Coronavirus
WTMJ's ongoing local, and national, coverage, of the coronavirus outbreak
Reports: 66 events and conventions halted or postponed due in Milwaukee due to coronavirus; Wisconsin Center District cuts pay
Almost all travel and travel-centered events have been curtailed in the wake of COVID-19 and the worldwide pandemic, and the...
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Milwaukee man dies of coronavirus; seventh COVID-19 death in the state
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner says that a 60-year-old man has died of coronavirus - the seventh death in Wisconsin...
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Wisconsin Speaker Vos, Senate Majority Leader Fitzgerald disagree with large-scale changes to April 7 election
Numerous individuals and groups, from Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to the City of Green Bay, are asking for the State...
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Assistant chief: Milwaukee Fire Department playing ‘leadership role’ and taking precautions in managing coronavirus response
Emergencies happen every day in firefighting and paramedic work. That's old hat for the Milwaukee Fire Department. In a time...
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Rep. Mike Gallagher: ‘Defeat the disease as quickly as possible’ to get economy to recover
Late Thursday morning, members of the House of Representatives were waiting for the final text of the $2 trillion coronavirus...
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Sixth coronavirus death in Wisconsin comes from Dane County
Wednesday brought the first coronavirus death in Wisconsin's capital city, and the sixth in the state during the pandemic of...
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Coronavirus doesn’t stop neighbor in Richfield, Wisconsin from sharing Corona beer while safely social distancing
It's a Corona. During the coronavirus pandemic. It involves social distancing, being overcome by a remote control race car delivering...
Read more325 COVID-19 cases reported by Milwaukee County; 585 coronavirus cases reported in Wisconsin
Update: Wednesday, 2:32 p.m. Milwaukee County has seen more than a 10 percent rise in confimed coronavirus over the last...
Read more‘Know that you are not alone’: Keeping mental health during safer-at-home coronavirus situation
In our stay-at-home state of being in the coronavirus pandemic, the combined tasks of playing parent, telecommuting employee and healthy...
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Milwaukee Archdiocese cancels public Easter and Holy Week Masses, numerous sacramental celebrations
As the State of Wisconsin enters a "safer-at-home" edict to help stop the spread of coronavirus, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee...
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Two Milwaukee Police Department members contract coronavirus, but officers and staff still reporting
The Chief of the Milwaukee Police Department says that two members of his team - one officer and one civilian...
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‘This is going to be a different Summerfest’: President and CEO Don Smiley on why they delayed, changed Milwaukee festival format
Wisconsin, the nation and the world are going into stay-at-home protective measures due to the planetary pandemic of Coronavirus, and...
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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett: ‘Cannot in good conscience’ ask for election workers to be on site during COVID-19
Update: 2:02 p.m. Governor Evers did not commit to changing any specifics about the April 7 primary and general election...
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Nearly two percent of all Wisconsin citizens file for unemployment in last nine days
The effect of coronavirus on the Wisconsin economy has already been felt in the number of business closures and subsequent...
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PODCAST: Convention Countdown with the Milwaukee Business Journal for March 24th
This week, Gene and Rich dive into the effect of COVID-19 on the convention, and what it will look like...
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FULL TEXT: Governor Evers issues ‘Safer at Home’ order, including ‘stay at home’ requirements and lists of exceptions and essential businesses
Read the full order here. Watch a news conference below. Governor Tony Evers has issued the full text of the...
Read more268 COVID-19 cases in Milwaukee County; at least 457 coronavirus cases in Wisconsin
Update: Tuesday, 3:25 p.m. Milwaukee County now says 268 people in the county have contracted coronavirus. That is an increase...
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Mayor Barrett talks Summerfest, upcoming election, and DNC on WTMJ
Coronavirus has canceled or postponed hundreds of events across the country. Here in Milwaukee, the latest event to feel the...
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Georgia-Pacific in Green Bay: “We are making as much as we can”
“We are making as much as we can.” Those the words of Mike Kawleski, Public Affairs Manager at Georgia-Pacific in...
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City of Milwaukee releases text of “Stay-at-Home” order
The City of Milwaukee Health Department has released its "Stay at Home" order that will go into effect on March...
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