Skip to main content

Vikings fan aims to make a difference with billboard

A die-hard Vikings fan is hoping a billboard will be the boost needed to get a new stadium. WCCO reports on Jay Tappe who paid nearly $5,000 of his own money for a billboard within sight of the Capitol that plays on the Vikings 5 decade legacy in the state.
  • Author:
  • Updated:
    Original:

A die-hard Vikings fan is hoping a billboard will be the boost needed to get a new stadium. WCCO reports on Jay Tappe who paid nearly $5,000 of his own money for a billboard within sight of the Capitol that plays on the Vikings 5 decade legacy in the state.

Next Up

raiaing canes brooklyn park crop
MN Food & Drink

After 3-month delay, newest Twin Cities Raising Cane's opens

The restaurant was originally scheduled to open in October.

st anthony armed robbery screengrab
MN News

Armed man robs Twin Cities thrift store, flees in carjacked pickup

He pulled out a handgun shortly after chatting with the cashier about his scarf.

red wing 6
MN Property

Gallery: Pagoda-inspired home on Lake Pepin for sale for $2M

The home has 425 feet of private shoreline on the Mississippi River.

Walz, Flanagan
MN News

Walz proposes legalizing marijuana in massive supplemental budget

It's among the provisions in his "Budget to Move Minnesota Forward."

Plow 2 (1)
MN News

Photos reveal damage from gunshots to Minneapolis snowplow

A hydraulic line and three tires were damaged in the shooting.

unsplash - school classroom students
MN News

Minneapolis schools confirm return to in-person teaching Monday

The school district shifted to online learning almost two weeks ago as rising COVID cases led to staff and bus driver shortages.

Flickr - Superior National Forest Boundary Waters
MN News

Mineral leases for proposed Twin Metals mine near Boundary Waters canceled

A review by the DOI found "significant legal deficiencies" with the leases' 2019 renewal.

cats
WI News

Reward to find person who left kittens to die in freezing WI cold

The cats were thrown from a vehicle, according to a witness.

metro mobility bus
MN News

Charges: Man led police on multi-city pursuit in stolen Metro Mobility bus

The bus had been left unattended with the keys inside when it was stolen.

Bell Ramsey Co. Jan 22 - crop
MN News

Charges: Man fatally shot mother of his child during argument

Officers found her on the ground outside the couple's home.

covid
MN Coronavirus

Minnesota's COVID-19 update for Wednesday, January 26

More than 15,000 new cases in today's update.

FKBxbY_VkAI11lX
MN Weather

List of the coldest wind chills in Minnesota Wednesday morning

The wind chill was as low at -38F in St. Paul.

Related

MN Sports

Cheeseheads for Vikings' fans

Can you imagine living in Minnesota without the Vikings? It's might become reality sooner than you think. Now imagine if Vikings country were really Packer land. That could happen too. That's the message one YouTube video is getting across.

MN Sports

Jared Allen: Vikings fans deserve new stadium

Vikings defensive end Jared Allen is sticking his neck out on the stadium issue. He says fans deserve a new place to cheer the Purple simply because the addition of tailgating would create a better game-day atmosphere for the paying customers. He also says the Metrodome is beyond outdated, joking that the Vikings' locker room has four showers with hot water

MN Sports

Happy Monday! (Vikes/Gophers fans still giddy)

When was the last time the Vikings and Gophers won on the same weekend? Two weeks ago! It's sudden fortune for two football teams mired in misery the past few years, and fans can't get enough...

MN Sports

With Raider on stretcher, Vikings fans -- do the wave

So what did bored Vikings fans do while Oakland Raiders reciever Darrius Heyward-Bey was being put on a stretcher -- the extent of his injury unknown? The wave, naturally. The Daily Norseman puts it like this: "Dumb move, folks."

MN Sports

Vikings to use metal detectors on fans coming into Metrodome

The Vikings are changing the way it checks fans coming into Mall of America Field. Instead of getting a patdown, ticket holders will now be checked with a metal-detecting wand. The change starts this Sunday before the Oakland Raiders game, and will be fully implemented before the Dec. 4 home game against the Denver Broncos.

MN Sports

Watch: Vikings stadium deal news conference

Gov. Mark Dayton along with Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf are at the Capitol to announce an agreement to construct a new stadium.

MN Sports

6 Vikings jokes that will make you groan

Pioneer Press writer Bob Sansevere is sharing stale Vikings jokes e-mailed to him during this so-far miserable season. Yes, you've heard them all million times ... but, they're still kind of funny.

MN Sports

Vikes to make 'game day' decision on E.J. Henderson

Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier says he'll decide Sunday if he'll start linebacker E.J. Henderson, who has missed the last two practices with a sore knee. Henderson tells the Star Tribune he's "pretty confident" he'll be ready to play, but Frazier says he wants to be cautious with the injury.