>> PRODUCTION FUNDING FOR LAKELAND NEWS IS PROVIDED BY: FIRST NATIONAL BANK BEMIDJI; >> I'M NOT MAD AT YOU.

>> Reporter: TRUMP OFFICIALS ACCUSED GOOD OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM.

>> THIS INDIVIDUAL USED A DEADLY WEAPON AGAINST OUR I.C.E.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

>> FAMILY AND FRIENDS DISPUTE THOSE CLAIMS.

>> SHE IS A MOTHER, A DAUGHTER, A SISTER, SHE IS MANY THINGS TO MANY PEOPLE, NOT WHAT THE GOVERNMENT LABELED HER AS.

>> Reporter: AS TENSIONS FLAIR, PRESIDENT TRUMP IS WARNING HE MIGHT INVOKE THE INSURRECTION ACT TO DEPLOY U.S.

TROOPS TO MINNESOTA.

>> IF I NEEDED IT, I WOULD USE IT.

IT'S VERY POWERFUL.

>> Reporter: THIS AS VIDEOS EMERGE APPEARING TO SHOW FEDERAL AGENTS ASKING INDIVIDUALS TO PROVE THEIR CITIZENSHIP.

>> CAN WE SEE AN I.D.

PLEASE?

>> I'M A U.S.

CITIZEN.

>> IF SOMEONE IS IN THE FIT -- VICINITY OF THIS OPERATION, THEY COULD BE ASKED FOR THEIR IDENTIFICATION.

>> THE OCCUPATION OF MINNESOTA BY I.C.E.

CANNOT STAND.

>> Reporter: I'M MICHAEL YOSHIDA REPORTING.

>> MEANWHILE, STATE AUTHORITIES HAVE A MESSAGE FOR ANY WEEKEND PROTESTS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT'S UNPRECEDENTED CRACKDOWN.

THEY'RE URGING PEOPLE TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS BUT AVOID CONFRONTATION.

>>> MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE CHIEF EXECUTIVE VIRGIL WIND HAS ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT REQUIRES ALL ICE AGENTS TO CONSULT WITH THE MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT PRIOR TO ENTERING OR TAKING ACTION ON MILLE LACS TRIBAL LANDS.

WIND SAID IN A STATEMENT ON FACEBOOK THAT THE BAND HAS RESOLVED TO EXERCISE THE FULLEST EXTENT OF ITS SOVEREIGNTY TO PROTECT BOTH BAND MEMBERS AND OTHER PEOPLE LIVING ON TRIBAL LAND.

A SPOKESPERSON FROM THE MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE TOLD LAKELAND NEWS THAT WIND ISSUED THE EXECUTIVE ORDER RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FOR THEIR BAND MEMBERS.

AND THAT THE BAND CONTINUES TO EMPHASIZE TO BAND MEMBERS THE NEED TO REMAIN CALM, CARRY THEIR TRIBAL IDS, LOOK OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER, AND BE AWARE OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS.

>>> A LARGE GAS LINE EXPLODED NEAR WILLOW RIVER TODAY IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

IT WAS REPORTED AROUND 1:45 THIS AFTERNOON.

THE PINE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS MULTIPLE HOMES NEAR THE EXPLOSION WERE ASKED TO EVACUATE.

SEVERAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS, EMS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WERE DISPATCHED.

MEMBERS OF THE MINNESOTA OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY AND STATE FIRE MARSHAL DIVISIONS ARE RESPONDING TO ASSIST WITH THE INVESTIGATION.

OFFICIALS SAY NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED, AND AT THIS POINT NOTHING CRIMINAL IS SUSPECTED.

>>> A NEW ADULT-USE CANNABIS DISPENSARY IS OPENING UP IN THE BEMIDJI AREA.

COCONUT CANNABIS, LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF BEMIDJI IN TURTLE RIVER TOWNSHIP IS SET TO MAKE ITS DEBUT DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK SPOKE TO THE OWNERS ABOUT HOW MUCH WORK HAS GONE INTO THE DISPENSARY, AND HOW LAW CHANGES HAVE CAUSED SETBACKS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.

>> THE LAKES MARKET CAMPUS ON IRVIN AVENUE, RIGHT OUTSIDE OF BEMIDJI IS CURRENTLY HOME TO A GAS STATION, LIQUOR STORE, AND WILL SOON ADD A CANNABIS DISPENSARY.

>> EVERY DAY PEOPLE COME IN THE LIQUOR STORE AND ASK US WHEN ARE YOU OPENING?

>> Reporter: ONCE THEY OPEN, IT WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST TEN FAMILY-OWNED AND OPERATED NON-TRIBAL ADULT-USE CANNABIS DISPENSARIES IN MINNESOTA.

>> IT'S TAKEN A WHILE BETWEEN JEFF AND I. WE PROBABLY PUT TWO MONTHS IN WRITING AND REVIEWING AND UNDERSTANDING THE LEGISLATION.

IT'S A LOT OF WORK BUT IT HAS COME ALONG PHENOMENALLY.

>> WHEN THEY LEGALIZE THE HEMP STUFF AND WE STARTED CARRYING SOME OF THAT IN OUR CONVENIENCE STORE, WE FOUND THAT PEOPLE REALLY LIKED IT.

THEN WHEN THEY LEGALIZED IT, MARIJUANA IN AUGUST OF 2023, THAT'S WHEN WE GOT EXCITED TO START A NEW BUSINESS AND WE STARTED DESIGNING THIS BUILDING.

>> Reporter: THE 2,400 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING HAS BEEN FINISHED SINCE 2023.

>> WE TOOK THE MEXICO THEME AND BROUGHT IT HERE, THE COLORS, THE TILES, THE WOODWORK.

>> Reporter: BUT THE LEGALIZATION OF CANNABIS DISTRIBUTION, FIGURING OUT THE EVER-CHANGING MINNESOTA LAWS SURROUNDING THE STORE, AND WORKING WITH THE STATE FOR PROPER LICENSING AND INSPECTIONS HAS BEEN A TWO-YEAR BATTLE.

>> THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE STATUTES THAT APPLY TO THE ADULT-USE MARKET.

342 AND 9810.

BOTH OF THEM HAVE LENGTHY AND EXTENSIVE EXPLANATIONS, WHICH IS RATHER VAGUE, SO WE'RE WORKING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT REQUIRES OF US AND WORKING WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE DONE AND WHAT WE CAN ADAPT FOR OURSELVES.

>> SINCE WE'RE DONE WITH THE PROCESS NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A DISTANT MEMORY.

TWO YEARS IS A LONG TIME TO BE FOCUSED ON SOMETHING WITH A LOT OF RISK ON WHETHER IT COMES TO FRUITION.

WE MADE BIG INVESTMENTS HERE BUILDING A BUILDING AND IT TOOK A LOT OF RISK.

JUST VERY THANKFUL TO BE WHERE WE ARE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM TURTLE RIVER TOWNSHIP, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE DISPENSARY HAS NOT RELEASED AN OFFICIAL OPENING DATE YET, BUT HAS RECEIVED ALL OF THE PROPER LICENSING AND INSPECTIONS.

THE OWNERS REPORT SIMPLY FINALIZING DETAILS AND GETTING IN ALL OF THEIR PRODUCTS BEFORE OPENING LATER IN FEBRUARY.

>>> THE RED LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE HAS OPENED THEIR FIRST DISPENSARY OUTSIDE RED LAKE.

THE BAND TODAY CELEBRATED A RIBBON CUTTING OF NATIVE CARE NUMBER TWO IN THIEF RIVER FALLS TODAY.

ITS LOCATED AT THE END OF THE SEVEN CLANS CASINO PARKING LOT.

RED LAKE PLANS ON OPENING ANOTHER DISPENSARY IN WEST ST.

PAUL LATER THIS WINTER.

>>> THE ANNUAL POINT IN TIME COUNT OF THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PIT COUNT, IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

THE COUNT IS HELD OVER THE FINAL 10 DAYS OF JANUARY ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND IS INTENDED TO DETERMINE HOW MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS IN A SINGLE NIGHT.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE ON WHAT CROW WING COUNTY IS DOING TO ADDRESS THE GLOBAL EPIDEMIC.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO MINNESOTA'S HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, OVER 8,000 INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS THROUGHOUT THE STATE LAST YEAR, WHILE THE NUMBER SHOWS AN 8.8% DECREASE FROM 2024, HOMELESSNESS IS STILL VERY PREVENT.

>> I FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING UP.

WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE THIS YEAR, A LOT OF REPEATS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS, AND JUST THE WAY WITH THE ECONOMY RIGHT NOW, IT'S VERY, VERY HARD.

YOU MISS ONE PAYCHECK, YOU KNOW, YOU ARE POTENTIALLY OUT OF A PLACE.

>> Reporter: CROW WING COUNTY DOES HAVE MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE CAUSE, INCLUDING THE OPEN ARMS COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH PROVIDED A SOBER, SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THOSE IN NEED 7 DAYS A WEEK FROM 8:00 A.M.

TO 8:00 P.M.

SINCE LATE 2023.

>> ALL OF US HERE, ALL OF OUR STAFF HAVE BEEN THROUGH A TIME WHEN WE NEEDED HELP.

WE MADE IT TO THE OTHER SIDE.

SOMEBODY DID HELP US, SOMEBODY DID GUIDE US, AND I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT WE MADE IT TO THE OTHER SIDE.

>> Reporter: WHEN THE OPEN ARMS COMMUNITY CENTER IS NOT OPENED, THE BRIDGE ON 7th OVERNIGHT SHELTER IS ANOTHER RESOURCE THAT THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS CAN UTILIZE.

BRIDGE ON 7th HAS PROVIDED OVER 13,000 NIGHTS OF SHELTER, HELPING OVER 5,000 INDIVIDUALS DURING THIS TIME.

>> WITHOUT THEM, OUR JOB WOULD BE HARDER.

IT'S NICE HAVING PARTNERS, NOT ONLY WITH OPEN ARMS BUT IN THE GENERAL COMMUNITY CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS.

>> Reporter: CROW WING COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES IS DOING THEIR PART, HELPING THOSE EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSTABILITY NAVIGATE THEIR POTENTIAL PROBLEMS.

THE NUMBER OF UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS STAYING IN EMERGENCY SHELTERS AND THOSE IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING DROPPED IN THE 2025 PIT COUNT.

CROW WING COUNTY IS HOPING TO CONTINUE TO SEE THAT TREND THIS YEAR.

>> AWARENESS, NOT JUDGING PEOPLE.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW THEY GOT THERE.

I THINK THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT STILL BELIEVE IN THE STIGMA OF HOMELESSNESS, WHERE IT'S MENTAL HEALTH OR IT MUST BE DRUGS, AND TO KEEP THOSE NUMBERS GOING DOWN, IT'S COLLABORATION BETWEEN ALL THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE PIT COUNT WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 28TH.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL HAVE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SOME VERY COLD TEMPERATURES IN WESTERN MINNESOTA, THANKS TO SOME STRONG WINDS.

WE HAVE SOME ADVISORIES TO TALK ABOUT AND WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, THE LOCOMOTIVE SHOW CHOIR IS GEARING UP FOR THEIR NEX [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> IT'S ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR THIS YEARS BRAINERD JAYCEES ICE FISHING EXTRAVAGANNZA.

MEMBERS OF TH JAYCEES AND THE CROW WING COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CONDUCTED AN ICE CHECK ON GULL LAKE IN NISSWA AHEAD OF THIS MONTH'S EXTRAVAGANZA.

THE SHERIFF MEASURED THE ICE AT 17 INCHES AND GAVE THE GO AHEAD FOR 36TH YEAR OF THE EVENT THAT SEES OVER 10,000 PEOPLE FLOCK TO THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.

WITH THE GREEN LIGHT FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THE JAYCEES ARE WORKING ON THE FINISHING TOUCHES AHEAD OF THE EVENT ON JANUARY 31ST.

>> WE WORK ALL YEAR LONG AND WE GET TO CELEBRATE AND PUT ALL OF OUR LAST MINUTE DETAILS TOGETHER, LAST MINUTE MARKETING, LAST MINUTE VOLUNTEERS TOGETHER AND WE HAVE A CONTEST.

>> PROCEEDS FROM THE ICE FISHING EXTRAVAGANZA ARE DONATED TO MORE THAN 50 AREA CHARITIES, WITH THE CONFIDENCE LEARNING CENTER SERVING AS THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARY.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, WE WILL BE MAKING ICE OVER THE WEEKEND.

>> Stacy: YES, WE WILL BE SEEING COLD TEMPERATURES ARRIVING IN THE STATE, ALONG WITH SOME STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF SNOW.

WE MAY SEE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW, ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

WE HAVE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND WE WILL SEE COLD WINDCHILLS.

SO A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.

IT LOOKS LIKE A COLD >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE AREA TODAY, ALONG WITH AREAS OF SNOW AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AT TIMES.

OF COURSE TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN FALLING, SO WE ARE GOING TO SEE VERY COLD TEMPS TONIGHT, A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

CHILLY TEMPERATURES TOMORROW, IT LOOKS LIKE A COLD DAY AND ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW ARRIVES ALONG WITH SOME STRONG WINDS AS WE HEAD INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 4 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, WE HAVE A NORTH WIND AT 14 MILES PER HOUR, GIVING US A WINDCHILL OF -13.

OUR DEW POINT IS AT 0.

IN BRAINERD, LIGHT SNOW FALLING THIS EVENING, 8 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 0, WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT 10 MILES PER HOUR, WITH A WINDCHILL OF -6.

NOW PARTS OF WESTERN LAKELAND COUNTRY ARE UNDER A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND OTHER AREAS OF WESTERN LAKELAND COUNTRY.

THIS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 6:00 A.M.

ON SATURDAY.

WE WILL SEE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL CREATE SOME VISIBILITY ISSUES OUT THERE.

WE WILL SEE WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO -38 IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, SO A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IS OUT FOR THAT AREA THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING.

AS FAR AS THE RADAR AND SATELLITE PICTURE, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW YET TONIGHT AND COULD CONTINUE TO HAVE A FEW OF THOSE OVERNIGHT, ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS, ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN MINNESOTA, CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO TOMORROW.

WE'LL SEE COLD TEMPERATURES AND BIT OF SUNSHINE IN THE AREA TOMORROW BEFORE THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGS A CHANCE OF SNOW FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, ARLENE SPOTTING A COUPLE OF BIRDS AT THE FEEDER IN MENAHGA.

GARY WITH THE BLOWING SNOW IN DEERWOOD.

ANGELA REPORTING LIGHT SNOW IN CASS LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES WITH US.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, BOB IN BLUFFTON, SNOW AND WIND TODAY.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY, REPORTING 1 INCH OF SNOW WITH WINDY CONDITIONS.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, LIGHT SNOW AND THE LOW IS WHAT WE'RE SEEING NOW AT 7.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, LIGHT SNOW WITH A CURRENT WINDCHILL OF -10.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, WE TOPPED OUT AT 31 IN BRAINERD TODAY, BUT THAT WAS EARLY ON.

WE HAVE BEEN SEEING THE TEMPERATURES FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

THE LOW IS 7, SUNSET AT 4:58.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, THERE IS AT LEAST A SMALL CHANCE OF SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT SNOW IN PARTS OF WESTERN MINNESOTA IN THE MORNING, OTHERWISE A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUD COVER HERE AND THERE, BUT OVERALL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

AGAIN, IT WILL BE VERY COLD OUT THERE.

THAT NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE IN TOMORROW NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES, WE SHOULD BE SEEING THOSE HIGHS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS, BOTH ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME LOW TO MAYBE MID SINGLE DIGITS FOR OUR HIGHS.

FOR OUR FORECAST, MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW.

WE WILL BE SEEING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW, LOWS OF -5.

SKIES BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY TOMORROW, BUT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING.

WE'LL SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN WESTERN MINNESOTA IN THE MORNING, HIGHS NEAR 0, NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 25.

THE WEEKEND FORECAST, A GOOD CHANCE OF SNOW ARRIVES ON SUNDAY.

TEMPERATURES ARE A LITTLE BIT WARMER WITH HIGHS NEAR 9, BUT THEN WE COOL OFF ON MONDAY, A HIGH OF -2, SINGLE DIGITS AS WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, A LIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW ON TUESDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS AND A BIG MILESTONE FOR A LOCAL ATHLETE TONIGHT.

>> Charlie: YES, TORI HAS BEEN BREAKING ALL KINDS OF RECORDS AND MAKING HISTORY SINCE SHE WAS IN THE SEVENTH GRADE AND TONIGHT SHE HIT ANOTHER MILESTONE ON HER WAY TO BREAKING THE ALL TIME SCORING RECORD.

WE GET TO HEAR FROM HER AFTER THE GAME AND WE HAVE A LOT MORE HIGHLIGHTS TOO FROM THE 2-1-8 SHOWCASE AT THE SANFORD CENTER.

ALL THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

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

[♪♪♪] >>> SINCE SHE WAS IN THE SEVENTH GRADE, TORI HAS BEEN ON PACE TO BREAK THE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL INDIVIDUAL SCORING RECORD IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

IT WAS SET BY REBECCA DALMOND AND THAT SCORE WAS 5,060 AND NOW SHE IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO SCORING THAT MARK.

FUTURE GOPHER IS THE FASTEST EVER TO REACH THAT MILESTONE AND SHE DID IT DURING A 50-POINT PERFORMANCE, HER THIRD IN TWO WEEKS AFTER BECOMING THE FIRST GIRL WITH CONSECUTIVE 50-POINT GAMES.

>> IT FELT SURREAL.

I AM GLAD I KEEP MAKING HISTORY FOR WOMEN'S BASKETBALL.

IT DIDN'T WEIGH ON ME THAT MUCH.

I LET IT COME TO ME.

I TRY NOT TO FORCE SHOTS AND DO WHAT WAS OPEN AND PLAY MY STYLE OF BASKETBALL.

>> IT'S SPECIAL.

TO BE THE SECOND GIRL TO CLIP 5,000 POINTS, FOR HER TO BE ONE OF TWO RIGHT NOW, IT'S INCREDIBLE AND CROSBY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BASKETBALL TOWN.

I FEEL LIKE THIS PUTS US ON THE MAP EVEN MORE.

>> Charlie: HERE'S THAT ALL TIME POINT SCORE LIST FOR GIRLS BASKETBALL.

YOU CAN SEE REBECCA IS 5,060, TORI NEEDS 33 ON TUESDAY, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE AT THAT GAME AND SHE IS ONE OF ONLY FOUR THAT HAVE SCORED OVER 4,000 POINTS, ONE OF TWO THAT HAVE SCORED 5,000.

>>> EVERY TEAM GOES THROUGH SOME SORT OF ROUGH PATCH, AND 8TH RANKED BEMIDJI GIRLS HOCKEY IS NO EXCEPTION.

AFTER STARTING THE SEASON 13-1 THEY'VE DROPPED TWO OF THEIR LAST THREE, ALTHOUGH THEY'VE BEEN WITHOUT TEAM LEADING SCORER BAILEY ROOP WHO IS PLAYING FOR TEAM U.S.A.

AT THE U-18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.

THEY WERE TAKING ON 4TH RANKED HILL-MURRAY TODAY AS PART OF THE 2-1-8 SPORTS SHOWCASE, THE PIONEERS ALSO WITH TWO OF THEIR TOP PLAYERS AWAY WITH THE U.S.

TEAM.

WE'RE GOING TO START IN THE FIRST, HANNAH ABLE TO GET A GOAL, BREAKS THE ICE, MAKING IT 1-0.

LILY MAKING SOME FANTASTIC SAVES TODAY.

SHE HAD 48 OF THEM.

UNFORTUNATELY IT WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH AS J.C.

GIVES HILL MURRAY THE 2-0 LEAD.

THEY LED 2-0 AFTER ONE.

IN THE SECOND PERIOD, JACKS WITH THEIR BEST LOOK, TRYING TO PUT IT IN THE NET, IT GOES OFF THE PYLON.

ANYWAY, IT GOES OFF THE IRON, UNABLE TO SCORE TODAY, 4-0 THE FINAL SCORE.

HILL MURRAY TOPS BEMIDJI IN THAT FIRST GAME.

>>> EARLIER IN THE 2-1-8 SPORTS SHOWCASE WAS A CLASS-A CLASH BETWEEN NUMBER ONE RANKED WARROAD AND 8TH RANKED ORONO, THE WARRIORS BEAT THE SPARTANS 2-1 IN TRIPLE OVERTIME IN THE STATE SEMIFINALS LAST SEASON.

THIS ONE WAS INTRIGUING FOR A DIFFERENT REASON, ORONO OPENS THE SCORING WITH A SHORT HANDED GOAL IN THE FIRST BY LILLIE LOGAN.

AND THEN WARROAD WOULD ANSWER BACK WITH TWO SHORT HANDED GOALS OF THEIR OWN, FIRST BY TAYLOR REESE, THEN ON THE SAME PENALTY KILL, OLIVIA ANTHONY, SNIPER, GIVE THE WARRIORS A 2-1 LEAD.

LATER, FINALLY A FULL STRENGTH GOAL, JAYLIE FRENCH WITH SOME SILKY MITTS, AT ONE POINT WARROAD HAD A 4-1 LEAD, BUT THE SPARTANS WERE ABLE TO CLIMB BACK TO WITHIN ONE.

HERE IN THE THIRD, LAST TIME THE GOALIE PASSED IT TO REESE, THIS TIME REESE GETS IT HERSELF AND THE RESULT IS THE SAME, ANOTHER SHORTHANDED GOAL AND A HAT TRICK FOR REESE.

VIVVIENE MARKOWKA ADDED ANOTHER SHORTY DURING THE SAME P-K FOR FIVE TOTAL IN THE GAME AS WARROAD TOPS ORONO 6-3, THEY'LL FACE-OFF AGAINST HILL MURRAY IN TOMORROW'S FIRST GAME OF THE 2-1-8 SPORTS SHOWCASE AT NOON.

BEMIDJI WILL HAVE THE LATER GAME AGAINST ORONO.

BEMIDJI GETS A 2-1 WIN IN ROSEAU.

IN BOYS HOCKEY, ST.

CLOUD BEATS NORTHERN LAKES.

WADENA DEER CREEK EDGES MLACA.

GIRLS BASKETBALL SCORES, PEQUOT LAKE GETS THE WIN.

GRAND RAPIDS TOPS HIBBING.

MENAHGA GETS THE WIN OVER PILLAGER.

ON THE BOY'S SIDE, SARTELL TOPS BRAINERD.

GRAND RAPIDS GETTING A WIN OVER HERMANTOWN.

>>> BSU WOMEN'S HOCKEY BACK AT THE SANFORD CENTER AFTER A 41-DAY HIATUS, THEY'RE HOSTING NUMBER THREE MINNESOTA IN THE FEATURE GAME OF THE 2-1-8 SPORTS SHOWCASE.

LATE 1ST PERIOD, ABBEY MURPHY, WENT VIRAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THAT JUGGLE-PUCK GOAL, THIS ONE A LITTLE MORE-STRAIGHT FORWARD, GOPHERS LEAD 1-0.

A FEW SECONDS LATER, AVA LINDSEY, PUTS THE BISCUIT IN THE BASKET, GAVE U.M.

A 2-0 HEADING INTO THE BREAK.

IN THE SECOND, BEAVERS TRYING TO FIND SOME OFFENSE, SHELBY SANDBERG GETS A LOOK, AND THEN TALYA HENDRICKSON HAS A TRY BUT THAT'S ALSO A NO GO.

GOPHERS LAD 5-0 AFTER TWO, BEMIDJI STATE WOULD SCORE THREE IN THE THIRD BUT FALL SHORT OF THE COMEBACK, 5-3 THE FINAL.

THE MEN BEFORE ALSO PLAYING TONIGHT.

THEY GAVE UP THREE POWER PLAY GOALS.

A COUPLE MORE SCORES FOR YOU.

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL, SAINT CLOUD STATE BEAT BEMIDJI STATE.

PWHL, FROST GET AN OVERTIME VICTORY.

IN THE NBA, THE TIMBERWOLVES LEAD BY 1 OVER THE HOUSTON ROCKETS.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

THE BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL SHOW CHOIR, ALSO KNOWN AS VOCALMOTIVE, ARE HOSTING THEIR 31ST ANNUAL DINNER SHOW ENTITLED NEW YEAR'S DAY.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, WENT TO THEIR FIRST DRESS REHEARSAL TO GIVE US AN INSIDE LOOK, FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-FOCUS.

>> Reporter: GOING INTO A NEW YEAR, SOME PEOPLE MAY HOPE TO INSPIRE SOME CHANGE IN THEIR LIVES.

BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL'S SHOW CHOIR'S UPCOMING PERFORMANCE TOUCHES ON THE MEANING OF CHANGE AND IF IT'S SOMETHING TRULY NEEDED IN OUR LIVES.

>> A LOT OF MESSAGES ARE DEALING WITH NEW BEGINNINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

IT'S A FUN AND INSPIRING SHOW FOR THE KIDS.

ONE OF THE STUDENTS MENTIONED THERE WAS THE ELEMENT OF PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE.

HOW DO WE THINK OF THE PAST, LIVE IN THE NOW, AND WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR US.

>> Reporter: IT'S COMPRISED OF 60 CHOIR AND BAND MEMBERS THAT DEDICATE COUNTLESS HOURS TO PERFECTING THEIR CRAFT.

THESE STUDENTS TRAIN TO DELIVER ENERGETIC AND PHYSICALLY DEMANDING ROUTINES.

>> IT'S EXCITING TO SEE THE KIDS TO TAKE SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A MONTH AND A HALF AND PUT THE CHOREOGRAPH TO IT AND SEE ALL THE COSTUMES AND THE SET THAT THE VOCA LMOTIVE DADS HELPED WITH.

>> Reporter: IT WOULDN'T LOOK NEAR AS FLASHY WITHOUT THE COSTUMES.

[♪♪♪] >> WE USUALLY GET COSTUMES THAT ARE LIKE DRESSES THAT ARE DONE AND WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE WILL MODIFY THEM, WE WILL ADD SPARKLES, ADD SEQUINS AND THEN WE DO A TEAR AWAY, WHICH IS A COSTUME CHANGE ON STAGE.

>> Reporter: IT'S MORE THAN JUST PERFORMING FOR THE STUDENTS INVOLVED AS MANY BUILT EVERLASTING FRIENDSHIPS.

>> WE FELT A REALLY NICE COMMUNITY.

I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY MY FAVORITE ASPECT OF IT.

NO MATTER WHERE WE GO, ALL OF THE SENIORS THIS YEAR WILL STILL HAVE THESE PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES AND WE'LL STILL HAVE THIS COMMUNITY.

>> MY BEST FRIEND, I MET HIM HERE.

IF I WASN'T IN SHOW CHOIR, I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD KNOW HIM.

SHOW CHOIR HAS GIVEN A LOT OF PEOPLE IN MY LIFE THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO ME.

I COULDN'T BE MORE THANKFUL FOR THAT.

>> Reporter: PROCEEDS WILL HELP COVER THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF THE COMPETITIVE SEASON, INCLUDING COSTUMES, SET DESIGN, CHOREOGRAPHY, AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.

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

>> THE DINNER SHOW WILL TAKE PLACE OVER THREE DAYS, WITH PERFORMANCES SCHEDULED FROM FRIDAY, JANUARY 23RD THROUGH THE 25TH.

>>> WELL, THAT'S GOING TO WRAP UP OUR SHOW FOR THE NIGHT.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYBODY.

WE'RE BACK HERE ON MONDAY NIGHT.

WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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