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Tyler Edwards sentenced for murder of Maxton Gudowski

On June 15, 2026, Sixth Judicial District Judge Jill...

Homegrown Music Festival directors resign, leaving confusing financial picture

On June 2, 2026, Duluth’s Homegrown Music Festival (HGMF)...

Proposal to eliminate 4th Street parking spaces stirs concern

At the June 5, 2026 meeting of the Duluth...

Five companies file mechanics liens against Urbane 218 as building nears completion

On Dec. 18, 2025, Duluth Economic Development Authority Director...

Two wrongful death lawsuits against Cirrus Aircraft moved to St. Louis County

Within the past year, two active lawsuits against Cirrus...
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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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Hiking the Skally Line

The Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad (LSMR) opened for business on August 1, 1870, when the ceremonial last spike was driven in at Thomson, near the great falls that today are...

Zoo spends 17.5 percent of emergency bailout money on lobbyist

On Oct. 9, 2017, by a vote of 6-2, the Duluth City Council approved a second $200,000 bailout for the Lake Superior Zoo. This money was in addition to...

School Board considers opening agenda sessions

Concerns about transparency have long simmered within the Duluth school district, but several recent events have brought the issue squarely into public view. In August, citizens learned that the school district had...

U.S. Steel cleanup project inches forward

At the Nov. 12, 2019, meeting of the Duluth Planning Commission, commissioners approved an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the Spirit Lake Sediment Remediation Project, moving the long-planned project one small step closer...

Council rubber-stamps Campus Connector Trail plan without Chinook Drive option

On Oct. 28, 2019, the Duluth City Council unanimously approved the Campus Connector Trail plan. As proposed, the Campus Connector Trail will be a 4.25-mile paved bike path connecting...

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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...