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Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Churches, Synagogues Change Practices In Attempt To Stop Spread Of COVID-19

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Corrinne Hess
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Trying to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, Wisconsin churches and synagogues are encouraging their members to refrain from sharing communion and greeting fellow parishioners by shaking hands.
Series: Growing Rural Wisconsin's Economy

New Visions Emerge For Former Telemark Resort In Cable

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Danielle Kaeding
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New developers plan to build a lodge and reopen downhill ski slopes at the former Telemark Resort in Cable. But, the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation is also exploring whether to buy the property.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Fox Valley Manufacturer Cuts Earnings Projection Due To COVID-19 Disruptions

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Megan Hart
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A Fox Valley electronics manufacturer cut its 2020 second-quarter earnings estimate by $40 million, or about 5%, due to supply chain disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus and efforts to contain it.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Some Wisconsin Hospitals Are Short Face Masks Amid Novel Coronavirus Fears

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Rob Mentzer
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Concerns about the spread of COVID-19 have led to a run on protective masks, and some health care facilities in Wisconsin are feeling the effects of the shortage.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Wisconsin Students' Study Abroad Plans Interrupted By COVID-19 Outbreak

Elizabeth Dohms-Harter
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Study abroad programs in public universities across Wisconsin are trying to determine next steps for students across the globe as COVID-19 continues to make deadly debuts.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Milwaukee Health Officials Say COVID-19 Likely To Hit City

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Corrinne Hess
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The Milwaukee Health Department expects a COVID-19 outbreak in the city. Health officials say how many people the virus will affect or when it will arrive in the city is unknown.
Series: Extreme Precipitation And Wisconsin's Climate

As Spring River Flooding Nears, Wisconsin Communities Deal With High Groundwater

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Hope Kirwan
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Water levels on Wisconsin's rivers and lakes are starting to rise due to snow melt. But officials from the state Department of Natural Resources warn groundwater levels in the state are already at or near record highs.

Dane, La Crosse Counties Struggling To Recruit Census Workers

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Miranda Suarez
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Some counties in Wisconsin are lagging behind in applications for census worker jobs. But as of March 3, Dane County needed 2,380 more applications to meet its recruitment goals, and La Crosse County needed 1,029, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

A Wisconsin Swimming Coach In Beijing Shares His Quarantine Story

Andy Moore
PBS Wisconsin
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Kewaunee native James Malechek is the strength and performance coach for China Swimming, the nation’s official Olympics swim development program based in Beijing. Now he and 500 swimmers and fellow coaches are in complete isolation from the public.
Series: Hate In Wisconsin

Anti-Semitism Rises In Wisconsin, Report Says

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Alana Watson
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The Jewish Community Relations Council conducted an audit of 2019 anti-Semitic incidents in Wisconsin, and it shows a 55% increase in incidents from 2018 to 2019, and a 329% increase since 2015