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WTIP UPDATE: Cause of Schlienz death “undetermined”
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Weekend News Roundup for Dec. 24
-Each weekend WTIP news produces a round up of the news stories they’ve been following this week.
Feds delist gray wolf in Great Lakes region
-The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said today it is ending federal protections for wolves across the Great Lakes region.
Commissioner Johnson: The healing process proceeds
-County Commissioner Jim Johnson said there are many threads in the community that need to be tied up after the Dec.
Sheriff discusses Dec. 15 courthouse shootings
-On Thursday afternoon, Dec. 15, shots were fired in the Cook County Courthouse and two people received multiple wounds.
Highway 1 detour south of Ely to remain in effect until Jan. 3
-The detour on Hwy 1 south of Ely will remain in place until Tuesday, Jan. 3.
Schlienz charged Monday - additional details released
-MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota man charged with shooting a prosecutor and witness after he was found guilty of a sex crime told authorities he planned to hurt the prosecutor if convicted to give him &
Schlienz charged with premeditated attempted murder.
-Daniel Schlienz, 42, of Grand Marais, was charged today in St. Louis County District Court with two counts of premeditated attempted first-degree murder.
Schlienz to be arraigned today in St. Louis County
-The Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal reports this morning that the man accused in Thursday’s shooting and struggle in the Cook County Courthouse is remorseful for what happened.