What's making news in Minneapolis:
Vikings stadium revived, rolling: A suddenly rejuvenated Vikings stadium legislation accelerates toward House and Senate floor votes. (Mike Kaszuba and Jim Ragsdale) The support of the Minneapolis City Council, crucial to the stadium deal, hinges on aid to Target Center, which was stripped out of the Senate bill Friday, although Mayor R.T. Rybak predicts it will be back in a final version. (Eric Roper)
Meanwhile, in another football stadium, Gopher fans can knock back cold ones in a beer garden now that the Legislature legalized drinking in the TCF Bank Stadium. (Rachel Stassen-Berger) Maybe that will help sluggish attendance at Gopher football games, which is one of the goals of new University of Minnesota Athletic Director Norwood Teague, who was introduced to the press Monday. (Amelia Rayno)
Prosecutor in Amy Senser trial says stepdaughter forced her to come forward: The demand to tell police she was driving the night of the fatal hit-and-run was cited by the prosecution. (Abby Simons) In another highly-watched trial, that of three associates of convicted fraudster Trevor Cook, investors in Cook's failed currency scheme testified how they lost money based on false promises. (Dan Browning)
"Spoonbridge" is collateral damage in African war: The word "Kony," referring to a Ugandan guerrilla/war criminal, was spray-painted on the popular sculpture, a centerpiece of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, early Saturday. (Mary Abbe)
Mayhem breaks out at club closing time in Warehouse District: Reporter endures mace and chaos to witness the wild moments at bar close on 1st Avenue North. (Maya Rao)
Finding a home in hip-hop: Homeless youths find a way to connect the Minneapolis streets to art and emotion, with help from hip-hop duo Big Quarters. (Kristin Tillotson)
