Lifestyle

Tips to keep out the cold...and the mold
Midmorning's home repair expert joins Kerri Miller to talk about ways to keep your house warm, and keep those utility bills down. She'll also talk with an expert on indoor air quality and mold.
The Garden guru
Our gardens are frozen, but gardeners still can dream about the glory to come. Deb Brown answers your pre-planting questions.
Group warns of approaching fish disease
Conservationists are calling for quick action to counter a deadly fish virus. The disease, responsible for wide spread fill kills in Lake Erie last summer, has now been identified in Lake Huron. Experts say the disease will almost certainly hit Lake Superior.
The hungry mind
Ever wonder why you keep eating that bag of chips, even though you're no longer hungry? A food psychologist says it's a result of mindless eating.
The Minnesota Vikings say they plan to ask the Legislature to approve a plan to build a new football stadium with a retractable roof on the site of the Metrodome. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Lester Bagley, the team's Vice President of Public Affairs and Stadium Development.
Drink me, lose weight
Coca-Cola and Nestle have come up with a beverage that promises to burn more calories than it contains. Is the newest Coke product the real thing?
On a hike in the New Mexico wilderness, Peter and Albert Kottke from Rochester found and rescued Carolyn Dorn. She had been missing for five weeks and rescuers had given up hope of finding her. Peter tells the story to All Things Considered host Tom Crann.
Warm weather scotching ice fishing tournaments
Minnesota's ice fishing tournaments are fighting with the weather -- and many are losing. One of the state's biggest, The Golden Rainbow Tournament in Forest Lake is cancelled because of poor ice conditions. Officials say they're moving the event farther north, to Grand Rapids.
The chemistry of food
Ever wonder why those Christmas cookies crumble before they hit the plate? Or why melted chocolate suddenly turns to rock while you're stirring? Food chemist Shirley Corriher offers insight into the mysteries of cooking.