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Andrew Deyette allegedly violated restraining order multiple times following arrest

On June 14, 2024, Finland resident Andrew Deyette was charged with four gross misdemeanors, after he was caught swimming in the nude with two pre-teen girls. Following Deyette’s arrest, the...

Federal judge threatens Mr. O’s lawyer with “significant repercussions” in flawed lawsuit

On June 10, 2024, the Monitor reported that a defamation lawsuit filed against the Duluth News Tribune, DNT reporter Jimmy Lovrien, and Monitor Publisher John Ramos had been dismissed. The...

DECC spent $200 to print disappointing annual report

On June 27, 2024, at the regular monthly board meeting of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, DECC Executive Director Dan Hartman announced to the board that, at long last,...

Patrick Bruckelmyer receives no jail time, $100 fine for two first-degree child sex-abuse convictions

On Jan. 8, 2023, Lakewood Township resident Patrick Neil Bruckelmyer turned himself into the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office and confessed to molesting two of his pre-teen children between...

Police report 22 incidents at protest encampment since May

As of July 7, 2024, protesters demonstrating against the conflict in Gaza have been camped out at Duluth’s Civic Center for about ten weeks. Beginning with two tents in...

Sheriff’s office investigates burned cabins north of Duluth

On April 12, 2024, Duluth resident Nicholas Voltzke visited a cabin he owns in a remote location on Three Lakes Road, 35 miles north of Duluth, and found it...

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No-bid “change orders” add $2 million to Shoppers Ramp/New Garrick Building project price tag

On Thursday, April 22, 2026, the Duluth Economic Development Authority (DEDA) will consider Resolution 12, which, if approved, will increase the price tag for...

Off-grid container home on Cass County farm triggers regulatory rumble

Is Chad Cane’s great sin going off-grid on the farm? When Cane began building a container home on private land, county officials trespassed on his...

Superior murder trial postponed until October, due to delayed ballistics report

The trial for a 2024 Superior homicide case was previously scheduled to begin on March 23, 2026. However, because a key piece of evidence...

Silver Bay greenhouse sues city for right to grow cannabis

In January 2025, the Silver Bay City Council passed Ordinance 11, which essentially prohibits “any retail cannabis business, temporary cannabis event or other cannabis...

Attend City Marshmallow Roast at own risk, says Parks Department

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