AM 1240 WJON » ramsey county http://wjon.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:38:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Ramsey County Buys Arden Hills Superfund Site http://wjon.com/ramsey-county-buys-arden-hills-superfund-site/ http://wjon.com/ramsey-county-buys-arden-hills-superfund-site/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:39:08 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=151028 Ramsey County will buy and clean up a 427-acre tract of polluted land in Arden Hills that had been considered as the site for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium. County commissioners voted 5-2 Tuesday to spend $30 million on a portion of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant site.

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]]> http://wjon.com/ramsey-county-buys-arden-hills-superfund-site/feed/ 0 iStockPhotos Ramsey County Lines Up Vikings Stadium Land Buy http://wjon.com/ramsey-county-lines-up-vikings-stadium-land-buy/ http://wjon.com/ramsey-county-lines-up-vikings-stadium-land-buy/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:12:15 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=50164 Ramsey County officials say they have a deal with the federal government to buy the 430-acre parcel in Arden Hills where the Minnesota Vikings want to build a new stadium.

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]]> http://wjon.com/ramsey-county-lines-up-vikings-stadium-land-buy/feed/ 0 Minnesota Vikings Dayton: No Local, State Taxes For Vikes Stadium http://wjon.com/dayton-no-local-state-taxes-for-vikes-stadium/ http://wjon.com/dayton-no-local-state-taxes-for-vikes-stadium/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:39:41 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=47499 Governor Mark Dayton and legislative leaders say the Minnesota Vikings and their supporters should find a way to pay for a new stadium that doesn't include local or state tax increases. That leaves a large hole in the current proposal for a $1.1 billion stadium in suburban Ramsey County.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dayton-no-local-state-taxes-for-vikes-stadium/feed/ 0 Minnesota Vikings Ramsey Panel to Hear from Public on Stadium Tax http://wjon.com/ramsey-panel-to-hear-from-public-on-stadium-tax/ http://wjon.com/ramsey-panel-to-hear-from-public-on-stadium-tax/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:10:45 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=37563 A Ramsey County panel is holding a public hearing to discuss whether county voters should get to approve a proposed half-cent sales tax increase to help build a Minnesota Vikings stadium.

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]]> http://wjon.com/ramsey-panel-to-hear-from-public-on-stadium-tax/feed/ 0 Minnesota Vikings Vikings Have Plan To Pay For Road Improvements http://wjon.com/vikings-have-plan-to-pay-for-road-improvements/ http://wjon.com/vikings-have-plan-to-pay-for-road-improvements/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:24:31 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=18138 The Vikings and Ramsey County have a plan to pay for the estimated $131 Million in road improvements around a proposed new Vikings Stadium in Arden Hills. Team officials say both sides have identified state and federal grants that could supply $50 Million.

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]]> http://wjon.com/vikings-have-plan-to-pay-for-road-improvements/feed/ 0 Getty Images Ramsey County, Vikings Have Road Payment Plan http://wjon.com/ramsey-county-vikings-have-road-payment-plan/ http://wjon.com/ramsey-county-vikings-have-road-payment-plan/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:19:57 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=18107 A lobbyist says the Minnesota Vikings and Ramsey County have a plan to pay for about half the $131 million cost in road improvements for a new stadium site in Arden Hills. Ramsey County lobbyist Nick Riley says the county could raise its share through grant money, toll lanes or a surcharge on car sales and the state would be asked to pay the other half of costs for commuter lanes.

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]]> http://wjon.com/ramsey-county-vikings-have-road-payment-plan/feed/ 0 Getty Images St. Paul Officials Oppose Ramsey-Vikings Stadium Plan http://wjon.com/st-paul-officials-oppose-ramsey-vikings-stadium-plan/ http://wjon.com/st-paul-officials-oppose-ramsey-vikings-stadium-plan/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 18:35:05 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=16835 The proposal to build a new Minnesota Vikings stadium in Ramsey County is running into stiff opposition from elected officials in its largest city. Six of seven St. Paul City Council members oppose a proposed half-cent county sales tax to help fund construction of a stadium in Arden Hills.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-paul-officials-oppose-ramsey-vikings-stadium-plan/feed/ 0 A cutaway of the Minnesota Vikings plans for a new retractable roof stadium in Arden Hills. (Minnesota Vikings photo) MnDOT Says Stadium Road Upgrades To Cost $131M http://wjon.com/mndot-says-stadium-road-upgrades-to-cost-131m/ http://wjon.com/mndot-says-stadium-road-upgrades-to-cost-131m/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 22:01:52 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=15657 The Minnesota Department of Transportation estimates it will cost $131 million to fix up roads near the proposed Vikings stadium site in Arden Hills. That's $44 million less than the agency initially estimated.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mndot-says-stadium-road-upgrades-to-cost-131m/feed/ 0 A cutaway of the Minnesota Vikings plans for a new retractable roof stadium in Arden Hills. (Minnesota Vikings photo) Ramsey GOP, DFL Party Leaders Team Against Stadium http://wjon.com/ramsey-gop-dfl-party-leaders-team-against-stadium/ http://wjon.com/ramsey-gop-dfl-party-leaders-team-against-stadium/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 18:06:52 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=15626 Top Democratic and Republican party leaders in Ramsey County are teaming up to call the proposed Vikings stadium in Arden Hills a bad deal for their county. Ramsey County DFL Chairman Rod Halvorson and James Carson, the county GOP's 4th Congressional District chairman, released a joint statement Wednesday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/ramsey-gop-dfl-party-leaders-team-against-stadium/feed/ 0 Artist's rendering from Minnesota Vikings Dayton, Lawmakers Huddle Over Vikings Site http://wjon.com/dayton-lawmakers-huddle-over-vikings-site/ http://wjon.com/dayton-lawmakers-huddle-over-vikings-site/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 21:25:28 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=15267 Gov. Mark Dayton and several of his Cabinet members met behind closed doors with legislative sponsors of a new Vikings stadium as they try to make the team's site choice in Arden Hills viable in the waning days of the legislative session.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dayton-lawmakers-huddle-over-vikings-site/feed/ 0 Mark Dayton For A Better Minnesota Photo Vikings, Ramsey County Set Terms Of Stadium Deal http://wjon.com/vikings-ramsey-county-set-terms-of-stadium-deal/ http://wjon.com/vikings-ramsey-county-set-terms-of-stadium-deal/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 16:35:27 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=15089 A written agreement between the Minnesota Vikings and Ramsey County that lays out terms of their football stadium deal in Arden Hills says the facility would be publicly owned and leased by the Vikings, and would have a retractable roof unless the team decides it's too expensive.

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]]> http://wjon.com/vikings-ramsey-county-set-terms-of-stadium-deal/feed/ 0 Getty Images Lawmakers Have Lukewarm Reaction To Vikes Stadium http://wjon.com/lawmakers-have-lukewarm-reaction-to-vikes-stadium/ http://wjon.com/lawmakers-have-lukewarm-reaction-to-vikes-stadium/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 22:26:09 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=14877 A proposed new Vikings stadium north of St. Paul is getting a muted reaction from lawmakers whose approval will be needed to pass a stadium bill. Republicans control both legislative chambers, but the stadium issue doesn't follow party lines.

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]]> http://wjon.com/lawmakers-have-lukewarm-reaction-to-vikes-stadium/feed/ 0 Getty Images Wilf: Ramsey County Site Best Home for Vikes http://wjon.com/wilf-ramsey-county-site-best-home-for-vikes-2/ http://wjon.com/wilf-ramsey-county-site-best-home-for-vikes-2/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 19:52:13 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=14864 Ramsey County officials say they have reached an agreement with the Minnesota Vikings to be the team's partner on a proposed retractable-roof stadium in Arden Hills.

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]]> http://wjon.com/wilf-ramsey-county-site-best-home-for-vikes-2/feed/ 0 A cutaway of the Minnesota Vikings plans for a new retractable roof stadium in Arden Hills. (Minnesota Vikings photo) Vikings, Ramsey County Officials To Talk Stadium http://wjon.com/vikings-ramsey-county-officials-to-talk-stadium/ http://wjon.com/vikings-ramsey-county-officials-to-talk-stadium/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 18:38:00 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=14850 The Minnesota Vikings and Ramsey County officials have announced a news conference to talk about a new stadium, just one day after the city of Minneapolis put forward its own proposal.

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]]> http://wjon.com/vikings-ramsey-county-officials-to-talk-stadium/feed/ 0 Ramsey County To Move Forward With Stadium Talks http://wjon.com/ramsey-county-to-move-forward-with-stadium-talks/ http://wjon.com/ramsey-county-to-move-forward-with-stadium-talks/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:58:57 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=7760 Ramsey County commissioners have voted to begin negotiating with the Minnesota Vikings and the state over the possibility of building a new football stadium north of St. Paul.

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]]> http://wjon.com/ramsey-county-to-move-forward-with-stadium-talks/feed/ 0 Choi Is 1st Korean-American County Attorney In US http://wjon.com/choi-is-1st-korean-american-county-attorney-in-us/ http://wjon.com/choi-is-1st-korean-american-county-attorney-in-us/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:28:32 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=3902 John Choi is the first Asian-American county attorney in Minnesota.

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