MKE County

MKE County: Supervisor Race Has Only Write-In Candidates
MKE County

Supervisor Race Has Only Write-In Candidates

Seven candidates for District 18, including incumbent, not on ballot, must get write-in votes.

MKE County: Voting Seminar Held At House of Correction
MKE County

Voting Seminar Held At House of Correction

HOC inmates learn about their voting rights, get to pose with Bucks championship trophy.

MKE County: COVID-19 Levels Still Going Down
MKE County

COVID-19 Levels Still Going Down

Weekly new cases of COVID-19 continue to drop.

MKE County: County Set to Pass Paid Family Leave
MKE County

County Set to Pass Paid Family Leave

8 weeks paid leave for employees has support of board and county executive.

MKE County: Dangerous McKinley Beach Can Be Fixed
MKE County

Dangerous McKinley Beach Can Be Fixed

Parks committee reviews preliminary solutions, with price tag ranging from $250,000 to $4.9 million

MKE County: State Youth Corrections Failures Hit Home
MKE County

State Youth Corrections Failures Hit Home

County detention center overcrowded. Judges have few options. Less money for prevention.

MKE County: Crowley, Nicholson Sign Museum Deal
MKE County

Crowley, Nicholson Sign Museum Deal

Deal commits county to $45 million in funding support for public museum replacement.

MKE County: Committee Opposes Minimum Bail Bills
MKE County

Committee Opposes Minimum Bail Bills

Rejects Sup. Longdon’s push to support state legislative bills that increase bail.

MKE County: COVID-19 Downward Trends Continue
MKE County

COVID-19 Downward Trends Continue

But wastewater sampling is showing an uptick in the amount of virus present.

Evers Signs Bill Legalizing Fentanyl Test Strips

Evers Signs Bill Legalizing Fentanyl Test Strips

Milwaukee legislators led charge to legalize them as a way to save lives.

MKE County: Red Arrow Park Could Be Summer Roller Rink
MKE County

Red Arrow Park Could Be Summer Roller Rink

Parks will develop a plan to operate a roller rink for when winter ice skating shuts down.

Evers Gives Milwaukee $20 Million for Public Safety

Evers Gives Milwaukee $20 Million for Public Safety

Majority of ARPA funding to county will go toward court system's case backlog.