Local Coverage

Local Coverage Shania Hutchins, kitchen manager at The Tandem in Milwaukee, cooks Thursday afternoon. The restaurant is giving away free, high-quality community meals to help during the coronavirus outbreak. (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski)
Local Coverage This Milwaukee Restaurant Shifts From Full Service to ‘Good and Dignified’ Free Meals

For as long as it can during the outbreak, The Tandem will serve an impoverished neighborhood

March 20, 2020
Local Coverage Wisconsin bars closed indefinitely
Local Coverage Closing Time Comes Early on St. Patrick’s Day

Governor Evers ordered bars closed indefinitely at 5 p.m. Tuesday, but traditionally busy districts were already deserted.

March 17, 2020
Local Coverage Madison chef Sean Pharr is semi-finalists for James Beard Award
Local Coverage Sean Pharr Traded Chefs Whites for Flannel and Ownership

New London native is a James Beard Foundation semi-finalist

March 17, 2020
Local Coverage Wisconsinites feed their neighbors during Coronavirus shutdown
Local Coverage How Wisconsinites Are Feeding Their Neighbors During the Coronavirus Shutdown

From a Balsam Lake cafe owner, to a Menominee co-op and plenty of others in between, people are stepping up to feed one another

March 17, 2020
Local Coverage NBA Season Suspension Deadens Milwaukee’s Lively Deer District
Local Coverage NBA Suspension Deadens Milwaukee’s Lively Deer District

The 53-12 Milwaukee Bucks seemed unstoppable this year. Then coronavirus happened.

March 12, 2020

Coronavirus Coverage

Elizabeth “Buffy” Riley works at Cumberland Memorial Hospital in northwest Wisconsin, teaching clinical skills to college nursing students. (Contributed photo) Coronavirus Wisconsin Nurse Heads to New York to Help
The coronavirus crisis has stopped graded learning at schools across Wisconsin. Shown here is Lac du Flambeau Public School, which is surrounded by patchy cellphone service and few internet options, making equitable, graded virtual learning impossible. (Photo via Lac du Flambeau Public School/Facebook) Education Outbreak Widens School Achievement Gaps
Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski) Politics Milwaukee Convention Slides One Month
Politics Evers and GOP Offer Separate Ideas for Coronavirus Relief
Local Coverage Speakers from various nonprofits, churches, and political groups took the stage during a Sunday evening prayer vigil in front of Milwaukee City Hall. Area residents gathered to pay respects to the five Molson Coors employees killed in last week's Miller Brewery mass shooting. (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski)
Local Coverage Community Turns Out For Milwaukee Shooting Vigil

Speakers show the city is Milwaukee Strong

March 1, 2020
Local Coverage The Miller Brewery in Milwaukee, part of MoulsonCoors, as seen in a 2013 image. (Shutterstock)
Local Coverage Update: Brewery Shooter Identified

Electrician at MolsonCoors reportedly had frequent disputes with a co-worker

February 27, 2020