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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.

>>> RESIDENTS OF BELTRAMI COUNTY HAD ONE FINAL CHANCE TO LET THEIR CONCERNS BE HEARD BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD SET THE OFFICIAL BUDGET FOR 2026, WHICH INCLUDED MASSIVE CUTS TO BOTH BEMIDJI AND BLACKDUCK'S PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

THE COUNTY BOARD VOTED TO CUT 42-PERCENT, OR $175,000 TOWARDS BOTH LIBRARIES BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR.

THAT DECISION LEFT BOTH LIBRARIES WITH THE STATE'S MANDATED MINIMUM OF $265,000.

IN 2025, BELTRAMI COUNTY ALLOCATED JUST UNDER $438,000 FOR BOTH BEMIDJI AND BLACKDUCK'S LIBRARIES.

DURING TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING, SEVERAL RESIDENTS SPOKE IN PROTEST OF THE FUNDING CUTS, AND PLEADED WITH THE BOARD TO CHANGE THEIR MINDS.

>> PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, DO NOT TAKE A PAGE FROM THE NATIONAL PLAYBOOK.

DO NOT BE PART OF DUMBING DOWN YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

THE LIBRARY IS A BASIC, BASIC RESOURCE THAT YOUR PEOPLE NEED IN THIS COUNTY.

>> CUTTING LIBRARIES DURING BUDGETARY CRISIS IS LIKE CUTTING HOSPITALS DURING A PLAGUE BECAUSE THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

YOU'RE CUTTING THE LIBRARY AT A TIME WHEN PEOPLE NEED IT THE MOST.

>> COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, TOM BARRY, HAS PREVIOUSLY CITED STATE COST SHIFTS AND A SMALL TAX BASE AS THE COUNTY'S MAIN REASONING FOR PROPOSING THESE FUNDING CUTS.

THE COUNTY WILL BE PAYING $2.75 MILLION TO COVER DAMAGES FROM THE JUNE 21ST WIND STORM, WHICH BARRY ALSO ADDED WAS A FACTOR INTO THE BOARD'S DECISION.

>> WE REACH A POINT IN TIME WHERE IT'S A VERY SIGNIFICANT STRUGGLE FOR US TO CONTINUE THAT PRACTICE.

I MEAN IT'S CRITICIZED BUT I THINK SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT IN WHICH WE'RE OPERATING AND THE REALITY IN WHICH WE'RE FACING, LARGELY DRIVEN BY THE STATE.

THE COUNTY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB SUPPORTING THE LIBRARY AND I THINK THEY WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY WHEN AND HOW THEY CAN, GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

>> THE VOTE FOR THE 2026 BUDGET AND LEVY WAS PASSED 4-1.

WITH DISTRICT TWO COMMISSIONER, JOE GOULD, BEING THE LONE NO VOTE.

THE BOARD ALSO VOTED ON A 9.63-PERCENT TAX LEVY INCREASE AS A PART OF THE 2026 BUDGET, FOR A TOTAL LEVY AMOUNT OF JUST OVER $36.5 MILLION.

>>> A LEVEL THREE PREDATORY OFFENDER HAS RELOCATED TO THE BEMIDJI AREA.

THE BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT ISSUED A PUBLIC NOTIFICATION RELEASE THAT SAYS 36-YEAR OLD THOMAS EDWARD STRONG IS NOW LIVING IN THE BEMIDJI AREA AND IS HOMELESS.

ACCORDING TO THE RELEASE, STRONG HAS ENGAGED IN SEXUAL CONTACT AGAINST KNOWN MALE AND FEMALE CHILDREN.

CONTACT INCLUDED PENETRATION.

STRONG USED HIS ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS OF TRUST TO ATTAIN AND EXPLOIT UNMONITORED CONTACT.

AUTHORITIES SAY STRONG IS NOT WANTED BY POLICE, BUT THE RELEASE OF INFORMATION REGARDING HIS MOVE TO THE AREA IS MEANT TO KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED.

>>> FEDERAL OFFICIALS CONFIRMED TODAY IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT IS PREPARING A NEW OPERATION IN MINNEAPOLIS AND SAINT PAUL FOCUSING ON SOMALI IMMIGRANTS LIVING UNLAWFULLY IN THE U.S.

THE OPERATION, WHICH COULD BEGIN SOON, TARGETS PEOPLE IN THE MINNEAPOLIS-ST.

PAUL AREA WITH FINAL DEPORTATION ORDERS.

THIS MOVE FOLLOWS PRESIDENT TRUMP'S RECENT RHETORIC ABOUT THE SOMALI COMMUNITY, WHICH HAS HEIGHTENED TENSIONS.

>> I DON'T WANT THEM IN OUR COUNTRY.

I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU.

I DON'T CARE, I DON'T WANT THEM IN OUR COUNTRY.

THEIR COUNTRY IS NO GOOD FOR A REASON.

THEIR COUNTRY STINKS AND WE DON'T WANT THEM IN OUR COUNTRY.

I COULD SAY THAT ABOUT OTHER COUNTRIES TOO.

I CAN SAY THAT ABOUT OTHER COUNTRIES TOO.

WE DON'T WANT THEM.

WE HAVE TO REBUILD OUR COUNTRY.

YOU KNOW, OUR COUNTRY IS AT A TIPPING POINT.

WE CAN GO ONE WAY OR THE OTHER AND WE'RE GOING TO GO THE WRONG WAY IF WE KEEP TAKING IN GARBAGE INTO OUR COUNTRY.

ILL LAN OMAR IS GARBAGE, HER FRIENDS ARE GARBAGE.

THESE AREN'T PEOPLE THAT SAY LET'S GO, LET'S MAKE THIS PLACE GREAT.

THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT DO NOTHING BUT COMPLAIN.

>> MINNESOTA HAS THE LARGEST SOMALI COMMUNITY IN THE NATION.

MANY FLED THE CIVIL WAR IN SOMALIA AND WERE DRAWN TO THE STATE'S WELCOMING PROGRAMS.

MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ BLASTED THE PROPOSED EFFORT, CALLING IT A P.R.

STUNT THAT WILL INDISCRIMINATELY TARGET IMMIGRANTS.

>>> A MAJOR CLEAN UP IS UNDER WAY IN SAINT CHARLES MINNESOTA AFTER TWO GRAIN BINS COLLAPSED.

THE INCIDENT LEFT DEBRIS SCATTERED OVER A WIDE AREA.

REPORTER RYDER BLAIR HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: WINONA CITY COMMISSIONER DROVE TO SAINT CHARLES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>> SO I LIVE HERE IN TOWN AND I'M IN THE AG INDUSTRY AND I'M THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

SO WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS, I AM INQUISITIVE AND NEED TO CHECK IT OUT.

>> Reporter: TWO HOURS AFTER EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ARRIVED, HE SNAPPED THIS VIDEO OF THE EXACT MOMENT THAT THE GRAIN BIN FULL OF CORN COLLAPSED.

>> I WAS CONCERNED IT WOULD HAVE A DOMINO EFFECT.

>> WITH RECOMMENDATION FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WE INITIATE AN EVACUATION FROM THE NEARBY BUSINESSES AND WE SHUT DOWN THE HIGHWAY HERE.

>> Reporter: THE POLICE CHIEF AND FIRE CHIEF TASKED CREWS TO CLEAR THE NEARBY RAILROAD COVERED IN A FOOT OF CORN.

>> TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE DISTANCE IS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE CLEANED TO OPEN IT UP.

WE'RE WORKING ON IT NOW AND THEN WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE EXCAVATION COMPANY.

>> Reporter: AT 4:00 P.M., A LOCAL EXCAVATION CREW WAS HIRED TO TAKE CARE OF THE REST.

>> I WANTED EVERYBODY SAFE AND NO ONE HURT.

SO, THAT COMES FIRST.

PROPERTY CAN BE REPLACED, PEOPLE CAN'T.

>> BOTH CHIEFS SAY THAT THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

HOWEVER, IT DOES APPEAR TO BE ACCIDENTAL.

>>> CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE OFFERS A VARIETY OF LANGUAGE COURSES TO THEIR STUDENTS, AND THIS MORNING STUDENTS IN THE AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM GOT TO SHOW THE COMMUNITY WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN LEARNING IN CLASS.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE USE TO DOING HOURS OF RESEARCH TO COMPLETE THEIR ASSIGNMENTS, WHETHER WRITING ESSAYS OR TAKING EXAMS, BUT C.L.C.

'S A.S.L.

COURSE IS TRADING READING CHAPTERS IN A TEXTBOOK TO PERFORMING A ROCK CONCERT.

[♪♪♪] >> WELL, THIS WAS THE A.S.L.3 STUDENTS, THEIR WINTER DECEMBER PERFORMANCE.

SO IT WAS A SHOWCASING OF WHAT WE WORKED ON ALL THIS SEMESTER AND GIVING PEOPLE A CHANCE TO SEE HERE'S WHAT WE'RE LEARNING.

>> THE CLASS WELCOMED THE COMMUNITY TO SHOW OFF THEIR SIGNING SKILLS.

IT'S CURATED TO BE INCLUSIVE FOR THOSE HARD OF HEARING, SO NOT ONLY COULD THEY WATCH THE SHOW, THEY COULD FEEL THE SHOW AS WELL.

>> THE BALLOONS ARE A GREAT CONDUIT OF SOUND, SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THE SOUND TRANSLATES AND MOVES THROUGH THE AIR.

IT'S A NICE ADDED LAYER FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING FOLKS TO FEEL THAT BALLOON, TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING ON STAGE, AND TO FEEL THE MUSIC, AND THAT VIBRATION IN THE BALLOON.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS SPENT WEEKS TRANSLATING AND REHEARING THEIR CHOSEN SONGS IN A.S.L., BUT IT'S NOT JUST THE SIGNS BUT HOW TO EMPHASIZE CERTAIN NOTES AND EMOTIONS IN THE SONGS.

>> A LOT OF THAT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE TO THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING COMMUNITY.

THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO FEEL LOUD, SOFT, OR ANY OF THAT COMES ACROSS, IT'S LIKE READING SHEET MUSIC AND TRANSLATING THAT INTO A VISUAL FORM.

>> Reporter: THE CLASS HAS TAUGHT THEM MORE THAN JUST TO COMMUNICATE IN SIGN LANGUAGE BUT MADE THEM MORE UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD AROUND THEM AS WELL.

>> IT TEACHES YOU A LOT ABOUT, LIKE, YOU KNOW ACCEPTING PEOPLE AND THEIR DIFFERENCES, UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE DISABILITIES, DIFFERENT WORLD VIEWS, BECAUSE YOU GET TO EXPERIENCE NOT ONLY LEARNING A LANGUAGE, BUT YOU ALSO GET TO LEARN A LOT OF DEAF CULTURE, WHICH IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE HEARING WORLD.

IT'S REALLY NICE TO IMMERSE YOURSELF IN IT AND EXPERIENCE IT.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, I'M DANIEL PURSELL, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE ASL CLASS WILL HAVE ANOTHER PERFOMANCE WITH THE BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL ASL CLASS NEXT SPRING.

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

>> Stacy: WE MAY SEE A FEW FLURRIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND EVEN INTO TOMORROW MORNING AND WHILE WE WILL SEE SUNSHINE TOMORROW, TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE MUCH COLDER.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, THE LEARNING CENTER HAS OPENED UP THEIR [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE CROW WING COUNTY LAND SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS TEAMED UP WITH THE SUNRISE SERTOMA CLUB OF BRAINERD & CROW WING RECYCLING FOR THE ‘BITES FOR LIGHTS' CHRISTMAS LIGHT RECYCLING PROGRAM.

THE COOPER FOUND IN OLD EXTENSION CORDS AND CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WILL BE RECYCLED THROUGH CROW WING RECYCLING IN AN EFFORT TO THOSE MATERIAL OUT OF THE LANDFILL.

PROCEEDS FROM THE RECYCLED MATERIALS WILL BE DONATED TO LOCAL CHARITIES.

OVER 80,000 POUNDS OF CHRISTMAS LIGHTS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION.

AS A RESULT, OVER $22,000 HAVE BEEN DONATED TO LOCAL FOOD SHELVES.

THE PROGRAM ALIGNS WITH SERTOMA'S MISSION TO SERVE ITS COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO NEED HELP.

>> OUR CLUB IS FOCUSING RIGHT NOW A LOT ON FOOD AND YOUTH.

THERE IS A LOT OF NEED RIGHT NOW.

FOOD SHELVES ARE BEGGING FOR ASSISTANCE.

A LOT OF THINGS ARE THROWN AWAY THAT SHOULDN'T BE THROWN AWAY, THAT SHOULD BE RECYCLED.

IN OUR 15th YEAR, WE'RE COLLECTING BETWEEN 2,000 TO 3,000 POUNDS OF LIGHTS EVERY YEAR.

>> THERE ARE 18 DROP OFF LOCATIONS FOR BITES FOR LIGHTS INCLUDING THE CROW WING COUNTY LANDFILL, BAXTER NORTHLAND ARBORETUM, AND ACE HARDWARE STORE IN CROSBY.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY JOINS US.

>> Stacy: MORE SUNSHINE TOMORROW BUT TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE COLDER AND WE HAVE TEENS FALLING BACK INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

WE ARE EXPECTING LOWS TOMORROW NIGHT [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF CLOUD COVER TODAY AND EVEN A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS AND FLURRIES.

THOSE WILL LINGER OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE START OF TOMORROW IN SOME LOCATIONS.

OVERALL, WE'LL SEE MORE SUNSHINE TOMORROW, TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING, HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR MANY OF US WILL BE AT THE SINGLE DIGITS.

IT'S 16 AT THE AIRPORT.

A NORTH WIND AT 9 MILES PER HOUR, AND WE HAVE SEEN A BIT OF SNOW, WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING MEASURABLE TO REPORT.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, 19 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 14, AND WINDS ARE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 6 MILES PER HOUR.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME LIGHT SNOW IN THE AREA, SOME SCATTERED FLURRIES, AND MUCH OF THE SNOW IS MOVING OUT.

WE COULD SEE A FEW SCATTERED FLURRIES HERE AND THERE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND IN PARTS OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA TOMORROW MORNING.

OVERALL, THE TREND WILL BE FOR DECREASING CLOUDS TOMORROW, BUT COOLING TEMPERATURES, ALONG WITH THAT, MANY OF US ARE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT WARMER, BUT THE TEMPERATURES WILL FALL IN THE AFTERNOON.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

WE HAD GORGEOUS SKIES IN THE AREA THIS MORNING.

WE HAVE PICTURES FROM ALEXIS, KELLY, ARLENE, SHERRY, MELODY, AND ANGELA.

OTHERWISE, A LOT OF GRAY SKIES BUT COLD ENOUGH THAT THE LAKES WERE MAKING ICE.

CHRISSY SENDING US THIS PHOTO FROM DEER WOOD.

SAMROSE OVERLOOKING RED LAKE.

WE HAVE NEW SNOW FROM GARY AND JAMIE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THOSE.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 4 AND BREEZY THIS MORNING.

DEBRA AT PINE RIVER, 13 THIS AFTERNOON, KELLY IN RED LAKE, 9 THIS AFTERNOON.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLOUDS TODAY, A LOW OF 0.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, CLOUDY TODAY WITH A HIGH OF 20.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, REPORTING SCATTERED FLURRIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD WITH A HIGH OF 17.

ON OUR ALMANAC IN BRAINERD, WE TOPPED OUT AT 19 DEGREES.

IT WAS WELL BELOW OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

THE LOW TODAY WAS 10, WE HAD SUNRISE AT 4:31.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 21, SO WE'RE A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE AVERAGE HIGH OF 27.

10 FOR THE LOW AND SUNRISE AT 7:48.

SO LOOKING AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, A FEW FLURRIES COULD LINGER IN NORTHERN, INTO NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

WE MAY HAVE A FEW CLOUDS IN THE MORNING, BUT WE'LL SEE THOSE CLEARING OUT AND SKIES BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY, BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE GETTING COLDER WITH HIGHS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA, SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, BUT THESE TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF FLURRIES, LOWS DOWN TO 3, PARTLY SUNNY TOMORROW, MORNING FLURRIES IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, WITH HIGHS NEAR 8.

LOOKING AHEAD.

COLD TEMPERATURES, LOWS NEAR - 1/10 ---10.

HIGHS SHOULD BE IN THE TEENS AND LOWS AROUND -5.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANK YOU, CHARLIE IS HERE WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS.

BRAINERD GIRLS BASKETBALL.

>> Charlie: YES, REIGNING SECTION 8-4A CHAMPIONS, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO PICK UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF COMING OFF THE LAST SEASON, THEY HAVE A GAME AGAINST RACORY AND WE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE START OF THE BRAINERD GIRLS BASKETBALL SEASON WAS PUT ON HOLD FOR A WEEK AFTER THE FIRST BIG SNOW STORM OF THE YEAR ROLLED THROUGH MINNESOTA LAST TUESDAY.

AND IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE REIGNING SECTION 8-4A CHAMPS GOT THE MOST OUT OF THAT EXTRA PRACTICE TIME, BEFORE THEIR ON THEIR NEW OPENING NIGHT, WHICH WAS TONIGHT, THE WARRIORS AT HOME TIPPING OFF WITH ROCORI.

FIRST HALF, WARRIORS WERE FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS EARLY, ADDISON BJORKLUND, 2 OF HER 20 FIRST HALF POINTS, BRAINERD OPENED ON A 17-0 RUN.

FINAL THREE MINUTES OF THE FIRST, BRAINERD UP BIG, ELLIE BERG, WATER FROM DEEP, SHE HAD 10 POINTS, WARRIORS UP 52-10 AFTER THE FIRST HALF.

ONTO THE SECOND, BRAINERD RUNNING AWAY, ALLISON THOMAS, NOTHING BUT NYLON BEYOND THE ARC, 13 ON THE NIGHT FOR HER, WARRIORS UP COMFORTABLY.

AND THEY START THE SEASON STRONG, WITH A 79-12 VICTORY OVER ROCORI.

BJORKLUND LED ALL SCORING WITH 27 POINTS.

MORE IN GIRLS BASKETBALL TONIGHT, BEMIDJI GETS A WIN ON THE ROAD.

PEQUOT LAKES GETS A WIN.

ST.

CLOUD CATHEDRAL BEATS ROYALTON.

HILL CITY GETS THE WIN OVER WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY.

>>> BOYS BASKETBALL, GRAND RAPIDS ON THE ROAD OPENING THEIR SEASON IN SUPERIOR.

BRENDAN AT THE TOP OF THE ARK, BURIES THE THREE.

RAPIDS WON'T GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT.

ETHAN MORGAN, INTO THE LANE, SPINS IT OFF THE GLASS AND HOME, AND WAS CLOSE AT THE BREAK BUT SUPERIOR PULLS IN THE SECOND HALF.

ALSO IN BOYS BASKETBALL, BRAINERD COMES OFF WITH A WIN OVER DETROIT LAKES.

JACKSON DROPS 35 TONIGHT.

IT JUST WASN'T ENOUGH THERE.

>>> IN BOY'S HOCKEY, BAGLEY-FOSSTON OFF TO A 2-0 START TO THEIR SEASON, HOSTING LAKE OF THE WOODS, WHO ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THEIR FIRST WIN.

WE PICK UP IN THE 2ND, BEARS TRAILING 1-0, JACK BESSLER, TUCKS ONE HOME TO EVEN THE SCORE AT ONE.

EXACTLY 30-SECONDS LATER, GRANT MERSCHMAN FINDS LOGAN DILLICK AT THE BACK DOOR, HE PUTS THE FLYERS BACK ON TOP 2-1.

THEN, JUST 15-SECONDS AFTER THAT, COLE JOHNSON ON CLEAN UP DUTY, MAKES IT 3-1 FLYERS, 3-GOALS IN 45-SECONDS, WOW.

THE NEXT ONE TOOK A LITTLE LONGER, WYATT GERBRACHT BURIES A ONE-TIMER ABOUT 4-MINUTES LATER.

THE FLOODGATES OPENED FROM THERE, BAGLEY-FOSSTON REMAINS UNBEATEN AS THEY DEFEAT LAKE OF THE WOODS 12-1.

SOME MORE HOCKEY SCORES FOR YOU.

GRAND RAPIDS SHUTS OUT PROCTOR.

WARROAD BEATS EAST GRAND FORKS.

LITTLE FALLS GETS THE WIN OVER RIVER LAKES.

BRAINERD LITTLE FALLS BEATS WILMER.

GRAND RAPIDS GREEN WAY, HUGE WIN OVER ROCK RIDGE.

WARROAD BEATS CROOKSTON, 7-0.

>>> BEMIDJI GIRLS WRESTLING HOSTING A QUADRANGULAR TO BEGIN THEIR SEASON, BRAINERD MAKING THE TREK NORTH TO COMPETE, ALONG WITH MOORHEAD AND THIEF RIVER FALLS.

IN THE FIRST ROUND, THEN AT 1:30, THE SENIOR CAPTAIN WITH A TAKE DOWN, AND THEY BEAT THE PROWLERS 39-21.

BRAINERD ON THE MAT NEXT DOOR.

SENIOR HOLLY, NOTHING GENTLE ABOUT THAT MOVE.

SHE GETS THE WIN, AND FINALLY AT 1:36, FOURTH IN THE STATE IN HER WEIGHT, DOES NOT MESS AROUND IN THIS ONE.

BRAINERD DEFEATS MOORHEAD.

THE WARRIORS SWEEP ALL THEIR DUELS INCLUDING AGAINST BEMIDJI, LUMBERJACKS WENT 2-1.

TIMBERWOLVES GET A WIN IN THE NBA.

RIGHT NOW, CURRENTLY THE WALL IN ST.

PAUL TRYING TO HOLD OFF CONNOR McDAVID AS THE WILD ARE UP 1-0 ON LAKELAND IN THE THIRD PERIOD.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> DEEP PORTAGE LEARNING CENTER, LOCATED ON THE DEEP PORTAGE CONSERVATION RESERVE IN CASS COUNTY, OPENED UP THEIR FIRST EVER MINDFULNESS WONDER WALK EARLIER THIS YEAR TO TRY AND CONNECT MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK VISITED THE TRAIL TO SPEAK TO COLLABORATORS ABOUT WHY THEY CREATED THE WALK, FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: THE SOUNDS OF NATURE MIGHT BE SOOTHING ENOUGH ON THEIR OWN, BUT THE DEEP PORTAGE LEARNING CENTER IN HACKENSACK IS TRYING TO MAKE ONE OF THEIR TRAILS EVEN MORE RELAXES BY CREATING A WALK.

IT'S OPEN TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND EXPECTED TO BECOME LOW IMPACT FROM THE BUILDING AND DOING THE LOOP, IT'S 0.6 MILES.

THROUGHOUT THE TRAIL, THERE ARE FIVE SIGNS ON THE WAY.

>> THE PROCESS IS AN INTRODUCTION OF WHAT MINDFULNESS IS AND SIMPLE APPROACHABLE STEPS TO PRACTICE IT ON THE TRAIL.

WE DON'T WANT IT TO BE INTIMIDATING, WE DON'T WANT IT TO BE TOO COMPLICATED.

>> IT FORCES YOU TO BE PRESENT, TO BE OUTSIDE AND YOU'RE WATCHING THINGS, THE SENSORY EXPERIENCE OF WATCHING, HEARING, AND SEEING THINGS, AND FORCING YOU TO SLOW DOWN, GET OFF THE SCREENS, AND TAKE IN ALL NATURE HAS TO OFFER.

>> Reporter: IT WAS TO CONNECT PHYSICAL WELLBEING WITH EMOTIONAL WELLBEING, AND TO SHOW HOW MUCH ONE CAN AFFECT THE OTHER.

>> YOU'RE IN THE WOODS, YOU ARE HERE TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH, YOU DON'T NEED TO DO OR BE ANYTHING ELSE TO ANYONE ELSE.

JUST BE HERE.

>> WHEN YOUR STRESS IS LOWER, YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH CAN BE IMPROVED.

LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE, IMPROVED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, LOWER STRESS, BETTER MOOD, ALL THOSE THINGS COMBINED TO CREATE YOUR HEALTH STATUS.

>> Reporter: THE TRAIL STARTS WITH THE GROUNDING EXERCISE AND THEN FINDING SOMETHING ENCHANTING IN THE SURROUNDING WOODS, CREATING A NICE PLACE TO SIT AND BECOMING AWARE OF YOUR FIVE SENSES AND FINISHING OFF WITH A BREATHING PRACTICE.

>> JUST OBSERVING IT AND BECOMING CURIOUS AND FINDING AWE IN NATURE'S WONDERS.

IT'S VERY EASY TO TAP INTO MINDFULNESS.

IT'S VERY EASY TO FEEL THAT RELAXATION RESPONSE.

>> THE FACT THIS EVEN EXISTS, IT HELPS PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF EMOTIONAL HEALTH, OF PHYSICAL HEALTH, THE FACT THAT SO MANY COLLABORATORS CAME TOGETHER TO DO THIS SHOWS THAT PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY DO REALLY CARE ABOUT HEALTH, EMOTIONS, AND NATURE PRESERVATION.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM HACKENSACK WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE MINDFULNESS WALK IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND IS ALSO INTENDED TO BE A CALMING SPOT FOR STUDENTS VISITING THE LEARNING CENTER TO GO TO, AND GET OUT OF THE CLASSROOM FOR A BIT TO CONNECT WITH NATURE.

>>> STACY HERE NOW, WE'RE GOING BACK TO HER WITH MORE ON OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: A FEW FLURRIES OVERNIGHT, NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY TOMORROW, SOME FLURRIES IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA IN THE MORNING, HIGHS NEAR 8, NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

>> Dennis: 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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