St. Louis County
Residents concerned about City of Duluth’s response to blight reports
The City of Duluth website offers a Blight Complaint Form for citizens to report illegal dumping, abandoned vehicles, hoarding, and other solid waste concerns. The Monitor regularly receives communications...
Duluth man charged with sexually assaulting incapacitated woman
On Sept. 26, 2024, a 22-year-old woman called 911 to report that she had woken up naked and could not remember what had happened the night before. When she...
As Spirit Mountain pays off “wildly popular” alpine coaster, personal-injury lawsuit lingers
On Jan. 22, 2025, Spirit Mountain made their final lease payment on the alpine coaster, concluding a 15-year payment plan which commenced in 2010. The recreation area now owns...
County attorney: Impossible to prove Les Grumdahl had ill intent when he drove truck at reporter
On Jan. 3, 2025, Monitor Publisher John Ramos visited the headquarters of Les Grumdahl Window & Siding (5210 McQuade Rd.) to obtain photos of Grumdahl’s clear-cut lot. Ramos did...
City to seek private companies to operate Spirit Mountain
At the monthly meeting of Spirit Mountain’s board of directors on Jan. 28, 2025, the City of Duluth’s liaison to the board, Jim Filby Williams, informed the board that...
Two labor practices complaints filed against City of Rice Lake
On Jan. 3, 2025, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) filed an unfair labor practices complaint against the City of Rice Lake, alleging that the...
