Wednesday Morning Sprint for June 21

IT'S 6-52 AND TIME NOW FOR THE MORNING SPRINT.
HADDIE HAS A BEAUTIFUL FORECAST FOR TODAY.
AND EDEN'S ON LOCATION AT THE AMERICAN FAMILY GOLF
CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A TRAFFIC UPDATE FOR THE TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF FANS COMING.
BUT WE START THIS MORNING...
WITH THE CITY OF MADISON'S FIFTH SHOTS FIRED INCIDENT
IN THE LAST FIVE NIGHTS.
THE LATEST HAPPENED JUST AFTER 11 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT
ON THE EAST SIDE, OFF WEST BROADWAY.
WHEN MULTIPLE WITNESSES CALLED 911 TO REPORT GUN SHOTS
NEAR THE NEW MONONA SHORES APARTMENTS.
NO ONE WAS HURT.
BUT TWO CARS WERE DAMAGED.
A DRIVER IS RECOVERING THIS MORNING AFTER CRASHING
A CAR INTO A HOME ON MADISON'S EAST SIDE.
IT HAPPENED ON SOUTH FAIR OAKS AVENUE.
JUST A COUPLE BLOCKS FROM ATWOOD AVENUE JUST BEFORE
4 THIS MORNING.
THE VEHICLE ALSO HIT A FEW OTHER CARS ON THAT BLOCK.
THERE'S NO WORD ON THE EXTENT OF THE DRIVER'S INJURIES
OR ANY CHARGES.
THE STATE ASSEMBLY IS SET TO PASS A MEASURE TODAY
THAT WOULD INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR ANYONE CAUGHT
WITH CREDIT CARD SKIMMERS.
THAT LEGISLATION CREATES A NUMBER OF NEW FELONIES
FOR POSESSING THOSE DEVICES.
LAST YEAR, THERE WERE MORE THAN A DOZEN SKIMMERS FOUND
ON GAS PUMPS THROUGHOUT THE MADISON AREA.
I'M EDEN CHECKOL LIVE AT THE UNIVERSITY RIDGE GOLF
COURSE WHERE THE AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE GOLF TOURNAMENT
IS UNDERWAY.
LAST YEAR THE EVENT ATTRACTED 56 THOUSAND PEOPLE...THIS
YEAR, AN EVEN LARGER CROWD IS EXPECTED.
ORGANIZERS WANT TO KEEP FANS AND PLAYERS SAFE.
UW HEALTH WILL ALSO HAVE FIRST AID STATIONS NEXT TO
THE SECOND TEE AND THE 14TH GREEN...THE MADISON FIRE
DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO BE READY TO RESPOND TO ANY EMERGENICES.
THE MADISON POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE HANDLING TRAFFIC
THIS WEEKEND.
HIGHWAY PD IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION...AND WILL BE BUSY
THESE NEXT FEW DAYS.
FANS CAN TAKE MCKEE ROAD FROM RAYMOND ROAD TO GET
TO THE EAST OF THE GOLF COURSE.
PARKING IS AVAILABLE AT THE THE UW-MADISON CROSS COUNTRY
COURSE AND THE MADISON BIBLE CHURCH.
SHUTTLES WILL TAKE YOU TO THE COURSE.
GATES OPEN TODAY AT 10.
TODAY:
Mostly sunny and milder; slight chance for showers
in the afternoon
High: 78
Wind: Becoming SE 8-15 MPH
TONIGHT:
Mostly cloudy and mild with showers and thunderstorms
developing
Low: 65
Wind: SE 8-15 MPH
THE BIG WEATHER STORY TODAY IS DOWN SOUTH WHERE PARTS
OF THE GULF COAST ARE BEING POUNDED BY TROPICAL STORM
CINDY.
THE SYSTEM COULD BRING A FOOT OF RAIN, TORNADOES AND
LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING...FROM TEXAS TO MISSISSIPPI.
CINDY IS THE FIRST STORM OF THIS YEAR'S HURRICANE
SEASON.
FORMER HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY JEH JOHNSON WILL
TESTIFY BEFORE THE HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE TODAY.
AS PART OF ITS ONGOING PROBE INTO RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE
IN THE 2016 ELECTION.
THE SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO HOLD A
HEARING ON RUSSIA TODAY.
INCLUDING TESTIMONY FROM THE HEAD OF THE WISCONSIN
ELECTIONS COMMISSION MICHAEL HAAS ON RUSSIAN EFFORTS
TO IMPACT LOCAL ELECTIONS LAST FALL.
PRESIDENT TRUMP VISITS CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA TODAY WHERE
HE'LL
GO TO A LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO SEE THE IMPACT
OF TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE.
SPECIFICALLY, HE'LL HEAR ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BROADBAND
ACCESS IN RURAL AREAS.
AGRICULTURE SECRETARY SONNY PERDUE AND COMMERCE SECRETARY
WILBUR ROSS WILL BE THERE AS WELL.
PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS ACTIVELY TWEETING OVERNIGHT AS
RESULTS CAME IN FROM GEORGIA'S SPECIAL ELECTION.
HE CONGRATULATED FORMER GEORGIA'S SECRETARY OF STATE
KAREN HANDEL WHO DEFEATED DEMOCRAT AND POLITICAL ROOKIE
JON OSSOFF.
IT WAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE CONGRESSIONAL RACE IN U-S
HISTORY.
IT'S 6-56 NOW.
LET'S GET ANOTHER FIRST ALERT TRAFFIC REPORT WITH
JOSH TIMM.
GOOD MORNING, JOSH.
Continuing to pick up on the Beltline, especially
heading westbound with brakelights beginning to show
up between Stoughton Rd and John Nolen, slowing you
down an extra 5-10 min.
Looking at John Nolen Heading into downtown just a
few patches of slowdowns at Rimrock and then again
at N.
Shore Dr.
Other main routes heading into the madison area are
moving pretty well with no major changes to the posted
speeds.
There is a reported Water main break downtown on W.
Johnson St at the Bassett St Intersection.
If that's the case, You are going to want to avoid
that area right now while it's being worked on.
With Your First Alert Traffic, I'm Josh Timm
TODAY:
Mostly sunny and milder; slight chance for showers
in the afternoon
High: 78
Wind: Becoming SE 8-15 MPH
TONIGHT:
Mostly cloudy and mild with showers and thunderstorms
developing
Low: 65
Wind: SE 8-15 MPH

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