MnDOT has lowered its estimate for road work needed around a proposed Vikings stadium in Arden Hills by $44 million. Lawmakers had not fully embraced the site because of the road work costs.
Minnesota Twins fans and former players say Hall-of-Famer Harmon Killebrew will be known as much for his off-field demeanor as his ability to hit home runs. Killebrew died Tuesday after battling cancer. He was 74.
Twins Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 in Scottsdale, Ariz. after battling esophageal cancer. Killebrew was a top power hitter in the 1960s and he helped the fledgling Twins put down roots in a place that until 1961, never had major league ball.
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he'll
reveal details in the next few days about the league's contribution
toward a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.
The NFL has won another round in the court
fight with its players. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday decided that the
league's lockout of players should stay in place until a full appeal is heard on whether it is legal.
With Twins legend Harmon Killebrew in hospice care and dying of esophageal cancer, MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Gloria Cade, director of hospice and palliative care for Allina Hospitals and Clinics.
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