MKE County

MKE County: Wil-O-Way Facilities Get New Splashpads
MKE County

Wil-O-Way Facilities Get New Splashpads

Switching from wading pools at facilities serving children and adults with disabilities.

MKE County: County Opens Employee Wellness Clinics
MKE County

County Opens Employee Wellness Clinics

Hoping for long-term savings as county employees get preventive health care at workplace clinics.

MKE County: Supervisors Push To End Medicaid Suspension For Incarcerated
MKE County

Supervisors Push To End Medicaid Suspension For Incarcerated

Anyone jailed has federal health benefits suspended, even if not convicted of a crime.

MKE County: Activists, Family Members Call For Change At Jail
MKE County

Activists, Family Members Call For Change At Jail

Calling for community input after 'deeply alarming' report on jail's suicide policies.

MKE County: County Reaches Deal With Charles Allis Art Museum
MKE County

County Reaches Deal With Charles Allis Art Museum

Will transfer ownership to museum's nonprofit operator, end subsidy by 2028.

MKE County: Sheriff’s Office Responds to Alarming Jail Audit Report
MKE County

Sheriff’s Office Responds to Alarming Jail Audit Report

Board will take report up in December. Chairwoman Nicholson and County Executive Crowley call for collaboration on solutions.

Transportation: Frustration With Paratransit System Persists
Transportation

Frustration With Paratransit System Persists

Plus, new on-demand program sees low ridership.

MKE County: Meaux Park Gets New ‘Connaughton Courts’
MKE County

Meaux Park Gets New ‘Connaughton Courts’

Connaughton Foundation and Kellners fund redevelopment of six courts for popular park.

MKE County: Jail Audit Finds ‘Deeply Alarming’ Suicide Policies
MKE County

Jail Audit Finds ‘Deeply Alarming’ Suicide Policies

Independent audit commissioned by County Board finds troubling policies, problems.

Transportation: Frontier Adds Nonstop Flights from Milwaukee to Florida
Transportation

Frontier Adds Nonstop Flights from Milwaukee to Florida

Three nonstop, round-trip flights a week between Milwaukee and Tampa airports.

MKE County: Franklin Mayor John Nelson Sues Sheriff To Block Record Release
MKE County

Franklin Mayor John Nelson Sues Sheriff To Block Record Release

Seeks to keep secret internal affairs records from his time as a sheriff's deputy.

Affordable Housing At Former Bucyrus-Erie Buildings Moves Forward

Affordable Housing At Former Bucyrus-Erie Buildings Moves Forward

$50 million redevelopment to create 141 units, with 81 affordable and 8 for veterans.