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February 5, 2014 1:01 PM

Lawsuit threatens to disrupt electronic pulltabs, Vikings stadium funding

A dispute over licensing the iPads used in Minnesota’s most popular electronic pulltab games has brought roll out of the devices to a halt, at least temporarily. That’s according to a lawsuit filed in Ramsey County District Court and since moved to U.S. District Court in Minneapolis. It says that the maker of the games, Read more →

by Tim Nelson

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February 2, 2014 3:09 PM

Video: Explosion brings down Metrodome roof

Here’s video of a demolition crew taking down the roof cables on the Metrodome this morning: Video: Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority

by Tim Nelson

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February 2, 2014 2:17 AM

At the Metrodome, they literally blew the roof off the dump this morning

Crews tearing down the Metrodome passed another milestone today: the cables that criss-crossed the iconic inflatable roof were cut loose from the walls. With explosives, no less. Here’s what it looks like now, in a tweet just after the explosion ,from from Janey Kryluik: Heard a big "explosion" this morning; looked out to see the Read more →

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January 29, 2014 3:49 AM

Dayton will skip Super Bowl trip because of propane fuel crisis

Gov. Mark Dayton isn’t going to New York after all. He’d been planning to go to the New York/New Jersey area Friday for a site tour and meetings with NFL officials, trying to woo the league as it weighs where to hold the 2018 Super Bowl. Here’s what his office said today: “Governor Dayton was Read more →

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January 28, 2014 6:53 AM

Vikings stadium bonds have been sold, deal is done

Minnesota Management and Budget says it has sold the $462 million in state appropriation bonds it planned to use to finance the new Vikings stadium.

by Tim Nelson

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January 28, 2014 5:44 AM

Three reasons a Super Bowl might not be worth as much as you think

Gov. Mark Dayton says the 2018 Super Bowl could have a $500 million economic impact on the state. But as the Twin Cities learned with the Republican National Convention in 2008, that can be hard to find on the ground.

by Tim Nelson

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January 27, 2014 4:13 AM

Minnesota heading to NYC to make a pitch for the Super Bowl

Gov. Mark Dayton said this morning he thinks the Super Bowl could give Minnesota a huge economic boost in 2018. With that in mind, the governor and a team of Super Bowl backers are expected to travel to New York City this weekend to pitch the state to the NFL to host the big game Read more →

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January 23, 2014 7:59 AM

Photo: Ripping up the Metrodome

Remember how they used to say it’s “always 72 degrees inside” in the Metrodome? Not so much these days.

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January 22, 2014 11:39 AM

Saints ballpark wins Met Council clean-up grant

The Metropolitan Council will shoulder some of the cost of cleaning up the contaminated piece of land where St. Paul is building its new minor league ballpark.

by Curtis Gilbert

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January 22, 2014 12:41 AM

Lawsuit dismissed, Vikings stadium builders must close finance gap

Vikings stadium builders in Minneapolis say they’re figuring out how to get financing back on track today after the Minnesota Supreme Court dismissed the final legal challenge to the facility’s funding plan. A pair of suits threatened to set back the construction, and possibly delay the opening into the 2017 season. Stadium opponent Doug Mann’s Read more →

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