TWIN CITIES

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.

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…

UPDATE : Suspect ‘contained’ in Chippewa County after Social Media Threat to “Start Killing Kids” at U of M

UPDATE: U of M says the Chippewa County Sheriff located the suspect “and have him contained in their county,” so activities on campus have resumed normal operations. Authorities “contain” a man suspected of issuing a social media threat to shoot people on the University of Minnesota campus. The suspect, 41-year-old Joseph Rongstad of Watson, Minnesota, was located at a home…

Man dies after rear-ending semi

LAKEVILLE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Burnsville, Minnesota man died after rear-ending a semi truck and trailer driven by a man from Fargo overnight. Minnesota state patrol say just before 1:30 a.m., the 39-year-old Burnsville man was driving an SUV south on I-35 in the Twin Cities when he rear ended a car but kept driving at high speeds before rear-ending…