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Sudsy bubbles coming from your tree? Here's what it means

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:21:42 GMT

DERBY, Kan. (KSNW) — Does your tree have a case of the suds? No, we aren't talking about the illness Spongebob came down with, though it is slightly similar. A resident in Derby, Kansas, noticed the strange phenomenon known as tree suds in her yard on Tuesday. She shared the below photos with Nexstar's KSNW. (Misti Hobbs)(Misti Hobbs)Misti Hobbs took these two photos Tuesday as rain moved across the area. As you can see, it seems like sudsy soap is seeping out of the tree. Erik Draper writes for Ohio State University that tree suds are actually a fairly common phenomenon that generally happens after long periods without rain.During those dry periods, particulates from the air, salts, and plant chemicals tend to accumulate on the surface of tree bark. Rainwater washes and mixes with the different salts, chemicals, and particulates which can contain acid. When the salts, acids, and rainwater combine, a chemical reaction occurs that forms a sort of rudimentary soap.As the mixture fl...

Colder air is settling in as the cold front passes

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:21:42 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The cold front arrived right on time this morning. It passed Austin during the 10:00 hour with a 12° drop in temperatures. Temperatures fell to the mid to upper 40s over all of San Saba and Lampasas Counties. The front will continue moving to the south leaving cold north winds. Based on present trends it should be clear out of San Marcos to Luling to Flatonia during the early afternoon.Colder air settles in this afternoonWind chills come into play for the first time thanks to a biting north winds as high as 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 to 30 mph.By 9 p.m. wind chills will be in the low to mid 30s across the northern and western Hill Country communities. They will fall further to rush hour readings ranging from the mid 20s to low 30s. Monday afternoon wind chills will be in the 30s areawide. A record will be set Monday with the forecast high in the low to mid 40s. The record for the coldest high on October 30 is 49° set four years ago.A record for the coldest hig...

Dalton Risner gets start for Vikings up front with Ezra Cleveland inactive

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:21:42 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Dalton Risner got the start at left guard for the Vikings against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday afternoon at Lambeau Field.It marked the second straight start for Risner as Ezra Cleveland continues to miss time with a foot injury.Though it’s unclear if Risner will hold on to starting spot when Cleveland returns, he’s looking to force the Vikings into a tough decision.After signing with the Vikings last month as a free agent, Risner has been biding his time in practice, trying to overtake either Cleveland or Ed Ingram on the interior of the offensive line. He finally got his opportunity last week and helped the Vikings impose their will on the San Francisco 49ers in primetime.If Risner is able to put together another solid performance for the Vikings against the Green Bay Packers, he could be looking at more playing time in the near future.The other inactives for the Vikings included running back Kene Nwangwu, linebacker Brian Asamoah, cornerback...

Other voices: Schools should ban cellphones

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:21:42 GMT

Ask any parent about the time their kids spend on mobile devices, and you’ll likely hear the same refrain: It’s too much.Excessive use of smartphones and social media is linked to rising rates of teenage depression and self-harm, while also damaging students’ academic performance and exacerbating achievement gaps. At this point, the question isn’t whether phones should be banned from classrooms, but why more schools haven’t done so already.Evidence about the negative effects of mobile devices on learning is overwhelming. Large-scale international assessments have shown that anything beyond limited use of technology in the classroom harms academic performance. A 14-country study cited in a U.N. report this year found that merely being in proximity to smartphones disrupted learning for all ages, from preschool to college, with poorly performing students suffering the most.Prompted by findings like these — and common sense — the British governm...

St. Paul’s go-to playground designers take a big cue from the disabled

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:21:42 GMT

Jill Moore’s wheelchair doesn’t prevent her from exploring parks, playgrounds and other public spaces. In fact, as an inclusive play specialist for Minnesota-based playground designer Landscape Structures, she’s developed an expertise in noodling through landscapes that able-bodied people sometimes take for granted, searching for access opportunities and impediments designers might have overlooked, or as she puts it, “connecting the lived experience with the design.”On Friday, Moore was scheduled to accompany a deaf woman, a blind man, a man with autism and a powerchair user who is non-verbal on an “audit” of sorts through downtown Minneapolis, focusing on Nicollet Mall, Peavey Plaza and the Walker Sculpture Garden. Their goal was to make sure that disability access means more than just a ramp wide enough to carry Moore’s wheels.Undated courtesy rendering, circa October 2023. Dr. Bill McGuire’s family foundation plans a state-of-...

SCSO investigating fatal vehicle-pedestrian crash on Route 9

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:21:42 GMT

HALFMOON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office announced they are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Sunday morning in Halfmoon. The crash took place on Route 9. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! On October 29 at 5:01 a.m., police responded to the report of a personal injury vehicle crash on Route 9, just south of Sitterly Road. The preliminary investigation revealed that a box truck had been traveling northbound on Route 9 when it struck a pedestrian, who was identified as Michael Blackburn 41, of Clifton Park.Blackburn was transported to Samaritan Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries. The crash remains under investigation. Stay with NEWS10 as this story continues to develop.

Colorado weather: Winter storm hits with more than 15 inches of snow in some areas, winding down Sunday

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:21:42 GMT

Ice and snow are the name of the game Sunday, with Saturday’s winter storm winding down by noon, according to the National Weather Service.A winter storm warning remains in effect through noon Sunday, but forecasters at NWS said the metro area can expect about an inch of snow to add to their totals throughout the day.Additional Snowfall will be 1 to 3 inches, heaviest across portions of Lincoln county. #cowx pic.twitter.com/zLD2xVH4MF— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) October 29, 2023Overnight, Denver residents saw anywhere from 7 to 9 inches of snow, while the south metro area saw between 9 nd 11 inches, NWS meteorologist Paul Schlatter said.Up in the mountains, particularly in ski resort areas, snow accumulation ranged from 10 to 16 inches, and the foothills weren’t much better off with 10 to 13 inches of snow, Schlatter said. The eastern plains took a lighter hit of 3 to 6 inches of snow.Light snow and flurries will continue throughout Sunday, with most activity windin...

Keeler: Save Shedeur Sanders! CU Buffs QB will keep getting crushed if Coach Prime doesn’t start running the darn ball

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:21:42 GMT

PASADENA, Calif. — What good is a Louis Vuitton quarterback if his handles keep falling off?“It’s a struggle to run the ball,” CU football coach Deion Sanders said after a 28-16 loss to UCLA inside a Rose Bowl with thorns, the Buffs’ fourth defeat in five games. “And we’ve got to figure that out, because now you’re one-dimensional. And it’s easy to stop a team when they’re one-dimensional and that’s who we are at this point in time.”Shedeur Sanders, the coach’s son and the offense’s only hope, needed an injection for the pain at halftime, thanks to a bruising bunch of Bruins and seven sacks allowed. The kid wouldn’t need a shot if he wasn’t taking so dang many of them in the pocket, week after week.Run the darn ball, Coach Prime. For your son’s sake, if nothing else.From a play-calling front, the Buffs are too dang easy right now. CU’s playing checkers in a Pac-12 full of ches...

Travis Hunter provides silver lining in CU Buffs’ loss to UCLA: “He’s a special football player”

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:21:42 GMT

PASADENA, Calif. — Jimmy Smith, Chidobe Awuzie, Ahkello Witherspoon… Travis Hunter.How does the fourth belong with the latter three? Hunter, the Buffs’ two-way breakout star playing his first season of Division-I FBS, is on the fast-track to join those other names as a high-drafted cornerback out of CU.Hunter put on another eye-opening defensive performance Saturday in CU’s 28-16 loss to UCLA at the Rose Bowl, with two first-half interceptions that helped give the Buffs an early lead.The sophomore snuffed out the Bruins’ first drive of the game by intercepting Ethan Garbers to set CU up for a field goal that made it 6-0. On the 3rd-and-5 play, Hunter was in man, press coverage on Kam Brown at the line of scrimmage, but after jamming Brown, Hunter intuitively jumped off him and into space when he recognized Bruins slot receiver Logan Loya was running a short button-hook to the first-down line.Hunter dove and picked off Garbers’ pass, then popped up...

4 children found with 'lacerations' at Lancaster home; 2 dead

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:21:42 GMT

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the deaths of two children and the hospitalizations of two others in Lancaster.According to an LASD release, deputies were dispatched to the 1800 block of East Avenue J-2 shortly before midnight on Saturday after a call came in alleging children were being harmed at the location. “Upon arrival, deputies contacted a female adult and conducted a check of the location,” the LASD release said. “Deputies found four children under the age of ten suffering from lacerations to their bodies.” According to an LASD release, deputies were dispatched to the 1800 block of East Avenue J-2 in Lancaster shortly before midnight on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 after a call came in alleging children were being harmed at the location. (Luis Meza)The children were immediately transported to a local hospital where two of them were pronounced dead, authorities said. The other two children are said to be in stable condition with non-life...