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Public health supervisor shares thoughts on front page Star Tribune article

Joe Friedrichs-

The Star Tribune, the largest newspaper in Minnesota, featured a front page article in its Sunday (Dec.

This powerful question is included in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women report. Photo courtesy of markeiphoto.com

Member of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force talks with WTIP

Rhonda Silence-

A report from Minnesota's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force (MMIW) was presented to Gov. Tim Walz, Lt.

Trash cans awaiting pick up. Photo by Erik McClean, Unsplash.com

County authorizes an update to its waste management plan

Rhonda Silence-

At the December 8 meeting of the Cook County Commissioners, Tim Nelson, the county's solid waste administrator, told the county board that it was time for a review of the county's w

Cook County continues to navigate critical need for affordable housing

Joe Friedrichs-

Cook County continues to lose its long-term rental housing stock, homes in the community are quickly aging even while their values soar and nearly a quarter of all local residents are cost burdened by

A shed on 2nd Avenue West in Grand Marais was destroyed by fire on Dec. 18. Submitted photo

Shed destroyed by fire in Grand Marais

Rhonda Silence-

A woman in Grand Marais called the Cook County Sheriff’s Office at 7:41 p.m. on Friday, December 18, reporting that her neighbor’s garage was on fire.

City sets preliminary levy, approves purchase of fire gear

Rhonda Silence-

The city of Grand Marais held a regular meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, December 9 and one of the first matters of business was a nearly-final discussion of the city's levy and budget for 2021

Cook County COVID-19 positivity rate and case count climb as vaccine set to arrive

Joe Friedrichs-

Cook County, the last county in Minnesota to reach triple digits in the overall COVID-19 case count since the start of the pandemic, hit the unwanted milestone yesterday.

The Minnesota Veterans Home in Silver Bay - Submitted photo

An update on COVID19 at the Silver Bay Veterans Home

Rhonda Silence-

As of Dec. 16, neighboring Lake County had registered 13 deaths due to COVID-19. Unfortunately, nine of those deaths have been at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Silver Bay.

Dogs killed by traps across Minnesota. Image courtesy of Dog Lovers 4 Safe Trapping MN

Advocate for pet safety warns of upcoming trapping season

Joe Friedrichs-

Pet owners should be aware that the trapping season for fishers, bobcats and pine martens starts Dec.

Grand Portage men who rescued abandoned child receive honors

Rhonda Silence-

Cook County residents were shocked to hear the news of a young girl abandoned on Highway 61 in Grand Portage Dec. 10 who was not dressed for the winter weather.