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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...

Publisher’s Desk

Hello, readers. As the Monitor arrives at its four-month anniversary, we are pleased to note that our last 14 stories have been scoops—stories we reported first. The Duluth News Tribune...

Bristolwood resident suggests Campus Connector Trail alternative

On Oct. 16, 2019, board members of the Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Interstate Council (MIC) gathered in the Douglas County Government Center for their monthly meeting. Among the items on the agenda was...

City Council approves another $100,000 for Spirit Mountain

On Oct. 14, 2019, without discussion, the Duluth City Council unanimously approved Resolution 681, granting Spirit Mountain $100,000 in tourism tax proceeds to make a final lease payment on the ski...

Bristolwood NIMBYs oppose Campus Connector Trail segment

It’s been a while since we’ve had a NIMBY issue in Duluth. NIMBY, as readers may know, stands for Not In My Backyard, and NIMBY issues arise when government entities propose...

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Commissioner Musolf’s stalker has history of erratic behavior

On May 6, 2026, a union business manager working on a project in Sioux City, Iowa, called the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office to...

Tallas Bay to be dredged again

Located below Spirit Mountain on the St. Louis River, Tallas Bay is a long, narrow corridor of water which separates the river shoreline from...

Gnesen Township supervisor damages broadband line while digging trench to save township money

Gnesen Township, 13 miles north of Duluth, had been contemplating the installation of lighting for the town hall flagpole for some time. When Township...

Superior landfill gas-to-data project terminated over a year ago

In November of 2023, the City of Superior entered into a contract with Vespene Energy, a California company interested in constructing a small data...

How the data center guided the new Hermantown Comprehensive Plan

The most important document underlying Google’s proposed data center in Adolph is the City of Hermantown’s 2045 Comprehensive Plan. The city would not have...