Jana Hollingsworth

The city is looking to ban new single family VRBO and Airbnb vacation rentals and phase out those with existing permits.

Duluthians won’t be able to vote on the fate of 300 acres of a former city-owned golf course along Lake Superior.

Duluth City Councilors voted to retain decision-making over the closed Lester Park Golf Course land.

The City Council is considering a deal that includes millions in tax abatement. Google would pay for infrastructure and other costs.

The company would pay for sewer, water infrastructure under a proposed development agreement.

The new right-to-repair rule will allow renters to initiate small fixes without involving city inspectors, and with an assurance that landlords pay.

A drug investigation resulted in “federal action,” according to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office.

On next week’s ballot, the issue is heated in Duluth, where 40% of the housing stock is rental.

More than 300 people filled Hermantown’s council chambers and an overflow room before spilling into hallways, as others waited outside during a 5-hour rezoning hearing.

Minnesota’s state grain is critical to tribes, farmers, rural economies and the environment. But any action to protect it and the waters that nurture it has long been a seed of contention.