News & Local Affairs
Bakk ends bid for governor
-District 7 Senator Tom Bakk this weekend decided to end his bid for the DFL endorsement for governor.
Weekend News Wrap March 20
-Each week the WTIP News Department provides a summary of the stories it has been following that week. Tune in to WTIP's North Shore Weekend Saturdays from 7:00 to
Sen. Klobuchar questions Coast Guard nominee on small craft licensing
-Minnesota’s U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar Thursday questioned Vice Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr., the President’s nominee to be U.S. Coast Guard Commandant.
“Stations of the Cross" opens Sunday at Art Colony
-During the up-coming Easter season, a special exhibit is being hosted at the Grand Marais Art Colony.
Commissioners begin discussion of county administrator position
-At a special work session Tuesday, Cook County Commissioners began discussing the creation of a county administrator position.
State pushes for de-listing wolves from Endangered Species list
-The Department of Natural Resources Wednesday submitted a formal petition to the U.S.
Boreal Access changes community blog location
-The Boreal Access homepage looks different. The “Cook County Conversations” online forum is no longer positioned under the WTIP and News-Herald headlines.


