Hermantown police chief apologizes for disparaging remarks of data center opponents after leaked audio surfaces

HERMANTOWN, Minn. — The police chief for Hermantown and other leaders apologized at the city council meeting Monday night for disparaging comments made against opponents of a proposed data center, made public in a leaked audio recording. 

The Duluth Monitor first published a story about the recording, which captured a department head meeting in June. In that recording, Hermantown Police Chief Jim Crace referred to a man named Klukkert ...