRAELI WAR WITH IRAN CONTINUES.

THIS COMES AS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS THREATENING TO DRAMATICALLY ESCALATE THE CONFLICT AND AS A U.S.

SERVICE MEMBER WAS RESCUED IN IRAN AFTER HIS F-15 WAS SHOT DOWN.

LEIGH WALDMAN BRINGS US THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CALLING A PROPOSAL FOR A 45-DAY CEASEFIRE WITH IRAN SIGNIFICANT, BUT HE HAS NOT SIGNED OFF ON IT.

>> WE'RE DOING UNBELIEVABLY WELL, WELL AT A LEVEL THAT NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN BEFORE.

THE ENTIRE COUNTRY CAN BE TAKEN OUT IN ONE NIGHT AND THAT NIGHT MIGHT BE TOMORROW NIGHT.

>> Reporter: TRUMP ON EASTER SUNDAY MADE AN EXPLETIVE TO STRIKE IRANIAN POWER PLANTS AND BRIDGES IF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ REMAINS CLOSED.

IRAN REJECTED THE CEASEFIRE DEAL SAYING THE NEGOTIATION DOESN'T INVOLVE AN ULTIMATUM, A CRIME, OR A THREAT TO COMMIT WAR CRIMES.

>> IRAN WANTS TO HOLD ON TO THEIR HIGH VALUE CARDS, STRAIT OF HORMUZ CLOSURE, AND ALMOST 1,000 POUNDS OF ENRICHED URANIUM.

>> NOW, BOTH FACILITIES, WHICH TOGETHER ACCOUNT FOR ROUGHLY 85% OF IRAN'S PETRO CHEMICAL EXPORTS HAVE BEEN DISABLED AND ARE NOT OPERATIONAL.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, WE ARE LEARNING THAT BOTH U.S.

AIRMEN WHOSE F-15 WAS DOWNED ARE DOING WELL AND RECOVERING FROM THEIR INJURIES FOLLOWING THE CRASH ACCORDING TO TRUMP.

ONE CREW MEMBER WAS RESCUED SHORTLY AFTER.

THE SECOND WAS RESCUED DAYS LATER IN A HIGH STAKES OPERATION.

>> ENGAGE THE ENEMY, THE RESCUED OFFICER DESTROYED ALL THREATS AND EXITED IRANIAN TERRITORY WHILE TAKING NO CASUALTIES OF ANY KIND.

>> Reporter: I'M LEIGH WALDMAN REPORTING.

>> TRUMP SAID THE FIGHTER JET THAT SET OFF THE TWO-DAY SEARCH-AND-RESCUE OPERATION WAS DOWNED BY A SHOULDER-LAUNCHED ROCKET.

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

>> Stacy: WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME PRETTY COLD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WHEN WE START OUT WITH SOME SUNSHINE TOMORROW.

WE DO HAVE A CHANCE FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION LATE TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, THE GLASS DOCTOR IN BEMIDJI WAS GIVEN LESS THAN A WEEK'S NOTICE TO VACATE THEIR OLD BUILDING.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> THE ARTEMIS II MISSION ASTRONAUTS ARE MAKING THEIR WAY AROUND THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON, GETTING A GLIMPSE OF LUNAR SURFACE FEATURES NO HUMAN EYES HAVE SEEN BEFORE.

THE FEAT HAPPENING AS THE CREW WILL ALSO SET A RECORD FOR THE FARTHEST DISTANCE ANY HUMAN HAS BEEN FROM EARTH.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA JOINS US LIVE WITH MORE, MICHAEL.

>> HELLO ARTEMIS II.

THIS IS JIM, WELCOME TO MY OLD NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> Reporter: ON DAY 6 OF THEIR MISSION, THE CREW OF ARTEMIS II WAKING UP TO A RECORDING OF RECENTLY DECEASED ASTRONAUT.

>> I'M PROUD TO PASS THAT TORCH ON TO YOU AS YOU SWING AROUND THE MOON AND LAY THE GROUND WORK FOR OTHER MISSIONS TO MARS.

>> Reporter: THE LUNAR FLYBY BREAKING HIS RECORD, SETTING EYES ON PARTS OF THE MOON THAT NO HUMAN HAS BEFORE.

>> WE MOST IMPORTANTLY CHOOSE THIS MOMENT TO CHALLENGE THIS GENERATION AND THE NEXT TO MAKE SURE THIS RECORD IS NOT LONG-LIVED.

>> Reporter: AT THEIR CLOSEST, AN ESTIMATED DISTANCE OF 4,070 MILES FROM THE MOON, THEY WILL BE SURVEYING THE MOON'S FAR SIDE.

THEY RECEIVED EXTENSIVE TRAINING FROM EXPERTS ON HOW TO OBSERVE THE MOON AND ITS UNIQUE FEATURES.

>> THEY WILL BE TAKING PICTURES, MAKING OBSERVATIONS, PRETTY MUCH A WHOLE DAY EVENT.

>> Reporter: VIEWS THAT COULD REVEAL MORE ABOUT ITS HISTORY, NOTING TERRAIN AND OTHER INSIGHTS THAT WILL BE VITAL TO FUTURE MISSIONS.

>> AT SOME POINT, WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE SURFACE.

WE'RE DOING A RECON RIGHT NOW IN ADDITION TO TESTING THE SPACECRAFT.

>> Reporter: IN ALL, THEY HAVE 7 HOURS TO LOOK, TAKE NOTES, AND PHOTOS DURING THE FLY BY.

>> WE'RE GOING TO LEARN A LOT ABOUT THE SPACECRAFT, WHICH IS PARAMOUNT TO SET UP FOR SUBSEQUENT MISSIONS LIKE ARTEMIS III IN 2027 AND THE LUNAR LANDING FOR ARTEMIS IV IN 2028.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, I'M MICHAEL YOSHIDA.

>> DURING THE HOURS-LONG FLYBY, ARTEMIS II WILL TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTACT WITH MISSION CONTROL AS THE CAPSULE PASSES BEHIND THE MOON WITHOUT STOPPING.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER.

STACY WILL BRING US UP TO DATE.

>> Stacy: A LOT OF SNOWFALLING IN THE AREA.

TODAY WAS PRETTY QUIET.

WE ENJOYED SOME SUNSHINE.

TEMPERATURES ARE DOWN A LITTLE BIT AND IT IS GOING TO BE PRETTY COLD OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND EVEN SOME CHILLY TEMPERATURES TOMORROW.

WE START OUT WITH SOME SUNSHINE TOMORROW, BUT EXPECT THE CLOUDS TO INCREASE AND WE HAVE CHANCES OF MIXED PRECIPITATION STARTING TOMORROW NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, IT'S NICE TO SEE SOME SUNSHINE TODAY AFTER LAST WEEKEND'S WINTER STORM.

WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING SOME COLD TEMPERATURES CONTINUING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, A LOT OF US WITH LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS, SOME BELOW, BUT MOST OF US ABOVE 0.

CLOUDS WILL INCREASE, WE COULD SEE SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION TOMORROW AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY.

WE WILL BE SEEING SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK WITH 50s AND MAYBE 60s THIS WEEKEND.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 19 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT 4 MILES PER HOUR, 7 IS OUR DEW POINT, HUMIDITY IS AT 58%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES AND 24 DEGREES, WITH A DEW POINT OF 4.

PRESSURE IS ON THE RISE, AND WINDS ARE NORTH AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE ARE SEEING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES IN THE AREA THIS EVENING, WE'LL SEE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING SOME PRETTY COLD TEMPERATURES, MOST OF US WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO MAYBE SOME LOW TEENS, AT LEAST ABOVE 0, BUT THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA WE COULD DROP BELOW 0.

TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE COOL SIDE, TOMORROW WE START OUT WITH SUNSHINE, BUT AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY, WE'LL SEE MORE CLOUDS, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, AND SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION MOVING IN TOMORROW, A BETTER CHANCE TOMORROW NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL COLORS IN THE SKY THIS MORNING FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA, DEAN SPOTTING THE SWANS ON THE RED LAKE RIVER, AND GARY WITH A PORCUPINE IN THE TREE LIMBS THERE.

SANDY FINDING A BALD EAGLE AND ENJOYING A MEAL NEAR BLACKDUCK.

ARLENE WITH THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE SKIES AND PUFFY CLOUDS IN LONGVILLE.

GORGEOUS SKIES FROM SAMROSE.

RICH WITH A PHOTO OVER THE LAKE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 17 AND BREEZY THIS MORNING.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE AND BREEZY.

RALPH IN JENKINS TOPPING OUT AT 35.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, 28 WITH CLEAR SKIES.

ANGELA IN CASS LAKE, THE LOW WAS 3.

SANDY IN BLACKDUCK, CLEAR SKIES, A HIGH OF 37.

ON OUR ALMANAC IN BRAINERD, WE TOPPED OUT AT 36.

YOU CAN SEE WE'RE SEEING SOME COLD TEMPERATURES OUT THERE.

OUR AVERAGE HIGH IS 50 FOR THIS DATE.

23 WAS OUR LOW, WE HAD SUNSET AT 7:53.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 28, AVERAGE IS 47, SO AGAIN VERY COLD OUT THERE, 15 FOR THE LOW, AND SUNRISE AT 6:48.

HERE'S A LOOK AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST.

AS I MENTIONED, WE START OUT WITH A LOT OF SUNSHINE, A LOT OF CLEAR SKIES TOMORROW MORNING, AND THAT STICKS AROUND THROUGH MOST OF THE MORNING.

WE'LL START TO SEE CLOUDS MOVING IN THE AFTERNOON.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA SEEING SOME SNOW OR A FEW FLURRIES, THAT WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES TOMORROW, WE ARE LOOKING AT MID-30s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA, WITH TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT FROM 35 TO 40 IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, LOWS DROPPING TO ABOUT 6 WITH VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW, AGAIN THAT INCREASING CLOUDS, THERE IS THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IN THE NORTH, IN THE AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 36, SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

NOW SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE IN THE AREA TOMORROW NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

TEMPERATURES WARMING UP JUST A LITTLE BIT, 47 FOR THE HIGH, DROPPING DOWN TO 38 ON THURSDAY, BUT AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND, THAT WARMING TREND CONTINUES.

HIGHS SHOULD BE IN THE 50s ON SATURDAY, AND WE COULD BE NEAR 60 ON SUNDAY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN THIS WEEKEND.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, RAIN IS GOOD.

THAT'S BETTER THAN SNOW.

>> Charlie: YES, IT'S NOT FROZEN.

>> Dennis: CHARLIE IS HERE WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS.

FIRST OFF, A BIG BASKETBALL GAME TONIGHT.

>> Charlie: YES, HUGE BASKETBALL GAME ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL.

WE HAVE THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DIVISION 1, THE FINAL FOUR ROAD ENDS THERE IN INDIANAPOLIS, AND A LOT OF LOCAL STUFF GOING ON AS WELL.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS AND INFORMATION FOR YOU COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: CINDERELLA STORIES, BUZZER BEATERS, AND UPSETS.

WE HAVE SEEN THEM ALL IN MARCH MADNESS, BUT ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END.

THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR BEGAN WITH 68 TEAMS AND NOW IT'S WHITTLED DOWN TO 2.

THE JOURNEY ENDS IN INDIANAPOLIS, MICHIGAN, TAKING ON YUKON.

THE HUSKIES ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR THIRD IN FOUR YEARS.

WE'RE GOING TO START OFF MIDWAY THROUGH THE FIRST HALF.

YUKON WITH THE EARLY LEAD.

MALACHI SMITH SQUEAKS THROUGH.

18-15 THERE.

LATE IN THE FIRST HALF, MICHIGAN LEADING, RODDY PUTTING IT AWAY.

SECOND HALF NOW, ELLIOT FROM THREE, IT'S MICHIGAN'S FIRST THREE OF THE GAME.

THEN LATE, THE SPANIARD, MICHIGAN 69-63 THE FINAL, THEIR FIRST TITLE IN 36 YEARS, THEY ARE THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONS.

>>> AND ALSO PLAYING TODAY IN COLLEGE, LITTLE BASKETBALL DOWN IN MINNESOTA STATE, THEY SWEPT THE BEAVERS IN THAT TWO GAME SERIES PRETTY BIG.

>>> THE TWINS WERE TRYING TO SNAP A TWO GAME LOSING STREAK HOSTING THE DETROIT TIGERS IN FRONT OF A PACKED HOUSE OF FANS WEARING MOSTLY GREEN.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS ABOUT.

MINNESOTA ALREADY LEADING 2-0.

ROYCE TACKS ON ANOTHER, THE TWINS TAKE A 3-RUN LEAD.

IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH, DETROIT GOT A RUN BACK, ZACH SINGLE KNOCKS IN A PAIR TO TIE THE BALL GAME.

THEN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE INNING, MAN ON FOR LUKE.

GOING TO GIVE THE FANS A SOUVENIR AND THIS IS WHY YOU ALWAYS WEAR A GLOVE TO THE GAME.

TWINS ALSO GIVING THE FANS A WIN TONIGHT, 7-3 THE FINAL.

RYAN PICKS UP HIS FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON.

>>> BAXTER'S ERIC POHLKAMP WAS NAMED ONE OF THREE FINALISTS FOR THE HOBEY BAKER AWARD, WHICH IS GIVEN ANNUALLY TO THE TOP PLAYER IN DIVISION ONE COLLEGE HOCKEY.

CURRENTLY A JUNIOR AT DENVER, THE DEFENSEMAN IS A FORMER BRAINERD WARRIOR THAT WAS DRAFTED BY THE SAN JOSE SHARKS, AND PLAYED HIS FRESHMAN YEAR AT BEMIDJI STATE.

HE LEADS ALL NCAA BLUE LINERS THIS SEASON WITH 18-GOALS AND 39-POINTS, HELPING PROPEL HIS TEAM TO THE FROZEN FOUR WHERE THEY WILL PLAY MICHIGAN THIS THURSDAY.

MINNESOTA DULUTH'S MAX PLANTE AND MICHIGAN'S T.J.

HUGHES ARE THE OTHER TWO FINALISTS FOR THE AWARD, THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY.

>>> IT WAS A BUSY 11 DAYS FOR BEMIDJI'S TEAM BERG, WHO CURLED IN 18-MATCHES ACROSS TWO U.S.A.

CURLING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS, EN-ROUTE BACK-TO-BACK RUNNER-UP FINISHES AND THEIR THIRD OVERALL THIS SEASON.

THE TEAM IS COMPRISED ENTIRELY OF BEMIDJI CURLERS, CAROL CHANCE, SOLVEIG BERG, ELLA WILLFORD, AND SKIP NIA BERG.

THEY FIRST COMPETED IN CHASKA FOR THE CLUB NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FROM MARCH 25TH TO THE 29TH, FALLING IN THE TITLE MATCH 8-2 TO TEAM ROTH, SKIPPED BY NINA ROTH, A TWO-TIME OLYMPIC CURLER.

TEAM BERG THEN IMMEDIATELY HEADED TO BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA FOR THE JUNIOR U-21 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS WHERE THEY WOULD ALSO FINISH SECOND AFTER A TIGHT 5-3 LOSS IN THE TITLE MATCH, BUT WOULD TAKE HOME THE CURTIS CUP SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD.

THIS SEASON THEY ALSO FINISHED 2ND AT THE U-18 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, BUT WON BOTH THE MINNESOTA STATE WOMEN'S CLUB AND MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

>>> FINALLY, BEMIDJI BOYS HOCKEY STANDOUT LANDON KNOTT MADE THE CUT FOR THE U.S.

NATIONAL UNDER-17 TEAM ROSTER AND WILL NOW PLAY HIS NEXT TWO SEASONS IN PLYMOUTH MICHIGAN AS PART OF U.S.A.

HOCKEY'S NATIONAL TEAM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

THE LEFTY DEFENSEMEN HAD 5-GOALS AND 15-POINTS AS A SOPHOMORE THIS PAST SEASON FOR THE LUMBERJACKS, AND MADE THE 23-MAN ROSTER AFTER A SOLID SHOWING AT THE NTDP EVALUATION CAMP IN MARCH.

HE IS ONE OF 7-MINNESOTANS TO MAKE THE TEAM AND JOINS FELLOW SECTION 8-2A SKATER JOEY CULLEN FROM MOORHEAD.

>> Dennis: A COUPLE GOOD PLAYERS THERE, SOPHOMORES RIGHT?

>> Charlie: YEAH, IT'S A GREAT CHANCE.

THEY GET TO PLAY DIFFERENT INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS AND STUFF.

BUMMER FOR THE LUMBERJACKS TO LOSE A GUY LIKE LANDON.

GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> WELL, HOW WOULD YOU REACT IF YOUR LANDLORD TOLD YOU THAT YOU HAVE LESS THAN A YEAR TO FIND A NEW PLACE FOR YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS?

WELL, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO A HANDFUL OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING THE GLASS DOCTOR OF BEMIDJI, WHEN THEY WERE TOLD THEY NEEDED TO FIND A NEW LOCATION FOR THEIR BUSINESS.

FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: STEVE HILL STARTED WORKING IN THE GLASS INDUSTRY IN 1984 AND WOULD GO ON TO START HIS OWN GLASS BUSINESS BEFORE HE AND HIS WIFE JANE WOULD EVENTUALLY JOIN THE GLASS DOCTOR FRANCHISE.

DUE TO THEIR INITIAL LOCATION ON PAUL BUNYAN DRIVE IN BEMIDJI, THEY BECAME A STAPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> WE WERE THE FIRST TENANTS IN THERE AFTER HILL BOUGHT IT, AFTER IT WAS THE PEPSI BUILDING.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE BEEN IN THIS LOCATION FOR THE LAST 32 YEARS, BUT THERE IS NOT A LOT LEFT TO IT.

THEY WERE GIVEN LESS THAN A YEAR'S NOTICE THAT THE BUILDING HAD BEEN SOLD AND THEY NEEDED TO BE VACANT.

>> WE WERE THE FIRST ONES TO BE THERE AND LAST TO LEAVE.

>> I DIDN'T LIKE IT AT FIRST BUT NOW IT'S A GOOD THING.

>> Reporter: HILL SAYS IT'S A GOOD THING NOW BECAUSE HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE BEEN SITTING ON A LOT OF LAND ON 24th STREET FOR A FEW YEARS THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SELL.

WHEN THEY WERE NOTIFIED TO VACATE, THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHERE TO GO.

>> WE'RE GLAD WE HUNG ON TO IT.

THE VISIBILITY HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD.

IT'S A GREAT SPOT.

>> Reporter: ONE GOOD THING THAT CAME FROM THE NOTICE TO VACATE IS TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT THEIR BUILDING TO FIT THE NEEDS OF THE BUSINESS.

NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE MORE OPEN SPACE TO WORK BUT THE 2,400 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY OFFERS A SECOND GARAGE BAY THAT WILL HELP WITH QUICKER TURNAROUNDS.

>> BETTER LIGHTS, A NICE NEW BUILDING, EVERYTHING IS GREAT.

>> WE CAN GET MORE VEHICLES IN, DO MORE RESIDENTIAL GLASS, IT'S GOING TO BE MORE EFFICIENT, IT'S NICE AND BRIGHT, AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO SERVE OUR PURPOSE REALLY WELL.

>> Reporter: ALONG WITH THE OFFICE SPACE AND SECOND GARAGE BAY, THE GLASS DOCTOR OF BEMIDJI ALSO ADDED AN UPSTAIRS LOFT AREA THAT ALLOWS FOR STORAGE SPACE AND WOK -- WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITIES.

I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: THE BUILDING ON PAUL BUNYAN DRIVE STOOD THERE FOR 74 YEARS BEFORE BEING DEMOLISHED RECENTLY.

LEE SCHWAB TIRES BOUGHT THE LAND THAT THE BUILDING PREVIOUSLY STOOD ON, AND THEY WILL CONSTRUCT A NEW FACILITY WITH PLANS TO BE OPEN IN MID-2027.

>>> THAT'S IT FOR US TONIGHT.

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

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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