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

Kaukauna launches new brand, logo
The City of Kaukauna has a new brand and logo. Planner Allyson Brunette says they worked on it for eight months, with the help of the community and a design studio from Cleveland, Ohio. The logo is ci...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 19, 2020

Oshkosh school district moves fall sports to spring
Oshkosh is one of the latest school districts to shift all fall sports to the spring. The WIAA is giving schools that option because of the pandemic. Oshkosh North Athletic Director Craig Lieder tells...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 18, 2020

UW System could ask for more state funding
The UW System could ask for a 3-1/2 percent increase in funding in the next state budget. President Tommy Thompson wants use the nearly $96 million to focus on 10 initiatives. They include expanding U...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 18, 2020

Broken water line limits fire damage
Appleton firefighters are crediting a broken water line for limiting the damage from a fire north of the downtown. City utility workers discovered about $5,000 in fire damage in the basement of a home...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 18, 2020

UWO drops Fredric March’s name from theatre
UW-Oshkosh’s theatre building now has a new name. The school is removing Fredric March’s name, after he appeared in a UW-Madison yearbook picture with a fraternity society called the ̶...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 18, 2020

COVID-19 outbreak at G.B. state prison
There’s a coronavirus outbreak at the Green Bay state prison. The number of positive tests climbed to 57 inmates over the past week, and the Wisconsin National Guard started testing all inmates ...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 18, 2020

State adds 634 more COVID-19 cases
There are 634 new confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin. The state is reporting 6.3 percent of tests came back positive, and that’s down from 7.6 percent yesterday. The seven-day average is a...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 18, 2020

Man charged in deadly Winnebago Co. hit & run
A man from the Omro area is facing charges in a deadly hit-and-run crash west of Oshkosh. Winnebago County prosecutors filed one count of hit and run causing death, against 44-year-old Fredrick Muller...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 18, 2020

SWAT team helps arrest FdL arson suspect
Police in Fond du Lac say they made a high-risk arrest this morning in an arson investigation. Capt. Jason Laridaen says the 33-year-old man has a long criminal history, and they thought he could be a...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 18, 2020

Work starting on Fox River pedestrian bridge
There will soon be a new connection between Little Chute and Kaukauna over the Fox River. Work is now underway on the David and Rita Nelson Family Heritage Crossing. The pedestrian bridge will link He...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 18, 2020



