Author: Emily Welker

Ask Danny: Latex Over Oil Paint

Latex: it's not just for PPE anymore.

When you think of latex these days , you’re probably thinking of personal protective equipment like gloves and so on,  that are so critical during the pandemic. But latex is useful around the home, too. Find out whether it’s worth it to consider latex paint in your home projects in this week’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning – Features

LIVE: 411 Police Tip App

What's even easier than making a phone call? Using an app.

There’s a new tool at your fingertips to help stop the spread of crime in North Dakota’s biggest city. Fargo police are launching the 411 app for citizens in our community. Police say the app allows you to stay anonymous while you send in tips and concerns about potential crime to police They say the app will make it easier…

Pet Connection: Meet Summer

Summer lovin,' comin' up.

We know the calendar and the outdoor temps show that summer’s on its way out soon. But you can hang on to Summer forever with this week’s Pet Connection. Literally, as it turns out. She even walks on a leash, so she’s much easier to hang on to. Summer was rescued once as a newly-delivered mama by the rescue workers…

Ask Danny: Staining a Deck

Wooden you like to know how long you really need to wait?

After the hot and soggy weekend we had, you might not have gotten everything done in the yard you’d hoped for. But brighter, bluer skies are on the way, and that means you might be thinking about sprucing up the backyard deck. Don’t try to be totally self-su”staining” — get some handy advice from Danny Lipford on how to do…

LIVE: Turning to Tutors

Parents were already looking for any little bit of help they could get -- and then the pandemic hit the six-month mark.

There may be a run on tutoring services this morning from parents struggling with a return to remote learning as the school year gears up again. While some districts are sending the kids back into the classroom, most have revealed backup plans that include hybrid and all-online classes as coronavirus cases fail to come down significantly across the U-S and…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Peekaboo

Surprise! It's a chinchilla.

You may not realize this, but Kritter Krazy Reptile and Exotic Rescue covers pretty much every animal out there. In addition to their ever-expanding assortment of homeless and abandoned tortoises, iguanas, ball pythons and Nile monitors, they also handle some pretty fluffy characters too. When it comes to care for pets, turns out “exotics” means pretty much anything that isn’t…

Thinking Green: Recycled Glass

You can clearly see the benefits of recycling.

Glass is having a real moment right now, as everyone moves into carrying their reusable water bottles around, and away from plastics and BPAs. But when those bottles break, you’re probably wondering if they’re headed for the landfill. Don’t worry — Danny Lipford has you covered in Thinking Green. Categories: Morning – Features

LIVE: How to Vote in Cass County

The plan to pick a president during a pandemic is shaping up.

It’s all anybody can talk about lately: with a pandemic on, and a president who’s been attacking the idea of mail-in ballots, how is the election going to go? With the post office in crisis just as public pressure mounts to vote without going in person to the polls, this November’s election is bound to be like none other. DeAnn…

LIVE: FM Pride Week 2020

Turning rain into rainbows may never have meant so much.

You’ve been seeing the rainbows, but not the crowds. F-M Pride Week is wrapping up Sunday with a couple more online events to bring in the F-M LGBTQ community and their friends and family closer together, social-distancing style. Organizers say with Pride Week being held entirely online this year, they’re seeing a lot of reminiscing going on. Happy memories like…

Pet Connection: Meet the Baby Corn Snakes

No, that's not a colorful shoelace you're looking at.

They say you can never have too much of a good thing. That is only partly true when it comes to rescue animals. Especially when they have litters of babies that all need homes at once. Not only do many kinds of snakes have several of eggs at once, one mama snake who came into a local rescue already pregnant…