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Federal Grant Funds New Opioid Program
County has state's highest rates of deaths and hospital visits related to opioid addiction.
Mar 4th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
21 Likely Drug Deaths In One Week
County Medical Examiner's Office on pace to handle 500 overdose deaths this year.
Feb 26th, 2020 by Alana Watson
Police Seek Bay View Hit-and-Run Driver
Manuel Salazar-Gutierrez of La Crosse charged with second-degree reckless homicide.
Jan 7th, 2020 by Corrinne Hess
Milwaukee Experiencing Unprecedented Number of Drug Overdoses
Approximately one drug overdose every 14 hours.
Sep 25th, 2019 by Isiah Holmes
Tracking the County’s Drug Deaths in 2018
384 fatal overdoses, mostly from heroin and cocaine, hitting hardest in several city zip codes.
Aug 22nd, 2019 by Isiah Holmes
MPD Releases Name, Details About Slain Officer
Matthew Rittner is third officer killed in line of duty in last eight months.
Feb 7th, 2019 by Corrinne Hess
Have County Overdose Deaths Peaked?
After five-fold rise from 2013 to 2017, Milwaukee's overdose deaths may decline in 2018.
Dec 31st, 2018 by Ximena Conde
Opioid Task Force Issues Recommendations
Next step is to implement the city-county task force’s findings, says Ald. Murphy.
Dec 4th, 2018 by Ximena Conde
City-County Plan Targets Opioid Epidemic
300 opioid overdoses in county last year. Task force proposes eight focus areas.
May 22nd, 2018 by Edgar Mendez
Cocaine Overdose Deaths Have Nearly Tripled
In Milwaukee County up from 50 in 2013 to 140 in 2017.
May 15th, 2018 by Ximena Conde
The House Where Addicts Die
Five overdose deaths in eight months at a West Side transitional living center.
Apr 18th, 2018 by Isiah Holmes
Emergency Shelter Works Overtime in Brutal Cold
Street Angels Milwaukee Outreach on S. Layton Blvd copes with huge demand for help.
Jan 6th, 2018 by Elliot Hughes
