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City proposes using capital money to fund Spirit Mountain operations

On Sept. 28, 2020, the Duluth City Council will consider Resolution 732, which would help Spirit Mountain reopen for the winter by essentially cutting them a check for $300,000....

Electric bus pilot project reveals problems

In 2015, the Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) was awarded a $6.3 million federal grant to buy electric buses for a pilot project intended to determine how well electric buses...

City Council to approve $74,000 consultant for Spirit Mountain

On Sept. 14, 2020, at their regular meeting, the Duluth City Council will pass Resolution 683, approving a $74,000 contract with SE Group to help the Spirit Mountain Task...

A response to Sgt. McShane

On Aug. 27, 2020, a post appeared on the Facebook page of Duluth Police Union Local 807. Written by an anonymous “Duluth police sergeant,” the post began: “Last night...

Benvie goes to jail

From March to June of 2019, a man named Jim Benvie gained a measure of national notoriety when he camped out on the U.S.-Mexico border near El Paso, Texas,...

Park Point beach nourishment begins

About two weeks ago, contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began dredging the Duluth-Superior harbor shipping channels and transporting the sand to the Lake Superior side of...

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Proposal to eliminate 4th Street parking spaces stirs concern

At the June 5, 2026 meeting of the Duluth Parking Commission, Senior City Engineer Alex Popp presented the city’s proposed plan to reconstruct ten...

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...