From everyday questions to more complex problems, we’re asking the experts to lend us a hand. Throughout the series "Professional Help," we’ll hear some direct advice, for us not-so-direct Minnesotans ...

Japanese company YKK introduces AiryString, a tape-free zipper design that enhances flexibility, reduces environmental impact ...

We've all been there. You're driving down a highway before coming across signs informing you of an upcoming work zone and that one lane will be closing soon. There are two schools of thought on what ...

We can all pretty much agree that merging is stressful and one of our least favorite parts of driving. But do you know the correct way to merge? Traffic officials said zipper merging is the most ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- What's the proper way to merge when lanes are reduced in a construction zone, or when emergency vehicle block a lane? Move over early, well before the pinch point, right? Wrong. There ...

MINNEAPOLIS — For more than a decade, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has been working to educate Minnesota drivers about the benefits of the zipper merge, which is billed as a ...

DETROIT – What’s the right way to merge in traffic? Local 4′s Jason Colthorp has the answer. In 2019 he took to social media to point out the flawed way of merging while approaching construction by ...

Save your clothes with these easy fixes for common zipper problems. You go to pull up the zipper and oh dear. The slider part is attached to only one side; or you think you've zipped but then the ...

I’m a grown man, and zippers can still be tough. Lining up the slider perfectly with the very bottom of a zipper is the simplest thing in the world. . .until something goes wrong. Maybe I pull ...