Stories tagged: "Kelli Engen"

Politics Wisconsin officials on the state and local levels are increasingly finding themselves faced with lawsuits when passing measuring to control the pandemic. (Shutterstock image)
Politics Officials Face a Choice in Fighting COVID: Face Lawsuits, or Let the Virus Spread

Only a few health departments in Wisconsin still have enforceable health orders as the virus has spread wildly and killed relentlessly.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski December 9, 2020 3:03 pm CST
Politics Medical personnel at a COVID-19 medical screening annex at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Politics Wisconsin Sets New Single-Day COVID Record: 6,141 Cases

Health officials say too many refusing to wear masks, maintain social distancing guidelines.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson November 6, 2020 3:38 pm CST
Coronavirus contact tracing wisconsin
Coronavirus Steep Rise in COVID Cases Posing Difficulties for Contact Tracers

As cases continue to rise and large gatherings become more frequent, total contacts have grown considerably, taxing available staff to do that work, county health officers said.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson September 23, 2020 4:20 pm CDT
Coronavirus Local Health Directors Face Threats, Anger for Enforcing Measures to Stop COVID
Coronavirus Local Health Directors Face Threats for Doing Their Jobs

Incidents increasing since statewide order overturned by Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson July 15, 2020 3:31 pm CDT
Coronavirus Wisconsin National Guard members Sgt. John Clark, left, and Spc. Madeline Westrick gather samples at a drive-up COVID-19 testing site near Baraboo on April 29. The guard continues to play a key role by running free testing sites across the state as cases surge. (Photo © Andy Manis)
Coronavirus Record Day: 845 New COVID Cases

The number of COVID-19 cases has grown more by 18,000 since end of May.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson July 10, 2020 4:29 pm CDT

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vaccine sign outside Milwaukee mill road library Coronavirus Library Clinics? Door-to-Door Vaccines? Milwaukee Is Getting Creative To Get Shots In Arms
Derrick Van Orden (Via Derrick Van Orden/Facebook) Politics GOP Congressional Candidate Testifies Against Mask-Wearing Before School Board Drops Requirement
Julian Thomas Elementary School in Racine, built in the 1850s as Garfield School, will receive updates as part of the $1 billion referendum district voters passed in spring 2020. (Photo via Julian Thomas Elementary/Facebook) Education Are Schools Infrastructure? Ask the Wisconsin Students and Educators Using Buildings Dating Back Over 100 Years.
A nurse fills a syringe with a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson-owned Janssen Pharmaceuticals. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images) Coronavirus The Price of Vaccine Hesitancy: More Than 1,000 Wasted Doses a Week in Wisconsin
Coronavirus COVID in Wisconsin: A Patchwork of Local Rules Being Ignored by Many
Coronavirus Wisconsin’s Patchwork of Local COVID Rules Ignored by Many

County health officials say state Supreme Court empowered many to engage in activities leading to a recent spike in cases.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson July 9, 2020 4:27 pm CDT