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>> Announcer: LAKELAND PBS IS PROUD TO PRESENT LAKELAND NEWS AT 10.

WE'RE 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.

MINNESOTA'S GOVERNOR AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ON WEDNESDAY DEFENDED THEIR EFFORTS TO COMBAT FRAUD AND TOLD A U.S.

HOUSE COMMITTEE THAT THEIR EFFORTS HAVE BEEN HAMPERED BY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN IN THE STATE.

REPUBLICANS ON THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ACCUSED GOVERNOR TIM WALZ AND ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON OF STALLING TO FIGHT FRAUD IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, SAYING THEY PUT POLITICS AHEAD OF ROOTING OUT ABUSE.

>> YOU HAVE BEEN DEFRAUDED, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN GOOD STEWARDS OF THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS, AND THE DEMOCRAT VISION IS WEELS KEEP THE MONEY FLOWING.

THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS HAVE HAD ENOUGH.

>> I THINK THAT'S AN UNFAIR CHARACTERIZATION.

>> THEY WANT THEIR TAXPAYERS DOLLARS SPENT WORTHY.

>> THAT'S NOT A FAIR CHARACTERIZATION.

>> PUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO WASTE THE POINT TO FRAUDSTERS, THEN WE HAVE TO STOP AND RECALCULATE.

>> WE'RE NOT.

WE'RE PUTTING THEM IN JAIL WHEN WE CAN, CHAIRMAN, AND SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE CRAFTED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THERE'S A PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW, AND I'M WITH YOU.

ONE DOLLAR IS TOO MUCH.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENCE HERE IF YOU WANT TO HELP US GET AT THIS.

THE QUESTION IS IS IT A SLEDGEHAMMER OR A SCALPEL.

>> Dennis: WALZ AND ELLISON DEFENDED THEIR EFFORTS ON FRAUD, WHILE ALSO TRYING TO TURN THE FOCUS OF THE HEARING TO THE SURGE OF 3,000 FEDERAL AGENTS IN MINNESOTA THAT BEGAN IN DECEMBER.

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CITED FRAUD AS ONE JUSTIFICATION FOR ITS ENFORCEMENT ACTION.

>> OPERATION METRO SURGE DID NOTHING TO ADDRESS FRAUD IN OUR STATE.

IT HARMED OUR ECONOMY.

IT SCARRED OUR PEOPLE AND IT DEALT A DEVASTATING BLOW TO FRAUD ENFORCEMENT IN MINNESOTA.

>> THE PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA HAVE BEEN SING GELD OUT AND TARGETED TO POLITICAL RETRIBUTION AT AN UNPARALLELED SCALE, INCLUDING BLOCKING MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENTS TO OUR STATE JUST LAST WEEK.

UNDER THE GUISE OF COMBATING FRAUD, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS FLOODED MINNESOTA WITH MASKED, UNTRAINED, AND UNACCOUNTABLE AGENTS WREAKING HAVOC IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

ON THE STREETS OF MINNESOTA, FEDERAL AGENTS HAVE ENTERED U.S.

CITIZENS HOMES WHO HAVE COMMITTED NO CRIMES.

THEY HAVE VIOLATED THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF OUR TONIGHT, IGNORED COURT ORDERS, SHOT FIRST AND ASKED QUESTIONS LATER.

>> Dennis: REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE CLAY HIGGINS OF LOUISIANA CALLED ON ELLISON TO RESIGN DURING THE HEARING, ACCUSING HIM OF NOT LEADING INVESTIGATIONS INTO CRIMINAL FRAUD ACTIVITY.

ELLISON SAID HIS OFFICE HAS "PUNCHED ABOVE OUR WEIGHT" IN WINNING 300 MEDICAID FRAUD CONVICTIONS AND RECOVERING MORE THAN $80 MILLION FOR TAXPAYERS.

>>> A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED BY THE BEMIDJI AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF ONE OF THE DISTRICT'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

DISTRICT LEADERSHIP IS CONSIDERING CLOSING J.W.

SMITH ELEMENTARY DUE TO WHAT IT CALLS SEVERE BUDGETARY SHORTFALLS AND DECLINING BIRTH RATES.

THE BEMIDJI SCHOOL BOARD WILL VOTE ON THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE AT A LATER DATE, BUT AT A SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON MONDAY APPROVED MOVING FORWARD WITH PLANS TO GO FORWARD WITH THAT VOTE.

FIRST, THOUGH, A PUBLIC HEARING MUST TAKE PLACE.

THAT HEARING WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, MARCH 24th AT 5:30 P.M.

AT THE BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL COMMONS.

>>> BELTRAMI COUNTY IS CELEBRATING ITS 160th BIRTHDAY AS AN OFFICIAL COUNTY IN MINNESOTA.

THE COUNTY WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE MINNESOTA STATE LEGISLATURE ON FEBRUARY 28th, 1866, CREATING A SYSTEM OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF THE REGION.

OVER THE PAST 160 YEARS, THE PEOPLE OF BELTRAMI COUNTY HAVE DEVELOPED FARMS, TOWNS, TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.

THE COUNTY BOARD WAS PRESENTED WITH A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE MARK.

>> THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY GOT A LITTLE BUG TO START BASICALLY CREATING COUNTIES.

YOU KNOW, AND WORKING WITH THE HOUSE TO SORT OF FORM THE COUNTIES BASED ON HISTORICAL INFORMATION.

SO TWO THINGS, ONE WAS TREATIES, RIGHT?

SO TREATIES ALLOWED A BUNCH OF LAND, THERE WAS LAND ALL OVER THE PLACE FOR COUNTIES TO BE FORMED AND THEN THEY WORKED WITH THE LEGISLATURE.

SO TREATY FIST FIRST, MAKING LAND AVAILABLE AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY NAMING AND FORMING THE COUNTIES.

>> Dennis: THE CITY OF BEMIDJI IS THE FIRST AND OLDEST CITY ESTABLISHED IN BELTRAMI COUNTY AND WAS INCORPORATED IN 1896, 30 YEARS AFTER THE COUNTY WAS OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED.

>>> JEREMIAH LIND, A TECHNICAL COORDINATOR OF THE PERFORMING ARTS AT BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY, ANNOUNCED IN FEBRUARY HIS INTENTION TO RUN FOR MINNESOTA'S EIGHTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AS AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE, OPERATING WHAT HE CALLS A STRICT FUNDS-FREE CAMPAIGN.

LIND SAYS IN A PRESS RELEASE THAT HE WILL NOT SEEK OR ACCEPT ANY DONATIONS, ENDORSEMENTS, OR EXPEND CAMPAIGN FUNDS, ADDING THAT IN LIEU OF THE FILING FEE, HE PLANS TO COLLECT THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF VOTER SIGNATURES DURING THE MAY FILING PERIOD.

IF HE IS UNABLE TO MEET THAT THRESHOLD, HE HAS PLEDGED TO SUSPEND HIS CAMPAIGN.

LIND SAYS PREVIOUS CAMPAIGNS GUIDED HIS DECISION TO RUN A FUNDS-FREE CAMPAIGN.

>> OUR MODERN AGE, GETTING A MESSAGE OUT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN MONEY.

THE ABILITY TO GET A MESSAGE OUT JUST IN TERMS OF EARNED MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA DOESN'T REQUIRE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

IF YOU LOOK AT HOW POLITICIANS IN GENERAL ARE FUNDRAISING FOR THESE THINGS, IT MAKES YOU WONDER WHO THEY'RE ACTUALLY REPRESENTING.

IF YOU LOOK AT SOMEBODY MAKING A DECISION ON A LAW AND THAT DECISION IMPACTS THE PEOPLE THAT GAVE THEM $100,000 LAST CAMPAIGN CYCLE OR AFFECTS THE CONSTITUENCY THAT THEY'RE REPRESENTING.

THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS SUCH THAT THEY WILL NOT MAKE DECISIONS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THEIR POSITION.

>> Dennis: LIND PREVIOUSLY RAN FOR THE MINNESOTA HOUSE 2-A SEAT BACK IN 2020, LOSING TO THEN REPRESENTATIVE MATT GROSSELL BY OVER 5500 VOTES.

>>> THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF SAID WEDNESDAY THAT THE U.S.

WILL START STRIKING PROGRESSIVELY DEEPER INTO IRAN.

MEANWHILE, SENATE REPUBLICANS TODAY VOTED DOWN AN EFFORT TO REIN IN PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S WAR POWERS IN IRAN.

SHERRELL HUBBARD HAS MORE.

>> Sherrell: IN ITS FIFTH DAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP RATES THE U.S.-ISRAELI WAR WITH IRAN A MAJOR SUCCESS.

>> SOMEBODY SAID ON A SCALE OF 10, WHERE WOULD YOU RATE IT?

I SAID 15.

>> Sherrell: OFFICIALS SAY WHILE OPERATION EPIC FURY IS STILL IN EARLY DAYS, THE CAMPAIGN IS EXPAND GHOOG WE WILL NOW BEGIN TO EXPAND INLAND, STRIKING PROGRESSIVELY DEEPER INTO IRANIAN TERRITORY.

>> WE'RE ACCELERATING, NOT DECELERATING.

>> Sherrell: U.S.

DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH ALSO SAID U.S.

AND ISRAELI AIR FORCES WILL TAKE, QUOTE, COMPLETE CONTROL OF IRANIAN SKIES MILLION DOLLARS A WEEK.

THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT RELEASED A NEW VIDEO OF A U.S.

SUBMARINE SINKING A IRANIAN WARSHIP IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.

ACCORDING TO A U.S.

BASED GROUP, MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN IRAN SINCE THE WAR BEGAN.

>> THE YAPE ARE 47, THE NAYS ARE 43, THE MOTION TO DISCHARGE IS NOT APPROVED.

>> Sherrell: MEANTIME, THE SENATE'S PUSH TO REIN IN THE PRESIDENTS WAR POWERS FAILED.

>> AT THE VERY LEAST, WHAT WE OWE OUR SERVICE MEMBERS IS A DEBATE, A PUBLIC BRIEFING, AN EXPLANATION, AN ACCOUNTING OF WHY THIS WAR AND WHAT ITS ENDS ARE.

>> Sherrell: I'M SHERRELL HUBBARD REPORTING.

>> Dennis: U.S.

AND ISRAEL OFFICIALS HAVE PUT OUT DIFFERENT STATEMENTS IN RECENT DAYS OVER WHY THEY LAUNCHED THEIR ATTACKS AGAINST IRAN.

ONE CLAIM IS THEY WERE RESPONDING TO POTENTIAL PREEMPTIVE ATTACKS BY IRAN.

ANOTHER EXPLANATION WAS THE NEED TO PREVENT IRAN FROM DEVELOPING A NUCLEAR WEAPON.

THE UNITED NATIONS NUCLEAR WATCHDOG HAS COUNTERED THESE CLAIMS, TELLING CNN THAT IRAN WAS NOT DAYS OR WEEKS AWAY FROM HAVING ATOMIC WEAPONS.

>> Announcer: STILL TO COME ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10: >> Stacy: DENSE FOG COULD CREATE SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES ACROSS MUCH OF THE VIEWING AREA TOMORROW MORNING.

I'LL HAVE THE LATEST IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE BELTRAMI HISTORY CENTER HAS OPENED UP A NEW LIBRARY COMBINING DECADES WORTH OF RESEARCH INTO ONE PLACE.

>>> AND NOW, MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>> Dennis: THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY RECENTLY OPENED UP A NEW LIBRARY INSIDE THE BELTRAMI COUNTY HISTORY CENTER WITH CENTURIES WORTH OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS GATHERED IN ONE PLACE.

THE LOUIS AND MARY LOU MARCHAND LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES WAS WELCOMED TO THE BEMIDJI AREA WITH A RIBBON CUTTING AT THE END OF FEBRUARY.

THE LIBRARY WAS NAMED AFTER THE COUPLE WHO SPENT YEARS DEDICATED AS HISTORIANS AND VOLUNTEERS FOR THE HISTORY CENTER.

THE SPACE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO RESEARCH FAMILY OR COUNTY HISTORY THROUGH MAPS, DOCUMENTS, YEARBOOKS, AND THOUSANDS OF PHOTOS AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES.

NOW THAT EVERYTHING IS GATHERED IN ONE PLACE, IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WHILE ALSO MAINTAINING THE LONG-TERM CARE AND PRESERVATION OF BELTRAMI COUNTY HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS.

>> IT'S REALLY NICE TO BE ABLE TO HELP HISTORY AND IMPROVE THE INFORMATION WE HAVE ABOUT THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED HERE AND THE DIFFERENCES THEY MAKE.

>> Dennis: THE LIBRARY IS OPEN THE SAME HOURS AS THE REST OF THE HISTORY CENTER FROM 10 A.M.

TO 4 P.M.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY VOLUNTEERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ASSISTANCE STARTING AT NOON.

>>> WELL, SOMETIME FOR WEATHER AND STACY JOINS US.

THIS HAPPENED TO BE THE WARMEST SOMEDAY WE'VE HAD THIS YEAR.

>> Stacy: IT'S BEEN VERY WARM, WE HAD HIGHS IN THE 50s IN BEMIDJI.

COOLER IN OTHER LOCATIONS, BUT WITH THAT, WE HAVE MELTING SNOW, WET CONDITIONS, DAMP CONDITIONS NEAR THE SURFACE AND WE HAVE AREAS OF FOG, COULD SEE INCIDENCE FOG AGAIN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING FOR MUCH OF THE VIEWING AREA UNDER A DENSE FOG >>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

>> Stacy: WE STARTED OFF THE DAY WITH AREAS OF FOG, ONCE THAT FOG LIFTED, WE ENJOYED SUNSHINE AND VERY MILD TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA.

AREAS OF FOG AGAIN TONIGHT AND THROUGH TOMORROW, SOME DENSE FOG AS WELL, SO WE HAVE A DENSE FOG ADVISORY OUT FOR MOST OF THE VIEWING AREA.

ONCE THAT LIFTS AGAIN, WE'LL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TOMORROW.

TEMPERATURES STILL ON THE MILD SIDE, BUT THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE OF SOME PRECIPITATION, LOOKS LIKE A CHANCE OF RAIN, SNOW, OR EVEN SOME FREEZING RAIN ON FRIDAY.

RIGHT NOW, BEMIDJI, IT IS 33 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, WE HAVE A LIGHT NORTH WIND WITH A DEWPOINT OF 33 AND HUMIDITY AT 100%.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES WITH AREAS OF FOG.

37 DEGREES, OUR DEWPOINT IS 36.

PRESSURE IS RIDING AND WINDS ARE SOUTH AT 3 MILES PER HOUR.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS OUT FOR MOST OF THE VIEWING AREA TONIGHT, THROUGH MOST OF TOMORROW MORNING, 10 A.M.

IN WESTERN MINNESOTA AND NOON ACROSS THE REST OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SOME OF THAT DENSE FOG.

ON AUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE ARE SEEING CLOUDS INCREASE.

WE HAVE AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND AGAIN, WE COULD BE SEEING THAT DENSE FOG OVERNIGHT TONIGHT ALONG WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF CLOUD COVER IN THE AREA TOMORROW.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT FOG THROUGH THE MORNING.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, STILL PRETTY MILD, BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE IN OUR WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

SOME OF THAT FOG VISIBLE OVER LOWER RED LAKE, SANDRA SENDING US THAT PHOTO.

ONCE IT LIFTED, NICE SUNNY SKIES.

CHRISTY IN STEWARD AND MARLENE IN MENAHGA WITH THOSE PHOTOS.

SONYA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE SUNSET AT LITTLE TURTLE LAKE.

EAGLE EYE REPORTS, ARLENE IN MON NAG GA, 50 AND BREEZY.

BOB IN BLUFFTON IN BLUFFTON, FOG, SUN AND CLOUDS.

SONYA AT LITTLE TURTLE LAKE, CALM THIS EVENING.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, HIGH IN 51, ARLENE IN LONGVILLE WITH A HIGH OF 50, ANGELA IN CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, AND STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, FOG TODAY AND A HIGH OF 43.

ON THE ALMANAC, 46 WAS THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN BRAINERD, SO WE ARE MORE THAN 10 DEGREES ABOVE THE AVERAGE HIGH.

33 THE LOW AND WE HAD SUNSET TONIGHT AT 6:08.

BEMIDJI TOPPING OUT AT 62, SUNRISE AT 6:54.

AN AREA OF CLOUDY SKIES TOMORROW, EXAMINE TO SEE PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER HEADING INTO TOMORROW NIGHT WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION.

HIGHS TOMORROW RANG FROM THE MID 30s IN WARROAD TO MID 40s IN PARK RAPIDS AND HEADING INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE'LL SEE HIGHS IN THE 40s TO NEAR 50.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST.

MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF FOG AND FREEZING FOG TONIGHT AND LOWS NEAR 24.

PARTLY WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY, AGAIN WITH AREAS OF FOG AND FREEING FOG IN THE MORNING AND HIGHS NEAR 43.

WEEKEND FORECAST, WE'LL SEE MIXED PRECIPITATION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT, HIGHS ON FRIDAY NEAR 37, QUIETER WEATHER AND A BIT OF A WARMUP HEADING THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW MONDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANKS, STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE TONIGHT AND GRAND RAPIDS BOYS GBL HAD A GOOD SEASON.

>> Charlie: THEY HAD A GOOD SEASON ON FAR AND EARNED THEMSELVES THE ONE SEED HEADING INTO THE SECTION TOURNAMENT.

WE HAVE OTHER SOURMENT BASKETBALL AS WELL, DEER LIVING PLAYING TONIGHT IN THE SAME -- DEER RIVER PLAYING TONIGHT IN THE SAME LOCATION.

WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THOSE AS WELL AS A TEAM PLAYING FOR A SECTION TITLE TOMORROW, COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

>>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>> Charlie: GRAND RAPIDS BOYS BASKETBALL PUT TOGETHER THEIR FIRST WINNING SEASON IN SIX YEARS, FINISHING WITH A 21-5 RECORD AND EARNING THE ONE SEED HEADING INTO THE SECTION PLAYOFFS.

NOW THE THUNDERHAWKS SHIFT THEIR SIGHTS ON THE NEXT GOAL, GETTING BACK TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2017.

THE SECOND SEASON STARTS TONIGHT AS RAPIDS HOSTS NORTH BRANCH AREA IN THE SECTION 7-AAA QUARTERFINALS.

T-HAWKS GOT SOME EARLY OFFENSE FROM SOME NON-TRADITIONAL PLACES.

LOGAN McNEAR, NORMALLY COMES OFF THE BENCH, STARTED TONIGHT AND HAD 6 OF THE TEAM'S FIRST 10 POINTS.

10-3 RAPIDS.

LATER GAVIN WEGWERTH LEADING THE CHARGE HERE AND LEADING THE TEAM IN SCORING TONIGHT.

HE HAD 19 POINTS.

THUNDERHAWKS TAKE A 17-3 LEAD.

THEN JOEY SUTHERLAND FINALLY FINDING HIS STROKE FROM DOWNTOWN.

HE ADDED 13 FOR GRAND RAPIDS AS THEY RUN AWAY WITH THIS ONE.

75-39 THE FINAL OVER NORTH BRANCH AREA.

T-HAWKS WILL NOW HOST CHISAGO LAKES ON FRIDAY IN THE SEMIFINALS.

>>> IF THE FIRST ROUND OF THE 7-A TOURNAMENT, 3-SEED DEER RIVER HOSTING 14-SEED NORTHWOODS.

WARRIORS BEAT THE GRIZZLIES 93-43 IN THE FINAL GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON.

BRINGING NORTHWOODS WITHIN ONE, 38-37.

DEER RIVER FINALLY FINDS THEIR RHYTHM.

PETER WHITE JR.

HOOP AND HARM.

NEXT TIME DOWN, KEVIN DUHRER JR., 15 OF HIS 20 POINTS IN THE SECOND HALF.

THE LEAD SWELLS TO 9.

LATER, THE NO-LOOK PUTS THE WARRIORS UP 15.

HE HAD 20 POINTS AS WELL.

DEER RIVER AVOIDS THE UPSET BID WITH A 73-52 WIN.

THEY MOVE ON TO PLAY SOUTH RIDGE ON SATURDAY IN THE QUARTERFINALS AT HIBBING MEMORIAL.

THEN CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, WARROAD TAKING ON NORTHERN LAKES.

WE CAN'T SHOW THAT GAME BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL PLAYING, BUT WARROAD IS UP 2-0 HEADING INTO THE THIRD PERIOD.

DELANO BEAT MANKATO WEST IN QUARTERFINALS AND HIBBING CHISHOLM PLAYS ON FRIDAY IN THE SEMIFINALS.

>>> LITTLE FALLS GIRLS BASKETBALL HAS WORKED THEIR WAY THROUGH THE SECTION 8-AAA BRACKET AND ARE NOW JUST ONE WIN AWAY FROM THE PROGRAM'S FIRST STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE IN 35 YEARS.

SPORTS REPORTER MILES WALKER STOPPED BY PRACTICE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT'S PROPELLED THE FLYERS THIS SEASON AND HOW THEY HOPE IT'S ENOUGH TO REACH THEIR ULTIMATE GOAL.

>> Miles: LITTLE FALLS GIRLS BASKETBALL IS CURRENTLY IN THE MIDST OF ITS FIRST WINNING SEASON SINCE 2016 AND A BIG PIECE IS TENTH GRADER YOUNG BERG, LEADING THE OFFENSIVE ATTACK.

>> I THINK THAT'S BEEN THE WORK ETHIC WE'VE HAD.

IT'S A GOOD ATMOSPHERE TO PLAY AND WE PLAY FOR EACH OTHER.

I WANT TO CONTRIBUTE ANYTHING I CAN.

I PUT A LOT OF WORK IN THE OFF SEASON TO MAKE SURE I GET TO THAT POINT, BUT I HAVE REALLY GOOD TEAMMATES.

THEY'RE HARD WORKING AND FUB TO BE AROUND AND I GIVE CREDIT TO ALL OF THEM.

>> Miles: LITTLE FALLS IS AVERAGING JUST OVER 60 POINT AND GAME THIS SEASON, SHOWCASING A BALANCED ATTACK WITH MULTIPLIERS TAKING TURNS PUTTING UP BUCKETS.

>> WE'RE ALWAYS SHOOTING THE BALL WHEN WE CAN, JUST GETTING WIDE OPEN SHOTS.

OUR ENERGY THIS YEAR IS WAY BETTER AND OUR INTENSITY AND WE JUST WORKED HARDER THIS YEAR.

>> SHE'S ALWAYS CALM.

SHE CAN MAKE SOME REALLY GOOD SHOTS.

>> Miles: THE YOUNG BERG SISTER DUO AND MORE ARE PACING THE PLAYERS OFFENSE AND THE HEAD COACH IS COUNTING ON THEM TO STIFLE THE CARDINALS IN THE GAME TOMORROW.

>> WE LOVE TO SAY WE FEED OFF OUR DEFENSE TOO OFTEN, SO WE HAVE TO SPEED OFF THE BLOCKS, THE STOPS, THE STEALS AND EVERYTHING AND JUST FEED INTO OUR OFFENSE.

THEY HAVE A COUPLE BIGS THERE AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T CUT THROUGH IT AND GET EASY BUCKETS.

>> Miles: REPORTING IN LITTLE FALLS, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Charlie: OVER THE LAST DECADE, THE FLYERS HAVE A COLLECTIVE RECORD OF 82-182.

NONE OF THAT FIGURES TO HAVE ANY BEARING IN TOMORROW'S SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP.

THEY'RE REQUESTING GOING TO TAKE ON WILLMAR WHO'S A 3-SEED, THEY UPSET FERGUS FALLS ON TUESDAY.

>> Dennis: VERY GOOD.

THANKS, CHARLIE.

>>> IT'S BEEN CALLED THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY, BUT BREAKFAST IS OFTEN SKIPPED DUE TO BUSY LIVES, LACK OF HUNGER IN THE MORNING, OR AS A WEIGHT LOSS STRATEGY.

BUT IS THE FIRST MEAL OF THE DAY ESSENTIAL FOR OUR HEALTH?

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER GETS AN EXPERT TO WEIGH IN ON WHETHER BREAKFAST DOES A BODY GOOD, OR IF IT'S OKAY TO BREAK UP WITH THAT MORNING MEAL.

>> Mandy: FOR THE FIRST MEAL OF THE DAY, DO YOU GO FOR EGGS, FRENCH TOAST, CEREAL?

HOW ABOUT FRUIT?

OR IS YOUR MORNING BREAKFAST BOWL LEFT EMPTY?

>> IT COMES DOWN TO PERSONAL PREFERENCE AND WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOUR BODY.

>> Mandy: REGISTERED DIETICIAN JULIA ZUMPANO WITH CLEVELAND CLINIC SAYS THERE CAN BE BREAKFAST BENEFITS.

FOR SOME, THAT CAN INCLUDE COGNITIVE FUNCTION ENHANCEMENT, DIABETES RISK REDUCTION, BETTER BLOOD SUGAR MANAGEMENT, AND APPETITE CONTROL, LEADING TO THE CONSUMPTION OF FEWER CALORIES, BUT THOSE WHO SKIP BREAKFAST MAY FIND THEY, TOO, HAVE A CLEARER MIND, MORE ALERTNESS, AND BETTER DIGESTION.

SHE SAYS THE BEST THING TO DO IS LISTEN TO YOUR BODY.

>> THOSE PEOPLE WHO CHRONICALLY SKIP BREAKFAST OR JUST DON'T FEEL HUNGRY IN THE MORNING, IT'S LIKELY BEEN THAT WAY THEIR WHOLE LIVES.

THOSE WHO WAKE UP HUNGRY AND READY TO EAT, AGAIN, PHYSIOLOGICALLY, THAT'S WHAT THEIR BODY IS TELLING THEM.

>> Mandy: NO MATTER TO WHICH GROUP YOU BELONG, ZUMPANO SAYS YOUR FIRST FOOD OF THE DAY SHOULD BE MADE UP MOSTLY OF PROTEIN AND FIBER BECAUSE THOSE WITH MEALS WITH HIGH FAT OR HIGH SUGAR CAN LEAD TO A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT CRASH 30 TO 90 MINUTES AFTER THAT MEAL.

SOME HEALTHY FIRST MEAL IDEAS INCLUDE GREEK YOGURT WITH BERRIES, NUTS, AND GROUND FLAXSEED OR CHIA SEEDS, COTTAGE CHEESE WITH TOMATO AND A SLICE OF WHOLE GRAIN TOAST, AVOCADO TOAST WITH AN EGG, OR OVERNIGHT OATS.

>> PROTEIN AND FIBER IS KEY, AND REALLY, THOSE SHOULD BE THE FOUNDATION OF ALL YOUR MEALS AND SNACKS.

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

>> Dennis: WE HAVE A CHANCE TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT WEATHER.

WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK OVER TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE COULD BE SEEING AREAS OF FOG AND DENSE FOG OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

WE HAVE A DENSE FOG STROIZ FOR MOST OF THE VIEWING AREA THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING.

VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

FOR TONIGHT, WE'LL SEE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH THE AREAS OF FOG AND FREEZING FOG, LOWS NEAR 24.

PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY TOMORROW.

STILL COULD SEE SOME OF THE FOG IN THE MORNING WITH HIGHS NEAR 43.

>> Charlie: RENOWNED HEAD COACH LOU HOLTZ DIED TODAY AT 89.

MINNESOTANS KNOW HE COACHED AT MINNESOTA BR TAKING NOTRE DAME TO A COUPLE OF CHAMPIONSHIPS AND RISING TO PROMINENCE THERE.

>> Dennis: THANK FOR WATCHING EVERYBODY.

WE'RE FINISHED FOR TONIGHT.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

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