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Flurry of last-minute submissions boosts entry pool for new Minnesota state flag/seal to 2,633

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:56 GMT

A Minnesota panel tasked with picking a new state flag and seal saw a flurry of last-minute entries.The State Emblem Redesign Commission reported Tuesday that it received 2,633 entries during the one-month submission period, with hundreds coming in within the final day. Additional mail-in entries sent in before the Monday deadline were not included in that total.The bulk — 85% — were contenders for a new flag, while the rest were submissions for a new state seal.Over the next month, the commission will narrow the field to five finalists each for the flag and seal. And in December, it will select winners. The new designs will take hold next year unless the Legislature votes to veto them.Submissions were required to reflect Minnesota’s shared history, resources and diverse cultural communities. Designers won’t be eligible for a prize or monetary compensation if their idea gets picked.To be eligible, a designer had to be 18 or older, or have a parent or guardian submit on their b...

Timberwolves take down defending champion Nuggets to get back to .500

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:56 GMT

If anything was to be learned about the Timberwolves last season, it was that one performance had literally nothing to do with the next.So it should come as no surprise that two nights after being wiped off the floor in Atlanta, Minnesota downed the defending champion Nuggets with ease Wednesday at Target Center.Minnesota controlled the game from start to finish in its 110-89 victory to get back to 2-2 on the season. The Wolves jumped out to a 9-0 advantage in the opening minutes, expanded it to 18-4 and never allowed the Nuggets (3-1) to get any closer than five from there.“It just shows what we’re capable of,” Mike Conley said in his postgame, on-court interview. “We know we can be a great team, we’ve just got to put it together for four quarters.”It was a stark contrast from two days prior, where Minnesota turned a 20-point advantage into a blowout defeat in a matter of roughly 10 minutes of game time.Minnesota’s approach against the defe...

Nuggets drop first game of season as Timberwolves take advantage of Denver’s sloppy first half

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:56 GMT

The Nuggets were one of the last three unbeaten teams in the NBA, but all good things must come to an end.Facing the team they eliminated in the first round of the 2023 playoffs, the Nuggets had their first true dud of the 2023-24 season in Minnesota. The result was their first loss, a 110-89 blowout from the Timberwolves on Wednesday night.The ghost of Bruce BrownAfter the Nuggets won the title, the former sixth man Bruce Brown said Minnesota was Denver’s most difficult playoff opponent during a podcast appearance. The comment was perceived as a slight against the Nuggets’ other victims, but maybe Brown identified something legitimate on his way out the door.Until Wednesday, Denver’s starters hadn’t missed a beat this season. When they shared the court, they had a 69.4% assist rate in the first four games. But the Timberwolves, inconsistent though they may be, at least have the size and defensive capability to make life more difficult for the champs.Denver s...

L.A. County Sheriff's vehicles targeted on 210 Freeway

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:56 GMT

Authorities are searching for an assault with a deadly weapon suspect or suspects in connection with several objects thrown at Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department vehicles on an L.A. freeway Wednesday.The first incident occurred at around 2:30 p.m. on the westbound 210 Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol who responded to the scene. A short time later, CHP received a second call at around 2:45 p.m. of a similar incident, again on the 210 Freeway.  According to LASD, three of their Transit Service Bureau patrol vehicles were hit in the windshield as they were on the 210 Freeway between the Sierra Madre Metro Station and the 605 Freeway.  Authorities did not say exactly what the objects were, but in a post to social media said they believed the objects were thrown intentionally.  A photo obtained by KTLA shows significant damage to the windshield of at least one of the vehicles. An LASD Transit Service Bureau patrol vehicle's windshield seen after a suspect ...

4 arrested for beating elderly woman in Santa Monica robbery

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:56 GMT

Four suspects were arrested after allegedly beating an elderly woman and stealing her purse in Santa Monica on Tuesday.The suspects were identified as:- Kejon Stevenson, 24- Jacob Pugh, 19- Two unidentified 17-year-old boysSanta Monica police responded to reports of a battery on the 1200 block of Lincoln Boulevard around 9:50 p.m.Arriving officers found a 79-year-old woman “suffering from a blow to the head and other injuries.” She was transported to a local hospital for injury treatment.The four armed suspects had taken the victim’s purse and drove away in a Kia sedan. The vehicle was reported stolen out of Long Beach. An eyewitness provided police with the car's license plate.Police later spotted the vehicle driving recklessly on the city’s south side and attempted to pull it over. The driver refused to stop, leading officers on a pursuit. Long Beach sex assault survivor angered by DA’s decision During the chase, the driver lost control and crashed into a pickup truck near 11th ...

Antioch: 69 people treated for exposure to chemical at Hobby Lobby

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:56 GMT

ANTIOCH – Contra Costa County firefighters on Wednesday treated 69 people for exposure to a chemical consistent with bear or pepper spray at an Antioch Hobby Lobby, according to authorities.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | One dead following Halloween shooting in Bay Point Crime and Public Safety | Hit-and-run injures 7-year-old boy trick-or-treating in Berkeley Crime and Public Safety | East Bay man admits to running $2 million Ponzi scheme Crime and Public Safety | DA Pamela Price seeks removal of ‘overly zealous’ lawyer from San Leandro officer’s manslaughter case Crime and Public Safety | After split trial verdict, Oakland man gets 11 years, 8 months in 2019 fatal shooting At least three people were hospitalized, said Capt. Chris Toler of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. An update on their condition was not immediately available.The incident happened around...

15-year-old Palo Alto girl reported missing

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:56 GMT

(KRON) -- The Palo Alto Police Department is searching for a missing 15-year-old girl. The girl, who police just identified as "Claire," left her home on the 700 block of Chimalus Drive Tuesday night at about 8 p.m. and has not been seen or heard from since. Claire is 5-foot-4, 115 pounds. She was wearing a black sweatshirt and gray sweatpants. She does not have a phone on her. Anyone who sees Claire is asked to call (650) 329-2413.

Power gets tiebreaking goal early in third period as Sabres beat Flyers 5-2

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:56 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Owen Power scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Tage Thompson had a goal and two assists, and Brandon Biro scored twice to help the Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 Wednesday night.Casey Mittelstadt also scored and Alex Tuch had two assists to help the Sabres get their third win in four games. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen had a season-high 38 saves — including two from point-blank range in the third — while making his fourth start.Joel Farabee and Cam Atkinson scored for the Flyers, who have lost three in a row and five of their last six games. Carter Hart gave up two goals on five shots and left the game midway through the first period with a ‘mid-body’ injury following a collision in the goalmouth earlier in the period. Sam Errsson finished with seven saves the rest of the way.Most of the game was played in front of Luukkonen, who stabilized the attack after surrendering the Flyers’ two goals in the first period. The Flyers outsho...

Shaedon Sharpe has big second half in Trail Blazers’ comeback victory over Pistons

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:56 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Shaedon Sharpe scored 26 of his 29 points in the second half and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame an 18-point deficit to beat the Detroit Pistons 110-101 on Wednesday night.Sharpe was forced to pick up his offensive game with Scoot Henderson missing the second half because of sprained right ankle.“They beat up on us in the first half, and I challenged my guys at halftime,” Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said. “We turned it around and Shaedon was incredible. He had to carry us and he did it.”Former Piston Jeremi Grant added 24 points for the Trail Blazers, and Deandre Ayton had 16 points, 11 rebounds five steals and a block in his first game against Pistons coach Monty Williams since they both left the Phoenix Suns.Cade Cunningham had 30 points for Detroit, but missed 16 of 27 shots and turned the ball over six times. Detroit had 10 turnovers in the second half, including five from Cunningham.“The turnovers are starting to get concerning because of the timelin...

Tatum has 30 points and 12 rebounds, sits out the 4th as the Celtics rout the Pacers 155-104

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:56 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 30 points and 12 rebounds in less than three quarters and the Boston Celtics used a blistering start to pull away from the Indiana Pacers, winning 155-104 on Wednesday night to remain unbeaten.The 155 points was the second-most in a regular-season game in franchise history.One game after blowing out the Wizards in Washington, the Celtics returned home and beat the Pacers even worse, opening a 10-point lead in the first three minutes, making it 20 in the second quarter, 30 in the third and 53 in the fourth. Derrick White had 18 points and Jaylen Brown had 16 before the Boston starters went to the bench late in the third quarter, when the Celtics opened a 38-point lead. Sam Hauser scored 17 points and Payton Pritchard had 15 in extensive minutes off the bench.T.J. McConnell scored 18 points for the Pacers, who were missing point guard Tyrese Halliburton after he turned his ankle when he stepped on Jalen Smith’s foot in Monday in a loss to Chicago. Smith ...