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Spruce budworm in Minnesota. Photo by Eric Otto

Spruce budworm likely to impact Cook County trees in coming years

Spruce budworm continues to move through Lake County, as the native insect continues to crawl toward the Cook County line.

Minnesota DNR will not allow wolf hunt in 2021

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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday it won’t consider holding a wolf hunting or trapping season until 2022 at the earliest.

Cook County enters peak of summer with a variety of pressing issues

Joe Friedrichs-

The Cook County Board of Commissioners started the month of July with a growing list of priorities and a series of meetings, including a presentation in Grand Portage titled Building a Better Futu

Researcher Hailey Boone checks a trail cam at Isle Royale National Park. Photo by Matthew Baxley

Trail cameras used for moose, wolf research at Isle Royale

Joe Friedrichs-

As she pulls the memory card from a trail camera along the Greenstone Ridge Trail at Isle Royale National Park, researcher Hailey Boone quickly comes across a number of noteworthy discoveries.

US starts review of boarding schools' dark history ahead of presentation in Grand Portage

Joe Friedrichs-

The federal government will investigate its past oversight of Native American boarding schools and work to “uncover the truth about the loss of human life and the lasting consequences” of

Hamilton Habitat's rehab of a house that had been sitting empty for over a decade. Photo courtesy of Hamilton Habitat, Inc.

Working to build workforce housing: Hamilton Housing, Inc.

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If you type “housing” in the search bar on the WTIP website, hundreds of archived stories will pop up.

Grand Marais Postmaster answers questions about package deliveries

Rhonda Silence-

More and more people are ordering everyday items online these days. And more and more of those packages are processed through the Grand Marais Post Office.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires will continue to linger above BWCA, Cook County

Joe Friedrichs-

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for northeastern Minnesota, effective Monday, July 5, beginning at 6 a.m. through Tuesday, July 6, at 8 a.m.

Save the Boundary Waters Campaign shares update heading into peak of paddling season

Joe Friedrichs-

As the peak of the 2021 paddling season arrives in July and August, a series of news items, lawsuits and environmental issues continue to swirl around the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Elsa Lunde is the Cook County Firewise Coordinator - Submitted photo

Elsa Lunde is the new Cook County Firewise Coordinator

Rhonda Silence-

Since our very first broadcast, WTIP Community Radio has enjoyed interacting with the youth of our community.