Author: Emily Welker

App of the Week: Long Picture

The long and the short of combining pictures and words.

It can be really useful to hang on to text messages, especially when they’re a series of exchanges you need to refer to later on. But sometimes those screen grabs can go on for pages and pages. And what about the pictures you take of objects that are just too huge to fit in a single shot? Same problem. That’s…

Ask Danny: CFL Bulbs

Are they really worth it?

We all want to save money around the house — and more than that, we want to keep our family safe in our home, too. So what’s the deal with compact fluorescent bulbs? Find out if they’re worth the money and if they’re safe in this week’s Ask Danny with Danny Lipford. Categories: Morning – Features

LIVE: Red Cross Celebrates Major Milestone

It's worth your time to check out this amazing organization, cross our hearts.

It’s hard to believe, but the American Red Cross is turning 137 this year. Think about it: the volunteer-driven organization came into effect during the Civil War and is still going strong to this day right here in the Red River Valley. From coffee and blankets during a river search in winter, to hotel vouchers and clothes for families displaced…

Melinda’s Garden: Hugelkultur

We're excited to try a new technique. Just don't ask us to pronounce it.

In spite of the rain we’ve been enjoying this week, it looks like we may be off to another fairly dry start to the spring season. And that means it’s time to start looking for opportunities for conserving moisture in the garden. Hugelkultur, or hill gardening, is a way to do just that. Check it out in this week’s Melinda’s…

Update: Owl Spends Night Embedded In Truck Grill

Driver Drove From Kindred Area To Fargo Without Knowing Owl Was Stuck

    FARGO, N.D. — The owl who was embedded in the grill of a pickup had to be euthanized. The owl was discovered by Tyler White when he arrived in Fargo this morning. He had driven from Kindred late last night to the South side of Fargo with the owl in the grill of his pickup. The owl was…

Tech Tip Today: Keeping Your Personal Data Safe

Keep your info close at hand and out of theirs.

We invest in the latest smartphones and laptops to keep our data as up-to-date and close at hand as possible. So it seems pretty unfair that the tools we rely on can make our information within the grasp of online thieves too. Our social security numbers, our bank accounts, even our personal addresses and phone numbers can be at risk…

LIVE: Pedestrian Fatality Shuts Down Interstate

State troopers are working to find out why the man was walking in the dark on I-94.

WHEATLAND, N.D. — State highway patrol officials are working to determine what happened just before a semi driver struck and killed a man walking along I-94 in the early morning hours just west of Casselton. North Dakota State Patrol Captain Bryan Niewind said the semi driver called in the crash at 3:13 Thursday morning. He was not physically hurt but…

App of the Week: LumaFusion

Editing on the go for a lot less.

If you want to make your videos look like the fancy-pants ones that broadcasters run, you’re going to have to do some editing. And editing programs don’t come cheap. But boy, are they fun. Now you can have your fun and some cash left over in your wallet while you’re at it. Let Francie Black show you how in this…

LIVE: Artist Series: Alicia Hinkley, Teaching Dreams

Turning fantasy into the art of tomorrow.

The school year is wrapping up for so many college families all across the Red River Valley, and with it a slow parade of graduation ceremonies at campuses all across the region. In honor of this incredibly stressful and exciting time of bittersweet goodbyes and new beginnings, we’re introducing you in week three of our artist series to one of…

Thinking Green: Recycling Crayons

The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky...

As the immortal Louis Armstrong sang in “What a Wonderful World,” it takes all the colors of the rainbow to make this world as beautiful as it is. Still, we admit we have a favorite, and that’s the color green. Teach your kids how to take old broken crayons and turn them into something beautiful and environmentally friendly in this…