The Wisconsin Examiner is tracking daily developments in the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, with data from the state Department of Health Services (DHS).
Officer Mensahâs resignation raises questions, invigorates ongoing protests
Joseph Mensah is set to resign from the Wauwatosa Police Department (WPD), but the movement calling for the department to be held accountable for its policies continues to push for change. Mensah, whoâs been...
Washington at a standstill, as states face the loss of federal help amid âthe worst part of the crisisâ
WASHINGTON â The number of coronavirus infections across the country is swelling at a perilous time for state governments, just weeks before federal support rushed through Congress in the pandemicâs early stages is set...
Biden promises âno national shutdownâ despite surge in COVID-19
WASHINGTONâPresident-elect Joe Biden pressed the urgent need for economic relief and a vaccine distribution plan for states and tribes after a video meeting Thursday with bipartisan leaders of the National Governors Association.
But Biden in...
Hospitals CEO urges governor and Legislature to act together quickly
Pleading with Gov. Tony Evers and leaders of the state Legislature to avert âa catastropheâ from the surge in COVID-19, the head of the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) is calling on them to unite...
Pocan blasts Evers, Vos and state Senate for COVID-19Â train wreck
The picture Congressman Mark Pocan paints of the state of Wisconsinâs response to COVID-19 is bleak.
âWe pretty much saw two trains on one track â both had their lights on, both were blaring their...
Wisconsin law enforcement is everywhere, how many agencies operate where you live?
People are familiar with their local police department but Wisconsinites live under the jurisdiction of far more law enforcement agencies than just the municipal police.Â
In total, there are nearly 600 local, state and federal...
Wisconsinâs divisive presidential recount begins
President Donald Trumpâs campaign filed for a partial recount of Wisconsinâs presidential election results on Wednesday, focusing solely on the Democratic strongholds of Dane and Milwaukee counties, for which the campaign has already paid...
Another brick in the Capitol wall?
Gov. Tony Evers had several messages directed at legislative Republicans during his news conference on Wednesday â and most were tied to his feeling that these elected officials are not taking the pandemic seriously...
Seven members of Congress test positive for COVID-19 in one week, as U.S. cases surge
WASHINGTON â Seven members of the U.S. House and Senate announced during the past week that they have tested positive for COVID-19, marking a burst of infections on Capitol Hill as cases have surged...
Soaring COVID-19 cases leave contact tracing numbers far behind
As coronavirus infections continue to skyrocket in Wisconsin, the stateâs contact tracing efforts have fallen further and further behind.
Between local and state contact-tracing teams, the number of people involved in this critical element of...