Author: Emily Welker

Monarch Monitoring Program

A little insect goes on a great big journey. Here's how you can help.

  It’s a tiny little insect that plays a big role in our ecosystem here in the Red River Valley… but to do it, it has to take an even bigger journey, all the way to Mexico and back. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources naturalist Andrea Wakely stopped by the KVRR Morning Show to sit down with Emily Welker live…

Ask Danny: Squeaking Wood Floors

Is it a ghost? A noisy mouse? Probably there's an easier fix than for either of those.

Are your noisy wood floors keeping you up at night? Sure, the creaking and groaning could be a supernatural haunting of some kind. Or, it could be haunted by a rodent infestation squeaking away under the floorboards. But as Danny Lipford shows us in this week’s installment of Ask Danny, the fix is probably much easier. Categories: Morning – Features

Melinda’s Garden: Layering

Think layering your hair looks good? Try layering in the garden.

This time of year is the time you want to fill up all the spare corners of your yard with as many beautiful new plants as possible. But buying a bunch of new plants at the nursery or garden center can get expensive. Melinda Myers has a cost-effective and nifty technique you can use in your own garden, in this…

Pet Connection: Meet Romeo

Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou so cuddly?

Romeo is one handsome charmer, but unlike his Shakespearean namesake, he’s only looking for platonic companionship. That’s because the roughly two-year-old pit bull terrier was neutered recently. 4 Luv of Dog rescue worker and founder Kish Hilmert says neutering and spaying your dog is the way to go, unless that animal is going to be bred. Left intact, the hormones…

App of the Week:

Make sure you get credit for your photos wherever they're posted.

When you post your hard work online, the last thing you want is someone ripping it off. Especially when it comes to photos and other items people can pass of as their own. Francie Black puts her stamp on an app that helps you mark your photos and other original creations as your own, in this week’s App of the…

Thinking Green: Insulating Your Home

Thinking pink helps you in thinking green.

When it comes to keeping your home insulated the green way, try spinning the color wheel and thinking pink, instead — as in insulation. Danny Lipford shows us how to check to make sure your home is snug against the ravages of weather and its temperature extremes, saving your wallet and the planet in terms of heating and cooling costs,…

Ask Danny: Buckling Wood Floors

We buckle our shoes, we buckle our seatbelts. Let's not take this too far.

When it comes to spending time indoors, almost everyone can appreciate the polish and elegance of a hardwood floor. But if that wood floor buckles, that’s bad news. And you may want to look outdoors for answers as to why.  Danny Lipford shows us how to pull back on buckling in this week’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning – Features

State of the Arts

We find out what the arts are up to and where they're headed in the metro area.

The State of the Arts celebration drew about 150 people to Fargo this week to talk about successes in the arts, funding and collaboration with the region’s business community, and where the arts are headed next in the metro area. The Arts Partnership’s Chelsey Engelstad stopped by the Morning Show to sit down live in-studio with Emily Welker to talk…

Tech Tip Today: Saving Photos From the Internet

All your cute baby animal images in one place.

The internet is a worldwide phenomenon. It can transmit revolutionary ideas, inspire great thinking, connect communities and activists across the globe… or it can do what we all really use it for, which is sharing cute kitten and puppy images with everyone we know. Don’t be left behind. Check out this week’s Tech Tip Today for all your puppy and…

Pet Connection: Meet Tinkerbell

The original was saucy. This Tink is much sweeter than her namesake.

She has a sweet and sparkling personality, but the sugar in this girl’s nature comes all from her and none from her diet. That’s because this 8-year-old Maine Coon Cat is a diabetic and she needs to control her diet carefully to avoid a potentially dangerous reaction in her blood sugar. Tinkerbell visited the KVRR Morning Show with Homeward Animal…