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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.

>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP DELIVERED THE ANNUAL STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS TONIGHT IN WASHINGTON.

TRUMP USED THE ADDRESS TO CHAMPION HIS IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWNS, HIS SLASHING OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND HIS PUSH TO PRESERVE WIDE SPREAD TARRIFFS THAT THE SUPREME COURT JUST STRUCK DOWN.

HE ALSO SAID HIS POLICIES HAVE IMPROVED THE LIVES OF AMERICANS AND THE U.S.

ECONOMY IS STRONGER THAN MANY BELIEVE.

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>> I USE THESE TARIFFS, TOOK IN HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO MAKE GREAT DEALS FOR OUR COUNTRY, ECONOMICALLY AND ON A NATIONAL SECURITY BASIS.

EVERYTHING WAS WORKING WELL.

COUNTRIES THAT WERE RIPPING US OFF FOR DECADES ARE NOW PAYING US HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

THEY WERE RIPPING US ALL OFF SO BADLY.

EVERYBODY KNOWS IT, EVEN THE DEMOCRATS KNOW IT, THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO SAY IT.

NOW THESE COUNTRIES ARE HAPPY AND SO ARE WE.

WE MADE DEALS, THE DEALS ARE ALL DONE.

THEY ARE HAPPY.

THEY'RE NOT MAKING MONEY LIKE THEY USED TO, BUT WE'RE MAKING A LOT OF MONEY.

THERE IS NO INFLATION, TREMENDOUS GROWTH, AND THE BIG STORY IS HOW DONALD TRUMP CALLED THE ECONOMY CORRECTLY AND 22 NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS IN ECONOMICS DIDN'T.

THEY GOT IT TOTALLY WRONG.

>> MANY GUESTS WERE IN ATTENDANCE FOR TONIGHTS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS INCLUDING 20 MEMBERS OF THE GOLD MEDAL WINNING U.S.

OLYMPIC HOCKEY TEAM.

THE PLAYERS RECEIVED A STANDING OVATION AFTER BEING INTRODUCED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP.

>>> VIRGINIA GOVERNOR ABIGAIL SPANBERGER, WHOSE AFFORDABILITY-FOCUSED MESSAGE HELPED HER FLIP A REPUBLICAN-HELD OFFICE IN NOVEMBER, DELIVERED THE DEMOCRATS RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT TRUMPS SPEECH.

>> AS I CAMPAIGNED FOR GOVERNOR LAST YEAR, I TRAVELLED TO EVERY CORNER OF VIRGINIA AND I HEARD THE SAME PRESSING CONCERN EVERYWHERE, COSTS ARE TOO HIGH.

HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, ENERGY, CHILDCARE.

I KNOW THESE SAME CONVERSATIONS ARE BEING HAD ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY BECAUSE SINCE THIS PRESIDENT TOOK OFFICE LAST YEAR, HIS RECKLESS TRADE POLICIES HAVE FORCED AMERICAN FAMILIES TO PAY MORE THAN $1,700 EACH IN TARIFF COSTS.

SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE SUFFERED, FARMERS HAVE SUFFERED, SOME LOSING ENTIRE MARKETS.

EVERY DAY AMERICANS ARE PAYING THE PRICE AND EVEN THOUGH THE SUPREME COURT STRUCK THESE TARIFFS DOWN FOUR DAYS AGO, THE DAMAGE TO US, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE.

>> SEVERAL DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS INCLUDING MINNESOTA SENATOR TINA SMITH SKIPPED TRUMP'S SPEECH IN PROTEST.

THEY INSTEAD RALLIED ON THE NATIONAL MALL IN WASHINGTON D.C.

AT AN EVENT TITLED THE PEOPLES STATE OF THE UNION.

>>> MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ ANNOUNCED A COMPREHENSIVE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION PACKAGE TODAY WHICH INCLUDES MORE THAN A DOZEN NEW GUN PROPOSALS.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE SPECIFICS OF WALZ'S GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION PACKAGE.

THERE ARE 15 PROPOSALS IN ALL, WE'LL INCLUDE A LINK TO THE ALL OF THE PROPOSALS ALONG WITH THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE PROPOSALS BANNING MILITARY AND ASSAULT RIFLES AND HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINES.

RE-PASSING THE BINARY TRIGGER BAN BANNING FIREARMS WITHOUT SERIAL NUMBERS REQUIRE REPORTING OF LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS, AND IMPLEMENTING FIREARM AND AMMUNITION TAX.

WALZ CALLED FOR BIPARTISAN ACTION A PART OF THE PACKAGE WHICH INCLUDED BANS ON ASSAULT-STYLE WEAPONS AND HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINES ALREADY FAILED ON PARTY LINE VOTES THIS AFTERNOON.

>>> A 50-YEAR-OLD GARRISON WOMAN HAS DIED IN A TWO VEHICLE CRASH SOUTH OF GARRISON.

THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL SAYS NICOLE FREEMAN WAS DRIVING A CAR SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 169 AROUND 1:00 THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THE CAR SLID ON ICE ON TO THE PATH OF AN SUV HEADED THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND WAS T-BONED.

FREEMAN DIED AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH.

THE DRIVER OF THE SUV, 42-YEAR-OLD LESLIE GAHBOW SUFFERED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES IN THE CRASH AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AREA HOSPITAL.

THE STATE PATROL REPORT SAYS ALCOHOL WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE CRASH AND THAT FREEMAN WAS WEARING A SEATBELT AND GAHBOW WAS NOT WEARING ONE.

>>> NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN BEMIDJI WILL BE STARTING A NEW CARDIAC SONOGRAPHY PROGRAM IN THE FALL, AFTER PLANNING THE PARTNERSHIP WITH SANFORD HEALTH FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK ATTENDED THE PROGRAM INFORMATION NIGHT TO SEE WHAT THE LEARNING WILL ENTAIL, AND HOW IMPORTANT SUCH TRAINING CAN BE FOR THE AREA.

>> Reporter: NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE IS PUMPING UP A NEW PROGRAM FOR THEIR STUDENTS TO LEARN ALL ABOUT THE HEART WITH THEIR NEW CARDIAC SONOGRAPHY PROGRAM STARTING IN THE FALL.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SANFORD HEALTH BEMIDJI, THE SCHOOL HELD AN INFORMATION NIGHT TO SHOW PERSPECTIVE STUDENTS WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT.

>> INFORMATION, MORE HANDS-ON, SEEING WHAT THE SONOGRAPHY MACHINE LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT IT WOULD FEEL LIKE TO RUN THE MACHINE.

>> Reporter: THE PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO BE A SPACE FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS TO LEARN AND TO HELP OUT THE STRUGGLING HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY.

>> WE HAD A POSITION OPEN FOR FIVE YEARS.

I HAVE MAYBE HIRED ONE OR TWO PEOPLE IN THAT TIMEFRAME, SO WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO HAVE THAT PIPELINE CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVING AND BEING ABLE TO HIRE PEOPLE, EVENTUALLY I MEAN YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DELAY PATIENT CARE.

THAT'S THE ULTIMATE REALITY AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE.

THIS IS OUR GOAL TO TRY TO AVOID HAVING DELAY PATIENT CARE.

>> THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS OUT THERE THAT HAVE A NEED FOR THIS AREA OF MEDICINE AND WE DON'T HAVE THE FOLKS OUT THERE TO HELP US.

SO, THIS ONE IS PERSONAL FOR ME AS WELL BECAUSE IT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT I'M UTILIZING IN THE YEARS TO COME.

>> Reporter: IT IS A TWO YEAR DEGREE, WITH THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON DIDACTIC WORK AND CLINICAL EXPOSURE AND THE SECOND YEAR BEING MORE CLINICALLY FOCUSED.

DUE TO THE TRAINING OF THE DEGREE, THEY ARE ONLY ALLOWING 10 STUDENTS INTO THE PROGRAM AT A TIME.

>> IT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE HEART, CHECKING THE VALVES AND THE BLOOD FLOW.

YOU DO THE BEFORE, THE DURING, AND THE AFTER, AND IT'S NECESSARY FOR EMERGENT CASES AS WELL.

IT AFFECTS THE ENTIRE CONTINUUM OF OUR CARDIAC CARE.

OUR POPULATION IS CONTINUING TO AGE AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE HAS INCREASED.

AS WE CONTINUE TO SEE THAT, THESE SERVICES BECOME MORE IN DEMAND.

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

>> THE CLINICAL EXPOSURE ASPECT OF THE DEGREE WILL NOT ONLY BE TAKING PLACE IN BEMIDJI, BUT STUDENTS WILL BE TRAVELING ALL OVER MINNESOTA AND PARTS OF NORTH DAKOTA TO TRAIN IN OTHER HEART AND VASCULAR CENTERS AS WELL.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL HAVE A COOL DAY TOMORROW BUT TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM UP TO END THE WORKWEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, A TRAINING EVENT TO BE PREPAR >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> U.S.

TOURISTS ARE SCRAMBLING TO RETURN TO AMERICAN SOIL AFTER DAYS OF VIOLENCE ERUPTED IN MANY STATES ACROSS MEXICO.

THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS CONDITIONS ARE FINALLY RETURNING TO NORMAL THERE FOLLOWING THE KILLING OF A MEXICAN DRUG LORD, IN THE WESTERN STATE OF JALISCO.

THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS SOME ROUTES IN JALISCO HAVE NOT YET FULLY REOPENED BUT U.S.

CITIZENS ARE NO LONGER URGED TO SEEK SHELTER IN THAT AREA AND SOME OTHERS.

SHERRELL HUBBARD HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE U.S.

STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE SITUATION IN MEXICO HAS "RETURNED TO NORMAL".

THAT IS AFTER WIDESPREAD VIOLENCE GRIPPED PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AFTER THE KILLING SUNDAY OF MEXICAN CARTEL BOSS EL MENCHO.

HE WAS KILLED IN A MEXICAN MILITARY OPERATION AIDED BY U.S.

INTELLIGENCE.

AS A RESULT, SOME TOURISTS, INCLUDING AMERICAN CITIZENS, HAVE BEEN LIVING UNDER THE SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDER.

>> IT'S A CODE RED SHELTER-IN-PLACE AND AFTER THAT, WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE AIRLINE THAT SAID DELAY, DELAY, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT WAS CANCELED.

SO AT THAT POINT, WE REALLY KNEW IT WAS SOMETHING SERIOUS.

>> Reporter: TOURISTS T.J.

PERRY WAS STILL STRANDED IN PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO ON TUESDAY.

AT THE HEIGHT OF THE DANGER, SUSPECTED ORGANIZED CRIME GROUP MEMBERS SET BUSES ON FIRE, BLOCKED ROADS, AND CLASHED WITH AUTHORITIES.

>> IT REALLY DID LOOK AND FEEL LIKE A WAR ZONE, THAT FEELING OF WHAT HAPPENS NEXT OR WHAT COULD HAPPEN NEXT.

>> Reporter: TUESDAY, MEXICO'S PRESIDENT CONFIRMING THAT SAFETY IS MAKING A RETURN TO HER COUNTRY.

>> [VOICE OF TRANSLATOR] IN PUERTO VALLARTA, THINGS ARE GRADUALLY RETURNING TO NORMAL.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS OUR OBJECTIVES, AS I SAID YESTERDAY, IS SECURITY AND PEACE AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS.

>> Reporter: I'M SHERRELL HUBBARD REPORTING.

>> MEXICO IS STILL UNDER THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S LEVEL TWO TRAVEL ALERT, WHICH MEANS EXERCISE INCREASED CAUTION, WITH SOME MEXICAN STATES ON THE DO NOT TRAVEL LIST.

>>> STACY, I WAS AT PUERTO VALLARTA AIRPORT SATURDAY NIGHT FLYING OUT AT 8:00 P.M.

I THINK IT WAS ONE OF THE LAST FLIGHTS OUT BEFORE THIS ALL HAPPENED AND I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE.

WE MAY STILL BE AT THAT AIRPORT TONIGHT.

>> Stacy: YES, A VERY SCARY SITUATION FOR THEM FOR SURE.

WE HAD SOME NICE WEATHER ON THE WAY, A LOT OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE BIT ON THE COOL SIDE TOMORROW, WE HAVE A BRIEF WARM UP TO END THE WORKWEEK, ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE PICKING UP AND ANOTHER [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAD SEEN A LITTLE BIT OF MIXED PRECIPITATION EARLIER TODAY AND LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, BUT WE HAVE ALSO BEEN SEEING SOME SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, A LITTLE BIT ON THE COOL SIDE, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING COOLING TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, OUR LOW IS OUR CURRENT TEMPERATURE.

WE WILL HAVE A COOL DAY TOMORROW BEFORE A BRIEF WARM UP TO END THE WORKWEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT IS 8 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

OUR STUDIO, WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR, OUR DEW POINT IS 1, PEAK WIND GUSTS 25 MILES PER HOUR.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, 13 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 3, WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT 14 MILES PER HOUR, WITH GUSTS UP TO 26.

ON OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF CLOUD COVER MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, IT DOES LOOK LIKE THE CLOUDS WILL BE CLEARING OUT, BUT IT IS A COOL DAY, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE TEENS IN OUR VIEWING AREA AND WE HAVE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT WARM UP FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, ARLENE CAPTURING A WOODPECKER IN MOTION IN MENAHGA.

JOAN IN LAPORTE AND RALPH IN JENKINS WITH SOME DEER VISITORS TO THE YARD TODAY.

GARY SENDING US A PHOTO OF THE BLUE SKIES IN DEERWOOD AND CHRISSY WITH TONIGHT'S SUNSET UNDER THE CLOUDS, ALSO FROM DEERWOOD.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 19 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON REPORTING SLEET AND CLOUDS, ALONG WITH SUNSHINE TODAY.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 32.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY, SOME SUN, AND WINDY CONDITIONS, 1.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, GUSTY WINDS WITH A HIGH OF 28.

CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD, SOME SNOW AND SLEET THIS MORNING, OTHERWISE CLEAR SKIES, WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 32, THAT WAS EARLIER TODAY AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOVE THE AVERAGE.

TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN FALLING FOR MUCH OF THE DAY.

THE LOW IS OUR CURRENT AT 13, AND SUNSET AT 5:56.

BEMIDJI, A SIMILAR STORY.

WE TOPPED OUT AT 25 EARLY ON, 8 IS OUR LOW, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW AND SUNRISE THIS MORNING WAS AT 7:09.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, MOST OF THE CLOUDS LOOK CLEAR THROUGHOUT THE MORNING, AND BY 7:00, CLEAR SKIES ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA, NOT CHANGING MUCH THROUGHOUT THE DAY BUT PASSING CLOUDS AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.

AS FAR AS TEMPERATURES GO, IT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BELOW AVERAGE, WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID-TEENS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA AND IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE SHOULD SEE MID-TEENS TO CLOSE TO 20 DEGREES.

OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOWS DROPPING TO -8 WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, 15 FOR OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE, WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH, NORTHWEST UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, WE HAVE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AS WE END THE WEEK, WARMER TEMPERATURES, HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30s, MAYBE SOME LOW 40s, BUT WINDS WILL BE PICKING UP LATE THIS WEEK.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, TEMPERATURES COOL, HIGHS MAINLY IN THE TEENS, AND WE COULD SEE LOW TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 0.

SUNDAY MORNING, WE COULD WAKE UP TO -15.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: PRETTY COLD END TO FEBRUARY.

>> Charlie: YEAH, I WAS HOPING IT WOULD STAY WARM.

>> Dennis: PLAYOFF TIME CONTINUES.

A LOT GOING ON.

>> Charlie: YEAH, THERE IS A LOT GOING ON AND EVEN THOUGH GIRLS HOCKEY STATE WAS WRAPPING UP, THE GIRLS SECTION BASKETBALL WAS JUST STARTING UP TONIGHT.

WE HAVE SOME QUARTER FINAL ACTION BETWEEN BRAINERD AND MOORHEAD, PLUS ALL THE SCORES FROM THAT AND MORE AROUND THE AREA COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> THEY'RE THE REIGNING SECTION 8-4A CHAMPIONS, BUT BRAINERD GIRLS' BASKETBALL HAS THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM IF THEY WANT TO GET BACK TO THE MOUNTAINTOP.

AFTER FINISHING THE REGULAR SEASON 20-6, THE WARRIORS ENTER THE PLAYOFFS AS THE 3-SEED, BEHIND 2-SEED ELK RIVER AND TOP-SEED MONTICELLO.

TONIGHT HOWEVER, BRAINERD HOSTS 6-SEED MOORHEAD IN THE QUARTERFINALS, WARRIORS RIDING A 6-GAME WINNING STREAK.

BRAINERD UP 3, MACY SHOWING OFF HER SPEED.

THE WARRIORS TOOK A 26-19 LEAD INTO THE HALF.

IN THE SECOND, 35-28, BRAINERD.

BETHANY MUSIC FROM DEEP, 8 POINTS TONIGHT.

WARRIORS THROW THEIR LEAD TO 10.

MIDWAY THROUGH THE SECOND, BLUE AND WHITE WHIP UP 7.

ALISON THOMAS CREATING SPACE.

SHE HAD 11 POINTS.

BRAINERD BACK INTO THE DOUBLE DIGITS.

MOORHEAD KEPT IT CLOSE, BUT THE WARRIORS GO ON TO WIN 55-47.

ADDISON BJORKLUND LED THE WAY FOR BRAINERD WITH 16 POINTS.

MORE IN 8-4A SECTIONS TONIGHT.

AITKIN GETS THE WIN OVER I-FALLS.

PEQUOT LAKES HANDLED NASHWAUK.

LONG PRAIRIE GREY EAGLE GETTING THE WIN OVER LAPORTE.

>>> IN BOYS HOOPS, NORTHOME-KELLIHER TRYING TO KNOCK OFF NEVIS.

TIGERS JUMPED OUT TO AN EARLY LEAD.

PEYTON FINISHED WITH 15 POINTS.

NEVIS AHEAD AT 21-11.

MUSTANGS WILL CHIP AWAY.

ANTHONY LED HIS TEAM WITH 20.

THEY EVENTUALLY PULL WITHIN 1.

NOW PART OF THAT WAS IN THE TIGERS OFFENSE.

ETHAN STEPPED UP IN A BIG WAY, HE HAD 42 POINTS, PUTTING THEM BACK UP.

AFTER A BUCKET AND A STOP, JAYDEN CORNER THREE, YES, TIES IT FOR THE MUSTANGS.

HE WAS 34-34.

NEVIS WOULD SURVIVE THE BID IN AN UPSET, 75-70 THE FINAL THERE.

>>> A FEW MORE SCORES IN BOYS BASKETBALL.

SARTELL BEATS BRAINERD.

GRAND RAPIDS GETS THE WIN OVER DULUTH EAST.

MOUNTAIN IRON BUL -- BUHL.

AND WARROAD AND PILLAGER PICKING UP WINS ON THE BOYS BASKETBALL SIDE.

SEBEKA GETS THE WIN.

IN THE NBA RIGHT NOW, PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS DOWN 5 TO THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES, THAT'S IN THE THIRD PERIOD.

>>> PIERZ BOYS WRESTLING IS FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS RIGHT NOW, WINNING THEIR LAST 19 MATCHES EN ROUTE TO THE PROGRAM'S FIRST STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE SINCE 2017.

SPORTS REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE ON WHAT THE PIONEERS ARE PRIORITIZING AHEAD OF THE UPCOMING TRIP.

>> Reporter: PIERZ BOYS WRESTLING PAST THREE SEASONS ENDED IN SIMILAR FASHION, FALLING IN THE SEMIFINALS, HOWEVER THE PIONEERS FINALLY CONQUERED DEMONS OF YEARS PAST THIS YEAR, OUTSCORING THEIR FIRST TWO SECTION OPPONENTS 144-6 BEFORE TAKING OUT THE THUNDER HAWKS.

>> WE WORKED HARD ALL YEAR LONG FOR THIS AND IT HAS PAID OFF.

>> WE HAD MATCH UPS WHERE WE WIN AND WHERE WE LOSE, BUT GETTING BACK THERE AND THAT'S THE MAIN GOAL THERE.

>> Reporter: PIERZ SHOWCASED DEPTH THROUGHOUT THE ROSTER AS SEVEN PIONEERS WILL BE WRESTLING IN THE INDIVIDUAL STATE TOURNAMENT IN THE COMING WEEKS.

THE PERFORMANCE ON THE MATT IS ONLY THE RECIPE FOR THE PIONEERS.

>> I FEEL LIKE WE'RE ONE OF THE BEST CONDITIONED TEAMS.

THERE IS NO EXCUSE WHEN THEY WALK OUT THERE.

THIS GROUP IS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST MENTALLY GROUP I EVER COACHED.

THEY ARE PHENOMENAL TO HAVE ON THE MAT.

>> Reporter: THEY WILL FACE PERHAM ON THE 25th.

THEY ARE HOPEFUL THAT IT WILL BE A MEMORABLE ONE.

>> THE MENTALITY AND EVERYONE KNOWING WE CAN WIN AND WHERE TO GET THE BEST MATCHES AND WIN EVERYTHING YOU CAN.

>> WE'RE NOT GOING DOWN THERE TO JUST BE DOWN THERE.

WE'RE GOING DOWN THERE TO WIN.

THE MESSAGE HAS BEEN EVER SINCE WE WON IN THE TEAM SECTION FINALINGS, -- FINALS, WE HAVE A LOT MORE WINNING TO DO.

>> Reporter: MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> IN ADDITION TO THE SEVEN PIERZ BOYS WHO WILL BE COMPETING IN THE BOYS' INDIVIDUAL STATE TOURNAMENT, THE PIONEERS WILL ALSO BE SENDING SENIOR MYAH HELD FOR THE GIRLS' INDIVIDUAL STATE TOURNAMENT.

>>> WELL, FOR THE 5TH STRAIGHT YEAR UNITED NORTH CENTRAL WRESTLING IS HEADED TO THE CLASS A STATE TOURNAMENT.

THE MENAHGA-SEBEKA WRESTLING CO-OP MADE IT 5-CONSECTUTIVE WINS OVER FRAZEE IN THE SECTION 8-A CHAMPIONSHIP DUEL, THIS TIME IN CONVINCING FASHION, 49-16.

AND THEY SAY THE RECIPE FOR THEIR SUSTAINED SUCCESS LIES BOTH ON AND OFF THE MATS.

>> I JUST HAVE THE SAME GOAL, RIGHT?

NO ONE IS HERE, JUST WANTING IT ONLY FOR THEMSELVES.

WE ALL WANT IT FOR THE TEAM AND WE ALL COME OUT HERE EVERY SINGLE DAY.

WE HAVE MORNING PRACTICES, EVENING PRACTICES, WE ALL COME HERE AND JUST WANT TO GET BETTER.

>> IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE OUT WORKING EVERYBODY.

IT'S JUST A BROTHERHOOD.

EVERYBODY HAS EACH OTHER'S BACKS.

>> YOU CAN'T BE A TOXIC TEAM AND SUCCEED.

I FEEL LIKE IT'S THE BROTHERHOOD HELPS YOU SUCCEED, JUST THE CONNECTION BETWEEN US ALL AND HOW HARD WE WORK.

>> UNC IS SENDING 6 INDIVIDUAL BOYS' WRESTLERS TO STATE BUT ALSO SENDING THEIR FIRST EVER INDIVIDUAL GIRLS' WRESTLER TO STATE AS WELL.

SOPHIE JOHNSON MADE HISTORY WHEN SHE CAPTURED TO SECTION 8 TITLE AT 118-POUNDS BACK ON FEBRUARY 7TH.

THE JUNIOR WILL MAKE HER STATE DEBUT BY TAKING ON SIMLEY'S CHARLIE RAYMOND WHO IS RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE STATE AT 1-24.

>> I WAS HOPING FOR IT BUT IT WAS A SURPRISE.

I DON'T KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE CLASSES IN GIRLS WRESTLING SO MOORHEAD, AND THE BIGGER SCHOOLS ARE IN SECTIONS.

I AM HOPING TO HAVE FUN AND MAYBE GET A PLACE.

OUR GIRLS PROGRAM IS JUST STARTING BUT IT'S PRETTY AWESOME.

>> UNC IS STILL SEARCHING FOR THEIR FIRST QUARTERFINAL WIN AT STATE, SHOULD THEY BEAT JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL THE WARRIORS WILL MORE THAN LIKELY MEET WITH THE REIGNING CLASS A STATE CHAMPS STAPLES-MOTLEY IN THE SEMIS.

THAT IS WHO ENDED THE WARRIORS' SEASON LAST YEAR IN THE QUARTER FINALS.

>> Dennis: SHOULD BE A GOOD REMATCH.

THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THE CASS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HELD AN EMERGENCY TRAINING EVENT EARLIER TODAY AT THE OLD CASS LAKE ELEMENTARY BUILDING.

FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, ATTENDED AND SPOKE WITH THE CASS COUNTY SHERIFF AND OTHER DEPUTIES ABOUT THE TRAINING COURSE, AND HOW IT BENEFITS THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: IT'S AN EVENT YOU HOPE WILL NEVER HAPPEN IN YOUR COMMUNITY, BUT YOU WANT YOUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS TO BE PREPARED IN CASE SUCH SCENARIO OCCURS.

THE CASS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HELD A TRAINING EVENT TO TRAIN THEIR DEPUTIES FOR A SCHOOL-RELATED EMERGENCY EVENT.

>> WHEN AN INCIDENT HAPPENS, WE HAVE TO BE READY AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT.

THIS ALLOWS OUR GUYS TO GET REAL-TIME TRAINING.

>> MANY OF US HAVE CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY OR CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS IN THE COMMUNITY.

A FEW OF US, MYSELF INCLUDED, HAVE SPOUSES THAT TEACH IN LOCAL SCHOOLS.

WE CAN'T OVEREMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING.

>> Reporter: THEY TOOK PART IN ACTIVE SHOOTER SCENARIOS.

THE TEAM ALSO BROKE OUT A DRONE FOR A SLOW AND METHODICAL SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING.

>> WHETHER IT'S SUSPECTS, VICTIMS, FOR THOSE FACULTY MEMBERS, STUDENTS THAT CHOSE TO BARRICADE, THAT WOULD BE FINDING THOSE SURVIVORS AND RELEASING THEM.

>> Reporter: THEY HOPE TO HOLD SIMILAR EVENTS AT ALL THE SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY.

>> IT'S BENEFICIAL FOR THESE OFFICERS TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE LAYOUT AND GET A DIFFERENT VIEW.

A LOT OF ROOMS ARE DIFFERENT.

SO, EACH BUILDING HAS A UNIQUE CHARACTERISTIC THAT THE OTHER ONES DON'T.

>> ALWAYS COME UP THE WAY DOORS OPEN.

>> Reporter: THESE EVENTS NOT ONLY HELP THE DEPARTMENT BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES BUT IT HELPS BUILD CHEMISTRY IN THE DEPARTMENT.

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>> Dennis: WE HAVE TIME FOR ANOTHER CHECK ON OUR WEATHER, LET'S HEAD BACK TO STACY CHRISTENSON.

>> Stacy: LOWS ARE DROPPING TO -8, WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 20.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE, HIGHS AROUND 15 WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

NOW WE DO HAVE A BRIEF WARM UP AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WORKWEEK WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30s, MAYBE EVEN SOME LOW 40s OUT THERE.

WE WILL ALSO SEE SOME WINDS PICK UP, SEEING WINDY CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY, AND A COOL DOWN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND WITH SUNDAY MORNING LOWS -15.

>> Charlie: STACY DOES SUCH A GOOD JOB WITH THE WEATHER AND I WAS GETTING MY TUESDAY SUBWAY SANDWICH AND A COUPLE SAID THEY ONLY WATCH STACY'S WEATHER CAST.

THEY LIKE WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY AND I DO TOO.

>> Dennis: ABSOLUTELY.

I CAN'T ARGUE WITH THAT.

WE'RE OUT OF TIME, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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