Author: Emily Welker

LIVE: Chainsaw Dave And His Amazing Ice Sculptures

He's got the perfect weather for it today.

If you think of art as being something that’s always serene and dainty, think again. “Chainsaw” Dave Belling is a Fargo-based ice sculptor who started wielding his tool of choice, the chainsaw, as a teen with his dad taking down trees in the region. From there, he taught himself chainsaw wood sculpture, but turned in the last few years to…

Thinking Green: Organic Cotton

Are your whites green?

Most of us know enough about buying organic products to at least consider checking off each of the “Dirty Dozen” (the list of produce types that are most likely to carry pesticide residue) from the organic section when we complete our supermarket shopping list. But is it worth taking a closer look at whether your whites should be organic as…

Ask Danny: Unused Vents

Can closing them really save you money?

When it’s this cold outside, you’re probably looking to close up any openings you have in your home to cut down on drafts. And that may go for the inside of your house too. But does closing vents to rooms that aren’t in use really save you money or wear and tear on your heating system? Let Danny Lipford explain…

Hope Springs Anew: Wellspring For the World

It's the world's lifeblood, but so many don't have access.

It’s hard to imagine here in the Red River Valley, where we spend so many years inundated with water in the form of floods during spring thaw. But this year’s drought is a mere taste of what millions of people all around the world struggle with every single day. We’re talking about shortages of water on the Morning Show, and…

Pet Connection: Meet Gidget

Give a pet one more day of love and comfort for Giving Hearts Day.

If Gidget looks familiar, it’s because we’ve had her on the Morning Show before. The tiny senior citizen is celebrating her 106th day in hospice care, courtesy of Diamond in the Ruff pet rescue. Rescue worker Ryan Keel brought her in to the Morning Show to talk with Emily Welker about how Gidget was found wandering the street, sick, small,…

Tech Tip Today: Multiple Emails

How to clear out the old duplicates.

It’s job searching season every January, which puts us right in the thick of it. And with all your friends and colleagues on the move, there’s bound to be a lot of changes to people’s email addresses. How do you keep up with all the changes and avoid duplicates that slow you down when you need to reach out fast…

App of the Week: Happify

Come on, come on -- get happy.

This time of year — the post-holiday slump — can be tough on a lot of us. Not much sun, not much warmth, few opportunities to get outside and play. But there’s an app that can help. Get H-appy with Francie Black, in today’s App of the Week. Categories: Morning – Features

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.

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…

Money Talks: Five Financial Fairy Tales

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

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?

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…