Proposed zoning move to St. Louis County stirs concern in Lakewood Township
In St. Louis County, only four townships manage their own zoning codes—Duluth, Gnesen, Lakewood, and Midway Townships. Zoning regulations in the remaining 143 townships are managed by St. Louis...
Potlatch loses FSC certification in wake of sexual harassment investigations
On Nov. 14, 2025, two women filed separate cases in Beltrami County District Court, alleging that they had been repeatedly sexually harassed by their Potlatch coworker Calvin Kurtz at...
Community Action Duluth closes farmers markets without explanation, owing vendors thousands
Both the Lincoln Park Farmers Market (which operates out of the Harrison Community Center) and the Hillside Farmers Market (located in an Essentia parking lot at 5th Avenue East...
Buhl bar owner charged with pull-tab fraud
The owner of Billy’s Pit Stop Pub n’ Grub in Buhl was recently charged with paying out over $68,000 in pull-tab winnings to herself since August of 2024.
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Mayor of Superior proactively bans NDAs minutes after fulfilling Monitor’s data request for NDAs
On Oct. 27, 2025, the Monitor continued its investigation into our local governments’ use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) by filing a public records request with the City of Superior....
St. Louis County Board manipulated public process to silence public input on NDAs
A number of media outlets reported on the events of the St. Louis County Board meeting of Oct. 14, 2025, but none exposed how the board cynically manipulated the...
