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January thaw has ups and downs for area wildlife
-Song birds are out foraging for fallen tree seeds dotting the snow. But not all critters benefit from the thaw.
Longtime former county sheriff passes away
-Former Cook County Sheriff John Lyght passed away on Friday, Jan. 15 at Cook County North Shore Hospital in Grand Marais. He was 82.
High court rejects request to keep out carp
-The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday refused to order immediate closure of shipping locks near Chicago to prevent Asian carp from infesting the Great Lakes.
IRR allows city to use former Sawtooth Cottages grant for Business Park
-The city of Grand Marais got some good news recently.
Living on the Edge: Part 9 and 10
-The landscape of healthcare has certainly changed in the last ten years. Across the country, people and businesses have sustained dramatic increases in costs.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service investigates wolf killings
-The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement, is investigating 16 incidents of wolves being killed illegally in November and December in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
City backs local energy group’s grant efforts
-The Cook County Local Energy Project has made an impression on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
Weekend News Wrap Jan. 16
-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 10:00 a.m.
UMD professor from Haiti speaks about aftermath of earthquake
-Jean “Rudy” Perrault is a professor of music at the University of Minnesota Duluth. He is also a native of Haiti and still has family there.
Cook County grad found in Colorado ski country
-The body of a 19-year-old Cook County graduate who recently left the North Shore and moved in with his older brother in Colorado ski country has been found.
