On Nov. 19, 2024, in Itasca County District Court, 64-year-old Grand Rapids resident Cynthia “Cyndi” Martin was charged with Criminal Vehicular Homicide for her role in an incident which...

Duluth Monitor - January 16, 2025

Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids couple charged with torture, captured on camera, of seven-year-old daughter

On Dec. 19, 2024, Grand Rapids residents Jaymeson and Vivian Wahlstrom were arrested and charged with torture of a seven-year-old child—Jaymeson’s daughter (and Vivian’s stepdaughter) Aurora. As the Monitor reported...

John Ramos - December 21, 2024

Grand Rapids

Itasca County DFL chair charged with hit-and-run homicide of Nashwauk teen

On Nov. 19, 2024, in Itasca County District Court, 64-year-old Grand Rapids resident Cynthia “Cyndi” Martin was charged with Criminal Vehicular Homicide for her role in an incident that...

John Ramos - November 20, 2024

Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids man charged with beating seven-year-old daughter

On Oct. 4, 2024, Grand Rapids police officers visited Van Dyke Elementary School in Coleraine, Minnesota, to investigate how a seven-year-old girl had acquired “a large black and yellow...

John Ramos - November 11, 2024

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Mayor of Superior proactively bans NDAs minutes after fulfilling Monitor’s data request for NDAs

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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...

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St. Louis County Board manipulated public process to silence public input on NDAs

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A number of media outlets reported on the events of the St. Louis County Board meeting of Oct. 14, 2025, but none exposed how...

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2 city officials signed NDAs when Duluth was being considered for data center project

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The City of Hermantown’s proposed data center project has received a lot of public scrutiny in recent weeks, primarily because the project has been...

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Endi bankruptcy dismissed; affidavit shows Luzy Ostreicher used rent proceeds for Incline Village project, other unauthorized expenses

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On Oct. 9, 2025, in the Southern District of New York, United States Bankruptcy Judge Sean H. Lane dismissed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case...

St. Louis County

22 county employees signed NDAs for data center project

October 24, 2025 1

On Oct. 13, 2025, the Monitor and other media outlets reported that three St. Louis County Commissioners had signed nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) with Mortenson...

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Mayor of Superior proactively bans NDAs minutes after fulfilling Monitor’s data request for NDAs

St. Louis County Board manipulated public process to silence public input on NDAs

2 city officials signed NDAs when Duluth was being considered for data center project

Endi bankruptcy dismissed; affidavit shows Luzy Ostreicher used rent proceeds for Incline Village project, other unauthorized expenses

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Mayor of Superior proactively bans NDAs minutes after fulfilling Monitor’s data request for NDAs

St. Louis County Board manipulated public process to silence public input on NDAs

2 city officials signed NDAs when Duluth was being considered for data center project

Endi bankruptcy dismissed; affidavit shows Luzy Ostreicher used rent proceeds for Incline Village project, other unauthorized expenses

22 county employees signed NDAs for data center project

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