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KDOT’s Safe Routes to School program awards grants

TOPEKA - The Kansas Department of Transportation announces 12 Kansas communities will receive grants to develop plans and support efforts to help build the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program in their areas.This is the first year applications have been accepted for the two types of SRTS Planning and Programming grants.

POLICE BEAT

The following reports were taken from law enforcement logs.The Telegram has limited its police beat to arrests including felony charges, in order to devote more time to covering local news.

ASK AMY: Non-smokers want smokers to butt out

Dear Amy: Recently an out-of-state couple moved into our neighborhood, due to being transferred by their workplaces.These people are charming, but the problem is that they smoke.Their clothes, their house and their cars smell like cigarettes.The smell makes me nauseous.The state we live in is basically a non-smoking state.