Courtney Everett

2 weeks ago | wpr.org | Courtney Everett

As winds picked up and hail began falling on May 15, tornado warning sirens blared across western and east-central counties of Wisconsin. In Juneau, staff with Clearview Long Term Care & Rehabilitation took action immediately to move 100 nursing home residents into hallways and away from windows. Twenty minutes later, winds knocked out several of the building's windows and ripped off its roof.

3 weeks ago | albanyherald.com | Courtney Everett

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1 month ago | wpr.org | Courtney Everett

Robert Behnke had no idea a business trip to Peru in 2012 would lead him to a future in fair trade apparel. Once the Wisconsinite walked inside a small-batch sewing workshop, he noticed a group of happy workers, dedicated to the art of sewing.

1 month ago | urbanmilwaukee.com | Courtney Everett

The demand for services from food pantries is on the rise in Wisconsin. At the same time, pantries are receiving less food, and cuts by the federal government are leaving them with less support. Earlier this year, the Trump administration eliminated a pair of hunger relief programs run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, worth about $1 billion in federal funding. That is about half of what the group Feeding America projected the government would spend on hunger relief efforts this year.

1 month ago | wpr.org | Courtney Everett

The demand for services from food pantries is on the rise in Wisconsin. At the same time, pantries are receiving less food, and cuts by the federal government are leaving them with less support. Earlier this year, the Trump administration eliminated a pair of hunger relief programs run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, worth about $1 billion in federal funding. That is about half of what the group Feeding America projected the government would spend on hunger relief efforts this year.