Wisconsin State Patrol ready to assist with transport of COVID-19 test kits, samples

MADISON -- The Wisconsin State Patrol has been ordered to assist with the growing need to deliver COVID-19 test kits and samples to designated labs.Through coordination with the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC), the Wisconsin State Patrol transported on Saturday, March 14 a patient sample from a nursing home facility to the Hygiene Lab in Madison.Courier services associated with hospitals and the state Hygiene Lab are the first point of contact to transport test kits and samples to their destinations.

Wisconsin Senate postpones session due to coronavirus

MADISON — The Wisconsin Senate will not convene for its final regular session day of the year as originally planned next week due to the spread of the coronavirus.Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said Tuesday that the Senate will meet sometime later in the spring, but did not set a date.

11 Milwaukee County leaders issue order closing bars, restaurants except for carryout, delivery

MILWAUKEE -- Eleven Milwaukee County municipal leaders, supported by Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, issued an emergency order late Monday, March 16 to close bars and restaurants in their jurisdictions to in-house patrons, effective on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 and until further notice.

National Guard helps 29 residents get back to state from cruise ship docked in California

MADISON -- Twenty-nine Wisconsin residents who were aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship that docked at the Port of Oakland in California last week were safely transported back to Wisconsin late Sunday night, March 15.

Wisconsin withholds coronavirus testing details that other states release

MADISON -- If you live in any of the states touching Wisconsin, you are only a few clicks away from knowing how many people have been tested for COVID-19 at state facilities.Getting answers in Wisconsin is much more difficult.The Evers administration says a push to expand access to novel coronavirus testing makes it difficult to provide the numbers that could give the public health crisis additional context.

Gov. Evers swears in new Wisconsin National Guard leader

MADISON — The Wisconsin National Guard's new leader took the oath of office Thursday, officially inheriting a command that was rocked by a scathing sexual assault scandal.Gov.