MKE County

MKE County: Report Shows How Social Factors Affect COVID-19
MKE County

Report Shows How Social Factors Affect COVID-19

How race, income and other factors affect your chances of getting the disease.

MKE County: 90 Cases of COVID-19 at House of Correction
MKE County

90 Cases of COVID-19 at House of Correction

The jail is also reporting 28 case of COVID-19.

MKE County: Spread of COVID-19 Accelerating
MKE County

Spread of COVID-19 Accelerating

Hospital systems are being pushed close to their limits.

MKE County: Board Adopts 2021 Budget
MKE County

Board Adopts 2021 Budget

Tax levy increase of 0.59%, many amendments and delays to electric buses and hemp growing.

MKE County: Friends Group Fundraises for Oak Leaf Sinkhole
MKE County

Friends Group Fundraises for Oak Leaf Sinkhole

Group hopes to raise the matching funds the county needs for the project.

MKE County: COVID-19 Deaths Increasing
MKE County

COVID-19 Deaths Increasing

The current rate of disease is unsustainable for local hospitals.

Committee Rejects Sheriff Cuts

Committee Rejects Sheriff Cuts

But it also passed a widely supported increase in spending for services like housing and youth justice.

MKE County: COVID-19 Trending Terribly in Milwaukee
MKE County

COVID-19 Trending Terribly in Milwaukee

Cases are rising and show no sign of slowing down.

MKE County: Clancy Pushes $2.6 Million Cut to Sheriff Overtime
MKE County

Clancy Pushes $2.6 Million Cut to Sheriff Overtime

Supervisor proposes reallocating money to housing, parks, seniors and youth justice.

MKE County: Sheriff’s Office Spent $61.6 Million On Overtime
MKE County

Sheriff’s Office Spent $61.6 Million On Overtime

That's $35 million more than budgeted over the last seven years.

More COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations in Milwaukee Now Than Ever Before

More COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations in Milwaukee Now Than Ever Before

Cases and hospitalizations are rising, but not deaths.

MKE County: County Shortens List of Acceptable Masks For Bus Riders, Zoo Patrons and Courthouse Visitors
MKE County

County Shortens List of Acceptable Masks For Bus Riders, Zoo Patrons and Courthouse Visitors

There are new restrictions on what kind of masks are allowed within county facilities.