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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A 16-year-old high school sophomore alleges in a federal lawsuit against a Wisconsin sheriff that she was threatened with jail if she didn’t remove social media posts saying she had COVID-19. The Wisconsin Institute for Liberty and Law filed the lawsuit Thursday against Marquette County Sheriff Joseph Konrath and a patrol sergeant. The lawsuit alleges that the sergeant went to the home of Amyiah Cohoon of […]

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers has directed Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to extend the Safer at Home order from April 24, 2020 to 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2020, or until a superseding order is issued. The governor says  "the order implements some new measures designed  to support safety and the progress we've made in containing COVID-19, but also allows certain activities to start up […]

The Wisconsin tourism secretary-designee is expressing concern about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the upcoming summer tourism season.  Sarah Meaney says tourism is a multi-billion dollar business in Wisconsin, providing nearly 200,000 jobs.  "In the past four weeks alone, the United States Travel Association, has reported that Wisconsin has seen lost travel spending of $631 million,"  Meaney told AM 1170s Between the Lines program.  "...that's just in four weeks […]

The Fond du Lac Area Transit manager is urging people not to ride the bus unless it’s absolutely necessary.   Transit manager Lynn Gilles says since the Safer at Home order was issued bus ridership is down about 65 percent.  But Gilles says bus  drivers are reporting there are still a lot of riders who do not need to be on the bus.   "A lot of anechdotal stuff coming in from the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin health care workers on the front lines of treating patients with the coronavirus are calling on state lawmakers to get them more protective equipment, expand health care coverage and provide fully-paid sick leave and hazard pay. Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday signed a COVID-19 response bill passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature that does not include any of those provisions. Evers and other Democrats have also […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed a sweeping pandemic relief package into law even though he says it doesn't go nearly far enough. The bill largely ensures that Wisconsin can capture can capture the $2.3 billion allocated to the state under the federal stimulus bill, including higher Medicaid payments. The measure also eliminates the one-week waiting period for unemployment benefits and allocates $75 million in emergency […]

Wisconsin governor Tony Evers says Wisconsin is flattening the curve,  but residents need to continue to do what they are doing to keep the coronavirus from spreading.    Evers says the state is about where he thought it would be after he issued his Safer at Home order March 25.    "We're pleased that we're finding a way to slow the growth and hopefully we'll be reaching our top point in […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly has approved a sweeping coronavirus relief bill in the Legislature's first virtual session. About two-thirds of the Assembly's 99 members participated in Tuesday afternoon's session via videoconference out of fears of contracting the virus. A handful of lawmakers sat in the Assembly chamber, all separated by at least 6 feet.  The session got off to a slow start as the chief clerk tried […]

The latest statistical models show a glimmer of hope, forecasting fewer deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic before August.   In Wisconsin, health officials say the latest models predict the virus will peak May first.   No model is perfect, but experts say the good ones give a glimpse into the future, however nebulous, and governments need that to plan.  Fond  du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says there’s a […]