Morning – Features

Melinda’s Garden: Making Your Garden Pop

Making changes for next year that will really pay off.

Just because the garden’s shutting up shop for the season doesn’t mean you have to settle for the same old, same old next year. There is a way to plan for a growing season that guarantees you can have a more or less continuous parade of color year-round, from spring to fall to winter too. Let Melinda Myers show you…

LIVE: Road Conditions

KVRR's Jackie Kelly Talks About Road Conditions in Fargo

  KVRR’s Jackie Kelly talks about road conditions in Fargo after Thursday’s snowy weather. Categories: Morning – Features, Morning – In The Community Tags: ice, road conditions, weather

Tech Tip Today: Smartphone Insurance

Here's why it may be worth the extra expense.

From the cost of the data plan to the investment you make in the actual phone itself, no one wants to add any more costs onto their mobile phone tab. But if you have to replace a damaged phone, you’ll be set back a pretty penny, too. Francie Black shows you why it may be worth the additional investment in…

App of the Week: My Face On A Pumpkin

Vegetable immortality awaits.

If you’re looking for a way to wow the neighbors with your flair for the artistic, or just a way to give your adoring public a little more face time, look no further. This new app out in the nick of time for Halloween comes to you courtesy of master carver herself Francie Black, in this week’s App of the…

Thinking Green: Lumber Products

Attention, tree-huggers.

If you care about your environment, you’ve probably been lumped in with the “tree-huggers” among us. But just caring about trees isn’t enough — it’s important to make responsible, sustainable choices if you do choose to consume lumber products in the home. Let Danny Lipford do a little speaking for the trees as he teaches you about what kind of…

Ask Danny: Maintaining Your Water Heater

Winter's finally found us -- time to turn up the heat.

It’s been a nice long stretch of near-record highs recently, but it looks like the warm weather may be gone for good — or at least, until next spring. And that means a water heater working in tip-top condition is going to be pretty critical in the coming months. Let Danny Lipford show you how to check yours to make…

Experiments with KVRR Meteorologist Scott Sincoff: Ballooning Dry Ice

Fun and Easy Science Experiments

This week, Meteorologist Scott Sincoff worked with Ben Franklin Middle School Earth Science Teacher Barry Olson to experiment with the sublimation of dry ice. What you need for the experiment: Dry Ice Spoon Towel Hammer Gloves Balloon Ruler How you conduct the experiment: We’re going to be demonstrating sublimation of dry ice (CO2).  We are going to use a balloon…

Melinda’s Garden: Propagating From Cuttings

Expand your plant collection and save them from freezing cold temps outdoors.

It can be tough to say goodbye to some of our favorite tender plants when the temps drop below freezing — and chances are, our extra-warm fall weather streak is going to end for good for the year any minute now. If you want to hang on to any of the beautiful plants you’ve spent all spring and summer nurturing,…

Velveeta Cheese Fudge: Yay Or Nay?

Gross Curiosity Or Hidden Culinary Gem?

  I found this recipe on Twitter, claiming to be from someone in Duluth, Minnesota. The recipe is for Velveeta cheese fudge. The concept sounded ridiculous, so I shared it on my social media. I asked if anyone had had this particular concoction. Is it an insane relic from 50 years ago? Or is it a true treat that I…

Tech Tip Today: Gmail Functions

Seems like you can't do anything these days without gmail.

Gmail is everywhere these days, with a plethora of functions that can make it easier than ever to access shared documents, spreadsheets and other items you need. But not everyone knows its ins and outs. Francie Black shows us whether it’s better to use Groups or Circles for your Gmail contacts in this week’s Tech Tip Today. Categories: Morning –…