Author: Emily Welker

LIVE: Getting Ready For the Goddess Gala

There's just enough time left to find an outfit.

There are goddesses who walk among us. And believe it or not, you may be one of them. For a single night, the organizers of the “Goddess Gala,” coming next month to the metro, are inviting you to join them. Get yourself gussied up in your most glamorous eveningwear, adorn yourself whichever way you feel most glorious, and summon your…

Pet Connection: Meet Brussels

Talk about a snack -- this guy is seriously cute.

Whatever kind of cuddles you can dish out, this guy can take, and come back for more. Brussels the black lab mix is a bit bigger than a mere sprout. He’s an 86-pound bundle of beefy love. This sweetheart of a fellow couldn’t come in a nicer package — he’s got all his shots, he’s chipped and neutered, and has…

LIVE: Take Back the Night at NDSU

The big night to back up sexual violence survivors is here this week.

Take back the night is back at NDSU. For the first time since the pandemic struck two years ago, NDSU is holding its annual Take Back the Night march and rally against sexual violence. It’s open to all. The event features a variety of community groups to help support survivors and raise awareness against sex assaults. Activists say just sexual…

Ask Danny: Sealing Cracks in Asphalt Driveway

Don't crack under the strain of home improvement.

Now that the snow has melted we’re seeing a lot of the damage it’s left behind. And it’s probably not just potholes either. Your driveway might have taken a beating this winter too. Danny Lipford has some fixes in this morning’s home improvement moment. Categories: Morning – Features

Spring Art Gala: Prom 1997

Reclaim your youth, if not your eyebrows.

It’s been the top ticket in town for spring celebrations for a quarter-century now in the metro’s art scene. And this year, the Spring Art Gala is back in style. 90’s style. Break out the halter tops and slip dresses, pluck your eyebrows to a fine line and get ready to party at Spring Art Gala Prom: 1997. Organizers are…

Pet Connection: Meet Fern

A critter so cute, she's practically bacon to be taken home with you.

We’re really hamming it up this morning on Pet Connection. Okay, we admit that was a totally tasteless joke. But we’re sow wild to introduce you to this pet, we just can’t help it. After all, she’s a total babe. Fern the potbellied pig is a first for our long-running pet adoption segment. She’s a dainty young lady of about…

Thinking Green: Green Offices

Hint: it's not just about a new paint job for your work space.

A lot of people are back in the office in person for the first time in a couple years. And they want to bring their environmentally-sound habits back in with them. Danny lipford has our best practices for a green workplace in this morning’s Thinking Green. Categories: Morning – Features

Ask Danny: Staining a Deck

Make sure the deck's not stacked against spring entertaining season.

Time to start thinking about putting the patio furniture back out again. But first you better make sure your deck is in shape to set it up. Here’s Danny Lipford to let us know when and how to stain your deck in today ‘s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning – Features

LIVE: Celtic Festival Returns

Get your green on this weekend, because it's back for the first time since the pandemic hit.

Pinch us, because we can barely believe it’s happening. Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day 2022 celebrations, the Celtic Festival is finally returning to the Hjemkomst Center this weekend. The annual event draws in about 3,000 visitors each year, and because of the density of the crowd, it’s had to be either canceled or held virtually for 2020 and…

LIVE: “Bear’s Braid” Reaches Kids Around the Country — and the World

A North Dakota author battles bullying in our region and beyond, with the endorsement of a major human rights group.

We first had her on the show in September of 2021, shortly after North Dakota-based author and educator Joelle Bearstail’s children’s book “Bear’s Braid” was first published. Since then, her book’s been sold and circulated in bookstores all around the U.S., online, and as far away as Australia. The book’s written after bullying affected Bearstail’s  son, both as a way…