With the number of COVID-19-related deaths in Milwaukee increasing, we talk to three community members who are surviving.
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‘We expect, encounter and survive in crisis situations all the time’: How Milwaukee grassroots leaders mobilized to help voters on Election Day
Although voting during the coronavirus pandemic created challenges, community leaders say living in Milwaukee has taught them to be ready for any crisis.
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PHOTOS: Voting during the coronavirus: Surreal scenes from election day
An unprecedented election day during the COVID-19 pandemic led to memorable scenes at Milwaukee’s five polling places.
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Braving the ballot box: Here’s what Milwaukee residents, political organizers say about voting during the coronavirus
Amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic, thousands turn out to cast their vote. Here’s what they said about a memorable day in Milwaukee.
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Checking in: How are you doing as we confront the coronavirus?
We check in with our neighbors to see how they are weathering the quarantine. Today, we ask two small-business owners in Milwaukee about life indoors.
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Concerns of disenfranchisement intensify as black and brown voters weigh voting during the coronavirus
Many Milwaukee residents face a daunting choice on Tuesday: Should they risk their health or fail to exercise a civil right?
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‘Will I bring it home today?’ Essential workers share their COVID-19 stories
We reached out to frontline workers to ask them to share, in their own words, how they’re doing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The common theme was “fear.”
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How four artists are flexing their creative muscles during COVID-19
Artists around Milwaukee are finding new ways to virtually connect their art to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Checking in: How are you doing as we confront the coronavirus?
During the quarantine, it is good to check in with your neighbors to see how they are doing. Today we ask two neighbors about life indoors.
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‘Pay what you can, if you can’: What you need to know about evictions and foreclosures during COVID-19
The governor’s emergency order prevents landlords from evicting tenants until at least May 26, and you can’t be foreclosed on right now. But there’s a catch.