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DENNIS WEIMANN WITH THE NEWS, STACY CHRISTENSON WITH THE WEATHER AND CHARLIE YAEGER WITH YOUR SPORTS.

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

>>> A FIRE AT A WADENA APARTMENT COMPLEX ON SUNDAY KILLED ONE PERSON AND DISPLACED A DOZEN OTHERS.

FIRE CREWS FROM WADENA AND VERNDALE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AT 123 BRYANT AVENUE IN WADENA JUST BEFORE 11:00 P.M. AND BATTLED THE FIRE IN FRIGID TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND WELL INTO MONDAY MORNING.

ACCORDING TO WADENA FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS, THE SUBZERO TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS MADE FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS MORE DIFFICULT, CAUSING FOUR TRUCKS AND TWO LADDERS TO FREEZE UP.

CREW REMAINED ON THE SCENE UNTIL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHO DIED IN THE FIRE IS NOT BEING RELEASED UNTIL FAMILY MEMBERS ARE NOTIFIED.

THE WADENA AMERICAN INN IS SERVING AS TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR THE 12 DISPLACED RESIDENTS.

SEVEN OTHER RESIDENTS WERE DISPLACED FROM A NEARBY APARTMENT AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE BUT WERE EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO RETURN.

>>> MEANWHILE, EFFORTS TO HELP THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DISPLACED ARE ONGOING AS BECAUSE IT WAS A RAPID EVACUATION THEY LOST EVERYTHING INCLUDING WALLETS, CREDIT CARDS, KEYS TO VEHICLES, AND ALSO PETS.

THE INITIATIVE FOUNDATION HAS PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS TO ESTABLISH THE WADENA FIRE RECOVERY FUND.

THE FUND SUPPORTS RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS AND WILL BE USED TO HELP FIRE VICTIMS AND ALSO TO FILL RESOURCE GAPS DURING LONG-TERM RECOVERY EFFORTS.

DONORS CAN GIVE TODAY TO THE WADENA FIRE RECOVERY FUND AT THE ADDRESS ON THE SCREEN.

WE'LL ALSO INCLUDE A LINK ALONG WITH THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

ORGANIZERS ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO DIRECT THEIR DONATIONS TO THE WADENA FIRE RECOVERY FUND RATHER THAN WHAT THEY CALL WELL-INTENTIONED BUT OFTEN FRAUGHT CROWD-FUNDING SITES.

THEY SAY UNLIKE CROWDFUNDING SITES, GIFTS TO THE INITIATIVE FOUNDATION-HOSTED FUND ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE AND SUPPORTED BY A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO DIRECT 100 PERCENT OF THE RESOURCES TO RELIEF AND RECOVERY EFFORTS.

WADENA HUMAN SERVICES IS ALSO ACCEPTING GIFT CARDS TO WALMART TO PURCHASE COATS, BOOTS AND TOILETRY ITEMS.

ALSO THIS EVENING, GOVERNOR WALZ ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER AUTHORIZING THE NATIONAL GUARD TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY SHELTER FOR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN DISPLACED.

>>> WE HAVE AN UPDATE NOW ON THE DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT FROM MINNEAPOLIS THAT CRASHED, TURNED UPSIDE DOWN AND CAUGHT FIRE ON THE RUNWAY AT TORONTO PEARSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON MONDAY.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS THE LATEST ON THE CRASH AND INVESTIGATION.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA IS NOW LEADING THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE RUNWAY CRASH AT TORONTO PEARSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

>> THIS WOULD NOT BE A TIME FOR US TO HAVE A THEORY OR TO SPECULATE WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF AGENCIES THAT ARE HERE, THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING A THOROUGH AND FULL AND COMPLETE INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE ALL THE CAUSAL FACTORS.

>> Reporter: WHILE IT'S TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE A CAUSE, AIRPORT PRESIDENT DEBRA FLINT NOTED UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS OF SNOWFALL THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

>> IN FACT, THERE WAS MORE SNOW IN THAT TIME WINDOW THAN ALL OF LAST WINTER.

>> Reporter: PASSENGERS DESCRIBABLED THE CHAOTIC MOMENTS WHEN THE FLIGHT MADE A HARD LANDING AND FLIPPED UPSIDEDOWN.

>> IT HAPPENED SO QUICKLY, RIGHT?

THERE IS THIS GIANT POP AND IT'S LIKE A SUPER LOUD BANG.

>> Reporter: EVACUEES JUMPED SEVERAL FEET FROM THE FRAME TO THE SNOW COVERED GROUND AS SPRAYS OF FIRE RETARDANT RAINED OVERHEAD.

ALL 76 PASSENGERS AND 4 CREW ABOARD THE JET SURVIVED, BUT AT LEAST 21 PEOPLE WERE INJURED, AND 2 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED AS OF TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FLINT THANKED FIRST RESPONDERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS FOR PREVENTING ANY LOSS OF LIFE.

>> THE CREW OF DELTA FLIGHT 4819 HEROICALLY LED PASSENGERS TO SAFETY, EVACUATING A JET THAT HAD OVERTURNED ON THE RUNWAY ON LANDING THAT WAS AMISS SMOKE AND FIRE.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD AND THE U.S. IS ASSISTING IN THE INVESTIGATION.

I'M MICHAEL YOSHIDA REPORTING.

>> AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH THE AIRPORT WAS EXPERIENCING BLOWING SNOW AND WINDS OF 32 MILES PER HOUR.

>>> GOOD NEWS FOR THE UNITED WAY OF THE BEMIDJI AREA, THEY EXCEEDED THEIR 2024 CAMPAIGN FOR THE COMMUNITY GOAL BY MORE THAN $40,000.

EARLIER TODAY THEY HELD THEIR ANNUAL END OF THE CAMPAIGN YEAR CELEBRATION TO ANNOUNCE THE CAMPAIGN TOTAL TO THE PUBLIC.

OVER THE COURSE OF 2024, THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY RAISED OVER $768,000 FOR DIFFERENT NON-PROFITS IN THE AREA.

THROUGHOUT THEIR CAMPAIGN YEAR, THE UNITED WAY HOSTS MANY FUNDRAISERS AND THEN DIVIDES AND DONATES IT ALL UP AT THE END WITH FOCUSES ON HELPING COMMUNITY MEMBERS GET GOOD EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND FINANCIAL STABILITY.

VOLUNTEERS GATHERED EARLIER THIS EVENING TO CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

>> IT WAS EXTREMELY POSITIVE AND AGAIN, I HAVE TO GO BACK TO TODAY.

THE PEOPLE ARE SO KIND, SO GIVING, AND WE'RE NEW TO THE SITUATION, SO IT WAS EASY TO PUT 1 FOOT IN AND 2 FEET IN AND THEN STRAP IT UP AND HELP OUT IN ANY WAY WE POSSIBLY COULD THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE WHOLE YEAR.

>> THE SAME GOAL IS THAT YOU GIVE BUT YOU GET WAY MORE IN RETURN.

I THINK THAT IF PEOPLE GOT MORE INVOLVED IN THE UNITED WAY, THEY WOULD REALIZE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WANT BEMIDJI TO SUCCEED AND THEY WANT PEOPLE IN BEMIDJI TO BE HEALTHY AND HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL.

>> ACCORDING TO THE UNITED WAY, OVER 27,000 LOCAL RESIDENTS RECEIVED BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, SHELTER, AND ADVOCACY IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE THANKS TO THE FUNDRAISING AND DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY.

>>> THE NATIVE AMERICAN ACTIVIST WHO WAS CONVICTED OF KILLING TWO F.B.I.

AGENTS FIVE DECADES AGO WAS RELEASED FROM A FEDERAL PRISON IN FLORIDA TUESDAY.

LEONARD PELTIER'S TWO LIFE SENTENCES WERE COMMUTED BY PRESIDENT BIDEN DURING HIS FINAL DAYS IN OFFICE.

THE 80-YEAR-OLD WILL NOW SPEND HIS REMAINING DAYS IN HOME CONFINEMENT IN NORTH DAKOTA, WHERE HE IS A MEMBER OF THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN BAND OF CHIPPEWA.

PELTIER WAS CONVICTED AFTER TWO F.B.I.

AGENTS WERE KILLED DURING A 1975 SHOOTOUT ON THE PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

WHILE HE ADMITTED TO SHOOTING HIS GUN, PELTIER SAID HE DID NOT KILL THE AGENTS.

PELTIER'S CLEMENCY WAS OPPOSED BY SOME LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS INCLUDING FORMER F.B.I.

DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER WRAY BUT OTHERS INCLUDING THE LEAD PROSECUTOR ON THE CASE AND SOME CELEBRITIES, HAVE CALLED FOR HIS RELEASE WHILE CITING HIS POOR HEALTH AND AGE.

>>> THE LEADER OF A CULT-LIKE GROUP KNOWN AS THE ZIZIANS THAT IS LINKED TO SIX KILLINGS INCLUDING THAT OF A BORDER AGENT FROM MINNESOTA, HAS BEEN ORDERED HELD WITHOUT BAIL, AS WERE TWO OTHERS.

34-YEAR-OLD JACK LASOTA OF BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, 32-YEAR-OLD MICHELLE ZAJKO OF MEDIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND 26-YEAR-OLD DANIEL BLANK OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, APPEARED IN COURT VIA VIDEO TUESDAY.

THEY FACE CHARGES INCLUDING TRESPASSING, OBSTRUCTING AND HINDERING, AND POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN IN A VEHICLE.

THE GROUP IS LINKED TO THE KILLING OF U.S. BORDER PATROL AGENT DAVID MALAND NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER IN JANUARY.

ZAJKO AND BLANK DID NOT DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE CHARGES AGAINST THEM DURING THE HEARING OR THROUGH THEIR ATTORNEY, BUT LASOTA DENIED WRONGDOING.

>>> POPE FRANCIS HAS NOW BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH PNEUMONIA IN BOTH OF HIS LUNGS.

THE VATICAN SAYS THE DIAGNOSIS PRESENTS A COMPLEX PICTURE AND WILL REQUIRE MORE TREATMENT.

ON MONDAY, THE VATICAN ANNOUNCED THE POPE HAD A POLYMICROBIAL INFECTION OF HIS RESPIRATORY TRACT.

THE 88-YEAR-OLD PONTIFF WAS ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL IN ROME ON FRIDAY FOR A RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION.

POPE FRANCIS HAS A MEDICAL HISTORY OF LUNG-RELATED ISSUES.

HE SUFFERED TWO FALLS IN RECENT MONTHS AND HAS BEEN SEEN USING A WHEELCHAIR.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE HAVE ONE MORE NIGHT WITH COLD TEMPERATURES AND COLD WINDCHILLS OUT THERE.

WE DO HAVE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR THE ENTIRE VIEWING AREA.

WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT IN A FEW MINUTES.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> WITH EGG PRICES SOARING, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS PLANNING A NEW STRATEGY FOR FIGHTING BIRD FLU THAT STRESSES VACCINATIONS AND TIGHTER BIOSECURITY INSTEAD OF KILLING OFF MILLIONS OF CHICKENS WHEN THE DISEASE STRIKES A FLOCK.

THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL SAID ON CBS' “FACE THE NATION” THAT OFFICIALS ARE MOVING AWAY FROM THE STANDARD PRACTICE OF DESTROYING ALL THE BIRDS ON A FARM WHEN AN INFECTION IS DETECTED.

THE CULLING OF MILLIONS OF CHICKENS PER MONTH HAS CAUSED EGG PRICES TO SKYROCKET.

SOME RETAILERS ARE RATIONING SALES.

>> THE BIDEN PLAN WAS JUST TO KILL CHICKENS AND THEY SPENT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS JUST RANDOMLY KILLING CHICKENS WITHIN A PERIMETER WHERE THEY FOUND A SICK CHICKEN.

WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS HAVE BETTER WAYS WITH BIOSECURITY AND MEDICATION AND SO ON, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PERIMETER DOESN'T HAVE TO KILL THE CHICKENS.

WE HAVE A BETTER, SMARTER PERIMETER.

HAVING A SMART PERIMETER IS WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON AND WE'RE FINALIZING THE IDEA HOW TO DO THAT WITH THE BEST SCIENTISTS IN GOVERNMENT.

>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO ANNOUNCE FURTHER DETAILS THIS WEEK.

>>> MEANWHILE, BEGINNING NEXT WEEK THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WORKING WITH STATE GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS, WILL BEGIN SAMPLING AND TESTING RAW COW'S MILK FOR THE H5N1 FLU VIRUS.

THE GOAL IS TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE VIRUS IS PRESENT, MONITOR TRENDS, AND PREVENT ITS SPREAD TO UNAFFECTED DAIRY HERDS AND POULTRY FLOCKS AROUND THE STATE.

THIS TESTING PLAN IS PART OF THE NATIONAL MILK TESTING STRATEGY ANNOUNCED IN DECEMBER BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE THE M.D.A.

WILL ORDER THE TESTING OF RAW MILK SAMPLES ALREADY COLLECTED FROM EACH OF MINNESOTA'S APPROXIMATELY 1,600 DAIRY FARMS ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

ANY FARM WHERE H5N1 IS CONFIRMED WILL BE QUARANTINED FOR A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS, DURING WHICH NO LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, CATS, MANURE, WASTE MILK, OR CARCASSES CAN LEAVE THE FARM WITHOUT A MOVEMENT PERMIT FROM THE BAH.

MILK FROM HEALTHY ANIMALS CAN STILL BE SOLD FOR PASTEURIZATION, AS USUAL.

M.D.A.

OFFICIALS SAY THERE IS NO CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC MILK SUPPLY, AS ALL MILK SOLD IN STORES IS PASTEURIZED TO KILL BACTERIA AND VIRUSES, AND PASTEURIZATION HAS BEEN SHOWN TO EFFECTIVELY ELIMINATE ACTIVE H5N1 VIRUS PRESENT IN MILK.

THEY SAY PEOPLE AND PETS SHOULD NOT CONSUME UNPASTEURIZED RAW MILK, RAW MILK CHEESES, OR RAW OR UNDERCOOKED MEAT FROM ANIMALS WITH SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED H5N1 VIRUS INFECTION.

ALL RAW DAIRY PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN HARMFUL BACTERIA, PARASITES, OR VIRUSES WHICH CAN CAUSE ILLNESS.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE, ONE MORE COLD NIGHT IN STORE?

>> Stacy: YES, ONE MORE VERY COLD NIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE TEMPERATURES IN THE -20, THEN YOU ADD THE WINDCHILL AND THINGS WILL GET COLDER.

WE HAVE ADVISORIES OUT TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS OF MINNESOTA AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DEAF, DEAF/BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING STATE SERVICES DIVISION.

>> SANFORD HEALTH; HERE FOR ALL, HERE FOR GOOD.

DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SERVICES IN THE BEMIDJI AREA IS AVAILABLE AT SANFORDHEALTH.ORG.

>> THE WEATHER IS SPONSORED BY WIDSETH; ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS, LAND SURVEYORS SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.

>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAD SOME BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE TODAY BUT TEMPERATURES STAYED COLD ACROSS THE AREA.

WE ARE IN FOR ANOTHER COLD NIGHT TONIGHT, ACTUAL TEMPERATURES SHOULD DROP INTO THE TEENS AND 20s BELOW ZERO, BUT THE WINDCHILLS COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM -35 TO -50.

SO WE DO HAVE ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS OUT TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING FOR OUR VIEWING AREA.

THE GOOD NEWS, WE'RE NEARING THE END OF THE COLD SNAP AND WE SHOULD SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S -10 AT THE AIRPORT.

WINDS ARE WEST AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.

WE'RE SEEING A WIND CHILL OF -27.

THE DEW POINT IS -18.

HUMIDITY IS AT 67%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES, IT'S -2 WITH A DEW POINT OF -15, WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT 14 MILES PER HOUR, AND THE WIND CHILL IS AT -21.

MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA IS UNDER AN EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR TONIGHT, THIS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 10:00 ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

WE'RE LOOKING AT WINDCHILLS NEAR -40 TO -50.

NORTHERN MINNESOTA IS UNDER A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10:00 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY AND WE'RE LOOKING AT WINDCHILLS TO -35 TO -40.

OUR WIND CHILLS ARE IN THE 20s, -29 IN ROSEAU AND FOSSTON, -24 IN GRAND RAPIDS.

ON THE RADAR, IT'S BEEN PRETTY QUIET.

WE HAVE ENJOYED A LOT OF SUNSHINE AND MANY OF US ARE STILL SEEING CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT.

WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUD INCREASE IN NORTH-CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW FLURRIES IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA TOMORROW.

OTHER THAN THAT, IT LOOKS LIKE VARIABLE CLOUDS IN THE BEGINNING OF A WARMING TREND.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, ARLENE SENDING US THIS PICTURE OF THE COLD SUNRISE THIS MORNING IN MENAHGA.

SONYA WITH A PICTURE OF THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE THROUGH THE TREES NEAR TURTLE RIVER LAKE AND AN LA SPOTTING ANOTHER BALD EAGLE THROUGH THE CASS LAKE AREA.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, SONYA NEAR TURTLE RIVER LAKE, CLEAR AND -10 LATE THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNSHINE TODAY, THE LOW AT -34, STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES WITH A WINDCHILL OF -12.

PAUL IN BEMIDJI, SUNNY TODAY, THE HIGH WAS 3.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUN BUT BREEZY, WITH A LOW OF -25.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REACHING A HIGH OF 5 TODAY, SO WE'RE MORE THAN 20 DEGREES BELOW THE AVERAGE AND A LOW THIS MORNING OF -21.

BEMIDJI STAYING BELOW 0 WITH A HIGH OF -1, -26 WAS OUR LOW, AND SUNSET AT 5:50.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST.

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW FLURRIES IN EASTERN MINNESOTA STARTING TOMORROW MORNING, SOME CLOUD COVER ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA AS WELL, BUT WE WILL HAVE VARIABLE CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE AREA, SO SOME OF US WILL SEE SOME SUNSHINE.

THE FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON, SHOULD EXIT WITH CLEARING SKIES AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW EVENING AND TOMORROW NIGHT.

AS FAR AS OUR TEMPERATURES GO, A LITTLE BIT WARMER, STILL CHILLY OUT THERE TOMORROW, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS, BUT AT LEAST ON THE PLUS SIDE OF ZERO IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND AGAIN VERY SIMILAR TEMPERATURES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, VARIABLE CLOUDS WITH A CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, LOWS DOWN TO -18.

TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS AND A CHANCE FOR FLURRIES IN EASTERN MINNESOTA, LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION OUT OF THAT.

WE SHOULD SEE HIGHS NEAR 4.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, PRETTY QUIET, AND THURSDAY TEMPERATURES CLIMB TO 13, AND WARMER AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE WEEKEND, IN THE 20s ON FRIDAY, AND THIS WEEKEND WE SHOULD BE SEEING HIGHS IN THE 30s, MAYBE EVEN CLOSE TO 40 ON SUNDAY, BUT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME RAIN OR SNOW IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW.

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFFS IS UNDERWAY.

>> YES, THE BOYS SECTION PLAYOFF STARTED OUT TONIGHT AND WE HAD A LOT OF SCORING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF MINNESOTA.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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[♪♪♪] >>> THE TREK TO THE “EX” BEGINS TONIGHT FOR BOYS HOCKEY.

144 TEAMS VYING FOR A SEAT AT THE TABLE AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT, BUT ONLY 16 TEAMS ACROSS TWO CLASSES WILL GET THERE.

BEMIDJI IS HOPING TO BE ONE OF THOSE TEAMS AND TONIGHT.

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2016, THEY WILL HOST A POST-SEASON GAME.

IT'S THE SECTION 8-2A QUARTERFINALS FROM THE BCA.

THE 2-SEEDED LUMBERJACKS TAKING ON 7-SEED BUFFALO.

JACKS BEAT THE BISON 9-2 IN THEIR EARLIER MEETING AND THEY GET THE 1-0 LEAD.

THEY WERE GOING CRAZY, WAVING THE TOWELS, JUST A GREAT ATMOSPHERE YOU HAVE TO LOVE PLAYOFF HOCKEY.

LATER IN THE PERIOD, HE IS POPPING BOTTLES ALREADY BECAUSE HE GIVES THE JACKS A 2-0 LEAD.

EARLY SECOND PERIOD, THIS TIME KYLE WHO STUFFS THE ONE TIMER.

HE HAD TWO GOALS, FINISHED WITH 4 TOTAL POINTS, AND BEMIDJI FINISHED WITH 10 GOALS.

THEY BEAT BUFFALO GOING AWAY AS THEY HEAD TO THE SEMI FINALS ON SATURDAY WHERE THEY WILL FACE ROSEAU, WHO BEAT SARTELL IN OVERTIME TONIGHT.

ROSEAU IS UPSETTING SARTELL, SO THEY COME TO BEMIDJI ON SATURDAY TO PLAY THE LUMBERJACKS.

MOORHEAD MOVE ON THAT SIDE OF THE BRACKET.

>>> IN THE 7-2A QUARTER FINALS, THEY GET A BIG ONE.

AND THE QUARTER FINALS BOY HOCKEY, FIRST PERIOD LIGHTNING GOT AFTER IT AND JOSIAH CONVERT IT IS REDIRECT, PUTTING NORTHERN LAKES UP 1-0.

A MINUTE LATER, ONCE AGAIN, SECOND GOAL OF THE GAME, LIGHTNING LEADING 2-0.

LATER IN THE FIRST, LIGHTNING STILL ON THE ATTACK, PETERSON BACK SLAPS IT HOME, NORTHERN LAKES GOES ON TO SCORE 9 GOALS IN THE FIRST PERIOD AND THEY TAKE DOWN WADENA DEER CREEK.

A BIG MARGIN OF VICTORY THERE.

THEY WILL PLAY IN THE SEMIS ON SATURDAY.

WARROAD BEATS PARK RAPIDS.

EAST GRAND FORKS, LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH WARROAD.

IN 7A QUARTER FINALS, HERMANTOWN BEATS GREEN WAY.

LITTLE FALLS GETS THE WIN.

THEIR SEASON STAYS ALIVE UNTIL SATURDAY.

>>> TWO GAMES LEFT IN GIRLS HOOPS, MARJORIE SHARING A HUG ON SENIOR NIGHT.

IN THE FIRST HALF, THINGS WERE ALL TIED AT 8-8 UNTIL CLAIRE HAD BACK TO BACK SERVINGS FROM DOWNTOWN, AND THE JACKS LED 24-21 AT THE BREAK.

THEY PUT THE LUMBERJACKS AHEAD, AND THEN LIV WOULD HEAT UP AS WELL, LEADING ALL SCORERS WITH 19 POINTS, PUTTING THE GAME OUT OF REACH.

BEMIDJI BEATS THEIR RIVAL MOORHEAD, AVENING THE LOSS FROM EARLIER.

THE JACKS HEAD TO THEIR FINAL GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON ON FRIDAY, THAT'S AT HOME.

SECTION TOURNAMENT STARTS NEXT WEEK IN GIRLS BASKETBALL.

>>> BRAINERD GIRLS BASKETBALL WAS PLAYING TONIGHT, RIDING A 6-GAME WINNING STREAK.

FIRST HALF, WARRIORS ARE ROLLING, MAYA FROM DEEP, GAME HIGH OF 24 POINTS.

BRAINERD IS UP 16-3.

LATER, GREAT BALL MOVEMENT FROM THE WARRIORS, LEADS TO A BETHANY BLACK LANCE TRIPLE.

WARRIORS KEEP ON COOKING AS BRAINERD WINS, 55-18.

THEY EXTEND THEIR WIN STREAK TO 7.

IT'S THEIR BEST START TO A SEASON IN ALMOST TWO DECADES.

AND SOME MORE SCORES FOR YOU IN GIRLS BASKETBALL.

ROYALTON, THEY ARE STILL UNDEFEATED.

THEY ARE CONTINUING TO KEEP IT GOING.

I LOVE TOO -- TO SEE IT.

PROCTOR BEATS PEQUOT LAKES.

DEER RIVER FALLS TO ELY.

BERTHA HEWITT FALLS AS WELL.

NORTHOME-KELLIHER GETS THE WIN AND WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY, BIG FORK LOSES TO CHISHOLM.

>>> ON THE BOYS SIDE OF THINGS, GRAND RAPIDS GETS THE WIN OVER DULUTH MARSHALL.

LITTLE FALLS BEATS ROYALTON IN OVERTIME.

ROSEAU GETS THE WIN OVER THEIR RIVAL WARROAD.

LITTLE FORK BIG FALLS GETTING THE WIN TONIGHT AND GREEN WAY AS WELL.

PARK RAPIDS LOSES TO PELICAN RAPIDS.

WADENA DEER CREEK GETS THE WIN.

NORTHOME-KELLIHER GETS THE WIN.

DEER RIVER AND NEVIS BOTH COLLECTING WINS, BOTH RANKED IN CLASS A. VERNDALE BEAT BERTHA HEWITT.

THE MINNESOTA FROST BLANKED THE MONTREAL.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD, THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> CENTRAL MINNESOTANS GATHERED FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL ICE FEST THIS PAST WEEKEND HOSTED THROUGH THE PAY IT FORWARD FOUNDATION.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE LATEST ON THE FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY WEEKEND OF EVENTS IN THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOOD'S EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: WHILE WARMER WEATHER CONDITIONS FORCED THE EVENT TO TAKE ON A NEW FORM IN 2024, GIVING ATTENDEES BOTH AN ON LAND AND HYBRID MODEL, GIVING A WIDER ARRAY OF ACTIVITIES TO TAKE PART IN.

>> CURLING, HOCKEY RINKS, A FINISHED SLED, JUST A LOT OF KIDS ACTIVITIES TO GET THEM OUTSIDE AND IN THE WEATHER A LITTLE BIT AND TRY TO HAVE FUN WITH IT.

>> Reporter: HOWEVER, THE ICE FEST'S MAIN ATTRACTION HAS BEEN ITS RECORD BREAKING ICE CAROUSEL, WITHIN AN ICE CAROUSEL, SPINNING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.

>> IT STARTED NINE YEARS AGO AS A FAMILY THING IN FRONT OF CHUCK'S HOUSE FOR A CHRISTMAS PARTY.

HE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A GUY IN FINLAND THAT SET A RECORD OF 100 METERS, SO THE NEXT YEAR THEY ASKED HIM TO BEAT THAT RECORD, SO WE GOT TOGETHER AND TRIED TO BEAT HIS RECORD.

IT WAS A BATTLE.

THERE WAS A LOT TO LEARN.

>> Reporter: EVEN THOUGH UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVENTED A RECORD THIS GO AROUND, ATTENDEES GOT TO IMMERSE THEMSELVES INTO THE FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE.

>> FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THINGS ARE TIGHT NOW WITH FAMILIES.

I MEAN THINGS ARE VERY TIGHT.

IF THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY AT THE DOOR TO GET IN, I THINK THAT WOULD HELP DRAW PEOPLE IN.

>> I JUST HOPE THEY ALL COME OUT AND REALLY ENJOY IT.

>> Reporter: ICE FEST ANNUALLY BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER IN AN EFFORT TO CULTIVATE A FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY WEEKEND OF EVENTS, HOWEVER THE CENTRAL PURPOSE SPANS FAR BEYOND THAT, THE REAL MISSION IS TO RAISE FUNDS TO PROVIDE MEALS AND ESSENTIALS TO CHILDREN IN NEED.

ROUGHLY 1 OUT OF EVERY 5 CHILDREN SUFFER FROM HUNGER EVERYDAY.

>> WHATEVER WE CAN DO IS THE BOTTOM LINE, WHETHER IT'S BIG, SMALL, MEDIUM, IT DOESN'T MATTER, AS LONG AS YOUR INTENTION IS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

YOU ARE DOING WHAT YOU THINK YOU NEED TO DO.

THE BIGGEST THING IS DO THE NEXT RIGHT THING.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN LITTLE FALLS WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THERE WERE 1,400 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE FOR ICE FEST THIS WEEKEND.

THROUGH THE EVENT'S FIRST SEVEN YEARS,$137,000 HAVE BEEN RAISED TOWARDS HELPING KIDS SUFFERING FROM HUNGER.

GREAT EVENT THERE.

>>> STACY, TELL US MORE ABOUT THE WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE'RE GOING TO SEE COLD WINDCHILLS TONIGHT.

WE HAVE A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND AN EXTREME COLD WARNING IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE.

>> Dennis: THAT WILL DO IT FOR US.

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

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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