On Aug. 2, the Monitor reported on McDavitt Township Fire Chief Nick Kallio, who did not inform the McDavitt Township Board that he had been convicted on April 18,...

John Ramos - August 8, 2023

McDavitt Township

McDavitt Township fire chief pled guilty to child sex abuse in April, did not tell township supervisors

On Jan. 26, 2022, in 6th District Court in Virginia, Minnesota, 32-year-old Nicholas Allan Kallio was charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual misconduct. The complaint stated that...

John Ramos - August 2, 2023

Carlton County

St. Louis County farmers oppose elk introduction

At the St. Louis County Board meeting on Oct. 22, 2019, held in McDavitt Town Hall in rural McDavitt Township (population 459), the biggest issue to arise was not on the...

John Ramos - October 24, 2019

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On Oct. 27, 2025, the Monitor continued its investigation into our local governments’ use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) by filing a public records request...

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St. Louis County Board manipulated public process to silence public input on NDAs

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2 city officials signed NDAs when Duluth was being considered for data center project

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22 county employees signed NDAs for data center project

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On Oct. 13, 2025, the Monitor and other media outlets reported that three St. Louis County Commissioners had signed nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) with Mortenson...

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Mayor of Superior proactively bans NDAs minutes after fulfilling Monitor’s data request for NDAs

St. Louis County Board manipulated public process to silence public input on NDAs

2 city officials signed NDAs when Duluth was being considered for data center project

Endi bankruptcy dismissed; affidavit shows Luzy Ostreicher used rent proceeds for Incline Village project, other unauthorized expenses

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Mayor of Superior proactively bans NDAs minutes after fulfilling Monitor’s data request for NDAs

St. Louis County Board manipulated public process to silence public input on NDAs

2 city officials signed NDAs when Duluth was being considered for data center project

Endi bankruptcy dismissed; affidavit shows Luzy Ostreicher used rent proceeds for Incline Village project, other unauthorized expenses

22 county employees signed NDAs for data center project

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