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School district closing summer programs due to heat

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012, 3:39pm

The weather is having an effect on school programs, even when schools aren't in session for the summer.

The Madison Metropolitan School District is shutting down all its summer programs Thursday and Friday due to the excessive heat.

The school district said it had to make the decision due to a lack of consistent air conditioning in buildings that house summer programs.

Aquatic programs and swim programs through MSCR will continue, but all other youth and adult programs through MSCR are canceled as well.

Because school programs are closed, there also will be no breakfast or lunch food services provided for the rest of the week.

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Madison to keep cooling centers open

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012, 2:24pm

Madison Mayor Paul Soglin said the city will keep two cooling centers open to help residents with the heat.

The city decided late Monday to open up Monona Terrace and the Warner Park recreation center overnight to help residents in need of relief from the heat. The Red Cross provided staff, water and beds for the overnight cooling shelters.

Soglin said the Warner Park recreation center will remain open as a cooling center through Saturday morning.

The mayor said Monona Terrace will remain open as a cooling center through Thursday morning.

Temperatures are expected to remain near 100 degrees around Madison for the rest of the week. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for the Madison area until Friday night.�

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Food cart workers try to keep cool

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012, 6:43am

Most people look forward to their lunch hour, which gives them a chance to get out and get some fresh air.

But for some, such as food cart workers, the rush for food means cranking up the heat to temperatures well above 100 degrees.

Maggie Richter said there's no escaping the heat in her workplace -- the mobile food cart Se�or Peppers.

"All the customers, they come up here, and they're like, 'Oh you poor thing. It's too hot inside. Maybe you guys are boiling; stay cool in there,'" said a smiling Richter. "We try!"

When business is hot around the Capitol Square, workers at food carts have to find a way to keep cool. Vendor Lori Hartnett used ice wrapped in a towel to cool off.

"There were a couple days when I think we had a little minor heat stroke or heat exhaustion," said Hartnett, placing an icy towel around her neck. "My husband had to go leave and sit in the air conditioning for a little while."

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Cooling centers to be open for heat relief Monday night

Submitted by Adam Malecek on Monday, July 2nd, 7:51 pm

The city of Madison is opening some cooling centers for Monday night to help people struggling with the heat.

Mayor Paul Soglin announced that beginning at 9 p.m. Monday, Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center (main level ballroom) and Warner Park Recreation Center will remain open overnight to those in need of relief from the high temperatures.

The Red Cross is providing staff, water and cots. People should bring any necessary medication and medical equipment. Pets will not be allowed.

These facilities are only scheduled to be open tonight, Monday.

On Tuesday, the city of Madison will review weather conditions and make decisions as to which buildings to use if necessary for the rest of the week.

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Teen found injured, unconscious at party near UW campus

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Monday, July 2nd, 2012, 1:16pm

A 16-year-old boy ended up injured and unconscious outside a house party near the UW campus early Sunday morning, according to Madison police, and officers are trying to figure out whether someone beat the teen up.

The incident happened just after midnight Sunday in the 300 block of North Breese Terrace.

According to police, the teen had a blood alcohol content of 0.22 percent when he was found. Police took him to a hospital, where it was determines he had a concussion, a hematoma to the right side of the head, a broken arm, and a broken shoulder.

Three men who hosted the party were cited for underage drinking and dispensing alcohol without a permit, according to police. Officers were told the party, which was advertised on Facebook, charged a $5 admission, and got out of control when many people the hosts did not know arrived.

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Police investigating attempted sexual assault downtown

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Monday, July 2nd, 2012, 12:36pm

A Grafton woman was attacked while she was trying to find her car downtown early Saturday morning according to Madison police, and police are trying to find her attacker.


The incident happened just after 4:30 a.m. Saturday in the 400 block of West Johnson Street.



According to police, the woman got separated from her friends while trying to find her car when a stranger grabbed her and attempted to pull her between two buildings. Police said the victim got out of the stranger?s grasp and started screaming.

Police said the victim was able to flag down two women heading to the airport, who called 911 for the victim. Police are looking for a black man, 22 to 28 years old, who has a light complexion, a ?chin strap? beard and a low voice, who was last seen wearing black frame glasses, a blue shirt, khaki shorts and a khaki baseball style cap.

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Lawsuit accuses UW hospital of revealing patient?s HIV status

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Saturday, June 30th, 2012, 9:19am

The University of Wisconsin Hospital is being sued again after a doctor is accused of revealing a patient was HIV positive to relatives without permission.

According to the lawsuit, filed Friday, instead of waking a patient from his nap, a hospital resident told the man?s wife and son he had the virus, and left it to them to break the news.

The news left the patient "stunned and�devastated," the lawsuit said, and the wife and son left "distraught" as the patient was forced to admit his condition had likely resulted from same-sex affairs.

The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.

Another case in mediation, filed last fall, alleges a Middleton man?s mother was told he was HIV positive at UW.

The hospital does not comment on pending litigation.

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