Carbon Monoxide Awareness Protection

November is carbon monoxide awareness month, and homeowners are reminded to take the necessary steps in keeping themselves safe from this silent killer. Carma Hansen of Safe Kids Grand Forks November is carbon monoxide awareness month, and homeowners are reminded to take the necessary steps in keeping themselves safe from this silent killer. Carma Hansen of Safe Kids Grand Forks.

Hansen also explains what symptoms you can experience and why being alerted is so important.

You can learn more about the dangers of Carbon Monoxide and other safety resources, by going to the National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association website.

Firearm Hunting Season Begins Tomorrow

As we arrive at the start of Minnesota’s firearms deer hunting season Saturday November 8th, DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen provides some last minute tips because there’s no such thing as a successful hunt if it isn’t a safe hunt.

Minnesotans need to be up to date on rules and regulations, especially the shotgun zone, before they head out this weekend. DNR Conservation Officer Justin Frisch commented.

Strommen reported the DNR sold more than 130,000 licenses for this season. More info about hunting season can be found on the DNR’s website.

Minnesota DNR Studying Bear Movement and Reproduction

The DNR is asking Minnesotans to report bear den locations in hopes of fitting additional bears throughout the state with GPS tracking collars this winter. Bear project leader Andy Tri says they’re monitoring movement data and the expanding bear range

Tri says bears are giving birth to cubs earlier as their range expands south and west in Minnesota, but they don’t usually have their first litter of cubs until age five, or four in more productive areas. GPS collars provide location information every four hours. Tri says the bear range runs from the north metro to Pine County and up into northern Minnesota. Find more info on the DNR website.

Whole-Fat Dairy Products Are Better For You

A new University of Minnesota study suggests that whole-fat dairy products could be good for your heart. 

U of M School of Public Health researcher Ethan Cannon says whole-fat dairy appears to protect against coronary artery calcification or CAC.

The study shows people consuming more whole-fat dairy products are less likely to show any presence of CAC 25 years later than those who consume less whole-fat dairy products.

Cannon says they surveyed 31-hundred people in the mid-1980s and tracked their dairy consumption over 25 years.