St. Louis County
Tony Nephew acquired handgun permit on Sept. 9, two months after wife reported mental health concerns
Two Duluth Police Department search warrant applications, approved by St. Louis County District Court Judge Leslie E. Beiers on Nov. 7, 2024, shed more light on the events leading...
Homicide suspect feared others killing his family
On Nov. 7, 2024, Duluthians were stunned to learn that five people had been killed in West Duluth. At two separate crime scenes, before turning the gun on himself,...
Lakewood Township clerk calls sheriff on Monitor reporter
The Duluth Monitor recently added Lakewood Township (pop. 2,340) to its reporting beat. Monitor Publisher John Ramos attended a couple of Lakewood Town Hall public meetings, on Strand Road,...
Report on Tischer Creek fish kill could be 6-9 months away
On Nov. 6, 2024, at the regular monthly meeting of Duluth’s Natural Resources Commission (NRC), commissioners asked the administration for an update on the investigation started by the Minnesota...
Alleged thief rolls self up in carpet to evade capture
On Oct. 26, 2024, St. Louis County deputies responded to a suspicious activity call at a little past 11 p.m. A Meadowlands property owner had reported that a masked...
Volunteers unearth buried section of Incline Steps
From 1891 to 1939, the Incline Railway transported Duluth passengers more than 500 vertical feet from Superior Street to an expansive pavilion overlooking the city, above Skyline Parkway.
Today, both...
