From the Iron Range to Hollywood: A Gilbert woman has her name in the credits of the new movie "State of Play" for a behind-the-scenes job, according to the Mesabi Daily News (log-in required).
Local health officials talked to the Duluth News Tribune about preparing - but not panicking - for a potential pandemic of swine flu.
Commenters rightly jumped on the Northland's News Center for an article that appeared on the TV news operation's Web site Sunday that said that someone in Minnesota had tested positive for the new swine flu strain. That's false - and the station gave no source for its incorrect information. The article also was accompanied by an uncaptioned photo of people in hazmat suits. Scroll down the page to see what readers thought of it.
Sunday's News Tribune featured a story on an Indian burial ground in Superior that is eroding into the Nemadji River - and no one seems to be responsible, or have a clear answer, for what should be done about it. It's adding insult to injury for Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, as the eroding grave site was created when remains were removed from Wisconsin Point nearly a century ago, after the band lost land on the point.
Kids up the Gunflint Trail are enjoying a short-lived spring sport, as seen on the Tuscarora Lodge blog. Some lakes are still solidly encased in ice, though - on Friday, the ice thickness was nearly two feet on Sawbill Lake.
Useful news from north of the border: How do you rescue an angry beaver from an eight-foot-deep hole in the ground? Thunder Bay firefighters found a way, according to the Chronicle Journal.
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