Author: Emily Welker

Ask Danny: Keeping Basements Dry

Another round of storms and rain on the way tonight. Make sure you stay dry.

This story is going to come in really handy this morning. Especially with all the street flooding we’re seeing from Sunday overnight into Monday morning storms. Danny Lipford lets us in on some timely tips to keep water out of your basement in this morning’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning – Features

LIVE: Coronavirus Fears Stop Blood Donations

They say it's safe. Here's what to expect when you go in to donate.

Vitalant is behind only one other agency in supplying most of the nation’s blood collection. Yet, as we hover between two major disasters — the global pandemic rampaging through America, and the death of George Floyd at the hands of police and the civil unrest that’s followed — Vitalant has seen nearly 2,000 blood drives cancelled. Katie Bartelson, Vitalant’s senior…

First Responder’s Big Baby Shower

She's given so much to her community. Now they're giving right back to her.

Becoming a first-time parent is something that requires a fair amount of bravery. Becoming a first-time parent in the middle of a global pandemic? That requires nerves of steel. But for Taylor Scott, bravery comes as second nature. The volunteer firefighter has been serving her community of Thompson, ND for some time now, up to and including working on her…

LIVE: Long-Term Care Center Task Force

The coronavirus ravaged the centers. Now loneliness is doing its part.

North Dakota task force leaders are looking for your help crafting a strategy to help families get back together with their loved ones in long-term care facilities across the state. Nursing homes and other facilities across the country have been ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. That prompted Governor Doug Burgum to close long-term care facilities off to visitors on April…

Thinking Green: Low-Flow Showers

Go with the flow and go green around the home.

If you’re heading in to work after a nice long weekend playing outdoors for Memorial Day, you know the quality of your morning shower is essential. Hey — gotta wash the barbecue smoke out of your hair before you go in, right? But you’re probably wondering whether a low flow shower head can get the dirty deed done right, or…

LIVE: Senior Volunteer and Companion Program

Staying home is keeping them safe from the virus. It's also putting them at risk for depression and loneliness.

As we spend this Memorial Day with our family members, thanking our lucky stars we’ve made it through lockdown and into the first big holiday since the coronavirus struck, you might not realize not everyone in our community is seeing much change. Those are some of our seniors, who are in the highest-risk categories and who often don’t have family…

Ask Danny: Fixing Nail Pops

Problems pop up. Smack 'em back down again.

It’s the unofficial start of the summer season, and the unofficial start “to doing all kinds of DIY projects around the house” season. Danny Lipford lets us in on one of his many handy tips for problems that pop up in your home’s drywall in this week’s Ask Danny.   Categories: Morning – Features

LIVE: Socially-Distant CPR and First Aid Training

You can still get training, and now that summer's starting, it's time you did.

It’s the unofficial weekend that kicks off the summer season, and a lot of people are going to hightail it for the lakes and prairies of the region to get away for the first time since lockdown ended nationwide. But when you’re heading out to remote areas, it’s always better to take some freshly-sharpened lifesaving skills with you — for…

Thinking Green: Living Off the Land

Declare victory in our quest to help the environment.

There’s been a resurgence this morning all across the region of interest in victory gardens. It’s the practice adopted by a lot of Americans during World War II of growing your own produce at home. Danny Lipford shows us how easy it is to get started growing goodies at home that aren’t just good for you, they’re good for the…

Ask Danny: Fixing Asphalt Cracks

Smoothing out the trouble spots with Danny Lipford.

This seemed like the winter and spring that would never end. And now that the weather’s finally warmed up, you’re probably seeing a lot of weather damage around your home. Home improvement expert Danny Lipford show us how to tackle one of the top trouble spots in today’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning – Features