St. Louis County seeks federal compensation for BWCA rescue operations
At the St. Louis County Board meeting on April 9, 2024, Board Chair Keith Nelson distributed a list of search-and-rescue operations conducted between 2016-2023 by the St. Louis County...
Hibbing police officer attempted to cover up 2016 hit-and-run, new court filings reveal
Early on the morning of Jan. 21, 2016, as Hibbing Police Officer Cody Loewen was refueling his squad car at the end of his shift, he noticed a long...
Superior City Council considers spending $757,000 more for electric fire truck versus diesel
On March 14, 2024, at the regular meeting of Superior’s Finance Committee, Superior Fire Chief Camron Vollbrecht presented committee members with a proposal for the 2026 acquisition of a...
Mr. O sues News Tribune for defamation
On Feb. 22, 2024, in United States District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada, an individual named Daniel Victor Hancock filed a lawsuit against the Duluth News Tribune and reporter...
Cityview Flats continues to lease out workforce housing units as vacation rentals, without required permits
On Dec. 16, 2023, the Monitor reported on 35 vacation rentals which we had found operating in Duluth without the required licensure. Four of the illegal units identified were...
Buckingham Creek restoration project planned for Enger Golf Course
Buckingham Creek, one of the least-known waterways in the city, is scarcely two miles long. From its headwaters in the forested area of the antenna farm, the creek flows...
