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74th Anniversary of Lowest-Scoring Game in NBA History

On this day in 1950, the Fort Wayne Pistons and Minneapolis Lakers combined to muster just 37 points.

November 22, 2024

Gabriel Ostler,

A headline from the infamous game in question.In 1950, the Minneapolis Lakers were the class of the freshly formed NBA, and nobody was more aware than Murray Mendenhall. His Fort Wayne Pistons had been on the losing end of beatdowns from the likes of George Mikan and Vern Mikkelsen far too often. So when they trundled into the Minneapolis Auditorium…

Tickets for 98th annual Concordia Christmas Concert On Sale Next Week

October 24, 2024

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — This is sure to get you in the Christmas spirit. Tickets for the very popular annual Concordia Christmas Concert go on sale next week. The concert series is set for December 6-8 at Memorial Auditorium on Concordia’s campus. In addition to music from around the world, this year’s concerts will feature some Scandinavian carols with new…

Minneapolis Man Killed in ATV Crash Saturday in Becker County

October 13, 2024

TJ Nelson,

BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Minneapolis mas has died in an ATV crash in Becker County. The sheriff’s office says 48-year-old Jeremy Mickelson drove off the road while going around a corner and crashed. It happened Saturday afternoon around 3 on Wolf Lake Forest Road in Wolf Lake Township, east of Detroit Lakes. Lifesaving efforts were attempted on Mickelson…

One Person Hurt, Pet Killed After Explosion and Fire in Jamestown

September 12, 2024

KVRR Staff,

Photo: Joe JacobsonJAMESTOWN, N.D.(KVRR/KFGO) — An investigation is underway in Jamestown after an explosion and fire injured one person and caused extensive damage to a house and neighboring property. Fire Chief Jim Reuther says the house and garage were on fire when firefighters arrived around 1:30 a.m. A 55-year-old resident suffered severe burns and was flown to a Minneapolis hospital….

Moorhead Man Faces Mandatory Sentence After Pleading Guilty to Distributing Meth

August 8, 2024

KVRR Staff,

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A Moorhead man pleads guilty in federal court in Minneapolis to distributing meth. According to court documents, 46-year-old Jamie White acquired over 500 grams of meth from April 2023 to last February. His home was searched last October during an investigation into the alleged restraint of a woman in his basement. Officers found over 400 grams of…

Fraud trial juror reports getting bag of $120,000 and promise of more if she’ll acquit

June 3, 2024

kvrr-apiuser,

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A juror was dismissed Monday after reporting that a woman dropped a bag of $120,000 in cash at her home and offered her more money if she would vote to acquit seven people charged with stealing more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children during the pandemic. “This is completely beyond the pale,” Assistant U.S. Attorney…

Lawsuit says ex-Officer Chauvin kneeled on woman’s neck, just as he did when he killed George Floyd

A former employee sued the city of Minneapolis on Tuesday, alleging ex-police Officer Derek Chauvin hauled her from her minivan and pinned her to the ground with his knee in January 2020, just as he did four months later when he killed George Floyd.

May 22, 2024

Site Staff,

FILE – In this image taken from video, former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court at the Hennepin County Courthouse, June 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. A former employee sued the city of Minneapolis on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, alleging Chauvin injured her when he hauled her from her minivan and pinned her to the ground with his knee…

Driving along … and the roadway vanishes beneath you. What’s it like to survive a bridge collapse?

Survivors of past bridge failures in Minnesota and Texas tell The Associated Press that the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore brings back harrowing memories of their own ordeals.

March 28, 2024

Site Staff,

A gold pin in the shape of Minnesota – with the words “Interstate 35W ‘Bridge’ Remembering August 1, 2007” – is photographed on Linda Paul in St. Paul, Minn., on March 27, 2024. She survived the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis on Aug. 1, 2007, and was reminded of it after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed…

Get Ready To Strut With The Stray Cats At Bluestem This Summer

March 26, 2024

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Minneapolis guitarist Brian Setzer is reuniting with Stray Cats and they’re coming to Bluestem Amphitheater in Moorhead on Thursday, August 8. The band put Rockabilly music back on the record charts in the early ’80s and scored several big hits including “Stray Cat Strut” and “Rock This Town”. Tickets for the rain or shine concert run…

Get Ready To Rock With Soul Asylum at The Lights in West Fargo

March 19, 2024

TJ Nelson,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Soul Asylum, a rock band founded in Minneapolis way back in the 1980s, is making a stop at The Lights in West Fargo. Soul Asylum is probably best known for their 1993 hit “Runaway Train” which won the Grammy for Best Rock Song. They will be joined by Gear Daddies, formed in Austin, Minnesota, and…