Month: May 2020

K-12 Schools At this time, the Department of Health Services recommends that schools cancel or postpone all in-person ceremonies for spring and summer graduations. Public gatherings such as traditional graduation ceremonies are not advised until the state has met benchmarks articulated in the state’s Badger Bounce Back plan and the state determines that it is safe to do so. Currently, DHS recommends that individuals avoid all public and private gatherings of any […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As coronavirus hotspots erupted at major U.S. meatpacking plants, experts criticized extremely tight working conditions that made the factories natural high risk contagion locations. But some Midwestern politicians have pointed the finger at the workers’ living conditions, suggesting crowded homes bear some blame. The comments include a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice’s remark that an outbreak didn’t seem to have come from “regular folks.” Outraged employees and advocates […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — While all eyes are on Republican legislators' attempt to persuade the state Supreme Court to strike down Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home order, two Waukesha County residents have quietly mounted their own challenge to the restrictions. Jere' Fabick and Larry Chapman filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court on Monday arguing that the order violates their constitutional rights to freedom of speech, religion and travel. Fabick is […]

Gov. Tony Evers' administration on Friday released a best practices guidebook for businesses as they reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.   The guidelines apply to a wide array of businesses from swimming pools to restaurants, hair salons to gyms, manufacturers and professional offices. Wisconsin's current “safer at home” order closing most nonessential businesses remains in effect until May 26. The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering a lawsuit filed by Republican lawmakers […]

Members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing are assisting the state's medical examiners with mortuary operations during the coronavirus pandemic.  A special team is helping coroners remove and handle those who have died, transport their bodies, clean and decontaminate.  Team member, Master Sgt. Steven Ulrich, said a local coroner’s normal workload doesn’t stop just because there is a pandemic in their communities.   “Every time you watch the […]