MPR's Brandt Williams reports on construction on the new Minnesota Twins ballpark begins in coming week when crews will begin ripping up asphalt from the old Rapid Park site in downtown Minneapolis. The Twins are scheduled to move in to their new home in 2010, leaving the Metrodome behind.
The University of Minnesota Gopher's football team will also leave the Dome for their new stadium in the next few years, leaving the Vikings as the sole tenant. Both the Vikings and the owners of the Metrodome are looking for public help for a new home for the team, and they say time's running out.