Citizen solders and airmen from Wisconsin National Guard assist with state’s COVID-19 response
Local Citizen Solders and Airmen from the Wisconsin National Guard serving on state active duty have been deployed to support the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since Governor Tony Evers declared a public health emergency March 12, the Wisconsin National...
Life goes on even when it doesn’t: Streaming a funeral “watch party” in the age of coronavirus
The full scale social distancing order that has closed schools and many businesses, to keep the Milwaukee public “Safer at Home” as a way to contain the spread of COVID-19, has upended many normal habits of life. The condition has become more evident as developing...
Milwaukee leaders explore using Wisconsin State Fair grounds as overflow facility for COVID-19 patients
The Milwaukee County Unified Emergency Operations Center (UEOC) and local partners are planning ahead to prepare for the predicted surge in COVID-19 patients in the State of Wisconsin. An Alternative Care Facility, to be constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of...
Milwaukee COVID-19 survivor shares personal medical experience via social media to educate others
On April 2, a young Milwaukee resident shared the harrowing details of getting sick with the coronavirus and the long road to recovery on Facebook, fulfilling her pulmonary doctor’s earnest request to “please tell people what happened to you.” Danielle Nelson, a...
Regional banks and city leadership plan cooperative efforts to address Milwaukee’s economic challenges
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett hosted a video conference with banking industry leaders from across the region on April 1 to discuss the role of financial institutions in the current economic challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. More than a dozen...
Already a community infected by racial hate, Anti-Asian sentiment hits Milwaukee along with COVID-19
Feeling on edge since January, “Sarah” knew it was only a matter of time before COVID-19 arrived in the United States, and because of the vitriolic political climate it would be Chinese-Americans like her who would get blamed for it. Fast forward to mid-March, NPR...
Building community bridges to improve health equity in the COVID-19 era and beyond
City officials revealed recently that Milwaukee’s African American community is being disproportionately harmed by the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19. At this time, a majority of the city’s cases and deaths involve members of our African American community. Public...
GoFundMe campaign raises funds to buy meals for frontline hospital workers from local restaurants
With restaurants struggling to stay open and hospital staff working intensely long hours under stress, a late-night text message between friends Christina Wilson Berger and Preeth Kurudiyara resulted in an opportunity to help. The Feed Our Frontline Hospital Staff MKE...
Public health concerns push Milwaukee’s 2020 Democratic National Convention to August
In light of the unprecedented health crisis facing the country, the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) announced on April 2 that the 2020 Democratic National Convention will now be held the week of August 17 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, providing convention...
Milwaukee’s Holy Week observances canceled as public celebrations convert to at home video streaming
As faith communities across the State of Wisconsin adapted to the “safer-at-home” directive to help stop the spread of coronavirus, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee has decided to cancel public Masses in what the Catholic Church deems its most important time of the year....
St. Francis Seminary to provide shelter for residents with housing instability during COVID-19 crisis
Milwaukee County elected officials leading the local response to COVID-19 announced on March 29 the opening of a temporary shelter for residents with housing instability as part of regional efforts to slow the spread of the virus. The shelter is a partnership with the...
Milwaukee Hope: A hometown meme series designed to inspire optimism during the coronavirus crisis
The Milwaukee Hope project combines illustrated Knezelisms with location photography of landmarks around the city, to produce a series of creative memes for the local community. While Milwaukee has had reason to be PROUD and STRONG during other recent hardships, the...
