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After six crashes in 2024, Superior Public Safety Committee recommends four-way stop at 18th Street and Cumming

On Dec. 19, 2024, at the regular monthly meeting Superior’s Public Safety Committee, City Councilor Ruth Ludwig introduced a resolution which would establish a four-way stop at the North...

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...

Esko man charged for threatening Rice Lake couple with school bus

On Oct. 29, 2024, St. Louis County deputies were alerted by Chisholm police that an Esko man named Andrew VanHauer had threatened to drive a bus through the home...

Proctor man charged for pistol-whipping girlfriend during home invasion

On July 25, 2024, Proctor police responded to a report of domestic violence at a Fifth Street residence, where they found a 27-year-old female “in a traumatized emotional state,...

Homicide suspect feared others killing his family

On Nov. 7, 2024, Duluthians were stunned to learn that five people had been killed in West Duluth. At two separate crime scenes, before turning the gun on himself,...

Lakewood Township clerk calls sheriff on Monitor reporter

The Duluth Monitor recently added Lakewood Township (pop. 2,340) to its reporting beat. Monitor Publisher John Ramos attended a couple of Lakewood Town Hall public meetings, on Strand Road,...

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Lakeview Tower first TIF project in Duluth to subsidize vacation rentals

On March 26, 2025, the Duluth Economic Development Authority (DEDA) approved an eighth amendment to the Lakeview Tower development agreement, thereby allowing for 34...

Former Superior Teachers Union president charged with drunk driving, resisting arrest

At 11 p.m. on March 22, 2025, the Superior Police Department received a report of a red Jeep Cherokee driving erratically and striking curbs...

Lakeside town clerk unable to obtain town documents from previous clerk

On April 8, 2025, the board of supervisors meeting Lakeside, Wisconsin, was unusually crowded. Citizens were concerned because longtime Town Clerk Ruthann Schnepper had...

Arrest of Rep. Michelle Fischbach’s son in prostitution sting unreported for a year

Michelle Fischbach has been the U.S. Representative for Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District, the state’s largest district, since 2021. Prior to that, she served for...

Itasca County court administrator charged with embezzling funds from student band group

On Jan. 21, 2025, two felony charges were filed against Itasca County Court Administrator Heather Porterfield for allegedly embezzling money from a student fundraising...