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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 ON MONDAY AGREED TO A 30-DAY PAUSE ON HIS TARIFF THREATS AGAINST MEXICO AND CANADA AS AMERICA'S TWO LARGEST TRADING PARTNERS TOOK STEPS TO APPEASE HIS CONCERNS ABOUT BORDER SECURITY AND DRUG TRAFFICKING.

THE PAUSES PROVIDE A COOL-DOWN PERIOD AFTER A TUMULTUOUS FEW DAYS THAT PUT NORTH AMERICA ON THE CUSP OF A TRADE WAR.

TRUMP SAID IN STATEMENT THAT HE IS VERY PLEASED WITH THIS INITIAL OUTCOME, AND THE TARIFFS WILL BE PAUSED FOR A 30 DAY PERIOD TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT A FINAL ECONOMIC DEAL WITH CANADA CAN BE STRUCTURED.

THE PAUSE FOLLOWED A SIMILAR MOVE WITH MEXICO THAT ALLOWS FOR A PERIOD OF NEGOTIATIONS OVER DRUG SMUGGLING AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.

THE 10-PERCENT TARIFF THAT TRUMP ORDERED ON CHINA IS STILL SET TO GO INTO EFFECT AS SCHEDULED ON TUESDAY, THOUGH TRUMP PLANNED TO TALK WITH CHINA'S PRESIDENT IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

>>> CREWS RESUMED PRESSED AHEAD -- CREWS PRESSED AHEAD I SHOULD SAY, WITH THE DELICATE OPERATION OF EXTRACTING AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE FROM THE POTOMAC RIVER TODAY.

THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY BOARD, THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS, D.C. FIRE AND E.M.S.

AND OTHERS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WENT WRONG WHEN AN AMERICAN EAGLE JET AND AN ARMY BLACKHAWK HELICOPTER COLLIDED MID-AIR NEAR THE REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT IN D.C. LAST WEDNESDAY, KILLING ALL 67 PEOPLE ABOARD BOTH AIRCRAFT.

AUTHORITIES REPORTED HAVING SOME SUCCESS TODAY BUT THE RECOVERY PROCESS IS FAR FROM OVER.

SHERRELL HUBBARD HAS MORE ON THIS TRAGIC STORY.

>> Reporter: AT DAYBREAK, CREWS BEGAN REMOVING LARGE PARTS OF THE WRECKAGE OF AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 5342.

MONDAY'S SEARCH YIELDED RESULTS.

>> DURING RECOVERY OPERATIONS TODAY, ADDITIONAL HUMAN REMAINS WERE LOCATED.

>> Reporter: NEW REMAINS RECOVERED IN ADDITION TO THE ALREADY POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED 55 SETS OF HUMAN REMAINS.

HEAVY MACHINERY CREWS ADVANCING SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY, NOTING THAT THEY ARE COMMITTED TO A DIGNIFIED RECOVERY OF REMAINS.

MONDAY, CRANES COULD BE SEEN EXTRACTING WRECKAGE PREVIOUSLY TOO DIFFICULT FOR DIVERS TO HANDLE PIECE BY PIECE.

>> OUR GOAL WAS TO GET TO THE ENGINE, FUSELAGE, AND WING.

WE'RE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL BY THE END OF THE DAY.

>> Reporter: THE NTSB IS LEADING THE INVESTIGATION.

THEY RECOVERED THE SO-CALLED BLACK BOXES FROM BOTH AIRCRAFTS LAST WEEK.

THE NTSB IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE MORE DETAILED FINDINGS FROM THE RECOVERED FLIGHT DATA AND VOICE RECORDERS AFTER ANALYZED.

>> AFTER ALL PIECES OF INFORMATION CRITICAL TO THE INVESTIGATION AND THE NTSB IS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY.

SO WHEN WE CAN PROVIDE THAT, I THINK THAT WILL BE HELPFUL TO PROVIDED ADDITIONAL CONTEXT IN WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN THIS INVESTIGATION.

>> Reporter: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS INDICATE THAT THE JET'S CREW MAY HAVE SEEN THE BLACK HAWK PRIOR TO THE COLLISION.

>> THEY PITCHED THE NOSE UP TO THE SKY MOST LIKELY BUT THEY SAW THAT YOU CANNOT MOVE OUT OF THE WAY THAT FAST.

>> Reporter: I'M SHERRELL HUBBARD REPORTING.

>> A PRELIMINARY REPORT FROM THE NTSB IS PROBABLY A MONTH AWAY.

THE ARMY CORP. OF ENGINEER'S SAYS TODAY WAS A SUCCESSFUL DAY BECAUSE THEY RECOVERED THE FIRST OF TWO ENGINES, AND PIECES OF THE FUSELAGE AND A WING FROM THE JET.

THEY SAY TOMORROW'S GOAL IS TO CONTINUE THE CIVILIAN PLANE RECOVERY INCLUDING THE COCKPIT.

>>> KEN MARTIN WAS ELECTED CHAIR OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE DURING THE PARTY'S WINTER MEETING IN MARYLAND ON SATURDAY.

MARTIN IS THE LEADER OF THE MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC FARMER LABOR PARTY AND WON ON THE FIRST BALLOT AFTER SECURING 246 VOTES OUT OF THE 428 VOTES CAST.

HE NOW FACES THE TASK OF HELPING GUIDE THE PARTY FORWARD AS IT LOOKS TO REBOUND FROM STINGING LOSSES LAST NOVEMBER.

[CHEERING].

>> WE'RE GOING TO TAKE TONIGHT TO ENJOY THE MOMENT AND WE'RE GOING TO BUILD NEW ALLIANCES, BUT THEN WE'RE GOING TO GET TO WORK.

WE'RE GOING TO GET TO WORK.

WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT THERE AND TAKE THIS FIGHT TO DONALD TRUMP AND THE REPUBLICANS AND WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT FOR WORKING PEOPLE AGAIN IN THIS PARTY.

THANK YOU DEMOCRATS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT'S THE HONOR OF MY LIFE.

>> MARTIN SUCCEEDS JAIME HARRISON OF SOUTH CAROLINA ATOP THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE.

>>> 142 TEACHERS ARE CANDIDATES TO BECOME 2025 MINNESOTA TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

THE INITIAL GROUP OF CANDIDATES INCLUDES SEVERAL FROM THE LAKELAND VIEWING AREA.

THEY INCLUDE DUSTIN RICHTERS FROM AITKIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ANDREW SUNDBERG FROM GRYGLA PUBLIC SCHOOL, SOREN OLESEN FROM ROSEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND ROBBY GRENDAHL FROM WADENA-DEER CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

AN INDEPENDENT PANEL OF LEADERS IN THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION, BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, NONPROFIT AND PHILANTHROPY WILL READ CANDIDATES' PORTFOLIOS OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND NARROW THE LIST TO A GROUP OF SEMIFINALISTS.

IN MARCH, THE PANEL WILL CONVENE AGAIN AND REVIEW ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FROM THE SEMIFINALISTS TO CHOOSE A GROUP OF FINALISTS.

THE MINNESOTA TEACHER OF THE YEAR BANQUET IS SET FOR MAY 4TH IN ST. PAUL.

THAT'S WHERE THEY WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER.

>>> THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE RELEASED ITS TRIPLE A AWARD FINALISTS AND WINNERS FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR WITH BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT BEN STADUM WINNING OUTRIGHT AND STUDENT ERICAH FOLDEN EARNING THE NOD AS A FINALIST.

THE TRIPLE A AWARD, ALSO KNOWN AS THE ACADEMICS, ARTS, AND ATHLETICS AWARD, RECOGNIZES TWO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS FROM EACH REGION THAT HAVE A 3.0 OR HIGHER-GRADE POINT AVERAGE AND PARTICIPATE IN LEAGUE-SPONSORED ATHLETIC AND FINE ARTS ACTIVITIES.

STADUM HAS RAN BOTH TRACK AND CROSS COUNTRY FOR FOUR YEARS AND PLAYS PERCUSSION FOR THE WIND SYMPHONY AT BRAINERD, WHILE FOLDEN PLAYS TENNIS, HOCKEY, AND SOFTBALL.

SHE IS INVOLVED IN A FEW CLUBS INCLUDING FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA, SOURCE OF STRENGTH, INTERACT CLUB, STUDENT COUNCIL, AND ALSO PLAYS PERCUSSION FOR THE WIND SYMPHONY.

>> I HAVE EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND HOW WELL SENIORS CAN DO IN INSPIRING PEOPLE.

I AM FOREVER THANKFUL FOR THE GUYS AND GIRLS THAT TAUGHT ME.

I HOPE I PASS IT DOWN.

>> STUDENT ATHLETE IS A TERM THAT I AM REALLY PROUD OF.

IT'S A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF WHAT SOMEONE CAN ACHIEVE IF THEY PUT THEIR MIND TO IT.

I WOULDN'T DO WHAT I AM DOING WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY I AM A PART OF.

>> TWO AWARD FINALISTS FROM EACH REGION WILL BE INVITED TO A RECOGNITION BANQUET IN MARCH AND MSHSL OFFICIALS WILL ANNOUNCE THE FOUR STATEWIDE TRIPLE-A AWARD WINNERS AT THAT TIME.

>>> AND THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE ALSO ANNOUNCED ITS EXCEL AWARD WINNERS FOR THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR AND BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT GRACE ENGE RECEIVED THE HONORS.

THE EXCEL AWARD, STANDING FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY, EDUCATION, AND LEADERSHIP, HIGHLIGHTS MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS WHO ARE ACTIVE IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, LEADERS IN THEIR SCHOOLS, AND SHOWCASE A STRONG COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE.

ENGE PLAYS GOLF FOR THE WARRIORS, JOINED THE GIRLS TENNIS TEAM AS MANAGER THIS YEAR, AND IS A PART OF THE KEY CLUB, AS WELL AS LIGHTHOUSE PROJECTS AS PRESIDENT.

ENGE ALSO HELPS OUT HER CHURCH AND THE BRAINERD FIRE DEPARTMENT ALONGSIDE HER DAD FOR EVENTS SUCH AS THE CROW WING COUNTY FAIR.

>> I THINK FROM THE BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, THEY REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND I ALSO FIND IT VERY REWARDING.

THE WORD OF ADVICE I GIVE TO YOUNGER STUDENTS IS TO JOIN THE CLUBS WHILE YOU CAN BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE YOU WILL NEVER REGRET HELPING THE COMMUNITY.

>> ENGE IS ALSO APPLYING WITH THE HOPES OF JOINING THE BRAINERD SCHOOL BOARD.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE'LL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES THROUGH TOMORROW, TEMPERATURES WILL STAY COOL, BUT WE WILL HAVE A WARM UP ON WEDNESDAY THAT IS GOING TO BE OUR NEXT CHANCE OF SNOW.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, THE GRAND DEBUT IN THE STATE OF MINN >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> A KELLIHER WOMAN HAS DECIDED TO TAKE MATTERS INTO HER OWN HANDS AFTER SEEING THE CONDITION THAT THE LOCAL PLAYGROUND IS IN.

SUSAN HAS BEEN SETTING UP FUNDRAISERS AND GATHERING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO RAISE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO CREATE A BETTER, SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR THE KIDS TO PLAY AT PAUL BUNYAN PARK.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: AFTER TAKING HER GRANDDAUGHTER TO THE LOCAL PLAYGROUND, SUSAN REALIZED THAT THE 30-PLUS-YEAR-OLD SET WAS IN DIRE NEED OF REPAIRS.

SHE KNOWS THAT THIS IS SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A SLIDE AND STAIRS.

>> CHILDREN NEED AN OUTDOOR SPACE TO PLAY WHERE THEY ARE SAFE AND SECURE AND HAVE ENJOYMENT.

IT'S NOT ONLY GOOD EXERCISE AND FRESH AIR, IT'S NOT JUST HEALTHY FOR THEIR MIND AND BODY, BUT THEY LEARN TROUBLESHOOTING, THEY LEARN SOCIAL SKILLS.

>> Reporter: SHE SET OUT TO RAISE BETWEEN $25,000 TO $30,000 TO TEAR DOWN THE OLD PLAYSET AND GET A WHOLE NEW ONE.

AFTER GETTING $1,300 FROM HER FIRST FUNDRAISER, A RUMMAGE SALE, AS WELL AS A $5,000 GRANT, SHE KNEW THAT THE PEOPLE OF KELLIHER HAD HER BACK.

>> PEOPLE HAD PERSONALLY SPONSORED ANYWHERE FROM $100 TO $1,500.

SO IT'S CONTINUALLY GROWING OUR FUNDS.

WE DO SUPPORT EACH OTHER.

WE'RE ALL NEIGHBORS, FAMILY, AND YOU NEED THAT SUPPORT.

YOU NEED THAT COMRADERY, THE CHEERING ON.

>> WE'RE IN SUCH A SMALL COMMUNITY THAT IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING THIS BIG, THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING FOR SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT OF PEOPLE.

I BELIEVE OUR POPULATION IS UNDER 300, SO PEOPLE CAN GET TOGETHER AND DO THAT, IT'S LIFE.

>> Reporter: AND HER NEXT FEAT WILL BE A VALENTINE'S DAY DINNER.

>> IT'S CALLED LOVE'S FLAVORFUL FEAST, IT'S A CHILI SUPPER AND IT WILL BE SERVED IN YOUR CHOICE OF BREAD BOWL AND WE'LL HAVE PICKLES, A FRUIT SALAD, DESSERTS YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM, AND THEN A BEVERAGE OF YOUR CHOICE.

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

>> THE CHILI DINNER WILL BE HELD AT THE NORTH BELTRAMI COMMUNITY CENTER AT 5:00 P.M. ON FEBRUARY 14TH.

THERE IS NO SET FEE FOR THE MEAL.

DONATIONS OF ALL SIZE WILL BE ACCEPTED.

ALL OF THE PROCEEDS WILL BE GOING DIRECTLY TO THE PLAYGROUND FUNDS.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE.

THINGS ARE COOLING DOWN JUST AS YOU PROMISED US.

>> Stacy: YES, THEY ARE GETTING COLD.

THEY WILL STAY COLD TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

OTHERWISE, THE WEATHER LOOKS PRETTY UNEVENTFUL THROUGH TUESDAY.

AS WE HEAD INTO WEDNESDAY, TEMPS MODERATE, BUT WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SNOW RETURNING, ESP >> 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, SOME OF US DID PICK UP SOME SNOW EARLY ON TODAY BUT BEHIND THE SNOW WE HAVE BEEN SEEING THAT COLD AIR SPILLING INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA, BRINGING US SOME COLDER TEMPERATURES, WHICH HAS BEEN GETTING COLDER ALL DAY LONG.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE COLD TEMPS CONTINUING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW.

WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGHS MAINLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

WEDNESDAY, TEMPERATURES MODERATE A LITTLE BIT BUT WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SNOW BEGINNING MAINLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

IN BEMIDJI IT'S -8 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE A WINDCHILL OF -31, OUR DEW POINT IS -14, WE RECEIVED A TRACE OF SNOW EARLIER TODAY.

IN BRAINERD, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND 2, BUT STILL ON THE PLUS SIDE OF 0.

THE DEW POINT IS -9.

WE HAVE NORTH WEST WINDS AT 17 MILES PER HOUR, GUSTS UP TO 23, AND THE WINDCHILL IS AT -18.

NOW ON THE RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING MAINLY CLOUDY SKIES AS WE HAVE BEEN MOVING INTO THE OVERNIGHT.

WE'LL HAVE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND AGAIN SOME COLD WINDCHILLS, HOWEVER OUR VIEWING AREA IS NOT UNDER ANY TYPE OF WARNING OR ADVICE.

IT WILL BE COLD TOMORROW WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND MIDWEEK WE HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE OF SEEING SNOWFALL.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU, THE SUN TRYING TO PEEK THROUGH THE CLOUDS IN CASS LAKE.

KAREN WITH SOME SUNSHINE NEAR LONG LAKE, A GREAT DAY FOR SNOWSHOEING, AND ARLENE SENDING US THE PHOTO OF THE EVENING SKIES OVER MENAHGA.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA REPORTED SOME FLURRIES THIS MORNING, OTHERWISE 0 WITH WINDY CONDITIONS THIS EVENING.

KAREN IN BEMIDJI, 3 THIS AFTERNOON.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, PICKING UP 4 INCHES OF SNOW THE LAST COUPLE OF NIGHTS.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, SCATTERED CLOUDS TONIGHT, WINDS ARE AT 18 TO 30 IN BRAINERD.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A HIGH OF 19.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, A CURRENT WINDCHILL OF -18.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 20, BUT THAT WAS SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WE'VE BEEN SEEING THE COLDER AIR MOVE IN.

TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN FALLING THROUGHOUT THE DAY, SO THE LOW TEMPERATURE IS WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW AT 2, SUNSET AT 5:25.

A SIMILAR STORY IN BEMIDJI, BUT WE STARTED OUT COLDER IN THE BEMIDJI AREA, 8 WAS OUR HIGH THIS MORNING, -8 IS THE LOW AND THE CURRENT, AND SUNRISE AT 7:41.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

WE WILL BE SEEING PATCHY CLOUDS IN THE AREA, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY.

IT LOOKS QUIET THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY TOMORROW, CLOUDS INCREASING LATER IN THE DAY AS WE HEAD INTO WEDNESDAY, WE'LL SEE THAT CHANCE OF SNOW RETURNING TO THE AREA.

HIGH TEMPERATURES TOMORROW IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA AS WE HEAD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE COULD SEE THE TEMPERATURES APPROACHING 10, WITH BRAINERD AND AITKIN LOOKING TO TOP OFF AROUND THE 10 DEGREE MARK.

SO OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LOWS NEAR -12.

THEN TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY ONCE AGAIN, 6 FOR OUR HIGH, AND NORTH WINDS UP TO 10.

HEADING THROUGH THE REST OF OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, SNOW RETURNS TO THE AREA, MAINLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT, TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE BIT WARMER BUT WE COULD SEE SOME ACCUMULAING SNOW.

QUIET AND COLDER ON THURSDAY, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME CHANCES OF SNOWFALL AS WE HEAD INTO AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

LOOKS LIKE TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE CLOSER TO AVERAGE, MAYBE COOLER THAN AVERAGE WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE TEENS.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS.

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY PLAYOFF GETS UNDERWAY.

>> Charlie: YES, WE HAD A CHANCE TO HOP OUT TO GRAND RAPIDS TODAY TO TALK TO THE GRG GIRLS HOCKEY TEAM AND JUST SEE HOW THEY ARE PREPPING FOR THEIR SECTION TOURNAMENT GAME.

THEY ARE PLAYING THURSDAY.

WE HAVE THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪] >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS POWERED BY THE GIGAZONE.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORT WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> 13th RANKED GRAND RAPIDS GREEN WAY IS RED HOT HEADING INTO THE SECTION 7-2A TOURNAMENT, FINISHING WITH A 19-5-1 RECORD.

THE LIGHTNING ARE AVERAGING 5 GOALS A GAME, A FULL GAME BETTER THAN THAT'S PAST TWO SEASONS, WHILE HOLDING OPPONENTS TO 2.5 GOALS.

MUCH OF THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THEIR STAGGERING 900 SHOTS ON NET THIS SEASON, COMPARED TO THEIR OPPONENT'S 503.

>> I THINK JUST TELLING GIRLS SHOTS ON NET COMES A LONG WAY.

IT STARTS IN THE DEFENSIVE ZONE AND WORKS INTO THE OFFENSIVE ZONE.

WE HAVE A LOT MORE TO GIVE BECAUSE OUR SEASON HAS BEEN PRETTY UPHILL THIS YEAR COMPARED TO OTHER YEARS AND ALL THE GIRLS STILL HAVE A LOT MORE TO GIVE.

>> Charlie: GRG HAS THEIR SIGHTS SET ON NORTHERN TIER, AND IN THREE OF THEIR LAST FOUR YEARS, RAPIDSES -- RAPIDS FALLEN JUST SHORT.

IT'S A TREND THAT THE LIGHTNING WOULD LIKE TO STRIKE DOWN THIS YEAR.

>> WE TAKE IT ONE GAME AT A TIME.

WE WANT TO GO TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

WE DON'T WANT TO KEEP GETTING SECOND PLACE.

THAT'S THE FIRE BURNING UNDER US.

IT WOULD MAKE ALL THE WORK THAT EVERYBODY HAS PUT IN FOR THE TEAM AND THE YEARS THAT PEOPLE HAD GETTING SECOND PLACE, IT WOULD MAKE ALL OF THOSE THINGS GO AWAY AND IT WOULD BE GREAT.

>> Charlie: HERE'S A LOOK AT THE SEATING.

GRAND RAPIDS GREEN WAY GOT THE 2-SEED.

WHAT IS MERCURY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THAT?

WE HAVE THE SEPARATE STORY THAT WE WILL GET A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT HER LATER IN THE WEEK HEADING INTO THAT GAME.

>>> WELL, MISS BASKETBALL IS THE TITLE GIVEN TO THE BEST HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA EACH YEAR AND THIS YEARS PRELIMINARY LIST OF NOMINEES INCLUDED THREE AREA SENIORS.

THEY ARE REEGAN JUENEMANN FROM CROSBY-IRONTON, WHO IS AVERAGING JUST OVER 20-POINTS PER GAME FOR THE LADY RANGERS WHO ARE A PERFECT 20-0 AND RANKED 2ND IN CLASS 2A.

AUBREY MORRISON FROM WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY ALSO MADE THE LIST.

SHE JOINED THE WOLVES 2,000-POINT CLUB THIS SEASON AND LATER BROKE THE GIRLS RECORD FOR CAREER POINTS AT WHA AND CASS LAKE-BENA'S GABBY FINEDAY ROUNDS OUT THE AREA NOMINEES.

THE BSU COMMIT BROKE BOTH THE GIRLS AND BOYS CAREER POINTS RECORD FOR THE PANTHERS ON BACK-TO-BACK NIGHTS IN JANUARY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM.

>>> ALSO, THE LIST HAD A NUMBER OF HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES INCLUDING WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY A.D. JEREMY DEGIOVANI IN HIS FIRST YEAR AT THE HELM OF ELK RIVER GIRLS BASKETBALL IN 2017.

HE COACHED THE ELKS TO AN UNDEFEATED SEASON AND THE CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

>>> IN THE BSU SPORTS WEEKEND RECAP, WE'LL START OFF WITH MEN'S HOCKEY.

BEMIDJI STATE NEEDED A WIN ON SATURDAY TO SPLIT AT HOME WITH FERRIS STATE BUT THEY TRAILED 1-0 AFTER ONE.

IN THE SECOND THOUGH, KASPER MAGNUSSEN PUTS THE MOVE ON CONNER MCDONOUGH, HIS 4TH OF THE SEASON, TIES THINGS AT ONE.

IN THE THIRD, CAIDEN GAULT BREAKS THE TIE WITH THE BACK DOOR SCORE FOR THE BULLDOGS.

THEY GO TO BEAT BEMIDJI STATE 3-1.

THE BEAVERS ARE NOW 8TH IN THE CCHA STANDINGS WITH JUST 6-GAMES LEFT TO PLAY.

IN WOMEN'S HOCKEY, BEMIDJI STATE ALSO PLAYING AT HOME TRYING TO SWEEP WCHA RIVAL MINNESOTA STATE.

THEY'RE DOWN A GOAL LATE IN THE FIRST WHEN THE SENIOR FROM WARROAD.

GENO HENDRICKSON LIGHTS THE LAMP FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS SEASON, KNOTS IT AT ONE, BUT IN THE SECOND THE MAVERICKS WOULD TAKE BACK THE LEAD ON A STRAIGHT EFFORT GOAL BY KAMRYN VAN BATAVIA.

MINNESOTA STATE WOULD TALLY 3-MORE IN THE 3RD BEATING BEMIDJI STATE 5-1.

BEAVERS ARE AT HOME NEXT WEEK HOSTING UMD AND THEN BSU SOFTBALL STARTED THEIR SEASON THIS WEEKEND WITH A 4-GAME TOURNAMENT IN SAINT CLOUD.

THIS GAME FROM SUNDAY AGAINST MINNESOTA DULUTH.

HERE IN THE THIRD, MARIAH STEVENSON BREAKS A 2-2 TIE WITH AN R.B.I.

DOUBLE FOR THE BEAVERS.

THEN A FEW BATTERS LATER, CALLEIGH RICHARDS WITH A TWO R.B.I.

SINGLE TO LEFT, GIVES THE BEAVERS A 5-2 LEAD, PART OF A 4-RUN INNING.

BEMIDJI STATE WOULD GO ON TO WIN 8-3 OVER THE BULLDOGS BUT WOULD DROP THEIR SECOND GAME TO SAINT CLOUD STATE.

SATURDAY LOOKED SIMILAR WITH A SPLIT AS WELL.

>>> A COUPLE MORE SCORES.

ROSEAU BEATS THIEF RIVER FALLS.

LAKE OF THE WOODS FALLS IN OVERTIME.

ON BOYS BASKETBALL, RED LAKE GETS A BIG WIN OVER NORTHOME-KELLIHER.

LITTLE FORK BIG FALLS GETS A WIN OVER BIG FORK.

ON THE GIRL'S SIDE, AITKIN GETS A WIN.

NEVIS BEATS SEBEKA BY A TRAY, AND BERTHA HEWITT CONTINUES TO WIN AS WELL.

BAGLEY GETS THE WIN OVER LAKE OF THE WOODS.

IN THE NBA, THE TIMBERWOLVES LOSE FOR THE SECOND TIME BY TWO POINTS IN AS MANY GAMES.

>>> AND SOMETHING FUN TO FINISH OFF SPORTS, RED LAKE WAS PLAYING RED LAKE COUNTY IN THE 4TH GRADE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP AND URIAH MOUNTAIN HITS A BUZZER BEATER TO WIN IT FOR THE WARRIORS.

WHAT A COOL MOMENT.

THERE'S A PICTURE OF THE TEAM WITH THEIR MEDALS.

AND THEY'RE HAVING A PRETTY GOOD SEASON TOO.

13-1.

THE FUTURE OF RED LAKE BASKETBALL.

>> Dennis: I SAW THAT ONLINE, IT WAS PRETTY COOL.

>> IT'S FUN FOR THOSE GUYS.

>> Dennis: THANKS A LOT CHARLIE.

>>> WELL, ANOTHER COFFEE SHOP HAS JUST OPENED UP IN THE CITY OF BEMIDJI.

7-BREW COFFEE HELD A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY LAST WEEK TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF ITS FIRST STAND WITHIN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN ATTENDED THE RIBBON-CUTTING, TO SEE HOW THE NEW COFFEE SHOP PLANS TO BRING SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO THE CITY.

>> Reporter: YET ANOTHER COFFEE STAND HAS MADE ITS WAY TO THE CITY OF BEMIDJI.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE].

>> Reporter: THEY ORIGINATED IN ROGERS, ARKANSAS IN 2017, WITH 7 ORIGINAL COFFEES BEING THE ONLY OPTIONS ON THE MENU.

NOW THEY HAVE MORE THAN 300 STANDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HAS GROWN THEIR MENU QUITE A BIT.

>> I'M NOT GOING TO DO THE MATH, BUT SOMEBODY DID.

THEY SAID THERE ARE 20,000 COMBINATIONS.

>> WE WOULD TAKE ON MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA, WE WERE EXCITED AND BEMIDJI HAPPENED TO BE THE FIRST, WHICH WORKED OUT IN OUR FAVOR IN A LOT OF WAYS.

IT HAS BEEN SUCH A WELCOMING COMMUNITY, POSITIVITY AND KINDNESS, WHICH IS THE MOTTO OF 7-BREW.

IT HAS A GREAT HEART AND IT'S A GREAT PLACE FOR US TO START AND SPREAD OUT.

>> Reporter: 7-BREW DRIVE THRU COFFEE IS NOT THE FIRST COFFEE SHOP TO COME TO THE CITY.

>> WITH THERE MANY DIFFERENT COFFEE SHOPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, WITH MORE AND MORE COFFEE SHOPS POPPING UP, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST STARBUCKS IN THE CITY.

HOW DOES 7-BREW PLAN TO COMPETE?

>> WE HAVE A DOUBLE LANE DRIVE THRU SO WE CAN SERVE TWICE AS MANY CUSTOMERS.

THEY WILL COME OUT TO YOUR VEHICLE TO TAKE YOUR ORDER DIRECTLY, WHICH ALLOWS US TO TAKE MULTIPLE ORDERS DOWN THE LINE AS WE GO THROUGH.

THAT SENDS ALL THE ORDERS INSIDE, SO WE CAN WORK ON DRINKS 10 SPOTS BACK.

>> WE ARE MORE OF AN EXPERIENCE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GENUINE CONVERSATION WITH YOU.

IT'S OUR WAIT TIMES AND OUR PERSONALITY THAT SETS US APART FROM THE REST.

>> YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.

>> Reporter: 7-BREW DOES NOT WANT TO BE ANOTHER COFFEE SHOP IN THE CITY, BUT A GENUINE PART OF THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS WHY THEY DECIDED TO PRESENT A $2,000 CHECK TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER AFTER THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY.

>> GIVING BACK IS A HUGE PART OF WHAT WE DO.

GREAT RIVER RESCUE IS OUR FIRST BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET MORE INVOLVE IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

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

>> THE MURAL ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING WITH PAUL AND BABE DRINKING SOME 7-BREW COFFEE WAS DONE BY A LOCAL BEMIDJI ARTIST, NICHOLAS JACKSON.

THE STAND ALSO PLANS TO ADD 50 NEW JOBS TO THE BEMIDJI AREA.

>>> WELL, WE HAVE TIME FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

WE HEAD BACK TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING COLD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT, LOWS DROPPING TO -12.

NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AT PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TOMORROW, HIGHS CLIMBING TO 6, WITH NORTH WINDS UP TO 10, AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK, WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR SNOW, BUT SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY.

>> Dennis: THAT WILL WRAP IT UP FOR US.

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

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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