Sauk Rapids schools close due to social media threat; 14-year-old in custody

The Sauk Rapids Police Department said a 14-year-old student is in custody in connection with the incident. By Kristi Marohn of Minnesota Public Radio News - December 6, 2021 Read More »

Updated: Snowfall reports from around Minnesota

The Weather Service received a report of an estimated 18 inches of snow at Golden Eagle Lodge, off the Gunflint Trail about 20 miles north of Grand Marais. From Minnesota Public Radio News - December 5, 2021 Read More »

Weekly Conservation Officer Reports

CO Kylan Hill (Tofte) noticed a vehicle parked on the side of Highway 61 by Cascade River State Park with a set of footprints leading up the hill. A brief track led Hill to a hunter illegally hunting deer. A citation was issued. District 6 - Two Harbors Area - From the Minnesota DNR - December 6, 2021 Read More »

Cook County Sheriff's Weekly Report

You can access a copy of this week's Cook County Sheriff's Report in the attached PDF. From Cook County Law Enforcement - December 6, 2021 Read More »

Virtual observance planned in Minnesota on 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor

Tuesday's program will begin at 7 p.m. and take place over Zoom. It'll include remarks from Pearl Harbor survivor Don Ollom, author and KARE 11 reporter Danny Spewak, author and journalist Steve Twomey, and state Commissioner of Veterans Affairs Larry Herke. From Minnesota Public Radio News - December 6, 2021 Read More »

Endangered mussels discovered in St. Croix River believed to be a century old

The discovery was amazing, scientists say, because the host fish the mussels need to reproduce have been blocked from getting upstream since the 1907 construction of the St. Croix Falls Dam near St. Croix Falls, Wis. By Kirsti Marohn from Minnesota Public Radio News - December 5, 2021 Read More »

Photo Gallery: Families in Cook County given opportunity to renew a family tradition: Cutting their own Christmas tree

Last weekend and this past Saturday, the Surbaugh family invited people to come out to their property and select their favorite tree to harvest for this Christmas. By Steve Surbaugh from Boreal Community Media - December 6, 2021 Read More »