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>> LAKELAND PBS IS PROUD TO PRESENT LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

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.

I'M DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> A WATER MAIN BROKE AT BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY TODAY FLOODING AN UNDERGROUND TUNNEL AT THE SCHOOL.

THE WATER BREAK WAS REPORTED JUST BEFORE 2:30 THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN THE UPPER HOBSON UNION BUILDING AND THE AC CLARK LIBRARY.

THAT FLOODED THE TUNNEL BETWEEN THE TWO BUILDINGS.

THE CITY OF BEMIDJI WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE WATER AT THE STREET LEVEL SHORTLY AFTER AT 2:45.

AS A RESULT, THERE IS CURRENTLY NO WATER TO EITHER THE UPPER OR LOWER LEVELS OF THE HOBSON MEMORIAL UNION BUILDING, LEAVING RESTROOMS, SINKS, AND ANY OTHER WATER SUPPLY IN THOSE BUILDINGS OUT OF ORDER.

CREWS ARE WORKING TO REPAIR THE LEAK AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BUT WATER WILL REMAIN OFF UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

OUR MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE FROM THE SCENE.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS AT BEMIDJI STATE SAY THEY HAVE THE SITUATION UNDER CONTROL.

ONCE THEY ARRIVE, THEY SHUT OFF THE AREA AND THEY FOUND THE CRACK IN THE FOUNDATION.

OFFICIALS ARE HOPEFUL THAT WATER WILL RETURN TO THE AFFECTED AREA IN A WEEK OR TWO BUT DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE AN OFFICIAL ESTIMATE DUE TO THE INCOMING COLD TEMPERATURES ABOUT TO HIT THE AREA.

>> WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES, WATER ON MANY OUTSIDE SURFACES BEGAN TO FREEZE INSTANTLY.

LEAVING ALMOST THE ENTIRE AREA BETWEEN BRIDGEMAN HALL AND CENTENNIAL PLAZA, EVEN EXTENDING DOWN TO THE ENTRANCES TO HAGG-SAUCER HALL, COVERED IN ICE.

FACILITY CREW ARE PUTTING SAND AND SALT ON THE SIDEWALKS BUT ARE URGING THE PUBLIC TO USE CAUTION WHEN WALKING IN THAT AREA.

>>> IT HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING WEEK IN THE MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AS DEMOCRATS DECIDED TO BOYCOTT THE OPENING DAY OF MINNESOTA'S 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, LEAVING NEWLY ELECTED HOUSE 2A REPRESENTATIVE, BIDAL DURAN, IN A UNIQUE SITUATION.

DURAN JOINED THE 66 OTHER REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE CHAMBERS ON TUESDAY, WHILE ALL OF THE SEATS ON THE DEMOCRAT'S SIDE OF THE CHAMBER REMAINED EMPTY.

THE HOUSE CAME OUT OF THE NOVEMBER ELECTION TIED 67 TO 67, BUT A JUDGE RULED THAT A NEWLY ELECTED DEMOCRAT DIDN'T LIVE IN HIS DISTRICT, LEAVING THE G.O.P.

WITH A TEMPORARY ADVANTAGE.

THIS GAVE DURAN A UNIQUE FIRST DAY ON THE JOB.

>> IT WAS ACTUALLY VERY INTERESTING.

YOU DON'T EXPERIENCE THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS, SO IT'S DEFINITELY A NEW THING FOR ME.

HALF THE HOUSE WAS EMPTY.

YOU PREPARE YOURSELF FOR IT, BUT WHEN YOU SHOW UP AND YOU LOOK OVER, IT'S JUST EMPTY.

YOU KNOW?

IT'S LIKE OH, IT WAS DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO SEE.

IT WILL BE IN THE HISTORY BOOKS FOR SURE.

>> THE MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT RULED TODAY THAT A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR A STATE HOUSE SEAT THAT GOVERNOR WALZ SET FOR JANUARY 28TH MUST BE CANCELED.

THE ORDER-ISSUED LATE THIS AFTERNOON SAID WALZ CALLED THE SPECIAL ELECTION PREMATURELY AND THAT THE STATE MUST TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO CANCEL THE VOTE.

WALZ APPEARED ON THE SHOW ALMANAC HERE ON LAKELAND PBS EARLIER TONIGHT AND SAID THE ELECTION WILL NOT LIKELY TAKE PLACE ON MARCH 5TH.

>> WE'LL GO BACK, ANALYZE IT, GET IT ISSUED, GET THE ELECTION DONE AND GET TO WORK.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT'S GOING TO END UP 67-67 AND THAT'S WHERE WE GO FROM THERE.

>> DEMOCRAT CURTIS JOHNSON ORIGINALLY WON THE ELECTION FOR THE SEAT IN QUESTION BY 30 PERCENTAGE POINTS OVER HIS OPPONENT, BUT A RAMSEY COUNTY COURT JUDGE RULED HE DID NOT LIVE IN THE DISTRICT AND JOHNSON RESIGNED THE SEAT ON DECEMBER 27TH.

>>> MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE TRIBAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE VIRGIL WIND, DISCUSSED THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT'S PLANS FOR THE FUTURE DURING THE 41ST ANNUAL STATE OF THE BAND ADDRESS EARLIER THIS WEEK.

WIND SPOKE ON A VARIETY OF ONGOING AND INCOMING PROJECTS REGARDING THE MILLE LACS BAND INCLUDING THE VENTURA PROJECT, WHICH WILL PROVIDE 36 UNITS OF HOUSING RESOURCES, UPON COMPLETION THIS SUMMER.

HOWEVER HIS MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE CONCERNED ALL BAND MEMBERS IN THE NAME OF CREATING A BETTER FUTURE.

>> WE ARE HERE TO STAY.

WE ARE HERE TO LIVE LIFE WITH ALL THE RESILIENCE OF OUR ANCESTORS, BUT WE HAVE TO DO MORE TO LOOK AFTER OUR CHILDREN AND TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THOSE SAME ANCESTORS FOUGHT FOR.

I HOPE THAT YOU WILL JOIN ME IN THIS YEAR 2025, YEAR OF THE CHILD, TO DO ALL THAT WE CAN FOR THE YOUTH AND TO ENSURE THE PRESERVATION OF OUR WAY OF LIFE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

>> WIND ALSO SHARED HIS ADVOCACY AND EFFORTS TO GET THE SANDY LAKE RESERVATION RECOGNIZED >>> TROOPERS, DEPUTIES AND POLICE OFFICERS MADE MORE THAN 2,000 ARRESTS DURING A RECENT HOLIDAY ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN.

THE CAMPAIGN WHICH RAN FROM NOVEMBER 27TH TO DECEMBER 31ST RESULTED IN 2,079 ARRESTS.

AMONG THE ARRESTS, AN IMPAIRED DRIVER WITH 21 PRIOR DWI CONVICTIONS WAS TAKEN OFF THE ROAD THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF A HENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DEPUTY.

A TROOPER RESPONDED TO A TWO-VEHICLE REAR-END CRASH IN MAPLEWOOD AND ARRESTED ON OF THE DRIVERS WHO TESTED AT 0.40 BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL, FIVE TIMES THE LEGAL LIMIT AND A TROOPER ARRESTED A WRONG WAY DRIVER ON INTERSTATE 35 IN DULUTH WITH A BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.19.

THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY'S OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY COORDINATED THE CAMPAIGN, WHICH INCLUDED EXTRA ENFORCEMENT, WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.

>>> THERE IS A DOG AT THE BABINSKI FOUNDATION ANIMAL SHELTER WHOSE HARROWING STORY IS FINDING ITS WAY TO BRAINERD LAKES AREA RESIDENTS' NEWS FEEDS.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE LATEST ON HOW DAVID'S STORY IS TAKING THE INTERNET BY STORM.

>> Reporter: DAVID FOUND HIS WAY TO THE FOUNDATION ANIMAL SHELTER AFTER HE SAW THE ABANDONED K-9 RUMMAGING THROUGH A DUMPSTER.

>> EVERY TIME I SEE A DOG COME IN EMACIATED LIKE HIM, IT'S SHOCKING.

IT'S REALLY HEARTBREAKING, IT PULLS AT MY HEART STRINGS.

I WORK HERE TO HELP TAKE CARE OF THE ANIMALS, SO IT'S SHOCKING EVERY TIME YOU SEE THIS.

>> Reporter: AS PART OF STANDARD PAROLE COL -- PROTOCOL, THEY SHARED PHOTOS OF HIM UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SHELTER.

>> WE HAVE A COUPLE THOUSAND LIKES, A LOT OF COMMENTS, AND YEAH, OVER 123,000 VIEWS.

IT JUST PULLS ON HEARTS, JUST TO SEE ANY ANIMAL MISTREATED OR NEGLECTED IN THAT KIND OF SHAPE THAT DAVID IS IN.

>> Reporter: HE HAD BEEN AT THE FOUNDATION FOR A WEEK AND DURING HIS STAY, THE VOLUNTEERS HAVE NOTICED AN ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

>> BOB AND DYLAN CAME IN FIRST.

IT WAS UNCANNY HOW MUCH THEY LOOKED ALIKE.

THEY CAME WITHIN DAYS OF EACH OTHER, ALL IN THE SAME CONDITION.

I THINK THEY ARE RELATED.

IT SHOWS YOU HOW MUCH CRUELTY IS OUT THERE.

>> Reporter: AND IT'S SHEDDING A LIGHT ON HIS STORY AND THE ANIMAL SHELTER AS A WHOLE AND WHAT THE NON-PROFIT DOES FOR ANIMALS THAT ENDURED MISTREATMENT, ABUSE, OR NEGLECT.

>> DAVID HAS BROUGHT A LOT OF ATTENTION TO THE FOUNDATION LOCALLY AND AFAR.

THAT BRINGS ATTENTION TO WHAT WE DO, HELPING ABANDONED, STRAY, AND NEGLECTED ANIMALS.

IT SHOWS THE LOVE WE GIVE TO ALL ANIMALS, NO MATTER HOW THEY COME INTO US.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN PEQUOT LAKES, I'M MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> SINCE ARRIVING AT THE SHELTER, DAVID HAS GAINED SIX POUNDS, IS FULLY VETTED, AND VACCINATED.

THE NEXT STEP FOR THE INTERNET STAR IS FINDING HIM A FOSTER HOME.

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

>> Stacy: WE'RE GOING TO SEE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WINDCHILLS ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON EXTREME COLD WARNINGS AND COLD WEATHER ADVISORIES WHICH ARE OUT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, THE WATERMARK ARTS CENTER IN BEMIDJI DEBUTED THEIR JANUARY EXHIBIT WITH AN ARTIST TALK.

[♪♪♪] >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

; INTERNET, PHONE, AND T.V.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> DURING THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND, WHICH IS A THREE-DAY WEEKEND FOR SOME PEOPLE, ANY MINNESOTA RESIDENT CAN GO FISHING FOR FREE IF FISHING WITH A CHILD 15 YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER.

MINNESOTANS 15 YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER DON'T NEED FISHING LICENSES ANY TIME OF THE YEAR.

THE DNR'S TAKE A KID ICE FISHING WEEKEND RUNS FROM SATURDAY, THROUGH MONDAY.

>> ALL OF OUR WORK HERE AND ALL THE STAFF ARE FUNDED BY ANGLERS.

IF WE DON'T HAVE ANGLERS IN THE FUTURE, WE DON'T HAVE A WAY TO KEEP THIS GOING.

IT'S A GOOD WAY TO KEEP THIS LIFE GOING IN MINNESOTA AND A GOOD WAY TO EDUCATE CHILDREN OF THINGS THEY CAN DO OUTDOORS INSTEAD OF JUST PLAYING VIDEO GAMES.

>> AND MONDAY IS A MINNESOTA FREE PARK DAY.

ENTRANCE TO ALL MINNESOTA STATE PARKS WILL BE FREE ALL DAY ITS ONE OF FOUR FREE PARK DAYS SCHEDULED FOR 2025.

>> ALL THE STATE PARKS IN MINNESOTA, YOU CAN GET IN THEM FOR FREE.

MANY OF THEM HAVE FISHING OPPORTUNITIES, CROSS COUNTRY SKIING, SNOWSHOEING IN THE WINTER, SO A LOT OF THEM WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EVENTS.

SO IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND TRY IT AND BYPASS AFTER THAT AND DO IT YOUR OWN.

>> THE GOAL OF FREE PARK DAYS IS TO GET ALL MINNESOTANS OUTDOORS AND TO SHOWCASE THE PARKS AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR.

RESEARCH SHOWS THAT SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS IN NATURE PROVIDES MULTIPLE HEALTH AND WELLNESS BENEFITS.

>>> WELL STACY, IT COULD BE A COLD FREE PARK DAY ON MONDAY BY THE LOOKS OF IT.

>> Stacy: YEAH, YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS IF YOU'RE HEADING OUT TO ENJOY ANYTHING OUTDOORS.

IT WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AND AFTER THAT, WE'LL HAVE THE DANGEROUS WINDCHILLS.

WE HAVE EXTREME COLD WARNINGS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT >> 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 STARTED OUT WITH SOME NICE MILD TEMPERATURES TODAY BUT THE ARCTIC AIR HAS BEEN SPILLING INTO THE STATE ALREADY.

WE HAD A FEW SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES DEVELOP AS A RESULT OF THAT AND VERY STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH THAT SYSTEM.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEE THAT COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA.

IT LOOKS LIKE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE TAPERING OFF AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

THAT VERY COLD AIR IS GOING TO BE IN PLACE, GIVING US COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WINDCHILLS, WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 7 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, NORTHWEST WINDS ARE AT 18 MILES, THE WINDCHILL IS AT -12, THE DEW POINT IS AT 0, AND WE RECEIVED A TRACE OF SNOWFALL TODAY.

IN BRAINERD, SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION TONIGHT, IT'S 16 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 5, WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT 18 MILES PER HOUR, WITH GUSTS UP TO 23, AND THE WINDCHILL IS 0.

NOW FOR TONIGHT, A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MINNESOTA, THIS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 6:00 P.M. ON SATURDAY.

DURING THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, WE EXPECT TO SEE WINDCHILLS FROM -31 TO -39.

NOW AT 6:00 TOMORROW, MUCH OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA OR ALL OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILL BE UNDER AN EXTREME COLD WARNING AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA, SOUTHERN MINNESOTA UNDER A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY.

THEN AT MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY NIGHT, THOSE AREAS IN DARK BLUE IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL ALSO BE THAT EXTREME COLD WARNING AND WITH THAT SITUATION, WE'RE LOOKING AT WINDCHILLS IN THE 40s TO NEAR 50 BELOW ZERO, SO DANGEROUS WINDCHILLS EXPECTED, ALL OF THESE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU RIGHT NOW WILL EXPIRE AT NOON ON TUESDAY.

THIS IS A PRETTY PROLONGED COLD SPELL, SOME DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WE HAD SOME SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES IN THE AREA TODAY.

THOSE WILL BE TAPERING OFF AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY, WE'RE LOOKING AT WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR AND AS TEMPERATURES FALL, WE WILL SEE THE WIND CHILLS IN THE DANGEROUS LEVELS.

A LOT OF SUNSHINE, IT WILL BE A NICE DAY TO LOOK AT, BUT VERY COLD TEMPERATURES CONTINUE WITH DANGEROUS WINDCHILLS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO FROM THE MORNING HOURS IN MENAHGA.

IT'S ACTUALLY SOME PRETTY COLORS IN THE SKY THIS MORNING.

ANGELA WITH A PHOTO OF THE SNOW SHOWERS AT CASS LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 30 AND WINDY THIS MORNING.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, OVERCAST WITH LIGHT SNOW.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLOUDS, SUN, AND SNOW SQUALLS TODAY, THE HIGH IS 30 AND THE LOW IS 12.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE REPORTING WINDY CONDITIONS TONIGHT, AND 30 MILES PER HOUR WIND GUSTS, A HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY OF 33.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD WITH A HIGH OF 37, SO WE STARTED OUT WITH THE MILD TEMPERATURES, BUT WE HAVE BEEN SEEING THOSE TEMPERATURES FALL.

OUR LOW TEMPERATURE IS THE CURRENT AT 16.

WE HAD SUNSET AT 5:00 THIS EVENING.

BEMIDJI TODAY, A SIMILAR STORY.

MILDER TEMPERATURES EARLIER ON TODAY, THE LOW IS WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW AT 7, AND WE HAD SUNSET AT 1 MINUTE BEFORE 5.

SO HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, SO IT WILL BE A NICE DAY TO LOOK AT.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDER, WE WILL SEE SOME SINGLE DIGITS TO CLOSE TO -10 FOR OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES TOMORROW AND OF COURSE WE WILL BE SEEING THOSE VERY COLD WINDCHILLS THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN THE -30s TO -40s.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, BUT COLD.

WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGH TEMPERATURES RIGHT AND 0, BUT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE COLDER TEMPERATURES TOMORROW NIGHT AND SUNDAY, WITH THE COLD STICKING AND INTO THE START OF THE WORKWEEK.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, TONIGHT WE WILL BE SEEING WINDCHILLS FROM -30 TO -40.

AND NORTHWEST WINDS ARE AT 10 TO 25.

TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, COLD WINDCHILLS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH HIGHS NEAR -5 AND NORTHWEST WINDS.

SO HERE'S A LOOK AT THE WEEKEND FORECAST, WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME SUNSHINE, BUT IT IS STILL GOING TO BE VERY COLD WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS TO EVEN CLOSE TO -20 ON MONDAY, OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE -20s TO -30s, AND WE HAVE THE COLD WINDCHILLS WHICH WE WILL BE CONTINUING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WE WILL SEE SOME RELIEF FROM THE COLD ON TUESDAY, BUT A BIGGER WARM UP IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY, WHEN HIGHS SHOULD CLIMB INTO THE TEENS, THIS TIME ON THE PLUS SIDE OF ZERO.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: YOU'RE NOT WRITING DOWN A PLANNED VACATION FOR JANUARY ARE YOU?

>> Charlie: NO, HOCKEY SEASON.

I CAN'T WALK OUT.

>> Dennis: IT'S A GOOD CHANCE FOR BSU MEN'S HOCKEY TO PICK UP SOME POINTS AGAINST NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

>> Charlie: YEAH, THEY'RE PLAYING NORTHERN MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND THE WAY THE STANDINGS ARE SET UP, THE BEAVERS REALLY NEED TO PICK UP SOME POINTS TONIGHT.

THEY WERE TAKING ON NORTHERN MICHIGAN AT HOME.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT AND ALSO BSU MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL OUT IN MINNESOTA DULUTH.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THOSE GAMES AS WELL, COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪] >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF THE GIGAZONE.

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

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> BSU MEN'S HOCKEY HAS BEEN LIVING IN SPLITSVILLE USA ALL SEASON LONG IN CONFERENCE PLAY, LANDING THEM IN THEIR CURRENT SPOT OF 6TH PLACE IN THE CCHA STANDINGS, WITH ONLY 6-SERIES LEFT THIS SEASON.

THE BEAVERS GOING TO NEED TO BUCK THAT TREND AND QUICK IF THEY WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR POSITION HEADING INTO POST-SEASON PLAY.

BEMIDJI STATE WITH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO START THAT TONIGHT.

THEY'RE HOSTING LAST PLACE NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

GAME ONE OF THE WEEKEND SERIES.

IN THE FIRST PERIOD, BEMIDJI STATE HAD A FEW GOOD LOOKS.

RYAN GETS HIS PAT ON IT, THEY OUT SHOT THE CATS, 6-1, BUT IT WAS 0-0 AFTER THE FIRST BREAK.

LATER, IT'S 4 ON 4 NOW, AND THIS TIME HE SQUARES IT UP, AND NORTHERN MICHIGAN LED 2-0 AFTER TWO.

THEY GO ON TO WIN 4-1 OVER BEMIDJI STATE.

DESPITE THE BEAVERS OUTSHOOTING THE WILDCATS 26-11, A TOUGH LOSS TO START THE SERIES.

THEY WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SPLIT TOMORROW.

>>> WOMEN'S HOCKEY FELL 3-0 TO 11th RANKED SAINT CLOUD STATE.

>>> BSU MEN'S BASKETBALL ON THE ROAD TONIGHT.

THEY'RE IN DULUTH TAKING ON UMD.

BEAVERS HAVE DROPPED THEIR LAST 6-GAMES TO THE BULLDOGS.

THE DOGS STARTED OUT HOT TONIGHT.

ON THE OTHER END OF THE FLOOR, JOHN GETS ONE TO GO, BEAVERS ARE GLAD TO HAVE HIM BACK.

AND HE FINDS THE RACK THROUGH TRAFFIC, BUT THE NIGHT BELONGED TO CHARLIE AND THE BULLDOGS HAD HIS WAY NEAR THE PAINT ALL NIGHT, FINISHING WITH 16 POINTS.

BEMIDJI STATE FALLS 59-75 TO MINNESOTA DULUTH.

THEY ARE ON A FOUR GAME SKID.

THEY WILL TRY TO HALT IT TOMORROW.

>>> BEMIDJI STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALSO PLAYING AT UMD.

THE BEAVERS HAVE NOT WON IN DULUTH SINCE 1987, TRYING TO CHANGE THAT TONIGHT.

BEMIDJI STATE -- SORRY, MARIA HITS ONE FROM DOWNTOWN GIVING DULUTH THE EARLY LEAD.

PLENTY OF TIME FOR HER 18 POINTS.

BEMIDJI WILL TAKE THE LEAD.

DULUTH DOWN 3 AND NICE PASSING GIVES LEXI THE BUCKET.

THE BEAVERS KEEP PUSHING AND ASHLEY IN THE CORNER.

THE DULUTH EAST ALUM BURIES IT IN FRONT OF HER HOMETOWN CROWD.

20 POINTS, 11 REBOUNDS, BEMIDJI STATE KEEPS IT WITHIN 6 POINTS WITH 5 MINUTES TO GO BEFORE SUCCUMBING TO UMD 74-60.

THE BEAVERS HAVE LOST 15 STRAIGHT TO THE BULLDOGS.

>>> WELL, DURING HALFTIME OF BOTH THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAMES TONIGHT.

THE BEMIDJI STATE UNIFIED BASKETBALL CLUB AND THE BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL UNIFIED BASKETBALL TEAM PLAYED IN THE FIRST EVER UNIFIED UNIVERSITY GAMES AGAINST PROCTOR AND UMD UNIFIED.

THE TWO GROUPS PLAYED 10-MINUTE EXHIBITION GAMES DURING THE INTERMISSIONS IN THE HOPE OF SPARKING INTEREST IN MORE UNIFIED UNIVERSITY COMPETITIONS BETWEEN SCHOOLS, INCLUDING TEAMS FROM MOORHEAD, MANKATO, AND WINONA STATE.

YOU CAN SEE THERE THE BEMIDJI TEAM, THEY WERE ALL SMILES AFTER TONIGHT.

>>> WELL, SOME MORE SCORES FOR YOU FROM AROUND THE AREA AND BOY'S HOCKEY.

THEY GET REVENGE ON GRAND RAPIDS AFTER THE CLASS 2A STATE TOURNAMENT LOSS.

THIEF RIVER FALLS AND LITTLE FALLS TIE.

LAKE OF THE WOODS GETS THE WIN OVER ELY.

WARROAD BEATS BRAINERD LITTLE FALLS.

ON BOY'S BASKETBALL, BRAINERD GETS THE WIN OVER SARTELL.

CHERRY GETS THE BETTER OF DEER RIVER.

THAT'S DEER RIVER'S FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON.

PEQUOT LAKES GETS A WIN OVER FOLEY.

PINE RIVER-BACKUS AND NEVIS PICK UP WINS TONIGHT.

ON THE GIRL'S SIDE, GRAND RAPIDS AND ROYALTON GET WINS.

MENAHGA, THEY STAY UNDEFEATED, BEATING PILLAGER.

MOUNT IRON BUL GETS THE WIN, AND CASS LAKE-BENA GETS THE WIN OVER BLACKDUCK.

THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES, THEY GET A WIN OVER THE NEW YORK KNICKS.

>> Dennis: I THINK CAT WAS OUT, MAYBE THAT HELPED THEM WITH THE WIN.

THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THE WATERMARK ART CENTER IN BEMIDJI HAS ITS JANUARY EXHIBIT UP AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

LAST WEEK, MINNESOTA ARTIST AARON SQUADRONI SHOWED OFF HIS LATEST WORKS BASED ON MINNESOTA MINES.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK HAS MORE FOR THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS.

>> Reporter: WHILE PEACE, QUIET, AND ART MAY NOT BE THE FIRST THINGS YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU THINK OF AN OLD MINE, THAT IS WHAT WENT THROUGH MINNESOTA ARTIST AARON'S THOUGHT WHEN HE VISITED THE OLD MINE STATE PARK.

>> IT WAS INTERESTING TO ME BECAUSE IT HAD MORE OF THE HISTORY PRESERVED AND SO THAT WAS PART OF WHY I WENT THERE.

IT WAS FAIRLY ACCESSIBLE AND FAIRLY QUIET.

THERE AREN'T BIG CROWDS.

>> Reporter: HE SPENDS A LOT OF HIS TIME RUNNING, HIKING, AND EXPLORING.

WHEN HE STUMBLED ACROSS THE MINES, INSPIRATION STRUCK FOR HIS RHYTHM OF THE HILL ANNEX MINES ART EXHIBIT.

>> THE TITLE OF THE SHOW IS THE RHYTHM, BUT IT'S PATTERNS AND MOVEMENT OF THE ROCK PATTERNS AND HOW THE TREES WERE REGROWING, AND JUST THIS SORT OF LANGUAGE OF THE MINEESCAPE THAT YOU DON'T SEE IN OTHER PLACES.

>> Reporter: THE ARTIST HELD AN OPENING TALK TO EXPLAIN HIS PROCESS.

>> ALL THE DRAWINGS WERE DONE WITH A WIRE BRUSH.

I TOOK A PIECE OF PAPER AND I PAINT IT WITH ABRASIVE PAINT AND THEN I CAN DRAW ON IT WITH METAL.

METAL POINT IS KIND OF THIS OLDER PROCESS AND I AM USING BRUSHES, SO A LOT OF THE LARGE PICTURES ARE VERY SOFT AND KIND OF ALMOST FUZZY.

>> Reporter: THE MINES CLOSED DOWN IN 1978 AND THE AREA BECAME AN OFFICIAL STATE PARK A DECADE LATER.

IN 2025, THE STATE PLANS TO REOPEN THE MINES SO THE STATE PARK HAS BEEN ABOLISHED.

>> I'M GLAD THAT I WAS ABLE TO FOCUS ON IT BEFORE IT EVENTUALLY IS NO LONGER THERE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: AND STACY HAS ANOTHER QUICK LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: IT'S GOING TO BE COLD AND WE'LL HAVE WINDCHILLS BETWEEN -30 AND -50.

WE HAVE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT AND THEY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON ON TUESDAY.

>> Dennis: THAT'S IT FOR US, WE'LL BE BACK ON MONDAY.

WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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