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Superior woman paints 90 rocks in memory of father

On Aug. 17, 2026, Superior resident Gemma Davies and...

State shuts down Northland Driving School

On Aug. 13, 2026, the Minnesota Department of Public...

Village Place Apartments without water for four days and counting

On Saturday night, July 25, 2026, the Monitor was...

County emails reveal concerns with Community Action Duluth began in 2023

Executive Director Classie Dudley began working for Community Action...

Lake Superior College instructor faces 19 charges for recording students in bathroom

On July 8, 2026, Lake Superior College biology professor...
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Former Dean of Students charged for engaging in criminal...

In St. Louis County District Court, on July 6,...

Hayward varsity boys basketball coach who filed whistleblower complaint...

The Hayward basketball coach who filed a whistleblower complaint...

Hayward school district covers up basketball coach’s complaints

For three years, Matthew Lobitz was involved with the...

Chair of Title VI Committee accuses Monitor of “hound[ing]...

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

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

In the summer of 2024, project developer NGP LLC...

Grievance hearing exposes dysfunction on American Indian Parent Advisory...

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

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

Two bills currently moving through the Minnesota House of...

Family of Maxton Gudowski relieved to see charges filed...

On April 23, 2025, in St. Louis County District...

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Mr. O’s defamation lawsuit dismissed

On March 28, 2024, the Monitor reported that the...

Return of the underwater hotel

Some stories never go away. To recap, in 2022, Two...

Mr. O sues News Tribune for defamation

On Feb. 22, 2024, in United States District Court...

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“A wake-up call”: DECC ammonia leak exposes safety concerns, draws EPA investigation

One year ago, on July 13, 2021, the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) and the neighboring Marcus Theaters were evacuated due to an ammonia leak from a chiller housed...

While under contract with Ruth’s Vegetarian Gourmet, Mayor Swanson advocated for their expansion project with city

In late January of 2020, Jennifer Sterbenz, the newly-hired Director of Community Development for the City of Two Harbors, received an email from a citizen with concerns about “the...

Publisher’s Desk

Hello, readers. Man, oh man. Life is crazy sometimes. One story. Three months ago, we planned to publish one story about Mayor Chris Swanson and Two Harbors, Minnesota—“Unmasking Mr. O.” Today,...

Boss Swanson, Part II: Shining light of hope

Two Harbors Mayor Chris Swanson loves entrepreneurs, and takes pride in what he has done to promote entrepreneurialism in Two Harbors. One might even say that entrepreneurialism is Swanson’s...

Woot woot! Mayor Swanson promoted Swanson businesses 50 times on Facebook

On March 9, 2022, I published an article entitled “Mayor Swanson promoted own businesses 97 times on city Twitter account.” The mayor, who did not appreciate my findings, filed...

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Publisher’s Desk

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...

Western Waterfront Trail segment halted indefinitely

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...

From Duluth to the border: A vigilante’s progress

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

Planning Commission not impressed with Board of Trade TIF application

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...

Tiny houses

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...