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IRRRB sets budget and issues funding grants
-The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board met last week.
Appeals Court allows AT&T cell tower near BWCAW
Associated Press (AP)-MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Reversing a lower court, the Minnesota Court of Appeals says AT&T can build a 450-foot cellphone tower with flashing lights that would be visible within parts of the Bound
NWS forecast: Rain, rain -- then sunshine
-The week ahead holds a lot of rain, then it’ll warm up and the weekend is looking good. WTIP’ Jay Andersen spoke with National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Stewart.
Weekend News Roundup for June 16
-Each weekend WTIP news produces a round up of the news stories they’ve been following this week.
A glitch for the Fourth parade
-It looks like use of Wisconsin Street is going to require a county permit at $100.
Domestic violence can increase in tough economic times
-Domestic violence is prone to increase during tough economic times. WTIP’s Jay Andersen spoke with Violence Prevention Center director Jodi Yuhasey about domestic violence in Cook County.
NRDC report: Poisoning the Great Lakes
-Poisoning the Great Lakes: 25 Coal-fired Power Plants Responsible for Half the Region's Mercury Pollution
Projections boosted for copper mine near Ely
Associated Press (AP)-MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The company planning a copper-nickel mine near Ely has boosted its estimates of how much metal it's sitting on.
Expect near normal precipitation and temperatures overall this summer
-Sunday night’s thunderstorms didn’t dump heavy rains or big winds on Cook County as they did elsewhere. However, they ushered in a cool front after a hot Sunday.
Community Center public input meeting Tuesday
-A Public Input Meeting on the new Cook County Community Center is scheduled for 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 5 at the ISD #166 campus in Grand Marais.