Municipality
Douglas County Historical Society, Superior Public Museums discuss merger
The City of Superior owns three museum properties—Fairlawn Mansion, the SS Meteor Museum, and the Old Firehouse & Police Museum. Since 1999, the facilities have been managed by a...
Formerly confidential warrants show progress of Duluth hockey booster investigation
Court documents uncovered earlier this month by the Monitor outline the progress of an ongoing investigation into the finances of a now-defunct Duluth hockey booster club and its erstwhile...
Consultants recommend draining Hartley Pond with culvert through dam
Guilford Hartley, Duluth’s largest farmer at the turn of the twentieth century, created Hartley Pond by building a dam across Tischer Creek in 1913. The farm (and duck pond)...
Return of the underwater hotel
Some stories never go away.
To recap, in 2022, Two Harbors Mayor Chris Swanson was widely ridiculed when he advocated for the construction of a $400 million “underwater hotel” off...
St. Louis County prosecutors failed to produce required disclosures for years
On April 10, 2024, the Monitor reported on the case of Hibbing Police Officer Cody Loewen, who attempted to cover up a 2016 hit-and-run incident where he damaged his...
Duluth vs. Superior: Who is more transparent?
The Duluth Monitor began reporting on Superior, Wisconsin, in June of 2023, which has given us nearly a year to observe them to date. As such, we are now...
