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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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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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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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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.
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Thirty-four Wisconsin state parks and recreational areas closed for three weeks will be able to reopen as temperatures increase across the state and cases of coronavirus level off.
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Restaurant owners statewide have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. As many as 50 percent may be unable to reopen depending on how long businesses remain closed.
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Wisconsin has received more than 55 million items through the Federal Emergency Management Agency for response to the coronavirus pandemic, but some state officials remain critical of the agency and the Trump administration's response.
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Wisconsin growers and farmers market organizers are finding new ways to get food to customers as the COVID-19 outbreak prevents traditional markets.