FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Newly planted city trees in need of watering during current dry period
News & Updates
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Forget the Grass - Water Your Trees!
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MFD Hazardous Incident Team Responds to Chemical Incident
postedAround 5:10 am this morning, MFD Engine 4, Medic 1 and the Hazardous Incident Team responded to Lot 60 by UW Hospital for a report of a suicidal subject with chemicals inside a vehicle. The male subject called 911.
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Fireworks Safety - Even More Important This Year
postedThis year's extremely dry conditions make fireworks safety even more important than in the past. Please follow this safety information to prevent any fireworks related fires and injuries.
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FREE METRO RIDES TO CITY OF MADISON COOLING CENTERS - Extended Through Noon on Sunday, July 8
postedMetro is now offering FREE rides on both fixed-route and paratransit vehicles to people traveling to/from City of Madison cooling centers.
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Metro Encourages Paratransit Riders to Dress for the Weather and Take Shorter Trips Due to Extreme Heat
postedDuring extreme heat, the interiors of Metro paratransit vehicles tend to get warmer due to doors being open frequently and for extended periods of time while passengers board and disembark.
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Elver Park Fireworks are ON for tonight
postedElver Park Fireworks on July 3 Plans for the fireworks show are ON for tonight
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Metro Follows Holiday Schedules on Wednesday, July 4
postedDue to the Independence Day holiday on Wednesday, July 4, buses follow holiday schedules on the following routes: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 30, 32, 36, 40, 50, 51, 59, 63, 67 and 68
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Cooling Centers To Be Open for Heat Relief Tonight
postedMayor Paul Soglin announced that beginning at 9:00 PM tonight, the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center (main level ballroom) and Warner Park Recreation Center will remain open overnight to those in need of relie
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No Refuse or Recycling Collection on Wednesday July 4th
postedThere will be no refuse or recycling collection in the City of Madison on Wednesday July 4th due to the Independence Day holiday.
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Quick Response & Brick Construction Save Building
postedFire caused approximately $5,000 damage to a bakery at 1348 Williamson Street shortly after noon today.
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Madison Meet & Eat
postedThe city of Madison is excited to introduce Madison Meet and Eat, a unique neighborhood event that brings a collective of local Madison's food cart vendors to a neighborhood and encourages friends and neighbors to enj
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Metro Detours from Warner Park on Saturday, June 30 (Starting at 4 PM)
postedOn Saturday, June 30, Metro will serve Warner Park until approximately 4 PM. Starting at 4 PM, Routes 21 and 22 will stop serving the area.
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Don't Let the Heat Beat You
postedEvery year at this time there are numerous news stories about the heat, offering solid advice on what to do when the weather gets very hot and humid. We hear these stories so often that many of us stop paying attention.
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"SUMMER HEAT" CAMPAIGN
postedBeginning Monday, July 2 and continuing through Wednesday, July 18, the Madison Police Department will be participating in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sponsored "Summer Heat" campaign.
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Kitchen Fire Causes $35,000 Damage
postedA kitchen fire caused an estimated $35,000 damage to a retail shop at 2215 Atwood Avenue this afternoon. The fire started after a cardboard box was left sitting on a gas stove.