On June 26, 2021, an altercation occurred between James Edwards and Ryan Moats in Virginia, Minnesota. When it was over, Moats was dead. Although the investigating detective believed that...
The Rock Ridge School District was created in 2019, when the Virginia and Eveleth/Gilbert school districts merged. As the Monitor recently reported, for as long as the Rock Ridge...
On July 1, 2020, when the Rock Ridge School Board held its first meeting, they had no official policies in place. Over the following months, they first adopted policies...
“Fiercely United.”
Official Motto of the Rock Ridge School District
Part I: The Censuring of Sorcan
On Nov. 14, 2022, at the school board meeting of the Rock Ridge School District, 16-year-old...
By John Ramos
On June 26, 2021, outside a townhome in Virginia, Minnesota, James Edwards, age 31, and Ryan Moats, age 41, were involved in an altercation. When it was...
On March 26, 2025, the Duluth Economic Development Authority (DEDA) approved an eighth amendment to the Lakeview Tower development agreement, thereby allowing for 34...
On April 8, 2025, the board of supervisors meeting Lakeside, Wisconsin, was unusually crowded. Citizens were concerned because longtime Town Clerk Ruthann Schnepper had...
Michelle Fischbach has been the U.S. Representative for Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District, the state’s largest district, since 2021. Prior to that, she served for...
On Jan. 21, 2025, two felony charges were filed against Itasca County Court Administrator Heather Porterfield for allegedly embezzling money from a student fundraising...