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Madison Fire responds to dozens of burst pipes over holiday weekend
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MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – The Madison Fireplace Division is warning about burst pipes as a result of freezing after responding to dozens of calls over the vacation weekend.
“The spike within the calls actually occurred on Christmas Day; that’s once we bought about 10 calls,” mentioned MFD public data officer Cynthia Schuster. “And it’s affected a number of kinds of properties, houses, companies, motels.”
Schuster says the division obtained over 30 requires leaks and burst pipes as a result of freezing over the vacation weekend and into the ultimate week of December. Regardless of the nice and cozy temps within the final days of 2022, Schuster anticipates extra chilly climate earlier than the winter is over, trying to get out in entrance of doubtless extra burst pipes.
Schuster says a lot of the calls they responded to have been the results of poor insulation and has a couple of ideas for folks making an attempt to keep away from the catastrophe sooner or later.
“Open up your cupboard drawers which are in entrance of your sink drains which are in your lavatory and your kitchen. That enables for the hotter air to keep up a correspondence together with your pipes and keep away from freeze-ups there. By no means go away your home windows and doorways open within the winter,” Schuster mentioned.
Cooper Plumbing proprietor Brandon Cooper says one other good rule of thumb is protecting the thermostat between 50 and 60 levels if you go away, whether or not it’s for the winter, trip and even the weekend, as a burst pipe as a result of freezing may cause vital harm.
“That’s most likely the most important, apart from a fireplace, a burst pipe within the winter can disrupt all the things and your high quality of dwelling; it might be months earlier than you’re again into a spot, and it’s dangerous sufficient,” mentioned Cooper.
MFD’s Schuster additionally emphasised the significance of house or renters insurance coverage if the worst occurs.
“For many individuals, particularly renters, it’s very tough to bounce again from a state of affairs like this,” Schuster mentioned.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Efforts to reduce overdose deaths appear to be working, both here in the state and around the country.
A new report from the CDC shows that the number of deaths due to drug overdoses dropped 27% in 2024, the largest one-year decline ever, some 30,000 fewer deaths.
Zeroing in on Wisconsin, the decrease was even more dramatic, more than 36%. This marks the 2nd year in a row that overdose deaths have decreased in the state after a steady rise since the pandemic.
Abby Brezinski is CEO of the Jackie Nitschke Center, the only adult residential treatment center for substance addiction in Brown County. Brezinski discusses the latest overdose numbers in the video above.
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An 11-year-old boy died after his sibling accidentally shot him on Friday, authorities said. The incident happened at a home in Racine, Wisconsin, about a half hour’s drive south of Milwaukee.
Officers went to a hospital in the area where the boy’s family had taken him to treat his gunshot wound, the Racine Police Department said in a news release. He died from his injuries, according to the department.
Police said a suspect has been “identified and apprehended” and that their investigation is ongoing.
“Racine Police investigators are interested in any additional information that anyone may have about this incident,” the department said, asking that anyone with knowledge of the shooting contact the police investigations unit or report tips anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
Hundreds of unintentional shootings by children happen every year in the United States, according to the nonprofit Everytown for Gun Safety, which has tracked such incidents annually since 2015. In 2023, Everytown recorded 411 unintentional shootings by children nationwide, which resulted in 158 deaths and 269 injuries. It was the highest number of incidents counted in a single year since the nonprofit started tracking them.
At the time, a study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at a two-decade rise in children’s deaths while playing with guns and found the vast majority of cases involved guns that were loaded and not securely stored. The study’s authors concluded that unintentional deaths from firearms were preventable.
Not including Friday’s incident in Racine, at least 63 unintentional shootings by children have already occurred this year, according to Everytown. They resulted in 28 deaths and 36 injuries reported in 28 states. In Wisconsin, a 6-year-old boy unintentionally shot and killed himself with a handgun on April 1 at a home in Milwaukee, the data shows.
The Wisconsin Badgers appeared to make strides during its spring football practice schedule, but any proof of progress will be seen against opponents starting Aug. 28.
There are 101 days until the Badgers’ season opener against Miami (Ohio) at Camp Randall Stadium for the program to begin to turn the tide after its first losing season and first missed bowl game since 2001.
The program is key to the prominence and vitality of Wisconsin athletics heading into a critical new athletic season starting months from now. Wisconsin Badgers on SI wanted to ask fans their expectations for the team heading into the summer.
Wisconsin fans can click this link to complete the Google forms survey. We hope to have answers by 10 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, May 19. We may extend it further depending upon the number of responses, but our goal is to receive as many as possible to give a broader view of what the Badgers faithful are thinking.
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