Sunday, February 19, 2017

Uncertainty over Vikings stadium leadership after dustup (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this July 22, 2016, file photo, from left to right, Minnesota Vikings co-owners Zygi and Mark Wilf, Gov. Mark Dayton and Michele Kelm-Helgen, the chairwoman of the Minnesota-Sports Facilities Authority, cut the ribbon at the ceremonial grand opening for U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. In a letter Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, Kelm-Helgen resigned after weeks of criticism over the questionable use of luxury suites at the stadium by officials' family and friends.(Leila Navidi/Star Tribune via AP, File)

There's some uncertainty over who will run the Minnesota Vikings' new stadium after a dustup over the oversight authority's use of luxury suites culminated in the exit of two top officials. Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority chairwoman Michele Kelm-Helgen and executive director Ted Mondale resigned months after revelations that suite tickets were going to family and friends of top commissioners. Republican lawmakers in Minnesota are pushing to shake up the stadium board - a move that could drastically change oversight of the $1.1 billion stadium as the state gears up to host the 2018 Super Bowl.


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