Author: Emily Welker

Ask Danny: Crawl Space Insulation

It's a little space that can cost you big bucks if you don't insulate.

It’s not one of the areas of your home you probably think about often. And since you likely spend even less time hanging out in it than you do thinking about it, who would think it’s important to insulate your crawl space? Danny Lipford would, that’s who. Check out this story about why insulating this little-considered part of your home…

Melinda’s Garden: Small-Space Composting

(De)compose yourself. We know you're ecstatic to hear that can you can compost in a tiny spot.

Composting is something both serious gardeners and the environmentally-conscious swear by. It lets you put your kitchen and yard waste to good use, keeps green matter out of the landfill, and improves your soil conditions and with it, the health of your plants and yield from your garden. Win-win, right? Except for some gardeners who think they can’t get on…

Tech Tip Today: Liquid Sky

A cloud gaming system.

We’re all about getting your game on here at KVRR, what with the start of Bison football season Saturday. But if that kind of game doesn’t get you in gear, how about checking out Liquid Sky? It’s a cloud gaming system that eliminates the need for an elaborate setup to let you take your game on the go. Check in…

App of the Week: Back-To-School Apps

Give your kids the edge in school with these education-based apps.

It’s back to school with most of the kids in the Red River Valley, and if you’re going to fork them over for two-thirds of the day, you’re going to want to make sure they’re getting the most out of all that time they spend at school. Francie Black can help. Check out these apps that can help make your…

Money Talks: Headlines And Your Bottom Line

How North Korea, Hurricane Harvey, and other news affects stocks.

The world of news is filled with ups and downs, and that often means stocks rise and fall with them. Lately, we’ve been seeing serious drama in the news. North Korea’s missile launch over Japan, President Trump’s comments to the North Korean regime, and the disaster displacing thousands of Americans from Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey are all…

Thinking Green: Slow Cookers

Crock pots are no crock when it comes to saving the planet.

The slow food, home-cooking movement is gaining ground with foodies and environmental fans alike, rendering our slow cookers and Crock Pots back “in.” But to Midwestern home cooks, for whom slow cookers never went out in the first place, it’s a chance to show off our slow-cooker savvy. Time to break out your grandma’s trusty slow-cooker recipe, because it’s one…

Ask Danny: Redoing Floors

Can you lay down your new flooring over the old flooring?

It might be time to put some new flooring down in your old house. And while doing the work yourself can make it look great and save you some money, it won’t accomplish either if you install the new flooring incorrectly. So, do you need to rip out the old flooring to replace it — or not? Danny Lipford explains…

Fargo Police News Conference: Search For Savanna

Her child is found, but Savanna is still missing. Help police find her.

Fargo police are asking for the public’s help locating Savanna Greywind, who remains missing Friday afternoon after the then 8-months-pregnant Fargo woman disappeared almost a week ago. Her baby daughter was recovered Thursday from the apartment of two people who live in an apartment upstairs from Greywind’s, where she was last seen Saturday, police said. The pair, 38-year-old Brook Lynn…

Melinda’s Garden: Black Walnut Trees

Messy, toxic, and absolutely beautiful -- are black walnuts worth the hassle?

They bear delicious, highly nutritious treats and grow some of the most valuable wood carpenters work with. But they’re also prone to scattering a mess all over your yard, and contain a toxin that can poison some of the most common plants in the garden. Are black walnuts worth the bother? Check out this week’s Melinda’s Garden to hear how…

Pet Connection: Meet Dexter and Doakes

A dynamic duo, one of whom pulled a disappearing act in the studio.

This week’s Pet Connection came with a bit of a mystery — since one-half of this dynamic duo Dexter and Doakes decided to ditch the desk mid-interview. These two young cats are part of a deluge that’s inundated Homeward Animal Shelter with a flood of cats and kittens lately. But somehow, amid all the cat chaos, Homeward’s Heather Klefstad found…