Milwaukee County

A new Milwaukee-area juvenile detention facility to help replace the troubled Lincoln Hills center is a step closer to reality. The state Senate gave final legislative approval Tuesday. But Democratic Sen. Lena Taylor opposes using the Chaney Correctional Center location on Milwaukee's north side.

Officials offer ideas on how to spend the more than $1 billion of additional infrastructure money eventually rolling towards Wisconsin.

Sheriff’s officials say a preliminary investigation suggests that a man found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in the neighborhood was responsible for shooting the Milwaukee deputy.

Health officials in Milwaukee County say there's a small amount of good news about local COVID cases, but there is still plenty of caution.

High caseloads and testing demands continue to dominate the local COVID-19 scene.

Conservatives filed a formal request to remove Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm from office, while a judge raised the Milwaukee County bail for Darrell Brooks.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is reopening the thorny issue of what to do with the East-West I-94 Freeway by holding two open houses this week.

Local health officials are adding to recent state warnings about the increase in COVID-19 cases in Milwaukee County.

Milwaukee County is in the “extreme transmission” category for COVID-19, and cases continue to rise. Current trends show 267 cases a day and three deaths daily.

Jeffrey Norman has been named to a four-year term as chief of the Milwaukee Police Department. The acting police chief was approved unanimously Thursday night by the board of the Fire & Police Commission.