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Monthly Archives: September, 2025

Tony Nephew believed he was responsible for Trump’s election, murdered family to save them, reports show

On Nov. 7, 2024, 46-year-old West Duluth resident Anthony “Tony” Nephew took the lives of his wife, his ex-wife and his two sons, before turning the handgun on himself....

Lester River Rendezvous cancels portion of Sept. 27 festival due to logistical conflicts

The annual Lester River Rendezvous is best known for its re-creation of an 18th-century voyageur camp in Duluth’s Lester Park. Dressed in period attire, re-enactors demonstrate skills from the...

Juvenile charged for vicious assault of homeless man in Canal Park

At 3:15 in the morning on Aug. 26, 2025, a man waved down Duluth police in Canal Park to report that his cousin (identified as MRM in the criminal...

Window-peeping DECC security guard pleads guilty to recording adolescent in gym

On Sept. 10, 2025, Perry Burke entered a guilty plea to interfering with the privacy of a victim under the age of 18. The charge stems from a Dec....

Monitor launches online video archive of Duluth parks

On the City of Duluth’s website, the Parks and Recreation Department states that the city has 162 parks. When the Monitor encountered this claim, we were unable to think...

City looks to bolster Community Investment Trust fund with ordinance change

On Sept. 4, 2025, during a budget presentation to the Duluth City Council, Mayor Roger Reinert introduced a new Community Investment Trust fund (CIT) management strategy the city would...

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Proposal to eliminate 4th Street parking spaces stirs concern

At the June 5, 2026 meeting of the Duluth Parking Commission, Senior City Engineer Alex Popp presented the city’s proposed plan to reconstruct ten...

Remaining two residents ordered to leave beleaguered Hermantown trailer park

In December of 2024, due to ongoing building code violations at Hermantown’s Maple Field Trailer Park, the owner, Steven Schneeberger, was charged with six...

Five companies file mechanics liens against Urbane 218 as building nears completion

On Dec. 18, 2025, Duluth Economic Development Authority Director Tricia Hobbs issued a Notice of Breach to Urbane 218 LLC, the developer of the...

Two wrongful death lawsuits against Cirrus Aircraft moved to St. Louis County

Within the past year, two active lawsuits against Cirrus Design Corporation have been transferred to the St. Louis County District Court. Both lawsuits allege...

Firefighting airplane struck multiple times by gunfire, alleged sovereign citizen arrested

On May 20, 2026, St. Louis County deputies arrested Portage Township resident Daniel Pettit on suspicion of shooting at a firefighting airplane as it...