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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 SANFORD MEDICAL CENTERS IN BEMIDJI AND BAGLEY HAVE BEEN ENFORCING THEIR SEASONAL VISITOR RESTRICTIONS.

THESE AFFECT THE NUMBER OF VISITORS ALLOWED PER PATIENT, WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE FEELING ILL, AND MORE.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK HAS ALL OF THE DETAILS REGARDING WHAT THESE RESTRICTIONS LOOK LIKE AS OF RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: WINTER WEATHER BRINGS OUT MORE THAN JUST TEMPERATURE COLD, IT BRINGS OUT SICKNESS COLDS AS WELL, AND MORE THAN JUST A COMMON COLD, BUT THE FLU AND OTHER RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES.

>> WE HAVE HAD AN ONGOING FLU POSITIVITY RATE OF GREATER THAN 30% SO THAT'S WHEN WE GO TO IMPLEMENT OR VISITOR RESTRICTIONS HERE AT THE HOSPITAL.

>> Reporter: THESE VISITOR RESTRICTIONS INCLUDE NO MORE THAN FOUR VISITORS IN A DAY AND ONLY TWO VISITS IN A HOSPITAL ROOM AT ONE TIME.

ANY MINOR MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT AND ONLY ONE VISITOR WILL BE ALLOWED TO SPEND THE NIGHT.

THE HOSPITAL ASKS IF YOU THINK WEARING A MASK MAY NOT BE ENOUGH, TO JUST STAY HOME.

>> IT'S ALSO A GREAT TIME TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET YOUR FLU SHOT EVERY YEAR.

IT HAS GOT GREAT COVERAGE THIS YEAR TO COVER THE INFLUENZA A STRAIN THAT WE'RE SEEING.

>> Reporter: AND THERE IS NO SET END DATE FOR THESE RESTRICTIONS.

THEY WILL LAST UNTIL THE TEST POSITIVITY RATE IS BELOW 30% FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS.

>> WONDERFUL KINDERGARTEN RULE OF WASH YOUR HANDS IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST NUMBER ONE FORM OF PREVENTION FOR ANY ILLNESS LIKE THIS.

SO, WASHING YOUR HANDS.

WE ENCOURAGE THE WEARING OF MASKS IF YOU NEED TO AND COVERING YOUR COUGHS.

>> Reporter: THESE RESTRICTIONS WERE CREATED TO KEEP PATIENTS, STAFF, AND VISITORS SAFE AND ARE ONLY IMPLEMENT IN THE HOSPITAL, NOT THE WALK IN CLINIC.

SICK PEOPLE MAY BE ASKED TO WEAR A MASK WHILE IN THE CLINIC BUILDING BUT ARE URGED TO GO IN AND GET TESTED WHEN EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS.

>> A LOT OF TIMES PATIENTS WITH THE FLU WILL DESCRIBE IT AS FEELING LIKE THEY ARE HIT BY A TRUCK AND SO THAT'S REALLY, IT'S NOT THE TYPICAL I GOT A STUFFY NOSE, THAT TYPE OF THING, WHAT WE REALLY SEE IS HIGH FEVER, BODY ACHES, LETHARGY, LACK OF APPETITE, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS AND WHEN THOSE SYMPTOMS ARE PROLONGED, DEPENDING ON YOUR HEALTH HISTORY, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET CHECKED OUT.

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

>> THE VISITOR RESTRICTIONS MAY CHANGE AS THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS GO ON, AND ALL UPDATES WILL BE POSTED ON THE SANFORD HEALTH WEBSITE AS WELL AS OTHER SANFORD HEALTH MEDIA.

>>> IN OTHER NEWS TONIGHT, THREE PEOPLE DIED IN A TWO VEHICLE CRASH IN CROW WING COUNTY ON SUNDAY.

THE CRASH HAPPENED AROUND 12:40 IN THE AFTERNOON ON HIGHWAY 169 ABOUT FOUR MILES SOUTH OF GARRISON.

THE STATE PATROL SAYS A PICKUP DRIVEN BY 59-YEAR-OLD LEE PAGE OF COON RAPIDS WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND WHEN IT CROSSED INTO THE NORTHBOUND LANE AND STRUCK AN SUV THAT WAS HEADED NORTHBOUND.

PAGE AND A PASSENGER IN THE PICKUP, 59-YEAR-OLD LISA BRUNES OF COON RAPIDS BOTH DIED FOLLOWING THE CRASH.

A PASSENGER IN THE SUV, 51-YEAR OLD KARI HOHANSEE ALSO DIED AT THE SCENE.

THE DRIVER OF THE SUV JEREMY HOHANSEE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

ALL FOUR PEOPLE WERE WEARING SEATBELTS AND AIRBAGS IN BOTH VEHICLES DEPLOYED.

ROAD CONDITIONS INCLUDED SNOW AND ICE AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.

>>> SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE INJURED WHEN A SCHOOL BUS WENT OFF THE ROAD SOUTH OF MCGREGOR ON SATURDAY EVENING.

THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL SAYS THE BUS LEFT HIGHWAY 27 AT HIGHWAY 65, TRAVELED THROUGH A DITCH AND THEN CORRECTED BACK ONTO THE ROADWAY.

THE DRIVER OF THE BUS, 54-YEAR-OLD KEVIN BURZYNSKI WAS TAKEN TO AN AREA HOSPITAL WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

TWO 16-YEAR-OLD BOYS WERE ALSO HOSPITALIZED WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

>>> THE 2025 SESSION OF THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE COULD BE HEADED FOR A ROCKY START WHEN IT CONVENES TUESDAY.

HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE THREATENING TO BOYCOTT OPENING DAY, WHILE HOUSE REPUBLICANS SAY THEY'LL TRY TO RECALL LAWMAKERS WHO FAIL TO SHOW UP.

THE HOUSE CAME OUT OF THE ELECTION TIED 67-67.

LEADERS WORKED OUT A POWER-SHARING AGREEMENT THAT COLLAPSED AFTER A JUDGE DECLARED THAT A NEWLY ELECTED DEMOCRAT DIDN'T REALLY LIVE IN HIS DISTRICT.

SO THE G.O.P.

NOW HAS A 67-66 MAJORITY UNTIL A SPECIAL ELECTION IN TWO WEEKS.

HOUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE DECLARED THAT THEY'LL HAVE AN ORGANIZATIONAL MAJORITY ON OPENING DAY AND THAT THEY INTEND TO USE IT TO ELECT THEIR LEADER, LISA DEMUTH OF COLD SPRING AS SPEAKER FOR TWO YEARS, NAME THE COMMITTEE CHAIRS, AND PURSUE AN AGENDA THAT INCLUDES PREVENTING FRAUD IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.

HOUSE DEMOCRATS, LED BY FORMER SPEAKER MELISSA HORTMAN OF BROOKLYN PARK, REJECT WHAT THEY'RE CALLING A GOP POWER GRAB.

THEY'RE THREATENING NOT TO SHOW WHEN THE HOUSE CONVENES AT NOON ON TUESDAY, SAYING THERE WON'T BE A QUORUM WITHOUT THEM.

>>> FIREFIGHTERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARE POISED TO TURN THE TIDE ON DEADLY FIRES THAT HAVE BEEN BURNING ALMOST A WEEK BUT EXTREMELY CRITICAL WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE HOURS AHEAD COULD SLOW THEIR MOMENTUM, OR WORSE, REVERSE IT.

THIS AS SEARCH AND RESCUE CREWS GO THROUGH THE ASHES OF COMMUNITIES ALREADY DEVASTATED.

THE DEATH TOLL HAS REACHED 24 AND IT'S LIKELY TO RISE AS THEIR WORK CONTINUES.

LEIGH WALDMAN BRINGS US MORE FROM PACIFIC PALISADES.

>> WE GAINED NO ACREAGE YESTERDAY, WHICH IS A VERY GOOD THING.

>> Reporter: L.A. COUNTY'S FIRE CHIEF OFFERING HOPE IN THE ONGOING BATTLE AGAINST MULTIPLE FIRES.

THE EATON FIRE IS A THIRD CONTAINED AND THEY ARE ADVANCING ON THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE OF THE FIRES, THE PALISADES.

A THIRD BLAZE, LAST REPORTED AT 95% CONTAINED.

>> WE'RE NOT IN THE CLEAR AS OF YET.

>> Reporter: THE CRITICAL GAINS COULD BE SHORT LIVED.

WINDS THAT EASED OVER THE WEEKEND ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO GUSTY LEVELS NOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY, POTENTIALLY AS HIGH AS 70 MILES PER HOUR BEGINNING TUESDAY.

>> THE ENTIRE REGION NEEDS TO BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE.

>> REPOPULATION WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL ALL AREAS ARE SAFE.

>> Reporter: THAT MESSAGE TODAY TO THOSE WHO ALREADY FLED, MANY WHO LOST EVERYTHING, AND NOW WANT TO SEE IT FIRSTHAND.

>> FILING INSURANCE CLAIMS, PEOPLE JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT WAS LEFT OF THEIR HOUSE.

>> WE KNOW THAT, BUT WE HAVE PEOPLE LITERALLY LOOKING FOR THE REMAINS OF YOUR NEIGHBORS.

>> Reporter: A GRIM TASKS THAT IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE DEATH TOLL IN THE WEEKS AHEAD.

A 6:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M.

CURFEW REMAINS, AND 50 ARRESTS SO FAR.

>> IT'S DANGEROUS TO GO BACK AND WE WILL NOT PUT ANYBODY'S SAFETY AT RISK.

>> Reporter: IN PACIFIC PALISADES, I'M LEIGH REPORTING.

>> FIRE OFFICIALS SAY TOXIC ASH, GASSES, AND UNSTABLE BUILDINGS PRESENT A POTENTIALLY LETHAL THREAT TO RETURNING HOMEOWNERS AND FACTOR INTO AUTHORITIES' DECISION TO NOT ALLOW ANYONE INTO THE DECIMATED FIRE ZONES RIGHT NOW.

SO FAR, THE TOTAL ACREAGE BURNED BY THE EATON, HURST, AND PALISADES FIRES IS AT 60-SQUARE MILES, WHICH IS AN AREA LARGER THAN PARIS.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE SOME VERY COOL TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT AND WINDCHILLS COULD BE FROM 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO, AND WE HAVE A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PART OF THE VIEWING AREA.

WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK IN THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, THE COCO MOON COFFEE SHOP IS CELEBRATING 30 >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> AT THE END OF 2019, THE BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DEVELOPED A FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE NEEDS OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN SAT DOWN WITH SHERIFF JASON RIGGS TO DISCUSS HOW THE PLAN HAS HELPED THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND AREAS THAT STILL NEED SOME ATTENTION.

>> Reporter: THE BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WANTS TO BE DEDICATED IN PROTECTING THE LIVES, RIGHTS, AND PROPERTY OF THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY.

A SHORT STAFFING ISSUE HINDERED THEIR ABILITY TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS.

THEIR FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN IS AIMED AT ADDRESSING THAT ISSUE.

>> DISPATCH AND OUR JAILS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE.

THEY SEE A ROLLER COASTER OF PEOPLE COMING AND GOING.

2020, WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A CRISIS IN FIELD OPERATIONS.

I THINK IT'S PARTIALLY BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE NATIONAL RHETORIC THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS EXPERIENCING WHEN IT CAME TO CERTAIN EVENTS THAT OCCURRED IN OUR COUNTRY.

THEN CERTAIN LAWS AND RULES THAT WERE MADE, THAT KIND OF PUSHED PEOPLE AWAY FROM THIS CAREER.

SINCE THAT TIME, WE ARE AT FULL-STAFF, AS FAR AS FIELD OPERATIONS GO.

>> Reporter: BELTRAMI COUNTY HAS BEEN A CENTER FOR ILLEGAL DRUG ACTIVITY, WITH THE COUNTY DESIGNATED AS A HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA.

THEY BELIEVE THIS WILL SECURED ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE OFFICE AND WILL KEEP DRUG TRAFFICKERS BEHIND BARS.

>> WE WILL HAVE INITIATIVES THROUGH OUR PAUL BUNYAN TASK FORCE THAT THEY FEEL WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO TRANSPORTING THE DRUGS, THE SALE OF THOSE DRUGS, WHICH WILL BE ENHANCED WITH THE FEDERAL FUNDING, WITH SOME OF THE LEGISLATION THAT HAS HAPPENED, A LOT OF CRIMES IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA RIGHT NOW ARE BEING DEALT WITH BY HALFTIME, THAT THEY ARE CONVICTED UNDER FEDERAL CRIME, THEY WILL DO A SIGNIFICANT PORTION MORE.

>> Reporter: WHILE NOT PHYSICALLY ON THE SCENE, STAFF MEMBERS ARE INVOLVED AND MAY EXPERIENCE NEGATIVE EFFECTS.

THAT IS WHY THE STRATEGIC PLAN PUT AN EMPHASIS ON ADDRESSING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF EVERYONE AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

>> WE IMPLEMENTED THE CHECK UP FROM THE NECK UP FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF.

PRIOR TO THAT, WE HAD THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, A BROCHURE THAT HANGS OUTSIDE THE ADMINISTRATION'S OFFICE.

IF YOU NEED HELP, YOU CAN REACH OUT FOR HELP.

THIS IS HUGE.

EVERY YEAR, IT'S A REQUIREMENT OF ALL OF OUR STAFF TO HAVE AN HOUR'S WORTH OF COUNSELING OR CHECKING WITH A CLINICAL PRACTITIONER THAT CAN LOOK AT WARNING SIGNS AND TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM UNDERSTAND THE SUN, HOW THEY'RE PROCESSING THINGS, HOW THEY'RE SLEEPING.

>> Reporter: HE BELIEVES THERE IS SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS FROM THEIR FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN AND SAYS THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.

>> CONTINUED RELATIONSHIPS IS GOING TO BE HUGE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT INDIVIDUALIZED RELATIONSHIPS, PERSON TO PERSON, BUT I THINK THE RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTS, OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY ASPECTS, AND THEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO BE HUGE FOR SUCCESS WHEN IT COMES TO LOWERING THE CRIME STATISTICS AND INCREASING PUBLIC SAFETY AND KEEPING THE PUBLIC LIVING IN FREEDOM.

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

>> THE CHECK UP FROM THE NECK UP PROGRAM AT THE BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ALSO EXTENDS TO THE BEMIDJI FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS ANY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE AREA.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STAY SKI IS HERE.

ANOTHER COLD NIGHT BUT A WARM UP IS COMING.

>> Stacy: YES, WE SHOULD BE SEEING WARMER TEMPERATURES, BUT WE WILL SEE COLD TEMPS TOMORROW AND TONIGHT.

WE HAVE A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PART OF OUR >> 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 SOME VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA LAST NIGHT, ALL THROUGH THE DAY, AND TONIGHT.

WE WILL BE SEEING TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 0, WINDCHILLS AT -30 TO -40 FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THE VIEWING AREA.

STILL PRETTY COLD TOMORROW, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES, WHICH SHOULD BE ARRIVING AROUND MIDWEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI IT IS -12 AT THE AIRPORT.

OUR DEW POINT IS AT -17.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, IT IS -5 WITH A DEW POINT OF -14.

WINDS ARE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 7 MILES PER HOUR, AND THE WINDCHILL IS AT -19.

A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IS OUT FOR WESTERN MINNESOTA UNTIL NOON ON TUESDAY.

WE ARE EXPECTED TO SEE WINDCHILLS BETWEEN -30 AND -40 IN THIS AREA, VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IF YOU ARE HAVING TO HEAD OUT TO WORK OR TO SCHOOL TOMORROW MORNING.

NOW ON THE RADAR, IT IS FAIRLY QUIET.

WE HAVE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES IN THE AREA, MOST OF THOSE IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

IT LOOKS LIKE FAIRLY QUIET WEATHER FOR US OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, AND WE SHOULD BE SEEING A LOT OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW, BUT THOSE COLD TEMPERATURES ARE STILL COLD TOMORROW.

IT LOOKS LIKE MOST OF US SHOULD GET ABOVE 0, BUT AGAIN, SINGLE DIGITS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES, WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE WARMER TEMPS AROUND MIDWEEK AND HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY ALREADY COULD BE IN THE 20s.

A LOT OF WEATHER SHOTS SENT TO US TONIGHT, BRANDON SENDING US A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF THE HALO AROUND THE MOON.

LINDA CATCHING THE MOON SETTING THIS MORNING.

CHARLENE SENDING US THIS PICTURE OF A SUN DOG IN PARK RAPIDS.

ANGELA WITH THIS SHOT FROM DULUTH, FROM THE DULUTH HARBOR.

WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL SHOT FROM THE SUNSET THIS EVENING FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA AND SONYA AT TURTLE RIVER LAKE.

THE MOON IS SPECTACULAR ALSO.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, OVERCAST AND SLIGHT SNOW.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA, -6 AND CALM THIS EVENING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SOME SUNSHINE TODAY, WE HAD A LOW OF -20.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE WITH A HIGH OF -1.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLOUDY WITH SOME SNOWFLAKES, CURRENT WINDCHILL IS -19.

KAREN IN BEMIDJI, -6 WITH CALM CONDITIONS THIS EVENING.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REACHING A HIGH OF 2 TODAY, CHILLY TEMPERATURES, AVERAGE.

WE EXPECTED TO SEE THE LOW 20s.

-10 FOR THE LOW THIS MORNING.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT -5, SO COLD OUT THERE, -18 THIS MORNING, AND SUNRISE AT 8:04.

WE SHOULD ENJOY SOME SUNSHINE, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

WE'RE LOOKING AT SINGLE DIGITS AS WELL IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, A LOT OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW, AND THEN AS I MENTIONED, WARMER TEMPERATURES SHOULD ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT, LOWS NEAR -16, WITH COLDER WINDCHILLS, 5 TO 15.

SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW, 4 FOR THE HIGH, WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, A FEW SLIGHT CHANCES OF SNOW IN PARTS OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY.

OTHERWISE, WE'LL SEE AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER AND SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES, HIGHS ON THURSDAY NEAR 30, 29 OP FRIDAY, BUT AS WE HEAD TO THE WEEKEND, A COOL DOWN EXPECTED AND HIGHS ON SUNDAY NEAR -6.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE, FIRST PLAYOFF GAME FOR THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS WHO HAD A GREAT REGULAR SEASON.

>> Charlie: YEAH, A FRANCHISE RECORD REGULAR SEASON UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE THE WAY THE WILDCARD WORKS WITH THE RANKINGS, THEY ENDED UP WITH A WILDCARD GAME ON THE ROAD, EVEN WITH A 14-3 RECORD.

THEY WERE TAKING ON THE RAMS TONIGHT, MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.

WE'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT COMING UP AFTER THE B >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF THE GIGAZONE.

>> NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS WON A FRANCHISE 14-REGULAR SEASON GAMES, ONLY DROPPING THREE ON THEIR WAY TO THE PLAYOFFS.

NOW TWO OF THOSE LOSSES CAME AT THE HANDS OF THE DETROIT LIONS, THE OTHER ON THE ROAD TO THE LOS ANGELES RAMS, AND AS IS THE WAY OF THE UNIVERSE, THAT'S EXACTLY WHO THE VIKINGS DREW IN THE NFC WILD CARD ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS.

THAT GAME BEING PLAYED TONIGHT IN GLENDALE ARIZONA DUE TO THE WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA.

RAMS HOSTING THE VIKINGS.

THE 8TH POSTSEASON MEETING BETWEEN THE TWO FRANCHISES.

NOW THE VIKINGINGS ONLY ALLOWED TWO OPENING DRIVE TOUCHDOWNS THIS SEASON ON DEFENSE.

MAKE IT THREE.

WILLIAMS ON THE RECEIVING END OF THE PLAY ACTION PASS FROM STAFFORD, AND THEN RAMS HAD 8 SACKS, AND NONE BIGGER THAN THIS ONE.

WITHERSPOON WITH THE SACK, KNOCKS IT OUT.

THE RAMS WERE LEADING BIG AT THE HALF, 24-3.

THEN IN THE THIRD QUARTER, OFFENSE GETTING GOING FOR THE VIKINGS, IT'S A 26-YARD PASS TO T.J. FOR THE TOUCHDOWN, BUT THAT WOULD BE ALL FOR SCORING ON THE EVENING FOR BOTH GAMES AS THE LOS ANGELES RAMS COME AWAY WITH THE VICTORY TONIGHT, 27-9, KNOCKING MINNESOTA OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS.

>>> BEMIDJI'S MEN'S HOCKEY WAS FINISHING THE SERIES.

THIS ONE LOOKED ALL BY OVER LATE IN THE SECOND PERIOD.

THE BEAVERS TRAILED WITH UNDER 2 MINUTES TO GO.

THEY GOT SOME LIFE, THEN JUST 23 SECONDS LATER, A SNIPE, BRINGING BSU WITHIN 1.

THIRD PERIOD, THE FALCONS ARE BACK UP BY 2, BUT THE 2-GOAL LEAD IS THE WORST LEAD IN HOCKEY.

THE BEAVERS FIND ERIC WITH THAT GOAL AND THEN UNDER A MINUTE TO GO, STILL AN EMPTY NET, THEY TIE THE GAME AND IT ENDS 4-4 THE FINAL.

BEMIDJI STATE WOULD WIN THE SHOOTOUT, SO THEY GET 2 OF THE 3 POINTS OF THE NIGHT.

>>> A COUPLE MORE SCORES FOR YOU, BEMIDJI STATE FOLLOWS TO OHIO STATE.

ALSO TONIGHT, THE RIVALRY GAME IN CASS LAKE-BENA -- WELL, CASS LAKE-BENA PLAYS IN THE BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL.

THEY SWEPT RED LAKE IN THE RIVALRY TONIGHT.

>>> A TEAM'S WIN-LOSS RECORD CAN BE USED AS A MEASURE TO TELL US HOW GOOD A TEAM IS BUT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS TELL THE WHOLE STORY.

THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CASE FOR BEMIDJI GIRL'S HOCKEY WHO WITH JUST 6-GAMES LEFT THIS SEASON, ARE CURRENTLY SITTING AT A DECEIVING 10-8-AND-1.

>> IT'S MORE FUN AND LATELY THEY HAVEN'T BEEN SHOWING UP ON OUR SIDE.

IF ANYTHING, LIKE WE'RE LEARNING WHERE WE NEED TO BE AND HOW WE NEED TO PLAY.

THERE ARE GOOD TEAMS, YOU PLAY FAST PACE.

WE HAVE TO MOVE THE PUCK AND WORK HARD.

IT'S A GOOD EXPERIENCE, EVEN IF YOU WIN OR LOSE, IT'S GOOD PLAYING FAST TEAMS.

>> THE JACKS ARE ALSO VERY YOUNG WITH JUST 4 SENIORS AND 3 JUNIORS ON THE ROSTER.

THE TOP TWO-POINT SCORERS ON THE TEAM ARE CAPTAINS BAILEY ROOP AND MILLIE KNOTT, BOTH SOPHOMORES, BOTH OF WHOM PLAYED UP ON VARSITY AS 8TH GRADERS, FOLLOWED BY JUNIOR CAPTAIN MEGAN BERG AND FRESHMAN NAOMI JOHNSON WHO PLAYED UP AS A 7TH GRADER, ALL OF WHO ARE NOW USING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO HELP THE YOUNGER SKATERS.

>> BEING A GOOD ROLE MODEL, DOING THINGS YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO, AND WORKING IN PRACTICE, AND GUIDING THEM WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.

IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE, HELP THEM WITH IT.

>> WE'RE A YOUNG GROUP AND SOMETIMES THAT GETS OVERLOOKED.

WE HAD SUCCESS THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

WE HAD THESE KIDS COME IN AS EIGHTH GRADERS.

WE HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE BUT IT'S HARD TO COMPETE WITH THE HARD D1 SENIORS.

WE HAVE TIME LEFT IN THE SEASON TO DEVELOP, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SHOOT FOR.

NEXT YEAR WE WILL FLIP THE SWITCH, WE HAVE JUNIORS THAT ARE OUR LEADERS AND SENIORS PLAYING KEY POSITIONS, AND WE ARE AGING QUICKLY, I WOULD SAY, EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS.

>> THEY WILL CONTINUE THAT PROCESS TOMORROW IN SARTELL.

THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE JUST 6-GAMES REMAINING BEFORE SECTION TOURNAMENTS BEGIN THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THE COCO MOON COFFEE BAR IS CELEBRATING 30 YEARS SERVING THE BRAINERD LAKES COMMUNITY AND WHILE THE UNIQUE ARRAY OF BEVERAGE CHOICES ATTRACTS NEW VISITORS.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE ON HOW THE COFFEE SHOP CONTINUES TO STAND THE TEST OF TIME IN THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: COCO MOON HAS BRACED THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA FOR THREE DECADES.

BEFORE THE CURRENT OWNER TOOK OVER THE REIGNS IN 2022, BRINGING FAMILY ONBOARD LIKE SIBLINGS, SHE WAS MANIFESTING THE OPPORTUNITY.

>> YOU CAN SEE IT'S A BEAUTIFUL ATMOSPHERE.

I SPECIFICALLY REMEMBER WE CAME HERE, SHE INTRODUCED ME TO ALL THE BARISTAS AND SAID ONE DAY, I AM GOING TO OWN THIS PLACE.

WHEN SHE KNEW THAT WAS A DREAM FROM BEING SO YOUNG.

SHE CAME IN HERE AND SAID THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE.

>> Reporter: BUT SHE IS FAR FROM BEING THE ONLY BRAINERD RESIDENT WITH ASPIRATIONS TO JOIN THE COCO MOON FAMILY, AS THEY WERE ONCE BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, MAKING THEIR DAILY COFFEE RUNS.

>> I HAVE BEEN A REGULAR YEARS.

ONE OF MY EARLIEST MEMORIES WAS COMING INTO COCO MOON AND GETTING A HOT COCOA AND THINKING IT WAS MAGICAL.

THERE WERE ALWAYS KIDS AFTER SCHOOL.

>> IT WAS WELCOMING, I NEVER FELT UNCOMFORTABLE HERE.

>> Reporter: AND THEIR MENU RUNS THE WHOLE GAMUT FROM TRADITIONAL OPTIONS LIKE A CAPPUCCINO, TO THE FAN FAVORITE HAPPY CAMPER, THERE ARE PLENTY OF CHOICES FOR CUSTOMERS TO START THEIR MORNING WITH.

>> THAT ONE IS REALLY POPULAR, SALTED CARAMEL, WHITE CHOCOLATE, TOASTED MARSHMALLOW.

I SAY HAPPY CAMPER, IT'S VERY GOOD.

ITALIAN SODAS, WE HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT.

>> Reporter: WHETHER IT'S A HAPPY CAMPER, LUCKY CUP, THEY HAVE PLENTY TO OFFER THEIR CLIENTELE.

IT'S THE ATMOSPHERE AT THE COFFEE SHOP THAT TURNS FIRST TIME VISITORS INTO LIFELONG MEMBERS OF THE COCO MOON FAMILY.

>> I THINK THEY BRING OUT THE KINDNESS IN PEOPLE, WORKING BEHIND THE COUNTER I SEE TWO PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER INTERACTED WALK UP TO EACH OTHER AND START TALKING.

>> YOU COME IN FOR COFFEE FOR FIVE MINUTES, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE FIVE MINUTES.

YOU WILL BE HERE FOR A WHILE.

YOU ARE MORE OF A FAMILY.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

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[♪♪♪] >> Dennis: THAT'S IT FOR US, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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