Author: Emily Welker

Going Green

Can you choose greener technologies without it costing all the green in your wallet?

Everywhere you look, it seems like someone’s telling you to go green — buy organic products, reduce your carbon footprint by shopping locally, replacing your old gas guzzler with a hybrid or electric car. But buying green can often cost more than traditional technologies. Local cities and companies are making green work: the city of Fargo harvests landfill gas and…

Ask Danny: Range Hood

It's still six more weeks of comfort food weather. Make sure your kitchen can handle it.

It’s going to be at least another six weeks of casseroles and sauces before the comfort food cooking of winter gives way to the fresh salads of springtime. And to keep your family fed, you’re going to need to make sure you have a range hood that can handle the heat you generate in the kitchen. Find out how to…

Tech Tip Today: Safari

The browser of choice for iOS just got a little less tricky.

Your smartphone is sure handy for browsing the internet, but if you’ve never used an iOS device before, you might not be familiar with all the handy little tricks it can do. For tips, tricks and hidden features, check in with Francie Black in this week’s Tech Tip Today. Categories: Morning – Features

Pet Connection: Meet Piper

She likes to do her own talking.

Piper likes to do her own talking, but on the Morning Show, she was nice enough to let Emily Welker and Diamond In the Ruff’s Ryan Keel give her an introduction. The two joined Emily live in studio for both Pet Connection Thursday and for Giving Hearts Day this week. Piper’s only a year old, but she’s already got enough…

App of the Week: Winnie

Parenting's a full-time job. Here's an app that's never off the clock.

There’s a world of advice out there for parents. Now if you only had enough free time to sift through it all. Fortunately, there’s an app out there that collects it at your fingertips, and lets you connect with other parents who can help you figure out the useful from the not-so-great. Check it out in today’s App of the…

LIVE: Money Talks: Bad Day On Wall Street

A precipitous plunge for the markets has a lot of folks worried.

Don’t call it a disaster, says Paul Meyer of Legacy Wealth Management, and whatever you do, don’t panic. That’s in spite of Monday being the biggest one-day free fall on Wall Street we’ve seen in months — in fact, it was the biggest point drop in market history. But as Meyer explains, this selloff was precipitated by too much good…

Thinking Green: Organic Food

Eating clean, eating green.

You’ve probably noticed the organic section at your local supermarket expanding over the last few years. You may even be one of those folks who makes a special trip to an organic market to buy all organic produce and other groceries. How do you know what you’re buying is really clean for the planet and for your family? Let Danny…

Ask Danny: Chimney Leaks

Make sure yours hasn't sprung a leak before spring thaw hits.

It’s hard to imagine with our wind chills, but spring is just a few weeks away in the Red River Valley. And that means you need to make sure there are no leaks in your chimney — before the spring rains remind you. Let home improvement expert Danny Lipford show you how to patch up anything that leaks in your…

Superbowl Best Bets: Watching The Big Game

The next-best thing to being there.

If you weren’t one of the lucky folks who managed to score Superbowl tickets for Sunday (at a mere four thousand dollars a pop, who can blame you?) you’re probably looking for the next closest experience to being there in the Twin Cities in person. The Morning Show can help. We welcomed former Vikings linebacker Ben Leber and Geek Squad…

LIVE: Go Red For Women

Have a heart -- go red for a woman you love.

We’re not wearing red on the Morning Show in honor of the Patriots heading back to the Superbowl — although the big game is on almost everyone’s minds as we start off this first weekend in February. Instead, there’s something else we want you to think about too — heart disease and the fact that it kills almost one in…