Author: Emily Welker

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Bosco (Again)

Help us find this senior weiner a better fit.

If you live to be as old as Bosco is, chances are, you’ll have seen some heartbreak in life. This little old gent broke our hearts when he was returned by his adoptive owners, just in time for his 15th birthday next month. So Bosco came back for a second Pet Connection appearance live in-studio, this time with volunteer rescue…

Tech Tip Today: Travel Tech

Take your road trip high-tech for the summer.

If you’re dreading the long drive back from the lake or your family’s house after the Independence Day holidays, don’t worry. Now, you can take the high-tech route instead of slogging along in holiday traffic with all the other travelers. Let Francie Black take your summertime road trips out of the slow lane and into fast-forward in this week’s Tech…

LIVE: East Grand Forks Family Seeks Help for Toddler

As if dealing with medical uncertaint's not hard enough, bullies are also touching Willow Gauthier's life.

How young is too young to find out that there is cruelty, and bullying, in the world? That’s the question facing the parents of a little girl from East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Willow Gauthier isn’t quite two, and she’s getting ready to be a big sister soon. And while those are things that would make most parents overjoyed, her parents,…

Melinda’s Garden: Container Herb Garden

Let's get grilling.

With the official start of summer, there’s no better time to spend an evening out in the backyard grilling up a storm. And now, you can get your garden to help. Melinda Myers shows us how to build a beautiful fresh herb container garden in this week’s Melinda’s Garden.

Tech Tip Today: Automated Shopping Lists

Siri, you're going to load those bags up for me too, right?

There’s nothing more frustrating than going all the way to the supermarket and opening the fridge to load up the groceries only to find you’ve forgotten a critical ingredient in tonight’s dinner. Let Francie Black show you how to make Siri take on more of the task in this week’s Tech Tip Today. Categories: Morning – Features

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Doug

"I was hiding under your porch because I love you. Can I stay?"

If you remember those lines from the Pixar movie “Up”, then you probably remember one of the most charming and goofy animated dogs ever committed to the screen. It’s Dug, the talking dog, and this week’s Pet Connection pet Doug bears a remarkable resemblance to him, especially when it comes to personality. 5-year-old lab mix Doug and Diamond in the…

App of the Week: Dangle

Try it on before you order online.

Buying something to wear online can be tricky. You really don’t know what it’ll look like until it comes to your house and you try it on. That means returning it if it doesn’t look as good on you as you’d like it to. Francie Black has a way you can try before you buy — virtually. Check it out…

LIVE: Swing Dancing

Learn how, for free, just in time to swing through summer wedding dance season.

Summer wedding season is here, and the stakes are high. You’re going to have to hit the dance floor right in front of the bride, the groom, your pastor, and worst of all, your ex-boyfriend from college. The pressure is on to look and feel your best when the music gets going. So what better way to prepare than with…

Thinking Green: Solar Water Heaters

Let the sun shine in.

We’re finally getting a consistent string of sunshiny days around the region this week, and it would sure be nice to harness some of that energy to heat up the water to start our workday with a nice hot shower. Let home improvement expert Danny Lipford show you how to get the maximum benefit of our sunny stretch here in…

Ask Danny: Standing Water

We're taking a stand against standing water.

First we had almost no precipitation. Then, over the course of the last few days, it all seemed to come at once. And that means it tends to puddle up where you least want it too; namely, in your yard, possibly threatening your basement. Fortunately, Danny Lipford has a way you can fix the standing water brewing in your backyard….