Outbreak of COVID-19 at meat processing plant in Green Bay; Gov. Evers sends test supplies, PPE

GREEN BAY -- There has been an outbreak of COVID-19 cases among employees at the JBS Packerland meat processing plant in Green Bay, a spokesman for the Brown County Health Department said Monday, April 20.The beef production plant that employees around 800 people remains operating as an essential business, said health department spokesman Ted Shove.

Brookfield police issue statement on large protest; 1 of approximately 1,000 referred for charges

BROOKFIELD -- City of Brookfield police on Monday, April 20 issued a statement following a large protest Saturday, April 18 against the extension of Governor Tony Evers' "Safer at Home" order amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Open Record Special Edition: Can he do that? (Part 2)

MILWAUKEE -- Just a few days ago, people in Wisconsin got word the 'Safer at Home' order will extend to May 26th.

Wisconsin justices consider scaling back Evers' veto powers

MADISON — An attorney for a conservative law firm urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday, April 20 to rein in the governor's expansive partial veto powers, arguing the chief executive's ability to rewrite state law tramples on the separation of powers with the Legislature.The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed a lawsuit last year seeking to overturn four of Democratic Gov.

Wisconsin's bipartisan detente in fighting coronavirus ends

MADISON — Wisconsin’s tenuous bipartisan detente in fighting the coronavirus pandemic broke down this week with Democratic Gov.

Wisconsin Dem congressional reps send letter to FEMA, say state's received no COVID testing materials

MADISON -- Democratic Wisconsin Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Ron Kind (WI-03) sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) questioning why Wisconsin has received none of the testing materials requested on March 28 and 29 -- specifically testing kits, test collection swabs and reagents.A news release Thursday, April 16 from Rep.

Gov. Evers tells President Trump Wisconsin faces $2 billion in losses

MADISON — Wisconsin faces $2 billion in revenue losses due to skyrocketing unemployment and other hits to the economy caused by the coronavirus, Gov.

Milwaukee County supervisor calls on Governor Evers to 'immediately rescind' 'Safer at Home' order

MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee County supervisor and Wisconsin state senator on Wednesday, April 15 called for the end to Governor Tony Evers' "Safer at Home" order amid the coronavirus pandemic.Gov.