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Commissioners recognize Sheriff Pat Eliasen as retirement nears, swears in Ben Hallberg as interim sheriff
12+ hour, 47+ min ago (576+ words) Kalli Hawkins | April 28, 2026 After three decades of service in law enforcement, Sheriff Pat Eliasen attended his final Cook County Board of Commissioners" meeting on April 28. Eliasen announced in March that he would retire from the position and not seek reelection…...
Cook County warns of land services email scam targeting residents
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (207+ words) Kalli Hawkins | April 27, 2026 Scammers posing as the Land Services Department have been targeting some Cook County residents via email, according to a county press release from April 27. The county was informed by residents that they received an email impersonating a…...
Trump signs measure overturning Boundary Waters-area mining moratorium
14+ hour, 48+ min ago (200+ words) Josh Hinke | April 28, 2026 On Monday, President Donald Trump signed House Joint Resolution 140 into law. The resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to overturn Public Land Order 7917, which imposed a 20-year moratorium on mining in the Superior National Forest, including areas…...
Heavy rain leads to flooding, trail closures, and road damage along North Shore
15+ hour, 32+ min ago (407+ words) Kalli Hawkins | April 28, 2026 Heavy rains and snowmelt along the North Shore and across northern Minnesota have led to flooding at state parks, trail closures, and road damage. Over the weekend and on Monday, areas received significant precipitation. Between Duluth and…...
DEED data outlines northeast trends, projects growth for Cook County
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (236+ words) Kalli Hawkins | April 27, 2026 Earlier this year, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) released data outlining labor market and population trends for northeast Minnesota, including Cook County. Carson Gorecki, a northeast Minnesota regional analyst for DEED based in…...
HRA board still pushing for affordable housing and local trust fund, despite longer-than-expected timelines
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (411+ words) Kirsten Wisniewski | April 26, 2026 The HRA board discussed a developer grant agreement the organization has entered into with Nanapush LLC, the developers of the Norra Skogen housing project that would build twelve single-family homes in Grand Marais. The agreement will allow…...
Dungeons & Dragons program creates space for youth, adult imagination
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (421+ words) Josh Hinke | April 25, 2026 A handful of boys buzz with energy at the end of the school day, passing around an i Pad while waiting for their biweekly game of Dungeons & Dragons to begin. Ty Kundel runs the game through Cook…...
CCHS robotics wraps up successful season
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (145+ words) The Cook County High School Robotics Team had a successful season and a memorable competition in Duluth, MN, on March 4th-7th." The team will be hosting its end-of-season festival and fundraiser on Saturday, April 25th, from 1 to 3 pm." All in the community…...
North Shore Health to host lab open house April 25
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (352+ words) Josh Hinke | April 24, 2026 North Shore Health will host an open house for its laboratory April 25 from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. The event offers the community an opportunity to meet staff members and view equipment essential to patient care. During the event, blood testing…...
Sue Hennessey will retire from the Grand Marais Playhouse after 2027 spring production
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (96+ words) WTIP Sue Hennessey will retire from the Grand Marais Playhouse after 2027 spring production cj@wtip. org | April 23, 2026 After 25 years at the Grand Marais Playhouse, Artistic and Technical Director Sue Hennessey will retire after the 2027 spring production. In her conversation with…...