By Kelli Latuska The collapsed section of 15-inch sanitary sewer pipe that caused a sanitary sewer leak into Chester Creek on October 2 has been replaced. The repair was completed on Wednesday, with much of yesterday and today dedicated to site clean-up. The bypass installed to mitigate the overflow will
Terri Lehr received her juris doctorate from the William Mitchell College of Law and has worked 22 years in the City Attorney’s office, both in criminal prosecution and civil division work.
The driver, a 69-year-old woman, received a citation for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
During the search warrant, a total of 1,741 M30 pills were seized. 1,434 were on the person of 29-year-old Khadijah Preston and 307 were in her residence.
By Kelli Latuska The City of Duluth has opened the application process for 2025 tourism tax allocations. The online application will be open until 4 p.m. on October 28, 2024. The application process is intended to allow community organizations an opportunity to apply for tourism tax funding and allow
By Kelli Latuska In a press release from the Governor’s office, Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced today the appointment of Jessica Fralich as District Court Judge in Minnesota’s Sixth Judicial District. “It has been a privilege to serve the City of Duluth as City
By Kelli Latuska The City of Duluth is announcing its first-ever snowplow naming contest. In the name of fun, any Duluth resident may submit their most creative name for one of the City’s snowplow truck fleet via a form on the City for a chance to win a prize
By Kelli Latuska City of Duluth Utilities Operations was notified at around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2 of a possible sanitary sewer backup near the intersection of Kenwood Avenue and College Street. Utilities crews responded and determined that a sewer release was occurring near Chester Creek. Crews worked
Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert has announced a relaunch of the effort to identify a future for the now-dormant Lester Park Golf Course. In 2023, the Duluth City Council voted to close the course indefinitely. This effort was launched last spring, and over 100 individuals attended a public open house in
Comparative city preliminary levy data shows that the Duluth 2025 max levy is a significant relief, considering the financial pressures every city faces.
Teams from 7 Engine, 1 Engine, 1 Tower, Rescue 1, and 8 Q were actively involved in extinguishing the fire. Minnesota Power was summoned to cut off electricity to the site.
Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert will commemorate the inaugural season of the Duluth Harbor Monsters by hosting the team at City Hall and presenting a proclamation in the Mayor's Reception Room today at 1 p.m. Subsequently, at 2 p.m., Reinert will join the leadership of the Chester
Contractors will close a section of Third Street between Fifth Avenue East and Fourth Avenue East on Thursday and Friday for the installation of fencing at the St. Mary’s Hospital site. The closure will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday. Traffic will be rerouted north around the block, using
Aspirus St. Luke’s will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Medical District East Parking Ramp on campus Tuesday afternoon. The state-of-the-art, $14 million facility provides 330 parking spaces for the convenience of patients, visitors and staff of Aspirus St. Luke’s, and is also accessible to the general
The City of Duluth has announced a temporary closure of Skyline Parkway at Twin Ponds for bridge repairs beginning on August 12, 2024. The work is anticipated to take roughly two weeks, and the bridge is expected to reopen after August 23, 2024. Access to Twin Ponds trailhead/parking, Enger
A City of Duluth contractor has begun chip-sealing work on streets in various locations. Chip-sealing operations are anticipated to occur on the indicated streets throughout this week, and traffic control signs and flaggers will direct traffic. Locations for chip-sealing operations are as follows: . Airpark Boulevard from Haines Road to Rice
