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FEMA and other officials are touring 12 counties to assess flood damage. The agency is hoping to finish surveying damage this week, but it could take until the end of the month for counties to receive a disaster declaration needed in order to get federal funding.
Policies based on eugenics — the notion that humanity can essentially speed up its own evolution by weeding out people with "undesirable" traits — were once widespread in the United States.
Wisconsin has seen a surge in fatal overdoses during the last decade, and the state is catching up to other states in drug-related deaths.
Mold is starting to impact corn fields in Wisconsin thanks to last month's wet weather.
The state of Wisconsin is getting ready to parcel out $14.5 million to help communities replace thousands of lead service lines. However, short of digging up every single pipe in a community or surveying every property owner, there's no way to know for sure where all the lead is located.
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials will be in western Wisconsin this week to survey damage from last month's flooding.
An older adult falls nearly every second of every day across the United States. Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries among people who are ages 65 or older.
The state has awarded emergency grants for northern Wisconsin homeowners in need of repairs after flooding caused widespread damage in July.
A public health advisory issued on Sept. 22 by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services epitomized an ongoing sea change in attitudes about drug abuse and addiction as opioid overdoses continue to increase.
Wisconsin public health officials decided to call for a public advisory after reviewing the severity of the opioid crisis in the state. Wisconsin State Health Office Karen McKeown discusses the growing scope of this epidemic of addiction.