Waukesha County News

Authorities in Wisconsin say an inmate somehow armed himself with a knife and threatened a sheriff's deputy before the officer shot and wounded him.The Waukesha County sheriff's department says Steven P. Lettenberger, 43, was at the hospital for treatment Friday afternoon.

Authorities in Wisconsin say a deputy shot an inmate at a hospital in suburban Milwaukee after the inmate began a scuffle.

Two more swine flu clinics for targeted groups will be held at the Waukesha County Expo Center Forum Building next Tuesday and Thursday.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has announced a public information meeting is scheduled to discuss improvements to the intersection of WIS 59 and WIS 164 in Waukesha County.

The Waukesha County Board will take up a new police service contract between the Sheriff's Department and the City of Pewaukee on Nov.

With less than four weeks left in its campaign, United Way in Waukesha County has reached just 17.5% of its $5.14 million goal, the agency says.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is announcing that the I-43/County Y intersection is scheduled to reopen Wednesday, Nov.

Nov. 3, 2009 4:10 p.m. Gov. Jim Doyle is seeking applicants for appointment to the Waukesha County bench, replacing Circuit Court Judge Robert Mawdsley.

Germantown a ' Instead of using a collection agency, the village has contracted with Waukesha County to pursue delinquent personal property taxes.

Emergency bridge work on the I-43 Highway 164 overpass is causing traffic headaches for many Waukesha drivers.

At Dixon Elementary School, the future looks a lot like the past - at least in the lunch room, where the school has switched from disposable plastic utensils back to metal silverware in an effort to cut down on waste.

A major blow for the Pewaukee Police Department. A judge Friday denied a request to stop the city from shutting them down.

A 26-year-old California man's DNA has been found on evidence recovered in connection with the October stabbing death of Kimberly Smith at her Oconomowoc home and a warrant has been issued for his arrest, authorities said Tuesday afternoon.

Waukesha County didn't have any injectable H1N1 vaccine available at its public clinics.

Waukesha County's first mass H1N1 flu immunization clinic attracted about 2,000 people Tuesday, and a county official said Wednesday's clinic from 1 to 7 p.m. at the county's Expo Center could deplete the remaining 1,000 nasal mist doses.

Waukesha County's planned H1N1 flu immunization clinic Thursday has been canceled because health officials used up the county's supply of nasal mist vaccine doses Tuesday and Wednesday.

Waukesha County Executive Daniel P. Vrakas presented awards to Waukesha County organizations that display excellence during the 14th County Executive's Award Luncheon.

With a shortage of swine flu vaccine available nationally, state officials asked health care providers Tuesday to hold off on mass public vaccination clinics unless they are targeted to those most at risk.

THINKING ABOUT GOING TO WAUKESHA COUNTY'S SWINE FLU CLINIC THIS AFTERNOON? YOU MAY WANT TO GET THERE SOONER...RATHER THAN LATER.

Waukesha County's first public swine flu clinic is scheduled for Tuesday from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Waukesha County Expo Center.