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Several Wisconsin courts shut down over weather (UPDATE)

January 28, 2019 10:37 am Leave a comment

Robert Delgado, with the Milwaukee Public Library, shovels in front of the Milwaukee Public Library in Milwaukee on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. Heavy snow and gusting winds created blizzard-like conditions Monday across parts of the Midwest, prompting officials to close hundreds of schools, courthouses and businesses as forecasters warn that dangerously cold weather is right behind the snowstorm. (Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

Courts in several Wisconsin counties were closed on Monday because of a winter-storm warning.

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Milwaukee County Courthouse closing early

August 1, 2018 10:46 am Leave a comment

The Milwaukee County Courthouse Complex will be closing early for the funeral procession of a Milwaukee police officer.

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Report: Courthouse project would cost Milwaukee County $367M

May 8, 2018 3:02 pm Leave a comment

Contractors pass through a secure entrance outside of the Milwaukee County Courthouse in 2013. Consultants working on a proposal to build a new $184 million criminal courthouse say a master-space plan for that project should be finished by December. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

A new report says Milwaukee County will need help from the state or a private business partner to build a proposed $367 million criminal courthouse.

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Milwaukee mediation clinic helps landlords, tenants resolve conflicts

August 4, 2017 9:53 am Leave a comment

Mediators Joanne Lipo Zovic, left, and Amy Koltz, right, stand with Presiding Court Commissioner Maria Dorsey on the fourth floor of the Milwaukee County Courthouse on July 26. Koltz and Lipo Zovic are the main mediators for the Landlord-Tenant Mediation Program that sets up shop in eviction court every Wednesday afternoon in Room 400 of the courthouse. Dorsey and her team of small-claims court commissioners refer first-cause-of-action cases to the pair. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

Last year, there were about 13,000 eviction cases filed in Milwaukee County.

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Milwaukee County officials uneasy over $184 million Courthouse Complex price tag

December 1, 2016 8:33 am Leave a comment

There is not much dispute that Milwaukee County needs a new criminal courthouse. The real question is: Where will the money for the $184 million project come from?

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Report calls for $184M Milwaukee County Courthouse, related demolition

February 24, 2016 4:30 pm Leave a comment

A report to Milwaukee County officials recommends both the construction of a new Criminal Courthouse and the demolition of an existing county structure, all for about $184 million.

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Milwaukee courthouse fire damages total $19.1M

September 19, 2014 8:46 am Leave a comment

A woman reads a notice posted on the south entrance of the Milwaukee County Courthouse Monday, July 8 notifying those who arrive at the courthouse that the building is closed. A fire Saturday afternoon in a basement utility room of the Milwaukee County Courthouse and Public Safety Building caused more than a half-million dollars of damage. The courthouse will be closed Monday and Tuesday. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

Milwaukee County officials say the final cost of a July 2013 electrical fire at the county courthouse is $19.1 million.

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2nd man arrested in suspected insurance fraud

March 6, 2014 4:32 pm Leave a comment

A Universal Restoration Services employee has been arrested for his suspected role in a Milwaukee County employee’s alleged scheme to steal insurance money.

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1st phase of courthouse restoration complete

February 18, 2014 3:41 pm Leave a comment

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Contractors pass through a secure entrance outside of the Milwaukee County Courthouse Monday, July 8. A fire Saturday afternoon in a basement utility room of the Milwaukee County Courthouse and Public Safety Building caused more than a half-million dollars of damage. The courthouse will be closed Monday and Tuesday. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

The first phase of the Milwaukee County Courthouse restoration project is complete.

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Men with a gun reported at Milwaukee County Courthouse

February 14, 2014 12:29 pm Leave a comment

The Milwaukee County Courthouse will remain closed for the rest of the week.

Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputies are investigating reports of two men with a gun outside the Milwaukee County Courthouse.

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Board votes to cover courthouse restoration costs

February 6, 2014 4:24 pm Leave a comment

Milwaukee County will pay contractors working to restore the Milwaukee County Courthouse and wait to be reimbursed.

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Brutal cold closes courthouse Tuesday

January 27, 2014 10:11 pm Leave a comment

Milwaukee County’s governmental offices, including the courthouse, will close Tuesday due to the frigid temperatures.

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Supervisor wants more information on courthouse fire

January 22, 2014 9:19 pm Leave a comment

An alleged lack of transparency about the costs stemming from last year's fire at the Milwaukee County Courthouse is sparking frustration.

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Cause of Milwaukee courthouse fire may never be known

December 4, 2013 9:34 pm Leave a comment

Officials say the cause of an electrical fire at the Milwaukee County Courthouse in July may never be known.

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Milwaukee courthouse repairs top $10M from fire

November 29, 2013 10:26 am Leave a comment

Costs related to a fire last summer at the Milwaukee County Courthouse have topped $10 million but investigators still don't know for sure what caused it.

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Courthouse fire tab increases

October 23, 2013 1:00 pm Leave a comment

A July fire at the Milwaukee County Courthouse caused between $10 million and $11 million in damage.

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Courthouse repair bill at $5.3 million

September 12, 2013 11:33 am Leave a comment

Restoration efforts following a July fire at the Milwaukee County Courthouse have cost about $5.3 million.

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Milwaukee County auditors to investigate courthouse fire

September 10, 2013 1:25 pm Leave a comment

Milwaukee County’s Division of Audit will review the cause of and response to a July fire in the courthouse basement that forced the building’s closure for a week.

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Milwaukee County Courthouse evacuated again

July 29, 2013 2:32 pm Leave a comment

For the second time in four days, employees and visitors were forced to evacuate the Milwaukee County Courthouse.

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Milwaukee County Courthouse evacuated

July 26, 2013 10:26 am Leave a comment

The Milwaukee County Courthouse was evacuated at 10 a.m. Friday.

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Milwaukee County Courthouse reopens after fire (UPDATE)

July 24, 2013 11:23 am Leave a comment

The Milwaukee County Courthouse is fully reopened.

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Milwaukee County Courthouse offices resume normal hours

July 22, 2013 4:19 pm Leave a comment

Offices on the first floor of the Milwaukee County Courthouse will resume their normal hours Tuesday.

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Delays continue in wake of Milwaukee courthouse fire (UPDATE)

July 16, 2013 11:50 am Leave a comment

Proceedings in the Milwaukee County Courthouse are inching toward normalcy Tuesday as court personnel continue to grapple with delays that resulted from a July 6 electrical fire.

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Parts of Milwaukee County Courthouse reopen

July 15, 2013 9:15 am Leave a comment

Portions of the Milwaukee County Courthouse have reopened.

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PROPERTY LINES BLOG: Blind justice at the courthouse

July 12, 2013 9:57 am Leave a comment

The lights in the Milwaukee County Safety Building went out at 9:42 a.m. Wednesday.

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Parts of courthouse to reopen Monday

July 11, 2013 5:38 pm Leave a comment

The fifth, sixth and seventh floors of the Milwaukee County Courthouse will reopen Monday.

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Attorneys brace for evictions backlog from courthouse closure

July 11, 2013 2:48 pm Leave a comment

Landlords trying to rid themselves of problem tenants might have to get in a long line when Milwaukee County Circuit Court repairs its fire damage and resumes hearing eviction cases.

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Fire shuts down Milwaukee County Courthouse

July 7, 2013 9:44 pm Leave a comment

The Milwaukee County Courthouse and Public Safety Building will be closed Monday and Tuesday after a weekend fire that caused more than a half-million dollars of damage.

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