St. Louis County

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

John Ramos - November 6, 2025

DULUTH

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

October 30, 2025

DULUTH

Endi bankruptcy dismissed; affidavit shows Luzy Ostreicher used rent proceeds for Incline Village project, other unauthorized expenses

October 29, 2025

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DULUTH

Endi bankruptcy dismissed; affidavit shows Luzy Ostreicher used rent proceeds for Incline Village project, other unauthorized expenses

John Ramos - October 29, 2025

On Oct. 9, 2025, in the Southern District of...

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DULUTH

Delayed DECC heating system replacement project completed

John Ramos - October 5, 2025

At the regular board meeting of the Duluth Entertainment...

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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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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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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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DULUTH

Incline Plaza developer embroiled in synagogue fraud case

On Feb. 12, 2024, the Duluth City Council approved a development agreement with the companies Chester Creek View LLC and Incline Plaza Development LLC, authorizing them to receive tax...

Mark A. Baker and John Ramos - April 3, 2024

DULUTH

City boosts plans for multi-use community center in West Duluth

Love and support was in the air at the regular meeting of the Duluth Parks Commission on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 2024, when Duluth Parks and Recreation Director Jessica...

Lauren Eckhoff - March 31, 2024

DULUTH

Mr. O sues News Tribune for defamation

On Feb. 22, 2024, in United States District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada, an individual named Daniel Victor Hancock filed a lawsuit against the Duluth News Tribune and reporter...

John Ramos - March 28, 2024

DULUTH

Cityview Flats continues to lease out workforce housing units as vacation rentals, without required permits

On Dec. 16, 2023, the Monitor reported on 35 vacation rentals which we had found operating in Duluth without the required licensure. Four of the illegal units identified were...

John Ramos - March 26, 2024

DULUTH

Buckingham Creek restoration project planned for Enger Golf Course

Buckingham Creek, one of the least-known waterways in the city, is scarcely two miles long. From its headwaters in the forested area of the antenna farm, the creek flows...

John Ramos - March 24, 2024

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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

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...

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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...

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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...