Author: Emily Welker

Big Brother, Big Sister, Big Hearts

Is there room in your heart? Come to the Bowl for Kids' Sake Fundraiser and make some room for a child who needs a friend.

50 boys in the F-M metro area could use a friend. That’s how long the wait list is of young boys who are on the wait list, who don’t have fathers in their lives and who are hoping to be paired up with a mentor who shares their interests who can give them a little time and a friendly ear…

Falcon Farming

Pesticides are controversial. See how some farmers are getting around the need for them with their feathered friends.

Farmers near Phoenix are getting some help ridding their fields of pests without using pesticides to do so. Small birds and other animals are a real problem for one family strawberry farm in Goodyear, Arizona. To stop the small pests from raiding their berries, the Duncan family uses hunting falcons and their handlers to help patrol the fields. It’s a…

Pet Connection: Meet Bella

Bella is aptly named. And she's just as brainy as she is beautiful.

And we’re not saying she’s smart just because she laughs at Emily’s jokes, right on cue. Bella and her rescue worker, CAARE avian rescue worker Casey Backlund, stopped by the KVRR morning show for a live in-studio interview about what it takes to successfully adopt an umbrella cockatoo, which is what Bella is. Bella is only 15 years, which is…

App of the Week: Google Keep

Google's App shows us why they're slowly taking over the universe as we know it -- it's their slick organization skills.

As we know, Google is set to take over the universe as we know it. This app may have unlocked the answer as to why — they’ve mastered the fine art of effortless organization. Take notes, add a to-do list and prioritize your tasks quickly and easily, all with the help of Francie Black in this week’s App of the…

Thinking Green: Ventilating Your Home

Fresh air is hard to come by this time of year.

Keeping your house properly ventilated is always important, but during the winter months it’s trickier to do than almost any other time of year. In this week’s Thinking Green, Danny Lipford brings us a breath of fresh air for inside your house. Categories: Morning – Features

Ask Danny: Repairing Cracked Concrete

Winter's taken its toll on your paths and driveways. Here's how to fight back.

It’s been a long winter for all of us, and your concrete walkways and driveways are no exception. Ice and snow removal can be tough on those surfaces, causing cracks and crumbling and making footing even more unsure every time precipitation falls. Replacing an entire walkway or driveway can be cost-prohibitive, however — not to mention messy. Danny Lipford shows…

Pet Connection: Meet Sugar and Shasta

They go together like peas and carrots.

Sugar and Shasta are a bonded pair who stopped by KVRR with Homeward Animal Shelter worker Heather Klefstad for a live in-studio interview with Emily Welker about looking for a forever home for this sugar-and-spice pair of pooches. Shasta is a Papillon-Dachsund cross and Sugar is a terrier. The ladies are three and a half years old were surrendered to…