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Sawtooth Mountain Clinic. WTIP file photo

Clinic CEO discusses safety and training after shooting at healthcare facility in Minnesota

Joe Friedrichs-

Media across the country reported on the news from Minnesota this week where a shooting incident took place at healthcare facility located about 40 miles northwest of the Twin Cities.


Cascade Vacation Rental building in Lutsen. Photo courtesy of Cascade Vacation Rental

Cascade Vacation Rental finds new uses for empty office space

Rhonda Silence-
Although Cascade Vacation Rental and Lutsen Real Estate Group have been operating out of the building shared with the North Shore Federal Credit Union in Lutsen for over a decade, the vacation re

Cook County logo. WTIP file photo

Cook County has highest vaccination rate, lowest case count as vaccine events continue

Joe Friedrichs-

Cook County residents age 65 or older are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, Feb. 11 in an event at the Cook County Community Center in Grand Marais.


Cook County Sheriff's Office squad car. WTIP photo

A look at the January Law Enforcement Log

Rhonda Silence-

Throughout the month the Cook County Sheriff's Office provides a brief summary of calls made to the law enforcement center.


Two candidates are running for District 1 commissioner: Paula Marie Powell and Bob Svaelson. WTIP file photos

Special election this week for District 1 commissioner

Joe Friedrichs-

After the November 2020 elections took center stage in the political world from Washington D.C.


Trent Spry, Cook County Republican Party Chair - Photo courtesy of Cook County GOP

Trent Spry named Cook County GOP chair--the youngest in the state

Rhonda Silence-
On February 5, the Cook County Republican Party held its county convention via Zoom.

Chris Homyak is a write-in candidate for Lutsen township supervisor. Photo courtesy of the candidate

Lutsen township has a write-in candidate

Rhonda Silence-
When the Lutsen township candidate filing deadline passed on January 12, there was no name on the ballot for a three-year supervisor

COVID-19 vaccinations are occurring at the community center in Grand Marais. Photo by Joe Friedrichs

Vaccination events continue in Cook County while COVID-19 case count remains low

Joe Friedrichs-

After a comparatively slower rollout to start 2021, COVID-19 vaccination events in Cook County are occurring in a larger and more public way in the month of February.
 


Minnesota Public Radio Senior Reporter Catharine Richert. Submitted photo

MPR reporter talks with WTIP about reporting on a global pandemic

Joe Friedrichs-

Minnesota Public Radio Senior Reporter Catharine Richert has been covering the COVID-19 pandemic for more than a year.