St. Charles Youth & Family Services announced that it has secured a $1 million Project JUMP START grant from the U.S. Department of Labor and the Southwest Key Programs’ national headquarters to launch new initiatives designed to help hundreds of at-risk youth and young adults in Milwaukee to develop work experience and job skills. At [...]

Compiled by Courier staff One in five gun crimes involve juvenile offenders. So when a juvenile in Milwaukee is charged with possession of a firearm, what happens? If the court orders intervention, they often end up on the doorstep of Running Rebels – a local nonprofit that annually provides more than 2,500 at-risk youth with [...]

Community calls on leaders to focus on real issues By Lynda Jones Opposition is growing against the plan to slash the pay, budget and ultimately the control of the Milwaukee County Board. Last week, the African American County Board Supervisors spoke against the plan exclusively with The Courier, and they were in full agreement that [...]

By Lynda L. Jones County Board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic did not mince words when she spoke out against state lawmakers taking interest in how the Milwaukee County Board should run and be paid. She says that County Executive Chris Abele’s inability to work well with the County Board led him to push for a measure [...]

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele announced this week special elections will be held to replace two County Supervisors. Abele’s Executive Order calls for elections to replace Supervisors Joe Sanfelippo and Nikiya Harris. Both have resigned their seats after winning spots in the state legislature. The special elections will be part of the General Elections on [...]

Pass benefits all Wisconsin vets injured in service Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele will award the first two Purple Heart Passes to veterans on Friday, Dec., 28 at Discovery World. The Purple Heart Pass (PHP) goes into effect January 1st. The PHP is a first-of-its-kind pass that allows Purple Heart Veterans from Wisconsin free admission [...]

The Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services Disabilities Services Division held a ‘End of Waiting List for Persons with Disabilities’ celebration event on Friday, Dec. 7. The event marks the end of a 35 year waiting list for people with disabilities to call and receive services from Milwaukee County’s Disabilities Services Division. Pictured [...]

A new study by the U.S. Department of Transportation shows fares at General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) are $57 less than the national average and lower than 84 of the nation’s 100 largest airports. “People across the country are starting to realize what travelers in Wisconsin have known for years, that Milwaukee is one of [...]

County Board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic and County Executive Chris Abele spent the two days this week meeting with candidates from the public and private sectors interested in serving on the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) District Board. Chairwoman Dimitrijevic released the following statement after nine individuals were appointed to serve on the MATC Board: “I [...]

Mahlon Mitchell, firefighter and president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin, easily won his primary contest for Lieutenant Governor securing 395,944 votes (52 percent) on Tuesday, May 8. Pictured above with Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, Mitchell will face off against incumbent Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch. A new poll by Public Policy Polling and [...]