Tuscarora Lake missing canoeist found deceased after search operation

On Wednesday, May 20, at 1:51 p.m., a call went into Cook County Sheriff ’s Office 911 Dispatch, notifying authorities about an overturned canoe on Tuscarora Lake. The caller said three people were in a canoe that had capsized on Tuscarora Lake with two swimming to an island, and one, a 29-year-old male, was missing. Cook County Sheriff ’s Office […]

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 […]

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