St. Louis County
Duluth Parking Commission increases on-street parking rate to $2.50 per hour
At the regular monthly meeting of the Duluth Parking Commission, on Oct. 3, 2025, commissioners approved raising on-street parking rates from $1.50 to $2.50 per hour.
Currently, 25 cents purchases...
City to seek private operator for Spirit Mountain
The City of Duluth plans to gauge whether private ski hill operators have any interest in managing Spirit Mountain, by issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) in October.
At the...
New Keene Creek filtration basin completed in Irving Park
A new storm water filtration basin, officially known as the “Keene Creek Resiliency-Irving Park Biofiltration Basin Project,” has been constructed in West Duluth’s Irving Park, only a month after...
Tony Nephew believed he was responsible for Trump’s election, murdered family to save them, reports show
On Nov. 7, 2024, 46-year-old West Duluth resident Anthony “Tony” Nephew took the lives of his wife, his ex-wife and his two sons, before turning the handgun on himself....
Lester River Rendezvous cancels portion of Sept. 27 festival due to logistical conflicts
The annual Lester River Rendezvous is best known for its re-creation of an 18th-century voyageur camp in Duluth’s Lester Park. Dressed in period attire, re-enactors demonstrate skills from the...
Juvenile charged for vicious assault of homeless man in Canal Park
At 3:15 in the morning on Aug. 26, 2025, a man waved down Duluth police in Canal Park to report that his cousin (identified as MRM in the criminal...
