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>> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, PROVIDING ALL FIBEROPTIC INTERNET SPEEDS UP TO 10 GIGS WITH NO DATA CAPS AND NO SPEED THROTTLING.

>> 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.

>>> AN IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SHOT AND KILLED A MINNEAPOLIS DRIVER TODAY DURING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S LATEST IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN ON A MAJOR AMERICAN CITY.

IT'S A SHOOTING THAT FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAID WAS AN ACT OF SELF-DEFENSE BUT THAT THE CITY'S MAYOR DESCRIBED AS RECKLESS AND UNNECESSARY.

WE SHOULD WARN YOU, THE VIDEO YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE MAY BE DISTURBING TO VIEW.

THE WOMAN WHO HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY FAMILY MEMBERS AS 37-YEAR-OLD RENEE GOOD AND WAS SHOT IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS.

VIDEO FROM THE SCENE SHOWED HER CAR BLOCKING THE ROADWAY AND AFTER FEDERAL OFFICERS APPROACHED HER VEHICLE SHE DROVE OFF AND APPEARED TO STRIKE AN OFFICER IN THE ROAD AHEAD OF HER VEHICLE.

THAT OFFICER SHOT HER.

>> WE'VE BEEN WARNING FOR WEEKS THAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DANGEROUS OPERATIONS ARE A THREAT TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, THAT SOMEONE WAS GOING TO GET HURT.

JUST YESTERDAY, I SAID EXACTLY THAT.

WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS THE CONSEQUENCES OF GOVERNANCE DESIGNED TO STIR FEAR, HEADLINES, AND CONFLICT.

IT'S GOVERNED BY REALITY TV AND THAT RECKLESSNESS CAUSED SOMEONE THEIR LIFE.

>> ANY LOSS OF LIFE IS A TRAGEDY.

I THINK ALL OF US WILL AGREE THAT IN THIS SITUATION, IT WAS PREVENTABLE.

I.C.E.

AGENTS ASKED HER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY BUT SHE REFUSED TO OBEY THEIR DEMANDS.

SHE ATTEMPTED TO RUN A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OVER.

THIS APPEARS AS AN ATTEMPT TO KILL OR CAUSE BODILY HARM TO AGENTS.

>> THE KILLING QUICKLY DREW A CROWD OF HUNDREDS OF ANGRY PROTESTERS.

THE SHOOTING MARKS A DRAMATIC ESCALATION OF THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS IN MAJOR CITIES UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

THE DEATH OF GOOD WAS AT LEAST THE FIFTH LINKED TO IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWNS.

>> THEY WANT US TO RESPOND IN A WAY THAT CREATES A MILITARY OCCUPATION IN OUR CITY.

THEY WANT AN EXCUSE TO COME IN AND CAUSE MORE DESPAIR.

>> MINNESOTANS, I SAY THIS.

I FEEL YOUR ANGRY.

I'M ANGRY.

THEY WANT A SHOW.

WE CAN'T GIVE IT TO THEM.

WE CANNOT.

IF YOU PROTEST AND EXPRESS YOUR 1ST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, PLEASE DO SO PEACEFULLY AS YOU ALWAYS DO.

WE CAN'T GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT.

>> THIS CITY HAS BURNED BEFORE AND YOUR MAYOR AND YOUR GOVERNOR MADE IT HAPPEN.

PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL NOT LET THAT HAPPEN.

HE AND HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE HERE TO BRING PEACE, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND ENSURE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IS STOPPED AND THAT PEOPLE WHO PERPETUATE IT WILL FACE CONSEQUENCES.

SINCE WE HAVE BEEN HERE IN RECENT WEEKS, WE HAVE ARRESTED OVER 1,500 CRIMINALS OFF OF THE STREETS.

OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS ARRESTED MURDERERS, KNOWN AND SUSPECTED TERRORISTS, CHILD PEDOPHILES, AND BRUTAL CRIMINALS THAT WERE PROTECTED IN THIS CITY.

>> Dennis: GOOD DIED OF A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD.

SHE IS DESCRIBED AS A POET, WRITER, WIFE, AND MOM FROM COLORADO.

>>> THE LAST BEMIDJI PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DID NOT END WELL FOR FIRST CITY CANNABIS, WHICH COULD BE THE FIRST CANNABIS DISPENSARY TO COME TO THE CITY.

THE COMMISSION APPEARED HESITANT TO APPROVE A PERMIT FOR IT BUT VOTED TO TABLE THE DISCUSSION UNTIL THEIR NEXT MEETING, TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON CANNABIS ZONING ORDINANCES.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, SAT WITH THE OWNER OF FIRST CITY CANNABIS, WHO HOPES TO CHANGE THE COMMISSION'S MINDS BEFORE THEIR NEXT MEETING.

>> Reporter: JULIE HAS BEEN A BUSINESS OWNER IN BEMIDJI OPERATING THE SECONDHAND SHOP AT THE PAUL BUNYAN MALL FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

SHE NOW HOPES TO BRING THE FIRST CANNABIS DISPENSARY TO BEMIDJI.

>> THE STATE BECAME THE 23rd STATE TO LEGALIZE CANNABIS AND KNOWING FROM MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS, I HAVE A HEALTHIER RELATIONSHIP WITH CANNABIS THAN I HAD WITH ANY OTHER OPTION THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR ADULTS 21 AND OLDER.

>> Reporter: SHE WAS AWARDED HER CANNABIS LICENSE IN MAY OF 2025.

SHE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, WHO THEN NUDGED HER TO LOOK TOWARDS THE SOUTH CORRIDOR OF BEMIDJI FOR A POSSIBLE BUSINESS LOCATION.

>> IT HASN'T BEEN A VITALIZED AREA FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I AM NOT SAYING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY ABSENT, HOWEVER, THERE WAS CITY NUDGING, LIKE LOOK AT THIS HOUSE.

>> Reporter: SHE FOUND A SUITABLE LOCATION ON WASHINGTON AVENUE.

SHE SAW A BUFFER ZONE BEHIND THE BUILDING, WHICH PROMPTED HER TO CONFIRM THAT IT COULD OPERATE AS A CANNABIS DISPENSARY.

>> I SAID THIS PORTION OF THE UMBRELLA, SHE SAID WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT TO THE ATTORNEY AND BECAUSE THE LEGAL VERBIAGE WAS NOT ARTICULATED IN ANY DOCUMENTS IN THE STATUTES, WHETHER STATE OR CITY, THERE WAS NO LANGUAGE.

>> Reporter: THE LOCATION OF THE DISPENSARY HAS CONCERNED THE OWNERS OF THE LEARNING CENTER, FREQUENTLY VISITED BY CHILDREN.

THEY ARGUE THAT THE LOCATION WILL BE TOO CLOSE TO WHERE THEY OPERATE AND A DISPENSARY SHOULD NOT BE OPEN.

>> THIS IS AN I.E.P., SO THIS PERMIT HAS EVERY ABILITY TO BE REVOKED.

I'M A MOM, SO I'M ALL ABOUT REGULATIONS AND THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME.

IF THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT COMES UP, THE CITY CAN SAY NOPE, YOU'RE DONE.

>> Reporter: THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED HER FOR A BUSINESS PERMIT BUT SHE LEFT DISAPPOINTED WHEN THEY TABLED THE DISCUSSION FOR A LATER MEETING.

>> I FELT REALLY CONFIDENT BECAUSE I SPOKEN TO THE TEAM, I SPOKEN TO THE ATTORNEY, WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN OUR FEELINGS GOT INVOLVED AND STATEMENTS WERE MADE THAT CAN'T BE RETRACTED, AND IT WAS DISHEARTENING, BUT I DO.

I FEEL THAT IN THE END, THE LEGAL WILL COME AND PREVAIL.

>> Reporter: SHE ADDED THAT THE WINDOWS TO THE BUILDING WILL BE BLACKED OUT FROM THE OUTSIDE TO DETER ONLOOKERS AND ALL THE DOORS WILL REQUIRE A KEY CARD TO ACCESS.

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

>> THE BEMIDJI PLANNING COMMISSION MUST MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER TO GIVE CANTY A BUSINESS PERMIT TO OPERATE HER CANNABIS DISPENSARY, DURING THE UPCOMING MEETING ON JANUARY 22ND.

THAT MEETING WILL START AT 5:3O P.M.

AT BEMIDJI CITY HALL.

>>> THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY HAS FINED TEAM INDUSTRIES MORE THAN $80,000 FOR AIR, HAZARDOUS WASTE AND STORMWATER VIOLATIONS AT ITS FIVE MINNESOTA FACILITIES.

TEAM INDUSTRIES HAS MACHINING OPERATIONS IN AUDUBON, BAGLEY, CAMBRIDGE, DETROIT LAKES, AND PARK RAPIDS, ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE MPCA, THEIR INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT TEAM FAILED TO GET AN AIR PERMIT AND FAILED TO SUBMIT AND PROPERLY REPORT EMISSIONS DATA.

THE MPCA IDENTIFIED WASTE OIL STORAGE ISSUES AND INDUSTRIAL STORMWATER VIOLATIONS AT ALL FIVE LOCATIONS, INCLUDING A SERIES OF PETROLEUM-BASED RELEASES.

MANY OF THESE PETROLEUM RELEASES WERE NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED TO AND WERE LEFT TO SOAK INTO THE GROUND.

IN ADDITION TO PAYING THE FINE THE COMPANY HAS ALSO AGREED TO TAKE SEVERAL STEPS TO RETURN TO COMPLIANCE BY COMPLETING THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.

>>> ACCORDING TO A REPORT RELEASED BY THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE LAST WEEK, ONE IN SEVEN HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCED FOOD INSECURITY IN 2024.

TO HELP COMBAT THE ISSUE, THE INITIATIVE FOUNDATION DONATED $310,000 TO 36 FOOD SHELVES ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

THE INITIATIVE FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH THE SOURCEWELL REGION FIVE FOOD SECURITY FUND TO DISTRIBUTE THE FUNDS ACROSS THE REGION.

OFFICIALS WITH THE ORGANIZATION CITED RISING FOOD COSTS AND FOOD SHELVES STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH THE PUBLIC'S DEMANDS AS REASONING FOR PROVIDING GRANTS TARGETING FOOD INSECURITY.

>> WHEN WE SEE COMMUNITIES STRUGGLING, FOOD INSECURITY IS ONE OF THOSE PIECES THAT IF WE CAN PROVIDE THOSE BASIC NEEDS AND BASIC SUPPORTS FOR ALL FAMILIES, AND SUPPORT THE OVERALL COMMUNITY AND HELPING INDIVIDUALS THRIVE BECAUSE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO SOME OF THOSE BASIC NEEDS, SO THAT THEY CAN PAY SOME OTHER BILLS.

THEY CAN MAKE THEIR RENT BILL BECAUSE THEY HAVE FOOD ON THE TABLE.

>> THE INITIATIVE FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED OVER $400,000 IN REGIONAL FOOD SHELF SUPPORT SINCE LAST JULY.

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

>> Reporter: WELL, THE AREAS OF FOG AND DENSE FOG IN EASTERN MINNESOTA COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AND IN A DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT AREA.

MORE ON THAT IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, A RECENT BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE HAD THE CHANCE TO DANCE AT THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS CHRISTMAS DAY HALFTIME SHOW.

[♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> MORE THAN 30 MILLION PEOPLE TUNED IN ON CHRISTMAS DAY TO SEE THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS BEAT THE DETROIT LIONS 23 TO 10, WHICH BECAME THE MOST-STREAMED NFL GAME IN U.S.

HISTORY.

BUT FOR ONE BEMIDJI TEEN, IT WAS NOT A FOOTBALL GAME, IT WAS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK SPOKE TO A BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE DANCING IN THE SNOOP DOGG CHRISTMAS DAY HALFTIME SHOW.

>> I TRIED OUT FOR GIGGLES.

I MEAN, I REALLY -- IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE EXPERIENCES WHERE YOU ARE LIKE, THIS IS REALLY COOL BUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ME.

>> Reporter: BUT THEN IT DID.

A 45-SECOND KICK STYLE VIDEO BROUGHT HER TO MINNEAPOLIS TO DANCE AS A SNOOPETTE IN THE HALFTIME SHOW.

>> IT WAS A VERY AMAZING EXPERIENCE.

WE CAME ON WHEN THEY WERE SINGING 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS.

THAT WAS OUR START OF WHEN WE CAME ON TO THE FIELD AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE WERE ON FOR THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS BEEN DANCING SINCE SHE WAS JUST 3 YEARS OLD AND SPENT 14 YEARS AT THE BEMIDJI JUST FOR KICKS DANCE STUDIO, WHERE THE COACHES INTRODUCED HER TO THE POTENTIAL HALFTIME SHOW.

>> I LEARNED SO MUCH THROUGH DANCE AND I WOULD NOT BE THE PERSON I AM TODAY WITHOUT IT.

>> SHE HAS BEEN OUR BEST KICK AWARD EVERY YEAR.

SHE WAS IN OUR PROGRAM AND THAT IS ONE OF THE STYLES SHE IS JUST SO AMAZING AT.

SO SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE WHO CAME TO MIND.

>> Reporter: AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL IN MAY AND STARTING COLLEGE IN THE FALL, SHE HADN'T DANCED AT ALL, BUT THE FINAL PERFORMANCE ON THE U.S.

BANK STADIUM FIELD BROUGHT IT BACK INTO FOCUS.

>> IT'S DEFINITELY A LIFELONG PASSION, IF YOU WILL, I GUESS.

IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT IS IN THE BLOOD, I GUESS.

ONCE YOU ARE IN IT FOR THAT LONG, IT'S HARD TO NOT DO IT ANYMORE.

>> IT WAS DEFINITELY JUST A HUGE REMINDER TO ME THAT I DO NEED TO KEEP DANCE IN MY LIFE AND DANCE HAS TAUGHT ME SO MUCH, SO MUCH CONFIDENCE.

MY BEST FRIENDS HAVE COME OUT OF DANCE AND A LOT OF MY LIFE SKILLS HAVE COME OUT OF DANCE.

SO IT'S A REMINDER OF OKAY, THIS IS A HUGE PART OF WHO YOU ARE AND SO I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW I'M GOING TO INCORPORATE DANCE INTO WHAT I'M DOING IN THE FUTURE, BUT I KNOW IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE THERE.

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

>> ALONG WITH SNOOP DOGG, THE 24 SNOOPETTES ALSO JOINED LAINEY WILSON, THE SINGERS FROM K-POP DEMON HUNTERS AND ANDREA BOCELLI AND HIS SON, BUT MORAYA SAID SHE WAS JUST HAPPY TO BE DANCING AGAIN.

>>> GREAT STORY THERE.

STACY, THIS WEATHER HAS BEEN A GREAT STORY TOO.

WINTER IS OVER, RIGHT?

>> Stacy: PROBABLY NOT CONSIDERING WE'RE STILL IN THE EARLY PART OF JANUARY, BUT IT HAS BEEN FEELING SPRING-LIKE.

WE HAD HIGHS IN THE 30s AND 40 FOR OUR HIGH IN BEMIDJI.

WE HAD BEEN SEEING SOME FOG, TONIGHT IS NO EXCEPTION.

THERE ARE FOG ADVISORIES FOR PORTIONS OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

I'LL HAVE THE [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE ENJOYED SUNSHINE TODAY AND VERY MILD TEMPERATURES, HIGHS IN THE 30s AND EVEN CLOSE TO 40 DEGREES ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA.

ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT, WE ARE SEEING AREAS OF FOG AND SOME OF THE FOG IS LOCALLY DENSE, SO A DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PART OF OUR VIEWING AREA INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

LOOKS LIKE BEYOND THAT, ONCE THE FOG LIFTS, WE WILL BE SEEING A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA.

TEMPERATURES ARE STILL MILD TOMORROW, PROBABLY NOT AS WARM AS WE HAD TODAY.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 23 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE A LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND WITH A DEW POINT OF 23.

HUMIDITY IS UP THERE AT 100%, WITH THE AREA OF FOG.

IN BRAINERD, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES, AREAS OF FOG TONIGHT, IT IS 30 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS 28, PRESSURE IS HOLDING STEADY AND WINDS ARE SOUTH AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.

WE DO HAVE A DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO THE ARROWHEAD REGION.

THIS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11:00 A.M.

ON THURSDAY.

VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE DENSE FOG.

ON THE SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME CLOUDS RETURNING TO THE AREA, SOME CLEAR SKIES HERE AND THERE.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, IT DOES LOOK LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING CLOUD COVER WITH AREAS OF FOG AND FREEZING FOG IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA, AND THERE IS A CHANCE YOU CAN SEE IT RIGHT THERE, THAT PARTS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA COULD EXPERIENCE A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT SNOW.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, THE FOG CONTINUES INTO THE MORNING, OTHERWISE, EXPECT TO SEE CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU, BEAUTIFUL MORNING SKY FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA, WE HAVE THE GORGEOUS FROST ON THE TREES.

RALPH WITH A FROSTY MORNING IN JENKINS.

LINDA OVER AT MILLE LACS LAKE, AND SONYA AT TURTLE RIVER LAKE, SAMROSE OVER UPPER RED LAKE WITH THE GORGEOUS SKIES THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PHOTOS TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, RALPH IN JENKINS WITH A LOW OF 19.

CHRISSY IN DEER WOOD TOPPING OUT AT 39.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNNY AND 38.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT, THE HIGH WAS 38.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD REPORTING CLEAR SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 35.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 39 WAS OUR HIGH IN BRAINERD.

WE ARE WELL ABOVE OUR SEASONAL AVERAGE.

21 WAS OUR AVERAGE HIGH TODAY AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY OUR LOW TEMP.

IN BEMIDJI, VERY WARM.

WE'RE NOT CLOSE TO THE RECORD HIGH, BUT WE DID BEAT THAT IN 2002.

21 WAS OUR LOW AND WE HAD SUNSET AT 4:46.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, WE HAVE CLOUD COVER IN THE MORNING AND AREAS OF FOG AND FREEZING FOG CONTINUE.

WE'LL START TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK UP IN THE CLOUD COVER, ESPECIALLY BEGINNING IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, AND CONTINUING ACROSS THE REST OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA.

HIGH TEMPERATURES TOMORROW, STILL MILD, BUT COOLER THAN TODAY, UPPER 20s TO LOW TO MAYBE SOME MID-30s ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR VIEWING AREA, THEN AS WE HEAD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, LOOK FOR THE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-30s.

SO OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY, A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, AREAS OF FOG AND FREEZING FOG WITH LOWS NEAR 23.

VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW, PATCHY FOG AND FREEZING FOG IN THE MORNING, ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA, AND HIGHS SHOULD REACH 32.

LOOKING AT THE WEEKEND FORECAST, WE'LL SEE QUIET WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY, BUT BY FRIDAY NIGHT, THE NEXT CHANCE OF SNOW MOVES IN, NOT A LARGE CHANCE BUT A 20% TO 40% CHANCE OF SEEING THE SNOW.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER TO START THE WEEKEND BUT WE WILL RECOVER AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK AND HIGHS ON MONDAY SHOULD BE BACK IN THE 30s, BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY.

CHARLIE IS OFF TONIGHT AND SYDNEY DICK IS IN WITH OUR SPORTS.

>> Sydney: WE'LL HAVE DETAILS, WE GOT TO SPEAK TO THE COACH AND ONE OF THE PLAYERS, AND THE BSU WOMEN'S HOCKEY IS ALSO IN CONFERENCE PLAY.

WE WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILS RIGHT AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

>>> AFTER A TIE IN THEIR EXHIBITION GAME LAST FRIDAY VERSUS MINNESOTA, BSU MEN'S HOCKEY RETURNS TO ACTION THIS FRIDAY AGAINST CCHA FOE MICHIGAN TECH.

THE BEAVERS BEGIN THE SECOND HALF OF THEIR SEASON JUST 3-POINTS BEHIND 1ST PLACE MINNESOTA STATE, BUT WITH TWO LESS GAMES PLAYED, SO A BIG WEEKEND COULD VAULT THEM BACK TO THE TOP OF THE CONFERENCE STANDINGS.

THE HUSKIES ARE A TOUGH FOE THOUGH.

THE BEAVS SPLIT 6-POINTS IN HOUGHTON IN THEIR FIRST SERIES WITH TECH, AND THEY DON'T EXPECT MUCH TO CHANGE FROM THAT EARLY SEASON MATCH-UP.

>> EVERY GAME STILL HAS ITS OWN IDENTITY, ITS OWN PERSONALTY.

WE ARE WHO WE ARE.

BEMIDJI STATE AND MICHIGAN TECH, WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HIS STAPLES ARE AS A COACH.

HOCKEY, IT'S NOT TOO COMPLICATED EITHER.

>> I REMEMBER HOW FAST THEY WERE, THEY ARE QUICK TO TRANSITION PUCKS, AND THEY WANT TO PLAYOFF THE RUSH.

THEY HAVE A REALLY GOOD GROUP OF FORWARDS.

AS DEFENSE MEN, JUST TRANSITIONING THE PUCK AS FAST AS WE CAN AND NOT LETTING THEM GET SET UP.

I REMEMBER PLAYING AND THE SHOT DIFFERENCES, THAT'S A KEY COMPONENT, STAYING IN THE OFFENSIVE ZONE AND GETTING PUCKS IN THE NET.

>> THIS WEEKEND IS ALSO THE 218 SPORTS SHOWCASE AND BEMIDJI BOYS HOCKEY WILL BE PLAYING AT THE SANFORD CENTER, AS WELL AS A MATINEE TO MEN'S BEAVER HOCKEY, A SINGLE TICKET WILL GET YOU ADMISSION IN TO BOTH GAMES ON THEIR RESPECTIVE DAYS.

>>> BSU WOMEN'S HOCKEY ALSO IN ACTION THIS WEEKEND, THEY RETURN TO WCHA PLAY WITH A ROAD TRIP TO SAINT THOMAS.

THE BEAVERS SPLIT THEIR FIRST SERIES WITH THE TOMMIES BACK IN NOVEMBER, AND WILL TRY TO REPLICATE WHAT THEY DID WELL THIS TIME AROUND.

>> YEAH, THINGS ARE GOING TO BE IMPORTANT, OUR JUMP, OUR ENERGY, AND BEING ON OUR TOES AND PLAYING WITH CONFIDENCE.

THEY HAVE A GOOD POWER PLAY, SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE STAY IN THE BOX.

WE HAVE TO MOVE THE PUCK AROUND WELL, WE HAD A TOUGH TIME SCORING ON THAT, SO THAT'S A KEY, JUST WITH SPECIAL TEAMS.

>> A PRETTY STRUCTURED TEAM.

I THINK WE NEED TO PLAY FAST AND AGGRESSIVE AND GET BEHIND THEIR DEFENSE.

I THINK WE JUST PLAYED REALLY SIMPLE.

THE MORE SIMPLE WE PLAY, THE MORE SUCCESS WE WILL HAVE AGAINST THEM, THE HARDER WE TRY, THE HARDER IT'S GOING TO BE.

>> BEMIDJI STATE IS 10-7-1 ALL TIME AGAINST SAINT THOMAS BUT ONLY 3-5 WHEN PLAYING THEM IN SAINT PAUL.

>>> BRAINERD NORDIC SKI IS COMING OFF A SUCCESSFUL 2024-25 SEASON, WITH THE BOYS EARNING A 5TH PLACE FINISH AT LAST YEAR'S STATE MEET, AND ANNELISE BAIRD PLACING SEVENTH OVERALL INDIVIDUALLY ON THE GIRLS SIDE.

REPORTER MILES WALKER TELLS US HOW THE WARRIORS, ARE TRYING TO ATTAIN NEW HEIGHTS THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: THE BRAINERD BOYS GRADUATED FOUR OF THEIR SEVEN STATE ENTRANTS FROM LAST YEAR BUT THE ROSTER IS SHOWING NO SIGNS OF LET UP, SPORTING A TOP 8 RANKING IN THE STATE ACCORDING TO THE STAR TRIBUNE.

>> WE HAVE ONLY SEEN OUR SECTION TWICE, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME MORE MEETS HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS WITH SOME SECTION MATCH UPS TO SEE WHERE OUR BOYS ARE MATCHING UP, ESPECIALLY IN THE PURSUIT AND WITH THAT RELAY BEING CLASSIC FORMAT THIS YEAR.

IT'S A DIFFERENT FORMAT, SO IT'S A WILDCARD.

>> OWEN ROBINSON HAS BEEN THEIR TOP SKIER SO FAR.

THE SENIOR CAPTAIN PUT MANY HOURS IN THE WEIGHT ROOM, ROLLER SKIING, AND MORE IN PREPARATION FOR WHAT IS DOWN THE LINE FOR THE TEAM.

>> IT'S JUST MAKING SURE YOU PUT IN THE WORK, GETTING ON THE TRAIL EARLY, AND GETTING AS MUCH SKIING AS POSSIBLE, AND GIVE IT YOUR ALL.

THAT'S WHAT WILL GET YOU BETTER.

>> Reporter: ON THE GIRL'S SIDE, INDIVIDUAL TITLE HOLDER BAIRD LEADS THE WAY, WHO IS IN EUROPE COMPETING IN THE BIATHLON TEAM.

THE GOAL IS TO SEND THE ENTIRE TEAM BACK TO THE STATE MEET THIS YEAR.

>> WE JUST WORKED ON MAKING SURE WE ARE KEEPING OUR SKATE AND CLASSIC GOOD, NOT JUST ONE OR THE OTHER.

IF YOU'RE GOOD AT BOTH, YOU CAN GO FURTHER AND MAKING SURE WE ARE SKIING TOGETHER AND FOCUSING ON BEING A TEAM AND NOT JUST FOCUSING ON OUR OWN RESULTS ALL THE TIME.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE A LITTLE UNDER A MONTH LEFT BEFORE THE STRETCH RUN WITH THE SECTION 8 FINALS ON FEBRUARY 3RD INCHING CLOSER, THE MAIN OBJECTIVE CENTERS AROUND IMPROVING EVERY DAY.

>> WE'RE TACKLING HILL TECHNIQUE AND FINE TUNING, DOUBLE POLING, TEMPO, ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO GET A FEW MORE SECONDS OUT OF THE KIDS AND MAKE THEM FASTER RACERS.

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

>> BRAINERD NORDIC SKI WILL HIT GIANTS RIDGE FOR THE MESABI EAST INVITE THIS SATURDAY.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, HOPEFULLY THE SNOW HOLDS WITH ALL THE MELTING GOING ON.

THANKS SYDNEY.

>>> MULTIPLE, LARGE OUTBREAKS IN 2025 HAVE PUT THE U.S.

'S MEASLES ELIMINATION STATUS IN DANGER AND TODAY, WE GET THE FIRST AND FINAL LOOK AT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED MEASLES CASES REPORTED IN THE U.S.

THE PAST YEAR.

IN TONIGHT'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS THE LATEST DATA RELEASED TODAY BY THE C.D.C.

AND EXPLAINS WHY EXPERTS SAY EVERYONE WHO'S UNVACCINATED IS AT RISK REGARDLESS OF AGE.

>> Reporter: IT'S ONE OF THE MOST CONTAGIOUS DISEASES, A VACCINE IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PROTECTION AGAINST MEASLES, HOWEVER VACCINATION RATES HAVE BEEN FALLING FOR YEARS, FOR THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR, C.D.C.

DATA SHOWS 92.5% OF INCOMING KIND DER GUARDERS HAVE RECEIVED THE VACCINE, BELOW THE 95% THRESHOLD THAT PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS SAY IS NECESSARY TO PREVENT OUTBREAKS.

>> THE UNITED STATES COULD LOSE THEIR MEASLES ELIMINATION STATUS AFTER 25 YEARS.

>> Reporter: THE NUMBER OF MEASLES CASES LAST YEAR IN THE U.S.

IS THE HIGHEST IT'S BEEN SINCE THE YEAR 2000.

C.D.C.

DATA RELEASED TODAY SHOWS FOR THE FULL YEAR OF 2025, THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 2,144 CONFIRMED MEASLES CASES REPORT IN THE U.S.

AND 49 OUTBREAKS, BUT THE C.D.C.

SAYS ONLY CONFIRMED CASES ARE INCLUDED.

SO FAR IN 2026, THERE ARE 3 CONFIRMED MEASLES CASES LINKED TO OUTBREAKS THAT STARTED LAST YEAR.

>> NOT SURPRISINGLY, 92% OF THE CASES HAVE BEEN IN THOSE UNVACCINATED OR WITHOUT A KNOWN VACCINATION STATUS.

>> Reporter: WHAT IS SURPRISING IS THE AGES OF THOSE WHO GOTTEN MEASLES.

THE C.D.C.

SAYS 25% OF CASES HAVE BEEN IN CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 5 YEARS OLD, BUT ONE-THIRD HAD BEEN AN ADULT OTHER THAN 20 YEARS OF AGE.

IF THE OUTBREAKS CONTINUE, THE MEASLES ELIMINATION STATUS IS UNDER THREAT.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>> Dennis: AND NOW BACK TO STACY FOR A LAST LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING AREAS OF FOG AND FREEZING FOG, LOCALLY DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE.

WE HAVE A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN MINNESOTA.

>> Dennis: THAT WILL WRAP IT UP FOR US.

WE WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> Sydney: GOOD NIGHT.

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