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Broken Burke Apartments elevator makes life difficult for disabled tenants

John Ramos - August 21, 2026

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Superior woman paints 90 rocks in memory of father

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State shuts down Northland Driving School

August 14, 2026

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Superior woman paints 90 rocks in memory of father

John Ramos - August 19, 2026

On Aug. 17, 2026, Superior resident Gemma Davies and...

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State shuts down Northland Driving School

John Ramos - August 14, 2026

On Aug. 13, 2026, the Minnesota Department of Public...

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Village Place Apartments without water for four days and counting

John Ramos - July 26, 2026

On Saturday night, July 25, 2026, the Monitor was...

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County emails reveal concerns with Community Action Duluth began in 2023

John Ramos - July 25, 2026

Executive Director Classie Dudley began working for Community Action...

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Do subsidized single-family homes address Duluth’s housing needs?

Mark A. Baker and John Ramos - July 19, 2026

On a 2.5-acre site in Morgan Park, the Duluth...

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Lake Superior College instructor faces 19 charges for recording students in bathroom

John Ramos - July 8, 2026

On July 8, 2026, Lake Superior College biology professor...

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Former Dean of Students charged for engaging in criminal...

John Ramos - July 6, 2026

In St. Louis County District Court, on July 6,...

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Hayward

Hayward varsity boys basketball coach who filed whistleblower complaint...

John Ramos - April 28, 2026

The Hayward basketball coach who filed a whistleblower complaint...

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Hayward school district covers up basketball coach’s complaints

John Ramos - January 24, 2026

For three years, Matthew Lobitz was involved with the...

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Chair of Title VI Committee accuses Monitor of “hound[ing]...

John Ramos - January 6, 2026

The American Indian Parent Advisory Committee (AIPAC) is one...

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Proctor

City of Proctor failed to disclose $850,000 discount on...

Mark A. Baker - December 24, 2025

In the summer of 2024, project developer NGP LLC...

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Grievance hearing exposes dysfunction on American Indian Parent Advisory...

John Ramos - December 1, 2025

A Nov. 19, 2025 post on the Facebook page...

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Airports

Bills moving through Minnesota Legislature would deliver hefty tax...

John Ramos - May 15, 2025

Two bills currently moving through the Minnesota House of...

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DULUTH

Family of Maxton Gudowski relieved to see charges filed...

John Ramos - April 24, 2025

On April 23, 2025, in St. Louis County District...

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Superior woman paints 90 rocks in memory of father

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Mayor Paine advocates for roosters

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Superior murder trial postponed until October, due to delayed ballistics report

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As Mayor Paine asserts greater control over Superior Housing Authority, federal agency investigates

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OIR report flags flawed investigation, nepotism in Superior Police Department, leaves broader questions unanswered

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NDAs of the Northland

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ARCO Coffee facilities closed due to ongoing fire code violations

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Dump truck operator who ran red light in Allouez has 40 traffic violations

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Shiprock Management charged Superior tenant $60/month to cover city’s $10.75/month garbage and recycling fee

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Gotta Be Superior website misleads visitors with stock images

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Manion Truss president says he did not deceive workers about plant closure

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Manion Truss to close Dec. 19, eliminating 43 jobs

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Federal judge threatens Mr. O’s lawyer with “significant repercussions” in flawed lawsuit

Duluth Monitor - July 14, 2024

On June 10, 2024, the Monitor reported that a...

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Mr. O’s defamation lawsuit dismissed

Duluth Monitor - June 10, 2024

On March 28, 2024, the Monitor reported that the...

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Lake County

Return of the underwater hotel

John Ramos - May 2, 2024

Some stories never go away. To recap, in 2022, Two...

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DULUTH

Mr. O sues News Tribune for defamation

John Ramos - March 28, 2024

On Feb. 22, 2024, in United States District Court...

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DECC works on policy for hosting political events

At the monthly meeting of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center’s (DECC) board of directors on Oct. 30, 2019, Board Member Mary Finnegan-Ongaro urged the board to establish a policy for political...

John Ramos - November 3, 2019

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Bayfront Park sees busiest year in 2019

At the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center’s (DECC) board of directors meeting on Oct. 30, 2019, Bayfront Festival Park Director Jeff Stark reported that 2019 has been the busiest year...

John Ramos - October 31, 2019

DULUTH

Waseca Extension project halted, state grant lost due to $2.4 million funding gap

Planning for an extension of Waseca Industrial Road in West Duluth, which has been ongoing since 2017, halted in June of 2019 due to a “funding gap” in the project. As...

John Ramos - October 29, 2019

DULUTH

Minneapolis Star Tribune opens Duluth office

Over the last few months, readers of the Minneapolis Star Tribune may have noticed more stories about Duluth within its pages. The Star Tribune opened a satellite office in Duluth this...

John Ramos - October 27, 2019

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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Publisher’s Desk

June 19, 2019 5

Hello Readers, Welcome to Duluth’s newest news publication, the Duluth Monitor. We’re living in the future now, so we’ve decided to part ways with the...

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Western Waterfront Trail segment halted indefinitely

June 19, 2019 3

The Western Waterfront Trail (WWFT), a graveled, wheelchair-accessible path along the St. Louis River, currently runs from 63rd Avenue West to Riverside, a distance of about 3...

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From Duluth to the border: A vigilante’s progress

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The video, posted to Facebook on March 31, 2019, starts out in the bushes. Twigs and leaves rustle in the breeze. “Yep, I got...

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Planning Commission not impressed with Board of Trade TIF application

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On June 11, 2019, the Duluth Planning Commission considered an item to move an application for tax increment financing (TIF) forward for the Board of Trade Building. The Board...

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Tiny houses

June 26, 2019 0

On June 11, 2019, Deputy Planning Director Adam Fulton updated the Duluth Planning Commission on the city’s efforts to develop standards for tiny houses. According to The Tiny...