Lakewood Township

Lakewood Township to put zoning change question to voters

John Ramos - December 17, 2025

Douglas County

Shiprock Management charged Superior tenant $60/month to cover city’s $10.75/month garbage and recycling fee

December 15, 2025

Chisholm

Bones found in Chisholm basement “determined to not be of human origin”

December 12, 2025

Duluth

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Grievance hearing exposes dysfunction on American Indian Parent Advisory Committee

John Ramos - December 1, 2025

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

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Community Action Duluth closes farmers markets without explanation, owing vendors thousands

John Ramos - November 15, 2025

Both the Lincoln Park Farmers Market (which operates out...

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

John Ramos - October 30, 2025

The City of Hermantown’s proposed data center project has...

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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 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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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

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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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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Outside Region

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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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Press release: Former Minnesota Governor Launches Series of Forums Detailing Threats to Minnesota Water

Former Governor Arne Carlson has returned to the public stage recently. The Monitor passes along the following press release, which was sent to us by Mr. Carlson's group. Detailing Threats...

Duluth Monitor - July 3, 2023

DULUTH

Sky Harbor Airport changes planned

Beginning in August, new construction will commence on Park Point at Sky Harbor Airport, which is located at the end of Lake Avenue. Currently, the 82-acre airport has nine buildings...

Duluth Monitor - July 3, 2023

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State auditor flags concerns with DECC accounting, use of public funds

On June 30, 2023, the Minnesota State Auditor’s Office released the 2022 Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) audit report, which found “significant deficiencies” in areas related to financial recordkeeping...

Duluth Monitor - July 1, 2023

DULUTH

12 of 15 Duluth booster clubs out of compliance with the law

During the Monitor’s investigation of the East End Hockey Boosters, we were amazed the organization had operated for ten years without the school district noticing they were out of...

John Ramos - June 28, 2023

DULUTH

Mike Randolph’s peculiar expenses

In June of 2021, longtime Duluth East High School hockey coach Mike Randolph resigned from his position. His reasons for doing so were unclear, but the school district confirmed...

John Ramos - June 23, 2023

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