Milwaukee County has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past several years to cover the legal costs of lawsuits brought by the county sheriff.

During his successful re-election campaign, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele often said that he would consider and act on the best ideas from anyone — Democrat or Republican.

Milwaukee County supervisors are considering suing County Executive Chris Abele to force him to cut the salaries of several department directors.

Milwaukee County’s Judiciary, Safety and General Services Committee approved Paul Bargren as the county’s new corporation counsel Thursday.

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele will let stand the County Board’s decision to keep with the Sheriff’s Office a five-man unit tasked with catching those who abscond from the House of Correction.

The Milwaukee County Board voted unanimously Tuesday to allow Sheriff David Clarke to continue to track and capture those who abscond from House of Correction supervision.

Milwaukee County supervisors want Sheriff David Clarke’s office to keep millions of dollars County Executive Chris Abele seeks to take away.

Trial attorneys debating blame Wednesday for the June 2010 death of a teenager at the O’Donnell Park parking garage near Milwaukee’s lakefront pointed fingers at Advance Cast Stone Co., which built the structure about 20 years ago.

Five Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputies tasked with catching fugitives could lose their jobs if their positions are transferred to the District Attorney’s Office.

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors approved a $110,000 settlement Thursday for a man beaten by a former sheriff’s sergeant in October 2009.

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors voted 14-4 Wednesday to direct Milwaukee-based Hawks Quindel SC to proceed with a review of Act 14 and evaluate whether there is a basis for the county to sue over its implications.

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors is expected to vote Wednesday on whether to push forward with its plan to fire Kimberly Walker, the county’s chief in-house attorney.

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors is expected to fire the county’s top in-house attorney Thursday.

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr.’s attorney pledged Wednesday to appeal a judge’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit alleging a superintendent cannot assume control of the House of Correction in Franklin.

A judge delayed a decision Thursday on whether Sheriff David Clarke Jr.’s lawsuit over House of Correction control will go to trial.

Milwaukee County supervisors reaffirmed their wish Thursday for the interim House of Correction superintendent to access the facility despite the county executive’s assertion the resolution would hinder rather than help.

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele vetoed a resolution Wednesday that would require Sheriff David Clarke Jr. provide access to the House of Correction to the interim superintendent.

An effort to smooth the transfer of control of Milwaukee County’s House of Correction from Sheriff David Clarke Jr. to Interim Superintendent Michael Hafemann could backfire.

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele has named Michael Hafemann, former head of management and operations for the Sauk County Sheriff’s Department security and jail division, as interim superintendent of the House of Correction in Franklin.

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting March 12 to potentially push back the April 1 deadline to shift control of the House of Correction from Sheriff David Clarke Jr. to a yet-to-be-hired superintendent.

Milwaukee County supervisors gave Sheriff David Clarke control of the House of Corrections and now they want to take it away.

Deflation has claimed almost every possible victim in the past four agonizing years. It seems the only thing that has inflated is the rash use of the language by politicians.

County Executive Chris Abele is soliciting nominations for the annual Christmas tree used in the Milwaukee County Courthouse rotunda during the holiday season.

A relatively small cut to Milwaukee’s court budget could significantly affect how some county attorneys spend money on job training.

Lawsuits against Milwaukee and Milwaukee County loomed Tuesday as officials announced the reopening of the O'Donnell Park parking garage on Lincoln Memorial Drive.