Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News

Talk continues on free bus rides for Oshkosh students
A proposal to provide free rides on GO Transit to students in the Oshkosh School District faces many of the same obstacles as previous requests. Councilmember Matt Mugerauer put the idea on the table ...
Carol Patrizi Oct 16, 2019

Oshkosh arena owners want to sell future TIF payments
The bankrupt owners of the Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh are looking to sell off their future tax incremental financing payments right now. In its latest bankruptcy court filing, Fox Valley Pro Ba...
Carol Patrizi Oct 16, 2019

Man charged with abusing child
An eight-year-old boy says he was chained to a basement chair and not fed and a Shawano County man is charged with his abuse. Thirty-six year old Nathan Pogrant is in custody. The boy was found walkin...
Carol Patrizi Oct 16, 2019

Hmong memoir picked for Fox Cities Reads
The story of a Hmong family that was imprisoned in Laos, before eventually making it to America, is the next book in the Fox Cities Reads program. Ashley Thiem-Menning says the author of “The La...
Mike Kemmeter Oct 16, 2019

Closs gives hope for missing children cases
The Jayme Closs case continues to inspire those dealing with other missing children reports. Closs was abducted after her parents were killed, one year ago this week. Brown County Sheriff Todd Delain ...
Mike Kemmeter Oct 15, 2019

Police explain lack of video of shooting
Fox Valley Metro police are explaining why there isn’t video from last month’s police shooting. Police Chief Dan Meister issued a statement, saying the officer didn’t turn on his bod...
Mike Kemmeter Oct 15, 2019

SECURA settling into new headquarters
SECURA Insurance workers are getting used to their new surroundings. The company finished the move to a new headquarters, along Highway CB in Fox Crossing, this week. Chief Administrative Officer Gart...
Mike Kemmeter Oct 15, 2019

Woman charged with getting drugs in jail
The woman charged with the overdose death of a pregnant woman is also accused of smuggling drugs into the Brown County jail through the mail. Prosecutors say Cassie Nygren was having a friend send pos...
Mike Kemmeter Oct 15, 2019

Appleton man changes plea in double murder
An Appleton man is changing his plea in a double murder case in Manitowoc. Thirty-six-year-old Karl Hess is withdrawing an insanity plea, and entering a not guilty one instead. He’s charged with...
Mike Kemmeter Oct 15, 2019

Name of boy hit by garbage truck released
Sheboygan police are identifying Roman Martin as the boy hit and killed by a city garbage truck Wednesday morning. Police Chief Christopher Domagalski says the nine-year-old was riding his bike to sch...
Carol Patrizi Oct 11, 2019



