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Itasca County DFL chair charged with hit-and-run homicide of Nashwauk teen

On Nov. 19, 2024, in Itasca County District Court, 64-year-old Grand Rapids resident Cynthia “Cyndi” Martin was charged with Criminal Vehicular Homicide for her role in an incident that...

Incline Village project has yet to break ground, 9 months after claims of urgency

Occasionally, when the Duluth city administration asks the City Council to approve a subsidy for a favored developer, they send the Council an urgent proposal, asserting that the entire...

Duluth considers establishing city ATV routes

On Nov. 4, 2024, the City of Duluth Parks and Recreation Department hosted a stakeholder meeting for parties interested in establishing ATV trails in the city. The city initially...

Tony Nephew acquired handgun permit on Sept. 9, two months after wife reported mental health concerns

Two Duluth Police Department search warrant applications, approved by St. Louis County District Court Judge Leslie E. Beiers on Nov. 7, 2024, shed more light on the events leading...

Grand Rapids man charged with beating seven-year-old daughter

On Oct. 4, 2024, Grand Rapids police officers visited Van Dyke Elementary School in Coleraine, Minnesota, to investigate how a seven-year-old girl had acquired “a large black and yellow...

Volunteers unearth buried section of Incline Steps

From 1891 to 1939, the Incline Railway transported Duluth passengers more than 500 vertical feet from Superior Street to an expansive pavilion overlooking the city, above Skyline Parkway. Today, both...

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Off-grid container home on Cass County farm triggers regulatory rumble

Is Chad Cane’s great sin going off-grid on the farm? When Cane began building a container home on private land, county officials trespassed on his...

Superior murder trial postponed until October, due to delayed ballistics report

The trial for a 2024 Superior homicide case was previously scheduled to begin on March 23, 2026. However, because a key piece of evidence...

Silver Bay greenhouse sues city for right to grow cannabis

In January 2025, the Silver Bay City Council passed Ordinance 11, which essentially prohibits “any retail cannabis business, temporary cannabis event or other cannabis...

Attend City Marshmallow Roast at own risk, says Parks Department

"Don't get burned," said a spokesperson.

West Theatre changes hands; former owner challenges foreclosure

The restoration of the historic West Theatre, on Central Avenue in West Duluth, was completed in 2019 by Paladin Properties LLC. Paladin also restored...