Author: Emily Welker

Acres of Terror: Expert Advice on Creating Home Haunts

Go behind the scenes for the secrets of some of the region's most successful scarers.

Take a look at this picture. Creepily convincing, right? Can you believe under the layers of dirt, grime, gore, decay and rotting flesh is….a simple dollar store skeleton? (It’s dressed up with some simple ingredients you probably have on hand.) It’s true. And it’s just one of the many fascinating techniques behind the creation of one of the region’s longest-running…

LIVE: Creepies & Co.

Creeping it real on the Morning Show.

What better way to wake up on a beautiful October morning than with several thousand bugs staring hungrily back at you? Halloween or not, for Kari Sunderland, that’s exactly how every morning can go at her Davenport, ND-based business, Creepies & Co. Sunderland started her bug-farming when a chicken of hers needed better nutrition. Live prey is great for a lot…

LIVE: America’s Monsters, Superheroes and Villains

Time to break out the capes -- and other cool costumes inspired by your favorite pop culture characters.

Just in time for Halloween, superheroes, monsters and villains are descending on the Fargo metro area. And they’ve landed right inside the Morning Show studio. It’s all part of a brand-new exhibit coming to the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead. “America’s Monsters, Superheroes and Villains: Our Culture at Play” is open now, featuring one of the largest collections in the country…

Thinking Green: Solar-Powered Dryer

Now if we only had some sun to work with.

Today’s Thinking Green is all about how to make hay while the sun shines. Okay, it’s more like doing laundry while the sun shines. Danny Lipford shows us how to set up an old-fashioned clothesline to save money and the planet. Categories: Morning – Features

LIVE: Halloween Fashion Show

The newest trends in costumes for you, your family and your friends.

We’ve all been there. Masks that don’t quite fit, wigs that itch, wings that bash against everything you walk by, even costumes that leave you with a scary Halloween chill and a shivery breeze right where you’d really rather be covered instead. Dressing up in costume is a big part of Halloween, and getting the right costume together can make…

LIVE: Fargo Fantastic Film Festival

Thrills, chills and even a kids' category, new this year.

What started as a side attraction at ValleyCon years ago is now so big it needs its own, entire weekend. The Fargo Fantastic Film Festival focuses on the cinema of the fantastic — and it’s a place to let your imagination soar. Every genre from thrillers to horror to sci-fi to adventure and more is on offer through Saturday downtown…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Jensen

A lowrider of a dog who will lift your spirits high.

If you like the way pitties look, you will love Jensen, from the tip of his broad black nose to the end of his tail a long, long way behind. He’s got the classic wide pit bull face, short legs and a broad chest and shoulders that look like he could bench 440. The long, low-slung dog is almost broader…

LIVE: Applying for Financial Aid

Getting into college isn't the only challenge.

College kids have already started the semester, but even if your kids are years away, there’s something coming up on the calendar you won’t want to miss. FAFSA — or federal student aid — open up its application process on October first. And because it’s first-come, first-served, the time is right for parents and students to start filling out their…

Thinking Green: Green Cleaners

Don't let cleaners make your house dirty.

You use cleaners to get your house clean. But what if it turns out there’s stuff in those cleaners that’s dirtying up your home with chemicals you don’t want? Danny Lipford gives us a breakdown of chemical-free cleaners in this week’s Thinking Green. Categories: Morning – Features

LIVE: Hankinson Oktoberfest

How do they keep enthusiasm going after 18 years and counting? It's the beer.

It may be the beer, or just the fabulous outfits, but Hankinson’s Oktoberfest is almost ready to hit the two-decade mark. It will be officially 18 years of knoephla, hammerschlagen and oompa bands in the southern valley when Oktoberfest starts this weekend. And to hear Beth Tiegs tell it, this year’s is bound to be another blowout celebration of all…