Author: Emily Welker
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Home Inspection Horror Stories: Mousecubes and Other Matters

Don't let low inventory lead you to a new home purchase that's a house of horrors.
Emily Welker,

Lars Knobloch is honest about his intentions in posting his new home inspections video series, “Lars Knows,” on Facebook. “We’re trying to scare people,” he said, when he sat down with the Morning Show’s Emily Welker live in studio. “We’re trying to show people what to watch out for.” Knobloch, an inspector with Nordic Inspections, serves the Fargo area and…
Business, Community, Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead, Morning - In The Studio, News Landing Page, North Dakota News

Money Talks: Five Financial Fairy Tales

Learn them, and you might just live (financially) happily ever after.
Emily Welker,

For the first four weeks of the new year, the numbers on Wall Street have been nothing short of a fairy tale come true for investors. It’s a happy sequel to last year’s record-setting run, and a lot of folks are itching to get involved in investing if they haven’t done so already. But before you start a new chapter…

Thinking Green: Burning Question

What's black and white and red and (maybe) green all over?
Emily Welker,

It’s a favorite joke of the kindergarten set — what’s black and white and red all over? Newspapers, of course. But there’s another color you may be considering when it comes to newspapers, and that’s green. And while you may think burning them in your fireplace can help you reduce heating costs while getting rid of something that could go…
Morning - Features

Ask Danny: Installing A Peephole

See them before they see you.
Emily Welker,

Your home is your fortress, but if you want to keep your family safe from invaders, you’d better know who’s headed your way. A good peephole for the door is an integral part of your home’s security system. But you don’t need a battering ram to put one in place. Let Danny Lipford show you what you do need to…
Morning - Features

Tech Tip Today: Google Drive Versus Google Photo

How do you store your photos?
Emily Welker,

It may be tough to believe for the Instagram- and Facebook-set, but some of us still work to make sure we’re storing our precious photos in a digital format that isn’t just a social media site. But if you’re using Google, do you know which is better for your storage purposes — Google Drive or Google Photo? Francie Black fills…
Morning - Features

App of the Week: Google Assistant

Find out why it's more than just a voice-assisted search.
Emily Welker,

What did we do without virtual assistants? Siri and Alexa have made our lives so much more entertaining and in a lot of cases, function almost the way a live assistant would. Google has its own assistant, too. Find out with Francie Black why it’s much more than just voice-assisted search in this week’s App of the Week. Categories: Morning…
Business, Community, Entertainment, Health, Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead, Morning - In The Studio, News Landing Page, North Dakota News

Money Talks: 401k

With the markets up sky-high, it's time to start thinking long-term.
Emily Welker,

Retirement might seem like a long way away, but if you don’t start paying attention to your retirement investments now, retirement itself might never come. The markets have been riding on a high since well before the start of the new year, and they just broke 26,000. So when you look over your portfolio, you need to make sure you’re…
Morning - Features

Thinking Green: Clay

DIY goes artsy-craftsy for home repair projects.
Emily Welker,

Turns out, sculpting modeling clay isn’t just for your kids’ craft project anymore. There are all different ways to use clay for home repair, and although you don’t want to raid the kids’ craft drawer, clay can play a major role. Check out ways to play with clay — and make your home greener in the process — with this…
Business, Community, Entertainment, Health, Local News, Morning - Features, Morning - In The Studio, News Landing Page, North Dakota News

Brain Power Makes Powerful Connections: Special Olympics Trivia Night

Pit your noggin against your friends' and neighbors' for a good cause.
Emily Welker,

Would you say you’re smarter than your buddies are? How about your neighbors and colleagues? Coming up later on this winter, you can put your intelligence to the test for a really good cause right here in the Red River Valley — the Special Olympics of North Dakota/Cass County. Local leaders of the Special Olympics are inviting you to a…
Morning - Features

Ask Danny: Moving Furniture

When your living-room look is refreshed but the carpeting isn't.
Emily Welker,

Rearranging the furniture in a room is one of the fastest (and cheapest) ways to give your home a whole new look on the inside. It can make a room look cozier or more spacious, homier or more sophisticated. However, moving your furniture can also leave the carpet with the “ghosts” of where the old legs were behind. Let Danny…

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