Morning – Features

Tech Tip Today: Taking Notes On The Go

Use Evernote's web clipper to clip recipes, articles and more -- even this one!

Taking notes while you’re out and about is a lot to juggle. But there’s an app that millions of users can access that makes it a snap to clip and go notes on your smartphone. Let Francie Black show you a way to take notes in a snap in this week’s Tech Tip Today. Categories: Morning – Features

App of the Week: Emoji Me

Be the emoji. (Unless it's the poop one. That one's Patrick Stewart.)

It’s almost impossible to imagine a time without emojis – heck, they’re even coming out with an emoji movie. And while it may be a distant dream to imagine your own personal emoji will ever be as popular as the face with tears of joy, the blowing-kiss face or the peach emoji, you have to start somewhere, right? Francie Black…

Thinking Green: Spring Cleaning

Celebrate the return of spring by keeping it green when you clean.

If you haven’t taken care of all your spring cleaning projects yet, you’ve only got a few weeks to tackle them before the official start to summer arrives. Let Danny Lipford show you how to do it right the clean, environmentally-conscious way in this week’s Thinking Green. Categories: Morning – Features

Ask Danny: Painting Galvanized Metal

Get your home's exterior spruced up in time for outdoor recreation season.

Now that the unofficial start of summer is here, it’s time to start tackling those outdoor home improvement projects you’ve been putting off. But can the galvanized metal elements on your home be painted without making them look worse than they did before? Danny Lipford tells us how to make your home look its best in this week’s installment of…

Bug Season Starts: NDSU’s Bug Man

Don Carey has bugs. Now we're bugs -- for bugs.

We’re in the middle of mosquito and tick season, which means the danger of Lyme disease, West Nile, and in some parts of the United States, even Zika virus. And as if the spread of disease weren’t worrisome enough, insects can also be a nuisance and create property damage problems around the home. But they can also do a great…

Melinda’s Garden: Strawberries

They're not just a sweet treat for snacks and smoothies.

Strawberries aren’t just a summertime delight for use in desserts, snacks and smoothies. There are plenty of great ways you can use the yummy little tidbits — including as part of your landscaping. Melinda Myers gives us the scoop. Categories: Morning – Features

Experiments with KVRR Meteorologist Scott Sincoff: Pop Can Implosion

Fun and Easy Science Experiments

This week, Meteorologist Scott Sincoff worked with Benjamin Franklin Middle School Earth Science Teacher Barry Olson to create a Pop Can Implosion. Here’s What You Need: Empty Pop Cans Heat Source Large container of water About 3 lb. of ice Tongs/Oven Mitts About 1–1 ½ oz. of water in each pop can How to create your own Pop Can Implosion:…

LIVE: How To Spice Up Your BBQ This Weekend

NDSU's BBQ Boot Camp Shows Us How To Make Hawaiian Bratwursts

What better way to celebrate Memorial Day Weekend than to grill? KVRR’s Jackie Kelly learns how to make Hawaiian Bratwursts from a NDSU BBQ Boot Camp instructor.   Categories: Morning – Features, Morning – In The Community, News Landing Page Tags: BBQ, Hawaiian Bratwursts, Memorial Day Weekend, NDSU BBQ Boot Camp

Tech Tip Today: Retrieving Lost Emails

Stave off disaster with the help of Francie Black.

Losing an email can lead to some serious headaches in life. Whether it’s your test results from your doctor, your flight information or just a cute letter from your grandma, the electronic paper trail can be critical to know how to navigate. Let Francie Black help you follow her trail of e-breadcrumbs in this week’s Tech Tip Today. Categories: Morning…