Новости за 26.05.2016

With final approval expected Friday, the ordinance would go into effect July 1, 2017.

Beloved “T.O.” battled leukemia for four years, and he died Thursday with his family by his side.

Company hiring 400 workers as competition for cable and Internet customers has ramped up in the Twin Cities.

Lawyers call the motion unusual.

Empty nesters swap their big loft for a Minneapolis cottage half its size .

Sixteen months after filing for bankruptcy, archdiocese files a plan to compensate clergy abuse victims.

Veteran safety Michael Griffin is impressed by the Vikings’ young defensive core and experienced leadership. “This defense is already good. … This team is right there,” said Griffin, one of the Vikings offseason free-agent signings. “I’m just here to try and fit in and make this football team and work hard and do the things I can do. “Watching the playoff game from last year, it was a game they should have won. You saw they had a lot of the tools and things to get the job done and get to the Super Bowl and get to the playoffs. Читать дальше...

New video from AAA shows cars whizzing precariously close to its tow truck drivers.

Guled Omar is likely the defense’s only witness.

History Channel hopes to make Kunta Kinte relevant again.

Byron Buxton struggled mightily in his second audition with the Twins this year, going just 7 for 45 and striking out 24 times. He was sent to the minors in late April, and he didn’t exactly set the Class AAA world on fire at the start — hitting just .214 through his first six games (28 at bats) with two walks and nine strikeouts. The combination of those things, and particularly the way Buxton looked overmatched by big-league pitching, touched off several waves of alarm among Twins fans. The b-word (bust) was even tossed around. Читать дальше...

The hip-hop festival moves to the State Fairgrounds for what could be its biggest year yet.

From big cascades to sublime settings, the opportunities are vast this spring.

The team, which will join Major League Soccer as early as next year, wants to play at the home for Gopher football until its newly approved stadium is ready in 2018.

REVIEW: Even a gonzo Johnny Depp can't save this “Alice” sequel.

New veteran safety Michael Griffin believes the Vikings have all the tools to make a run to the Super Bowl.

Being organized and focused has never been more important for an NFL head coach. Back in the good, old days for coaches — and bad, old days for players — practice time in full pads runneth over. And players rarely  changed teams, so continuity ranneth over as well. In 1960, the year before the Vikings arrived in the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys were the league’s expansion team. They trained at St. Olaf College here in Minnesota. They escaped the Texas heat, but not the grind of what was then a typical NFL training camp. Читать дальше...

REVIEW: Votes, not violence, are the main concern in this Palestinian biopic.

Acclaimed indie director Whit Stillman dishes on his “secret” Jane Austen film.

It’s official now. Clinton’s email antics were no honest mistake.

A German dental firm faces an injunction in 3M lawsuit.

This video provided by AAA shows roadside workers facing close calls with speeding vehicles on various roads across Hennepin County.