DULUTH

Lincoln Park Flats discontinues hotel, restores 24 apartments

John Ramos - March 8, 2026

Douglas County

OIR report flags flawed investigation, nepotism in Superior Police Department, leaves broader questions unanswered

March 5, 2026

DULUTH

Spirit Mountain to negotiate with private operator to manage ski hill

March 4, 2026

Duluth

DULUTH

Spirit Mountain to negotiate with private operator to manage ski hill

John Ramos - March 4, 2026

At their regular meeting on March 3, 2026, the...

Read more

DULUTH

City of Duluth addresses Tischer Creek fish kill

John Ramos - February 24, 2026

On Feb. 23, 2026, Duluth Public Works Director Jim...

Read more

DULUTH

After legacy of breakdowns, Minnesota Slip Pedestrian Bridge performing well

John Ramos - February 20, 2026

At the Duluth City Council’s agenda session on Feb....

Read more

DULUTH

Endi Plaza drops appeal, raises conspiratorial claims in receivership case

John Ramos - February 15, 2026

In November of 2024, Fannie Mae (the mortgage holder)...

Read more

DULUTH

City of Duluth to phase out parking meters

John Ramos - February 9, 2026

At the regular meeting of the Duluth Parking Commission,...

Read more

DULUTH

Burger King franchisee settles with City of Duluth for failing to comply with Sick and Safe Time ordinance

John Ramos - February 2, 2026

On Jan. 26, 2026, the Duluth City Council passed...

Read more

Video Tours of Duluth Parks

Follow Us

Duluth Monitor

Archive

Local School Districts

Hayward

Hayward school district covers up basketball coach’s complaints

John Ramos - January 24, 2026

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

Read more

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...

Read more

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...

Read more

DULUTH

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

John Ramos - December 1, 2025

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

Read more

Airports

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

John Ramos - May 15, 2025

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

Read more

DULUTH

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

John Ramos - April 24, 2025

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

Read more

Douglas County

Former Superior Teachers Union president charged with drunk driving,...

John Ramos - April 11, 2025

At 11 p.m. on March 22, 2025, the Superior...

Read more

DULUTH

Credit card statements suggest booster club president used club...

John Ramos - March 8, 2025

On Aug. 29, 2024, the St. Louis County Attorney's...

Read more

Superior

OIR report flags flawed investigation, nepotism in Superior Police Department, leaves broader questions unanswered

John Ramos -

NDAs of the Northland

John Ramos -

ARCO Coffee facilities closed due to ongoing fire code violations

John Ramos -

Dump truck operator who ran red light in Allouez has 40 traffic violations

John Ramos -

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

John Ramos -

Gotta Be Superior website misleads visitors with stock images

John Ramos -

Manion Truss president says he did not deceive workers about plant closure

John Ramos -

Manion Truss to close Dec. 19, eliminating 43 jobs

John Ramos -

Mayor Paine halted zoning application and subsequent land sale, lawsuit alleges

John Ramos -

Mayor of Superior proactively bans NDAs minutes after fulfilling Monitor’s data request for NDAs

John Ramos -

Superior Police Investigator Lerette resigns, as federal lawsuit against City of Superior proceeds

John Ramos -

Wisconsin Public Defenders Office releases thousands of Social Security numbers to Superior resident in data breach

John Ramos -

Outside Region

DULUTH

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...

Read more

DULUTH

Mr. O’s defamation lawsuit dismissed

Duluth Monitor - June 10, 2024

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

Read more

Lake County

Return of the underwater hotel

John Ramos - May 2, 2024

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

Read more

DULUTH

Mr. O sues News Tribune for defamation

John Ramos - March 28, 2024

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

Read more

Archive

DULUTH

Past mistakes created current problems at Spirit Mountain

The Dec. 19, 2019, board meeting of the Spirit Mountain Recreation Authority was a glum affair. Ten days earlier, the Duluth City Council had granted Spirit Mountain a $235,000...

John Ramos - December 20, 2019

DULUTH

Duluth residents contribute 24 percent of tourism tax fund

On Dec. 9, 2019, the Duluth City Council considered a $235,000 bailout for Spirit Mountain. The money was proposed to come from the city’s tourism tax fund. Among the citizens who...

John Ramos - December 17, 2019

DULUTH

Parking Commission approves last-minute proposal to eliminate 46 parking spots on Second Street

On Dec. 6, 2019, the Duluth Parking Commission voted to eliminate 46 metered parking spaces on East Second Street, between 9th Avenue East and 12th Avenue East, adjacent to...

John Ramos - December 14, 2019

DULUTH

Officials seek home for harbor dredge material

Each year, the Army Corps of Engineers hires contractors to dredge about 100,000 cubic yards of sediment from 19 miles of shipping lanes within the Duluth-Superior harbor, and they’re...

John Ramos - December 11, 2019

DULUTH

Snow job: How Duluth was sold on Spirit Mountain

At the Duluth City Council’s agenda session of Dec. 5, 2019, councilors were presented with a surprise resolution granting an emergency bailout to Spirit Mountain. According to Spirit Mountain Executive Director Brandy...

John Ramos - December 7, 2019

1...878889...103 Page 88 of 103

Popular

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...