Author: Sean Kirkby

Twenty nurses from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have been assigned to help deal with a recent outbreak of COVID-19 at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove, according to a Tuesday statement.

A few key early indicators for the COVID-19 pandemic are stable or slowly improving, Medical College of Wisconsin CEO Dr. John Raymond said Tuesday. The state has also passed milestones in terms of total deaths and hospitalizations.

Wisconsin voters overall favor requiring masks to be worn in public to fight the spread of COVID-19, but are split when it comes to whether children should return to school this fall, according to a Marquette Law School Poll released Tuesday.

U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, said last week he's introducing legislation that aims to provide more resources to support children’s mental health, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Wisconsin National Guard has collected nearly 350,000 specimens for COVID-19 testing so far.