News & Local Affairs

warning: Declaration of views_handler_argument::options_validate(&$form, &$form_state) should be compatible with views_handler::options_validate($form, &$form_state) in /home/wtip/archive.wtip.org/sites/all/modules/views/handlers/views_handler_argument.inc on line 258.
warning: Declaration of views_handler_argument::query() should be compatible with views_handler::query($group_by = false) in /home/wtip/archive.wtip.org/sites/all/modules/views/handlers/views_handler_argument.inc on line 683.
warning: Declaration of views_handler_sort::options_validate(&$form, &$form_state) should be compatible with views_handler::options_validate($form, &$form_state) in /home/wtip/archive.wtip.org/sites/all/modules/views/handlers/views_handler_sort.inc on line 79.
warning: Declaration of views_handler_sort::options_submit(&$form, &$form_state) should be compatible with views_handler::options_submit($form, &$form_state) in /home/wtip/archive.wtip.org/sites/all/modules/views/handlers/views_handler_sort.inc on line 90.
warning: Declaration of views_handler_sort::query() should be compatible with views_handler::query($group_by = false) in /home/wtip/archive.wtip.org/sites/all/modules/views/handlers/views_handler_sort.inc on line 21.
warning: Declaration of views_handler_filter::options_validate(&$form, &$form_state) should be compatible with views_handler::options_validate($form, &$form_state) in /home/wtip/archive.wtip.org/sites/all/modules/views/handlers/views_handler_filter.inc on line 118.
warning: Declaration of views_handler_filter::query() should be compatible with views_handler::query($group_by = false) in /home/wtip/archive.wtip.org/sites/all/modules/views/handlers/views_handler_filter.inc on line 581.
warning: Declaration of views_plugin_query::options_submit(&$form, &$form_state) should be compatible with views_plugin::options_submit($form, &$form_state) in /home/wtip/archive.wtip.org/sites/all/modules/views/plugins/views_plugin_query.inc on line 89.
warning: Declaration of views_plugin_style_default::options(&$options) should be compatible with views_object::options() in /home/wtip/archive.wtip.org/sites/all/modules/views/plugins/views_plugin_style_default.inc on line 17.
warning: Declaration of views_plugin_row::options_validate($form, &$form_state) should be compatible with views_plugin::options_validate(&$form, &$form_state) in /home/wtip/archive.wtip.org/sites/all/modules/views/plugins/views_plugin_row.inc on line 101.

Commissioner Jan Sivertson is county board chair for 2017

Cook County Commissioner Jan Sivertson will serve as the board chair for 2017, as selected by her fellow commissioners during the first board meeting of the year on Tuesday, Jan. 3.

Grand Marais couple not seriously injured in rollover

A Grand Marais couple involved in a rollover crash near the Lafayette Tunnel on Highway 61 on Monday, January 2 were not seriously injured

Sheriff reflects on snowmobile fatality

A tragic snowmobile accident happened over New Year’s. Sheriff Pat Eliasen had a personal connection with the victim.

Boyd Blomberg on open mic nights and Pushing Chain's year

Will Moore-

Boyd "Bump" Blomberg has long been a mainstay of the local music scene in Cook County.

Winter weather won't let up

It sounds like another holiday storm event is here. Snow Monday and Tuesday followed by sub-zero cold the rest of the week.

Preliminary investigation shows cause of snowmobile accident was terrain conditions

The preliminary investigation into yesterday's fatal snowmobile accident which claimed the life of Wayne Gunnar Anderson, 22, of Grand Marais, shows conditions beneath the snow impacted the s

Another winter storm is on the way

The National Weather Service in Duluth is still expecting a winter storm to move through the Northland tonight through Tuesday.

Snowmobile accident claims life of local man

Phone outage over, service restored countywide

At 7:03 a.m. today, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office announced that phone service, including 911, across Cook County has been restored and fiber optic cable was successfully repaired.

Weekend News Roundup for December 31

Each week the WTIP news staff compiles a review of news from the previous five days. The County Board sets non-mandated cuts. The Gov. says Twin Metals is not dead yet. U.S.