Health
Evers Wants 270-Day Shutdown! Nope
Republicans, talk radio spread rumor of nine-month shutdown. Governor calls it "a lie."
May 18th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
No New Infections at House of Correction
In April had outbreak with 105 cases of COVID-19. Latest testing shows no new cases.
May 18th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Evers Announces $75 Million Small Business Grant Program
Up to 30,000 businesses could receive aid. Additional funding for minority-owned firms.
May 18th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Positive COVID-19 Test Rate Falls to Record Low
Milwaukee County crosses 5,000 case threshold, has positive rate nearly twice the state average.
May 18th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Black Lives Collateral Damage in Pandemic
The rush to reopen state is most threatening to the black community.
May 18th, 2020 by Malik Pitchford, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Reopening Could Threaten the Vulnerable
Advocates for elderly, disabled urge communities not to reopen too soon.
May 18th, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith, Wisconsin Public Radio
Pabst Theater Group Pivots To Weddings
Plus: National venue group including 12 Milwaukee groups requests pandemic bailout.
May 18th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
New Hours For Free COVID-19 Testing
Two free testing sites in Milwaukee will now operate from 11 to 8, six days a week.
May 18th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
MaskUpMKE Has Made 1.5 Million Masks
Initiative by local health and community groups pushing to make, distribute 2.5 million.
May 18th, 2020 by Alana Watson, Wisconsin Public Radio
As COVID-19 Testing Expands, Racial Disparities Persist
No new deaths reported in past 24 hours, a first since March.
May 17th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Wisconsin Sets New High With 502 New COVID-19 Cases
Both Racine and Brown counties have more cases per capita than Milwaukee does.
May 16th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Hospitals’ Greed Sacrifices Their Nurses
Advocate Aurora, Ascension, and Froedtert are wealthy but won’t protect nurses during pandemic.
May 16th, 2020 by Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals
