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Rock Ridge School Board member charged with DWI

On Sept. 27, 2024, Eveleth resident Pollyann Sorcan was arrested by Eveleth police officers for Driving While Intoxicated, after officers received a report that Ms. Sorcan had struck a...

As Duluth revamps parking ordinance, three-year-old snow emergency signs remain in place

On Sept. 23, 2024, the Duluth City Council gave a first read to proposed revisions to the city’s Snow Emergency parking ordinance. If approved, the revisions will replace the...

Sheriff’s Office investigates rural burglaries north of Duluth

The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible connection between various residential burglaries north of Duluth. The following residential properties were burglarized between Sept. 4 and Sept....

Insulin, opioids, other medication found in semi involved in fatal Floodwood crash

A Minnesota State Patrol search warrant from Sept. 3, 2024, sheds new light on an Aug. 14 semi crash near Floodwood, which resulted in four fatalities. According to the warrant,...

Hibbing-Duluth meth distributors met at Cotton gas station to make exchanges

On Aug. 10, 2024, the Lake Superior Violent Crimes Task Force (LSVCTF) received notification from a Pen Register Trap and Trace locator that Chicago resident Shaunte Lurena Parker’s phone...

Woodland Reservoir released 1.7 million gallons of water into Tischer Creek in July 31 incident

In early August, media outlets reported that the City of Duluth had released between 400,000 and 500,000 gallons of drinking water from the Woodland Reservoir. The water flowed into...

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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...