Zero VOCs, or volatile organic compounds, are what you want when it comes to painting your home. After all, you don’t want gases released as the paint dries to make your family sick. But there are some paint can labels that promise no VOCs but that don’t really deliver what they say they do. Let Danny Lipford show you how…
When it comes to cleaning up our acts, a lot of us want to start by cleaning up the house. And the best way to do that is to choose cleaners that don’t expose your family to harmful chemicals. But how do you choose the green cleaners that carry through on their environmentally-safe promises — as well as doing an…
When it comes to learning about mulch, you may think it’s mulch ado about nothing. But as it turns out, mulch is a major game-changer in a garden, and you need to know the easiest way to apply it. Let Melinda Myers make mulch — er, much of the situation — in this week’s Melinda’s Garden. Categories: Morning – Features
Patrol officers work with the public every day to make our streets safer, and the people who oversee them see and hear a lot. Lt. Mark Empting started his career as a patrol officer himself, and now handles the patrol division for the Clay County Sheriff’s office. And now he’d like a step up, to Sheriff. Clay County is set…
Keeping track of people on their way out of the corrections system is a full-time job with significant consequences for our safety here in the Red River Valley. And that safety has been in the hands of Mark Hendrickson for several years. Now, he’s looking to take over the post of Clay County Sheriff as longtime law enforcement leader Bill…
The absolute last thing you want to see when you walk into work first thing in the morning is the evidence that you’ve been hacked. But more and more companies are finding themselves the victims of cyberspies and cyberthieves, and it could be your workplace, next. Let Francie Black show you a way to put your fears to rest in…
Kiwi was picked up from the city pound already about to become a mom. The sweet-natured little kitty shortly thereafter gave birth to a litter of kittens, and has since bounced back from the experience to get ready for her own adoption. She’s delightful company who loves to cuddle and enjoys big dogs as much as she does people. Other…
He’s been a K9 officer, a member of the SWAT Team and a member of the Warrants and Transports Division in his quarter-century with the Clay County Sheriff’s office. And now, with the retirement of longtime Sheriff Bill Bergquist, Scott Steffes thinks the time is right to take on a new role — that of the county’s top law enforcement…
We’ve all heard the phrase, “An Apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Oh, wait, that’s “apple,” not Apple. Now, Apple is helping you keep better track of your own health with their new health records app. And it’s pretty sweet. Let Francie Black tempt you into trying it, in today’s App of the Week. Categories: Morning – Features
Raise a glass to the fine folks, feathered and otherwise, of the Red River Zoo with us. Zoo executive director Sally Jacobson and macaw Goober joined the Morning Show’s Emily Welker live in studio to talk about the upcoming Zoo Brew event that lets people 21 and over sample beers from local breweries, listen to live music and learn all…
