Local News
After School Lounge Kids Food Drive March 14-25
-Looking for a way to help your neighbors and maybe do a little spring cleaning in the process? Cook County’s very own After School Lounge kids are putting on a Youth Food Drive through MN
EPA proposes first national standard for mercury pollution from power plants
-EPA news release
March 16, 2011
GES Director explains class sizes and individualized instruction
-Peter James is Director of Great Expectations School in Grand Marais.
County to participate in nation-wide drug discount program
-Cook County has teamed up with the national Association of Counties to offer a discount prescription drug plan. WTIP’s Jay Andersen has this report.
State and county Spring road information is released
-Seasonal road restrictions in Cook County will go into effect at 12:01 a.m., Friday, March 18, and will remain in effect for a minimum of eight weeks. Afterwards road restrictions will be lifted
Sheriff weighs in on wolves and ski passes
-Sheriff Mark Falk recently talked about wolf-dog encounters and the fact that an increasing number of people are cheating on their downhill ski passes. WTIP’s Jay Andersen has this report.
Report calls for renewed efforts to protect Great Lakes water quality
-The Great Lakes hold one-fifth of the world's supply of fresh surface water. But the lakes are under threat from pollution and invasive species, according to a report released last week by the I
Canadian documentary filmmaker talks about film "Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny"
-While studies of minority cultures have had a place in academia for many years, it’s rare that we have a good look at what people of different cultures and ethnicities think about white people a
Local student qualifies for state poetry slam competition
-Ever had to get up in front of crowds of people and share some of your most intimate and personal thoughts?
Weekend News Roundup for March 12
-Each weekend WTIP news produces a round up of the news stories they’ve been following this week.