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Catching up with Great Expectations School

WTIP periodically checks in with our local schools.

Line crews work through the night to restore power

Arrowhead Electric and Grand Marais Public Utilities line crews have been working through the night to restore power after heavy snow and downed trees damaged power lines from one end of the county to

Heavy snow has caused scattered power outages - Photo by Linda Sorenson

Heavy snow causes scattered outages

Rhonda Silence-

Power outages caused by the weight of heavy snow on lines or by trees that have toppled under the snow have been reported in numerous locations across the county, including:

Phone outage impacts several areas, Sawtooth Mountain Clinic

Rhonda Silence-

A phone outage that is apparently national is affecting some services for CenturyLink customers here in Cook County.

A look at the Law Enforcement Log

Rhonda Silence-

Each week the Cook County Sheriff’s Office provides a brief report of calls made to the Cook County Law Enforcement Center in the past week.

Shutdown impacts some federal offices in Cook County

Joe Friedrichs-

As of early Wednesday, both the Grand Portage National Monument and

Three fire departments worked to stop the fire from spreading to the home adjacent to the former bait shop. Submitted photo

Former bait shop destroyed by fire

Rhonda Silence-

A page went out at 7:30 p.m. to the Grand Marais Fire Department and other responders on Christmas Eve to respond to a structure fire at 1591 East Highway 61.

Quick city council meeting to set 2019 levy

Rhonda Silence-

The Grand Marais City Council held one of its shortest-ever meetings on Wednesday, December 19. The last meeting of 2018 was held primarily to adopt the city’s budget and levy.

Feds plan to renew leases for mining project near the Boundary Waters

Associated Press (AP)-

The federal Bureau of Land Management says it plans to formally renew the mineral rights leases for the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine near Ely.

Single car crash on Gunflint Trail "Hog's Bend" corner

Rhonda Silence-

A single vehicle accident occurred on the curve known as “Hog’s Bend” on the Gunflint Trail this morning, December 20.