Health
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
Amtrak, Buses, Uber Requiring Masks
Train, bus and ride share companies taking various steps to combat the pandemic.
May 16th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Attorney General Supports Local Health Orders
Kaul opinion finds local orders enforceable, but communities continue to rescind theirs.
May 16th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Are Local “Safer at Home” Orders Legal?
Kenosha and Brown counties drop theirs, while Mayor Barrett stands by city's, says politics at play.
May 15th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
State Sets New Record, 6,469 Tests In 24 Hours
But percentage of tests coming back positive doesn't drop.
May 15th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
