Jim Souhan is pleased with the Vikings stadium proposal presented to Minnesota on Thursday. He loves that taxes won't be raised. He writes that anyone against the proposal is "short-sighted and selfish."
A man was found dead with "trauma to his face" in St. Paul after 3 a.m.
The woman was found dead on Tuesday, June 28.
The crash happened at a curve in the road north of Duluth.
The crashes happened Thursday in Ham Lake and North Branch Township.
The Minnesota State Patrol has identified the victim as a 42-year-old Shakopee man.
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The all clear was given around 9 p.m. Thursday.
The school principal said the incident brought armed police to the school and "understandably caused some scholars anxiety."
A 32-year-old Duluth woman has taken a plea deal in the case of a 34-year-old St. Paul man's murder.
"Peacebunny Cottage" is now the subject of an animal cruelty investigation.
The tractor reportedly tipped and fell on top of the man, pinning him underneath.
Martin, 33, lives in Minnesota and continues to climb the sports broadcasting ladder.
Star Tribune columnist Jim Souhan takes Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-Grove City, to the woodshed for asking "Why should the state of Minnesota contribute to a stadium for a billionaire owner?" Urdahl, however, voted in favor of the latest Vikings stadium package.
Ramsey County commissioners Tony Bennett and Rafael Ortega have proposed a county-wide three-percent food and beverage tax to help fund a Vikings' stadium in Arden Hills. The tax would raise $24-million/year.
Emotional aftershocks from the Vikings stadium proposal being voted down by a House committee Monday night have been felt all over the state of Minnesota. Gov. Mark Dayton still has hope for 2013, but an official with the Vikings says "there is no next year." Follow all of the latest stadium reaction right here.
Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-Grove City, delivers a strong counterpoint to Star Tribune sports columnist Jim Souhan, who wrote that Urdahl took a cowards position when asking why Minnesotans should help a billionaire build a football stadium.
According to the Star Tribune, the White Earth tribe is expected to introduce plans to build a casino in the metro-area that could help fund a Vikings stadium. The tribe claims the casino will raise enough money to pay for the public portion of a stadium, without raising new taxes.
Sen. Reinert sent a letter to Gov. Mark Dayton suggesting a new Vikings stadium should be built at a 500-acre site near downtown Duluth. He also proposes funding a portion of the stadium by allowing the sale of liquor on Sundays in Minnesota.
Ramsey County leaders are reportedly sending a new proposal to Gov. Dayton and key lawmakers on Friday. Minnesota Public Radio says the plan would drop a countywide tax in favor of a host of new revenue streams including parking fees, admission surcharges and naming rights, among others.
Stadium proposals landed on Mark Dayton's desk Thursday and the governor says he may pick a favorite next week. Minneapolis promised to kick in $6.5 million per year if the Vikings choose to stay in the city. Ramsey County, meanwhile, hiked its contribution to an Arden Hills site by another $75 million and boosted the total price tag over $1.1 billion by including road improvements.
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