While many Wisconsinites are contemplating what life will be like under a stay-at-home order, others are desperately trying to return home from other countries where borders are being closed and international flights canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Summerfest, Milwaukee's multi-day music festival along the city's lakefront, will be postponed until September 2020 because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The state Department of Health Services announced 416 positive cases of COVID-19 statewide on March 23, as well as 7,050 negative tests. However, the number continues to grow as counties announce more positive test results.
Wisconsin is doing better financially than it was in 2007, but will still need financial assistance from the federal government if the COVID-19 pandemic leads to a recession.
Some Wisconsin communities, including Milwaukee and Madison, are shutting down or sharply curtailing in-person early voting ahead of the state’s April 7 election.
Gov. Tony Evers will direct Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to sign a "safer at home" order for Wisconsin. The governor did not provide immediate details on what that order will look like, but it's expected that all but essential businesses will close.
Agricultural experts say local producers will likely see lower milk prices and impacts to their supply chains as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across Wisconsin.
