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Paddler air-evacuated from Boundary Waters

On Monday, July 8, just before 5 p.m., the Cook County Sheriff’s Office received an emergency call for help from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, not from a cell phone or SPOT emergenc

Cook County strives to keep lakes clean on the Gunflint Trail

Joe Friedrichs-

Clean. Drain. Dry. The message has been shared by Cook County’s aquatic invasive species coordinator and concerned citizens for years.

A look at the Law Enforcement Log, June 25-July 1

Rhonda Silence-

Each week the Cook County Sheriff’s Office provides a brief report of calls made to the Cook County Law Enforcement Center. WTIP requested more information on the following incidents.

Meeting the new owner of Buck's Hardware

Rhonda Silence-

Community members had an idea changes were coming to Bucks Hardware in downtown Grand Marais before an official announcement was made.

Smoke west of Grand Marais by Scott Herrly

Smoke in northern Minnesota from Canadian wildfires

Joe Friedrichs-

Smoke in the air this weekend is the result of wildfires burning in Canada.

Lake Superior anglers express concern over commercial fishing industry

Joe Friedrichs-

Fisheries supervisors from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources recently told WTIP they’ve been hearing concerns from a collection of North Shore anglers regarding commercial fishing op

Update: Missing anglers found on Saganaga Lake

Joe Friedrichs-

After nearly two hours of searching for a pair of missing anglers at the end of the Gunflint Trail, a search and rescue team found the duo on Saganaga Lake.

Elizabeth "Beth" Drost is the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribal Chair

A conversation with new Grand Portage Tribal Council Chair Beth Drost

Rhonda Silence-

As announced earlier by WTIP Community Radio, Elizabeth “Beth” Drost has won the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa special election to become Tribal Chair.

Beth Drost wins Grand Portage Tribal Chair seat

The unofficial results of today’s special election for the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa are in.

Buck Benson on the sale of the hardware store

Rhonda Silence-

Some community members got wind of the news before it became official.