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…
North Dakota State Hospital in Jamestown.BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A bill introduced in the state legislature would change how mental health is treated in the state but it runs in opposition to current plans by North Dakota Health and Human Services. The department is currently in phase 4 of it’s 5 phase plan to replace the state hospital with a…
WEST FARGO, N.D. – A few years ago, Beyond Boundaries Therapy had an issue. They were providing invaluable assistance to those that needed it in the Fargo-Moorhead region, but those in more rural areas proved frustratingly hard to reach due to reasons such as time commitment, inability to get days off work, and other institutional hurdles. Looking for assistance, they…
Executive director of Hope, Inc., Bill Grommesh, hops in a chair to race one event participant down the track.MOORHEAD, MN – Cheers echoed off the walls at Olson Forum at Concordia College for Hope, Inc’s Winter Adaptive Track Meet. The non-profit offers sports and recreational activities for people with mobility issues. Those issues can take on many forms, so there…
