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While the deal isn't "officially" finished, it is very safe to say the Vikings will have a new stadium to call home in Minnesota in the next couple years. While it has been largely accepted that the new facility will be a roofed complex offering year-round use capabilities, new information surfacing suggests there is still a chance to see open-air Vikings games when they move into their

After a decade of wondering whether or not the Minnesota Vikings might take a permanent vacation in the Los Angeles area (ala Minneapolis Lakers), the Minnesota Vikings have been granted a new home in Minnesota. The Minnesota House of Representatives passed the conference committee bill for the Vikings stadium around 3:30 this morning (May 10), and the Senate passed the bill later in the day on a

The next major hurdle for the Vikings stadium plan has been passed. The Minnesota Senate passed their version of the bill late Tuesday (May 9) on a 38-28 vote. The House and Senate versions will go to conference committee to mediate the differences, and the modified bills will go back to each house's floor to be approved...

After rallies over the weekend and what seemed like endless debate Monday, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed the Vikings Stadium bill on a 73-58 vote in the late hours of Monday night. While this is a giant step in the right direction in getting  a deal done, the final vote added some complicated terms for Vikings ownership that may sour the deal...

This week Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature entered a new proposal for consideration in the discussion for a new Vikings stadium. The plan looked to financing the stadium through bonds and also called for a "roof-ready" stadium, rather than an enclosed field. The Vikings discredited the plan along with a number of proponents of the existing proposal.

The roller coaster ride we all know as the Vikings Stadium saga continues through another rough weekend in the Legislature. After positive momentum through last week, partisan politics ground progress to a halt over the weekend in St. Paul.

This morning (April 20), NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Art Rooney met with Governor Mark Dayton and legislative leaders to press the issue of a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings. At the heart of this conversation was the stark reality that a deal needs to be struck this year, and that pushing off the issue another year is not an option.

The Minnesota Vikings gave us another piece of visual evidence today to help make their case to build a new Vikings stadium in Downtown Minneapolis right behind where the Metrodome sits today. This comes on a day and weekend where the new stadium took two steps forward in the Legislature and one step back, when Governor Mark Dayton came out today and said the latest plan that includes money from &

The Minnesota Vikings have reached a deal with the City of Minneapolis and key figures in the State Legislature on building a new $975 million stadium just east of the Metrodome. The final steps are getting the deal approved by the Minnesota Legislature and Minneapolis City Council...

It seems like it's always one step forward and two steps back when it comes to a new Minnesota Vikings stadium. For people who wish the Minnesota Vikings would stay in Minnesota, is this a good sign or is it just more smoke in hopes of moving a stadium plan forward? Ramsey County Board members on Tuesday unanimously approved a $28.5 million purchase of 430 acres in Arden Hills with the goal of us