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Additional National Guard Members to be Sent to Kenosha, Federal Response May Be Next
The situation in Kenosha remains volatile after the killing of two protesters and the wounding of another that was captured on video late Tuesday night. A 17-year-old male from Illinois is being held without bond at a juvenile detention facility in Vernon Hills, Illinois, as he awaits extradition to Wisconsin. ...
Wednesday August 26, 2020
Governor Seeks Way to Mandate Mask-Wearing Statewide Amid Court Decision Limiting His Authority
Gov. Evers calls mandate “something we’re considering” while acknowledging he would enact it if not concerned about legal challenge.
Thursday July 23, 2020
How AIDS Pushed Wisconsin To Change Its Approach To Public Health
In the early 1980s, a new mysterious malady captured the attention of public health professionals. Initially labeled GRID, these clusters of illnesses seemed to largely be an issue only on the East and West coasts. But Wisconsin's government was taking action.
Thursday June 25, 2020
Door County’s “Chicken Priest” Adjusts To Being Cooped Up During The Pandemic
Tuesday June 23, 2020
Small Town Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Eager to Spar Again
Waiting to get back in the ring while training at home
Thursday June 4, 2020
Protests Take Root in the Northwoods
It’s not only Wisconsin’s bigger cities seeing demonstrations in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
Thursday June 4, 2020
The Perennial Lessons To Learn From Public Health Policy Battles
Many people have heard of Typhoid Mary, but far fewer know the name Mary Mallon.
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Photographer Captures Nature in Hushed Urban Landscape
With Less City Hustle and Bustle, Mary Lee Agnew Finds Her Animal Subjects and Herself Calmed
Thursday May 21, 2020
When Efforts To Halt Smallpox In Milwaukee Provoked Fear And Fury
A highly contagious disease put the population in a panic. The government's response became politicized. Less affluent neighborhoods bore the brunt of the outbreak. The best medical science of the day was doubted. An aggressive protest against public health enforcement broke out.
Friday May 8, 2020
Southwest Wisconsin newspaper is now an at-home affair.
Thursday May 7, 2020
Community Testing Begins in Northwestern Wisconsin
National Guard deployed to support county and tribal health efforts.
Monday May 4, 2020
Around the Corner and Safe at Home with Milwaukee Historian John Gurda
John Gurda, the bike-riding historian from public television’s “Around the Corner with John McGivern” and author of multiple books on Milwaukee history, spoke with PBS Wisconsin about life today in the city and historical perspective on these times.
Tuesday April 28, 2020
Getting Dairy Products to Food Banks Has Win-Win Potential
As aftershocks from COVID-19 devastate the dairy industry, local and statewide efforts are trying to make a pipeline for dairy products to get to food pantries.
Sunday April 19, 2020
Federalism Newly in Focus as Governors Take Frontline Action
PBS Wisconsin sits down with UT-Austin professor Don Kettl, formerly of UW-Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs, to discuss what federalism means during a global pandemic.
Wednesday April 15, 2020
Nonprofit Sector to Be Challenged and Changed by COVID-19
Non-profit organizations face new challenges as the COVID-19 outbreak affects their daily operations and bottom line.
Tuesday April 14, 2020
Industry Steps Up But Far from Scale Needed
Necessity being the mother of invention, Justin Webb, CEO of Franzen Graphics in Sheboygan, saw a need and with his colleagues invented a simple solution. The company specializes in printing on plastic for items like in-store displays and saw a new application for the material they usually print on. Now ...
Wednesday March 25, 2020
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