Archives

All Articles
WisContext
WPM Headlines
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

County Fairs Canceled Across Wisconsin Due To COVID-19

Audio: 
Hope Kirwan
Wisconsin Public Radio
Shared via
WPR
The announcement that the Wisconsin State Fair was canceled amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic highlights the same dilemma confronting smaller county fairs and annual gatherings throughout the rest of the state. In many cases, those events are also being called off or shifted online.
Series: Wisconsin's 21st-Century Workforce

UW System Analysis Examines Income, Residency Of New Graduates

Audio: 
Rich Kremer
Wisconsin Public Radio
Shared via
WPR
The University of Wisconsin System has released data showing UW graduates earn a median salary of nearly $50,000 a year after graduation. The analysis includes employer-reported data for 12,000 bachelors degree recipients graduating in 2014, 2016 and 2018.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

Summer School To Be Mostly Online In Wisconsin Amid COVID-19 Concerns

Audio: 
Madeline Fox
Wisconsin Public Radio
Shared via
WPR
With nearly 17,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state, Wisconsin schools are keeping their doors closed to students through the summer.
Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

George Floyd Protests Continue Around Wisconsin For Third Day

WPR Staff
Wisconsin Public Radio
Shared via
WPR
Marches and gatherings over the killing of George Floyd continued for a third consecutive day across Wisconsin — including in Madison and Milwaukee, where hundreds defied curfews to protest into the evening.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

DHS: 18,403 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Wisconsin

WPR Staff
Wisconsin Public Radio
Shared via
WPR
There have been 18,403 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of May 31, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 173 cases from the day before.
Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Volunteers Clean Up, Officials React After Violent Night In Madison

WPR Staff
Wisconsin Public Radio
Shared via
WPR
Hundreds of volunteers and business owners were out early on May 31 in downtown Madison to clean up and repair storefronts after an evening of violence, looting and property damage following demonstrations over the death of George Floyd.
Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Violence Erupts In Madison After Demonstrators Gather Across Wisconsin

WPR Staff
Wisconsin Public Radio
Shared via
WPR
Thousands gathered for demonstrations across Wisconsin, joining people nationwide to express outrage over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed in police custody in Minneapolis. What began as a day of peaceful protest in Madison, though, turned into a chaotic scene.
Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Protests For More Accountability In Policing Continue Around Wisconsin

Will Kenneally
PBS Wisconsin
Shared via
PBS Wisconsin
Protests in Wisconsin continue to advocate an end to system racism, with a crowd of thousands in Madison joined by other rallies across the state, including in Appleton, Milwaukee and Sheboygan.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

DHS: 18,230 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Wisconsin

WPR Staff
Wisconsin Public Radio
Shared via
WPR
There are 18,230 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of May 30, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 523 cases from the day before.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020
Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Police Violence, The Pandemic And The Public Emergency Of Racism

Video: 
Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Shared via
PBS Wisconsin
What does the killing of George Floyd mean for the people of Wisconsin? Gov. Tony Evers discusses his concerns about racial inequity in policing and the disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on people of color.