St. Louis County seeks federal compensation for BWCA rescue operations
At the St. Louis County Board meeting on April 9, 2024, Board Chair Keith Nelson distributed a list of search-and-rescue operations conducted between 2016-2023 by the
Hibbing police officer attempted to cover up 2016 hit-and-run, new court filings reveal
Early on the morning of Jan. 21, 2016, as Hibbing Police Officer Cody Loewen was refueling his squad car at the end of his shift, he
Lawsuit alleges Commissioner Nelson broke Open Meeting Law, disparaged fellow commissioner
On Nov. 9, 2023, Fredenberg Township resident Clayton Cich filed a lawsuit against St. Louis County Commissioner Keith Nelson, alleging that Nelson had violated Minnesota’s Open
County board installs preferred citizen on Planning Commission without considering other applicants
On Oct. 24, 2023, at the Committee of the Whole meeting of the St. Louis County Board, commissioners considered a resolution to appoint Andrea Zupancich to
In wake of Tyler decision, lawsuits against St. Louis County begin
In May of 2023, the United States Supreme Court ruled on the case of Tyler v. Hennepin, finding in favor of the plaintiff, Geraldine Tyler. In
St. Louis County prepares for fallout from Supreme Court decision
On May 25, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling in favor of Geraldine Tyler in her case against Hennepin County. The decision
Court weighs class-action certification in stormwater fee case
On May 8, 2023, Sixth Judicial District Judge Eric Hylden heard arguments for and against certifying class-action status for a case involving Duluth stormwater management fees.
As Supreme Court decision looms, St. Louis County braces for possible departmental upheaval
On April 26, 2023, the United States Supreme Court will take up the case of Tyler v. Hennepin, to examine whether Hennepin County unfairly deprived Geraldine
Manslaughter charges not justified in Moats case, former prosecutor opines
In August, the Monitor wrote about the case of Ryan Moats, who died in Virginia in June of 2021, after a fight with a man named
Family of Ryan Moats, Virginia police chief seek independent review of 2021 homicide
By John Ramos On June 26, 2021, outside a townhome in Virginia, Minnesota, James Edwards, age 31, and Ryan Moats, age 41, were involved in an
