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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.

>>> A LONG TIME BRAINERD DISC JOCKEY HAS DIED AFTER A SIX MONTH BATTLE WITH CANCER.

DANIEL WILEMAN WAS KNOWN AS “DANNY WILD” ON 107.5.

THE POWER LOON WHERE HE SERVED AS A MORNING DJ FOR 32 YEARS.

HE LEFT THE AIRWAVES LAST JUNE AND RETURNED IN DECEMBER WHEN DETAILED ON AIR HIS BATTLE WITH A CANCEROUS TUMOR ON HIS CHEST.

HE DIED YESTERDAY AT SAINT JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER IN BRAINERD WITH HIS WIFE JOAN BY HIS SIDE.

THE POWER LOON RELEASED A STATEMENT ON FACEBOOK TODAY WHICH SAYS IN PART, “TO SAY WE ARE DEVASTATED WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

DANNY REPRESENTED THE BEST IN US, AND HE LEAVES BEHIND A LEGACY THAT IS STRONGER THAN WORDS CAN PROPERLY CONVEY.

WE WILL SOON BE CELEBRATING DANNY IN A MANNER BEFITTING OF HIS LEGACY AND OUR LOVE FOR HIM.” WILEMAN WAS 60 YEARS OLD.

HIS FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE 11:00 A.M. ON MONDAY, JANUARY 13TH AT HERITAGE CHURCH WITH A VISITATION STARTING ONE HOUR PRIOR.

VISITATION WILL ALSO BE HELD FROM 3:00 P.M. TO 6:00 P.M. ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 12TH AT HERITAGE CHURCH IN BAXTER.

>>> A 35-YEAR OLD NAYTUHWAUSH MAN IS ACCUSED OF FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT OF HIS THREE-MONTH OLD SON.

DERECK CROUD SENIOR WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY AND IS BEING HELD IN CUSTODY FOR FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC ASSAULT.

CROUD WAS ARRESTED AFTER THE BOY WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE ON DECEMBER 23RD TO MAHNOMEN HEALTH CENTER FOR REPORTEDLY NOT BREATHING.

DEPUTIES LEARNED FROM MEDICAL STAFF THAT THE INFANT HAD SUFFERED FROM NON-ACCIDENTAL TRAUMA, COMMONLY KNOWN, OR REFERRED TO, AS SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME.

THE INFANT IS CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED AND IS STABLE, BUT LASTING EFFECTS ARE NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME.

>>> BEMIDJI POLICE OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO PREVENT A DISTRAUGHT MAN FROM JUMPING OFF AN OVERPASS BRIDGE TODAY.

THE INCIDENT STARTED AROUND EIGHT THIS MORNING WHEN OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO CHECK THE WELFARE OF A MAN WHO HAD STATED HE WAS CONSIDERING SUICIDE.

INITIAL REPORTS SAID THE MAN WAS IN A VEHICLE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY TWO AND HIGHWAY 71 AND HAD LEFT BY FOOT, WALKING ON HIGHWAY TWO TOWARDS MENARDS AND L&M FLEET SUPPLY.

THE MAN WAS LOCATED ON THE HIGHWAY TWO OVERPASS BRIDGE JUST WEST OF L&M FLEET WITH HIS LEGS HANGING OVER THE BRIDGE EDGE.

AFTER TALKING WITH THE MAN, OFFICERS WERE SUCCESSFUL HELPING HIM TO SAFETY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND TRANSPORTED HIM TO SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER.

>>> THE HUMAN TOLL, IN LIVES, STANDS AT FIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS LIFE-THREATENING WILDFIRES CONTINUE TO RAGE ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES AREA.

THE ECONOMIC TOLL IN THE TENS OF BILLIONS AND RISING STEADILY, PRELIMINARY PROJECTIONS BY J.P. MORGAN CHASE THURSDAY PUT IT AROUND $50 BILLION, WITH LESS THAN HALF OF THOSE INSURED.

LEIGH WALDMAN JOINS US FROM PACIFIC PALISADES WHERE OFFICIALS SAY FIREFIGHTERS HAVE HAD SOME SMALL VICTORIES TODAY BUT THE FIGHT IS FAR FROM OVER.

>> TODAY, WE EXPECT WINDS TO SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT, WHICH WILL ALLOW FIRE CREWS TO INCREASE CONTAINMENT LINES.

>> Reporter: LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICIALS CELEBRATING ANY BREAK IN THE HIGH WINDS ON THURSDAY.

>> AIR OPERATIONS ARE CONTINING RAPIDLY IN THE PALISADES AND ACROSS OUR REGION.

>> Reporter: AERIAL WATER DROPS SINCE LAST NIGHT GAVE FIRE CREWS AN EDGE OVER A FEW OF THE SMALLER WILDFIRES.

>> 30 ACRES, FULLY CONTAINED.

SUNSET FIRE, WHICH IS IN THE RUNYON COUNTY AREA, CREWS ARE WORKING TO PUT OUT SPOT FIRES.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER BLAZE REPORTED 40% CONTAINED AS OF MIDDAY, BUT THE BATTLE REMAINS DAUNTING AND DANGEROUS ON OTHER FIRE FRONTS.

>> IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT THE PALISADES FIRE IS ONE OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE NATURAL DISASTERS IN THE HISTORY OF LOS ANGELES.

>> Reporter: THE TWO LARGEST FIRES ARE STILL BURNING.

NEARLY 180,000 PEOPLE IN THE FIRE ZONES FORCED TO EVACUATE.

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES DESTROYED SO FAR AND CLIMBING AND THE DEATH TOLL IS EXPECTED TO RISE AS BURNED AREAS ARE SEARCHED.

ADDITIONALLY, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LEFT WITH VIRTUALLY NOTHING.

>> NOW THAT WE HAVE THE PRESIDENTIAL DISASTER DECLARATION, WE WILL HAVE PEOPLE GOING INTO THE COMMUNITY.

WE WILL START IN THE SHELTERS BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE KNOW PEOPLE WILL BE.

>> WE'RE THROWING EVERYTHING AT THIS AND WE WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER.

>> Reporter: IN PACIFIC PALISADES, I'M LEIGH WALDMAN REPORTING.

>> SINCE THAT BRIEF EARLY DAY RELIEF IN THE HIGH WINDS, STRONG GUSTS RETURN TO THE AREA SURGING BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MILES PER HOUR THIS EVENING, WITH MORE ROUNDS OF HIGH SANTA ANA WINDS LIKELY THIS WEEKEND, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

MEANWHILE, ARSON INVESTIGATORS ARE OUT ACTIVELY LOOKING INTO THE START OF THE PALISADES FIRE.

A TEAM INCLUDING 16 ARSON INVESTIGATORS AND ONE SPECIALLY-TRAINED CANINE IS ON THE CASE.

>>> THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WILL BEGIN CLEARING TREES AND VEGETATION NEAR FOUR CULVERTS WITHIN THE STATE RIGHT OF WAY OF HIGHWAY 200 NEAR ITASCA STATE PARK BEGINNING JANUARY 22ND.

MOTORISTS MAY ENCOUNTER SLOW-MOVING EQUIPMENT AND POTENTIAL SHOULDER AND LANE CLOSURES WHERE CREWS ARE WORKING.

THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE IN FOUR DAYS.

MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION ON HIGHWAY 200 DURING THESE MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS.

THE RIGHT-OF-WAY WORK IS IN PREPARATION FOR THIS YEAR'S ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ON HIGHWAY 200 FROM CLEARWATER COUNTY ROAD 2 TO HIGHWAY 71 BEGINNING IN JULY 2025.

THE PROJECT INCLUDES RESURFACING, CULVERT REPLACEMENTS AND UPGRADES AS WELL AS GUARDRAIL REPLACEMENT.

>>> LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL'S DISTRICT 5M9 HELD ITS ANNUAL MID-WINTER CONVENTION THIS PAST WEEKEND.

THE THREE-DAY-LONG EVENT BROUGHT MEMBERS FROM ALL OVER MINNESOTA, MANITOBA, AND NORTHWEST ONTARIO, ALL UNDER ONE ROOF TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2024.

LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL IS THE LARGEST SERVICE ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD WITH OVER 1.4 MILLION MEMBERS, SPANNING MORE THAN 200 COUNTRIES, ALL ADHERING TO THE LIONS CLUB MANTRA TO OFFER HELP WHERE HELP IS NEEDED, WHETHER WITH HEARING, VISION, OR DISEASE.

>> WE DEAL WITH HUNGER, WE DEAL WITH ENVIRONMENT, WE DEAL WITH CHILDHOOD CANCER, WE DEAL WITH DIABETES, HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS, NATURAL DISASTERS, AND OUR CLUBS ARE AUTONOMOUS.

WHATEVER THEY HAVE A PASSION ABOUT, THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES OUR ORGANIZATION GREAT.

THE DEAL WITH MENTAL HEALTH, THAT'S WHAT THEY DEAL WITH.

>> THE THEME FOR THE LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL'S MID-WINTER CONVENTION THIS YEAR WAS A SKY FULL OF STARS.

>>> TODAY, MARKS THE FINAL FAREWELL FOR FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER.

HE DIED AT THE AGE OF 100 ON DECEMBER 29TH MAKING HIM THE LONGEST LIVING FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT.

HIS FORMAL STATE FUNERAL WAS HELD IN D.C.

EARLIER TODAY.

HIS CASKET WAS THEN TRANSFERRED BACK TO HIS HOME STATE OF GEORGIA WHERE HE WILL BE LAID TO REST.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ IS IN PLAINS, GEORGIA WITH HOW MOURNERS ARE REMEMBERING CARTER.

>> A NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING, TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER.

>> MY GRANDPA SPENT THE ENTIRE TIME I KNOWN HIM HELPING THOSE IN NEED.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL IN WASHINGTON FILLED WITH HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND FELLOW LEADERS, INCLUDING ALL FIVE LIVING PRESIDENTS TO SAY THEIR FINAL GOODBYES.

>> JIMMY CARTER'S FRIENDSHIP TAUGHT ME AND THROUGH HIS LIFE, HE TAUGHT ME THE STRENGTH OF CHARACTER IS MORE THAN TITLE OR THE POWER WE HOLD.

>> Reporter: THE IN-STATE FUNERAL WRAPPING UP SIX DAYS OF SERVICES TO REMEMBER THE 39th PRESIDENT, INCLUDING AT THE U.S. NAVY MEMORIAL AND LYING IN STATE AT THE U.S. CAPITOL.

HE IS REMEMBERED FOR HIS REMARKABLE SERVICE, A PASSIONATE HUMANITARIAN.

>> JIMMY CARTER LAID THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A BETTER WORLD.

>> Reporter: IN 2002, HE WAS AWARDED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE AND HE GAINED INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION TO ESTABLISH PEACEFUL SOLUTIONS TO CONFLICTS.

HE STARTED OUT AS A PEANUT FARMER IN PLAINS, GEORGIA.

>> THEY WERE SMALL TOWN PEOPLE WHO NEVER FORGET WHO THEY WERE AND WHERE THEY ARE FROM.

>> Reporter: IT WILL ALSO BE HIS FINAL RESTING PLACE, NEXT TO HIS BELOVED WIFE OF 77 YEARS AND FORMER FIRST LADY ROSALYNN CARTER.

>> CARTER SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FROM JANUARY 20TH OF 1977 UNTIL JANUARY 20TH OF 1981.

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

>> Stacy: WE CAN STILL SEE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, QUIET WEATHER TOMORROW, BUT CHANCES FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW ARE BACK THIS WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK WITH THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, STUDENTS AT RED LAKE ELEMENTARY ARE LEARNING THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS HAS WELCOMED A NEW C.E.O.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE.

THE FORMER HEAD OF THE COMPANY GARY JOHNSON HAS OFFICIALLY RETIRED.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK SPOKE TO JOHNSON ABOUT LEAVING THE COMPANY AND ALSO WITH THE NEW C.E.O.

STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE.

>> Reporter: WELL, SOME MAY NOT THINK IT'S A HUGE DEAL TO LEAVE THE FIRST JOB THEY HAD OUT OF COLLEGE, WHAT IT'S THE SAME JOB YOU RETIRE FROM?

THAT'S WHAT FORMER CEO GARY JOHNSON IS FACING WITH HIS RETIREMENT FROM PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS.

JOHNSON HAD BEEN WITH THE COMPANY FOR 36 YEARS.

>> THAT'S A GREAT PLACE TO WAKE UP AND GO TO WORK EVERYDAY, WHEN YOU FOCUS ON MISSIONS, FOCUS ON MAKING AN IMPACT, AND HAVE A GREAT TEAM AROUND YOU.

YOU HOPE YOU HAVE A LEADER THAT IS ENGAGED AND CAN RELATE TO EVERYONE THAT WORKS UNDERNEATH HIM.

>> GARY WAS PHENOMENAL.

HE REALLY MADE AN EFFORT TO BE ON THE LEVEL WITH EVERYONE.

>> Reporter: SINCE THE LATE '80s WHEN JOHNSON STARTED, TECHNOLOGY AND PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS HAS BEEN THROUGH SO MANY CHANGES.

>> IT'S HARD TO SAY BECAUSE I VIEW EVERYTHING THAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED DURING MY TENURE AS A GROUP EFFORT.

IT'S NOT MY LEGACY THAT MATTERS OR IS A THING.

I THINK IT'S WHAT THE LEGACY OF THIS COMPANY DURING THE PERIOD OF TIME I WAS HERE.

SO THAT EVOLUTION IS OBVIOUSLY VERY REWARDING TO SEE AND FUN TO BE A PART OF THAT.

IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT MADE THAT HAPPEN.

IT IS LIKE A SECOND FAMILY.

THAT'S THE HARDEST THING ABOUT MY LAST DAY, LEAVING AND THINKING OF THE PEOPLE I AM LEAVING BEHIND.

>> Reporter: JOHNSON SPENT OVER 35 YEARS WITH THE COMPANY, THE LAST ONE OF WHICH HE SPENT TRAINING IN THE NEW CEO CHAD BULLOCK.

>> I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THE OPPORTUNITY BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CHALLENGE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH A GREAT TEAM.

THERE ARE A LOT OF EXPECTATIONS FROM THE GROUP THAT GARY HAS PUT TOGETHER AND I AM JUST HAPPY TO BE A PART OF THAT.

>> Reporter: OVER THE COURSE OF HIS CAREER, JOHNSON SAW THE COMPANY GO FROM BEING ONE OF THE LARGEST BROADBAND COOPERATIVES IN THE COUNTRY.

>> PAUL BUNYAN IS A BENCHMARK FOR OUR INDUSTRY AND BEING PART OF THE TEAM IS AN ADMIRABLE POSITION TO BE IN.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING A PART OF THAT TEAM AND MOVING FORWARD.

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

>> GARY JOHNSON'S RETIREMENT STARTED ON THE FIRST OF THIS YEAR, SO WHILE HE HASN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO DO TOO MUCH YET, HE SAID THAT HE PLANS ON SPENDING HIS NEW FREE TIME TRAVELING WITH HIS WIFE AND HE WILL STILL STICK AROUND PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS FOR MAJOR PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE.

>>> A FEW YEARS AFTER FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY, J.C. PENNEY IS HOPING TO MAKE LOTS OF J.C.

DOLLARS.

THAT'S WHY THE 123-YEAR-OLD DEPARTMENT STORE CHAIN IS MERGING WITH "SPARC GROUP," A COMPANY THAT OWNS SEVERAL STRUGGLING CLOTHING BRANDS INCLUDING: AEROPOSTALE, BROOKS BROTHERS, AND FOREVER 21.

THIS PARTNERSHIP WILL CREATE A NEW COMPANY NAMED CATALYST BRANDS.

ANALYSTS SAY THIS COMBINATION OF CLOTHING STORES WILL LIKELY BENEFIT FROM CROSS-MARKETING, COST REDUCTION, AND TALENT SHARING.

THE ALL-EQUITY TRANSACTION TO KICK OFF CATALYST COMES WITH 9 BILLION IN REVENUE, 60,000 WORKERS, AND 1,800 STORES.

IT WILL BE LED BY J.C. PENNEY C.E.O.

MARC ROSEN.

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

WE DID GET A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW BURST THROUGHOUT THE DAY BUT NOT TOO MUCH ACCUMULATION.

>> Stacy: NOT TOO MUCH HERE.

WE HAD SOME REPORTS OF OUR EAGLE EYES FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION.

THERE HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT, BUT COULD SEE A FEW SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES, A LITTLE SNOW.

QUIET WEATHER TOMORROW, BUT WE COULD SEE MORE >> 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 HAD SEEN JUST A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND WE HAD SOME ACCUMULATION, ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT 0.5-INCH TO 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

WE COULD CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, SOME FLURRIES POSSIBLE, LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED TOMORROW BUT THERE IS ANOTHER SYSTEM THAT COULD BRING SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW THIS WEEKEND.

BEMIDJI IS 27 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, WE HAVE A SOUTHWEST WIND AT 7 MILES PER HOUR, 23 IS OUR DEW POINT, WE HAVE RECEIVED A TRACE OF SNOWFALL.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, A BIT OF HAZE, 25 DEGREES, 20 IS OUR DEW POINT, PRESSURE IS FALLING, AND WINDS ARE WEST AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.

WE HAVE BEEN SEEING OFF AND ON FLURRIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE MORE TONIGHT.

WE HAVE A LITTLE SYSTEM PUSHING INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, AND THAT COULD BRING US SOME SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

AGAIN, LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED OUT OF THE SNOW SHOWERS.

WE SHOULD HAVE QUIET WEATHER TOMORROW, WITH VARIABLE CLOUDS, LOOKS LIKE TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER TOMORROW, WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE ANOTHER CHANCE OF SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW BEGINNING ON SATURDAY, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND INTO SUNDAY.

WE COULD SEE AT LEAST 2 INCHES OF SNOW, BUT POSSIBLY MORE IN SOME LOCATIONS.

A FEW WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU.

GORGEOUS MORNING SKIES, SAMROSE SENDING US THIS PICTURE FROM OVER LOWER RED LAKE, SOME OF THE NEW SNOW ON THE LAKE, AND ANGELA WITH A PHOTO OF THE CLOUD COVER OVER BEMIDJI TODAY.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYE REPORTS, ARLENE REPORTING 12 THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLOUDS, 2 INCHES OF SNOW, THE HIGH WAS 23.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, 1.5 INCH THIS MORNING.

ON OUR ALMANAC, 23 WAS THE HIGH IN BRAINERD.

VERY SEASONAL HIGH TEMPERATURE.

WE'RE 2 DEGREES ABOVE THE AVERAGE.

15 FOR THE LOW AND SUNRISE AT 7:59.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH TODAY OF 27, IT'S VERY MILD, 18 IS OUR AVERAGE.

11 FOR THE LOW AND WE HAD SUNSET AT 4:49.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE ARE LOOKING AT VARIABLE CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE AREA, BUT TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE COOLER ONCE AGAIN.

WARROAD, LOOKING TO TOP OUT AROUND 7, BUT MOST OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA SHOULD BE AT LEAST 10 TO 15 FOR OUR HIGHS.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, WE WILL BE SEEING SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES, MID TO UPPER TEENS, WE'LL HAVE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, BUT AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE KEEPING OUR EYES ON THAT SYSTEM THAT COULD BRING MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW TO OUR AREA THIS WEEKEND.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT, WE COULD STILL SEE SOME SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES, LOWS NEAR 8.

TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT AROUND 11, WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, AND WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE ANOTHER SNOW SYSTEM MOVING IN, A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE WE WILL PICK UP A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY, BUT IT COULD BE MORE.

WE ARE STILL WATCHING THAT.

TEMPERATURES WILL COOL AS THE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH, HIGHS ON SUNDAY NEAR 10, BUT SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND MAYBE BELOW 0 FOR HIGHS EARLY NEXT WEEK, BUT WE SHOULD SEE AT LEAST A LITTLE SUNSHINE MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: LOOKS LIKE A JANUARY FORECAST.

>> Charlie: EXACTLY.

>> Dennis: WELL, JANUARY MEANS BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL AND BRAINERD HAD AN OKAY SEASON SO FAR.

>> Charlie: YEAH, IT'S BEEN UP AND DOWN.

WIN, LOSS, WIN, LOSS, AND TONIGHT THEY WERE IN LINE FOR A WIN.

WE'LL SEE IF THEY GOT IT.

WE ALSO HAVE A COUPLE BOYS HOCKEY GAMES FOR YOU AND SCORES AROUND THE AREA.

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>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: BRAINERD BOYS BASKETBALL HAS BEEN ALTERNATING WINS AND LOSSES ALL SEASON LONG, AND CURRENTLY SIT AT 5-5 FOR THE SEASON.

GIVEN THAT INFORMATION, AND KNOWING THEY SUFFERED A LOSS AT BUFFALO MONDAY, WE SHOULD BE EXPECTING TO SEE A WIN TONIGHT.

BRAINERD BACK AT HOME TONIGHT AS WELL, FIRST OF TWO MEETINGS BETWEEN THE TEAMS THIS SEASON.

FIRST HALF, THE WARRIORS ARE DOWN 2 AS GILBERT DRILLS THE ELBOW JUMPER.

YOU DON'T SEE A LOT OF THOSE ANYMORE.

KNOT THINGS UP AT 12-12.

NOW BRAINERD IS UP A BUCKET, GRANT SNIPES ONE FROM DOWNTOWN AND THE WARRIORS MAKE IT 19-14.

FINAL MINUTES OF THE HALF, FINDING GILBERT FOR THE HOOP AND THE HARM, MISSES THE FREE THROW, HE HAD 15 IN THE FIRST HALF.

BRAINERD ROLLS PAST, AND THEY WIN 61-40.

GILBERT LED ALL SCORERS, FINISHING WITH 21 POINTS.

MORE IN BASKETBALL, GRAND RAPIDS BEATS ROCK RIDGE.

PEQUOT LAKES GETS THE WIN.

ROYALTON FALLS, FOSSTON GETTING THE WIN THERE.

LITTLE FORK, BIG FALLS, THEY HAD ONE LOSS ALL SEASON AND THEY LOSE ONE TONIGHT.

ON THE GIRL'S SIDE OF THINGS, ROYALTON STAYS UNDEFEATED IN THEIR BID TO GO UNDEFEATED ALL SEASON.

MENAHGA STAY UNDEFEAT WITH THE WIN.

AITKIN FALLS.

GABBY IS NOW THE ALL TIME RECORD HOLDER FOR GIRLS CAREER POINT RECORD.

THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE SOMETHING ON THAT TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE GAME AT HOME, WATCH FOR THAT.

WE'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT TOMORROW.

DEER RIVER ALSO GETTING A WIN TONIGHT.

BERTHA HEWITT FALLS.

>>> OVER IN BOYS HOCKEY, WE PICK UP IN THE SECOND PERIOD.

STILL NO SCORE, GRADY OLSON, HE IS GOING TO FIX THAT, BREAK IT IS ICE FOR THE CARDINALS, MAKING IT 1-0.

A FEW MINUTES LATER, WARRIORS ON THE POWER PLAY.

DYLAN REDIRECTS THE SHOT TO LOCK THINGS UP AT 1-1.

WE HEAD TO THE THIRD, STILL TIED, AND THEY TAKE BACK THE LEAD.

CARDINALS PUTS ON FIVE IN THE THIRD, BRAINERD FALLS TO ALEXANDRIA, 6-3.

DREW AND ZANDER TALLIED LATE GOALS FOR THE WARRIORS AS WELL.

>>> BAGLEY FOSSTON, SITTING AT 6-6 FOR THE SEASON, TRYING TO BUILD OFF A WIN.

TONIGHT THEY'RE HOSTING THE ICE DOGS FROM NORTH DAKOTA.

FIRST PERIOD, NO SCORE.

JOHNSON LIGHTS THE LAMP FOR THE FLYERS, THEY TAKE A 1-0 LEAD.

CAMERON GETS HIS OWN REBOUND, TUCKS IT HOME, FLYERS LED 3-0 AT THE FIRST BREAK, BUT SURRENDERED 2 IN THE SECOND.

LOGAN OUT FRONT, DISPOSING OF TRASH, HE FINISHED WITH A HAT-TRICK AS BAGLEY FOSSTON GOES ON TO WIN 6-2 OVER MAYPORT.

THE FLYERS ARE A GAME ABOVE 500.

A COUPLE MORE SCORES FOR YOU, GRAND RAPIDS AND WARROAD GETTING WINS TONIGHT.

IN BOYS HOCKEY, PRAIRIE CENTER BEATS PARK RAPIDS.

WILLMAR BEATS WADENA DEER CREEK.

ALEXANDRIA BEATS BRAINERD.

IN GIRLS HOCKEY, NORTHERN LAKES AND WARROAD GETTING WINS.

IN THE NBA, THE TIMBERWOLVES GETS THE WIN OVER ORLANDO, BUT THE WILD FALL TO THE AVALANCHE.

>> Dennis: OKAY, THANKS CHARLIE.

>> IN THE LATE 1800S AND EARLY 1900S, A STANDARD PRACTICE AMONG NATIVE AMERICAN BOARDING SCHOOLS WAS TO TAKE NATIVE CHILDREN FROM THEIR FAMILIES, AND BAN THEM FROM SPEAKING THEIR NATIVE OJIBWE LANGUAGE.

ACCORDING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ESTIMATES CLAIM THERE ARE AS FEW AS ONLY 1,000 NATIVE SPEAKERS OF OJIBWE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

RED LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMPLEX HOPES TO CHANGE THAT.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE ON HOW FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE.

>> Reporter: RED LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOPES TO CHANGE HISTORY.

BY TAKING A LANGUAGE THAT WAS HISTORICALLY SILENCED AND RECLAIMING IT.

>> WE HAVE OUR OJIBWA LANGUAGE AND CULTURE PROGRAM THAT IS BASED ON OUR STUDENTS RELEARNING THE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE HERE AT THE RED LAKE RESERVATION.

>> Reporter: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT IS ALREADY SEEING GREAT IMPROVEMENT.

>> WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY FROM WHEN I STARTED WORKING HERE 6 OR 7 YEARS AGO.

>> OUR STAFF HAS BEEN AWESOME AND LEARNING ABOUT THE OJIBWA LANGUAGE OR UTILIZING THEIR EXISTING KNOWLEDGE TO INTEGRATE THE LANGUAGE INTO THEIR SCHOOL SETTING.

>> Reporter: THEY LEARNED THE FOUNDATION OF THE OJIBWA LANGUAGE.

[SPEAKING ALTERNATE LANGUAGE].

>> Reporter: WHILE THE THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADERS LEARNED THE SAME MATERIAL AT RED LAKE COLLEGE.

>> STAFF HAVE TAKEN A GREAT IMPORTANCE ON FOLLOWING THE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE AND LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR STUDENTS TO GET TO A POINT WHERE THEY ARE ABLE TO DO COLLEGE LEVEL OJIBWA.

>> Reporter: THEY AND ARE LEARNING WORDS THAT THE ADULTS DON'T KNOW.

>> THAT MEANS?

>> AND THE OJIBWA LANGUAGE IS EVOLVING.

>> Reporter: STAFF AT RED LAKE ELEMENTARY COULDN'T REFLECT ON HOW IT HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS.

>> ONE OF THE COOL THINGS YOU GOT TO SEE TODAY IS HOW SOME OF OUR TEACHERS WHO ARE NON-NATIVE, LEADING THE WAY.

IT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY.

>> Reporter: AND NOW THE OJIBWA LANGUAGE IS HEARD ON A REGULAR BASIS.

>> ON A REGULAR DAY, WE HEAR OJIBWA CONSTANTLY.

OFTENTIMES THEY RESPOND IN OJIBWA BEFORE ENGLISH AND IT'S AN AMAZING MOMENT.

WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO BE OJIBWA SPEAKERS, NATIVE LEADERS, AND PROUD TO BE ANISHINAABE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: AND WE'RE OUT OF THE TIME TONIGHT, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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