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Alleged car thieves arrested after leaving driver’s license at scene

John Ramos - January 15, 2026

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City of Duluth self-sabotages housing goals

January 15, 2026

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Britt man charged with seven child sex abuse felonies

January 11, 2026

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City of Duluth self-sabotages housing goals

Mark A. Baker - January 15, 2026

The creation of all types of housing (single-family, apartments,...

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DULUTH

Chair of Title VI Committee accuses Monitor of “hound[ing] Indian parents”

John Ramos - January 6, 2026

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

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DULUTH

Prison lieutenant charged with assaulting coworker at her home

John Ramos - December 31, 2025

A lieutenant at the Duluth Federal Prison Camp is...

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DULUTH

Contractors place mechanic’s liens on Popeye’s Chicken

John Ramos - December 22, 2025

On Oct. 22, 2025, local building contractor Kaski Inc....

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City to issue Notice of Breach as Lincoln Park housing project once again fails to pay contractors

John Ramos - December 18, 2025

A Lincoln Park project is once again failing to...

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DULUTH

Incline Village project managers enter federal lawsuit with $1.1 million claim

John Ramos - December 11, 2025

The development of the Incline Village project ceased almost...

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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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Eveleth

Rock Ridge student charged with three felonies for making...

Duluth Monitor - April 16, 2024

At 9:40 in the morning on April 3, 2024,...

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Rock Ridge School District

Raucous Ridge, Part III: School board denied 61 percent...

John Ramos - April 21, 2023

The Rock Ridge School District was created in 2019,...

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Rock Ridge School District

Raucous Ridge, Part II: Stacey calls for backup

John Ramos - February 9, 2023

On July 1, 2020, when the Rock Ridge School...

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Rock Ridge School District

Raucous Ridge: Minnesota’s newest school board silences citizens, crushes...

John Ramos - January 20, 2023

“Fiercely United.” Official Motto of the Rock Ridge School District Part...

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DULUTH

Say anything to get it built

John Ramos - January 12, 2020

Every new project that comes along in Duluth is...

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DULUTH

School Board considers opening agenda sessions

John Ramos - November 18, 2019

Concerns about transparency have long simmered within the Duluth school...

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Duluth School District

Mysterious RFP revealed

John Ramos - September 17, 2019

“I can’t be responding to seven different people with...

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Superior

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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Mayor Paine halted zoning application and subsequent land sale, lawsuit alleges

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

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Superior Police Investigator Lerette resigns, as federal lawsuit against City of Superior proceeds

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Wisconsin Public Defenders Office releases thousands of Social Security numbers to Superior resident in data breach

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City of Superior receives $250,000 Bunge Dock grant

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City of Superior shares no information about internal investigation with Police & Fire Commission

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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

Unmasking Mr. O

John Ramos - February 20, 2022

It’s not easy being a big thinker. Christopher Swanson,...

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DULUTH

Benvie goes to jail

John Ramos - August 30, 2020

From March to June of 2019, a man named...

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Madeline Island, WI

No charges filed in Bruzzo case

John Ramos - July 3, 2019

One year ago, in July of 2018, Des Moines...

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Finland

Trial set for former Finland youth director accused of lewd behavior around children

On Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, Lake County District Judge Steve Hanke set a trial date of Feb. 3 for an ongoing 2024 criminal case. The primary reason for the...

John Ramos - January 5, 2026

DULUTH

Prison lieutenant charged with assaulting coworker at her home

A lieutenant at the Duluth Federal Prison Camp is facing charges after allegedly visiting a coworker’s home uninvited and assaulting her. The victim is employed as a nurse practitioner at...

John Ramos - December 31, 2025

Douglas County

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

On Nov. 3, 2025, a woman was waiting at the traffic light at Highway 2 and 39th Street, in Superior’s Allouez neighborhood, waiting to turn onto the highway. Her...

John Ramos - December 28, 2025

Proctor

City of Proctor failed to disclose $850,000 discount on sports dome land sale

In the summer of 2024, project developer NGP LLC approached the City of Proctor to propose the development of the NXS National Sports Complex. The developer was interested in...

Mark A. Baker - December 24, 2025

DULUTH

Contractors place mechanic’s liens on Popeye’s Chicken

On Oct. 22, 2025, local building contractor Kaski Inc. filed a lawsuit against Ayazz Construction Management, Duluth Chicken LLC, The Jigsaw LLC, and National Bank of Commerce, seeking to...

John Ramos - December 22, 2025

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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

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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

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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...