Organizers of a Hmong New Year celebration have canceled the event after the Metrodome roof collapsed. The event was set Jan. 1-2 at the Metrodome but has been called off altogether.
The Metrodome roof repair job may be bigger than first anticipated. Four panels were damaged when the inflatable roof collapsed under the weight of a 17-inch snowfall earlier this month.
Workers at the Metrodome have intentionally ruptured another panel in the building's damaged roof. A shotgun slug was fired into the panel because the weight of ice was creating a safety issue.
A Minnesota Vikings executive says next Monday night's game against the Chicago Bears will definitely be played at the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium.
Dozens of fans are braving icy roads, bitter cold and long lines to achieve their goal of seeing a Monday night football game in Detroit. The Minnesota Vikings' home game against the New York Giants was moved to Monday at Ford Field in Detroit after the Metrodome's inflated roof collapsed under the weight of heavy snow a day earlier.