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Public being surveyed on upcoming court case

If you’re a Cook County resident and were contacted recently about former Cook County Health and Human Services Director Josh Beck and his pending court case on criminal charges of child abuse,

New ranger takes over at Gunflint station

WTIP's Jay Andersen recently spoke with the new Gunflint District Ranger, Michael Crotteau. Crotteau took over the position this fall, and spoke about his first impressions of the area,

School board hears citizen concerns about racism and bullying

Rhonda Silence-

School District 166 held its school board meeting at the Old Log School building in Grand Portage on Thursday, Oct. 26.

New distillery set for 2018 opening in Grand Marais

Following the success of craft brewers and a winery on the North Shore, a distillery that will produce various styles of liquor is set to open in Grand Marais in 2018.

Cook County Chamber announces 2017 business award winners

The Cook County Chamber announced their 2017 business award winners at their gala on Tuesday, October 24. WTIP's Sterling Anderson spoke with chamber director Jim Boyd about that event, as w

Phil Larson explains a restoration project near the Poplar River while Ilena Hansel looks on. All photos by Joe Friedrichs

LSProject: Poplar River flows with good news for Lake Superior

If ever there was an example of landowners and government agencies taking a negative situation and turning into a positive, a decades-long effort to restore the health of the Poplar River that flows i

Representative Ecklund checks in with WTIP

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Minnesota District 3A Representative Rob Ecklund and Senator Tom Bakk visited the North Shore this week, touring potential state bonding sites, taking in the Visit Cook County/Cook County Chamber annu

Elected officials voice support for copper-nickel mines in northeastern Minnesota

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Governor Mark Dayton made headlines across Minnesota Oct. 24 when he came out in support of the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mining project in northeastern Minnesota.

More information on the Health Center "funding cliff"

Congress still has not reauthorized funding for the upcoming year for the Community Health Center Program, to avoid the so-called “funding cliff." To get both a local and state perspe

New York Times Magazine journalist discusses story on mining near the Boundary Waters

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An article published Oct. 12 in the New York Times Magazine focuses on two key issues regarding the economy in northeastern Minnesota: mining and wilderness recreation.