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From The Newsroom: Ticks That Ruin Steak Dinners, Dogs Who Need Homes

Courtney Collins
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KERA News
Vials of Lone Star ticks, adults and babies.

The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom:

The story of a tiny tick that can ruin the appetites of burger lovers. And looking to add a furry friend to your family? Saturday would be a good day to adopt because fees are waived at more than 30 North Texas animal shelters during Empty The Shelter Day.

You can listen to the top local news stories weekdays at 6:20 p.m. and 8:20 a.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.

Courtney Collins has been working as a broadcast journalist since graduating from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 2004. Before coming to KERA in 2011, Courtney worked as a reporter for NPR member station WAMU in Washington D.C. While there she covered daily news and reported for the station’s weekly news magazine, Metro Connection.