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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.

>>> AS FIRST RESPONDERS AND FEDERAL AVIATION INVESTIGATORS IN D.C. CONTINUE THEIR SOMBER WORK OF VICTIM AND EVIDENCE RECOVERY TODAY.

THE F.A.A.

IS TAKING ONE OF ITS STRONGEST ACTIONS YET TO REDUCE THE RISK OF MID-AIR COLLISIONS IN THE CONGESTED AND COMPLICATED AIRSPACE AROUND REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT.

THIS WEEK'S COLLISION BETWEEN AN ARMY HELICOPTER AND PASSENGER JET KILLED 67 PEOPLE, MAKING IT THE DEADLIEST AVIATION DISASTER FOR U.S. CARRIERS IN ALMOST A QUARTER CENTURY.

BRIAN ABEL BRINGS US MORE FROM WASHINGTON INCLUDING WHAT SOME FORMER PILOTS ARE FOCUSING ON AMID SPECULATION ON A POSSIBLE CAUSE.

>> Reporter: THE LOW ALTITUDE HELICOPTER CORRIDOR NEAR D.C.'S REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT IS CLOSED INDEFINITELY SAYS THE F.A.A.

THE AGENCY SHUT DOWN WHAT IS KNOWN AS ROUTE 4 THIS MORNING AS THE INVESTIGATION INTO WEDNESDAY'S DEADLY COLLISION BETWEEN AN ARMY BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER AND AN AMERICAN AIRLINES JET CONTINUES.

>> WE MOST LIKELY HAD A MULTITUDE OF DIFFERENT ISSUES, WHETHER IT BE FROM UNDERSTANDING WHERE A PLANE IS, WHAT THE ALTITUDE IS, WHAT THE SPEED IS.

>> Reporter: ANSWERS THAT COULD BE IN THE JET'S FLIGHT DATA AND VOICE RECORDERS, KNOWN AS BLACK BOXES, RECOVERED LAST NIGHT.

SOME AVIATION EXPERTS AND PILOTS ARE FOCUSING ON THE ARMY BLACK HAWK, WHICH MIRRORS A REPORT IN "THE NEW YORK TIMES" THAT SUGGESTS THE HELICOPTER MAY HAVE BEEN FLYING HIGHER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND POSSIBLY OUTSIDE OF ITS APPROVED PATH ON THE ROUTE 4 CORRIDOR.

THAT MEANS AT OR BELOW 200 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

>> I FLOWN THIS ROUTE TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT.

YOU KEEP THE 200 FEET, PLUS OR MINUS 10 OR 20 FEET.

>> IT'S POSSIBLE WITH ALL THE RENEXTSS -- REFLECTIONS OF THE LIGHTS, IT COULD HAVE TRIPPED UP.

>> Reporter: AND THE AIRLINE JET COULD HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.

>> HE COULD HAVE DRIFTED INTO THE BLACK HAWK IF THERE WAS AN ALTITUDE DISCREPANCY THAT THE BLACK HAWK WAS NOT HOLDING.

>> Reporter: THE PRELIMINARY REPORT COULD COME IN 30 DAYS, FINAL FINDINGS COULD TAKE A YEAR.

>> WE'RE NOT GOING TO PUT SOMETHING OUT QUICK SO WE CAN END THE SPECULATION.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, I'M BRIAN ABEL REPORTING.

>> DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH SAID FRIDAY THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER FROM THE BLACKHAWK STILL HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED.

HOWEVER, DATA FROM FLIGHT-RADAR-24, A FLIGHT TRACKING COMPANY, APPEARS TO SUGGEST THE ARMY HELICOPTER MAY HAVE BEEN FLYING 100 FEET ABOVE THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED ALTITUDE AND VEERED OFF THE PRESCRIBED ROUTE ALONG THE RIVER.

>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH AGGRESSIVE NEW TARIFFS ON SATURDAY.

THE TARIFFS WOULD AMOUNT TO A 25 PERCENT DUTY ON BOTH MEXICO AND CANADA AND A 10 PERCENT TARIFF HIKE ON CHINA.

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS FROM THE OVAL OFFICE FRIDAY, HE SAID THERE'S NOTHING THE COUNTRIES CAN DO TO STOP THE TARIFFS FROM GOING INTO EFFECT AND HE SAID THEY ARE NOT A NEGOTIATING TOOL.

>> WE HAVE BIG DEFICITS WITH, AS YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THREE OF THEM.

IN ONE CASE, THEY'RE SENDING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF FENTANYL, KILLING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE A YEAR WITH THE FENTANYL.

IN THE OTHER TWO CASES, THEY'RE MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR THIS POISON TO GET IN NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO, WE HAVE BIG DEFICITS, AND IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE DOING AND WE'LL POSSIBLY VERY SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE IT OR NOT, WE'LL SEE HOW IT IS.

IT'S A LOT OF MONEY COMING TO THE UNITED STATES.

>> PRESIDENT TRUMP CONCEDED THE TARIFFS COULD CAUSE SOME SHORT-TERM DISRUPTION TO EVERYDAY CONSUMER PRICES.

TRUMP ALSO OUTLINED PLANS FOR TARIFFS ON STEEL, ALUMINUM, COPPER, AND PHARMACEUTICALS >>> A 20-YEAR-OLD DETROIT LAKES WOMAN IS CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL VEHICULAR HOMICIDE IN CONNECTION WITH A CRASH LAST SEPTEMBER THAT KILLED A MAN WALKING IN DETROIT LAKES.

ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT IN THE CASE, MARISKA NUNN TOLD INVESTIGATORS HER PHONE WAS ON HER LAP WHILE SHE WAS VIEWING A TIKTOK VIDEO AND DID NOT SEE 81-YEAR-OLD DEAN CHADBOURNE WALKING ON THE ROAD.

A LAW ENFORCEMENT ANALYSIS OF NUNN'S PHONE REVEALED THAT SHE WATCHED A TIKTOK VIDEO ABOUT ONE MINUTE PRIOR TO CALLING 9-1-1 TO REPORT THE CRASH.

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER THIRD ON RANDOLPH ROAD IN DETROIT LAKES.

NUNN IS SCHEDULED TO MAKE HER FIRST COURT APPEARANCE ON FEBRUARY 20TH.

>>> A BIG SURPRISE FOR A BRAINERD TEACHER TODAY.

TEACHER NICOLE HARMER WITH THE 2025 INNOVATIVE TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD TODAY.

THE I.S.P.

AWARDS A PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATOR IN REGION FIVE EVERY YEAR WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED INNOVATION THROUGH TRYING SOMETHING NEW IN AN EFFORT TO BROADEN STUDENTS' LEARNING.

HARMER IS A 1991 BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE AND HAS BEEN TEACHING THERE FOR 28 YEARS, WHERE SHE HAS TAUGHT BOTH A.P.

CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY FOR OVER TWO DECADES.

SHE ALSO STARTED THE A.P.

CAPSTONE PROGRAM AND TEACHING RESEARCH TWO YEARS AGO AND HAS CONTINUED DOING SO EVER SINCE.

[APPLAUSE].

>> PART OF IT IS JUST BEING WILLING TO TRY NEW THINGS, EVEN WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME WILL BE.

THIS FIT THE BILL IN THE SENSE THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING TESTS OR MEMORIZING CONTENT.

I HAD NO IDEA HOW IT WAS GOING TO GO AT FIRST, BUT IF YOU PUT THE FACE THAT THE STUDENTS CAN DO IT, THAT THE STUDENTS ARE CAPABLE, IT'S AMAZING WHAT THEY CAN ACCOMPLISH.

>> HARMER ALSO RECEIVED A $1,000 CLASSROOM GRANT AND WILL BE FORMALLY RECOGNIZED AT THE SOURCEWELL EDUCATOR OF EXCELLENCE EVENT LATER THIS YEAR.

HARMER THANKED HER FAMILY, ALONG WITH PRINCIPAL ANDREA RUSK FOR THEIR HELP ALONG THE WAY.

>>> GREAT RIVER RESCUE IN BEMIDJI IS TEAMING UP WITH CONSERVATION MINNESOTA TO PUT ON A BARKIN' BOBA EVENT ON SATURDAY.

THERE WILL BE HOMEMADE BOBA SAMPLES AND RECIPES TO TAKE HOME, AND THE CHANCE TO SEE ALL OF THE SHELTER ANIMALS.

THE NO-KILL RESCUE CENTER IS CURRENTLY HOME TO MANY DOGS AND CATS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION.

THE HOPE OF EVENTS LIKE THE BOBA SOCIAL IS TO BRING THE PUBLIC IN TO MEET ALL OF THE ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY IF PEOPLE HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THE SHELTER BEFORE.

>> Reporter: I THINK THE SHELTER NEEDS MORE LOVE FROM OUR COMMUNITY.

THERE IS A LOT MORE THEY PROVIDE OTHER THAN JUST ADOPTION AND SURRENDERING.

THERE IS A LOT MORE RESOURCES THEY HAVE AVAILABLE FOR ESPECIALLY LOW INCOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE PEOPLE HERE ARE REALLY NICE.

>> THE INTENTION OF THE SOCIAL IS NOT ONLY TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE SHELTER, BUT TO SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES AS WELL.

ASHLEY WILL BE HAND MAKING ALL OF THE BOBA AT HOME WITH THE INTENTION OF GETTING RID OF ALL OF THE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC THAT THE TEA NORMALLY COMES WITH.

SHE ALSO WANTS TO MAKE THE DRINK HEALTHIER, AS HER VERSION WILL BE PRESERVATIVE-FREE AND HAVE NO “MYSTERY INGREDIENTS.” >> I'M HOPING FOR THE PEOPLE THAT COME IN TO GET SOME IDEAS ON HOW TO BE MORE SUSTAINABLE IN THEIR DAILY LIVES, ESPECIALLY WITH THE FOOD THEY EAT, AND I'M ALSO HOPING THAT A COUPLE ANIMALS ARE ADOPTED OUT OF THE SHELTER AS A RESULT.

EVERYTHING IS FREE AND THE MAIN POINT IS TO JUST GET PEOPLE IN THE DOORS AND KIND OF FALLING IN LOVE WITH ANIMALS.

>> THE EVENT WILL BE HELD FROM 10:30 A.M. TO 12:00 P.M. ON SATURDAY.

REGISTRATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE CONSERVATION MINNESOTA WEBSITE UNDER THE EVENTS TAB.

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

>> Stacy: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TOMORROW AND CONTINUES THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT.

WE COULD SEE A FEW INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WITH A BIG COOL DOWN IN STORE AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK WITH THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, A PREVIEW INTO THE BEMIDJI >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

; INTERNET, PHONE, AND T.V.

C.T.C; CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY ONLINE AT GOCTC.COM.

>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> THE BRAINERD JAYCEES 35TH ANNUAL ICE FISHING EXTRAVAGANZA IS ALL SET TO GET UNDERWAY TOMORROW AFTERNOON ON GULL LAKE'S HOLE IN THE DAY BAY.

THE EXTRAVAGANZA IS THE LARGEST CHARITABLE ICE FISHING TOURNAMENT IN THE WORLD, ATTRACTING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ANGLERS EVERY YEAR.

ITS RAISED OVER $4.3 MILLION SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1991.

LAST YEAR, DUE TO UNSEASONABLY WARM WINTER CONDITIONS AFFECTING ICE LEVELS, THE BRAINERD JAYCEES SUCCESSFULLY PUT TOGETHER THE FIRST EVER HYBRID EDITION FOR THE ICE FISHING EXTRAVAGANZA BUT AFTER CONFIRMING OVER 24 INCHES OF ICE ACROSS THE TOURNAMENT AREA.

PARTICIPANTS WILL GET A TASTE OF THE TRUE, UNINHIBITED EXPERIENCE THIS YEAR.

>> IT'S LIKE A FAMILY ON ICE.

I MEAN, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO KNOW THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU.

YOU CATCH A FISH AND 50 FEET AROUND YOU, EVERYBODY IS CHEERING FOR YOU.

THE ATMOSPHERE IS POSITIVE AND EXCITING.

PEOPLE ARE SERIOUS, RIGHT?

PEOPLE ARE EXCITING THEY WANT TO WIN THAT TRUCK.

THERE IS REALLY GREAT FISHERMEN OUT THERE BUT PEOPLE GET EXCITED FOR YOU AS WELL.

>> TICKETS FOR THE EVENT ARE STILL AVAILABLE AND CAN BE PURCHASED AT BRAINERD-AREA OUTLETS AND ON THE ICE TOMORROW AT THE VENUE.

>>> NOW STACY IS HERE TO TELL YOU HOW THE WEATHER LOOKS LIKE FOR THE EVENT.

>> Stacy: WE COULD SEE SOME SNOW TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING, THAT'S WHEN WE EXPECT TO SEE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL.

WE COULD SEE A FEW INCHES ACROSS THE AREA.

THAT SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING.

WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME COOLER TEMPERATURES ARRIVING BEHIND THE >> 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 DID SEE SOME SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY, BUT TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT, WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE COLDER TEMPERATURES, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH.

WE DO HAVE SOME CHANCES OF SNOW IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE MORE SO TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

WE'LL START TO SEE THE SNOW PICKING UP ACROSS THE AREA.

WE COULD SEE SOME ACCUMULATION ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND THEN WE HAVE COLDER TEMPERATURES IN STORE NEXT WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 6 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE A WINDCHILL OF -3.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, 23 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 2.

PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE NORTH AT 6 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME CLOUDS MOVING INTO THE AREA TONIGHT, WE HAVE SOME UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE MOVING INTO THE STATE.

NO REPORTS OF SNOW OUT OF ANY OF THAT AS OF YET.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT, THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE WE COULD SEE SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, BUT THAT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE INTO TOMORROW NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING IN SOME LOCATIONS.

BY THE TIME THAT SYSTEM ROLLS THROUGH, WE ARE LOOKING AT IN GENERAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER TOTALS IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, BUT AGAIN IN GENERAL, WE'RE LOOKING AT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BY SUNDAY EVENING.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS, DEBRA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE OVER LAKE ADA.

ANGELA WITH A PICTURE OF AN EAGLE IN FLIGHT OVER CASS LAKE.

CARRIE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE MOON OVER WALKER THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, DEBRA IN PINE RIVER REPORTING 22 DEGREES THIS EVENING.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE TODAY, TOPPING OUT AT 30.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SOME SUNSHINE AND SOME CLOUDS AS WELL, WE HAD A HIGH OF 24.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLOUDY AND WINDY THIS EVENING, HIGH TEMPERATURE AT 24.

LOOKING AT OUR ALMANAC, 33 IS THE HIGH TODAY IN BRAINERD, BUT AGAIN WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES.

WE HAD A LOW OF 20 AND SUNSET AT 5:22.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 39 EARLY THIS MORNING, THE TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN FALLING AND OUR LOW TEMPERATURE IS OUR CURRENT WHICH IS 6 DEGREES, SUNSET TONIGHT AT 5:22.

SO AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, TOMORROW MORNING, THERE IS A CHANCE OF SEEING A FEW SNOW SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH PARTS OF THE AREA, BUT AS WE SET THIS IN MOTION, WE CAN SEE THEY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE CHANCES OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

THAT SHOULD BE MOVING OUT AND BY THE TIME IT DOES, AGAIN WE COULD BE SEEING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION.

OUR TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE IN THE 20s ACROSS MINNESOTA AND IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, THE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID-30s.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, WE WILL BE SEEING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, LOWS NEAR 6, AND THEN TOMORROW, SNOW IS LIKELY, 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION, AND WE COULD SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE WEST, HIGHS NEAR 27, WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 25.

LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE WEEKEND FORECAST, STILL A SMALL CHANCE OF SNOW ON SUNDAY, AND ANOTHER CHANCE ON MONDAY, BUT LOOK AT THAT TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE, HIGHS ON MONDAY NEAR 6, AND IT CONTINUES TO BE XHIL -- CHILLY THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ICE HOCKEY AT HOME TODAY.

>> Charlie: YES, BOTH OF THEM AT HOME.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THE WOMEN HAVE BEEN AT HOME AND THE MEN IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS.

THEY'RE COMING OFF A WIN AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THEY WERE ALSO DOING SOMETHING SPECIAL TONIGHT.

THEY HAD A SPECIAL JERSEY THEY WERE WEARING.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT AND GIVE YOU THE HIGHLIGHTS COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪ >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS POWERED BY THE GIGAZONE.

THE ALL FIBEROPTIC NETWORK THAT TRANSFORMS HOW WE LIVE AND WORK.

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

>>> THE WINDOW TO SECURE HOME ICE IN THE CCHA PLAYOFFS IS CLOSING ON BSU MEN'S HOCKEY.

THEY CURRENTLY SITS IN 7TH PLACE IN THE CONFERENCE STANDINGS WITH JUST FOUR SERIES LEFT IN THE REGULAR SEASON BUT THE BEAVERS HALTED A 9-GAME WINLESS STREAK THAT DATED BACK TO DECEMBER 6TH THIS PAST SUNDAY WITH A WIN ON THE ROAD AT SAINT THOMAS.

BEMIDJI STATE IS HOPING TO BUILD ON THAT WIN AS THEY HOST FERRIS STATE.

TONIGHT, A LITTLE SOMETHING SPECIAL.

THE BEAVERS BROKE OUT AN ALTERNATE JERSEY, GREEN BUFFALO PLAID, WITH A SILHOUETTE CAPTURING THE ESSENCE OF BEMIDJI.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT DID NOT ACT AS A GOOD LUCK CHARM.

BSU DOWN 1-0.

TRAVIS TOP OF THE CIRCLE GIVE IT IS BULLDOGS A 2-GOAL LEAD.

THEN ERIC BURIES IT, BRINGS THE BEAVERS WITHIN 1.

LATE SECOND PERIOD, STILL 2-1.

COLE FINDS THE BACK OF THE NET FOR THE DOGS.

FERRIS STATE GOES ON TO WIN 5-1 OVER BEMIDJI STATE.

BEAVERS ONLY WON ONE GAME IN JANUARY, MAYBE FEBRUARY WILL TREAT THEM BETTER.

THEY WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SPLIT TOMORROW.

FACE OFF IS AT 6:00 P.M. >>> WELL, BSU WOMEN'S HOCKEY IN ACTION AND BACK AT HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE NOVEMBER 16TH.

THAT'S 77 DAYS AND 13 GAMES.

THEY ARE TAKING ON MINNESOTA STATE.

BEMIDJI STATE ON THE POWER PLAY, THE BLUE LINER, FINDS ITS WAY THROUGH TRAFFIC, HER FIRST GOAL OF THE SEASON, PUTS THE BEAVERS UP.

NOW BSU'S KAYLIE ARMSTRONG, AND FAIRCHILD THERE TO CLEAN UP.

THE FRESHMAN GIVES HIM A 2-0 LEAD.

AFTER THE POWER PLAY GOAL, THEY'RE LOOKING TO SQUARE THINGS UP.

AND THEY STAYED DEAD EVEN AT 2-2 TO THE END OF THE THIRD.

THEN McKENNA AGAIN, REMEMBER, SHE HADN'T SCORED A GOAL ALL SEASON, HER SECOND OF THE GAME, THE GAME WINNER AT THE END.

BEMIDJI STATE TOPPLES THEIR RIVAL 3-2 IN OVERTIME.

AFTER THE GAME, THEY TALKED ABOUT WHERE THIS RANKS IN HER BSU CAREER.

>> ACTUALLY, PROBABLY UP THERE, TOP THREE FOR SURE.

I MEAN BEING OHIO FRESHMAN YEAR, I DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD TOP THAT.

ST. THOMAS, OVERTIME GOAL, I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT, AND THIS ONE I WILL REMEMBER TOO.

DEFINITELY TOP THREE.

>> SHE PUT A LOT OF HARD WORK IN, SHE PLAYS A LOT OF MINUTES, SHE PLAYS IN EVERY SITUATION, SHE WORKS HARD, SO SHE DOES ALL THOSE LITTLE THINGS AND THEN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THE PUCK IN THE NET.

>> Charlie: IT'S BEEN HOME, SWEET HOME FOR THE BEAVERS.

YOU CAN SEE HERE THEY GOT FIVE WINS THIS SEASON, FOUR OF THEM ALL CAME AT HOME, ONE THE NEUTRAL VERSUS BROWN AND THEY HAD A CHANCE TO SWEEP THEIR FIRST SERIES SINCE ST. THOMAS.

THAT WAS ALSO THE LAST TIME THEY WON AT HOME BEFORE TONIGHT.

>>> A COUPLE SCORES FOR YOU AS WE -- I GUESS WE -- A COUPLE SCORES FOR YOU AS WE GET INTO HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY.

LITTLE FALLS WINS 4-2.

WADENA DEER CREEK GETS THE WIN.

IN GIRLS HOCKEY, GRAND RAPIDS 4-1 OVER HIBBING-CHISHOLM.

WARROAD GETS THE WIN OVER MOOSE LAKE, FERGUS FALLS 12-0 OVER DETROIT LAKES.

WORTHINGTON BEATS PRAIRIE CENTER.

IN BOYS BASKETBALL, BRAINERD BEATS ST.

CLOUD TECH.

CLEAR BROOK GONVICK FALLS.

NEVIS GETS A WIN.

AND THEY ARE TWICE AS GOOD WINNING TWICE AS MUCH.

BEMIDJI BEATS THIEF RIVER FALLS.

ROCK RIDGE BEATS MENAHGA.

THAT'S THEIR FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON.

PINE RIVER-BACKUS GETS THE BETTER OF LAKE OF THE WOODS.

CASS LAKE-BENA GETS A WIN OVER LAPORTE TONIGHT.

ALSO IN GIRLS BASKETBALL, WEST BEATS FOSSTON.

>>> WELL, IF YOU HAD ANY DOUBTS ABOUT WARROAD BOYS HOCKEY COMING INTO THE SEASON, THE TEAM HAS PROVED OTHERWISE THUS FAR.

AFTER GRADUATING MR. HOCKEY WINNER JASON SHAUGABAY AND FRANK BRIMSEK WINNER HAMPTON SLUKYNSKY TWO YEARS AGO AND UND COMMIT CARSON PILGRIM LAST YEAR, IT'S WAS ONLY NATURAL FOR THOSE ON THE OUTSIDE TO HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT THE WARRIORS ARE 15-5-AND-1, RANKED 3RD IN CLASS A AND PRIMED TO MAKE A RUN AT THEIR 4TH STRAIGHT STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE.

>> AT THE START OF THE YEAR, PEOPLE THOUGHT WE WEREN'T GOING TO BE VERY GOOD.

I THINK THOUGHT THE YEAR, WE PROVED PEOPLE WRONG.

WE'RE A CONTENDER IN CLASS A.

JUST THE RELIEF OF NOT HAVING THE EXPECTATION, SO IT'S A RELIEF THAT WE CAN GO OUT THERE AND PLAY OUR GAME EVERYDAY.

I THINK WE TRY NOT TO DO TOO MANY THINGS THAT ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD, JUST KEEP IT SIMPLE AND PLAY HOW THEY WANT US TO PLAY.

>> THERE ARE JUST 4 GAMES LEFT IN THE REGULAR SEASON FOR WARROAD AND A BIG ONE TUESDAY AGAINST SECTION 8A FOE EAST GRAND FORKS, A TEAM THEY BEAT 3-1 ON THE ROAD MID-JANUARY.

IT'LL BE THE WARRIORS LAST SECTION GAME BEFORE THE POST SEASON AND A CHANCE TO SOLIDIFY THE TOP SPOT HEADING INTO THE TOURNAMENT.

>> WE WATCH A LOT OF FILM ON THEM AND JUST GET READY FOR THEM.

WE BEAT THEM IN THEIR BARN SO IT'S GOOD TO GO DOWN THERE AND GET THE WIN.

IT'S HARDER TO GET A TEAM TWICE.

WE HAVE TO BE READY WHEN THEY COME HERE.

WE ARE PLAYING WELL RIGHT NOW, SO WE NEED TO BE THERE MENTALLY.

WE'RE HAVING A FUN YEAR AND IT'S AWESOME.

>> Charlie: TO THE HEAD COACH JAY, HE IS THE WINNINGEST COACH IN THEIR HISTORY, BUT HE HAD TWO WINS, SO HE GOT TO 140, CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM AND WHAT HE IS DOING AT WARROAD.

>> Dennis: DEFINITELY, ALL RIGHT.

THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY THEATER'S NEWEST PRODUCTION OPENS NEXT WEEK AND JUST IN TIME FOR VALENTINE'S DAY, ALTHOUGH FOR VALENTINE'S DAY, ALTHOUGH THIS PERFORMANCE IS NO ROMANCE.

FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-FOCUS.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN GIVES US A PREVIEW LOOK INTO THE B.C.T.

'S PRODUCTION OF STEPHEN KING'S MISERY.

>> Reporter: YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THE PHRASE MISERY LOVES COMPANY BUT IN STEPHEN KING'S STORY, THE COMPANY PROVIDED IS NOT THE MOST WELCOMING.

>> IT IS ROMANCE, BUT IT'S KIND OF TWISTED.

>> DYING MEN REALLY SCREAM, THEY DON'T HAVE THE ENERGY FOR IT.

I KNOW.

>> THIS IS ABOUT THE LOVE OF A BOOK AND THE LOVE OF A SERIES TURNED INTO OBSESSION AND TERROR.

>> Reporter: MISERY IS A PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR NOVEL WRITTEN IN 1987 AND WAS ADAPTED FOR THE BIG SCREEN IN 1990, WINNING MULTIPLE AWARDS ON BOTH ENDS.

>> IT'S ABOUT A WRITER AND A NUMBER ONE FAN.

SHE IS OBSESSED AND POSSESSIVE.

>> SHE HAS HIM AT HER HOUSE.

>> WE'RE GOING TO BE SO HAPPY HERE PAUL.

>> Reporter: EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THE ACTORS HAD EXPERIENCE IN THE THRILLER GENRE.

>> THIS IS THE THIRD ONE I'VE DONE.

>> Reporter: THERE IS A WHOLE LOT IN MAKING THE AUDIENCE INVESTED IN THE STORY.

>> JUST FOCUSING ON WHAT THE MOTIVES ARE.

TRYING TO GET INTO THEIR HEAD SPACE, AS SCARY AS IT IS, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO ANNIE IS AND WHY SHE DOES THE THINGS SHE DOES.

>> TRYING TO CREATE THE INTENSITY, TRYING TO MAKE THE AUDIENCE NOT SHOCKED, BUT BRING THEM TO THE EDGE OF THEIR SEAT OF WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

>> IT'S REALLY LOOKING AT THOSE MOMENTS OF SUSPENSE AND HOW YOU CAN HEIGHTEN THEM AND IMMERSE THE AUDIENCE EVEN MORE.

WHEN THERE ARE SPECIAL EFFECTS INVOLVED, MAKING SURE THEY'RE AS REALISTIC AS POSSIBLE SO THE AUDIENCE CAN STAY IMMERSED.

>> Reporter: WITH A PRODUCTION THIS WELL-KNOWN, YOU THINK THE CREW WOULD FEEL PRESSURE TO LIVE UP TO THE ORIGINAL BUT IT'S QUITE THE OPPOSITE.

>> I THINK THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THEATER IN GENERAL.

THERE IS GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT CAST OR DIRECTOR OR IDEAS ABOUT LIGHTING AND COSTUMES, IT'S GOING TO MORPH INTO ITS OWN THING.

WE CAN COMPARE OURSELVES TO SOMETHING ELSE, BUT WHAT WE GET TO DO IS WE GET TO CREATE OUR OWN LEGACY.

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

>> THE B.C.T.

WILL HOLD SHOWS FROM FEBRUARY 7TH THROUGH THE 9TH AND FROM THE 14TH TO THE 16TH.

>>> BACK TO STACY FOR MORE ON THE WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

>> Stacy: WE WILL SEE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME SNOW IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, LOWS DOWN TO 6, AND TOMORROW SNOW BECOMES LIKELY AND WE COULD SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION, AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW, HIGHS NEAR 27.

>> Charlie: I JUST WANT TO SAY, I REALLY LIKE YOUR TIE.

>> Dennis: I LIKE THAT ONE TOO.

>> Charlie: TWO VERY WELL-DRESSED MEN.

>> Dennis: HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'LL BE BACK ON MONDAY.

WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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