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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.

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

>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS GIVING FARMERS SOME $12 BILLION IN AID TO HELP AS THEY STRUGGLE TO SELL THEIR CROPS WHILE GETTING HIT BY RISING COSTS.

THE MOVE COMES AFTER THE PRESIDENT RAISED TARIFFS ON CHINA AS PART OF A BROADER TRADE WAR.

CHINA HAS SINCE AGREED TO BUY MORE U.S.

SOYBEANS, BUT SALES HAVE SO FAR BEEN SLOW.

THE PRESIDENT SAYS THESE BRIDGE FUNDS WILL COME FROM MONEY THE U.S.

IS COLLECTING ON THE NEW TARIFFS.

>> WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE TAKING A RELATIVELY SMALL PORTION OF THAT AND WE'RE GOING TO BE GIVING AND PROVIDING IT TO THE FARMERS IN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE, MAXIMIZING DOMESTIC FARM PRODUCTION IS A BIG PART OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE AMERICA AFFORDABLE AGAIN.

THIS RELIEF WILL PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED CERTAINTY TO FARMERS AS THEY GET THIS YEAR'S HARVEST TO MARKET AND LOOK AHEAD TO NEXT YEAR'S CROPS, AND IT WILL HELP THEM CONTINUE THEIR EFFORT TO LOWER FOOD PRICES.

>> FARMERS HAVE BACKED TRUMP POLITICALLY BUT HIS AGGRESSIVE TRADE POLICIES AND FREQUENTLY CHANGING TARIFF RATES HAVE COME UNDER INCREASING SCRUTINY.

AGRICULTURE SECRETARY BROOKE ROLLINS SAID FARMERS WILL GET THE MONEY BY THE END OF FEBRUARY.

>>> A PRIEST WHO SERVED AT SEVERAL PARISHES IN THE LAKELAND VIEWING AREA IS FACING FELONY SEXUAL ASSAULT AND THREATS OF VIOLENCE CHARGES.

FATHER JOSPEH HERZING WAS CHARGED IN STEARNS COUNTY COURT ON NOVEMBER 26TH.

ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT IN THE CASE, POLICE BEGAN INVESTIGATING A REPORT OF SEXUAL ABUSE IN AUGUST OF 2024.

HERZING IS ACCUSED OF HAVING AN INAPPROPRIATE INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH A WOMAN HE PROVIDED SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE TO OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING IN 2018.

COURT DOCUMENTS ALLEGE HERZING PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED THE WOMAN, CHOKED HER AND THREATENED TO KILL HER.

ST.

CLOUD DIOCESE BISHOP PATRICK NEARY IMMEDIATELY PLACED HERZING ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE ON NOVEMBER 26TH AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE CHARGES.

HERZINGS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 29TH.

HERZING WAS MOST RECENTLY PASTOR OF CHRIST THE KING IN BROWERVILLE, ST.

JOSEPH'S IN CLARISSA, ST.

JOSEPH'S IN GREY EAGLE, ST.

MARY'S OF MOUNT CARMEL IN LONG PRAIRIE AND ST.

JOHN THE BAPTIST IN SWANVILLE.

OTHER CITIES IN THE LAKELAND VIEWING AREA WHERE HE ALSO SERVED AS PASTOR INCLUDE, BOWLUS, UPSALA, LITTLE FALLS.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE AND NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE ANNOUNCED A NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS LAST WEEK.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK SPOKE WITH KEVIN STENSBERG ABOUT HIS NEW ROLE, AND HIM BRINGING TWO DECADES OF EXPERIENCE INTO SOME OF THE UNIVERSITY'S ADMINISTRATION'S PLANS FOR 2026.

>> Reporter: KEVIN HAS BEEN A PART OF BEMIDJI STATE SINCE SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR AFTER BEING HIRED AS THE INTERIM SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER AND DEAN OF STUDENTS.

IN THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER, HE WAS NAMED THE NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS FOR BSU AND NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

>> A LOT OF LEARNING HAPPENS OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM SETTING.

SO A LOT OF THE CHALLENGES YOU MAY HAVE IN COLLEGES, GETTING THROUGH YOUR EXAMS, OR MANAGING A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR ROOMMATE, AND THE OTHER IS THE REALITY OF THE LIFE THAT STUDENTS FACE OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM HAS A HUGE IMPACT ON THEIR ABILITY TO CONTINUE.

>> Reporter: HE WORKS IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS ONE-ON-ONE WITH STUDENTS.

>> I'M OLD ENOUGH NOW THAT I HAVE, YOU KNOW, FORMER STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDENTS IN COLLEGE.

SO, YOU KNOW, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN A PART OF PEOPLE'S JOURNEYS.

>> Reporter: THE NEW STUDENT AFFAIRS V.P.

OUTLINED A FEW KEY POINTS IN THE UPCOMING STRATEGIC PLAN THAT IS SET TO COME OUT IN JANUARY OF 2026.

>> CURRENTLY, HEALTH AND COUNSELING IS HOUSED IN A SEPARATE BUILDING FROM THE FITNESS CENTER AND RECREATION CENTER.

IT BUILDS IN YOUR MIND THERE IS A SEPARATION.

WE WANT STUDENTS TO THINK OF THOSE THINGS TOGETHER, WHEN A STUDENT MEETS WITH ONE OF OUR COUNSELORS TO TALK ABOUT ANXIETY, THEIR SLEEP HYGIENE, THEIR NUTRITION, THEIR WORKOUT ROUTINE, HOW IT'S CONNECTED TO BE PART OF WELLNESS.

IT CAN HELP TAKE AWAY THE STIGMA OF GETTING MENTAL HEALTH CARE OR PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE.

>> Reporter: WITH 750 STUDENTS LIVING ON CAMPUS FROM BOTH BSU AND NTC, INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AND SUSTAINABLE HOUSING ISSUES HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO LIGHTS.

>> Reporter: WE'RE CURRENTLY SOLD OUT OF ALL OUR APARTMENTS AND SUITE-STYLE HOUSING AND WE KNOW THAT THE GROWTH WILL BE IN NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS.

SO LOOKING AT RENOVATING BUILDINGS, HOW DO WE RETROFIT THEM OR RECONCEPTUALALIZE THE SPACE WE HAVE.

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

>> THE INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES TO RESIDENT HALLS WILL BE JUST SOME OF THE PHYSICAL CHANGES THAT THE UNIVERSITY WILL UNDERTAKE.

MORE DETAILS ABOUT THEIR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WILL BE RELEASED BY BEMIDJI STATE EARLY NEXT YEAR.

>>> THE BEMIDJI SCHOOL BOARD WILL DISCUSS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST A DISTRICT EMPLOYEE IN A CLOSED MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK.

NO OTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN MADE PUBLIC BUT BOARD MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS THE MATTER IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE BOARD ROOM AT 3:00 P.M.

THIS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11TH.

ACCORDING TO A NOTICE FROM THE DISTRICT, THE CLOSED MEETING WILL INCLUDE PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATION OF THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE EMPLOYEE.

>>> THERE IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE LOOKING TO STAY ACTIVE DURING THE HOLIDAYS, WHILE ALSO GETTING SOME QUALITY CANINE TIME.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE, ON WHAT THE CANINE CONNECTION BRAINERD KENNEL CLUB IS PROVIDING THE COMMUNITY THIS DECEMBER.

>> Reporter: THE HOLIDAYS ARE TRADITIONALLY A TIME WHEN MANY PEOPLE FIND THEMSELVES AROUND FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND GOOD TIMES.

THE CANINE CONNECTION KENNEL CLUB IS GETTING IN ON THE FUN, FESTIVE ATMOSPHERE.

>> WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN WHEN YOU HAVE THE HOLIDAYS, RIGHT?

SO WE TOOK THAT OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE SOME SHORT SESSIONS THAT ARE FESTIVE.

THERE ARE AGILITY GAMES AND THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, HOLIDAYS ARE STRESSFUL AND THERE IS NO BETTER WAY TO SHAKE OFF STRESS THAN PLAYING WITH YOUR DOG.

>> Reporter: THEIR MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE BOND THROUGH DOGS AND THEIR HANDLERS.

>> THE TRAINING IS NOT JUST COMMAND, IT'S REALLY ABOUT CONNECTION, TRUST, UNDERSTANDING.

WE DO SOME GREAT PROGRAMS RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE A FOOD DRIVE GOING WITH THE LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF, THE SCHOLARSHIP FOR ANYBODY THAT IS FOSTERING OR HAS RECENTLY ADOPTED A DOG FROM A RESCUE.

WE WANT THIS TO BE A COMMUNITY GYM.

>> Reporter: THROUGH EXPERT LEVEL DOG TRAINING, THOSE CAN TAKE BEGINNER CLASSES.

>> I WANT THEM TO FEEL GOOD, THEIR QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED, THEIR PROBLEMS SOLVED.

KEEPING IT FUN AND INTERESTING IS CRITICAL.

IT'S A GREAT WAY TO BUILD CONFIDENCE WITH YOUR DOG, BUILD A BOND WITH THEM.

MY GOAL IS TO GET THEM HOOKED ON TRAINING DOGS AND SHOWING THEM THEIR POTENTIAL.

>> Reporter: IT REVOLVES AROUND CONNECTION, COMPASSION, EDUCATION, WELLNESS, INCLUSIVITY, AND PLAY, ALL WHICH THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IS ESSENTIAL TO BUILDING AN UNBREAKABLE BOND BETWEEN HUMAN AND DOG.

>> OUR FAVORITE SLOGAN IS PEOPLE HELPING DOGS, DOGS HELPING PEOPLE.

WE GET AS MUCH OUT OF THIS AS THEY DO.

LET'S HAVE FUN IN A HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE WAY.

>> WE WANT YOU TO LEARN, THRIVE, AND BE HEALTHY.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> CANINE CONNECTION'S HOLIDAY SESSIONS WILL RUN THROUGH DECEMBER 22ND.

REGISTRATION FOR WINTER SESSION ONE CLASSES RECENTLY OPENED AS WELL.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: A SECOND AND MORE POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS SET TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TOMORROW.

I'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON ALL THE ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS IN OUR AREA IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, A BRAND NEW DOG GROOMING SERVICE JUST OPENED UP IN LAKE GEORGE, JUST IN [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE FORESTVIEW PLANETARIUM IS USUALLY RESERVED FOR STUDENTS IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA, BUT THEY RECENTLY OPENED THEIR DOORS TO THE PUBLIC FOR A LIMITED TIME HOLIDAY SHOW.

REPORTER DANIEL PURSELL HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: WHEN STUDENTS COME TO THE FOREST VIEW PLANETARIUM YUM, THEY LEARN ABOUT THE CONSTELLATIONS, PHASES OF THE MOON, AND ASTRONOMY.

AUDIENCE MEMBERS WILL GET TO SEE A HOLIDAY SHOW, UNLIKE ANY OTHER IN THE AREA.

>> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEVERAL YEARS, WE'RE BRINGING BACK CHRISTMAS SHOWS IN DECEMBER.

WE'RE RUNNING THEM ON MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENINGS.

IT'S AN HOUR-LONG SHOW.

>> Reporter: IT WON'T JUST BE CHRISTMAS SONGS AND FLASHING LIGHTS.

YOU MAY LEARN SOMETHING ALONG THE WAY AS WELL.

>> WINTER IS A GREAT TIME BECAUSE WITH CLEAR SKIES, WE CAN SEE A LOT OF NEAT THINGS IN THE SOUTH.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE SCIENCE OF THE SEASONS, BUT THEN IT GETS INTO THE CULTURAL ASPECT OF SEASONS AND TRADITIONS, AND THOSE THINGS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO THAT COME FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: PLANETARIUM OFFICIALS PLANNED TO PUT ON A SHOW, A CONTRASTING STATEMENT THAN THE DARKER DAYS THAT HAPPENED DURING THE WINTER SEASON.

>> IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE WINTER IS OUR DARKEST TIME.

DURING THE SHOW, WE TALK ABOUT SEASONS AND HOW EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT OUR DAYS GETTING SHORTER AND SHORTER AND DARKER AND DARKER.

WELL, THE CHRISTMAS SEASON HAS BEEN SEEN AS A SEASON OF LIGHT.

SO HOPEFULLY THIS SHOW BRINGS ABOUT THAT INSPIRATION AND THAT BRIGHTNESS DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR, WHICH IS CONSIDERED VERY DARK.

>> Reporter: WHILE GAZING UP AT THE PLANETARIUM, GUESTS CAN LEARN THE BRAINERD NIGHT SKY WITHOUT HAVING TO BRAVE THE WINTER TEMPERATURES.

>> TO MAKE SENSE OF WHAT THEY'RE SEEING, WE LOOK UP AT THE NIGHT SKY AND SEE ALL THESE RANDOM STARS.

IF I CAN GIVE THEM POINTS THEY CAN LOOK FOR, LIKE IN ORION, WE HAVE THE BELT, THE THREE STARS, THAT'S A GREAT PLACE TO BEGIN AND THEN BRANCH OUT.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE PART OF IT.

THE OTHER IS PROVIDING PEOPLE AN ENTERTAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR A PRETTY REASONABLE PLACE TO COME OUT WITH THEIR FAMILY AND EXPERIENCE SOMETHING THEY DON'T NORMALLY GET TO SEE IN A SETTING SUCH AS BRAINERD-BA, XTER.

>> YOU HEAD TO THE WEBSITE ON THE SCREEN FOR MORE INFORMATION.

>>> NOW STACY JOINS US AND A WINTER STORM COMING INTO THE AREA.

>> Stacy: YES, WE HAD SOME SNOW MOVING THROUGH THE AREA.

MOST OF IT HAS MOVED ON OUT, IF IT HASN'T IN YOUR AREA, IT SHOULD IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

A STRONGER SYSTEM SET TO MOVE IN TOMORROW, COULD BRING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW, E [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

>> Stacy: WELL, WE HAVE SEEN A BIT OF SNOW IN THE AREA ALREADY TODAY AND MOST OF IT SHOULD HAVE TAPERED OFF.

HAS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, A STRONGER WINTER STORM IS GOING TO BE MOVING IN.

WE WILL GET SOME GRAPHICS MOVING HERE IN A SECOND.

AGAIN, WE WILL BE SEEING THE SNOW MOVING IN TOMORROW.

WE COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

WE COULD SEE GUSTING WINDS AS THE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 13 DEGREES.

WINDS ARE SOUTH AT 3 MILES PER HOUR.

WE HAVE PICKED UP 1.75 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR AND OUR DEW POINT IS 12.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, A DEW POINT OF 11, PRESSURE IS FALLING, WINDS ARE SOUTH AT 12 MILES PER HOUR.

WE HAVE A WINTER STORM WARNING OUT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

THIS IS IN EFFECT FROM 6:00 A.M.

TUESDAY TO 6:00 A.M.

WEDNESDAY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND FROM NOON WEDNESDAY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

WE HAVE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR THE REST OF THE VIEWING AREA, THAT'S FROM 6:00 A.M.

TUESDAY UNTIL 6:00 A.M.

ON WEDNESDAY.

WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING AGAIN SOME SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL.

AS FAR AS SNOWFALL TOTALS, YOU CAN SEE THOSE RIGHT THERE.

IN GENERAL, WE'RE LOOKING AT 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL, BUT THERE MAY BE A NARROW BAND SETTING UP IN THERE WITH HIGHER TOTALS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME HEAVY SNOWFALL AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE HAVE THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW MOVING THROUGH EARLIER TODAY.

MOST OF THAT HAS MOVED OUT, ALTHOUGH WE COULD STILL SEE A FEW FLURRIES AND SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

MAINLY QUIET OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW TOMORROW MORNING, BUT WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT PICK UP AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL IN THAT AFTERNOON TO EVENING HOUR.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU, THE LOWER RED LAKE BEFORE THE SNOWFALL.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ANGELA REPORTING 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN CASS LAKE.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 13.

OUR LOW WAS -1 AND WE HAD SUNRISE AT 7:55.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE'LL HAVE THAT CLOUD COVER.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF SEEING SOME SNOW IN THE MORNING, BUT THE BULK OF THAT SYSTEM IS GOING TO BE MOVING IN THE AFTERNOON WITH POTENTIAL FOR SOME HEAVY SNOWFALL AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID-20s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA, AND IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE COULD ACTUALLY SEE SOME UPPER 20s TO NEAR 30.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, MOSTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT, LOWS DROPPING TO ABOUT 8, AND THEN TOMORROW, THAT SNOW MOVES IN, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON WHEN WE COULD SEE SOME HEAVY SNOWFALL, AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE, WITH HIGHS NEAR 23.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, THAT SYSTEM MOVES OUT, A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW COULD LINGER WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THERE ARE SOME SMALL CHANCES OF SNOW LOOKING AHEAD, BUT TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE MUCH COLDER AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

TEMPERATURES MAY STAY BELOW 0 ALL DAY ON SATURDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW AND BEMIDJI GIRLS HOCKEY HAS GOTTEN OFF TO A GREAT START, GREAT TEAM EFFORT, AND NEW ADDITION TO THE TEAM MAKING A NAME FOR HERSELF.

>> Charlie: FROM A LONG WAY'S AWAY, CENTENNIAL STATE COLORADO, LILY LIVED THERE NOT SO LONG AGO AND NOW SHE IS HERE IN BEMIDJI, SAME AS ME, AND SAVING GOALS.

WE HAVE A STORY ON HER COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> AFTER SUFFERING THEIR FIRST LOSS IN REGULATION DURING CCHA PLAY ON FRIDAY, BSU MEN'S HOCKEY HAD TO WAIT AN EXTRA NIGHT TO AVOID THEIR FIRST 6-POINT SWEEP OF THE SEASON.

DUE TO UNSPECIFIED ICE CONDITIONS AT AUGUSTANA'S MIDCO ARENA FORCED SATURDAY'S GAME TO BE POSTPONED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

AS TO WHETHER OR NOT IT HELPED THE BEAVERS, IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE IT THROUGH THE BETTER PART OF TWO PERIODS.

TRAILING 3-1 LATE IN THE SECOND, FRESHMAN MAXON VIG CUTS THE VIKINGS LEAD IN HALF WITH AN UNASSISTED SNIPE, HIS 4TH OF THE SEASON.

THEN, EARLY IN THE THIRD, KASPER MAGNUSSEN, BOMBS AWAY, THE 5-ON-3 POWER PLAY GOAL EVENS THE SCORE AT THREE.

LATER, LANDON FANDEL TAKES THE LEAD BACK FOR THE VIKINGS, AND THE BEAVERS WITH THE VERY REAL POSSIBILITY OF COMING AWAY WITH NO POINTS HEADING INTO WINTER BREAK.

JUST OVER TWO MINUTES TO PLAY, BEAVERS WITH AN EMPTY NET FOR THE SECOND NIGHT IN-A-ROW AND FOR THE SECOND NIGHT IN A ROW OLIVER PEER FINDS NYLON, TO KNOT THE GAME AT FOUR.

THE GAME WOULD END IN A TIE, BUT BEMIDJI STATE WOULD WIN THE SHOOTOUT, SNATCHING TWO POINTS OUT OF THIN AIR TO END THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON ON A HIGH NOTE AND REMAIN IN SECOND PLACE IN THE CCHA STANDINGS.

>>> A FEW MORE SCORES FROM THE WEEKEND, WOMEN'S HOCKEY GETS SWEPT BY MINNESOTA DULUTH.

ALSO OVER THE WEEKEND, MEN'S BASKETBALL BEATS MINNESOTA CROOKSTON AFTER LOSING TO MOORHEAD ON THURSDAY.

BEMIDJI STATE BEATS MINNESOTA CROOKSTON IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL IN OVERTIME.

>>> MOVING IS NEVER EASY, ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS ACROSS STATE LINES, AND EVEN HARDER WHEN YOU'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU HAVE TO TRY TO FIT IN AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS IN A TOWN YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW.

BUT FOR ONE JUNIOR FROM COLORADO, SETTLING DOWN IN BEMIDJI WAS AS EASY AS SETTLING IN BETWEEN THE PIPES FOR THE GIRLS HOCKEY TEAM.

>> Reporter: SHE IS NOT AS TALL AS PIKES PEAK, BUT LILY HAS BEEN MAKING SOME ROCKY MOUNTAIN SIZED SAVES THIS SEASON FOR BEMIDJI GIRLS HOCKEY.

>> IT'S INSANE.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE WOULD BE WHERE WE ARE AT WITHOUT HER.

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE HER BACK THERE.

>> YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE BACK THERE THAT CAN STOP THE PUCK OR BLOCK SHOTS, IT'S GREAT.

>> Reporter: THE NEWEST NET MINDER HAILS FROM COLORADO, WHERE SHE GREW UP PLAYING HOCKEY WITH THE BOYS.

>> I ENJOYED THE EXCITEMENT OF IT.

IT WAS A DIFFERENT GAME AND OVER THERE, THE GIRLS HOCKEY IS NOT AS BIG.

I LIKE THE CHALLENGE.

I LIKE TO GROOVE PRETTY FAST.

PLAYING WITH THE BOYS FELT LIKE THE RIGHT PLACE.

>> Reporter: THE OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED BY THE STATE OF HOCKEY PROVED TO BE A DRAW FOR THE GOALTENDER TO MAKE THE MOVE TO BEMIDJI.

>> HOCKEY IS BIG HERE AND THE SCOUTING AS WELL.

ALL OF THOSE THINGS COMBINED MADE ME WANT TO COME HERE, I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BE HERE.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS STOPPED SHOT AFTER SHOT AFTER SHOT.

HER GOALS ALLOWED AVERAGE PER GAME IS JUST 1 PAIRED WITH A 955 SAVE PERCENTAGE AND A SHUTOUT, A RESULT OF HER MINDSET BEHIND THE PIPES.

>> GOAL ROBBER, AND IT CHANGES THE GAME WHEN YOU CAN MAKE A BIG SAVE, AND IT CHANGES THE GAME WHEN YOU CAN MAKE A SIMPLE SAVE.

THE EFFECT IT HAS ON THE TEAM IS MUCH MORE GREAT THAN PEOPLE REALIZE.

>> Reporter: AS IMPRESSIVE AS HER INGAME STATS ARE, IT'S WHAT SHE IS DOING IN PRACTICE THAT HAS HER TEAMMATES AND COACHES TALKING.

>> SHE IS A SUPER HARD WORKER, SHE SHOWS UP EARLY, AND PUSHES US IN PRACTICE.

WE WANT TO SCORE ON HER.

SHE IS AWESOME.

>> SHE TAKES IT UPON HERSELF TO OWN EVERY SITUATION AND TRY TO WIN EVERY DRILL.

WE PLAY SMALL AREA GAMES AND WE WORK ON THE POWER PLAY AND CAN'T SCORE BECAUSE SHE IS SO INTENSE.

>> Reporter: THAT INTENSITY HAS HELPED HER BACKSTOP THE JACKS TO A 7-0 RECORD, THEIR BEST START IN PROGRAM HISTORY.

>> IT'S BEEN GREAT.

IT'S REALLY AWESOME TO MEET A NEW GROUP OF GIRLS THAT HAVE BEEN SUPER GREAT TEAMMATES AND IT'S REALLY CRAZY OVER HERE WITH THE FANS AND ALL THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S REALLY AWESOME.

>> Charlie: THEY HAVE A BIG SCHEDULE COMING UP AHEAD FOR BEMIDJI GIRLS HOCKEY AT CROOKSTON AND FRIDAY THEY HOST HOLY FAMILY, THE SECOND RANKED TEAM IN CLASS 2A.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HIGHLIGHTS ON THAT ONE FRIDAY.

IT SHOULD BE A GOOD ONE.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> A NEW PET-GROOMING BUSINESS RECENTLY OPENED ITS DOORS IN LAKE GEORGE.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, SPOKE WITH THE OWNERS OF HAPPY TAILS GROOMING, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHY THEY OPENED UP THEIR BUSINESS IN RURAL MINNESOTA, FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: KAYLIE AND CAITLIN BEGAN BUILDING THEIR NEW DREAM BUSINESS IN MAY EARLIER THIS YEAR.

BOTH OF THEM HAD A LOVE FOR DOGS EVER SINCE THEY WERE KIDS AND THEY KNEW THEY WANTED TO BE IN THE INDUSTRY IN SOME WAY.

ON DECEMBER 1ST, THEY OFFICIALLY MADE THAT DREAM A REALITY.

>> I ALWAYS LOVED ANIMALS GROWING UP, SO I KNEW I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING.

SO DOG GROOMING, IT WAS JUST THE MOST INTEREST TO ME.

>> WE GROWN UP WITH SO MANY DOGS IN OUR FAMILY AND WE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE -- DO SOMETHING IN THE DOG GROOMING CAREER.

WE GOT CERTIFIED AND YEAH, NOW WE'RE HERE.

>> Reporter: THEY SITUATED THEMSELVES IN THEIR HOMETOWN OF LAKE GEORGE.

THEY HOPE IT WILL LOWER THE DRIVE TIME FOR DOG OWNERS IN THE RURAL AREAS.

>> I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR WALKER, PARK RAPIDS, AND BEMIDJI BECAUSE IT'S 30 MINUTES FROM EACH TOWN.

>> WE WANTED TO BE AROUND ALL THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

THERE ARE A LOT OF LOCALS WITHOUT MANY OPTIONS.

INSTEAD OF DRIVING TO BEMIDJI, THEY HAVE THE OPTION HERE.

>> Reporter: ONE MISTAKE DOG OWNERS CAN MAKE IS BELIEVING THEY CAN SKIP DOG GROOMING DURING THE WINTER MONTHS.

THEY MAY HAVE GOOD INTENTIONS TO GIVE THEM WARMTH, BUT WINTER GROOMING IS JUST AS IMPORTANT IF EVEN MORE SO THAN THE SUMMER MONTHS.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE YOUR DOG GROOMED BECAUSE WITH ALL THE MUD, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

>> WE HAD A DOG COME IN LAST WEEK WITH HALF A PAW BECAUSE OF FROSTBITE.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PETS DURING THE COLD WEATHER.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN.

LAKELAND NEWS.

>> HAPPY TAILS IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING DONATIONS OF DOG TOYS, AS WELL AS ANY MONETARY DONATIONS, WHICH WILL ALL GO TO GREAT RIVER RESCUE ANIMAL SHELTER IN BEMIDJI, AND THE HEADWATERS ANIMAL SHELTER IN PARK RAPIDS.

>>> WE HAVE A QUICK LOOK AT OUR WEATHER, WE GO BACK TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE DO HAVE WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES IN THE VIEWING AREA.

WE COULD SEE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW, LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

>> Dennis: THAT WILL DO IT FOR US.

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

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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