Author: Emily Welker

Ask Danny: Peepholes

Make sure it's just your peeps who are coming over.

What with the longer daylight hours, everyone’s out and about more enjoying the outdoors. But are you sure everyone strolling through your neighborhood is someone who’s supposed to be there? Here’s a way you can tighten up security around your property. All it takes is a simple home improvement task, and Danny Lipford’s help. Categories: Morning – Features

Tech Tip Today: Text Printouts

Because sometimes you need an old-fashioned hard copy.

Texting – where would we be without it in our daily lives? It’s done more than almost any other medium to streamline modern communications for all of us. But sometimes you need to keep a good old-fashioned printed copy on hand, even of your texts. Here’s the best way to do it, with Francie Black. Categories: Morning – Features

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Audi

A cat of many contradictions.

You’ll probably notice that Audi’s pretty nervous for his visit to the Morning Show. As a matter of fact, he spent most of his live appearance wailing inconsolably in Emily Welker’s arms, trying to hide his pretty face from the camera. As it turns out, it’s the first in a long line of examples of why Audi’s a cat of…

App of the Week:

Kick some butt with some high-tech help.

It’s been said quitting smoking is harder even than kicking an opiate habit. But there’s almost nothing else you can do to better your health that gives you a faster and bigger payoff. Now, Francie Black’s found a way to help you kick butt for good. That’s in today’s App of the Week. Categories: Morning – Features

LIVE: Canoe Parade Workshop

Are you ready to hit the river?

Are you ready to hit the water for summer recreation fun? Or is your upper-body strength still a little soggy after our long, cold winter huddled indoors? Instead, you can flex your creative muscles before you flex your rowing muscles, with a canoe art event for the whole family. It’s a way to inspire you to get out on the…

Ask Danny: Carpet Indentations

Don't let them put a dent in your plans to redecorate.

Rainy weather can start giving you all kinds of ideas about interior decorating… but what you discover under your furniture might just change your mind. Danny Lipford lets us in on a little secret method of fixing all carpet indentations left when you move your furniture in today’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning – Features

Tech Tip Today: BACTrack

Stay safe and keep others safe during DUI season.

Last week we told you about a new study that showed just how much booze we Americans drink. If you didn’t see it, here’s a summary: it’s a lot. Turns out, only the U.K. drinks more. If it’s time to cut down, or quit entirely, this week’s Tech Tip can help. Check it out with Francie Black in Tech Tip…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Mufasa

Get a pouncing lesson from a true expert -- this adorable puppy.

Whether you call it “pouncing,” or jumping up, it can be a divisive issue for dog owners. Some love it and encourage it in their pets. And some can’t stand it and work hard to rid their dogs of the habit. But when it comes to Mufasa, a six-month-old puppy, it’s hard to resist his pouncing. He’s just that cute….

App of the Week: S’moresUp

School's over for the summer, but responsibilities aren't.

It can be so hard to motivate kids to do stuff they need to do. Heck, it’s hard to motivate ourselves, some days. But now – Francie Black has a way. Give them s’more encouragement than just the reward of a job well done in today’s App of the Week. Categories: Morning – Features

Thinking Green: Scrap Lumber

The trees will thank you.

When you’re talking recycling, you probably think of bottles, cans, maybe some paper products — heck, think about all those Amazon cardboard boxes. But did you ever think of leftover wood? Scrap lumber can be a great option when it comes to building something new from something old. Here’s Thinking Green’s Danny Lipford with more. Categories: Morning – Features