By Kate Van Daele Due to the high risk of rip currents today, the Duluth Fire Department is issuing a warning for dangerous swimming conditions for Park Point beaches effective immediately and continuing until 10 a.m. tomorrow, July 2. This warning means that wind and wave conditions can support rip currents. Rip currents are life-threatening...
April 20, 2026
Category: City of Duluth
Brighton Beach to close for construction beginning July 6
By Kate Van Daele The City of Duluth will temporarily close Brighton Beach (Kitchi Gammi Park) to users effective Tuesday, July 6 to enable construction of the Lakewalk extension through the park. The Brighton Beach Mini-Master Plan, adopted on August 19, 2019, calls for extension of the Lakewalk relocation of the road away from the...
Individual booked on assault charges
By Mattie Hjelseth Duluth Police Officers were dispatched to the 500 block of West 4th Street on a report of a stabbing on Friday. The victim, a 22-year-old female, sustained an injury to her neck as the result of the stabbing and was rushed to surgery due to significant blood loss. The female survived her...
Duluth Fire responds to water emergency on Park Point Beach
The Duluth Fire Department today responded to the report of a woman who was struggling 40 feet from shore and yelling for help on the 4600 block of Minnesota Avenue. The woman, age 19, was playing in the waves with her friends when a wave knocked her over and she was unable to stand back...
House fire in Duluth overnight
At midnight, the Duluth Fire Department was called to the listed address for the report of a house on fire. Witnesses called in to report that the house was fully involved with fire prior to the arrival of emergency services. Initial companies arriving on scene found a large amount of fire on an exterior porch...
Police ask for help in identifying robbery suspect
The Duluth Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect from the robbery at Sadi’s Smoke Shop that took place yesterday morning. Video surveillance of the suspect was recovered by Investigators with the Duluth Police Departments Violent Crimes Unit. If you know who the person is in the picture below or...
Duluth Police to step up firework enforcement
In response to neighborhood and citizen complaints around fireworks, the Duluth Police Department will be addressing the problem this summer by issuing citations for violations of Minnesota State Statutes and City Ordinances. Last year firework complaints nearly tripled to over 600 from 2019. efforts are being made to reduce neighborhood disturbance calls overall. “Many of...
City of Duluth provides update on lead testing results
In April, the City of Duluth asked 100 volunteers to have their water tested for lead. To be eligible, homeowners or renters needed to be living in a single-family home that was built before 1930. The city had an overwhelming response and tested 102 sites throughout the city. On Friday, June 18, staff received the...