FARGO, N.D. – A popular downtown Fargo ice cream parlor is re-opening with some big guarantees to its clientele. The Silver Lining Creamery on Broadway has been on winter break since January 11. They’ll re-open on Saturday morning for National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day. They are pledging that in 2025 they will not add any artificial dyes to their…
MOORHEAD — If you’re a fan of the show “Arrested Development,” you’ll probably remember the high-energy, athletic character “Steve Holt” from the show. If you’re a fan of corgis — and who isn’t these days — then you’ll be thrilled to meet his namesake, the corgi-mix puppy Steve Holt, who joined Pet Connection with the help of his 4 Luv…
Plaintiff attorneys Jess Braverman, left, and Brittany Stewart appear in court on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at the Burleigh County Courthouse in Bismarck, N.D., during the trial related to the state’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for kids. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A trial in a lawsuit seeking to strike down North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors began Monday,…
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Legislature is considering a bill that would increase taxes on tobacco products. Senate Minority Leader Kathy Hogan of Fargo is the sponsor of the bill. SB 2281 would raise the tax on a pack of cigarettes by 25 cents, to 69 cents. Cigars would see a tax of 32 percent while electronic cigarettes and vapes…
FARGO — We’re on a real roll with the snow-loving, fluffy, northern breeds here on Pet Connection, and Storm the husky couldn’t be a more perfect example of a breed that loves our winter weather. He was found as a stray wandering the streets of Casselton before rescue volunteer Crystal Aakre took him in to her kennel there on behalf…
FARGO — The American Heart Association is asking state lawmakers this session to put some big changes in place for schools and students. At the top of their wish list for 2025 is making healthy school lunches available to all students, free of charge. The session’s already seen lawmakers introduce two bills that would provide free universal school lunches, and…
BISMARCK — The American Cancer Society is asking North Dakota State lawmakers to pass legislation that would require insurance companies to cover diagnostic testing for people who need it when doctors find something they suspect is breast cancer on their mammograms. The region’s ACS representatives, including health care providers, made their pitch to state lawmakers at a lobbying session in…
FARGO — If you’re looking for a big, beautiful young lady who loves the snow and pretty much everyone she meets, you definitely need to meet Asuka. She’s about an Akita about a year and eight months old, so at 81 pounds, she’s pretty close to to her full adult size. Akitas are a Japanese breed widely known for their…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — The new hospital is done and now it’s time to transfer patients from the old Altru hospital in Grand Forks. The transition will begin on Sunday. The new emergency room will open first at 6 a.m. and the old one will close. Signs will be in place to guide people to the entrance. Altru will…
FARGO — Getting dressed this weekend in the metro probably means you’re putting on a parka, gloves, hat, scarf and boots. But when you get dressed to go out, consider donning your best anime cosplay, and coming out to brighten the life of a little boy with a tough disease to fight. Jackson Berg is twelve and he’s got a…
