Five campuses in the University of Wisconsin System using coal as a heat source will transition to a combination of natural gas and heating oil in 2020.
More people are being tested for the novel coronavirus in Wisconsin, with a total of 44 people having been tested so far and a dozen results are still pending. Wisconsin Department of Health Services influenza surveillance coordinator Tom Haupt discusses the state's response to the outbreak.
While work is ongoing to prevent medical supply shortages, healthcare workers on the front line of treating the novel coronavirus are living it. UW Hospital and Clinics director of infection control Dr. Nasia Safdar discusses hospital preparedness and plans for an escalation of the outbreak.
Kewaukee native James Malechek is a strength and performance coach for China's national swim team. Since the end of January, he has been in quarantine in Beijing with swimmers training for the Tokyo Olympics due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Wisconsin health officials are expanding testing for the disease caused by the new coronavirus — not for everyone who may want it, but for those whose doctor recommends it.
Trying to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, Wisconsin churches and synagogues are encouraging their members to refrain from sharing communion and greeting fellow parishioners by shaking hands.
New developers plan to build a lodge and reopen downhill ski slopes at the former Telemark Resort in Cable. But, the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation is also exploring whether to buy the property.
A Fox Valley electronics manufacturer cut its 2020 second-quarter earnings estimate by $40 million, or about 5%, due to supply chain disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus and efforts to contain it.
Concerns about the spread of COVID-19 have led to a run on protective masks, and some health care facilities in Wisconsin are feeling the effects of the shortage.
