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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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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...