Local News
Passport and birth certificate services now separated
-Counties throughout the country are facing new regulations that are forcing them to rethink how and whether to issue passports. Cook County is no exception.
Final: Feds to delist Great Lakes wolves
Associated Press (AP)-The U.S government formally announced its move to end federal wolf protection in the western Great Lakes region by the end of the year.
Summer has arrived at the Grand Marais Rec Park
-Rec Park Manager Dave Tersteeg was in the studio Wednesday morning.
Many Cook County renters can’t afford the tab
-According to a new study, Minnesota ranks at the bottom of 12 Midwest states for affordable rent. In Cook County 40 percent of renters are probably paying more than they can afford.
Spring is taking its time arriving
-North Shore weather continues to look like something other than spring.
Weekend emergency drill recounted
-This past weekend was the 22nd Annual Emergency Services Conference and it was a full scale drill.
Fish testing in major walleye lakes show low PFC levels
-Fish tested in nine of Minnesota's 10 largest walleye lakes had levels of perfluorooctane sulfonate that were either very low or undetectable, suggesting those lakes have very little or no contaminati
DNR adds Cook County to list of burning restrictions
-Burning restrictions for Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and the remainder of St. Louis County went into effect May 2, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Lodging tax revenues continue upward trend over last year
-Lodging tax revenues for March were up from the same month last year county-wide according to the latest report from the Cook County Auditor-Treasurer’s office.
Weekend News Roundup for April 30
-Each weekend WTIP news produces a round up of the news stories they've been following this week.