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Breakwaters, piers make Park Point erosion worse

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...

Study finds no dog E. coli in Keene Creek

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...

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...

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 miles. In 2014, the city...
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Firefighting airplane struck multiple times by gunfire, alleged sovereign citizen arrested

On May 20, 2026, St. Louis County deputies arrested Portage Township resident Daniel Pettit on suspicion of shooting at a firefighting airplane as it...

Convicted murderer appeals sentence, receives longer sentence

A man convicted of murdering three Duluth men in 1994 appealed his sentence in 2025, on the grounds that it was illegal. St. Louis...

City of Duluth “change orders” continuously circumvent competitive bidding process

Municipalities ensure taxpayers receive the best value for their tax dollar by soliciting formal sealed bids from businesses interested in competing for city contracts....

Years after causeway-removal effort fails, Mud Lake habitat restoration project proceeds

The Lake Superior & Mississippi Railroad (LSMR), Duluth’s first railroad, followed the St. Louis River between Thomson and Duluth. In many places, trestles had...

As firefighting enrollment grows, Lake Superior College seeks to address pollutants on training site

Lake Superior College’s Emergency Response Training Center (ERTC) is located on over 100 acres of land along Highway 23, between Gary and Fond du...