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Evers to close non-essential businesses
All non-essential businesses in Wisconsin will shut down tomorrow. Governor Evers is issuing what he’s calling a “stay at home” order. He plans to sign it tomorrow, and it will be in...
Mar 23, 2020
Hanna plans to keep Valley Transit running
Valley Transit buses haven’t stopped their regular routes in the Fox Cities since the coronavirus pandemic started. Appleton Mayor Tim Hanna wants to keep it that way. He says he hasn’t ev...
Mar 23, 2020
Expert lists differences between COVID-19, flu
A state health expert believes there are three main differences that make coronavirus more dangerous than the flu. Dr. Ryan Westergaard of the Department of Health Services says the death rate for COV...
Mar 23, 2020
Counselor gives advice to avoid feeling isolated
More people are working from home, and staying in, and a clinician wants to prevent them from feeling isolated. ThedaCare Behavioral Health Clinician Catherine Langdon says technology can help people ...
Mar 22, 2020
Statewide COVID-19 cases at 381
The state is reporting 381 confirmed cases of coronavirus. The Department of Health Services updated the totals on Sunday afternoon. Fond du Lac County now has 16 cases. The numbers haven’t chan...
Mar 22, 2020
COVID-19 cases up to 281, 4 deaths
The state is reporting 281 confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin and the fourth death. The total number of cases on Friday was 206. There is one new confirmed case in Brown County, for a total of t...
Mar 21, 2020
Evers doesn’t have authority to move election
Governor Evers says he doesn’t have the authority to move next month’s election. He’s calling on people to vote by mail, instead. Evers says even if he could delay the April 7th date...
Mar 20, 2020
Evers doesn’t expect ‘shelter in place’ order
Governor Evers doesn’t think Wisconsin will have to join other states, and issue a “shelter in place” order. Evers doesn’t anticipate having to take that step, because he belie...
Mar 20, 2020
State has 2,500 ICU beds, 620 ventilators
Hospitals around the state have 2,500 hospital beds in intensive care units, right now. State Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm says 620 ventilators are available statewide. She hope...
Mar 20, 2020
Man died after getting COVID-19 from river cruise
The man who died from coronavirus in Fond du Lac County went on a recent river cruise in Egypt. The man was in his 50s, and he’s one of three reported deaths in Wisconsin. Fond du Lac County Pub...
Mar 20, 2020
