Tim Nelson Feature Archive

News that the postal service plans to trim its delivery to five days a week has letter carriers more worried they may lose their jobs. (02/06/2013)
Normal parking rules apply, and cars won't be ticketed if they're in the way of the plows. But the city wants residents to move their cars to accommodate plows anyway, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. today. (02/06/2013)
Electronic pulltabs have made their debut at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The first machine went live last week, and electronic pulltabs will expand to at least six establishments at the airport in the months ahead. (02/03/2013)
The Salvation Army is breaking out its red kettles this weekend for a rare post-Christmas donation drive in the Twin Cities. (02/02/2013)
The stadium authority charged with building the Vikings a new home in Minneapolis will make an announcement next Friday regarding the builder of the new stadium. (02/01/2013)
The River Room restaurant in the Macy's downtown St. Paul store served its last patron this afternoon, ending decades of tradition in downtown department stores. (02/01/2013)
State officials say they're investigating the death of two people in south-central Minnesota Friday, following a 130-mile an hour chase through three counties. (02/01/2013)
State corrections officials are investigating an incident involving an inmate that left four workers injured at the Stillwater prison. (01/31/2013)
Survivors of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis may be able to keep a piece of scrap steel as a reminder of the historic event. (01/31/2013)
Minnesota hospitals and surgical centers had about as many serious medical errors in 2012 as they did the year before, but there's still some hard-won improvements among the mistakes. (01/31/2013)
The Minnesota Department of Health says that skin cancer rates have been growing quickly among Minnesotans, and officials are urging people to avoid the sun -- even in winter. (01/30/2013)
Boston Scientific has major operations in Maple Grove, Plymouth and Arden Hills, including stent operations and cardiac rhythm management. (01/29/2013)
Driving across much of the southern third of Minnesota is a mess this morning, with slippery roads and a thick fog advisory in the area. Roads from Lake City to Austin are in the worst condition. (01/28/2013)
State officials concede they are likely to miss even revised estimates of how well electronic pull-tabs will perform financially, concluded a House commerce committee meeting which examined the plan to pay for the new Vikings stadium. The situation has Minnesota lawmakers pondering backups for their backup plans. (01/17/2013)
You might have thought the discussion of a new Vikings stadium at the Capitol was over last May. But the financing plan for the new stadium is off to a slow start, and the House Commerce Committee will assess its progress this week at the Capitol. (01/15/2013)