Many Wisconsin schools are offering pass/fail grading options and keeping post-COVID grades out of GPA calculations, with school officials saying they want to hold students harmless for learning disruptions caused by the pandemic.
The state Department of Health Services announced on April 23 that there were 5,052 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, a jump of 207 cases from the day before.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reporting more than 400 cases of the new coronavirus in nursing homes and group facilities in the state. About one-third of the state's 242 deaths have been in those facilities.
Mariah Clark is many things. She’s a blacksmith, a tall-ship sailor and an EMT. She’s also an emergency room nurse at UW Health in Madison, placing her on the frontlines of the pandemic in Dane County.
Wisconsin's potato and cranberry growers are expecting an oversupply of their crops this fall after losing sales to restaurants and schools closed during the new coronavirus pandemic.
A little more than two weeks after Wisconsin's April 7 election went forward with in-person voting, 19 voters and poll workers who participated have tested positive for COVID-19, although where they were exposed to the disease remains uncertain.
The state Department of Health Services announced April 22 that there were 4,845 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, a jump of 225 cases from the day before.
Kimberly-Clark Corp. has ramped up production of toilet paper and other household goods in response to a spike in demand during the coronavirus pandemic.