Author: Emily Welker

Pet Connection: Meet Topanga

She's got a personality as warm and sunny as the Topanga Canyon.

Whether you think of Topanga as being named for the sunshiny canyon in Los Angeles, or the equally sunny character on “Boy Meets World,” this is a dog with a smile as bright as the sun. The 2-year-old pit bull stopped by with 4 Luv of Dog founder and rescue worker Kish Hilmert to visit live in-studio with Emily Welker…

Dads and Daughters Do Science

Get your girls involved in the sciences with this hands-on event for Earth Week.

Earth Day 2017 is almost upon us, and the women engineers of NDSU have the perfect place to get your daughter and her dad involved in a hands-on party for the planet. It’s the Dads and Daughters Do Science event at NDSU April 22nd, where you can bring your daughter for a bunch of science experiments for ages K-2 from…

Tech Tip Today: Saving Voicemails

Whether it's your kid or your grandma, there's always that one voice you want to hear over and over again.

We’ve all gotten that voicemail from a beloved person whose cute message you just can’t bear to let go of. But there doesn’t seem to be any good, standardized way of saving them. Let Francie Black take you to where the voicemails go to live forever in this week’s Tech Tip Today. Categories: Morning – Features

App of the Week: DIYZ

Spring home improvement season is here. Here's how to keep your projects from getting away from you.

Staying on top of tasks around the home can be a full-time job, and now that spring home improvement season is here, chances are you’re about to get even more ambitious about do-it-yourself projects. That’s why Francie Black is showing us how to shop for, prep for, and even order tools for your DIY doings in this week’s App of…

Thinking Green: Drip Irrigation

April showers aren't always reliable.

It’s time to get out into the yard and do some planting soon. But almost immediately thereafter, you’re headed for the lakes. And who’s going to water the plants while you’re gone? Danny Lipford won’t do your watering for you. But he’s got a plan to keep them green all season long that’s almost as easy, in this week’s Thinking…

Ask Danny: Staining Wooden Decks

Should you finish it now? Or let it sit?

When you have a brand-new home improvement project standing proudly in your yard, it’s natural to want to finish it off with a final seal and stain. But as Danny Lipford explains in this week’s Ask Danny, you might have to wait awhile. Categories: Morning – Features

Morning Show Moments

Didn't get a chance to watch every day this week? Here are some highlights you might have missed.

We get it — your mornings are busy, and sometimes you have to run out the door before you can catch all the best moments of your only local news from seven to nine a.m. That’s why we kept an eye out for some of the good stuff you may have missed this week. Here’s a quick peek at some…

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…