Tomskstat has prepared a report on the dynamics of prices for food and non-food products in Tomsk over the past month. Thus, according to the department’s data, in November, among non-food products, the prices that rose the most were fresh-cut flowers (by almost 10%), diesel fuel (by more than 6%), and mercury thermometers (by 6%). In addition, prices for natural gas motor fuel, validol, throat lozenges and shampoo have increased.

The mini-football tournament for the FC Tom Cup has ended in Tomsk. This year, the tournament participants donated the entire prize fund to help five-year-old Sofya Shchukina. The girl has cerebral palsy and needs to undergo regular rehabilitation in a Czech sanatorium using the Vojta Therapy method. The football players collected 25 thousand rubles for the girl and today they presented this money to Sophia’s mother, Natalya Shchukina.

The Zoological Museum of TSU once again received an owl that could not fly on its own. The press service of the university reports this. Tomsk residents found a Great Tawny Owl near their home and brought it to the zoo museum. " The bird hit the glass; for some time it could not fly and was in a daze. The residents of the house near which the bird was found brought it to us. Now The owl has almost recovered, ” said Sergei Gashkov, an employee of the zoo museum.

Guest of the studio "Rush Hour. Saturday" editor-in-chief of the publishing house "New Literary Review" and ex-head of the committee of the "Civic Platform" party Irina Prokhorova. During the interview, Irina Prokhorova explained how she selects books for her publishing house and shared her opinion on the events of 2012 and the annexation of Crimea to Russia. She also explained what a “mental map of the country” is and what unites the state.

The accident occurred today at about 12 o'clock on the Tomsk-Yurga highway, reports the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs . According to preliminary data, a 33-year-old woman driving a Ford Fiesta lost control and drove into oncoming traffic , where she collided with a Kia Sportage. “ As a result of the accident, the driver of the Ford Fiesta died at the scene.

Today at 22:00 Vilyuyskaya and Vitimskaya streets will be closed to traffic. According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, special equipment will clean and remove snow on these streets. The streets will open to traffic tomorrow from 6 am. Uchebnaya Street from Lenin Ave. to the Moscow Highway is also closed to traffic. Traffic on the street will resume tomorrow at 6:00.

The opening of the winter sports season will take place today at the Metelitsa ski base. According to the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Tomsk Administration, the sports festival will begin at 12:00.

Volunteers of the search team " Lisa Alert Tomsk " report the beginning of the search for Yuri Sergeevich Polienko. According to volunteers , the man has not made himself known since December 6. That day he left work in his own Land Rover Freelander and has not returned home to this day. His whereabouts are unknown. The height of the deceased is about 170 cm, thin build, brown hair, gray eyes. He was wearing a mink cap, gray trousers and a black jacket. He had a black leather bag with him.

Photo: vk.com, Region 70 Tomsk resident Polina Saratova shared on social networks a photo of a KamAZ truck that uses birch brooms as windshield wipers. The truck was parked on Altayskaya Street not far from the garbage containers. Apparently, the residents did not like this “ guest ” because they began to place bags of garbage on him.

Today at 18 o'clock on the " Balletka " slope in Akademgorodok the tournament " TPU Cheerful Board -2014 " starts. According to the press service of the university, TPU students who are fond of this sport will take part in the tournament. The winners of the Tomsk stage of the tournament will go to the final competition in Sheregesh. “ The competition is held for students whose level of snowboarding can be called “ amateur ” , non-professional .

The day before, Tomsk school No. 16 hosted a charity fair “ Children for Children, ” organized with the support of the “ Ordinary Miracle ” charity foundation. According to the foundation's press service, the fair featured New Year's toys and cards, embroidery, jewelry, handmade soap and homemade dolls. All this was done by the hands of students from Tomsk schools No. 16 and 45, as well as Asinovskaya school No. 10.