Park Point is a seven-mile-long sandbar which reaches out from Duluth toward Wisconsin, separating Lake Superior and the mouth of the St. Louis River. Its companion across the bay...
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacterium found in human and animal feces which can make people sick if ingested. E. coli is also an environmental marker which alerts...
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...
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 miles. In 2014, the city...
On July 8, 2026, Lake Superior College biology professor Maxwell Minor-Smith was charged with one felony and 18 gross misdemeanors for allegedly recording students...
In St. Louis County District Court, on July 6, 2026, Eveleth resident and long-time educator Christopher Chad was charged for engaging in criminal sexual...
On June 3, 2026, I published a post on the Duluth Monitor’s Facebook page entitled, “Never Trust Confidentiality Claims,” where I described how frequently...
In Carlton County District Court, the first of three trials for Andrew Deyette—a former community youth leader from Finland, Minnesota—commenced on June 30, 2026....