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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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DULUTH

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

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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DULUTH

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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DULUTH

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

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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Douglas County

Construction phase of Allouez Bay marsh restoration nears completion

A marsh restoration project is currently underway at the southern end of Allouez Bay. The purpose of the project is twofold: (1) to remove invasive cattails from Allouez Bay;...

John Ramos - December 2, 2024

Rice Lake

Esko man charged for threatening Rice Lake couple with school bus

On Oct. 29, 2024, St. Louis County deputies were alerted by Chisholm police that an Esko man named Andrew VanHauer had threatened to drive a bus through the home...

Duluth Monitor - November 27, 2024

Lake County

Spillover from failed Silver Bay perimeter ditch worsens

On June 19, 2024, a major storm system dropped 7 inches of rain on the town of Silver Bay. On the northern end of town, several Adams Boulevard residents...

John Ramos - November 23, 2024

Grand Rapids

Itasca County DFL chair charged with hit-and-run homicide of Nashwauk teen

On Nov. 19, 2024, in Itasca County District Court, 64-year-old Grand Rapids resident Cynthia “Cyndi” Martin was charged with Criminal Vehicular Homicide for her role in an incident that...

John Ramos - November 20, 2024

DULUTH

Incline Village project has yet to break ground, 9 months after claims of urgency

Occasionally, when the Duluth city administration asks the City Council to approve a subsidy for a favored developer, they send the Council an urgent proposal, asserting that the entire...

John Ramos - November 20, 2024

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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...