February 17 – The Cook and Orr fire departments were dispatched to a report of a structure fire in the 8700 block of Raps Road in Beatty Township near Cook. The fire was reported around 4:50 p.m. According to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department, the two story house was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived on the scene. The house was unoccupied at the time and was a total loss. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department and the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office.
