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Mark A. Baker

In exchange for $75 million subsidy, Incline Village developer is only required to build 60 housing units  

In March of 2023, the new Lincoln Park Flats apartments, located at 2102 West Superior Street, converted an entire floor of their four-story building into a “boutique hotel.” The...

Faced with housing shortage, city rezones land to limit housing

City leaders have been sounding the alarm for years: Duluth needs more housing—all types. A 2019 study identified a shortage of more than 3,600 housing units in Duluth. In...

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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...