The long-awaited stadium agreement would reportedly put the Vikings new home on the eastern edge of the current Metrodome site. It also would separate stadium funding from a renovation of Target Center.
Matthew McCollister was to be sentenced for fraud in federal court on Wednesday.
In Nevis, Minnesota, campers can stay in a refurbished 1905 train car.
They shot the woman who lives in the apartment in the abdomen, and put a gun to a man's head.
The cause of death has not yet been revealed due to an ongoing investigation.
Three women, ages 19, 20 and 20, were in the vehicle struck by a wrong-way driver early Sunday morning.
The couple announced they're expecting this winter.
An announcement Tuesday confirmed potential crime scenes in Mound and Minnetrista.
More than 400 mental health workers are participating in the unionized strike on Tuesday.
The fire department said two hotel employees are being evaluated by paramedics.
The donation is the largest the organization has ever seen from a single individual.
The Minneapolis City Council is set to vote on Thursday.
Duluth, in one of the state's current COVID hotspots, has brought back a mask requirement in city buildings.
The stadium legislation was released Friday afternoon following the agreement Gov. Mark Dayton, Minneapolis leaders and Vikings owners announced March 1. It proposes constructing a 65,000 seat roofed-stadium near the current Metrodome site for $975 million. $398 million would come from the state, funded by electronic pulltabs. Minneapolis would cover $150 million of the cost and the Vikings would pay the remaining $427 million.
Mayor R.T. Rybak is set to announce details of a "workforce agreement" at a press conference Monday afternoon, WCCO reports. The latest proposal would put a new stadium on ground right next to the current Metrodome.
Weeks of closed-door negotiations are over, but it's just a new beginning for the Vikings stadium effort. Some see a rocky road for the proposal at the Capitol. From doubts about Minneapolis' willingness to host it to qualms about promoting gambling, legislators sound uncertain about the stadium agreement.
A.J. Mansour of KFAN reports the Vikings, the State of Minnesota and the City of Minneapolis are reportedly close to a deal on a Vikings stadium bill. An agreement is expected to be announced during a press conference at 9:00 a.m. The new stadium site would be located near the Metrodome. The Vikings would be able to play the next two to three seasons at the Dome.
The governor plans to spend his weekend persuading lawmakers to vote in favor of the stadium proposal next week. Gov. Mark Dayton told the Pioneer Press he predicts both chambers of the Legislature will approve the bill by a single vote. He said, "I've always thought it would pass by one vote."
Ted Mondale says new legislation would seek to nullify a city charter provision that requires voter approval before spending more than $10 million of city money on a sports facility, the Star Tribune reports. The newspaper says lawyers behind the stadium effort are also trying to find ways around a charter rule that requires nine City Council voters to sell city land.
On NBC's Football Night in America, sports writer Peter King reported the Vikings and Minnesota officials are close to a new stadium deal. According to NBC Sports, it's not a matter of "if," but "when." The Vikings have called Minnesota home since their NFL debut in 1961, but the Metrodome lease expires after the 2011 season. The report did not state whether the new stadium would be in Arden Hills or Minneapolis.
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."
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