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Tim Nelson

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Minnesota Public Radio
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Tim Nelson is a general assignment reporter for MPR News. He has covered education and the Republican National Convention for MPR. He is a 20-year veteran of newspapers across the Upper Midwest. He spent 16 years at the St. Paul Pioneer Press, where he covered city government. He has also covered crime, written a recreation page and produced blogs and podcasts. A native of Coon Rapids, Minn., Nelson attended Gustavus Adolphus College and the University of Minnesota. He's an avid runner and once swam across lake Minnetonka. He lives in St. Paul with his wife, Erika, daughter Emma and son Gunnar.

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A Nashville warbler after a glass window strike

Can new Vikings stadium design be 'bird friendly?'

Football fans were reveling over the design of the new Vikings stadium this week, but bird watchers remain skeptical because of the amount of glass included in the design. Glass, they say, kills birds. (05/17/2013)

New stadium funding plan revealed

State officials are turning to cigarette taxes and tightening up corporate income tax enforcement to pay most of the state's share of the nearly billion-dollar project. MPR's Phil Picardi spoke with Minnesota Public Radio reporter Tim Nelson about the story. (05/17/2013)

The 'secret' stadium finance plan: Cigarette, corporate taxes

So long electronic gambling taxes, hello cigarette taxes and additional corporate income taxes. (05/16/2013)

Wildfire near Park Rapids surrounded; residents may soon return to homes

The Green Valley Fire has burned about 7,100 acres, and threatened 50 homes in the area south of Park Rapids. In addition to the homes that burned, the fire has destroyed two commercial buildings and more than 40 other structures. The fire is now 65 percent contained. (05/16/2013)

Wildfires break out near Park Rapids and NW Wisconsin

High temperatures and desert-like humidity readings are helping to drive an outbreak of wildfires in Minnesota and Wisconsin. (05/15/2013)

Blockbuster development slated for Vikings stadium district

A massive, 5-block, nearly $400 million development is headed for the area just west of the planned new Vikings stadium. (05/14/2013)

Reward for Mpls. toddler's killer grows to $60K

Authorities in Minneapolis say they're upping the reward for information about a toddler who was shot to death in his home two years ago. (05/14/2013)

No retractable roof, but lots of blue sky for new Vikings stadium

Stadium builders have unveiled their vision for Minnesota's new NFL stadium: It's part fluoroplastic, part Viking sailing ship and an angular nod to other Minneapolis landmarks. (05/13/2013)

Anhydrous ammonia trucker dies after crash

The driver of a truck carrying anhyrdous ammonia hit by a train last week has died. Eric Westin, of Pine City, was being treated at the St. Cloud Hospital. (05/13/2013)

Big Twin Cities road closures this weekend

Some major interstate routes through the Twin Cities will be closed for roadwork this weekend. (05/10/2013)

Vikings ink deal with University to play in TCF Bank Stadium

The Minnesota Vikings have struck a deal to play at the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium for two years. A 70-page document hashes out details of the agreement, including the cost of the Vikings' lease on the stadium to what players can drink on the sidelines. The team even makes peace between Coca-Cola and Pepsi. (05/09/2013)