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Lonnie Dupre talks about coming off the mountain
-Lonnie Dupre is back in Talkeetna Alaska after a third attempt to summit Denali WTIP’s Jay Andersen spoke with Lonnie Monday 4:30am Alaska time.
Dupre airlifted off Denali
-Cook County Arctic adventurer Lonnie Dupre has been airlifted off Denali and is back in Talkeetna, Alaska.
Duluth News Tribune reports barrels pulled from Lake Superior contain active explosives
-The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa says it found still-active explosives in barrels of military waste retrieved this summer from Lake Superior.
Weekend News Roundup for February 2
-Each weekend WTIP news produces a round up of the news stories they’ve been following this week.
Dupre hopes to leave Denali base camp on Friday
-The amount of time Grand Marais Arctic Adventurer Lonnie Dupre will spend in base camp is dwindling as plans are being made to airlift him off of Alaska's highest mountain.
Cook County Invite Nordic Ski Meet moved to Saturday morning
-A weather forecast for below zero temperatures on Friday, February 1, has caused the Cook County Invite Nordic Ski Meet to be moved to 11 AM, Saturday, February 2, on the 2.5 k
Dupre has "a day at the office" at base camp on Denali
-Grand Marais Arctic adventurer Lonnie Dupre had "a day at the office" Wednesday after returning to his base camp at 7,200 feet on Alaska's Denali.
CC/SB boys win Centennial Ski Meet; girls take second
-The Cook County/Silver Bay boys and girls Alpine Ski Teams took first and second Tuesday in the Centennial Invitational held at Giants Ridge in Biwabik.
Commissioner talks about fiscal responsibility
-Commissioner Garry Gamble spoke with WTIP's Jay Andersen about county fiscal accountability.
Dupre at base camp; awaits airlift off Denali
-Grand Marais adventurer Lonnie Dupre finished the last leg of his unsuccessful journey to reach the summit of Alaska's Denali Monday evening when he returned to his base camp.