Author: Emily Welker

Melinda’s Garden

Attracting pollinators is good for the bees and good for your garden too.

There’s a lot of talk about saving the many species of bees that are threatened or endangered across the globe, and most gardeners get that bees are important for our environment. But did you know there are a number of plants in your yard that are not only good for attracting pollinators, they’re gorgeous in their own right? Not only…

Tech Tip Today: LinkedIn

How can you maximize your professional reach?

LinkedIn is supposed to be the go-to social media spot to spruce up your career. But is it better to post an article or a link to expand your reach? Here’s Francie Black to tell us in this week’s Tech Tip Today. Categories: Morning – Features

For Sale To the Highest Bidder: Your Internet Data

New laws change a lot of the old ways internet service providers used to handle our data. And data security experts aren't happy.

There’s a new law in effect that removes a lot of the privacy guarantees that kept our browsing history, app usage and geo-locations private. Now, internet service providers are allowed to collect and provide our data to other companies. Including advertisers. The change comes amid controversy over the potential sale of our private usage info to other companies. Proponents of…

App of the Week: Prime Photos

One of the lesser-known perks of Amazon Prime.

Amazon Prime is known for its free shipping, but there are some other perks you might not be aware of — including free storage space to back up your smartphone. Francie Black shows us the hidden perks of Prime in this week’s App of the Week.

Essentia Nutrition: Eating Healthfully at Restaurants

So many menu items, so many choices. Here's how to make them healthy ones.

Restaurants don’t have to be the kiss of death in keeping a healthy and satisfying diet. While it can be daunting to wade through the long list of items available when you eat out, there are some key terms to look out for that will tip you off. Essentia nutritionists school us on what to choose, in this week’s Essentia…

Thinking Green: Collecting Rainwater

It's rainy season. Here's a way you can turn it to your advantage weather-wise.

We’re all but done with the snow for the year here in the Red River Valley. As the warmth turns our precipitation to rain, it’s time to start thinking about ways you can corral that moisture into an advantage for both your garden and your water bill. Danny Lipford shows us the advantages of building your own rain barrel in…

Ask Danny: Painting Exterior Plastic

Those flamingos could sure use a dose of color to welcome the spring.

If you spent the pleasant weekend outside playing in the yard, you may have noticed some of your yard art, like the plastic flamingos, is looking a bit the worse for wear after the many past months of winter weather. Danny Lipford explains whether you can bring their pink pizzazz back with a coat of paint, before they give up…

Melinda’s Garden: Last Year’s Seeds

It's not quite time to start your garden. Here's a way you can get ahead.

Starting seeds indoors is a great way to get your garden on even though we’re still at risk of a frost until later in May. But how do you know whether seeds from last year are still worth trying to germinate? Melinda Myers has a method in this week’s Melinda’s Garden. Categories: Morning – Features

Reunion and Renewal: 28th Annual Woodlands and High Plains Powwow

It's been a long winter. Shake it off this weekend at the powwow in Moorhead.

If you’ve never been to a powwow before, you’re missing out. If you have been and don’t go this weekend, you’ll be missing all your friends. Committee member Jered Pigeon and Head Dancer Winona Goodthunder stopped by the KVRR morning show to talk live in-studio with Emily Welker about Saturday’s festivities. Watch the dances, hear the drums, eat some delectable…

Pet Connection: Meet Durand

He's about 80 pounds worth of puppy love.

Durand and his friend Carrie from 4 Luv of Dog stopped by the KVRR morning show to visit with Emily Welker live in-studio about what it would be like to bring the 80-pound, 1-year-old Staffordshire terrier home with you to join your family in a “furever” home. In spite of his size, Durand is fairly easy to handle, since he’s…