The dark, gloomy mornings will be a bit brighter after early Sunday, but you'll see evening darkness sooner, too. The reason: it's time to turn our clocks to regular time early Saturday. State Emergency Management spokesperson Tod Pritchard says the time change is also the best time to update the batteries the devices in your home that protect your safety, namely smoke and carbon monoxide detectors....
"....at this time of year we get so many reports, especially this time of the year, of carbon monoxide poisonings. There's been a series of them across the Midwest. It's a great time to remember that carbon monoxide detectors in your home definitely can save your life...."
Pritchard also reminds people to have their furnace and wood burning stove checked each year, never run a gas or propane heater or grill in an unventilated area, and never run a car in an enclosed space. According to the state Department of Health Services, about 450 people are taken each year to emergency rooms for symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning.
