Health
COVID-19 Holding At High Levels
243 people hospitalized in county, hospital beds at 95% capacity, staff shortages an issue.
Sep 1st, 2021 by Graham Kilmer
Sen. Jacque’s Wife Asks Public to Get Vaccinated
Five of eight family members have tested positive for COVID-19.
Aug 31st, 2021 by Melanie Conklin, Wisconsin Examiner
Leaders Celebrate New Mental Health Center
Huge gathering of officials for project lauded as momentous, exciting and historic.
Aug 31st, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
State High Court Declines to Block Mask Mandate
Won’t bypass lower courts, as asked, to overrule Dane County mask order.
Aug 31st, 2021 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
State Doctors Warn, Don’t Use Ivermectin
Sen. Johnson ‘endangering our patients’ pushing drug for COVID-19, they declare.
Aug 31st, 2021 by Shamane Mills, Wisconsin Public Radio
MPS Relief Funds Don’t Air Condition Buildings
Temperature hit the 90s last week and many buildings lack AC.
Aug 30th, 2021 by Sam Woods, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
COVID-19 Surging in Western Wisconsin
La Crosse County has 15-fold increase in cases, hospital beds 90% full.
Aug 30th, 2021 by Hope Kirwan, Wisconsin Public Radio
Assembly Majority Leader Opposes Suing UW
Steineke backs Thompson’s resistance to legislative oversight of UW System pandemic rules.
Aug 29th, 2021 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
UW System Prez Not Backing Down On Mask Mandate
Interim President Tommy Thompson warns GOP legislators not to pick a fight.
Aug 27th, 2021 by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner
Family Files Complaint For Discrimination Against Native Students
Family says Ashland School District enforced COVID-19 policies differently for Native compared to white students.
Aug 26th, 2021 by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner
State Superintendent, Pediatricians Push Universal Masking in Schools
Masking in schools backed by CDC, public health officials and pediatrics associations.
Aug 26th, 2021 by Madeline Fox
Supervisor Pushes Vaccine Mandate
Ryan Clancy pushing County Executive Crowley to enact vaccine mandate for county workers.
Aug 25th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer
