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

UW-Madison Researchers Start Looking Into The Novel Coronavirus

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Kealey Bultena
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Multiple researchers at UW-Madison are getting started on studying the novel coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2. WisContext associate editor Will Cushman discusses what they're looking to learn and share the story of how a campus lab got access to the virus.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

State Health Officials Explain Wisconsin's Response To Novel Coronavirus

Will Kenneally
PBS Wisconsin
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Wisconsin's top health officials said novel coronavirus risk is still low but preparations are in place during a March 4 briefing for members of the state Legislature and the public.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Wisconsin Hospitals, Health Officials Prepare For More COVID-19 Cases

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Shamane Mills
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Prepping for a potential pandemic will likely include several state agencies, especially those linked to large gatherings or close quarters.
Series: Climate Science And Wisconsin

Noon Wednesday: Wisconsin Food Mainstays Vulnerable To Climate Change

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Marisa Wojcik
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What happens when Wisconsin's most iconic food products are in danger from an increasingly warmer, wetter and variable climate? WPR digital producer Mary Kate McCoy explored what the future might hold for beer, cheese, cranberries, beer, potatoes, walleye and wild rice.