Officials call for funding extension, continued COVID-19 aid from National Guard troops: 'This is important'

MILWAUKEE -- The Wisconsin National Guard has 25 different teams spread out across the state currently, totaling roughly 1,400 service members on duty, to aid in COVID-19 response efforts.The funding to cover those costs is coming from the federal government right now.

'I think it's wrong:' Milwaukee pastor among filers of federal lawsuit against local stay-at-home orders

MADISON — Seventeen Wisconsin residents, including one of the organizers of a “reopen Wisconsin” protest last month at the state Capitol, have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that local stay-at-home orders are unconstitutional.The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Milwaukee, challenges the local orders that took effect after the Wisconsin Supreme Court last week tossed Gov.

Open Record Special Edition: Business (not) as usual

MILWAUKEE -- Across the state, most of Wisconsin's 72 counties are allowing bars, restaurants, and other businesses to reopen.

Suburban Milwaukee County 'Safer at Home' orders prohibit opening of bars, restaurants

MILWAUKEE -- The 18 municipalities in suburban Milwaukee County and their 10 public health officials came together to sign an order that provides guidelines on how local businesses can move forward after the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the state's coronavirus stay-at-home order Wednesday, May 13, ruling that Governor Tony Evers' administration overstepped its authority when the order was extended for another month without consulting legislators.The suburban Milwaukee County order runs through May 21.The SCOWIS 4-3 ruling Wednesday essentially reopened the state -- lifting caps on the size of gatherings, allowing people to travel as they please and allowing shuttered businesses to reopen, including bars and restaurants, however, local governments can still impose their own health restrictions.Some Milwaukee area business owners said Thursday they were scrambling to make sense of it all.