Plans to drain Hartley Pond and restore Tischer Creek took a step forward this week. Both the city Parks Commission and Natural Resources Commission authorized the Department of Natural...
At the regular meeting of Duluth’s Natural Resources Commission (NRC), on Aug. 7, 2024, five members of the public were in attendance—an unusually large audience for this commission. All...
On Aug. 1, 2024, a number of posts on social media reported large numbers of dead fish in Tischer Creek, in the Hunters Park neighborhood of Duluth. The following...
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...
On Oct. 27, 2025, the Monitor continued its investigation into our local governments’ use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) by filing a public records request...
On Oct. 13, 2025, the Monitor and other media outlets reported that three St. Louis County Commissioners had signed nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) with Mortenson...