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Mr. O sues News Tribune for defamation

On Feb. 22, 2024, in United States District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada, an individual named Daniel Victor Hancock filed a lawsuit against the Duluth News Tribune and reporter...

Cityview Flats continues to lease out workforce housing units as vacation rentals, without required permits

On Dec. 16, 2023, the Monitor reported on 35 vacation rentals which we had found operating in Duluth without the required licensure. Four of the illegal units identified were...

Buckingham Creek restoration project planned for Enger Golf Course

Buckingham Creek, one of the least-known waterways in the city, is scarcely two miles long. From its headwaters in the forested area of the antenna farm, the creek flows...

Kenwood woman facing loss of home due to slander, deceit and malfeasance

As a decorated Army medic and former heavy equipment operator, Holly Brown has accomplished many things in her life, but she is especially proud of her credit score. “I’ve...

School district failed to enforce booster club compliance for years

The East End Hockey Boosters (EEHB) is the former booster club for the Duluth East boys hockey team. In 2015, the booster club stopped reporting their income and filing...

James Edwards to serve probation for role in 2021 homicide

On Feb. 7, 2024, at the St. Louis County Courthouse in Virginia, Judge Michelle Anderson sentenced James Edwards to 2 years of probation for a 2021 altercation which resulted...

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No-bid “change orders” add $2 million to Shoppers Ramp/New Garrick Building project price tag

On Thursday, April 22, 2026, the Duluth Economic Development Authority (DEDA) will consider Resolution 12, which, if approved, will increase the price tag for...

Off-grid container home on Cass County farm triggers regulatory rumble

Is Chad Cane’s great sin going off-grid on the farm? When Cane began building a container home on private land, county officials trespassed on his...

Superior murder trial postponed until October, due to delayed ballistics report

The trial for a 2024 Superior homicide case was previously scheduled to begin on March 23, 2026. However, because a key piece of evidence...

Silver Bay greenhouse sues city for right to grow cannabis

In January 2025, the Silver Bay City Council passed Ordinance 11, which essentially prohibits “any retail cannabis business, temporary cannabis event or other cannabis...

Attend City Marshmallow Roast at own risk, says Parks Department

"Don't get burned," said a spokesperson.