MKE County

Milwaukee Legislators Push Legalizing Fentanyl Test Strips

Milwaukee Legislators Push Legalizing Fentanyl Test Strips

Community advocates working with addicts say test strips would save lives.

Jet Skis to Stay at Bender Park

Jet Skis to Stay at Bender Park

Wake Zone signs long-term contract with county.

MKE County: Board Approves Mental Health Crisis Team
MKE County

Board Approves Mental Health Crisis Team

Partnering sheriff's deputies and mental health professionals. But some supervisors opposed creating new Sheriff's Deputy positions.

MKE County: Board Approves Lucille Berrien Park
MKE County

Board Approves Lucille Berrien Park

Lucille Berrien was an open housing activist, the first Black woman to run for mayor and a foster mother to more than 120 children.

MKE County: How Will County Spend Stimulus Money?
MKE County

How Will County Spend Stimulus Money?

With $183 million in ARPA funding and more flexible guidelines, county could replace some lost revenue.

MKE County: State Funding Vital to Milwaukee Public Museum Accreditation
MKE County

State Funding Vital to Milwaukee Public Museum Accreditation

$40 million in state funding will help museum meet goals laid out by accreditation commission

Transportation: Summerfest Bus Service Canceled
Transportation

Summerfest Bus Service Canceled

Downtown shuttle and park and rides are canceled for 2021.

Transportation: Bus Rapid Transit Construction Beginning Soon
Transportation

Bus Rapid Transit Construction Beginning Soon

The Milwaukee County Transit System held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for the long planned project.

MKE County: County On Track for Emissions Goals
MKE County

County On Track for Emissions Goals

Surprising progress in goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

MKE County: Lifeguard Shortage Closes County Pools
MKE County

Lifeguard Shortage Closes County Pools

Bradford beach will go without guards and only four pools are opening.

MKE County: Drug Overdose Effort Wins Federal Grant
MKE County

Drug Overdose Effort Wins Federal Grant

County medical examiner and medical college get $1.2 million grant to help confront crisis of drug overdose deaths.

MKE County: Supervisor Proposes Renaming Lindbergh Park for Lucille Berrien
MKE County

Supervisor Proposes Renaming Lindbergh Park for Lucille Berrien

Berrien is a long-time activist that was involved in the fair housing marches of the 1960's.