MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The daily count of confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin dipped on Sunday as the state added one more death. The state Department of Health Services reports 922 newly confirmed cases, raising the number of confirmed infections in Wisconsin to 54,924 since the pandemic began. The daily count was down from Saturday, when 1,062 confirmed cases were reported. Wisconsin reported an additional death on Sunday, raising […]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Families trying to get in a last-minute vacation before school starts better do some homework on COVID-19 restrictions before loading up the minivan. The web of state and local quarantines is growing more tangled by the day: New York, New Jersey and Connecticut ordered visitors from a whopping 34 states to quarantine for 14 days. Chicago mandates quarantines for travelers from 22 states. Others states have […]
UNDATED (AP) — The coronavirus postponed the entire weekend series between the Cardinals and Brewers in Milwaukee. A person familiar with the situation says the decision comes after one more player and three staff members for the Cardinals tested positive for COVID-19. MLB issued a statement saying the Cardinals will play four games against the Tigers in Detroit from Tuesday-Thursday, including a Wednesday doubleheader. The Cardinals and Tigers will serve as the […]
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Lorenzo Cain has become the latest player to opt out of the 2020 season. The Brewers announced the two-time All-Star’s decision Saturday hours after news broke that their scheduled home opener would be postponed for a second straight day because members of the St. Louis Cardinals had tested positive for COVID-19. Cain’s announcement comes on the same day that Miami Marlins second baseman Isan Diaz announced he […]
Local health departments are working tirelessly to keep our communities safe. Businesses, event organizers, churches, sports clubs, schools and other organizations should work closely with their health departments and operate with the highest degree of safety in mind for all those who visit their places of business and participate in events and activities. Marshfield Clinic Health System, Marshfield Medical Center-Beaver Dam and the below signed Medical Staff and Advanced Practice […]
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul today released the following statement in support of Governor Evers statewide mask requirement. “Increasing the use of masks means fewer COVID-19 cases, more lives saved, a faster economic recovery, and less interruption of schools,” said AG Kaul. “This new policy is a significant, positive step in the fight against the coronavirus.”
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus has forced another change in Major League Baseball’s schedule. That brings the league’s total to eight teams affected in the first nine days of the 60-game season. Friday’s game between St. Louis and Milwaukee was postponed after two Cardinals players tested positive for the coronavirus. The league says the postponement in Milwaukee is "consistent with protocols to allow enough time for additional testing and […]
Madison – Friday, Representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt is issuing his response to Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers’ issuance of the statewide mask mandate, another emergency health order, to take effect tomorrow, on August 1st. Fond du Lac County, which is in Rep. Thiesfeldt’s district, has had a total of 36 hospitalizations since March 11, and currently has only 2. The Governor’s order impacts all of Wisconsin the same regardless of the rates […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The GOP Senate leader says Wisconsin Senate Republicans “stand ready” to strike down the statewide mask mandate that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers announced on Thursday. Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald stopped short Friday of promising that the Senate would vote to kill the order, which is slated to take effect on Saturday. He also did not indicate when the Senate might convene. State law gives […]