Monday, November 28, 2022 - 6:15am
Amid a surging respiratory illness season and child care facilities facing widespread worker shortages, data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows workplace absences for child care reasons rose to an all-time high in October.
Thursday, November 24, 2022 - 5:00am
Officials say Wisconsinites should know the risks of infection from RSV, flu and COVID-19 and take steps to prevent the spread of the diseases.
Monday, November 14, 2022 - 4:50pm
Over the last four years, Wisconsin's biohealth industry has grown and become a leading economic driver for the state. Last year, it had an economic impact of $32 billion and generated $1.2 billion in state and local taxes, according to a recent report.
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 - 4:30pm
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms, but it can be dangerous for some infants and young children. The virus is causing a spike in hospitalizations among the country's youngest patients.
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 - 6:20am
Government and industry stakeholders met Tuesday to discuss how Wisconsin can best spend up to $1.2 billion the state may receive for expanding high-speed internet.
Monday, October 24, 2022 - 3:30pm
A CDC committee voted to recommend the COVID-19 vaccine be added to the recommended vaccine schedule for children and adults. We learn more how the recommended schedule works and what impact it could have.
Monday, October 24, 2022 - 4:15pm
Wisconsin saw the widest disparity in math and reading scores among Black and white students of any state in the nation, according to the first national assessment since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Monday, October 24, 2022 - 3:30pm
A CDC committee voted to recommend the COVID-19 vaccine be added to the recommended vaccine schedule for children and adults. We learn more how the recommended schedule works and what impact it could have.
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Thursday, October 13, 2022 - 2:40pm
A nationwide survey released at the end of September found that many Americans don’t know that they can get an updated type of COVID-19 booster vaccine to protect against the most widespread and most contagious strains of the virus. Dr. Ben Weston, chief health policy advisor for Milwaukee County, said…
Thursday, October 13, 2022 - 1:05pm
Wisconsin utility regulators are discontinuing the last remaining protections they put in place for ratepayers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The change will begin in November when Wisconsin’s winter heating moratorium takes effect.
Thursday, October 13, 2022 - 6:45am
Wisconsin now has more than 71,000 clean energy jobs following declines due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the state gained back less than a third of the jobs lost during the economic downturn.
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 - 3:00pm
Two of Wisconsin’s largest utilities have reached a deal with groups to recover half a billion dollars from ratepayers next year due largely to rising inflation, natural gas prices and costs tied to their clean energy transition. The proposed settlement is part of utilities’ plans to raise rates next year.
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 - 4:40pm
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services will transition its testing sites to provide rapid tests first — only offering PCR tests when symptomatic individuals receive a negative antigen result.
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Friday, September 23, 2022 - 6:55pm
Amery schools psychologist Katie Johnson, president of the Wisconsin School Psychologists Association, discusses academic, mental and emotional challenges students face in the wake of the pandemic.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2022 - 4:19pm
In November 2020, Danielle Sigler tested approximately 200 residents in a Mount Horeb nursing home during a COVID-19 outbreak. The residents weren't the only ones Sigler was worried about; 25 of her staff at Ingleside Communities also got infected. And in the process of testing vulnerable residents, the 36-year-old nursing…
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Friday, September 9, 2022 - 6:55pm
As COVID-19 cases spike again, health officials urge Wisconsinites to get an Omicron-specific booster vaccine, formulated to better protect against variants of the virus causing the most infections.
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 - 5:05pm
State health authorities are encouraging eligible Wisconsinites to get a COVID-19 booster shot this fall. The updated booster shots target both the original virus strain and the newer omicron subvariants.
Thursday, September 1, 2022 - 6:00am
The Madison school district announced updated COVID-19 mitigation policies on Aug. 16, ending its mask requirement, eliminating physical distancing and allowing visitors back to schools. Now staff is looking to build community as families and students can once again gather at school.
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 - 3:10pm
Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday he would direct another $90 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to Wisconsin's K-12 schools.
Thursday, August 11, 2022 - 6:15am
The pandemic started out rough for independent bookstores. But the industry has rebounded, including in Wisconsin, which saw nine stores open and join the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association since March 2020.
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Monday, August 1, 2022 - 4:10pm
By Erin Gretzinger, Wisconsin Watch Margaret Benton has held many roles since she moved to Wisconsin nearly 20 years ago. With eight children — two living at home and others who live close to her house in Sun Prairie — Benton, 48, juggles motherhood with three jobs. She works…
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Tuesday, July 26, 2022 - 2:40pm
When Kathann Jackson lost her jobs delivering for GrubHub and UberEats at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, she didn't expect filing for unemployment to be difficult. However, receiving this assistance turned out to be one of the worst financial struggles she had ever been through. Jackson…
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Wednesday, July 20, 2022 - 10:05am
A covid subvariant that's proven capable at evading immunity offered by vaccines and prior infections is spreading across Wisconsin. However, as testing practices shift and public attitudes toward the disease continue to remain relaxed, it's unclear just how widely the virus is spreading around the state during the pandemic's third…
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Monday, July 18, 2022 - 9:30am
A new Republican member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, Don Millis, was voted to chair the bipartisan body that oversees elections in the state. He was reluctant to weigh in on controversial, partisan matters. The surge in COVID-19 cases resulting from the latest omicron subvariant has Wisconsin's two largest cities…
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Friday, July 15, 2022 - 7:20pm
Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, explains the cycle of emerging COVID-19 omicron subvariants and how they've extended the pandemic.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2022 - 1:52pm
In the first few months of the pandemic, testing for infection was the holy grail of COVID-19 prevention and protection. In early 2020, tests were relied on to not only safeguard others but also to track how rapidly and where the SARS-CoV-2 virus was spreading. But over the next couple…
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 - 5:30am
A new study found that COVID-19 patients using a Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin online monitoring portal had a 32 percent lower hospitalization rate than those who opted out of program. The technology allowed three nurses to monitor upwards of 4,000 patients simultaneously.
Friday, July 8, 2022 - 10:50am
Local health officials have the authority to issue public health orders and issue fines to enforce them without permission from local elected officials, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on Friday.
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Friday, July 8, 2022 - 10:50am
By Todd Richmond, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Local health officers can unilaterally issue orders to slow diseases, the state Supreme Court ruled July 8 in a decision upholding contentious orders limiting indoor gatherings and mandating masks that Dane County officials handed down during the height of the…
Friday, July 1, 2022 - 1:00pm
Vaccines are now available for all age groups, and families are weighing data, but also concerns, as they consider whether to vaccinate their youngest kids.