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Evers hands Wisconsin hotels $70 million in coronavirus aid

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers announced Monday he has given Wisconsin hotels $70 million in federal coronavirus relief dollars. The governor’s office said grants of up to $2 million went out Friday to 888 lodging businesses around the state to help offset pandemic-related losses. The money is part of $140 million in American Rescue Plan Act dollars designated for Wisconsin’s tourism and entertainment industries, including $11.25 million for movie theaters; $12 million for live-event small businesses; $2.8 million for minor league sports teams; $1 million to help the ...

Canada reopens its border for vaccinated US visitors

DERBY LINE, Vermont (AP) — Canada lifted its prohibition on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit on Monday while the United States is maintaining similar restrictions for Canadians, part of a bumpy return to normalcy from COVID-19 travel bans. U.S. citizens and legal ...

State: UP has 81 new virus cases in the past three days

State data Friday showed 81 new confirmed COVID-19 positives in the Upper Peninsula in the past three days — 25 in Delta County alone — as coronavirus activity continues to rise in the region compared with earlier in the summer. Public Health of Delta and Menominee Counties had reported ...

Hundreds rally at Michigan’s Capitol against vaccine mandates

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered outside the Michigan State Capitol on Friday to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Carrying signs with slogans such as “Jab or Job? Wrong!” and “Let me call my shots,” the demonstrators heard speakers criticize government officials and urge their audience to contact elected representatives to express their opposition. “We’re here today to fight for individuals’ rights to choose — that’s all — in the employment area, in the student area, in the schools, in the universities . . . or wherever else it is mandated,” ...

DIDHD: Six more virus positives in Dickinson County

Local health officials Thursday posted six new confirmed COVID-19 positives in Dickinson County and one in Iron County in the past week. In addition to the new confirmed positives, the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department in its Facebook post Thursday afternoon listed four people now ...

Marinette County issues advisory to wear masks

MARINETTE, Wis. — Marinette County health officials have recommended masks again be used indoors, regardless of vaccination status, due to a rise in COVID-19 activity in the county. The advisory came Wednesday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicated the county has a “substantial level of community transmission” of the virus, according to a news release from the Marinette County Public Health. “This is in accordance with the new guidance released by the CDC last week and supported by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) due to the growing ...