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The Minneapolis City Council has given final approval to a financing package that will build the Minnesota Vikings a new, taxpayer-subsidized, $1 billion stadium on the site of the Metrodome.
Given the forecast, today is the perfect day to get your lawn mowed. That doesn't mean it's going to happen. Parents and teenagers across the state will battle over the urgency of this chore. Minnesota Public Radio essayist Peter Smith has captured the essence of this eternal struggle in a poem.
A day after they narrowly signalled preliminary approval of the financing plan for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium, the Minneapolis City Council will take a final vote on the same measure today.
Paul Konerko and Alex Rios hit back-to-back homers and Alejandro De Aza added a grand slam to cap a six-run sixth inning, leading the Chicago White Sox to an 11-8 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.
A Minneapolis City Council committee voted Thursday to approve a tax shift that would fund construction of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium on the site of the Metrodome. The vote was 7-6, and will be followed by a final vote on Friday.
The University of Minnesota announced Thursday that it will install new scoreboards and sound systems in Williams Arena and Mariucci Arena this summer.
The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday is scheduled to take the first of two votes that would green light the city's share of financing a new, billion-dollar home for the Minnesota Vikings on thes site of the Metrodome downtown.
The Twins committed three errors and couldn't get anything going on offense against Chris Sale as Minnesota fell 6-0 to the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.
West Virginians will be required to show certification of premarital education classes or pay an extra $20 starting June 8. How effective is premarital education?
Opponents to a new Vikings stadium are making a final push today to try and stop the plan for the team's $1 billion NFL venue to replace the Metrodome.
P.J. Walters tossed his first career complete game and Justin Morneau hit a three-run homer as the Twins routed the Chicago White Sox 9-2 on Tuesday night.
Seimone Augustus scored 22 points and the Lynx cruised to a 80-62 victory over the Liberty on Tuesday night.
The latest demographic data shows two major trends in America that could reshape the country's policies. As America becomes more racially diverse among the youngest section of the population, much of the country is also aging and predominately white. We'll talk about how this will shape public policy.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is releasing details about its plans for the state's first regulated wolf hunting and trapping season in decades.
What may be the final act in Minnesota's NFL stadium drama -- at least on the political stage -- may play out this week, starting at Minneapolis City Hall on Monday.
