Skylight Music Theatre program inspires kids to write lyrics

Skylight Music Theatre holds a Kids Writes program every year, inspiring kids to write lyrics and dialogue based on a theme.

Vaccine clinic for restaurant, hotel workers at Wisconsin Center

As one of the first industries to be shut down at the start of the pandemic and one of the last to reopen 14 months later, local and state leaders in hospitality say the best way to return to full operation is to get employees vaccinated.

Wisconsin unemployment: Republicans move to reinstate work search

State officials suspended the work search requirement last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The rule is slated to be reinstated in July.

Wisconsin COVID cases up 662, deaths up 7: DHS

The Wisconsin DHS has reported more than 602,000 COVID-19 cases and more than 6,800 deaths to date.

Chamber of Commerce calls for end to enhanced jobless aid

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is calling for Washington to immediately stop paying out-of-work Americans an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits, saying the boost in government aid is giving some recipients less incentive to look for work.

Biden says economic recovery a marathon, not a sprint amid weak jobs report

U.S. employers added just 266,000 jobs last month, sharply lower than in March and a sign that some businesses are struggling to find enough workers.

WHO approves China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

The World Health Organization gave its authorization for emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by China's Sinopharm, potentially paving the way for millions of doses to reach needy countries.

Pfizer starts application for full FDA approval of its COVID-19 vaccine

Since December, Pfizer has been authorized on an emergency use basis and has delivered more than 170 million doses of the shot to people 16 and older.

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine effective against worrisome coronavirus variants, studies find

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was found to be highly effective at protecting against infection, severe disease and death in two new studies published this week out of Israel and Qatar.

Demand for the vaccines in Wisconsin is softening
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Wisconsin health officials said Thursday that they've ordered only a fraction of the COVID-19 vaccine doses the federal government had set aside for the state for next week, another sign of plateauing interest in the shots.

Suburban family loses three, from three generations, to COVID

A grandmother, her daughter and her grandson all died within a week of one another and are sharing their story while asking the public to take COVID seriously.

COVID-19 vaccine boosters likely needed every 9 to 12 months, Moderna president says

Moderna’s CEO said the coronavirus is “not going away,” and the president of the company said its vaccine will likely require a booster shot within a year.

COVID vaccines, returning summer events offer optimism

With more children likely eligible for the vaccine next week and major summer events announcing their comeback, there are promising signs that life is returning to normal.

Fraction of COVID vaccine doses ordered for Wisconsin: DHS

Demand for the vaccines in Wisconsin is softening, a spokeswoman said, noting that one in three Wisconsin residents are now fully vaccinated.

Flower shortage ahead of Mother's Day

Flower shops are dealing with flower shortages just days before Mother's Day.