Health
City Expands Program To Fight Overdoses
Housed in fire department, the MORI program aims to reduce drug addiction, overdoses.
Sep 2nd, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneYouth Agencies Learn Lessons From Pandemic
'We had to think about how we engage youth differently,’ says a Boys & Girls Clubs leader.
Sep 2nd, 2020 by Sam Woods, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceUW System Begins In-Person Classes
As outbreaks drive other universities online, Thompson says UW has 'got to try’.
Sep 2nd, 2020 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public RadioMaking It Safer for Runners of Color
Milwaukee group Forget Everything And Run, or F.E.A.R., seeks to shift the narrative.
Sep 2nd, 2020 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceHealth Commissioner Kowalik Resigns
Led the department's turnaround after lead crisis. Will take Washington D.C. job.
Sep 2nd, 2020 by Jeramey JannenePositive COVID-19 Case Rate Continues Upward Climb
Rate is at its highest point since early May and continues to climb.
Sep 1st, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene22,663 COVID-19 Cases in August, 188 Deaths
How does that compare to June and July?
Aug 31st, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneWILL Judge Shops To Kill Mask Mandate
Conservative group files suit in Polk County, where both judges were appointed by Scott Walker.
Aug 31st, 2020 by Steven Walters537 New COVID-19 Cases From 5,099 Tests
Active hospitalizations climb to 287, but still near 30-day low.
Aug 30th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneNeighborhoods Hard Hit by COVID-19 are Vulnerable to Summer Heat
Social distancing makes cooling centers logistically difficult.
Aug 29th, 2020 by Bridget Fogarty, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceCOVID-19 Outbreak at Green Bay Prison
More than 250 inmates tested positive at the maximum-security prison.
Aug 29th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio