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Burger King franchisee settles with City of Duluth for failing to comply with Sick and Safe Time ordinance

John Ramos - February 2, 2026

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Grand Marais church youth leader arrested for stalking, threatening minor girl

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Council approves $35,000 to pay for delays in DECC hot water line project

January 28, 2026

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Council approves $35,000 to pay for delays in DECC hot water line project

John Ramos - January 28, 2026

In March of 2025, the City of Duluth advertised...

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NDAs of the Northland

John Ramos - January 19, 2026

In October 2025, the Monitor and other media outlets...

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Alleged car thieves arrested after leaving driver’s license at scene

John Ramos - January 15, 2026

On Jan. 2, 2026, Hermantown police officers responded to...

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City of Duluth self-sabotages housing goals

Mark A. Baker - January 15, 2026

The creation of all types of housing (single-family, apartments,...

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Chair of Title VI Committee accuses Monitor of “hound[ing] Indian parents”

John Ramos - January 6, 2026

The American Indian Parent Advisory Committee (AIPAC) is one...

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Prison lieutenant charged with assaulting coworker at her home

John Ramos - December 31, 2025

A lieutenant at the Duluth Federal Prison Camp is...

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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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Chair of Title VI Committee accuses Monitor of “hound[ing]...

John Ramos - January 6, 2026

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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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Grievance hearing exposes dysfunction on American Indian Parent Advisory...

John Ramos - December 1, 2025

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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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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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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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Credit card statements suggest booster club president used club...

John Ramos - March 8, 2025

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ARCO Coffee facilities closed due to ongoing fire code 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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Superior Police Investigator Lerette resigns, as federal lawsuit against City of Superior proceeds

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Wisconsin Public Defenders Office releases thousands of Social Security numbers to Superior resident in data breach

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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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Mr. O’s defamation lawsuit dismissed

Duluth Monitor - June 10, 2024

On March 28, 2024, the Monitor reported that the...

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Return of the underwater hotel

John Ramos - May 2, 2024

Some stories never go away. To recap, in 2022, Two...

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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

Burger King franchisee settles with City of Duluth for failing to comply with Sick and Safe Time ordinance

On Jan. 26, 2026, the Duluth City Council passed Resolution 70, approving a settlement agreement with Cave Enterprises, a franchisee which operates 178 Burger King restaurants across the Midwest,...

John Ramos - February 2, 2026

Cook County

Grand Marais church youth leader arrested for stalking, threatening minor girl

On Jan. 12 and Jan. 13, 2026, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office received calls from members of the Grand Marais Evangelical Free Church, because they had concerns about one...

John Ramos - January 30, 2026

DULUTH

Council approves $35,000 to pay for delays in DECC hot water line project

In March of 2025, the City of Duluth advertised for bids to replace the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) hot water line, which heats the facility. On April 28,...

John Ramos - January 28, 2026

Hayward

Hayward school district covers up basketball coach’s complaints

For three years, Matthew Lobitz was involved with the Hayward, Wisconsin athletic program. As Junior Varsity boys basketball coach and an assistant soccer coach, Lobitz led both teams to...

John Ramos - January 24, 2026

Cloquet

NDAs of the Northland

In October 2025, the Monitor and other media outlets reported that the City of Hermantown had been paving the way to establish a 1.8-million-square-foot data center in the city...

John Ramos - January 19, 2026

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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

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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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Tiny houses

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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...