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City hall in downtown Grand Marais. WTIP file photo

City council approves library budget, considers petition for paving

Rhonda Silence-

The Grand Marais City Council had a regular meeting on Wednesday, June 30 and for the first time in over a year, most of the councilors and Mayor Jay DeCoux were in the city council chambers at Grand


Visit Cook County's Murray the Moose with a fan during the October Moose Madness Festival - File photo by Rhonda Silence

Visit Cook County begins effort to renew local lodging tax

Rhonda Silence-

Visit Cook County, the countywide tourism organization, gave a presentation to the Cook County Board of Commissioners in June.


Gunflint Trail sign. WTIP file photo

Power outage July 12 for upper Gunflint Trail area

Joe Friedrichs-

There will be a power outage on the Gunflint Trail from approximately 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, July 12.


Campfires at disbursed campsites and within the BWCAW are banned effective July 9, 2021. Photo by Rhonda Silence

Forest Service enacts campfire ban in Superior National Forest including BWCA

Rhonda Silence-

WTIP has some very important breaking news for anyone heading into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.


Nick Cusick is the public information officer for Cook County and North Shore Health. Submitted photo

County's public information officer resigns after several months in new post

Joe Friedrichs-

Nick Cusick’s short tenure as Cook County’s public information officer has come to an end.


Spruce budworm in Minnesota. Photo by Eric Otto

Spruce budworm likely to impact Cook County trees in coming years

Joe Friedrichs-

Spruce budworm continues to move through Lake County, as the native insect continues to crawl toward the Cook County line.


Wolf in Minnesota. WTIP file photo

Minnesota DNR will not allow wolf hunt in 2021

Associated Press (AP)-

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday it won’t consider holding a wolf hunting or trapping season until 2022 at the earliest.


Cook County courthouse - Photo by Rhonda Silence

Cook County enters peak of summer with a variety of pressing issues

Joe Friedrichs-

The Cook County Board of Commissioners started the month of July with a growing list of priorities and a series of meetings, including a presentation in Grand Portage titled Building a Better Futu


Researcher Hailey Boone checks a trail cam at Isle Royale National Park. Photo by Matthew Baxley

Trail cameras used for moose, wolf research at Isle Royale

Joe Friedrichs-

As she pulls the memory card from a trail camera along the Greenstone Ridge Trail at Isle Royale National Park, researcher Hailey Boone quickly comes across a number of noteworthy discoveries.


Professor Tadd Johnson. Submitted photo

US starts review of boarding schools' dark history ahead of presentation in Grand Portage

Joe Friedrichs-

The federal government will investigate its past oversight of Native American boarding schools and work to “uncover the truth about the loss of human life and the lasting consequences” of