Author: Emily Welker

App of the Week: PetSmooch

If your dog had opposable thumbs, he'd already be on social media.

But if he was on social media — your dog would be tweeting #walks, #rubs and #treats @you all day long. So it’s probably a good thing Fido and Fluffy need you to create a social media account for them. Famous animals like Fiona the Hippo already have theirs, thanks to the hard work of their loving keepers. So why…

LIVE: New Back-to-School Vaccine Requirement

Protect your student from a disease that could kill or maim them.

It’s a devastating disease that can run rampant among kids, particularly those in high school, returning to play sports again this year, or perhaps to start new relationships for the first time in their young lives. It’s bacterial meningitis, and if your child contracts it, they can stand a 10 to 15 percent chance of dying from it. Among those…

Thinking Green: Testing For Leaks

Don't pay to cool the yard. Keep your home energy-efficient instead.

What with our recent string of hot days in the first part of August, it seems like last night’s cooldown might be the first in awhile we’ve been able to sleep with the window open. And it looks like we still haven’t seen the end of the 90s for this summer. Let Danny Lipford show you how to test your…

Ask Danny: Oil Over Latex

Dealing with an oil-based exterior? Danny's got you covered.

It’s pretty common to find oil-based paints used on your home, especially the old character homes in the region. But what do you do when you want to freshen up the look with a new color? Danny Lipford explains how to go from oil to latex in this week’s Ask Danny.   Categories: Morning – Features

Melinda’s Garden: Blue Spruce Substitutes

Not growing what you want can you leave you feeling blue.

Any gardener knows the feeling of falling in love with a beautiful tree or plant and finding out it’s a terrible fit for the space you have in your yard. Blue spruces are one of them — sometimes they’re too big, sometimes they’re too prone to diseases. Let Melinda Myers show you how to pick a tree that won’t leave…

LIVE: Beating Addiction Through Meditation

It's a new tool in the fight to seize back our health from substance abuse.

We talk a lot about how to win the war on opiate addiction, alcohol abuse, and other substance use disorders that plague us here in the Red River Valley and throughout the nation. But so far, what we’re doing isn’t working fast enough to save some of us. Now, there’s a group in our region that’s offering a different kind…

Tech Tip Today: Amazon School Shopping

Don't drag the kids to the store. Take them to the park one more time before school starts instead.

It can be tough to get the kids excited about heading back to school in a couple of weeks. It’s even tougher if you’re visibly dreading back-to-school shopping duties yourself. What’s a parent to do? Well, why not blow off that endless trip to the store and streamline your shopping online. Let Francie Black help out while you take the…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Gabriel

A sweet smile that hides a sad story.

Getting older is hard on all of us. But when it means having to say goodbye to someone you love, getting older can be almost unbearable. That’s what happened to Gabriel, a sweet-natured Bichon Frise who joined the Morning Show’s Emily Welker live in-studio with volunteer Denise Kaeslin. Gabriel came to 4 Luv of Dog rescue after his owner grew…

App of the Week: Kwilt Shoebox

In an era of downsizing in everything else, you still need big storage on your smartphone.

You might think in this, an era of tiny houses and Swedish death cleaning, storage is no longer as critical a consideration as it once was. But storage on your smartphone is still a really big deal. Francie Black shows us how to make the most of your virtual storage space in this week’s App of the Week. Categories: Morning…

Thinking Green: Bamboo

Make bamboo your boo.

If you’re looking at new decor for around the home but you want to make sure it’s as environmentally sound as well as on-trend, consider giving bamboo a try. It’s usually durable,  sustainably harvested, and has a bunch of applications in home design and decor products. Let Danny Lipford tell you if bamboo will be your new boo in this…