Lester River Rendezvous cancels portion of Sept. 27 festival due to logistical conflicts
The annual Lester River Rendezvous is best known for its re-creation of an 18th-century voyageur camp in Duluth’s Lester Park. Dressed in period attire, re-enactors demonstrate skills from the...
Juvenile charged for vicious assault of homeless man in Canal Park
At 3:15 in the morning on Aug. 26, 2025, a man waved down Duluth police in Canal Park to report that his cousin (identified as MRM in the criminal...
Window-peeping DECC security guard pleads guilty to recording adolescent in gym
On Sept. 10, 2025, Perry Burke entered a guilty plea to interfering with the privacy of a victim under the age of 18. The charge stems from a Dec....
Monitor launches online video archive of Duluth parks
On the City of Duluth’s website, the Parks and Recreation Department states that the city has 162 parks. When the Monitor encountered this claim, we were unable to think...
City looks to bolster Community Investment Trust fund with ordinance change
On Sept. 4, 2025, during a budget presentation to the Duluth City Council, Mayor Roger Reinert introduced a new Community Investment Trust fund (CIT) management strategy the city would...
City of Superior receives $250,000 Bunge Dock grant
On Sept. 2, 2025, the Superior Common Council accepted a $250,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The federal funds are intended to cover costs associated with the...
