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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.

[♪♪♪] >> HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

>>> LEGISLATION AUTHORED BY MINNESOTA HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES BIDAL DURAN AND MATT BLISS, IF PASSED, WOULD FULLY REIMBURSE BELTRAMI COUNTY FOR COSTS INCURRED FROM THE JUNE 21ST WINDSTORM.

THE BILL WAS HEARD BY THE HOUSE PUBLIC SAFETY FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE, AND OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, HAS THE STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED DURING THAT HEARING.

>> Reporter: DURING HIS TESTIMONY IN FAVOR OF HOUSE FILE 3530, JORGE PRINCE CALLED THE JUNE 21ST WIND STORM A DEFINING DAY IN THE CITY OF BEMIDJI.

>> WE EXPERIENCED 125 MILES PER HOUR STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, WHICH LATER ON WE WERE TOLD CONSTITUTED A DERECHO.

WE LOST 9 MILLION TREES IN THE AFFECTED AREA.

THEY FELL ON HOMES, THEY FELL ON BUSINESSES, THEY FELL ON PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, POWER LINES, SCHOOLS, ET CETERA.

>> THE DAMAGE WAS DEVASTATING AND THE RECOVERY IN AFFECTED COMMUNITIES WILL TAKE MANY YEARS.

>> Reporter: THEY QUALIFY FOR THE DISASTER ASSISTANCE FUNDING, PROVIDING 75% REIMBURSEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE, WITH THE COUNTY COVERING THE REMAINING 25%.

THEY TESTIFIED HOW THAT 25%, WHICH AMOUNTS TO $2.5 MILLION WOULD EFFECT THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR MANY YEARS.

>> I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE AFTERMATH OF THE STORM.

IN FACT, I WOULD ARGUE THAT IT IS THE SECOND STORM AND THIS ONE IS A FINANCIAL ONE.

>> 9 MILLION TREES, THAT'S A LOT OF TREES FOR A COUNTY LIKE BELTRAMI TO PICK UP THE TAB.

>> Reporter: BELTRAMI COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR NOTED DURING HIS TESTIMONY THAT DUE TO THE UNIQUE GOVERNMENT-GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIP, BETWEEN THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWA AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, DAMAGES WITHIN THE TRIBE WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE COUNTY'S TOTAL AS THE TRIBE PURSUED ASSISTANCE THROUGH ITS TRIBAL AUTHORITY.

>> WHILE CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL POLICY, THIS PROCESS HAD THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF REDUCING THE COUNTY'S OFFICIAL DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TO JUST BELOW THE REQUIRED THRESHOLD, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE TRUE IMPACT ACROSS OUR SHARED REGION CLEARLY EXCEEDED IT.

>> Reporter: HE ENDED HIS TESTIMONY SAYING THE COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO ABSORB COST AT THIS SCALE.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE NOTED THAT THEY BELIEVE THESE TYPES OF STORMS ARE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND THAT THE STATE NEEDS TO BE BETTER EQUIP TO HANDLE SUCH EVENTS.

>> WE SAY ONCE IN A LIFETIME STORM AND THAT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY.

WE HAVE FEMA FUNDS THAT ARE NO LONGER SECURE AND INSURANCE ISN'T GOING TO SAVE US BECAUSE A LOT OF PLACES CAN'T GET INSURED BECAUSE OF THESE STORMS AND THE CLIMATE CHANGE THAT IS HAPPENING THAT IS CAUSING THESE DISASTERS.

>> I THINK WE NEED THE SUPPORT.

WITH ALL THE DETAILS PROVIDED BY US, WE CAN PROVIDE MORE DETAILS IN TERMS OF WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT THAN OTHER COUNTIES OUT THERE.

BELTRAMI COUNTY IS VERY POOR AND NEEDS MORE ASSISTANCE THAN MOST.

>> Reporter: HOUSE FILE 3530 WAS LAID OVER AT THE END OF THE HEARING.

I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN REPORTING, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> HOUSE FILE 3530 BEING LAID OVER DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE BILL IS DEAD.

IT CAN STILL BE INCLUDED IN A BIGGER BUDGET BILL AT THE END OF THE SESSION IF IT HAS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.

>>> CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE WILL HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TEN YEARS.

C.L.C.

ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT HARA CHARLIER IS LEAVING THE SCHOOL TO TAKE THE PRESIDENCY AT BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN MASSACHUSETTS, AN OPPORTUNITY THAT ALLOWS HER TO BE CLOSER TO FAMILY.

CHARLIER WAS NAMED PRESIDENT OF C.L.C.

IN MARCH OF 2016.

HER TENURE AT THE SCHOOL IS CREDITED WITH HELPING REPOSITION THE COLLEGE THROUGH TWO STRATEGIC PLANS CENTERED ON STUDENT SUCCESS, EQUITY, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

A PRESS RELEASE FROM C.L.C.

SAYS THAT UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, THE COLLEGE REDESIGNED THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE TO BETTER SERVE UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS, STRENGTHENED ITS FOCUS ON UPWARD SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND FOSTERED A CAMPUS-WIDE CULTURE OF CARING.

DURING HER TIME AT C.L.C, THE SCHOOL LAUNCHED MORE THAN 20 NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ALIGNED WITH WORKFORCE NEEDS, INCLUDING PATHWAYS IN HEALTHCARE MANUFACTURING AND SKILLED TRADES.

CHARLIER'S FINAL DAY AT CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE WILL BE JUNE 30TH.

A SEARCH IS UNDERWAY TO IDENTIFY AN INTERIM PRESIDENT, WHO WILL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINNESOTA STATE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN MAY.

A NATIONAL SEARCH WILL LAUNCH IN THE FALL FOR THE COLLEGE'S NEXT LEADER.

>>> GOVERNOR TIM WALZ HAS APPOINTED ASSISTANT BELTRAMI COUNTY ATTORNEY SYMON SCHINDLER-SYME AS A DISTRICT COURT JUDGE IN MINNESOTA'S 9TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

SCHINDLER-SYME WILL REPLACE THE HONORABLE JEFFREY S. REMICK FOR A SEAT CHAMBERED IN CROOKSTON IN POLK COUNTY.

IN A PRESS RELEASE WALZ CALLS SCHINDLER-SYME A TALENTED LITIGATOR WHO WILL BRING A THOUGHTFUL AND BALANCED PERSPECTIVE TO THE ROLE AND THAT SCHINDLER-SYMES DEDICATION TO THE RULE OF LAW AND PUBLIC SERVICE MAKES HIM EXCEPTIONALLY WELL SUITED FOR THE POSITION.

>>> A U.S.

FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGE HAS BLASTED THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S LATEST ATTEMPT TO LIMIT PRESS ACCESS.

THURSDAY JUDGE PAUL FRIEDMAN IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

BLOCKED THE PENTAGON'S REQUEST.

THE JUDGE WARNED THE D.O.D.

THAT SUPPRESSION OF POLITICAL SPEECH IS, "THE MARK OF AN AUTOCRACY, NOT A DEMOCRACY."

JUDGE FRIEDMAN SAID THE DEPARTMENT TRIED TO GET AROUND HIS EARLIER DECISION TO VOID SECTIONS OF A RESTRICTIVE PRESS POLICY UNVEILED BY DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH LAST YEAR.

THE PENTAGON FOLLOWED THAT RULING BY REVISING ITS POLICY WITH SEVERAL CHANGES TO REPORTERS' BUILDING ACCESS.

BUT EVEN WITH THAT, THE JUDGE IN HIS NEW RULING SAID THE PENTAGON WAS STILL VIOLATING CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF NATIONAL SECURITY REPORTERS.

THE PENTAGON WAS ORDERED TO TAKE STEPS TO RESTORE THOSE REPORTERS' PHYSICAL ACCESS TO THE BUILDING.

THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT'S POLICY FROM SECRETARY HEGSETH LAST YEAR ALLOWED THE PENTAGON TO SUSPEND OR REVOKE CREDENTIALS BASED ON REPORTING.

>>> THE ARTEMIS II ASTRONAUTS ARE HEADING HOME AND ALTHOUGH MOST OF THEIR MISSION IS BEHIND THEM, ONE OF THE RISKIEST PHASES OF THE FLIGHT STILL LIES AHEAD.

ON DAY NINE OF THE TEN DAY TRIP SHERRELL HUBBARD HAS MORE ON FRIDAY'S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED REENTRY AND SPLASHDOWN.

>> Reporter: AFTER RECORD SETTING JOURNEY INTO DEEP SPACE, NASA'S ORION SPACECRAFT IS RACING BACK TO EARTH AS THE ARTEMIS II CREW REACH COMPLETION, THEY HAVE ANOTHER POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FEAT AHEAD.

>> RIDING A FIREBALL THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE IS PROFOUND AS WELL.

>> Reporter: THE ORION CAPSULE WILL ENTER THE ATMOSPHERE AT MORE THAN 30 TIMES THE SPEED OF SOUND, HEATING UP TO MORE THAN 5,000 DEGREES.

FOR THE CREW, THE STAKES ARE ESPECIALLY HIGH BECAUSE THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CAPSULE'S HEAT SHIELD.

>> LIFTOFF OF ARTEMIS I.

>> Reporter: IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE ARTEMIS I UNCREWED TEST FLIGHT IN 2022.

NASA SAID THEY SLIGHTLY ALTERED THE REENTRY PATH.

>> WHAT THEY DID IS RECONFIGURED THE EXACT WAY THEY WERE GOING TO BRING THIS BACK, THINKING THAT MIGHT AVOID THAT PROBLEM AGAIN OR AT LEAST MITIGATE IT.

>> Reporter: IN THE HOME STRETCH OF A FIGURE 8 AROUND THE MOON, ASTRONAUTS ARE READYING FOR THE FINAL PHASE OF FLIGHT AND REVIEWING THE CHECKLIST.

>> THE COVER HAS TO COME OFF, THE CHUTES HAVE TO DEPLOY, AND WE HAVE TO GET TOUCHDOWN ANGLE ALIGNMENT CORRECT, AND THEN HIT THE WATER CORRECTLY.

>> Reporter: CREWS ARE ALREADY STANDING BY TO RETRIEVE THE ASTRONAUTS OFF THE COAST OF SAN DIEGO, WHERE THEY ARE EXPECTED TO SPLASH DOWN FRIDAY AROUND 8:00 P.M.

EASTERN.

I'M SHERRELL HUBBARD REPORTING.

>> AFTER SPLASHDOWN, RECOVERY TEAMS WILL PICK UP THE FOUR ASTRONAUTS IN HELICOPTERS AND FLY THEM TO THE U.S.S.

JOHN P. MURTHA, AN AMPHIBIOUS TRANSPORT DOCK SHIP WAITING NEARBY.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE SUNSHINE AND WARMER TEMPERATURES TOMORROW AND HIGHS THIS WEEKEND COULD BE WARMER WITH POTENTIAL 60s AND 70s LATE THIS WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> WONDERTREK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IN BAXTER IS BUILDING A NEW OUTDOOR CAMPUS.

THE SITE WILL HAVE ADVENTUROUS OUTDOOR PLAY FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES.

OUR REPORTER XZAYVER CURRY WAS THERE AND HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: WONDERTREK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM KNOWN FOR THEIR INTERACTIVE TEACHINGS WILL SOON HAVE MORE LAND TO EXPLORE.

THEY ARE BUILDING A NEW OUTDOOR SITE THAT WILL INCLUDE A STREAM AND POND, TREE HOUSE, ADVENTURE TRAIL, AND ADVENTURE STUDIO.

>> HAVING THESE HUGE FEATURES WILL DRAW FAMILIES IN AND GIVE THEM SOMETHING EXCITING TO DO.

THIS IS OUR ADVENTURE OUTFITTER STUDIO.

THAT WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO WARM UP, CRASH, EXPLORE, PLAY, LEARN, CREATE, THE OPTIONS ARE LIMITLESS.

>> AT WONDERTREK, THEY BELIEVE CHILDREN ARE NATURAL EXPLORERS.

WHEN THE SITE IS COMPLETE, THIS SPACE WILL BE A GREAT PLACE TO USE THEIR CREATIVE YOUNG MINDS TO TURN THEIR ADVENTURES INTO REALITY.

>> I THINK THAT HAVING THIS PLACE HERE TO PLAY AS A MOM MYSELF IS SUCH A FABULOUS ASSET.

I LOVE MY KIDS TO GO SOMEWHERE AND GET DIRTY AND MESSY AND PLAY WITH ARTS AND CRAFTS SUPPLIES.

I WOULD LIKE THE MESS TO STAY THERE.

THIS OPEN IT IS DOOR FOR KIDS TO BE KIDS, HAVE FUN.

>> Reporter: CONSTRUCTION IS WELL UNDERWAY AT HERE AT WONDERTREK'S OUTDOOR MUSEUM, WHERE THEY'RE TURNING IT INTO A BRAND NEW WAY FOR KIDS TO EXPLORE, LEARN, AND PLAY.

>> SEEING THE LOOK ON CHILDREN'S FACES AS THEY WALK INTO WONDERTREK FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE SENSE OF AWE, THAT I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS PLACE EXISTS FOR ME, EVERYTHING IS CREATED HERE FOR ME AND MY INTERESTS AND MY ABILITIES, THAT LOOK OF AWE AND WONDER MAKES ALL THIS HARD WORK SO WORTHWHILE.

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

>> WONDERTREK HAS A FREE DAY OF THE YOUNG CHILD COMMUNITY EVENT APRIL 11:00 AT 10:00 A.M.

UNTIL NOON, FOCUSING ON ECFE PROGRAMS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SCREENING.

>>> I LIKE THE SOUND OF THE 70 DEGREE WEATHER YOU MENTIONED.

>> Stacy: 60s AND 70s ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA, SOME COOLER, SOME WARMER.

WE HAVE A COUPLE DAYS TO GET THERE.

TEMPERATURES TOMORROW WILL BE WARMER THAN WE HAD TODAY AND WE SHOULD ENJOY SOME NICE SUNSHINE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, IT WAS A CHILLY AND GLOOMY DAY TODAY AND WE DID HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION IN PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WE WILL BE SEEING QUIET WEATHER ONCE AGAIN, STILL PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY, BUT WE'LL SEE SOME CLEARING SKIES TOMORROW.

IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF SUNSHINE ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA, TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER.

WE SHOULD SEE HIGHS CLOSER TO OUR AVERAGES IN THE 40s, BUT WE WILL BE SEEING SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK AND WITH A LOT OF US REPORTING THOSE HIGHS IN THE 60s AND 70s.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 29 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT 7 MILES PER HOUR, 22 IS OUR DEW POINT, AND WE HAVE OUR PEAK WIND GUSTS AT 11 MILES PER HOUR.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY, 31 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 28, PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY AND WINDS ARE WEST AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT THE SATELLITE AND RADAR, AS I MENTIONED, A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION MOVING ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING.

THAT IS PRETTY MUCH MOVED OUT.

WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT A LOT OF CLOUD COVER.

WE ARE EXPECTING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, BUT THE CLOUDS SHOULD CLEAR OUT AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW.

SO IT DOES LOOK LIKE A LOT OF SUNSHINE, TEMPS WILL BE CLOSER TO OUR AVERAGES, AND THEN AGAIN BY THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND, WE SHOULD SEE A VERY NICE WARM UP.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE CLOUDY SKIES IN MENAHGA THIS MORNING AND TERRANCE WITH A LOOK OVER THE LOWER RED LAKE EARLIER TODAY.

ANGELA SPOTTING A CLOSE UP LOOK AT A BALD EAGLE IN CASS LAKE TODAY.

CHRISSY WITH A DEER VISITING THE YARD IN DEERWOOD.

WE HAVE A SANDHILL CRANE.

AND THIS IS A FLOCK OF TURKEYS IN BAY LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 28 AND BREEZY AND CLOUDY THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON REPORTING A FEW FLURRIES, THE HIGH WAS 34.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD, A LITTLE BIT OF EARLY EVENING SNOW AND A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT ACCUMULATION.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, OVERCAST SKIES, HIGH OF 36.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, PARTLY CLOUDY, A HIGH OF ALSO 36.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 37 WAS OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE IN BRAINERD TODAY, SO AGAIN JUST CHILLY TEMPERATURES OUT THERE.

OUR AVERAGE IS 51.

30 DEGREES FOR THE LOW, WE HAD SUNRISE AT 6:41.

BEMIDJI ONLY REACHING A HIGH OF 33, AFTERNOON IS 48, SO AGAIN VERY CHILLY TODAY.

28 FOR THE LOW, AND 8:01 WAS OUR SUNSET.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, THERE MAY BE A FEW CLOUDS HANGING AROUND IN THE MORNING BUT BY AND LARGE, WE WILL BE EXPERIENCING A LOT OF SUNSHINE THROUGH THE DAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER THAN WE HAD TODAY, WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE 40s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA, MOST OF US IN THE MID TO UPPER 40s, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT COOLER IN THE FAR NORTHWEST.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, UPPER 40s TO LOW, POSSIBLY SOME MID-50s, SOME NICE TEMPERATURES OUT THERE, SEASONAL TEMPERATURES, AND THEN SOME WARMER TEMPS LATE THIS WEEKEND.

OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY, 22 FOR THE LOW, VARIABLE LOWS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

HIGHS NEAR 47, AND WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR WEEKEND FORECAST.

WE'LL START TO SEE SOME RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH SHOWERS AND EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY.

HIGHS NEAR 66 ON SUNDAY, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT COOLER IN THE NORTHWEST, AND WE COULD SEE 70s IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

LOOKING AHEAD AS WE HEAD INTO THE WORKWEEK, WE WILL SEE MORE RAIN ON MONDAY, A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW ON TUESDAY, BUT TEMPERATURE-WISE, WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE 50s.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW AND A PLAYOFF PREVIEW FOR THE WILD TONIGHT.

>> Charlie: IT'S GOING TO BE A WHO WILL HOST GAME ONE?

THE WILD HAVE A CHANCE TO CATCH THE DALLAS STARS TONIGHT IF THEY CAN GET A REGULATION WIN.

WE HAVE THAT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> ALL SEASON LONG THE WILD HAVE CHASED THE STARS IN THE STANDINGS FOR SECOND PLACE IN THE CENTRAL DIVISION, A SPOT THAT ENSURES HOME ICE IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE POST-SEASON.

AFTER GOING 7-3 IN THEIR LAST 10, INCLUDING THEIR CURRENT 4-GAME WIN STREAK, MINNESOTA COULD CATCH THEIR RIVAL WITH A REGULATION WIN IN DALLAS TONIGHT.

A GAME THAT ESSENTIALLY AMOUNTS TO A PREVIEW OF THE UPCOMING PLAYOFF SERIES BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS.

DOWN 1-0 WITH A GIVE AND GO HERE.

HE GETS AN ASSIST, THEY'RE TIED AT 1-1.

LATE FIRST PERIOD, THE WILD CONNECT ON THE POWER PLAY, MATT TO THE THRILL.

WE HEAD TO THE SECOND NOW.

STOP ME IF YOU HEARD THIS ONE.

WILD POWER PLAY, THAT IS HIS 45th GOAL OF THE SEASON.

DALLAS ON THE OFFENSIVE, CAMERON PICKS UP THE TRASH FOR HIS FIRST CAREER GOAL, TIES THE GAME AT 3-3, AND THE GAME IS TIED 4-4 IN THE THIRD, LOOKING FOR A THRILLING FINISH OUT IN DALLAS.

>>> ALL ROADS LED TO LAS VEGAS FOR THIS YEAR'S FROZEN FOUR AND NORTH DAKOTA MEN'S HOCKEY IS HOPING LUCK BE A LADY TONIGHT AS THEY TRY TO MAKE THEIR FIRST FINAL IN 10-YEARS.

TO DO IT, THEY'LL NEED TO KNOCK OFF AN OLD WCHA RIVAL, WISCONSIN IN THE NATIONAL SEMIFINAL.

IN THE FIRST PERIOD, THE BADGERS TOOK CONTROL OFF BACK-TO-BACK GOALS LESS THAN 27-SECONDS APART, FIRST BY SIMON TASSY, THEN RYAN BOTTERILL, THE LATTER JAN SPUNAR WOULD LIKE BACK.

FIGHTING HAWKS HAD SOME CHANCES OF THEIR OWN, HERE IN THE SECOND, TYLER YOUNG CANT FINISH ON THE OPEN NET.

THEN IN THE THIRD, SHORTHANDED, THE FRESHMAN, COLE RESCHNEY, OFF THE CROSSBAR.

IT WOULD NOT BE UNTIL UNDER A MINUTE TO PLAY AND THE GOALIE PULLED COULD THEY FIND THE BACK OF THE NET, DYLAN JAMES FEEDS ELLIS RICKWOOD, BUT UND COULD NOT COMPLETE THE COMEBACK.

I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT SIN CITY, 2-1 THE FINAL AS WISCONSIN ADVANCES TO THEIR FIRST TITLE GAME SINCE 2010.

THEY'LL PLAY THE WINNER OF THE OTHER FROZEN FOUR SEMIFINAL, DENVER TAKING ON NUMBER ONE OVERALL SEED MICHIGAN.

IN THE FIRST, PIONEERS PLAYING ON THE TURNOVER, 1, 2, WHERE IS IT AT?

IN THE NET.

DENVER HAS A 1-0 ADVANTAGE.

LATE IN THE PERIOD, MICHIGAN ABLE TO TIE IT OFF THE DOT, JOSH TRANSFER FROM ST.

THOMAS WITH THE GOAL.

MICHIGAN WOULD TIE IT.

THEN T.J.

FINDS SOME LOOSE CHANGE, THE WOLF -- WOLVERINES ARE ON TOP.

NOW IT'S DEUCES WILD, AND THEY WOULD BOTH SCORE IN THE THIRD FRAME AND RIGHT NOW THEY ARE HEADED TO OVERTIME, 3-3 THERE.

>>> TWINS TRYING TO COMPLETE A 4-GAME SWEEP OF THE TIGERS AT HOME TODAY.

AND THEY GOT OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT, JOSH BELL TOWERING BLAST GAVE THE TWINS THE 1-0 LEAD IN THE 4TH.

IT WOULD STAY THAT WAY UNTIL THE TOP OF THE 7TH, GLEYBOR TORRES SACK FLY SCORES JAKE ROGERS, THAT KNOTS THE GAME AT ONE.

BOTTOM OF THE 8TH, BROOKS LEE PINCH HITTING, BASES LOADED, TWO OUTS, AND HE DELIVERS, TWO R.B.I.

SINGLE MAKES HIM THE HERO OF THE GAME, 3-1 THE FINAL OVER DETROIT.

AS MINNESOTA GETS THEIR FIRST SWEEP OF THE SEASON, THE TWINS ARE NOW ABOVE .500 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JUNE 16TH OF LAST YEAR.

>>> A COUPLE MORE SCORES FOR YOU.

BEMIDJI SWEEPS IN THEIR TENNIS TRIANGULAR.

LITTLE FALLS FALLS TO ST.

CLOUD CATHEDRAL 10-1.

>> Dennis: VERY GOOD, THANKS CHARLIE.

BEMIDJI STATE HELD ITS 27TH ANNUAL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT CONFERENCE YESTERDAY, WITH MORE THAN TWO DOZEN STUDENT ORAL PRESENTATIONS, AND FIFTY POSTER PRESENTATIONS.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK SPOKE TO STUDENTS AND STAFF FOR THIS TO STUDENTS AND STAFF FOR THIS >> Reporter: BEMIDJI STATE STUDENTS HAVE SPENT THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS WORKING ON A PROJECT AND AT THE ANNUAL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DAY, THEY HAD A CHANCE TO INTRODUCE THEIR WORK TO THE PUBLIC.

>> JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE AT BEMIDJI, A SMALL STATE SCHOOL IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, THERE ARE THINGS THAT IT WILL OFFER YOU THAT YOU WON'T GET AT-LARGER, MORE WELL-KNOWN UNIVERSITIES.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE THINGS.

>> Reporter: THE CONFERENCE INVITE IT IS PUBLIC TO SEE ORAL AND PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND ALSO GIVES STUDENTS THE CHANCE TO APPLY THEIR CLASSROOM LEARNING TO REAL-WORLD ISSUES.

>> AT THE BEGINNING, YOU'RE REALLY NAILING DOWN WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND TOWARDS THE END, YOU ARE WALKING OUT AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU LEARNED ABOUT.

PROACTIVE INTERFERENCE, HAPPENING IN REAL LIFE, AND THIS OPPORTUNITY IS ALLOWING ME TO CONNECT WITH OUR PEOPLE AND TELL THEM ABOUT WHAT WE'RE LEARNING AND HOPEFULLY SHOWING TEACHERS HOW THEY CAN WORK US IN THEIR CLASSROOM TO HELP STUDENTS KEEP LEARNING PRODUCTIVELY.

>> Reporter: WITH THE THEME OF CREATE, INNOVATE, INSPIRE, THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT CONFERENCE HOSTED PRESENTATIONS ABOUT ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES, ART AND DESIGN, AND LOCAL COMMUNITY IMPACT.

>> IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING LEARNING OPPORTUNITY.

I FEEL LIKE I LEARNED MORE WITH PROFESSOR KELLY THAN I HAVE ANY IN ANY OF MY MARKETING COURSES, BECAUSE SHE LETS US HANDLE IT HANDS-ON.

THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, I LIKE TO SEE IT PRESENTED IN REAL LIFE SITUATIONS.

>> THEY ARE ACHIEVING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW BUT THIS HELPS THEM TO SEE THESE ACHIEVEMENTS IN COLLEGE.

THEY ARE JUST THE START OF EVEN GREATER THINGS TO COME AND SO THIS GIVES OUR STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DREAM BIG DREAMS, WORTHY DREAMS, AND TO RECOGNIZE HOW THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI WITH THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET A FINAL CHECK ON OUR WEATHER WITH STACY.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR 22, VARIABLE WINDS.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSER TO NORMAL TOMORROW, WITH WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

THEN AS WE LOOK AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, WE CAN SEE A CHANCE OF RAIN BACK IN THE FORECAST, MAYBE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY, BUT HIGHS ON SUNDAY NEAR 66.

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

HAVE A GOODNIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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