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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...

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...

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Lake Superior College instructor faces 19 charges for recording students in bathroom

On July 8, 2026, Lake Superior College biology professor Maxwell Minor-Smith was charged with one felony and 18 gross misdemeanors for allegedly recording students...

Former Dean of Students charged for engaging in criminal sexual conduct with Rock Ridge High School student

In St. Louis County District Court, on July 6, 2026, Eveleth resident and long-time educator Christopher Chad was charged for engaging in criminal sexual...

Judge Glonek objects to Monitor’s “false and misleading” Facebook post

On June 3, 2026, I published a post on the Duluth Monitor’s Facebook page entitled, “Never Trust Confidentiality Claims,” where I described how frequently...

Spirit Mountain halts negotiations with private manager

At the June 23, 2026 meeting of the Spirit Mountain board of directors, the board voted to cease negotiations with Mountain Capital Partners (MCP),...

Judge Hanke declares Deyette not guilty, dismisses jury

In Carlton County District Court, the first of three trials for Andrew Deyette—a former community youth leader from Finland, Minnesota—commenced on June 30, 2026....