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'Our economy is going to tank,' Evers warns as coronavirus surge in Wisconsin shows no end in sight

Tue, 10/20/2020 - 5:38pm

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Wisconsin have climbed faster and higher than ever with no sign of slowing down.

      

Election workers will have to pull all-nighters to count Wisconsin ballots

Tue, 10/20/2020 - 5:14pm

State law doesn't allow election officials to take a break to get some sleep, so they'll have to work through the night.

      

'Our economy is going to tank,' Evers warns as coronavirus surge in Wisconsin shows no end in sight

Tue, 10/20/2020 - 4:16pm

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Wisconsin have climbed faster and higher than ever with no sign of slowing down.

      

Bice: The billionaires club: Diane Hendricks and Uihleins give $70 million to Republicans in past two years

Tue, 10/20/2020 - 2:58pm

Beloit billionaire Diane Hendricks greeted the president aboard Air Force One when he came to Janesville on Saturday. This wasn't a coincidence.

      

Fond du Lac County reports 18th COVID-19 death; Ripon College reports success on testing plan

Tue, 10/20/2020 - 2:45pm

The Fond du Lac Health department reported that another Fond du Lac resident has died from COVID-19. The county totals

      

Fond du Lac police, fire and bomb squad investigate suspicious item

Tue, 10/20/2020 - 1:29pm

Police and fire were called to investigate a suspicious device on Seymour Street in Fond du Lac on Tuesday, Oct. 20.

      

Short lines greet voters as early in-person voting starts across Wisconsin

Tue, 10/20/2020 - 10:17am

Early in-person voting started across the state Tuesday morning, with many clerks saying they're busier than usual.

      

Packers fans find bargains on tickets in Houston, higher prices in Indianapolis

Tue, 10/20/2020 - 9:46am

Two games on the Green Bay Packers remaining schedule will allow fans.

      

Country USA, Rock USA promoter to declare bankruptcy to refund ticketholders after events canceled due to COVID-19

Tue, 10/20/2020 - 9:38am

County USA and Rock USA promoter Hypervibe said Monday it thinks the best method to refund ticketholders of the Oshkosh even is through bankruptcy.

      

COVID-19 has infected more than 2,600 people in Wisconsin's prisons. Should certain groups of inmates be released to stop the spread?

Tue, 10/20/2020 - 6:15am

The number of positive COVID-19 tests in Wisconsin's prisons began to steadily increase in late August and, as of mid-October, at least 2,652 inmates had been infected with the virus.

      

Recall organizer suggests in Facebook posts she's misleading media

Mon, 10/19/2020 - 8:11pm

The woman leading the effort to recall Gov. Tony Evers suggested she was misleading media outlets and said she planned to "make up some crap."

      

Wisconsin's coronavirus death toll reaches 1,600; state reports first numbers after weekend system outage

Mon, 10/19/2020 - 4:53pm

The number of people hospitalized with the virus hit a new record Monday, with 1,172 active patients across the state, including 302 in ICUs.

      

'Treaty rights mean sovereignty': Ojibwe bands celebrate rights to hunt, fish in Northwoods

Mon, 10/19/2020 - 4:47pm

Ojibwe bands are marking the treaties with the U.S. government this fall. A look at what treaty rights mean and the struggle to reaffirm them.

      

Wisconsin unemployment department says adjudication of claims will be sped up thanks to new partnership with Google Cloud

Mon, 10/19/2020 - 3:21pm

The DWD announced a partnership with Google Cloud to speed up the processing of unemployment claims during the coronavirus pandemic.

      

Flu season is here: How to tell if you have the flu or COVID-19

Mon, 10/19/2020 - 11:30am

What to look for when you're sick to help determine if it's the flu or COVID-19.

      

Gov. Tony Evers' order limiting gatherings, bar capacity is back in place after judge's ruling

Mon, 10/19/2020 - 11:21am

The judge said the plaintiffs could not show they were complying with the order and therefore hadn't proven they were harmed by it.

      

Fond du Lac Humanity Project aims to spread 'untold story,' understanding

Mon, 10/19/2020 - 11:04am

Invitations went to leaders of businesses, nonprofits, schools and universities, law enforcement and city and county officials.

      

Some communities in Wisconsin have already surpassed half their 2016 turnout, more than two weeks before Election Day

Mon, 10/19/2020 - 10:52am

Some Democratic suburbs of Madison and Milwaukee have already reached more than half their 2016 turnout as a result of heavy absentee voting by mail

      

'People are dying every night': Staff at overwhelmed Wisconsin hospital urge people to take coronavirus seriously

Mon, 10/19/2020 - 9:52am

They're working hard and watching people die. At the same time, "they don't know if the community sees how serious this is."

      

Supporters of 'Making a Murderer's' Brendan Dassey continue to plea for his freedom, but is it a hopeless cause?

Mon, 10/19/2020 - 6:19am

The campaign for clemency for convicted killer Brendan Dassey isn't resonating with the governor's office, but his supporters aren't giving up.

      

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