Gov. Mark Dayton is telling the owners of the Minnesota Vikings the team's new stadium will have to be at the Metrodome site if a stadium bill is to pass the Legislature this year.
Gov. Mark Dayton says a legislative vote on a Minnesota Vikings stadium package is jeopardized by lingering concerns about sites and how to pay for it.
There's a late entry into the push for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium. The City of Shakopee wants to be considered as an option. Mayor Brad Tabke says a 130-acre site between Highways 101 and 169 has existing infrastructure, no need for any environmental cleanup and several routes leading to it.
Minnesota Vikings officials insist their first choice for a stadium remains the St. Paul suburb of Arden Hills. But they are also taking a closer look at a site in downtown Minneapolis near the Basilica of St. Mary.
The Ramsey County Board voted Tuesday to find out which architects might be interested in developing plans for a Minnesota Vikings stadium in Arden Hills.
The question of where exactly to put a new Minnesota Vikings stadium if it ends up in downtown Minneapolis remains unsettled. The city's Downtown Council is unveiling a 15-year development plan Wednesday morning that envisions a stadium at one of two sites near Target Field.
Minnesota state senators are meeting for another Capitol hearing on the Vikings' stadium push, this one to discuss how the state might raise money for a portion of the cost.
Potential sites for a new Vikings stadium are the focus of a state Senate hearing today (Tuesday) at the Capitol. Senator John Pederson of St. Cloud is not at the meeting, but he says he supports the hearing -- and a new stadium.
The Minnesota Senate will hold two hearings on proposals for the state to help build a new Minnesota Vikings stadium, as Gov. Mark Dayton meets with backers of possible sites.