Tim Nelson Feature Archive

The mixed precipitation in the Twin Cities metro area will continue for a while this afternoon before changing over to all rain. As a result, the Winter Weather Advisory for the metro area has been extended until 4 p.m. (04/15/2013)
The federal budget cuts known as the sequestration could mean fewer poor families will receive rent subsidies from the Metropolitan Council's Section 8 housing program. (04/12/2013)
What's old is new again in the stadium debate at the Minnesota State Capitol. A proposal to tax sports memorabilia might be headed back towards a stadium deal. (04/08/2013)
Eight people died on Minnesota roads this weekend, and Sunday was the deadliest day of the year so far, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. (04/08/2013)
Minnesota Lottery officials say they may have the solution to Minnesota's stadium financing problems, by getting into the electronic gambling business and picking up where electronic pulltabs have fallen short. Critics say they are unhappy with the prospect of the state taking on a bigger role in gambling. (04/05/2013)
And at the Capitol, and out at the Minnesota State Lottery headquarters in Roseville, state officials are already weighing their options for funding the new Vikings stadium - and possibly big changes to the lottery. (04/05/2013)
A bicyclist who delivers coffee in Minneapolis said he narrowly escaped injury after someone threw a Molotov cocktail at him on the Minneapolis Greenway Wednesday afternoon. (04/04/2013)
Police have identified the three people found dead in a home in Zimmerman over the weekend as a mother and her two children. (04/01/2013)
The Minnesota Twins are heading for their earliest outdoor opener ever on Monday, and it's shaping up to be a chilly one. (03/29/2013)
The Minnesota Twins and Target Field's food service provider unveiled this season's specials Thursday. (03/28/2013)
The Minnesota Twins and their food service provider, Delaware North Companies, unveiled this season's specials at Target Field today. (03/28/2013)
Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice Paul Anderson retires in May. He spoke with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer about his time on the court. (03/27/2013)
New electronic pulltab gambling is falling far short of its promise. Some blame cost, others say the games aren't as much fun. But behind the scenes, the games are becoming a casualty of the battle between old school paper pulltab suppliers and the internet-driven upstarts trying to reboot the industry. (03/26/2013)
Richard Schulze is returning to Best Buy as what the company is calling a chairman emeritus, the company announced this morning. He has also nominated former CEO Brad Anderson and another Best Buy veteran, Alan Lenzmeier, to take two seats on the board. (03/25/2013)
Three people are dead after an incident in St. Paul on Sunday, found by police who responded to a call about an altercation in the 500 block of Victoria Street North at about 4:30 p.m. (03/25/2013)