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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 MOTHER OF A MAN WHO DIED IN THE BELTRAMI COUNTY JAIL IN 2018 REACTED THIS WEEK TO NEWS THAT THE NURSE WHO TREATED HIM AT THE JAIL HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THREE FELONIES IN CONNECTION WITH HIS DEATH.

MICHELLE SKROCH, A NURSE WHO WORKED FOR THE FORMER PROVIDER OF HEALTHCARE AT THE BELTRAMI COUNTY JAIL, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF MANSLAUGHTER IN THE SECOND DEGREE AND TWO COUNTS OF CRIMINAL NEGLECT—FELONY DEPRIVATION FOR THE DEATH OF HARDEL SHERRELL.

SHERRELL'S MOM SAID THE CHARGES WON'T BRING HER SON BACK AND HOPES MORE CHARGES WILL BE COMING FOR OTHERS.

>> MY PRAYER IS THAT SHE WON'T BE THE ONLY ONE CHARGED BECAUSE EVERYONE THAT WAS THERE, ANYBODY THAT HAD A PART AND SAW WHAT WAS GOING ON, THEY STOOD BY AND DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WHEN HE BEGGED FOR HIS LIFE.

HE EVEN SAID PLEASE BE QUICK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I CANNOT FEEL MY LEGS AND I'M IN EXCRUCIATING PAIN.

STILL, THEY STOOD BY AND DID NOTHING.

SO THANK GOD WE ARE FINALLY STARTING TO SEE SOME JUSTICE.

>> SKROCH'S NURSING LICENSE WAS REVOKED IN 2023.

HER FIRST APPEARANCE IN BELTRAMI COUNTY COURT IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 11TH.

>>> A WADENA MAN HAS ANNOUNCED HE WILL RUN AS A DEMOCRAT AND SEEK A SPOT IN CONGRESS REPRESENTING MINNESOTA'S 7TH DISTRICT.

ERIK OSBERG ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK HE WILL LOOK TO OPPOSE CURRENT 7TH DISTRICT REPUBLICAN MICHELLE FISCHBACH.

ACCORDING TO HIS CAMPAIGN WEBSITE OSBERG GRADUATED FROM UPSALA HIGH SCHOOL AND HAMLINE UNIVERSITY.

SINCE 2017, OSBERG SAYS HE HAS WORKED IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR PROMOTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGING THE NARRATIVE AROUND RURAL COMMUNITIES.

HE SAYS HE RUNNING FOR CONGRESS TO FIGHT FOR WORKING FAMILIES AND STAND UP FOR RURAL MINNESOTA.

HE WANTS TO BRING HONESTY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMPASSION BACK TO POLITICS.

>>> THE NORTHLAND ARBORETUM HAS BEEN A STAPLE OF THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA SINCE IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1972.

NOW THE OVER 400 ACRES OF TRAILS AND FORESTS FINDS THEMSELVES WITH A NEW OWNER.

THE CROW WING BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO PURCHASE THE ARBORETUM THE INTENT OF DESIGNATING IT A REGIONAL PARK.

WITH THIS DESIGNATION, THE ARBORETUM WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCESS MORE FEDERAL FUNDS BUT THE DESIGNATION COULD NOT BE OBTAINED WITHOUT THE ARBORETUM BEING OWNED BY THE COUNTY.

>> THIS RESOLUTION BASICALLY PUTS INTO WRITING YOUR AUTHORIZATION FOR YOUR FACILITY, THAT YOU ARE AUTHORIZING THAT APPLICATION AND THAT PROCESS TO CONTINUE, TO WORK TOWARDS BECOMING A PART OF OUR SYSTEM.

>> THE FUNDS OBTAINED FROM THIS DESIGNATION COULD POTENTIALLY BE USED FOR THINGS LIKE NEW BATHROOMS, EXPANDED TRAILS, AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AMENITIES.

>>> MARCH FOOD SHARE MONTH, A STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN TO RAISE FUNDS FOR ALL OF MINNESOTA'S FOOD SHELVES, KICKED OFF ON THE FIRST.

THE BEMIDJI COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF SERVES THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EACH YEAR FOR FREE, WHICH REQUIRES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DONATIONS.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK HAS MORE ON HOW THE FUNDRAISING WORKS.

>> Reporter: FOOD INSECURITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN AROUND BUT THE STATE OF MINNESOTA HAS SEEN EXPONENTIAL INCREASES IN FOOD SHELF VISITS WITHIN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.

9 MILLION VISITS COMING FROM THE LAST YEAR ALONE.

>> HERE AT THE FOOD SHELF, LAST YEAR, WE HAD A RECORD NUMBER, 42,000 PEOPLE WE SERVED FROM 13,000 FAMILIES THAT CAME INTO VISIT US.

IN 2023, WHEN THE COVID SUPPORTS ENDED, WE HAD A 60% INCREASE.

EVERY YEAR SINCE THEN, WE'VE BEEN IN A DOUBLE DIGIT INCREASE, 12% TO 25%.

>> Reporter: THE BEMIDJI FOOD SHELF HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1982.

>> THEY'RE HUNGRY AND THEY NEED FOOD SO THEY COME TO US.

WE ARE THAT EMERGENCY STOPGAP.

SO THEY MAY GET FIVE TO SEVEN DAYS WORTH OF FOOD FROM US.

THEY GET ONE VISIT PER MONTH.

>> Reporter: WITH 487 EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANT PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND MORE PEOPLE REQUIRING AID EACH YEAR, FUNDRAISING IS AS IMPORTANT AS EVER.

FROM NOW UNTIL APRIL 6TH, EVERY DOLLAR DONATED TO THE BEMIDJI FOOD SHELF WILL BE PARTIALLY MATCHED.

>> 80% OF WHAT WE DO IS FUNDED BY OUR COMMUNITY.

WE DO RECEIVE SOME SUPPORT FROM THE STATE AND THE FED IN THE FORM OF PRODUCE AND FOOD, BUT BUY IN LARGE, WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE DO.

WE GAVE UP ABOUT 1 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD LAST YEAR, WHICH HAS A VALUE OF $1800000000 MILLION.

FOR EVERY $1 WE GET, WE CAN BUY $4 WORTH OF FOOD, WHERE IF YOU GO TO THE STORE AND PURCHASE, THE MONEY DOESN'T GO AS FAR.

IT'S STILL WELCOMED, BUT WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DO THE FINANCIAL DONATIONS.

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

>> IN THE PAST, THE BEMIDJI FOOD SHELF HAS RAISED AN AVERAGE OF BETWEEN $100,000 AND $125,000 DURING THEIR MARCH FUNDRAISING.

THOSE WISHING TO MAKE A DONATION THIS YEAR CAN DO SO AT THE LINK ON THE SCREEN OR BY MAILING IN A CHECK TO THE FOOD SHELF.

>>> THE BATTLE IN THE NORTH SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING STRAIGHT OUT OF "GAME OF THRONES" BUT IN THIS TOURNAMENT.

PARTICIPANTS WILL TRADE THEIR DRAGONS AND SWORDS FOR A MOUSE AND KEYBOARD.

THE BATTLE IN THE NORTH WILL HOLD ITS SECOND ANNUAL E-SPORTS TOURNAMENT FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS MINNESOTA AT ALEXANDRIA TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON MARCH 22ND.

THIS YEAR THE TOURNAMENT WILL BE CENTERED AROUND THE GAME ROCKET LEAGUE AND THE TOP THREE TEAMS OF THE TOURNAMENT WILL SPLIT A $5,000 CASH PRIZE POOL AMONG OTHER PRIZES.

>> I THINK WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS EVENT IS THAT WE HAVE A GIANT GAMING ROOM WITH THE 96 COMPUTERS.

THEN WE ALSO HAVE A MAIN STAGE.

THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE DAY EVENT, THERE WILL BE TEAMS COMPETING ON THE MAIN STAGE.

THIS YEAR WE'RE HIRING PROFESSIONAL CASTERS TO COMCAST THE EVENT AND WE WILL BE STREAMING LIVE ON TWITCH AND YOUTUBE.

IT'S GOING TO BE COMPETITIVE AND INTENSE AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE SKILLS THAT MINNESOTA HAS TO OFFER.

>> Dennis: IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EVENT HEAD TO ALEXTECH.EDU/BATTLE.

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

>> Stacy: THE WEATHER LOOKS QUIET AND WARMER THROUGH TOMORROW, BUT WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE BIG WINTER STORM TO BE MOVING IN LATE THIS WEEK.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> Charlie: COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, KITCHEN SINK PRODUCTIONS INTRODUCES THEIR NEW SHOW, >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> KITCHEN SINK PRODUCTIONS, LOCATED IN PARK RAPIDS, WAS FOUNDED JUST OVER A YEAR AGO BY THREE FAMILY MEMBERS WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING MORE ARTISTIC OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE OFFSEASON.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE DETAILS ON THEIR LATEST PRODUCTION.

>> Reporter: KITCHEN SINK PRODUCTION'S NEW SHOW BY MINNESOTA PLAYWRIGHT IS A PLAY THAT EXPLORES RELATIONSHIPS AND THE IMPACTS OF OUR REACTIONS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

>> IT'S HOW IMPORTANT WORDS ARE.

I THINK WE SPEAK TO OTHER PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY FAMILY MEMBERS, WHAT THEY ACTUALLY MEAN AND HOW THEY AFFECT US THROUGHOUT OUR LIVES.

>> IT TELLS THE STORY FROM WHEN I AM A CHILD AND WHEN MY DAUGHTER ECHO WAS BORN ON UP, ALL THE WAY TO DOROTHEA.

>> IT JUMPS FROM WHEN I WAS LITTLE, TO WHEN I'M OLDER, AND SAME WITH ALL THE OTHER CHARACTERS.

>> IT'S ABOUT MULTIGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS, MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS, GENERATIONAL TRAUMA.

>> Reporter: WITH MARCH BEING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND MARCH 8th BEING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, IT SEEMED LIKE THE PERFECT TIME TO HOST AN ALL WOMEN PRODUCTION.

>> GETTING TO HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A WOMAN IN THE WORLD, THERE IS A POWER IN BEING ABLE TO SIT DOWN WITH WOMEN AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THINGS WE CAN ALL RELATE ON, THAT ARE UNIQUE TO OUR EXPERIENCE.

WHEN YOU HAVE A CAST OF ALL WOMEN, THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT AND WE HAVE SIMILAR LIFE EXPERIENCES BEING WOMEN, THAT IT'S SOMETHING IN THE REHEARSAL PROCESS, WE CAN TALK ABOUT WITHOUT FEELING JUDGMENT.

>> IT WAS AMAZING.

IT WAS A VERY SAFE SPACE TO BE IN AND I FELT MORE LIKE MYSELF THAN IN YEARS.

SO IT WAS REALLY REFRESHING.

>> Reporter: KITCHEN SINK PRODUCTIONS DOESN'T HAVE A STAGE OF THEIR OWN YET, SO THEY PARTNERED WITH THE DEPOT SUPPLY STORE TO MEET THE DEMAND.

>> WE MADE A STAGE IN A FURNITURE STORE SO WE WORKED WITH WHAT WE GOT AND IT WORKED OUT GREAT.

>> WE ARE VERY SUPPORTED BY OUR COMMUNITY, WE GET TO DO COOL AND UNIQUE THINGS.

>> Reporter: WHEN THE WORD SPREAD AROUND TOWN ABOUT AWE DICTIONS, AN OLD PERFORMER JUMPED AT THE OPPORTUNITY.

>> I AM A MOM AND I HAVE A FULL TIME JOB SO I DECIDED TO TRY IT OUT AND I'M NOT TURNING BACK.

>> Reporter: THE DIRECTOR SAYS THEIR NEXT PRODUCTION IS ANOTHER PIECE FROM LEE, THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE BUSINESS TO HONOR THE WRITER.

I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> BY POPULAR DEMAND, KITCHEN SINK PRODUCTIONS HAS EXTENDED THE SHOW RUN TO TWO WEEKENDS RATHER THAN JUST ONE.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY'S SHOWING WILL START AT 6:00 P.M. AND SUNDAY'S SHOW STARTS AT 2:00 P.M. WE WILL INCLUDE A LINK TO WHERE YOU CAN GET TICKETS ALONG WITH THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> STACY IS HERE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WEIRD STRETCH OF WEATHER COMING UP, AREN'T WE?

>> Stacy: WE ARE, TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING UP AND HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 60s ON FRIDAY, BUT WE WILL START TO SEE SOME RAIN SHOWERS MOVING IN, WE HAVE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM SET TO MOVE IN THAT STARTS AS RAIN AND CHANGES OVER TO SNOW.

YOU WILL BE SEEING SOME >> 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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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: WE DID HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW MOVING THROUGH PARTS OF THE AREA EARLY TODAY, AND ALSO OVERNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND EARLY TODAY.

IT HAS BEEN PRETTY QUIET, WE DID ENJOY SOME SUNSHINE, TEMPERATURES ARE STARTING TO WARM UP FOR MANY OF US, WE COULD SEE LIGHT SNOW IN FAR NORTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT, BUT WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW, AND WE WARM UP ON FRIDAY.

WE START TO SEE THE BEGINNINGS OF THAT NEXT WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM, WHICH SHOULD BE MOVING INTO THE AREA LATE THIS WEEK.

IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 37 AT THE AIRPORT.

WINDS ARE CALM AND THE DEW POINT IS AT 26.

IN BRAINERD, MOSTLY CLOUDY AND 46, A DEW POINT OF 22, PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE WEST AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, WE HAVE GENERALLY BEEN SEEING CLOUD COVER THROUGHOUT THE AREA THIS EVENING AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE CLOUD COVER OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, AND THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE WE COULD SEE A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT SNOW MOVING INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, SOME LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FAR NORTH EARLY TOMORROW, OTHERWISE EXPECT VARIABLE CLOUDS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES ACROSS MUMP OF -- MUCH OF THE AREA.

GORGEOUS SKIES THIS MORNING AND BREEZY FROM ARLENE IN MENAHGA, SAMROSE SENDING US THE PHOTO OF THE SUNSHINE, AND THERE IS A HUNGRY VISITOR IN THE YARD IN BEMIDJI TODAY, AND ANGELA WITH THE EVENING SKIES IN CASS LAKE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 28 AND BREEZY THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 49.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLOUDY SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 48.

TAKING A LOOK AT OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 52, SO OUR MILDER WEATHER IS BACK IN THE BRINERD LAKES AREA.

26 WAS THE LOW WITH SUNSET AT 20 MINUTES AFTER 7:00 THIS EVENING.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 48, SO WE'RE MORE THAN 10 DEGREES ABOVE THE AVERAGE, 24 FOR THE LOW, AND SUNRISE AT 7:36.

SO WE DO START OUT TOMORROW WITH A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE EARLY TOMORROW, AND THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE AND WE SEE THAT MOVING THROUGH AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

WE ARE EXPECTING VARIABLE CLOUDS TOMORROW AND EVEN WARMER TEMPERATURES, STILL COOLER ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER, BUT A LOT OF HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50s, CLOSE TO 60 DEGREES IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND THEN IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE SHOULD BE SEEING THE HIGHS FROM 60 TO 65.

SO HERE'S A LOOK AT THAT FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, LOWS NEAR 27, AND THEN TOMORROW, VARIABLE CLOUDS, WE STILL HAVE THE CHANCE OF SOME SNOW IN THE NORTH IN THE MORNING, AND THEN MAYBE A FEW SPRINKLES IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA IN THE AFTERNOON, HIGHS NEAR 56.

LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE WEEKEND FORECAST, TEMPS WARM ON FRIDAY, BUT WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND MAYBE EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL ALL START TO MIX AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY, POTENTIAL FOR SOME RAIN, FREEZING RAIN, SLEET, AND SNOW, BUT AGAIN BECOMING ALL SNOW.

32 IS THE HIGH ON SATURDAY, COLDER ON SUNDAY, BUT TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE BACK TO 40 BY MONDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: MIXED RESULTS AT THE GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT FOR THE LOCAL SQUADS.

>> Charlie: YES, CLASS 4A PRAY NERD PLAYING AND CLASS 2A CROSS BY IRON TON.

WE WILL SEE THE TEAMS PLAY >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS POWERED BY THE GIGAZONE.

>> HEALTH MINUTE IS SPONSORED IN PART BY EMPLOYEE-OWNED LUEKEN'S VILLAGE FOODS, FEATURING THE AREA'S LARGEST SELECTION OF SEAFOOD AND HIGHEST QUALITY MEATS.

MORE INFO AT LUEKENS.COM.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> CROSBY-IRONTON GIRLS' BASKETBALL SPENT MOST OF THEIR SEASON DOMINATING OPPONENTS FROM START TO FINISH.

THAT IS UNTIL THEIR SECTION SEMIFINAL AND CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES WHERE C.I.

STUMBLED EARLY AND FOUND THEMSELVES TRAILING IN THE SECOND HALF OF BOTH BEFORE PULLING AWAY TO SECURE VICTORIES BUT BY THEIR ADMISSION THAT RECIPE WON'T WORK AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

THE 2-SEED RANGERS BACK IN THE CLASS 2A QUARTERFINALS FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE SEASON.

THEY'RE AT MATURI PAVILLION TAKING ON 7-SEED BARNESVILLE WHO IS MAKING THEIR FIRST TRIP TO STATE SINCE 2007.

FIRST HALF THEY ARE TIED EARLY.

RANGERS GO ON A 9-0 RUN, SAMMY, ONE OF TWO OF THEM THERE IN THE PAINT.

A FEW MINUTES LATER, C.I.

CONTINUING THE RUN, TORY DRAWS BLOOD, AND THEN IN THE SECOND HALF, THREE OF HER 18 POINTS FROM WAY DOWNTOWN IN THE BLEACHERS.

THAT WAS PART OF A 16-0 RUN, GETTING AFTER IT EARLY AND OFTEN TODAY, IT WAS NEVER REALLY IN DOUBT, PAST THE HALFWAY POINT OF THE FIRST HALF.

THIS IS WHAT THE TEAM HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE WIN AFTER THE GAME.

>> YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO DO THE MOST, REBOUNDS.

IT'S ALSO WATCHING FILMS THREE TIMES AND I SAW THEIR GIRLS TURN THEIR HEAD EVERY TIME FOR A SLIGHT SECOND SO I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

>> WE WERE ABLE TO SCORE 86 ON THEM FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THEN WE HELD THEM TO 66, AND YOU DON'T JUST ADD TO THAT, YOU HAVE TO TAKE AWAY POINTS FROM OTHER GIRLS.

I THINK IT'S THE SAME, JUST LOCAING HER.

THEY STRUGGLE SOMETIMES DEFENSIVELY AGAINST US, SO WE'LL KEEP THAT GOING.

>> Charlie: HERE'S A LOOK AT WHO CROSBY-IRONTON WILL FACE.

THEY DON'T PLAY AGAIN UNTIL FRIDAY, BUT MINUTE -- THEY WON'T BE WITHOUT ONE OF THEIR BEST PLAYERS AT WILLIAMS ARENA ON FRIDAY.

>>> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 28-YEARS, BRAINERD GIRLS' BASKETBALL TOOK THE COURT AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

AFTER STRINGING TOGETHER A PAIR UPSET VICTORIES IN THE SECTION 8-4A PLAYOFFS, INCLUDING A WIN OVER 8TH RANKED ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE IN THE TITLE GAME, THE WARRIORS WERE READY TO SHOW THE REST OF THE STATE WHAT THEY COULD DO ON THE HARDWOOD.

5-SEED BRAINERD TAKING ON THE 4-SEED LAKEVILLE NORTH AT WILLIAMS ARENA IN THE CLASS 4A QUARTERFINALS.

WARRIORS CAME INTO THE GAME AVERAGING 71-POINTS PER GAME WHILE SHOOTING 43-PERCENT FROM THE FIELD AND 34-PERCENT FROM DOWNTOWN.

IT WAS A TOUGH SLEDDING IN THE FIRST HALF, TRAILING.

KYLIE BRINGING BRAINERD WITHIN 2.

THAT'S AS CLOSE AS THEY WOULD GET, WARRIORS DID NOT SCORE FOR THE FINAL 8 MINUTES OF THE FIRST HALF.

IT WAS 30-39 AT THE BREAK.

MAYA TRYING TO GIVE THE WARRIORS SOME LIFE.

AND 47-20 THE FINAL.

BRAINERD NORMALLY SHOOTS WELL ONLY SHOT 5 FOR 45 ON THE FIELD AND 0 FROM 12 TO 3 AND THAT'S WHAT LED TO THE TOUGH RESULT TODAY.

>> WE COULDN'T MAKE SHOTS.

IF YOU HAVE A 20 POINT GAME, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET MOMENTUM.

WE DIDN'T GET EXCITED BECAUSE NOTHING WAS GOING IN.

>> THAT GOT IN OUR HEADS A LITTLE BIT AND THAT'S WHAT LED TO THE OTHER SHOTS NOT FOLLOWING.

I THINK WE ALSO NEVER PLAYED A TEAM THAT BIG.

>> I THINK WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD TOWN THAT SUPPORTS US, AND IT WAS REALLY AWESOME SEEING OUR HUGE CROWD WHEN WE PLAYED STMA, AND THAT HELPED US COME HERE AND PLAY.

>> Charlie: THE WARRIORS WILL TAKE ON 8th SEED TOMORROW AT CONCORDIA SAINT PAUL.

>>> A COUPLE SCORES FOR YOU TONIGHT, ESKO BEATS PIERZ.

PEQUOT LAKES BEATS STAPLES MOTLEY.

ON THE BOYS SIDE, NEVIS BEATS BROWERVILLE.

>>> WELL, BSU MEN'S HOCKEY CAPTAIN JACKSON JUTTING WAS NAMED THE NSIC DEFENSIVE FORWARD OF THE YEAR.

THE FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR WAS THE BEAVERS GO TO CENTERMAN IN ANY SITUATION, FINISHING 7TH IN THE LEAGUE IN GAME WINNING GOALS WITH THREE, WHILE FINISHING SECOND IN POWER PLAY GOALS WITH SEVEN.

HE HAD 12-GOALS DURING THE REGULAR SEASON AND 18-TOTAL POINTS, ADDING 2-GOALS AND 4-TOTAL POINTS THIS PAST WEEKEND.

JUTTING ALSO DOMINATED ON THE DOT, RANKING 3RD IN ALL OF DIVISION ONE WITH 872 FACE-OFFS TAKEN AND BOASTING 510-WIN PERCENTAGE.

HE'S ALSO THE LONE SKATER IN THE CONFERENCE WITH OVER 400 FACE WINS OF WHICH HE HAS 445.

THEN ALSO OVER MONDAY AND TUESDAY, BROGAN WINS THE CLASSIC, CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM.

YEAH, GREAT FOR THEM.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> IT'S WORLD GLAUCOMA DAY, A TIME TO BRING AWARENESS TO A GROUP OF DISEASES THAT DAMAGE THE EYE'S OPTIC NERVE AND CAN RESULT IN VISION LOSS, EVEN BLINDNESS.

THE C.D.C.

SAYS ABOUT 3 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE GLAUCOMA BUT ABOUT HALF OF THEM HAVE NO IDEA THEY HAVE IT.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT GLAUCOMA.

>> Reporter: IT'S CALLED THE SNEAK PEEK OF SIGHT, IMPAIRING VISION AND CAUSING BLINDNESS IF UNTREATED.

>> GLAUCOMA IN ITS EARLY PHASES IS UNSYMPTOMATIC.

PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA THEY HAVE IT.

>> Reporter: THE DOCTOR SAYS THE FIRST THING TO KNOW ABOUT GLAUCOMA IS THAT EARLY DETECTION IS CRITICAL, A REGULAR EYE EXAM CAN HELP PREVENT DAMAGE AND LOSS OF VISION FROM THE CONDITION.

NEXT, WHILE ANYONE CAN GET GLAUCOMA, CERTAIN GROUPS HAVE A HIGHER RISK, INCLUDING EVERYONE OVER THE AGE OF 60, AFRICAN AMERICANS OVER AGE 40, PEOPLE WITH A FAMILY HISTORY OF GLAUCOMA, AND THOSE WHO HAVE DIABETES.

THIRD, THERE ARE SEVERAL FORMS OF GLAUCOMA, ANGLE CLOSURE AND OPEN ANGLE ARE THE MOST COMMON, BOTH TEND TO RUN IN FAMILIES.

FOURTH, THERE IS NO CURE FOR GLAUCOMA, BUT THERE ARE TREATMENTS THAT HELP REDUCE EYE PRESSURE AND PRESERVE VISION, INCLUDING EYE DROPS, ORAL MEDICINE, OR SURGERY.

>> THE EYE, JUST LIKE A BALLOON, HAS A PRESSURE AND IN THE EYE, IT'S WATER THAT MAKES THE PRESSURE.

WE CAN DO THINGS TO EITHER ALLOW MORE OF THAT WATER TO LEAVE THE EYE OR REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF WATER MADE IN THE EYE.

>> Reporter: FINALLY C.D.C.

SAYS MEDICARE COVERS AN ANNUAL GLAUCOMA TEST FOR THOSE AT HIGH RISK OF DEVELOPING IT.

>> AS PEOPLE ARE AGING, THEY GET ROUTINE EYE CARE.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>> Dennis: AND WE WILL GO BACK OVER TO STACY FOR A LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: THERE ARE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING, OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH LOWS NEAR 47.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, SOME OF THE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY COULD CONTINUE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA IN THE MORNING AND A FEW SPRINKLES IN THE NORTHEAST AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.

VARIABLE CLOUDS AND A HIGH NEAR 56.

>> Charlie: WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO TOMORROW, THE LAST OF THE GIRLS TEAM WILL BE STARTING THEIR TOURNAMENT RUN.

500 WIN PERCENTAGE FOR JACKSON, BUT YOU'RE NOT BAD ON THE FACE OFF EITHER.

>> Dennis: YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE RUMOR.

WE ARE OUT OF TIME, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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