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Vikings: 90 percent of seat licenses sold in new stadium
About 50,000 of the Vikings stadium's 65,000 seats are covered by seat licenses which run from about $500 to nearly $9,500 per seat.
Bankruptcy judge OKs plan to sell Twin Cities archdiocese chancery
A federal bankruptcy judge told the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis Thursday that it can proceed with efforts to sell the church's Summit Avenue chancery. A company owned by the Pohlad family has already made a bid.
Listen: What it's like to be Muslim in Minnesota
They are students, activists, welders and artists. They've lived in Egypt and Yemen and north Minneapolis. They are daughters and brothers and fathers. Here, they share their experiences of being Muslim in Minnesota.
The state claims operators were illegally drawing funds that they were not entitled to by claiming they had more kids than they in fact served. But supporters of the Somali day cares say that with no charges against individuals, the cases against the day cares are flimsy and target them without cause.
Activists: Police officer's offensive Facebook post wasn't his first
Sgt. Jeff Rothecker admitted this week that he'd left comments on Facebook advising motorists to run over protesters during a march and rally on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But a Twin Cities-based activist group said he'd made similarly offensive social posts in the past.
St. Paul seeks public input to pick next police chief
St. Paul will choose a new police chief in coming months and the city is laying out a months-long vetting process to find Chief Tom Smith's replacement.
Country king Bryan is U.S. Bank Stadium's first big booking
Country superstar Luke Bryan is coming to Minneapolis in August, the first act unveiled for the new Vikings stadium. Officials say other announcements will be coming in as stadium construction wraps up.