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John Ramos

Local TV personality stunned by quality of Monitor

To the Monitor: Nice work on your article about the half-percent sales tax red flags. There are only a very small handful of reporters in town actually digging and holding...

Publisher’s Desk

  Hello, readers. Well, it’s been a busy three weeks here at the Monitor, as we get rolling on our journalistic enterprise. Investigating all sorts of stories, we’ve visited offices in...

City changes Street Improvement Program

On August 8, 2017, Duluth Mayor Emily Larson unveiled a new funding proposal for the city’s long-suffering streets: If the state of Minnesota would allow the city to enact...

No charges filed in Bruzzo case

One year ago, in July of 2018, Des Moines residents Nick and Amy Pellegrin rented a vacation cottage on Wisconsin’s Madeline Island. It was their first visit to the...

Senator: “I’m just telling you what they tell me”

July 1, 2019 Erik Simonson: This is Erik Simonson, returning your call. John Ramos: Oh yeah, great. Thanks for getting back. ES: Absolutely. JR: So I wasn’t aware that we were going to be...

62 percent of Medical District streets ineligible for sales tax money

Duluth’s Medical District is shaped like a backwards L, extending from 3rd Avenue East to 12th Avenue East on the long side, and from Superior Street to 6th Street...

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Shiprock Management charged Superior tenant $60/month to cover city’s $10.75/month garbage and recycling fee

The Monitor was recently contacted by an individual named Sarah, who claimed Shiprock Management had overcharged her for her garbage and recycling service when...

Bones found in Chisholm basement “determined to not be of human origin”

On Dec. 2, 2025, Chisholm police were contacted by the new homeowner of the house located at 304 2nd St. NW. She reported that...

Incline Village project managers enter federal lawsuit with $1.1 million claim

The development of the Incline Village project ceased almost as soon as construction began, in June of 2025. Blinded by promises of a “transformational”...

Gotta Be Superior website misleads visitors with stock images

With reporting by Amorin Mello Since 2022, Swim Creative, a Duluth marketing firm, has been contracted to promote tourism in the City of Superior. From...

Manion Truss president says he did not deceive workers about plant closure

On Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, Rob Manion, president of Manion Truss & Components in Superior, called all employees to a special meeting. He informed...