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With 750K grant on hold, Lincoln Park project returns to earlier form

On Feb. 22, 2016, the Duluth City Council approved the Lincoln Park Mini-Master Plan. The plan offered many suggestions for improving the park, including fixing up the pavilion, repaving...

City plans heavier enforcement of sidewalk shoveling

One of many planning efforts interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic has been the City of Duluth’s ongoing struggle to keep city sidewalks clear of snow and ice in the...

City Council fails to make hard decision on Spirit Mountain

At the May 26, 2020 meeting of the Duluth City Council, held remotely via Webex from Duluth City Hall, the Council was tasked with approving Spirit Mountain’s annual budget....

Xenophobic Iron Rangers trash-talk refugees

The St. Louis County Board meeting on May 26, 2020, held remotely from the Government Services Center in Virginia, attracted a lot of public comment. The Board was deciding...

Evidence suggests urban bow hunt has reduced Duluth’s deer population

Duluth’s annual urban bow hunt was established by the City Council in 2005, in response to growing concern about the number of deer within city limits. The police chief...

Parks Division loses two-thirds of maintenance workforce

Two weeks ago, Duluth Mayor Emily Larson announced that, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the city could lose as much as $38 million from its $93 million general fund...

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OIR report flags flawed investigation, nepotism in Superior Police Department, leaves broader questions unanswered

On April 17, 2025, Superior Mayor Jim Paine informed the city’s Public Safety Committee that he was unable to resolve “urgent” issues at the...

Spirit Mountain to negotiate with private operator to manage ski hill

At their regular meeting on March 3, 2026, the Spirit Mountain Board of Directors authorized a working group to enter negotiations with Mountain Capital...

Hermantown data center developer buys property for 3-15 times assessed value

According to property sales information filed with the St. Louis County Recorder’s Office, Harmony Group LLC has purchased four parcels of land along Morris...

City of Duluth addresses Tischer Creek fish kill

On Feb. 23, 2026, Duluth Public Works Director Jim Benning and Utility Programs Coordinator Ryan Granlund gave a presentation to the Duluth City Council...

After legacy of breakdowns, Minnesota Slip Pedestrian Bridge performing well

At the Duluth City Council’s agenda session on Feb. 19, 2026, councilors reviewed Resolution 110, which will award $52,000 to the Duluth Entertainment Convention...