Новости за 01.11.2016

The NFL’s trade deadline has passed without the Vikings making a deal. They have a need at offensive tackle, with Jake Long and T.J. Clemmings being victimized since replacing the injured Matt Kalil and Andre Smith. The team allowed five sacks in last night’s loss to the Bears. They also have less than $1 million in salary cap space after making their blockbuster trade two months ago, acquiring quarterback Sam Bradford. So even if the Vikings did have interest in giving away another high draft pick for someone like Joe Thomas or Joe Staley... Читать дальше...

Minnesota Jewish Theatre’s “Aunt Raini” explores the legacy of German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl.

The main suspect of killing Daniel Glaze remains jailed ahead of charges.

Afternoon Star Tribune Local Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) Weather Video Forecast

Minneapolis City Council members Alondra Cano and Jacob Fry have participated in solidarity.

Brian Smith, a junior walk-on, was having a breakout season before being dismissed for an unspecified violation of team rules. Coach Tracy Claeys revealed the news on his weekly radio show.

As far as thefts go, the one that happened at Kansas State University barely qualifies as petty crime. But a theft of a Kit Kat is getting lots of attention.

Given the current state of the NBA, Timberwolves big man Gorgui Dieng surely, barring an injury, could have gotten more money had he waited until next summer to sign a new contract.

Mike Zimmer underwent a “minor medical procedure” on Tuesday morning and will not be available at his scheduled press conference this afternoon, the team announced. Zimmer, 60, is already back at the team’s Winter Park headquarters as of Tuesday afternoon and plans to speak at 11 a.m. tomorrow, his regularly scheduled time on a Wednesday. The Vikings head coach addressed the media after Monday night’s 20-10 loss to the Bears and left without any apparent issue. The team flew back from Chicago and landed in Minneapolis early Tuesday morning. Читать дальше...

License denial recommended because Yonis didn't meet requirements, was convicted of theft by swindle and didn't list the pending charge on his application

(In his own words, as I imagine them.)

Here’s how I’d apply my experience as an international election monitor.

The move is the latest effort to streamline the financial and legal information company.

It was only 10 days ago, I promise you, that the Vikings were the darlings of the NFL. They were 5-0, about to go play an Eagles team suddenly struggling, and everybody was straining to see just when — when? — this team would ever lose. The national media was writing glowing things about the defense and Sam Bradford. The troubling performances of the offensive line and running game were being papered over with sentences like “if the Vikings can figure this out …” And, well, it turns out that functional offensive line play is pretty important. Читать дальше...

A special program will help in the analysis, but it's unclear if the inquiry will finish by Nov. 8.

Minnesota grew in October but remains in contraction mode.

The new concrete median barrier installed on Hwy. 12 in Orono was completed last Friday and not a moment too soon.

Company’s third quarter results see plunge in earnings, but still beat analysts’ expectations.

The morning after every Vikings game, after a few hours of sleep and maybe an early flight back to Minneapolis, Star Tribune beat writer Matt Vensel will empty out his notebook and share a few opinions after getting a chance to gather his thoughts. It’s sort of like a Minnesota-centric version of the Monday Morning QB — except it’s a few thousand words and one haiku shorter. —————– In this space a week ago, after the Vikings were dominated by the Eagles, I wrote that no one should panic unless they lost to the lowly Bears. Читать дальше...

Berry, a 20-year veteran, will not get back pay.