COVID-19 in Wisconsin
Tracking COVID-19 across the state
The Wisconsin Examiner is tracking daily shifts in the detection of new COVID-19 cases in each county. This chart will be updated regularly with...
Back to work in the pandemic
The phone calls and emails have been coming in steadily for Jim Schultz since COVID-19 hit Wisconsin.
First they came when businesses across the state...
Trump plans July 4 celebration despite pandemic
WASHINGTON — The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t upended President Donald Trump’s plans to hold a Fourth of July celebration in the nation’s capital this summer.
The...
State offers $10M to local health clinics to help cover COVID-19 costs
Health clinics serving underserved parts of the state will get $10 million to help cover their costs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, the state...
Wisconsin State Fair canceled
The 2020 Wisconsin State Fair has been canceled, with organizers citing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.
The fair’s 12-member board of directors voted unanimously Tuesday...
‘We’re riding it through’: pandemic adds more burden for DACA recipients and families
Like many college students, Daniel Gutierrez Ayala has had to make some difficult adjustments because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The political science and Spanish major...
Unemployment delays divide Senate Republicans, Democrats
Wisconsin is ramping up the number of people processing claims for unemployment compensation in hopes of knocking down a nagging backlog in the system,...
COVID-19 cases still rising; communities get CARES funds
Wisconsin COVID-19 cases continue to rise, but so does testing, state officials said Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Gov. Tony Evers announced $200 million in grants to local...
Elections Commission approves more than $6 million in spending, will send ballot applications to...
With only a few short detours into partisan bickering, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) approved spending more than $6 million in grant money provided...
Milwaukee continues to slowly turn the dial on reopening
Milwaukee, at both city and county levels, continues to slowly turn the dial to re-open businesses and decrease social distancing. After the statewide Safer...