Are your evergreen needles turning different shades? Melinda Myers says there’s no need to worry. Don’t panic if the inner needles along the trunk of your evergreen are yellow or brown. This is a common occurrence called seasonal needle drop. Most evergreens shed some of their older needles every year in late summer or fall. Some species like white…
For some users, Bitcoin is the currency of the future. But if you’re dubious about it, you’re not alone. Some people even wonder if Bitcoin is even legal, let alone legal tender. Could it be the wave of the future or a felony waiting to happen? Francie Black explains in this week’s Tech Tip today. Categories: Morning – Features…
Iris is a Pitbull mix who is around five years old. She will be up for adoption in a couple months because she is recovering from heartworm surgery. Iris’s life has not been easy, before the discovery of the Heartworm she was rescued as a pregnant mother in a pound out of state for the fear she would die before giving birth to…
KVRR’s Jackie Kelly travels to Maplewood State Park to see how the colors of the leaves have changed so far. Park Manager, Don DelGreco, also talks about Leaf Days. Categories: Morning – Features, Morning – In The Community Tags: fall, Fall foliage, leaves, Maplewood State Park
Microsoft is aiming to make your class or meeting a little more colorful with this week’s App of the Week. Their new whiteboard scanning app lets you take a picture without glare or other interference to let you interface it with your Microsoft programs perfectly. Let Francie Black walk you through it. Categories: Morning – Features
Did you know that over half the energy produced in America is generated by coal? I think that’s one of the most anti-green concepts we still face. Besides using an unsustainable resource, it creates a massive carbon footprint on our planet. The next time you get your power bill, look at it closely and see if there’s a green energy…
This week, Meteorologist Scott Sincoff worked with Concordia Science Academy Coordinator, Dr. Graeme Wyllie to create a Cabbage Indicator. What you need: Ammonia-based Cleaning Solution Cabbage Blender Water Vinegar Strainer or Cheesecloth Cups How to conduct the experiment: One of the classes of chemicals that we work with in the chemistry lab is called indicators. These change some properties in…
Loraine asks: What’s the best way to paint over dark paneling? When I was a kid, the old dark paneling like this was so popular. Nowadays, people want to brighten things up a little bit, and whether you have real wood paneling like this or sheet paneling, the process to brighten it up is pretty much the same. You…
Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. And if you can look at a patch of dirt and see beauty springing forth from it in the form of a garden, what’s to stop you from turning old, unused objects that would otherwise end up in a landfill into works of garden art that will spruce up your…
September 22nd marks the one year anniversary of the KVRR Local News morning show. Please take a couple minutes to look back at some of the highlights Adam, Emily, Scott, Jackie and an amazing group of behind the scenes crew members brought to you. Categories: Morning – Features Tags: KVRR LOCAL NEWS, Year In Review
