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|By Amelia Jones
Online tutoring sites have seen a dramatic increase in parents hiring supplement help for online learning.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2020 at 9:49 PM CDT
|By Sanika Bhargaw
A week after Governor Tony Evers' order took effect, people gathered at the Capitol to protest the statewide mask mandate.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2020 at 2:41 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Gerlach
Newly confirmed COVID-19 cases reached a new high Saturday, according to Wisconsin Department of Health Services numbers.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 8:08 PM CDT
|By Jackson Danbeck
Former Packers quarterback Brett Favre is responding to flack he got after he played golf with President Donald Trump last week.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 7:41 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
Police in Virginia say that a rape suspect who was released from jail in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic went on to kill the woman who had accused him.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 6:21 PM CDT
|By Elise Romas
Wisconsin DWD is still dealing with a backlog of unemployment benefit claims. Meanwhile, Congress struggles to agree on a second Coronavirus Relief Package.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 2:17 PM CDT
|By Jackson Danbeck
The percent of positive new cases and confirmed cases of COVID-19 jumped on Friday even as the Wisconsin DHS processed 3,800 fewer tests.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 3:54 PM CDT
|By Jackson Danbeck
UW-Madison researchers believe a new COVID-19 test that uses spit could prove to be a faster, cheaper and less complicated method compared to other tests.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 3:01 PM CDT
|By Jackson Danbeck
The average number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continued a downward trend Thursday, when the Wisconsin DHS reported a seven-day average of 810 cases over the past week - a significant drop from an average of 930 almost two weeks ago.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 2:02 PM CDT
|By Jackson Danbeck
Public Health Madison & Dane County’s Board of Health has rejected a petition that called for a far stricter response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the county.
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Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 11:49 AM CDT
|By Jackson Danbeck
The UW System and UW-Madison will receive another $32 million in CARES Act money to help the system test students when the school year begins.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 6:27 PM CDT
|By Jackson Danbeck
Helbachs Coffee in Middleton is at risk of losing its food and drink license after it defied enforcing Dane County’s mask mandate at the business.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 6:08 PM CDT
|By Jackson Danbeck
Noah’s Ark Waterpark has decided to close for the rest of the 2020 season, citing COVID-19 concerns.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 5:21 PM CDT
|By WMC Staff
A 6-year-old girl in Madison County, Tennessee has died after testing positive for coronavirus.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 4:52 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
A federal judge has questioned whether it would be right to order an easing of Wisconsin’s absentee voting regulations ahead of the November presidential election.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 2:42 PM CDT
|By Jackson Danbeck
The percent of positive new cases rose slightly after reaching the lowest recorded percentage in almost a month the day before.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 10:41 AM CDT
Wisconsin DHS was awarded a $2 million grant for behavior health response efforts during the pandemic
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 4:09 AM CDT
|By Tajma Hall
A full list of reopening plans for area school districts.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2020 at 9:55 PM CDT
|By Michelle Baik
Some students and parents in Lodi say they are unhappy with the school district’s decision to go all-virtual in the fall.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2020 at 7:20 PM CDT
|By Jackson Danbeck
Two bars in Wisconsin Dells are temporarily closing their doors after employees tested positive for COVID-19.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2020 at 6:46 PM CDT
|By Sanika Bhargaw
After COVID-19 cases at two destinations in the Dells, businesses break down what they do to keep people safe.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2020 at 4:33 PM CDT
|By Jackson Danbeck
Wisconsin health officials are warning residents to be careful of hand sanitizers that may contain dangerous, if not deadly, chemicals.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2020 at 2:33 PM CDT
|By Jackson Danbeck
The percent of positive new tests plummeted to the lowest number recorded in almost a month, health officials reported Tuesday.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2020 at 5:23 AM CDT
|By Amelia Jones
Red Cross is facing an emergency shortage of convalescent plasma donations to help those fighting COVID-19. Survivors of the virus are encouraged to donate.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2020 at 10:07 PM CDT
|By Sanika Bhargaw
Five employees at Ho-Chunk Gaming locations in Wittenberg and Wisconsin Dells tested positive.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2020 at 2:22 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Gerlach
The percent of positive COVID-19 cases statewide jumped again to 9.6 percent Sunday, as 922 of the 9,643 new tests came back positive.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2020 at 1:00 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Gerlach
The Ho-Chunk Nation Department of Health is investigating the source of five total COIVD-19 cases in the Sauk and Shawano-Menominee Counties, according to a releases issued Sunday.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2020 at 2:40 PM CDT
|By Vanessa Reza
On the day Wisconsin began its statewide mask order, the number of new COVID-19 cases in the state topped 1,000 for the second time in a week.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 10:52 PM CDT
|By Tajma Hall
As the month of August approaches so does Wisconsin’s mask mandate.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 3:48 PM CDT
|By Nick Viviani
One of Wisconsin’s largest employers has come out in support of Gov. Tony Evers’ order requiring most people wear face coverings when indoors in public places.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 3:17 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
Businesses must restrict occupancy, take temperatures and require masks. The order closes casinos, restaurants and bars (except for food takeout) and the farmers market until August 11.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 2:28 PM CDT
|By Nick Viviani
A notable drop off from Thursday’s spike in new coronavirus cases allowed Wisconsin’s seven-day rolling average number of new cases per day to slip to its lowest point in nearly two weeks.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 1:40 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
The GOP Senate leader says Wisconsin Senate Republicans “stand ready” to strike down the statewide mask mandate that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers announced on Thursday.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 12:34 PM CDT
|By Nick Viviani
Another area high school athletic league has opted to cancel fall sports this year as schools continue to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 11:20 AM CDT
Law enforcement departments across Wisconsin’s counties are announces how they will be approaching the state’s mask mandate that starts Aug. 1.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 at 9:28 PM CDT
|By Michelle Baik
Patients at UW Hospital and Clinics can get free wigs again, after the coronavirus halted the service for several months.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 at 5:34 PM CDT
|By Jackson Danbeck
NBC15 News compiled a list of all the details Gov. Tony Evers' office released after announcing the order on Thursday.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 at 4:34 PM CDT
|By Jackson Danbeck
With mask-wearing soon to be required from one corner of Wisconsin to another, the state’s bankers association is reminding residents of some new rules likely to be in place.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 at 2:51 PM CDT
|By Nick Viviani
On the day Gov. Tony Evers issued a statewide mask order, the number of new COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin topped 1,000 for the first time in nearly a week.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 at 12:54 PM CDT
|By Nick Viviani and Jackson Danbeck
Masks will soon be required across the entire state of Wisconsin.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2020 at 7:40 PM CDT
|By Jackson Danbeck
An employee at Dane County’s Job Center has tested positive for COVID-19 and several others determined to have come in contact with that person have been sent home to quarantine.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2020 at 6:46 PM CDT
|By Sanika Bhargaw
Some students say they still don't know the specifics of in-person learning, causing safety concerns.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2020 at 3:21 PM CDT
|By Jackson Danbeck
UW-Madison will not require SAT / ACT standardized tests from prospective students this year, citing COVID-19 concerns.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2020 at 2:35 PM CDT
|By Nick Viviani
The number of new COVID-19 cases reported statewide Wednesday remained under the weekly average, despite an increase of more than 100 confirmed cases over the previous day.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2020 at 2:31 PM CDT
|By Scott Bauer, Associated Press
Wisconsin’s cities and counties are struggling with whether and how to enact local mask mandates in the absence of a statewide order, members of the state’s business community were told Wednesday.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2020 at 9:57 PM CDT
While some groups continue to oppose a local mask mandate in Dane County, a letter signed by hundreds is demanding greater control over COVID-19.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2020 at 3:23 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Gerlach
According to the numbers released by the Department of Health Service, the percent of positive COVID-19 cases has dropped again while statewide deaths passed 900 Tuesday.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2020 at 1:04 PM CDT
|By Tajma Hall
The new testing dates will be July 29 and July 30
Updated: Jul. 27, 2020 at 10:15 PM CDT
|By Isabel Lawrence
For two local teens, their after school and part time jobs have turned into essential work due to the coronavirus, putting them on the front lines serving their community.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2020 at 9:49 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Gerlach
With myths circulating on social media and new research constantly emerging, University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine and Public Health is urging the public to think critically before liking, sharing or posting information surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.