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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.

>>> ESSENTIA HEALTH IN FOSSTON BROKE GROUND ON A NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EARLIER TODAY.

FOSSTON CITY OFFICIALS ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECT, BUT ARE DISAPPOINTED WITH HOW LONG IT'S TAKEN FOR THE PROJECT TO HAPPEN.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, WAS IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING, AND HAS MORE DETAILS.

[SIRENS].

>> Reporter: A GROUND BREAKING HELD EARLIER TODAY SIGNALED THE BEGINNING OF A $12 MILLION PROJECT FOR A BRAND NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR ESSENTIA HEALTH FOSSTON.

>> IT WILL ADD MORE THAN 5,500 SQUARE FEET TO OUR DEPARTMENT AND CREATE A WELCOMING SPACE FOR OUR STAFF AND VISITORS.

THIS GROUND BREAKING REPRESENTS MORE THAN A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, IT REFLECTS OUR COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF FOSSTON, OUR STAFF, AND THE FUTURE OF CARE IN THIS REGION.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO THE EXPANSION, THE NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE SPECIALIZED ROOMS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE AND THE NEW AMBULANCE BAY.

>> THESE TEACHERS MATTER.

THEY HELP US CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH DIGNITY, IMPROVED SAFETY FOR OUR TEAMS, AND TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PREPARED TO RESPOND WHEN EVERY SECOND COUNTS.

IT REPRESENTS OUR COMMITMENT TO RURAL HEALTH CARE, OUR PATIENTS, AND THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE ACROSS THE NATION.

>> Reporter: KRAUSE ANDERSON HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF PARTNERING WITH LOCAL SUBCONTRACTORS TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THIS PROJECT.

ABOUT 70% OF THE CONTRACTORS ARE FROM THE SURROUNDING AREA.

>> IT STRENGTHENS THE COMMUNITY WE'RE IN AND MAKES THE PROJECT MORE MEANINGFUL.

>> Reporter: WHILE THEY WANT TO IMPROVE LOCAL HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE CITY IS DISAPPOINTED THESE IMPROVEMENTS ONLY HAPPENED AFTER THEY SIGNED THE AGREEMENT TO MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.

>> IT'S CEREMONIAL AND IT'S AN EXCITING TIME AND WE WISH THAT IT WAS UNDER BETTER CIRCUMSTANCES BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES AS WE'RE STILL GOING THROUGH LITIGATION, BUT THAT'S YET TO BE PLAYED OUT AND IN THE MEANTIME, THEY HAVE A PROJECT TO DO.

IT IS A 17-YEAR-OLD PROJECT AND IT NEEDS TO GET DONE.

SO, WE'RE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.

>> REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAS OR HASN'T HAPPENED, WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED TODAY TO BREAK GROUND, SEE THE CREATION OF THIS WONDERFUL NEW FACILITY, AND REALLY EXCITED TO OPEN THE DOORS NEXT SUMMER.

THIS FACILITY IS GOING TO CREATE A GREAT ENVIRONMENT TO TAKE CARE OF PATIENTS, A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR PATIENTS' FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES THAT ARE VISITING, AND A GREAT ENVIRONMENT AND A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR TEAM MEMBERS TO CARE FOR THE PATIENTS.

>> Reporter: WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ONCE THE SNOW MELTS AND THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE IN THE SUMMER OF 2027.

REPORTING IN FOSSTON, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> SOME STUDENTS AT FOSSTON HIGH SCHOOL WERE IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING AS PART OF THE SCHOOL'S CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAM.

>>> TWO MINNESOTA SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE STATE'S MAIN TEACHERS UNION HAVE ASKED A FEDERAL JUDGE TO BLOCK A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CHANGE IN POLICY THAT GAVE IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES A FREER HAND TO CONDUCT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS IN AND NEAR SCHOOLS.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY LAST YEAR RESCINDED LONGSTANDING NATIONWIDE RESTRICTIONS ON IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IN OR NEAR SENSITIVE LOCATIONS SUCH AS SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL BUS STOPS, CHURCHES AND HOSPITALS.

THE OLD RULES EFFECTIVELY MADE THEM OFF LIMITS EXCEPT IN RARE CIRCUMSTANCES.

THE DULUTH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE EDUCATION MINNESOTA UNION ASKED THE COURT FOR A STAY OR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION THAT WOULD RESTORE THE PREVIOUS RESTRAINS.

U.S.

DISTRICT JUDGE LAURA PROVINZINO SAID AT THE END OF A HEARING IN ST.

PAUL ON WEDNESDAY SHE WILL RULE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>>> SNOW MAY HAVE FALLEN ACROSS MINNESOTA OVER THE PAST WEEK BUT FIRE DANGER REMAINS HIGH.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK HAS MORE ON CURRENT FIRE MITIGATION UPDATES, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SPRING FIRE RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE IN PLACE.

>> IF WE GO A STRETCH OF FOUR OR FIVE DAYS WITHOUT RAIN OR SNOW, THAT ACTIVITY STARTS TO PICK UP.

SO, AS SOON AS THIS MELTS, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK IN FIRE SEASON LIKE WE ALWAYS ARE.

>> Reporter: FIRE DANGER INCREASES IN SPRING AS SNOW MELTS AND MATERIALS GET DRIER.

THERE IS CURRENTLY A BIGGER RISK THAN USUAL IN THE BEMIDJI AREA WITH BRUSH AND DEBRIS BURNING CONTINUING FROM THE JUNE 2025 WIND STORM AND LEFT OVER DEBRIS BECOMING UNWANTED FIRE FUEL.

>> IT CREATES WHAT WE CALL LADDER FUEL.

SO IF A FIRE COMES THROUGH, IT WILL CLIMB THIS MATERIAL THAT MOST OF THE TIME IS LAYING DIAGONALLY.

IT WILL CLIMB THE FUEL INTO THE CROWNS OF STANDING TREES, AND ONCE A FIRE GETS ESTABLISHED IN THE CROWNS OF THE TREE, IT'S HARDER TO CATCH.

>> IF THERE ARE SMALL PILES WITH MOSTLY STICKS AND TWIGS, WE KIND OF ARE OKAY WITH THAT BUT THE LARGER PILES WITH CHUNKS OF LARGE DIAMETER TREES AND ROOTS, WE'VE BEEN CAUTIONING PEOPLE BECAUSE THE SNOW MELTS FAST.

THOSE PILES WILL HOLD HEAT FOR TWO, THREE, FOUR WEEKS AT A TIME.

YOU KNOW, THERE MAY BE SNOW ON THE GROUND WHEN YOU LIGHT THE PILE, BUT THEY WILL SIT IN SMOLDER FOR A LONG TIME AFTER THE SNOW IS MELTED.

>> Reporter: SPRING BURNING RESTRICTIONS ARE IMPLEMENTED EVERY YEAR BY THE D.N.R.

TO NOT ONLY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF BURNS TAKING PLACE, BUT ALSO TO KEEP REGULAR FIRES SAFETY IN THE FRONT OF THE PUBLIC'S MINDS.

HAVING A SOURCE OF WATER NEARBY, KEEPING REGULAR CAMPFIRES CONTAINED TO 3 FEET BY 3 FEET, AND CHECKING IN WITH LOCAL FIRE RESPONDERS TO SEEK PROPER PERMITS, DEPENDING ON CURRENT CONDITIONS.

>> ONCE YOU LIGHT THAT FIRE AND IT DOES ESCAPE AND WE HAVE TO GO OUT THERE AND TAKE SUPPRESSION ACTIVITIES ON THAT, THEY WILL BE LIABLE FOR THE COST OF THAT FIRE.

JUST BE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND MAKE SURE THAT THE FIRE IS OUT BEFORE YOU LEAVE IT.

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

>> THE FULL LIST OF BURNING RESTRICTIONS BY COUNTY CAN BE FOUND ON THE D.N.R.

WEBSITE, WHICH IS UPDATED FREQUENTLY TO ADDRESS CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FIRE SAFETY NEEDS.

>>> THE LAKES AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RESTORE IS HOLDING A LIQUIDATION SALE AS IT PREPARES TO CLOSE AFTER 22 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY.

EVERYTHING IN THE STORE IS 50-PERCENT OFF, INCLUDING FURNITURE, APPLIANCES, BUILDING MATERIALS, HOME DECOR, AND MORE.

STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WILL RESTOCK FROM THE WAREHOUSE AT THE END OF EACH DAY TO KEEP FRESH INVENTORY ON THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE SALE.

THE SALE BEGINS TUESDAY, APRIL 14TH AND RUNS THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH, THEN CONTINUES TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH.

HOURS ARE 9:30 A.M.

TO 3:30 P.M.

EACH DAY.

ADDITIONAL DAYS MAY BE ADDED DEPENDING ON VOLUNTEER AVAILABILITY.

DUE TO LIMITED STAFFING, THE RESTORE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER PHONE INQUIRIES ABOUT PRODUCT AVAILABILITY OR PRICING, SHOPPERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COME IN PERSON.

>>> BOTH U.S.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND LEADERS IN IRAN HAVE PORTRAYED THE LAST-MINUTE CEASEFIRE DEAL AS A VICTORY FOR THEIR NATIONS.

PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS THE U.S.

WILL WORK WITH IRAN TO DIG UP AND REMOVE BURIED URANIUM.

TRUMP ALSO SUGGESTED THE U.S.

MAY BE INVOLVED IN SECURING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IN A JOINT VENTURE WITH IRAN, BUT IT'S UNCLEAR IF TEHRAN IS OPEN TO THAT PLAN.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: THE CEASEFIRE DEAL BETWEEN IRAN AND THE U.S.

STRUCK TWO HOURS BEFORE DONALD TRUMP'S DEADLINE IS NOW IN PLACE.

THE TEMPORARY AGREEMENT IS FRAGILE.

WEDNESDAY MORNING, THEY CAUTIOUSLY WELCOMED THE PLANNED TWO WEEK PAUSE.

>> WE HOPE THAT IRAN CHOOSES A LASTING PEACE BUT AS SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH SAYS, THE CEASEFIRE REMAINS READY IF CALLED UPON TO RESUME COMBAT OPERATIONS.

>> Reporter: THEY MAY LEAVE TEHRAN IN CHARGE OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.

THE CONTINUED CONTROL OF THE STRAIT AND IRAN'S POTENTIAL CHARGING FOR TOLLS FOR PASSAGE WILL MARK A BREAK FOR THE MARITIME ORDER, GIVING THEM THE RIGHT TO SAY WHAT PASSES THROUGH.

>> WE'RE IN THE WORST POSITION THAN WE WERE BEFORE THE WAR.

THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WAS OPEN.

THERE ARE 500 OIL TANKERS WAITING TO GET THROUGH.

IRAN HAS ESSENTIALLY SHUT IT DOWN.

>> Reporter: PAKISTAN HAS EMERGED AS A KEY MEDIATOR, WITH THE COUNTRY'S PRIME MINISTER INVITING DELEGATIONS FROM BOTH COUNTRIES TO ISLAMABAD FOR TALKS ON FRIDAY.

THE AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S.

SAYS SUCCESS OF THIS PROCESS LIES IN SECRECY.

>> THE PARTIES, THE CONFLICTING PARTIES NEED TO BE AFFORDED ENOUGH SPACE, VOID OF ANY PRESSURES OUTSIDE.

>> Reporter: I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

>> TRUMP TODAY DESCRIBED CONTINUED ISRAELI STRIKES ON LEBANON AS A SEPARATE SKIRMISH WITH HEZBOLLAH THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TWO-WEEK CEASEFIRE DEAL.

A SENIOR WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL TOLD CNN TUESDAY THAT ISRAEL AGREED TO SUSPEND ITS BOMBING CAMPAIGN AS NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE, BUT TRUMP APPEARED TO ACCEPT THAT ISRAEL WOULD CONTINUE STRIKING LEBANON IN THE MEANTIME.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: LINGERING RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, AND IT'S GOING TO GIVE US A QUIET AND COOL DAY TOMORROW, WITH A WARM UP EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE BHS ROBOTICS TEAM WILL COMPETE AT THE REGIONAL IN ST.

CLOUD.

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

>>> WITH ONE COMPETITION COMPLETE, THE BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM NOW HAS THEIR SIGHTS SET ON ST.

CLOUD AND ARE WELL-POSITIONED FOR A TRIP TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT IN MAY.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: LED BY ENGINEERING TEACHER BRIAN, AND COCAPTAINS ISLA AND WES, THE TEAM IS COMPOSED OF STUDENTS LEARNING VALUABLE SKILLS LIKE COMMUNICATION, MARKETING, ENGINEERING, DESIGN, PROGRAMING, AND TEAMWORK.

>> THEY HAVE LEADERSHIP ROLES THEY HAVE TO APPLY FOR THE POSITION.

SO I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART.

THEY WANT TO TAKE THAT LEADERSHIP TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

THEY CAN TALK TOGETHER AND BRING OUT THEIR LEADERSHIP ABILITIES AND I THINK THAT HAS BEEN A NICE PIECE.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR, THE GOAL WAS TO DESIGN AND BUILD A ROBOT THAT CAN COLLECT AND SHOOT BALLS INTO A SCORING ZONE.

DURING COMPETITION, EACH SCHOOL'S ROBOT IS TEAMED UP WITH TWO OTHER BOTS FOR A 3-ON-3 BAT, TESTING WHICH ALLIANCE CAN SCORE THE MOST POINTS IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME.

>> SO THE ENTIRE THING WAS PLANNED OUT AND WE COULD TEST EVERYTHING AND IT SAVED SO MUCH TIME RATHER THAN PHYSICALLY BUILDING IT BEFORE WE GET ALL THE PARTS AND STUFF TOGETHER.

THAT REALLY SET US APART FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.

WE'RE HOPING TO DO A LOT BETTER IN OUR NEXT TOURNAMENT AND NEXT YEAR TOO WITH ALL THE SKILLS WE LEARNED FROM THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: THE BHS ROBOTICS WARRIORS TEAM IS BUILDING ON AN IMPRESSIVE SEASON AFTER PLACING THIRD AT REGIONALS.

NOW THEY'RE FINE TUNING THEIR ROBOT TO COMPETE AT THE GRANITE CITY REGIONAL IN ST.

CLOUD.

>> WE PUT IN A TON OF WORK FOR THIS TEAM.

THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE EVERY SINGLE DAY AFTER SCHOOL, SATURDAYS FROM 9:00 TO THE AFTERNOON.

WE PUT IN SO MUCH TIME FOR THIS TEAM AND THERE ARE SO MANY HOURS THAT GOES INTO THIS.

EVERYBODY WANTS THIS ROBOT TO GO PLACES.

THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT IT.

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

>> THE GRANITE CITY REGIONAL WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW, APRIL 9TH THROUGH APRIL 11TH, AND THE WARRIORS GOAL IS FINISHING FIRST PLACE.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE.

I THINK WE HAD ENOUGH SNOW FOR THE YEAR.

CAN WE MOVE ON TO SPRING?

>> I HOPE SO, I REALLY DO.

WE DID SEE A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW.

IT DID ACCUMULATE OUT THERE, BUT IT HAS SINCE MELTED AND WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN AND SNOW MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING.

THAT WILL BE MOVING OUT.

WE WILL BE SEEING QUIETER WEATHER TOMORROW, BUT IT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT COOLER AND THEN WE HAVE WARMER TEMPERATURES IN STORE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAD A COUPLE OF ROUNDS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION, MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW OUT THERE TODAY.

EARLIER TODAY, ANOTHER ONE IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING, THAT WILL BE MOVING OUT AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

WE SHOULD SEE QUIETER WEATHER AS WE MOVE INTO LATER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

A LOT OF CLOUD COVER TOMORROW, TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER THAN WE HAD TODAY, BUT WE ARE ANTICIPATING A WARM UP AS WE HEAD CLOSER TO THE WEEKEND.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT IS 30 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT 10 MILES PER HOUR, GUSTS UP TO 18, AND OUR DEW POINT WAS 27.

LIQUID PRECIPITATION AMOUNTING TO 0.12 INCHES.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, 36 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT WAS 23, WE HAVE WINDS OUT OF THE WEST AT 22 MILES PER HOUR, AND GUSTS UP TO 33.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, THE SECOND ROUND OF PRECIPITATION FOR TODAY HAS BEEN MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING.

IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS, BUT WE SHOULD SEE QUIETER WEATHER RETURN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY AGAIN TOMORROW, MOST OF US WILL HOLD ON TO THE CLOUD COVER FOR MUCH OF THE DAY.

WE WILL SEE COOLER TEMPERATURES TOMORROW, BUT EXPECT THAT WARM UP TO CONTINUE LATER ON THIS WEEK.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF SOME OF THE BIRDS SPOT IN MENAHGA.

WE HAVE THE SWANS IN DEERWOOD FROM GARY AND ANGELA CAPTURING A PICTURE OF THE DEER IN CASS LAKE.

WE HAVE A HAWK ON THE HUNT IN ONAMIA FROM LINDA, AND AGAIN SOME OF THE SNOW MOVING ACROSS THE AREA, SANDY SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THAT SNOW FROM BLACKDUCK TODAY.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING YOUR PHOTOS.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 33, BREEZY, OVERCAST THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUN AND CLOUDS TODAY, A HIGH OF 42.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A HIGH OF 45.

SANDY IN BLACKDUCK, HEAVY WET SNOW THIS MORNING, THEN CLEAR SKIES, AND SOME FLURRIES THIS EVENING.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT, THE HIGH WAS 44.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, REPORTING A HIGH OF 46, BUT STRONG WINDS, 23 TO 33 MILES PER HOUR.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 46 WAS OUR HIGH IN BRAINERD, WARMER THAN YESTERDAY BUT WE'RE BELOW THE AVERAGE.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 42, SO AGAIN A LITTLE BIT ON THE COOL SIDE, 30 DEGREES FOR THE LOW, SUNRISE AT 6:44.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, IT IS GOING TO BE DRY, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, A LOT OF CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE AREA.

FOR THE MOST PART, WE WILL KEEP THE CLOUDS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY.

A FEW BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WE WILL SEE THE CLOUDS CLEARING OUT.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, IT'S GOING TO BE COOLER ONCE AGAIN WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA, WITH TEMPS IN THE UPPER 30s TO LOW 40s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 28, WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 20, BUT COULD BE STRONGER IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TOMORROW, HIGHS NEAR 39, AND WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, MOSTLY SUNNY, STARTING TO WARM UP ON FRIDAY WITH HIGHS NEAR 48.

50 ON SATURDAY, WE'LL START TO SEE A CHANCE OF SOME RAIN SHOWERS MOVING INTO THE AREA IN THE AFTERNOON AND THEN A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING RAIN AND A FEW SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY AS HIGHS CLIMB INTO THE MID-60s, 55 ON MONDAY, WITH A CONTINUED CHANCE OF RAIN.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE WITH OUR SPORTS.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TONIGHT?

>> Charlie: WE TALKED ABOUT BSU FOOTBALL BEFORE THE SNOW CAME DOWN THIS AFTERNOON, BUT ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO GET OUT TO CASS LAKE, THEY HAD A GROUNDBREAKING FOR A BRAND NEW GYMNASTICS GYMNASIUM.

WE WERE ON HAND FOR THAT.

WE GOT TO HEAR FROM A COUPLE OF THEM AS WELL.

THAT AND MORE AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >> THE WAIT FOR HOME OF THEIR OWN IS OVER FOR NORTHERN DREAMS GYMNASTICS, WHO BROKE GROUND ON A NEW FACILITY IN CASS LAKE TODAY AFTER OUTGROWING THEIR CURRENT SPACE ON THE CORNER OF SECOND STREET AND CEDAR AVENUE.

THE OLD GYM IS A FORMER CAR DEALERSHIP THAT WAS ORIGINALLY A CHURCH, AND HAS LESS THAN 6,000 SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR SPACE AND LOW CEILINGS.

THE NEW FACILITY WILL BE BUILT ON THE VACANT LOT JUST 400-FEET WAY ACROSS 2ND STREET ON THE CORNER OF ELM AVENUE, AND WILL PROVIDE MORE OPEN FLOOR SPACE WITH A VAULTED CEILING.

NORTHERN DREAMS GYMNASTICS ALREADY HAS $38,000 SAVED TO PUT INTO THE NEW LOCATION, BUT IT WAS ANNOUNCED AT THE CEREMONY THEY WERE AWARDED AN ADDITIONAL 48,000 IN GRANT MONEY TO ASSIST WITH THE BUILD.

>> HAVING THIS FINALLY HAPPEN HAS BEEN A JOURNEY FOR MY WIFE.

SHE HAS PUT A LOT OF WORK IN, WE FACED A LOT OF OBSTACLES, BUT TO WATCH HER DREAM COME TRUE FOR ALL THESE KIDS AND NOW SEEING THE ONES THAT STARTED 8 YEARS AGO, 9 YEARS AGO TO SEE WHERE THEY ARE NOW IN GYMNASTICS HAS BEEN AMAZING.

TO SEE HER DREAM COME TRUE, ESPECIALLY FOR THIS TOWN, TO HAVE SOMETHING MORE HERE FOR KIDS BESIDES JUST THE BASKETBALL AND STUFF AND TO PROVIDE GYMNASTICS FOR THEM IS LIFE-CHANGING FOR A LOT OF KIDS.

>> THIS WILL BE THE FIRST PRIVATELY OWNED NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BUSINESS FROM THE GROUND UP IN OVER 20-YEARS IN THE CITY OF CASS LAKE.

>>> BSU FOOTBALL IS A WEEK AND HALF AWAY FROM HOSTING MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD FOR THEIR SPRING FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE, AND THERE IS STILL PLENTY FOR THE BEAVERS TO CLEAN UP BEFORE THEN.

THAT'S WHY, DESPITE THE WINTER LIKE WEATHER, THE BOYS WERE STILL OUT AT THE CHET FOR SPRING PRACTICE TODAY.

THE BEAVS WERE ALSO MAKING THE MOST OF THE ADVERSE CONDITIONS TO PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR WHAT THEY MIGHT SEE IN NEXT SATURDAY'S SCRIMMAGE OR, HOPEFULLY, NEXT DECEMBER.

>> THERE'S BEEN NATIONAL GAMES SO THAT'S THE MINDSET WE REPEAT TO KIDS.

YOU GET TO DO THIS STUFF AND HAVE FUN.

>> YOU HAVE TO CHANNEL OUT THE WEATHER AND JUST SHOW UP AND DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.

THIS IS THE WEATHER WE'RE GOING TO BE PLAYING IN THE PLAYOFFS, SO IT'S SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

>> HONESTLY, IT'S MENTAL TOUGHNESS, NOT LETTING THE OUTSIDE FACTORS CHANGE THINGS ON THE FIELD.

SATURDAY MAY BE BETTER WEATHER.

HOPEFULLY IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, IT WILL BE SIMILAR, SO YOU HAVE TO GET USE TO THAT.

>> Charlie: LAST SEASON WAS THE FIRST TIME IN BRENT'S TENURE THAT BEMIDJI STATE FINISHED WITH A SUB-500 RECORD, AND APART FROM THE OFFENSIVE STRUGGLES, THE DEFENSIVE DID NOT PERFORM TO THEIR STANDARD EITHER.

THE GANG GREEN ALLOWED 33-POINTS PER GAME LAST YEAR AFTER ALLOWING FEWER THAN 18-POINTS PER GAME THE 3-SEASONS PRIOR.

CORRECTING THE DEFENSIVE WOES IS EVEN MORE CHALLENGING WITH NO DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR, A POSITION LEFT VACANT AFTER D.C.

JOE FORD DEPARTED FOR ANGELO STATE IN JANUARY.

>> GREG BOWER, OUR NEW SAFETY COACH HAS COORDINATED A FEW YEARS.

HE IS DOING A LOT MORE, CALLING SOME STUFF TOO.

WE'RE BREAKING IT UP AND THAT WAY YOU HAVE A BUNCH OF GUYS, COLLECTIVE DIFFERENT IDEAS THAT COME THROUGH AND IT'S GOING GOOD SO FAR.

>> HE MAKES SOME TWEAKS WITH THE PLAYBOOKS.

I FEEL LIKE THE GUYS ARE GETTING COMFORTABLE.

GUYS BEING HERE, CLOSE TO EACH OTHER, ON AND OFF THE FIELD, BETTERING THE RELATIONSHIPS SO WE CAN TRUST EACH OTHER ON THE FIELD.

THE BIGGEST THING IS GAINING STRENGTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY.

>> Charlie: COACH SAYS THAT AS FAR AS THE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR, THOSE THINGS ARE UP IN THE AIR.

THEY'RE LOOKING AT A COUPLE DIFFERENT THINGS.

>>> THE SPRING SCRIMMAGE WITH MSU MOORHEAD IS SET FOR APRIL 18TH, THAT'S FOR SURE AT 2:00 P.M.

KICK OFF AND ALL ARE WELCOME FOR THAT.

A COUPLE SCORES FROM AROUND THE AREA, COLLEGE BASKETBALL, BEMIDJI STATE GETS A SPLIT TODAY OUT IN JAMES TOWN AND THEN LOOKING TO HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS, BEMIDJI GETS A SWEEP.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE HOME MATCHES BUT THEY PLAY AT FERGUS FALLS.

IT DIDN'T BOTHER THEM AT ALL.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL GOT A COUPLE GAMES IN TODAY.

LITTLE FALLS DROPS TO ALBANY.

PIERZ BEBEATS.

AND THE TIMBERWOLVES CLENCH LAST NIGHT, DESPITE THE 33 POINTS, THEY DID NOT GET THE WIN AGAINST THE MAGICS.

THE TWINS WON THREE IN A ROW TRYING TO SWEEP DETROIT TOMORROW.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

IT REMAINS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF AMERICANS, ACCORDING TO THE C.D.C, HEART DISEASE KILLS ONE PERSON EVERY 34 SECONDS IN THE U.S., BUT IN MANY CASES IT CAN BE PREVENTED AND SEVERAL WELL-KNOWN MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE PUT OUT NEW GUIDELINES ON HOW TO CARE FOR PATIENTS AT RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER EXPLAINS WHY THESE UNIFORM RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED FOR DOCTORS AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR PATIENTS.

>> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2018, THE GUIDELINES ON HOW DOCTORS CAN HELP HEART PATIENTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, AND NINE OTHER MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE SOME NEW RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SOMETHING CALLED DISLIPOIDEMIA, AN UNHEALTHY BALANCE OF FATS IN THE BLOODSTREAM AND HUGE RISK FACTOR FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES.

>> THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF NEW UPDATES IN TERMS OF HOW WE TREAT HIGH CHOLESTEROL, NEW MEDICATIONS, NEW TESTS WE CAN RUN.

SO THIS IS A MUCH NEEDED UPDATE.

>> Reporter: DR.

JIM WITH THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER SAYS THE OVERALL GUIDELINES IS STILL THE SAME BUT WHAT'S DIFFERENT IS WHO IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP HEART DISEASE OR HAVE A CARDIAC EVENT BEFORE EITHER OF THOSE THINGS CAN HAPPEN.

USING A NEW TOOL CALLED A PREVENT CALCULATOR.

>> THE MODERN CALCULATOR THAT INCORPORATES MODERN THINGS, AND A BIGGER POPULATION.

>> Reporter: FOR THOSE WHO FALL IN THE CATEGORY OF VERY HIGH RISK, THE GUIDELINE SUGGESTS EARLY INTERVENTION, INCLUDING MAINTAINING A HEALTHY WEIGHT, EXERCISING REGULARLY, NOT SMOKING, PRIORITIZING QUALITY SLEEP, AND TAKING CHOLESTEROL LOWERING MEDICATION WHEN RECOMMENDED BY A DOCTOR.

THE GUIDELINES ALSO LOWER THE LEVEL OF CHOLESTEROL THAT SHOULD BE TARGETED.

>> Reporter: THE EARLIER YOU TREAT TO LOWER TARGETS AND FOR LONGER IS OVERALL BETTER FOR OUR HEALTH.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>> Dennis: AND THAT'S GOING TO DO IT FOR US TONIGHT.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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