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Hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin voters could head to the polls Tuesday in an election unlike any ever seen before in the state as officials and voters alike contend with new rules and procedures spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The state Department of Health Services announced on April 7 that there are 2,578 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin. 92 people have died.
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This isn’t the first pandemic the Voegeli family has worked through. They’ve milked purebred Brown Swiss dairy cows on their 1,500-acre Monticello farmstead since 1854 — 64 years before the flu pandemic of 1918.
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Wisconsin environmental regulators say they're still moving forward on work to address so-called forever chemicals, known as PFAS, during the coronavirus pandemic, though some activities are being postponed.
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The number of deaths caused by drug overdoses continues to rise in Milwaukee County — and the county is on pace to have a record 640 fatal overdoses in 2020.
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The new coronavirus pandemic has caused commodity prices to fall in recent weeks and disrupted business at farm lending agencies.
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The state Department of Health Services announced on April 6 that there are 2,267 positive cases of COVID-19 and 68 deaths statewide. However, the number continues to grow as counties announce positive test results.
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Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order postponing Wisconsin's spring primary election, but the Wisconsin Supreme Court blocked that order shortly afterward.
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Last-minute activities are taking place at the local, state and federal levels which may impact the ability to vote in Wisconsin's spring election.
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Dr. Alison Craig devised a desktop droplet barrier to help protect the staff she oversees at Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin. With the assistance of the maker community, her design is now in production.