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Backpacks are part of every school day, but when they’re too heavy, they can do more harm than good
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says as of Friday, there had been 23 confirmed cases of measles
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The EpiPen initiative is a joint effort between police and fire officials, where professional paramedics trained police officers to ensure top notch service when using an EpiPen
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At least 20 children in the U.S. have died this year after being left in a hot car.
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With a rise in youth mental health issues across Wisconsin, experts are urging parents to make their kids' mental health a top priority for the back-to-school season
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Decades after contracting measles during the pre-vaccine era, residents recall how infections disrupted their lives. Wisconsin health officials are now bracing for the virus to return as other states see outbreaks.
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Nine cases have been confirmed, all of whom were exposed to a common source through out-of-state travel
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Air quality monitors in the region showed air quality dropped to the purple or very unhealthy level this morning. It’s mostly been in the red or unhealthy level the last two days.
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The City of Rhinelander is looking at its next steps for its municipal wells after Nicolet College declined to be the site of a new one.The city shut down two of its wells in 2019 because of PFAS contamination.There are enough remaining wells to meet current water demands— But the city will need a new well to keep up with future growth.
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Roughly 580,000 Wisconsinites and 63 million Americans provide ongoing care to adults or children with medical conditions or disabilities, a 45% increase since 2015, according to a new report from AARP
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The Wisconsin DNR issues an air quality advisory for the entire state as air quality is expected to drop down to the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG; Orange) to the Unhealthy (Red) categories.
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The Wisconsin DNR issued an air quality alert for Thursday, July 24 for Wisconsin’s northwest counties.