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AirDrop Active Shooter Threat at Wm. Kelley High School in Silver Bay

A multi-school event at William Kelly High School in Silver Bay was promptly ended by an active shooter warning Thursday morning, March 23.

Students traveling from Grand Marais and Two Harbors schools had just entered William Kelley’s school auditorium for a “students only” presentation of “The Diary of Anne Frank.” A student from Two Harbors used the AirDrop func­tion of their Apple iPhone to send a colorful graphic that included the words “Active Shooter in the Building.” Another student opened the AirDrop message on their phone and reported it to school officials.

There was not a shooter, active or otherwise, at the scene.

There was a law enforcement presence at the school for the event. “We always have law enforcement present whenever we have big events at one of our schools,” said Jay Belcastro, Superintendent of School District 381. The students from Grand Marais and Two Har­bors were immediately evacuated to their buses and WKHS students were returned to class. The play was canceled.

In order to send an AirDrop mes­sage, the sender needs to sign in with their Apple ID on their device making identification of the sender fairly easy. The juvenile was de­tained on site and brought to the Duluth Juvenile Detention Center. The Lake County attorney’s office is considering what charges may be brought.

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Steve Fernlund
Steve Fernlund
Typically these “about me” pages include a list of academic achievements (I have none) and positions held (I have had many, but who really cares about those?) So, in the words of the late Admiral James Stockwell, “Who am I? Why am I here?” I’m well into my seventh decade on this blue planet we call home. I’m a pretty successful husband, father, and grandfather, at least in my humble opinion. My progeny may disagree. We have four children and five grandchildren. I spent most of my professional life in the freight business. At the tender age of 40, early retirement beckoned and we moved to Grand Marais. A year after we got here, we bought and operated the Cook County News Herald, a weekly newspaper in Grand Marais. A sharp learning curve for a dumb freight broker to become a newspaper editor and publisher. By 1999 the News Herald was an acquisition target for a rapidly consolidating media market. We sold our businesses and “retired” again, buying a winter retreat in Nevada. In the fall of 2016, we returned to Grand Marais and bought a house from old friends of ours on the ridge overlooking Lake Superior. They were able to move closer to family and their Mexico winter home. And we came home to what we say is our last house. I’m a strong believer in the value of local newspapers--both online and those you can wrap a fish in. I write a weekly column and a couple of feature stories for the Northshore Journal. I’m most interested in writing about the everyday lives of local people and reporting on issues of importance to them.
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