Author: Emily Welker

Tech Tip Today: Email Addresses

Return to sender is not what you want to get in return.

The holidays are one of the most important times of the year to make sure your messages get where you want them to go. And that includes electronic messages as well as snail mail. That means you have to make sure your email sent messages are addressed accurately; that, you probably already know. But does that mean they’re case-sensitive too?…

App of the Week: HG Trivia

Get your game on.

Vine is gone, but its creators haven’t been idle. They’ve launched a new app called HG Trivia that works like a real-life game show right on your smartphone. Not only can you play, you can win cash prizes! But be careful — the questions are tough and you have to be on your toes. Let Francie Black show you how…

Talking Turkey: A Minnesota Turkey Farm Family Recipe

Your family will gobble it up -- our morning show crew sure did.

When it comes to making the best possible turkey for your family, it makes sense to go to the source. That’s where Bruce Anderson’s family comes in. The Fargo Fire battalion chief prepares a bird with this recipe every year for his family at home, and some years, when he’s working, for the crew at the fire house. It’s the…

Thanksgiving Fire Safety

Don't inadvertently invite the fire department to your family dinner.

In your pursuit of the perfect bird, don’t let your quest for culinary mastery become a quest for fire instead. Fire and safety experts say Thanksgiving dinner is one of the riskiest times for fires around the home, and cooking the meal is in large part to blame. “We’re not used to cooking such a big meal every day,” said…

Money Talks: Black Friday Markets

Talk about something to be thankful for.

It’s a short week at the markets because of the Thanksgiving holiday, but the first days of trading already appear to give investors something to be thankful for. But as Legacy Wealth Management’s Brady Brunsvold told us, the proof is in the pudding — or in Black Friday, for folks who consider the after-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza an even bigger treat…

Thinking Green: Discarding Unwanted Furniture

It may not go with your stuff, but everything goes with (thinking) green.

The guests are headed your way right now. Your mom, your mother-in-law, your hyper-critical bestie from work, your eagle-eyed fashionista sister. They’re all going to be piling into the living room and you need to get rid of that hideous rug from the garage sale, stat, before they all arrive. Don’t just toss it to the curb for it to…

Ask Danny: Cleaning Stainless Steel

You're going to need all the cleaning tips you can get for Thanksgiving.

Are you sitting down? Good, because it’s probably the last chance you’ll get before the grocery shopping, cleaning and cooking marathon that heralds this Thursday — Thanksgiving Day. It’s one of the biggest cooking holidays of the year and it makes a mess, no matter how careful you are to clean up as you go. So how do you get…

Pangea: Cultivate Our Cultures

Roots Converging On The Region From Around The Globe

It comes from the term for aeons ago, pre-continental drift, when all the Earth’s continents were fused together in one giant landmass. Now, the teeming masses of humanity right here in Cass and Clay counties are converging on one location this weekend. That’s the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead, and they’re coming for Pangea, a celebration of all the cultures represented…

Melinda’s Garden: Forcing Paperwhites

A fragrant reminder of spring to brighten your winter home.

It’s a long, long, long time until spring thaw here in the Red River Valley, and you may  be craving a touch of green and breath of sweet floral fragrance around the house as winter settles in. Are you willing to wait just a few weeks instead of until April? Then consider forcing some paperwhite narcissus to bloom indoors for…

Tech Tip Today: Google Comparison Feature

Time to narrow down that list for Santa.

With the iPhone X and all the other hot new phones hitting the market these days,  you may be hoping Santa’s going to leave you a bright shiny new phone under the Christmas tree. But how do you know which one to ask him for? Here’s a way you can comparison shop between some of the latest models. Check it…