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Hamilton Habitat's rehab of a house that had been sitting empty for over a decade. Photo courtesy of Hamilton Habitat, Inc.

Working to build workforce housing: Hamilton Housing, Inc.

If you type “housing” in the search bar on the WTIP website, hundreds of archived stories will pop up.

Grand Marais Postmaster answers questions about package deliveries

More and more people are ordering everyday items online these days. And more and more of those packages are processed through the Grand Marais Post Office.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires will continue to linger above BWCA, Cook County

Joe Friedrichs-

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for northeastern Minnesota, effective Monday, July 5, beginning at 6 a.m. through Tuesday, July 6, at 8 a.m.

Save the Boundary Waters Campaign shares update heading into peak of paddling season

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As the peak of the 2021 paddling season arrives in July and August, a series of news items, lawsuits and environmental issues continue to swirl around the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Elsa Lunde is the Cook County Firewise Coordinator - Submitted photo

Elsa Lunde is the new Cook County Firewise Coordinator

Rhonda Silence-

Since our very first broadcast, WTIP Community Radio has enjoyed interacting with the youth of our community.

Highway 61 construction in Grand Portage - Photo by Sharon Olson

Expect flaggers, temporary traffic light in Grand Portage Highway 61 work zone

Rhonda Silence-

If you are planning a trip to High Falls or the Grand Portage National Monument in the coming months, you should be prepared for possible delays.

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Submitted photo

Heat wave expected to descend on BWCA during Fourth of July weekend

Joe Friedrichs-

Forest Service officials are urging caution as a heat wave is expected to descend on the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) during the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Hail from a June 30 storm in Cook County. Photo by Kristin DeArruda-Wharton

Powerful storm knocks out power in Cook County, damages local crops

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A strong storm system moved through select pockets of Cook County Wednesday, June 30, knocking out power to most local residents and damaging at least one local business in the process.

Checking in with MnDOT on Grand Marais Highway 61 project

Rhonda Silence-

The reconstruction of Highway 61 through the City of Grand Marais has been progressing on schedule according to Minnesota Department of Transportation Project Engineer Edward Welch.

A visit with new Great Expectations School Director Rachael Lehman

Rhonda Silence-

After 16 years as director of Great Expectations School, Peter James will be retiring at the end of June.