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GOETHE'S SPORTS BLOG Judgment time begins for Vikings stadium
It's taken a longer-than-expected session, but the Minnesota Vikings stadium bill on Monday will go under the most intense scrutiny that it has faced so far. The Minnesota House will debate and is ex...
Posted on 5/7/12 at 12:16 PM
NEW PLATEAUS Vikings Stadium Kerfuffle
On April 10th, I attended a community forum where Minneapolis mayor RT Rybak made his pitch to citizens about the Viking stadium proposal. I use the word pitch, but it was more like a declaration. The...
Posted on 4/24/12 at 9:27 AM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: House OKs tougher synthetic drugs penalties
Minnesota representatives heard about problems from Duluth to Moorhead before overwhelmingly voting to crack down on synthetic drugs. On a 120-11 Wednesday vote, the House decided to make 250 more ch...
Posted on 3/28/12 at 10:58 PM
STAFF BLOG JIMMY JABBER Who's my special, little guy? Eli!
Well, he did it. Quarterback Eli Manning helped the New York Giants win their second Super Bowl title and with it his second Super Bowl MVP awardin five seasons. And, not to mention, they did it ag...
Posted on 2/8/12 at 7:56 PM
UP NORTH SPORTS REPORT Bemidji State football team puts focus on running backs, wide receivers and defensive secondary on National Signing Day
The Bemidji State football team restocked its roster with a priority on running backs, wide receiver and the defensive backs in the 2012 recruiting class announced by head coach Jeff Tesch on Wednesd...
Posted on 2/1/12 at 8:08 PM
Lawmaker's view: Minnesota Legislature failed to plan a sustainable state budget
You wouldn’t have had to follow the Legislature closely this year to know the issue dominating the Capitol’s halls and the state’s airwaves was a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.
By Sen. Roger Reinert , May 20, 2012
New Vikings stadium needs fresh air
RICK LUBBERS: The Minnesota Vikings’ home-field superiority at the open-air Metropolitan Stadium versus the hermetically sealed Metrodome is a myth.
By Rick Lubbers , May 17, 2012
UMD's Nadeau misses cut at Packers’ rookie tryout 
By News Tribune staff , May 15, 2012
Vikings get blanket protection on finances in stadium deal
The Vikings stadium deal that Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed into law Monday involves plenty of public participation, but it also prevents the public from getting a look at the team’s finances during their partnership to build the $975 million stadium.
By Martiga Lohn , May 15, 2012
Gov. Dayton signs $975 million Vikings stadium bill
UPDATE: Construction could begin next year, with the first Vikings game played in the new downtown Minneapolis stadium in 2016.
By Don Davis , May 14, 2012
Report: Idaho football player shot, killed
University of Idaho officials say football player Ken McRoyal was killed early Sunday in California.
By Associated Press report , May 14, 2012
Gov. Dayton to sign Vikings stadium bill on Monday
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton plans to sign the bill at a noon ceremony at the Capitol in St. Paul.
By Associated Press report , May 13, 2012
NFL pulls its classic shakedown on Minnesota
TIM DAHLBERG: Leave it to some penny-pinching Minnesotans to make a couple of billionaires sweat it out.
By Tim Dahlberg , May 13, 2012
3 Univ. of Arkansas football players charged with burglary
Three Arkansas football players, including wide receivers Marquel Wade and Maudrecus Humphrey, were arrested Saturday and charged with burglarizing dorm rooms.
By Associated Press report , May 12, 2012
Wilfs hint at retractable roof for new stadium
The Metrodome always felt like a rental property for Zygi and Mark Wilf, two New Jersey real estate developers who purchased the Minnesota Vikings in 2005 with hopes of moving out of the place as quickly as possible.
By Jon Krawczynski , May 12, 2012
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