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Weekend News Roundup for February 16
-Each weekend WTIP news produces a round up of the news stories they’ve been following this week. A lawsuit to stop the Lake Superior region wolf hunts has been filed.
Cook County/Silver Bay takes fifth in State Alpine Meet
-Cook County/Silver Bay took fifth in the Minnesota State Alpine Ski Meet yesterday at Giants Ridge in Biwabik.
Land exchange stirs debate at county board
-Land purchases and land exchanges were part of the agenda at this week’s county board meeting. WTIP’s Jay Andersen spoke with Commissioner Heidi Doo Kirk.
EDA: Superior National to add a few acres
-New members, new officers and new committees at the EDA. WTIP’s Jay Andersen also spoke with Chairman Mark Sandbo about new land at the golf course and a new resident at the business park.
New County Chamber of Commerce gathering draws a crowd
-Animal welfare groups launch wolf hunt lawsuit
Associated Press (AP)-MINNEAPOLIS — The Humane Society of the United States and other animal welfare groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday to restore federal protections for gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region tha
New report highlights mining economy
-A new report shows mining, processing and shipping taconite is responsible for 30 percent of the gross regional product in northeastern Minnesota.
Weekend News Roundup for February 9
-Each weekend WTIP news produces a round up of the news stories they’ve been following this week.