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Railroad company tells mayor what to say

With 20,000 miles of railroad track in North America, the Canadian National Railway (CN) is connected to communities near and far. The 2019 edition of “CN In Your Community” is a...

DECC works on policy for hosting political events

At the monthly meeting of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center’s (DECC) board of directors on Oct. 30, 2019, Board Member Mary Finnegan-Ongaro urged the board to establish a policy for political...

Bayfront Park sees busiest year in 2019

At the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center’s (DECC) board of directors meeting on Oct. 30, 2019, Bayfront Festival Park Director Jeff Stark reported that 2019 has been the busiest year...

Waseca Extension project halted, state grant lost due to $2.4 million funding gap

Planning for an extension of Waseca Industrial Road in West Duluth, which has been ongoing since 2017, halted in June of 2019 due to a “funding gap” in the project. As...

Minneapolis Star Tribune opens Duluth office

Over the last few months, readers of the Minneapolis Star Tribune may have noticed more stories about Duluth within its pages. The Star Tribune opened a satellite office in Duluth this...

St. Louis County farmers oppose elk introduction

At the St. Louis County Board meeting on Oct. 22, 2019, held in McDavitt Town Hall in rural McDavitt Township (population 459), the biggest issue to arise was not on the...

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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...