Morning – Features

Melinda’s Garden: Colorful Borders

A sunshiny weekend in store could help you grow a gorgeous border.

The sun is finally shining on us here in the Red River Valley, and as the ground thaws out and the green gets growing, it’s time to start planning your new additions to the garden. Garden borders are a great way to add extra pops of color to your yard, but it can be daunting to decide where to put…

Tech Tip Today: Erasing Unused Apps

Speed up your smartphone.

By now, you’ve probably had enough close calls with a quickly run-down battery on your smartphone to think twice about the number of apps you collect. But it can be a real hassle to go in there and clear off all the ones you’re not using these days. Francie Black shows us how to pick and choose in this week’s…

Thinking Green: Recyclable Batteries

We recharge with coffee -- but there's a better way.

When we run out of energy on the Morning Show, we like to recharge with coffee. But when your battery-operated gear runs out, you need a different type of energy recharge instead. Is it worth investing in recyclable batteries to give your day the jolt of energy it needs? Find out in this week’s Thinking Green with Danny Lipford. Categories:…

Ask Danny: Fixing Squeaky Stairs

Put the sneak back in your squeak.

It’s been said that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. But what do the squeaky wood floors get? Their own segment on the Morning Show, it turns out. Grease probably isn’t the way to go, but Ask Danny is. Put the sneak back in those squeaky stairs with the help of home improvement expert Danny Lipford. Categories: Morning – Features

Thinking Green: Reusing Plastic Bottles

There are a rainbow of possibilities in this green idea.

When we start to think about saving the planet, we’re usually thinking about just one color: green. But it turns out there are a whole spectrum of possibilities for saving the planet by re-using your plastic bottles. It doesn’t just keep unwanted plastic out of the landfill — it can lend itself to some really creative uses. Check out some…

Ask Danny: Leaky Gutters

Whether it's snow or rain, into every gutter a little precip must fall.

It seems like the spring thaw is finally upon us. But even if our late-season snowstorms haven’t altogether stopped, we’re sure to get some precip coming our way, and whether it falls as rain or snow, it’s headed straight for your house’s gutters. Danny Lipford gives us a quick tip on how to spot and repair leaks in your home’s…

Tech Tip Today: Google Advanced Search

Get more bang for your Google buck with these tips

  Google search is a fabulous service but sometimes it can be challenging to find exactly what you are looking for. If you want to narrow down your search results, try using Google’s Advanced Search feature, which is hidden in the bottom right corner under Settings. Here you can find pages that match specific search criteria. For example, Find pages…

Sheep Out Baaaaaaaaaack At KVRR

Student from NDSU Sheep Program tells us what it's Like to Raise Sheep

  NDSU Junior Kacey Koester joins Adam Ladwig and Emily Welker to talk about what it’s like to raise sheep with the NDSU Sheep Program. She brought a two-year-old sheep and her twin two-month-old baby ewe lambs to the KVRR studios. Koester talks about the round-the-clock care sheep need at NDSU, and the importance they serve in the local ag…

Thinking Green: Mold

The kind of green you don't want.

It’s not just green, mold. It comes in a wide array of colors, each one more alarming than the last — green, pink, and maybe the most disturbing of all, black. And mold can sometimes creep in where you least expect or want it to, all around the home To keep your surroundings fresh and green — as in environmentally…

Ask Danny: Cleaning Stainless Steel

Make sure your stainless steel lives up to its name.

Spring thaw may be finally on its way, and with the melt we’ll be getting mud, mud and more mud. And that means you’re going to need every single spring cleaning tip you can get your hands on. Make sure your stainless steel is going into spring living up to its squeaky-clean name with home improvement expert Danny Lipford in…