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WI COVID Cases + School Lunch: Wisconsin Week In Review

Plus, state vaccine incentives, lawmakers visit Fort McCoy and Milwaukee city employees vaccine mandate.

ACROSS WISCONSIN — Miss any stories in Wisconsin this week? Here's the top COVID-19 news and local headlines.


Wisconsin COVID-19 Case Average Highest Since January

WISCONSIN — State health services reported that average new COVID cases have reached levels as high as January's in an uptick that began in July. Read more.

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Waukesha School District Opts Out Of Lunch Program, Rally Planned

WAUKESHA, WI — A rally was held in front of the school district office Friday. Read more.

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OSHKOSH, WI — Wisconsin residents can collect $100 gift cards after getting their first COVID-19 vaccine dose until Labor Day. Read more.


WI Leadership Visits Fort McCoy As Afghan Refugees Arrive

WISCONSIN — Gov. Tony Evers, Sen. Ron Johnson and lawmakers visited the base and were briefed by military officials. Read more.


Milwaukee City Employees Required To Get Vaccinated: Mayor

MILWAUKEE, WI — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced that general city employees will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 starting in September. Read more.


Waukesha Woman Burned In Attack Will Skydive To Mark 1 Year

WAUKESHA, WI — Amber Fuller, 31, plans to jump out of a plane to symbolize empowerment and freedom on the first anniversary of her attack. Read more.


WI Venues, Businesses Requiring Vaccination Cards: List

WISCONSIN — Many Wisconsin venues, restaurants and businesses require vaccination cards to enter as the delta variant spreads. Read more.


A Year After Jacob Blake's Shooting: How Wisconsin Remembers

KENOSHA, WI — A police shooting left a Black man paralyzed and caused days of protest in Kenosha. Here's how residents are looking back. Read more.


Afghan Refugees Arrive In Wisconsin: 5 Things To Know

WISCONSIN, WI — Refugees fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan are landing in Wisconsin and going to Fort McCoy in Tomah. Read more


Steven Avery Fires Back At Wisconsin Court Of Appeals Ruling

MADISON, WI — Attorney Kathleen Zellner has filed her petition with Wisconsin's Supreme Court. She's seeking an evidentiary hearing and a new trial. Read more.


Multistate Salmonella Outbreak Affects Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE, WI — At least one Wisconsin resident got sick in a salmonella outbreak linked to Italian-style meats. Read more.


Milwaukee Mayor Named U.S. Ambassador To Luxembourg: Report

MILWAUKEE, WI — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett was nominated as the next United States Ambassador to Luxembourg, his office said Wednesday. Read more.

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