Grocery stores in Wisconsin are adjusting hours to allow staff to restock depleted shelves and do extra cleaning. Many are also offering special shopping hours for the elderly and those who have health conditions that make them more vulnerable to COVID-19.
Gov. Tony Evers plans to issue an emergency order to waive work search requirements and change rules for unemployment insurance benefits for workers affected by the economic impacts of COVID-19 .
As COVID-19 continues to spread in Wisconsin, questions have surfaced on how household pets and livestock are affected by the virus, and what can be done to protect them.
The early days of social distancing under the new coronavirus hit the state's workforce especially hard as more than 30,000 people filed initial unemployment claims in just four days.
How does unemployment insurance work, and how do you apply for benefits? Caleb Frostman, Wisconsin Secretary of Workforce Development, and Amy Banicki, deputy administrator of the unemployment insurance division, explain.
If you're looking for food, housing, or senior care in Wisconsin during the outbreak of the new coronavirus, here are some places to look -- as well as ways you can help.
A doctor at the Waupun Correctional Institution has contracted COVID-19. News of the infection comes as several groups are demanding Gov. Tony Evers release inmates who are at risk of getting the new coronavirus from jails and prisons across Wisconsin.
