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Search & Rescue locates missing snowshoer

As darkness fell on Thursday, December 28, Mickey Brazell of Grand Marais called 9-1-1 to report that his wife, Dee Brazell, was lost in the woods somewhere in the Bally Creek area of Grand Mara

Frozen landscape near Lake Superior. Photo by Joe Friedrichs

Local resort owners share thoughts on frigid temperatures

There were record-low temperatures reported across northern Minnesota this week.

Dan Shirley to join ISD 166 school board

Rhonda Silence-

There will be a new representative for the West End of the county at the next School District 166 school board meeting.

First Nation officials in Ontario hear conflicting reports on caribou

In the final weeks of 2017, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry announced it would likely move a number of caribou from Michipicoten Island to the Slate Island, which are both locat

UPDATE: Century Link resolves phone issues

Rhonda Silence-

UPDATE: Century Link residential phone service that was experiencing outages has been restored.

National Weather Service warns of hazardous weather conditions

Rhonda Silence-

Dangerously cold wind chill values will continue across the Northland today, December 26 through tonight. Wind chill values from 35 to 50 below zero are expected.

9-1-1 outage in Cook and Lake counties - UPDATE

Rhonda Silence-

The Cook County Sheriffs Office has paged its emergency responders to let them know that emergency 911 service has been restored. However, it appears that phone service is out on the Gunflint Trail.

Lake Superior's last caribou face intense pressure from wolves

Joe Friedrichs-

While many along the North Shore immediately think of wolves or moose with regard to wildlife management on Lake Superior islands, another iconic species is facing an immediate situation that could in

Grand Marais PUC working to eliminate wastewater plant odors

This last summer a number of business owners in Grand Marais complained about the smell from the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

Feds revive plan for proposed copper mine near Boundary Waters

Joe Friedrichs-

Nearly one year to the day after WTIP reported the federal government would not renew the mineral leases of a controversial mining project near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the action wa