The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is urging residents to get vaccinated amid the confirmation of the first measles cases in the state this year and as families begin back-to-school preparation with vaccine rates still down.

The nation is experiencing its worst year for the highly contagious disease in decades. Until now, Wisconsin was an island.

After the Wisconsin Department of Health Services confirmed nine cases of measles in Oconto County Saturday, one UW Health official is alerting the public of how dangerous

Smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing air quality concerns for millions of Americans in the Midwest and Northeast. Air quality alerts were in effect Tuesday in several states, including Wisconsin,

Canadian wildfire smoke has affected Wisconsin all week, prompting multiple air quality alert extensions from the DNR.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources re-extended its air quality alert statewide as wildfire smoke lingers.