As Mayor Paine asserts greater control over Superior Housing Authority, federal agency investigates
On Nov. 18, 2025, Superior city councilors received a letter from the Waukesha-based Cross Law Firm, in which Attorney Ben Hitchcock accused Superior Mayor Jim Paine of “attempting to...
Project Labor Agreements jeopardize federal funding for county road projects
At the St. Louis County Board workshop on March 17, 2026, county commissioners learned that federal funding is currently being withheld from five substantial county road projects. The funding...
After repeated delays, Grand Rapids woman sentenced for torturing her stepchild
On March 10, 2026, Itasca County District Court Judge Sarah McBroom sentenced Vivian Wahlstrom to 57 months in prison for torturing her seven-year-old stepdaughter. Because the Wahlstroms had installed...
Surveillance state technology aids in arrest of alleged catalytic converter thief
Duluth police used traffic surveillance cameras to identify the vehicle of an alleged catalytic converter thief who had been targeting businesses near the Duluth airport. An approved warrant allowed...
Lincoln Park Flats discontinues hotel, restores 24 apartments
A Lincoln Park apartment building which stirred controversy when it created a hotel out of a third of its units in 2023 has quietly discontinued the hotel and restored...
OIR report flags flawed investigation, nepotism in Superior Police Department, leaves broader questions unanswered
On April 17, 2025, Superior Mayor Jim Paine informed the city’s Public Safety Committee that he was unable to resolve “urgent” issues at the city’s police department, which he...
