Speaking at the NFL owners' meeting in Florida, Vikings owner Zygi Wilf says Minneapolis officials support for the stadium at the Metrodome site is encouraging. But he's not nearly ready to declare victory.
A GoFundMe page has been created to support his family.
A jury found McKinley J. Phillips, 40, guilty in less than 24 hours last week in Washington County.
Storms are blasting through northern South Dakota Tuesday mid-morning.
Joseph Matthew Johnson has been missing since November.
"Several" victims are in critical condition, a spokesperson with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board said.
The fire fortunately didn't spread to the house.
The 6-year-old is still missing following the death of her mother by suicide.
The 18-year-old was not wearing a seatbelt, the State Patrol said.
Police are searching for another woman in connection with the attack.
The 34-year-old victim died on July 5, 2021.
The city wants people to submit complaints online instead.
Governor Mark Dayton informed the Minnesota Vikings on Monday that if they want a stadium plan approved this year, it will have to be built on the current Metrodome site. Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf are scheduled to meet with Dayton on Wednesday. Lester Bagley, Vice President of Public Affairs and Stadium Development, says the Wilfs are "extremely frustrated with the situation."
After a meeting with legislative leaders Tuesday morning, Vikings owner Zygi Wilf told the Associated Press that a stadium deal will be "in the works soon." Legislative leaders, however, remain tight-lipped.
Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf will sit down for a summit meeting Wednesday with Gov. Dayton, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, and other key players in the stadium discussion. To date, the Wilfs have turned up their nose at the idea of building a new stadium on the site of the Metrodome -- they prefer a roomier spot in Arden Hills. But Dayton and Friends will try to get them to change their thinking.
Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf were elated after the stadium bill passed through the House and Senate on Thursday. "We're here to stay" Zygi Wilf said at a press conference celebrating the stadium. Mark Wilf added that the stadium "will be first class and special, and something that all Minnesotans can be truly proud of.”
Vikings officials reaffirmed their commitment to building on an Arden Hills site Tuesday, but agreed to meet with Minneapolis officials next Tuesday to explore stadium options. Team Vice President Lester Bagley says the Vikings want to "stick with the local partner [Arden Hills] that sticks with us.
Charley Walters in the Pioneer Press writes that Zygi Wilf is expected in town, possibly as early as Tuesday, and an anonymous insider says the team owner might be on the verge of approving a plan to build the new stadium on the site of the current Metrodome.
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