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Annual Beaver Bay smelt fry to feature local Beaver River smelt

On Saturday, May 17, 2025, for the first time in more than 30 years, the City of Beaver Bay (pop. 120) will host a smelt fry where all of...

City of Superior ignored complaints about houses cracking on Ohio Avenue, neighbors say

In February 2024, construction of three new Superior homes began on the 1500 block of Ohio Avenue. After the foundation holes were dug and filled with sand, a compactor...

Former Itasca County court administrator pleads guilty to felony theft from student band group

On May 5, 2025, former Itasca County Court Administrator Heather Porterfield pled guilty to one felony theft charge, in relation to a business account she managed for the Nashwauk-Keewatin...

Duluth HART ramp partially closed for structural repairs

On May 2, 2025, at the monthly meeting of the Duluth Parking Commission, Parking Director Mark Bauer told commissioners that a portion of the downtown HART parking ramp (located...

Heavy gravel pit traffic stirs concern in Alden Township

At a town meeting held on April 14, 2025, residents of Alden Township (pop. 218) met with St. Louis County officials to discuss their concerns about the operations of...

Family of Maxton Gudowski relieved to see charges filed against Tyler Edwards

On April 23, 2025, in St. Louis County District Court, 25-year-old Tyler Walter Edwards was charged in the July 2024 death of Lakeside resident Maxton Gudowski. The charges for...

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Monitor wins three state awards, including special cash prize for investigative reporting

On June 16, 2026, at the Society of Professional Journalists’ annual awards ceremony in St. Paul, Duluth Monitor Publisher John Ramos won awards in...

Tyler Edwards sentenced for murder of Maxton Gudowski

On June 15, 2026, Sixth Judicial District Judge Jill Eichenwald sentenced Tyler Edwards to 17 years in prison for the murder of Maxton Gudowski....

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...