Author: Emily Welker

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Topaz (Again)

A shining treasure who's yet to be discovered.

Topaz is a treasure that’s so far remained unclaimed. The three-year-old cat cat came in to Adopt A Pet, from an area reservation, with a litter of several tiny kittens. She and one of her sons were featured on Pet Connection several months ago. All but one of the babies has been adopted out, but Topaz remains in foster care….

Nichole’s Halloween Baking Series: Ghost Ganache Layer Cake

Dark, delicious and surprisingly do-able. We break it down into steps for you.

It’s the second in our series with one of the region’s most renowned bakers. Nichole Hensen, the owner for Fargo-based Nichole’s Fine Pastry, has been creating and selling some of the Upper Midwest’s most sought-after desserts for 16 years now. She teamed up with Ghoul Morning to show us step-by-step demonstrations of how you can make homemade versions of her…

LIVE: Glamour Ghouls

Makeup that can enchant anyone.

Halloween is a time when you really want to knock ’em dead, whether your look is freaky, fun or purely fabulous. But when it comes time to head out on the Halloween town, if you want your look to slay, there are some things you need to remember. Your makeup job has got to survive the evening’s festivities, and it…

LIVE: ValleyCon 2019

Looking for fellow Halloween-heads? Here's where you can find them.

If you’re looking to get in on the biggest pop culture event of the past 45 years in the Fargo metro area – you’d better head on over to ValleyCon. The region’s chief cosplayers, comic book lovers, sci-fi nerds and movie mavens are all converging there this weekend. The convention offers events that are both family-friendly and adult-only, including costume…

Lilly Field: The Ghost of Otter Tail County

A real-life murder that haunts the lakes country of our region to this day.

It was 1887, and in Otter Tail County, a jury was about to make history. A handyman had committed a murder so atrocious that their only recourse, they decided, was to sentence him to death. It would be the first-ever hanging in Otter Tail County, and it would also be the ending to one of the saddest and most violent…

LIVE: Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sondheim's scary masterpiece comes to life on the local stage -- and in our studios.

It’s a stage show with enough chills, thrills, scares and spatter to get anyone in the mood for Halloween. “Sweeney Todd” takes the stage this week at Fargo’s FMCT, and the Morning Show was lucky enough to get a sneak preview of the performance live in studio for our Ghoul Morning Halloween segment. If you don’t know the show, here’s…

Thinking Green: Butting Out

There are no buts about it.

We’ve talked a lot lately about the dangers of vaping. But for folks who still smoke, there’s another danger you may not be thinking much about. Danny Lipford gets us thinking about the risk to the planet in this week’s Thinking Green. Categories: Morning – Features

LIVE: A Silent Killer Lurking in Your Yard

They're creeping ever closer... right up from under the ground. It's National Mushroom Day.

By now, you’ve probably spotted them. Their pale heads emerge from the soggy soil, first one, then a handful. Underground, there’s an entire network of them… and with every rain, they multiply. A silent march of mushrooms is on its way right to your very doorstep, fed and nurtured by our wicked wet weather this fall. They’re invading our backyards,…

Ask Danny: Painting Kitchen Countertops

Because your kitchen is about to see a lot of action.

Holiday entertaining season is right around the corner. but your budget may not be ready to do any major home makeovers this morning. Fortunately, your kitchen counters could go into thanksgiving looking great and letting you off easy in terms of cost. Here’s home improvement expert Danny Lipford. Categories: Morning – Features

Nichole’s Halloween Baking Series: Perfect Pumpkin Cookies

Learning the tricks behind making the treats.

It’s Halloween, and you want to show some extra love to all the little trick-or-treaters, Halloween partygoers, and school friends by making them something delicious and homemade. There’s just one problem: working with fondant terrifies you more than any fright-fest you’d find at a haunted house or graveyard. Not to worry, because one of the region’s best-loved pastry chefs is…