Vaccine roll out struggles faced by rural health care systems
Some rural western Wisconsin health care systems are finding it difficult to stay on track as the eligible population…
What to know about COVID-19
Assembly Republicans approve changes to COVID compromise bill
Republicans in the state Assembly approved on…
Biden says he’s ‘bringing back the pros’ for virus briefings
President Joe Biden is dispatching the nation’s…
Doctors reflect on working through almost one year of COVID-19
Although it has been a tough year, both doctors…
Educators set to get vaccine in March, but state doses lag
Wisconsin health officials say teachers and child…
Biden administration to boost vaccine supply amid shortages
The Biden administration is giving states an…
Wisconsin Update: 54 deaths, 135 newly hospitalized
Fifty-four more people were added to the total of…
WATCH 1:30 p.m.: Wisconsin DHS COVID update
Members of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services provide information regarding COVID-19 and the vaccination rollout in the state at a briefing…
Minnesota reports 8 more deaths from COVID-19, 727 new cases in the state
The Minnesota Department of Health reported in its Tuesday update that eight more people have died from COVID-19 in the…
State announces more groups approved for COVID-19 vaccine
Wisconsin Health officials announced the next groups that will qualify to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning on March…
Wisconsin lawmakers to vote on repealing mask mandate
The Wisconsin Senate plans to vote on repealing Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate, while it remains unclear whether the Assembly would follow…
Weber Health Group opens COVID-19 vaccine clinic
The Weber Health Logistics group opened a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in the old Century Link building on…
Mayo Clinic vaccinates 500 people every day for COVID-19, focusing on health compromised people
Mayo Clinic Health System focused on vaccinating 504 patients, most of whom were 65-year-olds with compromised health conditions to protect them from…
Wisconsin Update: Eight deaths, 946 new cases of COVID-19 in the state
La Crosse County had 83 new cases of COVID-19 according to figures released on Monday.…
Wisconsin doctors support mask mandate as Legislature eyes repeal
The Wisconsin Medical Society is opposing a Republican-authored resolution in the Legislature that would overturn the statewide mask mandate put in…
Minnesota shifts communication vaccination signup to lottery
Gov. Tim Walz on Monday announced changes in the sign-up process for a community vaccine program after heavy demand last week crashed a website and…
Budweiser joins Coke, Pepsi brands in sitting out Super Bowl
For the first time since 1983, when Anheuser-Busch used all of its ad time to introduce a beer called Bud Light, the beer giant isn’t advertising…
Walz to emphasize COVID-19 recovery in next 2-year budget
Gov. Tim Walz will this week propose a two-year budget with a heavy focus on helping Minnesota recover from the impacts of COVID-19.…
COVID-19 Long Haulers: How some are living with post-virus symptoms
Two Western Wisconsin Women, who have never met, are COVID Long Haulers: people who experience post-viral symptoms after kicking the…
Minnesota reports 794 new cases of COVID-19, 3 deaths
The Minnesota Department of Health reported on Monday that three people in the state died from…
Saint Mary’s University students outline plan to live on campus safely
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota students plan to hang out in “pods” or consistent groups of 10 or fewer people during the COVID-19…
Less than 5% of Minnesotans have received 1 vaccine dose
The number of Minnesotans who have received at least the first dose of the two-shot COVID-19 vaccine is nearing a quarter-million, or less than 5% of…
Minnesota reports 32 more deaths from COVID-19, 1,196 new cases in the state
The Minnesota Department of Health reported in its Sunday update that 32 more people have died from COVID-19 in the…
Wisconsin Update: Six more dead from COVID-19; 67 newly hospitalized
Six more people were added to the total of those who have died in Wisconsin because of COVID-19, according to the latest numbers from the Wisconsin…
Monroe, Trempealeau counties offer COVID vaccine interest and screening forms
Based on increased calls by residents, both Monroe and Trempealeau counties are rolling out COVID-19 Vaccine Interest Forms.…
UW-Madison SARS-CoV-2 research maps how virus spreads, evolves
As the coronavirus continues to mutate and new variants form, two UW-Madison research labs are using genome sequencing of Sars-CoV-2 and creating…
Doctors urge caution for Packers game plans amid seemingly positive pandemic news across the state
Over the last few weeks, doctors at UW Health have been a bit concerned because the news has been on the positive side when it comes to the pandemic…
Minnesota reports 31 more deaths from COVID-19, 1,565 new cases in the state
The Minnesota Department of Health reported in its Saturday update that 31 more people have died from COVID-19 in the…
Wisconsin Update: 42 more dead from COVID-19; 89 newly hospitalized
Forty-two more people were added to the total of those who have died in Wisconsin because of COVID-19, according to the latest numbers from the…
UWL’s surge testing site to reopen in February
The university announced on Friday that they would restart the program on February 1st after receiving another batch of test kits from the U.S…