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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 41-YEAR-OLD AITKIN MAN WAS ARRESTED TODAY AND IS ACCUSED OF THE SOLICITATION OF MINORS ON ELECTRONIC DEVICES AT HIS HOME.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE AITKIN POLICE DEPARTMENT, JASON GROEN WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AROUND 10:30 THIS MORNING AFTER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT HIS HOME SOUTH OF AITKIN.

THE INVESTIGATION BEGAN WITH A TIP FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY INDICATING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY OCCURRING AT THE HOME.

SEVERAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES WERE TAKEN AS EVIDENCE.

GROEN HAS BEEN BOOKED INTO THE AITKIN COUNTY JAIL PENDING FORMAL CHARGES.

>>> A 31-YEAR-OLD CASS LAKE MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED AFTER FLEEING FROM OFFICERS AND LEADING THEM ON A 10-MILE PURSUIT.

KYLE EVAN WHITE, WHO HAD AN ACTIVE FELONY WARRANT OUT FOR HIS ARREST, FLED FROM OFFICERS WHEN THEY CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP IN CASS LAKE.

WHITE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS ABLE TO DISABLE WHITES VEHICLE.

HE IS FACING FOUR FELONY CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE INCIDENT.

FOLLOWING THE ARREST, LAW ENFORCEMENT LOCATED A FIREARM, AMMUNITION AND APPROXIMATELY 84 GRAMS OF METHAMPHETAMINE.

>>> GOVERNOR TIM WALZ IS HEADED BACK OUT ON THE ROAD, THIS TIME FOR A TOUR OF HOUSE DISTRICTS REPRESENTED BY REPUBLICANS.

THE 2024 VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE GETS HIS TOUR GOING FRIDAY IN IOWA.

WALZ'S TEAM IS ALSO PLANNING STOPS IN NEBRASKA, WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA AND OHIO IN THE COMING WEEKS.

THE PLAN FOR A TOUR STARTED LAST WEEK WITH A SOCIAL MEDIA POST WHERE WALZ RESPONDED AFTER HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADERS ADVISED THEIR COLLEAGUES TO STOP HOLDING TOWN HALLS.

REPUBLICANS HAVE ACCUSED THOSE TOWN HALLS OF BEING PACKED WITH PAID ACTIVISTS.

WALZ HAS DOWNPLAYED THE SUGGESTION THAT THIS EFFORT WAS LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR A FUTURE NATIONAL RUN.

HE TELLS CNN HE DOES NOT NEED TO BE ON THE 2028 TICKET.

>>> TO CELEBRATE WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, THE BELTRAMI COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL BE HOSTING A SPECIAL WORKSHOP TO HIGHLIGHT WOMEN IN THE ENGINEERING FIELD THIS SATURDAY.

THE EVENT WILL HAVE THREE SPEAKERS, WOMEN WHO ARE CURRENTLY ENGINEERS IN THE BELTRAMI COUNTY AREA.

THEY WILL SPEAK ABOUT THEIR EDUCATION AND OTHER HARDSHIPS THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH DURING THEIR CAREERS AND HOW THEIR WORK HAS FLOURISHED IN A MALE-DOMINATED FIELD.

>> YOUNG WOMEN WHO ARE INTERESTED IN STEM WILL COME AND LISTEN AND LEARN AND ASK QUESTIONS, IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO LEARN FROM FOLKS WHO ARE ALREADY IN THE FIELD.

THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING FOLKS GET, THE INSPIRATION FROM THE WOMEN WHO ARE LEADING THE WAY IN THESE CAREERS.

>> ON TOP OF LEARNING ABOUT THE CURRENT STATE OF ENGINEERING, VISITORS WILL HEAR ABOUT WOMEN IN HISTORY AS WELL.

SUCH AS, BACK IN 1931, HOW A SINGLE WOMAN BECAME A BELTRAMI COUNTY SURVEYOR, A ROLE COMPLETELY DOMINATED BY MEN AT THE TIME.

>> WE GOT THIS EARLY HISTORY OF A WOMAN WHO WAS A TRAILBLAZER AND NOW WE HAVE THREE WOMEN WHO ARE IN INCREDIBLE, YOU KNOW, STEM ENGINEERING JOBS IN OUR COUNTY, RIGHT HERE IN THE AREA AND WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND CELEBRATE THAT.

>> THIS “WOMEN IN ENGINEERING” WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE BELTRAMI COUNTY HISTORY CENTER THIS SATURDAY AT 10:00 A.M.

ADMISSION IS FREE AND THIS IS ONLY THE FIRST OF MANY WOMEN-FOCUSED WORKSHOPS THAT WILL BE HELD OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.

>>> SOME BIG CHANGES ARE IN STORE FOR ANGLERS ON MILLE LACS LAKE THIS YEAR.

THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.

THIS WEEK ANNOUNCED THE DAILY AND POSSESSION LIMIT FOR YELLOW PERCH ON MILLE LACS LAKE WILL BE REDUCED FROM 20 TO 5.

THIS REGULATION RUNS FROM NOW UNTIL NOVEMBER 30TH.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, THE D.N.R.

IS IMPLEMENTING THIS ADJUSTMENT TO HELP MAINTAIN A GOOD PERCH POPULATION FOR THE FUTURE.

AS OF FEBRUARY 23RD, STATE LICENSED ANGLERS HAVE TAKEN MORE THAN 43,000 POUNDS OF PERCH, WELL ABOVE THE ANNUAL STATE PERCH ALLOTMENT SET BY THE D.N.R.

AND 8 OJIBWE TRIBES THAT RETAIN FISHING RIGHTS BY TREATY.

THAT ALLOTMENT WAS SET AT 36,500 POUNDS.

D.N.R.

OFFICIALS SAY SINCE 2012, THE ANNUAL PERCH HARVEST HAS NEVER BEEN ABOVE 7,000 POUNDS.

>>> MEANWHILE, ANGLERS THIS YEAR WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP MORE WALLEYES THAN LAST YEAR.

WHEN THE OPEN WATER SEASON OPENS.

THE NEW BAG LIMIT IS TWO WALLEYE DAILY.

THEY MUST BE 17 INCHES OR GREATER AND ONLY ONE CAN BE OVER 20 INCHES.

THE D.N.R.

SAYS FOLLOWING YEARS OF RESTRICTIVE REGULATIONS, THE MILLE LACS LAKE WALLEYE FISHERY APPEARS TO BE IN A HEALTHY STATE, A VIEWPOINT SHARED BY BOTH STATE AND TRIBAL FISHERIES BIOLOGISTS.

LAST YEAR ANGLERS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO KEEP ANY WALLEYE UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST WHEN THE REGULATION WAS CHANGED TO TWO WALLEYE WITH AN 18 TO 20 INCH SLOT LIMIT OR ONE LONGER THAN 28 INCHES.

>>> THE WHITE SNOW IS ALMOST ALL BUT GONE AND THAT MEANS THE SEASON OF GREEN IS DRAWING NEAR.

NOW I'M NOT EXACTLY TALKING ABOUT SPRINGTIME JUST YET BUT MONDAY IS SAINT PATRICK'S DAY AND THE CITY OF BEMIDJI HAS SEVERAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND TO CELEBRATE.

ON SATURDAY, BEMIDJI'S PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT HOLDS ITS ANNUAL SHAMROCK SHUFFLE 5K AND 10K RACES, BOTH START AT THE SANFORD CENTER AND YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY.

PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE OVERALL TOP FINISHERS.

>> AFTER THE RACE, THERE IS A BREAKFAST WE HOST, SO PEOPLE CAN WAIT FOR EVERYBODY TO GET BACK AND THEN WE DO AWARDS.

WE HAVE MEDALS, WE HAVE SHIRTS LEFTOVER FROM SEVERAL YEARS AGO, SO YOU CAN WEAR GREEN AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.

>> AND SAINT PATTY'S DAY IN BEMIDJI BRINGS THE SELF-PROCLAIMED WORLD'S SHORTEST SAINT PATRICK'S DAY PARADE.

IT RUNS IN DOWNTOWN BEMIDJI, FROM BRIGID'S PUB TO KEG N' CORK AND TAKES ONLY ABOUT 78 PACES TO COMPLETE.

>> WE DON'T TAKE IT TOO SERIOUSLY.

WE DO THE HOKEY POKEY, THE CHICKEN DANCE, AND THE HULA HOOP CONTEST.

IT'S JUST HAVING A GOOD TIME OUT FOR THE QUICK LITTLE HALF HOUR OUT THERE, IF THAT.

IT'S A GREAT COMMUNITY EVENT AND I'M HAPPY TO BE PART OF IT.

>> REGISTRATION FOR THE SHAMROCK SHUFFLE STARTS AT 9:00 A.M. ON SATURDAY AT THE SANFORD CENTER IN BEMIDJI WITH THE RACE KICKING OFF AT 10:00 A.M., WHILE THE SAINT PATRICK'S DAY PARADE BEGINS AT 5:00 P.M. MONDAY IN DOWNTOWN BEMIDJI AT BRIGID'S PUB.

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

>> Elissa: IT'S LOOKING LIKE A WINTER STORM MAY MAKE ITS WAY HERE OVER THE WEEKEND, I'LL HAVE MORE IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA FILED INTO CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE FOR THE CAREER EXPLORATION DAY LAST WEEK.

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>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> MAKE SURE TO LOOK UP AT THE SKY TONIGHT BECAUSE A TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE IS ON THE HORIZON.

MARYBEL GONZALEZ JOINS US LIVE FROM THE GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY IN LOS ANGELES TO TELL US WHAT MAKES THIS PHENOMENON SO UNIQUE AND WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE.

>> Reporter: IT'S NOT A BIRD, IT'S NOT A PLANE, IT'S A TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE, A RARE EVENT WHEN THE MOON PASSES WITHIN THE DARKEST PART OF THE EARTH'S SHADOW.

>> IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN BECAUSE THE MOON ORBITS ABOVE AND BELOW THE EARTH'S SHADOW BUT EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS, IT PUNCHES THROUGH THE SHADOW.

>> Reporter: THURSDAY NIGHT, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL BE ABLE TO WITNESS THIS MOON MARVEL BEGINNING JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, ACCORDING TO NASA.

>> IT'S VERY GRADUAL AND THE TOTALITY, THE MOST IMPRESSIVE PART WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL 11:26 P.M. PACIFIC TIME.

THE BIG THING WITH THE LUNAR ECLIPSE IS BECAUSE IT'S SLOW, I USUALLY FIND IT HELPFUL TO CHECK IT A COUPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.

>> Reporter: THE MOON WILL APPEAR TO CHANGE COLOR.

THIS NASA DATA VISUALIZATION PREDICTS THE MOON WILL LOOK LIKE THIS.

>> THE APPEARANCE OF A TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE IS DEPENDENT ON THE CONDITIONS IN THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.

YOU'RE GETTING THE LIGHT FROM ALL OF THE WORLD'S SUNRISES AND SUNSETS, BENDING BY THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE BY THE FACE OF THE MOON WHEN IT'S IN TOTALITY, SO IT HAS THIS BLOOD COLOR, INSTEAD OF BEING COMPLETELY BLACK.

>> Reporter: AND UNLIKE SOLAR ECLIPSES, WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THIS PHENOMENON WITH THE NAKED EYE, NO SPECIAL GLASSES NEEDED.

>> YOU CAN BRING OUT YOUR BINOCULARS AND LOOK AT THE RED MOON IF YOU LIKE.

>> Reporter: I'M MARYBEL GONZALEZ REPORTING.

>> Dennis: STACY IS OFF TONIGHT AND ELISSA IS IN.

TO SEE THAT, WE WILL NEED CLEAR SKIES.

IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN?

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>> THE WEATHER IS SPONSORED BY WIDSETH; ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS, LAND SURVEYORS SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.

>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> Elissa: HI EVERYONE, I'M ELISSA BENSON AND THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

TO START OFF TONIGHT, WE DO HAVE A WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN MINNESOTA, FROM TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS WE DO HAVE WINTER WEATHER MAKING ITS WAY HERE STARTING TOMORROW.

CURRENTLY ACROSS THE REGION, MID-50s AND HIGH 40s, PRETTY WARM OUT TODAY.

THOSE CONDITIONS ARE REFLECTED 49 DEGREES CURRENTLY IN BEMIDJI AND IN BRAINERD, 54 AND FAIR WITH A SOUTHEAST 7 MILES PER HOUR WIND.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR RADAR, CURRENTLY WE HAVE SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND FLURRIES, JUST MAKING THEIR WAY OUT OF THE AREA FOR THE EVENING.

WE WILL HAVE CLOUDY SKIES AS WE SEE HERE, SO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE LUNAR ECLIPSE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU TO OUR VIEWERS FOR THEIR PHOTOS, SONYA WITH THIS AWESOME PICTURE HERE, ARLENE IN MENAHGA WITH THE SKY, AND ANGELA IN CASS LAKE WITH THE CLOUDS WE SAW.

MOVING ALONG HERE, ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, HIGH OF 59 TODAY WITH SUN AND CLOUDS.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA, SIMILAR CONDITIONS, 30 DEGREES THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, HIGH OF 55.

ANGELA IN CASS LAKE, 39 DEGREE WINDCHILL TODAY.

LOOKING AT BRAINERD, HIGH OF 60, LOW OF 27, PRETTY WARM WITH A 7:00 P.M. SUNSET.

BEMIDJI, SIMILAR CONDITIONS BUT A LITTLE COOLER, 55 DEGREE HIGH, 23 DEGREE LOW.

LOOKING AT OUR FORECAST HERE, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES STARTING TOMORROW MORNING, BUT AS WE MOVE ALONG HERE, WE WILL SEE THOSE STORMS START TO COME IN, STARTING TOMORROW NIGHT, WE HAVE RAIN STARTING AND THEN MIX PRECIPITATION AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE EVENING, INTO SATURDAY, WE'RE GOING TO SEE MIXES, RAIN, THUNDERSTORMS, SLEET, SNOW, MAYBE ALL FOUR SEASONS THIS WEEKEND AS IT WORKS ITS WAY OUT.

SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY, WE WILL SEE CLEAR SKIES YET AGAIN.

PRETTY QUICK MOVING STORM TOMORROW, WE SEE THE CHANCE OF RAIN BEGINNING ACROSS THE REGION, MAINLY IN THE WESTERN SIDE, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE WARM OUT.

MID-60s ACROSS THE AREA.

TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY, BREEZY, AND WARM, LOW OF 43.

TOMORROW, WARM, PARTLY SUNNY SKIES, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO START SEEING THUNDERSTORMS AND CHANCES OF RAIN AND SNOW STARTING TOMORROW NIGHT, HIGH OF 65.

YOUR WEEKEND FORECAST, FRIDAY, PARTLY SUNNY, 65 DEGREES, SATURDAY, WINTERY MIX AND WIND.

WE COULD SEE UP TO 60 MILES PER HOUR GUSTS ON SATURDAY, ESPECIALLY IN THE WESTERN VIEWING AREA.

THERE WILL BE MORE CHANCES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AND SLEET ACCUMULATION, SO BE CAREFUL OUT THERE THIS WEEK, SUNDAY REALLY COOL, BUT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, THAT TREND CONTINUES INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY, WHERE IT WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER AND ANOTHER SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW ON TUESDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: AN INTERESTING COUPLE DAYS, 65 ON ONE DAY AND A WINTER STORM THE NEXT DAY.

>> Charlie: I WAS HOPING WE COULD GET OUT OF THE SPRING WITHOUT SNOW.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SPORTS COMING UP NEXT.

WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE ACTION DOWN AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

CLASS A STARTED THEIR STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT TODAY.

WE HAD WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY DOWN THERE AND WE GET THE HIGHLIGHTS AND HEAR FROM THE TEAM AFTER THE GAME.

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>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> ONE YEAR REMOVED FROM MAKING HISTORY WITH THEIR FIRST TRIP TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT IN WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY GIRLS' BASKETBALL IS BACK FOR MORE.

LAST SEASON, THE WOLVES FELL IN THE QUARTERFINALS TO MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL, SO THIS SEASON THEY'RE HOPING TO MAKE A LITTLE MORE HISTORY BY GETTING THEIR FIRST WIN BUT TO DO SO THEY WOULD NEED TO PULL OFF A BIG UPSET TODAY AT MATURI PAVILLION.

WHA COMING IN AS THE 8TH SEED TAKING ON REIGNING CHAMP AND TOP SEED GOODHUE IN THE CLASS A QUARTERFINAL.

THE WILDCATS PLAYED LIKE IT FROM THE GET GO.

SHE HAD 22 POINTS AS THEY JUMPED OUT TO A 27-10 LEAD.

FINAL MINUTE, THE WOLVES ARE TRYING TO STAY, BUT NOTHING BUT NYLON.

SHE FINISHED WITH 16, AND SECOND HALF, THEY WERE ABLE TO GET DOWN THE LANE.

SHE HAD 6 POINTS ON THE DAY, BUT WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY JUST NOT ENOUGH FIRE POWER AS THEY FALL 76-42 TO GOODHUE.

THEY AVERAGED 71 POINTS A GAME AND COULDN'T FIND THEIR RHYTHM OFFENSIVELY.

>> THEY'RE A GOOD TEAM.

WE BATTLED, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T HIT ALL THE SHOTS WE HOPED WE COULD HIT.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO LOOK FORWARD TO TOMORROW.

I THINK IT'S TOUGH COMING IN BUT I THINK WE DID AN OKAY JOB TRYING TO BATTLE.

WE ALWAYS THINK ABOUT MAKING IT TO THE FINALS, SO IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY HERE.

>> Charlie: THEY STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO IMPROVE ON LAST YEAR'S FINISH AS THE CONSTELLATION RUNNER UP THEY HAVE CROMWELL WRIGHT.

>>> AND BRAINERD WON THEIR MATCH SO THEY WILL BE PLAYING IN THE CONSOLATION TOMORROW FOR CLASS 4A.

>>> IN BOYS HOOPS, DEER RIVER TAKING ON MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL.

DEER RIVER LEADS BY 16, BUT COOPER CUTS INTO THE LEAD WITH A TRIPLE, MAKING IT 41-31.

THEN THEY ARE ABLE TO GET A FLOATER DOWN LOW, AND ON THE GIVE AND GO, MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL CUTS THE LEAD, BUT THEN DEER RIVER IS TRYING TO PUT THE GAME AWAY.

WARRIORS AHEAD, THEY GO ON TO WIN 73-61 OVER MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL, AND THEY WILL PLAY FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIPS ON SATURDAY AGAINST THE REIGNING STATE CHAMPS.

A COUPLE MORE SCORES FOR YOU.

BEMIDJI STATE GETS A SWEEP, INCLUDING A WIN OVER NUMBER 10 INDIANAPOLIS.

A BIG WIN FOR THEM.

ON THE BASEBALL SIDE OF THINGS, BEMIDJI STATE LOSES THE FIRST TWO GAMES OF THAT SERIES AT WAYNE STATE.

THE NEW YORK RANGERS BEAT THE MINNESOTA WILD IN OVERTIME.

>>> WELL, AFTER A DECISIVE 80-54 WIN LAST NIGHT OVER BROWERVILLE.

NEVIS BOYS' BASKETBALL WE BILL BE PLAYING FOR THEIR 5TH CONSECUTIVE SECTION 5A CHAMPIONSHIP AND 7TH OVERALL.

THE 5TH RANKED TIGERS WILL NOW FACE UPSALA FOR THE RIGHT TO HEAD BACK TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

BOTH TEAMS ENTER THE TITLE BOUT AS A ONE SEED FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE SUB-SECTION AND BOTH ARE SPORTING 20-PLUS WIN SEASONS BUT THE 4-TIME REIGNING CHAMPS BELIEVE THEIR EXPERIENCE IS WHAT WILL CARRY THEM WHEN THEY TIP-OFF TOMORROW NIGHT.

>> YEAH, THERE IS A LITTLE ADDED PRESSURE, TRYING TO MAKE IT TO STATE FOR THE FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW.

IT'S JUST THE EXPERIENCE, WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE SO WE KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

I THINK IT WILL HELP US, ALL THE COMMUNITY AND BASICALLY ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE PAST THAT WERE TEAMMATES WITH US, THEY'RE ROOTING FOR US AND IT'S GREAT TO SPRING THE COMMUNITY AND THEM ALONG WITH US.

>> IT'S OUR GOAL TO MAKE IT BACK TO STATE SO THAT'S WHAT WE STRIVE FOR EVERY YEAR.

OUR MAIN GOAL IS DEFENSE.

I MEAN THE OTHER TEAM DOESN'T SCORE TOO MUCH, THEN WE USUALLY CAN GET AROUND 50-PLUS POINTS, NO PROBLEM.

SO IF WE JUST LOCKED DOWN ON DEFENSE, IT SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM.

>> Charlie: STRIVE FOR FIVE, THAT'S WHAT I'M CALLING IT.

THEY WILL BE PLAYING TOMORROW AT THE CAMPUS OF SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY.

WE WILL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT.

IT'S A LATE GAME, 7:45, BUT WE LIKE TO SHOW YOU WHO WINS THAT ONE AND NEVIS, LIKE I SAID, TRYING TO GO BACK TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

THEY WON LAST YEAR, AND THEY LOST IN THE SEMI-FINALS, SO THEY'RE LOOKING TO EXTEND THINGS TOMORROW.

>> Dennis: SURE, AND BSU MEN'S HOCKEY IS TOMORROW NIGHT?

>> Charlie: NO, THAT'S SATURDAY NIGHT.

WE'LL HAVE A PREVIEW TOMORROW NIGHT FOR BSU MEN'S HOCKEY, A BIG GAME AGAINST MINNESOTA STATE.

THE LAST TIME THEY PLAY IN THE MASON STATE PLAYOFFS, THEY HAD THE WEIRD GOAL THAT GOT CALLED OFF.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> NEARLY 2,000 STUDENTS FROM HIGH SCHOOLS ALL ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA FILED INTO CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE IN BRAINERD FOR THE 18TH ANNUAL CAREER EXPLORATION DAY LAST WEEK ARRANGED THROUGH C.L.C.

AND THE BRAINERD LAKES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE IN THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE.

>> Reporter: FROM AS FAR OUT AS HENNING TO AS NEAR AS BRAINERD, THEY PROVIDED THEIR STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT CAREER PATHWAYS ARE POSSIBLE.

>> THIS IS OUR FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR.

STUDENTS ARE ASKED OFTEN WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO.

THAT IS A REALLY HARD QUESTION TO ANSWER AND THEY GET TO SEE THINGS AND PUT THEIR HANDS ON THINGS, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US.

IT IS A COMMITMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND IT'S VERY FUN.

>> Reporter: WITH MORE THAN 150 BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES IN ATTENDANCE, MORE THAN 100 VOLUNTEERS HELPING OUT, STUDENTS HAD PLENTY TO SINK THEIR TEETH INTO.

>> EVERY BUSINESS, EVERY INDUSTRY IN OUR AREA IS LOOKING FOR TALENTED WORKFORCE.

WITH EVERY BUSINESS, YOU EITHER REACH OUT AND TRY TO RECRUIT NEW CUSTOMERS OR YOU KEEP THE ONES YOU HAVE, AND THAT'S WHAT THIS EVENT IS ABOUT.

THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT CAREER PATHS AND OPPORTUNITIES HERE IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA SO THEY NEED TO REACH OUT AND EXPLORE THESE BUSINESSES.

>> Reporter: EVERY CAREER STATION OFFERS INFORMATION AND GIVING THEM A CHANCE TO GET A HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE.

>> FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, THE IDEA WAS TO EXCITE YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT SOME OF THESE CAREERS, WHICH DOESN'T REALLY HAPPEN IF YOU ARE JUST PROVIDING INFORMATION.

THE IDEA IS TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO EXPERIENCE CAREERS, SO WHEN THEY HAVE THOSE DECISIONS TO MAKE, THERE IS A TANGIBLE EXPERIENCE THAT CAN HELP THEM MAKE THEIR DECISION.

>> Reporter: FOR STUDENTS, WHETHER YOU ARE COMMITTED TO A POTENTIAL CAREER PATH OR WANT TO KNOW WHAT ROUTES YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED IN, IT IS DESIGNED TO SHOW KIDS WHAT'S POSSIBLE AND SHOW THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

>> I WOULD SAY TO BOTH OF THOSE STUDENTS IT'S OKAY.

I HEARD STUDENTS SAY I CAN WELD.

WE WANT THEM TO COME AWAY WITH THE HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.

>> KEEP AN OPEN MIND AND EXPLORE WHILE YOU'RE HERE.

IF THEY DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, IF THEY KNOW WHAT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO, THAT'S STILL NARROWING IT DOWN AND IS SUPER VALUABLE.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO SOURCEWELL AS WELL FOR HELPING PUT THE 18TH ANNUAL CAREER EXPLORATION DAY TOGETHER.

>>> TIME FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.

>> Elissa: WE HAVE THE WINTERY MIX MOVING IN TOMORROW NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL FOUR SEASONS, RAIN, SNOW, SLEET, AND SUNNY SKIES ON SUNDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Charlie: I KNOW TOMORROW THE STATE TOURNAMENT FOR GIRLS CONTINUES TOMORROW, 7-2A, WE WILL LOOK AT CROSBY-IRONTON, THEY PLAYED EARLIER THIS SEASON BUT WITHOUT MAC, WHICH IS ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS, SHE HAS OVER 4,000 POINTS, SECOND PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF THE STATE TO GET TO 4,000 POINTS.

SO A LOT OF 4,000 POINT SCORERS IN THE CLASS 2A.

>> Dennis: YEAH, THAT WILL DO IT FOR US EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

[♪♪♪] >> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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