When Kenosha's Brat Stop reopened at 2 p.m. on May 15, there was a line of people waiting at the door. About 75% of the cars in the parking lot had Illinois license plates.
A new federal lawsuit aims to force the state to mail absentee ballot request forms to all registered voters, arguing that step among several others could prevent a repeat of Wisconsin's April 2020 pandemic election that "shook the public's faith in the democratic process."
The Evers administration withdrew its new COVID-19 pubilc health rulemaking proposal from legislative approval, spelling an end to a statewide approach to combat the pandemic.
Gov. Tony Evers' administration has withdrawn its outline for a new emergency rule to manage the coronavirus pandemic in Wisconsin amid opposition from Republican lawmakers.
There are 12,687 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of May 18, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 144 cases from the day before.
Because of the threat of the spread from COVID-19, the grand reopening of the International Crane Foundation that was scheduled for late June will be pushed back likely until the fall.
Milwaukee organizations and volunteers are teaming up to produce face masks through the MaskUpMKE initiative. The goal is to make and distribute 2.5 million masks.
