Silver Bay City Council includes City Center Park in state bonding request
On May 19, 2025, the Silver Bay City Council considered including $4 million for construction of the proposed City Center Park in its state bonding request. The plan for...
Cause of Spirit Mountain’s maintenance shed fire still undetermined
On the evening of April 26, 2025, Duluth firefighters responded to a report of a blaze on Knowlton Creek Boulevard, in Norton Park. A large pole building and all...
Timber Bay Lodge owner alerted to active burglary by Apple watch
On April 19, 2025, while Ronald and Elizabeth Rykken were in Michigan, they received a notification that Ronald’s Apple watch had been powered up at their Minnesota residence. The...
McKinley city councilor charged with three felonies related to three-town power outage
On May 12, 2025, Minnesota Power received a phone call from McKinley resident Joseph Vaida, who informed them that he planned to cut a guy wire for one of...
City of Duluth sues Burger King franchisee for noncompliance with city’s Earned Sick and Safe Time ordinance
On March 25, 2025, the City of Duluth filed a lawsuit against Cave Enterprises Operations LLC, seeking damages for Cave Enterprises allegedly violating the city’s former Earned Sick and...
Duluth mayor, county board chair endorsed aviation tax cuts, didn’t tell constituents
On March 25, 2025, Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert and St. Louis County Board Chair Annie Harala wrote letters to the House Committee on Taxes, in St. Paul, expressing their...
