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Superior Police Investigator Lerette resigns, as federal lawsuit against City of Superior proceeds

At the regular meeting of the Superior Police and Fire Commission on Oct. 8, 2025, Police Chief Paul Winterscheidt notified commissioners that Officer Mikayla Lerette had resigned from the...

Delayed DECC heating system replacement project completed

At the regular board meeting of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, on Sept. 25, 2025, DECC Executive Director Dan Hartman expressed concern about ongoing delays in the DECC’s heating...

Duluth Parking Commission increases on-street parking rate to $2.50 per hour

At the regular monthly meeting of the Duluth Parking Commission, on Oct. 3, 2025, commissioners approved raising on-street parking rates from $1.50 to $2.50 per hour. Currently, 25 cents purchases...

Silver Bay woman charged with faking terminal illness to swindle funds

On Oct. 23, 2024, Lake County emergency medical personnel responded to a 911 call from Our Place, a Finland restaurant. Penny Jo Haupt, a 63-year-old Silver Bay resident, had...

City to seek private operator for Spirit Mountain

The City of Duluth plans to gauge whether private ski hill operators have any interest in managing Spirit Mountain, by issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) in October. At the...

New Keene Creek filtration basin completed in Irving Park

A new storm water filtration basin, officially known as the “Keene Creek Resiliency-Irving Park Biofiltration Basin Project,” has been constructed in West Duluth’s Irving Park, only a month after...

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Homegrown Music Festival directors resign, leaving confusing financial picture

On June 2, 2026, Duluth’s Homegrown Music Festival (HGMF) Co-directors Cory Jezierski and Dereck Murphy-Williams resigned their positions, leaving behind “years of unreported income”...

Proposal to eliminate 4th Street parking spaces stirs concern

At the June 5, 2026 meeting of the Duluth Parking Commission, Senior City Engineer Alex Popp presented the city’s proposed plan to reconstruct ten...

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...