Hermantown

At the Oct. 20 Hermantown City Council meeting, two data center supporters were from Hermantown

John Ramos - October 22, 2025

Hermantown

Hermantown officials deceived citizens, manipulated public process to pave way for data center

October 19, 2025

Gilbert

Bait backpack catches alleged Gilbert thief

October 12, 2025

Duluth

DULUTH

Duluth Parking Commission increases on-street parking rate to $2.50 per hour

John Ramos - October 3, 2025

At the regular monthly meeting of the Duluth Parking...

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DULUTH

City to seek private operator for Spirit Mountain

John Ramos - September 25, 2025

The City of Duluth plans to gauge whether private...

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DULUTH

New Keene Creek filtration basin completed in Irving Park

John Ramos - September 21, 2025

A new storm water filtration basin, officially known as...

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DULUTH

Tony Nephew believed he was responsible for Trump’s election, murdered family to save them, reports show

John Ramos - September 14, 2025

On Nov. 7, 2024, 46-year-old West Duluth resident Anthony...

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DULUTH

Lester River Rendezvous cancels portion of Sept. 27 festival due to logistical conflicts

John Ramos - September 12, 2025

The annual Lester River Rendezvous is best known for...

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DULUTH

Juvenile charged for vicious assault of homeless man in Canal Park

John Ramos - September 11, 2025

At 3:15 in the morning on Aug. 26, 2025,...

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Local School Districts

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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DULUTH

School district stonewalls board’s request for information, again

John Ramos - September 12, 2019

The Duluth School District has recently come under fire...

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Superior

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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Two Superior police officers under internal investigation; file to be reviewed by “special acting chief”

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City of Superior releases Princess Theater feasibility study

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As Swim Creative fails to meet social media management goals, City of Superior considers doubling their compensation

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City of Superior ignored complaints about houses cracking on Ohio Avenue, neighbors say

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Superior Public Safety Committee recommends spending 50K to resolve “urgent” police department issues

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Former Superior Teachers Union president charged with drunk driving, resisting arrest

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Superior public defender offers baffling interpretation of statute

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National Bank of Commerce account holder loses $4,000 to text scam

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Outside Region

DULUTH

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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Archive

DULUTH

City looks to bolster Community Investment Trust fund with ordinance change

On Sept. 4, 2025, during a budget presentation to the Duluth City Council, Mayor Roger Reinert introduced a new Community Investment Trust fund (CIT) management strategy the city would...

John Ramos - September 7, 2025

Douglas County

City of Superior receives $250,000 Bunge Dock grant

On Sept. 2, 2025, the Superior Common Council accepted a $250,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The federal funds are intended to cover costs associated with the...

John Ramos - September 3, 2025

Newsletter

Intelligence Briefing No. 55

Good day, readers, For two years, mayors, city councilors, and community boosters have been promoting the renovation of the Ordean Building (and 30-plus new apartments) at the western end of...

Duluth Monitor - September 1, 2025

DULUTH

Promised housing fail: Former Ordean Building now boutique hotel

On Sept. 19, 2023, the City of Duluth announced the results of a Downtown Housing Study, which showed a large demand for all types of housing in downtown Duluth. The...

Mark A. Baker - August 28, 2025

Fayal Township

Fayal Township Board of Supervisors chair faces call for resignation, following alleged Menards rebate card theft

At their regular monthly meeting, on Aug. 19, 2025, the Fayal Township Board of Supervisors passed a resolution calling for the resignation of Board Chairman Tony Tammaro, following the...

John Ramos - August 21, 2025

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DULUTH

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...

DULUTH

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...

DULUTH

From Duluth to the border: A vigilante’s progress

June 19, 2019 0

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

DULUTH

Planning Commission not impressed with Board of Trade TIF application

June 19, 2019 0

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...

DULUTH

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...