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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
April 21, 2018
Greendale and Shorewood students gather in protest on the Milwaukee County Courthouse steps Friday on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting. ... Students from Greendale and Shorewood schools gathered Friday at the Milwaukee County Courthouse to advocate for gun control on the 19thÃâà...
WISN Milwaukee
April 20, 2018
A case outside Milwaukee County, confirmed earlier this month, came after more than 50 reported cases and two deaths in Illinois. Those numbers in Illinois now stands at 146 cases, and three deaths. Dr. Jon Meiman, who is the Chief Medical Officer with the Wisconsin Division of Public Health said theÃâà...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
April 20, 2018
Tomiris, a 17-year-old female snow leopard at the Milwaukee County Zoo, died April 10. The zoo announced her death Thursday in a tweet saying it decided to euthanize the snow leopard because of "quality of life issues." The zoo's breeding male gorilla Cassius also died last week. Tomiris had beenÃâà...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
April 20, 2018
The Milwaukee County Pension Board does not have the authority to recover $223,209 in overpayments to former Milwaukee County Parks Director Susan Baldwin, even though Baldwin admits she was not eligible for the extra cash, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. The Pension Board's action in 2015Ãâà...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
April 20, 2018
The driver of a speeding vehicle was arrested Friday morning after crashing into a pickup truck and fleeing the scene, the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said. Ray A. Hernandez, 26, of Milwaukee, was driving with a revoked driver's license, the office said. He faces felony charges of recklesslyÃâà...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
April 13, 2018
Cassius, the 31-year-old gorilla at the Milwaukee County Zoo, died Thursday night. The cause of death is unknown. The zoo said Cassius lost interest in eating and drinking, so the zoo's medical staff performed some preliminary tests Thursday. Cassius died unexpectedly later that night. The median lifeÃâà...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
April 12, 2018
Gov. Scott Walker will not appoint an interim Milwaukee County sheriff to complete the term of former Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. Six months after naming five finalists for the job, Walker's decision announced Wednesday will allow Acting Sheriff Richard Schmidt to continue serving through the end of Clarke'sÃâà...
Wisconsin Public Radio News
March 14, 2018
Menominee County was at the bottom of the list, with Milwaukee County second-to-last. The Menominee Nation, Johnson said, has been making improvements over the last few years to improve the Menominee County's health and health ranking. "They've implemented trauma-informed school practicesÃâà...
WDJT
March 14, 2018
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) – Milwaukee County leaders are taking action to fight the opioid crisis by filing a lawsuit against drug makers. Milwaukee County is joining many other counties in cities in Wisconsin and across the nation in suing pharmaceutical companies. The county says they have filed suitÃâà...
BizTimes.com (Milwaukee)
March 14, 2018
Milwaukee County ranks second to last among all Wisconsin counties for residents' health outcomes, according to an annual County Health Rankings Report. Milwaukee County's neighboring counties are among the state's healthiest, according to the report. Ozaukee County topped the list at No. 1 for bothÃâà...
OnMilwaukee.com
March 14, 2018
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, County Board of Supervisors Chairman Theodore Lipscomb, Sr., Milwaukee County Corporation Counsel Margaret Daun and the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors announced today that Milwaukee County is taking a long-needed step to hold accountableÃâà...
WDJT
March 13, 2018
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) --Deputies stopped at a Milwaukee residence to serve court documents on Monday afternoon when they discovered two young children, ages three and eight, alone and wearing only t-shirts. According to the Sheriff's Office, the residence was infested with cockroaches, mice, rats andÃâà...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 13, 2018
Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday named two women to replace retiring judges on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court bench. Audrey Skwierawski, 50, a former sex crimes prosecutor in Milwaukee County and currently an assistant attorney general, will take the Branch 41 seat of John DiMotto, who retired lastÃâà...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 13, 2018
Visitors to the Milwaukee County Zoo will pay $1.25 more to get in the door beginning April 1. The price hike was included in the county's 2018 budget and is projected to generate an additional $354,219 in revenue this year, officials said. The Milwaukee County Board is expected to adopt the higherÃâà...
fox6now.com
March 9, 2018
MILWAUKEE -- One of the animals at the Milwaukee County Zoo is quickly becoming a crowd favorite. Cossette, a harbor seal, is melting hearts and making friends. Curiosity draws many to the zoo to stare in wonder at some of the world's unusual creatures. In Milwaukee, one of those animals likes to doÃâà...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)
March 8, 2018
Gov. Scott Walker's office on Thursday confirmed the names of three finalists for appointment to a vacant spot on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court bench. The finalists are Laura Crivello, Audrey Skwierawski and Thomas Agnello. Crivello is an assistant prosecutor in Milwaukee who recently prosecutedÃâà...
WDJT
March 7, 2018
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A drunk driver from Tennessee crashed into a marked Milwaukee County Sheriff's Squad early Saturday morning. The 26-year-old man crashed into the squad around 2:15 a.m. Saturday on I-43 north near Brown Street. The Tennessee man was driving a pickup truck which flippedÃâà...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 7, 2018
Milwaukee County would terminate pension benefits to employees convicted of a felony, as part of a retirement system reform measure proposed by Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele. The proposal comes in the wake of an ongoing legal effort by a former county risk management departmentÃâà...
WISN Milwaukee
March 7, 2018
Although construction on the Foxconn plant has not yet begun, Milwaukee County leaders are already considering how to transport thousands of future workers 30 miles south. One Milwaukee County supervisor is proposing a bus to get potential workers from Milwaukee to the Racine County plant.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
February 26, 2018
A Milwaukee County bus driver had just stopped to let passengers off and had turned a corner when something hit the rear wheel. He thought it was a traffic cone. When he looked in his mirror, he saw a person. The driver immediately stopped and called 911. Angel R. Castillo-Rivera, the man who was hit,Ãâà...
fox6now.com
February 23, 2018
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office released on Friday, Feb. 23 the latest results of random saturation patrols being conducted in Milwaukee County in cooperation with the Wisconsin State Patrol. Officials say from Feb. 15 through Feb. 21, 185 traffic citations were issued — 125 of thoseÃâà...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
February 23, 2018
Clarke, 61, filed for divorce from his wife Julie in Milwaukee County Circuit Court earlier this week. The two have been married since 1996 and live on the city's northwest side. They met during a double-homicide trial in which Clarke was the lead detective and she was a court clerk. She later became a realÃâà...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
February 21, 2018
Milwaukee County prosecutors have charged Armor Correctional Health Services with falsifying health care records of inmates at the Milwaukee County Jail, including Terrill Thomas, who died of dehydration while in custody. The criminal complaint, filed Wednesday, alleges Armor Correctional employeesÃâà...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
February 20, 2018
Milwaukee County Supervisor David Sartori lost his bid for re-election to a second two-year term Tuesday as voters in the District 8 primary nominated his two challengers to compete for the job in the spring election. James Davies with 45% of the vote and Steven Shea (29%) outpolled Sartori (26%) in theÃâà...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
February 12, 2018
Milwaukee County Sheriff's Maj. Nancy Evans appears in court with her attorney, Patrick J. Knight. Evans, the former commander of the Milwaukee County Jail, and two other jail staffers were charged Monday in connection with the dehydration death of Terrill Thomas. (Photo: Angela Peterson/MilwaukeeÃâà...
fox6now.com
February 6, 2018
MILWAUKEE -- A pay-to-park proposal at Milwaukee County parks isn't sitting well with taxpayers. A meeting Tuesday evening, Feb. 6 to discuss the issue got heated at times -- with many saying it's a bad idea. Some said they're concerned families won't be able to afford to visit the parks as frequently asÃâà...
WDJT
December 31, 1999
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) – The Milwaukee County Zoo is celebrating World Penguin Day this weekend. People can learn about penguins, listen to a zookeeper talk, and buy penguin paintings from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 21. The first 100 visitors wearing black and white will also get a smallÃâà...
Milwaukee Business Journal
December 31, 1999
Milwaukee County Board Chairman Theo Lipscomb is proposing a new commuter bus route to carry workers from Milwaukee and Racine to the planned Foxconn Technology Group liquid-crystal display plant in Mount Pleasant. Those buses could carry up to 1,320 workers a day, or about 10 percent ofÃâà...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
December 31, 1999
With more than 3,100 animals in its collection, representing more than 350 different species, the Milwaukee County Zoo serves to educate, entertain and inspire 1.3 million visitors each year. As a resource for hundreds of thousands of children visiting annually, many of those curious and engaged minds areÃâà...
Channel3000.com
December 31, 1999
MILWAUKEE - Tomiris the snow leopard at Milwaukee County Zoo died at the age of 17, according to a Facebook post from zoo officials. The large cat was euthanized due to quality-of-life issues, according to the post. Officials said she was beloved by zookeepers and would greet them each morning with aÃâà...
BizTimes.com (Milwaukee)
December 31, 1999
In September 2017, Milwaukee County and the Milwaukee County Transit System updated their grant application to the Federal Transit Administration to fund bus rapid transit service from the lakefront in downtown Milwaukee to the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center in Wauwatosa. Since that time, MCTSÃâà...
WDJT
December 31, 1999
MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee County Sheriff's Deputies were called to two wrong-way crashes over the weekend. On Saturday evening around 6:50 p.m. Deputies got a report of a passed out driver on the I-794 south off ramp to Layton Avenue. As squads were responding theyÃâà...
fox6now.com
December 31, 1999
MILWAUKEE -- The deadline is fast approaching for We Energies' customers behind on their bill. This, as the winter heating moratorium ends on April 15. Milwaukee County is helping families keep the lights on -- and they have $1 million to help out. But families have to act fast. “Beginning on March 27, WeÃâà...
WISN Milwaukee
December 31, 1999
Research shows a 12-year difference in life expectancy, between the 71 years for a child born in 53206, and 83 years for a child in 53217, which includes Milwaukee County's wealthiest north shore suburbs. The Milwaukee Health Department's Erica LeCount, who co-authored the five-year study said sheÃâà...
