Author: Emily Welker

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…

LIVE: Kids and Fear

How to strike the right balance between fright and frolic for your child.

Halloween is supposed to be scary, but there’s one thing every parent fears this time of year: a child who’s been truly traumatized by what’s supposed to be Halloween fun. It can be anything from a movie that’s too intense for a teen, a commercial that’s too creepy for a child, a haunted house that keeps haunting even when the…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Merlin

Merlin can put a little bit of magic in your life.

Merlin’s got this amazing magic trick up his furry sleeve: he’ll make you want to snuggle him even when he’s trying to convince you to play with him instead. The lively two-year-old came in to Homeward Animal Shelter from a local pound, and unfortunately, he’s got a lot of company there. The shelter has a surplus of cats that need…

LIVE: October Fright Nights

A revival of some of the creepiest classics of film history, all month long on the big screen.

If you’re a fan of Halloween — or of “Halloween,” the iconic 70s slasher film starring Jamie Lee Curtis in her first starring role — you know what a great scary movie can do for your overall Halloween holiday experience. This month, you can not only revisit the classics — you can see some of the greatest scary movies of…

LIVE: Staying Safe During Halloween Bar Crawls

Don't let booze turn you into a zombie.

The great thing about Halloween is that it’s a holiday for everyone, including adults. The not-so-great thing? Too many adult beverages, bar crawls, busy downtown traffic, and flimsy costumes in rapidly worsening weather this time of year don’t mix well. But police officers in Fargo are here to help. Fargo police public information officer Jessica Schindeldecker joined the Morning Show’s…

Thinking Green: Composite Wood

Wood-n't you rather help the environment when you plan home improvement?

When it comes to thinking green you can’t go wrong with making sure trees stay standing. Even when it comes to your home construction projects. Danny Lipford shows us why composite wood can make it easier to be green this morning. Categories: Morning – Features

LIVE: Gore-geous Handmade Halloween Crafts

From spook-ling ghosts to bloody candles dripping in elegance, you can make them all yourself.

Unglued’s Ashley Morken is the founder one of the region’s most delightful destinations for all things handmade. And this time of year, when you’re haunted with dreams of handmade and DIY Halloween decor, she’s the person to turn to. So (super-)naturally, the Morning Show invited Morken to join us live in studio for a Ghoul Morning segment on how to…