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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.

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

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

>>> AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BEMIDJI, WITH A NEARLY 70-PERCENT INDIGENOUS POPULATION, IS FACING CLOSURE DUE TO A BUDGET DEFICIT FOR THE BEMIDJI AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, THAT HAS GROWN TO $3.5 MILLION.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN, ATTENDED THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING EARLIER TODAY, WHERE PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF AT J.W.

SMITH, VOICED THEIR FRUSTRATIONS OVER THE PROPOSED CLOSURE OF THE SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: J.W.

SMITH ELEMENTARY IS ONE OF THE OLDEST WHY IS THE MONEY NOT GOING TO OUR SCHOOLS.

IF YOU DECREASE THE SALARIES OF THE LAST 14 EMPLOYEES WITH THE PERCENTAGE THEIR SALARIES ARE AT ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, YOU WILL SAVE THE DISTRICT OVER $1 MILLION >> Reporter: J.W.

SMITH HAS 204 ENROLLED STUDENTS, 80% OF ALL STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR FREE AND REDUCED LUNCHES, 25% RECEIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES, AND 8% EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS.

>> THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES OF J.W.

SMITH HAS A PLACE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, A PLACE THEY CAN IDENTIFY WITH.

THEY NEED A PLACE WHERE THE HELP IS NEEDED.

>> IT'S MORE THAN A SCHOOL, IT'S OUR SAFE PLACE.

OUR CHILDREN FEEL WELCOME THERE.

THEY BUILD LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH TEACHERS AND STAFF WHO TRULY CARE.

>> Reporter: THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE BEMIDJI AREA OPENED THE BRAMPTON SIDE IN 2023 AND SERVES 190 YOUTH AND SEES AROUND 70 TO 90 STUDENTS DAILY AS PART OF THEIR FREE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM.

THIS WILL ALSO CLOSE ALONG WITH J.W.

SMITH IF THEY VOTE TO CLOSE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

>> THE COST OF MOVING FAMILIES THAT DON'T HAVE A VOICE, WHO ARE STRUGGLING DAY-TO-DAY FROM PLACES OF SAFETY, SUPPORT, AND OF RESOURCES THAT WE'RE PROVIDING WITH THE J.W.

SMITH STAFF AND ASK THEM TO DO WELL IN SCHOOL AND THEN TO BEHAVE IN SCHOOL, AND TO BE CARING AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS.

IT'S A PRETTY HARD ASK TO DO THAT AND I THINK OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD THINK LONG AND HARD ABOUT THIS DECISION.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BEMIDJI, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> A FINAL DECISION WILL BE MADE ON THE CLOSURE OF J.W.

SMITH ELEMENTARY AT THE MARCH 2ND BEMIDJI AREA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

>>> AFTER YEARS OF TRYING TO FACILITATE A SALE OF THE FORMER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEAR DOWNTOWN BEMIDJI, THE BEMIDJI AREA SCHOOL BOARD HAS ENTERED INTO A PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH A TRIBALLY CHARTERED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, THROUGH THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE.

IN A SPECIAL MEETING ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH.

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE FACILITY OWNERSHIP TRANSFER TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT-FOCUSED ORGANIZATION, SACRED BUNDLE.

CENTRAL SCHOOL WAS CLOSED AT THE END OF THE 2020, 2021 SCHOOL YEAR AS A COST-SAVING MEASURE FOR THE DISTRICT.

RED LAKE NATION HAD PREVIOUSLY ENTERED INTO A PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR THE PROPERTY IN NOVEMBER OF 2023, BUT WITHDREW THE OFFER A FEW MONTHS LATER FOR UNDISCLOSED REASONS.

THE NEW SALE WITH SACRED BUNDLE IS SET TO CLOSE ON FEBRUARY 27TH, FOR $250,000.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISTRICT'S DEED REQUIREMENTS, PART OF THE SALE AGREEMENT WAS THAT THE LOCATION CANNOT BE USED FOR ANYTHING RELATED TO THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY, OR BE USED AS A K-12 SCHOOL.

A BRAINERD MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A CHILD OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS.

IN DECEMBER OF 2025, 47-YEAR-OLD DANIEL SCOTT ROEHL WAS FOUND GUILTY OF TWO COUNTS OF FIRST DEGREE FELONY CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT, AND TWO COUNTS OF SECOND DEGREE FELONY CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT.

HE WAS SENTENCED ON FEBRUARY 17TH.

ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT IN THE CASE, THE SEXUAL ABUSE INVOLVED MULTIPLE ACTS COMMITTED OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, STARTING IN OCTOBER OF 2022 WHEN THE VICTIM WAS 13, AND ENDING IN JULY OF 2023, WHEN THE VICTIM WAS 14.

ROEHL WILL ALSO PAY MORE THAN $2,500 IN FINES AND HAVE TO REGISTER AS A PREDATORY OFFENDER.

>>> ONE PERSON WAS INJURED EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING IN A SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH IN MILLE LACS COUNTY.

ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL, A 28-YEAR-OLD PRINCETON MAN FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD AROUND 1:30 A.M.

CONNER FILLIPI SUFFERED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AFTER HE CRASHED INTO ROADSIDE TREES GOING SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 169 SOUTH OF 55TH STREET IN PRINCETON TOWNSHIP.

AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, FILLIPI WAS TOWING A TRAILER WITH A SNOWMOBILE AND A PORTABLE FISH HOUSE.

THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO M HEALTH FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND MEDICAL CENTER IN PRINCETON FOR HIS INJURIES, AND WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE.

ALCOHOL IS NOT BELIEVED TO BE A FACTOR IN THE CRASH.

>>> ANOTHER SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH ON SUNDAY LEFT ONE INJURED NEAR RANDALL IN MORRISON COUNTY.

THE STATE PATROL REPORTS THAT AT AROUND 1:42 P.M., 25-YEAR-OLD AYSHA ZAMARRIPA OF LINDSTROM WAS DRIVING WESTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 115 AND 105TH AVENUE IN DARLING TOWNSHIP WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON A CURVE, AND ROLLED INTO A DITCH.

SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO SAINT GABRIEL'S HOSPITAL IN LITTLE FALLS WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

ZAMARRIPA WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED TO BE DRY.

>>> A HOME IN ALEXANDRIA HAS BEEN DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO A STRUCTURE FIRE THAT HAPPENED EARLY THIS MORNING.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

THEIR OFFICE RECEIVED MULTIPLE REPORTS OF A HOUSE FIRE AT A RESIDENCE ON LATOKA VIEW LANE SOUTHWEST JUST A FEW MILES WEST OF THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA.

OFFICERS OBSERVED VISIBLE FLAMES AS THEY ARRIVED, AND LATER LEARNED THE ONLY TWO OCCUPANTS OF THE HOME, 62-YEAR-OLD LARRY HANSON, AND 58-YEAR-OLD SHANNON HANSON, HAD MADE IT OUT SAFELY.

THE RESIDENCE IS BELIEVED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.

THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL IS CONTINUING THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE'LL SEE SOMELIGHT SNOW AND SOME VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE AREA TOMORROW CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, POSSIBLY A BRIEF PERIOD OF NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, THE FIRST NON-TRIBAL CANNABIS DISPENSA [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪] >>> MANY WITHIN MORRISON COUNTY AND BEYOND GOT OUT ON GREEN PRAIRIE FISH LAKE FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL I.C.E.

FEST, THE ICE CAROUSEL EXTRAVAGANZA THIS PAST WEEKEND.

REPORTER MILES WALKER WAS IN ATTENDANCE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT THE LITTLE FALLS TRADITION MEANS TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE MAIN SPECTACLE FOR ICE FEST IS IN ITS NAMESAKE AND THIS YEAR, VOLUNTEERS PUT TOGETHER A 714-SQUARE FOOT ICE CAROUSEL FOR THOSE TO ENJOY.

>> SO WHEN THEY WERE TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT SIZE THEY WANTED TO DO THIS YEAR, THEY WERE THINKING AROUND THAT 700, 750, SO MIKE DECIDED 714.

THAT'S OUR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY.

WE WILL BE DOING ONE IN THE CENTER, THAT IS ALSO OUR FIRST DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST.

>> Reporter: THEY SET RECORDS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR THE SPECTACLE, FOR THE LARGEST ICE CAROUSEL INSIDE A CAROUSEL OR FOR PURE SIZE.

>> WE WOULD SET THE WORLD RECORD AND WHEN WE DID THE ONE A QUARTER MILE ACROSS, THAT'S WHEN THE DUAL CAROUSEL CAME ABOUT.

>> PEOPLE ARE FASCINATED WHEN IT STARTS TO MOVE.

YOU KNOW, THE KIDS WILL WALK.

WE HAVE A BRIDGE THAT THEY CAN WALK ACROSS SAFELY.

ONCE THEY'RE ON THE INSIDE, IT'S LIKE THEY'RE 5, 10, 20 FEET AWAY IN A COUPLE OF SECONDS.

>> Reporter: THE TWO-DAY LONG FREE EVENT OFFERS FAR MORE.

>> WE HAVE GIANT BLUE LEGO'S, AN IDEA BROUGHT BACK FROM FINLAND, SNOW SHOOTS.

>> AT THE BEGINNING, IT WAS A SMALL PROJECT TO HAVE SOME FUN AND BUILD UP THE COMMUNITY.

NOW IT HAS COME TO BE A HUGE SUCCESS.

>> Reporter: HOWEVER THE ICE FEST EXTRAVAGANZA'S MAIN PURPOSE IS THE EVENT'S DETERMINATION TO TACKLE FOOD INSECURITY.

$168,000 HAS BEEN RAISED TOWARDS THE CAUSE COMING INTO THIS YEAR'S ITERATION.

ICE FEST AND THE PAY IT FORWARD FOUNDATION ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO STAYING THE COURSE.

>> A LOT OF KIDS RUN THE RISK OF NOT EATING OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE SCHOOL HAS TWO PROGRAMS FOR THAT AND TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THAT IS A GOOD WAY TO GO.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN LITTLE FALLS, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THOSE INVOLVED IN I.C.E.

FEST AND THE PAY IT FORWARD FOUNDATION HOPE TO EXCEED THE $200,000 MARK FOR MONEY RAISED TOWARDS BATTLING FOOD INSECURITY.

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

STACY, WHAT DO WE HAVE COMING UP?

>> Stacy: WELL, WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SNOW AS WE HEAD INTO LATER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

WE COULD BE SEEING SOME VERY STRONG WINDS AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

WE HAVE A WINTER WEATHER [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE HAD A COLD START THIS MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW 0 ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA.

WE DID HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A WARM UP, STILL BELOW AVERAGE FOR OUR HIGHS TODAY.

NOW AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT, WE MAY START TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT SNOW MOVING INTO THE AREA, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH AND BRING SOME VERY STRONG WINDS AND POSSIBLY A BRIEF PERIOD OF BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

I'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT IN A SECOND.

IT'S 16 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT IN BEMIDJI AND AT OUR STUDIO, IT IS SOUTH WINDS AT 4 MILES PER HOUR.

THE DEW POINT IS 7 AND OUR PEAK WIND GUST IS 9 MILES PER HOUR.

IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY CLOUDY AND 17, OUR DEW POINT IS 4, PRESSURE IS FALLING, WINDS ARE SOUTH AT 13, GUSTING UP TO 25 MILES PER HOUR.

NORTHWEST MINNESOTA IS UNDER A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3:00 A.M.

UNTIL 6:00 P.M.

ON TUESDAY.

MIXED PRECIPITATION AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ABOUT 1 INCH AND SOME ICE ACCUMULATION AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MILES PER HOUR, AND BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THAT AREA.

ON THE SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOISTURE MOVING INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA THIS EVENING, A FEWER REPORT OF THE PRECIPITATION, LIGHT SNOW REACHING THE GROUND.

WE HAVE MORE CHANCES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, SMALLER CHANCE ELSEWHERE.

AGAIN, THOSE SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE INTO TOMORROW, TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ABOUT 1 TO 3 INCHES.

NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS FOR A SHORT TIME PERIOD.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU, BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA.

RALPH SPOTTING A DEER IN THE YARD AND JOAN WITH A FLOCK OF TURKEYS IN HER YARD IN LAPORTE.

GARY SEEING THE EVIDENCE OF A BUSY WOODPECKER IN DEERWOOD.

WE HAVE BLUE SKIES FROM CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD.

SAMROSE CAPTURING THIS SCENE OVER LOWER RED LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, -11 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

RALPH IN JENKINS, -8 THIS MORNING.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, PARTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 10.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, 10 AND SUNSHINE.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, PARTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 15.

CHRIS IS -- CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD REPORTING A HIGH OF 20.

>>> NOW WE ARE SEEING BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES, OUR AVERAGE IS 30.

-6 FOR THE LOW AND SUNSET AT 5:54.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 18, 10 DEGREES BELOW THE AVERAGE, WE DID START OUT WITH THE COLD -15 THIS MORNING, AND SUNRISE AT 7:11.

SO LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MORNING AND BY 7:00 A.M., IT WILL MAINLY MOVE TO THE EAST.

IT WILL TAPER OFF AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS, SKIES BECOMES PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY, BUT STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY, HIGH TEMPERATURES EARLY HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID-20s IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE'RE LOOKING AT UPPER 20s TO MID-30s, BUT ONCE THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH, THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE DROPPING.

SO OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, SNOW IS LIKELY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW ELSEWHERE, AND WE MAY SEE SOME PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WITH LOWS NEAR 13.

THEN TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY, VERY WINDY, WEST WINDS AT 10 TO 30.

AGAIN, WE HAVE A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING.

HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 25.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND 15 ON WEDNESDAY, THEN A LITTLE BRIEF WARM UP ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, WITH HIGHS IN THE 30s, POSSIBLY SOME LOW 40s.

IT IS SHORT LIVED AND AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, ANOTHER COOL DOWN EXPECTED, 8 FOR THE HIGH ON SATURDAY, AND 13 ON SUNDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Sydney: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU STACY.

NOW WE ARE JOINED BY CHARLIE YAEGER FOR SPORTS.

LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE SOME HOCKEY GOING ON TONIGHT.

>> Charlie: YEAH, WE'RE FINISHING UP A LITTLE BIT OF THE STATE TOURNAMENT FROM LAST WEEKEND.

THE GIRLS HOCKEY STATE TOURNAMENT, WARROAD WAS PLAYING IN THE CLASS A CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE FIFTH STRAIGHT YEAR.

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

>>> IT WAS A WHO'S WHO WHEN WARROAD AND BRECK FACED OFF FOR THE 4TH TIME IN THE CLASS A CHAMPIONSHIP AT GRAND CASINO ARENA ON SATURDAY.

THE TWO TEAMS HAVE A COMBINED 9 TITLES AND 59 WINS IN 28 STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES, BUT THE WARRIORS ARE JUST 1 AND 2 IN THE TITLE GAMES AGAINST THE MUSTANGS, THEIR LONE WIN COMING IN 2010.

THE WARRIORS BEAT BRECK 3-1 EARLIER IN THE SEASON UP IN WARROAD, IT REPRESENTS THE LONE BLEMISH ON THE MUSTANGS RECORD.

LATE IN THE FIRST PERIOD TO SEE A SCORE IN THIS ONE.

LARSON CONNECTS FROM THE BLUE LINE.

EARLY SECOND, WARROAD ON THE POWER PLAY BUT IT'S FREE PIZZA FOR McKENNA, BAR DOWN, MUSTANGS HAD A 2-0 LEAD AFTER TWO.

NOW THE WARRIORS WERE ABLE TO FORCE O.T.

THEY CUT THE LEAD BACK TO 1.

MIDWAY THREW THE PERIOD, TAYLOR SHOT DENIED BUT ASHLEY THERE TO PICK HER UP, IT'S 3-1 BRECK.

NOW CLAIRE WAS SO GOOD IN THE NET FOR THE MUSTANGS, JUST A FRESHMAN, SHE HAD 37 SAVES AND ON HER BACK, THEY WIN THEIR FIFTH STATE TITLE.

WARROAD FALLS 4-1 ONE SHORT OF A TITLE FOR A SECOND SEASON IN A ROW.

IT'S BEEN AN IMPRESSIVE RUN FOR THE WARRIORS, WHO ARE MAKING THEIR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE ON THEIR 11th STRAIGHT TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE, SOMETHING THAT THEY AREN'T TAKING FOR GRANTED.

>> I FEEL LIKE THE TEAMS GET BETTER EVERY YEAR.

THESE GIRLS ARE VERY YOUNG.

WE HAVE A YOUNG TEAM AND THEY ARE WORKING THEIR WAY TO GET BACK, BUT IT'S NEVER GOING TO GET EASIER TO GET BACK HERE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A HARDER BATTLE EACH YEAR FOR THE REST OF THE GIRLS.

I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR TEAM, WE OVERCAME A LOT, WE LEARNED A LOT, AND WE GREW A LOT.

THE GAME WASN'T WHAT WE WANTED, IT WAS A FUN GAME TO PLAY.

WE WORKED AS A TEAM AND WE BELIEVED IN EACH OTHER.

I THOUGHT WE DID WHAT WE COULD.

>> Charlie: CERTAINLY NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF GIVEN ALL THE SUCCESS THEY HAD AND SOME OF THAT SUCCESS WAS RECOGNIZED ON AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL.

THE ALL STATE TOURNAMENT TEAMS WERE RELEASED AFTER THE GAMES.

WARROAD HAD 4 GIRLS AND MILLI GETTING ON THERE FOR BEMIDJI AT THE CLASS 2 ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM.

>>> ALSO GETTING AN AWARD WAS SENIOR FORWARD MEGAN BIRD, SHE WON THE HERB BROOKS AWARD, PRESENTED TO A STATE TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANT THAT REPRESENTS THE VALUES, CHARACTERISTICS, AND TRAITS THAT DEFINE HERB BROOKS.

HE COACHED THE 1980 OLYMPIC MIRACLE ON ICE TEAM.

MEGAN HAD AN UNBELIEVABLE SEASON THIS YEAR, 7-1 GAME AGAINST WARROAD.

SHE HAD 4 GOALS TO SEND THEM TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND DEFINITELY DESERVING OF THAT AWARD AS WELL, BASED ON THE TYPE OF THE PERSON SHE IS, ALSO A CAPTAIN.

UNFORTUNATELY THEY DID NOT WIN THEIR FINAL ON SATURDAY, THEY LOST 3-2 TO FARMINGTON THERE.

>>> IN BOYS HOCKEY OVER THE WEEKEND, GRAND RAPIDS IS HEADED TO THEIR SECTION FINAL.

MOORHEAD TOPPED BEMIDJI AND ENDS THEIR SEASON IN THE SEMI-FINALS.

IN 6A, SARTELL POPS LITTLE FALLS.

WARROAD MOVES ON TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WHERE THEY WILL FACE DETROIT LAKES AFTER THEY KNOCKED OFF EAST GRAND FORKS.

THEY WILL PLAY THAT THURSDAY IN THIEF RIVER FALLS.

>>> IN MEN'S BASKETBALL, THEY GET THE WIN TO TOP THEIR SEASON OFF AS THEY FINISH THEIR SEASON.

SO DO THE WOMEN.

GOOD RICH MOVING ON, WIN-E-MAC GETTING THE WIN.

GREEN WAY GETS THE WIN.

>>> IT WAS THE GOAL HEARD ROUND THE WORLD.

JACK HUGHES OVERTIME WINNER AGAINST CANADA YESTERDAY LIFTED THE U.S.A.

TO THEIR FIRST OLYMPIC HOCKEY GOLD MEDAL SINCE THE 1980 MIRACLE ON ICE, AND JUST THEIR THIRD EVER.

THE WIN ALSO MADE BROCK NELSON, A WARROAD NATIVE AND DEFENSEMAN FOR TEAM U.S.A 3RD GENERATION GOLD MEDALIST.

NELSON SCORED TWO GOALS FOR TEAM U.S.A.

IN THEIR OPENING MATCH AGAINST LATVIA DURING POOL PLAY, WOULD ALSO TALLY AN ASSIST LATER IN THE TOURNAMENT, AND WAS PART OF A DEFENSE THAT WENT 18-FOR-18 ON THE PENALTY KILL.

HE NOW JOINS HIS UNCLE DAVE CHRISTIAN WHO WON GOLD 46-YEARS AGO IN LAKE PLACID, AND HIS GRANDFATHER BILL AND GREAT UNCLE ROGER WHO WON GOLD AT THE 1960 SQUAW VALLEY GAMES NEAR LAKE TAHOE.

BUT THE FAMILY LEGACY OF GOLD MEDALS GOES WELL BEYOND BLOOD IN THE TOWN WARROAD, WHICH IS APTLY NICKNAMED HOCKEY TOWN U.S.A.

>> IT'S DEFINITELY AN INSPIRATION, RIGHT?

HE SETS THE WAY FOR MYSELF AND EVERY KID IN WARROAD.

THEY SEE HE CAN DO IT AND IT MAKES KIDS THINK THEY CAN DO IT.

HE IS A GREAT PLAYER AND WE STRIVE TO BE LIKE HIM.

>> IT'S GREAT TO SAY HE DID IT SO ANYONE ELSE CAN DO IT.

>> IT'S SO SPECIAL, ESPECIALLY WITH BROCK BEING OUR ASSISTANT COACH'S BROTHER, THAT'S A CLOSE CONNECTION WE HAVE WITH HIM AND HE IS SUPPORTIVE WITH OUR TEAM.

WITH THE REST OF THE OLYMPIANS AND ALUMNIS, THEY KEEP IN TOUCH AND IT'S REALLY MOTIVATING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE US TO SEE THIS IS WHERE THEY STARTED ANDKY DO -- I CAN DO THAT TOO.

>> THE GOLD STANDARD IN WARROAD THAT IS UNMATCHED, WITH BROCK NELSON THERE'S NOW 5 WINNERS FROM HOCKEYTOWN U.S.A, THERE'S ALSO A FEW SILVER MEDALISTS THAT GREW UP PLAYING FOR THE WARRIORS AS WELL.

FUN FACT THE U.S.

MEN'S TEAM HAS NEVER WON GOLD WITH A PLAYER WARROAD ON THE ROSTER.

>> Sydney: AWESOME, GOOD TO HEAR, THANK YOU CHARLIE.

FOR THIS WEEK'S IN BUSINESS, COCONUT CANNABIS IN TURTLE LAKE TOWNSHIP JUST NORTH OF BEMIDJI OPENED ITS DOORS EARLIER TODAY, BECOMING THE FIRST NON-TRIBAL ADULT-USE CANNABIS DISPENSARY IN THE BEMIDJI AREA.

THE BUILDING ITSELF WAS BUILT IN 2023, BUT KEEPING UP WITH CHANGING LAWS HAS PUSHED THE OPENING DATE BACK UNTIL NOW.

>> AND THEN JUST KEPT GETTING DELAYED, LICENSING DELAYS, PRODUCT DELAYS, LABS, TESTING, ALL OF THAT.

NOW WE'RE OPEN.

>> NATIONWIDE, PEOPLE ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE ACCEPTING OF CANNABIS AS AN INDUSTRY AND AS AN OPTION FOR INDIVIDUALS.

MINNESOTA, ESPECIALLY IN THE RURAL AREAS, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING A PART OF THAT MOVING FORWARD.

>> COCONUT CANNABIS IS YOUR ONE STOP SHOP, SO THAT IS EDIBLES, ALL THE THINGS ASSOCIATE WITH CANNABIS USE.

>> Reporter: IT IS ON THE SAME CAMPUS AS THE GAS STATION AND LIQUOR STORE.

>> EVERYONE SAYS IT'S DIFFERENT THAN OTHER DISPENSARIES WE HAVE BEEN TO AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED.

>> IT FEELS AMAZING TO BE AT THIS POINT AND EVERYBODY HAS BEEN SO FRIENDLY AND WELCOMING, AND IT'S AWESOME.

>> Reporter: SINCE RECREATIONAL CANNABIS IS LEGAL IN MINNESOTA, THERE ARE 60 DISPENSARIES IN THE STATE AND THE GROWING INDUSTRY IS HIGHLY REGULATED, CAUSING SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE COCONUT CANNABIS TO CATCH UP WITH THE EVER CHANGING LAWS.

>> WE KNOW THERE ARE BIG CANNABIS COMPANIES DOING WELL IN COLORADO, AND THEY WANT TO COME INTO MINNESOTA, WE WANTED TO ALLOW SMALL BUSINESSES TO SUCCEED.

THAT MEANS WE ARE TRACKING CAREFULLY EVERY LAST BIT OF INVENTORY, HAVING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS TESTED AND SAFE FOR THE CONSUMER, SO CONSUMERS CAN FEEL SAFE TO COME INTO A PLACE LIKE THIS TO TRY CANNABIS THAT HAS BEEN TESTED AND IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HIGH STANDARDS THAT MINNESOTA HAS SET UP.

>> TO GET IN THE DOOR, YOU NEED A VALID GOVERNMENT I.D.

AND YOU HAVE TO BE OVER 21.

SO AS SOON AS THE I.D.

IS PRESENTED, WE'LL SCAN YOU INTO OUR QUEUE AND THEN AFTER THAT, A BUD-TENDER WILL CALL YOUR NAME AND WE WILL BEGIN THE PROCESS.

>> Sydney: THE DISPENSARY WILL BE OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK FROM 10:00 A.M.

TO 6:00 P.M.

THANK YOU SO MUCH F