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John Ramos

Unlicensed vacation rental owner fined $12,000, continues to advertise property

On Dec. 16, 2023, the Monitor reported on 35 vacation rental properties operating in Duluth without the required licensure. Since then, some violators have removed their listings from Airbnb, while...

St. Louis County seeks federal compensation for BWCA rescue operations

At the St. Louis County Board meeting on April 9, 2024, Board Chair Keith Nelson distributed a list of search-and-rescue operations conducted between 2016-2023 by the St. Louis County...

Hibbing police officer attempted to cover up 2016 hit-and-run, new court filings reveal

Early on the morning of Jan. 21, 2016, as Hibbing Police Officer Cody Loewen was refueling his squad car at the end of his shift, he noticed a long...

Superior City Council considers spending $757,000 more for electric fire truck versus diesel

On March 14, 2024, at the regular meeting of Superior’s Finance Committee, Superior Fire Chief Camron Vollbrecht presented committee members with a proposal for the 2026 acquisition of a...

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...

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Remaining two residents ordered to leave beleaguered Hermantown trailer park

In December of 2024, due to ongoing building code violations at Hermantown’s Maple Field Trailer Park, the owner, Steven Schneeberger, was charged with six...

Five companies file mechanics liens against Urbane 218 as building nears completion

On Dec. 18, 2025, Duluth Economic Development Authority Director Tricia Hobbs issued a Notice of Breach to Urbane 218 LLC, the developer of the...

Two wrongful death lawsuits against Cirrus Aircraft moved to St. Louis County

Within the past year, two active lawsuits against Cirrus Design Corporation have been transferred to the St. Louis County District Court. Both lawsuits allege...

Firefighting airplane struck multiple times by gunfire, alleged sovereign citizen arrested

On May 20, 2026, St. Louis County deputies arrested Portage Township resident Daniel Pettit on suspicion of shooting at a firefighting airplane as it...

Convicted murderer appeals sentence, receives longer sentence

A man convicted of murdering three Duluth men in 1994 appealed his sentence in 2025, on the grounds that it was illegal. St. Louis...