Health Department stresses no Milwaukee public or private schools may hold in-person sessions while in Phase 4

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Health Department has reiterated that no schools — public or private — are permitted to hold in-person sessions in the City of Milwaukee while the city remains in Phase 4 of the "Moving Milwaukee Forward" reopening plan.Per the Phase 4 order, it states:

New masks designed to help deaf, other disabled communities

HOUSTON - New face coverings are designed to help a community that feels silenced.“The deaf community, and even other disabilities that rely on the face, all of the sudden that was taken away from us,” said Emma Faye.Like roughly 350,000 other Texans, Emma Faye is deaf.

No end in sight, Congress confronts new virus crisis rescue

WASHINGTON — It stands as the biggest economic rescue in U.S. history, the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill swiftly approved by Congress in the spring.

Brewers' Brandon Woodruff easy choice to start season opener

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff is following up his first All-Star appearance by getting his first opportunity to start a season opener.

Masks required, Plexiglass installed with jury trials set to resume July 20 in Milwaukee County
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In-person jury trials will resume in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Monday, July 20, after the coronavirus pandemic brought them to a halt. On Friday, July 17, FOX6 News got a tour, with two courtrooms carefully prepared for trials to resume.

Some anti-maskers are wearing facial coverings made of mesh that offer no protection from COVID-19

LOS ANGELES -- Despite the lengths some have been willing to go to in order to protest against state policies that demand residents wear masks in public, some anti-maskers who previously refused to wear facial coverings are apparently deciding to wear face masks that offer no actual protection from respiratory droplets that can help spread a virus the COVID-19.

MLB to use virtual crowd noise from 'The Show' videogame

NEW YORK -- MLB teams will turn to virtual fans for crowd noise when the league begins its long-delayed 2020 season without spectators later this month.League officials enlisted Sony subsidiary San Diego Studios, makers of the popular baseball video franchise “MLB The Show,” to create a soundboard of virtual crowd noise for real-life games.

40K+ positive cases of COVID-19 statewide, 833 deaths, 31K+ recovered, 712K+ negative

MADISON -- The number of positive cases of COVID-19 rose by more than 800 Friday, July 17, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services said -- reporting 880 more positive cases for a total of 40,507.Two more deaths were reported Friday, for a total of 833.Of the positive cases, 4,031 have required hospitalization (10%).DHS officials said 31,258 people have recovered (77.2%) for a total of 8,411 active cases.According to the DHS, 712,197 people have tested negative for COVID-19.

Wauwatosa School District reopening plan calls for in-person learning 5 days a week

WAUWATOSA -- Officials with the Wauwatosa School District on Friday, July 17 announced students will be in the classroom five days a week during the 2020-2021 school year.The first day of school is set for Sept. 1.

List: Mask required at these local, national businesses

MILWAUKEE -- On July 16, the mask mandate in the City of Milwaukee went into effect, however, many businesses outside of the city have elected that their guests mask up before entering in an effort to reduce the spread of coronavirus.An alphabetical and running list of local and national brands requiring you to wear a mask in their stores: