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Hunt for Two Harbors smiley face bandit leads to shroom arrest

On May 26, 2025, Two Harbors police officers observed spray-painted smiley faces on a retaining wall near the public boat launch. Some of the smiley faces were old and...

As Swim Creative fails to meet social media management goals, City of Superior considers doubling their compensation

On June 25, 2024, the City of Superior’s Tourism Development Commission approved a six-month marketing contract with Swim Creative. For $1,750 per month, Swim Creative was responsible for the...

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...

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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...