MILWAUKEE — One Wisconsin nonprofit is encouraging those planning to donate on Giving Tuesday to do so safely. The Better Business Bureau is urging donors to check out charities on its Give.org website to ensure that contributions are going to trustworthy organizations. BBB Wise Giving Alliance detailed, standards-based charity evaluations […]
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Wisconsin Jobless Claims Rise as State’s System Woes Persist | Wisconsin News
By MARTY HOBE of WTMJ-TV and BRAM SABLE-SMITH of Wisconsin Watch/Wisconsin Public Radio. MADISON, Wis. (AP) — As Wisconsin businesses shuttered this spring to slow the spread of COVID-19, jobless filings and phone calls flooded the Department of Workforce Development — too quickly for staffers to keep up. But DWD […]
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Wisconsin launches fundraising campaign
CLOSE GREEN BAY – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Wisconsin is organizing a fundraising campaign to make up for revenue lost during the pandemic. The organization lost around $300,000 due to many annual events that were postponed or moved online because of COVID-19, such as its Taste of the […]
Wisconsin governor on Trump’s claim doctors aiming to make money: ‘That is such a stupid thing to say’
Wisconsin Gov. Tony EversTony EversSunday shows preview: The final push to Election Day Trump insists pandemic is ’rounding the turn’ in Wisconsin, where cases are rising Wisconsin reports record number of COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations and cases MORE (D) said Sunday that President TrumpDonald John TrumpPoll: Trump leads Biden by 7 […]
Wisconsin DNR to allow online-only hunter education for youth
CLOSE Buy Photo Patches and safety cards are given to graduates of Wisconsin hunter education classes. (Photo: Paul A. Smith) Prospective hunters of all ages may earn their Wisconsin hunter education certificate through an entirely online process due to a temporary change announced Thursday by the Department of Natural Resources. The modification, made out of […]
Wisconsin Rural Students Face Digital Divide As Students Return
This is the third in a series of stories examining how school districts around the country are coping with the coronavirus pandemic. You can read the whole series here. By Peter Cameron/The Badger Project The 40-acre farmette where the Hellenbrand family lives in south-central Wisconsin is an eclectic mix of […]
Wisconsin Farmer Planted Over 2 Million Sunflowers to Bring Joy During Coronavirus Pandemic
Courtesy Thompson Strawberry Farm Sunflowers at Thompson Strawberry Farm A farmer in Wisconsin wanted to bring happiness to others amid the coronavirus pandemic — so that’s what he’s doing, one sunflower at a time. Scott Thompson typically offers customers at his for-profit family farm, Thompson Strawberry Farms, the chance to […]