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John Ramos

St. Louis county attorney declines to file charges in Les Grumdahl perjury investigation

Holly Brown has been dealt another blow by the legal system. As the Monitor originally reported on March 5, 2024, Ms. Brown is facing the loss of her home in...

Clint Massie pleads guilty to four counts of child sexual abuse

On the morning of Dec. 4, 2024, a panel of jurors was standing by in the St. Louis County District Courthouse in Duluth, waiting for Judge Dale Harris to...

Construction phase of Allouez Bay marsh restoration nears completion

A marsh restoration project is currently underway at the southern end of Allouez Bay. The purpose of the project is twofold: (1) to remove invasive cattails from Allouez Bay;...

Spillover from failed Silver Bay perimeter ditch worsens

On June 19, 2024, a major storm system dropped 7 inches of rain on the town of Silver Bay. On the northern end of town, several Adams Boulevard residents...

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...

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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...