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The steps public health officials are urging people to take to prevent the spread of coronavirus are the same for the flu. While there are concerns about having both viruses around at the same time th...

Governor Evers says he’s encouraged by what’s included in the proposed UW System budget, but it’s too early to commit to anything yet. The Board of Regents is asking for nearly $96 m...

A state agency isn’t recommending a specific threshold for districts to close schools, and move to virtual classes. Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm says that’s because ...

There are 950 more confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin, the most in a single day since August 14th. The state is reporting 10.9 percent of tests were positive, and that’s the highest rate s...

Governor Evers says the federal government should’ve stepped in months ago to make sure there wouldn’t be a shortage of testing supplies. He says President Trump could’ve set up a na...

The coronavirus outbreak at the Green Bay state prison is growing. The state Department of Corrections is reporting another 126 inmates tested positive, bringing the overall total to 185. Officials ar...

UW System President Tommy Thompson isn’t revealing what the threshold is, for when campuses would have to close because of a COVID-19 outbreak, but he says he has one in mind. Thompson adds he h...

The Kanye West ballot situation in Wisconsin might lead the state Elections Commission to set up a synchronized timing system for local clerks. West’s campaign workers missed the 5 p.m. deadline...

A group that typically holds a cookout every year is putting on a virtual block party instead. The Celebrate Diversity Fox Cities event will be streamed on the organization’s Facebook page. Co-C...

UW-Oshkosh was one of the colleges hit by a string of bomb threats. University police say they received multiple calls from different phone numbers between 10:30 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. yesterday. A disto...