Wednesday, November 19, 2025

The Boreal and the Beast: Fire Weather’s Story

By Sarah K. Simon I love reading across genres, but thrillers are a favorite, especially the kind that keep me up too late racing...

Successful Hunting Season Starts with Safety

With hundreds of thousands of hunters set to converge on the state’s fields and woods for the Saturday, Nov. 8 firearms deer opener, the...

Permanent Memorial Honors Teens Lost at Black Beach

By Sarah K. Simon Sunday, November 2, was cold and windy. It was the kind of day that could stir a Gordon Lightfoot lyric from...

No Kings II Rally Attracts Hundreds of Supporters in Two Harbors

By Rick Evans Nearly 7 million Americans took part in last Saturday’s (October 18, 2025) No Kings II rally. Organizers estimate there were over 2,700...

Fed: Minnesota Hospitality Sees Lower Traffic, Profits

By Steve Fernlund A recent report on a September survey of hospitality business owners across the state found that increasing prices and higher labor costs...

Janis Fairbanks Brings Sugar Bush Babies to Grand Marais

Janis Fairbanks laughed when she admitted how busy she has been. Between promoting her new book, working on research projects, and planning more books...

A Safe and Happy Howl-oween for Your Dog

By Angela Bata,FFCP-T; FDM; CARETC-KDSD Spooky season is here, and that means costumes, candy, and lots of doorbell rings! While Halloween is great fun for...

Split Rock Lighthouse to Host 50th Anniversary Commemoration for SS Edmund Fitzgerald

The annual ceremony will include a beacon lighting and memorial for lives lost on Lake Superior TWO HARBORS, Minn. (October 8, 2025) – Split Rock...

Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)

When talking about Veterans’ benefits, most people think of health care, disability compensation, or educational programs— and those are primarily for the Veteran. But...

Leave the Leaves

By Justin Wheeler, Scott Hoffman Black, Deborah Seiler Leaves are habitat, not trash One of the most valuable things you can do to support pollinators and...

LOCAL NEWS

By Steve Fernlund The Cook County Board of Commissioners voted in September to approve a proposed 2026 levy increase of 7.57%. In accordance with...