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).
Mother of Christopher Davis continues seeking justice for son killed in botched drug bust
âMy kids call me every day,â Doretha Lock told Wisconsin Examiner, recalling the day that her son, 21-year-old Christopher Davis, was killed by police in Walworth County. Although heâd called to check in, Lock...
GOP fights Evers new emergency mask order despite COVID rise in Wisconsin
With one week to go before the stateâs current statewide mask order expires, Gov. Tony Evers issued a new order Tuesday, along with a new public health emergency order as COVID-19 outbreaks persist on...
Shawano County courthouse closed due to COVID-19 outbreak but DA wonât go virtual
After a case of COVID-19 was confirmed among the county employees who work in the Shawano County Courthouse, the building was shut down until Oct. 5. But the Shawano County District Attorney Greg Parker...
Congress launches inquiry into claims about gynecological procedures at Georgia immigrant facility
Top U.S. House Democrats are investigating a whistleblowerâs allegations that immigrant women in a Georgia detention center endured gynecological procedures without their consent or full understanding of the treatment that was being performed.
Dawn Wooten,...
Biden and Trump: Whoâs the real populist?
It was a sharp contrast. President Donald Trumpâs jammed-together, cheering crowd in Mosinee last week defied a statewide mask order and basked in the presidentâs taunting and provocative rants. Then, on Monday, former Vice...
Parisi, Blank go back and forth on UWâs role in spreading COVID-19
Following a continued spike in Dane County COVID-19 cases, County Executive Joe Parisi on Sunday renewed his calls for UW-Madison to close dorms and move to entirely virtual classes for the remainder of the...
Trump says heâll announce Supreme Court pick by Friday or Saturday
President Donald Trump said Monday that he would announce a replacement for the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by either Friday or Saturday.
During a morning interview on âFox and Friends,â the...
Pandemic historian to leaders: âJust tell the truthâÂ
John Barryâs advice to officials responding to COVID-19 starts simple.
âJust tell the truth,â said Barry, who wrote âThe Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in Historyâ and has advised two U.S. presidents...
Who formally declares the winner of the U.S. presidential election?
With the U.S. presidential election rapidly approaching at a time of extraordinary political and social disruption, the possibility of an unclear or contested result is coming under scrutiny.
Unlike many other countries, where the president...
RBG is gone. This is why we fight.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, best known as a steely champion of womenâs equality, gave voice to the voiceless. And as a legendary Supreme Court justice, she was committed to ensuring their rightful place in America...