Health
Midtown Center Testing Site To Close, Southside Site Will Remain
Testing sites have collected over 16,000 specimens.
May 22nd, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Pandemic Exposes Caregiver Shortage
Care for elderly and disabled was already hard to find, the pandemic made it worse.
May 22nd, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Pools Closed for 2020 Season
Many wading pools and splash pads will remain open.
May 22nd, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Statewide COVID-19 Hospitalizations Up 16 Percent, 30 Percent in Milwaukee County
New testing record set each of the past three days.
May 22nd, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Many Parks Restrictions Lifted
Newly re-opened amenities are "use at your own risk." Social distancing is still required.
May 22nd, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Wear A Mask, Public Heath Officials Say
Now that Evers' Safer-At-Home has ended, health officials plead with the public to take precautions on their own.
May 22nd, 2020 by Shamane Mills, Wisconsin Public Radio
Baldwin Requests Funding to Study Opioid Crisis
Sen. Tammy Baldwin is behind a push for better data collection and monitoring of opioid use
May 22nd, 2020 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
State Allocates $100M for Nursing Home Aid
Funding from the CARES Act will go offset COVID-19 related expenses.
May 22nd, 2020 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
Federal Lawsuit Challenges Local “Safer at Home” Orders
Two plaintiffs are Republican candidates for office, another is a Milwaukee pastor.
May 21st, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Releases Five Criteria To Open Up
Barrett and Kowalik have phased plan to reopen city. Revised order allows gyms to open.
May 21st, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Wisconsin Sets COVID-19 Testing Record, Another Hospitalization High
All 72 counties have COVID-19 cases for the first time.
May 21st, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
