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DENNIS WEIMANN WITH THE NEWS, STACY CHRISTENSON WITH THE WEATHER AND CHARLIE YAEGER WITH YOUR SPORTS.

[♪♪♪] >> Dennis: HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

>>> THE 2025 MINNESOTA LEGISLATIVE SESSION STARTS IN JUST ONE WEEK ON JANUARY 14TH.

BELTRAMI COUNTY HAS IDENTIFIED NEARLY A DOZEN LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES IN ITS 2025 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM, WITH SEVERAL OF THOSE LIKELY REQUIRING ADDITIONAL SPEARHEADING AT THE STATE CAPITOL.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN ATTENDED THE BOARD MEETING EARLIER TODAY TO SEE WHAT THE BOARD DEEMED AS A PRIORITY TO BELTRAMI COUNTY.

>> Reporter: THE BELTRAMI COUNTY BOARD INVITED STATE REPRESENTATIVE TO JOIN IN THE FIRST WORK SESSION OF THE NEW YEAR.

THEY SHARED THEIR 2025 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM AND A LIST OF PRIORITIES THAT THE COUNTY HOPES THEY WILL FIGHT FOR WHEN THEY GET TO ST. PAUL.

>> WE HAVE 10 PRIORITIES, ABOUT 50% OF THEM ARE PRIORITIES FOR ALL COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE.

THERE ARE SUBSTANTIAL ISSUES THAT EFFECT BELTRAMI COUNTY.

>> Reporter: INCLUDING EFFORTS TO HELP WITH THE HOUSING SHORTAGE, AND THE LACK OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE AREA.

THE BOARD BROUGHT UP A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS THAT DO NOT DO ENOUGH TO PROVIDE WHAT THE COUNTY NEEDS OR SOME THAT COST TOO MUCH.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF UNFUNDED MANDATES IN OUR COUNTIES RIGHT NOW THAT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO CUT BACK ON OR CHANGE TO BE ABLE TO ALLEVIATE A LOT OF THE PRESSURE THAT IS GOING ON WITH THE COUNTIES RIGHT NOW.

>> THE PROBLEM WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IS THE BUDGET CRISIS, AND A TIGHT HOUSE, AND A TIGHT SENATE.

MOVING SPENDING ALONG WILL BE TOUGH SO WE'RE GOING TO PUSH THROUGH WHAT WE CAN TO HELP THE COUNTIES AND HAVING HALF OF THE PRIORITIES BEING STATEWIDE PRIORITIES IS GOING TO HELP US OUT.

>> Reporter: AFTER THE WORK SESSION CAME TO AN END, THEY SHARED WHAT THEY BELIEVE ARE THE BIGGEST ISSUES FACING THE AREA.

>> THEY KEPT COMING TO THE BONDING REQUEST FOR THE NEW TRANSFER STATION.

THAT IS THE BIG ONE THEY WANT TO PUSH THROUGH.

>> I THINK THERE ARE SIX OF THEM ON THERE THAT WAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

THAT'S A BIG CHUNK OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

IF WE DON'T CHANGE THE WAY WE'RE DOING THINGS, WE'RE GOING TO SUFFER HARD.

WE NEED TO CHANGE THAT.

>> Reporter: BOTH AGREED THAT THE PREVIOUS LEGISLATION HAS THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES SPENDING TOO MUCH OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET.

>> WE HAVE A THIRD OF OUR PROFIT THAT IS TAXABLE.

SO WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF REVENUE TO PAY FOR A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON HERE.

WE CAN'T HAVE ALL THESE UNFUNDED MANDATES, WE JUST CAN'T DO IT.

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

>> SCOTT WINGER, THE NEW DISTRICT 3 COMMISSIONER FOR BELTRAMI COUNTY, TOOK HIS OATH OF OFFICE ONCE THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING STARTED.

RICHARD ANDERSON, THE FORMER COMMISSIONER, WAS CELEBRATED AS WELL FOR HIS 13 YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE BOARD AND WE'LL HAVE MORE WITH HIM LATER THIS WEEK.

>>> AN 80-YEAR-OLD WOMAN DIED YESTERDAY AFTER THE MOTORIZED SCOOTER SHE WAS ON OUTSIDE A CARE CENTER IN ELY CAUGHT ON FIRE.

ELY POLICE OFFICIALS SAY THE WOMAN WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FIRE BEFORE STAFF MEMBERS FROM BOUNDARY WATERS CARE CENTER WERE ABLE TO GET HER OFF THE SCOOTER.

SHE SUFFERED SEVERE BURNS AND WAS FIRST TRANSPORTED TO ELY HOSPITAL BEFORE BEING AIRLIFTED TO DULUTH WHERE SHE DIED.

ONE STAFF MEMBER SUFFERED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES IN THE INSIDE AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM THE ELY HOSPITAL.

THE INCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE MINNESOTA STATE FIRE MARSHAL.

>>> LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE TWIN CITIES TOOK A DANGEROUS REPEAT DRUNK DRIVER OFF THE ROADS ON NEW YEARS EVE.

THE HENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT SAYS 69-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL BOWSER WAS ARRESTED IN BROOKLYN CENTER AFTER HE FLED FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, CRASHED HIS VEHICLE, AND TOOK OFF ON FOOT.

BOWSER, WHO HAD 21 PRIOR D.W.I.

CONVICTIONS, WAS ULTIMATELY LOCATED AND ARRESTED FOR 1ST DEGREE DWI AS WELL AS FOR FLEEING POLICE.

BOWSER IS BEING HELD IN CUSTODY ON $60,000 BAIL.

>>> THE BEMIDJI SCHOOL BOARD SWORE IN ITS THREE NEWEST MEMBERS IN THEIR FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR.

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, JACK AAKHUS, ANN LONG VOLKNER, AND TODD HAUGEN EACH TOOK AN OATH TO SERVE ON THE BOARD FOR FOUR YEARS.

THE BOARD HOLDS SIX SEATS AND THE NEWEST THREE MEMBERS JOINED INCUMBENTS JENNY FRENZEL, ANNA MANECKE, AND DAVE WALL.

THE BOARD THEN WENT ON TO VOTE ON THE 2025 CHAIR MEMBERS.

BEFORE EACH OF THE POSITIONS WERE FINALIZED, THE BOARD MEMBERS WERE ABLE TO MAKE THEIR CASE AS TO WHY THEY SHOULD BE CHOSEN.

>> I DIDN'T MIND BEING PUT THERE.

[INDISCERNIBLE] >> DAVE WALL WAS RE-VOTED IN AS CHAIR IN A 4 TO 2 VOTE.

THE VICE CHAIR POSITION ALSO RECEIVED FOUR VOTES, WITH TODD HAUGEN STEPPING INTO THE ROLE AND REPLACING THE 2024 VICE CHAIR JENNY FRENZEL.

SHE WAS VOTED IN TO BECOME THE NEW CLERK.

THE FINAL VOTE OF THE NIGHT WENT TOWARDS ANN LONG VOLKNER.

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.

>> WE HAVE ONE NOMINEE FOR TREASURER AND WILL BE OUR TREASURER FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

>> THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE SWORN INTO A FOUR YEAR TERM, BUT THE CHAIR POSITIONS WILL ONLY REMAIN FOR THE 2025 YEAR AND WILL BE UP FOR RE-ELECTION NEXT JANUARY.

>>> ON TUESDAY, PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP SAID HE'S NOT RULING OUT USING THE MILITARY TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE PANAMA CANAL AND GREENLAND.

SINCE WINNING THE ELECTION, TRUMP HAS REPEATEDLY EXPRESSED INTEREST IN ACQUIRING BOTH.

HOWEVER, TUESDAY WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAS SUGGESTED USING THE MILITARY TO DO SO.

>> YOUR REFERENCE TO GREENLAND AND PANAMA CANAL AND SO FORTH, CAN YOU ASSURE THE WORLD THAT AS YOU TRY TO GET CONTROL OF THESE AREAS, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO USE MILITARY OR ECONOMIC COERCION?

>> NO.

>> CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT YOUR PLAN IS, HOW YOU ARE GOING TO NEGOTIATE A NEW TREATY, ARE YOU GOING TO ASK THE CANADIANS TO HOLD THE VOTE?

WHAT IS THE STRATEGY?

>> I CAN'T ASSURE YOU.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PANAMA AND GREENLAND, NO, I CAN'T ASSURE YOU ON EITHER OF THOSE TWO, BUT I CAN SAY THIS.

WE NEED THEM FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY.

THE PANAMA CANAL WAS BUILT FOR OUR MILITARY.

I'M NOT GOING TO COMMIT TO THAT.

YOU MIGHT HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.

>> ASKED IF HE WOULD ALSO USE THE MILITARY AGAINST CANADA, WHICH HE HAS ALSO FLOATED THE IDEA OF THE U.S.

ACQUIRING, TRUMP REPLIED, “NO, ECONOMIC FORCE.” >>> THE STATE FUNERAL FOR PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER SHIFTS TO OUR NATION'S CAPITAL TODAY.

THE 39TH PRESIDENT WILL LIE IN STATE FOR TWO DAYS BEFORE A NATIONAL FUNERAL SERVICE ON THURSDAY.

REPORTER MICHAEL YOSHIDA IS LIVE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WITH THE LATEST.

[♪♪♪] >> Reporter: PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER LYING IN STATE AT THE U.S. CAPITOL.

FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND LAWMAKERS ARE SAYING THEIR FINAL GOODBYES.

>> IT'S AMAZING THESE LAST FEW DAYS, FOR MY FAMILY TO SEE HOW MUCH WE SHARE HIM WITH THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: IT FOLLOWS SEVERAL DAYS OF CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE AND REMEMBRANCES IN HIS HOME STATE OF GEORGIA.

>> TODAY WE GATHER TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF A MAN WHO'S WORKS WILL ECHO FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

>> Reporter: A PEANUT FARMER AND NAVY VETERAN, THAT WILL GO ON TO BE GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA, BEFORE SERVING AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1977 TO 1981.

AFTER LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE, CARTER'S LIFE AS A HUMANITARIAN CEMENTED HIS LEGACY, COUNTLESS HOURS WORKING WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

>> HE FOCUSED ON MAKING THE LIVES OF HIS FELLOW MAN BETTER.

>> Reporter: FIGHTING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND HEALTHCARE ACCESS FOR FAMILIES ACROSS THE WORLD.

CARTER, A ONE TERM PRESIDENT, TURNED NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER.

>> WITHOUT QUESTION, HE WAS A GREAT PUBLIC SERVANT BECAUSE OF HIS BELIEFS, BECAUSE OF HIS FAITH, BECAUSE OF THE PRINCIPALS THAT HE STOOD FOR, I THINK THAT WILL ALWAYS BE IMPORTANT IN REMEMBERING JIMMY CARTER.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, I'M MICHAEL YOSHIDA REPORTING.

>> CARTER, WHO DIED DECEMBER 29TH AT THE AGE OF 100, WILL LIE IN STATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY.

PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL DELIVER A EULOGY AT THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL ON THURSDAY.

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

>> Stacy: WE MAY SEE A FEW FLURRIES IN PARTS OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, BUT WE HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW AS WE HEAD INTO THURSDAY.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE ANNUAL MEMORIAL CUP WENT UNDERWAY THIS PAST WEEKEND.

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[♪♪♪] >>> THE LATEST FEDERAL JOBS REPORT IS OUT AND IT SHOWS JOB OPENINGS IN NOVEMBER WERE AT THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE MAY, UP TO 8.1 MILLION.

ECONOMISTS WERE EXPECTING IT TO ACTUALLY GO DOWN TO 7.7 MILLION.

TUESDAY'S REPORT ALSO SHOWS LAYOFF ACTIVITY HELD FAIRLY STEADY IN NOVEMBER.

BUT HIRING REMAINED AT A DECADE LOW, WHICH IS A FURTHER INDICATION THAT A MUCH COOLER LABOR MARKET IS AT HAND.

THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO QUIT THEIR JOBS THAT MONTH WENT DOWN TO UNDER 3.1 MILLION.

THAT'S A LEVEL NOT SEEN SINCE THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY JOINS US NOW.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE A MIDWEEK WARM UP.

>> Stacy: WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING WARMER TEMPERATURES, MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

WE COULD SEE A FEW FLURRIES IN PARTS OF THE AREA TOMORROW, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A BETTER CHANCE OF SNOW ON >> 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.

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[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE DID ENJOY SOME SUNSHINE TODAY, BUT TEMPERATURES STAYED BELOW AVERAGE ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE AGAIN COLD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, MAYBE A FEW FLURRIES IN PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA, WHERE THE FLURRIES COULD CONTINUE TOMORROW.

OVERALL, WE WILL BE SEEING WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEK, WITH A FEW CHANCES OF SNOW.

RIGHT NOW THE BEST CHANCE LOOKS TO BE ON THURSDAY.

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

AT OUR STUDIO, WE HAVE WEST WINDS AT 6 MILES PER HOUR, THE DEW POINT IS 1, AND HUMIDITY IS AT 81%.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, IT IS 11.

THE DEW POINT IS 0.

PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY AND WE HAVE A LIGHT NORTHWEST WIND.

ON THE RADAR, IT IS PRETTY QUIET OUT THERE.

WE HAVE A FEW FLURRIES THAT HAVE BEEN MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH PARTS OF THE AREA AND WE COULD CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME SCATTERED FLURRIES MAINLY IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND THOSE MAY CONTINUE IN THAT AREA INTO TOMORROW.

OVERALL, IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER QUIET DAY, A LITTLE BIT WARMER FOR US, AND WE SHOULD HAVE VARIABLE CLOUDS, MORE CLOUD COVER TO THE NORTH WITH MORE SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

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

WE GOT A PICTURE FROM LINDA IN LAPORTE OF TODAY'S SUNSET.

MARTY SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE HALF-MOON IN CROW WING COUNTY.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PHOTOS WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, DEBRA IN PINE RIVER REPORTING 4 THIS MORNING.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA, -2 AND CALM THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY, THE HIGH WAS 10.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUN WITH 14.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLOUDY SKIES, A HIGH OF 10, AND A WINDCHILL OF -2.

BRAINERD TODAY TOPPING OUT AT 29, SO WE DID HAVE WARMER TEMPERATURES IN THE BRAINERD AREA.

THE LOW WAS 11.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 8, -9 FOR THE LOW, AND SUNSET AT 4:46.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

WE WILL HAVE PARTLY TO MAINLY CLOUDY SKIES.

WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SCATTERED FLURRIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING, BUT IT COULD CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, WE SHOULD SEE THE HIGH TEMPS IN THE MID-TEENS.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, A BIT MORE SUNSHINE, BUT AGAIN TEMPERATURE-WISE, WE'RE LOOKING AT MID TO UPPER TEENS, SO WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF SNOWFALL ARRIVING ON THURSDAY.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT, A CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, LOWS NEAR -2, WITH VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10, AND TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, A CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE NORTHEAST, 14 FOR OUR HIGH TEMPS, AND WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT SNOW ON THURSDAY AND WE MAY SEE LIGHT ACCUMULATION OUT OF THAT, HIGHS NEAR 23.

TEMPERATURES BACK IN THE TEENS ON FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WE WILL BE SEEING CLOUD COVER AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND SOME SMALL CHANCES OF SNOW, HIGHS IN THE TEENS, AND WE SHOULD SEE THE LOWS DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: CHARLIE IS HERE WITH OUR SPORTS, AND BIG MATCH UPS TONIGHT.

>> Charlie: YES, TOP 20 SHOWDOWNS AND WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM BOTH OF THOSE GAMES.

HERE THEY WERE TAKING ON GRAND RAPIDS GREEN WAY, TWO BIG SHOOTERS BOTH GOING AT IT AND MOORHEAD, THEY'RE THE TOP TEAM.

LET'S SEE IF BEMIDJI COULD KNOCK THEM OFF.

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>>> BEMIDJI AND GRAND RAPIDS-GREENWAY BOTH MET IN THEIR SECOND GAME OF THE SEASON, A CONTEST THAT PITTED TWO OF THE STATE'S BEST GIRL'S HOCKEY PLAYERS AGAINST ONE ANOTHER.

BAILEY ROOP FOR THE LUMBERJACKS AND MERCURY BISCHOFF FOR THE THUNDERHAWKS AND NEITHER DISAPPOINTED, SCORING A COMBINED 6-GOALS IN A BACK-AND-FORTH AFFAIR THAT ENDED IN A 6-4 JACKS VICTORY AT YANMAR ARENA.

TONIGHT, THE TEAMS PICKED UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF WITH A TOP 20 CLASS 2A SHOWDOWN, 17TH RANKED BEMIDJI HOSTING 15TH RANKED GRAND RAPIDS-GREENWAY.

FIRST PERIOD, BAILEY HELPING THE HIGHLIGHT TO THE LEAD IN.

SHE GIVES THE LUMBERJACKS A 1-0 LEAD.

MOMENTINGS LATER, THEY GET THE GAME TIED AT 1-1.

AND NOW THE JACKS HAVE THE LEAD BACK.

SO, I ALSO PROMISED YOU MERCURY AND I WILL DELIVER.

IN THE SECOND, RAPIDS SHORTHANDED BUT SHE GETS LOOSE AND SHE IS DANGEROUS.

ON THE EXACT SAME PENALTY KILL, JUST 43 SECONDS LATER, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

GRAND RAPIDS GREEN WAY TAKES THE LEAD FOR GOOD.

THEY BEAT BEMIDJI 5-2.

IT'S ANOTHER OFFENSIVE SPECTACLE.

>>> IN THE MAX RIVALRY GAME, WARROAD BEATS ROSEAU 4-1.

DETROIT LAKES GETTING A WIN AS WELL.

>>> BEMIDJI BOYS HOCKEY ARE RANKED 18th ON THE ROAD FACING MOORHEAD.

LUMBERJACKS MADE SOME NOISE IN THE SECOND, AND THIS NIGHT CAME DOWN TO CHARLIE.

MAKING BIG SAVES ALL NIGHT AND THE SPUDS HELD ON TO WIN 3-1.

THE LAST GOAL WAS AN EMPTY NETTER LATE IN THE GAME.

BEMIDJI HAD PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES BUT WERE UNABLE TO GET ONE TONIGHT.

SAUK RAPIDS RICE BEAT BRAINERD 2-1.

WARROAD GETS THE 2-1 WIN AGAINST ROSEAU.

LITTLE FALLS COLLECTING A WIN.

WADENA DEER CREEK FELL BY A GOAL.

GREEN WAY GOT A WIN OVER NORTH SHORE.

>>> IN GIRLS BASKETBALL, BRAINERD JUST CRACKED THE TOP TEN RANKINGS IN CLASS 4A AT NINTH.

THEY'RE 10-AND-2 AND HAVE A SECTION BATTLE AT HOME WITH SARTELL.

WARRIORS UP.

AFTER SABERS BUCKET, SHE GOT UP, AND THAT'S PROBABLY WHY SHE IS THE HIGH JUMP RECORD HOLDER.

SHE MAKES IT 15-11.

WANING MINUTES OF THE HALF, MACY COAST TO COAST FOR THE LAY IN, AND WARRIORS ROLL.

BRAINERD DOWNS SARTELL.

>>> WE HAVE SOME MORE SCORES FOR YOU.

PEQUOT LAKES BEATS PIERZ.

CROSBY-IRONTON, THEY JUST KEEP WINNING AND WINNING BIG, ALMOST 80 POINTS THERE.

BERTHA HEWITT AND PARK CHRISTIAN GETTING WINS.

ON THE BOY'S SIDE OF THINGS, BEMIDJI GETS THE WIN AT GRAND RAPIDS.

DETROIT LAKES BEATS LITTLE FALLS.

WADENA DEER CREEK BEATS BERTHA HEWITT.

STAPLES MOTLEY GETS THE WIN.

ROYALTON SUFFERS A RARE LOSS.

IN THE POOL, BEMIDJI BOYS HOSTING BRAINERD AND GRAND RAPIDS IN A TRIANGULAR FOR THEIR FIRST HOME MEET OF THE SEASON.

LOGAN FROM BRAINERD GOES DOWN TO THE WIRE, BUT IT'S KEEPERS ON THE LEFT THAT TOUCHES FIRST IN A MINUTE AND 56.

NEXT IN THE 200IM.

TANNER TOOK SECOND.

IN THE 53, CARSON GETS THE WIN AMIDST A LOT OF SPLASHING.

AND HERE'S HOW THE TRIANGULAR WORKED ITSELF OUT.

BRAINERD DEFEATED BEMIDJI AND GRAND RAPIDS.

BEMIDJI DID NOT COME AWAY WITH A WIN TONIGHT IN THAT TRIANGULAR.

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES GOT A WIN OVER THE NEW ORLEANS PELICAN.

THAT'S TWO NIGHTS IN A ROW.

THE MINNESOTA WILD SCORING BONANZA THERE, THEY BEAT THE BLUES 6-4.

>> Dennis: WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF WILD AND TIMBERWOLVES WINS.

>> Charlie: THAT'S A RARE ONE.

>> Dennis: THE WILD HAVE BEEN WINNING A LOT OF GAMES.

>> Charlie: WE'LL SEE.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> HOCKEY FANS FROM ALL OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND BEYOND GATHERED FOR THE SIXTH ANNUAL JAKE HAAPAJOKI MEMORIAL CUP IN BAXTER THIS PAST WEEKEND, HOSTED THROUGH SMILES FOR JAKE.

PARTICIPANTS GOT TO PARTAKE IN SOME GOOD OLE FASHIONED BACKYARD HOCKEY, ALL WHILE SHOWING SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS THE LATEST IN THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOOD'S EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: ORIGINALLY DEEMED THE GATORADE CUP, HE WOULD JOIN HIS FRIENDS FOR A BACKYARD TOURNAMENT BUT AFTER HIS BROTHER'S PASSING IN 2018, THE TOURNAMENT TOOK ON A NEW FORM AND CONTINUES TO EVOLVE YEAR AFTER YEAR.

>> IT WORKS A LITTLE BIT BETTER BECAUSE OUR 36 TEAMS GET TO PLAY MORE GAMES.

RIGHT NOW IT'S NEGATIVE WEATHER AND EVERYONE STILL SHOWS UP.

THE CROWD SUPPORTS US.

IT SHOWS YOU HOW PHENOMENAL THE STATE OF MINNESOTA IS AT SUPPORTING THEIR OWN.

>> Reporter: IT'S OPEN TO ALL, WHETHER YOU NEVER PUT ON SKATES A DAY IN YOUR LIFE OR PLAY FOR THE BRAINERD WARRIORS, THERE ARE NO BOUNDS.

>> WE WANT EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE.

>> IT BRINGS SO MANY PEOPLE TOGETHER AND DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS AND EVERYONE CAN COMPETE WHETHER YOU ARE 12 YEARS OLD OR 18 OR 36 OR 40, AND I THINK THAT'S THE BEAUTY ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: THE TOURNAMENT CENTERS AROUND SPREADING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, HONORING JAKE WHO TOOK HIS LIFE 7 YEARS AGO.

>> UNFORTUNATELY PEOPLE TAKE THEIR LIVES AND IT'S NOT TALKED ABOUT.

WE'RE HOSTING EVENTS ALL THE TIME.

JUST GETTING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH.

WE CAN'T BOTTLE THINGS UP IN TODAY'S SOCIETY.

ESPECIALLY MEN BOTTLE THINGS UP AND THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT IT.

IT'S ABOUT GETTING OUT THERE AND MAKING SURE PEOPLE TALK.

>> Reporter: FROM BRAINERD TO LITTLE FALLS OR AS FAR AS NORTH DAKOTA AND WHILE THE COMPETITIVE FERVOR REMAINS TRUE FOR EVERY PARTICIPANT, THEY CAN RALLY TOGETHER IN THE NAME OF A GREAT CAUSE.

>> IT BRINGS AWARENESS TO IT AND EVERYONE HAS FUN DURING THIS TOURNAMENT.

THEY LOOK UP AT THE SIGN AND THEY KNOW.

IT'S AMAZING.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> SMILES FOR JAKE WILL BE HOSTING A WIFFLEBALL TOURNAMENT IN EARLY JUNE.

>>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR WEATHER, LET'S GO OVER TO STACY.

>> Stacy: CHILLY TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT, A FEW FLURRIES IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA, OTHERWISE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LOWS NEAR -2.

TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, SOME FLURRIES IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

>> Dennis: THAT'S IT FOR US.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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