Much to the delight of outdoor photographer David Johnson a large flock of pelicans landed on Lake Superior within camera range. A fun fact about pelicans is that some groups hunt in packs while swimming along the water’s surface, but pelicans don’t just eat fish. They will eat almost anything that fits in their very large beaks including amphibians, turtles […]
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 […]
Matters of Record
The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the punishment exceeds $150 and/or ten days in jail and/or includes one year of supervised adult probation. It is the Cook County News- Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will […]