Grievance hearing exposes dysfunction on American Indian Parent Advisory Committee
A Nov. 19, 2025 post on the Facebook page for the Duluth Public Schools Indian Parent Committees read, “If you are interested in participating in the grievance hearing board...
Mayor Paine halted zoning application and subsequent land sale, lawsuit alleges
A lawsuit filed in federal court on Oct. 9, 2025 alleges that Superior Mayor Jim Paine and Planning Director Jason Serck improperly used their influence to halt a zoning...
Proposed zoning move to St. Louis County stirs concern in Lakewood Township
In St. Louis County, only four townships manage their own zoning codes—Duluth, Gnesen, Lakewood, and Midway Townships. Zoning regulations in the remaining 143 townships are managed by St. Louis...
Potlatch loses FSC certification in wake of sexual harassment investigations
On Nov. 14, 2025, two women filed separate cases in Beltrami County District Court, alleging that they had been repeatedly sexually harassed by their Potlatch coworker Calvin Kurtz at...
Community Action Duluth closes farmers markets without explanation, owing vendors thousands
Both the Lincoln Park Farmers Market (which operates out of the Harrison Community Center) and the Hillside Farmers Market (located in an Essentia parking lot at 5th Avenue East...
Buhl bar owner charged with pull-tab fraud
The owner of Billy’s Pit Stop Pub n’ Grub in Buhl was recently charged with paying out over $68,000 in pull-tab winnings to herself since August of 2024.
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