Four people were killed when the minivan they were in was hit by two semi-trailer trucks Thursday night on Interstate 39/90/94 in Dane County, the Wisconsin State Patrol reported.
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Ultimately, a continued push for increased vaccinations remains the key tool to mitigating the virus' spread, Evers said.
"Whatever you thought you were doing to help make COVID-19 better, we need everyone to be doing a little bit more.”
Two people affiliated with the group have posted more than $220,000 in bail since last summer.
The vessel was found in June in 27 feet of water and is the oldest intact boat ever discovered in Wisconsin waters.
The vessel was found in June in 27 feet of water and is the oldest intact boat ever discovered in Wisconsin waters.
Health officials continued the order but said they don't plan to do so again after it expires two days after Thanksgiving.
A 12-year-old girl died after crashing a UTV she was driving at a residence in the town of Leeds in Columbia County on Sunday night, Sheriff Roger Brandner reported.
A Dane County Sheriff’s Office deputy fired her gun Thursday night after being stabbed by a “suspicious person” she was checking on at a Cross Plains park, and that man then fled, authorities reported.
In an effort to help provide Dane County families with Thanksgiving meals, Wisconsin athletics is partnering with the Goodman Community Center and Hy-Vee to host “Stuff the Field House” on Friday. The goal is to register more than 4,000 Dane County families, including 10,000 children, to receive a Thanksgiving meal.
The COVID-19 death rate among the unvaccinated nearly doubled last month, the state health department said.
The Dane County Sheriff's Office has recommended charges that include homicide by intoxicated driving against a Madison man who rear ended the teens' vehicle in the town of Middleton earlier this month.
The Hispanic infant mortality rate is now highest of any group, including Blacks, for which the level has long been high.
Cases among children are higher than this time last year but lower than later last fall, health department says.
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Those without shots were nearly four times more likely to get COVID-19 and 11 times more likely to die from it in August than those fully vaccinated, the state said.
Thursday's total, reported by the state Department of Health Services, is the most in a day since February.
Over 1,000 Wisconsin residents are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, the highest since January, the Wisconsin Hospital Association said.
Judge points to January trial in Chandler Halderson's case.
But cases and hospitalizations are more than twice as high among those without shots.
The 4-3 ruling leaves it to lower courts to address future challenges to the public health order.
"It’s unfortunate and troubling that Dane County isn’t willing to conduct itself with the same level of openness as the city of Madison," one open records advocate said.
Chandler Halderson remains in the Dane County Jail on $1 million bond. He is next in court on Sept. 1.
Chandler Halderson remains in the Dane County Jail on $1 million bond. He is next in court on Sept. 1.
The state on Tuesday reported 21 deaths, the highest daily total since February.