Author: Emily Welker

Tech Tip Today: Google Maps Travel Tips

So the storm is your only travel worry this week.

This Tech Tip is coming just in time for anyone who’s holiday travel plans got hijacked by the big winter blizzard this week. You might not be able to avoid the snow and high winds, but you can at least avoid the crowds. Find out how with Francie Black in this week’s Tech Tip Today. Categories: Morning – Features

Thinking Green: Living off the Land

Looking to history for help saving the planet.

The green movement may have gotten its start back in the 60s and 70s, but it’s been around a lot longer than that. Our pioneer ancestors knew a thing or two about it, actually. And what’s been forgotten since those days could hold they key to making our modern lives a lot more healthy, with homes, and a planet for…

LIVE: Flu Season Hits Blood Donation Numbers

The latest on our KVRR Holiday Blood Drive in partnership with Vitalant.

Winter is always a tough time to keep the supply of donated blood flowing in the Red River Valley – but this year might be tougher than most. That’s why we’re making a last-minute push for your donations for the KVRR Holiday Blood Drive in partnership with Vitalant. That is – if you’re healthy. Flu season 2018 just kicked off…

Tech Tip Today: Santa’s Village

We'll let you play all our reindeer games.

If you haven’t made it all the way up to the North Pole yet this season to see Santa’s Village, you’d better step on it. It’s a long drive and there are only a few days left until Christmas. Of course, there may be a better and faster way. Francie Black shows us a shortcut to Santa’s Village in this…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Martini

Pour this diva a drink and settle in for some fun.

Martini is sort of like the Naomi Campbell of cats: gorgeous, fiesty, and full of personality. The little diva first joined Diamond in the Ruff volunteer Jennifer Arano as a little kitten, and at about a year old, she’s still got that kitten energy and spirit. She’s liable to help you with your laundry by stealing your socks, or shred…

App of the Week: Message from Santa

The high-tech way to get a message to the top man in charge.

If you still haven’t had a chance to take your kid to see Santa this year, you only have a few days left. And if you’ve seen the length of some of those lines, you might have to get in line now just to talk to the big guy in time for Christmas. There may be a better way for…

LIVE: Bison Illustrated

Winter is coming, and they're ready. Are you?

If there’s anything they know, it’s games. So for fans of winter sports and cool photography alike,  the “Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming” -themed cover of the latest issue of Bison Illustrated is a must-read. With the Bison football team stirring FCS frenzy already as they prepare to head to Frisco, Texas to capture their seventh championship, it’s easy…

Thinking Green: Inside Clay

Sculpt a beautiful and greener lifestyle around your home.

We’re getting a little artsy-craftsy this morning on Thinking Green. Today, we play with clay to get the creative juices going. Let Danny Lipford show you how clay can bring our your environmental side, as well as your artistic side, in this week’s Thinking Green.

Ask Danny: Keeping Water Out of the Basement

Temps are expected to hit 40 again this week.

There’s been a lot of melting throughout the region and a lot of puddles developing. And as pleasant as it is to anticipate warmth this close to the official start of winter, it’s less nice to contemplate the mess that comes with it. So how can you make sure you keep the wet away from your basement? Ask Danny, that’s…

Pet Connection: Meet the Cats

It's a cataract of cats in the metro.

Ferguson, the tailless feline, is just one of many cats and kittens who are cooling their heels over the holidays at Homeward Animal Shelter. The Manx cat shared the available space for animals at the shelter over the course of the past week or so with up to 105 cats at one point. Homeward’s Heather Klefstad said that as soon…