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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.

>>> THE BAXTER CITY COUNCIL VOTED LAST NIGHT ON A PROPOSED HIGHWAY 371 OVERPASS DESIGN.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE $60 MILLION HIGHWAY 371 OVERPASS PROJECT DESIGN HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW AND LAST NIGHT, THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MAD AN OPTION TO TAKE THREE DIFFERENT STANCES, ONE DENYING THE DESIGN.

>> WE'RE REMOVING ACCESS POINTS IN OUR CITY AND I DON'T WANT TO REPEAT THIS FOR EVERY INTERSECTION THAT WE LOOK AT AND IMPROVE.

IT REQUIRES A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A HOLISTIC APPROACH, REVIEWING THE ACCESS POINTS, AND WHAT IS A BIGGER PICTURE IS GOING TO BE.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER IS SUPPORTING THE DESIGN.

>> THERE IS A LOT OF ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE, NONE OF WHICH OFFER AN ABILITY TO SAFELY GET DOWN TO EXCELIER ROAD.

I VIEW THIS AS THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE WAY AND THE BEST WAY WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE SOME LEVEL OF CONTROL OVER.

>> Reporter: AND THEN THERE WAS A ROUTE DENYING THE ROUTE DESIGN, PRESENTING POTENTIAL CHANGES FOR MnDOT TO CONSIDER.

OLSON PRESENTED A LIST OF CONDITIONS.

>> I THINK SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN.

MAYBE WE'RE NOT IN TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE WAY IT'S LAID OUT RIGHT NOW, BUT I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF THIS WEEKEND.

IF WE WENT WITH NUMBER THREE, NO BUT WITH CONDITIONS, SOME POSSIBLE CONDITIONS, IF MnDOT CAN ADDRESS THEM AND AGREE TO THEM.

>> Reporter: IN A 3-2 VOTE, THE BAXTER CITY COUNCIL GAVE THEIR DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO GIVE MnDOT MUNICIPAL CONSENT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE HIGHWAY 371 OVERPASS DESIGN.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO GO WITH NUMBER 3, NO WITH THESE AMENDMENTS.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

>> Reporter: WITH THE 3-2 VOTE, THEY REJECTED THE PROPOSED 371 OVERPASS PROJECT DESIGN AND SUBMITTED A LIST OF CONDITIONS FOR THE ORGANIZATION TO MEET IN AN UPDATED VERSION.

REPORTING IN BAXTER, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> MN-DOT HAS 30 DAYS TO APPROVE OR DENY THE BAXTER CITY COUNCIL'S CONDITIONS FOR THE OVERPASS DESIGN.

>>> A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT ON WEDNESDAY SUSPENDED A DECISION THAT PROHIBITED FEDERAL OFFICERS FROM USING TEAR GAS OR PEPPER SPRAY AGAINST PEACEFUL PROTESTERS IN MINNESOTA.

THE 8TH U.S.

CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FROZE A JUDGE'S RULING THAT BARS RETALIATION AGAINST THE PUBLIC IN MINNESOTA, INCLUDING DETAINING PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW AGENTS IN CARS, WHILE THE GOVERNMENT PURSUES AN APPEAL.

OPERATION METRO SURGE, AN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATION IN MINNESOTA'S TWIN CITIES, HAS BEEN UNDERWAY FOR WEEKS.

ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI PRAISED THE APPEALS COURT ON X, SAYING THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WILL PROTECT FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS FROM CRIMINALS IN THE STREETS AND ACTIVIST JUDGES IN THE COURTROOM.

>>> LEECH LAKE TRIBAL CHAIRMAN, FARON JACKSON SENIOR, SPENT SOME TIME IN THE TWIN CITIES LAST WEEK, AS FEDERAL OFFICERS WERE CARRYING OUT THEIR IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN IN AND AROUND THE AREA.

OUR REPORTER, MATTHEW FREEMAN, SPOKE WITH CHAIRMAN JACKSON TO GET HIS THOUGHTS AND CONCERNS, AS REPORTS OF IMMIGRATION OFFICERS APPEAR TO BE MOVING FARTHER NORTH INTO THE STATE.

>> Reporter: IT WAS VERY NERVE-RACKING TO SAY THE LEAST.

JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER RENEE GOOD WAS SHOT BY AN ICE OFFICER, THE TRIBAL CHAIRMAN WAS ON THE STREETS OF MINNEAPOLIS PROTESTING THE DEPLOYMENT OF ICE OFFICERS TO THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

>> PEOPLE WERE TALKING ON BULL HORNS AND JUST CALLING AND ASKING ICE TO LEAVE.

>> Reporter: JEREMY JACKSON BELIEVES THE WAY THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ADMINISTRATION IS HAND MG THE CRACK DOWN IS FLAWED.

>> SOME OF THE ICE AGENTS, I FEEL ARE ORDERED TO ENFORCE ILLEGAL ACTS IN A SENSE.

IT IS CREATING HAVOC AND TERROR AND A LADY WAS KILLED.

THERE ARE SO MANY VARIABLES THAT MAKE IT A REALLY SCARY TIME RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: CHAIRMAN JACKSON BROUGHT HIS CONCERNS TO THE CASS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SINCE BOTH SIGNED AN M.O.U.

IN 2014.

THEY ARE ONE OF EIGHT COUNTIES THAT SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH I.C.E.

>> IT'S NOT THAT I'M AGAINST CHECKING IMMIGRATION STATUS BUT THE SYSTEM THEY ARE USING RIGHT NOW, I BELIEVE IT'S A FLAWED SYSTEM.

I THINK WE NEED A CIVIL AND HUMANE WAY TO DO IMMIGRATION CHECKS.

>> Reporter: CHAIRMAN JACKSON ATTENDED PROTESTS AND WAS AT THE TWIN LAKES INDIAN COUNCIL MEETING, ISSUES TRIBAL I.D.s.

CLOSE TO 100 BAND MEMBERS HAVE BEEN DETAINED AND RELEASED BY ICE SO FAR.

>> THREE OR FOUR HOURS LATER THEY ARE RELEASED.

SOME OF THESE ICE AGENTS DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT A TRIBAL I.D.

REPRESENTS.

SOME OF THEM ARE YOUNG OFFICERS AND THEY MIGHT NOT KNOW, SO I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT TO SAY THESE ARE FEDERAL I.D.s.

>> Reporter: REPORTS OF ICE AGENTS ARE MOVING NORTH, THEY ARE HOPING THAT THE FEDERAL AAGENTS WILL WORK WITH THE LOCAL DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF RESIDENTS IN THE AREA.

>> I HOPE THEY WILL SIT DOWN AND HAVE A CONSULTATION WITH US.

LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE THE UNIQUE GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT CRITERIA THAT MAKES IT MANDATORY THAT WE TALK IN A GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE.

>> Reporter: TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BEING ISSUED A TRIBAL I.D., YOU CAN CALL THE LEECH LAKE TRIBAL COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION.

REPORTING IN CASS LAKE, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> IN A TRIBAL SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, CHAIRMAN JACKSON SAID THAT IF YOU ARE QUESTIONED, DETAINED, OR ARRESTED BY ICE AGENTS.

PLEASE DO NOT RUN, DO NOT PANIC, AND THAT SHOWING A MINNESOTA DRIVER'S LICENSE AND/OR LEECH LAKE TRIBAL I.D.

WILL IDENTIFY WHO YOU ARE.

>>> VICE PRESIDENT J.D.

VANCE WILL MEET WITH ICE AGENTS AND DEFEND THEIR IMMIGRATION.

VANCE'S VISIT COMES DAYS AFTER THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUBPOENAED SEVERAL MINNESOTA OFFICIALS AS PART OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHETHER STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS HAVE OBSTRUCTED FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS.

TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN MINNEAPOLIS FOLLOWING THE FATAL SHOOTING OF RENEE GOOD EARLIER THIS MONTH BY AN ICE AGENT.

VANCE HAS REPEATEDLY DEFENDED THE ICE AGENT.

>>> CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS HAVE MOVED CLOSER TO LIFTING A 20 YEAR BAN ON MINING NEAR THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS, A PREMIER DESTINATION FOR OUTDOORS LOVERS IN REMOTE NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION BARRED MINING ON ABOUT 225,500 ACRES IN THE SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST IN 2023 TO PROTECT THE CANOE AREA FROM POLLUTION.

U.S.

REPRESENTATIVE PETE STAUBER OF MINNESOTA INTRODUCED A RESOLUTION THIS MONTH TO REPEAL THE MORATORIUM.

THE HOUSE APPROVED IT ON A VOICE VOTE WEDNESDAY.

IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER OR WHEN THE SENATE MAY TAKE IT UP.

A SUBSIDIARY OF A CHILEAN MINING COMPANY IS EXPLORING OPENING A COPPER MINE IN THE NATIONAL FOREST.

CONSERVATIONISTS SAY THAT COULD DAMAGE THE FRAGILE WATERSHED.

INGRID LYONS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SAVE THE BOUNDARY WATERS SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT “THOSE WHO VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION VOTED TO SELL OUT AMERICAN PUBLIC LANDS TO FOREIGN INTERESTS, AND THAT THE BILL SACRIFICES AMERICA'S MOST VISITED WILDERNESS FOR THE BENEFIT OF A CHILEAN COMPANY THAT SENDS ITS CONCENTRATES TO CHINA."

STAUBER RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING THAT REVERSING BIDEN'S MINING BAN WILL PROTECT NORTHERN MINNESOTA JOBS, STRENGTHEN NATIONAL SECURITY THROUGH DOMESTIC PRODUCTION, AND PREVENT FUTURE OVERREACHES FROM HAPPENING AGAIN STAUBER SAYS IT REMOVES THE BAN, ALLOWING PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS TO PROCEED THROUGH "THE WORLD'S STRICTEST STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATORY AND PERMITTING PROCESSES."

THE RESOLUTION DOES NOT APPROVE ANY SPECIFIC PROJECTS.

>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE HAS DEVELOPED A FRAMEWORK WITH NATO ABOUT HIS AMBITIONS FOR GREENLAND.

IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA POST, TRUMP DID NOT SAY WHAT THE FRAMEWORK INCLUDES, BUT HE SAYS HE WILL NOT IMPOSE ADDITIONAL TARIFFS ON EUROPEAN NATIONS THAT OPPOSED HIS PLANS FOR THE DANISH TERRITORY.

FOR WEEKS, TRUMP HAS SPOKEN NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT HIS PLANS TO ACQUIRE GREENLAND, SOMETHING EUROPEAN LEADERS CAME OUT STRONGLY AGAINST.

SPEAKING AT THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN SWITZERLAND EARLIER ON WEDNESDAY, TRUMP PROMISED A PEACEFUL SOLUTION TO HIS GREENLAND PLANS AND SAID HE HAS RULED OUT TAKING “GREENLAND BY FORCE TRUMP CLAIMED ONLY THE U.S.

CAN SECURE GREENLAND, AND DOING SO IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF NATO ALLIES IN EUROPE.

>> IT'S A DEAL THAT PEOPLE JUMPED AT, REALLY FANTASTIC FOR THE U.S.A.

IT GETS EVERYTHING WE WANTED, INCLUDING REAL NATIONAL SECURITY.

IT'S THE ULTIMATE LONG-TERM DEAL.

I THINK IT PUTS EVERYBODY IN A REALLY GOOD POSITION, ESPECIALLY AS IT PERTAINS TO SECURITY, MINERALS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

>> A SOURCE TELLS CNN THAT THE PROSPECTIVE DEAL INCLUDES RENEGOTIATING OVER THE U.S.

MILITARY'S PRESENCE IN GREENLAND.

>>> FORMER NFL SIDELINE REPORTER MICHELE TAFOYA HAS LAUNCHED HER CAMPAIGN FOR THE U.S.

SENATE.

SHE HOPES TO WIN THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR THE MINNESOTA SEAT BEING VACATED BY RETIRING DEMOCRATIC SEN.

TINA SMITH.

TAFOYA ANNOUNCED HER CANDIDACY WEDNESDAY IN A VIDEO POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

SHE EMPHASIZED HER KNOWLEDGE OF LEADERSHIP FROM HER YEARS COVERING FOOTBALL.

SHE ALSO ALLUDED TO THE TURMOIL OVER THE ONGOING IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN IN MINNESOTA, MAKING CLEAR THAT SHE STANDS WITH FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

TAFOYA IS HOPING TO BREAK A LONG LOSING STREAK FOR REPUBLICANS AT THE TOP OF MINNESOTA'S BALLOT.

NO G.O.P.

CANDIDATE WAS WON STATEWIDE OFFICE IN MINNESOTA SINCE 2006.

>> SANFORD HEALTH HAS INSTALLED NALOXONE OR NARCAN, BOXES AT THEIR BEMIDJI AND BAGLEY EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK SPOKE TO SANFORD PROFESSIONALS ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THE LIFE-SAVING OVERDOSE PREVENTION TOOLS CAN BE FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND OTHER HARM REDUCTION PRACTICES IN THE BEMIDJI AREA.

>> Reporter: THE BEMIDJI AND BAGLEY SANFORD EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS ARE NOW HOME TO NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION BOXES TO WORK TOWARDS SAVING LIVES AFTER AN OPIOID OVERDOSE.

>> NARCAN GRABS ON TO THAT RECEPTOR STRONGER THAN ALL THOSE OPIOIDS, WILL KICK THEM OFF AND ALLOW THE PATIENT TO START BREATHING AGAIN.

WE HAVE SEEN A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF TIMES THEY CALL THE AMBULANCE AND DECREASES IN OVERDOSES BECAUSE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO NARCAN.

>> Reporter: THEY CAN TAKE AS MANY BOXES AS THEY FEEL NECESSARY.

INSIDE EACH OF THE BOXES IS TWO DOSES.

>> SO NO QUESTIONS ASKED, WE TOLD THE STAFF THE SAME THING.

IF SOMEONE TAKES FIVE BOXES, TAKE FIVE BOXES.

WE WANT EASY ACCESSIBILITY FOR ANYONE TO TAKE AND USE, WHETHER THAT IS PART OF THEIR MEDICAL TREATMENT AS A PRECAUTIONARY OR SOMEONE STRUGGLING WITH AN OPIOID USE DISORDER.

>> Reporter: THESE HARM REDUCTION RESOURCES ARE IMPORTANT IN RURAL AREAS AS IN HEAVILY POPULATED CITIES.

>> CLEAR WATER, BELTRAMI, MAHNOMEN COUNTIES ARE VERY HIGH WHEN YOU LOOK NATIONALLY AT COUNTIES IN THE TOP 3% TO 5% OF COUNTIES IN TERMS OF THE RATE OF NON-FATAL OVERDOSES PER POPULATION.

>> Reporter: ON TOP OF SAVING LIVES AFTER AN OVERDOSE, SANFORD SUBSTANCE USE AND RECOVERY PROGRAM HOPES THE DISTRIBUTION OF NARCAN WILL HELP THOSE STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION WORK TOWARDS THEIR WHOLE RECOVERY JOURNEY.

>> NARCAN IS REALLY THE FIRST STEP.

WE WANT TO KEEP PEOPLE ALIVE LONG ENOUGH TO REALLY TRY TO SEE THEM INTO SOME FORM OF RECOVERY.

THE BIGGEST PIECE FOR US IS WANTING TO SEE THEM HAVE THE NEXT STEPS.

WHAT WE SEE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST REALLY RE-JOINING LIFE AND LIVING LIFE TO ITS FULLEST, JUST BY TAKING ONE STEP.

THAT'S OUR HOPE, WITH THE NARCAN AND WITH MAKING IT VERY, VERY AVAILABLE, IS THAT PEOPLE WILL STAY ALIVE LONG ENOUGH TO GET TO THAT POINT TO SAY YOU KNOW WHAT?

I WANT TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP, WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE FOR THEM.

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

>> Dennis: HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY NARCAN IS NON-ADDICTIVE AND SAFE FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, AND HAS NO EFFECT IF THERE ARE NO OPIOIDS PRESENT IN A PERSON'S SYSTEM.

THE BOXES LOCATED AT SANFORD ARE OPEN TO ANYONE, EVEN IF THEY MAY NOT KNOW SOMEONE STRUGGLING WITH AN ADDICTION, AND THE DRUG TAKES NO MEDICAL TRAINING TO ADMINISTER.

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

>> Stacy: ARCTIC AIR WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO THE STATE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND IT WILL STAY WITH US INTO THE WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE BRAINERD FIRE DEPARTMENT SHARED TIPS ON STAYING SAFE AND WAR [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

[♪♪♪] >>> TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP WELL BELOWZERO FOR MUCH OF THE WEEKEND, AND OFFICIALS WITH THE BRAINERD FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE SHARING TIPS ON STAYING WARM, AND SAFE THROUGH THE FRIDGID TEMPERATURES.

THE TIPS INCLUDE CARRYING ADDITIONAL WARM MATERIALS IN YOUR CAR, HAVING A FULL GAS TANK, AND ENSURING THAT YOU ARE DRESSED PROPERLY FOR THE HARSH WEATHER.

BRAINERD FIRE CHIEF TIM HOLMES SAYS THAT DURING TIMES OF INTENSE COLD, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SEES MANY CALLS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT EVEN STEPPED OUT THEIR FRONT DOOR.

>> IF YOU HAVE HEAT SOURCES, MAKE SURE YOU'RE ONLY PLUGGING ONE SINGLE THING INTO THE WALL, NOT A POWER STRIP.

SO, NOT OVERLOADING YOUR ELECTRICAL RESOURCES LIKE THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT IF YOU ARE USING ADDITIONAL HEAT, SPACE HEATERS, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PROPER CLEARANCE AROUND IT SO SOMETHING IS NOT TOUCHING IT THAT SETS ON FIRE.

>> Dennis: TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP AS LOW AS INTO THE -20s ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT, HERE'S WEATHERCASTER STACY CHRISTENSON.

>> Stacy: RIGHT, AND IT'S NOT JUST THE TEMPERATURES THAT WILL BE COLD.

WE WILL BE SEEING SOME WINDS OUT THERE SO WE WILL HAVE SOME VERY DANGEROUSLY COLD WINDCHILLS IN THE AREA.

IT'S ALREADY STARTING TONIGHT.

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

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE ARE ALREADY SEEING TEMPERATURES FALLING AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND THROUGH TOMORROW AS THE ARCTIC AIR MOVES IN.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES AND SOME WATCHES OUT THERE AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE IN A FEW SECONDS.

IT'S -4 AT THE AIRPORT, WEST WINDS AT 9 MILES PER HOUR, AND A WINDCHILL OF -21.

IN BRAINERD, THE DEW POINT IS -9, NORTHWEST WINDS, GUSTING TO 23 MILES PER HOUR, AND THE WINDCHILL IS -14.

NOW WE HAVE A NUMBER OF WATCHES AND ADVISORIES STARTING TONIGHT, AN EXTREME COLD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.

THIS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY.

WIND CHILLS WILL BE AS LOW AS -54.

OTHER AREAS OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA IS UNDER A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON ON THURSDAY IN THE WEST AND 3:00 P.M.

THURSDAY IN THE EAST.

AS WE MADE -- HEAD THROUGH THE DAY, WE WILL BE SEEING THE EXTREME COLD WARNING EXPAND THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE AREA WITH WINDCHILLS AT -45 TO -50.

OTHER THAN, AN EXTREME COLD WATCH IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA, AND SUNDAY MORNING IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, WITH WINDCHILLS AS COLD AS -39.

WE HAVE BEEN MAINLY SEEING CLEAR SKIES, SOME CLOUDY SKIES, A FEW FLURRIES IN PARTS OF EASTERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL, WE WILL SEE SOME SUNSHINE, BUT AGAIN, VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND COLD WINDCHILLS.

A FEW WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

IT WAS A BLUSTERY DAY AND BLOWING SNOW FROM SAMROSE OVER UPPER RED LAKE.

ALSO, WINDY CONDITIONS OVER MILLE LACS LAKE FROM LINDA.

GARY ENJOYING A FIRE IN DEERWOOD.

WE HAVE GORGEOUS SKIES THIS EVENING, A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORTS, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 9 AND WINDY THIS EVENING.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, BLUSTERY WITH BLOWING SNOW.

SARAH AT LAKE EDWARD, 10 THIS EVENING, TEMPERATURES WERE FALLING.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, THE WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 23 MILES PER HOUR, AND PAUL IN BEMIDJI, SOME LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING, OTHERWISE CLEARING SKIES WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THIS EVENING.

REAL QUICK LOOK AT OUR ALMANAC.

WE HAD A HIGH EARLIER TODAY OF 17 IN BRAINERD.

OUR LOW IS 4.

SUNSET TONIGHT AT 5:05.

IN BEMIDJI, WE TOPPED OUT AT 12.

THE LOW IS OUR CURRENT TEMPERATURE AT -4, SUNRISE AT 7:58.

LOOKING AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE WILL BE SEEING SOME PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES IN THE MORNING.

WE WILL BE SEEING A LOT OF SUNSHINE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY, A FEW PATCHY CLOUDS.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND WE'RE ALREADY GOING TO BE STARTING OUT BELOW 0, -7 IN PARK RAPIDS, HEADING INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE WILL BE SEEING THE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW 0, BUT AGAIN THESE ARE GOING TO FALL IN THE TEENS TO NEAR -20 IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA.

SO OUR FORECAST, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT, THAT SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WITH LOWS NEAR 17.

TOMORROW, WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, A FEW SCATTERED FLURRIES IN EASTERN MINNESOTA, BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE WEST.

LOOKING AT THE REST OF OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, IT IS GOING TO STAY COLD, HIGHS ON FRIDAY ONLY NEAR -15.

WE'RE GOING TO DROP TO -34 ON SATURDAY MORNING.

TEMPERATURES START TO RECOVER BUT THEY WILL STAY BELOW 0 UNTIL AT LEAST MONDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, CHARLIE IS HERE WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS.

>> Charlie: WE HAVE BSU MEN AND WOMEN'S HOCKEY PREVIEWS.

THEN ANOTHER BSU MEN HAD A ROUGH STRETCH AS OF LATE.

THEY ARE TRYING TO GET ON THE WINNING WAYS.

WE HAVE THAT AND A LITTLE BIT MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BR [♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> IT WAS ANOTHER ROUGH WEEKEND FOR BSU MEN'S HOCKEY, SUFFERING ANOTHER SERIES SWEEP, THIS TIME AT THE HANDS OF RED-HOT SAINT THOMAS.

THE BEAVERS ARE WINLESS IN THEIR LAST EIGHT GAMES, AND THEIR LAST WIN WAS NEARLY TWO MONTHS AGO ON NOVEMBER 22ND, A 6-2 VICTORY OVER LAST PLACE NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, AND DESPITE A 3-2 LOSS, THE BEAVS FELT THEY PLAYED HARD AND WITH THE RIGHT MENTAILITY IN THEIR SERIES FINALE WITH THE TOMMIES.

>> I FELT SATURDAY NIGHT WE SHOWED THAT.

WE RESPONDED WELL.

WE DIDN'T WIN BUT WE RESPONDED WELL AND WE PLAYED GOOD ENOUGH TO WIN.

YOU NEED THOSE GAMES.

IF YOU'RE PLAYING HONEST, YOU'RE PLAYING HARD, YOU'RE PLAYING SMART, THINGS WILL GO YOUR WAY.

WE HAVE BEEN CALLING TAILS AND THEN IT HAS BEEN HEADS.

A LOT OF IT IS PLAYING THE GAME THE RIGHT WAY.

>> I WOULDN'T SAY WE'RE ANXIOUS BUT THERE IS URGENCY JUST BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY SO MANY GAMES IN THE SEASON AND THERE ARE BIG POINTS EVERY WEEKEND.

THE GAMES ARE RUNNING OUT, SO WE KNOW WE HAVE TO ACT QUICK HERE AND MAKE THE MOST OF OUR NEXT COUPLE GAMES.

>> Charlie: THEY HOST BOWLING GREEN THIS WEEKEND.

THEY HAVE GONE TO OVERTIME IN FIVE OF THEIR LAST SIX MEETINGS.

>>> BSU WOMEN'S HOCKEY WAS AT THE SANFORD CENTER WITH EACH NIGHT FEATURING TWO HIGH SCHOOL GAMES AND THE BEAVERS PLAYING THIRD RANKED MINNESOTA.

THE U-12 HOCKEY TOURNAMENT WAS ALSO IN TOWN.

SO DESPITE THE BEAVERS LOSING BOTH OF THEIR GAMES, THERE WAS PLENTY OF POSITIVES TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE EXPERIENCE.

>> BOTH GAMES I THOUGHT HAD SUCH GREAT CROWDS, A LOT OF ENERGY, A LOT OF GIRLS HOCKEY PLAYERS, AND THEN SHOWCASING THE COLLEGE WOMEN'S GAMES FOR YOUNG PLAYERS AND OUR PLAYERS GET TO BE ROLE MODELS.

THEY ARE IN THE STANDS WATCHING THE HIGH SCHOOL GAMES AS WELL.

SO A REALLY SPECIAL WEEKEND FOR BEMIDJI AND GRATEFUL WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN IT.

>> I THOUGHT IT WAS SUPER COOL TO WATCH COLLEGE GAMES.

TO SEE YOUNGER KIDS, I SAW A GIRL WEARING MY JERSEY, SO I SIGNED THE JERSEY AFTERWARDS, AND I THINK THAT'S WHY YOU PLAY.

THAT WAS YOU ONCE.

PUTTING YOURSELF IN THEIR SHOES, I THINK IT'S SUPER SPECIAL TO HAVE THEM WATCHING US.

>>> HEADING TO MADISON TRYING TO SNAP A 21-GAME LOSING STREAK TO THE BADGERS.

>>> WELL, LAST NIGHT KATE THAYER BECAME THE FIRST PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF NORTHOME-KELLIHER BASKETBALL TO SCORE 3,000 POINTS.

SHE ALSO BROKE THE ALL-TIME STATE RECORD FOR STEALS IN EARLY JANUARY, AND TODAY WE HAD A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM THE SENIOR STANDOUT.

>> IT'S PRETTY INSANE.

I DIDN'T KNOW MOST RECORDS STEALS WAS A THING.

WHEN I FOUND THAT OUT, IT WAS PRETTY COOL.

WE PUT UP A LOT OF POINTS BUT OUR DEFENSE IS WHAT WINS THE GAMES.

I NEVER EXPECTED IT SO IT WAS SURREAL.

BEING SUCCESSFUL AS A TEAM IS MY NUMBER ONE GOAL FOR SURE.

THE POINTS AND PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS ARE NICE.

>> THAT LAST CLIP THERE WAS OF HER ECLIPSING 3,000 POINTS AND OF COURSE IT CAME OFF A STEAL.

>> Dennis: OF COURSE IT DID.

THANKS CHARLIE.

IT'S NATIONAL BLOOD DONOR MONTH AND AN URGENT PLEA FROM THE SINGLE LARGEST BLOOD SUPPLIER IN THE U.S.

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS HAS DECLARED A SEVERE BLOOD SHORTAGE.

WHICH IT SAYS COULD IMPACT LIFE-SAVING CARE FOR PATIENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER EXPLAINS WHAT'S LED TO THE LOW BLOOD SUPPLY LEVELS, AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP.

>> Reporter: EXTREME WEATHER, CANCELED BLOOD DRIVES, AND THE HIGHEST RESPIRATORY ILLNESS LEVEL IN MORE THAN 25 YEARS HAS DELIVERED A DEVASTATING BLOW TO THE NATION'S BLOOD SUPPLY.

>> WE ARE EXPERIENCING A SEVERE BLOOD SHORTAGE.

>> Reporter: DR.

LAWRENCE SAYS THE ORGANIZATION'S BLOOD INVENTORY ACROSS THE U.S.

HAS COME DOWN BY ABOUT 35% IN THE PAST MONTH ALONE.

THAT BLOOD GOES TO PATIENTS DURING EMERGENCIES, SURGERIES, OR DURING CHILDBIRTH.

IT'S ALSO GIVEN TO PEOPLE WITH BLOOD DISORDERS LIKE SICKLE-CELL DISEASE AND THOSE BEING TREATED FOR CANCER.

>> BLOOD IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE LIFESAVING CARE FOR PATIENTS.

>> Reporter: PLATELET DONATIONS AND ALL BLOOD TYPES ARE NEEDED BUT ESPECIALLY TYPE O, WHICH IS THE UNIVERSAL BLOOD TYPE.

DONORS CAN SEARCH BY ZIP CODE ON www.RedCrossblood.org.

DONATION APPOINTMENTS CAN BE MADE BY CALLING 1-800-RED-CROSS OR THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S APP.

>> IF YOU ARE FEELING WELL AND IT'S SAFE FOR YOU TO TRAVEL, WE RELY ON YOU COMING IN, DONATING BLOOD, AND SUPPORTING PATIENTS IN NEED.

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

>> THE AMERICAN RED CROSS HAS ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE NFL IN SUPPORT OF BLOOD DONOR MONTH.

THE ORGANIZATION SAYS ANYONE WHO DONATES BLOOD BETWEEN NOW AND JANUARY 25TH WILL BE ENTERED FOR A CHANCE TO WIN TWO SUPER BOWL 60 TICKETS WHICH IT SAYS INCLUDES TRAVEL AND PRE-GAME ACTIVITIES.

>>> LET'S GO TO STACY WITH MORE ON OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE WILL SEE THE ARCTIC AIR MOVE IN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

AN EXTREME COLD WARNING.

THAT WILL CONTINUE, THAT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND.

>> Charlie: BRIAN FLORES SIGNED AN EXTENSION WITH THE VIKINGS.

HE IS LOOKING FOR A HEAD COACHING JOB, THIS JUST GUARANTEES HE COMES BACK TO MINNESOTA.

>> Dennis: THAT WILL WRAP UP TONIGHT'S SHOW.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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