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A Pair of Kenosha County Fires Displaces 3 Families

May 8, 2020 5:30p

(WGTD)---Two fires in Kenosha County Friday afternoon displaced three families.

Details on Kenosha Co. Meatpacking Plant Testing; 2nd Death Revealed

May 8, 2020 4:30p

(WGTD)---Kenosha County authorities have released details of the recent COVID-19 testing done at two meatpacking plants, and have revealed that a second employee of a plant in Pleasant Prairie died from the disease.

State Releases Guidelines For When Businesses Are Able To Reopen

May 8, 2020 3:10p

(WPR)---New guidelines designed to help businesses operate safely during the coronavirus pandemic were announced Friday by Gov. Tony Evers.

There is general advice for companies as well as industry-specific suggestions for

UW System Working To Test All Students, Faculty, Staff For COVID-19

May 8th, 2020 2:50p

(WPR)---University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross says campuses will provide extensive COVID-19 testing for students, faculty and staff in hopes that campuses can resume in-person classes this fall.

National Guard Troops Perform COVID-19 Tests at Area Employers

May 7, 2020 7:50p

(WGTD)---A Racine factory temporarily closed Thursday because of COVID-19, and there are signs of trouble at several other workplaces, as talk turns to finding ways to re-open the state’s economy.

Freeze Watch For Overnight Friday

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN... ...

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as the mid to upper 20s.

* WHEN...Late Friday

Disowned By Parents, Local Student in Running For National Prize

May 7, 2020 10:37am, Updated Dec. 29th, 2020 

New Deaths, Citation Issued, Burlington Pop-Up Clinic; Vos Speaks

May 6, 2020 4:50p; Updated 7:50p with Kenosha County death

Illinois Announces Phased Reopening And Its Largest Daily Virus Death Toll

May 5, 2020 10:45p 

(NPR)---Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday his five-phase reopening plan, while the state saw its highest daily death toll from COVID-19.

UW-Parkside Furloughs Announced as Losses Add Up

May 5, 2020 10:30p 

(WGTD)---UW-Parkside announced Tuesday cost-savings staff furloughs, falling in line with other UW campuses that are trying to cope with revenue losses due to the pandemic.

The intermittent, consecutive-day and workload