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Monthly Archives: December, 2024

As public records requests proliferate, Superior invests in data compliance software

On Nov. 19, 2024, the Superior Common Council approved an $11,591 annual contract with JustFOIA, a Florida company whose software will help the city track and promptly fulfill public...

City plans to improve water system efficiency with new water line across country club golf course

On Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, the Duluth City Council will consider Resolution 994, which proposes awarding $1,155,180 to Northland Constructors for the “Upper Lakeside Water Interconnect” project. By installing...

Amid mortgage foreclosure and fraud allegations, Endi Plaza owner files for bankruptcy

Endi Plaza, the apartment building and retail hub located at 21st Avenue East and London Road, is owned by Endi Plaza LLC. Lazar Ostreicher of Monsey, New York is...

Irate Rice Lake councilor hurls accusations, another threatens to resign, and the Monitor is brought into it before the sheriff is called

On Nov. 25, 2024, at the regular monthly meeting of the Rice Lake City Council, grievances about the recent election and related issues intruded at several points. Before the...

St. Louis county attorney declines to file charges in Les Grumdahl perjury investigation

Holly Brown has been dealt another blow by the legal system. As the Monitor originally reported on March 5, 2024, Ms. Brown is facing the loss of her home in...

Clint Massie pleads guilty to four counts of child sexual abuse

On the morning of Dec. 4, 2024, a panel of jurors was standing by in the St. Louis County District Courthouse in Duluth, waiting for Judge Dale Harris to...

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Duluth looks to federal partnership to address Park Point erosion

Duluth’s Park Point (also known as Minnesota Point) and Wisconsin Point, in Superior, are natural lake bars which were formed by wind and waves...

Scrench-wielding home invader charged after being shot by Hibbing man

On June 27, 2025, Hibbing police responded to a call of shots fired at an apartment on East 40th Street. They found the apartment...

Sukhi’s Liquor Store owner charged with selling alcohol, cannabis products, and lottery tickets to minors

The owner of a Lakeside liquor store has been charged with nine gross misdemeanors related to selling alcohol and cannabis products to underage customers....

City of Duluth did not require proof of Incline Village developer’s financing before approving TIF subsidy

On June 2, 2025, Duluth Economic Development Authority (DEDA) Director Tricia Hobbs sent Luzy Ostreicher, developer of the Incline Village project, a Notice of...

IRRRB violated Minnesota Data Practices Act in response to public records request

An opinion recently issued by Minnesota Commissioner of Administration Tamar Gronvall concludes that the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) failed to comply...