Health
“This Is Going To Get Worse Before It Gets Better” Says Top Health Official
New records for actively hospitalized and newly admitted.
Oct 7th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Officials Prepping State Fair Park Care Facility
Hospitalization surge in COVID cases pushes northeast Wisconsin hospitals to their limits.
Oct 7th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Teachers ‘At The End of Their Rope’, Union Leader Says
Calls for no in-person classes unless communities meet benchmarks set by health experts.
Oct 7th, 2020 by Madeline Fox, Wisconsin Public Radio
853 Active COVID-19 Hospitalizations, New Record
Outstate counties overtaking Milwaukee's outbreak both in recent weeks and all-time totals.
Oct 6th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Pandemic Creates Plague of Evictions
11,600 in Houston, 4,000 in Milwaukee. CDC aims to curb them.
Oct 6th, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith (WPR/Wisconsin Watch), Martha Bebinger (WBUR) and Darian Benson (Side Effects Public Media), Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
The Deadly Claims of Trump and Johnson
Distracting and misleading Americans about the pandemic.
Oct 6th, 2020 by Bill Kaplan
Wisconsin’s Legislature Laziest in U.S.?
Other states with full-time legislators have met 18 times more frequently than in Wisconsin.
Oct 6th, 2020 by Bruce Murphy
Plaintiffs Harmed By Mask Order, Lawyer Argues
Conservative group asks court to end Evers mandate as state's COVID-19 cases soar.
Oct 6th, 2020 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
School Districts Battle Over In-Person Classes
Parents push for this as health officials, teachers say state’s spiking pandemic makes this unsafe.
Oct 6th, 2020 by Terry Falk, Wisconsin Examiner
Evers Restricts Bar, Restaurant Capacity
All public, indoor facilities cannot exceed 25% of capacity. Order runs through November 6th.
Oct 6th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Health Departments ‘Cracking Under Strain’ of Pandemic
Top epidemiologist say state needs more contact tracing staff, expanded testing to slow virus spread.
Oct 6th, 2020 by Hope Kirwan, Wisconsin Public Radio
3 New COVID-19 Test Sites Include Miller Park
City opening new ones as National Guard testing sites will close October 17th.
Oct 6th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
