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Lindsay Izzard flipped car at Family Fun Days

On Aug. 17, 2024, Officer Zachary Lind with the Wisconsin State Patrol and City of Superior Police Officer Aaron Lofgren responded to the scene of a rollover crash near...

Tyler Edwards sentenced to 60 days jail time in Superior

On Sept. 1, 2024, after arresting Tyler Edwards for his alleged involvement in the suspicious death of Maxton Gudowski, Duluth police issued a press release announcing that they were...

HRA to refund more than $1.6 million to city, county, and school district

In 2004, the Duluth Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) secured a $7.4 million Tax Increment Financing (TIF) loan and assembled 55 acres of land in Lakeside to develop affordable...

Mayor Reinert’s “partner in life” issues directives to city staff

Ever since Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert took office, in January of 2024, the Monitor has received reports that the mayor’s girlfriend, Amber Gurske, has been doing her best to...

YWCA to transfer West Duluth building, programming to new organization

On Sept. 17, 2024, representatives of organizations which had applied for 2025 federal funding from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program were present at the regular monthly meeting...

Dale Howard pleads guilty to March homicide of Allisa Vollan

On Sept. 17, 2024, 25-year-old Dale John Howard entered a plea of guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend, Allisa Vollan, at 31 E. 5th Street. According...

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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...