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To date, COVID-19 has hit Milwaukee the hardest. A new study highlights the racial divide of the virus' spread, particularly on the city's north side, and state representative David Bowen explains the impact it's had on his constituency.
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Calgary-based Husky Energy is reporting $1.7 billion Canadian in losses in the first quarter in response to tanking oil prices and market volatility during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Wisconsin officials say contact tracing and testing are the next key steps in order to move toward reopening managing the COVID-19 pandemic and relaxing the state's pubilc health restrictions.
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Gov. Tony Evers’ administration has ordered state agencies to cut spending by 5% as revenue drops during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Adrienne Lathan came down with cold symptoms in mid-March. She turned out to be one of the thousands of Wisconsinites who's contracted the new coronavirus. More than a month later, she's still feeling the affects of COVID-19.
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The state Department of Transportation has begun more than 100 road projects this year, now with extra safety measures in place because of the novel coronavirus.
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Gov. Tony Evers' administration has asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to dismiss a Republican effort to overturn Wisconsin's "Safer at Home" order, warning that such a move could "invite a dangerous public health backslide," as the state continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The number of positive cases of COVID-19 continues to rise in Wisconsin but there are signs the state may not need as much surge healthcare capacity as planned.
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The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Brown County continues to swell as health officials and local businesses aggressively test for the disease.
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In Wisconsin, a spike in cases in Brown County has been linked to meatpacking plants there. Over 400 workers from three plants have tested positive for COVID-19.