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City reports second reservoir discharge into Tischer Creek

On Aug. 1, 2024, residents of Duluth’s Hunters Park neighborhood noticed large numbers of dead fish in Tischer Creek. The City of Duluth subsequently reported that 400 to 500...

Construction Crew media letter highlights deep-seated problems at Community Action Duluth

Community Action Duluth (CAD) is a nonprofit located in Duluth’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. CAD provides programs for low-income and marginalized individuals in the Duluth community. Their most popular, the...

Friends of Finland director terminated in connection with Andrew Deyette case

On Aug. 20, 2024, at the regular monthly meeting of the Crystal Bay Township Board in Finland, board supervisors (and a sizable audience) learned that Friends of Finland (FOF)...

Proposed blight ordinance stirs concern in Silver Bay

On Aug. 5, 2024, a large number of Silver Bay residents gathered at the Reunion Hall for a public hearing on a blight ordinance being considered by the City...

After 97 years, Lake Superior Zoo plans to phase out lions

African lion siblings Malkia, Leo, and Lilly came to the Lake Superior Zoo as five-month-old cubs in 2008. They replaced the zoo’s previous lion, Nemo, who had died at...

City moves forward with plan to drain Hartley Pond, restore Tischer Creek

Plans to drain Hartley Pond and restore Tischer Creek took a step forward this week. Both the city Parks Commission and Natural Resources Commission authorized the Department of Natural...

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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...