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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.

[♪♪♪] >> Sydney: HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING.

I'M SYDNEY DICK IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> THE NISSWA CITY COUNCIL HELD A SPECIAL MEETING TODAY TO DISCUSS THE PUBLIC CONDUCT OF MAYOR JENNIFER CARNAHAN, AFTER AN ALLEGED INCIDENT WITH A CONSTITUENT LAST MONTH.

AT THE MEETING, THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED AN INCIDENT WHERE CARNAHAN ALLEGEDLY WAS OVERHEARD SPEAKING TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT FELLOW COUNCILMAN JESSE ZAHN.

A CONSTITUENT LATER EMAILED CARNAHAN ABOUT THE INCIDENT, SAYING THAT THE OVERHEARD DISCUSSION WAS “HOSTILE AND RUDE”, AND CALLING FOR AN APOLOGY FROM CARNAHAN.

CARNAHAN LATER DENIED THE HOSTILE NATURE OF THE CONVERSATION.

IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING, THE CONSITUENT RAN INTO THE MAYOR IN DOWNTOWN NISSWA, WHERE MAYOR CARNAHAN ALLEGED THAT SHE WAS ASSAULTED BY THE CONSITUENT DURING THEIR INTERACTION.

THE CASE WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY PROSECUTOR, BUT NO CHARGES WERE PURSUED.

OF I -- >> I CALLED THE SPECIAL MEETING BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE IN THE CITY OF NISSWA.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF SITUATIONS THAT HAVE ARISEN AND I CALLED THE MEETING TODAY TO DEAL WITH THE NEGATIVITY AND THE TOXIC SITUATION THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DEALING WITH.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD, GET INTO THE NEXT YEAR, AND PUT THESE PROBLEMS BEHIND US.

>> MAYOR CARNAHAN DID NOT ATTEND THE MEETING BUT PROVIDED A STATEMENT TO LAKELAND NEWS SAYING IN PART.

THIS MORNING, I CHOSE NOT TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING BECAUSE IT APPEARED CLEAR FROM THE START THAT IT WAS JUST GOING TO BE POLITICAL THEATER.

WHAT UNFOLDED CONFIRMED EXACTLY THAT: A COORDINATED EFFORT TO USE OFFICIAL CITY BUSINESS AS A PLATFORM FOR POLITICAL RETALIATION AGAINST ME AS THE MAYOR WHO HAS CONSISTENTLY FOUGHT TO PROTECT TAXPAYERS FROM UNNECESSARY TAX INCREASES AND WASTEFUL SPENDING.

IF THIS WERE TRULY ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY, THE COUNCIL WOULD HAVE IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC CODE VIOLATIONS BEFORE CALLING A SPECIAL MEETING—NOT ADJOURNED TO SEARCH THROUGH THE CODE AFTERWARD AFTER THE CITY ATTORNEY ADVISED THEM IT WAS NECESSARY FOR A CENSURE.

I WAS ELECTED BY THE VOTERS OF NISSWA, NOT BY THIS COUNCIL.

I WILL NOT RESIGN, I WILL NOT BE BULLIED, AND I WILL NOT STOP DOING THE JOB VOTERS SENT ME HERE TO DO.

ANY CENSURE WILL BE EXACTLY WHAT IT IS: A POLITICAL STUNT WITH NO IMPACT ON MY COMMITMENT TO SERVE.

THE COUNCIL IN ATTENDANCE UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO PURSUE A POTENTIAL VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE IN MAYOR CARNAHAN.

FURTHER DISCUSSION IS EXPECTED AT NEXT WEEK'S REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING.

>>> A PEDESTRIAN WAS KILLED THIS MORNING AFTER SHE WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE IN MILLE LACS COUNTY NEAR THE CITY OF ISLE.

THE STATE PATROL REPORTS THAT AT ABOUT 6:30 A.M., A CAR WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 47 IN ISLE HARBOR TOWNSHIP.

THE VEHICLE WAS NEAR 400TH STREET WHEN IT STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING THE HIGHWAY.

THE PEDESTRIAN, 39-YEAR-OLD DANIELLE LEE BOYD OF MINNEAPOLIS, DIED AT THE SCENE.

THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, 41-YEAR-OLD TYRONE CLINTON SMITH OF ISLE, WAS NOT INJURED.

THE STATE PATROL SAYS ROAD CONDITIONS WERE SNOWY AND ICY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, AND THAT ALCOHOL WAS NOT INVOLVED.

>>> SANFORD HEALTH OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND GREATER MINNESOTA HOUSING FUND, CO-HOSTED A ROUNDTABLE LAST WEEK TO DISCUSS THE HOUSING CRISIS IN BELTRAMI COUNTY, AND POSSIBLE METHODS TO HELP WITH THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THIS EVENT WAS MEANT TO SHOWCASE THE RESULTS OF THE BELTRAMI COUNTY HOUSING STUDY THAT WAS CONDUCTED BY MAXFIELD RESEARCH IN 2024.

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, HOUSING DEVELOPERS, AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ALL DISCUSSED WAYS TO PRESERVE AND BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

THE STUDY STATES THAT THERE IS A DEMAND FOR 1,024 SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING UNITS IN THE COUNTY BY 2035.

>> THE ANSWER IS WE NEED TO BUILD ALL OF THEM.

WE NEED MORE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, WE DON'T JUST NEED MORE MULTI-FAMILY HOMES, WE NEED ALL OF THEM.

WE NEED TO CREATE POLICY THAT WILL INSPIRE GROWTH IN ALL DIVERSE TYPES OF HOUSING.

WHEN WE CREATE DIVERSE FORMS OF HOUSING, YOU CREATE AFFORDABILITY IN THE MARKETPLACE.

IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE OPTIONS FOR EVERY HOUSING CONSUMER, YOU WILL BRING THE PRICE OF HOUSING DOWN.

WHEN YOU COMBINE DIVERSITY AND AFFORDABILITY, YOU BRING STABILITY IN HOUSING.

>> ACCORDING TO THE STUDY, BASED ON AGE DISTRIBUTION PROJECTS FOR BELTRAMI COUNTY AND BEMIDJI, HOUSING DEMAND GROWTH IS EXPECTED ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF HOUSING PRODUCTS, INCLUDING UNITS CATERING TO THE SENIOR POPULATION, MOVE-UP OWNERSHIP HOUSING, ENTRY LEVEL OWNERSHIP, AND RENTAL HOUSING.

>> I THINK BEMIDJI HAS 56% OF ITS POPULATION IS RENTING HOUSES.

YOU KNOW, SO IT'S A RENTAL MARKET RIGHT NOW.

WE NEED TO BALANCE THAT OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE.

WE NEED TO GET SOME HOMEOWNERS IN THERE, SOME FAMILIES IN THE BEMIDJI AREA.

WHAT RESOURCES CAN WE BRING FROM THE STATE OF MINNESOTA WITH THE LIMITED STUFF WE HAVE RIGHT NOW?

WHAT CAN WE DO?

>> YOU CAN ACCESS THE FULL RESULTS OF THE STUDY ON THE BELTRAMI COUNTY WEBSITE.

WE WILL PROVIDE A LINK TO THAT STUDY ALONG WITH THIS STORY ON THE LAKELAND PBS WEBSITE.

>>> WELL, IF YOU'RE IN THE MARKET TO BUY A NEW HOME, THERE'S SOME GOOD NEWS FOR POTENTIAL BUYERS.

IN TODAY'S CONSUMER WATCH, JENN SULLIVAN EXPLAINS WHAT EXPERTS ARE PREDICTING FOR THE HOUSING MARKET IN 2026.

>> Reporter: THE HOUSING MARKET HAS BEEN PLAGUED BY HIGH STICKER PRICES, HIGH INTEREST RATES, AND LOW INVENTORY, A PERFECT STORM FOR POTENTIAL BUYERS.

SOME EXPERTS SAY GOOD NEWS ON THE HORIZON.

>> WE DO THINK THAT AFFORDABILITY WILL START TO IMPROVE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A SLOW PROCESS.

>> Reporter: RED FIN, A REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE FIRM SAYS INTEREST RATES WILL LIKELY COME DOWN.

AVERAGE 30-YEAR MORTGAGE RATES HAVE BEGUN TO DROP FROM THE 6.8% HIGHS WE HAVE SEEN IN 2023.

RED FIN PREDICTS THEY COULD DROP TO 6.3% IN 2026.

>> THAT'S PROBABLY NOT AS LOW AS A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SEE, BUT IT'S AN IMPROVEMENT FROM THE MID TO HIGH 6% AVERAGES THAT WE HAVE SEEN FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.

>> Reporter: AND DROPPING RATES BY A QUARTER OF A PERCENTAGE POINT CAN SAVE BUYERS HUNDREDS, EVEN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR IN INTEREST PAYMENTS, DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH YOU ARE BORROWING TO BUY A HOME.

WEDNESDAY, THE FEDERAL RESERVE MET FOR THE FINAL TIME THIS YEAR, ANNOUNCING A CUT TO BENCHMARK INTEREST RATES BY A QUARTER PERCENTAGE POINT, LOWERING BORROWING COSTS FROM 3.5 TO 3.75%.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN MORTGAGE RATES WILL DROP, IT DOES MEAN IT WILL BE CHEAPER TO BORROW MONEY.

>> AVAILABLE INDICATORS SUGGEST THAT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY HAS BEEN EXPANDING AT A MODERATE PACE.

CONSUMER SPENDING APPEARS TO HAVE REMAINED SOLID AND BUSINESS-FIXED INVESTMENTS CONTINUE TO EXPAND.

>> Reporter: REDFIN PREDICTS YOUNG HOMEBUYERS WILL FACE HARDSHIPS.

>> FOR YOUNG FAMILIES, THE DIFFICULTY IS THAT A LOT OF TIMES THEY ARE NOT IN THE HOUSE THEY WANT TO BE IN WHEN THEY START HAVING KIDS.

SO THEY'RE DELAYING HAVING KIDS AND MAKING THESE CHOICES RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: YOU MAY EVEN SEE YOUNGER WOULD BE BUYERS MOVE IN WITH THEIR PARENTS OR ROOMMATES TO SAVE MONEY.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JENN SULLIVAN.

>>> THE MY NEIGHBOR TO LOVE COALITION IS HOSTING AN OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEKEND TO SHOW OFF THEIR NEWEST HOUSING UNITS BEFORE PEOPLE MOVE IN.

THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO END HOMELESSNESS AND EXTREME POVERTY IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA BY PROVIDING RESIDENTS WITH FURNISHED, LOW INCOME HOUSING.

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO CHECK OUT THE NEWEST UNITS THIS SUNDAY AT THEIR CREEKSIDE COMPLEX IN BRAINERD, MEET WITH CURRENT RESIDENTS, AND LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS TO OFFER.

>> WE'RE JUST ABOUT FINISHED WITH OUR CREEK SIDE SOUTH AND WE HAVE A BUILDING THAT WILL BE FINISHED A COUPLE WEEKS LATER.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SHOW EVERYBODY THE NEW BUILDING BEFORE WE WELCOME OUR RESIDENTS IN.

WE'LL HAVE 12 MORE UNITS WE WILL BE FILLING.

>> THE OPEN HOUSE IS ON DECEMBER 14th FROM 1:00 TO 3:00.

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

>> Stacy: WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR SNOW TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT BEFORE COLDER TEMPERATURES SETTLE IN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE RED KETTLE CAMPAIGN IS UNDERWAY UNTIL DECEMBER 24TH.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE BRAINERD LAKES SALVATION ARMY RED KETTLE CAMPAIGN IS UNDERWAY THROUGH DECEMBER 24TH.

THE TRADITION IS WELL OVER A CENTURY OLD, AND RAISES FUNDS FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM FOOD INSECURITY AND HOUSING INSTABILITY.

DONATIONS ARE ACCEPTED IN BRAINERD, BAXTER, PEQUOT LAKES, NISSWA, AND CROSBY.

THE BRAINERD LAKES SALVATION ARMY HAS BEEN SERVING AN AVERAGE OF 400 HOUSEHOLDS PER MONTH.

THE ORGANIZATION HAS SEEN MORE FOLKS IN THE AREA COMING IN FOR RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE.

VOLUNTEER HOURS HAVE ALSO SKYROCKETED THIS YEAR, IN AN EFFORT TO MEET THE COMMUNITY NEEDS.

>> IF YOU WERE TO COME IN HERE AND LET'S SAY YOU NEEDED ASSISTANCE WITH SOMETHING, AND WE HAD TO SAY SORRY, WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY.

THE LOOK ON SOMEONE'S FACE WHEN THEY FIND OUT THERE IS NO HELP AVAILABLE, IT'S DEVASTATING FOR THEM BUT THEY DON'T REALIZE WHAT IT DOES FOR US WHEN WE HAVE TO DO THAT TIME AFTER TIME WHEN WE'RE HERE TO HELP THOSE PEOPLE.

WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO RAISE THE FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

>> THE BRAINERD LAKES SALVATION ARMY'S FUNDRAISING GOAL IS $183,000.

THE ORGANIZATION WILL HOLD ITS ANNUAL DAY OF CARING ON DECEMBER 18TH AT SUPER ONE FOODS IN BOTH BAXTER AND BRAINERD.

EVERY DONATION IN THE KETTLE WILL BE DOUBLED THAT DAY.

>>> NOW WE HAVE STACY JOINING US FOR WEATHER.

WE HAVE SEEN SOME INTERESTING SNOW THE PAST FEW DAYS.

WILL THAT CONTINUE?

>> Stacy: WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR SNOW TOMORROW BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE LIKE YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT.

ONCE THAT MOVES THROUGH, WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME COLD AIR MOVING INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA, SO EXPECT TO SEE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, AFTER ALL THE SNOW WE RECEIVED YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A LITTLE BIT MORE LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES TODAY, AMOUNTING TO SOME ACCUMULATION, BUT WE'VE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF SNOW YESTERDAY AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW TOMORROW.

WE COULD SEE LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WITH THAT ONE.

BEHIND THE SNOW, TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO FALL AND WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE COLD TEMPERATURES, BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR THIS WEEKEND.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 9 DEGREES.

WE HAVE A NORTHEAST WIND AT OUR STUDIO.

WE PICKED UP 0.75-INCH OF SNOWFALL WITH THE LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES TODAY.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, 14 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 9, PRESSURE IS FALLING, AND WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, THERE ARE SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES OUT THERE, NOT ENOUGH TO SHOW UP ON THE RADAR.

WE DO HAVE THICKER CLOUDS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA.

IT IS ALMOST LIKE WE'RE GOING TO SEE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT, BUT WE HAVE MORE CHANCES OF SNOW MOVING INTO THE AREA TOMORROW.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF VIDEOS OF SOME OF THE SNOW WE RECEIVED LAST NIGHT AND YESTERDAY FROM ANDREA AND SHARON IN CASS LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE.

WE ALSO HAVE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF THE SNOWFALL IN THE AREA FROM ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CHRISSY IN DEER WOOD, JOAN IN LAPORTE, SARAH SAYING THERE IS A LOT OF SNOW NEAR LAKE EDWARD, AND GARY WITH 10 INCHES OF SNOW TO REPORT, AND ARLENE, A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE FROM MENAHGA.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, JOAN IN LAPORTE REPORTED ON AND OFF FLURRIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

9 INCHES OF SNOW FROM ARLENE IN LONGVILLE.

IN BRAINERD, FOR OUR ALMANAC, OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 20 TODAY, SO WE'RE FALLING SHY OF THE AVERAGE.

14 WAS OUR LOW, SUNSET AT 4:30.

BEMIDJI WITH A HIGH OF 16, SO WE ARE QUITE A BIT BELOW THAT AVERAGE HIGH, 9 DEGREES FOR THE LOW, AND SUNRISE THIS MORNING AT 7:57.

SO LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE WILL BE SEEING CLOUDS MOVING BACK INTO THE AREA WITH THAT NEXT CHANCE OF SNOW ARRIVING IN OUR VIEWING AREA AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

A SECOND ROUND PUSHING THROUGH AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW NIGHT.

HIGH TEMPERATURES TOMORROW SHOULD BE IN THE MID-TEENS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA, WITH MID-TEENS IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

SO OUR FORECAST, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT, LOWS DOWN TO 0, VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10.

MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TOMORROW, WE HAVE A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AS THE ROUNDS OF SNOW MOVES THROUGH, HIGHS NEAR 15, SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT THE WEEKEND FORECAST, THE SNOW MOVES THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT, EXITS TO THE EAST FRIDAY MORNING, AND THEN THE COLD AIR ARRIVES.

TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT NEAR -6 ON SATURDAY, LOWS NEAR -20 SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

TEMPS DO START TO RECOVER A LITTLE BIT AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Sydney: THANK YOU STACY.

NOW WE HAVE CHARLIE YAEGER JOINING US FOR SPORTS.

WHAT DO WE HAVE GOING ON TONIGHT?

>> Charlie: WE GET TO HEAR FROM THE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM IN BEMIDJI.

THEY LOST THEIR FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON.

THEY RATTLED OFF FOUR STRAIGHT, AND ALSO KATRINA STILL FILLING HER TROPHY CASE.

WE HAVE A LOT MORE COMING IN ON HER AND ONE TEAM DOWN IN THE CITIES HAS A LOCAL PLAYER.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: SOMETIMES YOU LEARN MORE FROM A LOSS THAN A WIN AND THAT CERTAINLY COULD BE SAID ABOUT BEMIDJI GIRLS BASKETBALL.

THE LUMBERJACKS FELL JUST SHORT OF A COMEBACK IN THEIR SEASON OPENER, MISSING A GAME WINNER AT THE BUZZER FOR A 61-60 LOSS TO LITTLE FALLS.

SINCE THEN, THEY'VE RATTLED OFF 4-STRAIGHT WINS, ALL ON ROAD, WITH AN AVERAGE MARGIN OF VICTORY OF 33-POINTS.

BUT IT HASN'T BEEN JUST ONE PLAYER STEPPING UP FOR THE JACKS, THE TEAM HAS BEEN GETTING PRODUCTION FROM MULTIPLES SOURCES.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE EACH KNOW OUR STRENGTHS IN THAT WE KNOW WHEN TO STEP UP AND WHEN TO ALLOW OTHERS TO STEP UP.

IT JUST REALLY STEMS FROM COMING TOGETHER AS ONE AND REALIZING EACH OTHER'S STRENGTHS AND FINDING EACH OTHER'S STRENGTHS AND WORKING ON THOSE.

>> WE HAVE A REALLY WELL ROUNDED TALENTED TEAM.

WE HAVE BEEN USING EACH OTHER AND JUST TRYING TO PLAY UNSELFISH AND ULTIMATELY, WE'RE ALL LIKE TRYING TO HAVE THE SAME GOAL OF WINNING THE GAME AT THE END.

>> ANOTHER REASON FOR BEMIDJI'S TURNAROUND CAN BE ATTRIBUTED THEIR GAME EXPERIENCE COUPLED WITH SENIOR LEADERSHIP.

THE LUMBERJACKS RETURNED 7-SENIORS TO THEIR VARSITY ROSTER AFTER ONLY GRADUATING TWO PLAYERS LAST SEASON, AND THAT MATURITY HAS SHINED THROUGH IN THE EARLY PART OF THEIR CAMPAIGN.

>> I THINK WE FIGURED OUT HOW TO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM MORE.

WE FIGURED OUT HOW TO PUT TWO TOGETHER INSTEAD OF JUST ONE AND THAT HELPED US A LOT.

>> WE'RE LIKE FAMILY WITH ONE ANOTHER AND I THINK THAT REALLY IS GOING TO SHOW THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND IT'S GOING TO HELP US COME TOGETHER AT THE END.

>> SPEAKING OF SENIORS, TOMORROW IS SENIOR NIGHT FOR THE JACKS, LIV THOMPSON, RUBY MCKEON, ANYSIA PINK, CLARA BIEBER, KAYCE CHRISTIANSEN, OLIVIA BIRT, AND ABBY DAMAN WILL ALL BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE THEY HOST HIBBING.

BUT, AN IMPORTANT NOTE, TOMORROW'S GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT BEMIDJI STATE, ONE OF THE PRACTICE HOOPS THAT HANGS OVER THE COURT AT BHS HAS A BROKEN MOTOR AND WON'T RETRACT, SO A CHANGE OF VENUE IT IS, TIP OFF TIME REMAINS THE SAME.

>>> ONE OF THE BEST SCORERS IN BSU WOMEN'S SOCCER HISTORY, CONTINUES TO EARN ACCOLADES DURING AWARDS SEASON.

SENIOR FORWARD KATRINA BARTHELT HAS NOW BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN BY THE DIVISION-TWO CONFERENCE COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION, BECOMING JUST THE 4TH BEAVER IN PROGRAM HISTORY TO BE SELECTED AS AN ALL-AMERICAN, AND FIRST SINCE RACHAEL NORTON IN 2018.

IN 21-MATCHES, BARTHELT POSTED A CAREER HIGH 32-POINTS, SCORING 13 GOALS, TIED FOR MOST IN THE NSIC.

THE TWO-YEAR CAPTAIN HAD 38 CAREER-GOALS, FOURTH ALL-TIME AT BEMIDJI STATE, AND AVERAGED ALMOST A POINT PER CONTEST WITH 87 IN 88 GAMES PLAYED.

BARTHELT ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE UNITED SOCCER COACHES ALL-REGION LIST BY RECEIVING FIRST TEAM HONORS IN THE CENTRAL REGION.

SHE WAS JOINED BY TEAMMATES EMMA HUELSNITZ, JULIA FREED, AND MEGAN KO, WHO WERE ALL NAMED THIRD TEAM ALL-REGION.

>>> AND IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN WATCHING ANY D-3 FOOTBALL LATELY, MIGHT I RECOMMEND YOU KEEP AN EYE ON THE UNIVERSITY OF BETHEL IN SAINT PAUL.

FORMER BEMIDJI FOOTBALL PLAYER FISHER GANNSKE IS A DEFENSIVE BACK FOR THE ROYALS, AND THEY HAVE NAVIGATED THEMSELVES TO THE QUARTERFINAL ROUND OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT, WHERE THEY WILL FACE NORTH CENTRAL IN NAPERVILLE ILLINOIS THIS COMING WEEKEND.

GANSKE IS A SOPHOMORE AT BETHEL AND HAD AN INTERCEPTION TO SEAL THEIR SECOND-ROUND WIN.

THEY JUST KEEP MOVING ON.

BETHEL IS ONE OF THE TOP PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY IN DIVISION 3 AND NORTH-CENTRAL OUT OF ILLINOIS.

I KNOW BOTH OF THOSE TEAMS VERY WELL.

>> Sydney: EXCITING STUFF COMING OUT OF BEMIDJI SPORTS.

THANK YOU CHARLIE.

>>> BEING HEART HEALTHY IS A YEAR-ROUND GOAL, BUT THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION SAYS THAT RESEARCH SHOWS MORE PEOPLE DIE FROM HEART ATTACKS AT THE END OF DECEMBER THAN AT ANY OTHER TIME OF THE YEAR, AND EXPERTS SAY YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A HEART PROBLEM TO BE AT RISK.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER EXPLAINS WHY, AND HAS MORE ON HOW TO STAY HEART-HEALTHY OVER THE HOLIDAYS.

>> IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR, BUT FOR YOUR HEART, IT'S ALSO THE MOST DANGEROUS AS THE NUMBER OF HEART ATTACKS SPIKE DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

>> MOST PEOPLE DON'T THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT DURING THE HOLIDAYS, YOU CAN GET IN TROUBLE, EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY HISTORY OF HEART PROBLEMS OR MEDICAL PROBLEMS AT ALL BY DOING SOME OF THE THINGS YOU NORMALLY DO DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

>> Reporter: ORLANDO HEALTH CALLS IT HOLIDAY HEART SYNDROME, WHERE THERE IS AN ONSET OF STRESS ON THE HEART OR ABNORMAL HEART RHYTHMS DUE TO CHOICES MADE DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

>> LOTS OF GOOD FOOD, SOMETIMES MORE ALCOHOL THAN YOU WOULD DRINK, AND THAT CAUSES STRESS ON YOUR BODY AND ULTIMATELY YOUR HEART.

>> Reporter: TO LOWER RISK OF HOLIDAY HEART SYNDROME, IF YOU PLAN TO DRINK ALCOHOL, BE MINDFUL OF HOW MUCH YOU ARE DRINKING AND PACE YOURSELF.

>> YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS YOU ARE DRINKING, TRY TO DRINK A NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINK OR WATER AFTER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

>> Reporter: AND BE AWARE OF WHAT YOU'RE EATING.

SALTY AND RICH FOODS IN PARTICULAR CAN STRESS THE HEART, SO HE SAYS TO LIMIT THOSE THINGS.

ALSO IF YOU ARE HOSTING A PARTY, OFFER HEALTHY CHOICES AND NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT YOU WANT TO ENJOY YOURSELF, BUT YOU REALLY WANT TO CELEBRATE SMART.

YOU WANT TO BE MINDFUL THAT THESE THINGS CAN OCCUR.

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

>> THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION SAYS IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO KNOW AND RECOGNIDE THE WARNING SIGNS OF A HEART ATTACK, WHICH INCLUDE PAIN OR DISCOMFORT IN THE CHEST, LIGHTHEADEDNESS, NAUSEA OR VOMITING, JAW, NECK, OR BACK PAIN, DISCOMFORT OR PAIN IN THE ARM OR SHOULDER, AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY OF THESE SIGNS, GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL HELP.

>>> NOW BACK TO STACY WITH A LITTLE MORE WEATHER.

>> Stacy: MAINLY QUIET WEATHER OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

OUR LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 0, WITH VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10.

TOMORROW, MOSTLY CLOUDY, A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW, HIGHS WILL BE 15.

THAT SNOW WILL MOVE OUT BY FRIDAY MORNING, MOVING OFF TO THE EAST, AND ONCE IT DOES, WE WILL BE SEEING QUIET BUT VERY COLD CONDITIONS MOVING INTO THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND, HIGHS ON SATURDAY NEAR -6, UP TO 5 ON SUNDAY, AND WE'LL BE SEEING THE COLD OVERNIGHT LOWS WITH THE TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO ABOUT -20 SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING.

>> Charlie: AS LONG AS THERE IS NO SNOW TOMORROW, WE'LL HAVE A FULL-FLEDGE OF HIGHLIGHTS FOR YOU, A LOT OF BRAINERD SPORTS GOING ON TOMORROW, INCLUDING THE GIRLS HOCKEY TEAM WHO HASN'T LOST ALL SEASON.

>> Sydney: SOUNDS GOOD.

THANK YOU CHARLIE.

THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR TONIGHT.

THANKS FOR WATCHING AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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