Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
State gets grant to upgrade 911 technology
The state is getting a federal grant to help improve technology at 911 dispatch centers. Emergency Management spokeswoman Lori Getter says it’s called NextGen 911. She believes it would help dis...
Aug 14, 2019
UW-GB chancellor leaving for Ohio
The leader of UW-Green Bay is leaving to become the president of the University of Akron in Ohio. Chancellor Gary Miller will start his new job on October 1st. UW-GB spokeswoman Janet Bonkowski believ...
Aug 14, 2019
Former YMCA worker sentenced for sex assault
A former YMCA worker in Oshkosh will go to jail for a year, after he pleaded no contest to sexually assaulting a child. Seventy-six-year-old B.T. Adams will also spend another five years on probation....
Aug 14, 2019
Chick-fil-A opens August 29
The first Chick-fil-A in northeast Wisconsin will open on Thursday, August 29 in Grand Chute. The restaurant will be by the I-41 and College Avenue interchange on the site of the former Parma restaura...
Aug 14, 2019
Man rescued from fire in Fond du Lac
A man is safe after being rescued from a second floor window during a fire on the west side of Fond du Lac. Crews were called to the 200 block of Grand Court around 3:30 p.m. yesterday. Everyone else ...
Aug 14, 2019
Menominee Nation Arena name will stand
The naming rights holder for the troubled Oshkosh arena has no intentions of pulling their name off the building. City attorney Lynn Lorenson says the Menominee Nation remains committed to the project...
Aug 14, 2019
‘Hamilton’ tickets expected to draw crowds at PAC
It’s going to be a very busy morning at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. Tickets for “Hamilton” go on sale at the box office in downtown Appleton at 8:00 a.m. They’ll be ...
Aug 14, 2019
U.S. Venture Open organizers hope to set new record
Organizers of the biggest single-day fundraiser in northeast Wisconsin are hoping to set a new record. The U.S. Venture Open supports efforts to fight poverty in the Fox Cities, Oshkosh, and Green Bay...
Aug 14, 2019
G.B. center uses music, art, pet therapy to treat kids
A local treatment center is helping kids struggling with addiction by using art, music, and other non-traditional therapies. The state recently approved a long-term residential program at Libertas Gre...
Aug 13, 2019
Some Republicans want to increase mental health funding
A number of Republican lawmakers want to increase funding and access for mental health treatment. One of their bills would provide more money for nonprofits like the Boys and Girls Club. State Directo...
Aug 13, 2019
