Coronavirus

During the pandemic, three immigrants in a range of situations find that family means the most to them.

On April 3, Shaun Robinson started his day like he always does. He ate his breakfast, took his dog for a walk and put on his uniform for work. He kissed his girlfriend goodbye, grabbed his keys and started his daily commute. When he got to his workplace, Robinson walked in and washed his hands […]

Silence surrounded 21-year-old Catherine Copps as the computer screen’s harsh light glared back at her face. Copps is a junior at UW-Oshkosh aspiring to be a high school math teacher. Alone, she stared out of her apartment window at the gloomy skies, hoping for motivation to get through fall semester.  “I’m kind of just really […]

A day in the life of Chief Jenny Minter at the Mount Horeb Area Joint Fire Department could not be more different from just a few months ago. With the COVID-19 virus reaching this small town, the department now needs to wear masks, add more cleaning chores to their list and install hand sanitizer stations. […]

Quarantine has been harsh due to all the uncertainty and lack of information given to the general public in regards to possible cures and quarantine end dates. With this being said, everyone who has been in quarantine has been passing time whether they enjoyed it or not. My mission in this article is to provide […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused businesses to close, sports to suspend activities and schools to transfer online. Because high schools are shut down, seniors will not be able to attend defining high school events. Ryan Pollak reports.

The newly owned business 6th Gear protested Governor Evers’ extended Safer at Home Order by opening the restaurant and bar in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.

With the COVID-19 pandemic bringing sports to a screeching halt, the Milwaukee Panthers baseball team is trying their best to cope with not being able to play the game they love.   The team was about a month into the season until it came to an abrupt end due to the Coronavirus.   Jack Thelen is a junior and […]

Whether it’s the middle of winter, a pandemic or both, market garden Farm Happy is green and growing. Inside greenhouses, rows of spinach cover the ground, and microgreens under UV light pop out of the soil. Outside, ducks and chickens roam the property, and thousands of tulips and dahlias emerge from the ground. As spring […]

Media Milwaukee reporters interviewed food service workers, nurses, teachers, students and health care aides to learn how Wisconsinites are coping with Covid-19. “To be honest with you, I’m worried about everybody.” Buffalo Wild Wings shift manager Jasmine Dickerson tells Everett Eaton about living with fear — and a smaller paycheck. “It sure isn’t the same […]

COVID-19 has been hitting the city of Milwaukee for over a month now closing businesses, canceling events and shutting down universities and schools. Many students at UWM that work on campus and off campus have been laid off due to the pandemic. And many don’t know how they’re going to be paying their bills without […]

Milwaukee food banks are playing a vital role in relieving hunger in struggling communities. In the wake of Gov. Tony Evers’ extended safer-at-home order, organizations such as the Riverwest Food Pantry, Feeding America, and the Hunger Task Force, which typically rely greatly on in-person volunteerism to run day-to-day operations, have needed to make adjustments in […]