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Waiting for a usual training spot in Onalaska to reopen has given mixed martial arts fighter Felipe Martinez Donis time to contemplate his long-term goal: to open a gym in Arcadia.
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With 919.7 confirmed coronavirus cases per 100,000 people, Racine County has become one of the nation's COVID-19 hotspots.
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Demonstrations continued across Wisconsin on June 3, with protesters demanding justice for George Floyd, a 46-year-old Minneapolis man killed while in police custody.
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There have been 19,400 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of June 3, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 483 cases from the day before.
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UW System President Ray Cross is asking Gov. Tony Evers and legislative leaders to call a special session of the state Legislature in hopes that lawmakers will allow universities to borrow money to address budget deficits caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Graffiti scrawled on a downtown Madison business that replaced broken windows with plywood asks a question that peaceful demonstrators, business owners and police want to know after repeated nights of looting and vandalism: "Why?"
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Green Bay-based Schneider National, one of the country's largest surface transportation companies, was founded during the Great Depression. It’s weathered 12 recessions but hasn’t been immune to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of America has been connecting adult mentors, which the nonprofit calls "Bigs," with kids, called "Littles," in their communities for more than 100 years. But the COVID-19 pandemic has created a unique challenge.
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Several Wisconsin police chiefs have condemned the actions of the police officer who knelt on the neck of George Floyd for nearly nine minutes, killing the Minneapolis man.
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There have been 18,917 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of June 2, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 374 cases from the day before.