Hermantown

Hermantown data center developer buys property for 3-15 times assessed value

John Ramos - February 28, 2026

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City of Duluth addresses Tischer Creek fish kill

February 24, 2026

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After legacy of breakdowns, Minnesota Slip Pedestrian Bridge performing well

February 20, 2026

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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....

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Endi Plaza drops appeal, raises conspiratorial claims in receivership case

John Ramos - February 15, 2026

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

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City of Duluth to phase out parking meters

John Ramos - February 9, 2026

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

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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...

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Council approves $35,000 to pay for delays in DECC hot water line project

John Ramos - January 28, 2026

In March of 2025, the City of Duluth advertised...

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NDAs of the Northland

John Ramos - January 19, 2026

In October 2025, the Monitor and other media outlets...

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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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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...

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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...

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Superior

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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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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Outside Region

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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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DULUTH

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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Duluth School District

Mysterious RFP revealed

“I can’t be responding to seven different people with seven different requests,” School District 709 Human Resources Director Tim Sworsky complained to the School Board on Sept. 10, 2019,...

John Ramos - September 17, 2019

DULUTH

Zoo Director Simonson hires lobbyist to lobby Senator Simonson

Erik Simonson was hired as director of the Lake Superior Zoo in September of 2017. Seventeen days after he started his new position, Simonson announced that the zoo was broke and...

John Ramos - September 16, 2019

DULUTH

School district stonewalls board’s request for information, again

The Duluth School District has recently come under fire for hiring an assistant superintendent with a criminal record, without informing the School Board of that fact. The new hire...

John Ramos - September 12, 2019

DULUTH

Flag-raising scheduled for Sept. 18. Or maybe not.

Within the next week, the city will be inviting the public to a flag-raising ceremony for Duluth’s new flag. Though the flags have not yet been ordered in bulk,...

John Ramos - September 10, 2019

DULUTH

Tourism tax talk

Duluth’s first tourism tax was established on March 17, 1969, by a vote of the City Council. The new tax attached a three percent surcharge to hotel and motel...

John Ramos - September 10, 2019

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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

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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...