State officials knew little about the secretive industry until the pandemic struck; now they are scrambling to keep mink farmers and their animals safe
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Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare
So you’ve been diagnosed with COVID-19. What next?
Wisconsin experts share tips for limiting spread and boosting your immune system — aiming to prevent hospitalization.
Posted inEconomy, Health & Welfare
Wisconsin farmers: Fixing farm finances will improve mental health
Some farmer advocates are pushing for supply management systems that could raise milk prices and reduce volatility
Posted inEconomy, Health & Welfare
‘The happiness and joy has been sucked out of me’: Wisconsin dairy farmers face mental health crisis
Many Wisconsin milk producers are overwhelmed, dogged by financial worries, a crushing workload, labor shortages and bad weather
Posted inEducation
As semester ends in Wisconsin, COVID-19 fears shrink — while concerns of academic slide grow
Schools are not the superspreader sites that many feared, but research indicates U.S. students fell behind in math during the pandemic
Posted inCostly Care, Health & Welfare
‘I just kind of panicked’: Patients confused as hospitals file liens to recoup costs of treating injured uninsured
Hospitals file liens against uninsured patients to get a cut of compensation in personal injury lawsuits.
Posted inCostly Care, Health & Welfare
A Wisconsin hospital promised to stop suing most patients during the pandemic. Then it filed 200 lawsuits.
Consumer advocates see an ‘electronic debtor’s prison’ when hospitals and collection agencies take patients to court.
Posted inGovernment, Narrow Margin
Wisconsin GOP lawmakers call for tighter voting rules; Dems call election hearing a ‘sham’
Republicans called for changes to election law and made broad allegations of fraud and misconduct but offered little proof.
Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety
Aggressive policing escalates violence at protests, research shows. A former Madison police chief touts a better way.
David Couper, Madison’s police chief from 1972 to 1993, says law enforcement should ditch the riot gear and tear gas to keep the peace.
Posted inFlawed Forensics, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety
University of Wisconsin child abuse doctor leaves a trail of accusations of bullying from colleagues, parents
A couple says Dr. Barbara Knox wrongly suspected child abuse. A forensic pathologist testifies Knox pressured him to report an injury he did not see.