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As Spirit Mountain rehab costs grow, city revises project scope, seeks additional funding sources

On July 24, 2023, the Duluth City Council passed Resolution 570, authorizing the administration to apply to the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission (GMRPTC) for a $3.3...

Cloquet police investigated alleged sexual predator in 2019, declined to press charges

On March 7, 2023, Cloquet police arrested 41-year-old Cloquet resident James Bistis on a warrant out of the State of Virginia, for interacting online with Virginia investigators posing as...

Duluth Civic Center loses another elm tree

Recent visitors to the Civic Center in Duluth (which includes City Hall, the county courthouse, and the Federal Building) may have noticed that the grounds feel less shady than...

12 of 15 Duluth booster clubs out of compliance with the law

During the Monitor’s investigation of the East End Hockey Boosters, we were amazed the organization had operated for ten years without the school district noticing they were out of...

Mike Randolph’s peculiar expenses

In June of 2021, longtime Duluth East High School hockey coach Mike Randolph resigned from his position. His reasons for doing so were unclear, but the school district confirmed...

Community Action Duluth employees seek to unionize

On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board sent an email to Classie Dudley, the executive director of Community Action Duluth (CAD), stating that CAD’s workforce had...

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Do subsidized single-family homes address Duluth’s housing needs?

On a 2.5-acre site in Morgan Park, the Duluth Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) is building 12 modest single-family homes on 50-foot-wide lots. The...

State Auditor reports red flags, discrepancies in Beaver Bay financial records

Beaver Bay citizens have been concerned about the town’s finances since 2023, when City Clerk Kristy Gregory was hired. After Beaver Bay resident Ellie...

Duluthian defrauded in Lakewood variance scam

When Duluthian Erik Lindgren was looking for property to build his hunting camp, he found a promising ten-acre parcel in Lakewood Township. The tax-forfeited...

Lake Superior College instructor faces 19 charges for recording students in bathroom

On July 8, 2026, Lake Superior College biology professor Maxwell Minor-Smith was charged with one felony and 18 gross misdemeanors for allegedly recording students...

Former Dean of Students charged for engaging in criminal sexual conduct with Rock Ridge High School student

In St. Louis County District Court, on July 6, 2026, Eveleth resident and long-time educator Christopher Chad was charged for engaging in criminal sexual...