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John Ramos

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...

Breakwaters, piers make Park Point erosion worse

Park Point is a seven-mile-long sandbar which reaches out from Duluth toward Wisconsin, separating Lake Superior and the mouth of the St. Louis River. Its companion across the bay...

St. Louis County works to create new wetland bank

At a St. Louis County Board workshop held remotely on April 21, 2020, Public Works Director Jim Foldesi delivered a report to the board on the county’s ongoing efforts...

“Five-minute” breaks cost county taxpayers $6,000 per year

The St. Louis County Board holds three regular meetings per month. About half of the meetings are held in the Duluth courthouse, while the remainder rotate around other locations...

Study finds no dog E. coli in Keene Creek

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacterium found in human and animal feces which can make people sick if ingested. E. coli is also an environmental marker which alerts...

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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...