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People who live in jails are at higher risk for getting COVID because they live in such tight quarters. But staff members at county jails are not required by the state to follow any quarantine procedures if they test positive for the virus.
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pixabay.comAfter a slight dip in hospitalizations in early January, health care systems are bracing for more COVID patients after two weeks of record case numbers in Wisconsin. -
Wisconsin National Guard/The state is now training National Guard Members as nursing assistants to help fill staffing shortages at nursing homes and hospitals.
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The Associated Press reports the judge's decision will still allow drop boxes at municipal clerks' offices. An appeal in the case is likely. -
The chairman of a prominent international law firm based in Milwaukee and the chancellor the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus have been named as finalists to be president at the UW System.
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This week, President Joe Biden urged Senate Democrats to change Senate rules to push voting rights legislation through.Wisconsin’s two U.S. Senators have very different responses to the push.
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Marshfield Clinic says the emergency department has consistently scored high in patient surveys since opening in 2020 and has been ranked in the 99th percentile for the last six months among emergency departments regionally.
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A Wisconsin judge rules that absentee ballot drop boxes cannot be located anywhere other than at offices of local clerks
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Cindy Schulz Juedes faces a life sentence in the killing of her husband
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The first Afghan refugee families arrived in Wausau two weeks ago, and now the city is asking for help from the community
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The state Department of Natural Resources policy board is set to vote later this month on permanent rules implementing a law that restricts the use of firefighting foam that contains PFAS chemicals.
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Wisconsin is experiencing its highest level of disease activity since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mario Tama/Getty ImagesThe former president's White House records are sought by the Democratic-led House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesNow researchers in the U.K. have the first estimates for how long a third shot of the Pfizer vaccine will last. The findings are mixed.
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There have been several NFL players who have gone on to earn a law degree after their time playing football ended, but very few have earned a law degree before playing. Perhaps the first to do so was a player from the Northwoods. He played center, but his life was so much more than NFL football.
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Wisconsin Historical Society
Tuesday, January 25th 6:00 P.M.