St. Louis County
Timber Bay Lodge owner alerted to active burglary by Apple watch
On April 19, 2025, while Ronald and Elizabeth Rykken were in Michigan, they received a notification that Ronald’s Apple watch had been powered up at their Minnesota residence. The...
McKinley city councilor charged with three felonies related to three-town power outage
On May 12, 2025, Minnesota Power received a phone call from McKinley resident Joseph Vaida, who informed them that he planned to cut a guy wire for one of...
City of Duluth sues Burger King franchisee for noncompliance with city’s Earned Sick and Safe Time ordinance
On March 25, 2025, the City of Duluth filed a lawsuit against Cave Enterprises Operations LLC, seeking damages for Cave Enterprises allegedly violating the city’s former Earned Sick and...
Duluth mayor, county board chair endorsed aviation tax cuts, didn’t tell constituents
On March 25, 2025, Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert and St. Louis County Board Chair Annie Harala wrote letters to the House Committee on Taxes, in St. Paul, expressing their...
Bills moving through Minnesota Legislature would deliver hefty tax breaks to Cirrus Aircraft, other aviation companies
Two bills currently moving through the Minnesota House of Representatives (and their Senate companion bills) would give millions of dollars in tax cuts to qualifying aviation companies, including Cirrus...
Duluth HART ramp partially closed for structural repairs
On May 2, 2025, at the monthly meeting of the Duluth Parking Commission, Parking Director Mark Bauer told commissioners that a portion of the downtown HART parking ramp (located...
