Author: Emily Welker

Thinking Green: Alternative Transportation

Give your car a break from the commute and check out these tips instead.

Now that the temperature has climbed back down from the 90s and humid to something considerably more comfortable, it’s time to talk morning drive time. Are you biking in to work today? How about hopping on board the bus? Maybe it’s time to reach out to your colleagues and see if they want to get a carpool started. Danny Lipford…

Ask Danny: Fixing Solar Lights

Don't let the summer party season fade out early.

The nights are getting longer again but that doesn’t mean the backyard entertaining season is over. You just need to make sure you’ve got the right lighting. Danny Lipford lets us in on the secret to repairing solar lights – while we’ve still got plenty of daylight to charge them with — in today’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning – Features

Tech Tip Today: Summer Tech

Toys that can help you play harder than ever before.

They tell you when you travel you’re not supposed to take fancy stuff with you. What if you lose it? What if it gets stolen? But this week’s Tech Tip has such cool gadgets there’s no way you’d want to leave them home. You might not even want to ever put them down. Here’s Francie Black with some of the…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Vanya

Vanya could be just the cat for ya.

She’s a cat who’s full of surprises — a litter of them, as a matter of fact. The tiny, two-year-old tortoiseshell arrived at Diamond in the Ruff rescue and brought quite a bit of company with her, delivering a litter of kittens just two weeks after workers there brought her in. She suffered through some health issues shortly after becoming…

LIVE: Peyton Manning Comes to Fargo

There are still tickets left (for now).

It’s the story that’s been making sports fans around the region hyperventilate for an entire week now. NFL legend Peyton Manning is on his way to Fargo to give the Chamber’s 10th Annual Voices of Vision address, and it’s all but guaranteed to be standing-room only. Manning retired from the NFL a few years ago and he’s been spending his…

App of the Week: Flush

Take it with you wherever you go.

Finding your way to the facilities when you’re out and about can be critical to whether or not you enjoy your trip. After all, it’s pretty tough to relax and see the sights when all you can think about is seeing the inside of a ladies’ or mens’ room. Check out the app that’s leaving us flush with excitement over…

Thinking Green: VOCs

You can color us surprised by this story.

This week’s Thinking Green is all about reactions — the chemical kind. And you might have quite a reaction yourself, when you hear the truth about what’s going on in some so-called green paints. Danny Lipford explains how to choose a paint that’s truly free of VOCs in today’s Thinking Green. Categories: Morning – Features

Ask Danny: Fix a Sagging Fence

The latest update in our daily struggle against the forces of gravity.

One of the most annoying things about building projects around the house is when you finish up, thinking you’ve done it perfectly, only to realize some time later that you haven’t. Like building a beautiful fence complete with a great garden gate — that’s suddenly started to sag. Fortunately, Danny Lipford has a fast fix in today’s Ask Danny. Categories:…

Tech Tip Today: Sextortion

Take a moment to talk to your kids about why people online aren't always who they seem.

We’re tackling a pretty heavy topic in this week’s Tech Tip Today, and it might make you uncomfortable to talk to your kid about it. So we’re going to arm you with the info you need. Here’s how you can teach them to protect themselves against sextortion, with the help of Francie Black. Categories: Morning – Features

App of the Week: Picture This

It's bloomin' interesting.

Between the rain and the warm temps, it seems like everything green that can grow and bloom has. In fact – you’re probably seeing a lot of plants outside you’ve never even seen before. Francie Black brings us a fun way to sleuth out the identity of each mystery plant in today’s App of the Week. Categories: Morning – Features