Metrodome

The Minnesota Vikings have decided where they will play while their new stadium is being built.

Metrodome officials are making sure the heavy snow in downtown Minneapolis doesn't bring the roof down. It's been almost two years to the day since 17 inches of snow in 24 hours tore holes in the inflatable dome, forcing the Vikings to play the final two games of the season elsewhere.

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Gov. Mark Dayton and a key state lawmaker say a new Minnesota Vikings stadium must be built at the current site of the Metrodome to secure any kind of state funding this year.

It's been almost exactly one year since three panels of the Metrodome roof collapsed after a storm dropped 17 inches of snow in 24 hours, and Metrodome officials are ready to mark the anniversary on Monday night.

Minneapolis city officials want at least $30 million from proceeds of the Metrodome, revenue that developers of a new stadium in Arden Hills were counting on.

More than the roof needs to be replaced at the home of the Minnesota Vikings. Metrodome owners say the artificial turf is full of bacteria and mold because of the water that leaked into the stadium after its roof collapsed in December.

The Metrodome's new roof is up again. Stadium officials and construction workers have completed a test inflation of the Teflon-coated ceiling.

Work on replacing the roof that collapsed at the Metrodome in Minneapolis last winter is about 80 percent complete. Part of the old Teflon-coated fabric was shredded by the snow and wind last December.

The Metrodome's operators say installation of its new roof is on track and they now think it will be ready to host events again on August 12.