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Hibbing domestic assault arrest leads to discovery of 47 illegal guns, suspected mushroom grow operation

On Aug. 16, 2024, police received a report that 43-year-old Hibbing resident Nathan Phillips had stolen his wife’s phone the night before. When police arrived, the victim informed them...

Mayor Paine ties Superior Municipal Forest preservation to family land deal

On July 18, 2024, at the regular quarterly meeting of the City of Superior’s Urban Forestry Tree Board, Mayor Jim Paine reported that he wanted to pursue State Natural...

Neglected Silver Bay perimeter ditch places neighborhood in jeopardy

At about half-past midnight on June 19, 2024, Judy and Randy Carlson noticed that their Silver Bay home, on Adams Boulevard, was quickly flooding. Water was rushing down the...

Tyler Edwards released from jail without charges

On Sept. 1, 2024, the Duluth Police Department issued a press release stating that Tyler Edwards had been arrested and was going to be charged with four felonies, including...

Former State Representative Jason Metsa charged with furnishing alcohol to minor

On July 6, 2024, former three-term (2013-2019) State Representative Jason Metsa was arrested and lodged in the St. Louis County Jail on probable case of third-degree criminal sexual conduct....

Bong Center seeks to acquire pieces of Marge

Housing a robust collection of artifacts from all branches of the US military, the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center, in Superior, is named after one of America’s top...

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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...