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Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Police Accountability Protesters Say They Are Ready For A Long Haul

Will Kenneally
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Organizers of protests in Madison held in the wake of the killing of George Floyd say they are prepared to keep going for the foreseeable future. The mayors of Wisconsin's three largest cities have issued curfews ahead of further demonstrations.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

Wisconsin Blocks Pandemic Payments For Federal Disability Aid Recipients

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Bram Sable-Smith
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People stopped traveling when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, costing Jessica Barrera her job at Groome Transportation, an airport shuttle service with an office in Eau Claire.
Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Community Leaders In Milwaukee Outline What Changes Policing Protesters Want

Corrinne Hess
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Black community leaders in Milwaukee are outlining the changes they think it will take to address the concerns of police accountability protesters turning out in city and across the nation.
Series: Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin's Deer

More Wild Deer In Wisconsin Test Positive For Chronic Wasting Disease

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Danielle Kaeding
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The number of wild deer testing positive for chronic wasting disease continues to rise in Wisconsin.
Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Dozens Arrested In Milwaukee And Madison After Vandalism Follows Protests

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Rob Mentzer
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Protesters in Wisconsin clashed with police for a second night on May 31. Following peaceful protests during the day, there was widespread looting and property damage across some of the state's largest cities.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

Wisconsin Sees Smallest Single-Day Increase In COVID-19 Cases In 6 Weeks

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There have been 18,543 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of May 31, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 140 cases from the day before.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Voter Purge Case

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Laurel White
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to take a case that could result in about 130,000 people being removed from voter rolls in the state.
Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Demonstrations Over Policing Concerns Followed By Clashes With Police

Will Kenneally
PBS Wisconsin
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The day began with a peaceful rally at the Wisconsin State Capitol, outlining continued frustration in the relationship between police and Madison’s black community. In 2015, a MPD officer shot and killed 19-year-old Tony Robinson. Since then, protesters say not much has changed.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

Rural Hospitals Are Reopening With New Precautions And Eye On COVID-19

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Rob Mentzer
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After shutting down many services and postponing all but the most urgent procedures for two months or more, hospitals across Wisconsin have begun the process of opening back up. For rural hospitals in particular, managing the process of reopening is both fraught and necessary.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

As Pandemic Shfits, Childcare Providers Grapple With How To Stay Safe And Afloat

Mary Kate McCoy
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Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, financial strains were a reality for many childcare centers struggling with low pay, tight margins and high staff turnover. As more Wisconsin parents return to work, these businesses are trying to balance the threat of spreading the virus while also making ends meet.