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Senior Center parking lot: slow down
-The Senior Center talks thrift shop expansion and parking lot woes. WTIP’s Jay Andersen spoke with Grand Marais Mayor Larry Carlson after the recent council meeting.
MnDOT announces 2013 state road construction program
-ST PAUL, Minn.— More than 300 construction projects scheduled for 2013 are designed to improve highways, bridges and other state transportation infrastructure.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
-April is Child Abuse Prevention month. WTIP’s Jay Andersen spoke Human Services director Sue Futterer about child abuse in Cook County and the services available.
No new wolves on Isle Royale
-TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Scientists say the gray wolves in Michigan's Isle Royale National Park are in growing danger of extinction and may have stopped reproducing.
Emergency Services Conference is April 26-27
-The annual Emergency Services Conference is April 26 and 27.
Starting to look a lot like Spring
-Spring maybe delayed on the East coast, but it’s coming along nicely here on the North Shore. WTIP’s Jay Andersen spoke with meteorologist Mike Stewart about warming weather.
ISD166 looks at a two-principal system
-ISD166 is planning to return to a two-principal system. Also there’s a plan for making up all those possible snow days next year…and good news for the red hot Knowledge Bowl students.
Today is Diabetes Alert Day
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The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) estimates that about 80,000 adults in Minnesota may have diabetes without knowing it.
Weekend News Roundup for March 23
-Each weekend WTIP news produces a round up of the news stories they’ve been following this week.
