Stay Curious. Stay Connected.
MailNewsletters♡Donate Now
Sign up
*Password must be at least 8 characters and contain one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number and one symbol.
Already have an account?
By submitting, you consent that you are at least 18 years of age and to receive information about MPR's or APMG entities' programs and offerings. The personally identifying information you provide will not be sold, shared, or used for purposes other than to communicate with you about MPR, APMG entities, and its sponsors. You may opt-out at any time clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email communication. View our Privacy Policy.
Sign in to your profile
Forgot Password?
New to MPR News?
Welcome back
to news
for you
Reset Password

Enter the username on file and we'll send you a code to reset your password.

Still require assistance or not sure what your User Name is?
Welcome back
to news
for you
Email Verification

A verification code has been emailed to

Still awaiting the code?
Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Cathy Wurzer and Kelly Gordon

Reporter roundtable: The latest from Austin, Cloquet, Roseau

A screen-captured image of the Riverbend Skate Path in Warroad, Minn.
A screen-captured image of a video of the Riverbend Skate Path in Warroad, Minn.
Courtesy of Warroad Community Partners

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Minnesota Public Radio has a sizable newsroom, with reporters all over the state. But even we can't keep up with all the news. So we're calling local experts, reporters from newspapers outside of the metro area, to hear what's happening in their neck of the woods.

Wednesday, host Cathy Wurzer was joined by Laurel Latham, a reporter in far northern Minnesota at the Roseau Times-Region; Mike Creger, who writes for Pine Knot News in Cloquet, Minn., just southeast of Duluth; and Eric Johnson, a reporter and photographer at the Austin Daily Herald.

Latham brought Wurzer news about a 5-mile skate path along the Warroad River that is now the longest in the U.S.

Creger told Wurzer about a COVID patient at Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet who fought his way back from the brink as beleaguered hospital staff rallied around him.

And Johnson shared a feel-good story about a hospital patient’s favorite sandwich, a teenage delivery driver and a seven-hour trip (one way!) from Austin, Minn., to St. Louis.

Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.

Subscribe to the Minnesota Now podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.