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The worker killed after a 50-foot fall at the US Bank Stadium construction site in Minneapolis was identified by family members as 35-year-old Jeramie Gruber of Northfield. Gruber grew up in Faribault and leaves behind a wife. About 7:45AM, Gruber fell about 50 feet into a snow gutter and was trapped...

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker sent a message across the state border, into Minnesota on a piece of steel destined to become part of the new Vikings stadium. During a campaign visit to a factory in West Salem, Wisconsin, Walker wrote "Go Packers" on a beam being made for the new stadium.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officials are confident the Minnesota Vikings' new $1 billion stadium will be completed on time in 2016.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A list of requests by the NFL of cities bidding for the Super Bowl go "way overboard" in the eyes of Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton. Still, he says the benefits of having pro football's 2018 championship game outweigh the perks the host committee may have granted in it...

The plug was pulled on the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome early Saturday morning (January 18, 2014) as crews allowed the roof to deflate in the demolition process that will lead up to a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Twenty-two financial institutions have applied to help underwrite the $498 million taxpayer share of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf should have to cover much of the team's share of stadium construction from their own pockets, not through profit from expensive personal seat licenses.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings stadium planners are identifying and starting to address environmental issues before construction begins.

Members of the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Authority gathered with officials from the Minnesota Vikings, political leaders, and fans of the team at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis for the ceremonial vote of approval and presentation of the schematics of the new $975 million Vikings stadium...

As a step in the process of building a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings, the team has struck a deal with the University of Minnesota that allows for facility usage.