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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.

>>> TWO YEARS AGO, BOTH BEMIDJI STATE AND NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE FACED BUDGET DEFICITS THAT WERE GREATER THAN 20 PERCENT OF THEIR REVENUES, WHICH WERE THE LARGEST DEFICITS WITHIN THE MINNESOTA STATE SCHOOLS.

BSU HAS BEEN WORKING TO BALANCE THESE DEFICITS AND INCREASE ENROLLMENT.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK HAS MORE FROM A CAMPUS FORUM HELD EARLIER TODAY ANNOUNCING FUTURE FINANCIAL PLANS.

>> Reporter: JUST LAST WEEK, THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE NEXT BIENNIUM WAS RELEASED, WHICH WAS A NO GROWTH PROPOSAL.

>> WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US IS A NET LOSS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS FOR ALL OF MINNESOTA STATE OF ABOUT $70 MILLION.

IF WE RECEIVE FUNDING REDUCTIONS FROM THE STATE, THEN WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK TO TUITION INCREASE POSSIBILITIES, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY BUSINESS OFFICERS HAS CREATED A LONG PROPOSAL TO FIND FURTHER EFFICIENIES IN PATHWAYS FOR GROWTH FOR BSU.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST IDEAS FROM THIS PROPOSAL WOULD BE TO COMBINE BSU AND NTC.

>> WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SURE THIS TAKES CARE OF OUR STUDENTS, AS WELL AS OUR EMPLOYEES.

THE TIMING IS GOOD BECAUSE WE JUST LAUNCHED A COMPREHENSIVE FACILITY PLANNING PROCESS, SO WE WILL BE WORKING WITH SOME MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, SECURING FEEDBACK, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO FOLD THIS RECOMMENDATION INTO THAT COMPREHENSIVE FACILITY PLANNING PROCESS.

>> Reporter: SO FAR, NOTHING IS FINAL.

>> NO DECISIONS AT THIS POINT, SO WE GOT A YEARLONG PROCESS TO ENGAGE IN A STUDY TO LOOK AT WHETHER THAT IS A FEASIBLE POSSIBILITY AND THEN IF SO, HOW WE CAN DO IT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TAKING CARE OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR EMPLOYEES.

>> Reporter: A DISCONTINUATION OF SEVERAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING GEOLOGY, SPECIAL ED, AND MUSIC.

DESPITE THESE SUGGESTIONS.

>> WE ARE NOT PROCEEDING WE ELIMINATING ANY ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS.

THAT'S NOT PART OF OUR PLAN.

THAT'S NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF BSU AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

THE RECOMMENDATION FOR ELIMINATING PROGRAMS, THEY INCLUDED THE TWO PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE WORKING THROUGH RIGHT NOW, SPANISH AND FETE LOSS -- PHILOSOPHY.

WE WILL CONTINUE THOSE TWO PROGRAMS.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE ALSO RECOMMENDING ADDING FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.

>> I KNOW IT'S REALLY HARD AT THE SAME TIME RETRENCH A FACULTY MEMBER IN ONE AREA WHILE WE'RE DOING A SEARCH FOR A FACULTY IN ANOTHER AREA.

WE'VE BEEN FOCUSING ON HOW DO WE HIRE AND REPOSITION OURSELVES SO THAT WE'RE WELL ALIGNED WITH GROWTH AND THAT SUSTAINS OUR FUTURE.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE REPORTING LOW MORALE AND HIGH DEGREES OF BURNOUT AMONG STAFF AND STUDENTS, WHICH MAY CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE AFTER THE ORGANIZATION RECOMMENDED CUTTING THE UNIVERSITY'S D1 HOCKEY PROGRAM.

>> LET ME BE CLEAR, I AM FULLY COMMITTED TO THE FUTURE OF HOCKEY AT BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY AND IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE DO HAVE SOME INSTITUTIONAL EFFICIENCIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE, BUT IT IS GIVING US GUIDANCE ABOUT GROWTH MOVING FORWARD.

THAT'S WHERE OUR FOCUS AND ATTENTION IS GOING TO STAY.

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

>> BSU ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE SUGGESTIONS WERE SOLELY BASED ON THE SCHOOL'S FINANCES AND THAT EVERYTHING PROPOSED WAS JUST AN IDEA, AND NO FINAL DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE YET.

>>> THE BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN REPORTS OF SCAM ACTIVITY IN THE AREA.

THE MOST COMMON SCAM BEING REPORTED IS KNOWN AS THE “GRANDPARENT SCAM”.

OFFICIALS SAY THIS ISN'T A NEW SCAM, BUT THE TACTICS OF THE SCAMMERS HAVE CHANGED AND ARE VERY CONVINCING.

HERE'S HOW THE SAM WORKS.

SCAMMERS CONTACT RESIDENTS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT THEIR GRANDCHILD WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH OR OTHER INCIDENT AND REQUIRES BAIL MONEY.

THEY INDICATE THAT A BAIL BONDSMAN WILL RESPOND TO THEIR RESIDENCE OR ARRANGE FOR A MEET TO COLLECT THE BAIL.

IN SOME CASES, THE CALLERS HAVE INFORMATION ON THE PEOPLE THEY'RE CALLING.

THIS INFORMATION IS LIKELY GATHERED FROM PUBLIC DATABASES AND RECORDS AS WELL AS RESEARCHING PERSONAL INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.

IT IS BELIEVED THERE ARE PEOPLE WORKING REMOTELY AND CONTACTING LOCAL PHONE NUMBERS ARRANGING FOR THE MEETS.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS SAY IF YOU RECEIVE A CALL OF THIS NATURE, VERIFY WITH FAMILY MEMBERS OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AT LEGITIMATE PUBLISHED PHONE NUMBERS.

DO NOT CALL NUMBERS PROVIDED BY THE CALLERS.

DO NOT PROVIDE PERSONAL INFORMATION AND DO NOT MEET OR INVITE SOMEONE TO YOUR HOME TO COLLECT BAIL.

THESE SCAMMERS CAN SWINDLE LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY FROM PEOPLE.

ONE MAN WAS ARRESTED JUST THIS WEEK IN GRAND RAPIDS AND IS ACCUSED OF SWINDLING THREE PEOPLE OUT OF ALMOST $50,000 IN ALL.

>>> MINNESOTA'S GOVERNING BODY FOR HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SAYS IT WILL FOLLOW STATE LAW AND CONTINUE TO ALLOW ANY TRANSGENDER ATHLETES TO COMPETE.

THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE SAYS THE PARTICIPATION BY AND ELIGIBILITY OF TRANSGENDER ATHLETES IS CONTROLLED BY THE MINNESOTA HUMAN RIGHTS ACT AND THE STATE CONSTITUTION.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP THIS WEEK SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER GIVING FEDERAL AGENCIES WIDE LATITUDE IN PULLING FEDERAL FUNDING IF TRANSGENDER ATHLETES ARE ALLOWED IN GIRLS' AND WOMEN'S SPORTS.

IN RESPONSE TO TRUMP'S ORDER.

THE NCAA REVISED ITS TRANSGENDER PARTICIPATION POLICY TO LIMIT WOMEN'S COLLEGE SPORTS TO ATHLETES ASSIGNED AS FEMALE AT BIRTH.

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS, A GOVERNING BODY FOR SMALLER SCHOOLS, EFFECTIVELY BANNED TRANSGENDER ATHLETES IN 2023 FROM WOMEN'S SPORTS.

OTHER STATES HAVE TAKEN A WAIT-AND-SEE APPROACH IN REGARDS TO HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SO FAR.

>>> A SPECIAL REUNION TOOK PLACE AT ALTRU HOSPITAL IN GRAND FORKS YESTERDAY AS A WARROAD CRASH SURVIVOR RETURNED TO THANK THE TEAM THAT SAVED HIS LIFE.

MATT HENSON HAS THE STORY.

[APPLAUSE].

>> Reporter: IT'S NOT WHAT BRUCE WAS EXPECTING WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE FIFTH FLOOR ELEVATOR AT THE NEW HOSPITAL.

>> SO THIS IS A GIFT FOR US, FOR YOU TO BE HERE.

>> A TOUGH COOKIE, HUH?

>> LIFE IS SHORT, EAT THE COOKIE.

>> Reporter: HE HAD PLANS TO INDIVIDUALLY SURPRISE THE WHOLE TEAM, THE TEAM OF DOCTORS, NURSES, AND SPECIALISTS WHO SAVED HIS LIFE.

>> YOU GUYS DON'T GET ENOUGH THANK YOUS, I'M SURE.

>> Reporter: THAT'S BRUCE STUCK IN HIS CAR BACK IN APRIL AFTER A CRASH INTO SEVERAL TREES.

THE 42-YEAR-OLD WAS ON HIS WAY HOME TO WARROAD AFTER CARING FOR HIS UNCLE WHEN HIS CAR SLID OFF IN ICY RURAL ROADS.

THE FIRST MIRACLE, SOMEONE SPOTTED IT.

>> I PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE HERE TALKING TODAY IF SHE DIDN'T COME AT THAT EXACT TIME TO CHECK ON ME AND MAKE THAT 9-1-1 CALL.

>> Reporter: THE ACCIDENT HAD GONE UNNOTICED FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS UNTIL A WOMAN SPOTTED SOMETHING IN THE TREES FROM AFAR.

THE INITIAL PLAN WAS TO FLY BRUCE TO A FARGO HOSPITAL.

>> ONCE WE GOT IN THE AIR, WITH HOW MUCH BLOOD I LOST, I WASN'T GOING TO MAKE IT THAT FAR.

>> Reporter: HE SUFFERED A PUNCTURED LUNG, BROKE 8 OF HIS RIBS.

HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR DAYS BEFORE WAKING UP.

>> THE LAST THING I REMEMBER IS GOING HOME AND THEN WHEN I WOKE UP, I HAD THE TUBES IN MY MOUTH, I COULDN'T TALK.

I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.

>> Reporter: BRUCE WOULD END UP SPENDING THE NEXT 77 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL.

>> WHEN I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO WALK AGAIN.

>> Reporter: HE CREDITS THE STAFF FOR PUSHING HIM HARD EVERYDAY DURING HIS RECOVERY.

HE SAID WITHOUT THEM, HE WOULD NOT BE THIS FAR ALONG.

BRUCE SAID HE HAS YEARS OF THERAPY REMAINING.

>> TO SEE HIM WALK OUT OF THE ELEVATOR TODAY IS REALLY PHENOMENAL.

>> Reporter: BRUCE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY AND THAT'S WHY HE SAID IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR HIM TO STOP BY TODAY.

>> THESE NURSES ARE PUTTING THEIR TIME OUT TO SAVE YOU.

>> WHEN YOU'RE OUTLIVING YOUR LIFE AND THEN THEY COME BACK AND SAY I REMEMBER YOU, I REMEMBER THE IMPACT YOU MADE ON ME.

IT IS A SURREAL FEELING OF I AM MAKING A DIFFERENCE HERE.

>> YES, THANK YOU.

>> COME VISIT.

>> I WILL IF I CAN.

>> SHAUGABAY HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE WOMAN WHO DISCOVERED HIS CRASH VIA FACEBOOK AND HOPES TO MEET HER IN PERSON SOON.

>>> FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THE FINLANDIA SKI MARATHON IN BEMIDJI HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO POOR SKIING CONDITIONS.

THE EVENT WAS TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 15TH, AT BUENA VISTA SKI AREA.

ORGANIZERS CITED LACK OF SNOW COVER AND UNEVEN COVERAGE OVER MOST OF THE SKI TRAILS USED FOR THE RACE AS THE REASON FOR CANCELLING.

IN A PRESS RELEASE, ORGANIZERS SAID THEY FOUND THAT DESPITE THE RECENT SNOWSTORM MUCH OF THE SNOW WAS BLOWN AWAY BY HIGH WINDS THAT ROBBED THEIR OPEN FIELDS AND HILL TOPS OF THE SNOW THEY'D NEED TO CONNECT THE SECTIONS THAT ARE UNUSABLE.

THEY SAY THAT WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO CONNECT THOSE TRAIL SECTIONS THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO HOST A RACE THAT MEETS THEIR STANDARDS FOR SAFETY AND A QUALITY SKI EXPERIENCE.

SKIERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO TOUR AND SKI THE WEST SIDE 5K AT BUENA VISTA WILL BE WELCOMED WITH RACE DAY GROOMING BUT THERE WILL BE NO TIMING OR AWARDS.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: SNOW AND EVEN SOME HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> AD PRICES ARE UP AND TICKET PRICES ARE DOWN AND THE GROCERIES THAT MAKE UP A SUPER BOWL SPREAD ARE A MIXED BAG.

KARIN CAIFA IS IN WASHINGTON TO BREAK DOWN THE NUMBERS AROUND SUNDAY'S BIG GAME.

>> Reporter: WITH THE PRICE TAG OF SOME SUPER BOWL ADS FOR $8 MILLION FOR 30 SECONDS, ADVERTISERS STILL SEE THE STEEP PRICE OF ADMISSION WORTH IT.

>> WHY?

IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A SHOW.

THERE ARE A COUPLE MORE COMPONENTS THAT ARE REALLY INVOLVED NOW, SUCH AS THE TAYLOR SWIFT EFFECT.

>> Reporter: TAYLOR SWIFT'S PRESENCE AS SHE ROOTS FOR TRAVIS KELCE, BROADENING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR BRANDS LIKE DOVE ENCOURAGING GIRLS IN SPORTS AND VIN DIESEL SHOWING A SOFTER SIDE.

>> MEMORABLE MARKETING MOMENTS AND BRINGING AND ENGAGING THE COUNTRY IN AND REALLY TRYING TO BRING IT BACK TO THIS IS ONE OF THE STAPLES OF AMERICA.

>> Reporter: WATCHING AT HOME MEANS EATING AT HOME.

AMERICANS WILL SPEND ABOUT $18.6 BILLION ON GAME DAY CELEBRATIONS, WITH MOST CONSUMERS BUYING FOOD AND BEVERAGES.

WELLS FARGO FOUND SOME GAME DAY FAVORITES MORE COSTLY THIS YEAR AND OTHERS A LITTLE LESS.

>> WE'RE SEEING A SEESAW EFFECT IN THE GROCERY STORE.

>> Reporter: ITEMS INCLUDE RAW CHICKEN WINGS, UP 70%, AND AVOCADOS AND TOMATOES PRICES GOING UP.

>> THEY ARE BEING IMPORTED.

>> Reporter: FROZEN PIZZA, CHIPS, AND SALSA ARE ITEMS TRENDING CHEAPER THAN LAST YEAR.

>> Dennis: AND NOW WEATHERCASTER STACY CHRISTENSON JOINS US NOW.

ANY FAVORITES FOR THE SUPER BOWL?

>> Stacy: NO, I WILL JUST ENJOY THE GAME AND THE SNACKS THAT GO WITH IT THIS YEAR.

WE WILL BE SEEING QUIETER WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO SUPER BOWL SUNDAY, BUT IN THE MEANTIME WE HAVE SNOW THAT IS IMPACTING CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING, WHERE WE HAVE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY OUT.

>> 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 HAVE BEEN SEEING SNOW IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT SNOW IN THAT PART OF THE STATE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

THERE MAY BE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS THAT IS SPREAD FURTHER NORTH.

NOW AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, WE WILL START TO SEE THE SNOW TAPERING OFF.

IT LOOKS QUIET FOR US AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

IN FACT, WE'LL HAVE QUIET WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 9 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WINDS ARE CALM AND DEW POINT IS IN AT 3.

IN BRAINERD, WE ARE SEEING SOME LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING, IT'S 15 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 10, AND WINDS ARE CALM IN BRAINERD.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WHICH WILL EXPIRE AT NOON FOR WADENA AND OTTER TAIL COUNTIES.

FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTIES IN OUR AREA, UNDER THE WARNING THAT WILL EXPIRE AT 3:00 P.M.

TOMORROW, HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED, WE CAN SEE 5 TO 8 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION, A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR OTHER PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA, AGAIN FOR FAR WESTERN MINNESOTA UNTIL NOON, AND AITKIN COUNTY IT WILL EXPIRE AT 6:00 P.M. WE WILL BE SEEING SOME ACCUMULATION OUT OF THAT AREA.

HERE'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS FAR AS SPECIFIC AREAS, AND THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL BE IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WITH LITTLE FALLS EXPECTING 5 INCHES.

AS WE HEAD TO NORTHERN MINNESOTA, EVERYTHING LOOKS QUIETER, NOT EXPECTING ANY SNOWFALL.

WE'VE BEEN SEEING THE SNOW MOVING INTO MAINLY CENTRAL MINNESOTA SO FAR THIS EVENING, WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE IT MOVING THROUGH THAT AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, BUT SOME OF THOSE SNOW SHOWERS COULD SPREAD FURTHER TO THE NORTH.

THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, LEAVING US WITH QUIETER WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, BEAUTIFUL MORNING SKIES FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA, DEBRA OVER LAKE ADA.

IT WAS A GREAT SUNNY DAY, A NICE DAY FOR SNOWSHOEING FROM SONYA NEAR LAKE BEMIDJI.

ANGELA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE SNOW ON HER RIDE BACK FROM PARK RAPIDS TONIGHT AND ARLENE WITH SOME OF THE SNOW FALLING IN LONGVILLE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, DEBRA AT PINE RIVER, -4 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON REPORTING A HIGH OF 12.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, OVERCAST SKIES TONIGHT.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SEEING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS, AND AN LA AT CASS LAKE REPORTING FLURRIES THIS EVENING, THE HIGH WAS 15.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 18 TODAY, A LITTLE BIT ON THE COOL SIDE, -4 WAS THE LOW.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 14 TODAY, THE LOW THIS MORNING AT -8.

SO TAKING A LOOK AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE'RE GOING TO START OUT AGAIN WITH THAT AREA OF SNOW, ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, THE SNOW SHOWERS TO THE NORTH AND AS WE PUT THAT IN MOTION, THAT WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, WE'LL BE SEEING SOME SUNSHINE RETURN TO THE AREA AND IT LOOKS LIKE SOME PRETTY QUIET WEATHER EARLY NEXT WEEK.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, 7 IN WARROAD AND FOSSTON, MID-TEENS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, AND UPPER TEENS FOR OUR HIGHS IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, SNOW IS LIKELY, ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE WE ARE EXPECTING THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS, LOWS NEAR 3.

SNOW CONTINUES TOMORROW MORNING WITH POSSIBLY AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, AND HIGHS NEAR 12.

QUIETER WEATHER RETURNS AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK, SUNNY SKIES ON SUNDAY, VARIABLE CLOUDS ON MONDAY, BUT MUCH COLDER AND HIGHS WILL ONLY REACH -4 AS WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS.

>> Charlie: AND BSU MEN ARE OUT FOR THE WINTER FESTIVAL THEY GOT GOING ON.

THEY ARE PLAYING SOME HOCKEY AS WELL.

THEY HAD TROUBLE SCORING LATE BUT WE'LL SEE IF THEY CAN SCORE >>> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF FIBEROPTIC NETWORK.

>>> IN FOCUS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE MINNESOTA ARTS AND HERITAGE FUND.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORT WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> IT HAS NOT BEEN PRETTY FOR BSU MEN'S HOCKEY AS OF LATE.

THEY'RE 1-5 OVER THEIR LAST THREE SERIES, ALL OF WHICH WERE AGAINST 3 OF THE BOTTOM 5 TEAMS IN THE CONFERENCE.

THE GLARING ISSUE, GETTING PUCKS IN THE NET, ONLY SCORING 1-GOAL IN 4 OF THOSE LOSSES, AND ONLY 2 IN THE OTHER AND IT WOULDN'T GET ANY EASIER TONIGHT.

BEMIDJI STATE IN HOUGHTON TAKING ON MICHIGAN TECH, WHO IS SPORTING A GOALIE THAT HAS ONLY ALLOWED 6 GOALS IN 7 COLLEGIATE GAMES.

THE BEAVERS GOT AFTER IT IN THE FIRST, NOAH QUINN OFF THE PASS FROM CASPER, LOVE TO SEE IT.

BSU LED 2-0 AFTER 1.

NOW SLIPPING ONE PAST RYAN, THEY GO BACK UP BY 2.

THEN A MOMENT LATER ON THE POWER PLAY, CASPER BURIES IT.

SECOND POINT OF THE NIGHT FOR HIM TURNS OUT TO BE THE GAME WINNER.

THEY GAVE UP FIVE GOALS TONIGHT.

BEMIDJI STATE WINS 5-3 OVER MICHIGAN TECH.

>>> NOW BEAVERS ARE TRYING TO BUILD OFF LAST WEEKEND'S SPLIT WITH MINNESOTA STATE.

SECOND PERIOD, 1-0, BULLDOGS LEAD.

CAITLIN, HER SECOND GOAL OF THE GAME, GIVING THE BULLDOGS A 2-0 LEAD.

LATER, BEMIDJI TRYING TO STRIKE, AND THEN SHE HAD 9 SAVES.

UMD WILL GO ON TO WIN 2-0 OVER BEMIDJI STATE.

THEY JUST COULDN'T GET ANYTHING GOING ON THE SCORING FRONT EITHER.

>>> THREE YEARS AGO WE DID A STORY ON GRAND RAPIDS-GREENWAY GIRLS HOCKEY AND THEIR FRESHMAN PHENOM MERCURY BISCHOFF.

BY THAT TIME SHE'D ALREADY SPENT TWO YEARS ON THE VARSITY AND WOULD GO ON TO FINISH THE YEAR WITH 49 GOALS AND 74 POINTS.

NOW AMIDST THE SECTION PLAYOFFS OF HER RECORD SETTING SENIOR SEASON, WE REVISIT WITH BISCHOFF AT THE END OF HER HIGH SCHOOL CAREER.

>> Reporter: A AREEN ARENA IN GRAND RAPIDS, HOME TO MANY GREAT HOCKEY PLAYERS, BUT NONE EQUAL TO MERCURY.

>> I HAD SOME ELITE PLAYERS THAT PLAYED ON U.S.A.

TEAMS AND DIVISION ONE HOCKEY BUT IN TERMS OF HOW ELUSIVE SHE IS, OR WATCH TEAMS PLAN TO TRY TO STOP HER, IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE WHAT SHE IS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.

>> Reporter: SHE HAD ALREADY SCORED THE MOST CAREER POINTS IN GRAND RAPIDS GREEN WAY HISTORY, 295.

TWO GAMES IN, SHE PASSED THE 300 MARK.

SHE FINISHED THE SEASON WITH A CAREER BEST 50 GOALS AND 75 POINTS.

THEN AFTER A 5-POINT GAME, SHE TIED LIGHTNING STAND OUT EMILY ERICKSON'S RECORD.

>> I THINK IT'S COOL BECAUSE NOT THAT MANY PEOPLE CAN MAKE THAT KIND OF MARK.

I AM PROUD OF MYSELF FOR BEING ABLE TO REACH THAT.

IT'S SOMETHING I THINK ABOUT.

I WOULDN'T BE ANYWHERE WITHOUT MY TEAMMATES.

>> Reporter: AND THEY FEEL THE SAME WAY.

>> SHE IS SO GOOD.

IT'S HARD TO PLAY AGAINST HER IN PRACTICE BUT IT MAKES YOU A BETTER PLAYER.

>> I THINK WATCHING HER PLAY AND WATCHING THE MOVES, IT'S EYES OPENING TO WHAT YOU CAN DO.

>> Reporter: SINCE JOINING THE VARSITY AS A SEVENTH GRADER, SHE HAS BEEN TURNING HEADS, REGARDED AS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE STATE.

IN HER SENIOR YEAR -- >> KYLIE, MORE PEOPLE NEED TO COME IN HERE.

>> Reporter: SHE IS ONE OF THE FAVORITES TO BE NAMED MS. HOCKEY.

>> BOTH THE CAREER AWARD AND SEASON AWARD AND MAYBE THERE IS NO ONE MORE DESERVING THAN WHAT SHE IS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.

>> Reporter: HANGING FROM THE RAFTERS, A REMINDER OF THE FEW THINGS SHE HAS LEFT TO ACCOMPLISH, MAKING THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

THE TEAM HAS BEEN CLOSE BUT HAS FALLEN TO ANOVER IN THE SECTION FINALS THE PAST TWO SEASONS.

>> IT'S DEFINITELY FRUSTRATING.

WE'VE BEEN RIGHT THERE AND WHEN WE GET TO THE LAST GAME, IT TAKES OVER AND WE END UP LOSING.

I JUST THINK IT WOULD BE SUPER COOL TO EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: REGARDLESS OF BANNERS RAISED, RECORDS OWNED, OR AWARDS WON, MERCURY WILL CERTAINLY GO DOWN AS ONE OF THE BEST GIRLS HOCKEY PLAYER, NOT JUST AT GRAND RAPIDS GREEN WAY BUT THE ENTIRE STATE OF MINNESOTA, YET SHE WANTS HER LEGACY TO CARRY ON BEYOND THE ICE.

>> I JUST WANT TO BE REMEMBERED AS SOMEBODY WHO WORKS HARD, AS PEOPLE ARE LOOKING UP TO ME BECAUSE I LOOKED UP TO PEOPLE.

THAT GIRL, I WANT TO BE LIKE HER.

SHE WORKS HARD, SHE'S A GOOD PLAYER.

I HOPE PEOPLE WILL SAY THE SAME THING, MAKE SURE THEY WORK HARD AND THEY CAN GET WHERE THEY WANT TO BE WHEN THEY GET OLDER.

>> Charlie: IF YOU ARE WONDERING HOW SHE CURRENTLY RANKS IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, SHE HAS ONE GAME TO PLAY AND 228 GOALS IN HER CAREER SO FAR, FOURTH IN MINNESOTA FOR ASSISTS, AND SHE HAS 375 POINTS, GOOD ENOUGH FOR FIFTH ALL TIME.

SO, SHE IS DOING PRETTY GOOD.

>> Dennis: OUTSTANDING PLAYER AND SHE IS OFF TO COLLEGE.

>> Charlie: AT MINNESOTA STATE.

THEY HAVE A GOOD HALL DOWN THERE IN MANKATO.

SO THEY WILL BE FUN TO WATCH.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THE BAGLEY HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA PROGRAM HAS SEEN GREAT SUCCESS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND THAT SUCCESS CONTINUES AS THE ONE-ACT PLAY TEAM WENT DOWN TO SAINT PAUL FOR THE EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR TO BE A PART OF THE STATE ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE IN THIS WEEK'S IN-FOCUS REPORT.

>> Reporter: AFTER RECEIVING A PERFECT SCORE AT THE SECTION COMPETITION IN CROOKSTON, THE BAGLEY HIGH SCHOOL ONE ACT PLAY TEAM IS HEADED TO THE ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL FOR THE TEAM'S PERFORMANCE OF THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY.

>> SCHOOLS CHOOSE AND PREPARE A PLAY AND THEY CREATE COSTUMES, SETS, THE WHOLE 9 YARDS, AND THEN TAKE THAT WITH THEM AND THEY COMPETE.

>> THE JUDGES BASE IT ON A VARIETY OF THINGS LIKE YOUR VOCAL PERFORMANCE, YOUR STAGE PICTURES, JUST YOUR ACTING IN GENERAL AND ALL THAT FUN STUFF.

>> Reporter: NOW OF COURSE THE TEAM IS JUDGED OFF OF THEIR PERFORMANCE, BUT THAT'S JUST ONE PART OF THE COMPETITION AS THE STAGE IS ANOTHER PART OF IT.

>> WE HAVE SEEN A SET WITH JUST A BOX OR NOTHING AND SOMETIMES THE SETS ARE QUITE ELABORATE, BUT THE RULE IS THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BUILD THAT SET IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS.

THAT'S PART OF THE RULES.

WE TRAVEL WITH OUR SET, WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF PROPS IN THIS SHOW, SO THE PROPS ARE SET.

ALL OF THAT HAS TO HAPPEN IN THAT 10-MINUTE TIME.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THESE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS TEAM EVEN BEFORE THEY STARTED HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I HAVE 11 SENIORS ON THE STAGE THIS YEAR AND SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN ON THE STAGE FOR ONE ACT PLAY SINCE COVID.

THREE OF THE SENIORS HAVEN'T BEEN ON THE STAGE SINCE THEY WERE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

>> I DID THE SUMMER SHOWS WHEN I WAS LITTLE AND THEN MY TEACHER E-MAILED ME AND A COUPLE YOUNGER KIDS BECAUSE THEY WERE DOING A SHOW CALLED ORPHAN TRAIN AND THEY NEEDED SMALL PEOPLE.

I WAS A SMALL PERSON AND I GOT INTO IT AND I LOVED IT.

>> Reporter: THAT TIME TOGETHER AS ACTORS IS WHAT BUILDS CHEMISTRY WITH EVERYWHERE -- EVERYONE ON STAGE AND A REASON WHY THEY HAVE BEEN TO THE FESTIVAL EIGHT YEARS IN A ROW.

>> BEING ON THE STAGE WITH MY FRIENDS, IT'S THE GREAT THING ABOUT ACTING.

YOU CAN READ THE SCRIPT AND LINES OFF A PAGE, BUT YOU WON'T GET REAL EMOTIONS UNTIL YOU FEEL THAT CHARACTER.

IF YOU'RE OUT THERE ON THE STAGE AND YOU'RE WITH PEOPLE YOU KNOW AND YOU SHARED THOSE SIMILAR EMOTIONS WITH, IT MAKES THINGS EASIER.

>> YOU BUILD CLOSE BONDS WITH EVERYONE ON STAGE.

AT THE END OF THE SHOW, I TURN AND LOOK AT EMMA, WHO I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE NINTH GRADE.

IT'S MY LAST YEAR AND IT'S A FUN TO BE A PART OF.

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

>> Dennis: AND STACY HAS ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR WEATHER FOR US NOW.

>> Stacy: AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEE SNOW AND POSSIBLY HEAVY SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND ANOTHER COUNTIES A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, WELL HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'RE BACK ON MONDAY NIGHT.

WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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