Wisconsin hit a grim milestone Monday in the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching a new high for the number of COVID-19 cases.

Pfizer announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 5-11, a promising step in the race to protect kids from the rapidly spreading Delta variant.

UW-Eau Claire and UW-La Crosse are two of the four UW System campuses that have reached 70% vaccination.

Chippewa County is currently experiencing very high COVID-19 activity, according to the DHS.

As COVID-19 cases continue to soar here in Wisconsin, two counties have reached levels of COVID-19 so high that the state’s top health agency had to bring back a category not used in eight months.

The judge said that the court lacks the legal authority to order Gov. Tim Walz to issue the directive that the parents sought.

After issuing an advisory noting that fake vaccines are a federal crime, the Department of Health Services say it is now investigating “a number” of complaints about the making, selling and buying of fake COVID-19 vaccine cards across Wisconsin.

The state Dept. of Administration announced the new requirement late Monday morning.

More than $58 million is available for local and tribal health departments in Wisconsin to help them recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

Tommy Thompson was on hand to tout the UW System's "70 for 70" campaign to help get students and staff vaccinated against COVID-19.

More than 30,000 people work in executive branch jobs across the state.

The number of kids with COVID in the state and country is climbing. 252,000 pediatric cases were reported in the U.S. this week -- 26% of all cases nationwide.