Vikings safe for now: NFL says L.A. off market for 2012
An NFL executive says no developer in Los Angeles so far has put forward a plan that would lure a team and it's too late for a team owner to approve a move.
An NFL executive says no developer in Los Angeles so far has put forward a plan that would lure a team and it's too late for a team owner to approve a move.
Numerous reports of tornadoes and nearly 100 mph straight-line winds.
Of the four, only one was wearing a lifejacket when the boat capsized Wednesday.
The pushback includes loosening restrictions on growler sales for bigger craft breweries and a more direct line of spirit sales to customers.
It's the second night in a row that severe storms are hitting the metro.
Photo above is a view from Marshall as the line of storms moved through Thursday evening.
The tornado watch is in effect until midnight.
The single-story home was fully engulfed in flames when first responders arrived early Wednesday morning.
The warning covers an area of Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska.
A devastating house fire happened early Thursday morning.
The incident happened Wednesday night near a shopping center and Cub.
Alexander John Odegaard was sentenced in U.S. District Court Tuesday.
Martha Llanos Rodriguez died in the wreck on I-90.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league "doesn't want to move any of our teams" and that the NFL would probably grow to an even 34 franchises if the city of Los Angeles got a team of its own.
An executive with the NFL tells the Star Tribune "there are plenty of willing buyers" and the Wilfs might be more willing to listen after a House committee shot down the latest stadium proposal.
This opinion column is like blunt force trauma to NFL fans hoping the Vikings move to Los Angeles. Jeff Cesario points out that L.A. has plenty of team-specific football bars and does just fine without its own team. He also points out that Hollywood will never love a football team as much as Minnesota fans do.
Vikings vice president of public affairs and stadium development Lester Bagley says Los Angeles isn't the only city the team could relocate to if a new stadium isn't built in Minnesota. Bagley wouldn't divulge which city is interested, but it has been in contact with the team in the past year.
Star Tribune columnist Sid Hartman argues the Vikings will be sold and move to Los Angeles if they don't get a new stadium.
The so-called Linden Avenue property near St. Mary's Basilica in Minneapolis is one of the city's three proposed stadium sites -- it's also the one team officials know the least about. Although a team spokesman says the Arden Hills site remains the frontrunner, the Vikings are researching their options.
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