Practice makes perfect. But, for people who respond to accidents and medical emergencies, practice can be hard to come by. Meg Britton-Mehlisch recently spent a day with local firefighters, as they got a chance to try out new techniques and try out equipment that could save lives.
Plus, more on these stories:
- A state agency in Kansas wants to study how criminal sentencing guidelines could change for the better.
- A Wichita organization is training crisis workers to better respond to LGBTQ+ people.
- A program that helps create more care options for people with disabilities is not being reinstated in Kansas.
- Officials say two people were hurt by hazardous materials at a Salina water park earlier this week, which led to the park's closure.
- The U.S. Forest Service will waive fees on Saturday at all of its recreation sites on national forests and grasslands.
- The American Red Cross in Kansas has issued an urgent call for blood donations as the summer season begins.
- The Kansas Department of Transportation will host an open house this week to talk about a possible new interchange in northeast Wichita.
Producers: Haley Crowson and Fletcher Powell
Editors: Haley Crowson and Suzanne Perez
Contributors: Jenni Anima, Zach Boblitt, Meg Britton-Mehlisch, Daniel Caudill, Roger Nomer, Suzanne Perez and Rachel Schnelle
Theme music: Torin Andersen
Digital editor: Haley Crowson
