Isle Royale National Park is currently drafting a Cultural Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (CRMP/EIS) that will determine, among other things, the status of commercial fishing

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources plans to hold a public hearing in Superior on Tuesday, November 26.

CJ and Livi share the latest from the Bear Cubs, Fawns, Wolves, Lynx, and Otters.

Rick Brooks is co-founder and program director of the nonprofit organization Little Free Library. Little Free Libraries are little buildings, sort of like a birdhouse but bigger, in people's front yards or other public spaces, that hold books for the taking. The idea is to share books and the love of reading...and draw the community closer along the way. Since the idea's start in 2009, nearly 12,000 Little Free Libraries have been put into use around the world. Buck spoke with Rick recently to learn all about them and why people are loving the idea.

Kay Grindland is director of Care Partners in Cook County, which works to support people with serious illness or those at end of life, as well as their caregivers. She and her colleague Debi LaMusga joined Dick Nov. 15 to talk about palliative (or comfort) care, how it works, why it's important, and more. November is National Palliative Care Awareness Month.

The week ahead promises to be dry and cooler. WTIPs Jay Andersen spoke with meteorologist Carol Christenson from the National Weather Service.

What does it take to listen well?  To others? To ourselves?

Each week the WTIP news staff puts together a roundup of the news over the past five days. The DNR is revising stream and lake management plans in the Grand Marais area.

Deane Morrison is a science writer at the University of Minnesota, where she authors the Minnesota Starwatch column.

Local naturalist and retired teacher Larry Weber joins us each Saturday morning to share his observations on what's going on in the great outdoors.

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To learn about synthetic drugs - what they are, who uses them and what the dangers are - we contacted the Minnesota Department of Health.

Jack and Ryan report the latest School News.

In this edition of School News, Kalina and Chloe report on the latest learning at Birch Grove Community School in Tofte.

The annual lutefisk and ham dinner at Zoar Lutheran Church is in the record books for another year.  Chef Gary Hansen reported a successful event with attendance at about 130 people and 100 pound