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Producer Marcia Hyatt recognized at Touchstone Awards

WTIP's "Bringing Out the Best of Ourselves" nominated for Touchstone Award

The Touchstone Award from the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation recognizes outstanding work reflecting the foundation’s ideals of generosity, inclusiveness, and

Pat Ditlevson clung to a rock in the river awaiting rescue.

Cascade River rescue survivor talks to WTIP

Rhonda Silence-

A woman from St. Joseph, Minnesota was rescued from the Cascade River after losing her footing while on a hike near the high-flowing waterway on June 17.

Hamilton Housing, LLC's first project, an affordable rental house

Local entrepreneurs launch Hamilton Housing, LLC

Rhonda Silence-

Many North Shore residents struggle to find a safe and secure place to live.

Sheriff's Office investigating vehicle break-in

Rhonda Silence-

A nice hike on the Superior Hiking Trail in the Colvill area on Sunday, October 14 was interrupted by the sound of a smashed window and car alarm. The Cook County Sheriff's Offic

Looking back on 40 years of the BWCA

Monday marks a big day for Cook County and the nearby Boundary Waters. It was on this day 40 years ago that Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Act passed Congress. That was on Oct. 15, 1978.

Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire on Devil Track Road on Oct. 14 - Submitted photo

Devil Track home destroyed by fire

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Update October 15, 4:30 p.m. - The Cook County Sheriff's Office has provided more details on the fire that destroyed a home on Sunday.

Cell coverage coming to the Gunflint Trail by 2019

Joe Friedrichs-

Some view stepping from a restaurant up the Gunflint Trail and being able to call Minneapolis on their cell phone as a good concept.

Communication tower in Cook County. Photo by Rhonda Silence

New communication tower coming to Seagull Lake

Joe Friedrichs-

A tower approved at the county, state and federal levels will be used to improve communication at the end of the Gunflint Trail.

This group of vehicles followed the proposed B2B route through Cook County. Photo by Scott Benolken

Plan for 'Border to Border' route in Cook County inches forward

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Discussion continues throughout northern Minnesota, including here in Cook County, regarding a proposed Border to Border Touring Route.

The flooded basement at the Cook County Historical Society. Photo by Martha Marnocha

Major flooding in downtown Grand Marais

Although flooding in parts of downtown Grand Marais is nothing new, Wednesday’s flooding from massive Lake Superior waves and heavy rainfall created extreme flooding.