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Attend City Marshmallow Roast at own risk, says Parks Department

"Don't get burned," said a spokesperson.

Intelligence Briefing No. 55

Good day, readers, For two years, mayors, city councilors, and community boosters have been promoting the renovation of the Ordean Building (and 30-plus new apartments) at the western end of...

New Spirit Mountain attraction delivers grins, glitches

On Saturday, the Spirit Mountain Recreation Area unveiled their latest attraction: the Grocery Cart Cannonball Run. The specially-groomed run, co-sponsored with Super One Foods, is intended to keep Spirit...

Duluth man charged with sexually assaulting incapacitated woman

On Sept. 26, 2024, a 22-year-old woman called 911 to report that she had woken up naked and could not remember what had happened the night before. When she...

City to seek private companies to operate Spirit Mountain

At the monthly meeting of Spirit Mountain’s board of directors on Jan. 28, 2025, the City of Duluth’s liaison to the board, Jim Filby Williams, informed the board that...

Two Hibbing women face charges for kidnapping, false imprisonment

At 9:25 a.m. on Feb. 19, 2024, a man with blood on his head and duct tape wrapped around his wrists entered the Freedom convenience store on 1st Avenue...

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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...

Convicted murderer appeals sentence, receives longer sentence

A man convicted of murdering three Duluth men in 1994 appealed his sentence in 2025, on the grounds that it was illegal. St. Louis...