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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.

>>> THE CITY OF WALKER WILL SOON BE WELCOMING A BRAND-NEW CHILDCARE CENTER TO A BUILDING THAT PREVIOUSLY HOUSED RESTAURANTS.

MOST RECENTLY, THE LODGE.

THE LAKEVIEW EARLY LEARNING CENTER WILL HOUSE FOUR CLASSROOMS RANGING FROM INFANT TO ELEMENTARY, WITH A CAPACITY OF 62 CHILDREN.

THIS 6,400 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH END OF DOWNTOWN WALKER PLANS TO OFFER FULL TIME CARE FOR INFANT THROUGH PRE-SCHOOL-AGED KIDS, WITH AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR K THOUGH 5TH GRADE STUDENTS.

THE BUILDING WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, BUT HOPES TO BE OPEN BY JUNE LATER THIS YEAR.

>> WE'RE GOING TO DO A CLASSROOM WITH 14, A PRE-SCHOOL ROOM WITH 20, AND AN AFTER SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAM WITH 15.

>> WE HAVE SOME HOME DAYCARE CENTERS.

THEY CAN HAVE TWO OR THREE INFANTS IN THEIR CARE AT ONE TIME.

THIS FACILITY WILL HAVE UP TO 8.

>> HANNAH PUTT HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY, A MASTER'S DEGREE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP, AND HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN CHILDCARE IN SOME WAY SINCE SHE WAS 18.

THE PUTT'S BELIEVES A CHILDCARE FACILITY TO THIS SCALE IS SOMETHING THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN NEEDING FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

>> I WORKED A COUPLE DIFFERENT PLACES HERE AND I HAD COWORKERS LEAVE THIS COMMUNITY, MOVE TO OTHER ONES TO FIND CHILDCARE.

THAT IS ALWAYS DISAPPOINTING TO SEE.

I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE TURN DOWN JOBS FOR THESE AGENCIES I WORK FOR BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIND A PLACE TO PUT THEIR KIDS AND CAN'T MAKE THE MOVE.

>> WE DON'T HAVE INFANT CARE OR TODDLER CARE.

PRE-SCHOOL, THERE ARE A COUPLE PLACES, BUT NOT OPEN FULL DAYS.

SO WE'LL BE OPEN START OF THE WORKDAY UNTIL THE END OF THE WORKDAY.

>> WE WERE TOLD THAT ONCE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE AND FURNITURE IS SET, LAKEVIEW EARLY LEARNING CENTER WILL HOLD AN OPEN HOUSE EVENT TO ALLOW PARENTS AND THEIR KIDS TO TOUR THE FACILITY.

>>> TWO AITKIN COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH FELONIES FOR THEFT BY SWINDLE AND FOR COUNTERFEITING IN A CASE INVOLVING HIGH-VALUE TRADES FOR WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE GOLD AND PLATINUM BULLION BARS.

46-YEAR-OLD ARON MELTON OF MCGRATH MINNESOTA AND 45-YEAR-OLD KRISTI FOX ALSO OF MCGRATH WERE CHARGED IN AITKIN COUNTY COURT TODAY.

ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT IN THE CASE THE TWO TRADED NUMEROUS COUNTERFEIT GOLD AND PLATINUM BULLION BARS IN EXCHANGE FOR AMONG OTHER ITEMS SHIPPING CONTAINERS, HEAVY MACHINERY, AN A.T.V.

AND CASH, FOR A TOTAL VALUE OF AROUND $87,000.

IN ADDITION MELTON FACES TWO OTHER FELONY CHARGES FOR BEING A FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARMS.

BAIL OR BOND FOR MELTON WAS SET AT $100,000 WITH NO CONDITIONS OR $30,000 WITH CONDITIONS.

HIS NEXT COURT APPEARANCE IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 18th.

BAIL OR BOND FOR FOX WAS SET AT $50,000 WITH NO CONDITIONS OR $10,000 WITH CONDITIONS.

HER NEXT COURT APPEARANCE IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 3rd.

>>> ON MONDAY, THE BRAINERD CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A $380,000 PROJECT TO RENOVATE THE BRAINERD FIRE STATION.

THE FIRE STATION WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1983 AND HAS NOT SEEN SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE BUILDING SINCE A TRAINING ROOM WAS ADDED IN 2002.

ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE RENOVATIONS WILL ALLOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO RESPOND MORE QUICKLY AND HELP ATTRACT NEW FIRE FIGHTERS TO THE DEPARTMENT.

>> WHETHER THEY'RE WORKING FROM HERE, REMOTELY.

THEY'RE HERE WORKING OUT OR IN BETWEEN APPOINTMENTS, THEY ARE STOPPING IN EAR AND THEY ARE AROUND.

SO WITH THEM BEING AROUND, IT OBVIOUSLY DECREASES OUR RESPONSE TIME GETTING A TRUCK OUT THE DOOR.

SO, IT IS JUST ENCOURAGING THEM TO BE HERE AND PART OF THE DEPARTMENT.

>> CONSTRUCTION IS SLATED TO BEGIN IN MAY WITH RENOVATIONS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY EARLY NEXT YEAR.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE PRESIDENT JOHN HOFFMAN AND THE ALUMNI AND FOUNDATION HAVE STARTED WHAT THEY ARE CALLING A ROAD SHOW OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND BORDERING STATES, TO CONNECT THE UNIVERSITY WITH DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND SEE WHAT THE LOCAL WORKFORCE NEEDS ARE.

THE ROAD TOUR IS A PART OF BSU AND NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE'S FOR THE NORTH FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN THAT AIMS TO RAISE $25 MILLION OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS.

ALONG WITH PROMOTING THEIR FUNDRAISER, THE OTHER THOUGHT BEHIND THE TRAVEL IS TO CREATE MORE PARTNERSHIPS OUTSIDE THE BEMIDJI AREA.

>> IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, THE GOAL IS WE'RE GOING TO BUILD AN AGREEMENT WITH EVERY TWO-YEAR PUBLIC AND TRIBAL COLLEGE IN THE NORTH AND AS MANY BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES AS WE CAN TO CREATE THOSE PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE WITH US, DEVELOP SKILLS, AND BE PROSPEROUS IN OUR LIVES WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO THE WORKFORCE NEEDS OF THE REGION.

>> ON TOP OF VISITING MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOLS, THE PRESIDENTIAL ROAD SHOW IS ALSO LOOKING TO TARGET BEMIDJI STATE'S HIGH ADULT LEARNER POPULATION.

SINCE IT BEGAN, THE TOUR HAS ALREADY VISITED ELEVEN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, STARTING IN THE NORTHWEST REGION.

>> THEY ARE LOOKING FOR FOLKS WITH STRONG HUMAN INTELLIGENCE.

AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GROWS IN THEIR BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES, THEY NEED FOLKS WITH GREAT HUMAN INTELLIGENCE THAT CAN COMPLEMENT AND FIT INTO THEIR BUSINESS, THEIR INDUSTRY TO TAKE THEM FORWARD, TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS ARE PREPARED TO THRIVE IN THE NORTH.

>> THE UNIVERSITY'S NEXT STOP IS SET TO BE A NORTHEAST LOOP, STARTING IN GRAND RAPIDS NEXT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, AND ENDING IN BRAINERD AND BAXTER ON THURSDAY, THE 12TH.

THERE ARE EIGHT COMMUNITIES SCHEDULED TO BE VISITED DURING THIS PORTION OF THE TOUR.

>>> THE LAKES AREA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP IS CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTING A NEW FELLOWSHIP HALL IN BRAINERD.

THE SPACE WILL BE THE FELLOWSHIP'S FIRST PERMANENT HOME IN BRAINERD AFTER HAVING PRIMARY MET IN VARIOUS MEMBER'S HOMES SINCE THE 1990'S.

LOCATED NEXT TO THE MY NEIGHBOR TO LOVE COALITION'S CREEKSIDE COMPLEX, THE BUILDING WILL PROVIDE NOT ONLY AN AREA FOR PEOPLE TO PRACTICE THEIR SPIRITUALITY, BUT A PLACE THE COALITION CAN UTILIZE AS WELL, FOR CLASSES AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEET UPS.

>> IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SITUATION BECAUSE THEN ALSO WHEN WE'RE NOT HAVING OUR FELLOWSHIP MEETINGS, THE COALITION CAN USE THE SPACE FOR CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE CREEK SIDE DEVELOPMENT.

SO INSTEAD OF HAVING A BUILDING SIT EMPTY, WE CAN HAVE IT USED IN MULTIPLE WAYS.

>> THERE IS NO OFFICIAL OPENING DATE FOR THE NEW BUILDING, BUT OFFICIALS WITH THE FELLOWSHIP ANTICIPATE AN OPENING DATE OF SPRING THIS YEAR.

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

>> Stacy: TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW 0 IN THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT BUT A WARM UPSTART THIS WEEKEND AND HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 30s EARLY NEXT WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK IN THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, THE STAPLES TRAIN DEPOT HIGHLIGHTS THE TOWN'S RAILROAD HERITAGE.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> A NORTH DAKOTA FARMER IS PUTTING THE STATE'S AGRICULTURE ON THE WORLD STAGE, WITH AN APPEARANCE IN BUDWEISER'S SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL.

JODY KERZMAN HAS MORE ON THE BUDDING TV STAR.

>> Reporter: BUDWEISER'S SUPER BOWL AD FEATURES ONE OF THE ICONIC BUDWEISER CLYDESDALES, A BALD EAGLE, AND A NORTH DAKOTA FARMER.

THAT IS BRIAN, A FOURTH GENERATION FARMER FROM COLE HARBOUR.

>> MY GREAT GRANDFATHER IMMIGRATED FROM SWEDEN TO NORTH DAKOTA.

>> HE WAS HARVESTING BARLEY WHEN BUDWEISER CALLED.

>> IT MEANT A LOT TO ME THAT BUDWEISER WANTED TO GET A REAL FARMER, A REAL BARLEY FARMER FROM THE PLAINS OF NORTH DAKOTA OUT TO SHOOT A SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL.

I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT OUT HERE BUT TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE ON SET AND EXPERIENCE SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME WAS JUST KIND OF MIND BLOWING.

>> Reporter: BRIAN ONLY GETS ABOUT A SECOND OF AIR TIME.

BLINK AND YOU MIGHT MISS HIM, BUT HE HOPES IT MIGHT BE ENOUGH TO REMIND AMERICANS JUST HOW IMPORTANT FARMERS ARE.

>> THE TITLE OF THE COMMERCIAL IS AMERICAN ICONS AND WHAT BETTER ICON THAN A CLYDESDALES, A BALD EAGLE, AND A FARMER WHO LITERALLY WORKS WITH THE AMERICAN SOIL TO MAKE HIS LIVING.

>> WE'RE EXCITED TO FEATURE A REAL BARLEY FARMER IN OUR SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL THIS YEAR.

IT'S REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CELEBRATE AND ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT WORKED THE LAST 150 YEARS TO PRODUCE, DELIVER, AND ENJOY THIS GREAT TASTING HIGH QUALITY AMERICAN BEER.

>> Reporter: BRIAN SAYS WHILE BEING IN A SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL WAS A PRETTY AMAZING EXPERIENCE, HE IS NOT LEAVING HIS FARM FOR HOLLYWOOD ANY TIME SOON.

>> I THINK I WILL STICK TO THE PLAINS OF NORTH DAKOTA.

[♪♪♪] >> THE 60-SECOND IN-GAME SPOT WILL AIR NATIONALLY DURING THE BIG GAME ON SUNDAY.

IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE ON BUDWEISER'S YOUTUBE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES.

>>> WELL, TIME FOR WEATHER.

WE ARE GOING TO BE MILDER BY SUNDAY, RIGHT STAY IS?

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING COLDER TEMPERATURES, SOME COLD TEMPS TONIGHT AND MANY WILL SEE THE LOWS FALLING BELOW 0.

BUT THIS WEEKEND, HIGH [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE WERE ABLE TO SEE SOME NICE SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON BUT TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN FALLING THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND MOST OF US SHOULD SEE THE LOWS BELOW 0 ONCE AGAIN.

TEMPS WARM UP TOMORROW.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION TOMORROW NIGHT AND THEN WE WILL HAVE WARMER TEMPERATURES EARLY NEXT WEEK.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 1.

WE'RE STILL ON THE PLUS SIDE OF 0 THIS EVENING AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE STUDIO, WE HAVE A LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND, AND HUMIDITY IS AT 69%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES, 10 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS -4, PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT 3 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, IT'S BEEN CLEAR THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

OVERNIGHT, WE SHOULD HAVE CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

WE ARE GOING TO SEE COLD TEMPERATURES, TEMPS SHOULD BOTTOM OUT AT 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO FOR MOST OF US, PARTS OF MINNESOTA COULD BE WARMER.

WE DO START TO SEE THE WARMING TREND BEGINNING TOMORROW, HIGHS TO 20.

WE HAVE MIXED PRECIPITATION AS WE HEAD INTO THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL MORNING FROM ANGELA AT CASS LAKE.

CHRISSY ENJOYING THE SUNSHINE IN DEERWOOD AND SUNNY SKIES AS WELL FROM GARY IN DEERWOOD.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING YOUR PHOTOS WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, CHRISSY IN DEERWOOD, ABUNDANT SUNSHINE BUT BREEZY.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 22.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 16 AND CALM THIS EVENING.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, WE HAD A LOW OF 15.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLEAR SKIES, THE HIGH EARLY TODAY AT 34.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, WE DID HAVE A HIGH EARLY TODAY OF 36 IN BRAINERD, BUT THOSE TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN FALLING.

OUR LOW TEMPERATURE IS WHAT WE'RE SEEING NOW AT 10 AND SUNSET AT 5:29.

BEMIDJI AGAIN WITH THAT EARLY HIGH IN THE 30s, WITH THE FALLING TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF 6, SUNRISE AT 7:39.

SO LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE WILL SEE A MIX OF SOME CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE EARLY ON BUT OVERALL, WE WILL BE SEEING A LOT OF CLOUD COVER THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL START TO WARM.

WE SHOULD BE SEEING HIGHS IN THE 20s, THEN AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATE DAY AND OVERNIGHT HOURS, WE COULD BE SEEING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW OR FREEZING DRIZZLE.

AS FAR AS THE HIGH TEMPERATURES, UPPER TEENS IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, SOME LOW 20s ACROSS THE REST OF THE NORTH.

AS WE HEAD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, LOOK FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES FROM 20 TO 25.

SO HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT.

WE'LL SEE LOWS NEAR -7 AND VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

FOR TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY, A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEEING SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FREEZING DRIZZLE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 20 WITH SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 20.

NOW WE'LL SEE THAT SLIGHT CHANCE OF MIXED PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW NIGHT, BUT SUNDAY SHOULD CLEAR OUT AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM EVEN MORE WITH HIGHS NEAR 30.

HIGHS NEAR 37 ON MONDAY WITH PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER AND THEN TEMPS DO START TO COOL A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH MIDWEEK.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW ON TUESDAY AND IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA ON WEDNESDAY.

OTHERWISE, LOOK FOR PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES EARLY NEXT WEEK.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT CHARLIE IS HERE.

BSU MEN'S HOCKEY TEAM IS BACK AT HOME TONIGHT.

>> Charlie: AND A BIG SERIES THIS WEEKEND BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN DOING SO HOT LATELY AS YOU KNOW, BUT THEY DID WIN LAST WEEK.

THEY CAN GET SOME WINS THIS WEEKEND, THEY WILL PUT THEMSELVES IN A GOOD MIX FOR THE PLAYOFF.

WE'LL HAVE MORE COMING UP AFTER [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> THERE'S JUST THREE SERIES LEFT THIS SEASON FOR BSU MEN'S HOCKEY, WHO HAVE PLENTY OF GROUND TO MAKE UP IF THEY WANT TO HOST IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE CCHA MASON CUP PLAYOFFS.

THE BEAVERS ARE CURRENTLY 9-POINTS BEHIND 4TH PLACE MINNESOTA STATE, AND WHILE THEY CAN'T MAKE UP THE WHOLE DEFICIT THIS WEEKEND, THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT A SIGNIFICANT DENT IN IT.

BEMIDJI STATE HOSTING LAST PLACE FERRIS STATE, THE LONE MEETING OF THE SEASON BETWEEN THE TWO SQUADS.

A LOT OF FURRY FRIENDS WAITING FOR THE FIRST BEAVER GOAL.

GAVIN PUTS THE BISCUIT IN THE BASKET TO GIVE FERRIS A 1-0 LEAD.

A FEW MOMENTS LATER, IT DOESN'T LOOK PRETTY BUT OLIVER COMES AWAY WITH THE GREASY GOAL FOR THE BEAVS.

THEY TIE IT AND THE FUZZY ONES START FLYING.

ALL THE TEDDIES ARE DONATED TO A GOOD CAUSE.

BEFORE THE PERIOD ENDED, MAX NETS ANOTHER FOR THE DOGS, THEY WAIVED IT OFF AT FIRST BUT AFTER REVIEW, IT WAS GOOD.

BEMIDJI STATE SCORED AGAIN, 6-3 THE FINAL.

>>> BSU WOMEN'S HOCKEY ON THE ROAD AT 10TH RANKED MINNESOTA DULUTH, BEAVERS TRYING TO NIX A 19-GAME LOSING STREAK TO THE BULLDOGS.

FIRST PERIOD, IT WAS BEMIDJI STATES LEADING GOAL SCORER HAILEY ARMSTRONG WHO STRUCK FIRST, HER 13TH OF THE SEASON MADE IT 1-0 BEAVS.

UMD WOULD EVEN THE SCORE BEFORE THE END OF THE PERIOD, THEN LATE IN THE SECOND, MOLLY COLE, NO SCOPE, BREAKS THE TIE, IT'S 2-1 DAWGS AFTER TWO.

THEN IN THE THIRD, BSU ON THE POWER PLAY, MORGAN SMITH, PICKING UP WHAT IZY FAIRCHILD IS PUTTING DOWN, HER 12TH GOAL & 24TH POINT THIS YEAR, KNOTS THINGS AT TWO.

BUT MINNESOTA DULUTH'S ZOEY KROCK NETTED THE GAME WINNER WITH JUST 3-MINUTES LEFT TO PLAY AND BEMIDJI STATE FALLS 3-2 IN THE SERIES OPENER.

>>> WE HAVE SOME SCORES FOR YOU IN BOYS HOCKEY IS WHERE WE WILL START.

ROSEAU BEATS PROCTOR.

NORTHERN LAKES BEATS EAST GRAND FORKS.

PARK RAPIDS BLANKS NORTH SHORE.

I-FALLS TOPS GREEN WAY.

ON TO BOYS BASKETBALL, PEQUOT LAKES, THEY BEAT HIBBING.

BARNESVILLE TOPPLING STAPLES MOTLEY.

ALSO PLAYING TONIGHT, NEVIS, THEY TOP PINE RIVER-BACKUS.

RED LAKE GETS THE WIN OVER NORTHOME-KELLIHER.

>>> ON TO THE GIRL'S SIDE OF THINGS, ALEXANDRIA BEATS BRAINERD.

ROCK RIDGE GETS THE BETTER OF BEMIDJI.

MENAHGA STAYS UNDEFEATED.

CASS LAKE-BENA GETTING A WIN OVER CLEARBROOK-GONVICK.

AND THE PELICANS EDGE OUT THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES LATE IN THAT ONE.

>>> THE SECTION TOURNAMENT FOR WRESTLING IS JUST A WEEK AWAY FOR THE BOYS AND A FEW DAYS AWAY FOR THE GIRLS, AND BRAINERD LOOKS POISED TO MAKE ITS PRESENCE KNOWN.

ACCORDING TO THE GUILLOTINE, THE BOYS ARE RANKED 7TH IN CLASS 3A, WHILE THE GIRLS ARE RANKED 6TH IN THE WHOLE STATE.

ON THE BOYS SIDE, BRAINERD HAS THREE DIFFERENT WRESTLERS RANKED INDIVIDUALLY.

WILLIAM DIRCKS, 4-TIME STATE ENTRANT EASTON DIRCKS, AND ANOTHER RETURNING STATE ENTRANT, TYCE FABER.

FIRST YEAR HEAD COACH ANDY PICKAR HAS HELPED LEAD THE WARRIORS TO REGULAR SEASON WINS AGAINST REIGNING SECTION 8-3A CHAMPS BEMIDJI, AS WELL AS PERENNIAL POWERHOUSE WILLMAR, TWO TEAMS THE SQUAD KNOWS STAND BETWEEN THEM AND THE PROGRAM'S FIRST STATE APPEARANCE IN OVER 30-YEARS.

>> I WOULD SAY THE BIGGEST THING IS JUST GETTING POINTS WHERE WE NEED POINTS.

WHEN IT COMES OUT OF THE BIG TEAMS, THOSE LITTLE MOMENTS AND EVEN JUST A SIMPLE POINT CAN BE THE DECIDING FACTOR.

>> IT'S GOING TO COME DOWN TO A LOT OF LINE UP, HOW WE MATCH UP WITH THEM, GETTING A GOOD WARM UP, BEING READY TO GO, AND THEN I THINK WE CAN BEAT ANY OF THEM.

>>> THE GIRLS ARE 15-5 ON THE SEASON SO FAR AND, LIKE THE BOYS, HAVE THREE DIFFERENT WRESTLERS INDIVIDUALLY RANKED.

THOSE BEING ANILYSE BUNDY, HOLLY BERGIN, AND ARIANA PICKAR, WHO PLACED 4TH AT THE STATE TOURNEY LAST YEAR.

ITS ONLY THE LADY WARRIORS FIFTH SEASON AS A PROGRAM, BUT THEY'RE POISED TO TAKE THE REIGNS ON SECTION EIGHT.

>> I THINK OUR TEAM IS DOING REALLY GOOD AND I WOULD SAY THE BIGGEST IS DEFINITELY HAVING MORE COACHES THAT PUSH US HARDER AND MAKE US BETTER.

>> YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE YOU ARE THE BEST NO MATTER WHAT.

WHEN YOU STEP ON THE MAT, YOU HAVE LOST THE NIGHT BEFORE BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.

WHEN YOU STEP ON THE MAT, IT'S A NEW MATCH AND ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.

>> Charlie: WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE BOYS FIRST.

THEY EARN THE FIRST SEED FOR THE 8-3A SECTION TOURNAMENT AND THEY WILL HOST ST.

CLOUD THIS UPCOMING WEDNESDAY.

THE GIRLS SECTION INDIVIDUAL WRESTLING BEGAN TONIGHT IN SARTELL.

THEY WILL FINISH TOMORROW AND WE'LL HAVE THE RESULT ONCE MONDAY.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

THE TOWN OF STAPLES HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SINCE THE MID 1880'S AND WAS ORIGINALLY KNOWN FOR BEING A LUMBER TOWN AND THEN A RAILROAD TOWN.

HOWEVER THE TOWN DID NOT HAVE AN OFFICIAL TRAIN STATION UNTIL 1909, WHEN THE STAPLES TRAIN DEPOT BROKE GROUND.

REPORTER MILES WALKER LEARNED MORE ABOUT THE HISTORIC SITE IN THIS WEEK'S IN-FOCUS.

>> Reporter: DESIGNED BY THE SAME ARCHITECTS THAT WORKED ON THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL IN NEW YORK AND THE NORTHERN PACIFIC KING STREET STATION IN SEATTLE, THE STAPLES TRAIN DEPOT SERVES AS A HUB FOR THE HEART OF MINNESOTA.

>> I THINK A LOT OF IT CAME WHEN THEY REROUTED HIGHWAY 10.

THERE WAS SOME ARGUMENT AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE DEPOT SHOULD BE TORN DOWN AND THERE WERE THOSE WHO FELT STRONGLY ABOUT ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE TOWN AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE, AND WORKED TO SAVE IT.

>> Reporter: ACTING AS THE NORTHERN MOST AMTRAK STATION IN MINNESOTA WITH DAILY PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE GOING EAST TO CHICAGO AND WEST TO SEATTLE.

>> THERE WERE SOME ESTIMATES THAT WE ARE RUNNING 70 TO 80 TRAINS A DAY.

THERE WERE COAL TRAINS GOING TO THE PORT OF DULUTH AS WELL.

>> THERE WERE 14 DIFFERENT PASSENGER TRAINS THAT WOULD GO THROUGH STAPLES EVERY DAY.

>> Reporter: THE CENTURIES-OLD DEPOT HAS STACKED WITH PHOTOS, MEMORABILIA, AND MORE.

>> THERE ARE MANY, MANY DESCENDANTS HERE NOW WHOSE FATHERS OR GRANDFATHERS WORKED ON THE RAILROAD.

WORKING ON THE RAILROAD WAS NOT AN EASY JOB.

FOR A LOT OF THE VETERANS THAT I USED TO TALK TO, SOME OF THEM DIDN'T HAVE VERY GOOD MEMORIES OF WORKING ON THE RAILROAD.

IT WAS A TOUGH DEAL, ESPECIALLY FOR THE CREWS.

>> Reporter: THE STAPLES TRAIN DEPOT STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO THE TOWN'S RAILROAD REPURPOSE TO RESTORE THE COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS.

>> THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY THOUGHT IF WE COULD USE IT FOR SOMETHING.

WE DID GET A GRANT AND GOT THE MAIN FLOOR DONE HERE.

WE'RE WORKING TO GET THE UPSTAIRS DONE, WHICH IS A LARGE PROJECT, SO WE CAN HAVE OUR HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM UP THERE.

WE'RE STILL A RAILROAD TOWN, I GUESS.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN STAPLES WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> ANYONE INTERESTED TO FINDING INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR FAMILY THAT WORKED AT THE STAPLES TRAIN DEPOT CAN LEARN MORE BY CONTACTING THE STAPLES HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

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

WE GO BACK TO STACY.

>> Stacy: IT'S GOING TO BE A COLD NIGHT TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW 0 FOR MOST OF US, RIGHT AROUND -7 WILL BE THE GENERAL AVERAGE FOR THE AREA.

IT'S CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WINDS, AS I UNDERSTAND -- WINDS ARE VARIABLE.

FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS NEAR 20.

THAT MIXED PRECIPITATION MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW NIGHT WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES NEXT WEEK.

>> Charlie: AND A MIXED DOUBLES TEAM OUT OF DULUTH BEAT THE CANADIANS TODAY AT THE OLYMPICS IN CURLING.

>> Dennis: CURLING.

>> Charlie: SORRY, CURLING.

>> Dennis: HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND EVERYBODY, WE'RE BACK ON MONDAY.

WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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