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YMCA director talks daycare, taxes in Cook County

YMCA Executive Director Emily Marshall sat down with WTIP’s Joe Friedrichs to talk about daycare at the local facility, Cooperation Station and what the daycare situation in Cook County means fo

LSProject: Second round of testing completed for chemicals of emerging concern in area lakes

In this edition of The Lake Superior Project, Dr.

A Look at the law enforcement log

Rhonda Silence-

The following is a record of calls made to the Cook County Law Enforcement Center from April 10 to 16. These are the initial calls made to law enforcement dispatchers.

Weekend News Roundup for April 22

Each week the WTIP news staff compiles a review of news from the previous five days. A Grand Marais daycare center is closing. College student fees may become optional.

Cook County Ambulance asks for help

Rhonda Silence-

At the last meeting of the board of North Shore Health, members of the Cook County Ambulance squad shared concerns about the on-going shortage of emergency medical technicians (EMTs).

March for Science event in Grand Marais - April 22

Local biologists Ann Belleman and Jean Cochrane spoke with WTIP's Martha Marnocha about Saturday morning's March for Science in Grand Marais.

Hospital board hears need for EMTs, construction update and art for wallspace

Some EMTs are concerned about the increase in ambulance runs, but no increase in EMTs. WTIP’s Jay Andersen spoke with North Shore Health administrator Kimber Wraalstad on the need for EMTs

Alarming police call is a prank

Rhonda Silence-

When the Cook County Sheriff’s Office released this week’s listing of 9-1-1 calls, there was a call that seemed alarming.

Cooperation Station daycare faces uncertain future in Grand Marais

The future of a well-known daycare provider in Grand Marais hangs in the balance and could be shutting the doors of its current location, according to board members of the Cooperation Station Daycare.

Legislators still apart on budget, maybe closer on bonding

Budget bills and bonding, college student fees and debt. WTIP’s Jay Andersen spoke with District 3A Rep. Rob Ecklund about the remaining weeks of the Legislative session.