WPRVerified account

@WPR

For 100+ years, WPR has served Wisconsin residents quality news, classical music and talk radio programming. A service of WPM, ECB, UW-Madison & CPB.

Wisconsin
wpr.org
Joined March 2008
6,781 Photos and videos Photos and videos

Tweets

You blocked @WPR

Are you sure you want to view these Tweets? Viewing Tweets won't unblock @WPR

  1. 53 minutes ago

    .' administration has asked the state Supreme Court to dismiss a GOP effort to overturn Wisconsin's "Safer at Home" order, telling justices such a move could "invite a dangerous public health backslide," as the state continues to fight COVID-19.

    Undo
  2. 3 hours ago

    Plans for an alternative care facility located at Dane County's Alliant Energy Center are not going forward at this time. State health officials said there's no immediate need.

    1 retweet 3 likes
    Undo
  3. 4 hours ago

    John Spanjers of Menomonie aksed if COVID-19 can live on packaged meat after some meatpacking plants in Wisconsin became hot spots of the virus. But according to state health officials there's no evidence linking food and COVID-19 transmission.

    1 like
    Undo
  4. 5 hours ago

    Four pet dogs have died in the last month in Forest County near the Michigan border.

    1 retweet
    Undo
  5. 6 hours ago

    There are 6,289 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, announced Tuesday. That's an increase of 208 cases from the day before. The state's death toll from the virus has hit 300 people.

    1 reply 2 likes
    Undo
  6. 7 hours ago

    Some meatpacking plants in Wisconsin have become COVID-19 hotspots, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the food they produced is unsafe, according to state health officials.

    3 retweets
    Undo
  7. 10 hours ago

    . is moving its state convention to an all-virtual format. The party had originally planned to scale back the event to one day on June 12.

    1 retweet 1 like
    Undo
  8. 10 hours ago

    Milwaukee’s five community health centers are offering COVID-19 testing and care for people who don’t have a regular doctor, including the uninsured and homeless.

    5 retweets 4 likes
    Undo
  9. 11 hours ago

    The select parks and forests will reopen May 1, and admission will be required.

    2 replies 8 retweets 19 likes
    Undo
  10. 12 hours ago

    Wisconsin growers and farmers market organizers are finding new ways to get food to customers as the COVID-19 outbreak prevents traditional markets.

    1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
    Undo
  11. 13 hours ago

    Differences in rural and urban health care are nothing new, but the coronavirus pandemic is stretching already thin margins for hospitals in Wisconsin's sparsely populated areas.

    2 retweets 3 likes
    Undo
  12. 13 hours ago

    Wisconsin lawmakers, including Democratic U.S. House Rep. Mark Pocan, have said medical supplies from the federal government have fallen­­­ short of the state's needs. Pocan said the real problem is a lack of response from the Trump administration.

    1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
    Undo
  13. 14 hours ago

    When the pandemic ends, as many as half of the state’s restaurants could permanently close, Kristine Hillmer of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association, said, reports.

    2 retweets
    Undo
  14. Apr 27

    Epidemiologist suspects we’ll have an idea of what the public health implications of the rally are in the next week or two as progress is made in testing capacity and contract tracing, and symptoms begin to appear.

    1 reply 2 retweets 2 likes
    Undo
  15. Apr 27

    Even as Wisconsin starts to take steps to reopen in the upcoming weeks and months, COVID-19 will remain for some time and social distancing will be a part of residents' lives for months to come, a Milwaukee medical leader says.

    2 retweets 4 likes
    Undo
  16. Apr 27

    Rob Scott, the regional administrator of the Small Business Administration in Wisconsin, said he doesn’t know how much money will come into the state during the Paycheck Protection Program, but anticipates it will be similar to the program's first round.

    Undo
  17. Apr 27

    The change would allow businesses like dog groomers, small engine repair shops, upholstery businesses, and others to open and safely serve customers.

    1 retweet 5 likes
    Undo
  18. Apr 27

    There are 6,081 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, announced Monday. That's an increase of 170 cases from the day before.

    1 reply 3 retweets 1 like
    Undo
  19. Apr 27

    The annual craft beer festival, scheduled for Aug. 8, has been canceled over concerns about COVID-19.

    1 like
    Undo
  20. Apr 27

    "I personally believe that the more our ancestral ingredients are talked about, are grown, are utilized, the better chance they have for sustainability and that they will be there for future generations," executive chef Elena Terry of Wild Bearies said.

    2 retweets 3 likes
    Undo

@WPR hasn't Tweeted yet.

Loading seems to be taking a while.

Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

    You may also like

    ·