DULUTH, Minn. (KVRR) – Sen. Amy Klobuchar along with Minnesota AARP Associate State Director Erin Parrish are highlighting efforts in bringing down the cost of prescription drugs. Medicare released a list of the first ten commonly used, costly drugs that were selected to be subject to negotiated prices beginning in 2026. Klobuchar’s legislation discussed the possibility of lifting a nearly…
FARGO — Do you think your kid is smart? Sure, most parents do. But you might be surprised by just how smart your kid really is. And if the signs are there, the North Dakota Association for Gifted Children says, you might want to get your child tested for giftedness. You probably already know one sign of a gifted kid…
FARGO — They say good things come in small packages, and dogs don’t come a whole lot smaller than Uncle the Chihuahua. He’s still at puppy at only seven months old, but he’s already picked up some great manners. He’s got a very laid back disposition for a breed that’s widely understood to be prone to anxiety, and in spite…
Gizmo’s volunteer handler from CAARE Avian Rescue claimed he had woken up on the wrong side of the cage the morning of Pet Connection. If this is Gizmo grumpy, we can’t imagine how friendly he is when he’s well-rested. Because the first thing the 35-year-old cockatoo did was hop on board Emily just as she was about to read the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — West Nile cases are on the rise in North Dakota. Health and Human Services reports nine human cases with additional cases pending results. Eight of the nine had to be hospitalized, and seven were neuro-invasive, meaning the nervous system of the patient was infected. Most people who get West Nile virus will not show symptoms, but…
FARGO — Students at West Fargo and Moorhead public schools are set to start school on Thursday. And that means there are only a few days left to get your kids up to date on their shots. New kindergarteners need chicken pox, tetanus, and Hepatitis B vaccinations, as well as the measles/mumps/rubella shot, and the polio vaccine. Doctors recommend kids…
FARGO , N.D. (KVRR) – With the start of school coming up quickly on the calendar, parents are turning to sleep physicians for some extra help to get their kids’ sleep schedules back on track. Sleep physicians recommend sunlight as soon as you wake up in the morning to slow down your body’s production of melatonin. They also say to…
This week’s pet comes to us from the Humane Society of the Lakes in Detroit Lakes, and he’s had some significant suffering in his life. The coonhound mix came in from animal control with a couple of other dogs, and Jethro had a noticeable limp. Rescue workers took him to the vet, where they discovered the 11-year-old coonhound mix had…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Blood shortages have been at critical levels for a long time, but there is something being done to address that according to the Red Cross. They are using a new inclusive risk-based assessment to determine if someone can donate blood, regardless of sexual orientation. “This is a historic change in blood banking and it is very…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — One of two Fargo police officers shot by a man who ambushed them and killed another officer last month has left the hospital. Officer Andrew Dotas walked out of Sanford Medical Center with his wife and child by his side on Saturday afternoon. Dozens of hospital staff, guard members and officers lined a path to the…
