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

FOND DU LAC, Wis. — A Ripon man who attacked his ex-girlfriend with a hatchet reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Hayden Daffinson is convicted in Fond du Lac County Court on one count of atte...

APPLETON, Wis. — A longtime leader in local radio is being recognized with one of the industry's highest honors. Kelly Radandt, Director of Broadcast with Woodward Community Media, will be induc...

FOND DU LAC, Wis. — Two teenagers are arrested following an alleged weapons incident in Fond du Lac. Police were alerted around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday that customers in the McDonald’s drive-thr...

APPLETON, Wis. — Appleton police warn of a new scam targeting residents. People have reported receiving emails that appear to be from a city account demanding payment of permit fees. Anyone rece...

APPLETON, Wis–The city of Appleton develops a plan to become more “age friendly”. The Age Friendly Appleton Plan for 2026 includes focuses on social participation, housing, communica...

CHICAGO — Longtime agricultural reporter Orion Samuelson has died. Samuelson was best known for hosting ag programming on Chicago radio station WGN from 1960 to 2020. Before that, he was a repor...

KAUKAUNA, Wis. — A candidate for mayor of Kaukauna drops out of the race. Dan Schaefer announces on his social media site that he is ending his challenge to incumbent Mayor Tony Penterman immedi...

BEAVER DAM, Wis. — A Middleton man is arrested after allegedly stopping traffic in Dodge County to demand cash from drivers. William McCann reportedly cut off vehicles along U.S. Highway 151 in ...

UPDATE (3/18/26): Crews are still working at the scene. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries during the first 24 hours of firefighting efforts. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. &...

A powerful blizzard sweeping across Northeast Wisconsin has prompted officials to urge residents to stay off the roads as dangerous conditions continue to worsen across the region. The Wisconsin Depar...