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More girls target archery, inspired by 'The Hunger Games'

The popularity of The Hunger Games series is fueling an interest in the sport of archery, particularly among girls. Some sporting equipment outfitters say they've seen a big boost in bow and arrow sales since the film series began in 2012.

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It’s a go: Work begins on the new Vikings stadium

It’s a go: Work begins on the new Vikings stadium

A crew of a dozen construction workers walked into the Metrodome this morning before dawn, the first workers on the first day of work on what will be the new Vikings stadium in downtown Minneapolis. They went through their safety orientation, got their instructions, and set to work out in the Metrodome parking lot putting Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Metrodome’s “baggie” is sold in online state auction for $3,025

Metrodome’s “baggie” is sold in online state auction for $3,025

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Some collectors are bringing the Metrodome’s old right field wall home after paying a combined $3,025 for pieces of the “Baggie.” A pair of 16-feet-high, 190-feet-long sections of the famed fence sold during an online auction that concluded Monday. One went for $2,025 and the other for $1,000. Together, the Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Timberwolves, Lynx at center of redeveloped Block E

Timberwolves, Lynx at center of redeveloped Block E

You can’t see movie stars at the Block E multiplex in downtown Minneapolis anymore, but basketball stars may soon take their place. Building owners unveiled plans Monday to overhaul the troubled development and the centerpiece of the proposal is a new practice facility for the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Minnesota Lynx. Block E opened to Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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Dayton: Only small amount of foreign steel in new Vikings stadium

Dayton: Only small amount of foreign steel in new Vikings stadium

Gov. Mark Dayton is defending plans to order structural steel for the new Vikings stadium from Luxembourg. Here’s what he said at a press conference at his office today when asked about the steel order, which was among the details released about the new Vikings stadium deal reached on Friday: “There’s a special kind of Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Hot Minnesota Wild heading into tough stretch of games

Tonight the Minnesota Wild are in St. Louis to take on the Blues. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about how well the Wild have played so far despite injuries to their top goaltenders.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Vikings fight to a tie with the Packers in overtime

Vikings fight to a tie with the Packers in overtime

Minnesota let a 16-point lead early in the fourth quarter slip away, and the Vikings and Green Bay Packers could muster only field goals in overtime Sunday to settle for a 26-26 tie. "I view it as a loss, personally. We gave up a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter," defensive end Jared Allen said.

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Gophers fall to Badgers 10 times in row

James White rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown and No. 16 Wisconsin beat Minnesota for the 10th straight time in a 20-7 victory on Saturday.

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NDSU tailgating group survives propane explosion

A group tailgating outside the Fargodome before the University of South Dakota-North Dakota State football game received a scare when a propane stove exploded inside their recreational vehicle.

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