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Our Wisconsin Ease Out of Quarantine with These Trips Around Wisconsin

From parks to pizzas and fishing to fish dinners, cure cabin fever with cafes, canoes, or a different cabin!

May 24, 2020 12:51 pm CDT
Coronavirus This 7-year-old's Virtual Lemonade Stand Raised Enough Money to Feed 600 Families for a Week
Coronavirus 7-year-old Feeds 600 Families for a Week

Virtual lemonade stand takes off, raising $25,000

May 12, 2020 11:59 am CDT
Coronavirus This Stuffed Animal Circus Is Bringing Joy And Charity To One Eau Claire Neighborhood
Coronavirus This Stuffed Animal Zoo Is Bringing Joy And Charity To One Eau Claire Neighborhood

Projects also combines learning with creativity.

May 12, 2020 8:57 am CDT
Our Wisconsin At Least We’re Not Getting The Murder Hornets
Our Wisconsin At Least We’re Not Getting The Murder Hornets

The terrifying invasive bugs probably won’t reach Wisconsin, thankfully.

May 8, 2020 5:05 pm CDT
Natural Resources State Parks Are Back to Normal Hours for Holiday Weekend, But Capacity Limits Remain in Place
Natural Resources State Parks to Reopen, But Wisconsinites Still Need to Behave

Hours limited to allow for cleaning. Many boat launches will open. All restrooms will be closed.

April 28, 2020 10:29 am CDT

Continuing Coverage

From Zero to 85,000 Tests Per Week: The Inside Story of How Wisconsin Turbocharged Its COVID Testing Science From Zero to 85,000 Tests Per Week: The Inside Story of How Wisconsin Turbocharged Its COVID Testing
Long-Term Care Providers: $100 Million in Federal Funds Is Not Enough To Help Coronavirus Long-Term Care Providers: We Need a State Commitment, Not Just Federal Funds
More than 70 COVID positive after attending large gathering. Coronavirus The Right-Wing Activist Behind the Madison Protest Is Suing To Kill All Local Stay-Home Orders
Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, held a virtual roundtable with U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-LaCrosse, on May 20 that focused on rural issues. Elections Biden Addresses Trump’s Coronavirus Mismanagement in Virtual Wisconsin Appearances
Coronavirus Emily Huemann Xiong and Arthur Xiong, top row, second from left, were married on March 17 using Zoom video software to gather friends and family members for the ceremony. The couple are among those nationwide having to alter their wedding plans because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Contributed image)
Coronavirus In an Outbreak, ‘I Do’ Becomes ‘We Will, But Not Right Now’

Engaged couples and wedding venues try to navigate logistics, health concerns, and a desire to gather together again

April 14, 2020 1:40 pm CDT
Our Wisconsin Jeff Hare of Menomonee Falls hugs his daughter, Nikki Michler, on her wedding day in December. (Photo by Citrine Pine Photography)
Our Wisconsin A Father’s Love: His Daughter Needed Masks. He Went to Find Them

Menomonee Falls dad is on a one-man mission to find N95 and surgical masks for his daughter and other healthcare workers

March 31, 2020 10:03 am CDT