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App of the Week: Flic

The search for the perfect selfie just got a little easier.

When you’re in search of the perfect selfie, there are inevitably a few (hundred) shots that won’t make the final cut. Then you have to clear them off your phone, and that can be pretty time-consuming. Now there’s an app that can streamline the process. Check it out with Francie Black in this week’s App of the Week. Categories: Morning…

Thinking Green: Bamboo

Is it as green as you think it is?

Bamboo’s being touted as the biggest thing right now in sustainable resources. Besides furniture and flooring, you can also bamboo-based clothes and linens, bamboo countertops, bamboo dishes and kitchenware — and let’s not forget about the good old-fashioned bamboo fishing pole. But is your bamboo product really as green as you think it is — or as the manufacturer wants…

Doing Downtown Right: Upcoming Events in Fargo’s Downtown

School's back in session and things are heating up as the weather cools down, downtown.

As things cool down for the official start of fall soon to come, the students are back in classes at NDSU’s downtown campus and things are heating up with entertainment, dining, shopping and business opportunities in Fargo’s downtown area. Downtown Community Partnership’s Nicolette Berge sat down live in-studio with the Morning Show’s Emily Welker to talk about upcoming events like…

Ask Danny: Fixing Cracks In The Driveway

Save your tires and your driveway too.

Left unattended, cracks in the driveway can go from a small, unsightly spot in your front yard to a real property-damage problem. Temperature changes in the ground beneath can lead to bigger and bigger faults over time, damaging your drive and with it, potentially, your tires. Let Danny Lipford show you the way to fix them right in this week’s…

Melinda’s Garden: Going Green

Going green isn't just for keeping your foliage in good condition.

When you’re into gardening, you’re into green. Leaves, grasses, pine needles… all come in all sorts of green shades, and it’s oh-so-important to keep them that what to keep your garden healthy. But keeping the planet green is important for gardeners too, and a great way to do that is to upcyle old, recyclable items into yard art and other…

Experiments with KVRR Meteorologist Scott Sincoff: Fluffy Slime

Fun, Easy, Kid-Friendly Science Experiments

MOORHEAD, Minn. — This week, Meteorologist Scott Sincoff creates Fluffy Slime with Concordia Science Academy Coordinator, Dr. Graeme Wyllie. The experiment was Fluffy Slime! What You Need: Saline solution Glue Bowl Popsicle or mixing stick Shaving cream or foam Food coloring How to Do the Experiment: This experiment uses three simple household ingredients…we’re going to start off with white school glue….

Tech Tip Today: Make Room On Your Phone

Without deleting apps and photos.

It seems like these days there’s nothing a smartphone can’t do, and consequently, we’re doing more than ever on them. But with that advantage comes the disadvantage of continually running out of room on your phone. What do you do to make room without sacrificing apps you love to use, or photos that you want to keep? Francie Black has…

App of the Week: Passwords

How else can you keep track of them all?

Between all the things you need a password for, and all the prompts that seem to ask you to change and update them every few weeks or so, it can feel like navigating an obstacle course every time you log on to your bank account, Netflix or health care file online. Some days, it seems like a miracle you can…

Thinking Green: Home Maintenance

Maintain your home's appliances, as well as the health of the planet.

Worrying about your home’s well-being is pretty natural; after all, it’s where you live. So why is it we don’t always worry so much about the well-being of the planet? It’s where we live, too. It turns out that maintaining your home and its appliances in good working condition can go a long way toward maintaining the planet, too. Check…

Ask Danny: Crawl Space Insulation

It's a little space that can cost you big bucks if you don't insulate.

It’s not one of the areas of your home you probably think about often. And since you likely spend even less time hanging out in it than you do thinking about it, who would think it’s important to insulate your crawl space? Danny Lipford would, that’s who. Check out this story about why insulating this little-considered part of your home…