According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, there are more than 1,500 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Brown County. Hundreds have been connected to the area's meat processing plants. One of those facilities, JBS Packerland, reopened on May fifth.
There are 8,566 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of May 5, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 330 cases from the day before.
Multiple state agencies including Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services, Emergency Operations Center, Emergency Management, along with the Wisconsin National Guard have created testing events with local health departments in northwest Wisconsin.
Conservative justices on the state Supreme Court aggressively attacked the stay-at-home order issued by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers administration, prompting an attorney for Evers to respond that people will die if the order is lifted.
Visitor spending in Wisconsin increased last year to $13.7 billion, capping off the state's best year for tourism in the last decade. But, the coronavirus pandemic is likely to vastly transform tourism this year.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced he will extend the county's COVID-19 emergency declaration through at least July 15. The order is meant to ensure the county is positioned to receive state and federal aid.
Two people with developmental disabilities in Rhinelander explain how they are coping with the disruptions of day-to-day life during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 patients experience many symptoms: Fever, chills, muscle pain, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, cough. But one of the biggest concerns for Dr. Jeff Pothof, chief quality officer at UW Health, is shortness of breath.
Meatpacking plants have been forced to slow production as COVID-19 spreads among workers, leaving farmers caring for market-ready animals and low prices.
