Since the state Supreme Court overturned Wisconsin's stay-at-home order, some counties and municipalities across the state immediately began issuing their own orders that preserve its conditions and restrictions.
There are 11,275 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of May 14, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 373 cases from the day before.
Can you be fired from your job if you don't return to work immediately now that the state's stay-at-home order has been nullified? And what legal recourses are available to workers who worry about unsafe workplaces?
Onalaska native Carolyn Lipke has been conducting research at Antarctica's Palmer Research Station since last October. She and 19 other researchers were slated to come home in April, but the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed their return.
As the state prepares to try and reopen the economy, health care workers in UW's Hospital's COVID-19 unit say the long hours and hard work are beginning to add up.
Thirty-two inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 after exposure to an inmate who used fever-reducing drugs to conceal his symptoms, according to a release from the Dane County Sheriff’s Office.
There are 11,685 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of May 15, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 410 cases from the day before.
While some places in Wisconsin are beginning to reopen after the state Supreme Court struck down the statewide stay-at-home order, other municipalities around the state have opted to remain under the restrictions that have been in place for nearly two months.
