Author: Emily Welker

Ghost Stories For Grownups

Why let the kids have all the fun for Halloween?

Halloween has, in years of late, become increasingly a  holiday for grownups. And with households in the U.S. expected to outspend last year’s record at more than $9 billion projected in Halloween-related expenditures this season, you may be looking for a more sophisticated way to celebrate the more grownup thrills and chills of the spookiest time of the year. Enter…

App of the Week: My Face On A Pumpkin

Vegetable immortality awaits.

If you’re looking for a way to wow the neighbors with your flair for the artistic, or just a way to give your adoring public a little more face time, look no further. This new app out in the nick of time for Halloween comes to you courtesy of master carver herself Francie Black, in this week’s App of the…

Thinking Green: Lumber Products

Attention, tree-huggers.

If you care about your environment, you’ve probably been lumped in with the “tree-huggers” among us. But just caring about trees isn’t enough — it’s important to make responsible, sustainable choices if you do choose to consume lumber products in the home. Let Danny Lipford do a little speaking for the trees as he teaches you about what kind of…

Money Talks: Medicare

Open enrollment is upon us. Here's what you need to know.

It’s open enrollment season again for the Medicare-eligible, and with the clock ticking away until the deadline hits early in December, it’s time for you to get to the bottom of the latest glut of information on what’s going on right now in the program. Chances are you’re starting to see information coming your way via ads and mailings from…

Ask Danny: Maintaining Your Water Heater

Winter's finally found us -- time to turn up the heat.

It’s been a nice long stretch of near-record highs recently, but it looks like the warm weather may be gone for good — or at least, until next spring. And that means a water heater working in tip-top condition is going to be pretty critical in the coming months. Let Danny Lipford show you how to check yours to make…

Melinda’s Garden: Propagating From Cuttings

Expand your plant collection and save them from freezing cold temps outdoors.

It can be tough to say goodbye to some of our favorite tender plants when the temps drop below freezing — and chances are, our extra-warm fall weather streak is going to end for good for the year any minute now. If you want to hang on to any of the beautiful plants you’ve spent all spring and summer nurturing,…

Tech Tip Today: Gmail Functions

Seems like you can't do anything these days without gmail.

Gmail is everywhere these days, with a plethora of functions that can make it easier than ever to access shared documents, spreadsheets and other items you need. But not everyone knows its ins and outs. Francie Black shows us whether it’s better to use Groups or Circles for your Gmail contacts in this week’s Tech Tip Today. Categories: Morning –…

Pet Connection: Meet Pascal

Good things come in small packages.

He may come in a pint-sized package, but Pascal packs a lot of personality into it. The 2-year-old Chihuahua was rescued by Homeward Animal Shelter from a local pound, and he visited live in-studio on the KVRR Morning Show Emily Welker, along with Homeward rescue worker Heather Clyde. The pair arrived on the set just ahead of the shelter’s annual…

Money Talks: Iran Decertification

The world is watching what happens, and so are the markets.

President Trump’s announcement of major changes to the longstanding agreement between the U.S. and Iran over our inspections of nuclear weapon capabilities made headlines late last week, and hasn’t gone away since. Brady Brunsvold, of Legacy Wealth Management, said it’s the kind of major announcement that usually shakes the stock market from its high perch, but so far, things are…

Thinking Green: The Old-Fashioned Approach

New technologies can help you go green -- or you can do it the way Grandma and Grandpa did.

There’s a lot of enthusiasm these days for developing new green technologies to make them more efficient and affordable for us consumers. Solar power, electric and hybrid vehicles, they’re all promising new approaches to getting a greener lifestyle. But there’s something to be said for the old technologies, too. Check out how a laundry line can lead you right to…