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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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Superior landfill gas-to-data project terminated over a year ago

In November of 2023, the City of Superior entered into a contract with Vespene Energy, a California company interested in constructing a small data...

How the data center guided the new Hermantown Comprehensive Plan

The most important document underlying Google’s proposed data center in Adolph is the City of Hermantown’s 2045 Comprehensive Plan. The city would not have...

Broken Burke Apartments elevator makes life difficult for disabled tenants

Managed by Accessible Space Inc. out of St. Paul, the Burke Apartments serve tenants with mobility issues and other physical disabilities. On Aug. 13,...

Superior woman paints 90 rocks in memory of father

On Aug. 17, 2026, Superior resident Gemma Davies and her husband, Brad, spent the day traveling around the Twin Ports and along Lake Superior’s...

State shuts down Northland Driving School

On Aug. 13, 2026, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver & Vehicle Services (DVS) taped a Cease and Desist Order to the door...