St. Louis County
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...
Two Hibbing women face charges for kidnapping, false imprisonment
At 9:25 a.m. on Feb. 19, 2024, a man with blood on his head and duct tape wrapped around his wrists entered the Freedom convenience store on 1st Avenue...
6th Avenue East extension creates access problems for Dougherty Funeral Home
As part of the ongoing street and utility projects surrounding the Essentia Health medical campus, the City of Duluth is extending 6th Avenue East down to First Street. The...
