Local News
Fingerstyle Guitar Masters Weekend April 12 & 13
-Don’t miss the 3rd annual Fingerstyle Masters Weekend featuring artist Jim Ohlschmidt April 12 - 13 at Bluefin Bay
Weekend News Roundup for April 6
-Each weekend WTIP news produces a round up of the news stories they’ve been following this week. Tall ships return to Duluth, Rep.
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Rep. David Dill on reconciling plans for the new budget
-The time has come for House and Senate committees to start assigning dollars to programs that will eventually result in a new budget. WTIP’s Jay Andersen spoke with Rep.
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Sen. Tom Bakk weighs in on crafting a state budget
-The Minnesota House and Senate are honing in the last few weeks of the session. WTIP’s Jay Andersen spoke with Sen. Tom Bakk about crafting a final budget.
City's recreation season set to start in May
-The Grand Marais Recreation Park is just a month away from opening for a busy summer. WTIP’s Jay Andersen spoke with park manager Dave Tersteeg about trails, softball and golf.
PC's for People available in Cook County
-The Cook County Broadband Commission has teamed up with Higher Ed to make computers more available locally.
Lodging tax revenues for February generally up over 2012
-Lodging tax revenues for the second month of 2013 were up compared to February of last year county-wide.
Weather Service to begin "Impact-Based Warnings"
-The National Weather Service has a new plan for severe weather warnings. Begininning today, April 1, the Service expands "Impact-Based Warnings" to Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Weekend News Roundup for March 30
-Each weekend WTIP news produces a round up of the news stories they’ve been following this week.
Blandin has new broadband grant opportunities for non-profits
-The Blandin Foundation has a new grant opportunity for broadband use. WTIP’s Jay Andersen spoke with the county’s Information Systems Director Danna MacKenzie.
