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Local Coverage The 114-year-old barn at Ela Orchard was a familiar sight every autumn for apple lovers across southeast Wisconisn.
Local Coverage Historic Barn Lost to Fire at a Landmark Racine Co. Orchard

Novelist Jane Hamilton and husband Bob Willard are weighing rebuilding options for Ela Orchard.

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith January 19, 2021 12:26 pm CST
Our Wisconsin This 7-year-old's Virtual Lemonade Stand Raised Enough Money to Feed 600 Families for a Week
Our Wisconsin WI Girl’s Virtual Lemonade Stand Will Be Highlighted in Inauguration Special About Giving

Her goal was $90, but donors and a non-profit restaurant have helped her raise $53,000.

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith January 19, 2021 8:25 am CST
Politics Melvette Scott, of West Milwaukee, hands out bandanas Tuesday at Marshall High School in Milwaukee. (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski)
Politics Why I Handed Out Bandanas to Unprotected Voters

West Milwaukee resident Melvette Scott tells UpNorthNews why she spent Tuesday helping Milwaukee’s black community

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski April 8, 2020 7:21 pm CDT
Coronavirus Wisconsin nurse Elizabeth “Buffy” Riley, center, sits with fellow nurses Dee Wells, left, and Benita Conleh, right, in New York in early April. Riley, who lives in Hayward and works in Cumberland, is spending three weeks in New York treating people hospitalized with COVID-19. (Contributed photo)
Coronavirus ‘How Are We Going to Keep Them Alive?’

Wisconsin nurse describes first day treating COVID-19 patients in New York

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson April 6, 2020 10:33 pm CDT
Coronavirus 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

Trading the calm of Cumberland for the chaos of pandemic’s epicenter

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson April 3, 2020 11:46 am CDT

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Milwaukee about the Biden administration's lead pipe and paint remediation efforts. (Screenshot via C-SPAN) Infrastructure ‘Moral Imperative’: Harris Talks Lead Remediation in Milwaukee
Senate President Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield) speaks during a press conference unveiling a Republican legislative package that would make it harder to access unemployment benefits and BadgerCare. GOP lawmakers claimed the bills will help address the worker shortage. (Screenshot via WisEye) Economy Public Assistance Would Be Harder to Access Under GOP Bills
Graphic via Desirée Tapia Healthcare Health Insurance Sign-Ups Hit New Record in Wisconsin During Biden’s First Year
State Capitol dome interior Elections Years After Stripping the Office of Its Powers, GOP Sees Secretary of State as Key to Controlling Elections
Coronavirus Virus Outbreak Spain
Coronavirus In Pictures: Fighting Coronavirus Around the World

Politicians wear protective gear in Belgium. Canadians leave notes at their windows. Volunteers in Spain sew masks for nurses and doctors. Citizens disinfect streets and cars in India and Afghanistan. Pope Francis prays solo to an empty Piazza San Pietro.

Associated Press Associated Press March 30, 2020 5:05 pm CDT
Coronavirus Eau Claire native Megan La Barbera and her fiancé César Gutiérrez Fernández are living in Madrid, Spain, where residents are on virtual lockdown. (Contributed photo)
Coronavirus ‘You Don’t Dare Go Out’: Wisconsin Woman Describes Being in Lockdown in Spain

Now living in Madrid, coronavirus may delay her wedding

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson March 27, 2020 10:17 am CDT