Now, the City of Cloquet is investigating a sitting city councilor. It’s investigating the city administrator and the human resources director. It’s investigating a police officer, and maybe more.

All this is related to complaints filed by a former police chief, who has alleged unfair, unethical, and maybe illegal conduct by city officials, including the police.

The former police chief waited to file his complaints until now, because he did not believe the former city council would treat the issues fairly. In the past election, four new city councilors and a new mayor were voted in, eff...