Minnesota comfort dog going to Texas to help as Uvalde students return to school

Seven-year-old Gideon from the Twin Cities will be one of the comfort dogs headed to Texas to help Uvalde students returning to school after last year's horrific shooting.

MSP pup wins TSA's cutest dog award

There is another reason to celebrate National Dog Day at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

Minnesota man opens heart and home to 'misfit' dogs

Lary Schuette packs his home with fourteen dogs that all were chosen because they face some big challenges. Many are in wheelchairs with only two legs that work, others have no legs at all.

Abandoned dog discovered by mail carrier finds forever home

This week, Ruff Start Rescue has stepped in to help a young puppy find a new home with a family just outside the metro.

Giant panda twins born in China as vulnerable species struggles to survive

Chinese veterinarians have been using artificial insemination to boost the population of vulnerable giant pandas, which rarely reproduce in the wild.

Pennsylvania emotional support alligator is up for 'America's Favorite Pet'

WallyGator, an emotional support alligator from York, Pennsylvania, is in the lead for America’s Favorite Pet Animal Kingdom, a new pet popularity contest

Boy, 8 years old, discovers giant shark tooth in South Carolina: 'Find of a lifetime'

An outdoorsy eight-year-old found a fossilized shark tooth from a long-extinct species while he was on a family vacation in South Carolina earlier this month of August 2022.