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Superior IT Committee recommends creating municipal broadband utility

On Oct. 11, 2023, the Superior Communications and Information Technology Committee unanimously recommended the creation of a city-owned broadband utility. The Committee also recommended approval of a $238,000 no-bid contract...

KOOL 101.7 and B-105 failed to disclose details about political advertising

On Tuesday, Sept 12, 2023, a political ad for Roger Reinert aired for the first time on Duluth radio stations B-105 and KOOL 101.7: “A vote for Roger Reinert...

911 dispatch report reveals more details on Hietala incident

On Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, Duluth police responded to a 911 call that Duluth East High School football coach Joe Hietala was drunk on school grounds. Mr. Hietala was...

City Council loans DECC $1 million without seeing current financials

At their regular meeting on Sept. 25, 2023, the Duluth City Council unanimously voted to grant the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) a $1 million line of credit to...

Superior Public Works Committee lowers speed limit at Stinson and Hammond to address recurring crashes

At the regular meeting of the City of Superior Public Works Committee, held on Aug. 3, 2023, Assistant Public Works Director Chris Carlson informed the committee that the city...

Community Action Duluth employees vote to unionize

On Aug. 3, 2023, the employees of Community Action Duluth (CAD) officially unionized, with 8 eligible employees casting an affirmative vote. This was 6 fewer than the 14 employees...

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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...