While Mylar or foil balloons may look nice at graduation parties and other summer celebrations, they can pose safety concerns for those who aren’t careful. Evergy is warning residents across the ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Graduation season is right around the corner, and Evergy officials are encouraging customers to celebrate safely, especially when it comes to mylar balloons. Often used in ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – As families start to gather in the coming weeks for high school and college graduation celebrations, power companies are warning about the dangers of releasing balloons into the air ...

Mylar balloons are the perfect graduation decoration, but the bane of existence for energy providers. Runaway balloons can damage power lines and cause power outages, especially during high-demand ...

Southern California Edison was warning you ahead of graduation season to please, please not release mylar — those shiny, silver-like balloons — into the sky. Although the metallic balloons may hold ...

With graduation just around the corner, it’s essential that the University of Chicago and other celebrators refrain from using balloons. Celebratory balloons—whether biodegradable, latex, or ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Evergy has warned against decorative metallic Mylar balloons ahead of graduation parties as they pose a threat to electric lines. Evergy has warned Kansans as graduation weekend ...

We are in the midst of another season that marks those special Hallmark holidays: Mylar balloon season. Along with the festivities of celebrating holidays, Mylar balloons that say “Happy Graduation” ...

Mylar balloons are everywhere. No matter where I am I can find one. When monitoring conservation lands throughout the Inland Empire, the most common type of trash I find in the most remote locations ...

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, some graduation celebrations have incorporated drive-by parades into their ceremonies. Often the cars are festooned with bright balloons. Unfortunately, the thing that ...