Author: Emily Welker

Pet Connection: Meet Elm

A dog whose spirit is as big as her namesake.

Here in the Fargo metro area, we love our beautiful elm tree canopy that graces the city’s oldest boulevards and walkways. And Elm is a dog who’s just as beautiful as they are. She comes to this week’s Pet Connection from the wonderful volunteers at 4 Luv of Dog rescue. She’s a little over a year old, a pit bull…

Bear Sighting in Becker County

The bear is fuzzy; the video is not.

A visitor gave a homeowner *paws* in Becker County. Anne-Marye Hastad Hoban shared this video on Facebook. A leisurely bear meandering up to her home on White Earth Bay around 10:15 Monday night. The big furry lug bear-ly made a fuss. Hoban guesses the bear was doing what bears do: looking for food. She wrote “Out for a stroll and…

Thinking Green: Rain Barrels

What's more fun than a barrel of monkeys? A barrel of free water for the garden, of course.

You know the saying, “too much of a good thing”? Living in this region we know what that’s like — like when we’re having too much rain, for example. But if you can figure out a way to store it, then the rainy weather we’ve had lately is a lot easier to deal with. Find out how to make rain…

Ask Danny: Stains on Wood Floors

You'll be floored by how easy some of his tips for quick fixes can be.

Getting stains out of clothes is tough. Getting stains off of floors is a nightmare. Danny Lipford wakes us up with some tips on how to repair stained wood floors in this morning’s Ask Danny.   Categories: Morning – Features

LIVE: Home is Where the He(Art) Is

After being stuck at home all these months, a new art exhibit shows us why there's really no place like it.

A new show with a fresh perspective on the place we call home is open for the first time since the pandemic struck, at the Nemeth Art Center in the heart of lakes country. The show, called “Of Course, Where Else” highlights the work of Minnesota and North Dakota-based artists. It gives new interpretations of our upper Midwestern homes at…

Thinking Green: Radiant Heating

You'll be radiant with new knowledge about the benefits.

Believe it or not, someday soon we will get to the point where we’re going to want to turn the heat back on at night. Remember a few years ago, when we got that frost warning in mid-August? Cover your home heating needs as well as your tomatoes when that happens. Here’s the way to do it green, with Danny…

Ask Danny: Finding a Contractor

Spacing out over picking a contractor? Here's some help.

During the pandemic, making the choice about who you want to let into your space is more critical than ever. And it’s putting a new pressure on people to pick the right contractor. Danny Lipford lets us in on some handy tips to find the right handy help in this week’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning – Features

LIVE: Bee Hunt with Longspur Prairie Fund

Bee excited! The sixth annual Bee Hunt is coming up and it's bigger than ever!

It’s National Pollinator Week, and it ‘s going to be a “bee-autiful” weekend in the region –perfect for going on a bee hunt. But in this hunt, you shoot with a camera. The sixth annual Bee Hunt with the Longspur Prairie Fund is happening Saturday in Ulen, Minnesota. Activists with the LPF say the bee hunt draws bigger and bigger…

Thinking Green: LED Lighting

Don't be led astray. Find out more about developing light technologies.

LEDs have been on the market for awhile, but engineers are coming up with new ways all the time to light up our lives in greener and greener ways. Danny lipford shows us why LED technology is still a bright shining light for green technology in today’s Thinking Green. Categories: Morning – Features

Ask Danny: CFL Bulbs

Danny Lipford's shedding some light on the subject.

We’re finally past the summer solstice this morning. And that means the daylight out there is starting to grow less and less from this morning on. Find out whether CFL bulbs are what you want for your home in this morning’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning – Features