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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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Republican lawmakers are advancing a bill that would require employers to count a prior COVID-19 infection as an alternative to vaccination and testing. -
The request by Republican Rep. Janel Brandtjen and five others came last month.
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Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers raised $10 million last year, while his top Republican challenger brought in $3.3 million in just four months.
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Vilas County wants to add another resource to fight drug addiction. It’s starting the process to create a drug court.
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The Wisconsin Election Commission issued guidance as the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning in 2020 that allows local clerks to create alternate sites for returning absentee ballots.
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Case numbers have more than tripled since mid-December.
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The Wisconsin Hospital Association says emergency rooms throughout the state are under extreme stress due to surging COVID-19 cases as well as regular, seasonal increases in demand for medical services.
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Langlade County first responders got a call about an accident around 2:00 a.m. Saturday.
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Saturday was spent harvesting more than 2,000 block of ice out of Silver Lake, loading them into pickup trucks, and driving them over to the railroad depot where the castle is being built.
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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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Pro Football Hall of Fame
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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.