U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken are backing a new bipartisan effort to help prevent the spread of Asian carp which threatens Minnesota’s economy. The senators are cosponsoring the reintroduction of the Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act, which would create a coordinated federal response to the Asian carp threat and enable the federal government to work more […]
Good snow on the Trail
The Gunflint Trail can finally brag about the snow this week. It began falling Saturday evening and by Sunday morning we had 6-8 inches blanketing the ground. I had forgotten how nice it is to wake up to the aftermath of an overnight snowstorm. What a welcome sight. The snowmobile trails were in sad shape before this system hit but […]
Where are the fish biting?
The latest from Jon at Buck’s Hardware Hank: How about some snow? Well, we finally got nailed and now we’re digging out. The fishing, however, goes on! Walleye fishing outside the Boundary Waters ends in a couple of weeks so I’d head out soon. Birch Lake was throwing out a few walleyes to some folks but I heard better success […]
Conservation Officer Tales
Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding folks, there are a few that run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The News-Herald shares these stories as a reminder to all […]
Cook County Law Enforcement briefs
It is the policy of the Cook County News-Herald to withhold the identities of individuals in Cook County Law Enforcement briefs. When court proceedings are complete, the Cook County News-Herald publishes a complete accounting of names and penalties in its Matters of Record. Saturday, Feb. 21:24 p.m., Grand Marais: Caller again said there was a drugsituation going on at Birchwood, […]
