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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison lifted quarantine orders for two of its largest dorms on a day when the state added 56 hospitalizations from COVID-19 complications to its record total. The university on Wednesday also announced plans for some in-person classes in the first easing of restrictions that were put into place two weeks ago when virus cases spiked. Data compiled Tuesday by The COVID Tracking project […]

Dear UWO families, Below is an email that was shared today with your students, as well as our faculty and staff. UW Oshkosh is implementing additional restrictions in residence halls and dining practices, and we are stepping up testing of all residence hall students to stem the spread of COVID-19 on our campuses. These measures impact our Oshkosh campus only. This follows last week’s decision to reduce the number of […]

The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says she’s glad Governor Tony Evers has extended Wisconsin’s mask mandate.  The governor has extended the mandate until November 21, citing a surge in coronavirus cases across the state, particularly on college campuses.  Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says wearing a mask reduces the risk of getting COVID.  "That is the best news.  It is only what we could have hoped for,"  […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin state agencies are cutting $300 million, including $45 million at the University of Wisconsin System, under the most recent round of reductions Gov. Tony Evers ordered due to losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Evers in July called on agencies to cut $250 million from their current budgets. His administration on Tuesday announced that state agencies would be returning $300 million to the state budget, […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Visitors to Chicago from Wisconsin must remain in quarantine for two weeks. On Tuesday, city officials announced for the second time that Wisconsin had made it onto the quarantine list because of a spike in coronavirus cases in the state.  Also added to the city's quarantine list were Montana, Idaho, Minnesota and Puerto Rico, while Kentucky and Louisiana were taken off the list. Tuesday's order came on […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State health officials are recommending against trick-or-treating as usual this Halloween because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Department of Health Services says going house-to-house and having in-person contact is not a good idea. If individual communities decide to go ahead with traditional trick-or-treating, health officials recommend leaving individual treat bags on the porch for children to pick up. Some Wisconsin communities have scheduled trick-or-treat times as […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has extended Wisconsin’s mask mandate until Nov. 21, citing a surge in coronavirus cases across the state, particularly on college campuses. The order has been in effect since August and was scheduled to expire on Monday. Evers on Tuesday extended the order even as his authority to issue the mandate is being challenged by conservatives in court. Wisconsin’s COVID-19 cases have been soaring […]

The Waupun School superintendent says he is proud of the way students and staff have responded to the challenges facing the new school year during the pandemic.  Waupun superintendent Steve Hill says  one of the biggest challenges for Waupun teachers is teaching students in the classroom, and the 16 percent of students who are learning online at the same time.  Hill says the other challenge has been acquiring personal protection equipmentnecessary for […]

Many people are relying on a coronavirus vaccine to bring the world back to normal.  But with surveys showing many people reluctant to get a vaccine when it becomes available, the question is what percentage of the population needs to get vaccinated to provide adequate protection?  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says with each disease it varies.  Mueller says many health experts are estimating 60 to 70 percent […]