Media Information

Television: Although, television is a great resource for receiving information, Washburn County relies heavily on the Twin Cities and Duluth markets, hence information may not be as readily available as you'd like for Washburn County area.

Minneapolis/St. Paul Duluth/Superior
KARE - Channel 11
WCCO - Channel 4
KSTP - Channel 5
KSMP - Channel 9
WDIO - Channel 10
KBJR - Channel 6 & 3

Newspaper: Washburn County has no daily newspaper so it will be difficult to receive up-to-date information from our newspapers. The Twin Cities area does have daily newspapers and will likely provide daily information on the incident:

Spooner Advocate http://www.spooneradvocate.com Washburn County Register – Shell Lake http://wcregister.net Sawyer County Record – Hayward

Radio:Radio will likely be the best source of receiving information on a local incident. The following are the local radio stations for Washburn County.

Shell Lake Hayward Rice Lke
WGMO 95.3FM WGMO 95.3FM
WOJB 88.9FM
WJMC 96.1FM
WAQE 97.7FM
WKFX 99.1FM