Community may finally get PFAS-free water, flu spreads

A flu patient is tended to by a nurse at a Georgia hospital.
Henry Beverly, 73, battles the flu while tended to by nurse Kathleen Burks at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Ga., Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. David Goldman/AP Photo

A small community in western Wisconsin may finally be getting PFAS-free water after getting a federal loan to build a municipal water system. Health officials are warning the flu and other respiratory illnesses are spreading quickly in Wisconsin. And, the data center industry’s demand for big backup generators is helping a Waukesha-based manufacturer expand.

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  • Alex Crowe Host
  • Courtney Everett Producer