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City’s Smallpox Quarantine Created a Furor
Back in the 1890s, Milwaukee’s clampdown on smallpox outbreak caused fear and fury.
May 12th, 2020 by Andy Soth, WisContext
Wisconsinites Starting To Ignore Stay-At-Home Order
State residents starting to experience “quarantine fatigue.”
Apr 30th, 2020 by Will Cushman, WisContext
Wisconsin Was a Leader in 1918 Epidemic
Only state to do a widescale shutdown, and had a mortality rate far lower than the national average.
Apr 22nd, 2020 by Tessa Conroy, WisContext
State Races To Do More COVID-19 Testing
But faces problem: shortage of everything.
Apr 1st, 2020 by Will Cushman, WisContext
Why the 1918 Flu Pandemic Was So Huge
An estimated 50 to 100 million people lost their lives.
Mar 29th, 2020 by Samantha Nash, WisContext
Story of State’s First Coronavirus Case
Nation’s 12th case; virus now being studied at UW-Madison research lab.
Feb 26th, 2020 by Will Cushman, WisContext
Coronavirus and When to Wear Masks
As the disease spreads, what do public health officials advise?
Feb 16th, 2020 by Will Cushman, WisContext
How State May Handle Coronavirus
How isolation and quarantine authority are used In Wisconsin
Feb 9th, 2020 by Will Cushman, WisContext
Extreme Rainfalls Threaten State’s Aging Dams
Since 2008, 14 of state’s 4,700 dams have failed. Experts discuss the challenges.
Feb 2nd, 2020 by Jana Rose Schleis, WisContext
What Are PFAS Chemicals?
And why so harmful? About those ‘forever chemicals” getting so much attention.
Jan 15th, 2020 by Christy Remucal, WisContext
Huge Drop in Refugees Resettled Since 2016
Wisconsin resettled 480 refugees in 2019, compared to nearly 1,877 in 2016.
Jan 12th, 2020 by Will Cushman, WisContext
Another Special Election Controversy
This time Gov. Evers accused of playing politics on filling 7th congressional district seat.
Dec 15th, 2019 by Hayley Sperling and Kristian Knutsen, WisContext
