Cass County

Off-grid container home on Cass County farm triggers regulatory rumble

Chris Bennett/Farm Journal - April 12, 2026

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Superior murder trial postponed until October, due to delayed ballistics report

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Silver Bay greenhouse sues city for right to grow cannabis

April 2, 2026

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West Theatre changes hands; former owner challenges foreclosure

John Ramos - March 29, 2026

The restoration of the historic West Theatre, on Central...

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Surveillance state technology aids in arrest of alleged catalytic converter thief

John Ramos - March 11, 2026

Duluth police used traffic surveillance cameras to identify the...

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Lincoln Park Flats discontinues hotel, restores 24 apartments

John Ramos - March 8, 2026

A Lincoln Park apartment building which stirred controversy when...

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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...

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City of Duluth addresses Tischer Creek fish kill

John Ramos - February 24, 2026

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

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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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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

Superior murder trial postponed until October, due to delayed ballistics report

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As Mayor Paine asserts greater control over Superior Housing Authority, federal agency investigates

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

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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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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

Parks Commission turns down Chester Park trail proposal

Chester Park has 3.3 kilometers of Nordic skiing trails. In 2014, responding to conflicts between skiers and pedestrians, the city conducted an experiment by officially designating the ski trails “shared-use,” which meant...

John Ramos - September 24, 2019

DULUTH

Zoo to ask city for inflationary increase of subsidy

Since 2009, when the city contracted with the Arrowhead Zoological Society to operate the Lake Superior Zoo, the city has given the zoo $7,041,500 in support from the tourism...

John Ramos - September 21, 2019

DULUTH

Planning commissioners grant front-yard parking variance, urge discussion

In June of 2017, the city of Duluth cracked down on certain people who were parking in their front yards. The city’s notice read: “The concerns that have been...

John Ramos - September 20, 2019

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

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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

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...

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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

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...