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Judges issue contradictory rulings in local court cases

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In July of 2026, a collection agency attempted to...
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Duluth columnist violates journalistic ethics

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Local journalist Howie Hanson is the proprietor of HowieHanson.com,...
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DECC seeks naming rights agreement to keep ice in DECC Arena

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Although the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) has been...
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Tallas Bay to be dredged again

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Located below Spirit Mountain on the St. Louis River,...
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Broken Burke Apartments elevator makes life difficult for disabled tenants

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Managed by Accessible Space Inc. out of St. Paul,...
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Superior woman paints 90 rocks in memory of father

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On Aug. 17, 2026, Superior resident Gemma Davies and...
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Former Dean of Students charged for engaging in criminal...

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In St. Louis County District Court, on July 6,...
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Hayward varsity boys basketball coach who filed whistleblower complaint...

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The Hayward basketball coach who filed a whistleblower complaint...
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Hayward school district covers up basketball coach’s complaints

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For three years, Matthew Lobitz was involved with the...
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Chair of Title VI Committee accuses Monitor of “hound[ing]...

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

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

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In the summer of 2024, project developer NGP LLC...
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Grievance hearing exposes dysfunction on American Indian Parent Advisory...

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

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

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Two bills currently moving through the Minnesota House of...
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Family of Maxton Gudowski relieved to see charges filed...

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On April 23, 2025, in St. Louis County District...
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Federal judge threatens Mr. O’s lawyer with “significant repercussions” in flawed lawsuit

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On June 10, 2024, the Monitor reported that a...
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Mr. O’s defamation lawsuit dismissed

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On March 28, 2024, the Monitor reported that the...
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Return of the underwater hotel

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Some stories never go away. To recap, in 2022, Two...
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Mr. O sues News Tribune for defamation

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On Feb. 22, 2024, in United States District Court...
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Community Action Duluth closes farmers markets without explanation, owing vendors thousands

Both the Lincoln Park Farmers Market (which operates out of the Harrison Community Center) and the Hillside Farmers Market (located in an Essentia parking lot at 5th Avenue East...
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Buhl

Buhl bar owner charged with pull-tab fraud

The owner of Billy’s Pit Stop Pub n’ Grub in Buhl was recently charged with paying out over $68,000 in pull-tab winnings to herself since August of 2024. Under Minnesota...
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Douglas County

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

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 with the City of Superior....
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St. Louis County

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

A number of media outlets reported on the events of the St. Louis County Board meeting of Oct. 14, 2025, but none exposed how the board cynically manipulated the...
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DULUTH

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

The City of Hermantown’s proposed data center project has received a lot of public scrutiny in recent weeks, primarily because the project has been shrouded in secrecy for over...
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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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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...