Friday COVID-19 numbers: 15 deaths, 5.4 percent positive test rate
Friday saw additional deaths and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in Wisconsin. The state Department of Health Services reported 15 new deaths, for a total of 934 lives lost. Forty seven new hospitalizations were also reported. Today’s numbers
Fitzgerald says state Senate ready to challenge mask mandate
State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says his members are ready to override Governor Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate. The Juneau Republican issued a statement Friday morning. “The Governor has caved to the pressure of liberal groups
MKE DNC to total 8 hours of action, mostly online
Milwaukee’s Democratic National Convention will come and go in a flash. Organizers say the convention will meet for just two hours a night for four nights, August 17-20. That means the total convention time will be about
Madison College establishes scholarship in honor of George Floyd
A scholarship in the name of George Floyd, Floyd, whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police has led to massive national protests and worldwide demonstrations. is being offered at Madison College. Madison College President Jack Daniels
Football Badgers picked to win Big Ten West
After winning the Big Ten West under Paul Chryst in 2016, 2017 and 2019, the Wisconsin Badgers have been picked to win it again in 2020. Cleveland.com released the annual Big Ten media poll, selecting Ohio State
Brewers home opener postponed
The Milwaukee Brewers home opener this afternoon against the St. Louis Cardinals at Miller Park has been postponed and rescheduled as a doubleheader on Sunday. The rescheduling is the result of two positive COVID-19 tests in the
Some sheriff’s departments won’t enforce mask mandate
Citing a variety of reasons, a handful of Wisconsin sheriffs departments will not enforce a statewide mask mandate ordered by Governor Tony Evers. Sheriff’s offices in Grant, Dodge, Lafayette, Washburn and Shawano counties state that they can’t
Appeals court changes some voting rules
A 7th Circuit Court of Appeals decision will change some of the rules around voting. Rock County Clerk Lisa Tollefson says among the more significant changes affecting the August 11th Partisan primary includes no more ballots being
Local legislator supports mask mandate
State Representative Deb Kolste throws her support behind the statewide mask mandate. The career medical technologist and Assembly Health Committee member says it’s only common sense. She says no one would expect a surgeon to work without